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Drawing on more than a decade of new work, Kim and Mauborgne show you how to move beyond competing, inspire your people's confidence and seize new growth, guiding you step-by-step through how to take your organization from a red ocean crowded with competition to a blue ocean of uncontested market space.

"The Real Pain of Stress" isn't just another self-help book offering temporary fixes. It's an easy-to-listen-to, comprehensive guide that addresses the root causes of stress. It gives a framework for an intelligent self-care plan that changes the conversation around stress from elimination to healthy coexistence.

It's the Zandian Lights festival, and the king declared a free-for-all. All human females may mate without petition. Without multiple partners. Without promises. Two warriors have pledged themselves to me, but I can't get excited about becoming their bride. There's only one purple-skinned male who excites me - Mykl, my master and supervisor. The gruff male with a dislike for humans. But I've also seen heat in his eyes, a tilt of his horns when he looks at me. So this holiday, my only wish is to snag his attention. And maybe even his heart.

Spring is bluebonnet season in the Hill Country, and as Kate is planning the perfect wedding, Zach has a conflict with one of his business partners from California that threatens to thwart the entire deal. Will he stand by his morals, or have to turn away from his dream of having a 100% Texas winery? Will their new relationship withstand the twists and turns of the Texas wine business?

We are living in amazing times. Many people are awakening from their spiritual slumber and are seeking the deeper meanings of existence. Many are discovering that we are far more powerful than we have been led to believe--we are a direct reflection of creation; eternal beings of energy and light. At this time of great growth in human consciousness, now is the time to reclaim our power and to align with the divine.

Laya Marston’s husband, Cameron, a daredevil enthusiast, was the complete opposite of her, ready and willing to dive off a cliff-face or parachute across a canyon - and Laya loved him for it. But she was different: pragmatic, regimented, devoted to her career and to supporting Cameron from the sidelines of his death-defying feats. Opposites attract, right? But when Cameron dies tragically, Laya becomes lost in denial, living in the delusion that Cameron will come back to her.

Denver private investigator Reed Ferguson is between cases when a house fire threatens to consume the home of his girlfriend, Willie. The police think it's arson, and they look to Willie - the owner of the building - as the logical suspect. Worse yet, when a body is found in the charred third-floor apartment, the police think Willie is the killer. Reed hops into action to clear her name, but as his own list of suspects grows, so does the danger.

Had enough of relationships which are deficient in empathy? Had enough of people who are emotionally unavailable? In this audiobook, you'll learn why you're attracting them into your life and what to do about it. We'll talk about what codependents, empaths, and narcissists all have in common: childhood emotional neglect (CEN). We'll discover how to de-program from this faulty childhood programming to recognize and avoid toxic thinking that leads to toxic relationships.

In an ideal world, sisters and brothers are friends forever. They love and support each other throughout their lifetimes. Loving siblings share one another’s joys as well as sorrows. When we cry, they cry. When we celebrate, they celebrate. They defend us and protect us. They are loyal. We can trust them. They always have our backs. But sadly, many of us have siblings who choose to be our enemies. When we cry, they gloat, and when we celebrate, they pout. They resent us, compete with us, gossip and lie about us, turn other people against us, ignore us, swindle us, steal from us, sabotage ...

Amber is barely holding it together. In the midst of a messy divorce, sometimes the only thing that gets her out of bed is spying on her handsome neighbor Caleb. She fantasizes about trading places with Caleb’s spouse and makes it no secret that she’d kill for that kind of life. Her words come back to haunt her when Caleb’s wife is murdered and Amber becomes a top suspect.

When a businesswoman is discovered hanging from the rafters of an abandoned building in Savannah, police initially suspect suicide. The trained eye of Homicide Detective Eliza Sheppard questions the death. Having spent years walking in her police chief father’s footsteps, she immediately realizes this was murder.

A fake date... a real secret. An invitation to her ex's wedding is just the icing on a crappy cake for burlesque dancer Yolande. Her ex ghosted her just as they were about to take the stage for their neo-burlesque act. Yolande’s friends at Seraph's Burlesque Club convince her that attending the wedding will show her ex that she's moved on. Only one problem - she just needs a date. Shy bartender Reiko has a secret, or two. She can't risk anyone discovering that her life as a penniless PhD student and bartender is a sham.

Almost every society has professional judges, but from ancient Athens to modern Asia, cultures have wanted ordinary people involved in legal decisions. The use of juries comes with challenges; societies must determine how to select jurors, what cases jurors should decide and by what rules, and how to inform jurors about the law and evidence. This Very Short Introduction shows how and why societies around the world have used juries, charting the spread of the twelve-person jury from England to the British colonies in America, Canada, India, Australia, New Zealand, and the Caribbean.

I had one job - kill the king, and I failed. I’d once thought ending King Zephyr’s reign would be enough for me to move beyond my past, but the longer I’m within the fae realm, the more I realize nothing is as simple as I’d hoped. My first attempt to take down the castle might have been unsuccessful, but I refuse to accept defeat. The only problem...sea creatures and unknown fae insist on getting in the way, and my path back to the castle proves harder than I like.

Chavvah Trimmel, a were-coyote and part-owner in Sunny's Outlook, has recovered physically from her kidnapping, but emotionally she still has scars. Her best friend, Sunny, is happily married and knee-deep in baby poop. All Chavvah wants to do is focus on the future and forget about the past. When the Tri-State Council of therianthropes decides to hold their annual jubilee in Peculiar, Chavvah is stoked.

Structured into three sections - "belonging," "resistance," and "acceptance" - and informed by personal history, community stories, and deep research, Fat Girls in Black Bodies breaks down the myths, stereotypes, tropes, and outright lies we've been sold about race, body size, belonging, and health. Cox's razor-sharp cultural commentary exposes the racist roots of diet culture, healthism, and the ways we erroneously conflate body size with personal responsibility.

Known only as Jag, he leads the Knights of White against the soulless Darkland Beasts who took his wife and his life. Jag is immortal, destined to live with the vengeance he feels in his heart and the dreams that haunt his soul. Sensual dreams of a woman. Karen Gibson is an innocent mortal, unwittingly thrown into this millennia-old battle, and - unwillingly - under Jag's protection. She and Jag are about to discover they have met before - in the dreams they share. Neither trusts the other. Neither can survive alone.

Blake Walker left behind the ATF when the drug cartel he was hunting cost him the life of his fellow agent, and fiancée. Now, two years later, he's working with his brother at Walker Security, but he's living fast, hard, and wild - until he reaches the ultimate high: revenge. And he's close, so close he can taste it. He's one meeting, one woman away from being inside one of the money laundering shells the cartel operates. One Woman. One dangerously hot night.

Patience and feelings were never things I could do well. Now, as Liam grieves - and my worst fears come to light - I'm torn between being a good mate and protecting my heart the only way I know how. As more trouble surfaces, we realize Declan isn't the only shifter we should have been watching out for. With a traitor in our midst, I'm faced with more than one battle in my need for vengeance. Just as I think we've gained the upper hand, I'm kicked back down, but my adversaries should have known better. I don't give up easily and I'll do whatever it takes to protect my pack.

Author Andrea M. Polnaszek explores the biblical narrative of Elijah through the lens of today. She is bold and honest about her journey while sharing her deep struggle to realize God as her only true protector and provider. Her candor surprises and delights the listener, inviting you to open your heart and explore your own story. Andrea reaches into her 20-year mental health background to include activities that allow the listener to wrestle with big ideas like: Who am I and where has the brook dried up?