What happens when you put together Jane Austen, Drew Barrymore, a writer from Boston and the old fashioned art of letter writing? It's a fun recipe, where you get to eavesdrop on every refreshing, creative, thought-provoking and at times unusual line and you will never look at things the same way again! If you are a Jane Austen fan, a Drew Barrymore fan or even a fan of bringing back the old fashioned art of letter writing then this is a must read! It's a different portrait of an artist, perhaps even the way Jane Austen was meant to be read and extolled! Julie Bonetti is an author who lives just outside of Boston and writes about energy, does podcasts about energy and explores energy while being present. Follow her on her Amazon Authors page to find what's next! Also visit her link there to find collaborations, books, ebooks and podcast shows like these: "Write, Now! with Julie B" (NEW) "Your Presence Is Required" (NEW) "Let's Talk About Energy, Ours & Yours" "The Kybalion: A Conversation" "Ancient Texts - The Genealogy of Energy" "Oprah! Can You Hear Me? Oprah vs. Donald 2020
When Tesla Abbott and her best friend Keisha sneak into a college party, they have a frightening confrontation with a couple of linebacker-sized creeps, and Finn, the hot guy who threw the party, is inexplicably hostile. But Tesla is used to things going badly. Her mother is dead and her dad won't talk about it, she has weird, differently-colored eyes, and uncanny abilities with all things mathematical. She assumes the ruined party is just one more day in her disastrous life, until she discovers that her family is under surveillance. Finn and his roommates seem to know an awful lot about the Abbotts, and they, along with a criminal scientist, a gorgeous stranger who suddenly appears, and a network of international spies think Tesla is the best way to get to her physicist father, who is close to a breakthrough in his work on time travel. But Tesla doesn't know anything about her dad's work--or does she? Are her 'gifts' somehow connected to her father's top-secret project? When her father is kidnapped, Tesla must make difficult choices--she doesn't have much time, and what's left of her family could be destroyed forever.
Growing up in Ladora, Iowa, Mildred “Millie” Benson had ample time to develop her imagination and sense of adventure. While still a journalism graduate student at the University of Iowa, Millie began writing for the Stratemeyer Syndicate, which published the phenomenally popular Hardy Boys series, among others. Soon, Millie was tapped for a new series starring amateur sleuth Nancy Drew, a young, independent woman not unlike Millie herself. Under the pen name Carolyn Keene, Millie wrote the first book, The Secret of the Old Clock, and twenty-two other Nancy Drew Mystery Stories. In all, Millie wrote more than a hundred novels for young people. Millie was also a journalist for the Toledo Times and the Toledo Blade. At sixty-two, she obtained her pilot’s license. Follow the clues throughout Missing Millie to discover the story of this ghostwriter, journalist, and adventurer.
Now that Tesla Abbott has been revealed as the girl who can time travel, her life is a nightmare of epic proportions. The paparazzi are hideous enough, but every relationship she cares about seems on the verge of utter ruin. She knew when she saved her mother's life that she was changing the future, but it's been altered in ways she never imagined. Her father is largely absent now; Max, her ebullient little brother, is subdued and self-destructive; the idealized mother Tesla dreamed of is far from the reality of the woman who is now a part of all their lives. Tesla's friends are different, too. Finn's integrity is inexplicably tarnished in this new present, Sam has abandoned his dreams of medical school, and Keisha is a stranger, no longer her confidante. Tesla finally gets why people say be careful what you wish for, as she starts to wonder if her mother's life is worth the destruction of everyone else's. In the midst of all her worries, Tesla is taken by the government, subjected to "enhanced interrogation" that will change her forever, and she has become the target of a religious group that views time travel-and Tesla herself-as an abomination. She is forced to run, to use the survival skills she's learned from the agency as well as her uncanny abilities which finally feel right, truly a part of her. As dangerous forces close in and love, friends and family seem forever out of reach, Tesla will have to decide for herself what she owes others and what, if anything, she owes herself. In the end, the choices she makes will remake the world.
After the summer she'd just survived, Tesla Abbott assumed her life would return to some kind of normalcy, but her junior year is not exactly off to a great start. She's accepted a part-time job with a secret government agency and the physical training required has intensified her strange abilities-those same abilities she has always tried to hide and that have now been revealed in front of the entire school. To make matters worse, Finn runs hot and cold, and Sam wants more from her than she's ready to give. Plus, her dad has information about her mother's death that he won't divulge. If Tesla jumps back in time again, will she learn what really happened to her mother? Better yet, can she do the unthinkable, and prevent it from happening at all? Tesla assumes life will be simpler, clearer if she jumps back. What she finds, however, is that everything just got a whole lot more complicated. She tries to control the past in order to create the future she wants, but learns that every action has unintended consequences: her mom is not at all what Tesla expected, the guy who kidnapped her father last summer is alive and well in the past, and Tesla's boy troubles have, quite literally, just begun.
