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Girl Out of Time

Clyde Boyer

2h15min45

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181 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 2h16min.
A young girl befriends a time traveler on the run. Now, to save the world, she must learn to fly, track down aliens, and traverse space and time.After thirteen-year-old Anna Armstrong loses her parents in an accident, she is sent to live on her Uncle Jack’s farm. She is despondent, but on her first night there, she is awoken by strange lights originating from a nearby lake. She sets out to investigate—and the skies suddenly erupt in a thunderous explosion. That’s when Anna sees a mysterious woman floating across the lake. She discovers Mara—the woman on the lake—is a time traveler on the run from frightening bone-white alien creatures. She also learns that time travel has consequences. Mara’s time-hopping escape has broken the universe, opening wormholes throughout the valley, each leading to another world. Now, Mara needs Anna’s help—together, they must use science to track down the aliens and close the portals before anything escapes. But can they figure out how before Mara’s very existence is erased forever? Girl Out of Time is a thrilling adventure of two unlikely friends who team up to take on a world of aliens, wormholes, and time travel—to save themselves and, possibly, the entire planet. 
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New Startup Mindset

Sandra Shpilberg

3h26min15

  • Création d'entreprise
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275 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 3h26min.
Sandra Shpilberg will show you a new way to succeed as an entrepreneur! This provocative startup tale of success exposes Silicon Valley’s startup myths and sets forth a new approach for aspiring and current founders to build companies that make an impact.In New Startup Mindset, Sandra Shpilberg, founder and CEO of Seeker Health, introduces a new mind-set for starting and building a successful company. Shpilberg shows that Silicon Valley’s startup formula - a few young male cofounders attempting to build a unicorn funded by venture capital - is a broken system that puts excessive emphasis on hype and improbable outsized outcomes, disregards real results such as revenue and profit, and promotes limiting beliefs for the next generation of entrepreneurs.In 2015, Shpilberg founded Seeker Health, a digital patient-finding platform. The company grew rapidly to serve over 60 biotechnology companies, connect millions of patients with serious diseases to clinical trials, and achieve great financial success.From the start, Shpilberg did almost everything differently than the blazed path. She chose to be a solo founder, didn’t pursue an incubator, didn’t accept outside funding, led development of software despite not being a programmer, and charged customers from month one.Instead of creating hype about fundraising based on fictitious valuations, Shpilberg focused on customer needs, yielding a startup with revenue, profit, and impact; and in September 2018, a large life science services company acquired her startup while she was still the sole owner.In New Startup Mindset, Shpilberg shares her success story of starting, building, and exiting her startup and provides listeners with sage insights and practical tools to follow this approach. This book is simultaneously a needed dose of reality for Silicon Valley and a large serving of inspiration for those who want to create something from nothing.It is a must-listen for aspiring startup founders and current entrepreneurs, especially those who may think they don’t fit the mold of a Silicon Valley founder and are open to a new way of making a definitive and profound impact with the companies they create.
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Affiche du document A Little Book of Self-Care for Those Who Grieve

A Little Book of Self-Care for Those Who Grieve

Paula Becker

22min30

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30 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 22min.
Weep. Scream. Hate. Disbelieve. Go numb.Breathe.This beautiful book offers a gentle and honest guide for surviving the early days of grief—shock, trauma, disbelief—and beyond. In simple, easy-to-absorb pages composed of short, poetic text and spot illustrations, readers will begin to find the path they need to move through their grief, step by step. From grieving a sudden death or a long illness, someone hard to love or impossible to live without, anyone suffering a loss will see themselves and their grief reflected in these pages.When author Paula Becker’s son was killed in 2017, she reached for grief books to help her understand how to proceed through the enormous grief engulfing her. Most grief books are tens of thousands of words long—helpful resources, but often too overwhelming for the newly bereaved to navigate with shattered attention spans and broken hearts. With A Little Book of Self-Care for Those Who Grieve, as only someone who knows grief intimately can, Paula Becker offers grievers a touchstone, quiet snippets of care and advice that can be returned to again and again as they travel the lifelong road of grief. A planned foreword from a notable voice in the grief community as well as a resources section rounds out this essential book.In the vein of It’s OK That You’re Not OK, A Little Book of Self-Care for Those Who Grieve acknowledges the brokenness, the pain, and how grief alters your reality—and with great tenderness and gentle compassion, walks with readers in that new world.
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The Grays of Truth

