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Written with a poignant blend of honesty, dry humor, faith, and inquisitiveness, Smiling Again is a story of the persistence of life and beauty in spite of pain. Sally recounts the shock of diagnosis, a long and painful recovery from invasive brain surgery, her eventual retirement due to disability, and ultimately contentment and acceptance of a new life journey.

What do people do when they communicate? They use all kinds of body language. The science of body language is sophisticated. Nonverbal communication knows a myriad of interpretations and analyses. Therefore, you can be assured that studying the topic through a guide like this can be valuable to you. To top it all off, the audiobook will list a number of tips to reduce social anxiety, something we all suffer from in some small degree, and some more than others. The human body sends so many signals without actually uttering words, and it’s time that we learn what it all means.

A new town, a new job, and a new home have Christy hoping she can dig herself out of the financial hole that’s crippling her life. She can’t quite believe she’s snagged a job as a PA to a billionaire businesswoman, and the new experiences just keep coming when her boss comes onto her. That gives her one hell of a surprise, though.

Ethel B Dina, who looks after the fish hospital and loves to sing, needs 10 green glass bottles to complete her musical Bottleramma. But she is surrounded by too many plastic bottles which do not make music. Join the Tindims in their glass bottle hunt, and meet the Tindims explorer, Tiddledum.

They had no business being there. They were up against million-dollar horses owned by patricians, oilmen, Arab sheiks, and Hollywood producers. They were 10 regular guys, and all they wanted was to win a race. Instead, they won the hearts of America.

As a progressive commentator on Fox News and now CNN, Sally Kohn has made a career out of bridging intractable political differences and learning how to talk respectfully with people whose views she disagrees with passionately. Her viral TED Talk on the need to practice emotional - rather than political - correctness sparked a new way of considering how often we amplify our differences and diminish our connections. But these days even famously 'nice' Kohn finds herself wanting to breathe fire at her enemies.

Join Billie B Brown and the Secret Mystery Club as they solve three more spooky Billie B mysteries! The fabulous Billie B Brown and her pals in the Secret Mystery Club solve three more neighbourhood whodunits in their own special way!

From Australia’s best-selling female author, Sally Rippin, comes Polly and Buster - a brand-new junior fiction series about the magic of friendship. Who ever heard of a witch and a monster being friends? Everyone knows that witches don’t mix with monsters. Witches are educated, clever, sophisticated. But monsters? Monsters are just uncouth. Some are even dangerous. But Polly the witch and Buster the feelings monster have been best friends forever.

In a rash search for meaning and direction in her own life, Sarah Cromley finds herself on a getaway at Hidden Paradise, a nudist resort on the outskirts of Phoenix, Arizona. With only a “butt” towel in hand, she wanders the resort and tries to fit in until someone discovers the dead body of a long-term resident who happened to serve as president of the Society of International Nudists and Naturists (SINN).

Grief was gnawing at me, trapping my body in a cycle of pain with no offer of relief, making me restless and not letting me go. I desired liberosis, to care less about things. I desperately sought inner and outer liberation. I was having sleepless nights. My soul knew the solution, but my body was not listening until the moment came when I just longed to leave. I wished to free myself from this situation, wipe it from my being, and surround myself with the wilderness.

Based on extensive research and workplace experience, The Female Vision demonstrates that what women perceive in organizations and beyond that goes unnoticed and unrewarded is exactly what so many companies need to succeed. Helgeson and Johnson delve deeply into the stories of a number of women whose vision improved their companies - although often they had to struggle not only against unresponsive organizations, peers, or others, but also against their own personal fears.

1922. After the horrors of the Great War, the close-knit Truscott family return to everyday life on their busy Hampshire farm. But the two Truscott sisters are on very different paths. Kate is happily married to Albert, content to be a mother and farmer’s wife. Her younger sister Dot sets her heart on becoming a teacher. But an unforeseen tragedy means Dot must give up her place at college. Instead she resigns herself to becoming a lady’s companion to wealthy Mrs Humboldt, who is a difficult woman to please.

Christmas comes but once a year—a relief for Jessica Nettle, because that means she need only see the horrid Mr. Webb when he visits his cousin. Jessica has been at war with Mr. Webb for seven long years. What started as innocent pranks has accelerated into a war. This year promises to be the worst of all, especially when Jessica learns that her sister is falling in love with that cousin. A match between the two of them would be a disaster.

Visiting the dingy club is something Lana wants to do and she’s excited by the deathly pale girl that hits on her. She knows what Isadora is and being bitten doesn’t come as a surprise when she lets herself be lured to a backroom in the place. It’s what she wants. What’s revealed next catches Lana totally off guard, however, but it’s too late to escape the clutches of the kinky transgender vampire she now belongs to.

Anne gets exactly the welcome to the neighborhood she expects: a basket of homemade cupcakes delivered by the woman next door and her best friend. One wears a curious smile while the other studies her every move. When Talia and Tabitha leave, Anne throws the treats in the trash. She knows what to expect from the new neighbors. Talia with her perfect husband and pale-peach sweater sets, and Tabitha who reigns as queen in the close-knit community. That’s why she chose this house.

Feminism is arguably the most significant social movement of the last century and it is far from over. But what appears as a single, unified movement on behalf of women’s liberation is really a fascinating coalition of social and political causes, goals, and ideals. By highlighting the themes that form the enduring nexuses between the three ‘waves’, taking powerful examples from feminist campaigns, and tackling timely issues such as genocide and war rape, Scholtz invites us to join in with the lively debates.

Reflect on the meaning of Jesus' birth this Advent with Sarah Young's Jesus Listens for Christmas: 25 Prayers and Devotions for Kids. Your family will journey into the heart of the nativity story with Scripture verses, prayers, reflections, and simple activities as you anticipate and celebrate the Savior's coming.

Bienvenue sur Les Petits Loulou, le podcast musical conçu spécialement pour les enfants et leurs familles🎵✨ Plongez dans un univers d’éveil musical avec des chansons joyeuses, éducatives et pleines de bonne humeur. Créations originales et mélodies entraînantes s’unissent pour divertir vos petits loulou tout en stimulant leur imagination et leurs apprentissages. 🌟 Des chansons adaptées à tous les âges pour accompagner chaque moment de la journée. 🌟 Un voyage sonore captivant qui invite à chanter et danser. 🌟 Une ambiance bienveillante et chaleureuse pour des ...

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A powerful, deeply insightful middle-grade novel that poignantly deals with themes of friendship, bullying, and loneliness. Alex has worked out a foolproof plan to avoid being picked on. Don't react. It's so simple, it just might work. David, a boy in his class, does react. He's branded a weirdo, becomes an outcast, and is given a terrible nickname. Alex is determined not to suffer the same fate.