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A police detective haunted by his fey-touched past. A thief who will do whatever it takes to survive. And an alliance that could bring them the freedom they crave-or shatter everything they've fought for.Enforcer to the city's most vicious crime laird, there's little Aly hasn't stooped to, whether that's stabbing her boss's rival in the back or selling her own magic to wealthy citizens.When she's arrested for a murder she didn't commit, she's prepared for the worst. But the inspector surprises her, offering amnesty in exchange for her aid. It's a chance to escape her boss's cruelty and start afresh-as long as the detective never finds out that she's guilty of far more than petty crime.After escaping his fey captor nine years ago, Calum fled to Mossburgh, a city where Faerie is nothing more than an old superstition. He's pieced his life back together, finding purpose in his job as a detective inspector. But that job is now in peril, after he chose his morals over securing a conviction.Solving the murder of a local politician is his last chance to salvage his career, and he'll use all the resources at his disposal to succeed, even trusting a criminal he suspects knows more than she admits.As they chase the bloody connections linking the victim to the crime lairds and even the fey, they form an unlikely friendship, finding love where they least expect it. But the more secrets they unearth, the closer the investigation veers towards Aly's more unpalatable crimes and the danger that Calum will uncover the truth about her. And the more they learn, the more Calum questions if he even wants to salvage his career at all.Wreathed in Tide & Torment is the first book in a new gaslamp fantasy trilogy, set in a world inspired by Scottish history and folklore and brimming with magic, intrigue, and romance.

"Meet Adi: middle schooler, animal lover, and your guide for an amazing adventure. Join Adi as they walk you through their fascinating school, which is home to more than one thousand animals, including sharks, piranhas, a hedgehog, and even an octopus. Readers will not only learn about animals, but what acceptance looks and feels like as we tour the coolest school in town. You'll meet many different animals and learn interesting facts along the way"--Author's website.

In this empowering public speaking book, learn how to move audiences to action--whether it's in a boardroom, keynote presentation, or the TEDx stage.It takes courage to stand up and speak your story. But true leadership--and the potential to create meaningful change!--requires it from us.Sally Z is an award-winning professional speaker with 25+ years of presentation experience and a master's degree in persuasion. She coaches high-potential dreamers from their first gig to their high-paying and world-changing keynote. Her clients range from small business owners and creative entrepreneurs to leaders at Fortune 500 corporations like Viacom, Paramount, and more.With her signature enthusiasm--and you guessed it, entertaining storytelling--Sally Z shares the tools and mindset shifts that make speaking feel not just approachable, but achievable.Speaking Story includes exercises and tools in every chapter, learn how speaking can catapult your career to the next level with: powerful insights for increased prospects, income, and impact, conference room confidence in presentation skills and pitching, expert skills for social media marketing in reels and videos, andtactical steps on how to become a thought leader and trusted authority in your industry-stepping onto bigger stages to make a more meaningful impact.Speaking Story is not a call to tell your story perfectly. It's permission to tell your story anyway--despite your fears, reservations, or feelings of self-doubt. Because everyone has a story that belongs on stage.Move from the sidelines to the spotlight . . . and move the world with your story."I can't imagine where I'd be without Sally Z's program. It has changed my life." --Jenn Whitmer, international TedX and keynote speaker and leadership consultant

"In this inspirational coming-of-age memoir, Chrissy Holm separates purity culture, LGBTQ religious trauma, and a patriarchal father-daughter relationship from all the possibilities of meaningful love. The church has a lot of views on women's relationships. Respect the sanctity of marriage. Save yourself for your husband. Never, ever think about a wife. Homeschooled at church and raised by a devout father, Chrissy internalized scripture's strictest messages. She suppressed her bisexuality and followed all the teachings of purity culture. When she turned sixteen, her parent's divorce flipped the script. Devastated and unsure of her values, Chrissy jumped from one relationship to another, searching for commitment and solace from a depression that crept more to the forefront every day... Chrissy Holm thoughtfully unpacks her sexuality, faith, and mental health with achingly relatable vulnerability and insight."--Amazon.com.

