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Flyboy
by Kasey LeBlancSimon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda meets The Night Circus in this standout debut YA novel, about a boy who visits a magic-filled circus in his dreams in order to escape reality, where his trans identity remains a secret. An ideal next read for fans of Cemetery Boys.After an incident at his school leaves closeted trans teenager Asher Sullivan needing stitches, his mother betrays him in the worst possible way—she sends him to Catholic school for his senior year. Now he has to contend with hideous plaid skirts, cranky nuns, and #bathroomJesus.Nighttime brings an escape for Asher when he dreams of the Midnight Circus—the one place where he is seen for the boy he truly is. Too bad it exists only in his sleep. At least, that’s what he believes until the day his annoyingly attractive trapeze rival, Apollo, walks out of his dreams and into his classroom. On the heels of this realization that the magical circus might be real, Asher also learns that his time there is limited.In his desperation to hang on to the one place he feels at home, Asher sets both worlds on a collision course that could destroy all the relationships he cares about most. Now he must decide how far he’ll go to preserve the magical circus, even if it means facing his biggest challenge yet—coming out.
Big Data Analysis and Artificial Intelligence for Medical Sciences
by Paola Lecca Bruno CarpentieriBig Data Analysis and Artificial Intelligence for Medical Sciences Overview of the current state of the art on the use of artificial intelligence in medicine and biology Big Data Analysis and Artificial Intelligence for Medical Sciences demonstrates the efforts made in the fields of Computational Biology and medical sciences to design and implement robust, accurate, and efficient computer algorithms for modeling the behavior of complex biological systems much faster than using traditional modeling approaches based solely on theory. With chapters written by international experts in the field of medical and biological research, Big Data Analysis and Artificial Intelligence for Medical Sciences includes information on: Studies conducted by the authors which are the result of years of interdisciplinary collaborations with clinicians, computer scientists, mathematicians, and engineers Differences between traditional computational approaches to data processing (those of mathematical biology) versus the experiment-data-theory-model-validation cycle Existing approaches to the use of big data in the healthcare industry, such as through IBM’s Watson Oncology, Microsoft’s Hanover, and Google’s DeepMind Difficulties in the field that have arisen as a result of technological changes, and potential future directions these changes may take A timely and up-to-date resource on the integration of artificial intelligence in medicine and biology, Big Data Analysis and Artificial Intelligence for Medical Sciences is of great benefit not only to professional scholars, but also MSc or PhD program students eager to explore advancement in the field.
Open Strategy for Digital Business: Managing in ICT-Driven Environments (ISSN)
by Ewa Lechman Ewa Stańczyk-Hugiet Joanna RadomskaThis book offers the reader a novel perspective on how digital contexts and open strategy approaches – the act of opening up strategic initiatives beyond company managers to involve front-line employees, stakeholders, and entrepreneurs – are related.Going beyond the claim that digital media drives open strategy by containing a detailed analyses of the interrelations between the two, the authors examine how ICT have diffused globally and trace the emerging links between digitally driven environments and open strategizing approaches. This book also draws a general picture of how and why digital technologies create new networks. A more competitive, transparent, empowered, and inclusive environment would enhance development and encourage novel approaches to strategies implemented. Real-life exemplifications of how and why digital technologies contribute to open strategizing are also provided. Various drivers impacting the necessity to develop more relational advantage are discussed and intertwined with the description of challenges observed in the case of imposing openness.A useful resource for researchers of strategic management and information systems, as well as those looking at digital strategy and transformation.
Listening Below the Noise: The Transformative Power of Silence
by Anne D. LeClaire“Listening Below the Noise offers readers the possibility of finding grace and peace in the natural world and in ourselves. Elegant and honest… one of those rare books that finds its way into our hearts, and stays there.” — Ann Hood, author of The Knitting CircleA meditation on silence, the art of being present, and simple spirituality from critically acclaimed novelist Anne D. LeClaire (Entering Normal, The Lavender Hour), Listening Below the Noise offers a practical path to achieving calm, peaceful solitude in hectic lives. Practitioners of yoga and meditation of various traditions have long known the curative powers of stillness; in Listening Below the Noise, LeClaire offers her own unique, compelling version of this ancient wisdom tradition.
