Have you ever wished you could be part of a fairy tale? Would you expect romance? Would you be prepared for horror? Emmerson Patterson designs graphics for computers, but his real love is books, especially fairy tales. He hopes to meet the woman of his dreams one day. Then he meets her: Elswyth of Linadae. She lives in an apartment above a second-hand bookstore. Or does she live within the pages of a book? No one can see her; why can Emmerson? Who is Elswyth hiding from and what is the magic in the charm she wears? Fall in love with Elswyth and Emmerson as they decipher ancient spells, uncover magic, and battle sorcerers. Discover what Faeries, computers, dusty books, and Chinese food have in common.
Is there life after death? For Mickey and Nadika, theres not only life, but love. After inheriting his favorite uncles Jaguar and beach house, Mickey decides to give up on love, hide from the world and try to fathom his telekinetic abilities. But Special Agent Nadika and the Torin Council have other plans. Sent back in time to rescue Mickey from a fatal car accident, Nadika needs Mickeys telekinesis for a matter of universal importance. She expects Mickey to help; she doesnt expect to fall in love. When Nadika sends Mickeys car hurtling over a cliff, he has no choice but to join her in chasing after a space creature 300 years in the future. Along the way, they encounter gamblers, slave traders, pesky aliens, zombies, a nefarious thief, a megalomaniac, and assorted bombs and bombshells. Their secret weapon: Mickeys telekinesis.
What if a daydream became an alternate reality? What if that reality became a nightmare? "Travelers," Ninehtah said at last, "create bridges between worlds; bridges of time which we cross when our next lifetime is fully formed. As we become incompatible with one world, we split apart and then gradually become whole." "What went wrong?" asked Jinnie. In, The Traveler, Jinnie is magically transported to Ispell, to the other half of a dual existence and to the real love of Griffin. Her memory of her life on Earth, however, is as absent as her memory of her life on Ispell. She feels like an actor in a play who knows the story, but has forgotten the lines. Without warning, Jinnie is pulled to a new life on a different world. Haunted by dreams of Griffin, Jinnie regains her memory only to be pulled even further away from the life and love she desires. Resolving to understand what's happening to her and why, Jinnie finally discovers the horrible truth behind her strange existence, and the wrenching emptiness underlying the words, "I love you.
For her sixth novel, Award Winning Author Jenna Lindsey turns her attention to a murder mystery and skillfully blends magic, romance and humor in a beautiful, whimsical fantasy. If you’re going to buy a house with a reputation for being haunted, you ought to expect a ghost. But what do you do when you fall in love with him? Adeline decides to discover how and why Thomas was murdered. She quickly becomes surrounded by magic and mysteries. She and Thomas try to solve both their dilemma—how to stay together forever—and that of a beautiful woman who once lived in their magical house. Giving them support are Jenna Lindsey’s signature secondary characters: colorful and entertaining. They help Adeline restore the house and, consequently, its magic. Funny, scary, and utterly impossible, therefore, like James Hilton’s Lost Horizon, it’s completely true. Will Thomas and Adeline succeed and be together happily ever after? Join the party and find out.
Did you ever feel that someone was following you? Did you ever feel that there really was something out there in the dark or under the bed or in the closet? Isabelle knows somethings following her. Shes a princess lost in time, forever separated from her home and her world. Shes alone, but not all alone. Because something from her world is following her. Hunting her. Isabelle knows what it is; she doesnt know if she can escape it. Isabelle knows what it wants; she doesnt know if she can kill it before it kills her. Follow Isabelle on her journey and find out if her magic can save her, or if the eerie feeling is recognized too late.
The Gift of Colors, if it is true and deep, is far more than art. It is the ability to pass from one realm of reality to another, to travel from world to world no matter how great the distance, with only the effort of a thought. In Quest for Evil: The Magic of the Key, artist Nigel Nessel flees a sudden thunderstorm into the extraordinary landscape of Atla. Armed only with his oil paints, Nigel joins easy-going Padwick and the intimidating Breegan on an exciting, often humorous journey to worlds unknown. Magic abounds and Nigel must learn to wield it if he is to survive the mission for which he has been chosen: to help defeat the ultimate Dark Magic.
