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Maternal love takes a sinister turn, when a young man discovers that his mother is not quite what she seems. An ancient legend looms over a local street, as the neighborhood children search for their missing friends. And a woman awakens to the ultimate nightmare, after her bad taste in men leads to a horrifying predicament.…

Best-selling writer Orson Scott Card founded the online magazine Intergalactic Medicine Show in 2006. It has been a big success, drawing submissions from well-known science fiction and fantasy writers, as well as fostering some amazing new talents. This collection contains some of the best of those stories.

There's a big difference between continuously encouraging employees to do their jobs well (coaching), attempting to fix poor performance (counselling), and helping top performers excel (mentoring). Unfortunately, most managers don't truly understand how and when to do each. The updated and revised edition of Coaching, Counselling & Mentoring gives managers specific, practical techniques for using all three to improve the performance of all their people.

Richard A. Stone MD is the former Deputy Surgeon General of the United States Army. He returned to government service to lead the Veterans Health Administration at the Department of Veterans Affairs in 2018. Brought on as a proven changemaker and experienced leader in an inflection point for the agency. He had no idea his tenure would be defined by the public health challenge of our lifetime.

Tricia and Antoinette Clarke - best friends, Power Twins, and Boss Ladies - show you how to take your work and life to the Next Level. As African-American women who have climbed their way to the highest ranks of the media world, Tricia and Antoinette have learned that to win when the deck is stacked against you, you need to ditch the old Status Quo rules. If you’re tired of getting second-class rewards for first-class work and you’re ready to be respected for who you are, Double Down will give you the tools and tactics to go all in on your dreams.

Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up. Allie has had her share of adventures, and today she just wants to celebrate her birthday. A nice, quiet day with her grandparents on Whidbey Island. Unfortunately, when balls of fire rain down from the sky, she's reminded of her duties. Setting out to connect with her friends and join the fight, Allie makes a couple friends and learns of a new power in play. Will she be able to get her friends to safety? This is a short story in the BRINGER OF LIGHT universe. For Middle Grade fantasy readers, age 9-12.

When Hope Masterson is torn from her comfortable life in St. Louis, she has one way out. Falsely accused of a crime and grieving her murdered father, her only escape is to flee Missouri forever and marry a stranger in Dodge City, Kansas as a mail order bride. All she asks for is a life of peace where she can heal from her heartbreaks, and a decent man entirely unlike the criminal who shattered her world. Nolan O'Donoghue considers himself a decent man, but he most definitely is a criminal. An outlaw trying to leave his past behind, Nolan's bought a ranch with his ill-gotten gains and all ...

The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Race, Ethnicity, and Nationalism provides expert insight into the complex, interconnected factors that are influencing patterns of human relations worldwide in a time of rising populist nationalism, intensified racial and religious tensions, and mounting hostilities towards immigrants and minorities. Analyzing the underlying forces which continue to drive global trends, this volume examines contemporary patterns based on the most recent evidence spanning five continents....

Allie thinks she's a normal kid with normal problems on her first day of seventh grade. She hopes for a fresh start despite her mom being overseas with the Army, again. But none of that matters when she discovers that her mom has gone missing. On the same day of her mom’s disappearance, Allie finds the necklace her mom was never without. When the necklace magically teleports her new friend Daniel, she learns that her necklace contains an ancient magic and might be the key to finding her mom.

In a land known as the Four Kingdoms, where mountains hang bottomless above thick clouds, deserts stretch endless under the hot sun and small islands float surrounded by dark seas, the Waterlands threaten to forever steal the peace and freedom of all. Yet there is still one place where peace hangs on the precipice of hope. Here a warrior the size of a small girl fights to defend a blind child. She is the last of her kind and the only hope for peace.

From Amazon Bestselling Indie Author, M. Stone, comes the tale of 16-year-old Sienna, heiress to the last of the freelands. Sienna finds herself weary of the heightened senses native to her tribe and only wishes for a moment of solitude away from the castle walls and prying ears. But she begins to fear she has gone too far this time and soon finds herself captive to the Waterlanders, a race of people at war with her own Desertlander tribe. As she is forced onto a boat and into another country, she fears she will never see her family or her homeland again. Her senses are at once overwhelmed ...