Museum Studies for a Post-Pandemic World: Mentoring, Collaborations, and Interactive Knowledge Transfer in Times of Transformation
by Leda Cempellin and Pat CrawfordMuseum Studies for a Post-Pandemic World demonstrates that digital literacy, creativity, and resilience, as the COVID-19 pandemic has so vividly illustrated, are now vital components of the classroom and of the curator’s toolbox.Museum studies students are increasingly asked to engage with new team dynamics and collaborative models, often relocated to the virtual world. Authored by academics, cultural heritage partners, students, and alumni, the chapters in this volume move beyond a consideration of the impact of digitisation to envision new strategies and pedagogies for fuller, more sustainable approaches to cultural literacy, exhibition, and visitor engagement. International case studies present models of collaborative practices between teams of diverse sizes and professional backgrounds. The volume demonstrates that the COVID-19 pandemic has forced the use of a variety of pedagogically and culturally significant hybrid and virtual models that provide innovative learning modalities to meet the needs of future generations of digital native patrons. This book offers meaningful strategies that will help academic and cultural heritage institutions engaged in museum studies to survive — and even thrive — in the face of future disasters by expanding programme accessibility beyond the physical confines of their buildings.Museum Studies for a Post-Pandemic World will be of interest to students and researchers engaged in the study of museums, the arts, cultural management, and education. It should also be of interest to museum practitioners around the world.
Just Add Water: My Swimming Life
by Katie LedeckyA candid and inspiring memoir from Olympic gold medalist, world champion, and one of the best swimmers ever to compete: Katie Ledecky. Katie Ledecky has won more individual Olympic races than any female swimmer in history. She is a three-time Olympian, a seven-time gold medalist, a twenty-one-time world champion, eight-time NCAA Champion, and a world record-holder in individual swimming events. Time and again, the question is posed to her family, her coaches, and to her—what makes her a champion? Now, for the first time, she shares what it takes to compete at an elite level. Again and again, Ledecky has broken records: those of others and, increasingly, her own. She is both consistent and innovative—consistent at setting goals and shattering them, and innovative in the way she approaches her training. A true competitor, she sets her goals by choosing the ones that feel the scariest. But, crucially, she never sacrifices the joy of competition, even in the face of adversity. Her positive mental outlook and a great support system provides the springboard to her success. Just Add Water charts Ledecky&’s life in swimming. It details her start in Bethesda, Maryland, where she played sharks and minnows and first discovered the joy of the pool; her early foray into the Olympics at the tender age of fifteen where, as the youngest member of the American team, she stunned everyone by winning her first gold medal; her time balancing competition and her education at Stanford University; how she developed a champion&’s mindset that has allowed her to persevere through so many meets, even under intense pressure; and how she has maintained her dominance in a sport where success depends on milliseconds. You learn how every element of her life—from the support of her family to the tutelage of her coaches, from her childhood spent in summer league swimming to the bright lights of Olympic pools in London, Rio, and Tokyo—set her up to become the champion she is. In the end, Katie&’s story is about testing yourself against the difficult, and seeing who you become on the other side.
Certified Ophthalmic Assistant Exam Review Manual (The Basic Bookshelf for Eyecare Professionals)
by Janice K. LedfordThe best-selling exam preparation manual for more than 15 years has been extensively updated into a Third Edition. With revisions and additional material that match the new JCAHPO® criteria for Certified Ophthalmic Assistants (COA®), this study resource will remain the top choice for those studying for certification. With nearly 1,400 questions, the Certified Ophthalmic Assistant Exam Review Manual, Third Edition contains more questions with explanatory answers than any other study aid. Additionally, all 19 exam criteria headings are covered inside, including history taking, visual assessment, medical ethics, pharmacology, ophthalmic imaging, surgery, and more. Features:• Study tips, hints, and test-taking strategies• Explanatory answers for every question• Updated to reflect new JCAHPO COA exam criteriaCertified Ophthalmic Assistant Exam Review Manual, Third Edition by Janice K. Ledford will be the most talked-about resource for those studying for the COA® exam, students in ophthalmic and optometric assisting programs, and those who wish to review before taking the COT® exam.
