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This book is based on a true story. Kaitlyn was never a typical little girl. She thinks about all that she has learned since she was three years old. From her pet cat, Mel, she learned responsibility and unconditional love. From her ballet teachers and classes, she learned about teamwork, perseverance, and discipline. But most of all, she loves her parents for all their love and support.

The four previous volumes in Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling's anthology series of fairly-tales retold with a distinctively modern edge have been hailded by reviewers as "brilliant", "provocative", and "disturbing". In this triumphant new collection of original fiction, 21 of today's leading writers spin the cherished fables of childhood into glittering gold - offering magical tales for adults, as seductive as they are sophisticated.

To get into a man's heart, you have to get into his head. With this insider's guide to evaluating a man, Caroline Presno, EdD, PCC, teaches women how to apply psychotherapists' tricks of the trade to finding Mr. Right. Caroline Presno has developed systematic ways to "profile" a man for his degree of commitment readiness, his aptitude for love and intimacy, his chance of lying, or being unfaithful, his tendency toward big, bad personality problems like narcissism and paranoia, and his ability to fulfill his potential.

Manda is a 38-year-old, tough, sarcastic woman who has yet to make peace with the town she was brought to as a teenager after her parents' messy divorce. Her mother is estranged, her father is ill, her brother and stepbrother are emotionally distant and growing restless, and all the while, her tight-lipped and depressed husband is pressing her to have a baby. Full of barbed dialogue and macabre, deadpan descriptions of family dynamics and the awkward social dances performed daily, this novel depicts those who feel permanently out of place.

Intrigue, crime, and murder create suspense in this edge-of-your-seat collection of cat mystery stories whose plots are all centered on a beloved feline, written by some of the finest, best-selling mystery writers of all time.

Anna spielt die Affäre mit Andrej weiter, um herauszufinden, wer er wirklich ist. Von ihrem Vater erhält sie indes einen neuen Rechercheauftrag. Kann sie diesmal beweisen, dass Manfred Mor eine eigene Agenda hinter dem Rücken des BND verfolgt? Hat Mor russische Hackerangriffe ausgenutzt, um die Computer von Bundestagsabgeordneten für eigene Zwecke zu überwachen? Oder ist Anna, alias Hanna Herold, bereits als Auftragskillerin wider Willen unterwegs, um einen politisch unautorisierten Rachefeldzug gegen die russischen Hacker zu vollenden.

Managing Millennials for Dummies is the field guide to people management in the modern workplace. Packed with insight, advice, personal anecdotes, and practical guidance, this audiobook shows you how to manage your millennial workers and teach them how to manage themselves. You'll learn just what makes them tick - they're definitely not the workers of yesteryear - and how to uncover the deeply inspirational talent they have hiding not far below the surface.

Andrej kann Anna Gudwin (alias Hannah Herold) überzeugen, dass beide von Mor gegeneinander ausgespielt wurden und ihre einzige Chance darin besteht, sich gegenseitig zu vertrauen. Beim luxuriösen Empfang des russischen Oligarchen Roman Boyko in einer Bremer Werft versöhnen sich die beiden, um sich kurz darauf auf dessen Mega-Yacht wiederzufinden. Während Andrej einen überraschenden Auftrag erhält, wird Anna von Manfred Mor mit einem scheinbar absurden Auftrag konfrontiert. Nach dem Einmarsch von Putins Truppen in die Ukraine stelle Boykos Yacht ein Risiko dar und müsse versenkt werden.

Unplug and Connect with "Would You Rather for Kids: Beyond the Surface"In today’s fast-paced, digitally dominated world, finding meaningful time with your children can be challenging. "Would You Rather for Kids: Beyond the Surface" offers a delightful solution. Packed with imaginative and engaging questions designed for children aged 6 and up, this book is your ticket to captivating their attention and fostering deep, meaningful conversations.

Exiles is the only play written by James Joyce. It draws material from "The Dead", the final story in his famous short stories collection, Dubliners. It centers around four individuals - Richard, Robert, Bertha, and Beatrice - and the complex romantic entanglements between them as tensions rise and relationships are tested.

Eliza Rose is the perfect lady—accomplished in pianoforte, riding, and multiple languages—until a scandal disrupts her privileged world. The fallen Rose family has struggled to regain their standing until a fortuitous connection helps Eliza re-secure her family’s place in Society, giving her everything she believed she wanted.

The first time I got married, I watched the man I love walk away from me. The second time around, I’m the one signing the dotted line first—this one a man who I realized I never loved. Once burned, twice broken, I’m done looking for love. Only my first ex-husband seems to be everywhere I turn—at my work, with my friends, and eventually…in my bed. I didn’t mean for it to happen. Twice. But I know if I don’t protect my heart, there will be nothing left of me if he walks away again without telling me why he did so in the first place.

Are you overwhelmed by perfectionism, anxiety, or the pressure to control everything? Women Breaking Free is your guide to conquering these challenges and finding balance. Written by Eve Meadows, who has walked this path, this book offers practical strategies and compassionate advice to help you let go and achieve emotional well-being.

Dr. Hope Sze launches into her general surgery rotation with Dr. Vrac, the scourge of operating room three, also known as the death OR. Dr. Vrac screams at the resident doctors suffering under him, the nurses who don't move fast enough, the anesthesiologist, his auto mechanic, and even a garbage can.

Navigating the special education system can be tricky but not impossible. With this guidebook, you'll have all the tools you need to secure top-notch services for your kiddo. Put your game face on and become your child’s fiercest advocate and greatest cheerleader.

When the coroner can’t decipher the mysterious plaster residue on each of a new killer’s victims, FBI Special Agent Faith Bold knows she is up against a diabolical and mastermind killer—and that she will need her K9 German Shepherd, Turk, to help crack the case. But Faith, still reeling from her own demons, is fragile, and even with Turk’s strength and loyalty, Faith knows that this just may be the case that pushes her over the edge.

A new serial killer leaves a mysterious signature—the theft of his victims’ wedding rings—and as the trail grows cold, FBI Special Agent Faith Bold knows she will be unable to solve it without the expert assistance of her K9 German Shepherd, Turk. But Faith still suffers from PTSD, haunted by her encounter with a serial killer, and it is only Turk who keeps her going. Together, they will stop at nothing to bring the next killer to justice—and to save the next victim before it is too late.

In 1922, a 16-year-old Canadian girl, fed up with life in a French convent school, answered an ad for a travelling secretary. Tall, blonde, and swaggering with confidence, she might have passed for twenty. She also knew what she wanted: to become the first female to drive around the world. Her name was Aloha Wanderwell. By the age of 25, she had become a pilot, a film star, an ambassador for world peace, and the centerpiece of one of the biggest unsolved murder mysteries in California history. Her story defied belief, but it was true. Every bit of it. Except for her name.

FBI Special Agent Faith Bold doesn’t believe she can ever return to the force after the trauma she’s been through. Suffering from past demons, she feels unfit for duty and content to retire—until Turk walks into her life. Turk, a former Marine Corps dog wounded in battle, suffers from his own demons. But he never lets it show as he gives everything to Faith to get her back on her feet.

Hamilcar Bear-Eater, Lord-Castellan of the Astral Templars Stormhost, was warned not to venture into the twisted shadeglass labyrinth of Shadespire. Naturally, he headed there right away, because no one tells Hamilcar what he can't do.... Now he's trapped, lost, alone, and haunted – both by the ghosts that inhabit the City of Mirrors and by the spectres of his own past, doubts and fears. Can he overcome these obstacles and escape to fight again? Probably - he is Hamilcar, mightiest of all the Stormcast Eternals, after all!