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Newport, R.I. 1880 - American débutante Sara Swan Whiting has been trained for one purpose: to marry well into society. Together with her friends, Carrie Astor, and Edith Jones (Wharton) Sara débuts into society and is introduced to the bachelor’s of New York’s wealthiest families, hoping to find the perfect marriage. ‘Ethereally beautiful’ and ‘the spirit of the ball’, Sara garners many suitors. But none steal her heart, until destiny steps in and she is introduced to Oliver Belmont, the handsome son of financier August Belmont.

The best little guidebook for the teen you support. This is not a reactive how-to-survive guide; it's a proactive how-to-thrive guide. For teens in middle school through high school and those who support them. How to High School was written in a purposeful way for teens to access, at any moment, and find answers in how to navigate their journey. Each chapter was intentionally designed with the attention spans of today's teens in mind.

Believable explores a wealth of evidence for the existence of a creator that designed our world, walked among us, loves all people without fail, and will never give up until he wins every last heart. Find refreshing perspectives and compelling answers to age-old questions surrounding creation, the nature of good and evil, heaven and hell, salvation, death, and the ultimate fate of humanity. With its engaging style and thought-provoking approach, Believable promises to redefine listeners' understanding of God and the true meaning of hope.

Life changes for everyone in general - and for physicist Dean Matthews in particular - when astronomers detect a radio signal from a nearby star. First Contact forces humanity to face hard questions, and do it fast. Every answer spawns new questions. Every solution sets in motion a new and more daunting crisis to challenge Dean, his family - and an expanding number of interstellar civilizations - or generations to come.

What should we do to solve America's border crisis? Whatever it takes! That's the no-nonsense approach of Arizona congressman J. D. Hayworth, one of America's most outspoken and eloquent conservative spokesmen. J. D. has walked the border and seen firsthand the devastation that illegal immigration inflicts on law-abiding Americans. He's read the intelligence reports, talked to the Border Patrol and the Marines, and knows how intolerable illegal immigration is in a post-9/11 world.

On a busy canal lined street in Amsterdam, Anne Frank and her Jewish family hid from the Nazis near the end of WWII. Anne Frank wrote accounts of their lives in this confinement. Learning from the one radio they shared and quietly listened to, Anne hoped her diary would be published. It was published posthumously, by her father; Anne's only relative to survive the Nazi death camps.

When I stumbled upon a little girl with silver hair and piercing eyes in the woods, I knew she was no ordinary child. The words she spoke to me changed everything. My name is Kairo, and from the moment I brought her home to my parents, my destiny was sealed. Bound by duty and an unbreakable oath, I must protect her at all costs. Meanwhile, Sawyer, the formidable alpha of the Shadow Pack, is locked in a bitter war with the dragon shifters, determined to protect his people from their wrath.

Are you tired of insurance hassles, low reimbursement rates, and working harder while earning less? The Private Pay Practitioners Playbook gives you everything you need to build a thriving practice that serves your ideal clients while creating the financial freedom you deserve. Private pay isn't a dream. It's a decision. Written by D.J. Burr, LMHC, LPC—founder of the 15,000+ member Private Pay Practitioners community—this isn't theoretical advice. It's battle-tested strategies from someone who's built a successful private pay practice and helped hundreds of therapists do the same.

Unseen Scars is a raw, emotionally honest look into the quiet battles men fight every day. It’s for the man who doesn’t know how to ask for help, and the woman who’s trying to love him through his silence. Author and preacher Oleg Faliy takes listeners deep into his personal journey of emotional collapse, spiritual crisis, and the slow, intentional path toward healing. Through powerful storytelling and faith-infused insight, he explores themes of trauma, trust, identity, marriage, and the unseen scars men carry behind their smiles.

Three brothers accept their fate and take up the swords of justice, promising to lead their people in the dawn of a new nation. But first they must face the Merron horde and the warlords who would drench the ground in Highground blood to reclaim their domain. Davos must retrieve his eldest niece and is ordered to return to the Highground refugees who have settled on the banks of the river Ribbel. All is not well with the displaced people of Davos’ homeland and danger is looming.

