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Embark on a journey through 19th-century New England with 'A New England Nun' by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman. This annotated edition unveils the nuanced layers of societal expectations and women's autonomy. Explore the symbolism of wild grapes, the metaphorical imagery of an uncloistered nun, and Joe Daggett's poignant honesty.

Your child isn’t broken. Your child isn’t broken. They’re just afraid to try. Many tweens struggle with confidence; not because they don’t care, but because they don’t yet trust themselves. And most confidence books don't actually help with that. Many kids hesitate. They overthink. They hold back, even when they want to step forward. The Confidence Quest was created for children exactly like this. This book helps tweens practice courage before they need it. Instead of lectures, advice, or pressure, this book uses short, relatable stories that allow children to: • See themselves ...

Twisted Ex-Wife By Imani He built the empire. She kept it from collapsing. When Preston Langford is removed as CEO of his own company, the headlines call it a strategic correction. What they don’t see is the truth behind the fall. For years, Kendall Langford was the quiet architect behind the empire’s success—questioning risk, slowing reckless expansion, protecting the foundation. But ambition has a way of mistaking restraint for doubt. And when Preston chose admiration over accountability, their marriage fractured long before the board ever voted. Now the company is stabilizing. The ...

Despite having a desire to succeed, we are so accustomed to working hard to reach our goals and produce results in the workplace, that many of us sacrifice our deeper humanity in the process. This timely book is ideally suited for the current era of anxiety and global upheaval that has awakened us to our collective dissatisfaction with the status quo.

Thorndyke is arguably the first true forensic detective, for while we remember Sherlock Holmes for his genius in unearthing significant detail, only Thorndyke's methods pass the test of real-world authenticity. It might be maintained that while Holmes perhaps did it with style, Thorndyke does it with science.

Public speaking is not about talent. It is about preparation, structure, and learning how to manage fear instead of fighting it. Public Speaking Made Easy is a practical guide for anyone who wants to speak more clearly, confidently, and effectively in front of others, whether in meetings, presentations, interviews, or on stage. This book does not assume you love public speaking. It is written for people who feel nervous, tense, or self-conscious and want tools that actually help. You will learn how to: Understand and reduce stage fright and speaking anxiety Prepare speeches and ...

A neglected teen travels to Norway for a fresh start in this stunning coming-of-age novel in verse about longing, love, and the courage to create joy from the ashes of despair by award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Megan E. Freeman. You are invisible in your own family. Your...

Abby Spencer knows she can come across as an airhead - she talks too much and is a bit of a klutz. Though she sacrificed her career to help raise her sisters, a job interview at biscuit company Crumbs could finally be her chance to shine. Managing director Douglas Faulkner isn’t sure what to make of Abby, with her Bambi eyes, tousled hair and ability to say more in the half-hour interview than he manages in a day. All he knows is she’s a breath of fresh air and could bring a new lease of life to the corporate world of Crumbs. To his life, too, if he’d let her....

Return to Glory Will Challenge Everything You Were Ever Taught About Human History Beginning with a careful documentation of the ways God entrusted people of African descent with the initial development of civilized societies, Return to Glory then directs it's readers on a magnificent tour of life in America through the triumphant stories of contemporary African-Americans. These pages are filled with the glorious contributions to the development and enhancement of world culture by the black race.

Former Army Captain Alton Blackwell never thought he'd return to Afghanistan. Now he has no choice. While on their honeymoon, cryptologist Alton Blackwell and FBI Agent Mallory Wilson receive a frantic plea for help. Resourceful Afghani teenager Mastana Meer, once instrumental in rescuing a mutual friend from Afghanistan terrorists, finds herself coerced into a nefarious plot by her Al-Qaeda uncle. Having escaped the clutches of her terrorist uncle, the teen is days away from leaving Kabul for a better life when Alton and Mallory lose all contact with her. As the former soldiers race to ...

The journey taken by The Business of Living is remarkable. Starting out as a one-person show in Hollywood in the mid-1990s, (directed by Bob Oedenkirk of Better call Saul fame) it was then introduced nationally via the syndicated morning radio show, The Bob and Tom Show, where it quickly gained a cult following. The author gave numerous “seminars” before going into seclusion around 2008. Followers of his methods have long debated – is it satire or a valid path to success? You be the judge.

