It has never been more important for law firms to plan for the future. A highly competitive market, an aging profession, the changing ambitions of younger generations, many of whom place greater importance on work-life balance than reaching top leadership levels, and a long-held reluctance to discuss retirement and succession, all combine to create what some are calling a succession crisis. It is time to face the issue head-on and start putting systems in place to ensure the long-term succ...

Abner Beal is a stuffy professor in a lifeless marriage, but he's just made the scientific breakthrough of the century: A serum that temporarily turns organic matter invisible. Testing it on himself, he discovers that his beautiful neighbor has left her window open—and is longing for someone, anyone, to satisfy her. This stuffy professor is about to become a very naughty invisible man!~~~~~ Excerpt ~~~~~I could smell her. It was a thick, bold smell, the smell of a young wom...

In the sun-drenched Australian outback, Dave Regan, a rough-hewn farmer, embarks on a life-changing journey. Driven by loneliness and a yearning for companionship, he sets out to find a wife. Armed with a horse and a wagon, Dave ventures into the unknown, encountering a cast of eccentric characters along the way. From the gossiping townsfolk to the sly matchmaker, each encounter shapes his quest for love. As Dave's search intensifies, he stumbles upon a young woman named Mary. With her gen...

She’s my best friend’s wife. I made him a promise I never thought I’d have to keep.Now I’m about to dishonor him in the worst possible way…RiverI thought the hardest thing I’d ever have to do was bury my husband, my best friend, and the father of the child growing inside me.Little did I know my husband asked his friend Storm to watch over me should anything happen.Now that the worst has happened, or ...

Having cracked the code to invisibility, Professor Abner Beal returns to the Institute to solicit the aid of one Priscilla Coker, M.D. Priscilla hates Abner, but when she learns that he's made a breakthrough, she's willing to do anything to join his team—even jumping his invisible bones! But that's not the only surprise waiting for Professor Beal. Upon returning to his house, Abner discovers that his wife has been having an affair of her own. What will this God-fearing woman think of an in...

Adventure, romance, politics, and murder filled the life of Lorenzo DiMedici, a banker who inherited the leadership of Florence, Italy during the 15th century. He used his charisma and financial influence to create a humanistic city of art and culture despite plots against him by Pope Sixtus IV, the Pazzi family, and King Ferrante of Naples until he had to make the choice of meeting the king alone and unarmed, or go to war.

El término "crisis" viene del griego "krenein", que significa "decisión" y ante una crisis es fundamental decidir para enfrentar las situaciones que afectan la normalidad. Hacer frente a las crisis es inherente a la existencia humana, pero hay que destacar la importancia de entender cada una, subrayando que estas corresponden a un estado temporal de desorganización ocasionado por factores externos. Autores como Heráclito, Erick Erickson, Gerard Caplan y Karl Slaikeu, entre otros, proporcio...

Emilia Berg brottas med varannan vecka-livet på hemmaplan och storpolitiken i Riksdagen. Livspusslet blir inte enklare när hon av en slump upptäcker att hennes barndomsvän Josefine blir misshandlad av sin beundrade make.Kan hon hjälpa någon som inte vill bli hjälpt? Och om hon inte gör något, vad är hon då för människa? Är alla fina ord i plenisalen bara en fasad? Det eskalerande våldet, rädslan och Josefines försök att ta sig vidare driver utvecklingen fram till det oundvikliga.

"Mogen up-to-date kvinna söker manligt, dansant sällskap att dela livspromenader med. Mina intressen är att realisera tyngdlagen, dans och litteratur. Min hand i din"Efter fem år som änka är Lena Stenström äntligen redo att lämna ensamheten. Hon bestämmer sig för att skapa en profil på en dejtingsida och livet sätter snabbt fart igen. Lena går på dåliga dejter, träffar ett gammalt kärleksintresse från grundskolan och återupptar vänskapen med den härliga och energiska Lotta. Tillvar...

The question has been asked. Your finger is adorned with the ring. The difficult phase is about to begin. Even if you're not Donald Trump's child, you still want to have your fairytale wedding. Give me the rundown.Weddings typically cost about $20,000, according to statistics. The fairytale wedding is the stuff of dreams for most little girls—a long white dress, eight attendants, a sit-down reception, and a band that everyone dances to.For many women, the day of t...

Whatever you want to read this summer, Atom has is covered. Sample six of our favourite stories from 2012 with this exclusive summer sampler including extracts from books by Sarra Manning, C. J. Daugherty, Johan Harstad, Robin Wasserman, Sophie Flack and Veronica Rossi.Go over to the dork side with Adorkable, Queen of Teen Sarra Manning's awesome new novel on blogging, snogging and everything in between. Fall in love with beautiful ballet story Bunheads. Uncover centuries of secret...

Im Londoner Hafenviertel verschwindet der angesehene Gentleman Neville St. Clair spurlos. Alle Beweise sprechen für Mord und der einzige Verdächtige ist ein Bettler mit grausam entstellter Lippe. Aber was sind seine Motive? Und wo ist die Leiche? Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson durchstreifen die Opiumhöhlen Londons, um der Lösung des Falls auf die Spur zu kommen.