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In Lib’s world, it’s dangerous to deviate from the norm. In fact, for someone who doesn’t live up to the Artificial Intelligence’s standards, it’s practically a death sentence. Lib learns this the hard way when she wakes up in a barren wasteland, with her memories erased, and only one thought lodged in her mind:

Dying with His Eyes Wide Open: A Memoir of Love and Grief is the revealing portrait of a real, faults-and-all, shiningly beautiful relationship, a multi-faceted diamond in the rough. Reconstructed from the author's journal entries and other writings poured out during the two years after her husband of 30 years slipped agonizingly away, the book moves back and forth through time fluidly, reflecting on how its passage is shaped and altered by grief.

Alle drei Jahre fordert das magische Königshaus des Nordens seinen Tribut: Um das Bündnis mit dem Nightcastle College zu erneuern, werden in einem gefährlichen Wettstreit zwei Studentinnen erwählt, die den Prinzen Loras und Tarabas als Schattengeliebte an deren Hof folgen. Halbvampirin Lark hält von dem ganzen Spektakel nichts, doch dann wird ihr Name bei der Auswahlzeremonie verlesen! Auf die Außenseiterin warten nicht nur tödliche Prüfungen, sie gerät auch in ein Machtspiel aus Intrigen, verbotenen Versuchungen und dunklen Geheimnissen zwischen den royalen Brüdern.

GPS for the Soul—the contemporary Everyman’s search for truth. Finding one’s center and inner guide is essential on the road called life. Join the author, Dana Hayne, in her global travels and real life experiences of living communally for thirteen years with a hundred-year-old sage from the jungles of Sri Lanka as she discovers the awakening of that inner guide. Enjoy the author’s wit and wisdom as she explores topics such as the first years of marriage, miracles, addictions, fairy food, SIDS deaths, transplants, world peace and more under the tutelage of this master—His Holiness M.R.

Our personal and professional lives are a collection of relationship-based experiences. The quality of our lives is impacted by the quality of our relationships, beginning with the relationship we have with ourselves. When at odds, using a map helps us find our way back to one another more quickly, stay in alignment with our values and our purpose, and take full responsibility for our actions. The end result is relationships that generate greater creativity, happiness, fulfillment, and growth.

Sam is a business turnaround artist. And, he has the mentality to match, a deeply ingrained pattern that plays out in all aspects of his life. Nothing about Sam Calastri is easy. Gruff, intimidating, and deeply private, he’s built a career on dominance and grit, not self-reflection. New hire Sally Cain, armed with curiosity, experience, and just enough personal baggage of her own, must find a way to meet him in the middle in their corporate world.

Gideon has spent his life doing things the right way—the disciplined way. He’s built a career on relentless standards, moral rigor, and unyielding ambition. But as judgment day arrives, the cracks begin to show. An explosive confrontation with a fed-up colleague, a shocking admission from his wife, and memories of a distant son collide in Gideon’s tightly controlled world. When the decision doesn’t go his way, he is forced to sit with a kind of failure he’s never known, not just at work, but in his marriage, his faith, and his sense of self.

Veri Archer, an operating executive in her mid-forties, is recruited to be CEO of a high-tech start-up, replacing the founder-CEO, Sanjay Cherry. He stays on as CTO. For Veri, it becomes a rite of passage twice over. Behind the scenes, the transition of power is anything but smooth. Sanjay, a brilliant but beleaguered visionary, is forced to face the harsh truth that innovation alone isn’t enough to lead. Neal Armbruster—venture capitalist, mentor, and the man behind the curtain—must navigate the delicate politics of replacing a founder without fracturing a friendship.

Maxine Cooper is tasked with leading her company headfirst into the introduction of cutting-age technology. At work, she’s all business and no play, but despite her success, struggles to keep her life in balance. Maxine cannot quite shake the feeling of being stuck in her profession, and the quiet voice in the back of her mind asking her for more.

Philip Konig had been recruited personally by the megabank’s CEO, Martin Middleton. His mandate: to fix investment banking. But much more that, Philip was brought in to be the heir apparent to replace Middleton. There were rumblings about Philip, to which Middleton turned a deaf ear, but the corporate head of HR, Frank Brescia, did not.

