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In 1990, though no one knew it then, a fearless group of players changed the sport of soccer in the United States forever. Young, bronzed, and mulletted, they were America’s finest athletes in a sport that America loved to hate. Even sportswriters rooted against them. Yet this team defied massive odds and qualified for the World Cup, making possible America’s current obsession with the world’s most popular game. New Kids in the World Cup is the origin story of modern American soccer.

How do you tell your part in the biggest tale in history? I ask because it's what I have to do. I'm Zoe Boutin Perry: A colonist stranded on a deadly pioneer world. Holy icon to a race of aliens. A player (and a pawn) in a interstellar chess match to save humanity, or to see it fall. Witness to...

"Between author Rooney's story and narrator Xe Sands's craftsmanship, this Walk will sweep listeners off their feet...Through Sands we feel the force of Lillian's personality — with all its drive, wit, and grace — as well as the counterforces that want to constrain it." — AudioFile...

Pie Contest Turns Deadly Fall is in the air and the Eastern Shore Pie Contest has come to Pelican Cove. So has a woman who became a pariah when she was banished from town forty years ago. Now she is back with a vengeance amidst loud protests. The town is split over whether a decades old edict is still valid, especially since the woman holds a lot of power as a judge of the contest. The competition heats up as local women break their backs trying out different recipes, determined to win. Then an unexpected murder shocks the town. Roped into investigating the crime, café owner and amateur ...

Maggie Reynolds is signing retirement papers and packing up thirty years of teaching memories when grief threatens to overwhelm her newfound freedom. Three years after losing her beloved husband Robert, she's been going through the motions of living—until she discovers the perfect brick building for the bookstore they'd always dreamed of opening together. Can a sixty-two-year-old widow really start over with nothing but determination and a head full of literary dreams? When Maggie takes the leap and buys the abandoned newspaper building in charming Thistlepoint, she's determined to create...

In his landmark provocative style, Stephen Jenkinson makes the case that we must birth a new generation of elders, one poised and willing to be true stewards of the planet and its species. Come of Age does not offer tips on how to be a better senior citizen or how to be kinder to our elders...

In Carraway, Colorado, the dog park has three rules: pick up after your pet, keep them leashed until you reach the run, and don't dig up the town councilman. Rosie the basset hound just broke rule three. Now Lorraine Mercer (66, former PI, widow, not ready to be put out to pasture) is on the case. She's joined by Cecil Ashby, a retired funeral director who's buried half the town and knows where all the secrets went with them, and Dixie Farrow, a stroke survivor and a total wildcard with a sharp tongue, a sharper mind, and zero patience for nonsense. The victim? Wade Purcell—councilman, ...

The Shadow Queen begins her attack. Can the Council learn their purpose in time? The four members of the Council begin to work together as they search for the fifth. Finding that person might be the only way to stop the Shadow Queen. They’ll need all the help they can get, but the remaining Elders have disappeared, leaving only those they’ve chosen to replace them. As the Shadow Queen’s nearly unstoppable attackers begin to move, the four new members of the Council are all that stand between her gaining the power she’s sought for centuries. Each of them has a role to play, but the ...

Senior care demand is exploding, and you have the compassion and drive to launch a successful home care agency. But turning your passion into profit feels overwhelming. Licensing, staffing, and marketing on a tiny budget can cause you to feel stuck in a hurry.

Maggie Chen spent twenty-three years as a federal prosecutor putting criminals behind bars. Now, at 72, she's about to become one. When Cascade Capital Partners—a ruthless private equity firm—acquires her retirement community, Maggie uncovers the truth hidden in the fine print: Cascade doesn't renovate facilities. They destroy them. Strip assets. Gut staff. Displace residents. It's a pattern they've executed across 27 nursing homes, and Sunhaven Estates is next. But Maggie isn't going down without a fight. She recruits five fellow residents, each with a particular set of skills: Frank ...

