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There Is No Year: A Novel
by Blake Butler"Butler is an original force who is fearless with form. . . . [an] inventive and deeply promising young author." —Time Out New York"[Butler's] sentences. . . twist and evolve, and there's a perverse joy that comes from watching just how his paragraphs are shaped, of tracing their contractions and rhythms." —FlavorpillWith echoes of Justin Taylor, Tony O’Neill, and Dennis Cooper, breakout novelist Blake Butler delivers a wildly inventive, impressionistic novel of family, sickness, and the wrenching birth of art. Evocative of Mark Z. Danielewski’s House of Leaves and the films of David Lynch, There Is No Year offers a fractured, dystopian parable about the struggle and survival of art, identity, and family. As the Toronto Globe and Mail says, “if the distortion and feedback of Butler's intense riffing is too loud, you may very well be too boring.”
Sun Signs, Houses & Healing: Build Resilience and Transform Your Life through Astrology
by Carmen Turner-SchottUse Sun Signs and Houses to Heal, Transform, and Strengthen YourselfUniting sun sign personality traits with the astrological power of the twelve houses, this book teaches you how to accomplish three important things: transformation, healing, and resiliency. Each chapter focuses on a sun sign and a house, exploring them separately and in connection to the planets. This beginner-friendly book provides crucial insights on all twelve signs and reveals how your personality traits help you overcome challenges and improve well-being.Once you have your birth chart—which you can easily acquire online using your time and place of birth—Carmen Turner-Schott helps you fully understand your sun sign, providing everything from self-care affirmations to optimal strategies for healing and transformation. This well-organized book lets you quickly jump between specific signs and houses, making it easy to look up information for yourself and your loved ones.
Forsaking All Others
by Susanne McCarthyIn name only..."You're the woman who stood at the altar with my cousin not more than a few hours ago, vowing to forsake all others. You didn't manage to keep it up very long, did you?"Leo Ratcliffe had kissed his cousin's new bride and discovered that whatever reasons Maddy had for marrying, love didn't enter into it. Even on her wedding day she had wanted another man-Leo! But he hadn't given Maddy a chance to reveal the truth-that she was marrying his cousin only to forget Leo's own impending marriage....Now Maddy was widowed and Leo was still single. But instead of the love affair she had dreamed about, all he was offering was a marriage of convenience: sexual satisfaction and heartbreak guaranteed!Another red-hot romance from this popular author!
Their Engagement Is Announced
by Carole MortimerGriffin Sinclair had announced that he and Dora Baxter were going to get married. This was a complete shock to Dora-he hadn’t even asked her!Griffin had created the fictitious engagement to avoid his mother’s matchmaking-and it seemed Dora had no choice but to go along with it. Now she had to spend all her time with the gorgeous Adonis.... But it wasn’t going to be that easy-because secretly, Dora had been in love with Griffin for years, and there was nothing she wanted more than his genuine proposal!