Sharon Virts

2h39min00

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212 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 2h39min.
From bestselling historical true-crime author Sharon Virts comes a gripping tale of murder and deceit.In Reconstruction-era Baltimore, members of the city’s elite keep turning up dead. Below the polished surface of high society, there are illicit affairs, jilted lovers, financial hardships, and countless motives for murder. When Jane Gray Wharton’s husband, Ned, dies unexpectedly while overnighting at his brother’s home, Jane has no reason to question the circumstances of his death. But on a visit to the same house a few weeks later, both Jane and her daughter fall gravely ill, and Jane begins to suspect foul play.Though a trained chemist and former nurse, Jane is haunted by a history of delusion, loss, and institutionalization. As the unexpected and devastating deaths begin to multiply, Jane’s grip on reality starts to slip. When a respected army officer falls terribly ill after visiting the Whartons’ Baltimore home, Jane’s greatest fears become all too real. The time has come to act—but who will believe her? And can she even trust her own mind?Inspired by true events involving one of Baltimore’s most powerful families, The Grays of Truth is the story of one woman’s quest for answers in her fight for redemption—and to save the man she loves.
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Affiche du document Babylon Twins

Babylon Twins

M.F. Gibson

1h15min09

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2257 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h15min.
“A gleefully apocalyptic page-turner . . .” ―Kirkus ReviewsMeet Chloe and Elizabeth Yetti: antisocial, semi-homicidal eighteen-year-old twins casually surviving the AI apocalypse.Ten years ago, a powerful machine intelligence unleashed a nano-engineered superdrug on humanity. Civilization is now a collection of mindless addicts confined to automated treatment centers that tower over drone-dominated cityscapes. Having escaped and grown up in the forests of Northern California alongside their younger brother and brilliant scientist/survivalist mother, Clo and El stayed safe while society collapsed around them.But when a mysterious stranger and a demonic woodland creature appear and threaten their family, the twins are drawn back to a disintegrating, drug-addled San Francisco. There, biomechanical gods and monsters vie for control of what’s left of humanity’s consciousness. Armed with only a knife, an old hunting rifle, and their secret, cryptophasic twin language, Clo and El realize that surviving the apocalypse was just the beginning - now they’ve got to face it head-on.The first book in the Babylon Twins trilogy, this epic adventure takes listeners on a journey filled with sci-fi spectacle and darkly humorous twists and turns, not to mention some good old-fashioned butt-kicking.
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Wild Heart

Stacey Marie Kerr

9h37min30

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770 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 9h37min.
For Dr. Stacey Marie Kerr, a road is only worth traveling if it comes with some unexpected turns. In her midfifties, Dr. Stacey Kerr was diagnosed with osteoporosis and told to play it safe. Instead, she bought her first Harley. Over the next fourteen years, Stacey and her two best friends decided to give the finger to aging gracefully, ultimately embarking on seven epic motorcycle tours throughout the western United States filled with drama, introspection, and pure joy. Using her motorcycle adventures to guide her memories, Stacey travels the twisting road of her own past, in which the only constant is defying expectations. As a young woman, Stacey escaped an authoritarian childhood to join the counterculture of the sixties. On The Farm, the largest hippie commune in the United States, she spent a decade practicing intentional spirituality. There, she came to admire, and ultimately clash with, the mother of spiritual midwifery—Ina May Gaskin. In her midthirties, Stacey would reject convention once again by going to medical school and transforming her life. As Stacey rides the curving highways of the West, she reflects on marriage and motherhood; the cultlike energy of powerful spiritual leaders; the miracles, traumas, and lessons of a physician’s life, including a near-fatal delivery of her own grandson; her long-held belief in the healing power of cannabis; and the vital necessity of love at every stage of life, from birth to death and beyond. Written with irreverence and good humor, Wild Heart is an inspiring memoir for anyone ready to make braver and bolder choices—at any age. 
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Affiche du document Finding My Way

