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Shanti misses the warm monsoon rains in India. Now in America, she watches fall leaves fly past her feet. Still, her family’s apartment feels like a village: Mama cooking luchi, funny stories in Bangla, and Baba’s big laugh. But outside, everything is different – trick-or-treating, ballet class, and English books.

Ava Zajaczkowski is no stranger to tragedy. After being orphaned as a teenager, her marriage of ten years sadly disintegrated before her eyes. Her last remaining relative, her beloved Aunt Virginia, shockingly dies of a sudden heart attack leaving Ava devastated and alone. With Aunt Virginia’s death comes an opportunity, as her last remaining relative, Ava is gifted her aunt’s entire estate, a huge Victorian mansion in the center of Syracuse, New York. With the help of her Aunt Virginia’s best friend Amber and her daughter Fiona, Ava is given a built-in support system and a new job. ...

The art of writing a short story can be barely noticed by a reader or listener - such is the quality with which they are usually written. It is a difficult trade, an unforgiving discipline, but for those who master it, the rewards are many. In this series of works by our greatest female writers, we bring you a selection of those we consider the best. In Volume 2 we bring you the classics 'The Yellow Wallpaper' by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and 'Roman Fever' by Edith Wharton.

Many of us have heard about the recently discovered writings by the early followers of Jesus through newspapers, magazines, video and audio interviews, and conversations on social media. This enlightening, first-of-its-kind book draws on the words and wisdom of these ancient Jesus people to offer everyone deeper spiritual connection today. As we ruminate on these sacred words applied to contemporary life and take in the ancient texts recorded on papyrus and pottery, we discover new understandings and deeper connection to God and each other.

Regardless of whether you’re in recovery, work to help others in their recovery, or just love great movies, Addicted in Film manages to take the sometimes difficult conversation about addiction and recovery and render it accessible, informative, engaging, and at times laugh-out-loud funny.

What exactly are we? The modern world has many answers to that question, each of which has consequences for the choices we make about our own lives and the lives of others. In this short, simple book, Mark Meynell wants to help confused Christians understand what God has said about these questions in the scriptures, and offers a positive and liberating way forward as we discover what true humanity really is.

Great Horror Stories is a vintage collection of some of the finest ghost tales, horror stories, and supernatural legends ever written, by the best writers the genre has to offer.

The belief that all lives matter is at the heart of our founding documents - but we must admit that this conviction has never truly reflected reality in America. Movements such as Black Lives Matter have arisen in response to recent displays of violence and mistreatment, and some of us defensively answer back, "All lives matter". But do they? Really? This audiobook is an exploration of that question.

How do you change the world? Dr. John M. Perkins says the answer is friendship. Find out why in He Calls Me Friend.

For twenty-five years, millions of Americans watched Jack Perkins on NBC News as a correspondent, commentator, and anchorman. People were familiar with his face, his bearing, and his rich, reassuring bass. Yet at the age of fifty-two and at the height of his career, Jack Perkins disappeared from...

Doce romances de invierno, perfectos para noches frías y largas. Doce historias románticas narradas por doce reconocidos autores juveniles.

Before Gauis (from Centurion: From Glory to Glory) faced off against the proud and arrogant Valerius, there was a young man whose only desire was to escape his cruel and domineering father. Born of a slave and destined to live the life of a tenant farmer, Valerius dreamed of another life, of honor and glory. Falling into a drunken stupor, Valerius’ father was on the verge of losing everything. Taking the initiative, Valerius works hard to fulfill his father’s obligation, impressing General Sextus. His ungrateful father, resenting his son’s new found status, steals away in the night ...

No matter how hard life is, humanity has the power to make it bearable -- or worse. Parliament of Rooks, the new historical paranormal novel in the award-winning Yorkshire Ghosts series, contrasts the beautiful, inspiring village of Haworth today with the slum -- or rookery -- it was during the industrial revolution: rife with disease, heartache, poverty, and child slavery in the mills. In 2017, life expectancy in the UK is 81.

Zehn scharfe, originelle Geschichten lassen den Puls höher schlagen. Dauergeile Frauen lassen ihrer Lust mit Studenten, Lehrern, Chefs, Angestellten oder auch mit dem eigenen Geschlecht freien Lauf und wollen befriedigt werden. Männer, die auf üppige Kurven stehen, nehmen sich, was sie begehren. Dabei kommt es nicht darauf an, wo es passiert, ob mit Mund, Hand oder Strap-on. Hauptsache, alle kommen auf ihre Kosten.

Erleben Sie in zwölf erotischen Geschichten tabulosen Sex der besonderen Art: Da ist die achtzehnjährige Julia, die sich an den Vater ihrer Freundin ranmacht, der junge Matthias, der schon seit seiner Jugend vom Sex mit älteren Frauen träumt, oder Stefan, der es mit seiner Kundin und ihrer 18 jährigen Tochter gleichzeitig treibt.

Presented here are three of the most important feminist novels ever written: Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf, The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and The Awakening by Kate Chopin. Each of these works is an early groundbreaking piece of fiction from some of literature's finest female writers as they explore life, love, and the struggle of women to find their voices in a time where they were too often silenced and suppressed.

Representing the dark underbelly of Romanticism and beyond, these stories reach the shadowy corners of the human soul as seen through the writings of some of the most prominent authors of the 19th and early 20th centuries.

FAN INVOLVED. The place to come and join the banter, talk sports team pride and live in the nostalgia of yesteryear spent down at the sandlot. A place where a fan suits up, leaves the locker room, goes through the tunnel and on to the field to fulfill their baseball dreams.

When time is of the essence, ignorance is not bliss—it’s a liability. Enter L.A. Perkins, an acclaimed brand protection strategist and top-rated intellectual property attorney ready to arm you with the knowledge that could save your business from costly mistakes and legal nightmares. In "Why Brand Protection Matters," Perkins distills over 27 years of legal practice and courtroom litigation experience into a must-have resource for business owners, C-Suite executives, and entrepreneurs alike.

Die 29-jährige Ingrid ist Bibliothekarin in dem gemütlichen Bergstädtchen Ridgetop, North Carolina. Mit ihrem Partner Cory ist sie seit dem College zusammen. Über eine Hochzeit haben die beiden nie gesprochen, schließlich sind sie mit ihrer Beziehung rundum glücklich. Doch als Ingrids kleine Schwester an Weihnachten plötzlich ihre Verlobung bekannt gibt, stellen sich Ingrid und Cory die unvermeidlichen Frage: Werden sie heiraten und Kinder bekommen?