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Toxic culture is eroding our sense of belonging, community and well-being. Our capacity to collaborate and innovate together is also being undermined by the rising incivility and divisiveness. We need each other to address the complex challenges facing our cities and communities—from the infrastructure deficit to climate change, homelessness, mental health and addiction issues. To thrive, our local democracies depend on our ability to revive the art of living and working well together.

"Wesley Hunt was always considered strange." And so this quirky, offbeat short story by the witty and wonderful Canadian author and actor Robert Jadah begins. Wesley's odd behavior, however, is accompanied by unique abilities in regard to discovering hidden treasures. His kind of Easter egg hunt is not the one you'd likely expect.

Beautiful eighteen-year-old Barry Brennan couldn't forget. A year ago, Ned Kramer, her fiancé, had died in a hunting accident. Her grief threatened to overwhelm her - until the night her car careened off an icy country road and struck a handsome stranger. Naked and helpless, he seemed to have appeared out of nowhere. Stripped of speech and memory, his recovery would begin only when Barry roused him from his coma, took him home to her family, and urged him to recall his name. She would be bound to him by a love deeper, more compelling, than any she had ever known.

To Kate Beal, responsibility hadn’t been at the forefront of her every-day life. Floating through college was a breeze with little-to-no effort put forth. She was popular—a sorority sister alumni who hadn’t yet explored her professional options. After all, Kate continued to work at a local sports bar even after graduating with no immediate plans of getting a “real” job.

Dillon Iron Feather is dangerous and he knows it. Hardened by his championship-fighting career, he returns to his remote Colorado ranch to heal, only to discover that city girl Tessa Grove is determined to stake her claim to the old mine she inherited on a corner of his land. Stubborn to the bone, Tessa soon digs up precious gems from deep within the earth to use in her custom-made jewelry business. But those stones turn out to be sacred, and sparks fly as they begin to guide her to the secret chambers of Dillon's heart.

Building Bridges is set in 1965 in Anderston, Glasgow and examines the reaction of deserted husband, Billy Speirs, and his family to the return of his estranged wife, Bernie, whose mother has been taken seriously ill. It is a tale of bitterness and betrayal but also of the absolute enduring strength of love at a time when a community was being sliced up to make way for a stretch of inner city motorway and the Glasgow Kingston Bridge.

This is book four in the Making Sense of the Law of Attraction series by LOA coach Kelli Cooper. Harnessing the power of the law of attraction is, at the core, about shifting the crappy beliefs keeping you stuck and adopting the ones that will make you all sorts of awesome. But how do you do that exactly? Where did your current beliefs come from? It seems like it should be easy, but it can be hard, and your "stuff" still isn't here. This book will clear up the confusion and provide actionable tips.

What begins as a holiday trip for Sadie Hoffmiller and her daughter, Breanna, turns into a bizarre mystery. First comes the discovery of a dead body in the sitting room of an English manor belonging to the family of Breanna’s boyfriend, who is also heir to the family title. When the body comes up missing, Sadie and Breanna are stranded at the estate until the police can clear them to leave. Armed with a jogging whistle, her personal recipe collection, and an unfailing sense of American justice, Sadie begins her own investigation to find the killer.

From the former chief of the sex crimes unit of the Manhattan District Attorney’s office comes the bestselling thriller featuring a New York City prosecutor unraveling a terrifying and brutal murder mystery. Alexandra Cooper, Manhattan’s top sex crimes prosecutor, awakens one morning to...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From Academy Award winner and bestselling author Diane Keaton, a candid, hilarious, and deeply affecting look at beauty, aging, and the importance of staying true to yourself—no matter what anyone else thinks. “Behind the sterling movie credits and tomboyish...

A 2021 NATIONAL PARENTING PRODUCT AWARDS WINNER! The third installment in the New York Times bestselling Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls series, featuring 100 immigrant women who have shaped, and will continue to shape, our world. Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Immigrant Women Who...

As one of the most famous women rulers in history, Russian Empress Catherine the Great has long been remembered not only as one of the most powerful women of her time, but she was also one of the most powerful and capable rulers in all of Europe. And her path to the throne was just as remarkable as her reign.

Âmes sensibles, s’abstenir ! The Foxglove King est le premier volume d’une saga de dark fantasy dont vous ne sortirez pas indemne. Plongez dans une atmosphère Renaissance façon gothique, aux côtés de Lore, nécromancienne chargée de déjouer un complot.

Discover how to meditate easily and the simple secrets of mindfulness. Developed with input from top meditation, relaxation, and qi gong experts, this simple and jargon-free guide reveals how you can easily improve relaxation, positivity, and focus in as little as two minutes. It's all designed to give you straightforward, practical advice and easy-to-use tactics for a healthier body and mind.

The first book of the Bible, the Book of Genesis, in the beautiful poetic language of the King James version, tells the story of creation and traces the genealogy of the chosen people of God. Here are the stories of Noah, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (renamed by God as Israel), ending with Joseph's descent into Egypt, with God's promise to them of future greatness.

Frannie Rosen's psychic mentions a brilliant future, but she never tells the relatively straight-laced and naive Frannie that she will be possessed by a promiscuous, stage-struck doppelganger. All Frannie wants is an Oscar-winning role, a “to die for” role. What she gets is far more than that, especially when she's cast in a horror film about a demonic possession, directed by the legendary Victor Madison. While being piloted by Madison, Frannie is also orchestrated by a doppelganger/demon.

As World War II rages across Europe and the Pacific, its impact ripples through communities in the heartland of America. A farm girl is locked in a dangerous love triangle with two Germans soldiers held in an Illinois POW camp. Another German, a war refugee, is forced to risk her life spying on the developing Manhattan Project in Chicago. And espionage surrounds the disappearance of an actress from the thriving Jewish community of Chicago's Lawndale.

Wenn es um ein gesundes und glückliches Leben geht, wissen wir bereits, dass wir Sport machen sollten, wie wichtig Ernährung ist und dass Stress uns krank macht. Aber was ist mit unserer Seele? Wie können wir bewusst und gezielt unsere Gedanken und Gefühle einsetzen, um glücklich zu altern? Diane Hielscher enthüllt, wie wir unsere Annahmen über das Älterwerden hinterfragen und aktiv formen können. Mit einem ganzheitlichen Ansatz basierend auf Glücksforschung, Psychologie und Neurologie bietet dieses Buch konkrete Strategien, um das Älterwerden glücklich zu gestalten.

In No Sugar, No Problem, you will discover the reasons why sugar can contribute to weight gain. Knowing the concept first will help you understand the whole process.

In 1955, the AP thrummed with the news of Lulu Bell Parr's death. The incongruity of her final years as a pauper in a shack with her time as a Wild West star could not be ignored. Then, she was forgotten. Nearly fifty years later, small town history buffs stumbled upon her unmarked grave and set out to give her the recognition she deserved. They raised over seven thousand dollars, erected a monument on her grave (with a parade through town and celebration), and then went on to have her inducted in the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame.