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Pregnancy outside marriage is a common challenge in America today. In fact, the CDC notes that births to single mothers reached a record high in 2005. Many parents face the crisis of having their grandchildren born to a single mom, so you are not alone. However, it is probably little consolation to be told that 342,976 teens (aged 15-19) gave birth in 2005, or that more than one in three of all children born in America are born out of wedlock (36.8% in 2005). 69.5% of the children in the African American community are born to single mothers, as are 63.3% of children in the American Indian or Alaska Native population, and 47.9% of children with Hispanic mothers. The Christian community is not immune to the problem of pregnancy outside marriage. Each year, thousands of church leaders and church-going families suddenly find themselves with a pregnant daughter (whether a teen or older young woman) who is not married. But you never thought it would happen in your own Christian family. Wondering what steps to take first? Where to find emotional support? Nervous about the response of family, friends, or the church? Overwhelmed by the options related to housing, finishing school, medical care, parenting, and adoption? There is help and hope even in the midst of your shock and pain. Be assured that you are not alone in your pain. Others have been where you are. Designed as a step-by-step guide and workbook to help parents of a pregnant teen or college student, How To Survive Your Teen's Pregnancy will help you through the shock, disappointment, and anger, and show you how to redeem beauty from the ashes of this crisis. When we wrote the manuscript for the first edition in 2002, there were very few reports and studies that had yet been published based on the 2000 Census data. We felt bad referencing so many sources that were published in the late 80s and throughout the 1990s because they were very dated by the time the first edition went to the printer. We are very proud to have updated all the statistics throughout the second edition! In every case (but one) we were able to find a source reference from this millenium, and this make the second edition very fresh and timely. We've also added new material throughout the book, especially a chapter about the importance of a father. We expanded the information about the grief cycle, and added some new illustrations. We love hearing from you, dear reader, and we thank you in advance for the comments and personal stories that you'll send us regarding this new edition. Written in a devotional workbook format, each chapter of this 192-page book lovingly addresses an issue to discuss, a decision to examine, or an action to take. Read a related portion of Scripture, identify with a real-life story from those who have survived their teen's pregnancy, and work through journaling exercises and practical action steps. Appendices list resource books and agencies. You'll want to keep a spare copy on hand to give to your friend when they call to share the grief that their single daughter is pregnant. ... Read more

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How to Survive Your Teen's Prenancy
Very helpful information from a Christian perspective. Bible scripture verses are given throughout the book on the many helpful topics covered.

I am in the process of starting an outreach ministry for parents whose teenagers find themselves on the brink of parenthood or who are raising their teen, along with a grandchild, and yet still live under their parents roof and authority. I have first hand knowledge of this topic since it happened in my own family. I only wish that I had found this book when I needed the help and guidance it offers.

Parents need a strong support system when this happens to their teen (and them!). They need a place where they can vent their grief and frustrations but also gain encouragement, wisdom, and healing. Boundaries are often times blurred when parents find themselves in the middle of this kind of crisis and thus find themselves (unknowingly) being enablers to their teen. Please consider starting a support group for parents in your area...it is greatly needed today.

This book helps sort out conflicting feelings and is also guide that helps answer questions on the issues they will be facing. I also highly recommend the book "Boundaries" by Dr. Henry Cloud along with this one.

A must read for parents of teen moms
If you ever find yourself to be the parent of a teen mom or hear of someone in that position, rush out and buy this book.The sooner that a parent reads this book, the better, since it contains information that is not only important for decision making but encouraging at a time when discouragement abounds.In our opinion, every church, every crisis pregnancy center, and every youth group should have this in their library.

Essential resource for parents trying to deal with the heartbreak of a daughter's pregnancy
No! Neither of my teens are going to have a baby! Just to get that immediately out of the way. :) The publishers of How to Survive Your Teen's Pregnancy by Linda Ellen Perry sent me a copy and asked me to review it, because while I haven't been a parent whose had to face this, I was a teen mom myself. I'll never forget the way I had to tell my parents that I was pregnant; I had hoped to procrastinate as long as possible. But Mom had made an appointment for me to get my MMR booster shot the next day, and I was afraid that there may be birth defects if I went ahead with the shot, so I had to drop the bomb on them two weeks before school started. I wish now that they had a book like this to turn to for advice, and that we had a better support system through our church and community. While Dad tried to remain calm and talk sensibly, Mom was broken and couldn't bear to discuss the details.