Finding My Way

Robin F. Schepper

2h06min00

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168 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 2h06min.
IPPY Awards Gold Medal Winner in the memoir category Colorado Independent Book Publishers Association (CIPA) Gold Medal Winner in the memoir category National Indie Excellence Awards finalist in the new non-fiction category A deeply personal memoir about finding family and belonging from White House staffer Robin F. Schepper.  Growing up torn between her single Pan Am–stewardess mom and brothel-owning grandmother in 1960s New York City, Robin F. Schepper never imagined that she’d one day have an office in the East Wing of the White House. Her childhood in a German American neighborhood on the Upper East Side was peppered with half-truths, from the family secrets surrounding her grandmother’s immigration to deceptions about her biological father.  In a world of self-absorbed adults, Robin largely raised herself: she secured a scholarship to a prestigious private school and worked several jobs as a teenager to pay her own living expenses before finally escaping to California for college. Street-smart and undeniably driven, once in the professional world Robin quickly ascended in the male-dominated political sphere, traveling the globe while being subjected to sexual harassment and assaults that echoed obstacles her mother and grandmother had faced. Through it all, Robin searched for her biological father. She felt that if she could understand why he abandoned her, she could free herself from secrets, lies, and shame.  Robin eventually rose to work for the First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama and, in the meantime, created her own family by adopting two sons from Kazakhstan. Intimate and captivating, Finding My Way follows an ambitious woman who reached the highest pinnacles of a political career while simultaneously fulfilling her own quest to heal from family trauma and discover her true identity. 
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Affiche du document Home Is Within You

Home Is Within You

Nadia Davis

15h00min45

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1201 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 15h1min.
AUTHOR ACCLAIM: Home Is Within You was shortlisted for the 2022 U.S. Selfies Book Award (Publishers Weekly & Booklife) – Best Memoir/Autobiography, before it was acquired by Girl Friday Books.  CURRENT CULTURAL RELEVANCE: Bestselling author Brené Brown has shined a spotlight on the theme of shame, and Nadia’s memoir of banishing shame and advocating for women’s rights comes at the right cultural moment.  BIG PUBLICTY PLANS: Nadia and her publicist have a full publicity and media outreach campaign planned, including prominent California press in LA and the Bay Area as well as national media (broadcast, print/online, and podcasts). Preface Introduction Dear Son, when I visited the angels, you were there. Chapter 1 Dear Son, poverty is not living in a small house, it is living in a small world. Chapter 2 Dear Son, you are not a body nor the thoughts your mind makes. Chapter 3 Dear Son, this too shall pass. Chapter 4 Dear Son, justice is but an idea, unless someone makes it real. Chapter 5 Dear Son, the truth is the truth and it must win. Chapter 6 Dear Son, always wear your seat belt. Chapter 7 Dear Son, any time you ask for help, you deserve an award. Chapter 8 Dear Son, you are the best thing that ever happened to me. Chapter 9 Dear Son, please make self-care your best friend. Chapter 10 Dear Son, you can make it through anything in life, and are never alone. Chapter 11 Dear Son, if anyone hurts you, I got your back. Our Creator takes care of the rest. Chapter 12 Dear Son, guilt is ok. Shame never is. Chapter 13 Dear Son, you are not mere DNA. Chapter 14 Dear Son, if you want to go quicker, go alone. If you want to go further, go together. Chapter 15 Dear Son, truth is your identity. Chapter 16 Dear Son, good and bad come in waves, but the truth remains the same. Chapter 17 Dear Son, the end is often the beginning. Chapter 18 Dear Son, courage is often a verb. Chapter 19 Dear Son, never stop growing or striving to live wholeheartedly. Chapter 20 Dear Son, I got you. You got me. We got we. Family. 
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Affiche du document Here on Earth

