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While attending a gala at Prescott University's lavish new campus, Hester Thursby and fellow guest Detective Angela White are called to the home of the college's owners, Tucker and Jennifer Matson. Jennifer claims that someone broke into Pinebank, their secluded mansion on the banks of Jamaica Pond. The more Hester and Angela investigate, the less they believe Jennifer's story, leaving Hester to wonder why she would lie.

Jewish wisdom on making room for what matters most in your life.

The language of Poetry is an art that most of us attempt at some point in our lives. Although its commonplace exposure has been somewhat marginalised in today’s often fast-paced lives we all recognise good verse that can empathise with our thoughts or open us up to experience new things in new ways

In this volume we collect together poets who, by the difference in the colour of their skin, were treated with such disdain and racism that it is difficult to believe that poetry of such tenderness, beauty and authority could exist.

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On his death bed, Lord Pembroke took great care to try to ensure the future of his beautiful, unconventional niece, Lady Jane. Her debutante ball featured the most eligible bachelors of London society. But when the night of the dance arrives, things do not go as planned.

Monreith, Massachusetts, was once a small community of whalers and farmers. These days it’s a well-to-do town filled with commuters drawn to its rugged coastline and country roads. A peaceful, predictable place—until popular restaurateur Laurel Thibodeau is found brutally murdered in her own home. Suspicion naturally falls on Laurel’s husband, Simon, who had gambling debts that only her life insurance policy could fix. But there are other rumors too. Among the group of six friends gathered for Alice Stone’s fortieth birthday, theories abound concerning Laurel’s death.

When compassionate, vegetarian dentist Dr. Emma Grant meets Sergeant Caleb Bennett, a battle-scarred soldier haunted by his past, their connection is instant—unexpected, but undeniable. A routine dental visit sparks a slow-burning romance, but danger lurks in the shadows. Someone from Caleb’s past is watching… waiting… and when Emma becomes the target, their relationship is put to the ultimate test.

Young Buffalo Bill Cody rides with a wagon train, faces Native American warriors, and grows into a legend of the Wild West in this early adventure of the famed frontiersman. Discover hundreds of ad-free audiobooks, soothing sounds for sleep and meditation, and more—unwind and learn at www.adfreebooks.com!

Yes, this book is pretty old, but it’s still splendid information. The method is absolutely great - no doubt you will be glad you’ve found it! There is no fluff, no sugar-coating, no false promises here! It should be remembered that in the time Checkley wrote, there was much less commercialization in the fitness domain and much less P.T. Barnum-style marketing that today is pestering this branch - while the author really knew what he was talking about and was able to communicate it well. Still, this new edition is better than the original was, at least for the modern listener!

This masterpiece of science (and mathematical) fiction is a delightfully unique and highly entertaining satire that has charmed audiences for more than 100 years. The work of English clergyman, educator, and Shakespearean scholar Edwin A. Abbott (1838-1926), it describes the journeys of A. Square, a mathematician and resident of the two-dimensional Flatland, where women - thin, straight lines - are the lowliest of shapes, and where men may have any number of sides, depending on their social status.

Earphones Award Winner In honor of the fiftieth anniversary of Robert Francis Kennedy’s death, an inspiring collection of his most famous speeches accompanied by commentary from notable historians and public figures. Twenty-five years after Bobby Kennedy was assassinated, RFK: His Words for...

A game can be defined as “an activity that has rules for winning and losing”. Contrarily, another definition of it is “to use those rules of an activity to get what you want, in a way that is dishonest”. Whether you want to admit it, you are already playing a game called “life”, and in it there are those who live by the latter definition - willing to cheat the game via manipulation.

Flatland, first published in 1884, is classic work of satire. The full title, Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, reveals the story's most compelling characteristic, its discussion of multiple dimensions. It is this fascinating examination which has contributed to Flatland's enduring popularity.

This volume delves into the intricate relationship between individual psychology and religious growth. It offers an empirical exploration of the psychological factors that influence religious development in individuals. Join us as we investigate the causes and conditions that shape this fascinating journey. Diagrams from the text are available for download here.

Join the thrilling adventures of scout Christopher Kit Carson and Lieutenant John Charles Fremont in this captivating installment of the Trail Blazer Series. Set against the backdrop of the years 1842–’43–’44, their daring journey takes them over mountains and through deserts, from the eastern Rockies to the western Sierras. Alongside their brave company, including the young Oliver, Carson and Fremont navigate a landscape filled with both breathtaking beauty and perilous challenges. As a mountain man and an intrepid explorer, Carson partners with Fremont on expeditions that played a ...

Es leben 4,5 Mio. Menschen aus den Ländern der ehemaligen UdSSR in Deutschland - die größte Community und vielleicht die spannendste. Sie sind russlanddeutsch, jüdisch, russisch, ukrainisch oder tschetschenisch. Sie kamen als Spätaussiedler, jüdische Kontingentflüchtlinge, Kriegsflüchtlinge, Studenten oder Ehepartner. Es gibt viele Themen und viele Tabus, viele Klischees und viele Konflikte, viele (falsche) Freunde und viele Fronten: „Gute Russen“ gegen „schlechte Russen“, Kriegsflüchtlinge gegen Putin-Flüchtlinge, Kontis (Kontingentflüchtlinge) gegen Spätis (...

Edwin Grosvenor writes of Bell's other extraordinary inventions: the first transmission of sound over light waves, metal detector, first practical phonograph, and early airplanes, including the first to fly in Canada. He also examines Bell's humanitarian efforts, including support for women's suffrage, civil rights, and speeches about what he warned would be a "greenhouse effect" of pollution causing global warming.

Cochise, a Chiricahua, was said to be the most resourceful, most brutal, most feared Apache. He and his warriors raided in both Mexico and the United States, crossing the border both ways to obtain sanctuary after raids for cattle, horses, and other livestock. Once, only he was captured and imprisoned; on the day he was freed he vowed never to be taken again. From that day, he gave no quarter and asked none.

Basta is the raw, honest, but above all gripping autobiography of Marco van Basten. It's the unfiltered story of his rise to fame, from being under the wing of Cruyff and experiencing life as an Ajax player to being propelled into the spotlight following Euros '88 - and scoring the greatest goal ever to win a major final - and playing for AC Milan at the peak of Italian football's popularity.