Aimee and her twin sister were the first grandchildren born to Julie Matsushima, but the family's joy at the birth quickly turned to panic when Aimee was diagnosed with irreparable brain damage. From those first heartbreaking days of Aimee's life, as Julie sat at her bedside in the neonatal intensive care unit, a special bond formed between them. Even at only a day or two old, Aimee drew Julie in with a responsiveness that seemed to defy her grim diagnosis. For the Love of Aimee invites you to share in the disappointments, challenges, and amazing achievements Aimee and Julie experience as this grandmother and granddaughter embark on a journey to find a breakthrough for Aimee. As they travel around the world, seeking treatment and meeting many other families with children with disabilities, Aimee's enthusiasm, confidence, sense of humor, and positivity profoundly affected all who witness in disbelief her astounding accomplishments.
A Vintage Shorts “Short Story Month” Selection Mira is studying art in Florence when her cousin Aïda arrives for a visit. Aïda is a model who almost died—but after a grievous injury, she leaves the hospital even skinnier than she was before. She might be the greatest model anyone has ever seen. Has Mira mentioned that she herself is not a model? But Mira is an artist, and only time will tell what matters more. “When She Is Old and I Am Famous” is the piercingly beautiful story of the relationship between two young women and the longevity of love and art, a selection from Julie Orringer’s award-winning debut story collection How To Breathe Underwater, a New York Times Notable Book. An eBook short.
In this e-book, bossy Annelise insists on making the school fundraiser a stuffy formal dance, while the rest of the committee worries that the boys won't go and the fundraiser will be a flop. Victoria Torres suggests they trade tiaras for cowboy hats and make the dance a Wild West theme. Annelise finally agrees but on one condition: they make it a Sadie Hawkins dance where the girls ask the boys. Will Victoria find the nerve to ask her crush Drew to the dance, or will she remain the most unfortunately average chicken around?
When it comes to math, Victoria Torres is completely average in this e-book. On the other hand, her older sister, Sofia, is captain of the math team. When one of the team members drops out unexpectedly, Sofia must find a replacement -- fast! With the conference trophy at stake, Sofia volunteers Victoria and grills her in math, night and day. Vicka is no fan of her sister's bossy ways, but winning would certainly give her an in with the smart kids. Can Victoria crunch enough numbers to lead the team to victory, or will her sister's bossy ways be too much to bear?
Middleton Middle School is holding class elections, and Victoria Torres decides to throw her unfortunately-average hat in the ring. But when the campaign turns dirty, Victoria can't help but wonder if shining as class president is even worth it?
A Vintage Shorts “Short Story Month” Selection Mira is studying art in Florence when her cousin Aïda arrives for a visit. Aïda is a model who almost died—but after a grievous injury, she leaves the hospital even skinnier than she was before. She might be the greatest model anyone has ever seen. Has Mira mentioned that she herself is not a model? But Mira is an artist, and only time will tell what matters more. “When She Is Old and I Am Famous” is the piercingly beautiful story of the relationship between two young women and the longevity of love and art, a selection from Julie Orringer’s award-winning debut story collection How To Breathe Underwater, a New York Times Notable Book. An eBook short.
Therapists Charlie and Linda Bloom have been married more than thirty-five years. Over a two-year period, they interviewed twenty-seven couples who had been together for an average of thirty years and seemed as happy as newlyweds. Were they just lucky? The Blooms found that these couples had faced real challenges - difficulties with children and stepchildren, war wounds, infidelity, and financial ruin. They also found that with loving dialogue and open hearts, the couples had found ways to heal, grow, and deepen their commitment through, and not despite, their challenges. The Blooms distill this real-world wisdom into practical, positive actions any couple can take to achieve or regain not just a good marriage but a great one.
***Pre-order this gorgeous new read from Julie Houston, now!*** Romantic entanglements, A-list weddings and missing diamonds... it's going to be a busy spring in Westenbury! Sisters Hannah, Rosa, and Eva are on a mission to sustain picturesque Heatherly Hall, in Yorkshire's Westenbury village. So when they hear the legend of the Jet Set – a necklace with a rare diamond, commissioned by royalty and hidden in their hall – they plan a fundraiser: an Agatha-Christie style am-dram production and treasure hunt. As if that weren't enough, music superstar Drew Livingston and Bollywood legend Aditi Sharma have chosen their hall for a wedding in just six weeks' time, and the pressure is mounting to pull off the wedding of the decade. Staging the play, unravelling the mystery of the diamond, and meeting the demands of an A-list bride and groom without their lives unravelling seems impossible. But these three sisters know that with family by your side, anything can be overcome... Perfect for fans of Katie Fforde, Jill Mansell, and anyone who loves a warm and witty romance with a dash of intrigue.
