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Your Eyes Will Be My Window reclaims the two erasures of Esta Plat. Murdered in Ukraine by Nazi troops in 1942, evidence of the life of Esta Plat was preserved in a bundle of her letters until the letters were tossed into a dumpster and destroyed. Haunted by the inheritance of survivor's guilt and shame in a family that kept no Old World keepsakes except her grandmother's one-sentence memory of Esta Plat, Jodi Varonis compelled to sift through records of Europe's genocidal past.

January 15, 1959—a day that changed one family forever. White supremacists kidnapped and severely beat rural Alabama preacher Israel Page, nearly killing him because he had sued a White sheriff's deputy for injuries suffered in a car crash. After "they" "got Daddy," Israel Page's children began leaving the Jim Crow South, the event leaving an indelible mark on the family and its future. Decades later, the events of that day fueled journalist Sharon Tubbs's epic quest to learn who had "gotten" her mother's daddy and why.

Estamos en las postrimerías del siglo XIX, cada vez más mujeres se interpelan sobre su papel en una sociedad gobernada por hombres. Marjorie lleva un año en Nueva York, nuevos amigos y nuevas experiencias, aunque eso no hace que se olvide de Henrietta y Robert. En casa de la condesa se va a celebrar una fiesta de cumpleaños y se espera la llegada de William para las próximas semanas. Marjorie se prepara para volver a Worthington a pasar el verano, pero no se imagina lo que se va a encontrar a su regreso.

En el bosque hay un ataúd de cristal. Está en el suelo, y en su interior duerme un muchacho con cuernos en la cabeza y orejas puntiagudas… Hazel y su hermano Ben viven en Fairfold, donde los humanos pueden coexistir en armonía con los habitantes del aire. Desde que eran niños, Hazel y Ben se han estado contando historias sobre el chico del ataúd de cristal en las que este es un príncipe y ellos son sus valientes caballeros. Creen que este príncipe es diferente de otros feéricos, los que hacen tratos crueles, se ocultan entre las sombras de los árboles y llevan a la perdición a los turistas.

Do you think the hotel industry is ordinary? Normal? Think again. If you have always wondered what’s on the other side of the front desk, Kim invites you to sit with her as she shares from her thirty years in the industry. This thirty-year collection of memorable mania and hospitality humor offers a fresh, lighthearted approach to understanding the industry as well as entertainment for all listeners.

Northern Ireland was as dirty a war to Irish people as Vietnam was to Americans. This book epitomizes the era and how people lived during the 60s & 70s. How the Civil Rights movement came into being and the fallout thereafter. It confirms that “Bigotry” is not a thing of the past and that it can still rear its ugly head.

Henrietta y Robert siguen con su apasionada relación. Dos temperamentos fuertes unidos por un poderoso lazo de dos cabos: el amor y el respeto. Marjorie, la hermana de Robert, vive con ellos y compagina su amor por la lectura con su talento para pintar. William Harvey, el mejor amigo de Robert, se ha convertido en alguien importante para ella. La vida en Worthington Hall se desliza suave y tranquila, hasta que un suceso inesperado volverá a poner sus vidas del revés.

When the FBI refuses to acknowledge the disappearance of Agent Matt Stone during a covert investigation overseas, Detective Charlene Taylor has no choice but to go on the hunt. The Ukraine can be unforgiving to outsiders, but the detective has no idea just how deep the corruption runs. There is only one person Charlene can turn to. Trusted friend and former leg-breaker Calvin Watters is a protector, and the only man who can go head-to-head with the danger that awaits them. 

Upon his return home from the battlefields of Europe in 1918, Col Blackwood, a UK Army infantry officer, is reunited with his family on Christmas Eve after nearly four years away. In the midst of telling his children a bedtime story, we learn of Artaban, a Magi priest, and the fourth wise man to present gifts to the newborn King. As a result of dissension among his fellow Magians, Artaban has no other choice but to embark on this journey alone. Though his quest is fraught with challenges along the way that test his courage and stir his compassion, his faith never wavers.

There’s a fuss in Grammar Land and Judge Grammar has dispatched Serjeant Parsing to call all the Parts-of-Speech to court and settle the matter. Dr. Syntax must be obeyed or all the laws of Grammar Land will go to wreck and ruin. Join the children of Schoolroom Shire and discover the outcome of Judge Grammar’s trial. This imaginative tale brings the parts-of-speech to life with an engaging story.

The Shettles Method of Gender Conception Control summarized. Includes the five steps to take for each gender. Easy, safe and effective!

A charming mystery story set in the early 1900s which is as much about the townspeople, sleuths and other colorful characters as it is about the murder. Filled with comic antics of Scotland Yard fellows, local police, and residents of the town, keeps the murder ever elusive. The "whodunit" is maintained until the very end and the laughter keeps going even after the mystery is solved.

Grief can be so debilitating that it blinds you to God's presence. Many who grieve struggle to face the sudden loss, much less embrace it and rest in it. In this remarkably honest book, Sharon Betters tells us the story of her teenage son's sudden death in a car accident. Excerpts from Sharon's journal express her raw grief, anger, and hunger to understand how God can be good and loving and still take away her youngest child. Sharon Betters draws listeners to a passage from Isaiah that carries God's promise to provide treasures for his people in the very midst of darkness and trouble.

These poems are English interpretations of poems originally written in Urdu and Punjabi. Interpretations are not translations. The interpretations capture the essence of the poem rather than the form and specifics of the original language.

The benefits of yoga and its effect on combating arthritis in seniors looking to live life like it's golden in the golden years.

The World Trade Center stood tall and majestic, glistening in the sun, beckoning me to enter into its tall glass revolving doors one summer day in 1979. I worked there for 21 years until it was tragically destroyed on September 11, 2001. While the audiobook recounts the two devastating disasters of 1993 and 2001, it also tells of the many fond memories of life at the World Trade Center. Now that the towers are gone, the joy of life at the World Trade Center remains in my memory.

Finally, the first day of school has arrived. The fact that Meera, Tony, Maria, Liz, and Qianfan will be riding the same school bus together makes them all incredibly happy. As they wait for the bus each morning at the park, they discuss what they learned in class the day before. Their parents gather across the street watching and waving goodbye as the yellow school bus drives away.

Liz is turning nine-years-old. Maria, Tony, Meera, and Qianfan want to do something special for her birthday. With the help of their parents, they plan an awesome party with lots of gifts, sweet treats, and super cool things to do!

Liz and Tony are both eight years old, Qianfan and Meera are nine, and Maria, who is eight and a half, tells everyone she meets that she is eight and a half and not just eight! Meera, Qianfan, and María have all moved to America from different countries while Tony and Liz were born in America and had lived there all their lives.

This Christmas audiobook for children explains the biblical truth behind the reason for the season. It explains using simple and easy words so that your little one can understand the Luke story of the angel's visit to Mary to tell her of the birth of Jesus.