![]() ![]() For her son Sean, it means finding a way to repair the strained relationship with his father before it's too late. For Diane' daughter Lauren, it means honoring her father by following in his footsteps as a successful architect. As Gregory's memory wavers and fades, Diane and her children must reexamine their connection to the man he once was-and learn to love the man he has become. As a respected family court judge, she's spent her life making tough calls, but when her sixty-eight-year-old husband's health worsens and Diane is forced to move him into an assisted living facility, it seems her world is spinning out of control. She never expected to slowly lose her talented husband to the debilitating effects of early-onset Alzheimer's disease. You just can't plan for this kind of thing. From acclaimed author Marita Golden comes a moving African-American family drama of love and devotion in the face of Alzheimer's disease. ![]()
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![]() Her one connection to the wider world is Aunt Elizabeth "Izzy" Johnson, her mother’s sister, who managed to escape from Avonlea to the bustling city of St. In Avonlea-a small, tight-knit farming town on a remote island-life holds few options for farm girls. Her beloved mother dies in childbirth, and Marilla suddenly must bear the responsibilities of a farm wife: cooking, sewing, keeping house, and overseeing the day-to-day life of Green Gables with her brother, Matthew and father, Hugh. Plucky and ambitious, Marilla Cuthbert is thirteen years old when her world is turned upside down. ![]() before Anne: A marvelously entertaining and moving historical novel, set in rural Prince Edward Island in the nineteenth century, that imagines the young life of spinster Marilla Cuthbert, and the choices that will open her life to the possibility of heartbreak-and unimaginable greatness. A bold, heartfelt tale of life at Green Gables. ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments Timothy pope shark in the park![]() ![]() In the following hours he repeatedly raped his victim, wrote carefully about the process into his diary, and took several pictures to relive his fantasy later. On July 5 th, 1984, Berdella invited Howell to his house, where he drugged him with sedatives for animals and immobilized him by binding him to a bed. In 1984, he started dating Jerry Howell, a good-looking 19-year-old male prostitute. Berdella was conscious of his homosexuality. He raped, tortured, and killed at least six men. ![]() Robert Andrew "Bob" Berdella was an American serial killer from Kansas City, Missouri. ![]() 31 women are identified, some of them still alive – including Bradford's ex-wives.īradford died in 2008, taking the secret with him to his grave. Bradford, his wife, and their newborn child. Photos of Shari Miller just prior to her murder. ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments The Source by James A. Michener![]() ![]() An epic tale of love, strength, and faith, The Source is a richly written saga that encompasses the history of Western civilization and the great religious and cultural ideas that have shaped our world. ![]() Through the discoveries of modern archaeologists excavating the site of Tell Makor, Michener vividly re-creates life in an ancient city and traces the profound history of the Jewish people-from the persecution of the early Hebrews, the rise of Christianity, and the Crusades to the founding of Israel and the modern conflict in the Middle East. Michener transports us back thousands of years to the Holy Land. ![]() In his signature style of grand storytelling, James A. ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments The quiet patient![]() ![]() Quiet scores improved on both units after 11 months. The team instituted nighttime and afternoon QT supported by rounding and scripting, dimming lights, lowering staff voices, offering a sleep menu at night, and replacing noisy wheels. Two medical units with consistently low Hospital Consumer Assessment of Health Care Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) "always quiet" scores were chosen for this study.Ī multidisciplinary team used Lean methods and the Model for Improvement to test interventions for quiet time (QT) and used HCAHPS "always quiet" scores as the primary outcome measure. Such efforts have typically been the primary responsibility of the nursing staff. Improving quiet in the hospital for designated hours improves patient satisfaction. ![]() A quiet environment promotes rest and healing but is often challenging to provide in a busy acute care setting. ![]() ![]() The mathematical and computational models driving these changes range in complexity from something that can fit on a spreadsheet to a complex system that might credibly be called “artificial intelligence.” They are steadily replacing both human judgment and explicitly programmed software. And as autonomous vehicles share our streets, we are increasingly putting our lives in their hands. We can no longer assume that our mortgage application, or even our medical tests, will be seen by human eyes. Algorithms decide bail and parole-and appear to assess Black and White defendants differently. Systems cull résumés until, years later, we discover that they have inherent gender biases. Researchers call this the alignment problem. When the systems we attempt to teach will not, in the end, do what we want or what we expect, ethical and potentially existential risks emerge. Recent years have seen an eruption of concern as the field of machine learning advances. Today’s “machine-learning” systems, trained by data, are so effective that we’ve invited them to see and hear for us-and to make decisions on our behalf. A jaw-dropping exploration of everything that goes wrong when we build AI systems and the movement to fix them. ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments Scream All Night by Derek Milman![]() ![]() It’s like I had the same engine and that thing was just whirring in high gear and I needed that horsepower. Barely a pause at all, I was afraid to pause. ![]() To start us off, could you begin by talking a bit about how writing your second book was different than writing your first book and what you brought into your sophomore book that you learned from writing your debut?ĭerek Milman: I wrote SWIPE right on the heels of of SCREAM ALL NIGHT. Taylor: SWIPE RIGHT FOR MURDER, which comes out August 9, is your second book. You can pre-order SWIPE RIGHT FOR MURDER, and you should (or else), from Amazon, Barnes & Noble and IndieBound. His next book, SWIPE RIGHT FOR MURDER, is out Augand his debut SCREAM ALL NIGHT is out right now. ![]() He has also worked as a playwright and actor, and ran an underground humor magazine as a teen…which makes a lot of sense if you read his books. Derek is one of my favorite people in YA right now and I know y’all are going to love this conversation. Welcome back to 30 Days of Pride! Today I’m so happy to have had the chance to talk to Derek Milman, who I shook down these answers from during his BEA signing (JK JK JK). ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments The birth house by ami mckay![]() ![]() ![]() I should have known better than to read this. Hauntingly written and alive with historical detail, 'The Birth House' is an unforgettable, page-turning debut. Death and deception, accusations and exile follow, as Dora and her friends fight to protect each other and the women's wisdom of their community. But their traditions and methods are threatened when a Doctor comes to town with promises of painless childbirth, and sets about undermining Dora's credibility. ![]() Dora becomes her apprentice at the outset of World War I, and together they help women through difficult births, unwanted pregnancies and even unfulfilling marriages. As a child in the small village of Scot's Bay, Dora Rare - the first female in five generations of Rares - is befriended by Miss Babineau, an elderly midwife with a kitchen filled with folk remedies and a talent for telling tales. ![]() Epic and enchanting, 'The Birth House' is a gripping saga about a midwife's struggles in the wilds of Nova Scotia. Spanning the 20th century Ami McKay takes a primitive and superstitious rural community in Nova Scotia and creates a rich tableau of characters to tell the story of childbirth from its most secretive early practices to modern maternity as we know it. ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments Driving while black gretchen sorin![]() ![]() Though black motorists in the Jim Crow South had to rely on The Negro Motorist Green Book to locate gas stations, eateries, and motels that would serve them and to avoid "sundown towns" where they were at risk after dark, African-Americans viewed the car as an escape from the humiliation and dangers of segregated public transportation systems, Sorin writes. Drawing upon archival research, interviews, and her own family's history, Sorin emphasizes the strict limitations on mobility experienced by African-Americans from slavery's Middle Passage through the Jim Crow era, and the extent to which access to a car meant freedom, at least temporarily. ![]() Sorin, director of the Cooperstown Graduate Program in museum studies at SUNY Oneonta, depicts the historical relationship between African-Americans and the automobile as one of promise as well as peril in this insightful debut. ![]() ![]() ![]() Whether you've read Homer's original stories or you've only enjoyed their modern-day descendants, you'll love this Canterbury Classics edition of Iliad & Odyssey. Their influence can be seen far and wide, from James Joyce's Ulysses to the movie sensation Troy, starring Brad Pitt. From the fascinating fall of Troy to Odysseus' perilous journey home, from the gods and goddesses to the Sirens and the suitors, the events and characters of these epic tales captivate us, teach us, and inspire us. The Iliad and The Odyssey are two of the oldest works of western literature-yet these ancient myths still offer powerful lessons for our times. ![]() Beautiful! Great Gift!!! Secure ship w/track #. Gilt letters stamped on front in leather frame. Features: Silk Bookmark, Table of Contents, Illustrated, Price on Product. This elegant edition contains Colum's complete text, beautifully enhanced by Barry Mosher's bold, evocative color plates." Afterword by Peter Glassman. In 1918, Newbery Honor winner Padraic Colum refashioned them into one seamless tale of adventure, perfect for introducing the whole family to the glories of Homer's world. From the Dust Jacket: "Ever since Homer first composed these two great sagas, The Iliad and The Odyssey have been the cornerstones of Western literature. Illustrated with 12 full color plates and Dust Jacket art by Barry Moser. Bright, shiny, cean, square, tight, unmarked copy. ![]() |