Praise for Two Weeks in the Midday Sun -- About the Author -- Title Page -- Foreword by Martin Scorsese -- Dedication -- Two Weeks in the Midday Sun: A Cannes Notebook -- Postscript, 1997: Scorsese Goes to Dinner

(PAPERBACK EDITION) A girl experiences a tumultuous childhood, marked by her parent's bitter divorce and her stepmother's alcohol and drug abuse which also translated into emotional abuse and physical neglect. At a young age, Melissa learned how to drive a tractor and train a horse on her father's buffalo ranch, and in the alternate world inhabited by her mother's family, was expected to maintain intelligent conversation and proper table manners at fancy formal dinners. In The Valley delves into the dual life experienced by many children whose lives are splintered by divorce, with Melissa's personal accounts about growing up in California's historic San Pasqual Valley, breaking away from her stepmother's hold and reconciling the internal and personal conflicts that marked most of her younger years as well as the decision that nearly ends the relationship with her father and an apology almost a decade overdue.

This new book features a unique, engaging approach to introduce students to philosophy. It combines traditional readings and exercises with fictive narratives starring central figures in the history of the field from Plato to Martin Luther King, Jr. The book makes innovative use of compelling short stories from two writers who have prominently combined philosophy and fiction in their work. These narratives illuminate pivotal aspects of the carefully selected classic readings that follow. This gives students two ways to understand the philosophical positions; through indirect argument in fiction and through direct, deductive presentations. Study questions and writing exercises accompany each set of readings and help students grasp the material and create their own arguments.

Reinforce learning across a range of subjects with an integrated approach to Language Arts featuring cross-curricular material reflecting life in the Caribbean. - Help students develop their reading and writing skills with a wide range of activities. - Capture the reader's imagination with engaging, full-colour illustrations and accessible, clearly laid out pages. - Encourage independent learning with a variety of stimulating texts.