One deputy wants to keep her safe. Another one wants her dead. Danger and desire collide in this gripping romance from the author of Marked by the Marshal. Rita Horn doesn’t know the identity of the uniform-wearing criminal targeting her. But Officer Cole Garrett vows to bring the rogue deputy—whoever he is—to justice. Strong, sexy and determined to protect, the heroic cop sparks feelings in Rita that she can’t deny, even as the danger swells around them. “Julie Anne Lindsey’s writing is the kind that reminds me of Linda Howard and Sandra Brown early works, of the books that made me fall in love with romantic suspense in the first place. Shadow Point Deputy is absorbing and intriguing, a fierce tale of intense suspense and the kind of romance that sweeps you off your feet.” —Books & Spoons
In this e-book, being popular is more important than ever to middle schooler, Victoria Torres. Victoria is positive being a cheerleader is the best way to secure her popularity. Her best friend Bea agrees to try out with her, but Victoria is going to need a lot more than Bea's support to make the squad. The competition is stiff and includes the awful Annelise. Will Victoria remember that being a positive role model is just as important as nailing her cartwheel, or will tryouts leave her feeling far below average?
This time, there’s no room for error Trouble follows me, Lexi Carmichael, like a little black cloud. At least according to my boyfriend, Slash: brilliant hacker, national treasure and vault of secrets. Even I have to admit he could be right. After a series of high-profile cases at my cyberintelligence firm, I was looking forward to a simple job. All I had to do was personally deliver a revolutionary microchip to a manufacturing plant in Indonesia. Easy, right? Wrong. Someone else wants the design and is willing to kill to get it. A failed hijacking attempt lands me, my best friend Basia and our boss, Finn, in the middle of the jungle. Our mission is clear: protect the microchip design from the hijackers on our tail...and survive. But how can a geek girl like me survive without access to my beloved technology? I’m about to find out. This book is approximately 95,000 words Carina Press acknowledges the editorial services of Alissa Davis Other Books in the Lexi Carmichael Mystery Series: No One Lives Twice (Book 1) No One To Trust (Book 2) No Money Down (Book 2.5) — Novella No Place Like Rome (Book 3) No Biz Like Showbiz (Book 4) No Test for the Wicked (Book 5) No Woman Left Behind (Book 6) No Room for Error (Book 7) No Strings Attached (Book 8) No Living Soul (Book 9) No Regrets (Book 10) And Coming Soon: No Stone Unturned (Book 11) No Title Yet (Book 12 — LOL!)
Victoria Torres is the fifth chair out of nine flutes in her middle school band, so when the director asks for a someone to play the new piccolo, Victoria sees it as her chance to stand out--but her best friend Bea has also volunteered, and their friendship may not survive the competition when they audition for the part.
Everyday foodways are a powerful means of drawing boundaries between social groups and defining who we are and where we belong. This book draws upon auto/biographical food narratives and emphasises the power of everyday foodways in maintaining and reinforcing social divisions along the lines of gender and class.
