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Four generations live under one roof in Columbus, Ohio, and they've figured out how to make it work: dividing responsibilities and chores, re-designing some physical spaces for privacy, and reconfiguring others into common areas for all to gather and enjoy living together. This tale of heartache, heroism, and hope is one family's multi-generational social experiment, which encompasses kids in their teens, parents in their 40s, grandparents in their 70s, and a 90-plus year-old great-grandmother.

Meet June Dennings - her husband died, she's running out of money, there is no good local man left to marry. She takes a giant leap of faith accepts an offer of marriage and a train ticket to becoming a mail-order bride on a faraway dry, dusty desert town of Amarillo to marry a cattle rancher that she had corresponded with only four times and has never met!

Meet Summer Percy. She lost the only family she had, there's no work to be found for her in Pennsylvania, and her meager savings is almost finished. After her father died in a carriage accident, she finds herself traveling for three weeks by train to the tiny town of Laramie to marry the local US Marshal, which she has never met. She meets Mary, an older woman who was a successfully married mail order bride. She shares a secret that could change everything.

Come on up and celebrate the first 100 years of America in this newly incorporated town in the mountains of Arizona called Flagstaff. Enjoy the fresh air from the tall pine trees and the rough and gruff Mr. Ryan Anderson, who's just sent off for a new bride, the most helpful local folks, 12 chickens and the lovely, with a positive attitude, Autumn Clancy.

You will be introduced to what is achievable today in technology that has massive implications and applications for senior living care and design. Imagine 19 years ago and your first experience with the internet, 7 years ago and your experience with your phone. How the internet and iPhone have changed our connection to each other and the information available to us in seconds - it is a drop in the bucket to the disruptive changes coming. This is going to be a wonderful ride if you're prepared for it!

Meet Rayne: she ain't getting any younger, and it's slim pickings for eligible men in her tiny Wisconsin town of Taylor Falls. Her sense of adventure and encouragement by family to go out west and seek love kicks in! She travels two weeks by train and three days by a bouncy horse stagecoach that leaves her bruised and battered so she can arrive in a newly developing town called Bozeman to marry the local veterinarian whom she has never met.

"The King" tells the tale of Terry the Tyrannosaurus. Terry has a big ego. He thinks he is the biggest, strongest, and the best. One day he learns a valuable lesson about bragging and being arrogant. Share this story with your children to teach them the value of being humble and thinking before speaking.

This much-loved historical, inspirational Western romance series, based in the mid-18th century of the old West, is about empowered women who turn around their hopeless circumstances, with strong faith, and discover authentic men and true love. Meet Winter: she has been scandalized and put to shame in her beloved town of Bangor Maine. Unable to go to her local church and support herself after the incident, she takes the only option she has to seek marriage far away from all of this pain and suffering.

In Boss of My Feelings, Dania shares her experience with healing from mental illness and depression using real science and holistic emotional healing methods. She tackles some of the myths surrounding depression and offers guidance to cope with emotional pain and encouragement based on 10 long years of study and self-improvement. Her goal is to empower you to have go-to skills that are hands-on when you are feeling distressed.

It's the first day of snow, and Gabi and her siblings are about to get creative. They have the most brilliant idea: they will build the best snow-woman ever! This book will not only empower your child by sending the message that children can trust their own thinking and ideas, and implement them all by themselves, but will also emphasize the importance of team work.

Micaela has a big imagination. She loves to tell stories. Every night, she gathers up her toys for their bedtime story. Tonight, her cousin, Shanara, has come over because of the typhoon hitting the island. Suddenly, the power goes out! But they were ready. In the lamp light, Shanara asks to hear one of Mikay's stories. She wants to hear a scary but fun story. Before Mikay begins her tale for the night, she asks, "Are you ready?"

From the number-one best seller of My Snow Day and Sparkly Me, get new ideas on what to do on a rainy day. When Gabi wakes up, she can hear the rain tapping on her bedroom window. Would she stay home all day or go out to seek new adventures? Put on your rain boots, and get ready to go on a splashy adventure with Gabi! This book is about friendship, fun, and creativity.

Approximately four years ago (in 2010), I saw the most unbelievable happening. My adorable Yorkshire Terrier, named Wizzie, saved a drowning kitten from my family's pool in San Diego. It was an astonishing act of bravery for this 6 and a half lb. bundle of fur.