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International best-selling author Joanne Harris first appeared on the scene with "Chocolat", which was made into an Oscar-nominated film with Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp. Born in Yorkshire, of an English father and French mother, she spent fifteen years as a teacher before somewhat reluctantly becoming a full-time writer. Hear Joanne in conversation with Maggie Lee talking about her portfolio of work, the disastrous writing advice she bravely rejected and what it was like to grow up in Yorkshire alongside diving boldly into new genres.

Summer is over, and the leaves are beginning to fall, and now, it's time for Little Bird to go to school for the first time. Come along with him and Anne Marie as they navigate through the first day of learning the alphabet, numbers, and taking on new adventures.

Gilly is heel tevreden met haar leven: ze runt een succesvolle bed and breakfast in haar eigen huis en geen haar op haar hoofd die eraan denkt die prachtige plek op te geven. Maar dan ontmoet ze makelaar Leo, die niet alleen vriendelijk en behulpzaam is, maar ook nog eens verwarrend aantrekkelijk. Langzaam begint ze zich af te vragen of het wel zo erg zou zijn het roer van haar leven radicaal om te gooien. Gilly's volwassen dochter Helena heeft haar eigen beslommeringen. Haar bedrijfje als weefster komt goed van de grond nu haar prachtige stoffen steeds populairder worden.

What price will Edna Pontellier pay to be free? She seems to have everything she needs - her loving husband, Léonce, two beautiful children and a wonderful home in turn-of-the-century New Orleans. But deep inside her burns a creative fire that longs to be unleashed. One summer changes everything. When Edna meets Robert, she starts to question all that she was taught to believe. Is her comfortable marriage nothing more than a cage?

Nearly 40 million people in the United States live below the poverty line - about $26,200 for a family of four. Low-income families and individuals are everywhere, from cities to rural communities. While poverty is commonly seen as a personal failure, or a deficiency of character or knowledge, it's actually the result of bad policy. Public policy has purposefully erected barriers that deny access to basic needs, creating a society where people can easily become trapped - not because we lack the resources to lift them out, but because we are actively choosing not to.

An easy-to-digest, inspiring, and transformational resource for the most crucial project of your life, this blueprint is designed to meet the needs of all relationships, from those that are cruising, complacent, or merely dissatisfied through to those that are highly conflicted.

The meditation "Live free of Allergies" will help you in the process of activating your self-healing powers. With the help of this meditation, you learn to bring your physical body, your emotional body and your energy body into harmony and thus strengthen your immune system. Allergy symptoms such as constant sneezing, runny nose, red eyes, shortness of breath, skin rash and food intolerances can be overbearing. On top, you may also feel weak, exhausted and lack motivation. Allergies are often extreme reactions of an immune system that is overburdened.

It’s a book about the struggles I had encountered.

Decompress offers a quick-kickstart toward feeling happy again! Created as a seven-day guide, Decompress was written to help those who are feeling stressed, anxious, depressed, or for those who are looking to improve their self understanding. This book only requires the listener to dedicate less than 20 minutes a day, for 7 days, to encourage a rewiring of mindset and heart. There are short informative listens, interactive questions, opportunities to be vulnerable with diary entries, and also daily meditations with supplied music designed to relax racing minds.

Do you need help getting your children to love reading? This audiobook will help to train your childen's imaginations. This is not just the story your children already know. We produce the popular stories as new.

Eine junge Frau gerät in den Strudel einer weltweiten Pandämie. Von der Seuche verschont geblieben, ringt sie ums tägliche Überleben in den Städten und Wäldern von Colorado. Beim Kampf gegen die unzähligen Untoten wird sie von Gesetzlosen gefangen. Auf der Flucht vor den Verbrechern beginnt eine gnadenlose Jagd auf sie, denn die Outlaws haben noch eine Rechnung offen, von der die junge Frau nichts ahnt.

Andy may not have pipeline know-how, per se, but she's got brains and every right to prove that she can do the job. Her estranged grandpa, Buck, believes she has what it takes to be his engineering assistant, and she's not about to let him down. Will Andy prove herself to her grandfather and forge a relationship with the old man, or will continuous disagreements and unexpected sexual tension between Andy and Rooster derail their hard work?

Women on the Edge is a collection of short stories depicting the lives of women struggling to adapt to their ever changing roles in life. Follow Kimberly, Felicia, Barbara, Sara, and all the rest on a journey to peace and self-fulfillment.

Sanctuary: a place of asylum and immunity. A place of peace and unconditional love. A place to escape from the everyday stressors of life. An attainable retreat accomplished through intentional living. This book provides a formula for creating sanctuary in your own home. An escape from the busyness and chaos surrounding our families today. Here are very attainable steps to creating the life you desire.

Chip Gaines is a man that you feel like you know when he tells a story. It doesn't take five minutes and you become enamored with the man and his story. The Magnolia Story leads you down the path Joanna Gaines took to learn and enjoy the personality that is her husband.

Julia lost everything while she was ill. Self-conscious and alone, she's moved to Smithville, determined to hide away in her rundown Victorian house. Little does she know, she can't hide anything in a small town, including her interest in the delivery man. Resolved to keep his life simple, Chad has his hands full running his delivery business and supporting his adopted family. So why can't he get that withdrawn city girl, Julia, off his mind?

Doness features Felicia, who lost her father at a young age. Her father was connected to organized crime. It's a life that she never knew until she became 18 years old. At that time, her father's journals are bequeathed to her. Along with them come a family friend who discloses and advises Felicia on the next steps to take to avenge her father's death. There are those who wish to let old and buried situtations remain that way. Felicia must decide whether eliminating her father's enemies is in her own best interest.

This is part one of a collection of stories aimed at educating your little ones of the many day-to-day dangers they face. Part one is about fire. Your children will have fun and laugh while enjoying the adventures of the Mole family, Mummy, Molly, Milly, Matty, and Micky. When Mummy Mole has to leave her children, Molly is in charge, but Matty and Micky are naughty boys who are always looking for adventure. Sadly they do make mistakes along the way, so let your children learn by the moles' mistakes and hopefully not make too many of their own.

Isabella Castaspella, the happy little witch known as Izzy, just flew into town...and she’s here to cast a happy little spell on you! Isabella Castaspella tells the story of Izzy’s struggles with Lavinia LaMeanie, a nasty witch who is always trying to make life miserable for Izzy and her friends. Join Izzy and her friends as they use the magic of kindness, imagination, and love in their battle against the mean bully, Lavinia LaMeanie.

Do the adults around you seem stressed about finances? It's a common issue, as revealed by a survey where over half of American adults admit their financial worries impact mental health. With adulthood on the horizon, this might be unsettling for most young individuals. But here's the silver lining—you can master money management much earlier than your parents did and enter adulthood with a superior understanding of money matters, gaining the skills to ensure you always stay afloat.