I am beyond done with love. With romance. With all of it. It’s not worth the bruises on my heart.But watching my bestie fall for the guy next door makes me wish…Not that I want my ex back. Hell no. I’m over him. And to prove it, I’m reinventing myself. New hair, new clothes, new car. New freaking me. A me who isn’t going to let some guy walk all over me and control my emotions. I’m in control now.Except when Kannon’s around. He can get under my skin like no one ever...

Modern Russian Wisdom Theology is only now, through the fine translations of the principal works, becoming known in the West. It is time for an assessment of second stage of reception, which goes beyond exposition to critical dialogue. Thomas Merton's celebrated prose poem, "Hagia Sophia," is perhaps the most significant example of Russian Wisdom Theology to date, at least in the West. This poem's poetic genre is also suggestively appropriate to the special literary genre(s) of Wisdom Theo...

The 8th and finale installment of the RUNE SEEKER Progression Fantasy series from J.M Clarke, Bestselling Author of Mark of the Fool, written with C.J. Thompson.Unlock a weak-to-strong progression into power and a detailed LitRPG system with unique classes, skills, dungeons, achievements, survival and evolution. Explore a mysterious world of fallen civilizations, strange monsters and deadly secrets.

Brilliant, provocative, outrageous, and brazen, Hunter S. Thompson's infamous rule breaking -- in his journalism, in his life, and under the law -- changed the shape of American letters, and the face of American icons. Kingdom of Fear traces the course of Thompson's life as a rebel -- from a smart-mouthed Kentucky kid flaunting all authority to a convention-defying journalist who came to personify a wild fusion of fact, fiction, and mind-altering substances. Call it the evolution of an out...

This ninth edition of Money and Schools explains and demonstrates the relationship between money and equality of educational opportunity in a way that is clear, precise, and engaging. Grounded in research and best practices, this book provides a broad overview of school finance, budgeting, and resource allocation, an understanding of the underlying economic, social, legal, and political principles that drive how schools are funded, as well as a detailed examination of day-to-day f...

**From No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller Olivie Blake comes Dreamland, a hauntingly seductive Gothic mystery where the glitz of Los Angeles collides with the dark shadows of the Hollywood elite.An intoxicating masterpiece, read by a full cast of narrators.**Fame makes monsters of us all . . .Summer winds sweep a feverish energy through Los Angeles as girls are found murdered. Yet despite wildfire warnings and the rising body c...

A sweeping YA time-slip romance where love bridges a century, but history threatens to tear it apart.When Sage, a first-year university student, discovers a forgotten camera in the library archives, she’s thrust into a world beyond her own time. The camera links her to August, a student who walked the same halls more than a century earlier. What begins as a miraculous connection soon deepens into something neither of them expected. But history has a way of pulling ...

In December of 1926, Agatha Christie vanished. Eleven days later, after frenzied media speculation, she was discovered alive and well. A century on, there are questions that have never been answered.Now Christie biographer Laura Thompson seeks to penetrate the story of the greatest mystery ever created by the greatest ever mystery writer. In a new approach, Thompson undertakes a re-enactment of Christie's movements: from the moment of driving away from her marital home, to the aban...

Guy Beaumont is thrilled when his mare has a foal called Martini. Guy breaks her in carefully and is determined to find the right home when he sells her.Her new owner, Pip, is thrilled with her beautiful new pony. But Pip is nervous, and she gets only the wrong sort of advice from her best friend. It all ends in disaster. Martini is sold.Lydia Pike is a professional rider, who buys Martini to improve her and sell her on. Lydia’s idea of improvement is to beat and punish Goo...

The war that erupted in Star Wars:Episode IIAttack of the Clones is nearing its boiling point, as the dauntless Separatist forces continue their assault on the teetering Republic–and the diabolical triumvirate of Count Dooku, General Grievous, and their Master, Darth Sidious, fine-tune their strategy for conquest. In Episode III Revenge of the Sith the fates of key players on both sides of the conflict will be sealed. But first, crucial events that pave the way to that time of reckoning un...

**An action-packed novel following an unlikely duo as they race across Europe in a dangerously high-stakes competition worth millions“Romancing the Stone meets The DaVinci Code . . . You’ll find mile-a-minute pacing, Tracy-and-Hepburn chemistry with a dash of spice, and a twist around every corner. Completely captivating and absolutely irresistible!” —Hank Phillippi RyanYou have solved the kickoff puzzle. There will be five additional puzzles to solve....

In the shadowed heart of Cedarshire's mafia empire, where loyalty is forged in blood and power gleams like gold, Vincenzo Barone rules with ruthless command and piercing golden eyes that conceal a hidden void. That emptiness cracks when Sloane Nash, a resilient baker whose silver gaze sparkles with unyielding defiance, bursts unexpectedly into his world and ignites an all-consuming obsession:She must be his.Sloane, her silver eyes alight with hard-earned strength and enchan...