Chain Thinking
Chain Thinking

Author: Elliott Light

Publisher: Bancroft Press

Published: 2003-09

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 1890862843

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Syndey Vail, once a beautiful soap opera star, enters lawyer-cum-detective Shep Harrington's life in a cloud of dust and vanishes just as quickly, leaving behind two very different but strangely connected things: a chimpanzee and a murder. The chimpanzee is the young Kikora, whom Sydney liberated from her confining cage in a testing lab at DMI a mega-medical conglomerate led by the hard-driving Howard Doring, who apparently believes that the human animal has every right to exploit all living things. The murder victim, killed by a blow to the head, is Dr. Celia Stone, the DMI researcher in charge of Kikora. Soon Shep realizes that Kikora, left in his initially unwilling care, is not only stolen property, but the longer he keeps her, the more threatened his own freedom becomes and the more often tough questions race through his head. What makes an animal property? What is the source of human rights? What about an animal whose only difference from humans is 1.6% of DNA, that can empathize and suffer like humans? The questions confuse Shep, who's never had to think hard about them before. And the only answers he seems to find lie in the big brown eyes of a chimp called Kikora.

Straightforward
Straightforward

Author: Ian Ayres

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2005-05-08

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 9780691121345

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What can straight people do to support gay rights? How much work or sacrifice must allies take on to do their share? Ian Ayres and Jennifer Brown--law professors, activists, husband and wife--propose practical strategies for helping straight men and women advocate for and with the gay community. Straightforward advances a thesis that is at once simple and groundbreaking: to make real progress at the central flashpoints of controversy--marriage rights, employment discrimination, gays in the military, exclusion from the Boy Scouts, and religious controversies over homosexuality--straight as well as gay people need to speak up and act for equality. Ayres and Brown take aim at both the hearts and minds of the general public, focusing on strategies that can change the incentives and therefore the behavior of the recalcitrant. The book is peppered with stories about real people and the decisions they have faced at home, in church, at work, in school, and in politics. It is also filled with creative legal and economic strategies for influencing public and corporate decision-making. For example, Ayres and Brown propose the development of a "fair employment mark" to help companies advertise inclusive employment policies. They also show how a simple pledge to vacation in states that legalize gay marriage can create powerful incentives for legislatures to amend their marriage laws. Engagingly written and sure to spark debate, Straightforward promises to change the way America thinks about--and participates in--the gay rights movement.

On the Steamy Side
On the Steamy Side

Author: Louisa Edwards

Publisher: Macmillan + ORM

Published: 2010-03-02

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 1429939001

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When Lilah Jane Tunkle fled her dull life in Virginia for the bright lights of New York City, she didn't expect to wind up a nanny to a gorgeous celebrity chef's ten-year-old son. Working for the delectable Devon Sparks is a sure-fire recipe for disaster, especially after Lilah gets a tantalizing taste of his perfectly seasoned kisses ... Devon's not sure he can handle one more surprise ingredient in his life—he quit his popular TV show, his culinary reputation is on the line, and now the son he barely knows is back for seconds. Lilah's Southern sass is supposed to keep the boy in line, but soon enough she's teaching Devon a thing or two about homespun food...and turning up the heat.

The Friessens Books 28 - 31
The Friessens Books 28 - 31

Author: Lorhainne Eckhart

Publisher: Lorhainne Eckhart, INC.

Published: 2020-05-05

Total Pages: 690

ISBN-13: 1989698158

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This boxed set collection in The Friessen Legacy Series includes The Visitor, All About Devon, Long Past Dawn & How to Heal a Heart The Visitor New York Times & USA Today bestselling author Lorhainne Eckhart returns with a Friessen family character who must come to terms with unfinished business and long-buried hurts—not just for her family but for herself. All About Devon New York Times & USA Today bestselling author Lorhainne Eckhart brings young love and redemption in this Friessen family novella about a sweet small-town romance. Long Past Dawn Two years ago, Sara Friessen’s life was changed forever when a young man from the wrong side of the tracks saved her from a brutal assault. How to Heal a Heart NY Times & USA Today bestselling author Lorhainne Eckhart brings you a Friessen family novel about one man’s choice to come to terms with a past that has secretly haunted him.

Journey with Zeke
Journey with Zeke

Author: Lynette Teachout

Publisher: Archway Publishing

Published: 2014-07-17

Total Pages: 349

ISBN-13: 145251514X

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Zeke Cook's intuition is growing stronger. As he continues to learn about the mysteries of the universe, his abilities are put to the test when asked to assist in the search for a six year old boy who has gone missing from his back yard. Griffen Cook is overjoyed when he learns that he is moving to the farm, nearer to Cat. They've felt a connection to each other since the day they met, but will proximity bring them closer or tear them apart? Devon Clark is dealing with the death of his dad and stepmother. Moving with the Cook family to the farm may be his salvation, until he starts receiving calls from his Uncle Dave, trying to pull him back to the life he's trying so hard to leave behind. Journey along with Zeke, Griffen, and Devon to learn more about our connection to the spiritual realm and to one another in this story of courage, faith, and redemption.

Heavenly Match
Heavenly Match

Author: Niobia Bryant

Publisher: Kensington Books

Published: 2004-08-01

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 9781583144862

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Anika Foxx, a hard-headed social worker, meets her match in arrogant southern playboy Deshawn Jamison, who, despite her obvious aversion to him, will stop at nothing, not even lying and scheming, to win her love. Original.

Always the Designer, Never the Bride
Always the Designer, Never the Bride

Author: Sandra D. Bricker

Publisher: Abingdon Press

Published: 2012-04-01

Total Pages: 326

ISBN-13: 1426755694

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It’s taken Audrey Regan years to establish herself as a wedding dress designer, and to date she’s been roped into creating dresses for nine of her girlfriends. Request #10 follows her vow to “Just say no!” and comes from her very best friend. She can hardly turn Carly down! Audrey arrives in Atlanta early to perform all of her maid-of-honor duties along with final fittings for a one-of-a-kind dress. But Carly’s wedding is nothing short of an event, complete with Prince Charming, and the festivities make Audrey question whether there’s a prince of her own anywhere in her future. Enter the groom’s brother and best man. Shaggy-haired, tattooed bad boy J.R. Hunt couldn’t be any more different from Prince Charming if he rode in on a Harley Davidson. Oh, wait. He actually did ride in on a Harley! "Sandra D. Bricker is the Babe Ruth of romantic comedy with one home run after another! Third in the hilarious series, I didn't want Always the Designer, Never the Bride to end. I'm anxiously waiting for the next book in this series. Novel Rocket and I give Always the Designer, Never the Bride our highest recommendation. It's a 5-star read!" - Ane Mulligan, Sr. Editor Novel Rocket "Sandie Bricker's latest romance is as beautifully woven as a haute couture gown. Always the Designer, Never the Bride offers readers a fun and engaging storyline, along with some sparkling embellishments, including an array of bridal design tidbits, guaranteed to have you reaching for your needle and thread. Highly recommended!" - Janice Thompson, author of the Weddings by Bella series "Always the Designer Never the Bride shows yet another angle of the journey from 'I think I love you' to 'I do' and all the side adventures that keep her readers begging, 'Tell me another story!'" Cynthia Ruchti, radio personality and novelist, author of the Carol Award finalist They Almost Always Come Home "Sandra Bricker has done it again! Like every book in this series, Always the Designer, Never the Bride made me laugh, made me sigh, made me root for the heroine, and made me cry. When I reached the last page, I didn't know whether to whimper because I had to leave Audrey and J.R. behind...or exhale that sigh of satisfaction bornof reading a truly wonderful story. No way I'm loaning this one out, because what if it isn't returned!" - Loree Lough, best-selling author of more than 80 award-winning books, including reader favorite From Ashes to Honor

Dawn's End
Dawn's End

Author: Larry Bills

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2008-05-08

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 9780595890552

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Perched high in a tree like a vulture, Devon looks down on Glory, Texas, sparkling in the darkness. People below will soon feel the full force of this vampire's rage. Evil converges in Glory as three couples struggle with lives full of abuse and infidelity. Alex can't come to grips with his girlfriend, Laura, leaving him. Jenny, a victim of domestic violence, must escape her husband, Ray. Syl and Dave's downfall is becoming embroiled in their friends' dramatic lives. Into this mix comes Rena, a beautiful and benevolent woman. Decades before, with a savage bite, Devon had turned her into his tormented companion. Distraught by how she must survive, Rena had fled his influence. And now Devon wants Rena to pay for betraying him and refusing to share eternal life with him. When Alex meets Rena in the local roadhouse, a spiral of depravity begins to uncoil. Alex and Rena join forces in an attempt to kill Devon and save the lives of their friends. But Devon is bent on destroying whomever he can to get what he wants, and unfortunately for Alex, everyone he cares about is standing in the way.

The Haunting of Andrew Sharpai
The Haunting of Andrew Sharpai

Author: Jerome Peterson

Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency

Published: 2016-06-25

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 1681817845

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All Andrew Sharpai wanted in life was to find true love. Wandering around the Western United States, he searches for that missing love only to find rejection and haunting memories. Along his journey, he meets LaRae DuFont, a famous show dancer, who tells him a story in which Mary Magdalene thought Jesus was a gardener, teaching Andrew that not everything is as it seems. This lesson will change his life forever. An uncontrollable twist of fate separates the two lovers and leads Andrew to wander again. He finally settles in a small town in eastern Idaho where he encounters the notorious enchantress, Iris Winkle. However, her ex-husband has placed a fiendish curse on Iris and Andrew soon finds himself trapped within the enchantment. Remembering the lesson LaRae taught him may be his only salvation, but will it be enough to save him from the perilous spell?