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Unprecedented is an extraordinary business book for extraordinary times: a collection of exclusive, first-person stories on leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic from twenty-nine chief executives at Canada’s most iconic and largest companies. These are unforgettable accounts from senior leaders at companies on the front lines during the pandemic—nursing homes, grocery stores, airlines, hotels, pharmacies, shopping malls—along with valuable lessons on crisis management. At their heart, these are stories about overcoming adversity.

Michele Battle-Fisher's third volume of poetry, Now Whenever, and fourth volume, It Therefore, invite listeners to throw away conceptions they have of complex human relationships. With the author's wry and unflinching approach to untangling human complexities, the poems set up a nonlinear journey through immaturity, regret, self-discovery, passion, and, most importantly, love. She writes about her life with skin-picking disorder and bipolar disorder.

Helen couldn't be more pleased to see her daughters, their husbands, and the kids gathered together. The Matthews have always been big on family. This year, with her grandson's arrival, and her daughter, Payton, settled in a new marriage, it was the perfect time to start a new holiday tradition! The chatter around the Christmas dinner table is usually merry and bright. So what could possibly go wrong? It all starts when one individual becomes very curious about a family secret. Will the curiosity spiral out of control and ruin Christmas for the Matthews?

A tale spun around the true-life memories of the author’s moving and cathartic journey as she chronicles her mother Cynthia’s illicit affair with Laurence, her best friend’s husband. In painful, but sometimes humorous recollection, she gives an account of the lovers' 3000-mile desperate run with Laurence’s abducted twin sons, Cynthia’s two children, and their love child.

A Michele La Pusata, dodici anni fa, è stata diagnosticata la Sclerosi laterale amiotrofica, meglio conosciuta come SLA. Prima, la sua era una vita più che normale, tra figli, lavoro e piccole incombenze, poi non lo è stata più. Non si mette mai in conto di affrontare una malattia lenta e invalidante come questa e infatti nessuno è preparato.

When Mike and Clara start a new holiday tradition to help save the island, all the characters of Solomons decide to join in. With holiday festivities in full swing, little does Mike know that his business, Lighthouse Tours may need a little help from the town in return. While beachside festivities are underway, love is in the air, which might even spark an unexpected exchange of vows from characters you’d least expect.

Ägypten 1921: Eine mutige Frau auf der Suche nach ihrem Vater. Die junge Cleopatra Vanson lebt in Cornwall bei ihrer Tante, während sich ihr verwitweter Vater als Archäologe in Ägypten der Entdeckung alter Pharaonengräber verschrieben hat. Cleo träumt davon, ihn eines Tages auf seine Expeditionen begleiten zu können. Nach einem schweren Schicksalsschlag wird Cleo von der reichen Familie Tredennick aufgenommen. Als ihr Vater dann auf mysteriöse Weise verschwindet, begibt sich Cleo, gerade noch unmündig, mit den Geschwistern Tredennick auf die Reise in das ferne Ägypten.

Did you know that Maryland’s unofficial nickname is “America in Miniature”? In its 10,460 square miles of land, there is a lot of variety packed into this Mid-Atlantic state. Are you surprised that 450 species of birds have been documented in the Old-Line State? Do you want to learn which birds are native to Maryland and those just passing through? If you want to know more about the answers to these questions, then this book is for you....

Solomons Island is a small and peaceful place, with lots of love to go around. At the café, Clara’s best friend, Mackenzie, is running the business as if it were her own while balancing the busy life of a single mother. Her daughter is happy and so are her customers at work. If only she could translate that same level of happiness in her relationship with Bill. They’ve been dating for a while, but she’s ready to take things to the next level. As they discuss their future, will she discover that Bill’s heart is in a different place?

La figura paterna sta attraversando un'epoca di cambiamenti e mutazioni: il suo archetipo, rimasto ancorato per secoli in un ruolo codificato, ha oggi la possibilità di recuperare la fluidità necessaria per riconnettersi al mondo della vita. In questo libro alcuni dei più grandi psicologi italiani, tra cui Luigi Zoja, riflettono insieme sulla figura del padre attraverso un'analisi coraggiosa e necessaria tra mitologia, filosofia, arte e antropologia.

