Family Transformation Through Divorce and Remarriage is the first book to look thoroughly at the complete divorce-remarriage-stepfamily cycle in the context of demographic data, the legal process and the theoretical framework. For each phase of the cycle, the author describes the stages of development, summarises the relevant research and illustrates the effects on family members with case examples.

Contrary to the popular assumption that television viewing is a very different process from book reading and inhibits reading in a variety of ways, the author argues that in fact the two activities can be mutually supportive and involve many of the same strategies. It may have implications for teachers as the book offers a research-based view and calls for a new emphasis in school practice which will include television as text and which supports children's developing abilities to make meaning from a range of texts. The author highlights the need for teachers to consider television in the same...

Ysabelle They say in order to find yourself you have to go home, but what if home is what you're escaping from. I went to Miami to discover myself; never in my wildest dreams, did I think home would become a three-letter word. VIP. I was the dream. I was the illusion. I was the fantasy. Until him... Everything went to hell in hand basket the moment we laid eyes on each other. I wanted him. He wanted me. Sebastian I have always been a man who made decisions based on other people's feelings, wants, and desires. I was selfless. I never wanted to hurt anyone. Especially her. The moment I met...

***New Title and cover for The Truth About Mack & Shhh...*** Before you judge me for my part in all of this, for the things that I did, and for a past I may or may not have had control over, ask yourself who you're really judging. Is it me? Is it Giana? Mr. Nichols? My parents? society? There's always three sides. In this case, it's mine, Gia's, and the truth. Once you have read them both, you're free to judge who you want. You can decide what the secrets are, who lied, and who told the truth. McKenzie Perry, AKA Mack. They say everything happens for a reason. They say time heals all wounds....

From USA Today Bestselling Author M. Robinson I once read that every warrior hoped an honorable death would find him. I always went looking for mine, but not even the Reaper wanted me. I was trained to kill. I was trained to not ask why. To take orders and just march in line. Hooah motherfucker. Life or death. Ride or die. And I'm not only talking about the military. I'm talking about the life that led me on the road to nowhere. My life. I fought for my brothers. I fought for my family. I fought for my country. And I fought for her... Never realizing I might die for them too.