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Jeff Walker's Outer Red. A fantastic new science fiction/fantasy spin on a classic fable. Enter a world where a young female ship captain is sent to retrieve information vital to the Galactic Kingdom; a new threat has emerged, and the galaxy is in danger. Can she and her computer companion - GRIMM - get back onto the charted path and return home? Or will they be hunted down and killed before the mission can be completed? Listen to find out more.

Overworked and underpaid, Juanita works a job she hates at the prestigious law firm of Wayne, Rothstein, and Lincoln to provide for her children. When her oldest child, Jalen, begins to feel neglected because his mother cannot afford to buy him the things he wants, constantly works overtime, and is always taking care of his younger brother, he is lured by the streets and a local drug dealer named Drastic.

Cayden Chappell has been interested in Ginny for months, and she's definitely interested in him, too. They've attended all of her social functions together over the holidays, but everything is so stiff and formal. He's not sure if he's getting the real version of Ginny or the one wearing a mask to keep up appearances. When her mother tells Cayden that horses and whiskey don't mix and that he needs to end their relationship, he doesn't know how to disobey someone as powerful as Wendy Winters.

Anita Powell has been in the horse training business since she could walk. She feels a special spirit with equines, but men? That's a completely different story. And most men seem to think they can take advantage of her or say disparaging or sexist things to her. In order to get them to stop—and show them that she's one of the best trainers in the business—Nita needs a boyfriend.

Moving to a new town isn't easy, but it's harder now that Mo's family is dealing with some tougher stuff, like her stepdad leaving, and her mom trying to find a new job while struggling with depression. But Mo can't dwell on those things, because there's a ghost dog haunting her backyard—which is also rumored to be the burial site of an elephant who died in a circus fire.

The media is full of mixed signals about what is expected of women. The news is filled with stories about the poor behavior, bad attitudes, and entitled outlook of young women. But, at the same time pop culture is filled with messages aimed at women about empowerment, taking what you want, and not putting up with sexism. The truth is being a lady isn’t about letting people walk all over you. The modern lady is a woman who has class and manners and knows how to get what she wants.

This isn’t a book about addiction—it’s a book about recovery. Written for every loved one, community member, and recovery professional who wants to know “how do I help?,” Recovery Allies offers real-world solutions, evidence-based strategies, and, above all, hope for the 23 million Americans living in recovery from substance use disorder.

Raymond Kramer has anger issues but having grown up in a house where his parents drilled the same motto in his head when he was younger. How Raymond dealt with his kids proves to be a bit more drastic than other parents, but he saw nothing wrong with it. Having his kids fear him was more important than their love or respect.

Cora, the reincarnation of the powerful Amazon warrior, Persephone, already died to protect Earth once before. She’s not about to let her sacrifice be in vain. Backed up by a dream team of humans and Olympians, Cora races against the clock to save what she can of the planet - and people - she loves from the ruthless Tsakali invaders. As the clock ticks down, she fears she made a grave mistake. By refusing to abandon either of her people, she may have inadvertently doomed both.

How can you possibly be successful in life if you're not successful with your relationships? How do rewarding relationships manage to turn into relationship problems? Have you ever felt no matter what you do to make things right, you end up feeling the same pain, disappointment, and despair of relationships gone bad? How do you let people know you just want to get along? Whether it's family, friends, coworkers, neighbors, business partners, fellow students, teachers - or any other relationship - this book will help you uncover hidden habits and patterns that are silently damaging your relationships.

A smart, funny, and heartfelt middle grade novel about Lily Hong’s attempts to save her parents’ Chinese school and the town’s community center using all the resources she has—devoted friends, ingenuity, a passion for filmmaking, mediocre dance moves (at best), and perhaps even her archnemesis.

Cut the Crap, Get a Job! A New Job Search Process for a New Era is a revolutionary job search book that takes an insightful approach to help everyone from college graduates to senior executives make their next career moves in the 21st century. You'll learn an effective approach to the latest employment practices and brand new, proprietary techniques for career development. In addition, you will get access to free downloadable tools to manage your personal job search.

The Wish Thief is a fantasy novel set in a world in which everyone is born with a Wish to make when coming of age. It follows the story of Lia, a teenage girl with a particularly strong Wish Orb and a big secret: she might be the only person in Maar who doesn’t want to wish for anything.

Dana Goldstein had dreams of being a foreign correspondent, covering the news from a far-off land. When she graduated from journalism school into a recession, her visions of globetrotting were replaced by the reality of needing to pay her bills and eat. Working in retail was meant to be a temporary measure, a stopgap on the road to her future as a journalist. Ten years later, she had found herself accidentally well into a career, lured by the steady paycheck. Join her on the journey as she explores the best and worst of humanity, viewed from the sales racks and the sales floor.

She'll do anything to prove to her friends that she's over her ex...even date the cowboy she once went out with in high school.

Stand-up comedy album

Min sou Dana Snyman weet toe hy die Rugbywêreldbeker-eindstryd op Rondomskrik kyk dat die euforie van dié oomblik kortstondig sou wees; dat ons lewens binnekort soos handomkeer sou verander. Dana verwoord die ervaring van die daaropvolgende agttien maande–van rugbytriomf tot treur en vertwyfeling. Dan kry hy self ook Covid.

What did 19th-century cities smell like? And how did odors matter in the formation of a modern environmental consciousness? Smell Detectives follows the 19th-century Americans who used their noses to make sense of the sanitary challenges caused by rapid urban and industrial growth.

Something is coming. What is on the horizon for the people of Iran? Can America's friendship with Iran survive? From Jimmy Carter's optimistic visit to Tehran in December 1977 to the trial of the state's enemies in 1979, this nine-part drama tells the story of the Iranian Revolution, where protestors took to the streets in support of the exiled religious leader, Ayatollah Khomeini, and the Shah requested help from an America already torn apart by its own conflicts.

She'll do anything to show her ex she's not still hung up on him...even date her best friend. The only problem is Tamara Lennox has real feelings for Blaine Chappell. Blaine's happy to help Tam out of a tight spot. After all, she's helped him around Bluegrass Ranch more times than he can count. They've been best friends through thick and thin, ups and downs, and happy times and broken hearts. He never really liked her ex, and he wasn't sorry to see the guy go. He's also not sorry he's the one pretending to be her boyfriend when Hayes comes back into town.