After years of compulsory training to become an elite warrior, 16-year-old Aenya plans to run away with her friend Lewin. However, her plans crumble when she is chosen to be Elriyon’s new figurehead and wife to the future ruler, Rieve. But Aenya has a secret: She is a Darcara - one chosen by elusive dragon-like beings, the Dargun, to receive the wisdom that once governed her people.

Green Pass, tornano i controllori sui bus: "Impediranno di salire se il mezzo è già pieno", di Aldo Fontanarosa; Green Pass esteso, l'ultima arma. Sull'obbligo si decide tra un mese, di Tommaso Ciriaco; Green Pass più lungo ai guariti dal Covid: "Durerà dodici mesi", di Michele Bocci; Il popolo dei senza Green Pass: "Noi, esclusi per un cavillo", di Viola Giannoli; Green Pass, il governo ora è tentato di allargarlo alla pubblica amministrazione, di Tommaso Ciriaco.

In Book Two of the Solomons Island series, Clara is ready to move forward from her year of loss and pain, and she’s ready to ignite a new flame. However, she may find herself faced with a few stumbling blocks along the way. As luck would have it, there’s a secret from Clara’s past that manages to resurface at the most inconvenient time. If not handled carefully this secret could cost her inheritance, and another chance at love.

Afghanistan, la biografia dei nuovi talebani, di Lorenzo Vidino; Afghanistan, sedotti dai mullah arrivano gli italiban di destra e di sinistra, di Francesco Merlo; Afghanistan, l'attivista barricata: "I talebani mentono; ci annienteranno", di Barbara Schiavulli; Afghanistan, vincitori e vinti. Il nuovo Grande Gioco per il cuore di Kabul, di Lucio Caracciolo; L'Afghanistan, Biden e il rischio del peggio, di Federico Rampini; Afghanistan, il diritto delle genti, di Michele Ainis.

In Thrive and Shine!: How to Find Happiness When Life Falls Apart, inspirational coach and speaker Michele Joy shows you how to find true and lasting happiness. While sharing her own journey through her divorce, she walks you through the steps she took from a life of misery and disconnection to a life of true internal bliss.

No longer having carpet in your bathroom. Losing a job, finding a calling. Listening to elk bugle. Planting a garden. Discovering dyslexia in a child. Moving out of your in-laws’ house. Game nights with married children. Rest and nature walks. Unexpected time with grandmother. Teaching kids to fish and not to panic. Zoom for visiting, schooling, worshiping, celebrating, working. These are victories under any circumstances, but especially so under the murky, heavy clouds that 2020 forced on us. Here is proof that hope illuminated the darkness of even our worst days.

In the first book in The Rise and Fall of Dani Truehart Series, Rising Star, 15-year-old Dani Truehart is living a life that is not quite her own. Driven by her mother's desire for fame and fortune, she has spent her childhood dutifully training for a career as a pop star. On the brink of discovery, doubts begin to creep into Dani's mind as she questions her own desire for fame, and she wonders whether she can trust the motivations of the adults who are driving her forward.

A bitter shell encases Winona Brandt’s heart - keeping everything in and everyone out. But, when she meets a silver-haired legal eagle, Noni discovers something poignant and promising. A second chance at love offers hope and healing; but, haunting echoes of past regrets plague Winona’s ability to commit to a new relationship.

Nicky, a witty, intelligent, and clever 13-year-old, was diagnosed with a rare childhood bone cancer. However, this book is about more than cancer and its treatment and the fight to survive. It's about more than a mother and her son who accepted his mortality at such a young age and the strength and love between two loving souls.

Fred Fitzsimmons will soon graduate Trinity College. With only a few weeks, he must continue safeguarding the enormous secret he’s been keeping throughout his time in Dublin: that he is actually Winnifred, a woman in disguise. The medical degree she is a breath away from claiming would allow her to save her beloved village. But having her secret revealed would land her in jail. So when Liam Rafferty, a fellow student with a reputation for unravelling even the most complicated of mysteries, grows suspicious of “Fred”, more lives than merely hers hang in the balance.