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Nancy Jane Moore wrote her first flash fiction many years ago when everyone in her writing group decided to enter a contest for one-page stories. None of them won, but she got hooked and has been writing short-shorts ever since. Her first project for Book View Café was posting a free flash fiction every week for a year. Some were reprints, others older stories that needed one more revision, but quite a few were written in the week they went up. This 52-story collection includes most of those stories and a few new ones as well.

Bret Harte is best known for his stories of the pioneering days in California, so this humorous parody of English Gothic novels is a delightful departure. Harte sets his unlikely tale in Regency England with all the cliches and plot conventions present in abundance. The two main characters Lady Selina and Edgardo hide their amoral pasts from each other, unaware that they're a perfectly suited couple. In the mix are mysterious villains, dark secrets, past scandals, forbidden romance, hidden panels, murders, ghosts, all ending with the requisite deus ex machina conclusion.

Set at an HBCU firmly nestled into the culture of New York City, RE-SET delivers many layers of cross-cultural intrigue and a healthy dose of New Orleans’ street vernacular that brings each line to life. This soft-core Urban Lit ‘who done it’ takes the reader on a wild ride that is anything but predictable. The plot is fueled by an ego-drenched rivalry between record label mogul, Mr. Bizness and pithy NOPDs’ Detective Green. Kidnappings, fraud, betrayal, interracial romance, snakes and murder…

Liza Wilcox, kindergarten teacher and amateur sleuth, is at it again. In her third adventure, together with boyfriend, Sheriff Tom Owens, and wheelchair bound cyber-sleuth, Justin Weaver, she discovers the links between her parents' deaths, eco-terrorist groups, an old murder, witness protection, and a professional killer.

Facing a Christmas without their dad, Marty and Julie send letters to Santa asking for his help to bring their dad home for the holidays. Prof. Brett Beenie, meanwhile, is in Alaska continuing his evil plot to steal the reindeer’s flight and keep Christmas from coming this year. Elf Eric is at the North Pole working hard at getting ready to present a jet as a backup plan to Santa, who still remains loyal to the reindeer.

Bad leadership leaves highly motivated professionals feeling disengaged and uninspired. Too often, those who are just starting in the corporate world are met with leaders who believe in micromanagement instead of empowerment. Unfortunately, almost all of us have experienced everything from incompetent to toxic leadership in the corporate workplace. It leaves us feeling frustrated, confused, and demoralized—it can quickly drain our passion, crush our spirit, and even destroy careers!

Pour la première fois, les quatre clans autrefois ennemis décident de se regrouper en une immense armée pour lutter contre les humains. Mais face à la férocité de Wan, décidé à mener une lutte sans merci, Maya s'indigne du sort réservé aux innocents. Parviendra-t-elle à faire plier l'inflexible prince des Serpaïs ? Sans compter que la menace pourrait aussi venir de leur propre camp...

Ils sont quatre, héritiers de leurs clans. Ils doivent s'unir pour survivre. Loup, tigre, serpent, aigle : quatre clans ennemis. Les Yokaïs, créatures tantôt humaines, tantôt animales, vivent dans une harmonie fragile. Maya, l'héritière du clan des loups, et Bregan, du clan des tigres, sont les garants de la paix. Mais pourront-ils résister à leurs instincts profonds pour sauver leurs tribus ?

Focalizzate il vostro apprendimento italiano sugli avverbi più frequentemente utilizzati. Imparate solo i 100 avverbi necessario per la vita di tutti i giorni. Uno dei soliti errori quando si impara una lingua straniera è che lo studente non ha priorità. Tutti gli avverbi sconosciuti ottengono la stessa attenzione.

Before the United States of America even existed, the first American celebrity was Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790). In his career, Franklin was an author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, musician, inventor, satirist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat. After having his hand in all kinds of community service in Philadelphia, and inventing important devices like lightning rods, Franklin used his unique status as an international celebrity to become the colonies' best diplomat.