Read by the author. See how the seeds of 1 John grow in us a bigger vision for the love of God that Guides the Gospel In this exploration of 1 John, J.D. Walt invites you to go beyond proving the information of the gospel into the depths of its revelation and onto its life changing impartation...

Life is meant to be an adventure rich in love & laughter. Eight very different little girls going off on adventures that most children can only dream and imagine. Be it traveling to another world straight out of an RPG game or a Fantasy anime. Or becoming superheroes, protecting their home while struggling to find the balance of a college student. Or going off to discover the urban tales that had been passed down for generations.

Cade Webster lives between worlds. He's a standout football star at the right school, but lives in the wrong neighborhood—if you let his classmates tell it. Everywhere but home, people are afraid of him for one reason or another. Afraid he's too big, too fast, too ambitious, too Black.

So much effort in our early lives is spent aimed towards university, but upon arrival, we are left to fend for ourselves. While this is partly the beauty of university, there are many useful tips, tricks and guidance that the author and their cohort have prepared to help you get the most out of these precious (and expensive!) years. The author started as an underachiever at school, entering university only through sheer luck. Despite initial doubts from teachers and admissions staff, the freedom at university fostered significant personal growth, reflected throughout this book's chapters.

Meet Margaritta, ‘The Sex Tapes’ editor, also known as the ‘Scandalous Scandinavian’, who will introduce you to a thrilling world of adult confessions. Just listen to her amazing collection of ‘Readers’ Letters’, from people like you, who are into really imaginative sex and unbelievably wild erotic fantasies! Hear Mrs L.W. of Bayswater, London who tells us how she fulfilled her husband’s hottest fantasy and Larry of Wolverhampton who bares his fangs and everything else…

Are you ready to transform your mindset and invite more positivity into your life? Affirmations For Daytime & Positivity: 2 In 1 Bundle offers a powerful collection of affirmations to help you cultivate a more joyful and successful mindset, every single day. Affirmations are a powerful tool for reprogramming your thoughts and breaking free from limiting beliefs. With consistent use, these affirmations will help you stay motivated, reduce stress, and cultivate a deeper sense of inner peace and abundance.

Welcome to the world of cursed objects and demented morticians, a spectral realm where living shadows traverse the darkness of your bedroom at three in the morning—the Witching Hour. This terrifying collection of horror shorts will torture your fearful mind with the sound of claws scratching the floor beneath your bed and the nightmarish figure of a milky-eyed corpse reaching for you with ghoulish intent.

Can you imagine what incredible things will happen when faith in God is carried out with purpose and action? Katy and Carlos Can can! The characters in this story demonstrate how the positive attitude and encouragement of one individual can spark belief and selfless teamwork in a whole community, allowing them all to succeed, to find happiness, and to even accomplish the seemingly impossible. This story alludes to the Bible story of Moses leading the Israelites out of Egypt, a place of slavery, to the Promised Land, which is a place of abundance and joy.

In 1831, the American ship Comet, carrying 165 enslaved men, women, and children, crashed onto a coral reef near the shore of the Bahamas, then part of the British Empire. Shortly afterward, the Vice Admiralty Court in Nassau set the rescued captives free. In a work of profoundly relevant research and storytelling, historian and Frederick Douglass Prize–winner Jeff Forret uncovers how the Comet incident—as well as similar episodes that unfolded over the next decade—resulted in the British Crown making reparations payments to a U.S. government that strenuously represented slaveholder interests.

Fuel for the Fight: A 31-Day Devotional Through Ephesians is your invitation to dive deep into one of the most powerful books of the New Testament. Each day’s entry is text-driven, featuring a passage from Ephesians, a key word to remember, theological insights, and practical application—equipping you to live out God’s truth in everyday life.