Here on Earth

Brian Holers

1h42min45

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137 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h43min.
Fresh out of prison and looking to make amends to his son, Tommy Turner finds himself tangled up with a New Orleans mafia boss hellbent on revenge and a past that just won’t leave him be.After a two-year stint in Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola for drug dealing, recovering addict and gambler Tommy Turner just wants to reconcile with his ex-wife and young son, Jamey, and get himself right with God. Haunted by how his father’s destroyed football career, failed marriage, and untimely death affected his childhood, Tommy vows to do better by Jamey.Enter Tommy’s childhood friend: Glenn Rosen. Glenn has stepped up to serve as surrogate father to Jamey in Tommy’s absence, and it’s brought joy and meaning to Glenn’s empty life. Now, fiercely protective of Jamey, Glenn sees Tommy as a deadbeat who will never amount to anything. But Glenn is also facing his own personal reckoning. A lifelong gay man, he has unexpectedly fallen for a woman. But Glenn has bigger fish to fry when Tommy’s bad choices impact Glenn’s orderly existence and threaten to destroy the life he has built.When ailing New Orleans mafia boss Carlo Bianchi comes looking for Tommy with a bloody vendetta, chaos mounts, and Tommy and Glenn are forced to depend on each other to protect Jamey from an unsettling future. With a lifetime of disappointments behind him, can Tommy save his son from his own father’s legacy of a broken childhood?
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Affiche du document Leadership U.: Preparing Students for College, Career, and Beyond

Leadership U.: Preparing Students for College, Career, and Beyond

The Leadership Program

3h49min30

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306 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 3h49min.
Early and ongoing intervention is known to be a critical element in increasing the likelihood that students in underserved communities will attend college and then thrive there and beyond. Crucially, intervention is most effective when it starts at an early age—planting the seeds in young minds that college is a realistic option for them—and continues from elementary school through high school. The Leadership U. program provides grade-appropriate preparation scaffolded through four curriculum manuals, each tailored to a specific stage of learning, and includes a supplement to guide high school students through the college application process. The interactive lessons of the Grades 9–10: Preparing for Postsecondary Success curriculum focus students on setting goals, establishing personal values, developing effective study and self-management skills, investing in academic achievement, forming healthy relationships, embracing and celebrating diversity, and fostering resilience. Participants have the opportunity to define who they are as leaders as part of The Leadership Program’s proven-effective approach to enrichment and social and emotional learning, which has been implemented in thousands of classrooms for hundreds of thousands of students. 
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Affiche du document Leadership U.: Preparing Students for College, Career, and Beyond

Leadership U.: Preparing Students for College, Career, and Beyond

The Leadership Program

3h40min30

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294 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 3h40min.
Early and ongoing intervention is known to be a critical element in increasing the likelihood that students in underserved communities will attend college and then thrive there and beyond. Crucially, intervention is most effective when it starts at an early age—planting the seeds in young minds that college is a realistic option for them—and continues from elementary school through high school.  The Leadership U. program provides grade-appropriate preparation scaffolded through four curriculum manuals, each tailored to a specific stage of learning, and includes a supplement to guide high school students through the college application process. The interactive lessons of the Grades 6–8: Developing Key Life Skills curriculum incorporate differentiated learning, foster engagement in school, develop personal responsibility and teamwork, dive into healthy identity exploration, provide an opportunity to examine life interests, and encourage students to take on the role of leaders. Participants are engaged by The Leadership Program’s proven-effective approach to enrichment and social and emotional learning, which has been implemented in thousands of classrooms for hundreds of thousands of students. 
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Affiche du document Crafting the Sale

