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Founders have a lot on their plates, and for most, that includes building a team to help achieve their organization’s mission. This book is for the founders who won’t build just any team. It’s for the founders who understand the innovative power of diverse teams comprised of individuals from different racial and ethnic groups, ages, gender identities, nationalities, religious identities, etc. These founders do not need a case for diversity. What they often do need, though, is guidance on how to build an organizational culture designed for that diverse team.

Traci Simmons has been fired from another job and must decide if it’s time to give up her home and start fresh in another town. But, when her elderly neighbor dies mysteriously, she is pulled into leading a crusade to save the neighbor’s urban farm and find the killer. Through her new and unexpected relationship with these invisible people, Traci faces her own insecurities to learn what home really means.

Auf einem Passagierdampfer von New York nach Buenos Aires begegnen sich der Schachweltmeister Czentovic, der Öl-Millionär McConnor und der unscheinbare Dr. B. Eher zufällig tritt dieser gegen Czentovic an und besiegt zum Erstaunen aller seinen routinierten Gegner mit verspielter Leichtigkeit. Doch das Schachspiel fördert bei Dr. B., einem österreichischen Emigranten, Erinnerungen an den Terror seiner Inhaftierung im Nationalsozialismus zutage.

Nikita is an endangered animal specialist; her sole job is to help endangered animals. She ends up getting stuff in the woods of India on one of her mission and is saved by a rogue white tiger shifter.

The story begins in the wonderful '80s, a time filled with great music, alcohol, cruising, and sex. She was 15 years younger than he was. Although he had a problem with the age difference, she never did. Married three times, twice to the same woman and barely escaped a third round with her. This is a story about the multiple marriages. She also married two other men between these marriages and had an affair with Jim during both. Call it magnetism, a strange attraction, or plain old stupidity; you be the judge.

Pearl couldn't get over how damned hot Adrian had looked yesterday on their visit to the project. He'd been like fire and there was nothing more tempting to do at that point than to burn alongside him. The CareClub was Pearl's dream. A non-profit organization for under privileged youth. But this new architect has changed everything. Watching his lips move as he explained the intricacies involved with this new project was inexplicable. Pearl itched to know just how those stern yet soft lips would taste on hers. She didn't realize she would be tasting much, much more of him.

This excellent short story from Vanessa de Sade has little of something for everyone - from voyeurism to same-sex fantasies and more. We meet Brian and Angie, who have a happy, healthy sex life, but when Brian notices another guy looking at him in the changing room and tells Angie about it, she spots an opportunity to explore new ground....

Holmes' Erzfeind, das gefährliche Verbrechergenie Farley Straker, hat sich in den Besitz einer Formel zum Bau einer Bombe mit verheerender Zerstörungskraft gebracht. Als es Holmes gelingt, Straker in einem verschlafenen Dorf an der englischen Ostküste aufzuspüren, lässt der erste Mord nicht lange auf sich warten. Doch ausgerechnet Straker hat ein wasserdichtes Alibi: die Gesellschaft von Sherlock Holmes persönlich!

Die Geschichte lässt uns auf wunderbare Weise den Zauber des Weihnachtsfestes erleben:
Der ruchlose Geschäftsmann Ebenezer Scrooge wird von drei Weihnachtsgeistern heimgesucht, die ihm begreiflich machen, was für ein abscheulicher Mensch er geworden ist. Aber sie geben ihm auch die Möglichkeit, sein Leben zu ändern.

In this erotic forest fantasy we find ourselves acquainted with Wisteria, a beautiful if somewhat naïve orphan, forced to live with her domineering grandmother - the all-knowing Forest Witch. When our sweet young heroine falls deeply in love with a boy from a nearby village of elves, granny does everything in her power to stop him from taking the young girl’s virginity.

Inmitten des ecuadorianischen Dschungels trifft der schwedische Extremsportler Mikael mit seinem Team auf einen verwahrlosten Straßenhund - ausgemergelt und mit Wunden übersät: Arthur. Der Hund weicht ihm nicht mehr von der Seite und folgt ihm selbst durch knietiefen Matsch und im Kayak. Nach 650 km durch die Wildnis Ecuadors steht nicht mehr das Gewinnen des Rennens im Vordergrund sondern das neue Teammitglied heil nach Hause zu bringen.

Né en 1921, Léo Major grandit à Montréal durant la Grande Dépression. Aîné d’une famille nombreuse, il développe une relation conflictuelle avec son père et quitte la maison à 14 ans. Son père lui dit qu’il ne fera jamais rien de bon dans la vie: Léo va lui prouver le contraire. En 1940, il s’enrôle dans le Régiment de la Chaudière. Après un entraînement long et exigeant, il participe au débarquement de Normandie. Dès son arrivée en sol français, il multiplie les actions d’éclat.

Die Werke Giacomo Casanovas sind nicht nur ein wertvolles Zeugnis des gesellschaftlichen Lebens im 18. Jahrhundert. Sie sind auch eine wahre Fundgrube für alle, die sich für die Geschichte der Medizin interessieren. Individuelle Erfahrungen zum Beispiel mit sogenannten Galanteriekrankheiten und Beobachtungen zu alltäglichen und außergewöhnlichen Heilkonzepten kommen darin ebenso zur Sprache wie Begegnungen mit Ärzten, Barbieren, Wunderheilern und Scharlatanen.

Many girls want to join Sonaro’s circus, but most of them just don’t cut it. Valentine, however, is different. She's sexy as hell and a skilled dancer and gymnast, and the ringmaster knows he’ll have to be careful with her. But what a crowd-puller she’ll be! As for Valentine herself, well, there’s more than one kind of fulfilment to be had in a travelling show.

Decluttering is not only possible but also incredibly rewarding. I wrote this book to provide a simple, straightforward, practical guide for long-term decluttering success. No matter how chaotic your home may seem, you can achieve a more peaceful and organized living space.

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When Hope Inkwell gets lost she is rescued by Lucky. Hope has been hurt in the past and has strengthened her walls and no one is getting in ever again. When Lucky rescues Hope he doesn't count on her rescuing him right back. Maybe Lucky will finally be lucky in love.

Mace Harrison is a decorated Marine. In his country's eyes, he's a hero. But in six months his last tour ends, and Mace's next step is unclear. Then he meets graphics designer and diner waitress Geneva Davis, and an immediate friendship turns into…well, a business deal. The terms? They feign a relationship to keep her ex-boyfriend off her back, and matchmaking pals off his.

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On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. Since that day, prize-winning independent journalist Katerina Gordeeva has travelled to refugee centres across Europe to record the human voice and cost of war. Take My Grief Away reveals twenty-four raw, heartbreaking first-person accounts from people united in grief and their first-hand experiences of the brutality and senselessness of war. These twenty-four voices will transform what you think you know about war, grief and human nature.