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Tanya Robyn Batt has a lifelong love of fabrics and is fascinated by the ways in which they can change the way we perceive the world and are seen by others. In this captivating collection, she brings together her favorite stories about fabrics from all over the world, and shows how storytelling itself is a magical weaving process. The history and passage around the world of each of the fabrics, from wool to batik, from flax to silk, is fascinatingly described.

In this searing and personal book, intellectual activist and theologian Robyn Henderson-Espinoza bridges the gap between academia and activism, bringing the wisdom of the streets to the work of scholarship, all for the sake of political liberation and social change for marginalized communities. This is an invitation - a powerful and provocative call-to-action--to academic theologians to the work of social activism through movement building.

I became a superhero to protect my son. Now the whole world needs me. Being a single dad is hard for anyone, but I managed to make it work. I always knew my six-year-old son, Jake, was a special little guy, but even I had no idea how special he really was or the potential that both of us had for greatness. When masked men assaulted my home to kidnap him, the powers I never knew I possessed manifested themselves. Now, I must rely on the two women who love my son the most.

If you've ever doubted yourself for one second, this book is for you. If you have become cynical about other people's view of you when they tell you good things about yourself, this book is for you. Unstoppable Confidence gets to the core of your uniqueness and helps you gain the confidence and skills needed to sustain your confidence. The book is chock full of useful strategies on how to gain confidence in areas that seem insurmountable. Listeners will find the workbook-style approach helpful to reaching goals with ease.

I'll just admit it right up front - I don't love the holidays. In fact, Christmas makes me downright cranky. Call me the Grinch if you must, but if your dad chose that day to decide he was wrong about that whole wanting a family thing, you'd grow up miffed about mistletoe, too. Every candy cane, ugly sweater, and falalalala reminds me of the worst day of my life. So when my uncle - a bigwig network executive - gives me one last shot to salvage my disastrous TV production career, I've got no choice but to suck it up, head to the small town of Singletree, and fake festive.

Leaving London to return home to rural South Wales, Robyn finds that it's her old life - same teddy bears resting on her pillow, their bodies tucked under the duvet; same view of the garages behind which she'd had her first cigarette and first kiss - but so much has changed. Her dad, the proud, charmingly intelligent self-made man who made people laugh, was in the grip of early onset Alzheimer's. His brilliant mind, which saw him building power stations and literally bringing light into the lives of others, had succumbed to darkness.

Melody Bryant has heard it all before. Sure, she's the epitome of the stereotype for a librarian. Loves order. Loves rules and deadlines. Loves books. But what she doesn't love is still being a virgin at 24. Unfortunately, the only guy she's ever been interested in turned her down flat. And then left town. Eight. Years. Ago. Ugh.

Ex-SEAL and US Coast Guard aviation rescue swimmer Marcus Holt has never lost a victim to the frigid waters of Alaska until a rescue spirals out of control, and he loses a man he loved like a father. When the dead man’s sexy daughter - a former assistant district attorney from New York - blows into Sitka asking questions, Marcus admits she may just have a case to sue him. Too many things went wrong out there. And he can’t remember a thing.

The Turner and Baker women are at odds over the men who've captured their hearts. Clara Baker has reasons near and dear to her for being so hell bent on keeping her daughter, Destiny Baker, away from Jacob Turner. The dormant pain she’s kept a secret for 40 years is eating away at her soul, but, when she lays eyes on John Turner (Jacob’s father), fireworks spark in the least expected way. With John’s wife, Tammy Turner, cocked and ready to do whatever it takes to keep her husband, both Destiny and Clara are in for their fair share of heart wrenching drama.

Jacob is furious that his ex-girlfriend, Justine, has turned both his business and personal life upside down. He wants more than anything to be by Destiny’s side to rebuild what Justine tore down, but Destiny’s mother is hell-bent on keeping the billionaire at a distance. With Destiny’s mother not allowing him to see her in the hospital, Jacob throws himself into fixing a financial disaster at work. Meanwhile, Destiny’s ex-husband, Montie Brown, is working overtime to reclaim the woman he never stopped loving.

Transform your aspirations into achievements with From Wanting to Getting, the essential guide to redefining success and finding true fulfillment in your work. This powerful resource equips you with the mindset and tools to align your career with your authentic self, turning desires into meaningful, lasting outcomes. Learn to cultivate genuine happiness, overcome obstacles with resilience, and define success on your own terms—achieving it sustainably and effectively.

The year is 1869, and the West is still wild. Izzy is the greatest sharpshooter on Earth. She's hell bent on tracking down a mysterious robber baron who has been gobbling up the railroads. She will find out that there is more to this robber baron and the world around her than she could ever imagine. He will find out that she is...more than a gunslinger.

500 Things to Know About Parenting includes 10 audiobooks from 50 Things to Know audiobooks. Four mothers have come together to bring you many resources from their own experiences that may be helpful in your journey of parenthood.

In a world that often represses women, RISING is a powerful transformative book for women ready to break free into their true selves, and let fear fall away. It's not just a book; it's a movement. It's a fearless and honest exploration of what it means to be a woman today, paving the way for others to follow.

On a world that should never be visited, time and space are being manipulated and a crash-landed cadet meets someone who just shouldn’t be there...Quarantine World stars Noah Hathaway, Robyn Douglass and Terry Carter with special stars Robyn Douglass, Jack Stauffer and Sonja Kristina.

Archaeologist Dr. Eve Blakeley has dedicated her life's work to finding Genghis Khan's final resting place. But first she'll have to find the Spirit Banner, Khan's lost spear, an eight-hundred-year-old weapon shrouded in as much mystery and lore as his lost tomb. The two are intertwined by centuries of secrets.

"When people die, where do they go?" "Why is her skin darker than mine?" "But how does the baby get in there?" Don't panic. While we know that the first step to connecting deeply with our kids is being able to communicate, empathize, and answer their biggest queries, what do you do when that tricky-to-answer question comes out of the blue? Sometimes we just don't know what to say, so we simply change the subject or give a quick, throwaway answer—and hope it doesn't come up again. In this book, Dr. Robyn Silverman takes you through the whole spectrum of kids' curious questions.

Skye and Jordan must learn to get along as they set out to get Jordan into shape to come out of retirement. While Skye puts Jordan through a rigorous training routine and keeps his spirits up, Jordan finds himself becoming more and more enamored with her. Can he break down the walls she has built around her heart and show her that not all sportsmen are the same and get her to trust him again to win his greatest prize ever?

London, 1985. Joe, father to 11-year-old Matty, has disappeared, and nobody will explain where he's gone or why. In the long, hot summer that follows, Matty's hunt for Joe leads to the ponds at Hampstead Heath. Beneath the water, there is a new kind of freedom. Above the water, a welcoming community of men offer refuge from an increasingly rocky home life. Fourteen years later, a new revelation sees Matty set off alone in a campervan, driving westwards through Ireland, swimming its wild loughs and following the scant clues left behind about Joe.

She was the only woman he ever loved, but Montie gave Destiny his blessings to marry another man. Now, a woman from Jacob’s past is pulling him back into their tangled web. When Justine launches a twisted plan to get rid of Destiny, Montie has a choice to make. Should he stay in Miami and fight for his past, or hop on the next plane smoking to Atlanta and protect his heart?