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An allegory about an origami crane's dream of becoming a paper plane, Unfolded imparts a philosophy and strategy to help leaders meet their full potential, cultivate better relationships, and grow their leadership capacity. Through purposeful storytelling, the book encourages listeners to join a journey of transformation, self-acceptance, and expression, helping them unpack their identity and build confidence in themselves.

Do you love thrilling mysteries, unsolved puzzles, and bizarre true stories that leave you wondering? Then get ready for an unforgettable journey into the world's most mind-boggling enigmas! From legendary lost cities to eerie disappearances, from scientific oddities to cryptic codes, this book uncovers 100 of the most fascinating and perplexing mysteries that have baffled historians, scientists, and curious minds for centuries. What really happened to the vanished crew of the Mary Celeste?

This play is a dramatization of Boccaccio’s story of Gillette of Narbonne. Only the comic parts were of Shakespeare’s invention; he added the characters of the pusillanimous Parolles, the lofty courtier Lafew, the Clown Lavatch, and the long suffering Countess. He gave new depth and vitality to the leading characters, who are mere outlines in Boccaccio’s tale.

“In wildness is the preservation of the world.” Here are three of Thoreau’s most famous talks brought together in one volume. “Walking,” “Autumnal Tints,” and “Wild Apples” are all autumn essays—contemplative, deliberate, and insightful. They are profound reflections on nature, beauty, and our place in the world. In 1862, during Thoreau’s last weeks, he received a request from The Atlantic Monthly’s new editor, James Fields, to submit some of his work. These three were all published that year, after his death

The plot follows the usual trajectory of a young girl falling in love and the relationship becoming compromised by unforeseen circumstances. In this case, Austen’s heroine is a naïve country girl, Catherine Morland, who has an addiction to reading the Gothic horror novels which were so popular in the Regency period. When she is invited to stay at the family seat of her love interest and discovers it to be a vast and ancient castle, her romantic imagination runs riot. What secrets lie hidden in this vast pile over which the widowed head of the house exercises an iron control?

Five dazzling plays showcasing characters from the reign of biblical King David: In these fascinating, moving and insightful plays, a different light is shone on the famous biblical King. From the original mission of King Saul to find the shepherd boy after Samuel's prophecy, to David's final days of sickness and neglect, and taking in his days of war raids and spying as well as his loves and losses as his wives battle for status and attention, the tales bring to life a man who all too often is a figure of myth rather than a flawed and passionate human.

In Miss Dynamite, our gentleman adventurer, having met a beautiful young lady in the middle of the night soon finds himself on the trail of a gang of jewel thieves. Is the pretty girl as innocent as she seems? Are diamonds really a girl’s best friend? Can ‘1066’ solve the mystery of Miss Dynamite? A nail-biting, edge of your seat, roller-coaster thriller.

In January 1817, Jane Austen began work on Sanditon, but died a few months later, leaving it unfinished. The surviving fragment begins the story of Charlotte Heywood, a sheltered young woman who is invited to the up-and-coming resort town of Sanditon. While there, she meets a host of memorable characters, drawn with Austen's classic wit and insight, including a fortune-hunting fop, a domineering dowager, and a hoard of hypochondriacs.

Five women from different walks of life have become close friends through their book club - enjoying one another's company even more than they enjoy the books. So when the leader of the book club unexpectedly passes away on the cusp of the Christmas season, the four remaining friends are stunned. They relied on Abby for inspiration and motivation. She was the glue that held them together, and they're sure that without her the group can't continue.

Charming, insightful and immensely entertaining in its unique presentation of one of America's legendary figures, Mount Vernon Love Story, by famed suspense writer Mary Higgins Clark, shows the reader the man behind the legend, a man of flesh, blood and passion, and in the author's skilled hands, the story and the man come fully and dramatically alive.

Mary Higgins Clark's interest in George Washington was first sparked by a radio series she was writing in the 1960s, called "Portrait of a Patriot."

A New York Times Notable Book of the Year, The Devil's Dream is an animated, lyrical novel that is meant to be savored as spoken word. Consummate storyteller Lee Smith's creation will delight anyone who enjoys the sound of language and a good story.

