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Embarking in a solo parenting journey is brave and it is not easy. Have you heard all the good intentioned advice but think they apply to more "traditional" families? Have you wondered how to juggle parenting, work, and a social life with a little one in tow, making sure they are thriving as happy kids? Look no more. This audiobook won't teach you all the baby basics, but will be tailored to solo parent life, in a positive way. We deep dive on how to cover the main, basic needs of your baby when you are on your own.

Little Wind and the trees of Jerusalem can't wait for Real King to visit. But Little Wind is puzzled when the king doesn't look how he expected. His wise friend, Bare Tree, helps him learn that sometimes strength is found in sacrifice, and new life can spring up even when all hope seems lost.

Moving the Mountain is a feminist utopian novel. The book was one element in the major wave of utopian and dystopian literature that marked the later nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Perkins sends a man forward in time to a better world, but gives him deep difficulties in adjusting to it. Herland describes an isolated society composed entirely of women who reproduce via parthenogenesis. The result is an ideal social order, free of war, conflict and domination. The story is told from the perspective of Van Jennings, a student of sociology who, along with two friends, Terry O.

Dr. Perkins presents an image of the crucified Messiah that is riveting. The conflicts with religious leaders, the debates and the miracles of Jesus all lead up to the dramatic moment of the Death of the Messiah. The Gospel asks the question, “Can flawed disciples be examples of faith?” Matthew’s Gospel expands and modifies Mark by emphasizing the role of the crowds, the righteousness of Jesus, and the conflicts amongst the disciples and with other Jews.

Lissie, her dad, and her grandmother travel “to a faraway place, in a different part of the world” in this short illustrated novel. Their destination is Guatemala, where Raúl—Dad’s friend from high school—and his family live. Lissie doesn’t know how to speak Spanish, and initially the world is cloaked in mystery. But Lissie is a fearless explorer, both of language and new places, and soon she is embracing the sights and sounds, the delicious foods, the family stories and history, and the people she encounters.

Written with barely controlled fury after she was confined to her room for 'nerves' and forbidden to write, Gilman's pioneering feminist horror story scandalised 19th-century readers with its portrayal of a woman who loses her mind because she has literally nothing to do.

Political intriguers. Abducted nuns who demanded divorces. Murderers. Our princesses have been mothers willing to risk anything for their children, wives who followed their husbands to the very ends of earth, and spinsters who demanded their intellectual and societal freedom. This book explores what it meant to be royal, how sons came to be valued higher than daughters, and just how England might have looked under a royal matriarchy.

Join Dewi and Scarlett as they talk about... well nonsense really. From pop culture moments, to their own unforgettable misadventures, elevator music is the podcast you wish you never heard <3

The great-niece of Harriet Beecher Stowe, Gilman wrote much about the unequal status of women within the institution of marriage. The great-niece of Harriet Beecher Stowe, Gilman wrote much about the unequal status of women within the institution of marriage.

Welcome to Beyond the Rate Sheet, your resource for industry insights and innovative strategies to improve your origination business. This podcast is designed to help loan officers in revolutionizing their business improving your performance in every way. Each episode features in-depth discussions on an array of topics, from marketing strategies to technology integration, regulatory compliance to customer service, and everything in between. We bring you exclusive interviews with industry leaders, veterans, and innovative disruptors, all sharing valuable experiences and practical tips that you ...

Hollywood has thrilled—and titillated—audiences with tales of women who love monsters since King Kong and The Creature from the Black Lagoon. Our love affair with the ultimate “others” continued as we made the acquaintances of Barnabas Collins, Swamp Thing, the Vampire Lestat, Hellboy, and Shrek. It should come as no surprise that when ViceTV decided to do an episode on “Monsters Fantasies”, they came to Riverdale Avenue Books to interview some of those authors in an episode that aired in March 2018.

Thanksgiving...the sexiest time of the year...not! Thanksgiving needs a marketing do-over. It should be the sexiest time of the year when you consider that we get four full days off from work, too much good food and drink, football, left-overs, binge-watching, and the intoxicating rush of shopping, either in the flesh or online, for presents for others and yourself. And maybe even a trip back home to rekindle old flames. In these stories you’ll find some bonafide Thanksgiving smut, but this is mostly a collection of hot spanking stories.

Sumérgete en un fascinante recorrido por las Escrituras que revela la verdadera naturaleza de nuestro adversario espiritual. "Desenmascarando al Enemigo" es una obra maestra que combina la sabiduría de renombrados teólogos como Arthur W. Pink, David Martyn Lloyd-Jones y Charles Spurgeon para desentrañar el misterio que rodea a Satanás. Desde el Jardín del Edén hasta el Lago de Fuego, este libro te guiará a través de las estrategias del maligno y te equipará con poderosas armas espirituales para vencer sus artimañas.

We are all driven by needs, desires, ambitions and many other forces. Life runs as normal with the obligatory ups and downs. In this volume such literary leviathans as Nathaniel Hawthorne, Nikolai Gogol, Edgar Allan Poe, Charlotte Perkins Gilman and many others provide tales from pens that seep with wisdom and worry.

The diary is that most intimate of journals, of records. Within its pages the writer records and gives expression to their thoughts, their feelings, their emotional state on all the things that make up and surround them in this world. With authors of the calibre of Bulgakov, Woolf, Tolstoy, Twain and many others this volume explores characters whose lives seem dominated by these diaries, and the events that unfold are both compelling and literary journeys into the very personal and intimate side of their characters’ lives.

The Pawg Patrol Podcast is an irreverent comedy podcast hosted by Jonah Wells a Cincinnati based comic and Mark Perkins a Dayton based comic. We take some of the most absurd news stories and do a deep dive into the entire backstory followed by an in depth conversation regarding the story and its relevance ... just kidding we talk about crazy news stories and make fun of them.

Did you know that if you’re a woman over the age of 35, your health, fitness, and nutrition needs radically differ from most of the information out there? If the generic advice isn’t working for you it’s most likely because it’s designed for younger people, or created by men who don’t fully understand the unique needs of a woman’s body. If you want to feel strong, energetic, and empowered in your body so you can keep up with the life you love, you’re in the right place. Your host, world-renowned women's health and nutrition expert Holly Perkins, is your go-to source for ...

This book provides an in-depth guide to the practice of intercessory prayer. The author, Yvonne Perkins, draws on her extensive experience as an intercessor to explain the fundamentals of intercession and provide practical advice for developing an effective prayer life. Key topics covered in the book include the meaning and importance of intercession, biblical examples of intercessors, the profile and qualities of an effective intercessor, the power of repentance and forgiveness in prayer, and preparing spiritually for "battle" through prayer.

Living under the shadow of two gifted parents, Astrid Nordling feels trapped everywhere but at the piano, finding solace in Schubert and Debussy. Her piano teacher is convinced that she is a prodigy; her mother is not so sure. Set in 1960s Chicago, this excerpt from Lisa Heiserman Perkins' upcoming novel shows that there can be such a thing as too much talent in a single family. As Astrid competes with her dramatic, high-strung mother for the spotlight, their tug-of-war threatens to pull the family apart.

Meet Tanya, Maura, Brianna, Randy, and Penelope, five professional women who seem to have it all. With beautiful families and careers that they love, their lives are picture perfect. What else could they want out of life? Realizing that each misses the female bonding of their younger years, they reluctantly join an app called Pure Kinship. It promises to forge friendships with like-minded women based on hobbies and interests. It sounds perfect, after all, how many people have met their soul mates using online dating? Although very different, with careers ranging from concert violinist to ...