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Brought to you by Penguin. Santa Teresa, on the Mexico-US border: an urban sprawl that draws lost souls to it like a vortex. Convicts and academics find themselves here, as does an American sportswriter, a teenage student with her widowed father, and a reclusive, 'missing' author. But, there is...

The Watergate Rhymes aims to educate, reflect, and learn from that consumptive scandal, while using satire to see the humor in the human frailties of that maligned administration - and in ourselves, all with the perspective and understanding that only precious time enables.

In this book, the author shares personal stories, captivating the listener with descriptions of her experiences and challenges as an African immigrant, an international student, and later, as a mother of three children. The quotes she chooses to use as openers for each letter reflect her background as an African anthropologist and spiritual leader. She sums up each missive with lessons she has learned during her decades of living in the United States. This book offers insight into the life a minoritized American immigrant from an internal perspective.

This unique book is the first to bring together a group of influential China experts to reflect on their cultural and social encounters while travelling and living in the People’s Republic. Filling an important gap, it allows scholars, journalists, and businesspeople to reflect on their personal memories of China.

One woman learns the consequences of having a PlaceNook account when all her "friends" show up on her doorstep unannounced.

Happiness is the goal of human life; yet, many of us (if we be truthful to ourselves) are unhappy a significant part of the time, or we’re simply "numb" to happiness, a form of quiet armistice or acquiescence, drifting between happiness and sadness, back and forth, in a form of Happiness neutral zone – or worse. In sum, we more or less accept our "blah-feelings" as "life"? This is unnecessary.

Saved for Eternity is a book about the assurance and eternal permanence of believers in Christ's salvation. No, it will not encourage more sinning, but instead, it will make you enjoy a victorious life of joy and peace in Christ and increasing holiness.