Certified Ophthalmic Medical Technologist Exam Review Manual (The Basic Bookshelf for Eyecare Professionals)
by Janice K. LedfordThe Basic Bookshelf for Eyecare Professionals is a series that provides fundamental and advanced material with a clinical approach to clinicians and students. A special effort was made to include information needed for the certification exams in ophthalmic and optometric assisting, low vision, surgical assisting, opticianry, and contact lens examiners.The Certified Ophthalmic Medical Technologist Exam Review Manual is a review book designed for those preparing for the COMT® certification exam. This manual offers some 600 multiple-choice questions on every topic listed in the test criteria, including advanced levels of tonometry, visual fields, color vision, clinical optics, motility, photography, pharmacology, and general medical knowledge. Material that is unique to COMTs, such as microbiology and special instruments & techniques, are also covered. Explanatory answers, often with supporting illustrations and tables as well as the reference from which the material was obtained, are offered to round out your study experience. Suggested study texts are listed, along with an appendix on how to take a practical examination.
Certified Ophthalmic Technician Exam Review Manual (The Basic Bookshelf for Eyecare Professionals)
by Janice K. LedfordAs the field of eye care has advanced, so have the knowledge and skills needed to best care for our patients. Certification is a way to hold the profession to a high standard that is appreciated (and in some cases, required) by clinics and offices everywhere.For the past 30 years, Janice K. Ledford's exam review manuals have been the must-have certification study aids used by those wishing to advance their careers with increased knowledge and certification. This third edition of Certified Ophthalmic Technician Exam Review Manual provides the ultimate experience in exam preparation.This best-selling text is ideal for both individual and group study. The explanatory answers contribute to your understanding of the material, rather than only providing right or wrong feedback. Certified Ophthalmic Technician Exam Review Manual, Third Edition expands on what was originally the only study material available for this highly specialized exam. It remains the go-to source for the most questions and explanatory answers and has been updated to the latest IJCAHPO® criteria. With more than 1800 questions, this text covers all 22 of IJCAHPO's® criteria subjects at the COT® level.
Handbook of Clinical Ophthalmology for Eyecare Professionals (The Basic Bookshelf for Eyecare Professionals)
by Janice K. LedfordThe Basic Bookshelf for Eyecare Professionals is a series that provides fundamental and advanced material with a clinical approach to clinicians and students. A special effort was made to include information needed for the certification exams in ophthalmic and optometric assisting, low vision, surgical assisting, opticianry, and contact lens examiners.This handbook is a compilation of information from books in the Basic Bookshelf for Eyecare Professionals. This book serves as an ophthalmic pocket companion for the eyecare paraprofessional, complementary to the entire series. With 100 tables and illustrations throughout the text, the reader will find this an extremely useful guide covering essentially every aspect of patient care. Tables regarding tests, drugs, disorders, motility, first aid, microbiology, and more will have you pulling this book out frequently, even in the exam room. The condensed format makes it ideal for studying as well.
The Little Eye Book: A Pupil's Guide to Understanding Ophthalmology
by Janice K. LedfordThe Little Eye Book: A Pupil’s Guide to Understanding Ophthalmology is an easy-to-understand introduction to the field of eye care that has been updated into a new Second Edition. This book is written with the non-physician in mind, so you won’t be bogged down with heavy details, yet every basic fact that you need is right here. With photographs as well as drawings and helpful tables and charts, this conversational-style text packs a big punch. Beginning with an illustrated description of ocular anatomy, the book sweeps you into the workings of vision with hardly a blink, where you’ll learn what happens when light meets the eye. But life is never perfect, and sometimes the eye isn’t either. You’ll get a good overview of disorders and trauma, from lids to optic nerves. The all-important red eye has a section all its own, including symptoms, signs, what’s an emergency and what’s not. A chapter on eye symptoms and their potential causes will help you understand patients’ complaints.New to the Second Edition: A chapter on refractive errors and their correction, including a section on glasses and contact lenses New technology topics including optical coherence tomography, scanning laser tomography, wavefront analysis and more Updated information on medications and refractive surgery Includes over 65 figures and 10 tables Now you will finally understand how the eye works without spending hours trying to get through an overwhelming medical book. Need to know how to take a history, check vision or pupils, or give someone eye medications? It’s in here! Wonder what special testing is available? We tell you! Have questions about surgery or medical treatment? Yep, we covered that, too, and more! Written by Janice K. Ledford, an eyecare professional with over 26 years of experience, The Little Eye Book: A Pupil’s Guide to Understanding Ophthalmology, Second Edition is perfect for anyone who works in the eye care industry or with patients, but isn’t an ophthalmologist.
