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First published fifty years ago, How to Raise Good Catholic Children is a rare treat for today's parents: a wise and listenable book on child care that derives its wisdom from the Catholic home rather than from psychologists. Author Mary Reed Newland here draws on her own experiences as the mother of seven to show how the classic Christian principles of sanctity can be translated into terms easily applied to children — even to the very young. Because it's rooted in experience, not in theory, nothing that Mrs. Newland suggests is impossible or extraordinary.

Short novels are movie length novels that may well be the perfect length for science fiction stories. This unabridged audio collection presents the best-of-the-best short science fiction novels published in 2011, by current and emerging masters of this form. In "The Ice Owl", by Carolyn Ives Gilman, an adolescent, female, Waster, in the iron city of Glory to God finds an enigmatic tutor who provides her with much more than academic instruction while a fundamentalist revolt is underway.

In January 532, mobs rule Constantinople, capital of the Roman Empire. Against a murderous backdrop lit by raging fires, John, chamberlain to Emperor Justinian, must find those seeking to use the Nika riots to dethrone the emperor.

What happens when an agnostic healthcare executive in Washington, DC begins to inexplicably venture into heavenly realms, encountering Jesus, Buddha, and angels? It sets off an unsustainable roller coaster of ecstasy and confusion that ultimately ends in a devastating crash. And for Mary Reed, a truly miraculous resurrection. Surrendering to her divine calling, Mary is swiftly guided onto a mystical journey that is astounding by any measure. Her new life gets underway in a tiny nunnery in the Himalayas, where she can finally begin to give voice to her experiences.

The year is 548, and Empress Theodora is dead of disease. Such is the belief of everyone in Constantinople, capital of the Roman Empire - everyone except Emperor Justinian, who orders John, his Lord Chamberlain, to find her murderer or suffer the consequences. There is no sign of foul play, but many of the aristocrats at the imperial court had good reason to want Theodora dead.

My Day: A chance to confront their past and change the rules of the game. Arianna is in love with Paul. He thinks she’s superficial and spoiled. No problem, she’ll prove to him that he’s … right. Arianna fell in love with Paul at first glance. But when she told him how she felt not only did he reject her, but he also accused her of being superficial and spoiled. No problem, she’ll prove to him that he’s ... right.

Amy is tired of sabotaging all of her relationships because of Ethan. He broke her heart years ago, and she let him get away unscathed. It’s time for her to confront him and rewrite the past. Determined to set things right, she flies away with her friends for the blue skies of Santorini to carry out her plan; a plan that begins to collapse as soon as she crosses Ethan’s gaze.

Allison has been mad at Jake Matthews for years. Despite him being a coveted bachelor and a respected culinary producer, to her, he remains the one who nearly shattered her dream of becoming a pastry chef. Even though she has since overcome her doubts, she cannot forget this incident. She decides to confront him and tell him some home truths.

Amy is tired of sabotaging all of her relationships because of Ethan. He broke her heart years ago, and she let him get away unscathed. It's time for her to confront him and rewrite the past. Determined to set things right, she flies away with her friends for the blue skies of Santorini to carry out her plan—a plan that begins to collapse as soon as she crosses Ethan's gaze. Surprise guests and an idyllic romantic setting will further complicate her designs. Is she right to insist, or will stirring up the past prove to be a dangerous game?

Zoe is a lawyer, the image of a determined and confident woman. The only cloud on the horizon: She never confronted Solange, the classmate at the center of her break-up with her first love. It’s settled; it’s time to put things right! Except that on her way to confront her past, she meets Ian, a dazzling stranger who questions her approach and seems to enjoy challenging her reasoning. Even though Zoe despises his attitude, her heart has other designs. And when he makes an unexpected proposal, she has trouble knowing if she can trust him.

Who is safer, a 23-year-old woman who plays the glass harmonica on the streets of New Orleans and lives in a commune-style house with other free spirits, con artists, and petty thieves like herself, or a rising television weathercaster who resides in a luxury high-rise in Chicago with her emotionally volatile husband? When Nevaeh Thera gives up her street life to live with her cousin, star meteorologist Dawn Ann McKnight and her photographer husband, Derek Baldwin, a life-threatening truth is exposed and both women learn that you can’t start over, but you can start again.

As Lord Chamberlain, John spent his days counseling Emperor Justinian while passing the small hours of night in conversation with the solemn-eyed little girl depicted in a mosaic on his study wall. He never expected to meet her in a public square - or afterwards, to find her red-dyed corpse in a subterranean cistern.

Getting divorced is almost never easy, but this practical, plain-English guide helps you get through the proceedings with a minimum of stress and expense. It shows you the latest changes in collaborative divorces, common law, and same-sex marriages, and even custody law - and how to work out the terms so you can begin building a fulfilling post-divorce life.