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“Dyamonde Daniel was a gem waiting to be discovered. Just ask her.” With these opening lines, best-selling author Nikki Grimes introduces us to a new character kids are bound to love, a super smart third grader with wild-crazy hair and a can-do attitude. The thing is, Dyamonde has just moved to a new school, and she’s impatient for a best friend. Then Free shows up, and there’s an even newer kid in class who might also need a friend. Unfortunately, Free doesn’t want to be friends....

Heather Hays finally has everything she's worked for—she was promoted principal dancer and is engaged to her forever crush, ballet royalty Jack Andersen. But after Jack is caught cheating, Heather's near-perfect life comes crashing down. Determined to prove that she rose to the top on her own merits, she accepts a guest position from the only company that will hire her without Jack: the Australian National Ballet.

Do you struggle with closing the sale? Don’t worry - you’re not alone. The sales process is more than just a funnel - it’s a staircase. As the salesperson, it’s your job to earn a prospective client's business by moving them from one step to another. That’s where The Selling Staircase comes into play. This book is a five-step approach to move your clients through an authentic sales process. We go through these steps in-depth throughout the book. This framework will bring new awareness about what you’re doing and how to be more effective in the sales process.

A rising star in the Republican Party shares her inspirational memoir of family, hope, and the power of the American Dream. Decades before their daughter surprised the nation by becoming governor of South Carolina, Nikki Haley's parents had a dream. Ajit and Raj Randhawa were well-educated...

A patrol officer is pulled out of her comfort zone and into danger when she follows her heart—and a spunky, cute dispatcher—into a fast-paced, twisty homicide investigation. Mel Pine is a newly solo cop patrolling the sinister streets on third shift and looking for a distraction from troubles at home. The job keeps her busy, and a friendly dispatcher keeps her company on the radio each night.

"Los cuentos de Beedle el Bardo" es una recopilación de relatos muy queridos por brujas y magos de todas las edades, y que vendrían a ser la versión del mundo mágico de los cuentos de los hermanos Grimm. Esta edición ha sido traducida de las runas originales por Hermione Granger, con notas adicionales del profesor Dumbledore y J. K. Rowling. Estos relatos clásicos entretienen y educan a partes iguales, además de ser una gran oportunidad para conocer las historias que jugaron un papel crucial en la lucha contra Lord Voldemort. La obra se compone de cinco cuentos: "La fábula de los tres hermanos", que los lectores de "Harry Potter y las Reliquias de la Muerte" reconocerán de inmediato, "La fuente de la buena fortuna", "El corazón peludo del brujo", "El mago y el cazo saltarín" y "Babbitty Rabbitty y su cepa carcajeante." Las estanterías de la biblioteca de Hogwarts también albergan muchos otros libros fascinantes. Si disfrutaste con "Los cuentos de Beedle el Bardo," quizá quieras echar un vistazo a algunos de sus otros tesoros: "Animales fantásticos y dónde encontrarlos" y "Quidditch a través de los tiempos."

My dad’s best friend Rafael finds out I want an intimate piercing because of insecurity. A doctor, he offers to give me an exam to clear my doubts, and I spread wide for him to see all of me. Soon, looking isn’t enough. Even though he’s twice my age and I’m off-limits, he touches and tastes me, then claims my first time, giving me a hard and deep piercing of a different kind.

A beautiful, mid-aged woman grieving the loss of her husband of 16 years, she thought the best chapters of her life were behind her. That is, until she meets Dom—a handsome, mysterious stranger who turns her world upside down. The chemistry between them is undeniable from the start. Passion ignites. Walls come down. But as desire deepens, secrets begin to surface.

In this lyrical book, world-renowned poet, New York Times bestselling author, and Coretta Scott King Honor winner Nikki Giovanni and fine artist Erin Robinson craft an ode to the magic of a library as a place not only for knowledge but also for imagination, exploration, and escape. In what other...

