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Sarah Morgan Dawson used her diary to record her thoughts and experiences from 1862 to 1865, during the height of the American Civil War. A Confederate Girl’s Diary provides a thorough account of civilian life in Louisiana during and after the war.

Thirty-year-old Nashvillian Julia Holmes is just weeks away from becoming Mrs. Aaron DeMinthe. For as long as she can remember, she's dreamed of getting married at Whitfield Chapel, and now her dreams are about to be realized. Julia has meticulously planned every detail of her big day, from the flowers to her gown, but the one thing she didn't plan for is Aaron's announcement: He needs to tick something off his bucket list before they tie the knot, and that something is to hike the last leg of the Appalachian Trail - a project several years in the making.

The Triumph of the Egg is a fictional panorama of a great region of our country, unfolded by a writer who - to quote the New York Times - "depicts life in the Midwest as Dostoevsky pictured the many colored life of Russia, with almost as wonderful a touch of genius, with a more concentrated and daring skill." This coveted 1921 collection is an example of what a book of stories can be when a writer of vision deals with the materials of American life.

When Erica Cerulo and Claire Mazur met in college in 2002, they bonded instantly. Fast-forward to 2010, when they founded the popular fashion and design website Of a Kind. Now, in their first book, Cerulo and Mazur bring to light the unique power of female friendship to fuel successful businesses. Drawing on their own experiences, as well as the stories of other thriving “work wives,” they highlight the ways in which vulnerability, openness, and compassion - qualities central to so many women’s relationships - lend themselves to professional accomplishment and innovation.

Horrace reveals to Emlyn the real world is in danger and she now has to go back. Emlyn knows that now she can't go alone and takes Stella, Bob, Mystic, and Sarah with her. But the journey is long as the spell takes them to multiple realms. Not only that, they must find the missing tiles hidden in the seven wonders of the world to send Camilla back before it's too late.

From the Rez to the Mountaintop: Becoming Who We're Meant to Be is the hopeful journey of an Indigenous woman on her path to healing, self-love and self-mastery. Told in three parts: love, work, and grow, this narrative nonfiction story provides listeners the space to consider their own story and capacity to pursue self-mastery and become the person they were meant to be.

This book is a primer into the world of good manners and etiquette. Topics covered include formal and informal dining etiquette, table-setting, how to host dinner parties, image etiquette and much more. You will learn about what is proper behavior in a variety of situations - what it is to have good manners. We hope you enjoy the book and gain valuable skills and tools as well.

In her first book Clarifying What Matters: Creating Direction for Your Career, executive coach and career advisor Erica Mattison draws upon her expertise to guide mission-driven professionals to leverage their strengths and make a great living. Reflecting on her own diverse career journey and her coaching clients' transformations, Erica shares mindsets and tactical steps to help you clarify what matters most to you.

Shaunie had beauty. Shaunie had brains. Shaunie had a successful career as a real estate agent. But Shaunie felt empty, missing out on the one thing that would make her life complete—a child. After her ex betrayed her in the worst way, she embraced life as a single woman and moved forward with making her dream of motherhood a reality.

The Silverblood Brotherhood wants Raven dead. Even the law of the land allows their doctrine to dictate her fate. It’s beginning to look like letting the Brotherhood win may be the only way to protect those she loves.

Newly employed at Vancroft Financial, Maria Santos encounters chilling apparitions and sinister secrets linked to a "missing" 13th floor. As ghostly spirits demand justice, Maria and her colleagues must navigate corporate deceit to unveil the dark truth hidden within.

This book is an initiation into the realm of mind science. It explains the steps to manifesting our goals and desires. It will clarify what mind science is and the different functions of our mind—how it operates and communicates with Infinite Intelligence to manifest the reality that we desire.

Mother Trouble traces white maternal angst in popular culture across a span of more than fifty years, from the iconic Rosemary’s Baby to anti-vaxx mom memes and HGTV shows. The book narrows in on popular media to think about white maternal angst as a manifestation of feminism’s unrealized possibilities and continued omissions since the second wave. It interrogates intersecting systems of power which make mothers and their children the most impoverished people in the world and urges a greater appreciation in academic and popular thinking of the work that mothers do.

Do you feel like you deserve more but aren’t sure how to claim your space? Want to lead with authority while staying true to yourself? Dream of balancing a successful career with a fulfilling personal life? Then The FEMALE LEADERSHIP Bible is exactly what you need. If you've ever doubted your abilities or felt "not enough," this guide is here to empower you. No complex strategies, no need to change who you are—just clear, actionable steps to transform your leadership from uncertain to unstoppable.

Non poteva averla e non poteva perderla. Come una dolce ossessione, Goldie si era impadronita della sua mente. "Quando erano insieme i fantasmi sparivano, i pensieri tornavano limpidi, il futuro gli sembrava migliore. Thomas temeva di innamorarsi di lei, e il pensiero lo terrorizzava." Dopo sette anni trascorsi in Egitto come archeologo, Lord Thomas Thornton è costretto a tornare in Inghilterra. È l’erede di suo fratello, il duca di Halthorpe, ma del titolo non gli importa nulla e non intende sposarsi, soprattutto dopo il grave incidente di cui è rimasto vittima durante l’ultimo scavo.

I have distilled all the information down for you in this beginner's guide. It clearly spells out in easy to understand language what Ketogenic is, how you can get started, what is a macronutrient, and easy to make no frills recipes to get you on track.

A short story magazine that assembles a thrilling new mix of stories from genres including horror, science-fiction, comedy, and suspense. Buried at the heart of every story in the magazine is a unique artifact, an object that has inspired our storytellers to create a big idea, an irresistible question, a new immersive world, or a sense of wonder. Unearth your next great story with Assemble Artifacts.

Encourage the vulnerable, difficult, and fun communication necessary to build strong relationships and fortify them against dysfunction, divorce, or separation. Do your everyday conversations feel like an endless cycle of repeat? Does silence dominate your time together? Every relationship goes through its phases, some harder than others, but that doesn’t mean you should simply accept that you are powerless and passively sit by and wait for the phase to run its course. What if you could turn that loop in your throat into a spiral of loving, honest, and exciting connection?

Athena Moran is well known as the young widow of a police officer slain in the line of duty and as the daughter of a beloved former city councilman. But when she meets Quentin Forbes, a tough newspaper reporter, emotions that she believed died along with her husband start to stir again. Then she is asked to run for mayor, and the political contest that follows will test her newfound feelings to the breaking point, teaching her that things are not always as they appear and that much of what she has believed is more smoke than substance.

Against this backdrop of Mafia turf wars, local gang battles, and political power-plays in the mayoral election, the bodies begin stacking up. An unlikely assassin arrives fresh from Naples after killing a top member of the Camorra to avenge the murder of her family.