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This exciting course introduces vital works of political theory from some of history's greatest minds, luminaries like Plato, Thucydides, and Hobbes. Professor Kaplan's goal is to make these works accessible without distorting or oversimplifying them. By the conclusion of this course, you will see a dramatic difference in your ability to understand what you read or watch in the news.

Needing a break from all the murder and mayhem, Doreen and Mack plan an outing to see the local orchid show. Some of the displays are in the community center, but the more prized specimens of this genus require a visit to some of the gardeners’ homes, a rare opportunity not afforded to everyone. This trip, not quite a date, affords Doreen a chance not only to enjoy the company of Mack, but to get to know a few more of the colorful locals. But when one of these locals ends up dead just after their visit, the dark underbelly of orchid growing is exposed, and with it, an old murder…

Kody Rawlee Green is stuck in juvie. Tella “Teal Cartwheels” Carticelli is packing her bags for Rome—on the orders of her parents, who want her as far from Kody as possible. But teenage love is too strong a force for the obstacles of reality. And the highway beckons.

Riches to rags...Chaos might be slowing...Only a new murder occurs...Sending her off the trail again... It’s been a tough few weeks since Robin and Mathew, Doreen’s ex-lawyer and her ex-husband, slid back into her life. Okay, so maybe Robin isn’t here any longer to cause torment, but Mathew is. And he’s not planning to leave Doreen alone anytime soon, although thankfully he’s gone back home for a while. Trying to recuperate looks doubtful for Doreen, when a local gardener is kidnapped, while picking nasturtiums for dinner.

Winter Dreams is a story of friendship, love and betrayal by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

The words you use say a lot about who you are and where you're headed. Whether you want to express yourself clearly to impress a prospective employer during a job interview, or just brush up on those pesky words you encounter every so often reading the newspaper, Kaplan Word Power is the essential tool to help you expand your daily vocabulary.

Morgan's world is turned upside down when she is forced into an engagement to Brian DeMacleo. Brian is an infuriating, overbearing, conceited, arrogant bastard who does nothing but treat her like a child. Not only does Brian have to deal with his...condition... but now he has to deal with the lovely Morgan. Or rather, the not so lovely as personality goes. The woman does nothing but argue and try to irritate him. At least they can find some common ground in that neither of them wish to get married. They will get out of the marriage no matter what it takes.

My daughter is dead. My husband and I cling to what’s left of our family, desperate to make sense of the tragedy. But when the sheriff knocks, he delivers news no mother should ever have to hear. Our daughter was murdered. And my son is the prime suspect. When we adopted 11-year-old Holden, we weren’t wearing rose-colored glasses. But we never could have imagined this. They say you can’t pick your family. But I picked mine. Did I choose my daughter’s murderer?

After her fiancé returns from the Klondike gold rush in 1897, Florence Harms sets about building a new life in her new marriage - even though the lingering effects of illness have left her weak and vulnerable. She and her young husband, Will, work tirelessly to clear the land around their Northwest cabin, content with their modest life. But then a stranger comes knocking and Florence suddenly senses a restlessness in Will's spirit that she had never seen before.

Ben und Emily würden beide alles geben, um im Elite-Internat »Arcadia« aufgenommen zu werden. Emily stellt sich dafür sogar der lebensgefährlichen Aufnahmeprüfung. Sie möchte nichts lieber, als ihre besondere technische Begabung in den Dienst der Menschheit zu stellen, und an der hochgeheimen Akademie werden die Techniken der Zukunft entwickelt. Ben hingegen schmuggelt sich unter falscher Identität dort ein, denn er hat sich von einem Technikkonzern anheuern lassen, um dort zu spionieren.

Dr. Antoinette Day - a young, successful pathologist known to her friends and colleagues as Toni - has no idea what awaits her when Dr. Sally Shore arrives at Perrine Memorial Hospital in Twin Falls, Idaho, to fill in for a colleague recovering from a heart attack. Toni’s life is about to become a living hell.

