This delightfully entertaining book contains Christmas, Thanksgiving, Halloween, and Easter tales that take a humorous twist from the original holiday themes of the past. Children will laugh out loud when they read the amusing collection of festive holiday stories.

Childbirth in Republican China: Delivering Modernity (1911-1949) is the study of a pivotal period in which traditional midwifery, marked by private, unregulated old-style midwives, was transformed into modern midwifery through the adoption of a highly medicalized and state-sponsored birth model that is standard in urban China today. In the twentieth century, biomedical technologies altered the process of childbirth on virtually every level. What had been a matter of private interest, focusing on the family and lineage, became a national priority, a symbol of the new citizen who would...

This is a manual to help those who cannot afford or for reasons of their own do not wish to speak to a therapist or counselor. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Does not focus on the problem, but one the solutions. It doesn't dwell on trauma and is often used in the treatment of PTSD for this reason. CBT believes that what one thinks (Beliefs, ideas) causes what one feels (emotions) which cause behavior. If we change our thoughts (cognitive) we change our emotions and we can change our behavior. This manual will help guide a person toward that goal. It is simple to read and has examples and...

What would you be willing to do in order to make all your dreams come true? Sasha has it all; the perfect body, driving ambition and an irresistible charm that few can resist. But when an unexpected opportunity presents a chance to have more, she is quickly thrown into a deadly struggle for love, power and wealth. Blackmail, murder and intrigue combine with the erotic fever of a forbidden fantasy that quickly hurtles out of control. This is a thrilling adventure, filled with the unexpected where nothing is ever as it seems. There is little time to take breath as each page plunges you ever...

A BBW veterinarian in search for secure future + a dragon shifter in search of a mate + a mishap on a mountainside = one sparkling and sexy story Hunter had lived for thousands of years. He was content in his house with his treasure buried deep in the caverns below. When Misty's car accident causes her to land in his lap he realizes that he finally discovered the greatest treasure of all. Love. He just has to convince her that he's the dragon for her. She has dreams and goals in her life and won't slow down for any man. He's a patient man, who's willing to fight for what he wants, and Misty...

A BBW veterinarian in search for secure future + a dragon shifter in search of a mate + a mishap on a mountainside = one sparkling and sexy story Hunter had lived for thousands of years. He was content in his house with his treasure buried deep in the caverns below. When Misty's car accident causes her to land in his lap he realizes that he finally discovered the greatest treasure of all. Love. He just has to convince her that he's the dragon for her. She has dreams and goals in her life and won't slow down for any man. He's a patient man, who's willing to fight for what he wants, and Misty...

A curvy passionate new recruiter + A billionaire lonely dragon waiting for dragon blood, mate + one secret one chance. Alicia is reeling from the death of her lover and boss, Gerald Davenport. His brother Barton has taken Alicia hostage and is planning on making her serve his every need. Alicia escapes and is met by a friendly dragon in the forest who takes her away to live with her and her brother, Claude. Claude is dark and mysterious, and Alicia soon finds out that he's lost love as well. After bonding with Claude over this, they engage in a steamy sexual relationship that both of them are...

An ancient dragon, lost his love hundreds of years ago. When the dark magic creeps back into his modern day life, it reeks of the wizard who killed his chosen mate. Hearing of a woman who looks so much like the woman from his past, he finds her. Only to find out she's not the same woman. He's angry, hostile and bitter, and has a job to do. As a supernatural cop, his job is to stop her father. Not knowing if she's good, or evil, he has no intentions of letting her slip out of his grasp