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Alexi Pappas is not only an Olympic runner, actress, filmmaker, she is a writer whose heartwarming and life-affirming memoir will inspire young readers, as she shares the touchstone moments in her life that helped her learn about confidence and self-reliance, compassion and forgiveness, and loss...

When your life spirals out of control, you do one of two things: You let it or you stand up and defeat the demons that threaten you. Amanda Benson faced a similar experience and ran from it, leaving Edinboro without a trace. She worked hard to get her life together and realized that to fully succeed in building a new life, she had to go back and face the old one. When she arrives back in town, a chance encounter changes her life. She’s given a home, a job, and a family. She believes that she is on the right track. That is, until she falls in love with the man that made it all happen.

LOVE is THE ONE THING you want, but for some reason, it is also THE ONE THING you can’t seem to have. Relationships to you feel like either a “remedy” or a “poison”? The anxious (ambivalent) attachment style might have been giving you the solo emotional roller-coaster ride. This book is a personal journey of a woman who has suffered from the anxious attachment style without knowing it for years. Throughout the years, she has navigated her life and “relationships” with this psychological condition.

It's time to recover from childhood trauma, abuse, addiction, and anything else that's holding you back from becoming the most elite version of yourself. This book is a deep dive into the masculine journey of coming back from toxicity and achieving unlimited long-term success in your career, finances, relationships, and so much more. Self-sabotage and self-limiting beliefs systems are destroying the modern man. This book will teach you how to stop pulling the pin on a hand grenade and tossing it into your own lap once and for all.

I'm Gretchen Carlson, and while I'm not a medical doctor, I am someone who has suffered from PTSD and has been able to overcome the debilitating symptoms by using the strategies I've provided in this book. This book is a product of passion, driven by my desire to share insights and extend support to others!

I was sold to the highest bidder. I expected a monster, a cruel, vicious man who would break me. What I got was Victor Perrigo. Older, rugged, and terrifyingly calm, he’s the kind of man who makes the world bend to his will. And now… I belong to him. “Just breathe, baby,” he says when I’m shoved into his arms. Easy for him to say, he wasn’t just auctioned off like property. I hate him for buying me. I hate the way he watches me, like I’m a puzzle he’s trying to solve. I fight him at every turn, desperate to escape the prison he’s built around me.

Deaf teenager goes missing in Esseberg. Mountain rescue are launching a search party but conditions hinder their efforts. The tunnel is being kept open all night as an exception. When journalist Tuva Moodyson reads this news alert she knows she must join the search. If this teenager is found, she will be able to communicate with him in a way no one else can. Esseberg lies on the other side of a mountain tunnel: there is only one way in and one way out. When the tunnel closes at night, the residents are left to fend for themselves.

Are you an adult feeling overwhelmed and uncertain as you navigate the complexities of caring for your aging parents? Does the weight of that responsibility sit heavily on your shoulders, and you long for proper guidance and support to ensure their health, well-being, and dignity? If so, this is the perfect book for you!

Lenora Tashe is nothing special. Which is why the village decides to sacrifice her to the obsidian dragon that’s been terrorizing them for decades. But Lenora has her own plan. She’s going to stop the dragon shifter from ever threatening her homeland again—or die trying. What she doesn’t count on is the fact the dragon spends half his time as a man who can be as infuriating or as seductive as he pleases. And when he discovers Lenora isn’t just some simple village girl but actually his fated mate, the one creature that can withstand his dragon flame and calm the beast within?

Meet the unsung sheroes of history: the diverse, defiant and daring (wo)men who changed the rules, and their identities, to get sh*t done. A call to action for the modern world, this book celebrates the #GenderRebels who paved the way for women everywhere to be soldiers and spies; kings and queens; firefighters, doctors, pilots; and a Swiss Army knife’s-worth more. These superbly spirited (wo)men all had one thing in common: they defied the rules to progress in a man’s world.