Jess Ballantine is the most kick-ass agent of A.S.S.E.T. – Advanced Special Strategies and Emergency Techniques. She knows how to handle herself in a fight and deal with the most extreme situations. But Jess’s training never covered trying to survive lustful zombies! She and her best friend Casey have to fight their way through the undead. Only problem – something is making them horny as hell. It’s a little hard to fight zombies when all Jess and Casey can think about is having sex with everything in sight.

When it’s discovered I’ve been fooling around with a boy, the deacons from my church give my pastor an ultimatum: Excommunicate me or make me do a purity test. Furious, Pastor Andrew won’t let anybody else but him perform the test. Spread wide for my pastor on his desk, I take his two, thick fingers deep while our deacons watch.

Learn how to become a professional burlesque dancer with clear, detailed steps illustrated by real-life examples of famous performers from the 20th century and current stars, and benefit from a former performer’s insight.

Growing up with a mother suffering from paranoid schizophrenia and a mostly absent father, Nikki Grimes found herself terrorized by babysitters, shunted from foster family to foster family, and preyed upon by those she trusted. At the age of six, she poured her pain onto a piece of paper late one night - and discovered the magic and impact of writing. For many years, Nikki's notebooks were her most enduing companions. In this accessible and inspiring memoir, Nikki shows how the power of those words helped her conquer the hazards - ordinary and extraordinary - of her life.

Kate Parker knows what she’s getting into when she marries billionaire businessman Hank Tudor—she’s his sixth wife, after all, and was by his side (as his assistant) when his fifth marriage to actress Caitlyn Howard fell apart. But honeymoon plans go awry when a headless body is discovered near Hank’s summer home, forcing Kate to contend with two more of his exes: Catherine Alvarez—the first—who lives as a shut-in with her computers; and Anna Klein—the fourth—who runs a bed-and-breakfast where she and her wife keep a steady eye on things—particularly Hank’s children, Lizzie and Teddy.

What do you do when your Best Friend and Roommate asks you for a life-saving favor just days before the Holidays? Well, if you're Me, apparently you agree to let him doll you up in a High-Tech, Next-Gen Female Bodysuit that makes you every bit as much a Woman as the real thing and Pretend to be his Girlfriend for two weeks over the Winter Holidays so that his Mafia Contacts don't discover that he's really an undercover agent for the FBI!

Ashley thinks she has her life made. She has an incredibly successful business and is happily single. She agrees to take on a fake girlfriend to help her career. Her fake girlfriend makes her feel things she never imagined she would. Could it be that she is falling in love with an escort? Are Vienna's feelings real, or is it just part of her job as an escort to make Ashley feel like this?

Friendship. Love. Two things Ainsley had found for the first time in her life, only to lose them in the blink of an eye. Betrayed and heartbroken, she must work to overcome the pain of her past. Now trapped in a new kingdom ruled by a king who wants far more from her than he’s leading on, she will have to find the strength to persevere. But as Ainsley becomes more sure of herself and her magical abilities, a force threatens to take away all she’s gained.

Kione and Kez (her tentacle creature lover) have just found out the Atlanteans are real and can lead them to Kez's kind. But before they can journey to the deepest depths of the ocean, they have to procure a very expensive submersible.

Ten years have passed since estranged siblings Gene and Violet Masters have spoken to one another, but the news of their parent’s recent passing forces a grim reunion. As Violet uncovers a disturbing secret, she wonders if there might be more to their parent’s death than meets the eye. Contacted by their mother’s spirit beyond the grave, Violet fears the unearthing of truths known only to her and her brother and how they threaten her future.

Rodraprex es el imperio textil más importante de España. Arturo Rodríguez lo levantó de la nada y ahora es uno de los empresarios más fuertes del país. La directora ejecutiva es su hija Mónica, una mujer emprendedora que se encuentra en la cima. Sin embargo, en una mañana, todo se viene abajo. Una serie de graves irregularidades que traspasan las fronteras ponen en marcha una de las mayores crisis de la empresa y todo parece señalarla a ella como última responsable.