Glee star Jenna Ushkowitz, a.k.a. "Tina," inspires fans to invoke positive thinking into everything they do in this inspirational scrapbook. Time to Gleek out! Fans of the breakout musical series will flock to Ushkowitz's heartfelt and practical guide on how to be your true self, gain self-esteem, and find your inner confidence. In Choosing Glee, Jenna shares her life in thrall to performance, navigating the pendulum swing of rejection and success, and the lessons she learned along the way. Included are her vivid anecdotes of everything before and after Glee: her being adopted from South Korea; her early appearances in commercials and on Sesame Street; her first Broadway role in The King and I; landing the part of Tina on Glee; her long-time friendships with Lea Michele (a.k.a. Rachel Berry) and Kevin McHale (a.k.a. Artie); and touring the world singing the show's hits to stadium crowds. Peppered throughout are photos, keepsakes, lists, and charts that illustrate Jenna's life and the choices she has made that have shaped her positive outlook. Choosing Glee will speak to the show's demographic who are often coping with the very stresses and anxieties the teenage characters on Glee face. Think The Happiness Project for a younger generation: With its uplifting message and intimate format, teens can learn how, exactly, to choose glee.
Have you ever wished you could be part of a fairy tale? Would you expect romance? Would you be prepared for horror? Emmerson Patterson designs graphics for computers, but his real love is books, especially fairy tales. He hopes to meet the woman of his dreams one day. Then he meets her: Elswyth of Linadae. She lives in an apartment above a second-hand bookstore. Or does she live within the pages of a book? No one can see her; why can Emmerson? Who is Elswyth hiding from and what is the magic in the charm she wears? Fall in love with Elswyth and Emmerson as they decipher ancient spells, uncover magic, and battle sorcerers. Discover what Faeries, computers, dusty books, and Chinese food have in common.
Dulcinea "Cin" Craven, having inherited magical powers and become the target of a vampire and a demon who want them for themselves, teams up with the warriors of the Righteous, meeting and falling in love with Michael who gives her the option to remain human or become immortal like him.
Love Inspired brings you three new titles! Enjoy these uplifting contemporary romances of faith, forgiveness and hope. HIS AMISH CHOICE Colorado Amish Courtships by Leigh Bale Lizzie Beiler’s fiancé cast her and his Amish faith aside to pursue an Englisch education—but now he’s back and helping on her father’s farm. Unsure she can ever forgive him, Lizzie needs to know: Is Eli ready to settle down…or will he return to his Englisch life? MONTANA MISTLETOE by Roxanne Rustand Struggling to run the family ranch and raise his cousin’s twin girls, Jess Langford greatly needs to hire a housekeeper and nanny—but the only applicant is his ex-girlfriend Abby Halliwell. Can they keep their relationship professional without falling for each other once again? HOLIDAY BABY Maple Springs by Jenna Mindel After returning home with her newborn daughter, the last person Cat Zelinsky expects to run into is her baby’s father. Simon Roberts knows he isn’t cut out to be a dad, but Cat and little Opal make him want to try. Could this bachelor become a family man for Christmas?
Love Inspired Suspense brings you three new titles! Enjoy these suspenseful romances of danger and faith. This box set includes: DETECTION DETAIL (A Rocky Mountain K-9 Unit novel) by Terri Reed Protecting an alleged arsonist was not what K-9 officer Nelson Rivers and accelerant detection dog, Diesel, expected from any assignment. But when a gunman targets the suspected Mia Turner, Nelson will need to figure out if she’s guilty or innocent—before she’s hunted down. ABDUCTION IN THE DARK (A Range River Bounty Hunters novel) by Jenna Night When kidnappers force their way into her house to abduct her nephew, Tanya Rivera will do anything to protect him, even if it makes her their new target. Teaming up with bounty hunter Danny Ryan, who is tracking one of the men, might be her only chance at evading their clutches and keeping everyone safe… MOUNTAIN MURDER INVESTIGATION (A Smoky Mountain Defenders novel) by Karen Kirst While attempting to expose a cheating ring at the university that has left one student dead, architecture professor Aiden Ferrer turns to ex-fiancée mounted officer Raven Hart for help—except she thinks he’s dead. Will they be able to outrun a murderer and their feelings? For more stories filled with danger and romance, look for Love Inspired Suspense April 2022 Box Set – 2 of 2
Warning: Your Boyfriend Is Making You Fat So you’ve found Mr. Right (or maybe just Mr. Right Now). Unfortunately, you’ve also found that Mr. Right carries some baggage: his disastrous eating habits. What’s worse is that his terrible diet is affecting your waistline! Studies show that women in relationships often gain weight due to the influence of their partner’s unhealthy eating habits. Your Big Fat Boyfriend explores this phenomenon and how you can combat it without alienating your fast-food-loving sweetie. Inside you’ll discover: • How to eat healthy when dining in not-so-healthful places • Creative ideas for active dates to keep you both moving • The differences in male and female metabolisms—and why you can’t eat like he does • What to order when your guy insists on a trip to the drive-thru • Healthy recipes that taste great and won’t leave your guy hungry • And much, much more! Complete with humorous first-person accounts and easy-to-read charts, Your Big Fat Boyfriend is perfect for any girl in love with a diet disaster.
