No Place Like Home: A Novel

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In a riveting thriller from the #1 bestselling Queen of Suspense, a young woman is ensnared into returning to the childhood home she wanted to leave behind forever -- and where her hidden past emerges with a new and deadly twist.

Ten-year-old Liza Barton shoots her mother while trying to protect her from her violent husband -- Liza's stepfather. While the death is ruled accidental, the tabloids still compare Liza to the child murderess Lizzie Borden.

Liza's adoptive parents change her name to Celia and try to erase all traces of her past. Widowed after a brief marriage in which she had a son, Jack, she remarries a young lawyer. Celia is happy until, on her birthday, he presents her with a gift -- the house where she killed her mother. On moving in, they find the words LITTLE LIZZIE'S PLACE - BEWARE painted in red letters on the lawn. When the real estate agent who sold the house to her husband is murdered, she becomes a suspect. As she struggles to prove her innocence, Celia and her little son are being stalked by the killer.

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"In a riveting new thriller from America's Queen of Suspense, a young woman is ensnared into returning to a place she had wanted to leave behind forever -- her childhood home. There, at the age of ten, Liza Barton had shot her mother, trying desperately to protect her from her estranged step-father, Ted Cartwright. Despite his claim that the shooting was a deliberate act, the Juvenile Court ruled the death an accident. Many people, however, agreed with Cartwright, and the tabloids compared her to the infamous murderess Lizzie Borden, pointing even to the similarity of their names. To erase Liza's past, her adoptive parents change her name to Celia. At age twenty-eight, a successful interior designer in Manhattan, she marries a childless sixty-year-old widower, Laurence Foster, and they have a son. Before their marriage, she reveals to him her true identity. Two years later, on his deathbed, he makes her swear never to tell anyone so that their son, Jack, will not carry the stigma of her past. Two years later, Celia is happily remarried. Her peace of mind is shattered when her new husband, Alex Nolan, surprises her with a gift -- the house in Mendham, New Jersey, where she killed her mother. On the day they move in, they find the words little lizzie's place -- beware painted on the lawn, splotches of red paint all over the house, and a skull and crossbones carved into the door. More and more, there are signs that someone in the community knows Celia's true identity. When Georgette Grove, the real estate agent who sold the house to Alex, is brutally murdered and Celia is the first on the crime scene, she becomes a suspect. As Celia fights to prove her innocence, she is not aware that she and her son, Jack, are now the targets of a killer. "

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Worst book ever.......2007-08-31

I have been listening to the Audio Book version of this novel. I've never written a review before, nor have I ever listened or read anything by Mary Higgins Clark before. This book is so awful that it's laughable and I just had to go to Amazon and read some other thoughts. Surprised I was, no flabbergasted, to find good reviews! If you're at all a discerning reader/listener, you can approach this epic for a good laugh, or forget it.

NO PLACE LIKE HOME.......2007-07-30

GREAT BOOK ON CD. I ENJOY LISTENING TO IT WHILE ON LONG DRIVES IN MY CAR.

Interesting Plot.......2007-07-15

Mary Higgins Clark once again delivered an enjoyable book. It was based on a grown women who killed her mother when she was a child. The characters were well developed as was the story line. There was one part of the mystery which was apparent from almost the beginning but there were some twists.

Still the Reigning Queen of Suspense!.......2007-07-09

"No Place Like Home" suggests a novel that would take place in a cozy farmhouse with a porch swing and a grapevine wreath on the door. The scents of fresh baked bread and a slow cooker full of roast with potatoes and carrots would be wafting through every room. A cool breeze would billow Priscilla curtains, as muffled sounds of a family's joyful interaction would be heard throughout the house.

Wrong.

Mary Higgins Clark's newest mystery novel is set in a home that holds chilling memories of murder for the woman who lived there as a child.

When her new husband bought the beautiful older house for her as a surprise, he believed it would be the house of her dreams. He had no way of knowing that for twenty-four years, it had been the house of her nightmares.

