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Rosie takes a late summer walk in the woods with her grandmother's Labrador, Hattie. She meets an alien troll called Thumblerock. He can talk to animals, and he wants her to go with him to his own planet for an extremely specific reason. This sets the scene for an intergalactic journey across the stars, which for Rosie and her grandmother's Labrador can be upsetting, delightful, and full of love. It touches on both political and environmental issues and explores the possibilities of how a civilization could continue to develop while achieving environmental balance.

Hey guys! My name is Luis Felipe Lopez, an American born teen with Mexican born parents, and welcome to my story on how cooking brought not only me and my parents the feeling of being back home, but hundreds, thousands of others who use the wonders of meal preparation to feel the essence of that other side to us. So come with me as I guide you on how to find your way home via the delicacies of your own kitchen.

Are you plagued by imposter syndrome, self-doubt, and a lack of confidence in your leadership role? Do you struggle with uncertainty and insecurity about your capabilities as you navigate your new position? Poor leadership poses a significant problem as it undermines trust, hinders growth, and breeds dissatisfaction among followers. It creates an environment of uncertainty, inefficiency, and lack of direction, ultimately impeding organizational success.

This comprehensive book, tailored for both the novice and the faithful, extends a hand to all touched by hardship. Whether you're grappling with physical ailments, mental distress, emotional turbulence, spiritual crises, or modern-day challenges, learn to pray and cry out to our Lord, who hears every plea. You will discover His boundless love and compassion, witness His mighty power, and feel His unwavering presence through the deepest trials.

Once in a Blue Moon, intended for all ages, is the magically realistic story of the Rainwater family and their island in the middle of Good Bear Lake below Shadow Mountain in Colorado. Gabriel Rainwater is the family patriarch and Chris is his 20-year-old grandson. The Rainwaters are members of a clan of superhumans known as Rangers, whose mission is to escort human spirits into and out of this world, and Gabriel is their head man.

You are a pioneer. Administration is ostensibly the absolute most significant worth your association can profit with. In any case, how would we join it into our organizations and into our lives? How would we typify it in the work environment? Also, how would we foster it in ourselves and in everyone around and beneath us? Since genuine administration isn't just about creating yourself or overseeing others, it's tied in with affecting positive development and change in individuals you work with. In this course, we're demonstrating how to do precisely that.

A Football Story, set in football-crazed Dallas, Texas, is an action-filled drama told with dark humor. The story begins on Christmas Eve, 1988, with Burl Ives singing “Have a Holly, Jolly Christmas” and immediately flashes back six weeks as Matt Story, a young, undermotivated NCAA infractions officer, accompanies his boss, Dick Brotherman, to view a routine post-probation compliance signing at a football powerhouse, Texas Methodist University.

This is my story. After a lifetime of trying to help everyone else get their lives together, I have finally figured out how to get mine together. I am now 72 years old, semi-retired from a business I created to help young adults with autism function in the world. I live in Mexico with my loving partner. I have fulfilling relationships with my adult children and grandchildren.

Join Monique, a fifth grade graduate, as she discovers the power of music.

Christmas Angel is a collection of memories of three events in the life of a retired surgeon, a man who is self-admittedly not perfect and who has not always been religious. A grumpy sort of a fellow who blames his personality defects on his genetics, as do most of us who are well-educated enough to appreciate the value using DNA as an alibi.

A young ranger recon sergeant major, Danny McCarty, returns home following the apparent suicide death of his father. What Danny doesn’t know is that he’s being recruited by his aunt’s Forty Two club for his military and outdoorsman skills to root out his dad’s real killer and bring them to justice. A series of encounters follows wherein Danny goes to jail, breaks out, goes back in, and breaks out again. Between escapes, he wins a football game, blows up the mine with a homemade bomb, and has several confrontations with his brother, his girlfriend, and three persistent thugs.

Set in the racially turbulent '60s, Davids Valley is a drama overlain with magical realism. A self-isolated, disaffected young resident surgeon, Dr. John David III, is pushed by Esther Freeman, an African American ghost, to visit his stroke-crippled and dying mother, Alice David, in Davids Valley, Oklahoma, John’s hometown, which was founded by his grandfather. After a prolonged absence, at home John discovers he has a son, Sonny, by the strong-willed, independent Native American woman, Betsy Guy, whom he has left behind.

How can you get the most out of your college experience? Do you have all the tools you need to succeed? With the Skills Building Workbook for College Students, you will learn the skills you need to not only get through college, but to excel. Chapters include lessons and exercises or activities such as: Note Taking 101, Introduction to Time Management, Dealing with Procrastination, and Better Writing Skills.

Join the young red fox on his journey to find a friend just like him. As he explores the meadows, he encounters a variety of animals to befriend. But despite his best efforts, he is unable to make a connection with any of them.

Despite his diagnoses of Bipolar I, ADHD, and PTSD, an episode of psychosis, anxiety, depression, and various other mental illnesses, Anthony Braaten has reached success. He has adopted the 12 skills that he found, with practice, would bring him lasting joy and serenity.

15 stories of Santa Claus' magical life outside of Christmas.

Restoration of Wood is a comedy set in Austin. Howard Goodson Woodley, whom everybody calls Wood, is a self-absorbed Anglo divorce lawyer in a law firm started by his grandfather, a three-time governor of Texas.

Don’t Shark the Dolphins teaches you tips and techniques with easy-to-understand terminology to help you improve your game. On-court lessons are extended off the court with the P3 pickleball lifestyle, a philosophy taught through inspirational stories and perspectives on how we should consider carrying ourselves throughout our daily life. Finally, it introduces “Turbo”, the revolutionary new doubles strategy that is going to change the world of pickleball forever.

In the opening flashback, an imaginary African American actor named Albert (Bert) Brown, dressed as a railroad porter, sets up the story. The twin protagonists are a famous New York actress, Anna Carroll (prefers Annie), who is dedicated to seeking revenge for the civil war death of her father, and the man who caused that death, a railroad construction engineer from Georgia named Wade Clay.

David’s mother discusses David’s emotional alienation with his history teacher (an African American woman with special abilities and a magical cat, Halloween) and wishes that he would go back to being the loving, giving boy he once was. She makes that wish come true using a wooden button ring (a wishing ring) and Halloween. That afternoon during the ball game, David gets knocked out. He wakes up in the powder magazine at Fort Sumter and learns the year is now 1861. He’s been wished back in time.