Discover how every member of the body of Christ is affected and empowered for ministry when elders give healthy oversight to the church. This biblical model communicates the family character of the church as teams of servant-leaders equip, protect, and love the local church. Complete with evaluation questionnaires, sabbatical guidelines, sample church by-laws, keys to developing a vision statement, biblical steps to make godly decisions, maintaining a leader’s health, and much more.

The lovable curmudgeon Hendrik Groen is back, and as funny and charming as ever in a new adventure with the Old-But-Not-Dead Club—perfect for fans of Frederik Backman and Graeme Simision. Everyone's favorite octogenarian and his pals are more determined than ever to wreak havoc and turn a...

New to Caregiving? You’re Not Alone—and You Don’t Have to Figure It Out Alone, Either. Caregiving often begins quietly. One day you're helping out with errands, and the next you're coordinating medications, doctor visits, and emotional support. Sound familiar? You may not call yourself a caregiver yet—but if you’re reading this, chances are, you already are one. You’re not the only one navigating this sudden shift. In fact, 43% of people are caregivers. But despite how common the role is, it can feel isolating, overwhelming, and deeply personal. New to Caregiving? Tips from the ...

Ki te kotahi te kakaho ka whati, ki te kapuia, e kore e whati When we stand alone we are vulnerable but together we are unbreakable See the world differently, through some of the wisest of human eyes. Discover traditional Maori philosophy through 52 whakatauki - simple, powerful life lessons...

Dr Hinemoa Elder introduces us to a profound journey guided by Hinengaro, Maori goddess of the mind, leading us through 23 specific rua, caves, into the unfamiliar depths of Papatuanuku, our earth mother, and back to the surface again. Hinengaro offers us a dedicated path to gather insights...

Rosetta and her husband Dino, who were both almost 50, had a very wild sex life. After living in a condo building in New York City for many years, they finally bought a big house out in the suburbs, and they were looking forward to having some hot parties at their new home. Dino didn’t really want to mow their big yard, so he ended up hiring 19-year-old Zander, who lived a couple houses down the street, to do it for him. Both Rosetta and Dino took a liking to Zander, and he liked them, too, so sometimes Zander would hang out with the two of them in the backyard after he finished mowing. ...

Three retirees. Three dogs. One body at the bottom of the town wishing well. Somebody's wish definitely did NOT come true. When a storm cracks open the hillside beneath Carraway, Colorado's old wishing well, a generation of tossed coins come tumbling out—along with the remains of someone who went missing nearly fifty years ago. The bones belong to Karen Briggs, a girl who vanished on prom night in 1974. The town buried her memory. The mountain buried the rest. Lorraine Mercer sat two rows over from Karen in freshman English. She remembers the red braid, the big laugh, the doodles she left...

Talking about death won't kill you. Yet in today's world, death remains one of our greatest taboos. As religion declines and rituals fade, we are left without much guidance for one of life's only certainties. This is your handbook for death in the 21st century – a compassionate, practical and surprisingly hopeful guide to understanding mortality.

An hilarious, feel good comedy starts when Sadie Braithwaite, single handedly bringing up her gruesome twosome teenagers, Josh and Lucinda, finds that the empty house next door has finally sold. Who is her mysterious new neighbour? Sadie is desperate to find out. How will she react when she finds out the shocking truth of who has moved next door? That's not the only change in Sadie's life. An amazing job offer promises an escape from her low paid job as a carer for the elderly. Should she take it? Or is she signing up to something she would later regret? New Neighbours on Lavender Lane is ...

Does the New Testament truly teach the “plan of salvation” as it is commonly presented—or has something been added to the gospel? In KJV vs. Churches of Christ: Condemn Not, and Ye Shall Not Be Condemned, David Michael Curtis examines the core doctrines of the Churches of Christ using a single standard: the plain text of the King James Bible. This book does not appeal to tradition, denominational authority, or theological systems. It gathers and harmonizes Scripture, allowing the Bible to speak for itself. Using a rigorous topical Bible study method developed over decades, this volume...