Did you ever feel that someone was following you? Did you ever feel that there really was something out there in the dark or under the bed or in the closet? Isabelle knows somethings following her. Shes a princess lost in time, forever separated from her home and her world. Shes alone, but not all alone. Because something from her world is following her. Hunting her. Isabelle knows what it is; she doesnt know if she can escape it. Isabelle knows what it wants; she doesnt know if she can kill it before it kills her. Follow Isabelle on her journey and find out if her magic can save her, or if the eerie feeling is recognized too late.
Love is a difficult beast to tame and it's even worse when you're a naive teenager. Candice can't wait to grow up, maybe then everyone will stop telling her what to do. Her life becomes increasingly difficult, especially when her first boyfriend enters her fragile world. Will she be strong enough to make the right decisions and avoid disaster? After all... she is just a teenager. Follow along on this young girl's journey through her personal journal and her own words.
Sixteen-year-old Stella seems to have it all. She has inherited her mum's multi-million-dollar-empire, Fletcher Media, she gets to hang out on fashion shoots and lunch with celebrities, and she has an army of servants to cater to her every wish. When Alex Dudek starts as an intern, he immediately decides that Stella is a spolit rich airhead. And Stella thinks he's nothing more than a cold indie snob.
Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting to engage reluctant readers! Check out these cool critters and learn how their wacky adornments help them survive! What do a crab waving pom-poms, a bug with a backpack of dead ants, and a mud-spattered vulture have in common? They all have wild style! Meet animals including crabs in sponge hats, caddisfly larvae wearing suits of armor, lacewing larvae dressing up with jewelry to hide themselves from ladybug predators in this fun and fascinating photo book!
Milwaukee, with its beautiful four seasons, lives up to its nickname: A great city on a Great Lake. And with enough cultural and sports attractions to rival cities twice its size, it s hard to know just which activities to explore! 100 Things to Do in Milwaukee Before You Die is your companion to discover or re-disocver this Midwestern gem. Tour a few (or all!) of the many craft breweries throughout the city. The Fiserv Forum, home of the Milwaukee Bucks, also serves as a sprawling entertainment complex that has reinvigorated the west side of downtown. Don t miss the Milwaukee Art Museum and a chance to take a photo in front of its expansive white wings. Looking for live entertainment? The opulent Pabst and Riverside Theaters bring in top-notch comedy and musical acts. Whether you're in the mood for fine dining or a more casual meal, recommendations like Lake Park Bistro and the Milwaukee Public Market will not disappoint. A Brew City native, author Jenna Kashou loves exploring and writing about the people and places in her ever-evolving hometown. With her insider s perspective, this indispensable guidebook will help you navigate Milwaukee s nooks and crannies, new hot spots, and iconic sites don t leave home without it!
“Windburned, eyes closed, this: beneath the keening of bergs, a deeper thresh of glaciers calving, creaking with sun. Sound of earth, her bones, wide russet bowl of hips splaying open. From these sere flanks, her desiccating body, what a sea change is born.” From the endangered Canadian boreal forest to the environmentally threatened Svalbard archipelago off the coast of Norway, Jenna Butler takes us on a sea voyage that connects continents and traces the impacts of climate change on northern lands. With a conservationist, female gaze, she questions explorer narratives and the mythic draw of the polar North. As a woman who cannot have children, she writes out the internal friction of travelling in Svalbard during the fertile height of the Arctic summer. Blending travelogue and poetic meditation on place, Jenna Butler draws readers to the beauty and power of threatened landscapes, asking why some stories in recorded history are privileged while others speak only from beneath the surface.
The former first daughters share intimate stories and reflections from the Texas countryside to the storied halls of the White House and beyond. Born into a political dynasty, Jenna and Barbara Bush grew up in the public eye. As small children, they watched their grandfather become president; just twelve years later they stood by their father's side when he took the same oath. They spent their college years watched over by Secret Service agents and became fodder for the tabloids, with teenage mistakes making national headlines. But the tabloids didn't tell the whole story. In Sisters First, Jenna and Barbara take readers on a revealing, thoughtful, and deeply personal tour behind the scenes of their lives, as they share stories about their family, their unexpected adventures, their loves and losses, and the sisterly bond that means everything to them.