Mary Higgins Clark has done it again, retaining her title as Queen of Suspense.

Entertaining, but a bit farfetched........2007-06-28

I could go into the plot of the book here, but I believe that there are more than a handful of reviews that have already covered it. Instead, let me give my impression of this tale. Mary Higgins Clark seems to focus the entire storyline on a little known New Jersey law that states the responsibility to reveal any disturbing facts about a house to a potential buyer. Out of this law, she has created this book.

I am a big fan of Mary Higgins Clark and this work is entertaining and surprising to say the least. But, there are just too many people with not quite a good enough memory to remember Celia/Liza. For a story of her killing her mother and seriously wounding her step-father, no one ever bothered to keep tabs on little Liza which gave her the chance to go far away and erase her past.

But, wait, there are some who do remember and there is one who fools everyone. In the end, the brave Celia who is so level-headed and has successfully established herself both economically and professionally is so easily fooled by the one she trusts the most. Sorry, but just a bit too farfetched to believe. While the story is wonderfully told, as are all MHC novels, this one borders on the line between suspense and fantasy.

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A Loving Family Tale
Quick, Cute, but predictable
You won't be disappointed if you are a Fern fan
Several romances in one book?
Fantastic Holiday Romance

No Place Like Home (Holiday Classics)
Fern Michaels
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ASIN: 0743457951
Release Date: 2002-11-05

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Join beloved bestselling author Fern Michaels in her first holiday novel, a spirited, touching tale of three dynamic siblings who will do anything to bring their grandmother home for Christmas.

The Cisco triplets are appalled by their widowed father's behavior. He seems to care more about his gold-digging fiancée than he does about his own son and daughters. Even worse, Dad put their spunky grandmother -- head of the family candy company -- in a nursing home against her will. Setting out to spring Granny Cisco, college seniors Sara, Hannah, and Sam soon prove that trouble comes in threes. Apparently, so does love. . . . As the triplets get their grandmother the medical care that will make her independent again, all three find unexpected romance. If everything goes according to plan, there's going to be quite a crowd at Granny's house come Christmas -- and more proof than ever that there's no place like home for the holidays.

Includes a discussion with Fern Michaels and an excerpt from her new Cisco family novel, Family Blessings

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"Join beloved bestselling author Fern Michaels in her first holiday novel, a spirited, touching tale of three dynamic siblings who will do anything to bring their grandmother home for Christmas. The Cisco triplets are appalled by their widowed father's behavior. He seems to care more about his gold-digging fiancée than he does about his own son and daughters. Even worse, Dad put their spunky grandmother -- head of the family candy company -- in a nursing home against her will. Setting out to spring Granny Cisco, college seniors Sara, Hannah, and Sam soon prove that trouble comes in threes. Apparently, so does love....As the triplets get their grandmother the medical care that will make her independent again, all three Wnd unexpected romance. If everything goes according to plan, there's going to be quite a crowd at Granny's house come Christmas -- and more proof than ever that there's no place like home for the holidays. "

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A Loving Family Tale.......2007-01-20

I thought I had read all of Fern Michaels books and am always thrilled to find one I haven't. This was one of the most wonderful stories about a loving family that I have ever read. Every character had it's place, each having a special relationship with each other. Loretta Cisco was the picture-perfect grandmother who brought the family back together with tradition and love. Memories were woven into the story as if they were your very own. What a wonderful Christmas story this is. I can't wait to read the next Cisco family story, "Family Blessings".

Quick, Cute, but predictable.......2006-06-20

This book was ok. It was a sweet novel about family and finding romance. The one thing about this book that I didn't like was I could guess everything that was going to happen before I read it. However it was a nice story. I recommend this book to anyone who is looking for something relaxing and mindless.

You won't be disappointed if you are a Fern fan.......2006-01-05

I enjoyed this holiday book.

Several romances in one book?.......2004-04-04

Fern Michaels, I love your books but I hate to break this to you... If you try to cram more then one (two maybe) romances in one story, it just spells disaster.