Tapping Into Wellness: Using EFT to Clear Emotional & Physical Pain & Illness
by Kathilyn SolomonImagine experiencing vibrant health, peace, abundance, and optimism every day. Tapping Into Wellness shares an innovative tool called Emotional Freedom Technique® (EFT), which allows you to have all this and more, literally at your fingertips. Join Kathilyn Solomon as she shares simple instructions, powerful and practical exercises, and real-life case studies from this world of miracles.EFT (also known as tapping) is a fast-spreading, easy-to-learn, and effective approach for men, women, children, and animals. This guide draws on the latest EFT Gold Standard™, showing you how to work through physical or emotional problems and challenges. Often referred to as acupuncture without needles, tapping can help you:Resolve chronic pain and illness, cravings, and addictionsOvercome stress, anxiety, and phobiasActivate your body's own natural healing systemGain relief from haunting memories and traumaExperience resilience, positive energy, and improved healthPraise:"An excellent resource for you to tap into the rich treasure of your mind-body system and release your fears, resolve your past traumas, heal your sicknesses, and far more...This book is a fabulous and engaging read, and highly recommended."—Eric B. Robins, MD, mind-body healing expert and co-author of Your Hands Can Heal You"Tapping into Wellness is an excellent resource for anyone wishing to move beyond the troubling thoughts and feelings that limit their experience of life."—Brad Yates, author of Freedom at Your Fingertips and featured expert in The Tapping Solution
Everyday Sun Magic: Spells & Rituals for Radiant Living (Dorothy Morrison's Everyday Magic)
by Dorothy MorrisonThe Sun impacts our lives like no other force in the universe. In addition to sustaining life on Earth, the potent energy of this mighty star can lend a powerful spark to daily magic.Taking readers on a magical exploration of the Sun, Dorothy Morrison teaches how the Sun can be used as a viable magical tool. She gives in-depth information on the Sun's cultural and religious history, its phases and energies (rainbows, solar eclipses, Sun storms, and so on) as they apply to magic, and astrological implications. Everyday Sun Magic is also packed with over 140 spells, chants, affirmations, and rituals spanning 89 categories, such as health, employment, friendship, romance, weather, gardening, prosperity, marriage, legal matters, travel, addiction, and dieting.
A Husband's Price
by Diana HamiltonThe betrayalSix years ago, Claudia believed Adam betrayed her love, and she'd ended their passionate affair little knowing that she was expecting his baby.The marriageNow, Claudia is on the verge of bankruptcy and desperately needs Adam's help. Adam agrees-but for a price. He wants Claudia back in his life...as his wife. Marriage to the man who broke her heart seems almost too much to bear, but, for the sake of their little daughter, it's a price she can't refuse to pay....
Hello Girls
by Emily Henry Brittany CavallaroThelma and Louise gets remade in this powerful, darkly funny novel from acclaimed authors Brittany Cavallaro and Emily Henry. When Winona and Lucille have had enough of the controlling men in their lives, they take their rage on the road to make a new life for themselves.Winona has been starving for life in the seemingly perfect home that she shares with her seemingly perfect father, celebrity weatherman Stormy Olsen. No one knows that he locks the pantry door to control her eating and leaves bruises where no one can see them.Lucille has been suffocating beneath the needs of her mother and her drug-dealing brother, wondering if there’s more out there for her than disappearing waitress tips and a lifetime of barely getting by.One harrowing night, Winona and Lucille realize they can’t wait until graduation to start their new lives. They need out. Now. One hour later, they’re armed with a plan that will take them from their small Michigan town to Chicago.All they need is three grand, fast. And really, a stolen convertible can’t hurt.Chased by the oppression, toxicity, and powerlessness that has held them down, Winona and Lucille must reclaim their strength if they are going to make their daring escape—and get away with it.Brittany Cavallaro is the author of the New York Times bestselling Charlotte Holmes series. Emily Henry is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Book Lovers, People We Meet on Vacation and Beach Read. Together, they have created "a razor-sharp union of sidesplitting dark comedy, fierce feminism, and poignant friendship, paced like an Alfa-Romeo at full throttle, and written in gleaming, perfect, gut-punch sentences.” (Jeff Zentner, Morris Award-winning author of The Serpent King)
Closely Harbored Secrets: A Beachfront Cozy Mystery (Seaside Café Mysteries #5)
by Bree BakerA haunted ghost tour. A cryptic warning. And a seaside sleuth caught in a killer's sights.From bestselling cozy mystery author Bree Baker comes a Halloween whodunit steeped in atmosphere, wit, and small-town suspense—perfect for fans of Laura Childs and lovers of seasonal mysteries.Halloween in Charm, North Carolina means sweet treats, ghostly tales, and a murder that chills to the bone. When an actor in the town's haunted walking tour is found dead—and uses her final breath to name Everly Swan—this festive season turns deadly fast.Between ghostly threats, whispers of buried treasure, and a heated mayoral election, Everly is in deeper than ever. As her bond with Detective Grady grows more complicated and secrets wash ashore, she must follow the clues before another life is lost to legend.Pour yourself a cup and return to Charm—where danger lurks behind every decorated door.Includes recipes straight from Everly's kitchen!