Sharon Lechter is dedicated to sharing relevant and actionable steps to help you build a strong and sustainable financial foundation for your family. As co-author of Think and Grow Rich – Three Feet From Gold, Rich Dad Poor Dad and Founder of Pay Your Family First, Sharon’s messages have helped people around the globe take control of their financial lives.

Volume 1 focuses on Oughta Otter, an academic star who has never failed in her life. To guarantee her continued success, she craves the support and wisdom of a powerful mentor, lands a job with a tech entrepreneur, but struggles when her values don't align with her work. She aimlessly drifts, makes additional (even criminal) mistakes, and hits her own rock bottom.

Standing Back Up Against Addiction was written to save lives. Providing you with the information, education, and actions needed to successfully manage your disease. Standing Back Up Against Addiction is addiction's biggest nightmare as it discloses to the listener how the disease uses you to keep the addictive cycle alive and what you can do to manage it. Daily listening for personal support and self-empowerment.

This book is a compilation of many little stories. Some are funny, some are observations, and some are pieces of everyday life and events, but all have a tie to a biblical teaching that shows how God moves in our lives and those around us in the big moments and the small moments of every day. You will find hope and God's grace throughout this work.

Schwitzen im Proberaum einer Moskauer Rockband. Ehemalige Sowjetrepubliken, die Kabardino-Balkarien heißen. Ein Stripclub an der Wolga. Techno Clubs, in denen nichts zufällig passiert. Und das Krankenzimmer eines Moskauer Hospitals. Diane Hielscher diskutiert auf Kinderspielplätzen über die Postmoderne, tanzt mit Jugendlichen am schwarzen Meer, trinkt in dunklen Bars und fremden Wohnzimmern. Nebenbei erlernt sie die Feinheiten der russischen Vulgärsprache - während im Kaukasus gerade der Krieg ausbricht.

Guided meditations are a way to let go of your worries for the moment and bring you back to your true, authentic self. It helps realign the chakras of your body to their natural state of vibration—where you can live more fully, love more abundantly, and react in a peaceful state of mind. Your mind, body, and spirit are the essential parts of you—you are God’s precious gift to the world, and there is nothing more beautiful than a soul in the state of peace.

L'adrénaline fait battre notre cœur à tout rompre, nous donne les moyens de nous dépasser et nous fait ressentir les choses à 100%. Jehb a parcouru le monde, visité les sites les plus impressionnants et a fini par poser ses valises dans la "capitale mondiale des sports extrêmes" : Queenstown, en Nouvelle-Zélande. Depuis près d'un an, il y croque la vie à pleines dents, réalisant ses rêves les plus fous. Sur ces terres, il a enfin l'impression d'avoir trouvé un endroit où il se sent bien.

Some are brand-new and ready for the world, whereas some are old and kept in closets and only worn in the privacy of homes. Tammy Jones takes on a new way of sharing the precious gems of knowledge and morals she has gathered along the way. Jones lets her poetic spirit flow freely as you get a glimpse of her journey. Journeys can be tiresome, especially if they're not our own, but journeys can also inspire and yield a wonderful sense of fulfillment.

Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Immigrant Women Who Changed the World is the third book in the New York Times best-selling series for children. Packed with 100 all-new bedtime stories about the lives of incredible female figures from the past and the present, this volume recognises women who left their birth countries for a multitude of reasons: some for new opportunities, some out of necessity. Listeners will whip up a plate with Asma Khan, strategize global affairs alongside Madeleine Albright, venture into business with Rihanna and many more.

He cried so loud. He cried so sad. During his birth, his mother almost lost her life trying to save his. There were so many complications that some people said he would have been better off if he had been still born, rather than to have lived. He was an ugly baby. He cried a lot when strangers held him. They outwardly scorned him, and they secretly abused him. A big brown medicine ball worn over his bulging naval caused him to be cut off from his little friends much of the time. He grew up in a kind, loving, and faithful sharecropper family. But he saw suffering in his family early.