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This is the story of a chicken named Chris, a survivor of a near-death experience. Because he barely survives, Chris thinks all hope is lost. But when he accidently meets a little boy named Eugene - Gene for short - the power of language, and its means of bringing these two together, allows for the overcoming of trauma. Slowly but surely, Chris and Eugene develop a buoyant bond that allays the other's darkness!

Chelsey is lonely and sad. Only 19 years old. Her long, blonde hair splendiferously straightened. Longing for her big and loving prince to carnally sweep her off her little feet! Will she find happiness and love? The courage to talk if confronted with someone who possesses the power to allay her sadness? To see light and to feel comfort? The romance she fantasizes about in frolicsome fantasy to be hedonistically had? What would that first question be if indeed confronted with his beauteous looks and scrumptious brown hair?

Dire circumstances force Freddie onto the streets, living a life of crime until a chance encounter leads him to an opportunity to change his future. He must decide if taking the chance at a new life is better than his life on the streets. Will the family he made surviving on the street let him go, or will he make new enemies in his attempt to leave his past behind?

Big Rosa rescues unhappy women of the Wild West to work in a helium mine, and Georgie Appleseed rescues his failing diner with the help of neon. A silicon son tries to make his gold dad proud, while a scientist tries to make a new St. Francis from calcium bone fragments. Obadiah Toad gives away all his peace with a nickel, but Mama finally gives away her heart on account of arsenic. These 20 stories explore the elemental forces that underpin all of life.

Sara Tempest has been alone since her husband died and daughters left home. But over the course of one summer she meets and falls in love with the charming Bernard. The years of heartache and loneliness are finally behind her. She quickly moves into his beautiful home on the wind battered cliffs of Hastings. But, after a while, she begins to wonder if Bernard is all he seems. He's barely in touch with his children and with stifling reminders of his wife everywhere Sara looks, the walls begin to close in.

Part almanac, part encyclopedia, part dictionary, Benjamin Hathaway gives us his idea of important, but sometimes obscure, facts that he thinks should be in our bank of general knowledge. A book for students of history to test their knowledge and to direct their studies. As the title tells us, this is a book of 1001 questions, with answers, regarding world history.

Chance is a courageous lion. Determined to overcome the schoolyard bullying of his past, his ambition will take him far. Chance grew up being bullied in grade school. The negative comments of others left a negative impression on him. Chance is determined to overcome adversity and become someone great in society. Through hard work and sheer determination, Chance will muster the ability to go where many thought he never would. While the negative comments of the past remain with him, Chance has the courage to keep moving forward, one step at a time!

It was Easter time and Princess Angelina and her friends were eagerly waiting for class to begin. "I hope you're all ready for a fantastic day!" called their teacher, Miss Parker. All the children in class yelped with joy. They knew just what was going to make their day fantastic. Today was the class field trip to London!

Hear live recordings of 11 US presidents, including Benjamin Harrison (23rd), William McKinley (25th), Theodore Roosevelt (26th), William H. Taft (27th), Woodrow Wilson (28th), Warren G. Harding (29th), Calvin Coolidge (30th), Herbert Hoover (31st), Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd), Harry S. Truman (34th), and Dwight D. Eisenhower (34th).

A story of courage and dreams. Bailey the Hippo wants to prove her value by exercising her effervescent panache! Bailey has many obstacles to overcome, including the mean comments of others and the bullying that consequently follows. Her zest is under siege! Bailey will tirelessly have to go where few others would. This is the story of Bailey's quest. Bailey's ambition! Bailey's pink tutu. An intrepid story of Bailey's desires. Her gusto will have to carry her further and further. Then what can her tiny heart hope to aspire to?

We all believe that saying, “Thank you,” “I’m sorry,” and “Tell me more” will help us become better people, friends, partners, employees, neighbors, and global citizens. And yet, having been brought up on rugged individualism, we often slip into self-centeredness and a corresponding sense of entitlement. We have lost the ability to speak with gentleness toward one another. We have replaced kind words that connect us to one another with ones that divide, isolate, and hurt. Everywhere we turn there is deep conflict.

