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In this lighthearted, sci-fi homage to the late, great, P.G. Wodehouse, Bertram Wooster stumbles upon his own, deceased doppelganger. Jeeves, upon being asked his assessment of the situation, remarks upon the body's "most unfortunate" choice of attire.

Eleanor and Kerwin have a big idea: build the most amazing castle ever with a working moat! Along the way, they discover that teamwork, communication, and respecting personal boundaries make great ideas even better. Packed with adventure, fun, and a gentle reminder to express feelings and seek help, Eleanor's Big Idea (and Even Bigger Lesson) is a heartwarming tale for young listeners and the grown-ups who love them. Includes an interactive activity to help kids apply the story's lessons in real life.

Recluse Sophie Vanguard’s winter cabin retreat turns ominous when blue flowers mysteriously appear. They’re everywhere. On her front porch, in kitchen cabinets, and even on her pillow. It isn’t long before chilling whispers echo in the halls, and her journal repeats seven unsettling entries. Enter the bloodied and beautifully eccentric Ly Thi Ren. Though Ren seems familiar, Sophie refuses to believe the girl’s insistence that they are trapped inside a book.

Bellicosity: A World at War with ItselfIn a world where every disagreement feels like a battle and every conversation is a potential minefield, Bellicosity: A World at War with Itself exposes the unseen forces fueling conflict in modern society. Why has civil discourse collapsed? Why does reason take a backseat to outrage? How have manipulation, victimhood, and ideological coercion become the weapons of our time?

“You think you know what you are seeing when you look at something, like a picture, or a landscape, or a person. Then you learn one new truth, and nothing you thought you saw or knew, means the same." For Anna Heath, it is the facts of her own life that come into question, and she finds herself searching through the heat of her sixteenth summer for answers about her past. A month before her sixteenth birthday, a disbelieving Anna watches her older sister Laura die, the victim of an auto accident.

Victims to Victors is a guide of how I've transformed my life. I couldn't keep this a secret, so I've decided to share it with the world. I was someone who was not in alignment with his name. Even though my parents named me Victor, I lived as a victim of my circumstances for a very long time.

Dante writes raw and personal stories about real people, husband and wife sharing, wife watching, bdsm, cuckold, swinger and fetish clubs, dogging, asian wives, ladyboys and many other fetishes....

Dante writes raw and personal stories about real people, husband and wife sharing, wife watching, BDSM, cuckold, swinger and fetish clubs, dogging, Asian wives, ladyboys, and many other fetishes....

How would you like to be given a new identity to live by and then removed from your sisters and brothers—never to be legally permitted to contact them again—even upon your deathbed? This is just one of many examples of red tape adoptees are forced to contend with. This book reveals the making of the current child welfare system. The pioneers who built and profited from the industry continue to deny adoptees access to documents that could lead them back to their families. This book protects you against adoption profiteers and traffickers who profess God is on their side.

This book includes real-life screening questions and conversations that will help recruiters match candidate's resumes to Java development job descriptions; it’ll prepare recruiters for asking questions of their candidates to ascertain level of expertise. In order to ask these questions effectively, the recruiter must first understand the technologies, right? This is why this book also starts off describing the principles of Java development using areas of development, categories of Java developers, description of the different frameworks tools, and how they are used.

Discover simple-to-use techniques to forge lasting and professional relationships in any corporate environment. Learn the art of Increasing Career Exposure and leveraging every interaction to propel your career forward. Whether you're struggling to communicate with your boss or looking to broaden your professional network, this book offers Effective Communication with Bosses and Building Professional Networks strategies that work.

Peter Kraemer, a physics teacher with a passion for astronomy, makes a discovery that he himself can hardly believe: Stars disappear from one day to the next, with nothing left of them. The researchers he contacts provide reassuring and logical explanations for every single case. But when Peter determines that the mysterious process is approaching our home system, he becomes more and more anxious. He alone perceives the looming catastrophe. When he believes he has found a way to avert the impending disaster, he chooses to pull out all the stops.

The legendary life of Katharina von Bora Luther! Born in 1499, Katharina started her education first at the convent at Brehna, then continued it in Kloster Nimbschen, where she took vows as a nun at the age of 16 and expected to live the whole of her life. God, however, had other plans. On Easter Eve, 1523, she escaped with 11 other nuns to Wittenberg, a move meant to be temporary until a more permanent home could be found for her. What happened next changed the world in this family story, filled with music in the original German.

Hildegard von Bingen was never meant to be remembered by history. The 10th child of one of the Graf von Sponheim’s knights, she was given to Disibodenberg monastery partly out of gratitude to God, but also partly because her visions made her too odd to make a suitable wife. When she succeeded Jutta von Sponheim as magistra and prioress of Disibodenberg monastery, she found herself unable to keep her visions secret any longer. What happened next led her to revolutionize not only monastic life for women, but the whole world too.

Where life as we know it is impossible, the real adventure begins. Venus is a hostile planet, covered by active volcanoes, but NASA launches an expedition to search for life there anyway. Their specially developed airship cruises in the clouds of Venus to serve as a research platform for its four astronauts. When they discover dangerous activities on the glowing-hot surface, there can only be one explanation: A highly sophisticated life form must be at work.

As the Olympics approach, Everette suppresses his most ardent emotions for his trainee, Sophie, while doing everything he can to make sure she wins the gold medal. But Sophie has let her most intense desires and her relationship with her coach, who's way older then her, get in the way. A desire so powerful, yet so impossible to fulfill will stand in the way of their path to victory, leaving them with no choice but to...

Queen Elizabeth is perhaps the most legendary and celebrated ruler in English history. Yet do you really know her as well as you think you do? In this beautiful narrative biography, you explore Elizabeth’s path from “Lady Elizabeth” to “Gloriana” through the lens of her relationship with Robert Dudley, a relationship far more contentious than most people believe.

Königin Elizabeth Tudor ist auch heute noch als „Gloriana“ bekannt. Ein Name, der auf den Sieg ihrer kleinen Flotte wendiger Schiffe über die 131 Galleonen der spanischen Armada im Ärmelkanal am 6. August 1588 zurückgeht. In diesem wunderschönen biographischen Sachbuch lernen Sie Elizabeth so persönlich kennen wie nie zuvor. Ob Sie Fan der Tudor-Dynastie sind, oder dies Ihre erste Entdeckungsreise in die englische Geschichte ist, Sie werden einen wertvollen Einblick in den Geist der vielleicht legendärsten Frau der Weltgeschichte bekommen.

Lady is a ladybug who sees the world differently from everybody else. Nonetheless, Lady recognizes that being different is a superpower, not a reason to be an outcast. This compelling story follows Lady on her quest to prove she is more than her dyslexia. Not only must Lady overcome difficulties in reading and writing, but she must also confirm she is as capable as any man! Although Lady struggles with her understanding of words, she has many other talents to show the world.

Are you unhappy with your relationship? Are you unsure what to do - to mend or to end your relationship (or marriage)? When a relationship becomes a burden, an important question arises - is it worth saving, or is the breakup (or divorce) a better option? This self-help guide (with its interesting true stories) is unlike any other you can find! It will save you time and energy as they won't go to the "ever-lasting" decision-making anymore. That way, you won't end up wasting time on saving unsalvageable - or you won't miss on an opportunity that was worth saving.