Author: Morella Kayman
Publisher: Kings Road Publishing
ISBN: 1784181676
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
In her twenties, Morella Kayman wanted to become an opera singer, only to have her dreams dashed when she developed cancer. After battling through the disease, her husband Lawrence was then diagnosed with pre-senile dementia at the age of 51.Frustrated that so little information about the condition and so little support was available, Morella wrote to every national newspaper in Britain. Within a week, she had been flooded with mail.One letter was from a fellow carer, Cora Philips, and the pair joined forces in 1979 to form the Alzheimer's Disease Society. From very humble beginnings, the charity, now called the Alzheimer's Society, has more than 20,000 members and Morella has worked tirelessly to raise funds to help people living with dementia, their families and carers.Morella's rich and colourful life story will be a support to anyone who has lived through the challenges of Alzheimer's disease or cancer. Her incredible determination and chutzpah continues to inspire, and in 2012 she was awarded the MBE for services to the Alzheimer's Society.A percentage of profits from the sale of this book will be donated to the Alzheimer's Society.
A Life to Remember - The Inspirational Story of Morella Kayman, Co-Founder of the Alzheimer's Society
Author: Morella Kayman
Publisher: Kings Road Publishing
ISBN: 1784181676
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
In her twenties, Morella Kayman wanted to become an opera singer, only to have her dreams dashed when she developed cancer. After battling through the disease, her husband Lawrence was then diagnosed with pre-senile dementia at the age of 51.Frustrated that so little information about the condition and so little support was available, Morella wrote to every national newspaper in Britain. Within a week, she had been flooded with mail.One letter was from a fellow carer, Cora Philips, and the pair joined forces in 1979 to form the Alzheimer's Disease Society. From very humble beginnings, the charity, now called the Alzheimer's Society, has more than 20,000 members and Morella has worked tirelessly to raise funds to help people living with dementia, their families and carers.Morella's rich and colourful life story will be a support to anyone who has lived through the challenges of Alzheimer's disease or cancer. Her incredible determination and chutzpah continues to inspire, and in 2012 she was awarded the MBE for services to the Alzheimer's Society.A percentage of profits from the sale of this book will be donated to the Alzheimer's Society.
Publisher: Kings Road Publishing
ISBN: 1784181676
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
In her twenties, Morella Kayman wanted to become an opera singer, only to have her dreams dashed when she developed cancer. After battling through the disease, her husband Lawrence was then diagnosed with pre-senile dementia at the age of 51.Frustrated that so little information about the condition and so little support was available, Morella wrote to every national newspaper in Britain. Within a week, she had been flooded with mail.One letter was from a fellow carer, Cora Philips, and the pair joined forces in 1979 to form the Alzheimer's Disease Society. From very humble beginnings, the charity, now called the Alzheimer's Society, has more than 20,000 members and Morella has worked tirelessly to raise funds to help people living with dementia, their families and carers.Morella's rich and colourful life story will be a support to anyone who has lived through the challenges of Alzheimer's disease or cancer. Her incredible determination and chutzpah continues to inspire, and in 2012 she was awarded the MBE for services to the Alzheimer's Society.A percentage of profits from the sale of this book will be donated to the Alzheimer's Society.
Common Enemy
Author: Richard David Bach
Publisher: Ryan Loos
ISBN: 1937572358
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
When attractive young women start disappearing from the luxury cruise ships of Camelot Cruise Line at an alarming rate, company lawyer Raam Commoner and private investigator Kayman Karl are forced to team up in a desperate search for a twisted serial killer… never expecting that their deadliest threat will come from a common enemy.
Publisher: Ryan Loos
ISBN: 1937572358
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
When attractive young women start disappearing from the luxury cruise ships of Camelot Cruise Line at an alarming rate, company lawyer Raam Commoner and private investigator Kayman Karl are forced to team up in a desperate search for a twisted serial killer… never expecting that their deadliest threat will come from a common enemy.
Grands Visit the Stars
Author: Cecile Boyd Bullock
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1466988576
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 37
Book Description
In the book Grands Visit the Planetarium, you will find that it is very family orientated. Grandma and Grandpa love having their grandchildren come to visit. They plan interesting things for them to do and love participating with them. After their own children grow up and move out, they look forward to spending time with their grandchildren. Grandma enjoys getting ready by baking cookies. Grandpa prepares by mowing the lawn and tightening the screws on the Jungle Jim and swing set. Grandma and Grandpa find themselves amused by their grandchildrens antics. They also love the way their grandchildren work together. It fills Grandmas and Grandpas hearts having their grandchildren around. Grandparents are at a disadvantage when it comes to books directed toward them raising their grandchildren. The Grand series focuses on just that, along with the time they spend together. The Grand series centers on how you would like your grandchildren to respond to the rest of the family. The series also allows grandparents to personalize the story by inputting your grandchildrens names into the book.
