Perpetua and Felicity (died 7 March 203) are Christian martyrs of the 3rd century. Perpetua (born in 181) was a 22-year old married noble, and a nursing mother. Her co-martyr Felicity, an expectant mother, was her slave. They suffered together at Carthage in the Roman province o Africa.The Passion of St. Perpetua and St. Felicity is said to preserve the actual words of the martyrs and their friends. According to this Passion, in the year 203, during the persecutions of the emperor Septimius S...

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Two hundred years of Rees precedent. Odile Marchetti-Rees has been the daylight signatory of Night Ledger Holdings for twelve years, and on Sundays, with her consent given once at a wedding and never renegotiated, she is also her husband's dinner. She is fine. She has been fine for twelve years. Then she opens the wrong filing cabinet and finds her own death certificate, pre-filed with the mortuary, as a contingency. Under it, in the same drawer: a perpetual irrevocable consent instrument ...

Kitchen Arithmetic is a practical guide for anyone who wants to prepare delicious, satisfying meals while managing a limited grocery budget. This book shows how smart planning, simple calculations, and creative cooking can transform everyday ingredients into nourishing dishes without unnecessary spending. Learn how to understand food costs, plan affordable meals, reduce waste, shop wisely, and make the most of what you already have in your kitchen. Whether you are cooking for yourself, a f...

Have you ever wondered why some are willing to sacrifice absolutely everything for their beliefs?The Martyrdom of Perpetua and Felicitas is a rare and astonishing survival from the ancient world-a firsthand account written by a young noblewoman, Vibia Perpetua, documenting her imprisonment and trial. Alongside her slave, Felicitas, and their fellow believers, Perpetua faces the ultimate test of her faith in the gladiatorial arena of Carthage. This text is not mer...

Eight years ago, on the cliffs at Harrow Point, Calder Roan rejected Calla Vane in front of the whole pack. She was seventeen. She left with a knife and a plan.Now she sits on the Maritime Council under a name he's never bothered to learn. Her security firm handles nine packs. She has a file on every Alpha on the coast, and the longest one belongs to him.He comes to ask for her vote, not knowing who she is. She lets him speak for an hour. Then she reads the file.Wha...

Have you ever wondered why some are willing to sacrifice absolutely everything for their beliefs?The Martyrdom of Perpetua and Felicitas is a rare and astonishing survival from the ancient world-a firsthand account written by a young noblewoman, Vibia Perpetua, documenting her imprisonment and trial. Alongside her slave, Felicitas, and their fellow believers, Perpetua faces the ultimate test of her faith in the gladiatorial arena of Carthage. This text is not mer...

"Some matters do not wait for morning."It is 11:00 PM in Awka, Nigeria, and the street has settled into a tense, uneasy quiet. For Chioma, a quiet weekend lesson teacher, the night is supposed to end with sleep. Instead, it begins with three slow, deliberate raps on her door.Outside stands her visibly terrified landlord, flanked by two large, silent, and menacing strangers. They demand she sign a document she has never seen—bearing a name she hasn't heard s...

Nothing Left Undone is an inspirational memoir of an outstanding life a daughter shared with her beloved father, who passed away in 2017. Brimming with exemplary life lessons and anecdotes, Nothing Left Undone is an educational and inspirational book from which everyone can benefit.

In middle age, a broken sibling relationship can weigh more than it ever did. You may be the one who walked away; you may be the one who was left. You may be trying to understand what happened, or wondering whether reaching out is safe—or worth it. This book does not take sides, and it does not pretend forgiveness is always possible. It offers an honest, practical path through the specific challenges of sibling estrangement after decades of shared history: childhood roles that still echo, ...

You raised a child, and through that child you came to know the particular joy of grandchildren. Then, without a warning you could make sense of, you were told you would not see them. You are not alone, and the silence you are living in is not a verdict. This book is for grandparents who find themselves locked out of a future they had pictured. It will help you steady yourself in early shock, name the grief even when others tell you it should be simple, and understand the many reasons a fa...

The lost child is the one in every family photograph nobody quite remembers. This is a book for the adult who learned to be quiet, useful, and easy to overlook—for the one who was praised for needing nothing and then, somehow, never asked what they needed. It does not tell you to blame anyone. Family life is complicated, love is often misshapen, and anger at those who raised us sits beside a real ache to be known. What this book offers is a way to understand how invisibility was learned, h...