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In a very uncharacteristic attempt at a little revenge, a little vindication, Lily splurges on a first-class plane ticket…using her soon-to-be-ex-husband’s credit card. If he insists that she travel to him, when he’s the one who filed, the one who cheated, then the least he can do is pay for her to fly in comfort.

Hats off to Mr. Gilly, the always smiling, ever energetic trash man who dumps it in, smashes it down and drives around the Trashy Town until his truck is full of glorious garbage.

On a beautiful island, under the Mediterranean sun, two families enjoy a well-deserved holiday. Then, one balmy evening, Emma's father is found unconscious on the sand. Everyone is hiding secrets. Who will you believe?

When searching the top leadership books of today, words like war, laws, and power appear slightly aggressively across covers. And, it doesn't take long to notice that those books are predominantly written by white men. While that fact certainly does not invalidate the valuable lessons for leaders within those pages, aren't we missing perspectives and contributions from leaders with additional challenges to overcome? Untapped Leadership examines strategies, capabilities, and contributions from leaders of color and marginalized backgrounds from all walks of life and career stages.

This work illuminates the efforts of Black educators to fight oppression and institutionalized racism in schools. It provides strategies that district and school leadership can adopt to recruit, retain, and support Black educators in schools.

Holly Saemann es una mujer agradable que, habiéndose ganado la simpatía del pueblo de Oyster bay gracias a su apariencia amable e inofensiva, da rienda suelta a sus apetitos por la carne humana. En su diario registra todos y cada uno de sus crímenes con un detalle aterrador, así como la parte más dolorosa de su infancia y adolescencia.

With the rise of the Movement for Black Lives and the feverish calls for Medicare for All, the public spotlight on racial inequality and access to healthcare has never been brighter. Just Health examines how deep structural racism embedded leads to worse health outcomes and lower life expectancy for people of color. By presenting evidence of discrimination in housing, education, employment, and the criminal justice system, Dayna Bowen Matthew shows how racial inequality pervades American society and the ways that this undermines the health of minority populations.

This book explores the hidden world of pharmaceutical testing on healthy volunteers. Drawing on two years of fieldwork in clinics across the country and 268 interviews with participants and staff, it illustrates how decisions to take part in such studies are often influenced by poverty and lack of employment opportunities. It shows that healthy participants are typically recruited from African American and Latino/a communities, and that they are often serial participants, who obtain a significant portion of their income from these trials.

Vive Tu Seguro de Vida le muestra exactamente cómo puede aprovechar una de las herramientas financieras más comunes, pero malentendidas. En él, descubrirá exactamente cómo puede usar su seguro de vida para beneficiarlo mientras esté vivo - y le ayudará a construir seguridad financiera. Además, le revelará maneras de sacar el máximo provecho de su póliza sin importar la edad que tenga.

Lily Hu tiene 17 años y es la hija perfecta ante los ojos de los demás. Sin embargo, siente que hay algo diferente en ella: no recuerda cuándo comenzó ese deseo, lo único que sabe es que, aunque al principio le parecía extraño e incomprensible, conforme crecía fue floreciendo; y, cuando Kathleen Miller y ella caminaron debajo del anuncio de neón del Club del Telégrafo, todo se sintió posible.

El reino de Rabu ha sido devastado por la Guerra de las Especies. Los automas, creados originalmente para servir a los humanos, se rebelaron y sometieron a sus creadores para tomar el control del mundo. Ahora, es la raza humana la que vive en represión. Ayla, una sirvienta humana, trabaja en la casa del soberano Hesod, pero no por casualidad. Tras la muerte de su familia a manos de los automas, tiene una sola palabra en mente: venganza.

"Caenthell will stay buried, and the North will not rise again until I freely offer my sword to a true descendant of the High Kings, or until one takes it from my dying hands!" With this curse, the Warlock Malessar destroyed Caenthell. The bloodline of the High Kings disappeared and the kingdom faded into dark legend until even stories of the deed lost their power. But now there is an heir to the North.

Miss Lydia Stafford had always dreamed of being swept off her feet by a man of sophistication and status. A Prince Charming. The last thing she ever expected was to find herself forced to marry a beast.

For seventeen-year-old Maya, trashion is her passion, and her talent for making clothing out of unusual objects landed her a scholarship to Guatemala City’s most prestigious art school and a finalist spot in the school’s fashion show. Mamá is her biggest supporter, taking on extra jobs to pay for what the scholarship doesn’t cover, and she might be even more excited than Maya about what the fashion show could do for her future career. So when Mamá doesn’t come to the show, Maya doesn’t know what to think. But the truth is worse than she could have imagined.

Ella's counting the days until the first day of school, but not because she's eager to start! On the contrary, as the littlest elephant on Elephant Island, she's terribly nervous about the other kids she'll meet. Then she receives a beautiful red hat that belonged to her grandmother - her new lucky charm.

When Lady Francesca Kendall finds herself in a delicate condition, she has a decision to make, and nothing seems quite right. Instead of discerning what she should do on her own, she pays Matthew Grant, the Duke of Lindsey, a call and unburdens her troubles on him, hoping he will do the gentlemanly thing and take responsibility for the dilemma he helped create.

Bullies are everywhere in the classroom, work, you can’t escape them. But if you want to know how to stop them then keep reading.... In Bullying, my book dives deep into the different types of bullying, and how to help a parent in each one. When your child comes home crying from school, and you feel powerless to do anything about it. As a parent that is such an empty feeling. Bullying can be devastating to a child of any age, what we need is a tool to empower them. It is also important to understand why the bully feels the need to intimidate another individual.

Do you want get better sleep and relieve stress? If so then keep reading.... Do you find it hard to fall asleep? Have problems getting high quality sleep? Finding you’re always stressed? Or problems with anxiety? If you do, this audiobook will help you to counter these problems by listening to relaxing content which can help you get to rest much more easily.

Inspiration in My Shoes is a riveting listen that proves no barrier is too high, no obstacle is too great, and inspiration comes in many surprising forms. Diana's story is exemplary of both the struggles young women face and how those struggles can be transformed into triumphs. With her mother's encouragement, her faith in God, and a resilient spirit, Diana overcomes unthinkable tragedy before molding her experience into an opportunity to connect with others.

This zany story of a small space traveler and the young boy he befriends is vividly brought to life with a lively narration and upbeat musical score.