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Why do even great leadership books leave out the soft skills? Probably because soft skills are not flashy. But soft skills are critical to graceful leadership, and you will find the stories and strategies to hone them, with this book. National Distinguished Principal and leadership advisor Jessica Cabeen understands the soft skills better than most. In Lead with Grace Cabeen shows you how to seamlessly integrate authenticity, empathy, integrity, and the power of vulnerability into your daily work.

L. E. Modesitt, Jr. moves deep into Recluce's past to chronicle the founding of the Empire of the Legend, the almost mythological domain ruled by women warriors on the highland plateau of the continent of Candar. He tells the story from the point of view of Nylan, the engineer and builder whose job it is to raise a great tower on the plateau known as the Roof of the World. Here the exiled women warriors will live and survive to fulfill their destiny.

High-spirited Ivy believes she can talk to animals, while Nathaniel, a boarding schoolboy, is obsessed with animal facts. They come together unexpectedly on a cold English beach with the arrival of a rare and wondrous sea creature: a giant leatherback turtle who lays her eggs in front of the world's media. Soon they're on a mission to make a difference to the world - even if that's one animal at a time.

Some days Abigail wonders why she gets out of bed and then she remembers; it's her job to save seven worlds. No biggie, right? Not to mention the breaking of her melding bond with Brace seems to have destroyed more than just her heart. She's hurting all the way to her soul. All she can do is focus on the tasks at hand, and with this in mind she sets out to find the remaining half-Walker females. The next world is Nephilius: a warrior planet.

Todos los días, nos enfrentamos a diferentes tipos de pérdidas; desde cosas a las que tenemos gran apego, hasta divorcios, la muerte de un ser querido, un cambio de domicilio, la pérdida de un empleo, la pérdida de una mascota o de la salud, adicciones, trastornos de la alimentación, secuestros, suicidios y sueños no alcanzados.

Ihre Geschichte sorgte international für Erschütterung: Am 9. Oktober 2012 wird die junge Pakistanerin Malala Yousafzai auf ihrem Schulweg von Taliban-Kämpfern überfallen und brutal niedergeschossen. Die Fünfzehnjährige hatte sich den Taliban widersetzt, die Mädchen verbieten, zur Schule zu gehen. Obendrein führte sie für die BBC ein vielbeachtetes Blog über ihren Alltag unter den Islamisten. Damit war ihr Todesurteil gefällt. Die Kugel traf Malala aus nächster Nähe in den Kopf; doch wie durch ein Wunder kam das mutige Mädchen mit dem Leben davon. Schon kurz danach hat sie erklärt, dass dieser Anschlag sie nicht davon abhalten wird, auch weiterhin für die Rechte von Kindern, insbesondere Mädchen, einzutreten. Dies ist ihre Geschichte.

Ein Haus auf dem Land. Das hast du dir immer gewünscht, Jule. Dazu ein wilder Garten, durch den eure Kinder rennen. So hast du dir das Glück vorgestellt. Doch die Kinder sind nie gekommen. Und dein Mann hat jetzt eine Affäre in der Stadt. Ihr Name ist Hellen, und Hellen denkt viel an dich. Vielleicht ein bisschen zu viel. Oft fragt sie sich, warum du und dein Mann noch immer zusammen seid. Wie zwei Menschen es so lange miteinander aushalten können, wenn ihre gemeinsamen Träume doch längst geplatzt sind. Aber von alldem hast du keine Ahnung, Jule.

Anna’s Legacy, book two of The Sackville Hotel Trilogy continues Anna and Bill’s unwavering love story as they begin their married life as owners of The New Sackville Hotel, building a legacy for Anna’s daughter and granddaughter.

Women Talking: An Evening of Wild Female Imagination features three new works from playwrights Sandra Delgado, ruth tang, and Brittany Allen. Inspired by the film and its themes, the playwrights explored the choice the women need to make as a community: Do nothing. Stay and fight. Leave.

Ten easy and fun short stories in Spanish. This Spanish reader contains ten short, fun stories about 11-year-old Valeria and her invisible elf, which will help you learn Spanish or refresh your knowledge of the language. Spanish reader level one: Learn effortlessly! These Spanish short stories for beginners are suitable for children and adults who want to work with an engaging, modern, and easy language book. If you are about to travel to Spain, or you are learning Spanish at school, you will enjoy these reader without a doubt!

You think you know Wonderland. But you don’t. Imogen, the Queen of Hearts, is known for taking the hearts of those who betray her, including her servants. Her king, Rav, ventures to the mortal world to lure in new prey to replace their dwindling help. One bite, one simple exchange of her blood is all it will take for a mortal to become one of them. And, this time, Rav chooses a girl named Alice.

Nylan, the only man among the matriarchal band of “angels” marooned on the high plateau of Candar. Forced to seek a life elsewhere, Nylan descends into a world of warring kingdoms and strange magics in search of a peaceful life with his wife and infant son. His talents, however, make him a valuable weapon - and so the war between chaos and order begins anew.

Raupen, die sich ihr eigenes Grab schaufeln, Haie, die künstlich beatmet werden, Enten, die noch im Schlaf nach Fressfeinden Ausschau halten, Schafe, die ihre Wolle von selbst abwerfen. Jede von Eva Menasses Erzählungen geht von einer kuriosen Tiermeldung aus und widmet sich doch ganz der Gattung Mensch. Die Autorin studiert ihre Objekte mit liebevoll-unerbittlichem Forscherinnenblick und erzählt mit einer wunderbaren Mischung aus pointiertem Witz und melancholischem Ernst.

Part 2 of 2: Modesitt moves deep into Recluce's past to chronicle the founding of the Empire of the Legend, the almost mythological domain ruled by women warriors on the highland plateau of the continent of Candar. He tells the story from the point of view of Nylan, the engineer and builder whose job it is to raise a great tower on the plateau known as the Roof of the World. Here the exiled women warriors will live and survive to fulfill their destiny.

When I got offered a job at The Night Firm, I had no idea how much my life was about to change. I didn't know vampires exist. That dragons rule a world full of beings most think are fairytales. And I didn't know how much I would come to care for the Night brothers. But now it's all about to fall apart.

Losing weight is one thing that can be really difficult to achieve. But keeping weight off and beating the urge to binge on snacks, chocolate, and other treats is much harder. This is where most dieters tend to fail and often fall into a cycle of yo-yo dieting, using the promises of every new fad that comes along to persuade themselves that this will be the one. Most of these diets are worse than useless, but there is a way to attain rapid weight loss in a proven and effective way.

Este libro está habitado por los más fantásticos seres que viven en los cuentos y leyendas, y en lo más profundo de nuestra imaginación.

I'm an RN in the ER - strong, assertive, and capable, with a potent array of sophisticated equipment and medications at my disposal. Exactly one week from the day of my mother's funeral, an investigator from the Florida Department of Health shows up at the ER and informs me that I may be charged with a felony. Someone is making anonymous complaints that I'm practicing medicine beyond my scope of practice. I have no idea who or why!

When Mrs. Silvia Wang decided to take a short holiday in Greece, she could not have imagined that she would be approached by an unbelievably beautiful young woman by the hotel pool, a woman with pool-blue eyes and an almost criminally alluring body. Will the respectable Mrs. Wang be able to resist the young stranger's confident and cheeky overtures?

Lane Parker has suffered a terrible loss: a loss he can't get over, not even years later. Burdened by secrets he won't tell his closest friends and focused on only one goal, he finally gets the phone call he's been waiting for. Luck gives him a precious second chance to get back what was taken from him - and he'll use all his strength to make sure that the tragedy never happens again.