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In 1900, the city of Galveston was flourishing. With saloons, mansions, and even an opera house, the Texan island was known as “The Queen City of the Gulf”…until heavy rains flooded the streets, putting the entire town under waster and killing a third of the inhabitants.

The Galveston Orphans Home of Texas has been a fixture of the historic city for over a hundred years. Surviving the great storm of 1900 and giving children a place to call home, there are countless stories about the house’s rich history.

The things your kid learns in childhood can determine the type of adult they will become. Take this opportunity to teach them the necessary skills to thrive as adults. Having these skills will not just help your child do well in school, but it will also give your child a great foundation for life. With the right guidance, your child can learn how to properly conduct themselves in various settings.

I'm pretty sure the man hates me. To Braeden, I've always been the human he wished his sister would stop being friends with—literally a different species from him, being that he and his sister are wolf-shifters and all. After years watching him blatantly keep his distance, no one is more shocked than I am over his reaction when the shooter that's after the pack takes aim at me.

Eintauchen in eine noch völlig unbekannte Märchenwelt: Möglich wird dies dank Ferdinand Grimm, einem jüngeren Bruder der berühmten Märchensammler Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm. Er half ihnen nicht nur beim Zusammentragen von Märchen und Sagen, nein, er sammelte auch selbst. Der literarisch hochbegabte Ferdinand entführt uns in eine phantastische Welt von Königen, Zauberern und anderen Märchengestalten. Erstmals wurden seine weitgehend in Vergessenheit geratenen Märchen vertont. Gelesen von Natalie O' Hara, Jan Reinartz und Maria Jany.

Years ago, Christina Darlington played a sexy teen vampire in High School Bites, a little TV series with a big following. Now Christina travels the country signing autographs, meeting fans, and, if rumors are true, bringing some of those fans back to her bed.

Annie feels like she's at a good place in her life: happily married, expecting her first child, enjoying a vacation with her extended family at their beautiful coastal home. But then her sister, Sunday, suddenly goes missing. Annie is immediately concerned, but the rest of the family assure her that everything's fine, this is the kind of thing Sunday does, she'll be back… But Annie knows in her heart that something is very wrong, and she won't rest until she sees her sister safe and well. As Annie digs for the truth, she realizes that some of her family are not what they seem.

The Fogg River Seminary, a girls’ school in a small Illinois town, is supposed to be just another stop on Maryse and Vasyl’s endless travels. They’ve made lucrative use of Maryse’s “foreign” looks in their melodramatic séance act—and an act is all it is. Then, during their performance, a blizzard sweeps in and cuts them off from town completely. In the freezing halls, there’s a voice speaking the secrets of the dead, and Maryse has no choice but to listen…because this time, the voice is real.

In a “thriller with a sharp take on wealth and privilege” (People, Book of the Week), two best friends grift their way through the California elite—until one scam goes awry. “A propulsive, sun-drenched adventure with smart, sharp commentary on wealth and power.”—Grace D. Li, New York...

Read by the author. Are you still playing a role you learned in childhood to please others, such as the Good Girl/Boy, the Overachiever, or the Helper? Though these kinds of roles may have gained us attention and affection, they prohibited us from becoming our true selves...

“An absolute delight of a magical tale.” —Louisa Morgan, author of The Age of Witches Is her magic a threat to witchkind…or is she simply powerful enough to save the world? Rebekah Wilde was eighteen when she left St. Cyprian, officially stripped of her magic and banished from her home...

Sebbene la principale preoccupazione relativa al COVID-19 riguardasse le sue conseguenze, soprattutto in termini di problemi respiratori, i progressi nella conoscenza di questa malattia hanno permesso di capire come i suoi effetti si estendono oltre i polmoni, e possono raggiungere ed influenzare il sistema nervoso. Questo testo affronta le conseguenze che il COVID-19 ha nel cervello, da una doppia prospettiva.

A very warm welcome, listeners, to my book of inspirational poems: a fourth addition, one of many others to come. Each poem is unique and inspiring, transporting and entrancing you into various worlds, representative of different psychological states of being, engrossed with provoking and profound therapeutic meaning, depth, and wisdom.

Actionable Ethics is part of a larger regimen of ethics training, for the company (but, more broadly-speaking, for life). What makes it different is the fact that it shares techniques gleaned from neuroscience on how to make moral behavior habitual. As Aristotle said, “Excellence is not an act, but a habit." Almost every other ethics book or course available addresses itself to the front of the brain (where executive function takes place). Actionable Ethics, by contrast, addresses itself to the back of the brain, where habit-formation occurs.

A hopeful, speculative short story collection about how humanity grapples in a world transformed by climate change. “Climate fiction does not owe readers hope, but through humor and humanity Hyde manages to present a harsh reality without descending into despair, offering a space for mourning...

Samantha can't wait for the holiday break from school. But there's no time to relax: Brynna's baby is due any day; the local authorities are gathering more mustangs from the range; and her best friend Jen's ranch is in upheaval—its owner, Linc Slocum, has just been arrested, and no one is sure what will happen to Jen and her family. But then, disaster strikes: A terrible blizzard traps the Phantom Stallion's band. Sam has to help them, but she's terrified they'll be captured. Can she save her beloved mustangs and keep them free—for good?

“Save the Date is a sweet romance filled with laugh-out-loud moments. Jones breathes new life into the clichéd ‘relationship of convenience’ plot with characters to root for.” —RT Book Reviews You are cordially invited to the wedding of the year with the most unlikely bride and groom...

Five teenagers who’ve recently discovered they have magical powers and are living in the Seattle underground feel it’s their responsibility to protect unsuspecting humans from otherworldly foes. Things are going well until Johnathan is bitten by a changeling, causing him to metamorphose into a ravening beast with each full moon. Paige vows that, no matter the cost, she will find a way to cure Johnathan of the evil that has embedded itself in his soul. But Johnathan’s monthly transformation and daily personality roller coaster aren’t the only problems they have to deal with.

She thinks that he's the clown prince. He thinks that she's far too uptight. They certainly weren't a match made in heaven, but when Prince Henry Edward Clarence becomes the new patron and figurehead of Lilly's small animal charity, and when he's booked to give the keynote speech at the upcoming fundraising dinner, they soon have to learn to work together. Love takes them by surprise, and they learn things about one another that bind them, but Lilly breaks a promise that shatters that love, and leads to irreparable heartache. Trust is broken. Their relationship fails.

Arcadia descends into chaos as old villains return to town and new ones are born! While X faces down suicidal psychos, superstitious mobsters, and thrill-junkie assassins, Leigh uncovers the secrets of his past . . . before he locked on his mask and became X!