Als ich Elisabeth Creed aus den Fängen ihres alten Bosses rette und ihr einen Job in meiner Firma gebe, ist das kein Akt der Großzügigkeit. Ich habe einen Plan. Sie soll bei einer Spendengala versteigert werden - als Lockvogel für meinen wichtigsten Kunden. Doch was als kalkulierte Strategie beginnt, gerät schnell außer Kontrolle. Denn Miss Creed ist faszinierend. So faszinierend, dass ich riskiere, nicht nur den Deal zu verlieren, sondern auch ein Geheimnis zu offenbaren, das mich hinter Gitter bringen könnte. Es gibt nur eine Möglichkeit: Ich muss mich von ihr fernhalten.

This work draws on four cases of bad leadership—two in political leadership, two in business leadership—to show how it goes from bad to worse. Kellerman finds that bad leadership and bad followership go through four phases of development: 1) Onward and Upward; 2) Followers Join In; 3) Leaders Start In; and 4) Bad to Worse. These findings correctly suggest that the book, in addition to being of theoretical interest, is of practical import.

Much Ado About Nothing appears to have been written about 1599, shortly before As You Like It and Twelfth Night. The action combines two narrative threads: the spirited comedy of the courtship of Benedick and Beatrice, and the somber tale of confused love between Hero and Claudio. The first is a creation by Shakespeare and the second appears to have been drawn from an Italian source, either by Bandello or Ariosto. The action takes place in Messina. Eponymous lovers Hero and Claudio seem to be ideally matched and nearly everyone is looking forward to their impending marriage.

Als Hochzeitsplanerin glaubt Jasmine ganz fest an die große Liebe. Aber seit der schmerzhaften Trennung von ihrem ersten und einzigen Freund Andréa hat sie Schwierigkeiten, sich auf jemand Neuen einzulassen. Dennoch stimmt sie zu, als Freunde sie bitten, ihre Sommerhochzeit an der Amalfiküste zu organisieren, selbst wenn das heißt, dass sie dort ausgerechnet Andréa wiedertrifft. Als die beiden bei einer Reise durch Italien unweigerlich viel Zeit miteinander verbringen, merken sie, dass die Gefühle, die sie füreinander hatten, nie ganz verschwunden sind.

Seventeen years ago, Tilly Stone (age thirteen) is left to fend for herself in rural Pennsylvania when her infamous eco-terrorist father disappears under mysterious circumstances. Ever since she's tried to forget the dams they blew up together and forge a new life until her father's return threatens to upend her small-town world and her friendship with the dogged FBI agent still pursuing him. Ultimately, as the past and present fuse and blow up with more than one kind of casualty, Tilly must choose between the father she loves and her home.

In this pioneering study of the long and arduous struggle for civil rights in South Carolina, longtime journalist Claudia Smith Brinson details the lynchings, beatings, bombings, cross burnings, death threats, arson, and venomous hatred that black South Carolinians endured—as well as those who risked their lives for equality. Through extensive research and interviews with more than 150 civil rights activists, Brinson chronicles twenty pivotal years of petitioning, preaching, picketing, boycotting, marching, and holding sit-ins.

Mitreißend. Dramatisch. Voller Emotionen. Das fesselnde Finale der Dark Wild West-Reihe! »Schieß oder halte dein Versprechen, mir nie wieder wehzutun!« Ich werde ihn heiraten, obwohl er und seine Männer mir schon mehr genommen haben, als ich je besaß. Werde ich ihnen diese abscheuliche Gräueltat jemals verzeihen können? Als Geister der Vergangenheit mich heimsuchen, begreife ich jedoch erneut: Sins Rachefeldzug ist auch der meine. Wir haben einen gemeinsamen Feind. Und auch wenn es schmerzhaft ist, bin ich bereit, Opfer zu erbringen, um der Gerechtigkeit Genüge zu tun.

The Nguyen kids are going on vacation! It’s their first time in Vietnam and staying in Grandma Nội’s childhood home, so they should be excited. As soon as they enter the house, though, something doesn’t feel right. Why is the door to the ancestors’ room always closed? And why can’t they connect with Grandma Nội using their gifts, the way they can at home?

Es ist Valentinstag und alle haben damit so ihre Probleme. Während Cleo gern etwas Romantisches mit Lewis unternehmen würde, will der unbedingt mit ihr angeln gehen und nebenbei muss sie sich auch noch um ihre Schwester Kim kümmern, die plötzlich zwei hartnäckige Verehrer hat.