Started off with the father being engaged to a gold digging woman but then dumped her. In the meantime, the triplets all find romance, not to mention Granny has been "keeping company" with her new neighbor. Then Jonathan meets someone.

Come on, five "happily ever after" romances in ONE story? My brain couldn't keep up. Not to mention, there was no time to explore the relationships in depth like most romance books do. There was no way we were able to quite get into the thoughts and feelings of all characters because there were too many characters! And the end everyone was paired up and it just seemed so cheesy. I was quite disappointed. It was a great concept for the book and there are some laughs in there, but if you cram so many romances in one story, you had better make the book a LONG book...

Fantastic Holiday Romance.......2003-11-20

When Jonathan Cisco picks up a new, young, girlfriend, whom begins ruling his life (i.e. redecorating his New York apartment, insisting that he put his mother Granny Cisco in a nursing home), the Cisco triplets become enraged. So, the three of them, Sara, Hannah, and Sam, set out to get Granny Cisco out of the nursing home, and bring her back home with them, where they can celebrate a fantastic family Christmas. The triplets then decide to get Granny the help that she needs, which will make her independent again, while at the same time finding love for the triplets, Jonathan, and maybe even Granny Cisco herself, in the most unexpected places.

This was a fantastic holiday romance that can be read over and over again. Michaels has created four spunky characters in the triplets and Granny Cisco, who will keep readers dying to read more. Joanathan is a fun character, if not a little selfish, who goes through what many other book characters have overcome, realizing the true meaning of Christmas. While this is a short novel, it is fulfilling. And when you are finished reading, you will be left with a happy, and warm feeling. NOTE: While many holiday romances feature un-holiday-like dialogue, NO PLACE LIKE HOME is just the opposite. It features no sex, bad language, etc., and is a perfect read for all ages. A must have this holiday season.

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British photographer and BBC radio reporter Melanie Friend has covered the Balkans since 1989. Her visits have been brief and always subject to film confiscation and surveillance. In 1999, as NATO bombs fell on Serbia, and ethnic Albanians fled Kosovo, Friend took portraits in the refugee camps of Macedonia. The 75 photographs and extraordinary interviews present one of the most profound, complex, and human documents of the recent history of the Balkans. As the centuries-old cycle of abuse enters a new phase, No Place Like Home explores life in the Balkans with fresh, unconventional insight.

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A study of the quiet -- often overlooked -- pain of war ..........2002-01-31

It's a crying shame that the world hosts chronic bouts of uncivil wars all over the planet, and then their atrocities vie for our attention. It's a pity that the current, most florid acts of inhumanity (via the media) hold us in thrall and divert us from the grinding pain of recovery from similar acts elsewhere. The focus on the Miedle East has distracted us from other hostilities that changed the map and twisted lives. One such conflict is the tangle of unrest among Albanians/Serbians/Bosniaks and others who share, or shared, Kosovo.

Melanie Friend has created a book of portraits (visual and verbal) that attends to the pain and confusion between 1994 and 2000 in Kosovo. Her wonderfully quiet, understated photographs do not feed the sensationalistic. They speak to the almost mundane horrors of daily living in burned out homes; hiding in sewers; trying to stay clean after escaping with only the clothes on one's back; eating only bread for an entire month; eating cherries for an entire month; occupying one's time trying to keep a refugee camp tent clean, mostly to stay busy; clinging to a shred of photograph as a talisman of hope for a loved one's survival; and surviving chronic fatiuge when one is never safe enough to sleep through an entire night.

The author's photographs are reproduced with such pristine fidelity that they are by themselves graceful studies of form, color and light. Alongside the photographs, Ms. Friend's interviewees tell their stories, narratives in the stark flatness of truth as they experience it. They don't philosophize particularly, nor do they bang their political drums particularly, although I'm sure all cherish their personal philosophies and have political perspectives. They describe what happened to them, their families, and their homes. All were victimized. The speakers survived, but none have recovered.