Crafting the Sale

Michael Tuso

1h06min00

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88 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h06min.
Join Michael Tuso as he guides sellers out of the antiquated world of “one size fits all” pitching and into a world that empowers buyers and sellers alike through problem-solving and system building. If you find the traditional methods of hard selling and forceful tactics to be outdated and exhausting, then Crafting the Sale is the refreshing people-focused approach you need. Learn how to solve buyer problems, increase your sales numbers, and create impeccable sales and buying experiences. Buyers don’t have to work with you; they choose to work with you—and Crafting the Sale shows you exactly how to get those buyers to engage, act, and convert. In this modern approach to selling, Tuso tosses aside canned sales pitches and instead shows how true success in sales stems from understanding others and problem-solving. Throughout, Tuso takes on old-school methodologies and shows how to equip sales teams with newer, more refined approaches to their craft, demonstrating how to: create space for the buyer, unlock the power of emotional connection, ask thoughtful questions that build trust, put the buyers’ needs first instead of the product, save floundering customer relationships, craft messages that buyers actually want to read, prevent buyers from ghosting you, build the right habits to help you sell more sustainably, remain top of mind even when the buyer is not in the market, deploy the most up-to-date sales tactics to increase revenue, and much more. Crafting the Sale is the ultimate tool for anyone new to sales or looking to level-up their skills, improve their outcomes, and create lasting connections with customers. Salespeople can be successful by adapting to the changing dynamic between buyer and seller and providing experiences that benefit both sides. All it takes is genuine conversation, a problem-solving attitude, and a commitment to learning. 
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Affiche du document Break the Code of Silence

Break the Code of Silence

Brian Claypool

1h15min00

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100 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h15min.
Brian Claypool has appeared regularly on CNN, Fox News, NBC Nightly News, Good Morning America, HLN, Inside Edition, and more. He is able to use his platform and connections to promote the book.  Claypool has worked on some of the highest-profile child abuse cases in Southern California history. He has 16K followers on Instagram, and his YouTube channel has more than 200K views.  Confirmed endorsements from high-profile TV personalities such as Dr. Drew Pinsky, Adrienne Maloof and Garcelle Beauvais, and potential endorsements from Nancy Grace, Shaquille O’Neal, Shannon Bream, Megyn Kelly, and more. 
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Affiche du document Metabolism Makeover

Metabolism Makeover

Megan Hansen

4h09min00

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332 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 4h09min.
ANTIDOTE TO TOXIC DIET CULTURE: We’ve been told that the key to weight loss is simple: eating less + exercising more = losing weight. But in this book, Hansen flips this dieting script on its head to show you how shifting your focus to learning about your metabolism is the real key to feeling good in your body at any stage of life. AUTHORED BY AN EXPERT: Megan Hansen is a registered dietitian nutritionist with over a decade of experience, and the method she shares in the book is based on her training, her work with clients, and her own weight-loss journey, in which she shifted her focus from counting calories and trying endless new diets to resetting her metabolism. STRONG AUTHOR PLATFORM: Hansen is the founder and CEO of Metabolism Makeover, a virtual nutrition-coaching business with a focus on weight loss and metabolic health. Metabolism Makeover has 5,000+ past and present clients and has 1,000+ monthly members, and it is currently used and promoted by 30 certified dietitian coaches in their own practices. Hansen also has an email-newsletter list of 15,000+ subscribers and a strong social media presence with 56,000+ followers on her personal brand Instagram (@megan.the.dietitian), 34,000+ followers on the Metabolism Makeover Instagram (@themetabolismmakeover), and 55,000+ followers on TikTok (@megan.thee.dietitian). EXISTING MEDIA COVERAGE: Hansen has been quoted, and has contributed to articles as an expert voice, in Martha Stewart Living magazine, EatingWell, Insider, StyleBlueprint, and Medium, among other publications. Chapter 1: How You Got HereChapter 2: The Metabolic EcosystemChapter 3: Blood Sugar Control / Manage Your BSChapter 4: Lean Muscle TissueChapter 5: MovementChapter 6: SleepChapter 7: Manage Your StressChapter 8: A Healthy GutChapter 9: The Next Best ChoiceChapter 10: The Final 80%Chapter 11: There is No Continuity Program
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These Things Happen

