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After trying her hand at acting, Rose decides to change career paths and enter law school. She enrolls in law school in a sleepy New England town, only to find that the practice of law is not all she will study. This quirky thirty-something Italian girl falls in love when she lays eyes on Anil, a handsome intellectual from India. The two discover a deep connection and quickly begin a romantic relationship. What could go wrong as their romance blossoms? Their future looks bright. They have each other. They have great friends. They also have Anil's mother. Inspired by true events, Mother Knows Worst is a humorous and heartfelt novel. Rose is on a path to finding herself, love, and relationships, taking the reader on a delightful and often comedic journey as she explores two cultural worlds colliding.

Dr. Don Schoendorfer spent many years pursuing his vision of success, but one trip to Africa changed his life forever. The heartbreaking sights he witnessed on the streets of Morocco sent him on an unexpected path of faith, despair, and, ultimately, newfound purpose. Miracle Wheels is the compelling account of Don's journey, from his humble beginnings in the Midwest to his innovative work in the biomedical field, culminating in the founding of a nonprofit organization that has served millions around the world. Laced with humor while tempered by life's sobering realities, including family hardships, Don's story leads you on an emotional exploration that spans the globe and intersects with world leaders as he strives to overcome challenges and serve some of the most vulnerable among us: people living with disabilities in developing countries.

There are gaps to be filled in the wealth management industry . . . and you can make the difference. Talking about money is taboo in many families, for many reasons. This lack of transparency spells opportunity for the wealth manager who can offer sane, sound, and practical advice for handling money successfully. However, many wealth management firms aren't representative of the people they serve. Most focus too narrowly on the ultrawealthy, and the business as a whole isn't as diverse as the United States--and it should be. There's a world of opportunity in the financial advisory business, particularly for young women and people of color. Up until now, the advisory business has been poorly understood, which has led to undesired barriers to entry. For the right person--someone who is entrepreneurial, loves people, and wants to build a business from the ground up--wealth management is one of the most exciting professions to be in. You're your own boss, and there's no ceiling on your income. Raj Sharma knows this better than anyone. One of the most well-respected advisors in the U.S., Raj has cultivated his business over the past thirty years. An insightful culmination of his decades of experience, The Purposeful Wealth Advisor shows you how to get started in the business of wealth management, thrive as you build your client base, own your financial security, and inspire your future.

All over the world today, there are many thousands of animals and plants that are in danger of extinction. This book, beautifully illustrated by artist Vicki Malone, will introduce you to twenty-six of them--from A to Z. Learn about how these rare species live, why they are important, why they are in trouble, and most importantly--what we can do to keep them from disappearing.

Compliance is not part of Sloane Gáspár Barzetti's nature--after all, she is a descendant of the great Romani sorcerer, Django Gáspár. Just like Django, Sloane embodies the magical ingredient the Gáspárs call it--the ability to acquire psychic knowledge without explanation. Knowing things she has no business knowing is normal for Sloane, but just as a Tarot seer predicts, ordinary isn't in the cards. It is hardwired into the fourteen-year-old Americanized Romani just as it is prevalent in the Gáspár bloodline. Forced into visitation with her narcissistic father and his controlling girlfriend, team Barzetti aggressively looks for new ways to make Sloane's life miserable. As their games progress, Sloane begins to experience a new level of the mystical it. Sloane must rise up and understand the force that lies within her. Embracing her prophesied destiny may be catastrophic. The question is, catastrophic for whom?

Meet the little pup with a big heart! When Karli Paul, Jessie Burton, Adam Russell, and Christie O'Shay--the Turtles Crossing Gang--rescue a tiny dachshund-mix from a tyrannical neighbor, they have no idea the little pup will change their lives forever. From the thrill of Mardi Gras to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina to finding a "forever home" in the snowy mountains of Sarajevo, follow the Gang, their families, and the runt that came to be known as Kazi on a journey that proves you don't have to be big to have big adventures. Written by award-winning educator J. K. Pinsel, Kazi is a heartwarming story of friendship, family, and what happens when we believe in miracles--large and small. A portion of the proceeds from sales of this book will be donated to local animal rescue efforts in North America and Eastern Europe.

