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Part memoir, part manifesto, Radical is this fearless advocate's incisive, intensely personal call-to-arms. Rhee combines the story of her own extraordinary experience with dozens of compelling examples from schools she's worked in and studied-from students from unspeakable home lives who have thrived in the classroom to teachers whose radical methods have produced unprecedented leaps in achievement. Radical chronicles Rhee's awakening to the potential of every child, her rage at the special interests blocking badly-needed change, and her recognition that it will take a grassroots movement to create outstanding public schools.

As a quirky writer who fell head over heels for her Middle Eastern prince, Farmer offers a personal narrative filled with anecdotes, lessons, and real-life experiences. From the delicate art of Middle Eastern compliments to navigating the nuances of tradition at a big fat wedding, this book isn't just about dating—it's about understanding, adapting, and above all, embracing love in all its complexity.

She’s a witch. He’s a vampire. Falling in love was the easy part. Just like her mother, Chelsea Greaves has her role to play as Regent to the witches in her home of Sterling, Georgia. She even fell in love with a vampire. Only one problem: The witches forbid it. Getting caught in a torrid affair with him will have her hung and burned. But her heart has a mind of its own. Lucien Frost has a role to play too. He’s one of the Kings of Sterling and the only line of defense between her witches and his vampires. Sterling is his home and war was never part of the plan.

Depressed and abandoned after my father dies, I'm sent to a therapy center where I must decide between two doors. Behind one door awaits life in my home country where I will continue to scramble through a tangle of mistakes and a poisonous relationship, but old and new friendships alike may be my salvation. Escape lies behind the second door, where I can run away to an unknown country far away where demanding physical labor will push aside my inner demons. This door could be a fresh start.

On the banks of the North Santee River stands a moss-draped oak that was once entrusted with the dreams of three young girls. Into the tree's trunk they placed their greatest hopes, written on ribbons, for safekeeping - including the most important one: friends forever, come what may. But life can waylay the best of intentions....

A whirlwind courtship. A storybook wedding. A kiss for the bride. And suddenly everything changes. When Peter and Rita's brand-new marriage is strained by a magical twist of fate, true love will never mean quite the same thing again.

At 15 Amanda Grace was abducted on her way home from school. Seven hundred and thirty-eight days later, she escaped. Her 20/20 interview is what everyone remembers - Amanda describing the room where she was kept, the torn poster of TV heartthrob Chase Henry on the wall. It reminded her of home and gave her the strength to keep fighting. Now, years later, Amanda is struggling to live normally. Her friends have gone on to college while she battles PTSD. She's not getting any better, and she fears that if something doesn't change soon she never will.

We can’t imagine Superman without his X-ray vision and train-stopping strength. And what would Flash be without his speed? Yet, many entrepreneurs are stuck, running their businesses with their superpowers untapped. Fear of increasing costs and loss of control stop them in their tracks, and even those who open the door to their secret strength often don’t know how to properly utilize it.

Private Kristi Mathewson joined the army to serve her country and make her family proud. Now that she's there the monotony of the job and of the men she meets drives her to boredom. Her complacency and bad attitude is shattered by the disciplinary actions of her commanding officer. He's determined to make Kristi the best soldier she can be but first she needs more firsthand experience in military discipline.

When Shannon Sovndal started medical school, he was confident and motivated and felt invincible. He thought he was going in with his eyes wide open. Really, he had no clue. Nothing could prepare him for the harsh reality of being a compassionate human and working as an ER doctor. In his emotionally charged memoir, Sovndal examines the tenuous balance between trying to compartmentalize the trauma of tragedy while also preserving his own humanity.

When eldest daughter Caroline and her husband announce they are divorcing - and 15-year-old daughter Vivi acts out in response - Caroline, at her wits end, can’t think of anything to do besides leave her with her mother Ansley in Peachtree Bluff for the holidays. As the “storm of the century” heads toward Peachtree Bluff, Ansley and her husband, Jack, with Vivi in tow, are grateful they’re planning to leave for the trip of a lifetime. But Vivi’s recklessness forces the trio to shelter in place during the worst hurricane Peachtree has ever seen.

Play is important. Play is a fundamental human need. Play can improve every area of a person’s life. But are you really getting enough real play? It’s time to explore The Play Paradigm. This breakthrough book will help you understand and re-define your relationship with play. This has the potential to transform your life, work, relationships, and overall levels of success and happiness.

Shannon Garner met and married the man of her dreams, had two gorgeous children and lived an idyllic life on the New South Wales coast. So why did she decide one day to pursue altruistic surrogacy? And what made her choose a gay male couple from Sydney? Labour of Love is Shannon’s honest and engaging story - a roller coaster of emotion set against the backdrop of a highly regulated ‘industry’.

Dr. Jason Ayers unleashes all of his rage and his frustration through fists and brute force in an underground boxing ring. The werewolf may be the pack's doctor, but he can't even heal his coma-stricken father after the Nero Organization's attack stopped his heart. And as his Pack brothers settle down around him, he still refuses to believe in the fairy tale notion that every wolf has a true mate. In hiding and on the run, nurse Kilani Akamu is a loose end that Nero is desperate to tie up.

She is Kendall Moore - a spirited southern belle as proud as she is beautiful, driven by a cruel marriage-bed betrayal to risk her life in a dangerous gamble for freedom. He is Brent McClain - the Confederate agent who meets Kendall aboard the warship Jenni-Lyn, and loses his heart in a single, searing night of passion. But war and treachery soon tear them apart - Brent into raging battle, Kendall into desperate flight from a scorned husband's white-hot vengeance. They live only for the promise of tomorrow - and a love that will burn forever in both their hearts.

Alydia is a college freshman who is desperate to lose her virginity, but none of the boys in her hall are up to the task of giving her what she wants! Her slutty behavior finally catches the attention of the dorm hall RA who can't let her get away it on his watch. He gives her the vicious punishment that she deserves right in his office and stops short of busting her cherry because his killjoy fiancé can't stop calling him. Alydia has a plan to get him to finish what he started though....

After so many summers together, Emma, Jess, Megan, Becca, and Cassidy are reunited for one final hurrah before they go their separate ways. The plan is to spend their summer as counselors at Camp Lovejoy in a scenic, remote corner of New Hampshire, but things get off to a rocky start when their young charges are stricken with a severe case of homesickness. Hopefully, a little bit of bibliotherapy will do the trick, as the girls bring their longstanding book club to camp.

Gay? Bisexual? Straight? Jimmy Carlton, in his time, is all those things. A household name, Jimmy has a past his fans know nothing about and Winging It shows us his life with total honesty - the men and women he meets in Hollywood: the (male) producer who trades a movie contract for a night with Jimmy; the virginal goddess film star who insiders know to be a nymphomaniac; the all-action male who always gets the girl in the last reel but with whom Jimmy has a passionate gay relationship. And then, God comes looking for him.

In this powerful series by Dr. Shannon, you will learn key principles of How to Operate in Faith. Faith is a supernatural ingredient that produces natural manifestations.

There's only one bright spot Jasmine Hayes can see when she's suckered into helping plan her high school reunion. At least she'll be able to reconnect with old friends Chase Randolph and Alex Landry. There's nothing she regrets more than losing touch with those two handsome guys.