New Releases by Deborah Davis

A simply written guide about pregnancy, childbirth, infant health, and safety Offering solid guidance for mothers and mothers-to-be whose reading skills are limited and who may have limited access to adequate health care, this guide focuses on basics like prenatal care, lifestyle choices, nutritional advice, and baby''s first few months. This sixth edition is geared towards more inclusive language, trauma-information care, and representative of more diverse people, identity, and family structures. It includes updated and expanded information on mental health issues, including postpartum depression and anxiety, for both moms and partners; hot topics such as immunizations, breastfeeding, and coping with inconsolable crying; best-practice guidelines for car seats, safe sleep, babywearing, and fall prevention; the value of having effective support during labor, birth, and the postpartum period; and insurance coverage, including the Affordable Care Act, and medical assistance for low-income pregnant women. Checklists, a glossary, and an expanded list of reliable internet resources round out this invaluable book.

THE ART OF CANINE CUISINE is a full-color cookbook for foodies with dogs that contains unique recipes covering six international cuisines-Italian, French, Chinese, American, Mexican, and Irish. All the recipes have been vet approved as safe for healthy dogs and, with a few spice adjustments, can be shared with their human "parents." Each cuisine section presents original painted portraits of canine guides, with each breed representing it''s country of origin and history. The book is filled with stunning photography of food and dogs. This is not just a beautiful cookbook, but also a journal of the stories of rescued dogs from heartbreaking conditions to new lives.

A memoir of my life with my late husband. From when we met, to our marriage the adventures we''ve done together, losing him and celebration

This journal provides you with the freedom to express your thoughts on a daily basis or as you feel the need. Beautifully made with high gloss brilliantly colored art work on a hard cover with lined pages, 6x9 inches.

PM Handwriting for Victoria is a carefully sequenced handwriting program for Foundation to 6, designed to enable students to master a fluent, legible and automatic handwriting style. The series provides instruction for correct letter formation and joining techniques in the Victorian Modern Cursive style. The workbooks feature high-frequency words, favourite characters, themes and topics from the PM readers, and purposeful digital extension activities accessed via QR codes.

"PM Handwriting is a carefully sequenced program of handwriting instruction for Foundation to Year 6. It is designed to support students in developing a fluent, legible and automatic handwriting style."--Back cover.

In this New York Times bestseller, Tina Turner—the long-reigning queen of rock & roll and living legend—reveals personal stories she’s never told before in print or film, about her complicated relationship with her mother, the tragic death of her son, and finally finding true love with Erwin, setting the record straight about her illustrious career in this eye-opening and compelling memoir. From her early years in Nutbush, Tennessee to her rise to fame alongside Ike Turner to her phenomenal success in the 1980s and beyond, Tina candidly examines her personal history, from her darkest hours to her happiest moments and everything in between. My Love Story is an explosive and inspiring story of a woman who dared to break any barriers put in her way. Emphatically showcasing Tina’s signature blend of strength, energy, heart, and soul, this is a gorgeously wrought memoir as enthralling and moving as any of her greatest hits.

Despite evidence that enhanced teacher education provides enhanced learning opportunities, there is little research on the impact for remedial college students. This study addresses this issue. Reviewing students assigned to remedial reading based on placement test scores, a series of t-tests compared students after one term based on COMPASS scores and compared between the courses provided with teachers of bachelor’s or master’s degrees grouped by gender. This study used a non-experimental, causal-comparative quantitative ex post facto design to study the difference between the education level of the teaching staff and the student achievement at completing the prescribed remediation course within one term. Three t-tests conducted determined that there was a difference, but could not state that the difference was related to the gender of the student. This study used recently archived data at a mid-sized mid-western four-year university compiling a sample size of 115. Due to the Bonferroni Correction, the results were marginal. The null was rejected within the entirety of the sample (N=115) with a finding of t(113.00)=-6.31, p=0.01. However, for the sample of males (n=59), the null could not be rejected with a finding of t(57.00)=4.33,p=0.02 due to the application of the Bonferroni correction. As to the sample of females (n=56), the null could not be rejected with a finding of t(50.00)=4.46, p=0.02 due to the application of the Bonferroni correction. Colleges and universities can use this study to aid in assigning professorial staff to remedial courses for the best possible outcomes. This study should be replicated with other variables and in varying size colleges in the future.