Paying homage to the classic cookbooks of decades past, Homemade: The American Family Cookbook aims to inspire and teach current and future generations how to cook great meals at home for themselves and their families. Bringing loved ones into the kitchen and around the table is one of the greatest joys we can have together, and the husband-and-wife team of Courtney and Ryan Hill mix nostalgia and modernity in this collection of recipes. Cooking homemade meals doesn't have to take all day or be overly complicated, and several of her recipes can be made in thirty minutes or less. Homemade: The American Family Cookbook is full of tried-and-true tips and techniques to guide you through the recipes, and is perfect for new and experienced cooks alike. The best types of cookbooks are the used kind--the ones that are pulled out time and again. We hope your copy gets covered in flour and sugar as you cook and eat together.

What would you do if you had a little more confidence? Would you take the next step in your career, assume more leading roles, set boundaries, ask for a raise, or even run for office? Doubt and imposter feelings are a big reason women hold back and play small instead of going for what they truly desire at work. Coupled with the systemic gender equity issues and the resulting burnout that plagues women in the workplace today, it's no wonder that so many women are undervaluing themselves and their abilities. These doubtful thoughts and systemic issues are expensive--they cost women (and their organizations) their peace, their potential, and their paychecks. To close the confidence gap and see more women showing up in their full potential at work, we need more women leaders at the top of organizations. Closing the Confidence Gap will show you how to advance with confidence, despite the systemic issues that women face every day at work. You'll hear deeply personal stories and walk away with practical tools to show you how to claim your role as a confident leader. It's time to own who you are, trust yourself, and take your bravest next step.

Join author, speaker, and coach Mike Parker in an inspiring journey of self-discovery as he reveals the keys to finding, keeping, and savoring your most gratifying, heartwarming, and rewarding memories. It all starts with his delightfully unique and uplifting questions for you to Ask Yourself in a guided journal format. These questions are specifically designed to help you focus on the best times and people from your past, present, and even future. Ask Yourself is your guide to a happier, healthier life, full of inspiring self-discovery. With the turn of each page, you will rediscover the memories and people you never want to forget. This thoughtfully crafted guided journal will bring all of those memories to the forefront of your mind and help you store them in the perfect place to keep forever.

INDIEREADER DISCOVERY AWARDS WINNER 2023: BEST FIRST BOOK (Fiction) Thelma and Louise meets Eat, Pray, Love meets Me Before You in The Placeholder, an unconventional, unforgettable, unputdownable story of loss and love. Serenade Kincaid has lost everything: her stepchildren, her house, half her earnings, her sports car, and her husband, all to a much younger-and more fertile-woman. Sera now drinks boxed wine from a plastic cup, lives in a seedy motel, and spends her time scrolling dating apps searching for a semi-decent-not-a-mass-murderer-please-just-spend-time-with-me port in the storm. As Sera leapfrogs through men, her snarky, meddling boss and sometimes-best friend Carolyn encourages Sera to invest in a friend with benefits. Just until Prince Charming comes along, of course. Enter Zac, a self-proclaimed unsuitable boyfriend who looks to have jumped straight from the pages of a romance novel. He insists he's only looking for some fun, which is perfect for Sera. Cue the booty calls. While avoiding her issues, Sera finds it challenging to stick to her boundaries regarding her too-consistent hookup. But when life takes a sharp left, all fun and games come to a screeching halt. Sera, Zac, and Carolyn must race against time to disentangle their web of lies and deceit before it's too late.