In this action-packed cybersecurity book for kids, Maya, an Indian-American seventh grader, fights cyber criminals with the help of her best friend, Dave, and six artificially intelligent (AI) animal robot pals.Help your kids be safe on the internet and start talking cybersecurity with this action-packed video game-like middle-grade adventure book!Are you worried about your child's digital safety-but don't know where to begin?The internet is the driving force in today's society and a huge part of our daily lives. Most children use the internet from the moment they wake up till the moment they fall asleep.More importantly, most children (and many adults!) don't know they need protection while surfing the web .... until it's too late.Cyberama starts the cybersecurity conversation for you, simplifying the best ways to protect ourselves in the exciting and ever-changing world of the internet.Cyberama brings serious fun to complex computer science and cybersecurity subjects, like: Password StrengthSocial EngineeringMalwarePhishingPersonally Identifiable Information (PII)Internet SecurityCyberbullyingCyberama is designed to be your biggest tool in the defense against cyber threats, big and small! This middle grade adventure book is ideal for beginner internet users.Don't forget to check out the book website for free resources such as a web-based game for kids to test their cybersecurity knowledge, comics and printables!

The seemingly fictional tales of what LeRoy Buchholz endured are only matched by those of his resilience. Dan would never fully grasp the importance of the lessons LeRoy taught him during his time at college until some years later when he drives from Chicago to La Crosse, racing to make it to LeRoy's funeral in time. LeRoy was a Special Olympic bowler and bocce ball player. He mowed lawns for a living and did odd jobs throughout town with the help of his dear friend, Rob. The crazy tales of horrific accidents, bike theft, skulduggery, ice fishing mishaps, thwarted sexual assaults, and a friendship with Elvis Presley merely scratch the surface in this homage to one of the most intriguing Americans who ever lived.

We all know people who seem to have it all together; they come across as confident, accomplished, and successful to the outside world, and leave their friends to wonder, "How does she do it all?" Fast-paced, deadline-driven, and outcome-focused American life and work culture has bred Type-A personality behaviors, such as ambition, multitasking, and perfectionism. Unfortunately, Americans also have extremely high rates of depression and heart disease, which are often caused by common Type-A stressors and pressures to "have it all" and "be it all." From Type A to Type Me is a wakeup call for anyone with Type-A traits who is trapped by their negative side effects. Using new techniques with ancient wisdom, this book provides a down-to-earth, applicable roadmap for harnessing the values of the Type-A tendencies while releasing the rigid side effects that too often take over.

In this suspenseful legal thriller novel, a wrongfully convicted man has been sitting behind bars for forty years. He had lost all hope in the justice system and being released until the Exoneration Project agrees to take on his case. Maxwell loved Amelia, and the fact that he was on trial for her murder was unimaginable. Maxwell was a black man who thought he had it all. He was set to graduate college, he was in love, and he was ready to start the rest of his life. When Maxwell found himself behind bars for the murder of the love of his life, he knew they both wouldn't get the justice they deserve. Forty years in jail, Maxwell thought this was where he would spend the rest of his life. When the Exoneration Project took his case, his eyes were opened to how truly wrong his conviction was. None of the evidence points to Maxwell, and it is inconceivable how any jury could find him guilty. Realizing the magnitude of injustices Maxwell faced during his original trial, corporate attorney Jason Michelson and Rachel Nix from the Exoneration Project fight to expose the blatant misconduct and corruption that led to his conviction. This Courtroom Drama focuses on: The injustices that black defendants face in the justice system. A realistic legal thriller fiction with suspense that keeps the pages turning. The first book in a legal thriller series that points to injustices in the American judicial system. Buy Unjust and see Maxwell's story unfold as he and his attorneys fight for justice. Fans of Allen Eskens, Michael Connelly, and Robin James' legal thrillers will love the realistic story portrayed in Unjust.

"This book was written for YOU and all the curious young adults who are looking for an instruction manual on how to deal with the craziness of the teen years. It's a set of guidelines for understanding how to cope with feelings and experiences that aren't always easy to share. It will help you master the ability to defeat adversity with or without the help of others; it will encourage you to speak out against the wrongs in your world and help protect yourself from them. Self-care doesn't require coverings. So hold the Band-Aids and let's get started"--

"The Modern Management Mentor is the new manager handbook for fixing this broken rung on the career ladder. Accessible and practical, it provides over 50 proven tools based in management fundamentals for developing your leadership competencies and learning how to manage a team"--Amazon.com.

