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Relationships. We know that we need them, but busy schedules, financial pursuits, and self-serving agendas often distract us from the people God has placed in our lives. Overcoming a childhood that lacked true relationships, CEO David Hoffman successfully broke the rules of a transaction-based world by founding a real estate company focused on meeting people where they are.

It's 1950 in rural Minnesota, USA. America is still largely an agrarian society, and most families are farm families. Men are HOH's who keep their farms and their families running smoothly with strong discipline. But farm girls, as well as their mothers, often crave something a little livelier than the day to day boredom of the farm and reach out, now and then, for some fun that runs against the social mores of the times, as well as the family's hard and fast rules.

In today’s age of Zoom calls and hybrid workplaces, how can leaders foster relationships that allow everyone to succeed? A trio of best friends and leadership consultants at SkyeTeam have the surprising answer: workplace success starts by being a friend. Meet the Ally Mindset, a model for proactive, thoughtful work relationships. As you heal adversarial relationships and strengthen weaker ties, you’ll find that when you have best friends at work—colleagues who have your back—you thrive.

Modern adult life is complex, especially for those whose working lives dominate their mental and emotional space. Many of us spend more time at work than at any other activity; it’s there we’re often forced to deal with our own and others’ emotional issues. These issues often lead to major problems in organizations, erode individual well-being, create toxic and even dangerous environments—and impact rates of retention and productivity.

Gebaseerd op een waargebeurd verhaal, voor de lezers van Haar naam was Sarah en De tatoeëerder van Auschwitz. Ooit was Alma Rosé een van de meest gerespecteerde violistes van Europa. Haar optredens lieten geen publiek onberoerd. Maar toen de nazi's Europa overnamen, kon niets haar redden. In Auschwitz is elke dag een gevecht om te overleven. Alma is niet langer Alma, maar gevangene 50381; het nummer op haar huid getatoeëerd in bleke inkt. Samen met duizenden anderen zit ze opgesloten, gescheiden van haar geliefden, wachtend op een ongewisse toekomst.

De megabestseller: ruim 900.000 exemplaren verkocht! Het is twaalf jaar geleden dat een automobilist Maggie Cooper de weg vroeg. Twaalf jaar geleden dat hij haar aan haar pols door het open autoraam trok en een naald in haar arm stak. Twaalf jaar geleden dat ze wakker werd in een doodstille, aardedonkere kelder. Een kelder die haar thuis zou worden. Inmiddels is Maggie alle hoop verloren dat ze ooit nog wordt gevonden. Ook aan ontsnappen denkt ze allang niet meer. Ze heeft nog maar één wens: het leven van haar zoon Max redden.

Abandoned by their beloved King and left in the hands of a brutal tyrant—lies, fear, and starvation cause the people of Welexia to splinter and turn on each other. It is every person for themselves. Thirteen is too young to shoulder heavy responsibilities, but this is Princess Alaria of Welexia's fate. Brave decisions must be made or her family members will continue to die slow, agonizing deaths.

Set in 1995 against the backdrop of Auckland's burgeoning party scene, Golden Days is the story of an intense late-teens friendship between bookish Becky and star-dusted Zoe Golden, and what happened when one terrifying night changed their lives and destroyed their friendship forever. After finding out that her husband has been cheating on her, Becky is mourning the end of her picture-perfect marriage at the bottom of a bottle. She thought she'd left that summer far behind, but the trauma of her present day brings back memories of the horrific night her brother died.

Prof. Dr. Charles Laremy Laynewood hat Chloé Archard das Leben gerettet, doch das hindert ihn nicht daran das Phantom samt seinem alten Studenten Dr. Zephyre sowie Nina und Dave zu entführen und sie dazu zu zwingen, ihre ganz speziellen Fähigkeiten für seine Zwecke einzusetzen. Als Entschädigung bietet er Insider-Wissen über das Treiben der Baphometsekte und etwas, wonach Dr. Zephyre schon seit über einem Jahr auf der Jagd ist: den Aufenthaltsort seiner Tochter Emily.