If I could go back and change things, I wouldn't change the big stuff (getting married, keeping my baby), because if I did, I wouldn't have the two beautiful older kids I have, but I would change the way that my parents and I interacted in the two weeks before I was quickly married and moved out. Perry has years of experience counseling teens and their parents, and she uses that knowledge to create a workbook for parents that takes them step by step through the first discovery through the birth of the baby with stops along the way for forgiving their daughter, the baby's father, and the themselves. She encourages with Scripture and uses different Bible stories and some Christian fiction to help bring deeper understanding to the situation. Perry urges parents to really listen to their daughter to help her come up with a viable plan for her and her child. She supports both adoption and parenting with the pros and cons of both laid out neatly. This is a Christian book, so while abortion is mentioned, she encourages every other option and includes statistics about possible outcomes if a teenage girl has or is forced to have an abortion.


The book includes resources for parents with places to find Christian and pro-life doctors, adoption agencies, pregnancy resource centers, and more. While some of the activities for dealing with the emotions were a little artsy for me (I can't imagine drawing pictures or making a collage to express myself), for others it may be just what's needed. It took my parents and I several years to repair the damage done by my pregnancy and my attitude toward them during it. While a parent can't change their child's reaction to the pregnancy, mothers and fathers can change how they react, hopefully bringing healing and growth. This book is a fantastic resource for helping them to work through the grief, anger, and guilt that follows a teen's pregnancy.

Excellent Book
If you are having this issue please get the book it will help you see clearly.

Practical and Biblical
This is a wise book full of practical and biblical advice for steering your family through the crisis of a teen pregnancy. There is an emphasis on forgiveness and restoration throughout as the author addresses issue such as secondary virginity, adoption, marriage, etc. Recommended Scripture reading, application questions, guidance for prayer, and helpful checklists for preparing for the baby are also included, as well as personal stories from those who have walked through this situation before. ... Read more

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This anthology contains twenty concise, original essays profiling women who have found "voice" and overcome the forces that historically have restricted, ostracized, and silenced their voices. The selections examine their personal and social obstacles as well as their accomplishments and empowerment through works, words, and actions. ... Read more

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A boy dreams of flying and of his favorite subject, Bigfoot. He flys when he's scared. He flys a lot in The Little Red Car and Bigfoot. ... Read more

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Astrologers have claimed for centuries that the positions of Mars and Venus at one's birth influence sexuality and love. The 144 ways Mars and Venus can combine with the 12 Sun signs, each reflecting different sexual traits in an individual, are explained in this guide. ... Read more

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What's not to like?
If you're a novice, it's always helpful to see how planets combine--after all, that's the trickiest part of astrology. If you're at an advanced level (I've been at this for over 30 years), it's good to see another perspective. This type of book, by putting two planets together in interpretation, is much more accurate, and great fun at parties, especially, as here, when considering the planets of love and sex. Everyone will be greatly entertained as each person is "nailed". It's a good way to not only entertain, but to get others' interested/intrigued about astrology. Also, try Carolyn Reynold's *The Book of Lovers* for Sun/Moon combinations, which also considers gender. Very lively.

Cute but don't regard it as your bible of companionship
I found that though this book offered some cute lighthearted insights to relationship astrology, they missed the boat on facts and truly diagnosing a relationship's merit with astrology.There is no mention of the idea that aspects or other parts of the couple's charts will have any importance in the relationship chart, which is simply not true.

sexual meanings of planets
This book explains 144 patterns of Mars/Venus combination in each sign. The focus is on their sexual implication. Their interpretation is quite detailed and each pattern is supported by a case study of celebrity's experience. Hence, I think that this book can be of great use, if you are interested in the sexual meanings of planets, which are usually overpassed in other astrological books.

The Mars Venus Affair: Astrology's Sexiest Planets
I loved this book. It's a great icebreaker -- fun and great forparties. I've got other Birthdate and astrological characteristics books, but this one is the most fun. The Perrys' wit is tongue-in-cheek and I can tell they're just the kind of people I'd like to invite to a dinner party. I'll be looking forward to their next endeavor.

Entertaining!
I think The Mars Venus Affair is a really fun book.I don't know much about astrology but you really don't need to in order to enjoy this book. It's written in plain language and tells you which Mars-Venus combinationyou have and how it can influence your sex life.It was fun to read thecelebrity biographies that describe each of the 144 categories.There wereseveral celebrities I already knew something about, like Marilyn Monroe andGreta Garbo, and there were others I hadn't heard of.But they were allvery interesting.It's kind of neat thinking you have the same combinationof Mars and Venus as Marilyn Monroe or Greta Garbo.