Astrology by Moonlight: Exploring the Relationship Between Moon Phases & Planets to Improve & Illuminate Your Life
by Tara Aal Aswin SubramanyanUncover New Depths of Yourself by Decoding Moon- Planet Cycles and PhasesUniting Eastern and Western astrological approaches, this groundbreaking book takes you beyond static birth chart analysis and immerses you in the diverse power of the lunar phases. Tara Aal and Aswin Subramanyan reveal how the phasal relationships between the Moon and planets help you recognize your personal rhythms and find more meaning and purpose in everything you do.Astrology by Moonlight presents each Moon-planet interaction—and each phase during that interaction—as an opportunity to deepen your understanding of yourself. Start a new relationship or reignite a current one when Moon-Venus is in the new phase. Discover how Moon-Pluto in the balsamic phase helps you resolve issues of the past and move forward. Whether you're a beginner or seasoned practitioner, Astrology by Moonlight offers illuminating insights for every step of your cosmic journey.
Mabon: Rituals, Recipes & Lore for the Autumn Equinox (Llewellyn's Sabbat Essentials)
by LlewellynA thanksgiving celebration for the second harvestMabon—also known as the Autumn Equinox—is a time to honor the spiritual significance of harvest, sacrifice, and survival. This guide shows you how to perform rituals and work magic that incorporates the shifting balance between light and dark that reaches its pinnacle during the equinox.RitualsRecipesLoreSpellsDivinationCraftsCorrespondencesInvocationsPrayersMeditationsLlewellyn's Sabbat Essentials explore the old and new ways of celebrating the seasonal rites that are the cornerstones of the witch's year.
Llewellyn's Book of Natural Remedies: Over 400 Ayurvedic, Herbal, Essential Oil, and Home Remedies for Everyday Ailments
by Vannoy Gentles FiteDiscover Hundreds of Holistic Remedies and Wellness TipsLlewellyn's Book of Natural Remedies shares a powerful integrative approach to healing and living a more natural life. Author Vannoy Gentles Fite shares effective remedies for more than a hundred ailments, exploring contemporary and traditional techniques using common, everyday ingredients.Integrative medicine combines natural, holistic approaches with mainstream medicine. In this book, each ailment includes treatments using essential oils, herbs, Ayurveda, and home remedies. The recipes are easy to locate based on your specific needs, and they include materials you can typically find in your home. From balms and baths to tinctures and wraps, these outstanding remedies will support your healing process as you live your best possible life.One of BookAuthority.Org's 19 Best Holistic eBooks to Read in 2020
Echoes on Rimrock: In Pursuit of the Chukar Partridge
by Buddy LevyAs a young boy, Buddy Levy accompanied his father into the pre-dawn twilight to hunt birds—particularly the chukar partridge. That youthful experience marked the beginning of Levy's reverence for the chukar and his indefatigable passion for hunting it. Here, Levy presents a lyrical and honest look at the world of hunting this "gorgeous, complicated, strong-flying" bird. He explores the complex (and controversial) layers of hunting through powerful descriptions of the hunt itself, the natural history of the bird, the grueling physicality of upland pursuit, the companionship of a worthy bird dog, and thoughtful reflections on the enduring allure of sport hunting.
The Bachelor Bid
by Kate DentonAnd the winner is... The one woman who didn't bid!Cara Breedon is facing her biggest career challenge to date-to convince impossible, attractive and eminently eligible bachelor Wyatt McCauley to auction himself off for charity. Cara has tried every trick she knows, but Wyatt won't say yes.Underneath, Wyatt is intrigued by Cara and, little does she know, she's beginning to wear him down. He definitely wants to see more of her. All he has to do is agree to appear in the auction and place an exorbitant bid in her name so that Cara wins the prize-a weekend with Wyatt!
