This myth-busting compendium sets the record straight on American history, from famous-but-false legends to weird-but-true stories.American history is full of oft-repeated errors and outright fabrications—as well as truths that are stranger than fiction. Collaborating with The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Mary Miley Theobald has uncovered the real stories behind many well-known myth-understandings.Did pregnant women really seclude themselves indoors? W...

Vaudeville actress Leah Randall took on her most daring role ever when she impersonated missing heiress Jessie Carr in order to claim Jessie's inheritance in The Impersonator. Now that the dust has settled around that tumultuous time in her life, Leah has adopted Jessie's name as her own and moved to Hollywood, where she's taken a modest but steady job in the silent film industry.Jessie's thrilled when Bruno Heilmann, a movie studio bigwig, invites her to a party. She's ev...

In 1924 a young vaudeville actress takes on the role of a lifetime when she impersonates a missing heiress in this 2012 MB/MWA First Novel Competition winner.In 1917 Jessie Carr, fourteen years old and sole heiress to her family's vast fortune, disappeared without a trace. Now, years later, her uncle Oliver Beckett thinks he's found her: a young actress in a vaudeville playhouse is a dead ringer for his missing niece. But when Oliver confronts the girl, he learns he's wrong. Orphan...

This myth-busting compendium sets the record straight on American history, from famous-but-false legends to weird-but-true stories.American history is full of oft-repeated errors and outright fabrications—as well as truths that are stranger than fiction. Collaborating with The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Mary Miley Theobald has uncovered the real stories behind many well-known myth-understandings.Did pregnant women really seclude themselves indoors? W...

Unfinished Concrete: An Audio-Anthology of Miami Voices is a collection of poems, stories, micro-essays, and conversations that speak to and from Miami’s neighborhoods—each one a unique place with its own sounds, sights, and rhythms. The storytellers in this anthology grapple with the complexity that comes from a lifetime in a place and all the attending struggles and victories—the deep love and unspeakable sorrow—the well-worn aches and the inveterate joys. While the result is a ...

This myth-busting compendium sets the record straight on American history, from famous-but-false legends to weird-but-true stories.American history is full of oft-repeated errors and outright fabrications—as well as truths that are stranger than fiction. Collaborating with The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Mary Miley Theobald has uncovered the real stories behind many well-known myth-understandings.Did pregnant women really seclude themselves indoors? W...

MINDFULNESS TRAINING FOR BEGINNERS IS YOUR SECRET HAPPINESS COACHWould you like have a better understanding of how to deal with stress at work? Could skills for dealing with anxiety help you live a more fearless life?You will discover:the ability to monitor and positively transform your thoughts to reduce stressmeditation and easy-to-understand tips to help you master your mindguidelines on how to raise you...

The politics of austerity has seen governments across Europe cut back on welfare provision. As the State retreats, this edited collection explores secular and faith-based grassroots social action in Germany and the United Kingdom that has evolved in response to changing economic policy and expanding needs, from basic items such as food to more complex means to move out of poverty.Bringing together scholars from different disciplines and practitioners in several areas of social inte...

Surprise, surprise!My baby daddy bailed me out of bankruptcy.I never expected James to be back.It means trouble.He has no clue that he’s the father of my kid.How could he?He abandoned me when I needed him.And now, he thinks that my whole world belongs to him.Yeah, right…It’s a lie he needs to stop telling himself.Even if he’s the hottest FBI field agent to ever exist.James is investigating a dangerous threat.

In an era where IT environments are growing more complex and dynamic, traditional monitoring and management approaches can no longer keep up. AIOps: Automating IT Operations with Artificial Intelligence explores how artificial intelligence and machine learning are revolutionizing the way organizations manage, optimize, and future-proof their IT operations.This book offers a practical and strategic introduction to AIOps (Artificial Intelligence for IT Operations), providing readers ...

Rediscovering the role God designed for the church in mission is a critical issue facing the missions movement today. That role is to glorify God by planting churches among every tongue, tribe, and nation. Planting churches amid unreached peoplesis a complex process. It calls forth every ministry gift and the contribution of every believer. Imagine a businessman, a construction worker, a schoolteacher, and an engineer all working together to support the development of a local church amongs...

All I want for Christmas is to convince my gorgeous bad boy that he has a chance at love -- with me.I had it all -- great friends, a happy family, and a loving boyfriend.And for Christmas, I expected a romantic proposal.But that night, I walked in on my boyfriend.He had another woman in his bed.My perfect life was a lie.Heartbroken, I ran, all the way to a remote Utah resort, where I met a sexy mountain man.He lived h...