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Writing with diverse poetic forms and using original artwork to deepen the exploration of conflict, Jo Patti presents us with a dynamic and edgy second book of poetry. Not for the faint hearted. This volume of poetry includes poems which express experiences where conflict has occurred. Conflict may arise from misunderstanding, historical grievances, struggles over control, power and money. Conflict may be borne out of righteous resistance.

Shirley Wolf and Cindy Collier met in a juvenile detention center and had known each other for only a few hours when they decided to escape and randomly kill a stranger. They would go to a senior condominium center in Auburn, California, where they would seek an elderly victim. They would find one in the 85-year-old Anna Brackett. They entered her home under the ruse that they needed to use the phone to call their parents.

In the jungle cities of the Amazon, thousands of tribal descendants suddenly drop dead at the exact same moment for no apparent reason. Strange truths start to emerge that lead respected ecologist, Antonio Medina, into the deepest reaches of the rain forest, to a tribe that has seen virtually zero contact with the outside world. On the other side of the planet, in the Indian Ocean, anthropologist Stel Foster is on a similar quest.

Danielle Flood, a journalist born of the wartime love triangle that inspired the one in Graham Greene's The Quiet American, searches for her father after surviving a bizarre youth of privilege, estrangement, and cruelty. As she yearns for her father's love and presence, Danielle's beautiful French and Vietnamese mother leaves her in burlesque house dressing rooms in the American Midwest, in convent schools in Long Island and Dublin, and with strangers in New York City.

If you're a Baby Boomer, is it too late to change careers? Many Baby Boomers either can't retire or don't want to, but they want a change. Maybe a career they've always dreamed of or just something more fulfilling. Repurpose Your Career: A Practical Guide for Baby Boomers shows that change is possible.

Ashur, a simple every-day man, left work one late evening to sleep for his next shift. However, he was suddenly transported into another realm. He finds himself surrounded by a strange environment. Buildings and people are covered in blue. Believing this is a dream, he is proven wrong and finds out that he is in the Ghost Realm and is himself an Unborn Ghost.

Traci Shoblom is the youngest daughter of Apollo 12 astronaut Richard F. Gordon. She is an author, speaker, and a university lecturer. Although she’s published numerous nonfiction books, articles, academic chapters, scripts, and more, Apollo’s Creed is Traci’s “labor of love.” In it, she shares the stories, anecdotes, and wisdom that her dad told her at home—when the cameras were off.

In My Daughter, Myself, acclaimed journalist Linda Wolfe chronicles her 38-year-old daughter's near-fatal stroke, the arduous course of physical and mental rehabilitation that led to the young woman's remarkable recovery, and the profound ways in which that journey from morbidity to health tested and changed every member of their blended family.

When I was fifteen, I saw something that no one could explain. I saw a man change into a wolf. Everyone thought I was drunk or looking for attention but I knew what I saw. Now I'm going to prove it to the world.

She's back, and she's married! Jo's brilliantly cynical reflections on marriage, teenagers, tacky journalists, George W. Bush have all been left IN on this brand new album by the queen of stand-up. Recorded on tour, Jo Brand is in superb form.

A terrible accident, that wasn’t even his fault, has left Wren the outcast of the Black River Pack. He’s grown lonelier and lonelier over the years but when he heads to town for supplies, he finally finds her. His mate. One look at the elk running toward her and Luna promptly faints. When she wakes up, she’s introduced to the world of shifters and fated mates. The more she learns about Wren, the more she starts to believe and the harder she falls for the gentle giant.

Our kids' natural energy level also makes unwinding difficult around bedtime. And they never have the time to connect and reflect on their inner selves. What better way to help than taking them on a trip to a world of dinosaurs! The relaxsaurus aims to help kids fall asleep while sharing valuable life lessons.

A world devastated by a Great War, a large part of it, turned into an irradiated wasteland, but also breaking open the sky into a northern lights kaleidoscope that brought a system, abilities, stages of power and oh yes, demons. It was called the Dream. It also brought an advancement that melded magic and tech and the Lanterns, a trained force to keep the demons in check....

The poems in Riddim & Riddles throb with the heartbeat and drum beat of Jamaica. From the cool, majestic Blue Mountains to the hot, bloodied streets of Kingston it paints vivid and vibrant images of contemporary Jamaica. The poems in this collection move from urgent social insights about masculinity, the environment, and how the bony fingers of history reach into the present.

Sussex, England, 1913. Nineteen-year-old Anna Neale longs for an independent life full of adventure. Refusing her father’s wishes to marry his chosen suitor, she convinces him to allow her to take a receptionist position at a prestigious seaside hotel. But her beautiful plan soon turns ugly when the inn’s lascivious manager assaults her.

She wasn't happy anymore, and that was my fault. Instead of fighting for us, I filed for divorce. Wasn't that what she wanted? I'm still in love with Vanessa. We might be middle-aged now, and maybe she refuses to speak to me, but I have a plan to win her back. It's insane, but I don’t care. I've secretly booked a vacation for her at an adults-only nudist resort on a South Pacific island—the same one where I'll be staying. If that doesn't shake up our relationship, nothing will. She thinks she won a tropical getaway. When she finds out I deceived her.... I'll worry about that later.

The staff of St Margaret's Primary School are hanging by a thread. There's serious litigation pending, the school is due for registration and a powerful parent named Janet Bellevue has a lot to say about everything. As teachers they're trying to remain professional, as people they're fast unraveling. There's Tyson: first year out of Uni and nervous as hell, Derek the Assistant Principal who's dropped the ball on administration, Bev from the office who's confronting a serious diagnosis and Sally-Ann who's desperate for a child of her own. Thank goodness for kids like Lionel Merrick.

Hattie loves nothing more than getting away from palace life and spending time with her best friend in the village. The simple life with Cedric is much more exciting than being a princess with the weight of the kingdom on her shoulders. When her parents announce that it's time to find a suitor, Hattie knows there is one boy who has already stolen her heart.

Mike Saccone covers the bases, from adventures in weight gain to female undergarment removal. Then, Paula Bell throws her weight around and reminds all assembled that they're in L.A. Finally, Jo Koy exposes L.A. Mexicans for the chefs they are, and he shares the Michael Jackson impression he joyously performed in his youth.

Auf einer abgelegenen Karibikinsel stöbert Anna einen Kontakt von der Liste ihres Vaters auf: den Ex-Stasi-Agenten Manfred Stahl. Der alte Mann scheint ein Traumleben zu führen und wird dabei fürs Nichtstun noch fürstlich entlohnt! Anna hört sich geduldig die Geschichte des heimat- und staatenlosen Mannes an, dessen Leben als Spion in der BRD viele Leben zerstört hat, vor allem das seiner Frau. Während Anna versucht herauszufinden, welches Spiel Stahl mit ihr spielt, gerät sie zwischen die Fronten und droht zum Kollateralschaden in einem Rachefeldzug zu werden.