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Michelle Segrest dreamed of checking one giant challenge off her bucket list. Boarding a 43-foot sailboat to rekindle her relationship of six years, she set out on the eight-month voyage from North Germany to Alabama filled with hope. But suffering extreme seasickness and heavy gales in the Baltic proved the least of her problems when she faced abusive gaslighting from her partner. Unable to keep food down long enough to help when maintenance issues struck, Michelle’s only comfort came from her two devoted beagles.

Chicago World’s Fair, 1893. “Little Sure Shot” Annie Oakley is exhausted from her work with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show. But when a fellow performer scuffles with a man who threatens her harm, she has to keep her eyes peeled. And when the heckler is found dead under the Ferris Wheel, Annie won’t rest until she proves her defender is innocent. Before she can rustle up any clues, an old friend asks Annie to protect her young daughter. And as more bodies turn up around the grounds, she’s going to need all her sharpshooting skills just to stay alive.

It’s 1887, and Annie and Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show are invited to Queen Victoria’s Jubilee celebration in London, England. But their long journey across the ocean takes a turn for the worst when the queen’s royal servant ends up dead and Annie’s husband, Frank Butler, falls suspiciously ill. Annie soon discovers that the two events are connected - and may be precursors to an assassination attempt on the queen.

A modern practice with ancient roots, mindfulness is widely recognized for its calming, healing, and restorative effects. Mindfulness and meditation can help you relieve stress, regulate your emotions, achieve focus and clarity, strengthen your communication skills, and cultivate an appreciation for what is most important to you.

After best-selling author Jean Carper discovered that she had the major susceptibility gene for Alzheimer's, she was determined to find all the latest scientific evidence on how to escape it. She discovered 100 surprisingly simple, scientifically tested ways to radically cut the odds of Alzheimer's, memory decline, and other forms of dementia.

In recent years, DevOps has become an increasingly popular approach to software development and delivery. It brings together the practices of software development and IT operations to enable faster and more efficient delivery of software. One of the key components of DevOps is release management, which is the process of planning, scheduling, coordinating, and deploying software releases.

Born in the early 1840s, to a trapper father and a Northern Shoshone mother, Emily navigates between two worlds. As a child she had the freedom to race bareback across the Fort Hall bottomlands, towards the towering, snowcapped Hoary Headed Fathers. The Season of the Snowy Moons were spent in the warmth and comfort of her mother's lodge, However, the Ward Massacre, which took place on the Oregon Trail between Fort Hall and Fort Boise was just the beginning of drastic changes in young Emily and her mother's lives.

Are you sick and tired of feeling overwhelmed and defeated by life's unexpected storms? Have you tried countless self-help books and motivational speeches, but nothing seems to work? Do you finally want to say goodbye to feeling helpless and discover something that works for you? If so, then The Resilient Woman: Overcoming Adversity and Thriving in Life is for you.

Young Hata Vasara is in the midst of discovering her first love as all hell breaks loose. Her father, Baal Vasara, a Foreman miner in the mountain city of Oitilla, discovered something deep within the earth—an ominous archway of steaming red light. Finding such an unnatural creation in such a place, Baal chooses to cover it up. Unfortunately, his right-hand man, Alvar Kovaa, has other ideas.

Memoir of a young woman from a Catholic family in St. Martinville, Louisiana, who falls in love with a Jewish New York college student studying to be a doctor. She runs off and marries him, then they spend time in the Peace Corps in India. After two years abroad, they return home to the States in the summer of 1968 to a country in the midst of social revolution and protests against the war in Vietnam.

When you’re a teen, it can feel like you have too many responsibilities, yet too little independence. But know that you have the power to turn your life around by honing the life skills you need to bring the very best version of yourself to the world.

Bernadette Rogers swore she’d never put her father in a nursing home. Does that include euthanizing him to keep her word? Her mother thinks it does. Bernadette isn’t so sure. And even if she were, it’s not like you can walk into a drug store and buy Nembutal.

We the birds do a lot more than just fly. We come in different shapes, sizes, and colors. We love nature and exploring many places. Sometimes we take long trips to see what else is out there. We invite you to get to know our wonderful world.

Living Life Sideways paints a vivid picture of the adventure of a lifetime (a year-long, worldwide sailing journey), coupled with the fight of a lifetime. It describes one sailor’s odyssey to regain her sense of self when she realizes that her peace of mind is worth more than she could have ever imagined.

It wasn’t supposed to happen like this. As far as heavenly experiments go, mortals are interesting to observe from a distance, but their lives are fleeting. They’re selfish, impulsive, and determined to destroy each other, if not their entire planet.

When a Shot Meant a Lot is a children’s book about the long-awaited end of the COVID-19 pandemic. After being separated for such a long time, will the vaccine bring our loved ones back together? A story of love and togetherness, even when we’re apart. When a Shot Meant a Lot is for parents who support vaccinations and are looking for tools to discuss the experience with their young children. This book is not a science lesson about germs and protection. It’s a tender story for parents to start a conversation about what the vaccine has to offer: a return to normal.

You may wonder why you’re still stuck in the same place, same mindset, or same circles when there is a big world of opportunities out there. So, what’s holding you back? Is it financial status? Few growth opportunities? Narrow professional network? Whatever it may be, the truth remains: Your greatness is mostly dependent on you. Even if it doesn’t feel and look that way now, your goals are within reach...but only if you equip yourself with the strategies to make it happen.

Kim Scaravelli has been writing online content for over 20 years. Over that time, she has helped hundreds of organizations build authority, communicate effectively, and develop meaningful connections with people. In this practical guide, she walks you through the process of writing, from setting up your writing space to researching, crafting first drafts, editing, and mastering the long game. Because success isn't about being able to write one piece of content. It's about being able to create content whenever you need to and enjoying the feeling of making words work.

It’s a hard life on Gimlé, a strange world with a red sun that does not move in the sky. Generations before, Aeryn’s warrior-king ancestor, Arthur the Hammer, unified the land and established a detailed code of governance and behavior. But, while Aeryn is a child, obedience to Arthur’s code is fraying, and the kingdom is ripped apart by rebellion and war. She grows up amid the ebb and flow of fighting and the losses it caused.

Leslie Starr thought she’d left her past behind when she’d joined the Shifter Federal Bureau of Investigation. Unfortunately, the series of violent crimes she’s investigating in Wyoming appear to target her best friend Grace, head of the SFBI…and the sister of her ex-fiancé, Roger. Leslie’s never fit in with Roger’s wolf pack. She doesn’t do sweet, subservient, or small-town living. The fact that she still burns for Roger doesn’t help, especially now that he’s the alpha of his group and needs to claim a mate.