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With a cast of characters to rival War and Peace, Nathan runs the gamut from delicious lampoon to brutal assault, as he mercilessly sketches many of the characters he has encountered in white-shoe business law and civil litigation. The central character, a towering sociopath who personifies the late-millennial Gold Rush mentality that took hold at one of the City's oldest and best-established firms, leading to its downfall, is presented in a relentlessly scathing portrait.

Committed will make you reevaluate the way you think about love. It is a relationship manual that unfolds in two parts: the work you'll need to perform on the inside, and the seven distinct archetypes you'll encounter on the outside.

Bad leadership leaves highly motivated professionals feeling disengaged and uninspired. Too often, those who are just starting in the corporate world are met with leaders who believe in micromanagement instead of empowerment. Unfortunately, almost all of us have experienced everything from incompetent to toxic leadership in the corporate workplace. It leaves us feeling frustrated, confused, and demoralized—it can quickly drain our passion, crush our spirit, and even destroy careers!

With England under a new king, faithful warriors and commanders are being titled as new barons and are being granted new lands. But some of these titles and lands come with a price. As the son of a former slave turned warrior, Adrian DeLyon is the Shadow of Death, and King William's head commander. And now he has been given the mission of securing the Kildenry Earldom, but he will need two things. A marriage and an heir.

Unlike other great writers and artists, during his own lifetime Dickens' works enjoyed remarkable popularity and renown. In the 20th century, well after Dickens' passing, his literary genius was truly and completely appreciated by ordinary readers as well as critics and scholars. Dickens' novels, novellas, and short stories retain powerful and enduring popularity among the public, largely because Dickens connected history with the present through universal bridges.

New York City's oldest medical center is the scene of a ghastly attack: top neurosurgeon Gemma Dogen is found in her office, where she has been sexually assaulted and designated by the cops as a "likely to die". By the time assistant D.A. Alexandra Cooper has plunged into the case, it's a high-profile, media-infested murder investigation. As Alex's passion to find the killer intensifies, she discovers that she is the next target for lethal violence.

Set at an HBCU firmly nestled into the culture of New York City, RE-SET delivers many layers of cross-cultural intrigue and a healthy dose of New Orleans’ street vernacular that brings each line to life. This soft-core Urban Lit ‘who done it’ takes the reader on a wild ride that is anything but predictable. The plot is fueled by an ego-drenched rivalry between record label mogul, Mr. Bizness and pithy NOPDs’ Detective Green. Kidnappings, fraud, betrayal, interracial romance, snakes and murder…

Imprisoned by Master Ben and serving out her punishment for betraying him, Caroline is now a pleasure slave. It seems like her torment will never end. That is, until Caroline discovers Master is getting rid of her, and each session is an audition for a potential new owner.

In My Life with Helen, listeners learn for the first time what was going on behind the scenes after Helen’s fall from grace and how Diane struggled to come to terms with the media frenzy that followed. Maybe, things do happen for a reason. That’s for the listener to decide. There’s no denying that Helen was a force to be reckoned with, but more importantly, she was human, flaws and all.

The Victor's Heritage is book two of The Jonah Trilogy and rests upon the spunky personality of teen Corrag, who is on track to receive the Augment brain implant that will connect her to the Cloud and thus to the knowledge base of the world. But this goal about to be derailed, thanks to her association with a boy who is a veteran of war - and who offers quite a different perspective of their world than the one she's been raised with.

Have you been looking for a new job, city, or house to make you happier and still feel the same a few months after you get it? If so, then maybe it's time to try a new approach. Author and Career Happiness Coach, Vicki Morris, is here to show us that we have the power to be happy now within ourselves in the present moment. All we have to do is change our mindset and a few daily habits.

Warming up is extremely important for athletes in all stages of life, and yet it is often the most neglected portion of a work out, simply because it can often become repetitive and boring. This book aims to put the fun back into warm ups by getting athletes moving in new and unexpected ways.

Nancy Jane Moore wrote her first flash fiction many years ago when everyone in her writing group decided to enter a contest for one-page stories. None of them won, but she got hooked and has been writing short-shorts ever since. Her first project for Book View Café was posting a free flash fiction every week for a year. Some were reprints, others older stories that needed one more revision, but quite a few were written in the week they went up. This 52-story collection includes most of those stories and a few new ones as well.

Are you, like all of us, looking for the truth about your life? For direction, purpose, and momentum? Perhaps the answers you seek are just one word away.... Questions: Directions to Who You Are contains 52 thought-provoking reflections, each inspired by just one word. Open your heart and mind to these words, and embark on the journey of a lifetime.

Children's stories and songs about Sam, the Broken Robot, and his pretend family and grandparents, who all live on an urban farm. Included are the "Toothbrush Song", "First Day at School" song, "Dancin' in My Room", "Potty Song", and many more. Sam teaches sharing, respecting differences, doing good deeds, and living healthfully as he talks to animals and solves problems.

To Kate Beal, responsibility hadn’t been at the forefront of her every-day life. Floating through college was a breeze with little-to-no effort put forth. She was popular—a sorority sister alumni who hadn’t yet explored her professional options. After all, Kate continued to work at a local sports bar even after graduating with no immediate plans of getting a “real” job.

Facing a Christmas without their dad, Marty and Julie send letters to Santa asking for his help to bring their dad home for the holidays. Prof. Brett Beenie, meanwhile, is in Alaska continuing his evil plot to steal the reindeer’s flight and keep Christmas from coming this year. Elf Eric is at the North Pole working hard at getting ready to present a jet as a backup plan to Santa, who still remains loyal to the reindeer.

Living for others seems to be the rule of nature. Thus begins the story about Willy, a selfless willow oak tree, who gives his unconditional love to all without discrimination. With every breath he does nothing except do good unto others. He tolerates the heat and the cold and happily forgives even before it is asked for.

It is a captivating book. Each horse has come into Diane’s life in a different way. Each came to teach a lesson or bring a message. Horses may be without speech, but they are not without a voice. Life can get complicated, but its truths are often very simple. Her horses are loved no matter who they are or where they are in life. God loves each of us too, individually and completely. We are all “keepers” in his sight. We each carry a spark of God’s heart with an important message to be shared with the world. We can and do make a difference in other’s lives.

Liza Wilcox, kindergarten teacher and amateur sleuth, is at it again. In her third adventure, together with boyfriend, Sheriff Tom Owens, and wheelchair bound cyber-sleuth, Justin Weaver, she discovers the links between her parents' deaths, eco-terrorist groups, an old murder, witness protection, and a professional killer.