Corporal punishment remains a controversial issue that affects the vast majority of the population in some form or another. More research is needed on non-abusive corporal punishment, as this disciplinary practice is used prevalently in American society. This book discusses the research on the outcomes of non-abusive corporal punishment, as well as the cultural and legislative factors in the decision to use corporal punishment. The implications of the corporal punishment bans in different countries around the world are also examined. Professionals working with children can benefit from the...

Of Poets and Angels...is an anthology of poetry, lyrics and faith filled stories, beginning with the visitation of an Angel and a dramatic healing of the author's young daughter. The poetry is a collection of memoirs showing God's grace and love woven through the golden mesh of His miracles in the midst of human imperfection. This is one woman's story, spanning the heartbreaking years of a young mother living in the turbulent 60's and 70's; finding her way to the richness of a mature life living in the promise, "I will never leave you nor forsake you." Heb 13:5

FALLING TO HEAVEN is the story of two American Quakers who trek into Tibet in 1954. In this work of historical fiction, Emma and Gerald Kittredge leave their secure Quaker community and travel to the Tibetan city of Shigatse where they soon find companionship with their neighbors, Dorje and Rinchen, and their small family. But the arrival of Maoist soldiers into their quiet life shatters everything. Gerald is captured by the soldiers, leaving a pregnant Emma facing an agonizing decision: flee Tibet or stay and risk imprisonment herself. Dorje and Rinchen are her only allies, but their lives...