The Slit Lamp Primer (The Basic Bookshelf for Eyecare Professionals)
by Janice K. LedfordThe Slit Lamp Primer is the complete book on the slit lamp for the ophthalmic and optometric office. Now updated into a second edition, this user-friendly introduction to the slit lamp microscope highlights the instrument's basic parts as well as examination and illumination techniques. Janice Ledford and Valerie Sanders explain more than just the fundamentals of the slit lamp. Written in a conversational style with supplemental photographs and diagrams, The Slit Lamp Primer delves into issues concerning the normal, postoperative, and problematic eye. Features of the patient history, including medications, are examined in light of the possible slit lamp findings. Detailed notes for proper documentation are included, along with tables to give guidelines for subjective grading of the findings. Updated and key features: The examination of patients on various systemic medications with a list of drugs that may have side effects visible with the slit lamp The examination of post-operative patients, with a new section that focuses on patients who have undergone refractive surgery Up-to-date study icons, key points listed at the beginning of each chapter, and "What the Patient Needs to Know" sidebars Photographs and descriptions of parts and care of the slit lamp Atlas of photographs of the normal eye Photographs of pathology Tables to assist in contact lens evaluation The Slit Lamp Primer, Second Edition is a valuable addition to the reference library of any ophthalmic and optometric paraprofessional or student. Explore the workings of a useful and effective instrument with the most practical and user-friendly book on the subject available today.
Quick Reference Dictionary of Eyecare Terminology
by Janice K. Ledford Joseph HoffmanA leading resource for nearly two decades and a daily reference for thousands of eyecare professionals, the Fifth Edition of Quick Reference Dictionary of Eyecare Terminology continues this tradition and provides the latest terms, concepts, conditions, and important resources in an instant. Janice K. Ledford and Joseph Hoffman have updated and expanded this essential resource to reflect today’s dialect while retaining the core features associated with this user-friendly reference book: accurately defined terms, cross-referencing, acronyms and abbreviations, and a plethora of additional information in the appendices. Compact, concise, and informative, Quick Reference Dictionary of Eyecare Terminology, Fifth Edition, provides quick access to over 3,700 terms and their definitions, including over 400 new words. This pocket-sized companion also contains 25 appendices. Additionally, pronunciations have been added—an attribute users are sure to appreciate. With a history of excellence, an easy-to-use format, and the latest information, Quick Reference Dictionary of Eyecare Terminology, Fifth Edition is a must have for anyone working in eyecare or an eyecare-related industry.Features: An atlas of ocular anatomy drawings Updated list of pertinent web sites Updated drug tables A reading guide Appendices Include: Medical terminology Subjective grading systems Common abbreviations The metric system English-to-Spanish ocular history flow sheet
Principles and Practice in Ophthalmic Assisting: A Comprehensive Textbook
by Janice K. Ledford Al LensTime is an incredibly valuable resource for ophthalmic and para-optometric personnel, whether they are still studying on their way to certification or they are already in the trenches in daily practice. To keep up, they need a single, cohesive text containing everything they need to learn. Principles and Practice in Ophthalmic Assisting: A Comprehensive Textbookmeets that need, covering all subject areas in detail while also maintaining a readable, user-friendly style. Editors Janice Ledford and Al Lens have gathered a prestigious team of over 40 contributors, all of them ophthalmic and optometric medical personnel, who actively perform the tasks they write about. Their time-tested expertise is like having a group of specialists right by your side to show how it’s done and answer questions. From A-scan to zygoma, Principles and Practice in Ophthalmic Assisting: A Comprehensive Textbookincludes everything ophthalmic and para-optometric personnel need to know to effectively perform their duties, assist their patients, and advance their careers. Each chapter is written in a friendly manner and follows an established framework, making it easy to digest any new information or as a quick reference to the material needed. Chapters also include valuable “tricks of the trade” that could only come from authors with intimate knowledge of their topics. Topics covered: General ophthalmic knowledge Ophthalmic skills Optical skills Ophthalmic medical sciences Surgical services and skills Administrative skills Whether perfecting current skills, learning new ones, or studying for exams, Principles and Practice in Ophthalmic Assisting: A Comprehensive Textbook makes both a perfect learning tool for students and a complete reference tool for staff whether they are new to the eyecare industry or have years of experience.