Michael Eon

7h45min45

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621 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 7h46min.
Set in Brooklyn, New York, between the 1970s and the 1990s, the author's debut work of fiction speaks of men's emotions, brotherhood, parental and substance abuse, and ultimately, healing, in a way that will appeal to fans of Augusten Burroughs and Lisa Harding. Author has worked in the publishing and entertainment industries for over 20 years, is a former board member of the Audio Publishers Association, and a former producer of major motion pictures and television. 
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Affiche du document Veil of Doubt

Veil of Doubt

Sharon Virts

10h43min30

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858 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 10h43min.
Sharon Virts Books has 10,462 Facebook followers (87% Women, 13% Men)Author eNewsletter mailing list has over 25,513 subscribersFounder of historical fiction book club, #READWITHSHARON, with 764 (and growing) active members from across the country, which hosts bestselling authors monthly, including Amanda Skenandore, author of The Nurse's Secret, and Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, author of Her Heart for a Compass.Author's first book, Masque of Honor, published February 2021. About 5,000 units of both hardcover and e-book sold.Veil of Doubt is based on true events from 1972 in Virginia.Her Selma Mansion Rebirth site detailing the renovation of her historic mansion on Facebook has 89,000+ followers
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SuperAging

Larry Wolf

1h29min15

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119 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h29min.
Get older without getting old!  Welcome to the dazzling new world of SuperAging, where everything you’ve been taught about aging is challenged. Getting older does not need to mean the end of accomplishment and growth. For SuperAgers, the period after age sixty-five can be one of the most productive and fulfilling times of life. SuperAging is already a reality for millions. But the science, business, and culture of aging have changed at such a rapid pace that they can be hard to keep up with. That’s where authors David Cravit and Larry Wolf can help. They’ve broken SuperAging down into seven simple components—Attitude, Awareness, Activity, Autonomy, Achievement, Attachment, and Avoidance—and in this groundbreaking book, they show how you can put these forces to work in your own life. From taking control of your health and health care to revolutionary ways of thinking about retirement, money, housing, and even relationships, you’ll discover how to make your seventies, eighties, nineties, and beyond some of the best years of your life. Why settle for getting old when you can thrive? 
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Affiche du document Veil of Doubt

Veil of Doubt

Sharon Virts

2h31min30

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202 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 2h31min.
When a mother is charged with murder in a town already convinced of her guilt, can defense attorney Powell Harrison find truth and justice in a legal system where innocence is not presumed? Emily Lloyd, a young widow in Reconstruction-era Virginia, is accused of poisoning her three-year-old daughter, Maud. It isn’t the first death in her home—her husband and three other children all died of mysterious illnesses—so when Maud succumbs to an unexplained malady, the town suspects foul play. Soon Mrs. Lloyd is charged not only with poisoning the child but also with murdering her children, her husband, and her aunt. Enter Powell Harrison, a soft-spoken, brilliant attorney who recently returned to his Virginia hometown to help his brother manage their late father’s practice. Approached to assist in Mrs. Lloyd’s defense, Harrison initially declines, worried that an infanticide case might tarnish their family’s reputation. But as details about the widow’s erratic behavior and her reclusive neighbors emerge, Harrison begins to suspect that an even more sinister truth might lurk beneath the family’s horrible fate and finds himself irresistibly drawn to the case.  Based on a shocking true story, Veil of Doubt is part true-crime thriller, part medical and legal procedural. Perfect for fans of Margaret Atwood’s Alias Grace and filled with rich period detail gleaned from exhaustive research, Veil of Doubt delves into the darkness of the South during Reconstruction, exposing intrigue, deception, and death. 
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Affiche du document Game Changer