Nellie McClung / William Lyon Mackenzie King / John Diefenbaker/ René Lévesque / Maurice Duplessis / James Douglas / John A. Macdonald / Joey Smallwood / Wilfrid Laurier
Nellie McClung / William Lyon Mackenzie King / John Diefenbaker/ René Lévesque / Maurice Duplessis / James Douglas / John A. Macdonald / Joey Smallwood / Wilfrid Laurier
Presenting nine titles in the Quest Biography series that profiles prominent figures in Canada’s history. In these books we explore Canada’s rich political history through the fascinating lives of some of its most influential lives. Profiled are: prime ministers John Diefenbaker, John A. Macdonald, William Lyon Mackenzie King, and Wilfrid Laurier; suffragette Nellie McClung; and provincial leaders Joey Smallwood, Maurice Duplessis, René Lévesque, and James Douglas. Includes James Douglas Joey Smallwood John A. Macdonald John Diefenbaker Maurice Duplessis Nellie McClung Réne Lévesque Wilfrid Laurier William Lyon Mackenzie King
The teenager has often appeared in culture as an anxious figure, the repository for American dreams and worst nightmares, at once on the brink of success and imminent failure. Spotlighting the “troubled teen” as a site of pop cultural, medical, and governmental intervention, Chronic Youth traces the teenager as a figure through which broad threats to the normative order have been negotiated and contained. Examining television, popular novels, science journalism, new media, and public policy, Julie Passanante Elman shows how the teenager became a cultural touchstone for shifting notions of able-bodiedness, heteronormativity, and neoliberalism in the late twentieth century. By the late 1970s, media industries as well as policymakers began developing new problem-driven ‘edutainment’ prominently featuring narratives of disability—from the immunocompromised The Boy in the Plastic Bubble to ABC’s After School Specials and teen sick-lit. Although this conjoining of disability and adolescence began as a storytelling convention, disability became much more than a metaphor as the process of medicalizing adolescence intensified by the 1990s, with parenting books containing neuro-scientific warnings about the incomplete and volatile “teen brain.” Undertaking a cultural history of youth that combines disability, queer, feminist, and comparative media studies, Elman offers a provocative new account of how American cultural producers, policymakers, and medical professionals have mobilized discourses of disability to cast adolescence as a treatable “condition.” By tracing the teen’s uneven passage from postwar rebel to 21st century patient, Chronic Youth shows how teenagers became a lynchpin for a culture of perpetual rehabilitation and neoliberal governmentality.
If you leave home, is your heart left behind? Darya Ivanova is looking forward to September. She has looked after her little sister, Nika, since she was a baby. Now Nika is starting school. Maybe Darya can find a job with her own tidy desk. Perhaps even a boyfriend. But when an unimaginable tragedy strikes, Darya's life plans are fractured. Stalled. She is afraid. What if she never knows real love? What if she never finds somewhere she belongs? If only she could get to Moscow. There, Darya could escape. There, she could become someone else . . . 'Magnificent' Independent on The Big Lie
Psychology 2ed will support you to develop the skills and knowledge needed for your career in psychology and within the professional discipline of psychology. This book will be an invaluable study resource during your introductory psychology course and it will be a helpful reference throughout your studies and your future career in psychology. Psychology 2ed provides you with local ideas and examples within the context of psychology as an international discipline. Rich cultural and indigenous coverage is integrated throughout the book to help your understanding. To support your learning online study tools with revision quizzes, games and additional content have been developed with this book.
The early years of the New Millennium. The High Veldt on the Dark Continent. A young family is ripped apart by a brutal, pre-meditated home invasion. The unknown assailants escaping into the night. Fifteen years later the South West of England is rocked by a series of devastating, suspected terrorist bombings, putting the nation on high alert. Investigations uncover connections to these tragedies with a catastrophic IRA car bombing in Northern Ireland a generation earlier. The team at Moorland Forensic Consultants battle conflicts of interests and personal crises as they work with government scientists and a compromised, faltering local law enforcement to bring the bombers to justice.
OVER HALF A MILLION COPIES SOLD A must-have resource for anyone who lives or works with young kids, with an introduction by Adele Faber, coauthor of How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk, the international mega-bestseller The Boston Globe dubbed “The Parenting Bible.” For nearly forty years, parents have turned to How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk for its respectful and effective solutions to the unending challenges of raising children. Now, in response to growing demand, Adele’s daughter, Joanna Faber, along with Julie King, tailor How to Talk’s powerful communication skills to parents of children ages two to seven. Faber and King, each a parenting expert in her own right, share their wisdom accumulated over years of conducting How To Talk workshops with parents, teachers, and pediatricians. With a lively combination of storytelling, cartoons, and observations from their workshops, they provide concrete tools and tips that will transform your relationship with the children in your life. What do you do with a little kid who…won’t brush her teeth…screams in his car seat…pinches the baby...refuses to eat vegetables…throws books in the library...runs rampant in the supermarket? Organized by common challenges and conflicts, this book is an essential manual of communication strategies, including a chapter that addresses the special needs of children with sensory processing and autism spectrum disorders. This user-friendly guide will empower parents and caregivers of young children to forge rewarding, joyful relationships with terrible two-year-olds, truculent three-year-olds, ferocious four-year-olds, foolhardy five-year-olds, self-centered six-year-olds, and the occasional semi-civilized seven-year-old. And, it will help little kids grow into self-reliant big kids who are cooperative and connected to their parents, teachers, siblings, and peers.
In this e-book, it's summer time and that means softball season! Victoria Torres is joining up with some of her friends to play co-ed softball on a city-league team coached by none other than her dad. As an experienced pitcher, Vicka thinks this is her chance to shine on the mound. But her Dad has different plans. He wants her and her strong arm in centerfield, but Victoria hates being stuck in the outfield! How will she deal with this curveball?
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