A Time Travel Story. Age Level: 8 and up. For kids who love video games, written by a videogame writer! A story with elements of GROUNDHOG DAY and BACK TO THE FUTURE. A chocolate bar that controls time?! It all started when Ethan found the chocolate bar in the basement. How was he supposed to know that taking a bite would send him back moments in time? He brings his sister in on the discovery, only to learn that their dad is in trouble, a mysterious uncle is back in the picture, and a group that might be a secret society is after them. If they can't master the art of time manipulation ...

Goals are something we use to incentivize ourselves to do things we wouldn’t otherwise have the desire to do. There is something inherently wrong with this at its core. Goal-setting and tracking merely works to ensure that we spend more time doing things we aren’t truly passionate about.

Leni versucht, ihren einsamen Urlaub in Thailand zu genießen. Sie will sich von ihrer gescheiterten Beziehung ablenken und Inspirationen für ihren neuen Roman sammeln. Unverhofft lernt sie Phil kennen. Sie geht ihm zuerst aus dem Weg, denn der junge Mann verdreht ihr schon vom ersten Augenblick an den Kopf. Als sie sich näherkommen, ist Leni verwirrt. Sie fühlt sich unsicher und weiß nicht, wie sie mit der ungeplanten und neuen Situation umgehen soll. Doch sie lässt sich auf Phil ein. Sie erleben leidenschaftliche Momente, die Leni in vollen Zügen genießt.

So you are about to adopt a new puppy! This book will be your guide, with simple explanations, tips, and tricks that will help you to prepare for him, train him and ensure that he has a healthy, happy, well-adjusted “puppyhood” and becomes your forever friend. These are just simple tips and modern information that works! From his first vet visit, nutrition, training, puppy-proofing the home, and so much more! Woof!

Altersgruppe: 8-12 Für Kinder, die Videospiele lieben, geschrieben von einem ehemaligen Videospiel-Autor! Lucas ist wie jeder andere Heranwachsende: Er möchte einfach nur Spaß mit seinen Freunden haben und die höchste Punktzahl in seinem VR-Spiel erreichen. Rennen, Ninjas, Untote und ein Zombiekönig? Kein Problem! Doch Probleme über Probleme finden ihn, als er das Spiel für eine Minute verlässt, nur um festzustellen, dass es irgendwie seine Schwester mitgenommen hat!

Kann eine Liebe jeden Fehler verzeihen? Als Beth nach Jahren wieder in ihr Elternhaus zieht, ahnt sie schon, dass eine Begegnung mit ihrem Nachbarn unausweichlich sein wird. Jedoch denkt sie nicht weiter darüber nach, da sie die Vergangenheit hinter sich lassen will. Außerdem hat sie gerade viel zu tun. Schließlich steckt sie mitten im Umzug und bald steht Weihnachten vor der Tür. Unerwartet taucht er plötzlich bei ihr auf. Tyler Flemming. Im ersten Moment ist Beth verwirrt, denn sie stellt fest, dass er nicht mehr der arrogante und herzlose Junge aus Schulzeiten ist, der ihr das Leben zur Hölle gemacht hat.

Apolitical News Commentary | Anarchist | Breaking the Dream Spell of the New World Order | Weekly Article + Podcast on mrockstone.substack.com | Rock Stone reports but you decide. Is this guy just another crazy conspiracy theorist, or can you see the pattern? Check it out for yourself! |RSTV - MEDIA\m/MILITIA | CHAOS IS NOT RANDOM

Sea anemones are a group of water dwelling animals named after the anemone, a land-based flower that they resemble. Sea anemones are closely related to corals and jellyfish. Young listeners will learn about the sea anemone's life, predators, prey, and about their anatomy.

There are over 47 species of seahorse, mainly found in shallow tropical and temperate waters throughout the world. Listeners will learn of the different varities of seahorses, their bodies, and their habitats.