As much as I enjoyedthis book at home, the real fun started when I took it to work and it gotpassed around the office.It really got people talking and giggling.It'sprobably a good book to have at a party to break the ice, or maybe for abridal shower. ... Read more

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Eight-year-old Robert Brian Apple and his mother discover an injured baby ape-like animal along the road. They take it home. What happens next? The Apple family, after all, lives in Bigfoot Country! ... Read more

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This volume establishes a dialogue between the theoretical and practical components of teaching, between the barriers that inhibit changes and the factors that help overcome those barriers. It presents theories that are already at the heart of modern educational practice and shows how these theories have been used by teachers and teacher trainers. The dialogue in this book takes place within, and is informed by, a multitude of disciplines including philosophy, communication studies, technology, composition, rhetoric, and education. The authors address the practical issues of their chosen theoretical perspectives and reflect on how those perspectives manifest themselves pedagogically. Each chapter is followed by a brief response that draws on the experiences and expertise of classroom teachers and theoreticians. As such, the dialogue between the theory and practice of change is delineated between the chapter authors and respondents. ... Read more

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Twelve-year-old Mary Joyce thought she saw a Bigfoot. No, she was sure she say one. Find out what happens when Mary Joyce's teacher gets in the mix. Does someone want to shot Bigfoot? Well someone in the story has a gun and they are . . . ... Read more

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Discover the value of a good name, and learn how to bless and encourage people by using Scripture and their own name in an Acrostic Name Blessing. This book makes it easy to create a unique, personalized gift by showing many examples, presenting detailed instructions, and listing many inspiring ideas for using the completed craft. Turn to Acrostic Name Blessings when you need a gift for the person who has everything! ... Read more

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This delightful children's picture book is colorfully illustrated with nearly 70 photos from Marilyn Laszlo's 25 years in the jungle of Papua New Guinea. Marilyn Laszlo is a former Wycliffe Bible Translator who translated the Bible into the language of the Sepik Iwam people at the village of Hauna. God's amazing story through Marilyn is presented as an ABC book with a short rhyme for each letter of the English alphabet. There is also an activity for each letter, and pairs of words showing the English and Sepik Iwam ways to say some common words.

Relive her adventures in this new, exciting format.Children, teens, and adults will all love this book!It makes a great gift, and is also perfect for libraries at Church and school. Sunday school teachers can use it as an instant lesson on Missions. ... Read more

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Enhanced with almost 70 photographs
Highly recommended for family, Sunday School, and Bible School library picture book collections, A Is For Airstrip: A Missionary's Jungle Adventure was written for children by former Wycliffe Bible translator Marilyn Laszlo with the assistance of Elizabeth Maddrey and Lindap Perry. Enhanced with almost 70 photographs from Marilyn's adventures in the jungle of Papua, New Guinea -- where she lived in a remote Hauna Village for 25 years, learning the local language, crating an alphabet, and translating the Bible for this tribe on the Sepik Iwam River. More than just another ABC primer for preschoolers, A Is For Airstrip features bi-lingual pairings of native words and their English equivalents, wonderful anecdotes, and activities that will fully capture the attention of young readers.

Experience remote Papua New Guinea vicariously
(...)Each page has several photos, plus colorful artwork, giving lots to look at again and again.I love the Sepik Iwam words at the top and bottom of each page: they make it fun for kids to write messages in "code".The front of the book has a short pronunciation guide, so we can even speak a few simple words in this language that is so strange to our ears.The short rhymes on each page march through the English alphabet, telling the life story of missionary Marilyn Laszlo as she arrives in a remote village in Papua New Guinea, learns their language, and translates the Bible for them.There's even a suggested activity for each letter-page, so this book has lots of ways to entertain kids while exposing them to a new culture. Highly recommended! ... Read more

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Here is the perfect tool to get students to practice more frequently. Now available are piano accompaniment MIDI disks for the Suzuki Violin School Volumes 1-6. Recorded by Suzuki Accompanist Linda Perry on an acoustic piano, these performances were recorded without reference to a metronome and have a human feel to them. MIDI disks are very flexible to use -- you can control the tempo, transpose, add a metronome click, and cancel the playback of the left- and/or right-hand parts. Best of all, students love them! The files are in a format called Standard MIDI File (SMF) and can be played using a variety of different equipment, including an acoustic piano that has MIDI, a digital piano, a synthesizer, a Macintosh or Windows computer. The enhanced CD-ROM contains all of the piano accompaniments plus an exclusive version of Home Concert™ which will show the music on your computer screen, follow along with it, and turn the pages for you! Also included on the CD are the listening tracks from the David Nadien/Koji Toyoda recordings. ... Read more

