Layla Corbick is a college student that never made time for friends. She considered herself an outsider who only wanted to get through school and start her career. When her teacher gave them an assignement for the summer she couldn't imagine what would happen next. She starts dreaming of a man that she knew couldn't be real. When he shows up out of no where and saves her life she finds herself in a romance that is magical and full of surprises. Joseph opens her up to his world where myth i...

An insightful and inspiring book on using "both/and" thinking to make more creative, flexible, and impactful decisions in a world of competing demands.Life is full of paradoxes. How can we each express our individuality while also being a team player? How do we balance work and life? How can we improve diversity while promoting opportunities for all? How can we manage the core business while innovating for the future?For many of us, these competing and inte...

"Forty is the New F-Word" is a transformational journey designed for women who are stepping into their 40s with a mix of excitement, curiosity, and a bit of trepidation. This book is a heartfelt, motivational guide that speaks directly to women who are ready to embrace this new chapter with courage, grace, and a fierce determination to thrive. Every chapter of this book begins with an empowering "F" word, carefully chosen to resonate with the unique experiences and emotions women face in t...

A fifteen year old girl's family is uprooted from their established lives in England and moved to a rural farm on the outskirts of Nakuru in Kenya. Here, the main character Wendy, is introduced to a new way of living unlike anything she ever imagined.In a home without the trappings of modern homes, the family has to learn to live without electricity, plumbing, running water and basic cooking appliances.Employing a native helper reduces some of the load but introduces intere...

Winner of the 2026 Los Angeles Book Festival Wild Card CategoryRunner-up in the 2026 Los Angeles Book Festival General Nonfiction CategoryWinner of the 2026 New England Book Festival Wild Card CategoryRunner-up in the 2026 New England Book Festival General Nonfiction CategoryWinner of the 2026 Southern California Book Festival Wild Card CategoryWinner of the 2026 ...

2026 International Book Awards FinalistFlip the Script on FailureBy exploring your subconscious patterns of response to failure, Faceplant brings a fresh new mindset to life's tripping hazards. It's time to edit your story and let the adventure begin. Discover tools to define new patterns for yourself, create fresh opportunities for engaging in life, and support others as they navigate the gravity of their failures.Dr. Meli...

The A to Z of Effective CommunicationThis book is a primer for anyone who wants to get the most out of everyday communication.Fine tuning our communication skills can help in so many ways, from the visible - winning that pitch with the perfect piece of persuasion - to the invisible, such as acts of situation reading that can help to avoid conflict and spread a little joy.Whether you are a teacher in a school, a student in a classroom, or an office worker, getting yo...

This book brings together the insights of theories of management and marketing to give an original view of the organizational dynamics of globalizing Asian New Religious Movements (NRMs) and established religions. Seventeen authors in this collection have recast their data on individual Asian religions and social movements to focus on the way these organizations are managed in an overseas or global context, by examining the structure, organizational culture, management style, leadership pr...

The fourteen papers in this volume focus on the environmental archaeology of Britain, uncovering a rich seam of evidence from what might, to the uninitiated, seem like the most unlikely places. They are centred on issues looked at by Susan Limbrey during her career, and presented in her honour on the occasion of her retirement.

Nursing assistant Kathy Keyes has finally reunited with her sisters family in the small town of Bayview on the shore of Lake Michigan. But the normally quiet, little town has had an alarming increase in crime. Who is Charlie, the top secret patient whom Kathy has been chosen to care for in the hospital? And why has Jack Nichols followed her here from North Carolina? Kathy learns to trust God for peace and protection as she finds her own life in danger.

Unique local transformations of the practice of established religions in Asia and the Pacific are juxtaposed with the emergence of new religious movements whose incidence is growing across the region. In Flows of Faith, the contributing authors take as their starting point questions of how religions manifest outside their cultural boundaries and provide the basis for new social identities, political movements and social transformations.With fresh insights into the globaliz...

Contradictions permeate and propel organizational life - including tensions between reaching globally while focusing locally; competing while also cooperating; performing reliably while experimenting, taking risks, and learning; or granting autonomy while constraining freedom. These tensions give organizational members pause, but also spur them to take action; they may be necessary for preserving the social order, but are also required to transform it. Drawing on the Eighth International S...