A girls' trip to Vegas. Just what Julia needs to forget her doctor's recent diagnosis, who told her she could never have children, after which her ex coldly dumped her. Allegedly because his career was more important to him. In Vegas, however, luck is on Julia's side: She wins over $10,000 on one of the many slot machines - and that twice in a row! Lucky in gambling - unlucky in love? But that's not all: In her euphoria, Julia falls right into the muscular arms of the man next to her, with whom she's been exchanging intimate glances all evening.

Grace, dignity, and eloquence have long been hallmarks of Maya Angelou’s poetry. Her measured verses have stirred our souls, energized our minds, and healed our hearts. Whether offering hope in the darkest of nights or expressing sincere joy at the extraordinariness of the everyday, Maya...

Winner of The Schneider Family Book Award, for excellence in portraying the disability experience! Maya Van Wagenen, bestselling author of Popular, tells Dolores’s story with humor, heartache, and an occasional bit of telenovela flair. “A striking fiction debut.” —Publishers Weekly...

Choosing day is finally here and it's time for Siri Alvarsson to make the decision that will unleash the full power of her gifts. Light or dark? It's not much of a dilemma for the young fae. The Shades have stolen some of the friends she loves most, and she kind of likes the human world, flaws and all. She's not about to let the Dark destroy everything she cares about. But it's not just about choosing a side. Soon, her abilities will have the power to save or end the world. What if she makes a mistake? Is she ready for such a big responsibility?

CI SONO DUE COSE CHE IO NON RIESCO ASSOLUTAMENTE A SOPPORTARE: LE FEMMINISTE E LA MARGARINA. Rika è una giornalista in una rivista maschile. È l’unica donna nel suo posto di lavoro e spesso viene trattata come una segretaria, quando non peggio. Per cercare di farsi strada lavora giorno e notte e tutto ciò che riesce a cucinare quando la sera torna tardi a casa è un ramen preconfezionato. Da tempo però un pensiero la assilla: vuole intervistare Manako Kajii, la cuoca gourmet accusata di aver assassinato gli uomini d’affari con i quali si intratteneva, dopo aver cucinato per loro.

Can true love come from a one-night stand? I was naive enough to believe it could. But the truth is that Jacob is leading a double life. He was just taking advantage of me, and now I'm expecting his child…. Some people have everything: a husband, a family, a great career, a big house. I have none of that. Frustrated and lonely, I dive into the nightlife and meet the mysterious Jacob, who seduces me over a game of poker. There's a sizzle between us, and the evening ends in his hotel suite... Then, we run into each other by chance on the streets of New York.

What do Grammy winner Garrison Keillor, Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Maya Angelou, acclaimed novelist Laurie Colwin, and National Book Award winner Tom Wolfe have in common? On a November night in 1990, this quartet of accomplished writers and performers united for a worthy cause—to participate in readings to benefit the homeless.

My priorities are my daughter and my job as a first responder. Romance isn't even on the radar. Until one little package changes everything. In a single mind-blowing hour, I end up with a package meant for Valentina Smith, and I find out she's innocent. I won't even mention what's in that package. Next thing I know, my other brain gets the best of me. Valentina deserves the best, so that brain says, running my mouth like it has no business. I don't expect to fall for her. So hard it brings me to my knees. Did I mention she's meant to be worshipped?

A jackpot, a hot night, and a year later I'm a mother... Then we meet again , except he doesn't know anything about the baby…. And also he's my new boss... Will it work out? Even though her bank account is practically empty, Emma is persuaded by her friend to go on a spontaneous weekend of gambling in Vegas. But then the unthinkable happens. Alongside an unbelievably gorgeous stranger, she wins the jackpot on the slot machine! A wild night of partying ensues, and one thing leads to another... Twelve months later, Emma is moving to L.A. for her new job.

In this second book in the middle-grade mystery series based on the popular Pinna podcast, super sleuth Opal Watson teams up with a new friend to find a missing bird and unravels even more secrets about her family’s legendary history. Opal’s schoolmate Piper has lost a beloved pet: a bird...