You will not see a single severed limb, starving child, or mangled body in the book. The book will not burden you with the type of content that increases your anxiety or "compassion fatigue" to the degree that you must turn away. Instead, in quietude, the author gives you a current history of Kosovo's war and its aftermath with respect and sadness.

"No Place Like Home" is an elegant book that informs by taking one in and quietly personalizing the experience of war in one's homeland rather than beating the reader into insensibility with atrocities so graphic that one must tune out. It is a thoughtful, painful, gentle response to victims of war.

Photographs and text: Wonderful!

Praise for No Place Like Home: Echoes from Kosovo.......2001-12-18

This is a fantastic book! It completely transports the reader into the lives and experiences of the people of Kosovo. They are elegantly and honestly portrayed through Friend's unique choice of medium. She juxtaposes stunning photographs and gripping testimonies of her subjects, inspiring compassion and awe from her audience. Having a degree in International Relations, I found this book offered an insightful and fresh perspective on the situation in the Balkans, while remaining accessible to a wide audience. Beautiful!

Documentary Photography at its best!.......2001-12-08

This is a book about war unlike any other. You are drawn in by the photographs and, somehow, the voices of the ordinary civilians telling you about their lives under the years of repression, the war, the flight from their homes and their return to the devastated towns and villages hit you with remarkable poignancy. The juxtaposition of these extraordinary photographs and the testimonies is truly remarkable. This is not only great documentary photography, it is also one of the most articulate and profound book about war I've ever read. Kudos to Melanie Friend! Very highly recommended!

No Place Like Home : Relationships and Family Life Among Lesbians and Gay Men

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Idea of kinkeeper new to me
An absolutely fascinating book!

No Place Like Home : Relationships and Family Life Among Lesbians and Gay Men
Christopher Carrington
Manufacturer: University Of Chicago Press
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ASIN: 0226094863

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In this sociological study of "lesbigay" domestic partnership, Christopher Carrington explores the expanded views of family that inform the lives of the 50 established Bay Area couples included in his study. Drawing from in-depth interviews, as well as weeklong field observations of eight households, he develops arguments on housework, caregiving, division of labor, "kinship work" on outside friendships and biolegal families, and the tricky concepts of fairness and egalitarianism within partnerships. Although far from a random sample of American gay men and lesbians, his subjects range widely in age, ethnicity, class background, and income level, although only five households with children were included. Couples were interviewed separately, revealing amusing disparities in their accounts of domestic life. The jargon and sociological hairsplitting make for some unintentional humor, as in the chapter on "feeding work" (known to the rest of us as shopping and cooking): "Planning meals, learning about foodstuffs and techniques, considering the preferences and emotions of significant others, and overseeing nutritional strategies frame the essential yet invisible precursor work to the actual daily process of preparing a meal." Let's eat! Not the perkiest book on gay and lesbian life, No Place Like Home nevertheless covers unfamiliar territory with intelligence and insight. --Regina Marler

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In this rich, surprising portrait of the world of lesbian and gay relationships, Christopher Carrington unveils the complex and artful ways that gay people create and maintain both homes and "chosen" families for themselves.

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Idea of kinkeeper new to me.......2000-04-21

I bought this book entirely on the fact that I spotted the discussion of "kinkeeper" when I skimmed through this book. This idea, though not original to the author of this book, was a real revelation to me when I first saw it in this book. It really blew me away, though in hindsight it seems so obvious. There is a gay couple in my family tree and I always wondered why the half who was my blood kin wasn't the same one who kept in touch with me, rather, it's his other half who regularly does. My other relatives, it's usually the half I'm related to by blood who keeps in touch with me. The instant I saw in this book the concept of "kinkeeper," all of a sudden I realized, my cuz wasn't the kinkeeper, rather, it was his life partner who had assumed that role in their communications with me! I had wondered previously if, on some level, something was wrong re my connection with my cuz. But in fact, all I needed to do in my own mind was, at least for this particular couple, to separate out the role of "kinkeeper" from my other usual expectations of blood kin. As a result of this book, therefore, I feel better now about my connection with my cuz. [Truth in reporting: This is the only part of this book that I've read so far. My rating does not apply to any other part of this book.]