In Un-Hinged: What I Learned from Saying, "It's You, It's Not Me" in the NYC Dating Scene, Mariann Yip recounts her dating experiences from over a span of two years in New York City.Written with the familiarity of Mariann telling her close girlfriends about her dates for the first time, each chapter presents a different suitor and dives into the lessons she learned. With each of the twelve men she discusses, she reveals the ups and downs of online dating, the realities of dating in a city like New York, and the personal development she experienced in her late twenties. When it comes to dating, love exists and will come and go. It's important to remember that finding love is a journey and takes patience and time. Your unique dating experience is valid, and the way your relationship ends does not define your worth or what you deserve. And, most importantly, you should never settle, because oftentimes, honey, it's them--it's not you.

"In 2008, with housing prices in free fall, even experienced investors wouldn't touch the single-family rental (SFR) home market. It was too unmanageable, too hard to scale. According to the experts, SFR wasn't even a real asset class. But Doug Brien and Colin Wiel looked at the homes of the Bay Area's working class communities and saw something else. They saw an opportunity not just to build a profitable business, but to transform residential real estate, establish SFR as a legitimate institutional investment, and restore devastated neighborhoods. The Big Long is the story of how two friends defied pundits, doomsayers, and house-flippers to 'go long' on a revolutionary business idea. Through FBI investigations, financial reversals, and a pandemic, they persevered to build the SFR industry's pioneering company, Waypoint. The Big Long shows that wealth and success don't come from short-sale thinking and meme stocks but from committing to a vision and going BIG."--Dust jacket.

Azalee is a second-grade girl raised by a single mom, with help from her grandmother and aunt. She struggles with low self-esteem because she feels like she does not look or dress like her peers. Azalee focuses so much on what she does not have that she forgets that she is special. She has great family members and friends who try to help her understand her worth.In this book, Azalee is nervous about the first day of school because she is afraid kids will pick on her for not looking like them. Azalee also faces a bigger challenge: bullying. With the help of her friends and family, she stands up to her bullies and finally understands her worth. This book focuses on the bond between family and friends, and how these bonds can positively affect us in life. This book also encourages children to develop self-love at any age.

This is not a HOW TO book, it's a how NOT TO book. My dad up in heaven had a favorite saying: "A little bit of knowledge is dangerous." Truth be told, sometimes a little knowledge is all we really need. As a lawyer for thirty-plus years, I've seen young people from different neighborhoods and different upbringings repeatedly make the same wrong choices and take the same wrong turns, literally devastating their futures. If someone had just given them a little bit of knowledge, they could've avoided ever seeing the inside of a lawyer's office. I wrote this manual to provide a map to navigate teenagers and twenty-somethings through unexpectedly dangerous waters and guide them around the occasional iceberg. I am arming them with just a little knowledge to help make important and crucial choices, which can hopefully change the course of their lives. It takes a village, but in the famous words of Bob Marley, "every little thing is gonna be alright."

There is nothing more exciting than what happens deep in the woods. Aside from human eyes, the hustle and bustle of the wild will shock, awe, and captivate you deep into their world of the unknown. But be careful, because the creatures of the Earth are onto us, and they know much more about us than we know about them...

Mother Goose needs your help! All the love and patience she needs to help the characters is hidden is the whimsical illustrations of this book. Can you help Mother Goose find them? Lyrics and sheet music included.

"Ever wonder what a soldier actually does? Why does he dress that way? Could I be a soldier one day? Private First Class Sam Smith is a soldier in the U.S. Army. Come along with Sam as he tells all about what it's like to live, work, and (even) relax like a soldier."

Are you interested in teaching the young people that you care about tools for making the world a better place? This book is for you. In this seven-part social justice series, communities much like ours experience challenges with respect to education, food safety, health, housing, media imagery, violence, and the environment. But after encouragement from Kwanzaa Nana, young people take action to improve their communities. This book includes the following. *Seven uplifting stories *Dozens of do-it-yourself (DIY) illustrations *Full curriculum *Community service projects *Links to bonus content