Phil was psyched about his girlfriend, Michelle . . . until she got her tongue pierced. Mark was excited about his new job . . . until his coworkers looked down on him for not going out and drinking with them. Martha was proud of her daughter, Jan . . . until Jan tells her she wants an abortion. From values of people to values in the workplace, family, and society, this powerfully provocative book challenges ESL students to explore and clarify their own values while simultaneously building their conversation skills.
REDUCED BOOK by Pumukl

This book is for anyone starting out to understand the prehistoric life of Britain from the first human occupation 450,000 years ago, until the Roman conquest in AD 43.

 And Shahrazad saw the dawn of day and stopped her storytelling.
Then Dunyazad said, “My sister, how pleasant your tale is, and how
tasteful, how sweet, how generous!” Shahrazad replied, “And what is this
compared to what I could tell you in the night to come, if I live and if
the king spare me?” The king thought, “By Allah, I shall not kill her
until I hear the rest of her tale, for it is truly wonderful.” So they rested
that night in mutual embrace until the dawn. After this, the king went
to his court, and the minister and the troops came in and the court was
crowded. The king gave orders and judged and appointed and deposed,
bidding and forbidding during the rest of the day. Then the council broke
up, and the king entered his palace. When it was the third night, and the
king had had his will of Shahrazad, Dunyazad, her sister, said to her,
“Finish for us that tale of yours,” and Shahrazad continued her story. . . .1

Private detective John Blame is back treading Dublin's mean streets. His marriage is going well and baby Emily is the apple of his eye. Everything appears to be going well. Until he gets a phone call...

Where are my heroes? Whenever I'm reading a book by one of my favorite authors I find I'm falling for the wrong guy -- not the hero, but the other man -- and what I really want is for him to have his own story.

Like Jake Linley, from Someone to Watch Over Me by Lisa Kleypas…that doctor could sit by my bedside if I ever got sick. And Ned Blydon in Splendid by Julia Quinn...he makes me want to learn to waltz! I never thought living in a drafty castle would be much fun until Simon of Ravenswood in Master of Desire by Kinley MacGregor came along.

Anyway, I just wanted to let you know that these are my men -- when do they get their stories?