Ocular Anatomy and Physiology (The Basic Bookshelf for Eyecare Professionals)
by Janice K. Ledford Al Lens Sheila Coyne NemethUpdated to include new material for beginners in ophthalmology and optometry, Ocular Anatomy and Physiology, Second Edition is an essential text that covers a range of fundamental information for students and clinicians. With collaborations from Al Lens, Sheila Coyne Nemeth, and Janice K. Ledford, Ocular Anatomy and Physiology, Second Edition now begins with a jump-start chapter to overview the topic for those new to the field of eye care. Chapter two delves into embryology—a topic rarely covered—and addresses each structure of the eye, including the bony orbit, eyebrows, eye lids, lacrimal system, extraocular muscles, and the globe. While the text continues to emphasize normal anatomy, each chapter contains a glossary of common disorders. Also included is a description of diagnostic methods for examining various tissues. The physiology of various structures and systems is explained, including the visual pathway, the inflammatory response, immunology, binocular vision, refractive errors, and accommodation. To enhance the reader’s understanding of each topic, illustrations are provided.Features of the Second Edition: New jump-start chapter for beginners Details on diagnostic methods for each structure or segment, including optical coherence tomography and retinal thickness analysis Glossary of common disorders at the end of each chapter With new features and information, Ocular Anatomy and Physiology, Second Edition is a valuable text for ophthalmic and optometric assistants, training facilities, and practices, as well as beginners in the field of eye care, including sales representatives and pre-med students.
Popularizing Science: The Complex Terminological Interactions between Scientific and Press Discourses within the Field of Agroecology
by Hélène LedoubleMedia coverage of scientific issues is a highly complex process. It involves making a specialized field accessible to the general public, without necessarily disseminating the associated scientific terms or knowledge. The terminological interactions between press discourses and scientific knowledge are presented within the field of agroecology. The analysis of textual data focuses on articles in the general press in French and English, devoted to plant protection practices using natural mechanisms (biological control). This book provides a terminological and cognitive overview of the issues involved in popularizing science in a rapidly expanding field, and of the challenges to be met in the constantly evolving environmental communication sector.
Technologies and Applications of Artificial Intelligence: 28th International Conference, TAAI 2023, Yunlin, Taiwan, December 1–2, 2023, Proceedings, Part I (Communications in Computer and Information Science #2074)
by Chao-Yang Lee Chun-Li Lin Hsuan-Ting ChangThis book constitutes the proceedings of the 28th International Conference on Technologies and Applications of Artificial Intelligence, TAAI 2023, which was held in Yunlin, Taiwan, during December 1–2, 2023. `The 35 full papers and 12 short papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 193 submissions. The TAAI 2023 provides a platform for experts and scholars from domestic and international universities, research units, and industries to exchange AI technologies and application results.
Technologies and Applications of Artificial Intelligence: 28th International Conference, TAAI 2023, Yunlin, Taiwan, December 1–2, 2023, Proceedings, Part II (Communications in Computer and Information Science #2075)
by Chao-Yang Lee Chun-Li Lin Hsuan-Ting ChangThis book constitutes the proceedings of the 28th International Conference on Technologies and Applications of Artificial Intelligence, TAAI 2023, which was held in Yunlin, Taiwan, during December 1–2, 2023.The 35 full papers and 12 short papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 193 submissions. The TAAI 2023 provides a platform for experts and scholars from domestic and international universities, research units, and industries to exchange AI technologies and application results.
