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When young Monica Winters Borrero loses her luminous mother in
an accident at sea, she is exiled from the tropical paradise that
was her home. Grieving and cut off from a life among El Salvador's
elite, Monica and her American father move to Connecticut, vowing
never to look back.
Years later, an intriguing stranger, who has endured a terrible
loss of his own, enters Monica's life, bearing an unusual request.
Monica is propelled back to her lost world, retracing the shadowy
last days of her mother, a marine scientist who had been on the
brink of understanding the therapeutic applications of a rare,
venomous sea creature. Now, her research is being corrupted by a
secret clinic that claims the power to restore consciousness to the
comatose.
What Monica discovers will shatter the family's delicate truce
with the past, and compel everyone involved to challenge their
deepest notions of what it means to be alive. Atmospheric,
thought-provoking, and timely. "The Heiress of Water" is a stunning
parable of paradise lost and found.
The News Media in Puerto Rico offers a synopsis as well as a
critical analysis of the Island's news media system, with emphasis
on the political and economic factors that most influence how the
media operate. The authors also document the impact of Hurricane
Maria on the media structures and the changing media landscape
given the political, economic and colonial strictures. Building on
interviews with news media professionals, the book further presents
detailed insights about journalism and journalism education in
these times of crises. The final chapters include theoretical
frameworks and methodological guidelines for the analysis of other
colonial, post-colonial and neo-colonial media systems, with
research recommendations valuable for future studies of the
Island's media as well as for cross-national comparisons. This book
will be an essential read for students and scholars interested in
learning not only about the Puerto Rican and Latin American mass
media, but also the media systems of other colonial/neo-colonial
countries.
The News Media in Puerto Rico offers a synopsis as well as a
critical analysis of the Island's news media system, with emphasis
on the political and economic factors that most influence how the
media operate. The authors also document the impact of Hurricane
Maria on the media structures and the changing media landscape
given the political, economic and colonial strictures. Building on
interviews with news media professionals, the book further presents
detailed insights about journalism and journalism education in
these times of crises. The final chapters include theoretical
frameworks and methodological guidelines for the analysis of other
colonial, post-colonial and neo-colonial media systems, with
research recommendations valuable for future studies of the
Island's media as well as for cross-national comparisons. This book
will be an essential read for students and scholars interested in
learning not only about the Puerto Rican and Latin American mass
media, but also the media systems of other colonial/neo-colonial
countries.
In 1979, five toddlers were found alone in a luxury boat tied to
a dock in Puerto Rico after a devastating hurricane. No one knew
who they were or where they came from. Raised by different
families, they remained connected by a special bond--always
considering themselves siblings, despite their unknown blood
relations.
Now adults, Taina, Holly, Adrian, and Raymond have been summoned
by the fifth, David, to an island off the coast of Connecticut and
the family home of David's ex-girlfriend, Julia. But along with the
joy of reuniting comes the exposure of raw places, jealousy, and
childhood sorrows. Having been diagnosed with an aggressive form of
brain cancer--and experiencing flashbacks to the time before the
hurricane--David believes that healing his relationship with Julia
and discovering his origins will strengthen his ability to endure
and survive. David pushes the people he loves the most to their
emotional breaking points in order to uncover the truth about the
mystery that both unites and divides them.
Intensely gripping and lyrically written, Stay with Me is a
magnificent blend of romance, suspense, atmosphere, and intrigue
that brilliantly explores the true meaning of family and the
remarkable ways a personal history can paint a future.
CRISPR in Animals and Animal Models, Volume 152, the latest release
in the Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science
series, explores the genome editing CRISPR system in cells and
animal models, its applications, the uses of the CRISPR system, and
the past, present and future of CRISPR genome editing. Topics of
interest in this updated volume include a section on CRISPR
history, The genome editing revolution, Programming CRISPR and its
applications, CRISPR Delivery methods, CRISPR libraries and
screening, CRISPR investigation in haploid cells, CRISPR in the
generation of transgenic animals, CRISPR therapeutics, and
Promising strategies and present challenges.
Did you know that goats see in widescreen, or that horses can't see
directly in front of them? How We See is a fascinating insight into
how humans and animals see the world. Be amazed by the differences
between what animals see and what we see. Oxford Reading Tree
inFact is a compelling non-fiction series that aims to engage
children in reading for pleasure as powerfully as fiction does. The
series includes 36 titles which are all phonically decodable, with
some high-interest topic words to develop vocabulary and impart
knowledge. The imaginative approach and variety of intriguing
topics mean there are books to interest every child. The books are
carefully levelled, making it easy to match every reader to the
right book.
If you are reading book five, congratulations, you have made it to
a full reader Book five has 15 high frequency words, which are
words you will see in all the texts from here on out. We have also
incorporated -am, -ap, and -at rhyming words. In this book, Sam,
Pam, and the ram take a vacation while we introduce a bat. Come
read along and see was this witty bat is up to in this great
beginning reader sure to put a smile on your child's face.
In Ciudad Juarez, just across the Rio Grande from El Paso, Texas,
sixteen-year-old Vicente and two of his high school friends
murdered his mother, his father, and his little sister in cold
blood. Through a Truman Capote-like reconstruction of this
seemingly incomprehensible triple murder, Sandra Rodriguez Nieto
paints a haunting and unforgettable portrait of one of the most
violent cities on Earth. This in-depth and harrowing investigation
into the thought processes of three boys leads the reader on an
exploration of the city of Juarez, as well as the drug cartels that
have waged war on its streets, in a bold attempt to explain the
inexplicable. Ideally qualified for telling this story, Sandra
Rodriguez Nieto was an investigative reporter for the daily
newspaper El Diario de Juarez for nearly a decade. Despite
tremendous danger and the assassination of one of her closest
colleagues, she persisted. She didn't want the story of her city
told solely by foreign reporters, because, in her words, "I know
what is underneath the violence." This book traces the rise of a
national culture of murder and bloody retribution, and is a
testament to the extraordinary bravery of its author. Among other
things, The Story of Vicente is an account of how poverty,
political corruption, failing government institutions and US
meddling combined to create an explosion of violence in Juarez.
In Cuts of a Diamond, Sandra Bicknell shows women how to turn even
their most heartbreaking experiences into a thing of beauty by
honoring their victories with a beautiful piece of jewelry that
will remind them of their triumphs. Relationships can be hard.
Sometimes women feel disillusioned, like the tides have turned
against them and there is no one on their side who understands what
they're going through. Or maybe they ask themselves, "Why me?" or
"What did I do wrong?" Women need to know that there is more to it
than circumstance. In Cuts of a Diamond, Sandra Bicknell sets down
her raw emotions and honest experiences in order to make a
difference in readers' lives. She calls for women to take back
authority over their life. People cannot dictate what will or will
not happen to them as their life unfolds, but they can change how
they look at their experiences and how they let them affect their
life. In her guide, Bicknell shows women how to change their
outlook on life and then invites them to honor their victory with a
beautiful piece of jewelry that will continue to remind them of
their triumphs.
This peer-reviewed collection of essays provides an account of
several current foci of research in Classics. It gathers fifteen
contributions covering subjects such as Greek and Latin papyrology
and epigraphy. It also includes approaches to various key literary
texts, from Homer to post-classical Humanists, in addition to
chapters on navigation, coinage, and sculpture.This book represents
a useful research tool for a wide range of scholars in Greek, Latin
and Ancient History, as well as an up-to-date source for any
classicist.
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