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1466988576
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 37
Book Description
In the book Grands Visit the Planetarium, you will find that it is very family orientated. Grandma and Grandpa love having their grandchildren come to visit. They plan interesting things for them to do and love participating with them. After their own children grow up and move out, they look forward to spending time with their grandchildren. Grandma enjoys getting ready by baking cookies. Grandpa prepares by mowing the lawn and tightening the screws on the Jungle Jim and swing set. Grandma and Grandpa find themselves amused by their grandchildrens antics. They also love the way their grandchildren work together. It fills Grandmas and Grandpas hearts having their grandchildren around. Grandparents are at a disadvantage when it comes to books directed toward them raising their grandchildren. The Grand series focuses on just that, along with the time they spend together. The Grand series centers on how you would like your grandchildren to respond to the rest of the family. The series also allows grandparents to personalize the story by inputting your grandchildrens names into the book.
Common Ground
Author: Richard David Bach
Publisher: BookBaby
ISBN: 1626756503
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 343
Book Description
Former lawyer and novice private investigator Raam Commoner is caught by surprise when new wife Kayman Karl announces her intention to sell the prestigious white-collar private detective firm founded by her late father to a competitor who specializes in infidelity investigations, unaware that he’ll be even more surprised when an old flame shows up asking him to find an elusive manuscript that could expose an underworld employment agency for assassins–a hiring hall for hitmen. More surprises are in store for Raam and Kayman when it appears that someone else is looking for the manuscript, a homicidal psychopath is murdering people who annoy Kayman, and a secretive government agent is muddying the waters with a matter of national security. Raam and Kayman are newlyweds, learning where the buttons are and hoping for the honeymoon that keeps getting put off while they follow leads that take them from a conjugal bed in their Beverly Hills condo to a jail cell in historic San Miguel de Allende to a killer’s compound in Los Angeles, in search of the common ground from which to defend a family treasure and avenge a family wrong.
Publisher: BookBaby
ISBN: 1626756503
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 343
Book Description
Former lawyer and novice private investigator Raam Commoner is caught by surprise when new wife Kayman Karl announces her intention to sell the prestigious white-collar private detective firm founded by her late father to a competitor who specializes in infidelity investigations, unaware that he’ll be even more surprised when an old flame shows up asking him to find an elusive manuscript that could expose an underworld employment agency for assassins–a hiring hall for hitmen. More surprises are in store for Raam and Kayman when it appears that someone else is looking for the manuscript, a homicidal psychopath is murdering people who annoy Kayman, and a secretive government agent is muddying the waters with a matter of national security. Raam and Kayman are newlyweds, learning where the buttons are and hoping for the honeymoon that keeps getting put off while they follow leads that take them from a conjugal bed in their Beverly Hills condo to a jail cell in historic San Miguel de Allende to a killer’s compound in Los Angeles, in search of the common ground from which to defend a family treasure and avenge a family wrong.
Common Sense
Author: Richard David Bach
Publisher: BookBaby
ISBN: 1483539784
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
While they’re busy chasing down the mad scientist who’s kidnapping amnesiacs to mess with their minds and trying to avoid being the next victims in a plot that could devastate Major League Baseball and kill them in the process, newly-wed private investigators Raam Commoner and Kayman Karl just don’t have a lot of time for foreplay. But somehow they manage to take some detours through the bedroom on route from a farmhouse in Montana to a major league baseball stadium to a Las Vegas brothel in a near fatal race to wring some common sense out of a lying client and a well-funded conspiracy.
Publisher: BookBaby
ISBN: 1483539784
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
While they’re busy chasing down the mad scientist who’s kidnapping amnesiacs to mess with their minds and trying to avoid being the next victims in a plot that could devastate Major League Baseball and kill them in the process, newly-wed private investigators Raam Commoner and Kayman Karl just don’t have a lot of time for foreplay. But somehow they manage to take some detours through the bedroom on route from a farmhouse in Montana to a major league baseball stadium to a Las Vegas brothel in a near fatal race to wring some common sense out of a lying client and a well-funded conspiracy.