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Linda Ellen Perry ha escrito este libro de sus años de experiencia guiando a las adolescentes que se embarazan sin estar listas. Ella da consejo de la vida real para ayudar a los padres. El libro es práctico y bíblico, ayudándole a trabajar en cosas tales como el perdón, posibilidades de adopción, cómo su hija puede ser madre siendo soltera y lo que ella necesita de los adultos en su vida, recibiendo a un nuevo bebé en su casa. ... Read more

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Not what I ordered!
I am very disappointed! I used an ISBN number, taken directly from a textbook, to view available copies to buy. The hardback was too expensive, and you showed a paperback version. I read the details very carefully and ordered it. However, it is not the text, but a thin workbook. Nowhere on the order, did it say "workbook".

Now, I'm out $14, but more importantly, my daughter in school is without a book after waiting. I will return the package, please refund the entire price.

CAUTION
CAUTION TO BUYERS: I ordered a text book for my daughter that was labeled "used-acceptable". What I received was a pile of pages without a binding, cover, complete with missing pages(even the index) and even the back cover is peeling back and in pieces. The whole book smells like it has sat in a mold. As a matter of fact it is making me sneeze.
I am appauled that someone would even try to sell this pile of pages labeled "text book" it clearly does not fit the profile for a book. I am still awaiting an email from the seller to send it back for a FULL refund. This was a waste of my time and money. I hope Amazon will monitor this seller.America: Pathways to the Present

Excellent condition...Speedy Delivery
This book was in Excellent condition to be categorized as a used item.I received the book quicker than expected.Great job!!!!

Supplement w/Additional Readings
The text is okay, but to really do a good job, you must a) read widely outside the text and b) give the students supplementary materials. For basic factual information, the text is largely acceptable.However, it is at times factuallly wrong, trying to claim in the early chapters that American Indian and African cultures were equally a part of the developing American legal system and culture--which is patently false.

American legal ideas were almost exclusively derived from British law and the Bible, not only in the early colonies, some of which outright stated, "We have no king but Jesus."but in the ideas of the CHRISTIAN Enlightenment,most particularly John Locke. Bsides the bible, the two most widely read writers prior to the Revolution were Locke and Blackstone,later on it was Locke and Montesquieu(checks and balances.)

Addd The Heritage Guide to the Constitution, The Founder's Constitution and Mark Levin's Liberty and Tyranny to your study, background and supplementary information you give to your students. The text ignores the importanceof The Federalist Papers, which are essential in understanding the development of the US Constitution.

IF you really want to teach American History, don't rely predominately on the textbook, get the primary source information, there are plenty of websites out there, and Ashland University has a great series of workshops.(www.teachingamericanhistory.org). And don't settle foran education degree---go get their Master's in American History and Government---the program is great and you will never regert it. It focuses on primary texts, which you MUSTuse to do history.

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great transaction.Book was in great condition, speedy delivery, and price was right!Very satisfied. ... Read more

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Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Leigh Bowery, Ray Brown, Carla Zampatti, Katie Perry, Linda Britten, Charlene O'brien, Eco Logika, Alex Perry, Lisa Ho, Wayne Cooper, Collette Dinnigan, Jenny Kee, Michelle Jank, Akira Isogawa, Yeojin Bae, Enid Gilchrist, Antipodium, Toni Matičevski, Christopher Chronis, Zara Bate, Prue Acton, Jonathan Pampling, Peter Jackson, Joshua Goot, Alannah Hill, Joe Saba, Jenny Bannister, Peter Morrissey, Juli Grbac, Linda Jackson, Christopher Essex, Tea Rose, Bianca Spender, Leona Edmiston, Richard Tyler, Arthur Galan. Source: Wikipedia. Free updates online. Not illustrated. Excerpt: Leigh Bowery (26 March 1961 - 31 December 1994) was an Australian performance artist, club promoter, actor, pop star, model and fashion designer, based in London. Bowery is considered one of the more influential figures in the 1980s and 1990s London and New York art and fashion circles influencing a generation of artists and designers. His influence reached through the fashion, club and art worlds to impact, amongst others, Alexander McQueen, Lucian Freud, Vivienne Westwood, Boy George, Antony and the Johnsons, John Galliano, the Scissor Sisters, David LaChapelle, Lady Bunny plus numerous Nu-Rave bands and nightclubs in London and New York which arguably perpetuated his avant garde ideas. Leigh Bowery was born in 1961 in the Melbourne suburb of Sunshine, Victoria. He often compared his early life there to a cultural wasteland in which he did not fit well. He was a sensitive and multi-gifted child in "macho" surroundings and as a teenager discovered a whole new world by reading about the London new romantic scene from British fashion magazines such as i-D. This inspired him to reinvent himself at the centre of the avant-garde art world in London. His family was conservative and he often reflected on his paren...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=540814 ... Read more

