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The Awakening is a novel by Kate Chopin, first published in 1899. Set in New Orleans and on the Louisiana Gulf coast at the end of the 19th century, the plot centers on Edna Pontellier and her struggle between her increasingly unorthodox views on femininity and motherhood with the prevailing social attitudes of the turn-of-the-century American South. It is one of the earliest American novels that focuses on women's issues without condescension. It is also widely seen as a landmark work of early feminism, generating a mixed reaction from contemporary readers and critics.

Dead Even features 15 stories highlighting major and minor characters from the River City series, including series favorite Katie MacLeod, Detectives Finch and Elias, hard-luck Officer Paul Hiero, and transplanted gangster Dominic Bracco.

First book in 10 book series entitled Limericks for Meditation. Poems numbered 1 to 100. This is a collection of short poems exploring my relationship with myself, others, and God at emotional, psychological, and spiritual levels.

In this story, Mrs. Caball, the "grand dame" of a society family, mistakes Lady Carlotta for the governess she has come to meet at the train station. The Lady does nothing to correct her error. On being asked where her luggage is, she reponds that "Someone lost it." One of Lady Carlotta's very excellent rules was "the absent are always to blame". Lady Carlotta throws aside her own plans and becomes a very interesting governess, not at all what the family expected.

Would you like to understand the world from the mind and eyes of a child and a loving and experienced parent? Would you like to hear typical real-life dialogues between that parent and child? Would it help to understand the psychology of a child who is just stepping out into a new and awesome environment? This world is full of awe and wonder, but laced with challenges that may set your child back or help him or her move forward into a hope-filled, loving, and responsible future. This book contains the knowledge and tools you can use to aid your child on the way to success. It also has its moments of humor.

Kathleen and Andrea encounter greed, envy, and rage as possible motives when they help Sheriff Ward Sterling investigate the death of one of their relatives. When their prime suspect is shot, they must decide whether he was targeted because he killed their cousin or because he knew who did.

In the city of Denver, a series of baby kidnappings has the town devastated. With no ransom demands and no contact from the perpetrators, local law enforcement is at a dead end. No motive equals no answers. Charlene Taylor’s niece becomes a victim, and the LAPD detective is thrown headfirst into a whirlwind case with similarities to one from seven years earlier. Out of her jurisdiction, and with no friends or leads, Charlene must walk-the-line between cop and sister.

In Secrets of Spiritual Happiness, Sharon Janis demystifies the secrets of spiritual happiness in an entertaining, accessible, and down to earth style. She offers practical tips to help listeners respond to life situations in ways that will bring greater harmony and happiness. With spiritual happiness, you are not waiting to be rich before you can be happy, or to find the right person to be happy, or to have more friends to be happy. You don't need to look different to be spiritually happy; nor do you have to heal all your flaws to be spiritually happy.

What is love? Sharon Salzberg believes that love is a powerful healing force for us all and that modern associations with romance and adoration are limiting. By redefining love, she helps us to recognize our desire for happiness and enhance our connections with each other. Real Love is a creative toolkit of mindfulness exercises and meditation techniques that can help you to truly engage with your present experience and create deeper love relationships - with yourself, your partner, friends and family, and life itself.

Belonging offers a fresh perspective on common grace, leading us out of self-destructive narcissism and into whole and healthy relationships with God and others.

Sharon narrates five decades of life, love, and poetry. It's hard to imagine a writer interweaving this variety and number of subjects so organically and effectively: quantum physics, alchemy, choreography, feminism, capitalism, linguistics, Druids, Eastern thought, biology, speciesism, fairies, God, and love, all of which blend beautifully into a crafted whole that bursts with insight.

The benefits of yoga and its effect on combating arthritis in seniors looking to live life like it's golden in the golden years.

Part of a new trilogy found in the MacKenzie Women series, Dr. Mia MacKenzie, animal behaviorist, has joined her cousin at Hope Acres to rehabilitate formerly abused and exploited animals who were used for illegal dog fighting. Her work trains Wounded Warriors, veterans with PTSD and who live on the fringe of society, to spend hours teaching the dogs to trust again. In the middle of that work, they learn that what you give others, you receive back for yourself.

Estamos en las postrimerías del siglo XIX, cada vez más mujeres se interpelan sobre su papel en una sociedad gobernada por hombres. Marjorie lleva un año en Nueva York, nuevos amigos y nuevas experiencias, aunque eso no hace que se olvide de Henrietta y Robert. En casa de la condesa se va a celebrar una fiesta de cumpleaños y se espera la llegada de William para las próximas semanas. Marjorie se prepara para volver a Worthington a pasar el verano, pero no se imagina lo que se va a encontrar a su regreso.

This fascinating book on emotional abuse has been written by Hannah Lee. She graduated with a master's degree in psychology and is the founder of the "bonding theory". She is passionate in marriage counseling and connecting with people. This book contains lots of stories. Though this book is packed with professional psychological and clinical information and knowledge, this book is a perfect and easy listen for anyone who suffers from emotional abuse.

Sophia has her life all planned out - but her plan didn’t include being jilted or ending up in Dakota Territory. Sophia Makinoff is certain that 1876 is the year that she’ll become the wife of a certain US Congressman, and happily plans her debut into the Capitol city. But when he proposes to her roommate instead, Sophia is stunned. Hoping to flee her heartache and humiliation, she signs up with the Board of Foreign Missions on a whim.

Susie Bright's groundbreaking anthology of women's erotic fiction "reflects up our skirts (and jeans) like a patent leather shoe." Witty, thoughtful, and incisive, the ten stories in this multi-voice recording offer a banquet of non-stop sexual delight. More Herotica.

As a leader, It's your job to handle problems. But it may seem that the problems you’re facing today are more complicated and confusing than ever. If so, Sharon Seivert’s The Superpower of Balanced Leadership in Unbalanced Times is a must-listen. This audiobook will help you master 6 different powers that will change everything for you.

Upon his return home from the battlefields of Europe in 1918, Col Blackwood, a UK Army infantry officer, is reunited with his family on Christmas Eve after nearly four years away. In the midst of telling his children a bedtime story, we learn of Artaban, a Magi priest, and the fourth wise man to present gifts to the newborn King. As a result of dissension among his fellow Magians, Artaban has no other choice but to embark on this journey alone. Though his quest is fraught with challenges along the way that test his courage and stir his compassion, his faith never wavers.

The Scarlet Letter, published in 1850, is an American novel written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, and generally considered to be his magnum opus. Set in 17th-century Puritan Boston, it tells the story of Hester Prynne, who gives birth after committing adultery, refuses to name the father, and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity. Throughout the novel, Hawthorne explores questions of grace, legalism, sin, and guilt.