Diana återvänder till Stjärnö som Joachim Riddercronas hustru. På de stora gårdarna runt sjön talas det mycket om dem. Sällan hade folket i trakten sett ett så vackert godsägarpar. Familjerna runt sjön Åsunden håller de gamla traditionerna vid liv. Men allt förändras när Ekenäs gård läggs ut till försäljning. Köparen Bergfeldt visar sig vara en äventyrare som ställer till oreda och trassel bland gårdarna runt sjön. Hans ankomst till Ekenäs kommer att förändra Dianas liv för alltid.

The winter of 1998. December in the town of Manchester, Tennessee. Seven-year-old little Sanford ambles about. An active imagination that takes him far and wide. Could Sanford encounter a woeful creature with thoughts to share? His imaginations lead him across the bucolic grounds of Coffee County. Stories of the old owl named Oli. An old owl that wasted his life. The fears of Oli have crushed his vim and vigor. Oli and his vain pursuits. The insecurity of Oli has enwreathed him. How long can Oli hide? If Sanford and Oli were to meet, what thoughts might transmogrify?

Willowvine faces the final quest with Springheart and Tom by her side. One more Stone of Power to be restored to the Guardian, and she will get her dream. No one will stop her from joining Elven society. The Stone of Orphan was taken so long ago that no one can remember the story, only that it meant orphans were bad luck and so must be exiled. The quest takes Willowvine and her companions on a search for clues that leads her to the one place she swore never to revisit.

Welcome to Julep, Mississippi, right on the Gulf Coast. Where neighbors have known each other for generations. Where the local hair salon has more information about what’s going on in town than either the local paper or the local sheriff’s department. The owner of the bakery knows you by name. The minister of the biggest church in town has more clout than the mayor. And people say “bless your heart” for all kinds of reasons, the least of which is when they’re ready to insult you.

The guardian of the Stones of Power is dying, and no one is there to take his place. Willowvine knows in her heart that the elves will finally accept her when she replaces all the Stones of Power. She refuses to listen to anyone who says otherwise. But this quest may break her. Their only source of information comes from a scholar, but he doesn’t seem to care that time is slipping away. Can she master her own temper to get their scholar to actually help?

The emergence of cryptocurrencies appears to have started with the debut of Bitcoin in 2009, but few people are aware that it was initially introduced in the 1990s. Following David Chaum's DigiCash debacle, the digital currency struggled to take off. While the decline attributes to e-commerce being out of place in the 1990s, it appears that the 21st century provides an ideal atmosphere for digital currencies to grow. Foreseeing the rising demand in the future of cryptocurrencies, Isaac Victorious presents a digital currency guidebook to serve as a Holy Grail for all new investors.

Willowvine yearns for inclusion. Banished by the elven community for bringing bad luck as an orphan, she wishes she could earn her way back in…just to have the pleasure of turning them down. So when a mysterious client hires her to save her race from extinction by recovering the stolen Stone of Power, the outcast elf leaps at the opportunity. Paired with a fellow orphan, Willowvine battles resentment at having to rescue the very people who shunned her.

Under the rule of Communist president Nicolae Ceaușescu, citizens of Bucharest live with the eyes and ears of the government ever present. During a visit to her aunt’s apartment, 15-year-old Adriana walks through a wardrobe that leads into a hidden room filled with forbidden novels. As her family begins to unravel, her life strangely parallels those of her novels’ heroines. Adriana’s childhood loyalties, and her belief that God doesn’t exist, are called into question as her circumstances force her to rethink things she once believed were certain.

They say she can find anyone, anytime, anywhere. Run as far and fast as you can, gather friends with guns if you want, it won't help you. She's coming. There on your back trail, always there, always getting closer, is the Seeker. Nothing can stop the bounty hunter, nothing can turn her aside, and there's only one thing she's afraid of, the dragon rider.