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Welcome to "The Art of Doing Less at Work," the ultimate survival guide for anyone who’s ever stared at the clock waiting for 5 PM, wondered how long they could survive without answering emails, or muttered, “That’s not in my job description.” This book is your roadmap to navigating the workplace with minimum effort and maximum cleverness—a tongue-in-cheek manual for mastering the art of quiet quitting without anyone catching on.“

In 1908 on the island of Crete, Italian archaeologist Luigi Pernier and his team discover a small clay disc while excavating the almost four thousand year old ruins of the Phaestos Palace, an administrative centre for the Minoan Civilization. The spiral message of 242 figures stamped on both sides of the disc has remained undecipherable for over 100 years by the world's top archaeologists and cryptologists.

After Charli barely escaped a house fire, the day her parents vanished, she and her aunt moved to Ruby Falls—a private island where they could find safety. It’s been five years since that fateful night, and although her life is far from what she expected, she’s content. Reed Jameson is the newest detective in the Ruby Falls PD. He’s faced his share of tragedies and came out stronger. But what happens when he falls for the woman being hunted?

Set backstage during the out-of-town chaos of Lerner and Loewe’s now-classic 1960 musical, One More Seat at the Round Table portrays the struggles of feisty drama school grad Jane Conroy, who lands a plum Gal Friday job, and Bryce Christmas, a gifted, if insecure, actor on the verge of his big break. When Jane and Bryce fall helplessly in love during Toronto tryouts, their relationship is tested by mistakes they make and endless work woes: Camelot’s four-hour length, poor reviews, the illness of librettist Alan Jay Lerner, and the near-fatal coronary of director Moss Hart who quits.

Are you tired of being the bigger person? Do you yearn to master the fine art of passive-aggressive revenge? Look no further! The Art of Being Petty At Work is your hilarious (and toxic) guide to becoming the office prankster everyone secretly fears. From expertly timed “Per My Last Email” zingers to the masterful placement of 'Official' signs, this parody guide will teach you how to reach the level of petty most people can only ever aspire to achieve.

Several generations after his great-grandmother Margaret Manson leaves Scotland for the rugged Pacific Northwest, Jack Manson becomes intrigued when some of the unresolved mysteries of Margaret’s adventures surface.

London - 1850 - A fast moving saga of a pioneer family leaving an established life behind to work as indentured colonists for the Hudson's Bay Company in Fort Victoria on British Columbia's rugged West Coast. Margaret Manson packs up herself and her two sons to follow her husband halfway around the world to an uncertain future.

Calling all elementary teachers and the people who love them! 'The Art Of Being An Elementary School Teacher' is a laugh-out-loud celebration of the joys, chaos, and quirks of teaching young minds. Whether you’re a seasoned educator, a new teacher wondering what you’ve gotten yourself into, or someone looking for the perfect funny teacher appreciation gift, this book will have you nodding, laughing, and maybe even saying, “Oh no, that’s me!”

We saw in the first of the Quantum series that a teenager at a science fair gets mixed up with a parent’s "quantum entanglement" experiment, a phenomenon that Einstein said was impossible. This quirk of the quantum world, through a little help from these Earth scientists, results in a communication link with similar scientist on a recently discovered exoplanet.

A couple of students accidentally get their science fair project mixed up with an experiment in "quantum entanglement". A mysterious message is received via this "impossible" phenomenon.

Teddy has blended in as the nice, shy guy next door. To most, he is devoted to his overbearing mother. However, behind closed doors, their relationship is rife with dysfunction, and he's stressed about the possible upheaval of his job. He succumbs to the illicit use of prescription drugs. Addiction fills a void, but it is only temporary. Dr. Benjamin Eagleston is operating a veritable pill-mill on the other side of town. Motivated by money, prestige, and a long-standing sibling rivalry, he plunders his practice, reputation, and privilege once his wrongdoing is brought to the light.

Narrated by Liz Miller, a penniless PhD candidate desperate to finish her dissertation, the novel begins when Liz's boyfriend abruptly ditches her, rendering Liz homeless and reduced to couch-surfing at best friend Petra's tiny Manhattan studio apartment. Trying to find an affordable living space, she stumbles across a Craigslist posting that will change her life: a room with a view in a prewar Greenwich Village apartment. The rent is a pittance, but in exchange, the tenant must be willing to read aloud daily to the apartment's sight-impaired landlady.

Everyone has a pandemic story. Even if you don’t know it, you have one too. We were all derailed in someway by the COVID-19 virus, the likes of which none of us had ever seen or experienced. And, we all learned to adjust, to cope, and to change in small and big ways. My pandemic story begins in New Jersey where I’d been a struggling artist for many years.

Sally and Sarah are at it again! Another reality television show. Six couples are getting married, and each of them will receive a psychic reading. Will the predictions prove to be accurate? Tune in to find out. You are invited to six drastically different weddings. One is on the Titanic, another bride plans to take her guests around the world, and then there is the couple determined to relive their high school glory days. Filled with disasters and triumphs, you won't want to miss a minute! So be sure to RSVP.

Olympic fencer Veronica Zerkis is at the top of her game, but when a freak accident leaves her with a life-changing injury, can she recover in time to reclaim the glory that was taken from her? And what happens when a carefree biker with his own secrets gets in the way of her ticking deadline?

When Annabelle's five year plan goes up in flames - literally, she's left trekking north to salvage her career and escape her love life. But when business and romance collide, she's about to learn that in small towns, the internet is slow, but rumors travel fast.

WESTCOAST CHRONICLES In the third of the 'Westcoast Series, we explore the exciting events and history of Victoria and British Columbia's west coast through the last half of the 1800's. To tell this tale, we follow the life of 'Vickie, the precocious daughter of Maggie and Mark Holland, who we met in the first volume, Westcoast Legacy. A life filled with change and challenges, during periods of growth that included epidemics, gold rushes, race-riots, opium, gambling and whore houses.

What would you do if you won a Million Dollar Wedding? Only one small really insignificant problem.... You don't have a boyfriend, much less a groom. And the whole thing is going to be a reality television show.... Hilarious and heartbreaking.

A visit to Krakow intended to test a new relationship turns out to be fraught with danger when two Americans encounter a man pursuing a dark ambition in the waning months of the last millennium. Adam Kasper is a historian delving into the archives of an old museum; traveling with him is Joan Templeton, a journalist.

Constance Wilson and Nicolo Amati were born at the same time, on the same day, but exactly two years apart. Not only two years apart, but from worlds over eight thousand miles apart. A difference in both time and space. Time and space, two terms these two people would learn about later in life. They would learn that they could not control the time part of this problem, and were always faced with this two year intermission for the rest of their lives. They did learn however, that they could control the space.