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Performance artist H. O. Tanager holds high hopes for her cross-country trip to Boston: to see great art, to eat delicious food...and to incite mayhem. But once the journey actually begins, it's all she can do to hold on for the ride.

Travel back to the late 1800s to learn more about the true adventures of Luella Agnes Owen, a female pioneer in the study of caves. Luella had to overcome many obstacles to reach her goal of becoming a scientist, but she succeeded. She became one of the world's leading authorities on caves at a time when such a career was unusual for a woman.

I am not a lawyer; I am survivor of a divorce that to a great extent was resolved amicably because my lawyer/partner and I adhered to the principles and rules I put forth in this audiobook. I derived the principles and rules from my experience, conversations with my lawyer/partner, observations of several friends as they meandered and muddled through their divorce proceedings, and written cases that were similar to mine.

I am not a lawyer; I am survivor of a divorce that to a great extent was resolved amicably because my lawyer/partner and I adhered to the principles and rules I put forth in this book. I derived the principles and rules from my experience, conversations with my lawyer/partner, observations of several friends as they meandered and muddled through their divorce proceedings, and from written cases that were similar to mine, all of which I found to be instructive.

A beautiful story of a man's realization of what matters in life, told in Kenneth M. Martin's immortal words. Best-selling author Dan Alatorre ( Savvy Stories) teamed up with teacher Allison Maruska to bring the world Kenneth M. Martin's new take on wisdom, old age, and a purposeful life. The result is a tender, engaging story of a good man who always knew who he was and how he mattered - until he retired and somehow lost track.

A happily married man with three small children decides one day he no longer wants to live. He gives himself leukemia and nine months later is dead. This is the conundrum Lisa Sitteroff is determined to solve regarding her dead father - the tale her mother, Ruth, told Lisa and her two brothers, Rafferty and Neal, throughout their childhood. But Lisa, now thirty and watching Raff suffer from the ravages of bipolar illness, believes if she can solve this puzzle, she might somehow save her brother.

This is a collection of 109 sonnets in various meters and rhymes, on many subjects. Poetry lovers will appreciate and enjoy the challenge of the sonnet forms.

Miss Araminta has to run an errand for Bishop Hand: pick up a young pastor at the Nashville Greyhound Terminal. When Miss Araminta gets to the crowded terminal, the bus from Ft. Lauderdale has just come in. She begins anxiously looking for a young man in a clerical collar. Seeing him only in the distance, she follows him to the small cafeteria area, where he appears to be looking for someone. Just then a young girl leaves one of the tables and runs to him. She starts to speak, but instead falls at his feet.

The online reselling business is a booming industry and with the economy today, it is a welcome source of additional income. Although there is a variety of merchandise to resell, blazers, coats and suits are proving to be one the most lucrative. If hunting for that great deal in the thrift store, getting the thrill of the sale and negotiating with suppliers and customers alike are your interest; this business is definitely for you. Welcome to Thriftology 102.

Lori Barnes promised herself that she would never do to her son what her mother had done to her. Part of that was keeping him from his father. But she is forced to flee from her ex-husband, and takes 10-year old Bill with her to a place that she remembers as peaceful, her great aunt's cottage in Michigan where they are surrounded by wealthy people. She becomes the school janitor so that her son doesn't have to be a latch-key child.

This book is about the stuff you learn when you've worked for a boss you'd swear jumped out of a Dilbert cartoon; worked in a business whose performance careened up and down like a runaway clown car; when you've faced legal or ethical problems that needed the wisdom of Solomon to sort out while they roiled your guts at night; or when you've sat on the stand across from some third-rate Perry Mason, or tried to be one yourself.

I am not a lawyer. I am survivor of a divorce that to a great extent was resolved amicably because my lawyer and I adhered to the principles and rules I put forth in this book. I derived the principles and rules from my experience, conversations with my lawyer, observations of several friends as they meandered and muddled through their divorce proceedings, and written cases that were similar to mine - all of which I found to be instructive, some of which I found to be bizarre.