by Elizabeth Nunez (2002)
"Justin Peters is a Harvard-educated professor of British and classic literature who reads Shakespeare to his four-year-old daughter, Giselle. A native of Trinidad and the product of a strict, English-style education, Justin and his focus on the works of "Dead White Men" receive little professional respect at the public Brooklyn college where he teaches. But whatever troubles he might have at work are eclipsed when he realizes his wife, Sally, has begun to pull away from him, both physically and emotionally." "Harlem-born Sally Peters, a mother on the verge of turning forty, is a primary school teacher who believes that joy is a learned skill, and that it takes strength to be happy. After a life of tragic losses, Sally thought she had finally found that strength when she met Justin.". "But now Sally wants something more. And Justin is angered by her uncertainty about their life and frightened by the thought that perhaps Sally never stopped loving the ex-boyfriend for whom she wrote fierce poems. Is he, Justin wonders, responsible for helping Sally find meaning in her life - a life that seems to him most fortunate? If Sally and Justin's union is to survive, both must face the rippling echoes of their own pasts before those memories forever cloud and alter their future."--BOOK JACKET.
Paul J. McAuley
In a near-future Europe, gene-hacker Alex Sharkey has created a new life form: fairies - genetically-altered dolls with human intelligence. As the fairies develop their own societies, it become apparent that one group has sinister intentions, and Sharkey must try and put an end to their plans.
Cindy Dees
"When Nick wakes up in a hospital room with a case of amnesia--and a beautiful woman at his bedside, he can only remembers that he was held captive for five grueling years. Surely he wouldn't forget someone as easy on the eyes as Laura Delaney. But Laura assures him that she and their son are very real. Laura never forgot the man who stole ehr heart six years ago - even after he disappeared. She knows Nick will someday have to face his demons. But that day comes sooner than imagined when their son is kidnapped. Now he and Laura must rescue their child-- and their last change for a future together"--Publisher description.
Robert S. Gaston, Jonas Wadström
Living donor kidney (LDK) transplantation has become the definitive approach to the treatment of end-stage renal failure, providing a better quality of life and the best opportunity for survival. A compendium of the current practice of LDK transplantation presented by international experts, this text explores a number of controversial aspects of this innovative technique. Discussing the current situation in detail, the authors focus on the responsibility of the medical community to the live kidney donor as a patient and the potential for complacency regarding donor risk. The authors also emphasize the ethical principles that must dictate practice in LDK transplantation for the foreseeable future.
Elena Pasquali
"The world's rarest baby creatures are anxious-- and no wonder. It seems their homes and habitats are at risk. Explore their world in this peep-through book and discover a more hopeful future"--P. [4] of cover.