An absolutely fascinating book!.......2000-03-30

This book offers an concise, realistic look into the everyday lives of gays and lesbians. The dynamics of "our" relationships and how we choose to make our homes, lives and create our families are revealed thru the tales of different couples. I found this book especially fascinating and useful in my situation. My partner and I have an extended chosen family as we live with another couple. We can relate to so many issues faced by some of the couples the book. This is a definite MUST READ for any gay couple!

There Is No Place Like Work: Seven Leadership Insights for Creating a Workplace to Call Home

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A MUST read!
Extremely Helpful
A great primer to a new career!
Tools for an organizational "tune up"!
Fantastic!!

There Is No Place Like Work: Seven Leadership Insights for Creating a Workplace to Call Home
Sheila Margolis , and Ava Wilensky
Manufacturer: Gibbs Smith, Publisher
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Based on hands-on, real-world research and concepts used by CEOs, managers and employees in organizations ranging from Fortune 500 to nonprofit, There Is No Place Like Work shows how organizations have accomplished and can accomplish the ultimate goal of managing their CORE Culture.

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A MUST read!.......2006-08-10

As a "headhunter" of 15 years, I have been a consultant to companies who are trying to attract top talent to their organizations. I have also worked with top-notch candidates who are searching to associate themselves with companies who are the best in their fields. What I have found is, that, which most excites quality, talented, qualified individuals to a new employer, is the company's leadership, their purpose, their culture and their core values. After reading "There Is No Place Like Work", I concluded that this easy-to-read, easy-to-understand, easy-to-follow and easy-to-implement guide is a "must read" for every business owner, CEO, executive, manager and human resources professional. Kudos to Drs. Margolis and Wilensky for writing a handbook that can help businesses be the best that they can be.

Extremely Helpful.......2006-08-09

Excellent Reading! I thoroughly enjoyed it and see how it can be beneficial!!!! I plan to put it to good use!!!

A great primer to a new career!.......2006-08-02

Do you want to change careers? Do you want to start a business venture? Do you want to be crystal clear as to the direction you want to go with your business? Then might I suggest you read this book. While it is a metaphor to the wizard of oz, it is written beautifully so as to make you decide where you want to go with your business.
The information was just enough to get the wheels turning as to what is important and more importantly why?
I spent the day pondering the message in the book and created a business model that I am looking forward to implement tomorrow.

Good Luck to you.

Tools for an organizational "tune up"!.......2006-07-15

There Is No Place Like Work...is an excellent tool for an organizational tune-up! My company's vision and mission are current and consistent, we are not looking to start over. But we have many entry level positions and a limited career ladder so we are constantly bringing new people into the organization. Using the tools that are provided in the book helped us to sharpen our presentations (tell our story)better, internally and to outside audiences. Additionally, we use the principals in our strategic leadership team as part of our planning process. This book is a winner!

Fantastic!!.......2006-07-11

Whether you're starting a brand new business or have been at the helm for 20 years, Ava and Sheila's 5 P's put workplace culture simply and concisely into perspective. From the first page to the last, you will find yourself fascinated by how easily their insights can be plugged right into your situation. This book will absolutely increase your bottom line!

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Another Good One
Excellent Book

No Place Like Home (Remnants, Book 9)
K.A. Applegate
Manufacturer: Scholastic Paperbacks
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ASIN: 0590884921

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The Remnants are on a mission to promote peace but the Blue Meanies have created a horrifying weapon, and the peacemakers are in grave danger. Yago's plan to rule has finally taken form, and promises death and destruction to everyone in the Zone. How does this all tie into the disturbing appearance of a stranger? Who is he? Can he be trusted? And what about Violet? The secret she hides may be a clue to the 'evolution' of the human race. Secrets will be revealed as devious plots unfold. The future of the Remnants hangs in the balance . Can Billy save them...can Billy save himself?