Trees and Forests of Tropical Asia: Exploring Tapovan
by David Lee Peter AshtonInformed by decades of researching tropical Asian forests, a comprehensive, up-to-date, and beautifully illustrated synthesis of the natural history of this unique place. Trees and Forests of Tropical Asia invites readers on an expedition into the leafy, humid, forested landscapes of tropical Asia—the so-called tapovan, a Sanskrit word for the forest where knowledge is attained through tapasya, or inner struggle. Peter Ashton and David Lee, two of the world’s leading scholars on Asian tropical rain forests, reveal the geology and climate that have produced these unique forests, the diversity of species that inhabit them, the means by which rain forest tree species evolve to achieve unique ecological space, and the role of humans in modifying the landscapes over centuries. Following Peter Ashton’s extensive On the Forests of Tropical Asia, the first book to describe the forests of the entire tropical Asian region from India east to New Guinea, this new book provides a more condensed and updated overview of tropical Asian forests written accessibly for students as well as tropical forest biologists, ecologists, and conservation biologists.
Made in Asian America: A History for Young People
by Erika Lee Christina SoontornvatFrom three-time Newbery Honoree Christina Soontornvat and award-winning historian Erika Lee comes a middle grade nonfiction that shines a light on the generations of Asian Americans who have transformed the United States and who continue to shape what it means to be American.Asian American history is not made up of one single story. It’s many. And it’s a story that too often goes untold. It begins centuries before America even exists as a nation. It is connected to the histories of Western conquest and colonialism. It’s a story of migration; of people and families crossing the Pacific Ocean in search of escape, opportunity, and new beginnings.It is also the story of race and racism. Of being labeled an immigrant invasion, unfit to become citizens, and being banned, deported, and incarcerated. Of being blamed for bringing diseases into the country.It is also a story of bravery and hope. It is the story of heroes who fought for equality in the courts, on the streets, and in the schools, and who continue to fight in solidarity with others doing the same.This book is a stirring account of the ordinary people and extraordinary acts that made Asian America and the young people who are remaking America today.
Beyond Ideology: Politics, Principles, and Partisanship in the U. S. Senate
by Frances E. LeeThe congressional agenda, Frances Lee contends, includes many issues about which liberals and conservatives generally agree. Even over these matters, though, Democratic and Republican senators tend to fight with each other. What explains this discord? Beyond Ideology argues that many partisan battles are rooted in competition for power rather than disagreement over the rightful role of government.The first book to systematically distinguish Senate disputes centering on ideological questions from the large proportion of them that do not, this volume foregrounds the role of power struggle in partisan conflict. Presidential leadership, for example, inherently polarizes legislators who can influence public opinion of the president and his party by how they handle his agenda. Senators also exploit good government measures and floor debate to embarrass opponents and burnish their own party’s image—even when the issues involved are broadly supported or low-stakes. Moreover, Lee contends, the congressional agenda itself amplifies conflict by increasingly focusing on issues that reliably differentiate the parties. With the new president pledging to stem the tide of partisan polarization, Beyond Ideology provides a timely taxonomy of exactly what stands in his way.
A Certain Justice: Toward an Ecology of the Chinese Legal Imagination
by Haiyan LeeA much-needed account of the hierarchy of justice that defines China’s unique political-legal culture. To many outsiders, China has an image as a realm of Oriental despotism where law is at best window dressing and at worst an instrument of coercion and tyranny. In this highly original contribution to the interdisciplinary field of law and humanities, Haiyan Lee contends that this image arises from a skewed understanding of China’s political-legal culture, particularly the failure to distinguish what she calls high justice and low justice. In the Chinese legal imagination, Lee shows, justice is a vertical concept, with low justice between individuals firmly subordinated to the high justice of the state. China’s political-legal culture is marked by a mistrust of law’s powers, and as a result, it privileges substantive over procedural justice. Calling on a wide array of narratives—stories of crime and punishment, subterfuge and exposé, guilt and redemption—A Certain Justice helps us recognize the fight for justice outside the familiar arenas of liberal democracy and the rule of law.
