From acting as a scribe for the translation of the Book of Mormon to founding the Relief Society, Emma Hale Smith was a key figure in the Restoration. She was also her husband's anchor and the love of his life. But how much do we really know about her role, teachings, and leadership?Drawing upon letters written by Emma to Joseph and to many others, along with minutes from Relief Society meetings and other artifacts, this book sketches a more complete portrait of this elect lady. It...

Become a geek gourmet and re-create dishes from your favorite shows, movies, books, and games—includes dozens of dweeblicious recipes!From Game of Thrones, The Hunger Games, and Star Trek to Doctor Who, The Legend of Zelda, and World of Warcraft, The Geeky Chef Cookbook compiles delectable, ethereal, and just plain odd—yet oddly delicious—recipes that you can re-create right in your own home. Self-procl...

**"...the breadth of recipes and references means this handy collection can sustain a lifetime of game nights. It’s the perfect gift for the mixology-curious gamer." — PUBLISHERS WEEKLYDrink up, gamers, with this exciting collection of classy refreshments based on your favorite video games! From a boozy Oregon Trail floatto a refreshing Read Dead Redemption punch, there's a cocktail for everyone!**Pour a fine glass and grab your controller for a titillatin...

In the first-century Roman Empire, men generally held privileged status. Masculinity was conceived as exercising power over both self and others through self-discipline, violence, and authority in the community and household. This paradigm often proved socially problematic and fostered injustice and abuse of those in socially weaker positions. Masculinity was defined in contrast with femininity, childishness, and (significantly) slavery. Enslavement was masculinity's opposite, entailing a ...

Lunella Lafayette is a preteen genius who wants to change the world! That job would be a lot easier if she wasn’t living in mortal fear of her latent Inhuman gene. Just when she thinks she’s found a solution, Lunella’s life is turned upside down when a red-scaled beast is teleported from the prehistoric past to a far-fl ung future we call…today! Together they’re the most Marvelous Team-Up of all — Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur! But will they be BFFs forever, or just until DD’s dinner time? ...

“Valiant and timely .... reintroduces its subject as a hero for this moment.” ―The New York TimesHow Victorian male doctors used false science to argue that women were unfit for anything but motherhood—and the brilliant doctor who defied themAfter Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman to graduate from medical school, more women demanded a chance to study medicine. Barred entrance to universities like Harvard, women built their...

Moving back to her hometown, she leaves all that is urban and rediscovers what it means to be alive with a forgotten magic and a drizzle of hot, gooey murder mystery.Iris is done living a life where everyone else calls the shots. Giving her slimy-dog of a husband the axe, she packs up her potion shop and moves back home to the sleepy fairytale town of Slipper Creek. Magical makeovers and baby dragons are all part of the fun.But it's not all side-splitting g...

Camilla’s world has been turned on its head. She has lost two people she loved and a part of herself. Will she be able to move on or succumb to the cold ice within?*Frost is the second book in the Frost Boarding House, is a prequel series to the USA Today Bestselling series The Siren Prophecy (Shifter Academy).*Set in the Pacific Northwest in the late 1800’s, it’s filled with magic and slow-burn romance. It features a stubborn, unlikely heroine...

Math genius Marc Holiday would like nothing more than to be a typical tweener, with friends who come over after school to play video games and a mom who’ll bake him his favorite chocolate chip cookies. Yet ever since his mom died, all Marc ever sees is the inside of the classroom at his middle school, advanced math classes at the University of Washington in Seattle, and more studying when he gets home. His stepfather won’t let him go anywhere or do anything for fun. But everything changes ...

The Umbra is besieged by uncontrollable forces heralding its destruction … the idyllic world of Enion is on the threshold of annihilation. But the shadow weaving memories Qweg needs to save them are gone forever. The answers now lie in a mad rush through the dangerous and ever-shifting realities of the shadowlands to the very edge of the universe. Here is the startling conclusion to Shadowloom and its incredible tapestry worlds.

"The Empathy Weave: Embracing Emotional Intelligence for Meaningful Connections" is a captivating and transformative exploration of emotional intelligence and empathy—a tapestry of understanding and compassion that weaves hearts together with profound human connections. In this enlightening book, readers embark on a journey of self-discovery and growth, unlocking the power of emotional intelligence to enhance personal relationships, professional success, and overall well-being.Draw...

Twelve-year-old Tom Higgins is learning the craft of making whiskey. Even though Prohibition forbids the production and sale of alcoholic beverages, Tom is determined to be a good apprentice. He is, after all, a moonshiner's son. His father has raised moonshining to an art, and Tom wants nothing more than to please this rough, distant man.Then a preacher comes to the wilds of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains to rid Bad Camp Hollow of the "evils of liquor." This is when Tom and his f...