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Alexandria Anastasia King, aka Alex, is a woman with new-found wealth, freedom and a mission in life. A bad marriage and the murder of a friend put her on the path to make things right in the world…in her own, unique way. With friend and mentor Jack Sterling, ex-intelligence operative, they establish KING Consulting. It’s an enterprise she describes as, ‘a business people tend not to talk about, but everybody wishes they had on speed dial’. Under Jack’s guidance she learns hand-to-hand combat, firearms and knife skills, preferring a Heckler and Koch .45 and KA-BAR combat knife.

1775: Overlooked Heroines focuses entirely on ordinary women who broke away from their social constraints to become soldiers, spies, and heroines in the American Revolutionary War. These women physically fought for America to be free from colonial imperialism, but yet society fails to recant their names. 1775: Overlooked Heroines fills in the gaps of history and places these women back into the historical narrative, whose names are less celebrated and are overshadowed or misattributed simply because they are women.

Most pregnant women are told: 'Don't worry - eat whatever you normally eat. Your baby will get what they need from you.' But science tells a different story: your diet during pregnancy can shape your baby's brain, body and health for life. And somehow, no one has told you the rules. Until now...

Toward a Cognitive Theory of Narrative Acts brings together in one volume cutting-edge research that turns to recent findings in cognitive and neurobiological sciences, psychology, linguistics, philosophy, and evolutionary biology, among other disciplines, to explore and understand more deeply various cultural phenomena, including art, music, literature, and film. The essays fulfilling this task for the general listener as well as the specialist are written by renowned authors.

Many professionals, such as project managers, are tasked with enormous responsibility while they have no authority over others. Leading in such situations is tough. This book will reveal the skills and know-how that a leader needs to excel.

In this smart and timely book, the distinguished moral philosopher Sissela Bok ponders the nature of happiness and its place in philosophical thinking and writing throughout the ages. With nuance and elegance, Bok explores notions of happiness - from Greek philosophers to Desmond Tutu, Charles Darwin, Iris Murdoch, and the Dalai Lama - as well as the latest theories advanced by psychologists, economists, geneticists, and neuroscientists.

Adam Bowman, a battling journalist who grew up as the son of a teacher at Prince Albert College, might be the only one who can uncover the links between the school murder and the 'Blue Moon Killer'. But he will have to go into the darkest places of his childhood to piece together the clues. Detective Sergeant Rose Riley, meanwhile, is part of the taskforce desperately trying to find the killer before he strikes again. Adam Bowman's excavation of his past might turn out to be Rose's biggest trump card or it may bring the whole investigation crashing down, and put her own life in danger.

A powerful and moving story of one family's courageous journey. After a perilous and terrifying escape from war-torn Afghanistan, Gulnessa and her family find themselves in Australia, a place they know nothing about. They are exhausted and traumatized, but so full of hope. But their struggle isn't over yet.<

A late-night phone call is never good news for Homicide Detective Sergeant Rose Riley. This time she's being sent up to the Hunter Valley, where a woman has been found dead in her home. Rose grew up further along the valley. She knows that for every vineyard and golf course resort visited by tourists to the 'wine country', there are as many dilapidated fibro houses and drug dens, in the shadow of one of the state's largest prisons.

The art of deception will lead back to the truth. After experiencing a little bump in the road, Kayla and Kaleb are stronger than ever. But they are about to encounter their biggest challenge yet. Kaleb is determined to teach Kayla the art of teleporting her body safely from one place to another. However, her frustration lands her in a parallel life. Much to his dismay, he discovers she has traded places with an even sassier version of herself, and her alter ego is on a mission to seduce him.

Can a virgin such as Ashley cope with the feelings that are building inside her for the famous surfer? Can a Midwestern girl with all the morals and hang-ups ingrained in her overcome them to actually enter into a Sapphic romance with this woman?

As a UFC fighter, Sinclair Reed aka Sinister Three always had a plan. Getting tangled up with the mob, or falling in love with a woman he can't forget, never factored into it. After a brief affair, best-selling author Cherie Bouchard thought she'd seen the last of UFC light middleweight champ Sinister Three when they parted ways at the airport.

Rachel and Tina have done everything together since the ages of 10 and 11. It is 19 years later, and they have created Templar and Bree, a furniture company that every home in Orange County wants to do business with. Both women thought their friendship would forever be without complications - until one night, after getting drunk at a party, Rachel kisses Tina and confesses that she has been in love with her since they were kids. The problem isn't that Tina doesn't love Rachel the same way. It is that Rachel is slated to marry Rio, her fiancé, in another four weeks.

My Temporary Home is a heartfelt story about Lily, a young girl placed in foster care after being removed from her unstable home. Through Lily’s eyes, listeners witness the confusion, loneliness, and emotional weight that children in the foster system often carry. Though she is now in a safer environment, Lily must learn to navigate the unfamiliar silence of stability and begin her journey toward healing.

Haven't women gotten everything they want? Economic power? Social influence? Business clout? Yes, but it turns out that these fantastic gains have come at a heavy price, as consumer goods experts Michael J. Silverstein and Kate Sayre discovered in an unprecedented study of 12,000 women in forty...

A sleepy town is about to wake up and smell the turmeric lattes #DontForgetYourKeepCup It started with the Hemsworths. Now, Byron Bay local, Aimee Maguire, is about to lose everything because she can’t afford to pay the rent. Her engagement is also on an official time-out since her fiancé...

When Maeve McKenna renounces her witch powers and accepts a low-key nurse practitioner position at a Virginia retirement community, the last thing she expects is a suicide her first day on the job. As the town's sexy sheriff, Paul Sutton, starts looking into the tragic death of his father's friend, Maeve can't help but get involved - with both the case and him.

For over 8 years, I’ve trained soldiers, leaders, and families across the U.S. Army Reserve and Army National Guard in Master Resilience Training (MRT)—the same science-backed program that’s transformed warriors into warriors of the mind. Now, I’ve distilled those battle-tested strategies into a 30-day challenge built specifically for you—the military reservist juggling two worlds, or the veteran looking to reclaim stability in transition.

Evelyn Louise Freeman, Elf to her friends, was at a crossroads. Her parents were recently deceased and Elf had fulfilled neither of their desires. Her mother had wanted her to find a husband and her father envisioned her as a career woman. With the holidays approaching, Elf journeys to Washington DC, hoping that a new environment will be what she needs to make it all right. A dashing Frenchman turns her life around and the holiday takes on a new meaning when there is an Elf at Play.

Demure suburban housewife Susan Parker wasn't ready to subject her perfect life and perfect marriage to the world of fetish and female domination. When she discovers husband Randall's secret she seeks help from a circle of her old school friends, who have secrets of their own. Susan discovers things she never knew about her friends, her husband, and herself.