Road to Ruin (Magebike Courier #1)
by Hana LeeAn electrifying, gritty fantasy from debut author Hana Lee that takes a royal messenger on a high-speed chase across a climate-ravaged wasteland, featuring motorcycles, monsters, and magic.Jin-Lu has the most dangerous job in the wasteland. She&’s a magebike courier, one of the few who venture outside the domed cities on motorcycles powered by magic. Every day, she braves the wasteland&’s dangers—deadly storms, roving marauders, and territorial beasts—to deliver her wares. Her most valuable cargo? A prince&’s love letters addressed to Yi-Nereen, a princess desperate to escape the clutches of her abusive family and soon-to-be husband. Jin, desperately in love with both her and the prince, can&’t refuse Yi-Nereen&’s plea for help. The two of them flee across the wastes, pursued by Yi-Nereen&’s furious father, her scheming betrothed, and a bounty hunter with mysterious powers. A storm to end all storms is brewing and dark secrets about the heritability of magic are coming to light. Jin&’s heart has led her into peril before, but this time she may not find her way back.
The Bridesmaid Handbook: A Helpful Guide for Staying Organized and Having Fun
by Heather LeeSmart, helpful, and honest, THE BRIDESMAID HANDBOOK lets you be your most brilliant bridesmaid self with lots of tips, advice, interactive materials, and a healthy dose of self-care strategies.There's nothing quite like being a bridesmaid. From throwing love-filled celebrations to wearing fabulous outfits, it can be one of the most unique and rewarding experience of your life. Just as important, it is a beautiful expression of your commitment and love for your bestie.But let's not kid ourselves: It can also be a lot of work. But with this practical guide by your side, you'll be ready for anything. From tips on finding the best outfit (jumpsuits are the new power suit) to advice on sticky situations (it's OK, you can say no), THE BRIDESMAID HANDBOOK has got you covered.THE BRIDESMAID HANDBOOK is the ultimate go-to for all of your bridal party needs, including:• A Bridesmaid Bill of Rights (#2: You have the right to look and feel good on the wedding day)• Bridal shower and bachelorette ideas and activities• Handy budget breakdowns (and where you can save)• Tips for navigating each wedding event, including the big day• Checklists, worksheets, and more!MODERN ADVICE: Author Heather Lee, managing editor at Minted.com and experienced bridesmaid, offers honest, authentic advice and lots of self-care-focused ways to navigate through all sorts of situations.THE PERFECT BRIDESMAID GIFT: Filled with charming illustrations and with a beautiful cover, this is perfect to gift to your prospective bridesmaids, along with other bridesmaid goodies.Perfect for: brides; bridesmaids; mother-of-the-bride; readers of BRIDES MAGAZINE, A PRACTICAL WEDDING, MODERN BRIDE, THE KNOT
The 7-10 Split: A Romantic Comedy (Peach Blossom #1)
by Karmen LeeFor fans of Ashley Herring Blake&’s Delilah Green Doesn&’t Care and Chencia C. Higgins' D'Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding comes an utterly charming and queerly irresistible romantic comedy…where all&’s fair in love and bowling.This is how love rolls…For teacher Ava Williams, some subjects are not up for debate. Like history—specifically, the one she has with Grace Jones, bowling pro and local celeb. Who is now, for no identifiable reason, teaching at the same small-town Georgia high school as Ava. Once upon a time, they were thick as thieves, best friends, rivals who pushed each other, and total bowling nerds. Then they shared a kiss, sweet and confusing…and after that, they split and nothing was ever the same.Ava is pretty sure she has every reason to hate Grace. Especially when the school&’s soggy potato of a principal announces—finally—that the students can have the bowling team Ava has been pushing for, for years…only to hand it to Grace.Now they&’re expected to be partners and lead their new bowling team to victory in six months. And with that, their rivalry is back. Fierce, ultracompetitive…and with an undeniable attraction that pushes, pulls and crashes together. It&’s history. It&’s chemistry. And it&’s just a matter of time before it explodes…one way or the other.