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Joyce Maynard was 18 years old when her 1972 New York Times Magazine cover story catapulted her to national prominence. Published one year later, Looking Back is her remarkable follow-up—part memoir, part cultural history, and part social critique. She wrote about diving under her desk for air-raid practice during the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Beatles’ first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, and catching the first glimpse (on the cover of Life magazine) of a human fetus in utero.

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By the 1930s, no one had yet crossed Antarctica, and its vast interior remained a mystery frozen in time. Hoping to write his name in the history books, wealthy American Lincoln Ellsworth announced he would fly across the unexplored continent, and to honor his hero, Wyatt Earp, he would carry his gun belt on the flight. The obstacles to Ellsworth’s ambition were numerous: He didn’t like the cold, he avoided physical work, and he couldn’t navigate. Consequently, he hired the experienced Australian explorer Sir Hubert Wilkins to organize the expedition on his behalf.

A young girl dies mysteriously from what can only be explained as a rare illness. Her younger sister finds a diary in her room that has never been written in. Day by day the book reveals a new writing that urges the young girl to investigate the death. From encounters to the writings, there is a story to be heard, a mystery to be solved.

Fishadella, the fishcake, is special. She lives in Fishville with her father, lazy brother Jared, and all the other fishcake families. Whether it’s discovering a new friend or finding a mother, everyday is an exciting adventure for Fishadella, the amazing, fearless fishcake. 

Drinking cost Helen her marriage and custody of her seven-year-old son, Ollie. Once an aspiring art photographer, she now makes ends meet by taking portraits of schoolchildren and working for a caterer. Recovering from her addiction, she spends lonely evenings checking out profiles on an online dating site. Weekend visits with her son are awkward. He's drifting away from her fast.

James Kavanagh is as rich and sexy as sin, but his workaholic neighbor, Lila Baxter, has been there, done that - and has the heartbreak to prove it. They've avoided each other since their affair ended, but now she's brought home a baby. He's clearly the last man Lila wants to ask for help. But she knows nothing about babies, and James is a born family man. When one offer of help leads to another, they're soon under the same roof. Almost like a real family. Suddenly the heat they've ignored is ready to ignite!

The first book, The Rose Diary, is a roller-coaster of suspense, and this one will take you on an even wilder ride. In book one, we learn that Jacky's sister, Sandra, has been murdered by poison. A series of paranormal experiences lead to the arrest of someone Jacky has never really been fond of. But is that the real murderer? This exciting second book takes you through twist after twist and keeps you guessing. A ghost story, murder mystery, and courtroom drama, this audiobook is fantastically fun.

Welcome to the table! We believe that love, fellowship, and good conversation happens through bringing people into our lives and to our table. Each of us have been impacted by what we like to call Conversational Christianity. Being invited into the homes of others and sitting at their tables for conversation has transformed our hearts, and we believe it will transform yours, too. So we offer you a seat — and a window — into our lives. We have seen how God has worked in us by bringing certain people to our tables. It isn’t about agreeing, in fact we often won’t, it’s about knowing God...

We pull back the layers of the home electrification movement by talking to designers, builders, and trade contractors. We get technical without losing the big picture; on the path to decarbonizing our housing stock . With a focus on the USA Northeast building market.

If you are ready... come and join me and let's build your wedding business brand and systems infrastructure to consistently fill your sales/ bookings diary with your dream wedding clients at the price point that reflects the real value you provide on every wedding day you work on. Each episode is full of value and structured around my Wedding Business ANCHOR Fundamentals Framework, specifically designed for wedding suppliers and venues within the first 3 years of business. So whether you are just starting out and setting up your wedding business, growing your wedding business side hustle, or ...

Welcome to the Key Nutrtion Podcast! Your one stop shop for everything nutrition, fitness and mindset. We believe this a mind, body and spirit evolution. Educational episodes drop every Tuesday and Guest Appearances drop every Friday! My name is Brad Jensen, owner and CEO of Key Nutrition. It's my oath to bring you value. That is the whole goal of this podcast. Thanks for tuning in!

Welcome, this is the Christian Universe Podcast; I will talk about my walk with Christ and how everything ties into the Bible/Word of God. Drop a voice message if you have any topics/questions. https://anchor.fm/christian-universe/message

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It's a Tuesday morning in Brooklyn - a perfect September day. Wendy is heading to school, eager to make plans with her best friend, worried about how she looks, mad at her mother for not letting her visit her father in California. An hour later comes the news: A plane has crashed into the World Trade Center - her mother's office building. Through the eyes of Wendy, we gain entrance to the world rarely shown by those who documented the events of that one terrible day: a family's slow and terrible realization that Wendy's mother has died, and their struggle to go on with their lives.

WEEKLY PODCASTS ABOUT LIFE AFTER 40, FRIENDSHIPS, KIDS, GRANDKIDS, LOVE, RELATIONSHIPS, JOBS, RETIREMENT, SAVINGS, NURSING HOMES, OLD PEOPLE PROBLEMS AND EVERYTHING ELSE FOR THOSE THAT ARE, SHALL WE SAY, WELL SEASONED OR A GENTLE LADY OR SIR OR YOU JUST MAY BE A DIRTY OLD LADY OR MAN, I DON’T KNOW. BUT THIS IS FOR EVERYONE!! SO WELCOME TO OUR PAGE, WE HOPE YOU ENJOY OUR BANTER AND WE HOPE THAT NONE ARE OFFENDED BY ANY COMMENTS OR LANGUAGE THAT WE MAY USE. SO WE’RE VERY SORRY IN ADVANCE FOR ANYTHING THAT WE MIGHT DO TO OFFEND!! My name is Tara and my best friend, Theo and I, get together ...

Before the pandemic, I routinely ignored my natural musings as I hypnotically traveled down the road. During the pandemic, I deliberately gathered these words and thoughtfully trimmed and polished them, before forging them in the furnace. This book is a collection of those aphorisms.

Love football (soccer for the uncultured and stupid) , as well as all other forms of sport? Well, this may be the podcast for you. Josh and Aaron are both lifelong Liverpool fans and Ollie support his local club Plymouth Argyle through thick and thin. The three are great friends and they‘re here give you their opinions on the current state of the game.

Conversations with people who love dogs and who do great work on their behalf!

The world of Product Discovery and Creation is becoming increasingly challenging due to mistakes and missed opportunities that are prevalent in agile teams, large-scale Scrum and all other agile frameworks. History has shown that when organisations try and scale their product development to more than one cross-functional team, mistakes are made that cut short many chances of getting all possible benefits.The route of this for many is the need for more attention paid to the incredible advancements in Product Management driven by hordes of professional Product People who prove that making their ...