Best Selling Books by Sally Taylor

A modernist icon, an object of forbidden desire, a symbol of loss and suffering, and an incorrigible survivor - the mother takes all of these forms in Chinese literature from the 1920s and 1930s. In an innovative analysis, Sally Taylor Lieberman explores the meanings the maternal figure acquired at a particular place and time and then engages those meanings in a feminist rereading of the master narratives of modern Chinese intellectual and literary history. Drawing on feminist literary criticism and the theories of Julia Kristeva, Melanie Klein, and Sigmund Freud, Lieberman breaks traditional analytical boundaries as she explores the place of the mother in the ideological struggles through which the modern Chinese canon attained its present shape.

You''ll be glad you saved room for this dessert cookbook. The newly revised edition of a popular backlist title in the Book Of series, features a wide range of recipes for delicious desserts. Including recipes for both the amateur and the intrepid home cook, the budgeter and the splurger, this book yields impressive results every time.

Over 100 illustrations. This book explores the beginnings of the great teddy bear boom; explains why they are so important in our lives; discusses the innumerable variety of bears available; considers famous bears in fiction, such as Winnie-the-Pooh; and offers sound advice on how to start building a collection of these uniquely endearing little creatures. Over 100 full-color photographs aid the reader in sampling the immense universe of the teddy bear.

70 illustrations. This authoritatiively written and lavishly illustrated book is a tribute to the traditional windmill, once an integral part of the working environment but nowadays too often neglected and considered an industrial and rural anachronism. Before steam power, windmills, along with waterwheels, were the only means available for drawing water and powering machinery. Their tall towers and billowing sails were a picturesque part of the European landscape, and many remain today to remind us of the past. Here, their full history and the story of their survival is presented, along with 70 full-color photographs and archival illustrations.

Want to be in control of your life? Want to be independent? How do you know what needs to be done when you''re living on your own? How do you find an apartment, change your address, hook up utilities, get cable installed? What about finances? How are you going to pay rent? And utilities? And your phone bill? And food? Will you have any money left over for fun? How do credit cards work? How do you balance a checkbook? (And, no, you don''t have money in the bank just because you have checks left!) Are you going to college or trade school? What if you want to go, but your parents can''t afford to send you? How will you pay for it? Or are you going to work? How do you find a good job? What skills do you need? What if you don''t have any work experience? How much money will you make? Which taxes will be taken out of your paycheck -- and how do you pay income taxes each year? On My Own, with its interactive CD-ROM, can help you find the answers to these questions -- and many more! It''s the ultimate guide for living successfully on your own! Book jacket.

Get Up, Girl is a powerful invitation to every woman who''s ever felt stuck in fear, shame, anxiety, or heartbreak. Drawing from the miraculous stories of healing in the Gospels-the woman who touched the hem of Jesus'' garment, the little girl Jesus raised with just a word-this book tells one woman''s journey of hearing those same words from the Lord: "Just believe. Fear not. Get up, girl." Through raw storytelling and honest reflection, the author shares how God met her in the depths of her pain and lifted her into healing and freedom. This is more than a personal story-it''s a reminder that the same power that healed then still heals now. Whether you''re battling doubt, wrestling with your past, or longing for hope, Get Up, Girl will stir your faith and remind you that redemption is always possible when Jesus speaks life into your story.

CultureShock! France peels away the layers of the French and their country to reveal the heart of the Gallic temperament. The book navigates through essential topics such as learning the French language, how best to work with the French, observing their body language and even how to choose wine in a restaurant. Discover how easily the French recognise a foreigner just by the way their salad and pasta are eaten and learn how to avoid being the object of their criticism. CultureShock! France is a must-read guide to all the essential information needed for one to feel right at home in France.