Murder in a Few Words
Author: Charlotte Beyer
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476641714
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
The clue-puzzle, legal thriller, and classic whodunit are just a few of the subgenres within the widely popular crime fiction genre. However, despite its popularity among readers, the crime short story genre has yet to be fully explored by scholars. This book offers a deep-dive into crime short stories written by a wide range of authors, tracing the history and evolution of the crime short story. The book offers an accessible and original examination of crime short stories, focusing on compelling themes such as miscarriage of justice, feminism, environmental crime and toxic masculinity.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476641714
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
The clue-puzzle, legal thriller, and classic whodunit are just a few of the subgenres within the widely popular crime fiction genre. However, despite its popularity among readers, the crime short story genre has yet to be fully explored by scholars. This book offers a deep-dive into crime short stories written by a wide range of authors, tracing the history and evolution of the crime short story. The book offers an accessible and original examination of crime short stories, focusing on compelling themes such as miscarriage of justice, feminism, environmental crime and toxic masculinity.
Best Baby Names for 2014
Author: Siobhan Thomas
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1448175291
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
Choosing a name for your baby has never been easier with this ultimate baby-naming guide. With all the information on the latest naming trends, this comprehensive and easy-to-use guide is full of inspirational names. Including: - A-Z directories of over 8,000 names and their meanings - Over 100 inspirational lists - Naming trends for 2014 - Tips for choosing the perfect name for your baby Including modern names and variants, plus classics that have stood the test of time, this naming guide has everything you need for finding the perfect name for your new arrival.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1448175291
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
Choosing a name for your baby has never been easier with this ultimate baby-naming guide. With all the information on the latest naming trends, this comprehensive and easy-to-use guide is full of inspirational names. Including: - A-Z directories of over 8,000 names and their meanings - Over 100 inspirational lists - Naming trends for 2014 - Tips for choosing the perfect name for your baby Including modern names and variants, plus classics that have stood the test of time, this naming guide has everything you need for finding the perfect name for your new arrival.
Journey of the Wild Geese
Author: Jayson Lee
Publisher: Jayson Lee
ISBN: 9780977997404
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
Korean immigrants and their experiences in the United States from 1903-1941.
Publisher: Jayson Lee
ISBN: 9780977997404
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
Korean immigrants and their experiences in the United States from 1903-1941.
Best Baby Names for 2015
Author: Siobhan Thomas
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1473503116
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
Choosing a name for your baby has never been easier with this ultimate baby-naming guide. With all the information on the latest naming trends, this comprehensive and easy-to-use guide is full of inspirational names. Including: - A-Z directories of over 8,000 names and their meanings - Over 100 inspirational lists - Naming trends for 2015 - Tips for choosing the perfect name for your baby Including modern names and variants, plus classics that have stood the test of time, this naming guide has everything you need for finding the perfect name for your new arrival.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1473503116
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
Choosing a name for your baby has never been easier with this ultimate baby-naming guide. With all the information on the latest naming trends, this comprehensive and easy-to-use guide is full of inspirational names. Including: - A-Z directories of over 8,000 names and their meanings - Over 100 inspirational lists - Naming trends for 2015 - Tips for choosing the perfect name for your baby Including modern names and variants, plus classics that have stood the test of time, this naming guide has everything you need for finding the perfect name for your new arrival.
Best Baby Names for 2013
Author: Siobhan Thomas
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1448147204
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Choosing a name for your baby has never been easier with this ultimate baby-naming guide. With all the information on the latest naming trends, this comprehensive and easy-to-use guide is full of inspirational names. Including: - A-Z directories of over 8,000 names and their meanings - Over 100 inspirational lists - Naming trends for 2013 - Tips for choosing the perfect name for your baby Including modern names and variants, plus classics that have stood the test of time, this naming guide has everything you need for finding the perfect name for your new arrival.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1448147204
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Choosing a name for your baby has never been easier with this ultimate baby-naming guide. With all the information on the latest naming trends, this comprehensive and easy-to-use guide is full of inspirational names. Including: - A-Z directories of over 8,000 names and their meanings - Over 100 inspirational lists - Naming trends for 2013 - Tips for choosing the perfect name for your baby Including modern names and variants, plus classics that have stood the test of time, this naming guide has everything you need for finding the perfect name for your new arrival.