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In this follow-up to Subpar Parks, which featured one-star reviews of US National Parks, Subpar Planet takes us from continent to continent with spectacular illustrations and detailed, entertaining descriptions of some of the world's most amazing places, though some have enjoyed these natural and manmade wonders more than others. . . . The Dead Sea? “Who needs burning eyes?” Who indeed? Big Ben? “Just a really big clock.” Go figure.

I'm finally accepting that my psychic talents serve a purpose, that I can use them to help people. But two mysteries plague me. What happened to my good friend Lucas' sister after she disappeared then years ago? And if my father was murdered when I was young, why do I keep seeing him? When I find the long-buried remains of Lucas' sister, her murdered body only opens more questions.

There’s a science to breaking up. Or rather, there’s a science to getting over a breakup, and you can’t spell guinea pig without Gina. In this funny, honest, and unapologetically raw literary debut, Gina Jestadt documents the spiral of despair she slid down after her first real breakup - and the experimental methods she trialed to claw her way back out. Her story speaks to - and for - the many individuals who have had their lives derailed by the sudden loss of someone they thought was their "one true love".

He has the looks, the sex appeal, and enough groupies to totally notch out his bedpost. That's his current problem. When a one-night stand that Emmett has no recollection of results in a surprise pregnancy, he's forced to come to terms with the fact that everything his band Wasted has worked for is now at risk. Torn between obligation and pursuing his dream, Emmett faces some cruel realities in the months ahead. He wants it both ways, and when a female vocalist joins the band, the chemistry of their voices can't be denied.

A traveling circus has found its way to Bear Creek, and with it, a wealth of interesting visitors has left the town buzzing with excitement. Danny Frederick is a writer and photographer following the circus. He’s determined to find fame through his work, and Bear Creek has more to offer him than simple reports of acrobats and exotic animals. His presence is met with a cocktail of suspicion and excitement, both amongst the Sioux and the townsfolk. His natural curiosity is usually his asset, but Bear Creek is not familiar with reporters or photography....

A passionate one-night stand leads to love when motel clerk Jill Griffin meets sexy rocker James Sheridan. Jill joins James and his struggling band on tour and discovers life on the road is a nonstop party despite a grueling concert schedule. The committed relationship Jill craves may be more than James can offer. The band’s popularity grows, as does the number of eager groupies and meddling journalists.

Since losing her husband to a fatal illness one winter, Susan Taylor has done her best to keep her farm afloat - including taking a loan out from the bank. But it seems that all her efforts have come to nothing, and Susan is now facing the cold reality that she is about to lose the farm. The only option she seems to have left is to pack up her life in Daisy Creek, leave her home, and start over somewhere new with her children. But just as her world seems to be crumbling around her, Edward Finnegan suddenly appears in her life.

Jessie is a drifter, and when he begins work for Bill, he doesn’t imagine he’ll be staying in Daisy Creek for long. But the town captures his heart, and finally, he feels the urge to settle down. Inspired by Bill’s marriage, Jessie places an ad for a mail-order bride, and soon he’s falling in love with Mary Marsh’s letters. Mary’s life has been beset by tragedy, and she’s a vision of strength as she wrestles with grief over her father’s death and her mother’s resulting sickness. A new life with Jessie in Daisy Creek could be exactly what she’s looking for....

If a mistress cheats, is it really cheating? That is the question Rianna Roberts has, once she becomes impossibly tangled up with an online romance. Who can it possibly hurt, right? After all, she's never even met Nathan. It's been innocent. But things will change! When her married lover presents Rianna with a holiday trip, by herself, to a tropical beach cottage, she uses the opportunity to hook up with her chat room romance Nathan.

Mayme sets off for a new life in Bear Creek, hopeful that Thomas might be the man she’s looking for, but she’s nervous - will he be as interested when he meets her in person? While they have an instant connection, Mayme’s self-conscious of every move she makes. She’s eager to help out on the farm and blend in, but can she trust that Thomas truly wants a life with her? When disaster hits Bear Creek, Mayme is faced with her biggest challenge yet. Can she prove herself to be the capable woman she longs to be?