In the early 1970s, Katharine Graham was one of the most powerful women on earth. The publisher of the Washington Post, she published the Pentagon Papers, which shed light on the darkest corners of the war in Vietnam, and she oversaw the investigation into Watergate that would bring down President Richard Nixon. Her story is one of the greatest triumphs in the history of American journalism, but she may have had a secret ally: the Central Intelligence Agency. In this stunning biography, veteran reporter Deborah Davis unearths the truth about the Washington Post and the family that ran it. Upon the first printing of Katharine the Great, the original publisher pulled the book under pressure from Katharine Graham and her editor-in-chief, Benjamin Bradlee, who demanded that it be destroyed. Nothing in the book was ever disproven, and it stands today as a testament to dogged reporting and the unmatched power of the intelligence community. Don''t miss the new Steven Spielberg film, The Post, starring Meryl Streep as Katharine Graham and Tom Hanks as Benjamin Bradlee.

The surprise breakout star of Bravo’s hit reality show, Southern Charm, introduces an essential lifestyle guide as refreshing and fun as a gin martini. “Patricia on #SouthernCharm, like lookin’ in the damn mirror. Cheers queen.”—Lady Gaga Fan-favorite Bravolebrity Patricia Altschul from the primetime show Southern Charm finally brings fans her eagerly anticipated opus on etiquette and living a glamorous Southern lifestyle. Patricia provides advice on every situation, from hosting a memorable cocktail party, to decoding the dress code for any event, to handling a drunken boor at the dinner table, to delivering the perfectly phrased insult—like her now iconic “shameless strumpet.” The Art of Southern Charm takes readers inside the world of Charleston’s most captivating grande dame, who (with Michael the Butler) offers a blueblood’s blueprint for curating and celebrating life at its best. “Some viewers might watch the Bravo reality show Southern Charm to witness the escapades of Charleston’s young elite, but at T&C we watch just to see Patricia Altschul in action . . . She’s the show’s resident expert in decorum, manners, and entertaining.”—Emily Selter, Town & Country “Since Southern Charm premiered in 2014, Mrs. Altschul, 78, has emerged as a tart-tongued matriarch doing the work of a Greek chorus for a cast in which half the members can barely figure out how to get out of bed before noon (and once there, how to proceed without a beer) . . . Some of Mrs. Altschul’s points of view may seem out of touch . . . But her commentary can also be incisive and funny, sparking roundups of her zingers across the internet.”—The New York Times

Parenthood transforms you. Even before this crisis, you may have experienced a wide range of feelings triggered by pregnancy, birth, and welcoming a new baby. The NICU experience challenges your emotional coping, your developing parental identity, your relationship skills, and your ability to adjust.Intensive Parenting explores the emotions of parenting in the neonatal intensive care unit, from in-hospital through issues and concerns after the child is home. Deboral L. Davis and Mara Tesler Stein describe and affirm the wide range of experiences and emotional reactions that occur in the NICU and offer strategies for parents coping with their baby''s condition and hospitalization.

From the author of Strapless and Guest of Honor, a “jaunty romp through American pop-art history” (The Washington Post) about a little-known road trip Andy Warhol took in 1963, and how that journey profoundly influenced his life and art. In 1963, up-and-coming artist Andy Warhol, along with a colorful group of friends, drove across America. What began as a madcap, drug-fueled romp became a journey that took Warhol on a kaleidoscopic adventure from New York City, across the vast American heartland, all the way to Hollywood, and back. With locations ranging from a Texas panhandle truck stop to a Beverly Hills mansion, from the beaches of Santa Monica to a photo booth in Albuquerque, The Trip captures how Warhol intersected with Dennis Hopper, Peter Fonda, Marcel Duchamp, Elizabeth Taylor, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, and other bold-faced names of the time. Along the way, Warhol also met rednecks, beach bums, underground filmmakers, artists, poets, socialites, and newly minted hippies—all of them leaving an indelible mark on his psyche. In The Trip, Andy Warhol’s speeding Ford Falcon is our time machine, transporting us from the last vestiges of the sleepy Eisenhower epoch to the true beginning of the explosive, exciting sixties. Through in-depth, original research, Deborah Davis sheds new light on one of the most enduring figures in the art world and captures a fascinating moment in 1960s America—with Warhol at its center.

Oxford Handwriting First for Victoria is a complete handwriting program designed to develop the building blocks of handwriting with correct posture and grip models and opportunities to model and practice accurate letter formation and joining techniques.Student Books 3 - 6:Patterns to introduce letter groups and develop fluency skills.Track, trace and copy opportunities.Starting dots and direction arrows.Automated information of high-frequency Oxford Wordlist words.Self-assessment pages and ''track your progress'' spreads.Links to Oxford Literacy for a connected curriculum.

Oxford Handwriting First for Victoria is a complete handwriting program designed to develop the building blocks of handwriting with correct posture and grip models and opportunities to model and practice accurate letter formation and joining techniques.Student Books 3 - 6:Patterns to introduce letter groups and develop fluency skills.Track, trace and copy opportunities.Starting dots and direction arrows.Automated information of high-frequency Oxford Wordlist words.Self-assessment pages and ''track your progress'' spreads.Links to Oxford Literacy for a connected curriculum.

