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This book will provide leaders with the fundamental principles for managing a firm in the digital economy, as well as the Rendanheyi business model, developed for the new century. Finally, the book will provide leaders with a case, based on GE Appliances, on how they can effectively transform their own organizations.

When a caravan of gypsies arrives at Alta Novis, looking to make a deal, these new visitors raise suspicions. It isn’t until the battle lord sees what they have for sale that his concerns and reservations are raised even more—a cannon, guns, and other weapons that haven’t been seen in hundreds of years, and only heard about in stories these days.

Ashe Mathison has always been the even keeled member of The Ryder Hart Band. Unlike his friends, he had a stable childhood. In order to follow his dream, Ash had to walk away from his family with nothing but a few dollars in his pocket, a guitar slung over his back, and a driving ambition to be the best. Belle Richards seems to have the perfect life. What else could she ask for? How about love? Or passion. For Ashe and Belle, passion, once tasted, is impossible to ignore. But is that all there is? Can they have a future when their lives are so different?

Dalton thought he had left his bad boy past behind him. Unfortunately, small towns - and the people in them - have long memories. Especially when there are secrets nobody wants dug up. Returning to Midas, Arizona was the last thing Dalton wanted. Given no choice, he is determined to find the truth once and for all. What he didn't expect to find was a woman like Colleen McNamara.

Determined in his quest to bring peace between Normal and Mutah compounds, Yulen D'Jacques accepts an invitation for him and Atty to attend a summit conference in the distant westerly province of Corado. If the long trip isn't dangerous enough, they face an onslaught of illness and disease, as well as creatures they've never before encountered. Worse, once they arrive at Rocky Gorge compound, they discover a plot that will shatter their lives and their love.

Sarah and Charlie had always wanted children. They had given up on that dream years ago. Since retiring from work, they enjoyed a relaxing life. Children of their own was a distant memory of a dream, but a miracle was about to change that. The miracle was children of their own. The children were unusual as they were flowers, miracle flowers that could walk and talk. What would life hold for two miracle flowers? What adventures would they experience? Would such a miracle bring happiness or sadness?

The Giant Wistaria, which was originally published in 1891, is a short story by American writer Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Let's join this well-to-do young couple and their friends as they look forward to a lovely summer in the haunted house they rent.

Homeless, broke, and broken, Eaven Alexander strives to resurrect her life. Her degrees in historical architecture and antiques attract a lucrative but questionable job offer to locate an important document for the mysterious Greg Sault. The hunt takes her inside a decaying mansion and into conflict with Clayton Mercer, a town heavyweight and Greg’s enemy. Too late, she realizes that something insidious is lurking behind Astoria’s idyllic façade. And that no one is who they claim to be.

Zoe Hart knows who she is. Sister, friend. And lead guitar player for The Ryder Hart Band. A childhood filled with all-to-real monsters and the uncertainty of foster homes left her no choice but to grow up fast. To survive, she built a wall that over time has grown higher - thicker. Only her closest friends get to see behind her mask. And even they don’t know all her secrets. Zoe doesn't need a man in her life to make it better. She doesn't need a man. Period. Especially a cocky, charming rock star who is used to women falling at his feet.

In this unnerving Edgar Allen Poe tale, our narrator insists on his sanity after carefully calculating and committing the brutal murder of an old man because of his monstrous eye. He argues that it is quite sane to cut the body into pieces and hide it under the floorboards. Will our narrator's guilt be his undoing? To what extent will he go to defend his sanity?

What would you do in the name of revenge? In The Cask of Amontillado, our narrator Montresor feels that the pompous Fortunado has insulted him one too many times. Join us as Motresor takes advantage of his enemy's love of wine to exact an unspeakable revenge.

Single mother Lily Brentwood yearns to leave small town life behind and start again with her young daughter in Chicago. The bright city lights promise an escape from the ex who dismissed her dreams and broke her heart. But when her car breaks down outside the sleepy town of Port Landon, she is stranded miles from Chicago and reliant on the generosity of local mechanic Jason Forrester. A single parent too, Jason turns out to be handsome, funny...and bearing bad news – the car repairs will take longer than expected. Lily has no choice but to stay.

Sophia appears to have it all - money, the right boyfriends, designer clothes, and expensive cars. But nothing good in her life ever lasts, and the sooner she can distance herself from it...the better. Behind her affluent, shallow lifestyle and fake friends, the real Sophia lies hidden in a dark world she’s fought her whole life to escape. A place she’s kept secret, until now.

Natalie Lane has never been in love. Twelve years after her father’s premature passing, she’s still caring for her heartbroken mother. Determined to avoid a similar future, Natalie focuses on her therapy practice instead of romance. But when a man claiming to be a ghost enters her office, a man only she can see, she realizes that her overworked mind might need a rest.

Not feeling well, Nadia Logermeyer, a 28-year-old dental assistant living in New York City, lies down to rest, only to wake up in the hospital...in Houston, Texas. In someone else's body. With someone else's name. And with someone else's husband. She has no idea how or why she's now Ehrynn Rose, or why Ehrynn tried to take her own life. All she knows is that as soon as she's able, she needs to return to NYC to find out what happened to her own body.

When Janice Gale is offered a job as a housekeeper at a country place near Pine Cone, she is grateful and looking forward to finally attaining some stability and peace. The last thing Janice expects is to become involved in the search for stolen Russian jewels. To further complicate matters, Janice finds herself dangerously attracted to Paul Dabney, the charming and suspicious houseguest.

Just Give Me a Soft Place to Land is a poignant story of life’s journeys, struggles, and triumphs; leaving the listener anxious to travel with each woman. The story will endear the listener to the women as the narrative gives credence to the power of love and friendship. If you enjoy books by Elizabeth Berg, Luanne Rice, or Elin Hildebrand, you’ll enjoy this; ideal for any book club discussion.

Who among us would not wish the return of our lost loved one? Our narrator, while in the depths of grief for his "Lenore", is visited by a talking raven. Is this supernatural raven a voice from the other side, or is our narrator merely following a slow, sorrowful descent into madness?

Lilly decides marrying David would be a mistake and breaks her engagement. She leaves New York and finds comfort and new love with Glenn, believing all her dreams have come true. But when her ex catches up with her, leaving her bruised and frightened, what he plans for her, well...those things were never in her dreams.

Physicist Dr. Jon Sanborne, and his fiancée, psychiatrist Dr. Marta Padlo, are drawn into an intrigue that spans decades, continents, and the nature of reality when they begin to look into the mystery of Dr. Emery Hilcraft, a renowned physicist who disappeared from a research lab many years ago. Jon's explorations through restricted buildings at the Ridgewood National Laboratory lead him to discover the secret and unspeakably evil history of experimentation at the lab.