Based on a true story, this international spy thriller follows a young Cuban turned CIA spy as he fights government corruption during the Cuban revolution.Victor Gomez, a young Cuban exile, was just a teen when the CIA gave him two options: go to prison for dodging his US Army enlistment or join them as an unconventional spy to dismantle Castro's regime.Victor wasn't supposed to be anything more than a farmer. But when he is suddenly orphaned, one of Cuba's most esteemed judges adopts him at the pivotal moment in history when Fidel Castro is overthrowing the "old guards" of capitalism and anyone who stands in the way of his grip on the island.When Castro raids his adoptive family's estate and arrests his father, Victor narrowly escapes by concealing his identity and fleeing to America. Determined to rescue his father and liberate his homeland, Victor is recruited by the CIA to work on covert missions against Castro. In a whirlwind twist of events, he reunites with a childhood crush, whose newfound fame as an actress puts his double life in unimaginable danger.With Cold War tension and nuclear threats looming on the horizon, Victor finds that struggle for power goes far beyond communism versus democracy to the very core of what nations hide.Based on the true story of author Ivan Luiz Hernandez's father, Isla Vulnerable dramatizes a first-hand account of one of the most interesting and deceptive eras in US diplomacy--with extensive research ranging from declassified documents, historical archives, and his family's own private records.This historical fiction book covers sensational true events, including: CIA covert operations in foreign affairs via militia groups, secret point-of-views and conversations surrounding JFK's assassination, the Cuba de ayer of the 1950s and "Golden Exile" of Cubans immigrating to the US, a vivid history of the real lives affected by the Cuban revolution, andeyewitness accounts of the Cuban missile crisis.With the edge-of-your-seat pacing of Jack Ryan, the wilder-than-fiction CIA cover-ups of Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties, and telenova-style high-stakes drama, this book is perfect for fans of political action thrillers, crime dramas, and books about government conspiracy.Based on a true story, Isla Vulnerable is a gripping spy novel filled with equal parts lies and love, all surrounding a secret, deadly role in Operation Mongoose kept quiet by the CIA . . . until now.

Looking for advice on how to choose a career path? This dynamic approach goes straight to the source: asking real-world workers how they feel about their occupations. After three decades in corporate America, Mike Wysocki wondered if the grass really was greener on the other side. So he put his background in sociology to work and spent years surveying industry veterans in a variety of occupations. The responses were eye-opening: an honest, insider's look at what workers say about their careers outside of the office. Wysocki chose the 101 most powerful responses for Careers By the People to demystify the world of work with practical experience rather than theory. These industry profiles pair the practicality of guidance counselors with the storytelling of a networking event (without the small talk). Told in a Q&A format, insightful answers to thought-provoking questions include: * descriptions of a day-in-the-life of the profession they chose. * truths about conflicts, co-workers, and management. * common misconceptions, issues and what pitfalls to avoid. * what's fulfilling, what's draining, and what's worth it. With humor and authenticity that doesn't hold punches, this career guidebook will help you narrow down career choices so you can determine what is best for you. All paths lead to retirement -- which one are you on? -- Provided by publisher.

"The ABCs of inclusion introduces 26 real kids with diagnoses like autism, hearing loss, epilepsy, and Doen syndrome--teaching children that our differences are what make us special"--

"May you find your way and learn to thrive, hopeful, awake, alive while you're alive. Especially now, meaningful connection can be confusing and complicated -- not just with others but with ourselves too. With decades of proven experience, using stories drawn from her life and practice, psychotherapist Gretta Keene warmly introduces concepts and tools for elevating relationships, navigating challenges, and being more fully alive"--Back cover.

As an experienced elementary art teacher, Maren Daniels knows how to pair education, creative expression, and fun!In a time when arts funding is being pulled from schools, this positive learning experience will create conversations about how art is made-- and inspire a variety of future art projects.