In Fabritius, schilder van Het puttertje vertelt Deborah Davis het opmerkelijke levensverhaal van deze schilder. Rembrandt was zijn mentor en Vermeer zijn rivaal. Carel Fabritius zelf - getalenteerd, knap en ambitieus - was niet in staat het ongeluk af te wenden. Twee keer trouwde hij, maar zijn vrouwen stierven al jong. Hij bleef achter met zijn kinderen, maar ook zij stierven op jeugdige leeftijd. Zijn eigen einde was even tragisch als spectaculair. In een naburige woning ligt kruit opgeslagen. Daar gaat iemand met een lamp de keldertrap af, struikelt en de boel ontploft. Samen met zijn schilderijen ligt Fabritius onder het puin. Vijftien van zijn schilderijen overleefden de schilder, waaronder Het puttertje. Dat schilderij - waar Deborah Davis ook nog het verdere levensverhaal van beschrijft - bracht Fabritius uiteindelijk onsterfelijkheid.

While hunting, a 10-year-old Eskimo boy befriends a seal pup. "When Kyo learns that his uncle is hunting for a seal to take to the zoo, he must use every bit of resourcefulness he can muster to save his vulnerable playmate. Readers are not hit over the head with the theme of animals being best left in the wild. Kyo''s transformation from hunter to conservationist is plausible and touching. A welcome addition for younger readers."—School Library Journal.

Documents the 1901 White House dinner shared by former slave Booker T. Washington and President Theodore Roosevelt, documenting the ensuing scandal and the ways in which the event reflected post-Civil War politics and race relations.

Arguably the most influential television personality of all time, Ms. Winfrey and her show have had an impact on American culture that cannot be overstated. This beautifully illustrated book explores and celebrates the legacy of the show using written contributions from a stellar group of public figures and images from notable photographers.

Adult learners face unique challenges--work, family, and the numerous responsibilities and obligations that they must juggle while pursuing a degree. With limited time and financial resources, adult learners need to know where and how to get help quickly and easily, and who to turn to when they have questions. The second edition of THE ADULT LEARNER''S COMPANION: A GUIDE FOR THE ADULT COLLEGE STUDENT preserves the principal core of the first edition while extending the scope and relevance of the relationship between life experience and its practical application to college and work. Essentially, the new edition teaches adult students how what they already know can be applied to all facets of college and career. Author Deborah Davis, a former adult student herself, provides a concise manual that helps adult learners navigate their way through the college experience, while providing the skills necessary for academic achievement. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

Oxford Handwriting for Victoria is a complete handwriting program designed to develop the building blocks of handwriting with correct posture and grip models and opportunities to model and practice accurate letter formation and joining techniques. Student Books K - 2 Patterns to introduce letter groups and develop fluency skills. Track, trace and copy opportunities. Starting dots and direction arrows. Automoated information of high-frequency Oxford Wordlist words. Self-assessment pages and ''track your progress'' spreads. Links to Oxford Literacy for a connected curriculum.

Forced to cope with a growing population of students under-prepared for college writing, a large community college in northern Texas engaged in a transformative redesign of its developmental writing sequence, streamlining two courses, various student support services, and technology applications to boost student success, retention, and performance. This paper presents issues addressed by the redesign and research findings conveying its success. (Contains 1 table.).

A beautifully written history of high society in Newport, Rhode Island, from the acclaimed author of Party of the Century Newport is the legendary and beautiful home of American aristocracy and the sheltered super-rich. Many of the country''s most famous blueblood families?the closest thing we have to royalty?have lived and summered in Newport since the nineteenth century. The Astors, the Vanderbilts, Edith Wharton, JFK and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Doris Duke, and Claus and Sunny von Bulow are just a few of the many names who have called the city home. Gilded takes you along as you explore the fascinating heritage of the Newport elite, from its first colonists to the newest of its new millennium millionaires, showing the evolution of a town intent on living in its own world. Through a narrative filled with engrossing characters and lively tales of untold extravagance, Davis brings the resort to life and uncovers the difference between rich and Newport rich along the way. An engrossing multigenerational saga that tells the real story of the rich and famous in Newport Vibrant, praiseworthy writing: "[Davis] brings splendidly colorful behind-the-scenes action and players up front" (the New York Times on Party of the Century) 34 evocative black-and-white photographs Written with insight and dramatic flair, Gilded gives you a rare peek into the cloistered coastal playground of America''s moneyed elite.