Written in an accessible style, with many photographs and drawings by the author, Smooth Sailing provides an ethnographically informed introduction to the nature of tourism and an important aspect of tourism, ocean cruising.

Sex and the sea… Desperate to win back his ex, billionaire playboy Jeb Whitcomb spent a year in self-discipline and (mostly) celibacy. He's a new man. But when she decides to marry someone else, Jeb immediately sets sail. He has only four days to stop the wedding and, worse still, he has a stowaway…the only woman who can make a newly good man behave very, very badly! R.N. Haley French is furious. For one night, she lets go of her usual boring routine, and the next she knows she's accidentally off to Florida with Mr. Sexy Superficiality, and desperately trying to forget the steamy encounter they almost shared. And in the boat, there's no escape from each other…or the unfurling lust that threatens to send their self-control overboard!

For over forty years of serving the ministry, twenty-eight years of service as the associational missionary for the Tuscaloosa County Baptist Association, and for working with eighty-seven churches and more than four hundred pastors and other ministers, Jerry Wilkins have experienced all kinds of storms a ministry can encounter. From heavy storms like hurricanes that can crumble a church s foundation to the smaller ones like headwinds, petty quarrels and misunderstandings, he has withstood them all. With all that he s went through, Jerry shares his insights and expertise on how to overcome all kinds of storms that may occur in the ministry and in the community. Through his book, Smooth Sailing for Your Ministry: How to Avoid Storms in Your Ministry, he imparts a comprehensive guide for pastors and leaders in the ministry on how to address the multitude of threats that the ministry would face. He extensively tackles various factors that can affect the smooth sailing ways in the ministry. Being able to identify and act on these threats and factors will eventually lead to growth, development, and a smooth sailing ministry. For the sake of the community, our family, and the kingdom, a pastor can successfully weather all storms he encounters with the help of this book. It is a must-read for any serious missionary or Christian shepherd.

This easy-to-use, research-based literacy center focuses on the five areas of reading. The center contains differentiated activities to meet the needs of all learners, recommended children's literature, and a letter to build a school-home connection.

Smooth Sailing enhances our understanding of the family's transition through adolescence by examining qualitative data about the experiences of parents and teens across multiple relationships and social contexts. This volume follows the same 60 families described in the authors' first book, Becoming a Family (2000), relating their stories about their transition from childhood to adolescence. Collectively, the two books provide a unique longitudinal perspective on family development using two distinct data collection formats and time frames. Interdisciplinary in nature, the book draws on theory and practice from the fields of social work, psychology, and sociology. Smooth Sailing reveals a picture of the transition to adolescence as it is influenced by intrafamily relationships as well as social context factors. Initial chapters lay the foundation for the study's methods. Proceeding chapters present the participants' stories, organized by context - developmental changes, interpersonal relationships, education, and work. Each chapter follows a similar format: an overview of past research; interview and coding techniques; and a presentation of parents' and teens' qualitative descriptions. Chapters also include an analysis of gender and conclude with implications for practice and policy. The final chapter in the book summarizes this work and looks ahead to the next developmental period, emerging adulthood. Intended for researchers in a variety of disciplines such as social work, psychology, and sociology, this volume also serves as a supplementary text for courses on the family and/or adolescent development.

Recently widowed, Rome Cicero is determined to manage the business her husband left behind--a yachting company on San Juan Island. Wooed by the marina manager, she's too restless to commit and too busy proving herself to have time for romance. But when she rescues a handsome young stranger whose sailboat capsizes, Rome's senses begin to whirl.