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Some of us love everything about dogs, from their cute noses to their happy barks! But sometimes dogs can seem a little scary. When an overly excited dog jumps on Lizzie-Bee, she gets scared of every dog! Now Lizzie-Bee is ready to try again. But will she be ready for Sable—the biggest adventure of her life? This delightful rhyming book is perfect for all children especially those who get scared now and then.

Whether you are planning to build, buy, or retrofit a home, this illuminating book takes you on a virtual tour of the home of the future. Award-winning author and respected housing expert Anna DeSimone lights the way for enjoying a home that is healthier, more comfortable, saves money, and reduces your carbon footprint.

God allows the devil to temporarily make a few demons mortal. The devil does this to improve those demons at getting souls and to select a lead soul catcher, an elite position in Hell. The demons, while on earth are mortal, meeting on a college campus, and explaining the deadly sins. Each demon is the embodiment of a deadly sin and most want to be lead soul catcher. An angel points out the risk of making demons mortal, even for a short time; while a demon never gets the choice, a mortal can choose salvation.

The Rocking Chair takes listeners on a raw, deeply personal journey of resilience, healing, and self-discovery. Born in Finland and raised in the rugged landscapes of Northwestern Ontario, Hilkka learned early on the meaning of “sisu”—the Finnish concept of perseverance in the face of adversity. Through heartbreak and triumph, Hilkka turned life’s hardships into stepping stones toward inner strength and purpose.

I strive to create an example of all that I can be so that others in my situation can see disability for what it is. Disability does not separate me from anyone. All people are disabled, and only some are temporarily enabled. Everyone will age. Everyone will need a little help. If people understand this, then all are equal. - Thomas. Thomas is a brilliant student, an advocate for people with special needs, and a loving son and brother. He has a rare form of muscular dystrophy that over a short time leaves him completely, physically helpless.

It is quite serendipitous how yoga brought two fellow English majors together to create an easy-to-follow adaptive guide towards wellness. Our book is intended to introduce yoga as a means of curing many of the common ailments adults of all ages face. Achieving optimal physical fitness through yoga is what we are teaching, and overall wellness is what we are preaching. This book is strongly recommended for adults who are tired of feeling tired and sick of feeling sick. Yoga teaches you how to use your own body to heal your own body.

12 Rules for Marital Longevity is an autobiographical and philosophical account of the marriage of Léo and Faye Gaumont, who wrote the book to mark their fiftieth wedding anniversary. In this book, they share the “rules” they followed to achieve marital longevity and true joy in their relationship. With a Christian, biblical worldview providing a strong foundation for their union, Léo and Faye present their arguments for monogamy and the importance of children in the family.

A fairy tale that does unfold a red carpet, on which we are actors trying to live other people’s lives. It is meaning that we are losing as we try to just survive. Madness of the medicated, it’s all a violation of the question, “What is it to be human?” There is no order except what’s on the menu of the corporate fast-food line.

Banished Rose is a luminous collection of poetry spanning over two decades, tracing the delicate arc of one woman’s journey from adolescence to creative maturity. With raw honesty and lyrical grace, Leila invites listeners into an intimate world shaped by love, heartbreak, personal transformation, and spiritual awakening.

In no time, I was soaked and so scared I was shaking. I couldn’t believe I was in the middle of the thunder cloud. It grew very dark, almost like nighttime. Clouds swirled all around me with high winds. I hugged the boulder to keep the winds from blowing me off the mountain. My heart pounded as though it were going to burst. Lightning continued to flash. Loose rocks rolled by me, and little streams of rushing water threatened to cause a minor landslide. I prayed the boulder I was hugging would stay put.

Collecting poems written from the author’s early twenties into her fifties, Rise Queen Rise maps a voyage through the depths of shadows and pain towards light, empowerment, and the realization of self-worth. Through rhythmic, engaging writing, Jennifer Eve offers an honest, creative, vulnerable look at healing from personal trauma and the intergenerational pain held over the history of female oppression. A thirty-year journey of awakening, this collection details the fearless self-exploration that allowed Eve to rise to the queen she was always meant to be.

How do you stay upright when the very system you swore to uphold begins to shake beneath your feet? In Tightrope, retired Deputy Chief Constable Jennifer Hyland offers a rare and unflinching look behind the badge. Through raw honesty and hard-won wisdom, she charts her twenty-six-year journey through Canadian policing—rising from a young recruit to one of the highest-ranking women in the profession—all while walking the fragile line between duty and despair, strength and vulnerability, silence and truth. But this is more than a story about crime scenes and crisis calls.

Part autobiographical, part philosophical introspection, this book reveals how the simple act of being present can transform you. It offers a refreshing perspective about our inherited thought processes in making life choices, challenging us to rethink our values and priorities. It calls upon each listener to venture both inward and beyond, inviting them to step into a more vulnerable and conscious way of being in our defensive, ego-driven, algorithmic world.

Anyway, here’s the thing. It’s the final seconds of 1999, and the ball is dropping in Times Square, New York City. The dreaded Millennium Bug weighs heavily on everyone’s mind. The public had gradually become aware of the Y2K scare in the years leading up to the turn of the century. Large corporations, and governments are dreading viruses and network sabotage. Maybe even cyber invasions. As it turned out, while the first kiss of the year was in progress, nine very exceptional babies were born in nine different parts of the world, at exactly 12: 01 a.m. Wednesday, January 1, 2000.

Gary Denson has survived and thrived by developing his own moral code—one built on stealing, cheating, and taking advantage of others at any opportunity. His sophisticated and corrupt career as a con artist has taken him from city to city across Canada, leaving a trail of destruction behind him while he seeks new prospects. When a fire consumes his house, Gary jumps at the perfect opportunity to con his way to a hefty insurance payout. The process will take lots of juggling, but Gary has become good at keeping plenty of balls in the air at once.

Winds of Change (and a whisper) is a collection of 20 short stories by Edward P.G.Field. The collection begins with a few tales, some satirical, responding to winds of change blowing through North America. Satire is not always amusing; but whether we laugh or wince, hopefully there is fresh perspective—a gentle whisper.

This unique essay in verse is a learning tool for educators who want to reconsider their cultural pedagogy. Using the author’s own experiences with a lack of diversity in the education system in Cape Breton as a framing narrative, the piece calls into question how educators respond to students from diverse backgrounds.

Cousins Wil Wychwood and Sophie Isidor unearth yet another dastardly scheme from this dangerous secret society. Now the Serpent’s Chain plans to seize the Manitoba Legislative Building – or The Palace of the Blazing Star, as it is known in MiddleGate.

Not So Scary is a friendly witch. She lives with Ghostly the ghost, Bones the skeleton, Wrapped All Up the mummy, and Frankenstein the monster. Not So Scary doesn’t mind not being scary—but this year, she wants to invite the kids to trick or treat, and she wants to be scary! After all, isn’t that how witches are supposed to be? Not So Scary visits all of her friends one by one to ask for help, but they all tell her to go away. When Halloween comes, will she be scary?

In On the Edge of Greatness, Heidi shares the secrets to becoming an authentic creator, along with wisdom and real-life stories from her students and professional creatives, to help identify lie-based thinking and change false belief systems so the listener can learn to move past negativity and be free to create with ease and joy.