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Walt Disney is an American hero. From Mickey Mouse to Disneyland, he changed the face of American culture. His is a success story like no other: a man who developed animated film into an art form and made a massive contribution to the folklore of the world. After years of research, respected Hollywood biographer Bob Thomas produced a definitive biography of the man behind the legend of Disney: the unschooled cartoonist from Kansas City who when bankrupt on his first movie venture and developed into the genius who produced unmatched works of animation.

With thoughtful questions that encourage couples to examine themselves and their relationships, 9 Essential Conversations before You Say I Do will help couples thrive not only in the early months of their marriage but also in the years to come.

Discover how to close the knowing-doing gap and transform your school or district into a high-performing professional learning community (PLC). The powerful audiobook edition of this comprehensive action guide from experts Richard DuFour, Rebecca DuFour, Robert Eaker, Thomas W. Many, and Mike Mattos updates and expands on new and significant PLC topics.

The world according to Travis Forrester has just turned upside down. His administrative assistant of three years, Chryssa Baros, has turned in her resignation. As a last-ditch effort to convince her to stay, he offers her an all-expenses paid weekend trip to his family's remote wilderness lodge. She accepts, but it doesn't take long before Travis realizes he doesn't want her in his life as an employee, but as something so much more.

The Denali Den series now available as a boxed set for the first time! Are you ready for the Denali Den Bears to melt your heart and make you laugh?

Werebear Stefan Vane has a job to do--protect his witness. He devises a plan to keep the stubborn she-bear at his family's remote wilderness therapy camp. Her identity must stay secret. They agree to pretend they're a couple. But her smart mouth and sexy curves are distracting. He'll do whatever it takes to make sure she's safe, only he never expects the lines between what's fake and what's real to become so blurred.

Struggling actress Lauren Kinkade discovers her true passion is her day job - catering. When her grandmother dies and leaves the family bakery to her, Lauren sees an opportunity to start fresh in her small hometown in Alaska. But the town isn't exactly welcoming to the girl who went to chase dreams and left her grandmother to run the family business alone. Lauren decides the best way to get her new business rolling is to get hired by golden boy Trey Briggs for his hotel's grand re-opening.

Zak Forrester is a man on a mission. He's turned his rugged yet luxurious Alaskan lodge into a hotspot for hunters, all in the hope to make up for a painful event in his past. But when Sabrina - one of the rare women to enter his rugged realm - stumbles into his world, he can't get rid of her fast enough. He has no time for her yoga, vegetarian meal requests, or Scrabble.

When Ethan Forrester's hockey star brother begs him to take his place at a masquerade fundraiser due to illness, Ethan grudgingly agrees to help the cause. After all, he'll be wearing a mask that covers the scar across his eye. No one will know his true identity. Sports journalist Carly Hughes will do whatever it takes to procure the interview no one else can get from the NHL Stanley cup winning captain. After a few drinks she confesses her need for an exclusive interview or she'll be fired.

Werebear Stryker Vane volunteers to pick up his brother's soon-to-be-wife at the airport. What he doesn't anticipate is a last-minute phone call telling him the wedding is off. Stryker expects a heartbroken she-bear, but the curvy brunette with intriguing green eyes and spunky attitude is nothing like he imagined.

For werebear Silas Vane, finding his True Mate has proven more difficult than he imagined and he's getting grouchier by the minute waiting for her to come along. When a nosy, new hire starts asking questions about why he wants to marry so badly - he tells her - so he can have sex every day!

NHL star captain Dane Forrester thought he’d divorced his Vegas wife. But when Mallory ambushes him in his Alaskan hometown because there’s been a clerical error in their dissolution paperwork, he’s sure fate has intervened. She wants the documents signed again, but this time Dane isn’t going along with her request.

The Sleeping Baby Solution is a comprehensive guide that takes you through a journey from the birth of your baby to the time that your child turns around six months old. What a lot of first-time parents fail to understand is that the real hard work lies within this period. Whatever goes on after that is merely a fraction of the struggle parents face here. However, this struggle is not a necessary one. You can be confident by staying one step ahead of the game, knowing exactly what needs to be done next.

Are you in the midst of a soul-crushing life challenge and feel lost, paralyzed, or abandoned? No matter what you are facing right now, know that you are not alone and you can move forward from this dark place. The pain you are experiencing can be the power and driving force that leads to healing and peace. Through the moving stories inside these pages, you’ll discover that there is hope and that it’s possible to create a fulfilling, joyful life.Behind the Power brings together an authentic, profound compilation of women’s voices. These courageous souls share their deepest stories (...

When Swift Fox’s father picks her up to go visit her aunties, uncles, and cousins, her belly is already full of butterflies. And when he tells her that today is the day that she’ll learn how to be Mi’kmaq, the butterflies grow even bigger. Though her father reassures her that Mi’kmaq is who she is from her eyes to her toes, Swift Fox doesn’t understand what that means. Her family welcomes her with smiles and hugs, but when it’s time to smudge and everyone else knows how, Swift Fox feels even more like she doesn’t belong.

Blast off on space adventures, journey through magical kingdoms, dive into the depths of the ocean, follow an old dog just trying to nap—all this and more can be found in the DayDreaming Network’s latest Children’s Audiobook Bundle, Volume 3!

Alaska State all-star defenseman Cam Erickson is a calculated risk taker. He weighs the pros and cons and knows Haylie is a bad investment on so many levels, but something about her gets under his skin. And once he makes up his mind, he pulls out all the stops to make her his. Haylie soon realizes that Cam's quiet charm and unfaltering confidence is like a magnet she doesn't want to refuse. Their chemistry is undeniable and maybe the rules she set up for herself are worth reconsidering.

Unlock the power of taking a break with Sabbatical Stories, a podcast hosted by Rebecca Thomas from Feel Good Getaways. Through insightful and engaging discussions, Rebecca explores the motivations behind career breaks and sabbaticals, debunks myths, and highlights their invaluable benefits. With a mission to inspire courage and normalise taking time off for personal growth, Sabbatical Stories is a beacon for those seeking inspiration, encouragement, and guidance on their journey to self-discovery. Tune in to learn how taking a break can transform your life and career.

Listening to great writing is a pleasure unto itself. Sometimes the opening paragraph of a work, or even the first sentence, makes it obvious that you are in the hands of a master, and once venturing a few furtive steps onto the path of prose, no matter what forest it enters, valley it descends, or mountain it scales, you will walk the entire distance.

In Mi'kmaw, three similarly shaped words have drastically different meanings: kesalul means "I love you"; kesa'lul means "I hurt you"; and ke'sa'lul means "I put you into the fire." In spoken-word artist and critically acclaimed author (I'm Finding My Talk) Rebecca Thomas's first poetry collection, listeners will feel Thomas's deep love, pain, and frustration as she holds us all to task, along the way mourning the loss of her childhood magic, exploring the realities of growing up off reserve, and offering up a new Creation Story for Canada.