The people of Bear Creek are used to Montana’s harsh winters, but nothing could have prepared them for the winter of 1895, when the worst blizzard they have ever seen threatens to destroy the town. Ranch hand Peter Gibson has to work tirelessly to keep the cattle on the Jenkins’ ranch alive, but despite the blistering conditions, he has something else consuming his thoughts. Shirley Freda has been scarred by love in the past, but when Peter asks her to visit the ranch to have dinner with him and the Jenkins family, she can’t resist the allure of the handsome cowboy.

Ten Teachings for One World is a channeled message from Mother Mary to her beloved children on Earth. The teachings are intended to bring us into closer contact with the peace and love that is our divine nature, which has the ability to transform our hearts and our world. Mother Mary’s gentle wisdom will inspire and assist you in awakening to the magnificent being that you are.

Esta es una serie sobre la ciudad que es una y muchas a la vez. En el capítulo principal, Isaac Torres, artista, escritor y gestor cultural con estudios en urbanismo y un profundo conocimiento sobre el Defectuoso, describe los territorios que habitamos lxs chilangxs, sus puntos neurales y su evolución. Y, además, recorre las ciudades que hay dentro de la ciudad.

Life offers lots of challenges, detours, and dead ends, which can stop you in your tracks, causing you to get stuck in the morass of feeling overwhelmed or they can act as the impetus to achieve a better way of being. That is where Thriving Not Surviving is there to help you. It offers you a SAT NAV to help you reach your deepest desires more easily, and gives you lots of examples of where people, just like you, have used the principles and strategies to navigate their way through life’s challenges. It is important to remember that you remain in the driving seat.

Ranch hand Eddie Murtaugh worries he’ll never find a wife. And with poor reading and writing skills and no proper education, he has little hope of attracting a mail-order bride. So, he’s delighted when the letter his doctor friend helps him draft earns attention from an attractive New England woman of substance.

The path to freedom is paved with deepening love and adventure...but sometimes adventure comes with a terrifying cost. Grace Cranfield dreams of freedom. She longs for marriage, but not with a husband who traps her in the high-society life her parents have mapped out for her. When she sees an ad for a Montana horse rancher in the church, she finally sees a glimmer of hope. Traveling out west might be the way to finally find the happiness she craves.

You can travel the world, but love will always find its way to you. From joining the army to please his father to going into business to help the man who saved his life, Harry Wallsey has lived his life for other people. Now, Harry is content with his life in Iron Creek, helping run the newspaper he helped establish—but as a lover of poetry and literature, even this life is not one he ever wanted.

Generations Deep is a groundbreaking audiobook that is memoir meets trauma workbook, complete with questionnaires and inventories developed by mental health professionals to help you on your journey. In this sometimes heartbreaking but always hopeful, practical guide, Licensed Professional Counselor Gina Birkemeier uses her own personal story to illustrate how unaddressed dysfunction and trauma can create emotional wounds and toxic beliefs that are passed down from one generation to the next. Through it we learn that what isn’t repaired gets repeated.

Infectious disease is a moving target: new diseases emerge every year, old diseases evolve into new forms, and ecological and socioeconomic upheavals change the transmission pathways that spread disease. But where does disease come from? How is it transmitted from one person to another? And why are some individuals more susceptible than others? In this Very Short Introduction, Marta Wayne and Benjamin Bolker address these questions through the lenses of ecology and evolution.

In 1882, Daisy Creek was a small town with a dwindling economy, but for Jill Graythorn, it whispered a promise of hope. Raised in a Boston orphanage, Jill continues to have nightmares about the fire that killed her family, and she still has the scars to remind her of her troubled past. Desperate for a brighter future, she responds to a mail-order bride ad, and soon, the deputy of Daisy Creek is her shimmer of light in the darkness.