Prologue: Susan Kilgore is in quite the predicament: pregnant, abandoned by her baby's father and about to be penniless if she doesn't find a job! Chapters: Luckily, serious-minded Rand Barclay takes a chance and hires Susan. Everything seems to be running smoothly until; Susan's baby decides to be born in Rand's living room! But the bond formed between bachelor and baby is captivating, so much so that he asks Susan to move into his house, and sets...

"Winner of the 2005 James A. Rawley Prize, Organization of American Historians" "Winner of the 2005 Best Book in Urban Affairs, Urban Affairs Association" "Winner of the 2004 Ralph J. Bunche Award, American Political Science Association" "Winner of the 2004 Best Book in North American Urban History, Urban History Association" Robert O. Self is assistant professor of history at Brown University. A gripping portrait of black power politics and the...

Pregnant and on the run… Heiress Melina Somerset needs a new home. Hope Springs, Virginia, looks like an ideal place to make a life for herself and her unborn child. The townspeople are friendly and don't ask too many questions. She's grateful to Ash Thorndyke for getting her to Hope Springs. But his methods—and his motives—have left her wondering about his past. One thing's clear: he's not the same man she fell in love with in London. Of...

"Learn all about the baby gray wolf! From when they walk to what they eat, readers will catch a fun and engaging glimpse of the early lives of gray wolves"--

"Learn about the white-tailed deer through adorable photos and engaging text. Discover the white-tailed deer's life cycle, how it interacts with other deer, what it eats, and much more"--

"Bald eagles are fascinating birds, and baby bald eagles are irresistible! Readers will learn what a baby bald eagle's early days are like, how it eats, and when it's ready to hatch its own eaglets"--

"What's a baby beaver called? How does it get its food? Readers will learn all this and more in this inside look at young beavers-and photos of the baby beavers will keep them turning pages!"--

Christians are by their nature a people out of place. Their true home is with God; in civic life, they are alien citizens "in but not of the world." Here, eminent theologian Richard John Neuhaus examines the particular truth of that ambiguity for Catholics in America today. Neuhaus addresses the essential quandaries of Catholic life--assessing how Catholics can keep their heads above water in the sea of immorality that confronts them in the world,...

At the age of two, a set of daring and mischievous twins from the rolling hills of Lee, Massachusetts, took to the ski slopes under the tutelage of their Austrian father. While their American mother kept his efforts sagely rooted within the more flexible American culture, the twins quickly became world-class skiers, training and competing around the globe as members of the United States Alpine Ski Team. Kim relays her hilarious and soulful journey...

Is it possible to maintain chic as a single-mom-to-be in a city where it's all supposed to be effortless and breastfeeding is a horror? Does one live by the Parisienne's pregnancy plan of smoking, drinking, and cheese-eating avec vin blanc, but jamais gain more than six kilos? And, how to handle a pickup attempt by a married man in the baby department of Bon Marché when you're eight months along? After all, American girls do things differently: Lamaze...