When Alina is teased by a classmate, she sets about teaching him about her heritage. While giving him a lesson on culture and geography, she also teaches her classmate how cool diversity is.
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This title improves upon the original by: Intrigue: "Beyond Faces" sparks curiosity about what lies beyond a basic feature of simplicial complexes. Power: "Power" emphasizes the wider significance of these structures. The piece could delve into face numbers as a foundational concept: Counting Faces: Explain how the number of faces (points, edges, triangles, etc.) provides initial insights into a simplicial complex's structure. Simplex Homology: Briefly introduce this concept, highlighting how it uses face numbers to reveal hidden properties of the shape. The focus would then shift on the broader applications of simplicial complexes: Modeling Complex Systems: Discuss how these structures can represent complex networks, from social connections to the human brain. Topological Analysis: Highlight how simplicial complexes allow us to analyze the fundamental properties of shapes independent of size or deformation. Applications in Science and Engineering: Explore their use in fields like computer graphics, 3D printing, and even physical simulations. "Beyond Faces" suggests a few content directions: Higher Dimensions: Briefly touch upon how simplicial complexes can represent shapes beyond our usual 3D world. Visualizations: Emphasize the importance of using visualizations or interactive tools to help readers grasp these concepts. Historical Context: Briefly discuss the development of simplicial complexes and their role in the history of mathematics.
1. MEDICINE Illness, disease and disability plague man in every culture. But the form they take is not the same everywhere. Neither is man's reaction. Coping strategies, and the experience and knowledge backing them, depend very much on cultural setting. So medicine, the fabric of strategy and know ledge, can only be understood in the context of culture. In western society today, severe judgements are passed on medicine. Its store of knowledge and experience, and its repertory of strategies, have grown immensely during the last few decades. But it hardly alleviates dominant ailments, especially chronic diseases, diseases of old age and disturbances of social and mental functioning. We know that these ailments have come to the fore as the incidence of more "primitive" diseases declined in industrial societies. Infant deaths, and malnutrition and infections striking at young age, have dwindled to marginal significance in Western Europe and life expectancy at birth is twice that of some 150 years ago. Thus our new troubles are connected with past successes.
A mother’s near-obsessive devotion to her missing daughter threatens to destroy more than one family. Megan is the harried but happy stay-at-home mother of three little girls living in a small town. Her life implodes when her youngest daughter, Emma, disappears on her third birthday. Two years later, Megan is preparing to commemorate Emma’s birthday and the anniversary of her kidnapping, compelled to keep her name alive in the minds of her community and her family. Her commitment to Emma, however, borderlines on obsession as she follows the families of little girls who look like the daughter she lost. Her obsession with finding Emma has distanced Megan from both friends and family. Her two older daughters are resentful of her relentless and fruitless search for their sister, and her husband pleads with her to accept that Emma is gone so that the family can move on with their lives. Meanwhile, in the same small town, Jack is beginning to question his wife’s secrecy about their adored granddaughter, Emmie. As Dottie slips into dementia and becomes increasingly protective over Emmie, he can’t help but wonder if there could be a dark secret that Dottie is keeping from him. Jack and Megan’s worlds finally intersect at the town carnival, when Megan snaps a photograph of a little girl on her grandfather’s shoulders.
Stillwater Shores: A Stillwater Bay Prequel
Steena Holmes
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2017
nidottu
Fans of Jodi Picoult and Elin Hilderbrand will fall in love with this series that sets the stage for Stillwater Rising, from NY Times bestselling author Steena Holmes. 5 women. Five women bonded by friendship, there for each other no matter the storms that came. Five women who had no idea their lives were about to be destroyed. Five women bonded by friendship...until they weren't. Before the first shots are fired within the walls of Stillwater Elementary School, life went on as normal for five women who were close friends. Their monthly girls' night was coming up and they couldn't wait to get together. They all needed this night to run away and be carefree - from their husbands, their children, their church - with no expectations, no responsibilities, where they weren't mothers or wives. No one expected their lives to be torn apart, their friendships tested in one short minute when their town is rocked by a danger lurking in their tight-knit community. This story gives you a glimpse into the town of Stillwater Bay and its residents. You will see what their lives were like BEFORE the storm that rocked their little community descended upon them. This is the prequel to Stillwater Rising.
Stillwater Tides: A Stillwater Bay
Steena Holmes
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2017
nidottu
Stillwater Deep: a Stillwater Bay
Steena Holmes
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2017
nidottu
FROM TWO MILLION-SELLING AUTHOR STEENA HOLMES AN UNPUTDOWNABLE PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER WITH THE MOST SHOCKING TWIST YOU'LL READ THIS YEAR.My twin brother is the person I'm closest to. But now he frightens me.We both have the same white-blond hair and clear blue eyes. All our lives people have stared at us. So we had to be there for each other.Bryce tried to protect me from our dad. But when he died, I thought I was finally safe.After the funeral, Bryce takes me aside: "Since Dad's passing . . . well, it's been going on for a few years now. I've been keeping a huge secret from you."Now I'm lying bruised and broken on a cold floor in a dark room. How I got here is the question. And what they want from me is insane . . .AN EXHILARATING BLEND OF TENSION AND SUSPENSE BY A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHORPerfect for fans of Freida McFadden, Daniel Hurst, Lucy Clarke, Lucy Foley, Shari Lapena, T.M. Logan and Clare Mackintosh.
