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Warrior and writer, genius and crank, rider in the British cavalry’s last great charge and inventor of the tank - Winston Churchill led Britain to fight alone against Nazi Germany in the fateful year of 1940 and set the standard for leading a democracy at war. Like no other portrait of its famous subject, Forty Ways to Look at Winston Churchill is a dazzling display of facts more improbable than fiction, and an investigation of the contradictions and complexities that haunt biography.

The right idea, invoked at the right time, can change our lives. Drawing from her long studies of happiness, and also from the challenges she’s faced herself, writer Gretchen Rubin has discovered the “Secrets of Adulthood” that can help us manage the complexities of life. To convey her conclusions, she turned to the aphorism—the ancient literary discipline that demands that a writer convey a large truth in a few words.

The right idea, invoked at the right time, can change your life. Drawing from her long studies of happiness, and also from the challenges she's faced herself, writer Gretchen Rubin has discovered the "Secrets of Adulthood" that can help us manage the complexities of life. To convey her conclusions, she turned to the aphorism - the ancient literary discipline that demands that a writer convey a large truth in a few words.

Because Internet is for anyone who's ever puzzled over how to punctuate a text message or wondered where memes come from. It's the perfect book for understanding how the internet is changing the English language, why that's a good thing, and what our online interactions reveal about who we are.

The growing influence of technology and frenzied pace of society can make it difficult for kids to “flip the switch” at bedtime, quiet the mind, and fall asleep. The three meditations in this audiobook combine years of mindfulness research with professionally written and recorded sleep meditations engineered to peacefully lull your child to sleep.

Selkie and Aidan long for a normal life, free from the secrets that once tore them apart. But Selkie’s gift is evolving—growing stronger, wilder, and more unpredictable. As she pushes the limits of her power, Aidan wrestles with his choice to leave the Sanctuary, mourning the family and future he left behind. But for a Lightscaper as powerful as Selkie, the Shadows won’t let her be. Attracted to her growing light, they haunt her dreams and watch her every move, luring her toward their increasing darkness.

One Sunday afternoon, as she unloaded the dishwasher, Gretchen Rubin felt hit by a wave of homesickness. Homesick - why? She was standing right in her own kitchen. She felt homesick, she realized, with love for home itself. In a flash, she decided to undertake a new happiness project, and this time, to focus on home. And what did she want from her home? A place that calmed her, and energized her. A place that, by making her feel safe, would free her to take risks. Also, while Rubin wanted to be happier at home, she wanted to appreciate how much happiness was there already.

Drei Jahre nach ihrem Erfolg in der Willsher-Affäre stehen Wimpelbee und Rodes von Scotland Yard erneut vor einem Rätsel: Ein Teil der Kronjuwelen wurde gestohlen. Ihr einziger Anhaltspunkt ist eine Leiche im Tower of London. Wer steckt hinter diesem Affront gegen die Krone von England? Um diesen Fall zu lösen, greift Inspector Rodes auf recht ungewöhnliche Mittel zurück.

From trailblazing Michigan governor and rising Democratic star Gretchen Whitmer comes an unconventionally honest, personal, and funny account of her remarkable life and career, full of insights that guided her through a global pandemic, showdowns with high-profile bullies, and even a kidnapping and assassination plot.

This isn’t just another leadership audiobook. Packed with real-world stories, actionable strategies, and fresh perspectives, it offers a roadmap for building strong team cultures, achieving operational excellence, and navigating the complexities of modern leadership with confidence and empathy.

Teaching is more than a profession—it’s a calling to nurture and inspire. In Seeds of Change: Planting Hope and Growth in the Lives of Students, Mark Mansour takes listeners on a heartfelt journey through the transformative power of education. Drawing from his 20 years of experience as an educator, Mark shares practical insights and moving stories that highlight the immense impact teachers can have in shaping students’ lives.

Are you navigating a whirlwind of stress, awkwardness, and relationship drama at school and in life? Do you struggle to express yourself or wonder where you fit in this big world? In this insightful guide, Alicia McAuliffe shares relatable, easy-to-follow tips to help teens build confidence, manage emotions, and thrive. From juggling school and social life to learning skills for adulthood, this audiobook covers the essential tools schools often miss.

Most Empaths, however, live in a constant state of spiritual discord. Spiritual discord is spiritual imbalance as a result of certain beliefs. Belief systems significantly influence your thoughts, behaviors, and interactions with the world around you. They shape your reality, influence your decisions, trigger emotional responses, impact social dynamics, contribute to your sense of identity, define cultural norms, and dictate your behavior and habits.

Discover the secrets to transforming chaos into calm , even if your ADHD brain has always rejected traditional organizing methods. I know what it's like to drown in endless clutter that multiplies overnight. Like you, I struggled with executive functioning challenges that made conventional organizing advice feel impossible. Then I discovered something life-changing: our ADHD traits can become our greatest organizational allies rather than obstacles. In "Organizing Solutions for ADHD Decoded," I'll show you how I transformed my ADHD characteristics into organizational superpowers.

Miss Patty is a socially awkward widow trying to get along in a mobile home and RV park in Florida. Well, kind of trying. She always seems to be on the wrong side of the crime scene tape. With neighbors, pets, and a ghost or two, she solves mysterious deaths.

Der Brite Christian Hope ist ein gefeierter Tennisstar. Beim alljährlichen London Lawn Championship Tennisturnier steht er im Halbfinale dem ehrgeizigen amerikanischen Konkurrenten Brad Malone gegenüber. Die Zuschauer, unter denen sich auch Pater Brown befindet, sehen an diesem heißen Sommertag ein packendes Match. Doch urplötzlich bricht der junge Mann unter Krämpfen und Schmerzen zusammen. Der eilig herbeigerufene Turnierarzt kann nur noch den Tod des britischen Superstars feststellen.

This collection of 29 short stories, poems, and essays will take your breath away, break your heart, and even inspire transformation in your life. Because there’s no time like the present to break out of your shell, spread your wings, and embrace your own metamorphosis.

A beautiful television personality comes home to mourn her mother, as well as the life she lost when her husband became ill and the pandemic shut down her show. When her husband dies suddenly, was she simply expressing her grief with murder? Was he the intended victim, or did she narrowly escape the well-deserved wrath of her neighbors?

When Mac first opens his classroom copy of Jane Yolen's The Devil's Arithmetic and finds some words blacked out, he thinks it must be a mistake. But then when he and his friends discover what the missing words are, he's outraged. Someone in his school is trying to prevent kids from reading the full story. But who? Even though his unreliable dad tells him to not get so emotional about a book (or anything else), Mac has been raised by his mom and grandad to call out things that are wrong.

You have to admit, Patty has solved all of the unexplained deaths since she moved into the 55+ Mobile Home and RV Park. On the other hand, there weren't any unexplained deaths before she moved in! Finding herself unexpectedly alone in a 25-foot camper in West Central Florida, Patty's social skills are shaky, but she really wants to get along. The pandemic, COVID-19, strikes just as she is finally feeling like part of the community, and life turns upside down again. Her neighbors get creative - and dead. Will this be her last St. Patrick's Day celebration?