Sie dachte, er sei der perfekte Ehemann. Jetzt rennt sie um ihr Leben. Nach außen hin führen Amy und Jason die perfekte Ehe. Doch was niemand ahnt: Amy ist in einem Albtraum gefangen, denn Jason ist ein kontrollsüchtiger, gewalttätiger Ehemann. Auf einer Kreuzfahrt, die sie ohne Jason unternimmt, freundet sich Amy mit Liz an, einer jungen Frau, die allein unterwegs ist, um zum ersten Mal ihre leibliche Mutter zu treffen. Liz sieht Amy so ähnlich, dass sie Schwestern sein könnten.

Coming In from the Rain features EmmaJean, who must bear childhood emotional scars throughout her life. She comes to a crossroad when these scars rear their heads, and start affecting her life as a leader, a mother, and a spouse.

The book will encourage you to try new things to brighten your days. I tell the funny stories of my childhood so you can get an idea of who I was and tell you why I needed to change. Bipolar was the worst thing that ever happened to me but it was the best too because I needed to change. By searching for answers and help I met other people that help people and they helped me through some hard times, but it came down to the work I did for myself putting into practice the things I learnt.

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Texas Girl Allyson ist noch unberührt und hat kein Problem damit. Der Richtige wird schon kommen, da ist sie sich sicher. Auf einer Party, die von den Anwärtern der San Antonio Lions veranstaltet wird, begegnet sie Rome Callahan und ist überzeugt, dass er der Eine ist. Mit seinen blauen Augen und den vielen Tattoos verzaubert der geheimnisvolle Quarterback sie sofort. Nur entpuppt Rome sich schnell als absoluter Mistkerl, über den selbst seine Mitspieler wenig Gutes zu berichten haben. Allyson jedoch spürt, dass da mehr ist als eine eisige Fassade und ein Herz aus Stein.

In this steamy romance novel set just as WWI is ending, Ava, a beautiful young woman, and Irish immigrant, initially explores her irresistible and alluring power over men with Alistar, a handsome sailor. Soon Ava learns she is pregnant, but before she can tell Alistar, his ship sets sail. Ava finds herself desperate growing up poor in America as an Irish immigrant during prohibition with little to no support from her family.

Embark on a journey into the realm of cognitive enhancement with Vicki Mizel’s "Cognitive Enhancement Radio Shows: Feeding Your Cells and Your Selves—The Whole Person." This comprehensive audio collection presents 10 hours of enlightening interviews with leading experts in the field of cognitive enhancement.

These essays—moving, engaging, and deeply personal—explore the themes of family responsibility, growing up, and growing older. As the author, a divorced single mother beginning a new life and career in her forties, delves into the details of her own situation, she illuminates universal truths about what matters most: love, fulfillment, and the pain and necessity of huge change. These pieces about a woman in midlife struggling to come into her own in a complicated world are rich in insight and written with warmth, humour, and clear-eyed, sometimes devastating, honesty.

Miss Mitchelmore wurde verflucht. Das findet sie heraus, als sich ihr Kleid auf einem Ball plötzlich in Luft auflöst und sie nur knapp einem Skandal entkommt. Sie ist entschlossen, herauszufinden, wer es auf sie abgesehen hat. Ausgerechnet die mysteriöse Lady Georgiana scheint mehr über den Täter zu wissen. Und wenn man dem Klatsch und Tratsch auf der Straße Glauben schenken kann, ist sie eine Hexe mit dunklem Geheimnis.. Ihre anziehende Art könnte sowohl Miss Mitchelmores Herz als auch ihrem Leben gefährlich werden.

Emily und Ben wissen nun, welches Ziel auf der Elite-Akademie Arcadia tatsächlich verfolgt wird. Ohne ihr Wissen sind die Schüler darauf vorbereitet worden, nach dem bevorstehenden Klimakollaps die Entstehung einer neuen Zivilisation auf der Erde mitzugestalten. Doch bevor es so weit ist, sollen sie zuerst an einen geheimen und sicheren Ort gebracht werden, um ihr Überleben zu gewährleisten. Der Preis dafür ist allerdings hoch, denn sie werden ihre Familien nie wiedersehen. Nicht alle der jungen Tech-Genies sind bereit, ihn zu zahlen, und es formiert sich Widerstand.