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Les achats comprennent une adhésion à l'essai gratuite au club de livres de l'éditeur, dans lequel vous pouvez choisir parmi plus d'un million d'ouvrages, sans frais. Le livre consiste d'articles Wikipedia sur : Timothy Leary, Kurt Russell, Chloë Sevigny, Donald Davidson, Mike Gravel, Linda Perry, Paul Leder, Vinny Del Negro, Joe Morello, Jim Douglas, Tony Macalpine, Carole Fredericks, Eleanor Powell, Tim Mayotte, John Ashton, Jay Apt, Walter P. Coombs. Non illustré. Mises à jour gratuites en ligne. Extrait : Timothy Francis Leary, né le 22 octobre 1920 à Springfield dans le Massachusetts, décédé le 31 mai 1996 à Beverly Hills en Californie, est un écrivain américain, psychologue et militant pour l'utilisation scientifique des psychédéliques. Il est le plus célèbre partisan des bienfaits thérapeutiques et spirituels du LSD. Pendant les années 1960, il a inventé et popularisé le slogan « Turn on, tune in, drop out », synonyme de contestation et de libération. Timothy Leary est né à Springfield dans le Massachusetts, dans une famille de notables de la Nouvelle-Angleterre. Il étudie pendant une courte période au College of the Holy Cross, à Worcester, Massachusetts, mais réagit mal à la discipline de cet établissement jésuite. Il fréquente également l'académie militaire de West Point, mais se fait renvoyer au bout de 18 mois. Il obtient une licence en psychologie à l'université d'Alabama en 1943, puis un doctorat en psychologie à l'université de Berkeley en 1950. Il devient professeur auxiliaire à Berkeley de 1950 à 1955, puis directeur de recherche de la fondation Kaiser (1955-1958), et conférencier en psychologie à l'université Harvard (1959-1963). Leary a décrit ces années avec dédain, se voyant comme : Une curieuse théorie de la reprogrammation du cerveau avec le LSD.En vacances au Mexique, il consomme des champignons hallucinogènes contenant de la psilocybine, une expérience qui changera radicalement le cours de sa vie. Dès ...http://booksllc.net/?l=fr ... Read more

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Chapters: Dr. Seuss, Timothy Leary, Alan Kay, Mike Gravel, Roger Putnam, Carole Fredericks, Linda Perry, Mike Scully, Robert B. Parker, Kurt Russell, Peter Welch, Jerry Orbach, Creighton Abrams, Fred Kilgour, Larry O'brien, Eleanor Powell, Jim Douglas, D. Woods, Tim Mayotte, James A. Redden, Adele Addison, June Foray, Chester Bowles, Tom Matera, Nick Buoniconti, Samuel Bowles, Vinny Del Negro, Sean Mchugh, Albert P. Langtry, Travis Best, Peter King, Tony Macalpine, Cyclone Miller, Bob Kudelski, Arthur Macarthur, Sr., Paige Turco, Derek Kellogg, Ron Brace, George Tomasini, George S. Irving, Rabbit Maranville, Nina Blackwood, George R. Davis, Signs, William H. Haile, Jeff Winkless, Ashley Gearing, Ron Bradley, Theodore Foley, Joseph French Johnson, Ralph W. Ellis, Phil Mcgeoghan, Lloyd Wheaton Bowers, Ed Lu, Chuck Bresnahan, C. Chapin Cutler, Peter Speliopoulos, Carleen Hutchins, Edward Paquette, Bill Danoff, Phil Page, P. J. Alexander, Thomas Daniel Beaven, Megan M. Duffy, Butler Derrick, Shirley Jean Rickert, Matthew V. Storin, Paul Fenton, Brian Scully, Lawson Sibley, Joseph Berg Esenwein, Lambert Murphy, Edward Goodwin Burnham, Walter Scott Story, Harold R. Bull, Roger Leclerc, John Ashton, Frank Quinn, Frank Hugh Foster, Julia Sanderson, Dan Cavanaugh, Harry Simms, James Vincent, Sandy Cane, Tom Ashe, Charles Ryan, George Edmands Merrill, Eliphalet Trask, Thomas Dwight, Bruce Forman, William P. Hayes, Steve Susskind, Fran O'brien, Walter Alden Dyer, Tom Newberry, Fred F. Finklehoffe, Kim Allen, Mark Faucette, Worthington Hooker, Peter Robinson, Paul Boland, Mel Marquette, Norm Dussault, Rick Bennett. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 469. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Libertarian (2008-present) Maurice Robert "Mike" Gravel (pronounced ; born May 13, 1930) is a former Democrati...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=293567 ... Read more

