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Sarah Williams wants nothing to do with small-town life. But after the sudden death of her parents, she is forced to return home to Hopeton, North Carolina to raise her young brother, Johnny. All her ambitions of making it big as a singer in Hollywood are just that…dreams.

This book tells the story of success and reveals the lessons learned by one of NBA’s greatest basketball players. LeBron James is a professional basketball player and is widely considered one of the best players of all time. With numerous endorsement contracts with huge global brands and experience with the best basketball teams, it seems LeBron James found success easily. Yet the basketball player experienced several setbacks and challenges as he rose to the top, and his success is the product of years of hard work and pushing himself to reach his incredibly high standards.

Hannah Howard is a Columbia University freshman when she lands a hostess job at Picholine, a Michelin-starred restaurant in Manhattan. Eighteen years old and eager to learn, she’s invigorated by the manic energy and knife-sharp focus of the crew. By day Hannah explores the Columbia arts scene, struggling to find her place. By night she’s intoxicated by boxes of heady truffles and intrigued by the food industry’s insiders. She’s hungry for knowledge, success, and love, but she’s also ravenous because she hasn’t eaten more than yogurt and coffee in days.

When choosing a name for a baby, it takes time and thought, and it is one of the most important identifiers a child will carry with them for all of their years. As a parent, getting the name right is important, and it can shape who they become. In this book, The Top 1000 Baby Boy Names in the US, you will find the top names given to baby boys in the United States and the meanings associated with them. We hope this will shed some light on the many popular names and hope this helps guide you on your journey to picking the correct name for your baby boy.

The void of space is dark and full of pirates. Holston Zakarian spent his entire life dedicated to shrinking the time it took to move objects from one place to another. With one invention, he became the richest man on Kalypso. But using his vast resources to shape the future was easy when weighed against the task of preparing his two sons to build on his legacy.

Walk the streets of Dodge City with William Conrad as Marshal Matt Dillon in 20 masterpieces of western storytelling. Dillon was not a straight-backed rider with a steely jaw. He was a man who had seen too much, a survivor of conflicts he'd rather have avoided…a man who knew only too well what errors of judgment could cost on the frontier. Parley Baer played Dillon's sidekick Chester, a seemingly naive yokel who was nevertheless as cold-blooded as Dillon when occasion demanded.

Do you love cars? Do you love interesting stories about start-ups? Do you love crazy stories about founders and their ups and downs? This book, and the books in this series, are for you.

When Maddie Waters joins her fiancé, Josh Harding, in Hawaii for his company's luxurious weeklong corporate retreat, Josh wants her to help him secure the prestigious role of CEO for the high-tech firm. However, someone with a dark secret has other plans, and everything changes when a series of deaths and near-fatal "accidents" plague the event.

Janice Millay Payne visits the graveyard and sits beside her dad's grave and prays for help. Her dad, mom, sister and grandparents are listening. They decide to answer her Prayers and visit the Beer Joint. Her grandfather, Marshall Millay, tells the others, "Our gal needs help and you know she won't stop hollering until we do." They let some of the customer's and employees know that they were there. There is some cussing; it is a bar set in 2018.

In "Heroic Dog Stories:True Life Tales of Strength, Bravery and Intelligence from Man’s (and Woman’s) Best Friend," embark on an inspiring journey through the incredible stories of dogs who have shown extraordinary bravery and unwavering loyalty. From life-saving rescues to acts of profound companionship, this book celebrates the remarkable bond between humans and their canine heroes. Each chapter delves into the heartwarming and often miraculous feats of these dogs, showcasing their instinctive courage and the profound impact they have on the lives they touch.

“And So, She Did: Life Lessons, Reflections and Stories” is a powerful non-linear autobiography unveiling the author’s remarkable life—a symbol of resilience and continuous self-improvement. Key moments depict her evolution from fear to forgiveness, offering profound lessons as metaphors for life’s challenges.

On a holiday to Asia, an older woman gets talking to a female traveler on a night out. As they get a little drunk, the traveler tells the story of her adventure at a local lesbian brothel. It excites the woman, who asks to be taken along, and she ends up finding herself involved in a lesbian threesome with two gorgeous young brothel girls.

No one wants to feel powerless, and yet we are destined to feel vulnerable and powerless particularly when we are in intimate relationships. The fact that power differentials exist is not in question; how couples learns to navigate them is. In unhealthy or abusive relationships, sex and money are weapons of power for ultimate control and exploitation, and power struggles about sex and money can occur even in the healthiest of relationships — it’s the human condition.

Stop Overthinking provides creative distraction techniques to help refocus your brain and eliminate the cycle of negative thoughts that come with overthinking. Loaded with activities, journal prompts, coloring pages, and more, this book is a relaxing and engaging distraction for anyone trapped in a relentless rumination.

Struggle & Strive is a powerful exploration of how life’s greatest challenges can become stepping stones to purpose and success. Drawing from personal stories, spiritual wisdom, and insights from thought leaders like Robert Greene, Carol Dweck, and Cal Newport, this book reveals that struggle is not a barrier, but the pathway to thriving.

My life revolved around two things. Football and my cock. And not necessarily in that order. Being the head football coach for a top university in Texas had its ups and its downs. The ups? Endless women to f--k. The downs? The politics that came with the job. From the moment Aubrey Cain walked into my office, she turned my world upside down. Being forced to have her follow me around for a month was going to be a pain in the ass. Especially since I couldn't keep my eyes off of her.

Two manuscripts in one book! Learn the ancient philosophy of stoicism and see what all the hype is about! Do you lack a meaningful purpose in life? Feeling empty inside? I've got good news for you! In the Stoicism Starter Pack series you will discover the art of control, true happiness, and perhaps even discover a newfound purpose in life.

The stabbing of an antique dealer on Christmas Day leads the murderer, Markheim, to try to justify his life to the devil in an in-depth discussion about the nature of good and evil. His evening ends quite differently from how he'd planned it and results in him making an admission of guilt for the killing.... Author Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) was born in Edinburgh into a prestigious family of lighthouse designers and engineers on his father's side and moral philosophers on his mother's.

Imagine what it would be like to study for less time and get all "A"s. Imagine never again having to cram for exams and "acing" every test every time.

Powerful, glamorous television journalist Mary Carelli is charged with the murder of famed novelist Mark Ransom. However, she pleads self-defense against rape. Christopher Paget, Mary's attorney (and former lover), prepares to shock the courtroom with revelations about Ransom's past as a twisted sexual predator. But as the trial unfolds, Paget is in for some surprises of his own. He learns that Mary may not be telling the whole truth about the rape, and may well have a secret motive for murder. Meanwhile, newly disclosed tapes of Ransom force Mary to confront ugly secrets about her own past, including testimony at Congressional hearings 15 years earlier that led to her stardom and helped Paget bring down the President.