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I may be struggling as an artist in New York, but I'm a great doorman. Is it the easiest job in the city? Probably. And it gives my mind all the time it needs to wander. Sometimes to my current project or muse, but more often to the one who got away. I was the one he used to reach for in the middle of the night when the nightmares came. My adopted brother, once not much more than a stranger, became my closest friend during one of the most difficult times of his life.

A community of Black faith healers witness an event that will change their lives forever in this novel set in a fictional city in the American South. Though they all united in their search for the healing properties of salt, some of them are centered, some are off-balance; some are frightened, and some are daring. From the men who live off welfare women to the mud mothers who carry their children in their hides, the novel brilliantly explores the narcissistic aspect of despair and the tremendous responsibility that comes with physical, spiritual, and mental well-being.

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My reputation and professionalism are the reasons I'm about to secure the promotion of a lifetime. So the last person I need anywhere near me is Luke Beaumont, the very definition of temptation and the man I've just been ordered to protect at any cost. Luke is everything I'm not. Charming and wealthy, messy and reckless. And he's made it his mission to make my job impossible. While my irritatingly impulsive client would rather ignore the dangers of old family secrets and new forbidden attractions, I know better.

This book is an exhaustive guide that explores the diverse landscape of accessible leisure and fitness. The book details how traditional sports like baseball, basketball, and skiing are transformed through auditory cues, tactile markers, and sighted guides to empower individuals with visual impairments. Beyond athletics, Kysor provides practical resources for hobbies such as amateur radio and knitting, while also highlighting modern DIY technological adaptations like audio beacons and haptic navigation.

This is the witty and outrageous tale of Tracie Martin and her extraordinary adventures with Chanel handbags and Louboutin shoes. It's the story of disasters with fake tanning, faux pas with hair extensions, and complete madness with her bonkers WAG mates.

We made a deal… one I thought I’d never make. I’m trying not to judge myself but it’s a bit shameful. Rent was due and I simply didn’t have it. I love the big city and I’ve done everything I could to make it. But after a rough few years, a break up that nearly destroyed me, and a personal issue that I just can’t talk about… I’m broke and hit rock bottom. Then there’s Graham.

Cursed long ago to check their growing power, vampires can only coexist in small groups. Yet despite their many conflicts, those of the Bloode possess similar traits. All vampires, no matter from where they come, are male. They can go unnoticed by humans unless they wish otherwise, and they can’t survive sunlight. Mormo, servant of the goddess Hecate, has created a small new Bloode clan at her behest. The six vampires he commands are rough, ill-disciplined, and mean, and they fail to follow orders on a daily basis. But they’re needed. Something big and bad is coming.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (1841-1935) is generally considered one of the two greatest justices of the United States Supreme Court. In more than 2000 opinions, he delineated an impressive legal philosophy that profoundly influenced American jurisprudence, particularly in the area of civil liberties and judicial restraint. In The Common Law, derived from a series of lectures delivered at the Lowell Institute in Boston, Holmes systematized his legal doctrines.

When Jessica loses her place in the volleyball squad to the beautiful Katelyn, the same girl who recently stole her boyfriend, she withdraws into her shell in an effort to protect her sanity. Only, destiny insists on bringing the two fierce rivals closer together. Jessica is mortified when on the team ski trip to Italy, a cruel joke forces them to share a cabin. The wounds are still raw. Just as tensions are about to overheat, disaster strikes in the form of an avalanche, trapping the girls inside. Will rescue ever come? Can they survive?

Mae Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog yn enwog am ei harddwch naturiol a'r llwybrau cerdded. Ond mae'r lle yn cyrraedd y newyddion am reswm arall; mae pobl yn cael eu lladd yn yr ardal. A fydd Ditectif Arolygydd Cadog Williams a'i dîm yn gallu dod o hyd i'r llofrydd cyn iddo ladd eto?

He Calls Me Pup. I Call Him God. Elias Mercer is twenty, reckless, and the newest rookie center for the Ravensburg Reapers. He runs his mouth like he's untouchable—until the captain walks in. Damian Kade is a legend. Thirty-two, enforcer, team captain, terrifying both on and off the ice...

This book will help you to recognize the signs of toxic culture, address it and defeat it so that your people and organization can flourish. It might just save your mental health, physical health, career, company, reputation or all of these things.

INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER AND SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 TASTE CANADA AWARDS AND THE RAKUTEN KOBO EMERGING WRITER PRIZE. For fans of Eat Pray Love, Wild, and H is for Hawk, The Measure of My Powers is the story of one woman's search for self-love, experienced through food and travel. "With...

From the number-one New York Times best-selling author and creator of The Daily Stoic, Ryan Holiday comes one of the most incredible stories in all of history. A young boy, out of nowhere, is chosen to be the emperor of most of the known world. What he learns, what he does, who he is, will echo in eternity.

Angela Arden wants to be free of her suffocating marriage to film producer Sol Sussman. What better way than poison! Distraught by her father’s death and convinced of her mother’s guilt, Edith Sussman plots to get the truth out of Angela using any means necessary. Charles Busch stars in the role he originated in this camp send-up where tongues aren’t the only thing dipped in acid.

Did you know 70 percent of agencies say they don't know where to start with marketing and new business? This book removes that problem. Inside this new book from Kaffeen, you'll discover the most effective sales and marketing tactics employed by the most successful agencies that have the potential to increase your profile with prospects dramatically.

This is the story of the American Revolution, the men who made it and who then secured it. It is the story of an improbable victory by a provincial collection of loosely knit colonies over the dominant military and political power in the world. It is also the story of the creation of a nation founded on principles that no one at the time regarded as viable, and that over time have come to be regarded as the most successful recipe for political success in the modern world.

Are you facing turbulent times in your life? In your relationships? In the workplace? At home? Are you anxious about the chaotic state of the world? Are you fearful about the kind of society we’re creating for our children? Do you feel powerless in the face of overwhelming issues? Despite all efforts, does something always seems to be "missing"? Only when we look deeply into who we really are do we begin to understand why the world is in the state it is, why we feel the way we do and what lies at the heart of our discontent.

How deep in trouble are Mike and Josh this time? Five miles under the ocean! There they meet old foes, new friends, and some of the strangest creatures on God’s earth. Before they can help put the bad guys in prison, they’ll need to figure out the solutions to several puzzles, and sniff out the traitor in their group. Oh, and they’ll also change the world with a new invention. All of this while learning to trust in God, obey their parents, and do the right thing.