The orphan Rhaps never intended to be the village prophet, but when others discover the predictive power of Rhaps' dreams, they sequester him in the local mill, where the village lines up each morning to await their fortunes. Hoping to reclaim the liberties of youth, Rhaps enlists the help of an unexpected friend to help him escape the curse of his psychic abilities.

Eigentlich will ich nur meine Beförderung feiern, als plötzlich der attraktivste Mann vor mir steht, den ich je gesehen habe. Er glaubt, ich sei sein Blind Date ... und wer würde da schon Nein sagen? Als Risikoanalystin sind Vorsicht und vorausschauendes Handeln mein höchstes Gebot. Aber offenbar werfe ich alle Regeln über Bord, sobald es nicht um meinen Job, sondern um mein Privatleben geht. Zwischen mir und dem hochgewachsenen, charmanten Fremden funkt es gewaltig. Doch kurz darauf stellt sich heraus, dass er niemand anderes als David Phillips ist, der Neuzugang bei den Philadelphia Pucks.

Half-dead witch Geneviève Crowe makes her living beheading the dead—and trying to juggle her new duties as a faery princess now that she's married Eli Stonecroft, a faery prince who was in self-imposed exile in New Orleans. But monsters have no patience with royal obligations, and the same creature who once hunted her great-times-great grandmother is now trying to put Gen in the ground.

Toronto Method Mindfulness Handbook is a thorough guide to the fundamental theory and practice of contemporary mindfulness meditation. It is a standalone resource for both beginning and intermediate practitioners. Through six lessons, Ari Kaplan explains the importance of balancing present moment awareness with loving-kindness, curiosity with non-identification, and intentional practice with the spontaneous experience of pure beingness. His teachings are rooted in well-recognized research methods, such as the Toronto Mindfulness Scale and emotion-focused mindfulness.

*Verliebe dich nie in eine Romanfigur, denn sie könnte dich suchen kommen.* Dass Lesen wahnsinnig gefährlich ist und man sich nie in eine Romanfigur verlieben darf, weiß kaum jemand besser als Lin, eine Wächterin der Bibliotheca Elementara. Mithilfe ihrer Luftelement-Kräfte sorgt sie dafür, all die umschwärmten und aus ihren Seiten herausgetretenen Protagonisten wieder einzufangen und in ihre fiktive Welt zu bannen. Glitzernde Vampire, unwiderstehliche Außerirdische, schlagfertige Dämonen, Gitarre spielende Bad Boys ...

Theresa ist eine Romantikerin. Aber Dauer-Single. Sie weiß nie, ob sie der Liebe eine Chance geben oder lieber schnell vor ihr weglaufen soll. Vor allem, wenn es um ihren Boss Dr. Derek Gibson geht - zu attraktiv, zu charmant, zu intensiv. Jeden Tag kämpft sie darum, aufdringliche Patientinnen abzuwimmeln, nur um ihr Herz kämpft sie nie. Bis sie endlich aufs Ganze gehen will und scheinbar verliert. Derek liebt seinen Job. Vor allem deshalb, weil Theresa ihm viele nervige Patientinnen vom Leib hält und er in Ruhe seinem Job nachgehen kann.

Fortuna Page is a practicing witch in Massachusetts USA and has dabbled in poetry, the craft, Eastern meditation, song, acting, vegetarian cooking, and world travel. She loves to spend time with her familiars, cats, Gatto and Barnabus and her meditation groups. A few years back she visited a witchcraft shop in Salem MA. She experienced a vision of sights and sounds of nature there. This particular visit the nature phenomenon did not occur but something else did. Leaving the shop Her companion bought a pen in the next shop and then dropped it.

“Wind and Waves: Resting in His Promises,” is a 40-day devotional book written to encourage and bring peace in the middle of the storms of this life. While we may not be able to control the storms, the Lord teaches us that we can still trust that He is good and that the wind and waves still know His name.

Uncover the flora and fauna of the world's biomes in this stunning series for adventurous young listeners! This volume includes Life in a Tropical Rain Forest, Life in a Tundra, Life in a Wetland, and Life on a Mountain.