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Thirteen-year-old Dominique Hill seeks the advice of her mother's old history professor, who now owns a bookstore, to help her with her history project. What she finds is that the bookstore is actually a portal to the past! Dominique discovers the power within herself as she witnesses history's most unforgettable moments, learns of unsung heroes and untold facts, and embarks on an exciting adventure that leads her on an enchanted journey she will never forget.

The Shih Tzu Who Knew Jiu-Jitsu is a story about a little Shih Tzu who is confronted by a gang of dogs called "The Ruffs". He is pressured to join the gang or never visit his favorite park again. But there is a sense of hope when he meets a female Poodle who teaches him about the gentle art of jiu-jitsu.

This is a collection of letters written by Granny Oikos, Yvonne McCurrach, who is the mother of Sonja Wood. Granny Oikos has been an actively involved granny from the very start of Greg and Sonja Wood's pioneering Home Education (Homeschooling) in South Africa.

Is your heart broken with grief? Do you feel alone, lonely, and fearful of the future? If you lost a loved one, your life has taken a different path than what you expected, and you may wonder where God is. How do you cope? How do you live the new normal when you don’t want it? You want your loved one back. Yvonne Ortega writes from both her personal and clinical experiences with a solid foundation in God’s Word. In Yvonne, you have a new friend, who will walk alongside you and guide you to the healing balm of comfort, hope, and peace.

The year is 1888. The Place is the East End of London. Dead and mutilated bodies are popping up all over the east end from Stamford to Whitechapel. Jack the Ripper is making his mark in the East End in ways that puts the city on edge, so to speak. Johnathon Rhoades has been exposed to mercury since he was a boy of sixteen working in his father’s hat factory, which he now owns due to his father’s unexpected death. The hats that are created at the factory are in such demand that he almost cannot keep up with the orders.

In this audiobook, you will find practical solutions and proven techniques for living your most empowered and joyous life.

Self-esteem is your sense of personal worth. It encompasses both self-confidence and self-acceptance. In part, healthy self-esteem comes from your awareness of the value you add to your family and the community. In Building Your Child's Self-Esteem, author Yvonne Brooks provides a step-by-step guide for improving children's self-esteem. Building Your Child's Self-Esteem shows parents how to identify healthy and low self-esteem behaviors in their children.

This year is your chance to take back your holidays. Not-your-typical Martha Stewart holiday planning, this audiobook gives you insights to your favorite holiday traditions, practical tips for creating pockets of peace for your family, and ideas for sharing a stress-free Christmas with your loved ones. Bring the true presence of Christmas into your home this year.

¡Yo Quiero Pasteles!/I Want Pasteles! is about the excitement of Christmas, the anticipation of happy times and holiday traditions. The main character, Merci, is a little Puerto Rican girl who loves her family's traditional Christmas dish, pasteles, more than any other food. And she just about drives her parents crazy by asking about them since before Thanksgiving Day. Enjoy sharing this story about family and tradition with your children and grandchildren.

There's a saying that if you come from my part of town, you're from "around the way". Around the Way Girls 3 is a look at the life of some street-smart women who think they know it all but are about to get the lesson of their lives.

"Früher war alles leichter - vor allem ich." Die ganz knapp nicht mehr Enddreißigerin Bea, die gerade erfolgreich ihren Ehemann an die beste Freundin "verschenkt" hat, setzt sich das Ziel, so viele Frösche zu küssen bis endlich der richtige Mann dabei ist. 1.000 Männer müsste man daten, das ist ihr Plan. Doch da kommt ihr der verheiratete Erik in die Quere, Mann einer der reichsten Frauen der Stadt.

How do you rediscover your faith when you can’t see beyond the pain? Zoey by Yvonne N. Pierre is a fictional drama about Claire Harper, a frustrated wife and mother who refuses to accept change. Zoey, the couple's four-year-old daughter, was born with Down syndrome and ever since then, Claire has not truly been able to relate to and accept Zoey. Instead, she chooses to block the truth from her life, won't seek help, and is unable to give Zoey the love she deserves. Until a life-threatening event forces Claire to finally realizes what’s important.

What happens when you put two of the most irreverent women (one a bounty hunter and the other a case of mistaken identity) together for a rip-roaring, hilariously wild adventure? This time around, join bounty hunter Alex Morgan and her new friend, former mistaken suspect jumper Hope Harrington, as they head to New Orleans during Mardi Gras for the bounty of a lifetime: a descendant of the legendary Marie Laveau!

The Morgan and Herrington series revolves around a cynical, sarcastic female bounty hunter named Alex Morgan and Hope Harrington, a downtrodden, mousy secretary, who meet when Alex mistakes Hope for the "jumper" she's in hot pursuit of and slaps the cuffs on. After this zany encounter, the two collude, with the result being one of the most tongue-in-cheek and hilarious mysteries written.

A spirited artist with a can-do attitude, Yvonne Wakefield leaves behind a secure life in the lush Pacific Northwest to teach art in the desert state of Kuwait. Over the course of six years, she will instruct university-aged Muslim women, earn her students' trust, and learn the consequences of freedom of expression, taken for granted in one culture but not granted in another. Despite obstacles set by her detractors, she persists, and her students and life in Kuwait flourish.

When 17-year-old Georgia's brother drowns while surfing halfway around the world in Australia, she refuses to believe Lucky's death was just bad luck. Lucky was smart. He wouldn't have surfed in waters more dangerous than he could handle. Then a stranger named Fin arrives in False Bay, claiming to have been Lucky's best friend. Soon Fin is working for Lucky's father, charming Lucky's mother, dating his girlfriend. Georgia begins to wonder: Did Fin murder Lucky in order to take over his whole life?

On April 15, 1912, Lydia Beaumont is on her way to a new life with a boundless hope in love and faith. Her new friendship with Caroline Chadwick is bonded even more as they plan Lydia's wedding on board the "grandest ship ever built." Then both women suffer tragic losses when the "unsinkable" Titanic goes down. Can each survive the scars the disaster left on their lives? Decades later, Alan Morris feels like a failure until he discovers he is the descendant of an acclaimed, successful, heroic novelist who went down with the Titanic.

Vous recherchez la détente mais aussi la vitalité ? La respiration est à votre disposition. Elle est la clef de votre santé physique, mentale et psychique. Une bonne oxygénation pulmonaire améliore celle de toutes les cellules de notre organisme, même celles du cerveau. La respiration est la seule fonction de notre corps qui soit inconsciente, réflexe, mais qui peut devenir consciente et volontaire.

Knowledge is power. Let this book walk you through each step in your truck driving career from prospective student to becoming a trainer.

Trust me - It was really tough for me to learn how to drive a truck and get my CDL. It was even tougher dealing with a company that often did not have my best interests at heart. I had to learn by costly trial and error without a mentor to guide me. I wrote this book for you because I don't want you to suffer this same fate.

Trust the locals and save thousands of dollars on your trip to Disney. We live next door to Mickey... and we visit his parks a dozen times a year.... we know how to advise you about how to save time and money while visiting Disneyworld and the surrounding area.