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Another Good One.......2003-06-06

In this book the remnants are tired of fighting and want to make a piece treaty with Billy in control of the ship. The Blue meanies don't want that however and they have some new toys or "weapons" that they plan on using. Blue meanies aren't the only thing terrorizing the humans though. There's a new race of humans being born on the ship that's human but not. Violet also has a new secret to share but will it hurt more than help you'll have to read this action packed book to find out.

Excellent Book.......2002-12-01

I really enjoyed Remnants #9 No Place Like Home. There was a lot of action in this book, especially near the end. A new character was introduced in this book. Some new mutations occured. More information was found about previous characters. Unlike like the last book, this book isn't slow-paced. I'm looking forward to Remnants #10 Lost and Found!

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Another triumph for Samuels
No Place Like Home
I missed this book the second I finished it!
You Can Go Home Again
A superb book-what romance and modern fiction should be

No Place Like Home
Barbara Samuel
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0345460375
Release Date: 2003-02-04

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Setting: Pueblo, Colorado

Sensuality: 7

Voluptuous Jewel Sabatino kicked over the traces of her Catholic Italian family and ran off with a guitar player when she was only 17--shaking the dust of Pueblo, Colorado, from her fast-moving feet. Her furious father disowned her while her mother and three sisters missed her desperately. When she's compelled to return 21 years later, with her 17-year-old son, Shane, and terminally ill best friend, Michael, in tow, her father still isn't speaking to her. Thirty or so members of her extended family are, however, and welcome her home with open arms.

Jewel isn't planning to return to Pueblo for good. She needs the sanctuary of the farm she's inherited in order to care for Michael, and when he dies she intends to return to her life in New York City. But as Jewel finds herself becoming more and more immersed in the familial web, she learns that the ties that once choked and bound now represent a loving system that both support and uphold. And when Michael's brother, Malachi, arrives, Jewel finds that love can happen at any age.

While the dominant thread in No Place Like Home is romantic, the novel also addresses universal family themes--from siblings struggling to find their own identities in a large family to the often painful and never easy bonds between father and daughter, sister and sister, mother and son--in a touching story of love and loss. --Lois Dyer

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Twenty-one years ago, Jewel Sabatino left her childhood behind and never looked back. After a magical taste of fame, she found herself alone with a son to raise and very few options. Now she has left New York for the hills of Colorado, unsure if her family will welcome her back. For Jewel, coming home is falling into a world that smells of Italian restaurants and home-baked pies. It is the laughter of sisters preparing for a summer wedding. It also means facing the unforgiving eyes of a father betrayed by his favorite child—and letting go of a son who is ready to become a man. But most of all, it is the love she unexpectedly discovers in her own wary heart. . . .

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No Place Like Home tells the unforgettable story of a family bound together by tradition -- and the emotional journey of an estranged daughter risking everything for a second chance at life and love.

Twenty-one years ago Jewel Sabatino left her childhood behind and never looked back. After a magical taste of fame, she found herself alone with a son to raise and not much else. She survived with the help of Michael, her one true friend. But now Michael is too sick to care for himself, and Jewel has run out of options. She leaves New York for the hills of Colorado, unsure if the family she ran from will welcome her back.

For Jewel, coming home is falling back into a world that smells of Italian restaurants and home-baked pies. It is the laughter of sisters preparing for a summer wedding, and the peaceful haven for a treasured soul mate's last days. It also means facing the unforgiving eyes of a father betrayed by his favorite child -- and letting go of a son who is ready to become a man. But most of all, it is the love she discovers in her own wary heart when Michael's brother Malachi unexpectedly arrives on her doorstep.

Sometimes a wrong turn is the only way home....

