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In 1944, as an act of resistance and commitment to their Christian faith, Corrie ten Boom and her family hid Dutch Jews from the Nazi regime. Eventually, Corrie and her family were arrested by the Gestapo and sent to Scheveningen and the concentration camp, Vught. While imprisoned, she communicated with her loved ones through letters filled with stories of unimaginable trials, resilience, and her unfailing faith in the Lord. This collection of deeply moving letters represents the only tie between Corrie, her loved ones, and the outside world.

There's always something going on in the Wynnter Household no matter the time of day. Kei and Brie Wynnter are twin sisters who are outstanding students and daughters around the clock.

It is widely accepted that political discourse in recent years has become more openly racist and more accepting of wildly implausible conspiracy theories. Dogwhistles and Figleaves explores ways in which such changes—both of which defied previously settled norms of political speech—have been brought about. Jennifer Saul shows that two linguistic devices, dogwhistles and figleaves, have played a crucial role.

In Globe Catherine Arnold takes the listener on a tour of Shakespeare's London, looking at how they shaped each other. Acting turned into a trade, and troupes of touring players perfected their craft. Shakespeare's own company, the Chamberlain's Men, opened the Globe Playhouse on Bankside in 1599, creating a new focal point for the city. 

The little mermaid dreams of traveling to the surface and seeing all the human world has to offer. When she finally sees the world above for her birthday, she falls for a handsome prince. She'd given anything to be with him, even going to meet the evil sea witch - but at what price? 

A selfish girl living on the banks of a stream catches a magic fish one day, and when it pleads for its life, she refuses to put it back. She instead has the fish for dinner and falls under an enchantment, becoming a fish as well! Diving into the water, she meets the Queen of the Fishes who sends her on a quest to retrieve a crown from a giant. Armed with the power to transform into any animal, she goes on her quest and learns a few lessons on the way.

The title of my book is one of the poems entitled Life Is Too Short. I added "to Waste" to give the title a more significant meaning. People are getting killed every day at a very young age and a fair number of people were dying of natural causes, and I am sure they have not accomplished their goals when they were killed. I have many pieces in this book, and I hope each and every piece will be comfort and enjoyment to my listeners. This is my second poetry book. 

Potty Training for Girls helps parents struggling with potty training for toddlers aged 18+ months. This essential parenting guide covers how to encourage the use of the potty signs and signals when your princess is ready to be potty trained, sensitive advice on dealing with potty training regression, some tips/ tricks to potty train your princess, and more. Potty Training for Girls educates parents and their princess through this challenging milestone without stress, while having fun, too. This book covers the dos and don'ts of potty training.

Enter the world of imaginary and enchanting magical bedtime stories, with the selection of 29 magical bedtime stories.

This beautiful audiobook introduces Islamic terminology to Muslim babies in a fun and educational way. My Baby’s First Islamic Words audiobook contains Islamic words from A to Z. These are important words that your child will eventually need to learn, and this audiobook gives them a head start! This audiobook makes a great first Quran for toddlers or my first Quran storybook for children as it makes a great introduction for our young ones and a great gift of Ramadan or Eid book!

A Christmas Love Story: Nicholas Nutcracker & Brittany Ballerina is about two engaging Christmas tree ornaments. They live in boxes in the attic between Christmases. And, each year, they can't wait to get out of their boxes and take their assigned spots on the Christmas tree. Nicholas Nutcracker is a handsome, retired toy-soldier ornament from a small village in Germany. Brittany Ballerina is a world-renowned ballet dancer ornament. They both long to find a partner and true love.

The members of an elite girls swim team are the reigning queens at their South African boarding school. And then Italian student Fiamma Coronna joins their ranks. Beautiful, athletic, and suddenly commanding all the coach's attention, Fiamma is the envy of every girl on the team—until the summer she walks into the rural grasslands surrounding the school and disappears.

From the snowy Soviet shooting range to the heat and dust of Africa, nothing is what it seems. And neither is Sue Dobson. The image of South Africa in the 1980's as the golden paradise on the tip of the African continent conceals a brutal, racist Apartheid regime. Those who oppose it risk their lives. Beauty and brutality go hand in hand.

Before Josephine Brown began working as a blade expert for Farnham's Fantastical Female Fayre, she'd never stayed put for long. She'd never had friends, either. Nor had she allowed herself to open her heart to a man. Yet now, as part owner of the circus, she's suddenly forming real friendships. And then there is her attraction to clever, handsome Honorable Elliot Wingate—whose life she happened to save. After forever fleeing her past, the last man she should choose is one who ferrets out secrets on behalf of King and Country . . .

In Trustworthy AI, award-winning executive Beena Ammanath offers a practical approach for enterprise leaders to manage business risk in a world where AI is everywhere by understanding the qualities of trustworthy AI and the essential considerations for its ethical use within the organization and in the marketplace. The author draws from her extensive experience across different industries and sectors in data, analytics and AI, the latest research and case studies, and the pressing questions and concerns business leaders have about the ethics of AI.   

A farmer tells his sons to chop down a tree and travel in the direction the tree points to find a bride. The oldest's tree points north, the middle son's tree points south, but Veikko, the youngest son, his tree points to the forest. His brothers laugh, but Veikko enters the forest to see who awaits him. Who is the bride? Discover her identity in this charming Finnish folktale. 

A little white rabbit is an adorable creature, but he wants to be like the other animals in the forest. When he meets the squirrel, all the rabbit wants is a bushy grey tail. When he meets the duck, he wants to have a pair of red duck feet, and when he sees the porcupine, he wants to have a back full of bristles! This little rabbit is never satisfied, but a fairy decides to grant his wish for big beautiful red wings. But can a little winged rabbit live in the forest happily?

Isaac moves to a new town with his mom, and he can be whomever he wants to be. So, he decides to be an honest and trustworthy person. But can he hold on to his honesty when his family is distressed? Listen to this amazing story to find out what you must do when you are faced with critical choices.

Beth Harper is a highly gifted spiritual medium and clairvoyant. Having fled Scarsdale Hall, she's drawn to the remote coastal town of Crewby in north west England, and it soon becomes apparent she has a job to do. The congeniality here is but a thin veneer masking decades of deeply embedded secrets, madness and fear. Although she has help from her spirit guides and many clues are shown in visions, it isn't until the senseless and ritualistic murders happen on Mailing Street, however, that the truth is finally unearthed.

Masquerade is a supernatural thriller told from the perspective of a spiritual medium and astral traveler. Following a whirlwind relocation for a live-in job at the local inn, Beth quickly realizes the whole village is thoroughly haunted, the people here fearful and cowed. As a spiritual medium, her attention is drawn to Scarsdale Hall nearby, the enormous stately home dominating what is undoubtedly a wild and beautiful landscape. Built of black stone with majestic turrets, it seems to drain the energy from the land. There is, she feels, something malevolent about it.