This book is about two teens living in different worlds. Aaron is dealing with the loss of his brother and the loss of something else. Amber is seeing things and finds it hard to be around people, except when it comes to a friendly stranger. Both teens go through heartache, some of which is a normal part of growing up, but some of the heartache should never be normal. Due to Aaron getting into trouble with his mother, he gets sent away, where he meets Amber and becomes a part of her world. Will their shared dysfunction bring them closer together or send them farther apart? Find out.
A wispy figure in a photograph. Objects overturned, broken, or missing. Movement in the attic. These are the sorts of things people report when they believe they have encountered a ghost. Are ghosts real, or just visions and sensations captured by an overactive imagination? This book will show readers not only some of the locations for famous hauntings, but also the science and technology that goes into proving, and disproving, encounters with spirits. Readers will discover inexplicable poltergeists and baffled families, as well as logical explanations such as infrasound and magnetic fields. They will be introduced to the field of parapsychology, and learn how ghosts and hauntings have permeated the horror genre of so many forms of storytelling, including social media.
Jenna Fischer's Hollywood journey began at the age of 22 when she moved to Los Angeles from her hometown of St. Louis. With a theater degree in hand, she was determined, she was confident, she was ready to work hard. So, what could go wrong? Uh, basically everything. The path to being a professional actor was so much more vast and competitive than she'd imagined. It would be eight long years before she landed her iconic role on The Office, nearly a decade of frustration, struggle, rejection and doubt. If only she'd had a handbook for the aspiring actor. Or, better yet, someone to show her the way—an established actor who could educate her about the business, manage her expectations, and reassure her in those moments of despair. Jenna wants to be that person for you. With amusing candor and wit, Fischer spells out the nuts and bolts of getting established in the profession, based on her own memorable and hilarious experiences. She tells you how to get the right headshot, what to look for in representation, and the importance of joining forces with other like-minded artists and creating your own work—invaluable advice personally acquired from her many years of struggle. She provides helpful hints on how to be gutsy and take risks, the tricks to good auditioning and callbacks, and how not to fall for certain scams (auditions in a guy's apartment are probably not legit—or at least not for the kind of part you're looking for!). Her inspiring, helpful guidance feels like a trusted friend who's made the journey, and has now returned to walk beside you, pointing out the pitfalls as you blaze your own path towards the life of a professional actor.
Perfect for fans of the Gifted Clans and Aru Shah series, this thrilling and “inventive” (Kirkus Reviews) second book of the middle grade fantasy Lia Park series sees Lia and Joon on a mission to protect important magical objects—and themselves—from a mysterious enemy. Twelve-year-old Lia Park and her best friend, Joon, are now full-time students at International Magic Academy after defeating corrupt diviner Gaya, and their first assignment is an ambitious one. The evil nine-headed monster and King of Darkness, Jihaedaegukjeok, wants to destroy the three Heavenly Heirlooms that create fire and light to plunge the world into darkness and destroy humanity. The heirlooms can only be destroyed if they are all together, so over time, they have been hidden carefully with magic. Except now, one of them is missing. Lia, Joon, and their classmates have been tasked with recovering the lost heirloom and bringing it to IMA for safekeeping. They expected the task to be difficult, but the number of obstacles the magic trainees run into makes Lia start to wonder if the sabotage could be coming from someone inside the school.
Hand Grasps and Manipulation Skills: Clinical Perspective of Development and Function, Second Edition is an expertly designed and logically organized text that provides an accurate and clear depiction of the development of hand grasps and the taxonomy of functional hand grasp. Hand Grasps and Manipulation Skills, Second Edition by Sandra J. Edwards, Donna B. Gallen, Jenna D. McCoy-Powlen, and Michelle A. Suarez is full of concise and user-friendly text that is written to assist in understanding complex information. The photographs, illustrations and charts have been expanded in this Second Edition and present new content areas for students and clinicians to use in education and practice. Hand Grasps and Manipulation Skills, Second Edition is unique in that it is also the only text on the market that contains this comprehensive pictorial information about hands and their grasps. Additional unique features include rare information about in utero development of the hand, left handedness, scissor skill development, in hand manipulation skills, and extensive information regarding clinical application. Hand Grasps and Manipulation Skills, Second Edition is a text that can be used as a career long reference. It provides all the pertinent and comprehensive information for students to learn about the development of the hand in one place, and is expertly and thoroughly referenced with the latest research. Hand Grasps and Manipulation Skills: Clinical Perspective of Development and Function, Second Edition provides clear information on a very specific subject, which makes it the ideal reference for occupational therapy professors, students and clinicians; mechanical engineers, computer software instructors, and engineers working in robotics; medical students and orthopedic hand surgeons.
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