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In the old, old, half-forgotten times, before the gardens of Tartary were overrun with weeds, it was the age of the Shontie. The Shontie were dragons that had wings like butterflies and were the tiniest of all the dragons. The Shontie once blessed the world with their kindness and healing. But beyond the woods, beyond the seas, and beyond high mountains was a jealous dragon.

In this fictional confession, an unnamed narrator reveals the “great secret” of his life: he was born mixed race - and his ability to pass as white has provided him a unique perspective on America’s profound racial prejudice. As he recounts his experiences in the American South, the suburbs of the Northeast, New York City jazz clubs, and various European capitals, he also grapples with the emotional fallout of a life lived in constant fear of discovery - a life lived, in other words, in a culture unaccountably preoccupied with the shade of a person’s skin.

When her favorite patient proposes a platonic marriage of convenience, Ruhi takes it into serious consideration. After the two say “I do”, feelings begin to grow. But Sean is holding himself back, convinced he doesn’t deserve happiness. And Ruhi is afraid she’s falling for yet another unavailable man. Can these two sidestep heartache and allow themselves to be loved, despite their scars?

Leading organizations worldwide are evolving from the idea of employee engagement to that of organizational alignment. More important in today’s virtual work environment, The Art of Alignment provides a road map to creating alignment to your mission and vision to distributed teams. The Art of Alignment takes a data-driven approach to organizational alignment. When executives add purpose to engagement, coupled with measurement, your organization will experience market-leading performance.

Loving-kindness is the way of all religions. It is the essence of the Beatitudes and the Lord's Prayer, is the foundation of the Shinto virtues of kiyoki and akaki kokoro, sits at the heart of the Jain principle of ahimsa, and guides the Golden Rule of all major faiths. It has no allegiance to any particular culture, and discriminates between no one and nothing in its attention. Taking an interfaith perspective, the book describes why cultivating loving-kindness is essential for anyone who is set upon a spiritual path.

Six Rings is a book interested in analyzing the complexities of the brain, as well as identifying the various changes substance addiction makes to the neural pathways. The brain takes centre stage, and apart from providing insight to aid in the understanding of addictions, enormous effort is put into analyzing the different strategies that can be employed to develop the brain.

Christmas is Samara Pinder’s favorite holiday, and this Christmas, for the first time in a long time, her work and love life are in a great place. Full of joy and bearing gifts, she’s planning to spend the holiday with her boyfriend and his family. But some plans are made to be broken. And somebody is about to be stabbed!

Are you ready to become a leader at the top of your game? Start by unlocking the secrets which will bring you unyielding success! Women Who Lead is an easy-to-understand guide offering tips to achieve your dreams. Learn from successful female mentors who will show you the process, step by step! These women are influential leaders in their niches, earning the respect and income they deserve. These distinguished trainers and top professionals share their favorite methods and formulae they’ve used to become the top names in their industries while balancing their daily lives.

Part memoir and part evangelism, My Personal Desert Storm follows Marcus’ journey as he travailed the deserts of Saudi Arabia and Iraq in 1991, where he was confronted with the reality of a flawed outlook about combat and life. Along the way, Marcus shares bits and pieces of his own radical conversion story and talks about how he draws on the sacrifice and love of Jesus Christ to help better understand his purpose and the depths of his own limitations.

Noch vor zwei Monaten war Emilia Lancaster eine ganz normale junge Frau mit ganz normalen Problemen. Nun ist sie die Kronprinzessin von Caerleon und muss sich Herausforderungen stellen, auf die sie kaum vorbereitet wurde. Neben ihren neuen Verpflichtungen und der öffentlichen Aufmerksamkeit machen ihr vor allem die Intrigen und Machtspielchen im Königshaus zu schaffen. Eine Situation, die nicht einfacher wird, als plötzlich eine ganze Handvoll Verehrer darum kämpft, ihr Interesse zu gewinnen.

En este mensaje fundamental del autor más vendido de When Heaven Invades Earth, Bill Johnson comparte la importancia de Jesús en la comprensión del amor de Dios por la humanidad. Las interpretaciones modernas y la teología apuntan a Dios como enojado, vengativo y genocida, atribuyéndole algunos de los peores aspectos de la condición humana. En Jesucristo es la Teología perfecta, Bill Johnson revela cómo Jesús completa la imagen de Dios presentada en la Biblia, y nos proporciona la medida por la cual debemos juzgar todas las cosas.

Generational Ignorance focuses on the relationship(s) between ideologies incorporated from inherited trains of thought and those that have been granted the option or encouraged to utilize them to propel "progression". This audiobook begs the question, "Why is ignorance, obnoxious behavior, or a pathway to prison vaguely considered when a child's inheritance is brought to the table?" Generational Ignorance presents a parable composed to denounce the myth that prized possessions predominantly comes in forms of assets, real estate, and positive productivity.

Motivational Motives is a composite of short stories put forth to serve as a guide, self-help, and a tool to assist the listener in their day-to-day life and decision-making. Many of the characters of Motivational Motives were placed or conveniently placed themselves in a proverbial bubble that can be popped by anyone labeled as an authority figure - powerful or better than the masses based on race, creed, color, or permissible accolade.

Alex survives a Silver Alchemist’s best efforts to destroy him, but not without paying a terrible price. He soon finds himself stripped of all aid, allies, and resources, with all hands turned against him. Even worse, if Alex can’t make it to the capital city while dodging all the perils and traps his enemies place in his path, millions of innocents, including the first girl to ever touch his heart, will perish in terror and flame.

Author Hannibal Johnson flawlessly captures the collective wisdom passed from generation to generation with a beguiling blend of wit, wisdom, and insight. Following each of the heartwarming nostalgic narratives are the most quotable of quotes - the very words that echo through the memories of our childhoods. An imaginative blend of Mama's brand of comforting common sense and her gentle ethical and moral lessons, Mama Used to Say is full of insights as illuminating as they are honest.

July 1914. Britain is in turmoil as WW1 begins to change the world. While the young men disappear off to foreign battlefields, the women left at home throw themselves into jobs meant for the boys. Hiding her privileged background and her suffragette past, Constance Copeland signs up to be a Clippie on the trams in Staffordshire, despite her parents' disapproval. Constance, known as Connie, soon makes fast friends with lively fellow Clippies, Betty and Jean, as well as growing closer to the charming, gentle Inspector Robert Caldwell.

Aggie and Mary Anne arrived as freshmen at St. James Academy, strangers to each other and the foreign world of class struggle and prejudice imbedded in campus life there. The only kids on scholarship in their class, they were thrown together from the start and soon became friends as close as sisters.

Really short, inspirational short stories about empty nesters who moved from Idaho to South Dakota.

The answer to the question that everyone should be asking. Everyone talks about the economy, worries about it, and are dependent on it. But how many can describe what it is? What its purpose is? Can you? How can we make the economy better if most do not have a clue what it is? Why such low interest rates? How does it happen? Who benefits? What is debt? How is it created? Why is it created? Who benefits? What is wealth, and what happens when not enough is created?

Was it even possible that it had already been five years since Royce Holloway spent those magical, transformative seven days in the magnificent gardens with the wise, exotic Indian mentor Maya in The Mystic’s Gift? Although he wasn’t sure how time could have gone by so quickly, he was sure of one thing: He was a new man after those days - in a mighty good way. But now, Royce was ready for a new chapter - to push his skills and his life to a higher level and make an even greater impact on the world.