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What was it in Sandra Day O'Connor's background and early life that helped make her the woman she is today - the first female justice of the US Supreme Court, and one of the most powerful women in America? In this beautiful, illuminating, and unusual book, Sandra Day O'Connor, with her brother, Alan, tells the story of the Day family and of growing up on the harsh yet beautiful land of the Lazy B Ranch in Arizona. Laced throughout these stories about three generations of the Day family, and everyday life on the Lazy B, are the lessons Sandra and Alan learned about the world.

Calling all poets! Fancy Nancy Clancy is so poetic, even her name rhymes. And with limericks, couplets, free verse, and more, poetry is plenty fancy! So when her teacher Ms. Glass gives Nancy and her classmates an assignment to come up with their very own poems, Nancy is determined to write one that is superb. But what happens when she can't think of a good idea? Complete with Nancy's very own poetry anthology, Fancy Nancy: Poet Extraordinaire! shows how a true love of words can be tres fancy.

Bridget O'Connor was one of the great short story writers of her generation. She had a voice that was viscerally funny and an eye for both the glaring reality and the absurdity of the everyday. In After A Dance, we meet a selection of O'Connor's most memorable characters often living on the margin of their own lives: from the anonymous thief set on an unusual prize to the hungover best man clinging to what he's lost, to the unrepentant gold-digger who always comes out on top. From unravelling narcissists to melancholy romantics all human life is here - at its best and at its delightful worst.

Master the art of adulting: build financial literacy, boost career success, and cultivate emotional wellness—no matter where you are in life. Struggling with finances, life skills, or finding balance between work and personal growth? You're not alone—and it doesn’t have to feel overwhelming. The Holistic Guide to Adulting offers practical tools and relatable advice to help you thrive, not just survive.

For all of the energy that the far right has demonstrated - and for all of the support that they receive from institutional conservatives in the GOP and affiliated organizations - the United States is experiencing an upsurge in left-wing social movements unlike any other in the past half-century, with roots not in the Democratic Party but Occupy Wall Street and Black Lives Matter. Drawing on his original reporting as well as archival research, O’Connor investigates how the capitalist class and the radical right mobilize racism to defend their interests....

A savage bayonet charge. A flash of musket fire. The soldier fell dead, his face shattered. Arin Murphy stood frozen—an unwilling witness to an 1814 battlefield, reliving a violent moment from her family’s past. The man who pulled the trigger? Her ancestor. To discover who he is and where her slave descendant family came from, she follows his clues from Jamaica to Chile and the Golden Triangle in Thailand. As the world teeters on the brink of catastrophe, Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine threatens to unleash chaos.

In The Story of the Stone Lion, William Frederick O’Connor presents a heartfelt tale drawn from Tibetan folklore. It follows the journey of two brothers—one humble and kind, the other proud and greedy—who each encounter a mysterious stone lion with magical powers. When the younger brother, cast out from his home, shows reverence to the lion, he is rewarded with riches beyond measure. But when his elder brother attempts to replicate his fortune through deception and greed, the lion teaches him a hard lesson about the cost of selfishness.

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Anne Bonny is a young woman of privilege who is anything but comfortable, hell-bent on a voyage of self-realisation with or without the consent of those around her. Novelty-seeking, contrary, stubborn and bisexual, she is also neurodivergent, brave and capable of deep and enduring love. She spent all of two months actually being a pirate. Seaborne is the thrilling and sensuous imagining of the loss, frustration and desires that steer this lonely daughter of a plantation owner towards elopement, two marriages, two pregnancies, violence, trial for piracy and legendary status.

My family means well, I know they do. But I’m tired of trying to be set up by my parents. This holiday season the last thing I want to do is go on another blind date with a man my parents set me up with. So when my friend with benefits jokes about pretending to date for the holidays, To keep our parents at bay, it seems like the perfect plan. Until we start to blur the lines between mistletoe kisses and something real.

Key Murphy is a freak, a prodigy. He has visions so real he’s diagnosed with PTSD. Key learns that his visions might be caused by a mutated gene which allows him to experience the memories of an ancestor. Key also has a family link to The Book of Kells. Pages from the book were stolen in Ireland in the distant past. Those pages are believed to contain a fundamental secret of Christendom.

When Charlotte Spellman entered Ray's Occult, she was looking for a skeptic. She found a ghostbuster. Charlotte's dream is simple: compassionate spectral engagement. Ghost social work? Perhaps Ray is a skeptic after all. Crisscrossing Manhattan, this unlikely duo find their philosophies clash as their friendship blossoms. Could love be in the air? But when an entity from the 17th century arrives to threaten the witches of New York, Ray and Charlotte must work together to stop it before another life is snuffed out by absolute tachyonic incineration.

Welcome! You are now entering the Library of Babel. Please note: we do not permit electronic devices, hot drinks, or excessive rationality. We are here to facilitate the seekers mind, the pursuit of the mystery, the unending quest to know the unknowable. The Library of Babel is not for everyone. Many have been driven mad inside its endless aisles. A sense of purpose and humour will be vital for your survival here.As you know, the Library contains all possible books, from the absurd to the inspirational and everything in between. Each episode the Librarians of Babel, astrologer Katrien Cogan ...

There are moments in life when we or someone we love faces an unexpected challenge—mental health struggles, addiction, a difficult diagnosis, or the heartache of infertility. In those moments, the questions can feel overwhelming: How can I help? Where do I even begin? Welcome to the Conversations With Intent podcast. In this heartfelt and illuminating series, Arden O’Connor and Diana Clark open up space for the conversations we often don’t know how to have. Through powerful interviews with experts, researchers, parents, and those with lived experience, we explore the full spectrum of ...

Ravenna Garnett's heart is torn between duty and desire in a world where love defies the laws of the vampire court. Her forbidden love for a human has led her to a harrowing trial, but they make a daring escape with her loyal men at her side. Yet freedom is fleeting as they are ambushed by a ruthless alliance of witches and werewolves, hell-bent on eradicating the vampire race. As war erupts around them, tragedy strikes—Alexander, her newfound human love is fatally wounded, leaving Ravenna with an agonizing choice: save her kind or protect the heart that ignited her rebellion.

The young heroes, along with an unexpected ally, must face an unthinkable challenge: saving their kingdom from their own friend. Alaric, once a trusted companion, has been consumed by the ancient darkness of the Shadowstone, a relic of unimaginable power. Now, with their home on the brink of destruction, they are forced to confront the impossible—sacrifice Alaric’s life or risk their kingdom’s fall. Can they save both, or will their greatest bond become their greatest tragedy?

James Lovell desperately wants to help the American cause, but alone in a cold, dark cell in the Boston Stone Jail, his dreams seem a faint illusion. In icy March winds, pounded by the Americans’ cannon, General Howe evacuates British troops and Loyalists from Boston. James Lovell is forced into a ship bound for Halifax, while his father and family take passage for the British stronghold in the ship’s upper berth. In jail in Halifax, James can only write letters and pray for release, hoping General George Washington will hear his appeal.

Every month , Joe Velazquez and Sean O'Connor, bring you all the latest in horror films and television with all the fear, jump scares, Gory kills, the brutal, the gruesome, and the not so gruesome, all in the disturbed an morbid love for horror! Fear on Film... Where horror Lives!

A collection of poetry focusing on the fall, being thankful, and remembering why you should say I love you everyday. Soft poetry hoping to heal, do you remember to tell your loved ones I love you everyday?

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