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I Didn’t Sign Up For This: One Classroom Teacher’s Journey Through Emotional Fatigue to Personal Empowerment is an intimate look at how today’s teachers feel and what they can do to reclaim their confidence and joy to be the teachers they were always meant to be. Integrating self-discovery and personal experiences from nearly two decades of teaching high school English, author Diane Manser shares her realization that teaching is an emotional profession that needs to be viewed as such.

This is a kid and teenager adventure series based in Tokyo, Japan. Two girls get into exciting and inventive situations of their own making.

Guided meditations are a way to let go of your worries for the moment and bring you back to your true, authentic self. It helps realign the chakras of your body to their natural state of vibration—where you can live more fully, love more abundantly, and react in a peaceful state of mind. Your mind, body, and spirit are the essential parts of you—you are God’s precious gift to the world, and there is nothing more beautiful than a soul in the state of peace.

No one can accuse Diane Danvers Simmons of telling a familiar story. Instead she offers a wickedly witty, candid, irreverent British coming-of-age story with a fresh take on maternal abandonment. In My Mother Next Door she shares the life lessons learned growing up in the revolutionary 1970s while her narcissistic mother charted her own unfathomable course to independence and freedom.

How does a middle-aged wife, mother, and FBI agent pursue her dream of hiking 2,200 miles from Springer Mountain, Georgia, to Mount Katahdin, Maine? Sticks Harsha balances her trekking ambitions against the responsibilities of daily life by hiking the Appalachian Trail in sections, one piece at a time. Across a thirteen-year odyssey, Sticks discovers the best of America: the stunning beauty and diversity of nature, the quaintness of small towns, the quirkiness of fellow hikers, and, above all, the generosity of strangers.

Paige McCandliss is not sure what is worse - having the embarrassing video her younger brother filmed of her go viral or being coerced into spending three weeks on a service mission in Mexico. She isn't even out of the airport before she is caught on camera falling into the arms of a handsome trip participant. After one look into his blue-green eyes, she nicknames him "Dream Guy", but worries that he will become "Detestable Guy" if he posts the video.

This book is the story of my life's journey with God. Of course, the story is not over, but I have learned foundational elements that shape my view of God, my experience with him, and the world. My hope is that we will grow beyond the physical constraints of our five senses and enjoy a more abundant life here on Earth.

Ils sont quatre, héritiers de leurs clans... Ils doivent s'unir pour survivre. C'est l'heure de l'affrontement final. Au cœur des cités dévastées, l'ordre est donné de traquer les derniers humains. Mais au milieu des ruines encore fumantes, plusieurs voix s'élèvent dans un but commun : désobéir. En trahissant la parole donnée au Conseil, Maya, Bregan, Nel et Wan deviennent les ennemis de leur communauté. Désormais, ils ne peuvent plus compter que sur eux-mêmes.

L'adrénaline fait battre notre cœur à tout rompre, nous donne les moyens de nous dépasser et nous fait ressentir les choses à 100%. Jehb a parcouru le monde, visité les sites les plus impressionnants et a fini par poser ses valises dans la "capitale mondiale des sports extrêmes" : Queenstown, en Nouvelle-Zélande. Depuis près d'un an, il y croque la vie à pleines dents, réalisant ses rêves les plus fous. Sur ces terres, il a enfin l'impression d'avoir trouvé un endroit où il se sent bien.

Some are brand-new and ready for the world, whereas some are old and kept in closets and only worn in the privacy of homes. Tammy Jones takes on a new way of sharing the precious gems of knowledge and morals she has gathered along the way. Jones lets her poetic spirit flow freely as you get a glimpse of her journey. Journeys can be tiresome, especially if they're not our own, but journeys can also inspire and yield a wonderful sense of fulfillment.

Pour la première fois, les quatre clans autrefois ennemis décident de se regrouper en une immense armée pour lutter contre les humains. Mais face à la férocité de Wan, décidé à mener une lutte sans merci, Maya s'indigne du sort réservé aux innocents. Parviendra-t-elle à faire plier l'inflexible prince des Serpaïs ? Sans compter que la menace pourrait aussi venir de leur propre camp...

La guerre contre les hommes est imminente : les hauts Conseils des Yokaïs se préparent déjà au pire tandis que Bregan, Maya, Nel et Wan associent leurs efforts pour éviter l'inéluctable. Et, alors que le visage de leur véritable ennemi se dévoile, les quatre héritiers n'ont qu'une idée en tête : éviter le bain de sang qui se prépare et protéger ceux qui leur sont chers...

Sixteen-year-old Wesley had his heart set on an eight-second ride that February morning. As he lowered himself onto the bull inside the chute, his heart raced with anticipation and excitement. His head nodded. The chute opened. Cowboy and bull released into the stage of competition. Tragedy struck. His lifeless and broken body laid face down on the dirt floor of the arena. Trampled by the 1900-pound bull he sought to conquer. The once cheering crowd silenced, frozen with fear. But where the heartbeat stops, God's plan takes over.

The once denuded Northeastern United States is now a region of trees. Nature Next Door argues that the growth of cities, the construction of parks, the transformation of farming, the boom in tourism, and changes in the timber industry have together brought about a return of Northeastern forests. Although historians and historical actors alike have seen urban and rural areas as distinct, they are in fact intertwined, and the dichotomies of farm and forest, agriculture and industry, and nature and culture break down when the focus is on the history of Northeastern woods.

He cried so loud. He cried so sad. During his birth, his mother almost lost her life trying to save his. There were so many complications that some people said he would have been better off if he had been still born, rather than to have lived. He was an ugly baby. He cried a lot when strangers held him. They outwardly scorned him, and they secretly abused him. A big brown medicine ball worn over his bulging naval caused him to be cut off from his little friends much of the time. He grew up in a kind, loving, and faithful sharecropper family. But he saw suffering in his family early.

For four years, Diane Hessan has been in weekly conversation with voters across the United States. What she has learned will surprise you, enlighten you, give you hope, and change the way you think about your fellow Americans. Our inability to hear each other, our suspicion, and our impatience is stressing us out and tearing us apart. It’s a sickness that permeates the American culture, erodes our collective mental health, and makes us hate each other.

Toxic culture is eroding our sense of belonging, community and well-being. Our capacity to collaborate and innovate together is also being undermined by the rising incivility and divisiveness. We need each other to address the complex challenges facing our cities and communities—from the infrastructure deficit to climate change, homelessness, mental health and addiction issues. To thrive, our local democracies depend on our ability to revive the art of living and working well together.

This book was put together to be that light at the end of the tunnel, to give life, the rope that pulls one from the quick-sand in life, the answers to all those confusion thoughts, to give understanding, to give character and self-worth, to open up the eyes of those tired of seeing deception, to make simple what Satan has complicated, to uncover what greed has covered, to give to all what God has freely given to me, and that’s the character and faith to love and live forever.

Breaking All the Rules is an erotic short story of a submissive's first time attending a luxurious BDSM ball. Caroline is under strict orders not to play with anyone other than her Master, but when she notices a smoldering hot Derrick, the attraction is instant and all-consuming. Can she make it through the night obedient to her Master, or will she forever be changed from one forbidden encounter?

This is a dark short series of a submissive's first time attending a luxurious BDSM ball. Caroline is under strict orders not to play with anyone other than her Master, but when she notices a smoldering hot Derrick, the attraction is instant and all-consuming. Can she make it through the night obedient to her Master or will she forever be changed from one forbidden encounter?