Set in Italy in the year 1977, "The Road to Chianti" follows two young orphans as they struggle to find a place to call home.

When their parents are killed in a devastating accident on the eve of the Epiphany, nine-year-old Alessandra DeSantis and her older brother, Salvatore, are left alone. With no one to care for them, the children soon end up in a run-down orphanage far from their home in Chianti. Still emotionally scarred from losing their parents, they now face an even greater challenge-the cruel Agostina, who works Alessandra and Salvatore to the point of exhaustion.

Deciding they must escape, Alessandra and Salvatore flee in the night and unknowingly embark on a harrowing adventure across the Italian countryside. With Agostina's goons hot on their trail, Alessandra and Salvatore vow to do whatever it takes to survive, and above all else, find their way home to Chianti. But one nagging question always hangs over them-what will they find when they finally get home?

An action-packed journey through cobblestone streets, dark forests, and gorgeous piazzas, "The Road to Chianti "explores the power of love to triumph over adversity and the importance of having a place to call your own.

The explosion of the field of genetics over the last decade, with the new technologies that have stimulated research, suggests that a new sort of reference work is needed to keep pace with such a fast-moving and interdisciplinary field. Brenner's Encyclopedia of Genetics, 2nd edition, builds on the foundation of the first edition by addressing many of the key subfields of genetics that were just in their infancy when the first edition was published. Thecurrency andaccessibility of this foundational content will be unrivalled, making this work useful for scientists and non-scientists alike.

Featuring relatively short entries on genetics topics written by experts in that topic, Brenner'sEncyclopedia of Genetics provides an effective way to quickly learn about any aspect of genetics, from Abortive Transduction to Zygotes. Adding to its utility, the work provides short entries that briefly define key terms, and a guide to additional reading and relevant websites for further study. Many of the entries include figures to explain difficult concepts. Key terms in related areas such as biochemistry, cell, and molecular biology are also included, and there are entries that describe historical figures in genetics, providing insights into their careers anddiscoveries.
This 7-volume set represents a 25% expansion from the first edition, with over 1600 articles encompassing this burgeoning field.Thoroughly up-to-date, with many new topics and subfields covered that were in their infancy or not inexistence at the time of the first edition. Timely coverage of emergent areas such as epigenetics, personalized genomic medicine, pharmacogenetics, and genetic enhancement technologiesInterdisciplinary and global in its outlook, as befits the field of geneticsBrief articles, written by experts in the field, which not only discuss, define, and explain key elements of the field, but also provide definition of key terms, suggestions for further reading, and biographical sketches of the key people in the history of genetics."

Just when you need it the most, If You're Feeling Stuck provides a surprisingly simple yet deeply powerful way to dislodge yourself from that lifeless, stuck feeling; that emotional "Bermuda triangle" that's so hard to navigate out of. In a straightforward, innovative approach that taps their own experiences, authors Walsh and Hughes outline six activities that will gently yet dramatically begin to create the change you want to see. The activities range from immediately practical things to do -- quickly opening up space between you and the stuck feeling -- to a deep exploration of your core, your true essence. Don't let the simplicity of the activities fool you: entered into with intent and commitment, they have the power to change your life. This isn't a book to read and place back on the shelf -- it's a direct, hands-on process that Walsh and Huhges manage to make eye-opening, transformative and fun. Their advice: "Do the activities and don't worry about the outcome. Trust the process. Change will happen."

"Poetry connects the reader by igniting imagination so the ears can hear the whispers of crickets, the body can feel the passionate lips of lovers, taste the satisfying libation of discovery, smell the newly blooming buds of love, and the eyes can take in a 360 degree vision of possibility." John Kelly Hughes opens the curtain on these poems and prose-poems as a three-part story of the hero's journey. The first part, Water Wisdom includes questions and understandings the hero has about himself, the womb of discovery, taking honest inventory of warts and wisdom. Bravery Brewing centers on the internal and external forces that do not want the hero to be a hero. The final and third part, Tsunami Songs is filled with intensity and crescendo of risk as the hero triumphs over inertia, indecisiveness and bad insight to arrive at his own destiny fully alive and whole. ..".Nobody can sing your song Nobody can make your baby Nobody can fool you into thinking you're somebody else for long Because then you would not be you..." Discover a new landscape within your poetic self with Poems From The Bathtub, a hero's journey of poetry for anyone who loves the rhythm of paradox, the melody of play and the triumph of possibility.

Set in Italy in the year 1977, "The Road to Chianti" follows two young orphans as they struggle to find a place to call home.

When their parents are killed in a devastating accident on the eve of the Epiphany, nine-year-old Alessandra DeSantis and her older brother, Salvatore, are left alone. With no one to care for them, the children soon end up in a run-down orphanage far from their home in Chianti. Still emotionally scarred from losing their parents, they now face an even greater challenge-the cruel Agostina, who works Alessandra and Salvatore to the point of exhaustion.

Deciding they must escape, Alessandra and Salvatore flee in the night and unknowingly embark on a harrowing adventure across the Italian countryside. With Agostina's goons hot on their trail, Alessandra and Salvatore vow to do whatever it takes to survive, and above all else, find their way home to Chianti. But one nagging question always hangs over them-what will they find when they finally get home?

An action-packed journey through cobblestone streets, dark forests, and gorgeous piazzas, "The Road to Chianti "explores the power of love to triumph over adversity and the importance of having a place to call your own.