Cilla dumps her fiancé, Matt, and his well-heeled lifestyle to tackle a new future aboard Tindarra, a boat she buys on time-payment. Romance for her will be the Chinese junk sail she plans to sew for her new home. Matt scoffs and tries to spoil her independence but during her first sail a three-masted junk crosses her path and she makes a tactical error that has far-reaching consequences for that independence. Sheltered water sailing is the way Cilla wants her boating – that is non-negotiable. Deep water scares her witless. Has it not stolen people she loved? Why then has she fallen in love with Jim, an architect who loves the ocean and sails it for pleasure and business? She won’t compromise with a partnership that doesn’t involve sharing one hundred percent, and the sea is a no-no. Jim has reservations too, for a serious relationship would spoil his lifestyle, and yet this petite girl has grabbed his heart. He knows she fears open water and wishes she would accept his help to beat her demons. To win his angel-sprite must he give up all else he loves? These are star-crossed lovers indeed, and the sea cares no more than the stars.

A master of documentary poetry, Erika Meitner takes up the question of desire and intimacy in her latest collection of poems. In her previous five collections of poetry, Erika Meitner has established herself as one of America's most incisive observers, cherished for her remarkable ability to temper catastrophe with tenderness. In her newest collection Useful Junk, Meitner considers what it means to be a sexual being in a world that sees women as invisible--as mothers, customers, passengers, worshippers, wives. These poems render our changing bodies as real and alive, shaped by the sense memories of long-lost lovers and the still thrilling touch of a spouse after years of parenthood, affirming that we are made of every intimate moment we have ever had. Letter poems to a younger poet interspersed throughout the collection question desire itself and how new technologies--Uber, sexting, Instagram--are reframing self-image and shifting the ratios of risk and reward in erotic encounters. With dauntless vulnerability, Meitner travels a world of strip malls, supermarkets, and subway platforms, remaining porous and open to the world, always returning to the intimacies rooted deep within the self as a shout against the dying earth. Boldly affirming that pleasure is a vital form of knowledge, Useful Junk reminds us that our selves are made real and beautiful by our embodied experiences and that our desire is what keeps us alive.

In these intimate reflections, the disparate voices of the women are unified by their shared ethnic background and a sense of cultural displacement. A source of wisdom and understanding, Leaving Deep Water offers guidance, inspiration, and a shared sense of struggle that celebrates the human ability to craft a new identity in a new place.

When a dive off the coast of Alabama goes horribly wrong, 12-year-old Julie and one of her father's scuba clients struggle to survive after reaching an abandoned oil rig.

Robert E. Barry born March 17, 1928 in Bellingham, WA, sailed through life with many adventures on calm and tranquil seas, a few swells, some choppy waters, tropical turbulent storms, and a few heaving tempestuous hurricanes with full sails he landed on the South shore of the Big Island of Hawaii. Living high above the sea, with a 180-degree vista of the great Pacific with his wife of 32 years, three dogs Caramel, Maile 2 and Duke and two cats Ginger and Cocoa, he pursued some land adventures. Enjoying the good life in paradise, he headed up and navigated the Neighborhood Watch for 15 years and the Ranchos Road Maintenance Corporation for 10 years in the town of Ocean View meeting many challenges with much enthusiasm, sharing knowledge, and attaining many goals for the community. On July 15, 2013 Bob passed on peacefully in his sleep and is off on an adventure in another dimension! Fair sailing Bob! I cant change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination Jimmy Dean Until we meat again! A Hui Ho Your ever-loving wife..Patti

Terry Faye loves travelling the world while working as a private investigator. But this latest case is a doozy—and it's right here in Ann Arbor. Two elderly recluses, Howard and Lawrence Peale, have stopped communicating with the outside world, and Terry and her boss have been put on the case. The catch: the Peales are hoarders. A clean sweep isn't going to be easy, even with cute photographer Zack Archer lending a hand. The more digging Terry does in the Peale mansion, the more dirt she uncovers. And after she discovers two dead bodies, it's going to take a lot more than just elbow grease and a nice guy sidekick to find out what's happened... 81,000 words

Rice in Deep Water gives a detailed description of the complex agroecosystem and the growth and development of deepwater rice, a fascinating crop grown by subsistence farmers in the deltas and floodplains of Asia and West Africa flooding to depths of 2-3 metres. An account of the various cultural methods and socioeconomic conditions of the farmers is given, current research efforts to increase productivity discussed and research priorities suggested. The book is designed and profusely illustrated so as to emphasize the complexity and dynamic nature of plant and environment, an aspect so often poorly appreciated and misunderstood.