Endlich Urlaub! Christoph Schwarz und Carmen Aiello nehmen während ihrer Reise durch Großbritannien an einer Exkursion teil, die sie zum vermutlich gruseligsten Ort der Insel führt - die Mary King`s Close in Edinburgh in Schottland. Was wie eine fröhliche Geistersuche beginnt, entwickelt sich rasch zum Albtraum, der das Leben aller Expeditionsteilnehmer gefährdet. Christoph Schwarz und Carmen Aiello stemmen sich gegen das Böse, ohne dessen genaues Wesen zu kennen. Lug, Trug, Sinnestäuschungen und geschundene Seelen begegnen ihnen bei diesem Abenteuer.

Address anger, anxiety, and violence in the classroom with strategies and best practices that work in classrooms. Under-resourced students, wealthy students, and students in all demographics can benefit from calming and healing techniques Ruby Payne, author of A Framework for Understanding Poverty, shares in this book.

Has teaching ever felt more stressful? External pressures, environmental factors, previous experiences, fear, anger—all these and more create stress and tension in the classroom. Emotional distress interrupts and can harm—even destroy—effective teaching, learning, and emotional wellness in teachers and students.

It's August 1930 and storm clouds are brewing across Europe, heralding the rise of fascism and the upheavals of the Great Depression. Even so, these frightening realities can't stop 24-year-old Betty Harbert from making the most of her tour of the continent. Sailing from Montreal with her wealthy Aunt Barbie and cousin Win, Betty attends a Parisian finishing school, tours Europe twice, and spreads joie de vivre wherever she goes.

Are you ready to become a leader at the top of your game? Start by unlocking the secrets which will bring you unyielding success! Women Who Lead is an easy-to-digest guide offering tips to achieve your dreams. Learn from successful female mentors who will show you the process step by step! These women are influential leaders in their niches, earning the respect and income they deserve. Some of them have been featured on Forbes, TED, international speaking engagements, and high-profile publications.

"Pleasingly subversive."--New York Times Book Review “A perfect mix of slow-burn romance, geopolitical maneuvering and sisterly antics.”—The Washington Post One of Library Journal's Best Romances of 2023! A BookList Editor's Pick of 2023! A forbidden love between a Mexican heiress and a...

Essential oils have been part of alternative methods for healing and treating various ailments for thousands of years. Nonetheless, some of the health benefits that are related to these essential oils are part of controversies. This audiobook will be sharing with you the essential oils and their uses for treating different ailments so you can decide better in regards to essential oils and their health effects. Essential oils are most of the time part of aromatherapy, working with the aid of extracts via different categories of plants to deliver us health and well-being.

Dakota: Everyone wants me to change. Be a better employee, work harder in my college classes, give my parents the respect they deserve. They think I can’t hear them, but I do. That’s how I wind up in the Black Pine Woods facing down tall, muscular, tattooed Gunnar Issacs. Gunnar: She might only be 20, but Dakota is the woman of my dreams. I know she came here for a specific purpose, but it’s going to be hard to give her what she wants without giving her what I want. Dakota needs someone to teach her right from wrong—it’s my turn to take a crack at her behind.

An ad on the web leads parents of errant daughters, as well as grown women seeking discipline, to the farm of Mark and Lorraine Lanning. "Uncle Mark" and "Aunt Lorraine" provide disciplinary correction to the young women in the form of old-fashioned, country- and family-style punishments. Spankings, strappings, and old-fashioned "switchin's" address and correct the women's misbehavior, leaving them with very sore behinds but clean slates, the pain and fire on their behinds signaling forgiveness of their transgressions.

Fred works at a family restaurant, and all is good with his life until he has a run-in with the law. He ends up being told by the authorities that he's actually a woman, which he has a hard time believing. He then gets taken taken to Queen Tara's house, where he must wear makeup and a maid's outfit, and perform an array of daily household duties. He loves it at Queen Tara's house, but then he makes a big mistake that completely changes his life.

Becca was about to graduate college. As an only child, she had always been the object of her mother's overbearing and critical remarks regarding her weight. She'd even sent her to fat farms as a child. Becca had finally had her fill of it. When Becca's mother called her at school to announce she was getting remarried to a very wealthy old man, she was totally caught off guard. Her mom wanted her to meet her new stepdaddy, Buck, and mend fences. How could Becca refuse the olive branch her mother extended? But little did she know what awaited her at the other end of that olive branch.