Books published by publisher Health Communications Inc

Straight from Kimberly Kirberger's heart to yours comes nonjudgmental advice, wisdom, compassion and understanding on that very important part of you life: relationships. In Teen Love: On Relationships, you'll find no adults preaching or patronizing. What you will find is other teens who share their experiences on love and relationships—along with their joy, excitement, confusion and pain—through letters, poems, and their own personal stories. You'll also find Kimberly's tell-it-like-it-is honesty, genuine understanding and real love for you. However you feel about love—love it, hate it, wish you knew, wish you didn't, or feel too scared and confused to even try to find out—this book will show you that your feelings are okay, and, most important, that you are not alone. It will change your life and the way you think about love, and give you the tools to create and maintain a happier and healthier relationship. If you have questions about relationships or wonder if anyone else has ever felt like you feel right now, you will love this book. It has everything you need to know about managing affairs of the heart.

Chris Heimerdinger, LDS master of high adventure, reunites the compelling characters from his best selling novel, Tennis Shoes Among the Nephites, in an explosive saga that transports you from the familiar settings of Utah and the American west to the unfamiliar settings of southern Mexico, and its deep, shadowy jungles. Jim Hawkins, still unable to remember his former adventures among the Nephites, is nevertheless haunted by fleeting images he can't seem to connect with any particular source. Vivid memories are returned to him bit by bit when strange and ancient visitors suddenly interrupt his quiet life one desperate for his help; others desperate for revenge.

Taylor Stevens, a shy 15-year-old high school student, travels to the coast of North Carolina to be with his grandmother during a storm. When the storm turns into a monster hurricane, Taylor fights to save his grandmother. In his attempts to battle the hurricane, Taylor discovers an old piece of parchment with strange symbols on it. After two modern-day ruthless pirates steal the parchment from Taylor, Emily and her friends from the Society of Spies attempt to help Taylor. Can they recover the parchment and solve the mysterious codes on it? Will the symbols lead to a treasure or some other mysterious find? In the end, they will all face the curse of Blackbeard, one of history's most notorious pirates.

An archive of weekly newspaper columns that no bathroom library should be without. This book is a a collection of (mostly) previously published editorials written by Jean Bolduc, a columnist for the Herald-Sun Newspapers in Durham, North Carolina. Nominated for the Payne Award for Ethics in Journalism from the University of Oregon, Bolduc's columns are a slice of life perspective on topics ranging from politics to the Final Four. Some provocative, some poignant, always accessible to the reader. Her blog continues at http://jeanbolduc.com

Welcome to 609 B.C. In a world of infinite mystery, where caravans rule the sunswept deserts and mighty empires grapple for ultimate power, the lives of a young prince named Daniel and a trader's son named Nephi become entwined in an adventure that takes them along the razor's edge of danger and suspence as they struggle to save the life of a king and the fate of a nation.

In a small, rural village on Christmas Eve, 1881, a widow and her young children sit shivering in front of a small fire. With no more wood, little food, inadequate clothing, and no money to speak of, the desperate widow offers up a humble plea to heaven. Two miles away, young Matthew Miles is upset that he won't be receiving the gift he has wanted for Christmas. Even worse, his father has him doing extra chores, on Christmas Eve! What Matthew is about to learn is that the best gifts are those that are given, and that each act of service is a mission from God, an answer to a Christmas prayer.