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The New York Times bestselling author of Labor Day and After Her returns with a poignant story about the true meaning—and the true price—of friendship. Drinking cost Helen her marriage and custody of her seven-year-old son, Ollie. Once an aspiring art photographer, she now makes ends meet...

Dave Maynard was the quirky mainstay of WBZ radio in Boston for more than 40 years. His acclaimed "Maynard in the Morning" was the leader in its time slot for the entire time it was on the air. His commercials for the show, which won advertising awards, always ended with a disheveled Dave saying, "piece of cake."

Far from the sweet homemaker he thought he wanted, millionaire rancher Gil Addison lusts after beautiful policewoman Bailey Collins. She might be busy hunting down a kidnapper and won’t stop until she gets her man in handcuffs, but Gil has a plan to get this woman in his bed!

Believing Sam Ely was the only one for her, young Annalise Wolff threw herself at him. Seven years later, still reeling from his rebuttal, she's offered a job she can't refuse, even though it means working closely with Sam. Then a snowstorm strands them together, without power, without family interference, without inhibitions. And Annalise has to decide if falling for Sam again is worth the risk of a second broken heart.

Playing hero has got millionaire Devlyn Wolff in trouble in the past, but when a car accident lands Gillian Carlyle at his feet, he can’t just walk away…especially when he learns of her connection to his past. Giving Gillian a job is not Devlyn’s way of assuaging age-old guilt – at least that what he tells himself. But seducing the maid’s daughter will lead him where he never meant to go…

Today, many Americans regard globalization as a significant threat to our work force, and to our very way of life. As unemployment soars, the automotive and manufacturing industries crumble, countless jobs continue to ship overseas, and the retail sector faces the worst slump in decades, cries of "Buy American" have grown louder and louder.

The minute the school bus carrying Nate Chance and his little sister, Junie, pulls up in front of his family’s farmhouse, Nate can tell something’s terribly wrong: Somehow his father has been wounded by a gunshot. Nate sees him stagger across the yard, then watches as the police take him...

In this collection, Broadway superstar Alan Cumming tells of the deep knowing offered by one stranger to another after casual sex; in science-fiction hotshot Geoffrey Landis' bawdy fairy tale, we learn about the very first penis; Touré's breathless prose poem sets us up with an evening's worth of erotic visitors; and in Jerry Stahl's story, a man recalls his boyhood fascination with his mother's friends and their elaborate undergarments.

Born without arms or legs below his elbows and knees, Kyle Maynard excels as a champion athlete, inspirational speaker, college student, and male model. No Excuses is his inspirational autobiography that shows how a positive, can-do attitude gives someone we might see as disadvantaged the advantage over life.

Med ett temperament lika otämjt som landskapet i Wyoming är affärsmannen Trent Sinclair inte den förlåtande typen precis. Och han har inte förlåtit Bryn Matthews och hennes lögner sedan den där dagen för sex år sedan då han vände henne ryggen eftersom hon påstått att hans bror gjort henne gravid. Nu är Trents bror död och Bryn har kommit tillbaka... med ett barn som tveklöst är en Sinclair. Det råder inte heller några tvivel om den starka passion som sjuder mellan Bryn och honom.

Sie muss verrückt sein! Zwei Mal hat Fiona sich schon von Hartley Tarleton zu einer gemeinsamen Nacht verführen lassen, und zwei Mal ist er danach ohne ein Wort aus ihrem Leben verschwunden. Jetzt steht der sexy Bad Boy wieder vor ihrer Tür. Sie sollte es eigentlich besser wissen - doch seine dunklen Augen und dieses unwiderstehliche Lächeln... Schon entfacht Hartley heftige Begierde in ihr. Unwiderstehlich fühlt sie sich zu ihm hingezogen. Doch soll sie es wirklich riskieren, noch einmal von ihm verletzt zu werden?