The Cuban Missile Crisis: To Armageddon & Beyond
by Len ScottIt is sixty years since the events of October 1962 brought the world close to nuclear catastrophe. The Cuban missile crisis has long been recognized as the moment of greatest danger in the life (and near death) of humanity. In those sixty years, our knowledge and understanding of events have undergone significant change. There are some reasons to be encouraged, inasmuch as we have learned how both President John F. Kennedy and Premier Nikita Khrushchev sought to avoid nuclear war. More ominously, we have learned of incidents and events that suggest nuclear weapons might have been used by subordinate military commanders, in circumstances frequently unknown to their political leaders. Decisions whether to use nuclear weapons lay in the hands of often junior military commanders, some of whom were perilously close to crossing the nuclear threshold. This does not mean – as often assumed – that if some nuclear weapons were used, escalation to all-out war was inevitable. Yet the undoubted risk of thermonuclear war in these circumstances threatened the very survival of civilization. Hundreds, if not thousands, of millions of people would have died from immediate and short-term effects, while the longer-term prospect of a ‘Nuclear Winter’ portended the virtual extinction of humanity. Drawing lessons from sixty years ago faces significant challenges. If we draw lessons only to discover our understanding was mistaken, we might well have drawn the wrong lessons. Many received wisdoms about the crisis have been shown to be misleading. What is striking is how after forty or fifty or even sixty years, new evidence has emerged to challenge previously accepted explanations. It is for the reader to reach their own verdicts on the history of the crisis, and how much we owe to political leaders who averted catastrophe (as well as how their words and deeds helped create the crisis in the first place). It is for the reader to conclude how close we came to nuclear war. Whatever conclusions are reached, one overriding lesson looms large. However we judge the actions of political and military leaders, one factor was crucial in why we avoided nuclear war in 1962. It was luck. In October 1962, humanity was very lucky. Will we be so lucky next time?
Web of Darkness
by Helen BrooksGetting even...Kane Steel had everything-money, power.... But it was all at the expense of Janie's father. And she wanted revenge. If it hadn't been for Kane's ruthless greed, her father would still have his home, his business-his life.... Now Janie had lost her father, and she was determined that Kane should pay.If only Kane wasn't as clever as he was handsome. No matter how hard Janie tried, she couldn't beat him at his own game. He was a master of passion, and the more Janie struggled, the more she became entangled in his web of seduction....
The Dinosaur Club: A Novel
by William HeffernanJack Fallon's life is being downsized. His wife of twenty-four years is dumping him, and the only company he's ever worked for is about to do the same....The head honchos at Waters Cable have implemented a "workforce imbalance correction," which includes canning Jack and his coworkers, all of whom are middle-aged executives in the 50/50 class -- at least fifty years old and making $50,000 or more. Refusing to become fossils, Fallon and his cohorts dub themselves "The Dinosaur Club," and prepare to strike like ferocious T-rexes. Using clandestine maneuvers, corporate intrigue, good old-fashioned office politics, and a secret weapon -- Samantha Moore, a beautiful young attorney -- The Dinosaur Club vows to reverse evolution and drive the company's greedy Young Turks into extinction.Award-winning author William Heffernan puts a scathing spin on corporate America in a novel that is both hilarious and compellingly on the money.
Heart and Home
by Cassandra AustinMen Were Just Plain Inconvenient!Jane Sparks had a business to run, and no citified doctor filled with Wild West fantasies was going to distract her. Even one as warm and handsome as Dr. Adam Hart, the only man who ever tempted her into nightly dreams of love...!Women Were A Complete Mystery....Miss Sparks was aptly named. The busy brunette had certainly sparked Adam Hart's interest! He'd never known a woman so capable, caring and fresh-faced beautiful in his life. And, her happy mothering of a lonely little girl made her just what the doctor ordered....
