Mary Martin

This heartwarming collection of short stories focuses on tales of love and perseverance in the lives of country women.

Postcard collecting has been a popular American pastime since the hobby's Golden Age more than a hundred years ago. For today's collector, postcards offer historic photography, snapshots of pop culture and everyday life, colorful works by famous artists--and the thrill of the hunt as you build your collection.At long last there's a full-color overview and in-depth guide to this fascinating hobby. The 432-page Guide Book of Collectible Postcards is a complete one-stop resource for newcomers and experienced collectors alike. It includes: More than 1,500 illustrations Real Photo Postcards (RPPCs), linens, chromes, signed artist cards, sets and series, hand-colored cards, error cards, composites, mechanicals and novelties, and more Christmas, Halloween, comics, and other popular categories famous artists like Charles Dana Gibson, Winsor McCay, Alphonse Mucha, and many others history of the hobby and postcard production methods advice for smart buying and collecting valuation charts for hundreds of card types grading instructions check lists for sets and series, to keep track of your collections high-resolution images of more than 1,300 example postcards a comprehensive appendix describing more than 2,000 historic postcard manufacturers and distributors extensive indexes for further research A postcard collection takes you on a unique trip into the past. Inside this book, you'll find cards of high society and lowbrow humor, natural disasters, social, political, and religious movements, popular artists' illustrations, newspaper comics, circus animals, early movie stars, athletes, planes, trains, automobiles, and the corner general store--and much more Authors Q. David Bowers and Mary L. Martin share decades of experience in buying, selling, and collecting. They guide you from the earliest postcards of the 1870s to the Golden Age of the 1890s through the Great War, and to the modern chrome postcards found on store racks today."Together, Mary Martin and Dave Bowers have raised the bar for the serious recognition of the postcard as one of the most important forms of mass media in history."--from the foreword by Leonard A. Lauder

A challenge to conventional wisdom, this eye-opening account explains how businesses can stabilise conflict and improve people's lives while still pursuing the bottom line. Ours is an era of big companies, multinational brands and global business power, but also of seemingly unending conflict. Corporate Peace examines how corporations respond to the life-and-death business of war and peace. What happens when they come up against Mexican drug cartels, or the Ebola epidemic in Liberia? Through the experiences of behemoths such as Fiat, Veolia, BP and Unilever, Mary Martin shows how big business is increasingly critical in building a safer world, in the face of failed states, health pandemics, insurgencies and organised crime. Can companies do more than generate profits in the poorest and most fragile parts of the world? Should they also shoulder responsibilities neglected by government? Martin contends that corporations must move beyond simply 'doing no harm', or upholding human rights. They are becoming part of the solution, contributing expertise and investment to resolve complex issues of violence, authority and law. Corporate Peace offers an alternative account of business, challenging our assumptions about security and how companies function in an unstable world. It is an invitation to anyone interested in how society works: to rethink how multinationals can mobilise their power and influence for the common good.

Despu s de un doloroso trayectonuevamente la vida junta a los enamorados, lo que hace que compartan un cruel destino. Viajes, mentiras, aventuras y un sin fin de alocados y rom nticos momentos les llevar n a conocer una verdad que ninguno esperaba ni deseaba conocer.

The Adair family got their residency approved in Belize and they were able to travel to Texas to visit their family. This book is about the places they traveled to and the fun experiences they had. They visited Dallas, Midland and San Angelo. They were able to visit with their Grandparents and cousins. It had been 4 1/2 years since they went to Belize.

This is a coloring and cursive writing book. It teaches young children how to make cursive letters while teaching them the alphabet. There is plenty of room for them to practice writing their friends names as well as just writing some silly words. They can write and color in this book and personalize it.

This book is written for preschool and early readers ages 3 to 8 years old. This book follows the life cycle of a frog from egg to mature frog. It is written from the frog's point of view. He notices how his body is changing and his legs are growing. He talks about his friends in the pond. He has a good friend named Big Fin who he likes to play with. When he can hop out of the pond, Big Fin is sad. Then the Frog croaks with joy when he finds out that he can live in and out of the pond.

This book is written from the Bike's point of view. He is for sale and in the window and wants a boy or girl to buy him so he can go out and eat dirt He, the bike, does not want to eat cake, he wants to fly high and eat dirt I would like to thank my good friend and fellowauthor, Rhonda Feltman for helping me get my children'sbooks published. They have been sitting in my book shelf for over 20 years just waiting for this day. I would also liketo thank Miguel, my ESL student for trying so hardto read and learn English. He motivated me to write a bookabout a subject he was interested in so he couldlearn to speak and read English. I would also like to thank all the boys and girls that are learning to read. Whetheryou can read or like being read to, I hope you enjoy this book.

Dedico este libro a todos los ni os y ni as quienes est n aprendiendo los colores. Les encantar a leer acerca de la lagartija mientras cambia de color para evitar el peligro. Su hijo o hija buscar la lagartija en cada p gina. Si a su hijo o hija le interesa la naturaleza, le gustar seguir la lagartija mientras busca los bichos sabrosos. Tambi n dedico este libro a mis nietos quienes est n empezando el colegio y aprendiendo a leer. Espero que de muchas horas de placer a todos los lectores principiantes. Sin importar si su hija o hijo puede leer o si le guste que le lean, l o ella disfrutar este libro. Gracias a mi buena amiga y autora, Rhonda Feltman, por haberme ayudado a publicar mis libros para ni os.

This is a story from the bikes point of view. He is for sale in the window and wants a little boy to buy him so he can go out and eat dirt I would like to thank my good friend and fellowauthor, Rhonda Feltman for helping me get my children'sbooks published. They have been sitting in my book shelf for over 20 years just waiting for this day. I would also liketo thank Miguel, my ESL student for trying so hardto read and learn English. He motivated me to write a bookabout a subject he was interested in so he couldlearn to speak and read English. I would also like to thank all the boys and girls that are learning to read. Whetheryou can read or like being read to, I hope you enjoy this book.

This is an interactive printing and coloring book that will teach your child the letters of the alphabet. This is a book that children can practice printing their names and learn the alphabet. The letters of the alphabet are represented by silly pictures that appeal to young minds. Some of the pictures are awful, like a worm in the apple or gum sticking to the bottom of their shoe. Each page has plenty of room for your child to practice printing that particular letter. The back of the book has a place for your child to think up words of their own and practice printing their name. This book is also a coloring book. This will get the child involved with the letter they are learning to write. I encourage the child to make the picture their own by adding additional background to the illustrations. There is a place in the book for your child to write their own name and date the book for a future memory.This book is geared for Pre-School to Elementary students. All ages will benefit from this interactive printing and coloring book.

Dedico este libro a mis nietos quienes est n aprendiendo a leer y amar la maravilla del medio ambiente. Les fascina observar la lagartija mientras cambia de colores para evitar el peligro. Sin importar si su hijo o hija puede leer o le guste que le leen, l o ella disfrutar este libro. Dedico este libro a todos los ni os y ni as quienes est n aprendiendo los colores. Les encantar a leer acerca de la lagartija mientras cambia de color para evitar el peligro. Su hijo o hija buscar la lagartija en cada p gina. Si a su hijo o hija le interesa la naturaleza, le gustar seguir la lagartija mientras busca los bichos sabrosos.