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Why is it that so many managers see the challenge of managing people as Mission Impossible? Is it because people are impossible? Is it because they’re all inherently lazy, or stupid, or out to undermine you? No. People are full of potential and passion—they want to be engaged in what they’re doing, and valued for doing it well

This is the story of one family’s resilience and ultimate triumph despite seemingly insurmountable odds. My Broken Soldier takes the listener on a journey of life beyond the front line for those who serve and return home forever broken, and for the loved ones who walk the journey with them. Written with raw emotion and warts-and-all honesty, it depicts the struggle between a husband and wife fighting an invisible "demon" and a system that was meant to have their backs. Ultimately, this story is a vehicle to generate awareness about the injustices of an ironclad institution.

Mary Ellen Pleasant and William Henry Ellis. What do these two have in common? They were both former slaves who became millionaires. Back then, Black entrepreneurs had to worry about slave catchers and lynch mobs. Today, “microaggressions” are enough to discourage young Blacks...according to liberals. Our ancestors would be ashamed of us. They would expect more of us. Black Snowflakes provides a brand-new perspective for those Americans who still believe it is impossible for Blacks to be successful unless they get that “White man’s stamp of approval”.

Die Kraft der Versöhnung. Lorna hat ihre Familie im Streit verlassen. Als junge Frau ist sie von der winzigen schottischen Insel Kip nach London gezogen, doch ihre Träume haben sich in Luft aufgelöst. Umso wichtiger ist es ihr, alles für ihre Tochter Ella zu tun. Und die hat eine große Bitte: Sie will wissen, wo ihre Mutter herkommt. Auf Kip wartet Lornas Schwägerin Alice auf die beiden. Sie hofft, dass Lornas Heimkehr zu einem Neuanfang für ihre Familie und die kleine Insel-Gemeinschaft wird. Lorna fürchtet die Begegnungen, bis sie ihrer alten Lehrerin begegnet.

Read by the author. Don’t trade your 40-hour workweek for an 80-hour-a-week side hustle. The promise of entrepreneurship is to create a lifestyle of freedom—but the pursuit often leads to a time-bankrupt life. If you’re an overworked employee who’s done with the 9-to-5, a serial...

Many parents dread talking to their kids about money in fear of opening pandora’s box. But firstly, that box is probably already open; you will be surprised at what kids soak up from their friends, what they see on TV and on social media, and what they hear you talking about at home. And secondly, if it isn’t already, it likely will be soon, and this will be out of your control. It may be better if we actually open this box from time to time anyway. Not talking to your kids about money can actually make them think that money is something to fear.

Among the cobbled streets of the Somerset town of Frome, Lou is embarking on the start of something new. After the death of her beloved mother, she takes a deep breath into the unknown and is opening her own vintage clothes shop. In Upstate New York, Donna has just found out some news about her family that has called into question her whole upbringing. The only clue she has to unlock her past is a picture of a yellow dress and the fact it is currently on display in a shop in England.  

When Clara Newton’s fiancé died during World War Two, she thought her life was over. But now, she looks after orphans who, like her, lost everything during the war. Children like sweet little Peg, who won’t speak, and Joyce, whose body was scarred by polio. But then, Clara receives some terrible news. The orphanage is going to be sold and the children sent far away. With wealthy buyers lined up to purchase Shilling Grange and a ship already docked waiting to carry the children away, Clara is desperate. She must find loving new homes for them quickly, but time is running out.

Caterer and amateur sleuth Faith Fairchild revisits her wedding to the Reverend Thomas Fairchild—a wedding that turned murderous. The twentieth book in the beloved series turns back the clock to the time Faith Fairchild was a bride who didn’t try to run away, but was almost run over! It’s...

‘I absolutely loved it! So different, clever, funny and charming’ Sunday Times bestseller Katie Fforde ‘Funny, wise, moving and full of lovely moments…The characters are endearing and unforgettable’ Hazel Prior, author of the Richard & Judy Book Club Pick Away with the Penguins...

Bloomsbury presents Wishyouwas by Alexandra Page, read by Lesley Harcourt. Classic-feeling storytelling with bags of charm. Fans of thrilling animal adventure and enchanting underground worlds will fall in love with Wishyouwas. It’s 1952 in smog-shrouded London. Christmas might be fast...

Vor einigen Jahren schien es, als wäre es nur eine Frage der Zeit, bis die Musikindustrie durch Online-Piraterie ihren endgültigen Niedergang erleben würde. Doch dann kam Spotify, mischte die Karten neu und schuf rentable digitale Erlösmodelle für die totgesagte Branche. Als Chefökonom von...

Katherine, the new administrator of the posh but 200-year-old assisted living château called the Ambassador's Retreat, doesn't believe in God - certainly not in angels. Will she be able to solve the mystery behind a dying resident claiming to see angels coming to take her to heaven? The episode puts the elderly clients into a theological uproar. The chairman of the board gives Katherine one week to reassure the godly residents that whether or not they saw the angels will have no bearing on whether they go to heaven. He will fire her in one week if she can't calm the storm.

This novel is about a man and a dog, both contending with modern realities. As an adventure and a love story, the author's hope is that you find it exciting, yet touching, while often funny and extremely controversial. Written with humility and honesty, may it spark imagination and an appreciation for all of life.

Calendula Isadora (Callie) is an uncommonly powerful witch with a mind for science. But her independent ways run afoul of her San Francisco coven house, especially when she creates life in the form of a massive golem. Then Callie's best friend, Logandina, falls ill with a mysterious malady that causes her spirit to waste away before vanishing altogether. As she delves deeper into the mysteries behind her friend's departure, the witchkind powers-that-be try to keep her from searching for the cause.

It has many names: Bigfoot...Yeti...Sasquatch. But whatever it is, it’s out there in the woods and leaving a trail of blood and severed heads behind it. For John Moon, a half-mad Indian, it is a spirit that holds the key to his inner self. He worships its power and he’ll kill to protect it. Desperate, exhausted, half-starved, Moon will follow it wherever it goes. For Raymond Jason, killing it has become an obsession. He was the only survivor of a hunting trip to the Rockies where the hunters became the monster’s prey.

Clara Newton is the new Housemother of Shilling Grange Orphanage. Many of the children have been bombed out of their homes and left without families, their lives torn apart by the war, just like Clara’s. Devastated by the loss of her fiancé, a brave American pilot, she is just looking for a place to start again. But the orphans are in desperate need of her help.

While the world locked down under the weight of a global pandemic, many of us picked up hobbies. A whole bunch of you got pregnant. Congratulations. You’re really bad at social distancing. And thank you. You’re our first customers. Join Jake and Page Fehling as they hold your hand - but not your leg, that’s your job, dads - through your pregnancy journey. Jake and Page each write their own accounts of major pregnancy milestones, then react to the other’s recollections.

In this hot, enticing mega collection filled with 10 filthy taboo erotic short stories, you’ll experience Lesbian First Time, Gangbangs, Swingers Club, Swingers Party, BDSM, Sharing, Wife Swapping and Group Sex, and Much More. This book will give you all that you need to know to heat things up with your partner. So what are you waiting for?

The ghosts that guide Vone lead him to the mountainous stockade known as Stonetarge. They seek their retribution from the syns of Erlo, a warlord allied to the Sons of Vanadium. As tensions rise, a battle breaks, resulting in a new path for our hero to take - another obstacle that must be corrected in order to grant the souls that possess him peace.