China, 1915 Two young sisters, Sulan and May, are sold to a rich merchant and his wife, who take them to Vancouver, Canada. An ocean apart from their family, they don't know where they are, they don't speak the language, and they are prisoners in their "master's" house, forced to care for a cruel, sadistic mistress and her bratty son. They are subjected to degrading indignities-rape, torture, and sexual abuse. They are pawns in a grownup game, but struggle to survive. Years later when they are finally reunited with their mother and aunt, they learn the shocking secret about the dangerous man who enslaved them, but in spite of all that has happened to them, both sisters find love and happiness in their new country.

Allison Randall considered herself successful in real estate. She was once married to Edgar. He worked as a consultant inside of his office. Their differences in life had become more than their relationship could withstand. They decided to separate, and eventually divorce. Edgar decides to work for a peace organization. Allison continued to raise their daughter Lynn on her own. Allison realizes that she is capable of a career change, and decides to work with a photographer by the name of Lowell. He introduces her to a career of modeling. Lynn enjoys being around Lowell. Lowell and Allison continue to focus on their careers, and their newly formulated family.

Allison Randall considered herself successful in real estate. She was once married to Edgar. He worked as a consultant inside of his office. Their differences in life had become more than their relationship could withstand. They decided to separate, and eventually divorce. Edgar decides to work for a peace organization. Allison continued to raise their daughter Lynn on her own. Allison realizes that she is capable of a career change, and decides to work with a photographer by the name of Lowell. He introduces her to a career of modeling. Lynn enjoys being around Lowell. Lowell and Allison continue to focus on their careers, and their newly formulated family.

In 1985 Leonard Lake and Charles Chi-tat Ng were suspected of killing over a dozen people. All this only came to light after both of them were caught for shoplifting in South San Francisco and Lake, rather than face being imprisoned, committed suicide. Charles Ng fled to Canada to avoid getting arrested and became a fugitive. After this happened, Ng was instantly labeled as the son from Hell, a sadistic monster, a killing machine and a cold-blooded killer who microwaved a baby. A six-year legal battle between Canada and the United States ended in September 1991 with Ng's extradition to California to face trial on 12 murder charges. Incarcerated in Canada, Ng educated himself about American laws so that he was able to manipulate the legal system to delay his trial, which finally began in October, 1998. Millions of taxpayer dollars were spent bringing Ng to justice. In July, 1999 Charles Chi-Tat Ng was convicted of murdering eleven people (six men, three women, and two babies) in one of California's most gruesome, terrifying, torture killing sprees. Conducting a series of interviews inside the walls of California State Prison at Folsom while Charles Ng awaited trial, and later at San Quentin Prison Valerie Lee asked the questions that everyone wanted to ask and heard the answers that Ng gave or evaded.

Layne begins as a younger doctor working at a local hospital in the small town that she moved to. She later reconnects with a doctor by the name of Doctor Bren that lives in the same city that she originally became a doctor of. They go through a quiet life avoiding their colleagues as to not have to answer any questions about their relationship. They wanted to keep their relationship away from their that husband is becoming older and will eventually die. He had been older than she. He dies from older age. After his death Layne begins feeling as if she can heal from the sadness of his death by riding horses. She begins to learn a lot about the gracefulness and strength of riding horses. She learns some new things about horses along the way.

Ellie finds that she wants to continue to focus her time on her art career. Her parents died from complications with a virus before she could finish school. She is introduced to Lin who becomes her husband. Like Ellie he has his law career that he spends time with. Lin uses his parents knowledge of art to stay a part of Ellie's life even after their separation. He convinces her to remain married. After a boating accident they eventually are able to continue to spend with one another again. They begin to combine their careers together. They decided to have a second wedding that Mimi and two small children Leah and Tolliver are able to attend. Ellie never thought that she would be married at the age of twenty one. With the guidance of Mimi she eventually begins to adjust.

The purpose of this deskbook is to provide a survey of the law and techniques associated with the common body of law, science, and economics constituting natural resource damage assessment. The frameworks for liability and the goals under the federal statutes providing a right of action for natural resource damages are substantially the same. The law and technical approaches for natural resource damage assessment under one statute tend to build the base for assessment under other statutes. Thus, natural resource damage assessment is best undertaken with an understanding of legal developments under all the federal natural resource damage statutes and the technical approaches used for assessment. The body of the deskbook presents both analysis of law and practical information about the elements of natural resource damage assessment and technical approaches used. The deskbook is written with both environmental managers and lawyers in mind.