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It's all about love was the lesson learned. Carrie shares the funny, the heartbreaking and the sobering moments that have made hers a colorful life. She eventually decided to let go of the anger and fear that threatened her joy. Her mission to show love, extend grace, and give courage with a groovy attitude seems to help when the storm clouds roll in with a thunderous rumble. She prefers the blue skies, but who doesn't? Some days, we feel like the clouds in our lives are just too much to bear.

Sage dreams of shopping with a diplodocus, stegosaurus, triceratops, and raptor. But dinosaurs disappeared long ago, so what can she do? Tag along with Sage, and discover the true power of imagination.

This book is for the woman who truly wants to be a badass. In this controversial, subversive guide, the author discards traditional advice for women on career, relationships, money, and family and instead dispenses her own personal brand of advice that examines taboo topics such as sleeping your way to the top, gold digging, and becoming a mom when you are young.

With thousands of men off fighting in the Civil War, the government hired women and girls - some as young as 10 - to make millions of rounds of ammunition. Poor immigrant girls and widows paid the price for carelessness at three major arsenals. Many of these workers were killed, blown up and burned beyond recognition.

Kelsey Callahan is smart, tough and fiercely loyal to her friends. She wants nothing more than to follow in her father's footsteps and become a detective just like her hero, Sherlock Holmes. A natural leader, problem-solver and lover of mysteries, Kelsey finally gets the chance to solve a mystery of her own when Ethan, a cute but enigmatic loner, appears in her class.

Struggling to keep up with the Merry Band of Thieves is hard enough without factoring in all the different ways things could go wrong when Lucy attempts to unearth her long lost brother. Lucy Kincaid is about to find out how low Undraland can drag her as she tries to break the laplanding bond with Jamie. Through the Darklands and back into Fossegrim, Lucy stands with her husband as she risks it all to break Foss and his people free of the Depravity of Man curse.

In the frozen wilderness, Angela is running: away from the man who's trying to kill her; away from a lonely upbringing; and away from terrible family secrets...when she discovers something else hidden from prying eyes - horrors unthinkable, inconceivable. Monstrous things that might just save her life. Join best-selling and award-winning author Paul Kane as he once again puts a dark modern spin on another well-known fairy tale in Snow.

Minnie leaves boarding school to spend the summer at The Big House, her cherished Grandpa's home. She enjoys adventure, but she also learns of the dangers posed by the land and a river that can seduce the unwary. The arrival of Minnie's great-grandmother provides her with a fearless female role model as well as tales of the elderly woman's antebellum past and how she survived the Civil War.

What if you could talk to the weather? Sage dreams of playing with the rainbows, flowers, snowflakes, and the sun. But how will she do it, when they are out of her reach? Tag along with Sage, and discover the true power of imagination.

StraightJacket Publications Presents Midnight Forever: Winter by a Graveyard. A collection of dark love, death, hollow want, ghosts, and poetry written years ago in my school days. And silence.

The relationship that forms between these unlikeliest of friends will put them both on a path of self-discovery; a dangerous path that will teach them both the true meaning of friendship, loyalty, and love...a relationship that will change not only their lives forever but the complexion of the entire school.

If you are serious about losing fat, gaining muscle, feeling younger and more energetic, sleeping better, playing harder, and improving your overall quality of life, this book is for you. It is a comprehensive guide to eating, playing, sleeping, and exercising in the way that humans were meant to do. It includes an easy-to-follow 12-week meal plan, an exercise program, 36 delicious recipes, a shopping list, and all the resources you'll need to start your paleo journey.

With half the team left behind or assumed dead, Lucy, Jamie and Foss sail to Fossegrim, a land where Foss is one of the four most powerful men, and Lucy is blonde chum for slave-traders, thieves and the like. Keeping her head down is the least of Lucy’s concerns when she gets thrown with other abductees and put up for auction.

It may be her second time getting married, but Rachel Goldman is definitely navigating a sticky relationship with her former - and soon-to-be-again - mother-in-law. Plus she's in a tug of war with the editor of her upcoming book on divorce who is begging her to keep her happy new relationship with her ex, Adam, on the down low. How can Rachel do that when her society-obsessed mother-in-law is eager to get a featured story in the wedding section of the New York Times?

Sage dreams of playing with the grasshoppers, crickets, butterflies, and bees. But most of all, she wants to hug a ladybug. Tag along with Sage, and discover the true power of imagination.

Lo último que Susie esperaba en la mañana después del apocalipsis eran sandías. Lo último que Na'ima esperaba era viajar a Marte. Pero, ¿Habrá Sandías en Marte?

StraightJacket Publications Presents Midnight Forever is a collection of short horror stories by Brandon D. Henry. There are stories of ghosts, things that go bump in the night, shadows in fog, a boogieman, evil dolls, and a vampire or two.

Climate change is alarming and complicated. Governments are acting too slowly or not at all, and not enough people feel informed or empowered enough to demand action. But ignoring a catastrophe of such magnitude is a certain path to disaster. The Big Swim puts forward the idea that personal growth arises from facing both inner tensions and threats to the biosphere.

Warm and witty, Mrs. G.P. makes grammar interesting with rhyming, wishful thinking, storytelling, and a champagne toast. You are cordially invited to join her for a spot of tea!

Happiness & Honey is a motivational fable; a story about overcoming personal and impersonal difficulties, when in pursuit of what you want in life; a story of personal triumph and success, about saying yes to your desires when the rest of the world says no. It's about listening to those who say you can't, but then being stubborn enough to ignore them so you can turn around and say, "I told you I would".