Stolen Bride -Now available in Large Print as well.
Lori, Runaway Wife
In Lori, Runaway Wife, Lori Becker, a nurse at a Queens's hospital, is a battered wife who is intimidated by her brutal spouse despite being professionally skilled. Lori lives in the fantasy world of romancemysteries, idolizing their handsome author Ian Damion. Yet she is trapped until the birth of Ian's son sets her free and her life skills mould the opportunity to build self-esteem and create a new life of independence. -- Reviewed by Carol Hoyer for Reader View.
Testimony: "Wow, Val! A marvelous book and a great story." -- Dottie Roberts, Lagoon Point Book Club, Greenbank, WA
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Teaching the Unteachable, How-to-Handbook
The "unteachable" child is one who due to severe developmental delays and accompanying maladaptive behaviors appears to be unable to acquire age-appropriate cognitive, social and physical skills. Based upon the principles of behavior and learning, the purpose of this Handbook is to give parents, teachers and counselors techniques for overcoming behaviors that interfere with the ability to learn new skills.
Testimony: " Interesting case studies based upon behavioral principles." -- Professor K. Eileen Allen, University of Kanas, retired.
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Five Magic Words
Tall, attractive Agatha Archer is a successful illustrator, but love and marriage elude her. Silas Spencer, a widowed scientist, is cautiously seeking a suitable stepmother for his six-year-old son. Both Agatha and Silas carry psychic scars of a painful childhood. When they meet, it's love at first sight, but Agatha's hostility toward men and Silas's warimess of attractive women,who remind him of his maliciously seductive stepmother, keep them apart until a dramatic event involving Silas's son brings them together. A fascinating and a very highly recommened read. (Five star)
--Reviwed by Midwest Book Review.
Testimony: "A fine book, with interesting characters,
, a real page-turner." -- Connie Dayton, retired librarian, Seattle, WA.
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Wedding Belle
Though things wrapup easily, WEDDING BELLE is a fascinating contemporary romance starring a caring female and a downtroddemn male.The story line is driven by these two characters though a strong secondary cast augments the fine story line by either encouraging or nuking the relationship between Dane and Ariel. Readers will enjoy this fine tale that highlights the serious issue of the homeless whom Ariel needs to help while officialdom and her cold-hearted Uncle prefer they be swept away under a bureaucratic rug.
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner, Harriet Klausner's Review
Archive.
Testimony: "I couldn't put the book down and spent half the night reading it."
--Irene Franett, Seattle, WA
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Smart Baby, Clever Child
A nurturing environment is essential for fostering your baby's optimal physical and intelledtual development.
Smart Baby, Clever Child by noted child educator Valentine Dmitriev, Ph.D. is filled with age-appropriate educational-play activites, designed to boost your baby's brainpower and physical development. As you go throuogh the pages of the book, you will come to understand early childhood behaviors and your growing toddler's emotional and social needs. Remember learning begins at birth.
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Tears & Triumphs
Based upon case histories of children with Down syndrome or other disabilities, this is the author's personal story of her life as a wife, mother, graduate student and as the innovative educator who changed forever the lives of children with Down syndrome and their parents.
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Time to Begin by Valentine Dmitriev Ph.D. (2nd. edition)
Early Education for Children with Down Syndrome
This book is the outgrowth of the author's 14 years involvement as an innovative educator of infants and young children with Down syndrome. Illustrated with photographs Time to Begin gives practical and specitic techniques for accelerating the mental, physical and social development of children with DS and other disabilities. The success of Dr. Dmitriev's model program has earned it world-wide recognition.
