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Imagine this: You're walking past a shallow pond and spot a toddler thrashing around in the water, in obvious danger of drowning. You look around for her parents, but nobody is there. You're the only person who can save her and you must act immediately. But as you approach the pond you remember that you're wearing your most expensive shoes. Wading into the water will ruin them—and might make you late for a meeting. Should you let the child drown?

La solución, en las malas ficciones policíacas, es de orden material: una puerta secreta, una barba suplementaria. En las buenas, es de orden psicológico: una falacia, un hábito mental, una superstición. Ejemplo de las buenas y aun de las mejores es cualquier relato de Chesterton.

Carlene Rivers is many things. Dutiful, reliable, kind. Lucky? Not so much. At thirty, she’s living a stifling existence in Cleveland, Ohio. Then one day, Carlene buys a raffle ticket. The prize: a pub on the west coast of Ireland. Carlene is stunned when she wins. Everyone else is stunned when she actually goes.

Catherine Ponder’s groundbreaking classic The Dynamic Laws of Prosperity has helped people in every walk of life improve their finances, relationships, health, and spiritual understanding. Ponder shows how prosperity is first and foremost a state of mind. Your thoughts are an instrument for success or failure—and the right use of your mind is the key to a vital, happy, prosperous, successful life.

Nobody said being a Royal Blood would be easy. After getting the magical council off his back, Eli Grayson is finally ready to track down the mysterious figure known only as ‘Athena’ and get some of his questions answered.

Eli Grayson is back. Life has been good to him since saving the elven princess and uncovering his powers as a Royal Blood. That is, until an army of the dead rises and threatens the fragile peace they'd achieved. As if that wasn’t enough to deal with, the ruling magical council has learned of his existence and wants to haul him in for judgement. Together with bond mates both new and old, he quickly finds himself on a magical realm-hopping adventure to uncover the source of the undead and win over the council.

Eli Grayson knew there was no such thing as magic. He knew there were no other worlds filled with magical races beyond his imagining. He knew he was a regular guy, just trying to recover from a brutally difficult breakup. That is, until he foiled an assassination attempt on an elven princess who showed him exactly how wrong he was. He's thrust headfirst into a hidden world of potent magic and sinister plots only to discover he has powers of his own.

When Reinhardt Blazkowicz returns to Blue Star Duchy after a successful first year at Aegis Crown Academy, he finally feels his unlikely path from battlefield to nobility taking root. With the Blue Star Trading Group flourishing alongside Xenia Volkov and his leadership training underway, the former soldier is stepping confidently into his role as heir. Then Duke Wilhelm—his adoptive father and the man who plucked him from a life of endless battle—collapses during a council meeting.

Ponder Awhile is a collection of 48 poems that encourages readers to pause and reflect on life’s deeper meaning. At its heart is the author’s journey from atheism to a spiritual awakening, sparked by a life-changing experience at sea. Through asking profound questions about God, spirituality, human behaviour, and the world around us, the poems explore universal truths that transcend religious boundaries.

Grieving over the loss of her family and feeling like her life is unraveling, Lindsey McDermott quits her job, gets a puppy, and retreats to her grandparents' home in the Texas Hill Country. She spends her solitary days walking childhood trails and reminiscing, trying to reconcile the conflict within her as she struggles with survivor's guilt. After the death of her husband, Hannah Larson needs a change. At the suggestion of her mother-in-law - and against her better judgment - she and her son Jack move to tiny Utopia and into her husband's grandmother's house.

Reinhardt Blazkowicz has proven himself worthy of attending Aegis Crown Academy. A former demon slayer, adopted heir, and now a rising star among his peers, Reinhardt's journey is far from over. Having survived his first weeks, his next challenge isn't one of strength—it's one of character.

When the Pond Squad is invited to participate in the Emerald Pond Games, they can’t wait to compete. Playing sports, making new friends, and spending time with Maxwell—Emerald Pond’s cool mallard duck—sounds like a perfect afternoon to Willow. But when Maxwell mysteriously disappears in the middle of a game, the animals know something’s wrong. With all the strange plastic items floating around the pond, Willow is sure Maxwell is in danger. Fortunately, Detective Duck is on the job, solving these puzzling mysteries before they get out of hand and destroy another habitat!

Meet Reinhardt Blazkowicz. Orphan. Hero. Warrior. And now, the unlikely heir to the legendary Blue Star Duchy. Found by the Duke himself on a battlefield, surrounded by enemies, Reinhardt's life is about to change forever. Plucked from the ashes of war and thrust into a world of unimaginable wealth and privilege, he must now trade his battle-worn armor for the hallowed uniform of Aegis Crown Academy. There, in a world of magic, combat, and courtly intrigue, he'll need more than just his battle-honed instincts to survive.

Originally published in The New Yorker in 1954, The Ponder Heart is easily Eudora Welty’s most comic novel, a lighthearted burlesque that rivals Caldwell’s Tobacco Road for capturing rural idioms, and the novels of Mark Twain for high farce.

What is the difference between and man-made pond and a natural pond? Maddie learns all about ponds while she and her family bring an artificial pond back to life.

Songs from Fern’s Pond is a collage of poetry, letters, and prose that captures the universal resilience of the human spirit through the humor and courage of a woman who fearlessly pursued the life she dreamed of. A duet of text between mother and daughter, it’s a transcendent vision of the rough, wild, and beautiful landscape of the heart—and a reminder that every chapter is worth living to its fullest.

Spring is here in this cherrful introduction to the seasons. Young kids won't want to miss a single splash.

Real estate investors used to build wealth the hard way: slowly saving money and sacrificing their current happiness for a future reward. This method produces results in the long run but what if there's a better, more efficient way that works in years instead of decades? Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat (BRRRR) is the five-part real estate investing strategy that makes financial freedom more attainable than ever: You buy a property under market value, add value with renovations, rent it out to tenants, complete a cash-out refinance, and then use that money to do it all over again.

Book 5 in a five-book series. Christian writer speaking about current and end of times events.

Reuben Downes is a Mallard. The kind that dominates the Co-Ed Fastpitch Softball League for Adults in Western Vermont, aka COFSLAW VT, aka The Coleslaw League. As a newcomer to the team and the town, Reuben is viewed as the oddball “from away” by his teammates and the quirky, curious, often opinionated locals. So, when he puts an “art” installation in his backyard that sets off a firestorm in the community, people demand answers for what it means. But Reuben, always more inclined to let others call the shots, keeps his motivations to himself.