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ref. B9780063090064Paperback / softback. New. In her most ambitious novel to date New York Times bestselling author Joyce Maynard returns to the themes that are the hallmarks of her most acclaimed work in a mesmerizing story of a family-from the hopeful early days of young marriage to parenthood divorce and the costly aftermath that ripples through all their lives Eleanor and Cam meet at a crafts fair in Vermont in the early 1970s. She's an artist and writer he makes wooden bowls. Within four years they are parents to three children two daughters and a red-headed son who fills his pockets with rocks plays the violin and talks to God. To Eleanor their New Hampshire farm provides everything she always wanted-summer nights watching Cam's softball games snow days by the fire and the annual tradition of making paper boats and cork people to launch in the brook every spring. If Eleanor and Cam don't make love as often as they used to they have something that matters more. Their family. Then comes a terrible accident caused by Cam's negligence. Unable to forgive him Eleanor is consumed by bitterness losing herself in her life as a mother while Cam finds solace with a new young partner. Over the decades that follow the five members of this fractured family make surprising discoveries and decisions that occasionally bring them together and often tear them apart. Tracing the course of their lives-through the gender transition of one child and another's choice to completely break with her mother-Joyce Maynard captures a family forced to confront essential painful truths of its past and find redemption in its darkest hours. A story of holding on and learning to let go Count the Ways is an achingly beautiful poignant and deeply compassionate novel of home parenthood love and forgiveness. paperback
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ref. 4111467Routledge. Rev Ed. Paperback. Used; Very Good. Simply Brit welcome to our online used book store where affordability meets great quality. Dive into a world of captivating reads without breaking the bank. We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books from classics to hidden gems ensuring theres something for every literary palate. All orders are shipped within 24 hours and our lightning fast-delivery within 48 hours coupled with our prompt customer service ensures a smooth journey from ordering to delivery. Discover the joy of reading with us your trusted source for affordable books that do not compromise on quality. 09/09/2005 Routledge paperback
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ref. A9781032484617Paperback / softback. New. This new edition titled Adhesives Coatings and Consolidants discusses the chemical physical and optical properties that influence the selection of adhesives coatings and consolidants used in the conservation of cultural heritage objects made from a wide range of materials. paperback
1979ref. 583034Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press 1979. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First trade edition. Decorative papercovered boards red cloth spine with paper spine label. Spine slightly cocked near fine in near fine unprinted acetate dust jacket. One of 1000 copies printed. Black Sparrow Press hardcover
ref. A9781032660202Hardback. New. What do therapists not talk about What do we ignore/miss/sidestep What factors—personal social political—inform our areas of blindness This book names and explores what psychoanalytic theory often skips over or simplifies—how when and why we fail to uphold the professional ideal. hardcover
1960ref. 12210London: The Bodley Head 1960. Hardcover. Octavo green cloth with original dust jacket 10 939 pp. Third Impression of the new edition entirely reset in 1960. Very good with bumping to corners small chips and few tears to jacket. The Bodley Head hardcover
ref. A9781032576015Paperback / softback. New. This fully updated edition explores established approaches to teaching that are grounded in research to ensure high levels of learning. paperback
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ref. A9780521880633Hardback. New. A major study of the role of women in the labour market of Industrial Revolution Britain. Joyce Burnette demonstrates that gender differences in occupations and wages were largely driven by market forces and resulted from actual differences in productivity. She shows that rather than harming women competition actually helped them. hardcover
ref. A9780521335324Hardback. New. An original approach to four mainstream texts for the study of American literature and the novel in general. It examines the strangely equivocal nature of the vision with which each of them ends with the central protagonists illogically clinging to their own transcendent image of selfhood. hardcover
ref. A9780195147872Hardback. New. Continually revised and reinvented the Jewish Mother archetype becomes in Antler's expert hands a unique lens with which to examine vital concerns of American Jews and the culture at large. hardcover
ref. A9780199215591Paperback / softback. New. Riemannian holonomy groups and calibrated geometry covers an exciting and active area of research at the crossroads of several different fields in Mathematics and Physics. Drawing on the author's previous work the text has been written to explain the advanced mathematics involved simply and clearly to graduate students in both disciplines. paperback
ref. A9780195121650Paperback / softback. New. Empirically based the daily experiences of adolescent black females is explicated in this work within an explanatory model of social context and developmental theory. The author argues that adolescence must be seen from strengths and health perspectives. paperback
ref. B9781316606728Paperback / softback. New. Volume 2 of Peacemakers in Action tells the stories of eight 'peacemakers' who use their religion as a positive force to stop violence in conflicts around the world. It offers students of religious and grassroots peacebuilding methods for organizing community action establishing trust in conflict and instilling hope amid turmoil. paperback
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ref. A9781032691527Paperback / softback. New. What do therapists not talk about What do we ignore/miss/sidestep What factors—personal social political—inform our areas of blindness This book names and explores what psychoanalytic theory often skips over or simplifies—how when and why we fail to uphold the professional ideal. paperback
ref. B9780190680251Hardback. New. What does it mean to be Jewish in the modern state of Israel Israel Has a Jewish Problem is Joyce Dalsheim's argument that self-determination becomes a form of self-elimination as it produces the ethnos for the nation inevitably narrowing the possible forms of personal and cultural identity. hardcover
ref. A9781032684321Paperback / softback. New. This book makes the case for an urgent move away from industrial agriculture towards regenerative farming and the promotion of plant-based diets. paperback
ref. A9781032813295Hardback. New. Originally published in 1980 this book examines a range of Government attitudes to their workers arguing that these provide the touchstone for all civil justice. hardcover
1845ref. 68028London: Joseph Smith 193 High Holborn 1845. 16mo pp. xii 533 1 ads; inserted engraved frontispiece and title page illustrated with woodcuts throughout; original olive cloth stamped in gilt on upper cover and spine a.e.g.; light wear; very good clean and sound. Includes lengthy sections on mechanics astronomy hydrostatics pneumatics optics magnetism electricity and galvanism. Joseph Smith, 193, High Holborn unknown
ref. B9780268028688Hardback. New. Using Augustine as a conversation partner this text explores the value of Michel Foucault's controversial writings for theologians ethicists philosophers and cultural theorists. It demonstrates the possibilities and difficulties of applying Foucault's social criticisms within Christian contexts. hardcover
1971ref. G0803686013I5N01F. A. Davis Company 1971. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. F. A. Davis Company hardcover