Hazel Bloom by Julia Carter Aldrich is a heartfelt and engaging tale that intertwines human emotion, personal growth, and the beauty of everyday life. This audiobook invites listeners into a narrative rich with character development, emotional depth, and vivid storytelling, making it a timeless exploration of the human experience.Aldrich’s narrative centers on Hazel Bloom, whose journey of self-discovery, resilience, and connection with those aroun...

This book presents a new approach to understanding contemporary personal life, taking account of how people build their lives through a bricolage of ‘tradition’ and ‘modern’. The authors examine how tradition is used and adapted, invented and re-invented; how meaning can leak from past to present; the ways in which people’s agencies differ as they make decisions; and the process of bricolage in making new arrangements. These themes are illustrated through a variety of case studies, ranging...

A domestic novel focusing on personal growth, emotional resilience, and moral integrity.

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.She documented everything. It wasn't enough.In September 2023, Kristil Krug began receiving messages from a man she hadn't seen in twenty years. An ex-boyfriend from high school. The messages knew where she'd been, what she was wearing, the route she drove her children to school. They grew explicit, then threatening. Kristil did what experts advise: she kept records. Forty-seven entries in a color-coded spreadsheet, eac...

A brilliant collection of bestselling stories from Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, read aloud by stars Imelda Staunton, Jim Carter and Steven Pacey – perfect for listening to at home, in the car, at bedtime or any time at all!Go 'Grrrr . . .' with the Gruffalo, sing along with the Smartest Giant, help Monkey search for his mum and see if the little old lady can make some room in her house! The Gruffalo and Other Stories is brilliantly ...

Take a trip though the chilling history of one of Baltimore's most interesting neighborhoods and discover the eerie ends of Fell's Points departed souls.The narrow streets and ancient pubs of historic Fells Point are filled with the spirits of the past. Pirates, privateers, sailors, smugglers and a host of others refused to let death change their address. Walk with Edward Fell in the town he founded in 1760 or flirt with the "ladies" at the Cat's Eye Pub. Climb the...

A new community-based framework assessing the impact of participatory grantmaking on philanthropyInstitutional foundations are influential, yet it can be difficult to understand how they operate. How do their staff members make decisions? What impact do these decisions have on nonprofits, civil society, and democracy more broadly? One practice that holds promise for demystifying this relationship is participatory grantmaking, whereby stakeholders and grantees parti...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Do You Know Who Are You as a Child of God?This book offers seven powerful affirmations to remind you who you really are according to God’s Word. These truths will strengthen your faith, uplift your heart, and reduce anxiety.Perfect for Christian women in need of daily encouragement, this book is a powerful tool to reset your spirit and grow closer to the Father’s heart.Also available in audio for...

Engagement is trendy. Although paired most often with community, diverse invocations of engagement have gained cache, capturing longstanding shifts toward new practices of knowledge making that both reflect and facilitate multiple ways of being an academic. Engagement functions as a gloss for these shifts—addressing more expansive understandings of where, how, and with whom we research, teach, and partner. This book examines these shifts, locating them within socio-economic trends within a...

The authors of Haunted Fells Point tour Maryland's capital and "detail ghostly sightings at some of the city's best known landmarks" ( Capital Gazette).Beneath the statehouse dome and from the banks of the Severn River, the ghosts of Annapolis rise to roam the red-bricked streets of the old city. The capital of Maryland since 1694, the city hosts the restless dead who never left the narrow alleys, taverns and homes where they met their ends. Come ...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Imagine meeting Jesus face-to-face.Discover the inspiring stories of nine ordinary women from the Bible whose lives were forever changed by His love and compassion.Relate to their struggles: These women faced challenges just like you do, from fear and doubt to heartbreak and loss.Witness their unwavering faith:

Black Intellectual Thought in Education celebrates the exceptional academic contributions of African-American education scholars Anna Julia Cooper, Carter G. Woodson, and Alain Leroy Locke to the causes of social science, education, and democracy in America. By focusing on the lives and projects of these three figures specifically, it offers a powerful counter-narrative to the dominant, established discourse in education and critical social theory--helping to better serve the popu...