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Rainy Days

by Lory Lilian

Published: 2012-02-15

Paperback: 390 pages

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In Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, Elizabeth Bennet's first impression and hasty judgment of Mr. Darcy, and that gentleman's pride and aloofness toward her loved ones took them on a long, difficult road to happiness. In "Rainy Days", Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy are caught in a rainstorm two days before...

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Raise the Red Lantern: Three Novellas

by Tong Su

Published: 1996-11-01

Paperback: 272 pages

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When the internationally acclaimed film Raise the Red Lantern opened in the US, it played to packed theaters in cities nationwide and was nominated for an Academy Award. The extraordinary novella on which the film was based is now being published in English for the first time.

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Raised by the Courts: One Judge?s Insight into Juvenile Justice

by Irene Sullivan

Published: 2010-11-02

Hardcover: 304 pages

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A veteran judge shares her vision for ending the vicious cycle of child abuse and crime. When 19-year-old Leo Boatman was convicted of the brutal murders of two college students, he told the judge, ?I can?t offer an explanation because there is none.? But Judge Irene Sullivan knew there ha...

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A Raisin in the Sun

by Lorraine Hansberry

Published: 2004-11-29

Mass Market Paperback: 151 pages

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This groundbreaking play starred Sidney Poitier, Claudia McNeill, Ruby Dee and Diana Sands in the Broadway production which opened in 1959. Set on Chicago's South Side, the plot revolves around the divergent dreams and conflicts within three generations of the Younger family: son Walter...

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Raising a Daughter: Parents and the Awakening of a Healthy Woman

by Jeanne Elium, Don Elium

Published: 2004-03-01

Paperback: 432 pages

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Society's confusing and often contradictory messages to girls and women make raising a daughter an especially daunting responsibility for any parent. Girls are born believing that they can do anything, but growing up they face new obstacles, as their bodies and social roles begin to change. In RAISING...

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Raising a Son: Parents and the Making of a Healthy Man

by Don Elium, Jeanne Elium

Published: 2004-11-01

Paperback: 334 pages

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Boys pose special challenges for today's stressed parents. In Raising A Son, the Eliums embrace the challenges--and the joys--of raising boys with compassion, commitment, experience, patience, and humor. This fully updated and expanded edition follows the psychological development of boys...

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Raising Abel

by W. Michael Gear, Kathleen O'Neal Gear

Published: 2002-08

Hardcover: 592 pages

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A gripping and thought-provoking contemporary thriller from the USA Today bestselling authors of Dark Inheritance and the First North Americans prehistory series.When Veronica Tremain's brother is brutally murdered, both she and the FBI try to make sense of a bizarre conspiracy that seems to be targeting...

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Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys

by Dan Kindlon, Michael Thompson

Published: 2000-04-04

Paperback: 298 pages

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Raising Fences: A Black Man's Love Story (Today Show Book Club #4)

by Michael Datcher

Published: 2002-10-01

Paperback: 288 pages

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As a teenager raised in L.A.'s inner city without a father, Michael Datcher had already committed theft, learned the ways of the street, and developed a mortal fear of police. But Datcher had a dream about a very different kind of life-and a second chance to make good on a promise to himself.

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Raising Happiness: 10 Simple Steps for More Joyful Kids and Happier Parents

by Christine Carter

Published: 2011-03-01

Paperback: 256 pages

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What do we wish most for our children? Next to being healthy, we want them to be happy, of course! Fortunately, a wide array of scientific studies show that happiness is a learned behavior, a muscle we can help our children build and maintain. Drawing on what psychology, sociology, and neu...