Eine Zweckehe! Darum bittet Reeder Jonathan Tarleton seine Assistentin Lisette, als er erfährt, dass er nur noch ein Jahr zu leben hat. Denn Lisette ist nicht nur brillant, sie ist auch die Einzige, der er bedingungslos vertraut. Deshalb soll sie für ihn die Geschäfte weiterführen und das Familienunternehmen retten. In den Flitterwochen auf Antigua merkt Jonathan: Er begehrt Lisette schon seit langer Zeit. Sie verbringen Stunden heißer Lust miteinander - doch dann entdeckt er, dass Lisette etwas vor ihm verbirgt.

Per Lila Baxter il lavoro è la cosa più importante, e neppure per James Kavanagh, l'uomo ideale sotto ogni aspetto, rinuncerebbe alla propria carriera. Fino al giorno in cui si trova costretta ad accudire una neonata. Chiedere aiuto all'ex fidanzato è l'ultima cosa che vorrebbe, ma Lila non sa nulla di bambini, mentre James, cresciuto con tanti fratelli, sembra avere un talento naturale. Così si ritrovano sotto lo stesso tetto, come una vera famiglia. E inevitabilmente la passione che hanno fatto di tutto per ignorare esplode più dirompente che mai!

La vérité a souvent un goût amer. Nous ne savons comment accepter nos histoires. Faut-il s'en tenir aux faits et dire la vérité ? Cet ouvrage monumental si richement documenté est précieux, il nous tire de l'oubli et du silence. Que savons-nous de l'esclavage au Canada ? Que savons-nous de la répression exercée sur les femmes et les hommes noirs ? Que savons-nous du racisme systémique ? Que savons-nous de la détresse des Autochtones, des sans-papiers, des personnes réfugiées ? Enfin fort peu...

Maynard Webb has always been the go-to guy when Silicon Valley companies have thorny problems. Whether revamping eBay's crashing servers (transforming their technology weaknesses into a competitive strength) or investing in emerging technology start-ups, Webb brings strategic and operational savvy to every issue and venture. In his first book, Webb brings this same focus to tackle outdated models of work, created a century ago, which no longer sync up with either individual or employers' needs. 

'Smart and funny' Ruth Hogan, author of The Keeper of Lost Things The first step was learning to read, but if she really wants to turn her life around, Maggsie is going to have to trust other people – and that might just be the hardest lesson she’s ever faced . . . Small and dyslexic, with a...

Over the course of 14 billion years, humanity has gained the ability not only to imagine the future, but to design and engineer it. Entertaining and profound, Future Rising by Dr Andrew Maynard, provides a highly original perspective on our relationship with the future. Written to be easy to pick up and hard to stop listening to, Future Rising starts at the big bang and traces a pathway along the emergence of intelligent life, through what makes humans uniquely capable of creating different futures, to the profound responsibilities that this comes with. 

Cool Springs Podcast is a faith-based psychology podcast that focuses on educating, inspiring, and hopefully entertaining along the way. We believe that truth, service, leadership, connection, and love are the way to experiencing a richer, more fruitful life.

Frances believes she’s found a ticket to paradise when a wealthy couple hires her for the summer as their mother’s helper at their lakefront summer home in Maine. The vintage wooden boats, the days at the country club, a shiny new bicycle, and a tennis racquet—suddenly Frances has everything her modest childhood lacked. Best of all, she gets to spend the summer with Forrest Emerson, her father's charismatic childhood friend who escaped their neighborhood when he married into money.

On a moonless Oklahoma night, Maynard Blackoak (author of Eerie Trails of the Wild Weird West) lit a candle against the darkness and sat down with quill in hand. A lifelong student of Edgar Allan Poe, he began to compose his homage to the master while the wind outside sought passage through the old walls and threatened the candle flame. This volume contains that result. Twelve tales of Poe-esque nightmares. So, light a candle, pour yourself an Absinthe, and enjoy the madness.