Told with breathtaking insight and deep emotion, No Place Like Home is a joyful feast for all the senses, a vibrant bounty of love, and a tender life lesson to be savored long after the last page is turned.

"No Place Like Home is witty and bright, sparkling with friends and family who love each other.... The novel is heartbreaking as only the best love stories can be, yet it fills the reader with hope and promise. I will have these characters with me for a long time."
   LUANNE RICE

"A lyrical novel of family, loss, and redemption, beautifully written, beautifully told."
   JENNIFER CRUSIE

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Another triumph for Samuels.......2007-02-19

Don't we all wish we could go home again and make it work? Beautiful book and one of my all time favorites.

No Place Like Home.......2004-03-15

This is my first book by Barbara Samuels, but I do plan on reading more of her work. The book tells a heart warming tale about love, loss and family that touched my emotions on more than one level. The charactars were brought to life on the pages and the town of Pueblo, with all its traditions, a place you would want to plan to visit and stay awhile. I would highly recommend it!

I missed this book the second I finished it!.......2004-02-08

Have you ever read a book and then felt regret when you finish it? This is the book that evokes that response in me. I laughed, I cried and I never wanted it to end! Simply....a great book!

You Can Go Home Again.......2003-06-25

Now that I've read and thoroughly enjoyed this beautiful book, I find myself missing these characters - that's how real they are. It's a familiar story told with truth, wisdom, humor and insight. As a mother, and author of a book for mothers, NEW PSALMS FOR NEW MOMS: A KEEPSAKE JOURNAL, I especially appreciated the touching moments between Jewel and her son, Shane. My sons are also boy-men, and I know the tug at your heart that happens daily as you watch them preparing to take flight. This is a book I'll recommend to friends. Like Jewel's pies, it's a tasty treat!

A superb book-what romance and modern fiction should be.......2003-03-11

I loved this book. It's not often a novel makes me cry, with this one I couldn' t stop crying, but laughing too.

Jewel the heroine has such a wry way of looking at the world that we can identify with her easily, yet she is full of love and does her best to cope like everyone else with some horrendous circumstances. Hers is compelling first-person narrative and the talented author gives her a very strong voice, part comedian part earth goddess, all woman.

Every character is a little jewel that sparkles, and the hunky heartthrob Malachi is even to melt your bones. The love secnes are wonderful--only wish there had been more!!

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No Place Like Home sets out to determine why home care, despite its potential as a cost-effective alternative to institutional care, remains a marginalized experiment in care giving. Nurse and historian Karen Buhler-Wilkerson traces the history of home care from its nineteenth-century origins in organized visiting nurses' associations, through a time when professional home care nearly disappeared, on to the 1960s, when a new wave of home care gathered force as physicians, hospital managers, and policy makers responded to economic mandates. Buhler-Wilkerson links local ideas about the formation and function of home-based services to national events and health care agendas, and she gives special attention to care of the "dangerous" sick, particularly poor immigrants with infectious diseases, and the "uninteresting" sick -- those with chronic illnesses.

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Part of a larger story arc

No Place Like Home (Odyssey)

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ASIN: 1561008583
Release Date: 1996-01-01

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Nesting. Immovable object Katherine Bedinger-Hopple meets the irresistible forces of motherhood.

Anthony's Round Trip. Anthony Decker finally heads out for Western skies.

Lloyd and Evelyn Do Manhattan. The Deckers cause gridlock in Midtown while visiting their Manhattan nephew in the 32' Swinger Deluxe Road Ranger.

Buddy's Night Out. After a drinking binge with his cronies, Buddy discovers his real friends under the rainy streets of Seattle.

Norman Interruptus. Norman Tuttle and his Laura Magruder are caught in an awkward moment by his unimpressed father.

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Ed's Sister. Emily drags Ed to a self-discovery workshop where he finds a familiar old face.

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Part of a larger story arc.......2007-07-17

No Place Like Home is Volume 4 of Tom Bodett's Free Fall of Webster Cummings tale.

By itself, it's nothing, a series of random and meaningless vignettes.