Meet Julie Chavan. Julie is trying to rescue the legendary New York publishing house West 57. Everyone else in her life is trying to rescue Julie - her mother, her ex-fiancé, her ex-best friend, and even the ghost of her dead father. They all think they know what Julie needs. What Julie actually needs is a big best seller for West 57, but her debut of the year's hottest book is spinning wildly out of control.

She left at eighteen and vanished without a trace. No goodbye. No address. No explanation. For eight years, Aaliyah was gone. Not kidnapped. Not reported missing. Just… erased. When Nia takes a babysitting job in one of the city’s most prestigious neighborhoods, she uncovers the polished machine that swallowed her sister whole. The Whitmire Foundation promises elite advancement, accelerated success, and access to powerful networks. It markets discipline as destiny and isolation as excellence. The girls who enter sign willingly. They are ambitious. Exceptional. Ready to rise. But inside ...

Discover how each figure of the nativity can lead your family closer to Christ this Christmas season. Learn the tradition of the tinkling bell, whip up a batch of French cocoa, create a tender mercy tree, and find ways to make your gift giving more meaningful as Celebrating a Christ-Centered Christmas guides you through seven meaningful traditions inspired by the nativity setting.

This book cover these Topics: Titus 2, Gen 3, Eph 5 & Submission - NT instruction for wives to willingly submit replaces OT "he shall rule over you" 1 Cor 14:34-35 Silence in the Churches - Scholarly research 1 Cor 14:34-35 is a gloss, evidence of internal inconsistencies caused in the Bible by it Gen 3 Desire - Debunking "desire" means "desire to control or devour", history of "desire" translations, the words "teshuqa" and "teshuba" 1 Cor 11:1-16 Heads and Coverings - Analogy of heads and bodies in the NT, Christ head of each person, Jewish tradition of Sotah in relation to legal divorce ...

"Eighteen books into the Blackwell Files series, and Steven F Freeman still manages to come up with unique plots that are futuristic and awe-inspiring. There are red herrings galore, and the reader will keep switching between who they think the villain is until the final, unexpected reveal." - Readers' Favorite When reality isn’t enough… Lucid Nightscapes, Inc. has introduced the most immersive entertainment experience in history: lucid dreaming. Clients pick the time and place—a space station, medieval Europe, or a battlefield—and Lucid creates dreamscapes impossible to discern ...

Dr James Earle and his wife live in comfortable seclusion near the Hog's Back, a ridge in the North Downs in the beautiful Surrey countryside. When Dr Earle disappears from his cottage, Inspector French is called in to investigate. At first he suspects a simple domestic intrigue - and begins to uncover a web of romantic entanglements beneath the couple's peaceful rural life. The case soon takes a more complex turn.

In this two-part mystery, first a determined and uncompromising young Englishman traveling under the name 'John Walker' arrives in West Africa, on the run from events back home. Soon, he finds himself embroiled in adventure and romance by land and by sea. Meanwhile, in part two, the equally implacable forensic detective Dr. John Thorndyke investigates the theft that provoked 'Walker' to flee England in the first place and soon discovers unexpected mysteries.

In his 1966 book, The Night Battles, Italian historian Carlo Ginzburg detailed the lives of peasant people who were marginalized in their own society and have been all but forgotten in ours. He created a new school of study, microhistory, which has influenced thinkers from a range of different disciplines. The Night Battles looks at the witch trials of a small group of peasants in 16th-century Italy who believed they turned into animals at night to ward off evil spirits and safeguard their crops.

When her beloved father is threatened with imprisonment over misappropriated trust funds, Helen Vardon agrees secretly to marry the man who holds her father's fate in his hand, to save both her father and herself from poverty and social disgrace. But the marriage merely precipitates a terrible personal disaster, and a series of events involving death and blackmail, which puts Helen herself under suspicion of murder. Can Dr. Thorndyke unravel the mystery in time to save her?