Game Changer

Bob Whitsitt

2h00min00

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160 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 2h00min.
From groundbreaking trades to team-saving negotiations, Bob Whitsitt reveals the behind-the-scenes deals that changed the destinies of three iconic Pacific Northwest sports teams: the Seahawks, the SuperSonics, and the Trail Blazers. In 1994, Whitsitt was named the NBA Executive of the Year—but in 1978 he was just an intern for the Indiana Pacers. Over the next decade and a half, he would find his way to the front lines of an athletic revolution, leading a transformation that took the NBA from an asterisk in sports to a global phenomenon. By 1986, at the tender age of thirty, Whitsitt had been recruited to salvage the Seattle SuperSonics, whose glory had faded after the 1979 NBA championship. In just one season, and after many daring player trades, Whitsitt guided the team back to fighting form and into the playoffs. Whitsitt’s grit and risk-taking moves caught the eye of billionaire Paul Allen, who coaxed the savvy executive into taking the helm of the Portland Trail Blazers and leading them back into championship contention. Whitsitt went on to play a pivotal role in convincing Allen to purchase the Seahawks to keep them in town, lobbying for a new stadium—and the implosion of the iconic Kingdome—and ushering in a new era of professional football in Seattle. Whitsitt is the only person to have been both the president and general manager of the Seahawks, Sonics, and Trail Blazers. In Game Changer, Whitsitt offers insights and stories from the glory days of three beloved teams, including  how he earned the nickname Trader Bob by mapping his trades many moves—and even years—ahead; his prescient recruitment of one of the first straight-to-pro basketball players, Shawn Kemp—and why his second signing of Kemp was one of his worst missteps; his time-tested negotiation tips for any situation; how he knew the mercurial George Karl was the right man to coach Shawn Kemp, Gary Payton, and the rest of the scene-stealing Sonics team; the truth behind the heroics needed to keep the Seahawks in Seattle; his rankings of the all-time-best NBA players and coaches; advice for how to get a job in professional sports. An unprecedented view into the front office of three of the most beloved franchises in the NBA and NFL during their most pivotal years, Game Changer offers a new vision for pro sports, perfect for students of the game, lifelong fans, and sophisticated dealmakers alike.
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Affiche du document Lil’ Luna’s So Easy & So Yummy

Lil’ Luna’s So Easy & So Yummy

Kristyn Merkley

7h24min00

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592 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 7h24min.
QUICK AND EASY RECIPES: Lil’ Luna’s So Easy & So Yummy has more than 200 recipes spanning all mealtimes. With many recipes ready in 30 minute or less, the book ensures you’ll have tasty, go-to recipes for family meals and large gatherings even when you’re short on time.  HELPFUL TIPS AND TRICKS: Each recipe includes a “Recipe Tips” section where Merkley shares her tried-and-true recommendations on preparing each recipe. Tips include helpful information across a variety of different topics: recipe prep, how to store leftovers, how to tweak recipes to make them your own, slow cooker adaptations, and much more. VIDEO TUTORIALS:  Every recipe has a QR code that links to an accompanying video that provides further instruction on how to make each recipe, including showing the order of ingredients and desired consistencies and textures for doughs and mixes.   BONUS RECIPES TO ELIMINATE FOOD WASTE: Many recipes include a bonus recipe to help readers make the most of their ingredients, like making muffins out of bread batter. These bonus recipes can be found under the main recipe and will help home chefs turn extra ingredients and leftovers into another delicious meal.  INNOVATIVE SEARCHABILITY: Multiple extensive indexes (including a photo index and index chart) help readers easily find the perfect recipe for the occasion or group they are cooking for.  STRONG AUTHOR PLATFORM: Merkley runs the successful recipe and cooking blog Lil’ Luna, which has 3–4 million unique website visitors every month, more than 100,000 newsletter subscribers, and more than 1 million social media followers across Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest. She has been featured in Better Homes and Garden, Women’s World, and more. AUTHOR WELL-CONNECTED IN FOOD BLOG WORLD: She is close to dozens of well-positioned cooking influencers who will be available and interested in promoting the book, including Natasha Kravchuk of Natasha’s Kitchen and Yumna Jawad of Feel Good Foodie.  
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