Worship HER: Resurrect Your Pleasure, Embody Your Sexual Power, and Live Unapologetically for YOU
Steena Marie Brown
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2017
nidottu
Forget love - just pass the chocolates (and the coffee, blanket, tissues and a good book to read) Alone. No groom. All eyes on her...it's a brides worst nightmare. Left at the alter, everyone blaming her for the groom's cold feet, all Wynne can do is place a smile on her face and take one step forward: right into the arms of chocolate, because, chocolate is a jilted bride's best friend, after all. With a not-so-secret passion for chocolate, Wynne focuses all her energy on making her new business venture - Chocolate Blessings, a store full of chocolate and gifts, a success. Which really isn't all that hard, think about it - what woman doesn't like chocolate? But, despite all this, Wynne can't ignore those sweet and utterly delectable dreams of love that refuse to go away. In her dreams, Wynne is dancing in the arms of a very strong and handsome man. But which man? Is it the one she turned away from years before out of fear, or the one who left her standing at the altar? Wynne has no sweet clue. To the surprise of her best friends, Wynne finds herself knee-deep in planning her ex-fianc 's engagement party. In the whirlwind that occurs, Wynne must decide which man she is still in love with - the one who walked away or the one in her dreams. This sweet romance is sure to touch your heart and have you looking for some chocolate to eat. This novel is a Christian / Inspirational Romance. Steena Marie is the softer, sweeter side of NY Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Steena Holmes. Writing as Steena Marie, you can expect stories filled with sweet treats, honest hearts and the craving to having something warm in your hand to drink.
To save their small town from dying...they need a miracle...and some hot cocoa and cookies wouldn't hurt, too. For the past two years, Ashley Tanner has been trying to keep her promise to revitalize the small mountain town of Innsbruck, but it's starting to look like she's failing as mayor, and failure is never an option for her. She has one last ditch effort - but it's going to take a lot of work and she's not sure if she can convince everyone to give it a try. Rather than become a ghost town, why not become a town focused around Christmas - one of the most magical times of the year? Who wouldn't love to visit a town where everything is holiday related - from a classic Gingerbread Tea House to a Candy Cane Lane Campground? Thankfully, those closest to her love the idea, but together, as a group, can they convince the rest of the town? Just when she thinks everything is coming together, things start to fall apart, not just in her own life, but in those closest to her too. Feeling responsible, while surviving the destruction of her marriage, Ashley tries to find miracles for everyone in her life - after all, Christmas is all about miracles, right? The promise of what Christmas can be to not only the town of Innsbruck, but to everyone close to her is the only thing keeping her going. Well - that and coffee. If you love Christmas as much as Steena does, you'll end up wishing you could visit this tiny town for yourself. After all - who doesn't love gingerbread houses, sugar cookies, hot cocoa and sleigh rides through a gorgeous mountain side village?
Love So Sweet Collection - 5 Stories of Sweet Love and Delicious Dessert
Steena Marie Holmes
Steena Holmes
2023
pokkari
Welcome to my world of chocolate, mountains, romance, and wanderlust. The Love So Sweet series captures all the things I love the most: like second chances, believing in oneself, delicious chocolate and baked pastries, and of course...sweet romance that stands the test of time. INCLUDED in this collection are the following 5 stories: SWEET MEMORIES: Happily-ever-after only happens once in a lifetime, right? But what if Prince Charming runs for the hills at the first sign of trouble and leaves you to pick up the pieces? SWEET DREAMS: Since chocolate couldn't cure her broken heart, creating the finest macarons and croissants this side of Paris would have to do. Who needs love anyway? SWEET RETURN: Lauren Summers is headed to a resort, and the only things on her schedule are massages and mai tai's. She's definitely not interested in romance or finding love on the beach. What she doesn't realize is someone from her past has other ideas... SWEET RETREAT: Must love long walks, fresh coffee, romance, and know how to schedule a day planner. That wasn't asking too much when it comes to dating, is it? SWEET RENEWAL: Seline Cook is focused on one thing, and one thing only -- making sure her best friend Bex has the wedding of her dreams. Sounds easy, right? Until a game of truth or dare is played...and then all bets are off.
Welcome to Halfway, a small town where family holiday traditions are the center of every relationship. Meet the women of Halfway, in this sweet collection of small-town friendships.In this collection are three stories all set in the town of Halfway: Halfway to NowhereThere's a reason Nikki hasn't been back to Halfway in over a decade, and it has everything to do with her secret son and her best friend. But, she's soon finding out that when it comes to small towns and their secrets - there's no place to hide. Especially when everyone can finally see the truth of the secret she can no longer keep. Halfway in BetweenNikki Landon is settling back into life in her hometown of Halfway, even helping to organize the annual Pumpkin Festival, and everything feels close to perfect, especially with the bloom of new love and a relationship with Parker Rhodes. Despite growing closer, Nikki can't help but feel that there's something-or someone-coming between them. Halfway to ChristmasWhether it's a new love or a new baby...a joyful homecoming, or a stressful return in a difficult season, Christmas brings out all of the strongest emotions. Join the women of Halfway, Montana as they celebrate love, friendship and the benchmarks of life this holiday season while learning some hard life lessons along the way.
