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Katy Vine's "Lost and Found" is a thoughtful and uplifting look into a refugee community in the heart of Texas at a time when political sentiment surrounding refugees and immigration turned increasingly negative. Texas is known nationwide for accepting a high ratio of refugees admitted to the United States. Though most end up in Houston, the smaller city of Amarillo has become a harbor for new immigrants looking to start anew.

Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins led a perfectly adequate middle class life in Corsicana, Texas. Mr. Jenkins, Sandy, worked as an accountant at Collin Street Bakery, world-famous for their fruitcakes. Kay, Mrs. Jenkins, was the more outgoing of the two, the one that friends and neighbors actually noticed and didn't mind talking to. Feelings of adequacy and invisibility weighed on Sandy, and were only compounded by his admiration of boss bakery owner, Bob McNutt, a man who reminded him daily that others were respected and were living more luxurious lives than he.

What if we told you that there was a diet out there that wouldn't leave you feeling hungry, where you could eat most of your favorite foods, and you would still lose a considerable amount of weight? Does this sound like a mirage or a far-fetched dream? You're not in the midst of a slumber, it's a reality! The New Atkins Diet Quick Start Guide will show you how you can eat until you are totally satisfied, whilst also seeing the numbers on the scales rapidly decline.

Georgia Green is on the conveyor belt to happiness. Live-in boyfriend, perfect career and great friends - it seems like Georgia is only a Tiffany box away from her happily ever after. But when she arrives in Australia for her best friend's wedding and is faced with the bridezilla from hell, she starts to realise that she might not want the cookie-cutter ending she thought. It might be time for Georgia to step off the conveyor belt to find the balance in life and see if she really can have it all....

Having a hard time loving yourself? Do you often give more of yourself to others than you can afford? Do you find that you are drained at the end of the day, suffering from low self-esteem and confidence, and you have trouble seeing what value you bring to work or your relationships? Countless of us are dealing with always working hard to be liked by others, and yet we are dealing with low self-esteem and confidence because we aren't taking the time to love ourselves.

Have you tried endless diets in the past and always found they simply didn't work for you? You were probably hungry, right? Who wants to be hungry when they don't have to be? Nobody! The bottom line is that a diet should be a lifestyle change, and in order to make that change you need some guidelines and structure - enter the Keto Diet. This low carbohydrate diet is a fantastic way to achieve a healthier lifestyle overall, whilst losing a significant amount of weight, and not being hungry!

Are you struggling with your self-confidence? Do you have the desire for more in your life but you don't seem to be able to take action? The truth is that everything is already inside you and this book will be a stepping stone to help you to become more confident and to take your life to another level. This book contains proven steps and strategies on how to be confident and improve your self-image. It is for anyone who is looking for practical steps on how to become confident.

We have to understand that depression is temporary. It can be really hard at times and we often feel like we're stuck in a black hole and that it will last forever. Understand that even if we feel that way, don't always trust your beliefs. They are sometimes trying to protect you in a way that is truly not helping. Always be skeptical about these beliefs that you are depressed.

Have you ever set important goals for yourself only to find that you couldn't stay motivated to achieve them? Nearly everyone has struggled with this conundrum. What it all comes down to is developing self-discipline. This ensures that you stay on track until your goals are complete, and develop a mindset that allows you to stay motivated even when your interest starts fading. If you're ready to stop making excuses and start achieving your goals, this is the book for you.

All of us have our desires. These desires may be translated into basic, physical needs such as food, clothing, and shelter. Others may want belongingness, family, and a sense of fulfillment. For some people, having a lot of money is the best thing that could ever happen in their lives. In some cases, it's a loving partner that a person wants.

When Grace Luff's children send her to a Silver Wings weekend at a luxury resort, they are hoping that the 56-years-young widow will meet a man to lift the loneliness she's endured since the passing of her husband over three years earlier. Grace, who barely remembers how to date, doesn't expect to meet anyone and skips the conference in lieu of fresh air and exercise. She's surprised when the owner of a local ski rental shop, Tray Bradshaw, makes her heart leap with interest and attraction.

Christopher Winslow, the youngest of the four Winslow brothers, was born with a silver spoon in his privileged mouth, which has made it difficult for him to establish his credibility in the fast-approaching congressional race. Working against the clock to assure Pennsylvania voters that he is forthright, trustworthy and able has been an exhausting challenge, but Christopher's chances at beating the incumbent look good.

With her stiff posture, black-rimmed glasses and chestnut waves in a tight bun, Cameron Winslow's downstairs neighbor, Margaret Story, has long been the unaware star of his filthiest dirty-librarian fantasies. But with a floundering business eating up all his time, Cam doesn't have the open road he'd need to date a lady like Margaret.

Fourteen-year-old flutist Lee Ann Graves is a survivor - she has beaten cancer. But her greatest battle is yet to come. The Carolina wren who has sung outside her window during the long weeks of chemotherapy reveals himself as Songcatcher. He knows Lee Ann's real name is Leandra, and he transports her and her flute to a magical world that is dying because of a growing world-wide canker.

Politicians from all sides compete to convince us they can fix our immigration “problem”, but all the solutions on offer look remarkably similar. Apparently, if we want less inequality at home, we need less immigration from abroad. But what if this assumption is wrong? What if the drive to restrict migration isn’t reducing poverty here, but creating a migration system that is actually exacerbating local inequality? In The Huddled Masses, migration researcher Katy Long shows why we need to rethink the relationship.

Preston Winslow has a heart as open as the sky and room in his life for someone special. When he falls in love with Broadway actress Elise Klassan, he holds nothing back. Elise, who has made tremendous sacrifices to forward her career, is swept off her feet by handsome, charming Preston...but the stage has been her first love for so many years, she doesn't know if there's room for Preston in her life.

Railroaded into a bachelor auction by his sister, Jessica, Brooks Winslow asks his friend, Skye Sorenson, to bid on him to avoid the possibility of any romantic entanglements. Fiercely competitive and protective of those he cares for, Brooks was profoundly affected by the loss of his father at an early age. A witness to his mother's terrible loneliness and his siblings' grief, the ex-Olympian has never allowed himself to fall in love.

Freefall with Pansy Maude! From Hollywood parties to African huts and beyond. Extremely visually challenged, Pansy’s quirky view of life is possibly tinged by the way she sees it - or not, as the case may be. Pansy is free thinking, foolish, fearless, feisty and fabulous, but she is wrapped in a sunny world of soft edges and clouds of smiling colours, as she ventures into the dark shadows of menace, violence and self destruction. Why not suck it and see?

For Allison Daniels, starting over means keeping the promise she made to her best friend that she would join a therapy group and quit drinking, cold turkey. Allie signs up for the first group session she hears about - led by a gorgeous ex-marine named Noah - and decides he’d make the perfect AA sponsor-with-benefits, to help her give up her addiction in favor of a safer, more intimate pleasure. The only problem? Noah isn’t running an AA group - he’s the president of a celibacy club.

Eager to help others, Katy Jay takes a visit to the local fire station to see how she can help the fireman. After sliding down their pole, Katy Jay makes it clear, she's just what the hunky firemen need.