If you've read (or listened to) The End of the Road and The Big Garage on Clear Shot, and then read (or listened to) the previous volumes in the series, or (better yet) the novel "The Free Fall of Webster Cummings," this is a welcome performance of a fantastic tale.

Please, DO NOT listen to this set out of context. You'll be the poorer for it.

There's No Place Like (a Nursing) Home: 4 Powerful Steps That Will Change Your Life

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There's No Place Like (a Nursing) Home

There's No Place Like (a Nursing) Home: 4 Powerful Steps That Will Change Your Life
Karen Shoff
Manufacturer: Invisible Ink
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Four powerful steps begun in one's middle years will allow readers to avoid a future nursing home placement. This plan preserves assets and removes the burden of caregiving from loved ones. All will be able to receive the highest level of care in dignity at home.

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Makes sense.......2006-11-04

Too many folks think they'll just go on state aid and let society take care of them. I agree with author Shoff that this industry is headed the same place as our Emergency Rooms in urban hospitals. And she explains the steps we can take to secure our senior years. If you are anywhere close to 50, read this book. If you're over 50, have them send it FedEx!

A Must Read Guide to the 'end game' of life.......2003-05-23

Karen Shoff produced a guide that did not exist before. This should be required reading as a part of everyman's life education: like how to swim, how to be a decent parent, how to do CPR and how to prepare for end of life infirmity. Let's face it: Modern medicine, safer cars, non-smoking and weight watchers are all conspiring to help us live longer. Great! So when we all succeed, then what? Read this book. It answers the question.

A Must Read Guide to the 'end game' of life.......2003-05-23

This Book will change your life.......2003-05-22

Where will you spend your old age? Will you live in a nursing home? Will they take you for walks when you want to go out? Will they help you reposition yourself in bed every couple of hours to help you avoid getting bedsores? Will they be able to get to you on time when you need assistance using the facilities? Will you miss you home?

What if you could stay in the comfort of your own home, with round the clock care if need be, with your choice of caregivers? What if this option was not only for the fabulously wealthy, but was in fact available to anyone and everyone at a fraction of the price of a nursing home? It is not as farfetched as it seems. It just takes some careful planning.

Our society has acknowledged that surviving old age takes preparation. Retirement funds, social security, and well-stocked shelves of volumes upon volumes of do-it-yourself guides are evidence of these sentiments. It is a wonder that amidst all the excitement, most people fail to prepare for illness and incapacitation.

But Karen Shoff of Santa Monica California has vowed to make this ignorance a thing of the past. In her compelling and essential new book, There's No Place Like A Nursing Home, she details in a surprisingly fascinating manner the problems inherent in institutional life, and offers a step-by-step solution. The fast paced text is only enhance by the stories she masterfully tells. As a former Social Worker and Gerontologist, she was witness to the horrors of institutional life. Her experiences in institutional life fueled her passionate commitment to protecting her family, friends and clients from those very facilities.

Her goal is to help ensure each and every American a life of dignity, security, and comfort. She details steps that if taken, will free one from worry, and doubt. She tells her reader how he can stay in the comfort and dignity of his own home, while at the same time receiving care far superior to that offered in any institution for significantly less. Her solution is a combination of Long Term Care Insurance, careful planning, and a slew of incisive, original suggestions. As one of the foremost experts in her field, her book is invaluable. Our society owes Karen Shoff a debt of gratitude for opening up her vast expertise and experience for our benefit.

Don't wait any longer. There's No Place Like A Nursing Home will change your life.

There's No Place Like (a Nursing) Home.......2003-01-05

Mrs. Shoff has written a clear, convincing, heart-felt, elegantly organized treatise on how to age responsibly. It has rearranged and brightened up a very confused and bleak picture of what it means to age, derived from countless visits to nursing homes over the years. Instead of a sense of victimhood, I have caught a (liberating) glimpse of what it might mean - for me and my dear friends - to have a hand in determining our own destinies!

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