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After Emily's world is destroyed by lying and cheating, she returns to her hometown seeking solace and clarity but encounters nothing of the sort, only to return to Los Angeles and find her troubles exactly where she left them. Embarking on a new internship, she's poised and ready to go, but haunted by love and loss. Should she consider forgiveness? Or is there something better waiting on the other side of her grief?

When Emily Parker leaves her small hometown in the late 1980s for California West University, she thinks she has it all figured out. But when manipulation, vanity, and pleasure enter her life in the form of a whirlwind college romance, will she stay true to herself? Add the watchful eye of an older brother who also attends Cal West, friends who care too much, a strenuous class load, and part-time job, and throw in a young, interested professor. Emily’s path into adulthood challenges her at every turn.

Do you spend your days following your toddler from room to room, cleaning up their path of destruction? Do you feel like you’ve done everything within your power to keep them from destroying everything and anything that’s within their reach? Have you dreamed of booking a one-way ticket to Fiji? Ever have the desire to hide under the mountain of laundry that’s waiting to be folded and put away? This parenting thing ain’t easy! You’ve heard this before—parenting is the most challenging, stressful job there is, harder than any other job out there. As the parent of a toddler, you are laying critical groundwork and the foundation to be built upon for the rest of their lives. No pressure, right? There is so much information and advice out there on toddler discipline, it can actually be overwhelming. There are tons of parenting books, Pinterest boards and mommy blogs with tons of information. Being a busy parent—who has time to track down and weed through all that advice? Great news, you don’t have to! I’ve done the work for you. I was overwhelmed too, when I was trying to deal with my toddlers. That’s why I wrote this book, based on my own experience, as well tips from stacks and stacks of books I read about discipline for my own toddlers during those crazy years.

An introduction to the original Game of Thrones: the War of the Roses. King's Games, The Commentaries," brings to life the personalities and events leading to the fall of the last Plantagenet king of England, Richard III. In a series of historical and personal essays, the playwright condenses a lifetime of study into an easily understood overview of a tumultuous period of English history, as well as the creation of the modern verse play, King's Games, A Memoir of Richard III.

The Remarkable History of the Legendary Christmas Dragon: How an Innocent Young Dragon Found a Forever Friend, a Name, and became Santa's Pocket Alarm. ("No more Clement Moores!") This imaginative American fable for the Holidays confronts the mysteries of dragons, vampire bats, sea serpents, time travel and the North Pole with wry, heartwarming humor as the pleasant, ordinary lives of the citizens of a tiny Medieval kingdom are interrupted by an angry witch "vanishing" their beloved royal twins.

It starts when reporter Dorian Valentine discovers a horrific secret regarding the Strategic Offensive Reduction Treaty (a critical peace agreement between the former Soviet Union and the United States): One side is cheating, and even worse - the cheating side holds the ultimate trump card. Brutally trained from birth to live, talk, and think like Americans, Russia has constructed the most dangerous network of secret operatives ever known - created for the ultimate trinity: Intelligence, Espionage, and Warfare.

Veteran pilot Clark Maxwell thought his fire bombing days were well behind him. But when Jerry Stein, Maxwell's friend and air tanker fleet-owner, calls at the height of the fire season to beg him to reenter the war, he doesn't hesitate. As the wildfires spread, whipped by massive winds and the federal forces arrayed against the fires reach their limits, hysteria and potential evacuation threatens the local population.

The passengers of Meridian Flight Six - delayed for hours and mistreated by rude and inept airline personnel - have been pushed to the edge. When Captain Phil Knight makes a forced emergency landing in war-torn Nigeria, abandoning his co-pilot to certain death, violence erupts inside the airplane as the enraged passengers attempt the first-ever commercial airline mutiny. But what they don't know could kill them.

High above the Rocky Mountains, a routine airline flight becomes a midair standoff as 130 passengers listen to their captain relate the unprecedented demands of an unseen hijacker. Federal and state officials must hunt down, arrest, and indict the murderer of a young girl, and do it all in eight hours - or the airplane will be blown out of the sky.

In Athens, a Boeing 737 noses into the gate, and its crew is suddenly confronted by Greek officials waiting to arrest one of its passengers, a beloved ex-President of the United States, John Harris. Captain Craig Dayton, believing Harris' life is in danger, stages a daring escape by backing the jet away from the gate without clearance and taking off down a vacant runway.

Seismologist Dr. Doug Lam has spent years researching the Cascadia Subduction Zone. He published a theory that the unrelieved tectonic strain beneath the idyllic landscape of Cascadia Island could be triggered with modern construction processes - with catastrophic results. The paper was disregarded, even ridiculed, by his peers and by mega wealthy developer Mick Walker, who stands to earn millions from the construction of a luxury resort on Cascadia.

The United States spends far more money on health care than any other country, and yet nearly 50 million Americans are uninsured at least part of the time each year. Health Care Reform Now! is written for anyone who cares enough about our health-care situation to consider serious alternatives to the current system.

Minutes after a Boeing 747 rises majestically into a Hong Kong sunset, a flash splits the darkening sky. The pilot - suddenly blinded and doubled over in pain - fumbles in the dark in a frantic effort to gain control as the huge jet shudders through its descent. Kat Bronsky, FBI agent and terrorism specialist, is assigned the hunt for a Challenger-class business jet seen nearby just before the incident.

The simulation hypothesis presents an intricate intersection between scientific inquiry and philosophical contemplation, reviving age-old queries concerning the nature of reality and human existence. At its core, this hypothesis postulates the compelling notion that the universe and all its constituents, including human consciousness, might be products of a simulated construct rather than existing within an objective, external reality.

This audiobook takes a look into one of the four types of PCOS that exist, giving an in-depth overview of your type of PCOS. It also contains detailed lifestyle options focused on the type four of PCOS: Adrenal. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common hormonal conditions in women. It affects almost five million women worldwide concentrated in women of child bearing age. Symptoms can include severe facial hair, acne, irregular menstrual cycles, weight gain concentrated in the belly, and in worst case scenarios, infertility.

Betrayal is not merely an act of disloyalty; it is a wound that cuts deep, shattering trust and leaving behind a landscape of fractured emotions and disillusionment. In this raw and poignant memoir, Cheryl Dyson-Bennett invites you into her world of narcissistic abuse—a harrowing journey marked by emotional manipulation and profound betrayal. With courage and clarity, she shares her most vulnerable moments: the chilling silence of late-night absences, the agonizing realization of infidelity, and the heartache that reshaped her very sense of self.

Discover the fascinating story of life on Earth with Evolutionary Biology for Beginners: The Fundamentals of Evolution. This comprehensive guide introduces listeners to the core principles of evolutionary biology in an accessible and engaging way, perfect for anyone curious about how life evolves and adapts over time.

"Concho Diamonds" by Pam S Backlund is a collection of 44 fictional short stories set in the Concho Valley of West Texas in the late 1800s. The stories explore the lives of diverse characters, including Black, Hispanic, Chinese, Tonkawa Native Americans, and Anglo settlers.

Millions of women are suffering the same fate: the wounds of the past are continuously haunting them, holding them back from reconnecting with their authentic selves. Up until now, you've been putting up a strong front as you fight against oppression. But you can only hold so much. Sooner or later, your cup will overflow, drowning you in the process.

While living in a rough city neighborhood, Tanya struggles with love and a career. She manages to find love and keep her siblings out of harm's way, but at what cost?