Packed with humor, angst, and that get-even quality women are born with, this collection offers an insight into the workings of the heart and devious mind when "done wrong." These stories stitch a quilt of fun and mayhem that prove the inner strength of women. Amanda and Lori dish up poison. Randy sends her beloved to the same psych ward he had planned to confine her to. Mama uses her computer to move money out of reach. Marylou, with help from an aunt with a generation-old grievance, seeks revenge against a lawman who thought he ruled the women in his county henhouse. Gathered here are women from across the country who have never met but who offer a glimpse of a hidden-until-needed attribute they all share─the willingness, the capability, and the joy, to seek revenge.

The San Diego Poetry Annual is now part of the permanent collection of every college and university library in the San Diego region, as well as the San Diego County Library system, the San Diego City Library and the libraries of individual cities, including Carlsbad, Oceanside and Escondido. This 4th edition is the biggest and most diversified yet, featuring 146 poets and 222 of the best poems from every corner of San Diego. Copies of each edition of the San Diego Poetry Annual are donated in the name of contributing poets to public and college libraries in San Diego County and to select libraries nationally.

The San Diego Poetry Annual celebrates the diversity of talent found throughout the region. The work of celebrated poets, like Marge Piercy and Steve Kowit, appears next to the poems from those who are published for the first time.

Collects seventy recipes for a variety of sodas, egg creams, and floats celebrating the history and stories of classic American soda fountains, ranging from classics like the Purple Cow and Cherry Lime Rickey to contemporary innovations.

The author exposes the hypocrisy and prejudice that pervade mainstream American institutions. Includes a critique of present-day America and its attitude toward gays and lesbians.

While teaching on a swanky cruise, wordsmith Jaine Austen soon discovers that her all-expenses-paid trip to the Mexican Riviera comes with a high price when she is faced with blackmail, a sleazy British dancer, eccentric passengers, and murder.

This is the first study of its kind, focusing on toys made for girls, including the spin-off accessories and comics. Renowned toy expert Susan Brewer explores the world of toys, divided into sections to encompass dolls, cuddly toys and ‘families (e.g. Sylvanian Forest and Fisher Price’s Little People), amongst others. She includes brief biographies of some of the best known firms, such as Mattel, Pedigree and Fisher Price but the main focus is on the toys themselves, many of which readers will remember from their own childhood. Includes fascinating factboxes with quirky facts – did you know. Angela Rippon created the best-selling Victoria Plum toys based on a plum tree in her back garden - she has written the foreword for this book.