The Captain's Return
by Elizabeth BaileyA young woman disappears. A husband is suspected of murder. Stirring times for all the neighborhood.In a village near Steepwood Abbey, a captain-thought lost in the war-returns to his home. But things are not quite what they seem.... Captain Henry Colton is stunned to find his lost love living the quiet life of a widow- with a small daughter! Since they had parted in anger, how can he expect Annabel to let him back into her life? His only recourse seems to be to pose as her husband, miraculously returned alive from the war....Regency DramaIntrigue, mischief...and marriageThe Steepwood Scandal
Brides and Blessings
by Molly Noble BullFROM MOVIE STAR...TO A PASTOR'S WIFE?Actress Suzann Condry took on a tough role when she traded lives with her twin sister, Holly. Suzann needed to get away from Hollywood...and Holly believed Suzann might find both peace and faith in charming Oak Valley.Anything can happen when twin sisters trade lives!Could Suzann convince everyone she was the sweet church librarian? Especially Josh Gallagher, the handsome assistant pastor who looked like a rugged rancher. Suzann feared he suspected her...until he asked for a date. She soon dreamed of an "ordinary" life as Josh's wife. But would Josh still love her once he learned her true identity?
The First NHS: How John Tomley’s Work Led to Modern Healthcare
by Emma SnowWe all think the NHS was first dreamed up by Nye Bevan when he became minister of health in 1945. Yet experiments with the NHS and welfare state in fact started many years before. Inspired by a doctor who coined the phrase “national health service” in 1910, John Tomley and David Davies took steps to pilot the first ever national health service, focusing on TB in Wales, the WNMA. Through the findings of the WNMA’s work, as well as John’s work as a local health commissioner and UK leader of the largest health service providers, the friendly societies, John campaigned for effective treatment for TB, including prevention and a national health service. John successfully led the campaign for the government’s Welsh TB Inquiry, which led directly to the Beveridge Report and the founding of the NHS and wider welfare state in 1948. His family then forgot about his work, due to the ravages of a genetic disease, so John’s story has never been told. Meanwhile the NHS, which John helped to found, also led to a cure for this disease for his great-great-granddaughter. The moral of this surprising tale? If John can do it, any of us can. We have what John described as the “golden keys’ in our hands. By understanding the crucial information John gave us from his life’s work, the importance of fighting all the Beveridge Report’s Five Giants at once, we can tackle the social determinants of health today, and change people’s lives for our generation and future generations.
So Not Single
by Wendy MarkhamFrom New York Times Bestselling Author Wendy Corsi Staub, writing as Wendy Markham. Previously published as Slightly Single.Love comes in all shapes and sizes…Tracey Spadolini has everything a chic 24-year-old in Manhattan could want: a handsome boyfriend, her own studio apartment, and an office job that could be a pitstop to her next big break. But then Will decides to leave the city to pursue his theater dreams… with no intention of taking her with him. He says he needs space, but is that really the whole story?Suddenly left adrift in the sticky summer Manhattan heat, Tracey decides it’s time for a reality check. Her un-air-conditioned East Village apartment is a dump, her entry-level ad job sucks, and turns out her relationship has reached a dead end. With the help of her friends and one attractive and kind-hearted guy, she decides to spend the summer reinventing herself…and taking a chance on liking the new woman she becomes.The Slightly Series by Wendy MarkhamBook One: So Not SingleBook Two: Confessions of a One-Night StandBook Three: Did Someone Say Fiancée?Book Four: Happily Ever After AllBook Five: What Happens in Suburbia
Transformative Witchcraft: The Greater Mysteries
by Jason MankeyBeyond the Taboos, the Power of Magick AwaitsThe rites and rituals of Witchcraft are life-changing experiences, but they are also steeped in mystery. Transformative Witchcraft delves into some of the most persistent mysteries of the Craft and provides insightful guidance for raising and directing magickal energy in accordance with your desires. Jason Mankey distills his decades of experience as he shares practical wisdom for raising a cone of power and detailed insights into creating powerful rituals for dedications, initiations, and elevations. In his chapter on drawing down the moon, he provides a vivid exploration of invocation and the subtle nuances in preparation and execution that can take the ritual to its most magisterial heights. This book also discusses one of the most mysterious of all the