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Chapters: Thomas Mann, Paula Abdul, Bob Burnquist, Roberto Refinetti, Linda Perry, Benny Feilhaber, Brazilian American, Luso American, Joao Macdowell, Robert Rey, Ryan Hollweg, Lori Hacking, Jane Engelhard, Nicolas de Gunzburg, Sônia Braga, Alex Ely, List of Brazilian-American Communities, Jordana Brewster, Jasmin St. Claire, Yaya Dacosta, Bruce Driscoll, Camilla Belle, Marcos Siega, Maxine Bahns, Natalie Morales, Blondfire, Ned Kock, Flavia Colgan, Bill Hudson, Breno Giacomini, Robyn Ah Mow-Santos, Maiara Walsh, Fabrizio Moretti, Marshall Brickman, Henry Draper, Alex Klein, Michael Genari, Mario Caldato, Jr., João Biehl, Ana Carolina Da Fonseca, Jorge Siega, Daniel Benzali, Denison Cabral, Lin Chao, Ricardo Medina, Jr., List of Brazilian Americans, André Borges, Sally E. Pingree, Nancy Randall, Charlene Engelhard Troy. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 236. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Paula Julie Abdul (pronounced ; born June 19, 1962) is an American pop singer, record producer, dancer, choreographer, actress and television personality. In the 1980s, Abdul rose from cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers to highly sought-after choreographer at the height of the music video era before scoring a string of Pop-R ... Read more

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Commentary (music and lyrics not included).Chapters: What You Waiting For?, Beautiful, Hurt, Get the Party Started, Keeps Gettin' Better, Candyman, What's Up?, Superwoman, One Word, the Long Way Around, Dynamite, Mono, Forever May You Run, Tomorrow, Catch Me While I'm Sleeping. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 94. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: "What You Waiting For?" is a song written by Gwen Stefani and Linda Perry for Stefani's debut solo album, Love. Angel. Music. Baby. (2004). The song is the album's opening track, and was released as its lead single. "What You Waiting For?" details Stefani's lack of inspiration, fear of producing the album, as well as her reaction to pressures exerted by her record label. The song is primarily a New Wave song but also has influences from electropop, and introduces Stefani's four back-up dancers, the Harajuku Girls, who had a major input into the album's production. "What You Waiting For?" was released as the album's lead single; according to Stefani, as an "explanation for doing the record". The single sold well, reached the top twenty in many countries, and topped the singles chart in Australia. It was certified gold in the United States, and was nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 47th Grammy Awards. It was well received by critics, and was frequently cited as a highlight of the album. The song has been remixed a number of times, and was covered by the indie rock band Franz Ferdinand. During the night of the 2003 Grammy Awards, Perry forced Stefani into a chokehold, and demanded that they were "gonna write songs together!". Stefani reluctantly agreed. Soon after, Stefani finished the Rock Steady Tour with her band No Doubt, and took a call from her label, who informed her that Perry was in a studio ready to collaborate, and...http://booksllc.net/?id=1811611 ... Read more

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Linda Perry, born April 15, 1965, in Springfield, Massachusetts, to parents of Portuguese and Brazilian descent, is an American rock musician, songwriter, and record producer. Once best known as the lead singer and primary songwriter of 4 Non Blondes, Perry has founded two record labels and has become a major songwriter and producer responsible for hit songs by a number of successful female singers such as Christina Aguilera (who had a #1 hit with Perry's song "Beautiful"), Gwen Stefani ("What You Waiting For" from her album Love Angel Music Baby) and Pink (who had a #1 hit with "Get the Party Started", written by Perry). Perry has also contributed heavily to albums by Courtney Love and Kelly Osbourne as well as signing and distributing James Blunt in the United States ... Read more