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Detective Sergeant Rick Zadow is angry, unmotivated, unwashed, unkempt and almost entirely reliant on his guide dog, Scout, and voice-controlled personal assistant Siri to make it through each day: one a voice without a body, the other a body without a voice. Left blind after a bullet wound to the head two years before, he is caught up in a workers' compensation battle between two psychiatrists - one acting for him and one appointed by WorkCover - over how much compo he should be awarded.

No battle is won alone, and no war is fought without heartbreak. In this final epic showdown, some will live, some will die, and some will be changed forever. As Violet goes head-to-head with the woman who’s meant to save them all, Morgana is hell-bent on thrusting the magical world out of the shadows. Forging ahead, she assembles an army, slaughtering anyone who stands against her plan. In the conclusion to the Soothsayer series, Violet and the Maxwells must embrace their destiny and fight to the death if they want to save not only the ones they love, but the world as they know it.

Alex Blackesley ha decidido que ya es tiempo de regresar a casa y plantearse qué va a hacer con su vida más allá del trabajo, la única parcela de su caótica existencia que está perfectamente ordenada. Lo que no se espera es conocer a alguien tan similar a ella y a la vez tan distinto, y mucho menos, descubrir que el único hombre por el que ha sentido algo muy parecido al amor es en realidad la persona a la que más tendría que evitar. Porque ya lo dice el dicho: rivales en el trabajo, incompatibles en el amor. Y, si no existe tal refrán, no hay duda de que tendrían que acuñarlo.

Jace Bowen, travel nurse, receives a package from home containing a worn medical pouch holding the remnants of a time long gone. She feels a pull from the past when she visits Gettysburg, something there is very familiar. Zack Keens, fluent in three languages, becomes an interest to the CIA, who offers her a job with the company. Zack's special ability seems to get her in and out of trouble, but it will allow her to connect to the past and save the lives of those close to her.

Have you thought about writing a book and seeing your name on the cover? Now's the time to stop thinking and start doing and you can do that with this practical guide for new writers. Follow along with fictional Rhonda Gray as she enters the writing community and begins to learn what it takes to turn her idea into a book. You'll learn what she learns about points of view, query letters, publishing, marketing, and more. At the end of each chapter there's a summary of what you have learned.

You've seen them - they look stunning, but how do you do it? The Essential Kitchen Series unlocks the mystery by delivering the Mason Jar book set. Enjoy 60 quick and easy recipes that will turn any holiday into a colorful exchange of ideas and tastes. Prepare and then pass on delicious, mouthwatering food combinations with ease and very little mess.

The perfect end to a busy day is a scrumptious meal shared with friends or family. Having something new, something different, can create a sense of excitement around your meal and turn it into a social event. However, what do you do if you're trying to lose weight? That's where The Essential Kitchen Series comes to the rescue with 21 Healthy Dinners for Rapid Weight Loss, an astounding collection of dinnertime recipes to help you drop those unwanted pounds.

When Erin buys a strange plant from a bizarre flower shop, she's unaware of the power it possesses. Her college friends, Kristen and Wes, come over for the evening, but little do they know what the plant has in store for them. Will Kristen get taken? Will Wes get probed? Will Erin get seeded hard?

This thrilling production of one of Algren’s best-known stories traces the gritty lives of Polish youths in the Chicago slums of the 1940s. A full-cast performance featuring Kurt Brocker, Richard Cotovsky, Sharon Gopfert, Andrew Hawkes, Jonathan Lavan, Loren Lazerine, Robert Maffia, Guy Massey, G. Riley Mills, Turk Muller, Lara Phillips, and Andy Roski.

The World Trade Center stood tall and majestic, glistening in the sun, beckoning me to enter into its tall glass revolving doors one summer day in 1979. I worked there for 21 years until it was tragically destroyed on September 11, 2001. While the audiobook recounts the two devastating disasters of 1993 and 2001, it also tells of the many fond memories of life at the World Trade Center. Now that the towers are gone, the joy of life at the World Trade Center remains in my memory.

Calvin Watters hasn’t been back to USC since the day his scholarship and humility were stripped from the former running back. Calvin had cut all ties to the school, but now finds himself pulled back, when a woman’s dead body is found on the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum football field. Detective Charlene Taylor’s new homicide case, a freshman cheerleader’s murder at USC, is complicated. Charlene knows that the USC football team is a close knit family, and getting inside the trusted circle, as a cop, is unlikely.

Transman spy Charley MacElroy travels to Paris to help French authorities break up a Neo-Nazi plot to scatter dirty bombs throughout the city. His older lover Electra comes along to study French, but she soon discovers Dickie Borque, a sinister British aristocrat with lavender hair, may be behind the plot. Charley, however, is not so sure.

The Georgia Barnett novels, including Hit Time, keep Yolanda Joe’s name at the top of Blackboard best-seller lists. In Video Cowboys, the Chicago TV reporter is thrust into a very perilous spotlight. A bomber has taken hostages at a local bank. If Georgia can’t get his videotape of demands on the major networks, people will die. Georgia needs the help of the Video Cowboys - fearless camera crew willing to do anything to get coverage.

In this story, Mrs. Caball, the "grand dame" of a society family, mistakes Lady Carlotta for the governess she has come to meet at the train station. The Lady does nothing to correct her error. On being asked where her luggage is, she reponds that "Someone lost it." One of Lady Carlotta's very excellent rules was "the absent are always to blame". Lady Carlotta throws aside her own plans and becomes a very interesting governess, not at all what the family expected.

Lacy Shelton and her sister Hope couldn't be more different, despite being less than a year apart in age. Lacy is captain of the debate team, poised to be Valedictorian of the high school, and waiting for an admission letter from Yale any day. Hope is captain of the swim team, but will be happy if she gets into community college.

Moving up to middle school? Want it to be great? Then this is the book for you! This is the perfect reference guide, and all that you will need if you are moving up to middle school. Middle school is a big change and many times it's the first biggest transition a young person has to face. With any change come uncertainties and questions. There is a huge difference between elementary school and middle school.

Ever dream about living in an RV? Wonder what life as an RVer is all about? Want to own an RV and hit the road? If you've never set foot in an RV before, this book will act as a guide to help you understand what RVing is all about. And if you have been an RVer for as long as you can remember, you're bound to pick up some idea or another you may not have thought about, and you may recall fond campground memories you wouldn't have been able to experience were it not for your travels in your RV.

The dreary aspects of Soviet housing and one family’s attempt to “exchange” its tiny Moscow apartment for a larger one. Adapted from a novella by the respected Russian writer Yuri Trifanov, as translated by playwright Michael Frayn. Translated and adapted by Michael Frayn. Directed by Robert Robinson. Recorded before a live audience in Santa Monica, CA in April, 1992.

Meet five women with empty arms. Lexie is only 15 and already facing one of the toughest choices of her life - whether or not to keep the baby no one knows she's carrying. Kathryn, Lexie's mother, has already lost her husband. Will she lose her wayward daughter, too? Reena, an elderly woman who lives in the heart of Cincinnati, is widowed with grown children who live in other states. She knows the pain of empty arms, as well....

Finally, the first day of school has arrived. The fact that Meera, Tony, Maria, Liz, and Qianfan will be riding the same school bus together makes them all incredibly happy. As they wait for the bus each morning at the park, they discuss what they learned in class the day before. Their parents gather across the street watching and waving goodbye as the yellow school bus drives away.