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Portraits of generations of family members line a great hall in the lavish home of the Pentlands; a wealthy upper-class family who were among the first settlers in the fictional town of Durham, New England. Members of the family desperately try to keep their prestigious reputation alive while the world around them is changing. This classic novel by Louis Bromfield was published in 1926 and won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1927. His perspective of the social norms of his day is as relevant in today’s world as it was then, and his rich language shines just as bright.

In his book, published in 1906, Harry Houdini informs and amuses his audiences with stories and interviews "exposing" the life of criminals. Always the showman, his intentions are to amuse, while safeguarding the public and possibly deterring those who may be tempted into a life of crime.

It’s 1925. Crunched between the Victorian age, WWI, and the Great Depression, women have new freedoms in the Roaring 20s, but do they? Patricia’s husband wants a divorce. She’s still in love with him, but the relationship has turned toxic. Separated from Peter, she’s free to explore her new identity as a businesswoman in her 20s, single again and living in New York City.

Smart, determined, and beautiful; college student and art model Nell seemed to be the girl who had it all. A passionate relationship with one of the art students leads to an unplanned pregnancy that threatens to change everything, though, and she must build a very different life than she envisioned.

Some men look to keep the peace. Others look to make trouble. But sometimes even the most law-abiding of men are compelled to cross the line. Easy Bill Gates is just such a man - quick with a smile and as slow to anger. He’s a model of restraint...until he’s forced to strap on a holster and kill the outlaw who murdered his brother. But more than his honor is at stake. A ruthless land baron is out to grab Bill's ranch and he's hired a gang of gunslingers to get Bill out of the way.

Are you a sales professional wanting to create more confidence, sales success, and happiness? Do you want to see your commissions skyrocket by taking on the mindset of the sales elite? There is no wonder why all great sales trainers of the last five decades have placed significant importance on your mindset, most even ranking your mindset as more important than your sales ability. You know, that to create success as a sales professional you need the intangible just as much as you need persuasion and sales ability.

As a woman you have a unique opportunity to stand out as a leader. With only 24% of senior leadership positions in the global workforce held by women, it's easy to feel like you're fighting a losing battle. But not anymore! World Dominating Leadership for Women provides you with the strategies and action plans you can use to inspire your team, skyrocket your results and lead from the heart, and with strength.

Working from home and managing remote workers presents significant issues we do not want to talk about or admit. The challenges for the work-from-home employee include dealing with distractions and lower productivity. In this audiobook, I share how I successfully ran a home office, how I found work-life balance, and how I helped my work-from-home employees become extremely productive.

The 19th addition of this annual anthology exhibits a collection of short fiction from award-winning Southern authors and rising stars including Edward P. Jones and Silas House. Each story’s derivation is explained in an illuminating note from the author following the rich and entertaining tales.

Naima Adewunmi didn’t come to Providence looking for love—especially not the kind that could cost her everything. But from the first smirk, Timothy Ferreiro has her caught in his orbit. He’s her boss. He’s got a girlfriend. He’s the one person she can’t have. Still, the more they fight it, the harder it gets to stay away. Because sometimes the most dangerous thing isn’t breaking the rules—it’s wanting to.

An interstellar war has been raging for millions of years. It has finally expanded into the outer spirals of the Milky Way galaxy. Earth lies in the middle of an interstellar war between two powerful empires. Alliances will be forged. Nations will be torn apart. A waitress in a simple Arizona diner will change the course of galactic history forever.

North America in the twenty-first century is a booming place. Skyscrapers and modern technology dominate cities and homes. Younger vampires are ambitious in laying claim to centers of power and commerce. Older vampires have a harder time relinquishing history and tradition. Two powerful factions will come face to face and younger vampires will learn that older vampires have much to teach them. Cassimpina Dumonte is back in a new installment of the Stonefield Acres Vampire.

Kenna has been living under the shadow of her controlling mother, America’s sweetheart, Tessa Shepherd her whole life. Now, as a 20-year-old student who has made a huge mistake, she seeks freedom and healing and she contacts her surrogate mother, Rachel.

With youngest sister Hallie getting married, the three Walsh sisters reunite at their family’s beach house for the big event. It’s a celebratory affair, rife with cherished traditions. But families are complicated, and these sisters are no exception.

Itra and Danae stumble across an ancient secret kept hidden behind a reflection in time near their Albanian home. A faded memory and cryptic messages have propelled them to risk an encounter with foes from Greek mythology, altering their perception of Albanian folklore and reality. Itra and Danae grapple with events set in motion centuries ago and must choose to protect and serve or risk having the secret exposed.

A book of prayer helping you maintain your relationship with God, a beacon shines out from every prayer to light your path with him and to him all praise eternally be.

Amelia Conway spent the past twelve years doting on her widowed father and playing mother hen to her younger sisters—and conveniently hiding her heart from love after her high school sweetheart moved away. Now the owner of a charming café, she realizes she has no excuse to shy away from the possibility of a happily ever after, and not just because her family doesn’t need her so much anymore. Amelia’s first love has returned to Blue Harbor, and suddenly the summer looks full of more than sunshine.

Maddie Conway has always dreamed of opening her own bakery, but following in the footsteps of her three successful sisters is turning out to be a lot of pressure. Overwhelmed and behind schedule, Maddie agrees to let her father’s girlfriend lend a hand, until she realizes that help has come in the form of shameless matchmaking. Now Maddie is stuck with Blue Harbor’s resident bad boy as her contractor, and before long he’s putting more questions into her mind than whether the walls should be blue or yellow…

When Britt Conway was eighteen, she left Blue Harbor without a glance back, telling herself that she was closing the door to her painful past for good. But when her father takes a fall and needs her help to oversee the family business until he is back on his feet, Britt can’t refuse, especially when her current unemployment status gives no room for excuses. Everyone conveniently failed to mention that her first (okay, only) love is back in town and working at her family’s orchard. The two come together to give it a better chance for the future—and find their own second chance.

Despite the anticipated senior tsunami in population emerging across the nation, success in the senior living industry is not guaranteed. In this thought-provoking audiobook, management consultant Jill Johnson discusses the nine market forces that will influence on-going success in an industry over-saturated with competition and complexity. Market Forces offers insight on how these key trends influence the industry and the implications they may have on your occupancy, operations, programming, and desirability of your site.