magickal rituals—the Great Rite. Whether you're interested in the Great Rite in token or in truth, there is much to be gleaned from the experiences related here on a topic that is frequently treated as taboo in much of the magickal literature.Direct experience with the divine and the potent energies of magick are defining experiences in a life of Witchcraft. Filled with compelling personal stories, a fascinating brief history of modern Wicca and Witchcraft, striking original rituals, and a wealth of tips and techniques, this book provides the beginning or intermediate Witch with the practical and theoretical keys they need to unlock the mysteries of the Craft.Praise:"A remarkable and refreshing exploration that is a must-read for anyone exploring contemporary Wicca and Witchcraft. Through a combination of in-depth historical research and charming personal narrative, Jason Mankey provides candid insight into important rituals and practices that are often glossed over or minimally explained in other texts."—Laura Tempest Zakroff, author of Sigil Witchery and Weave the Liminal"Transformative Witchcraft by Jason Mankey finds the perfect balance between the core teachings of magical tradition and the fresh cutting-edge magic of the modern witch. This well researched book digs deep exploring the foundations of witchcraft in a conversational and honest tone that makes the witchcraft mysteries accessible and current."—Mickie Mueller, author of The Witch's Mirror and Llewellyn's Little Book of Halloween
Stalin's Plans for Capturing Germany
by Bogdan MusialDrawing on a host of internal Soviet Politburo discussions, memoranda and speeches, this book shows that the Soviet Union was a heavily militarized state that incessantly planned to unleash a great, ideologically motivated war. While the myth of Soviet benevolence has now largely been discredited, the idea that Stalin’s Soviet Union was a peaceful power that sought to prevent the war through all kinds of means – including an ill-fated non-aggression treaty with Hitler – remains popular to this day. Indeed, this narrative is not only promoted by Putin's propaganda but also by a host of Western intellectuals and even historians who take public declarations at face value. Drawing on a host of internal Soviet Politburo discussions, memoranda and speeches, this book shows that the Soviet Union was a heavily militarized state that incessantly planned to unleash a great, ideologically motivated war against the rest of the world. In fact, its entire political life revolved around the question of war, especially following the onset of the Great Depression in 1929, which convinced Soviet leaders of the imminent collapse of the capitalist system abroad. Thus, both the collectivization as well as the terror that followed in its wake were done with the coming war in mind – even though there was no tangible danger of war. Slowed down by countless devastating setbacks, Stalin was nevertheless able to amass a gigantic army by the late 1930s. When Hitler approached Stalin in 1939 asking for Soviet neutrality in his planned invasion of Poland, Stalin sensed a golden opportunity: by supporting Hitler, he could turn the European powers against each another, allowing him to intervene once they were sufficiently weakened. However, Stalin miscalculated: Hitler beat both Poland and France in less than a year and then turned against Moscow in 1941, long before Stalin was ready for his own attack.
Who Invented the Bicycle Kick?: Soccer's Greatest Legends and Lore
by Paul Simpson Uli HessePublished in time for the 2014 World Cup, the ultimate collection of soccer’s greatest lore and legends, illustrated with 100 black-and-white photos, by two of the world’s most knowledgeable soccer journalists.Who Invented the Bicycle Kick? is a rollicking ride through soccer history that will surprise and delight fans old and new. Veteran soccer journalists Uli Hesse and editor Paul Simpson bring together the sublime feats, legendary personalities, neglected heroes, bizarre twists of fate, and fascinating mysteries that have shaped the world’s most popular game, including:Who invented the bicycle kick?Why does a football match last 90 minutes?Who scored the fastest goal ever?Which match produced the largest number of red cards?Why are seven dead cats buried under a stadium in Argentina?Which country was banned from the World Cup after refusing to play in shoes?Providing answers to more than 100 questions, Hesse and Simpson explore the beautiful game as never before, shedding new light on legends such as Pele, Maradona, Messi, Beckham, Ronaldo, and Rooney, and uncovering lost histories of international clubs like Manchester United, Chelsea, Aston Villa, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, and more. Challenging conventional wisdom, and destroying a few urban myths, Who Invented the Bicycle Kick? is a must for every soccer lover.