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Each of us lives on the thin line between chaos and order. Having a stroke thrusts you and the family who loves you into a magnitude of chaos unlike anything you have previously experienced. The trauma may seem to turn your life upside-down as you are forced to yield control to a cadre of new care specialists, and when the dust settles you may find that a portion of your brain has turned to ashes. It may take years to put the chaos behind you and find your way back to the balance of that thin line. Thriving After Stroke teaches the way out of that excruciating situation.

Read by the authors. Laughter is a powerful remedy to what ails today’s teams and organizations. There are a host of neuroscientific explanations for why laughter makes us feel so great. Laughter triggers "feel good" chemicals in the brain which activate opiate receptors throughout your body...

New city, new job, and then kidnapped by aliens? Exactly the way Evren had seen her year going. Not. Add living on a base full of rebels, and, well, whoever was in charge of her destiny was definitely having some fun. She’d probably have to become an intergalactic rebel, too...except, was that the path she was meant to take? In the middle of figuring out her role in this new life, Evren finds herself drawing closer to a rebel that had rescued her: a tall, sexy alien named Kyro, whose presence makes her tingle in places that could get her in trouble.

Some stories just can’t be stopped. What Difference Do It Make? continues the hard-to-believe story of hope and reconciliation that began with the New York Times best seller Same Kind of Different as Me. Winner of the 2024 American Legacy Book Award in Inspirational Nonfiction Ron Hall and...

Read by the author. A new and inviting introduction to the Acts of the Apostles from New Testament scholar and theologian N. T. Wright. Acts is a substantial book. It sits right in the middle of the New Testament, looking back to the four Gospels and ahead to the mission of the early church. It...

I have been in love with him for as long as I can remember… And now, it seems like he has noticed me as well. I have never been someone’s top priority. Not to my friends, family, or ex-lovers. I have been madly in love with someone that I can’t have… Until now that is. Walker Holliday, the sexy silver-fox who owns Rustic Ridge Horse Company who brings out every desire inside of me that is aching for his touch. I never thought things would happen the way that they did.

A stunning exploration of the history of Black Americans by award-winning picture book team Traci N. Todd and Vashti Harrison. The world is forever changed because you are here. At once honest and empowering, That You Are Here Is No Small Thing is a story about resilience. In these stunning...

READ BY THE AUTHOR "Dazzling. . . . In glittering prose, Momaday recalls stories passed down through generations, illuminating the earth as a sacrosanct place of wonder and abundance. At once a celebration and a warning, Earth Keeper is an impassioned defense of all that our endangered planet...

We’re back in Toulouse, and for once we have the upper hand. Our foe has no idea I’ve escaped from his trap in Fairie, and we’ve got an actual lead. The famous discovery of a certain hunchbacked English king’s remains gives us a tantalizing clue, and now we’re hot on our enemy’s heels, with him none the wiser.

Brian Stidham fell in love with Tucson, Arizona, the minute he came to town. A young and talented eye surgeon, he accepted a job with an established eye surgeon to take over his pediatric patients. Brad Schwartz, the doctor who hired Brian, was ambitious and possessed surgical skills few others had. But he was a troubled man. Within a year of Stidham’s arrival in Tucson, the medical relationship would be severed by Schwartz’s personal troubles.

Understanding the law does not have to be complicated. Everyday Law Made Simple is a practical and easy-to-follow audio guide designed to help you understand your legal rights in clear, simple, and useful terms. From contracts and property to disputes and everyday responsibilities, this audiobook explains how the law applies to your daily life and how you can use it to protect yourself. You will learn how to avoid common legal mistakes, handle everyday situations with confidence, and make informed decisions that reduce risk and protect your interests.

One: A time jumper is desperate to remain in this 'overlap' journey but his time is running out. Breaking his self-imposed travel rules, Marcus started a family. Now he will leave not only his deceased wife Ellie, again, but will also suffer the weight of a heart broken by being pulled from his children - unless he can find a way to extend his stay in the overlap.

Toulouse is a war zone. The secret world of the Talented teeters on the edge of exposure, and the entire world may be teetering on the brink of extinction. Or perhaps something even worse. So we’re returning home one last time, for one last fight. A last face-off against our enemy, a desperate dice throw where they’re not just loaded against us, but each side’s decorated with double ones. Snake eyes. Or demon eyes.

The play takes place in Russia in the twenties of the XIX century. In the house of the old Moscow master Paul Afanasevich Famusov, manager in a government of beliefs feudal and ardent opponent of education, suddenly returned to his former pupil Alexander A. Chatsky. He had long been in love with the daughter of Famusov Sophia and can not wait to meet her.

Human brains are the powerhouse of the body - complex, intricate, and reactive. Explore fascinating features of our brains including how they're organized, how different sicknesses, and feelings affect them, and more.

For five generations, Evelyn's family has lived in the same small brick house, shadowed by the mansion across the street. Her Nana filled her childhood with stories about Byrne House: tales of missing children, of lovers gone mad. The mansion loomed every night in her dreams. Even now, at 17, Evelyn watches the sprawling Victorian from her second-floor bedroom, unable to explain her obsession with a house she's never been inside.

I had run away to get away from one domineering man…Now, I’m in the arms of one who would give me the world. I didn’t want to leave my Pride, but I didn’t have much of a choice. Everything that I have done has been for myself, trying to make ME happy. Then one day, I ran into him while swimming and my life fell apart. I didn’t know how name, just that he brought out desires inside of me that I didn’t think was possible. I can play his game of cat and mouse…I just didn’t realize how quickly I was falling into his trap.

London, 1879. When Ella's family is forced to live on the streets of London's East End, tragedy strikes, forcing Ella and her sister, Mary, into an orphanage where they endure long hours of hard work. When Ella is apprenticed to a cobbler, she's forcibly separated from her sister. The cobbler is a cruel man, using beatings to keep the workers in line. Ella's saving grace is Seth, who becomes her only friend. Then Seth divulges a shocking secret.

The Learn in Your Car language series is the first system ever designed to teach a language in your car...or anywhere...without a textbook. And now with Learn in Your Car from audible.com, you can turn your PC, your Rio, or any mobile device into your own personal language tutor.

Eat the frog ist ein amerikanisches Sprichwort, das so viel besagt wie: Wenn du gleich morgens als Erstes einen lebendigen Frosch verspeist, kannst du beruhigt durch den Tag gehen und darauf vertrauen, dass dies das Schlimmste war, was dir an diesem Tag passieren konnte. Im übertragenen Sinne: Wer jeden Tag mit der schwierigsten und wichtigsten Aufgabe beginnt und diszipliniert daran arbeitet, wird Erfolg haben und Meister seines Lebens sein.