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Just how wrong is it to want my best friend's little sister? And, how do you fix a broken heart? This inquiring mind wants to know. It probably doesn't matter though because Nora hates me. If you ever wondered, it is possible to live and work with someone in a small town and not speak to said person for months. That's how long Nora ignores me after I tell her commitment isn't for me. I didn't know I was already in love with her. I didn't know I was breaking my own heart by telling myself it was too complicated to fall for my best friend's sister.

Ward Cantrell always went for the long shot. But that recklessness cost him his college scholarship and his chance to play pro ball, and - worst of all - it ended his relationship with the girl next door. Neither the town nor the girl has ever forgiven him. Now he's taking one last long shot by opening a boutique distillery on the family farm he inherited.

Indy Stone is a well regarded professional therapist with her life all planned out. She's spent her life trying to escape her dysfunctional upbringing in Peach Valley. But when fate intervenes and causes her to return to her hometown with a huge responsibility on her shoulders, she never expects it to change her entire life. Through all of her hard times, there was always one bright spot in Peach Valley, but he disappeared years ago. Or did he?

The Enneagram is an ancient personality type system with an uncanny accuracy in describing how human beings are wired, both positively and negatively. In The Road Back to You, Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stabile forge a unique approach - a practical, comprehensive way of accessing Enneagram wisdom and exploring its connections with Christian spirituality for a deeper knowledge of God and of ourselves.

"Du könntest mein Herz in tausend kleine Stücke zerbrechen. Ich würde sie immer wieder aufheben und in deine Hände legen." Als Kinder haben sich Aaron und Fleur geschworen, einander ewig zu lieben - bis ihnen das Leben einen grausamen Strich durch die Rechnung machte und sie von einem Tag auf den anderen trennte. Nun, sechzehn Jahre später, stehen sie sich erneut gegenüber - und Fleur erkennt den Jungen, der ihr an seinem achten Geburtstag ihren ersten Kuss gab, nicht wieder. Aaron ist kühl und abweisend, in seinem Leben zählt nichts anderes als sein Job.

Sie darf ihn nicht lieben - denn er ist ihr Stiefbruder ... Als Callie nach langer Zeit in ihre Heimatstadt zurückkehrt, ist der Erste, dem sie dort begegnet, ausgerechnet Keith. Keith, der den Autounfall verursachte, bei dem ihr Vater starb. Keith, den sie nie mehr wiedersehen wollte. Sofort flammen der Schmerz und die Wut von damals wieder in ihr auf. Aber auch ein gefährliches Prickeln, das Callie völlig verwirrt. Denn Keith ist nicht nur die Person, die sie am meisten hasst. Er ist auch ihr Stiefbruder.

Fading are the days of direct communication by phone or in person, which have immediate responses and clarifications. The immediate feedback loop has been replaced by "broken loops" of communication. Now, due to hundreds of emails and texts, endless waiting, perpetual unreturned messages, and unlimited misunderstanding, we are in a Dyscommunication Crisis. This gives rise to the "Dyscommunication Syndrome" - a cluster of symptoms that comes together and repeats when our message is not returned, including anxiety, worst-case scenarios, catastrophizing, and negative loops of thinking.

The New York Times bestselling author of Woke Inc. and a 2024 presidential candidate makes the case that the essence of true American identity is to pursue excellence unapologetically and reject victimhood culture. Hardship is now equated with victimhood. Outward displays of vulnerability in...

An “indispensable” (Nation) examination of why "doing what you love" is a recipe for exploitation, creating a new tyranny of work in which we cheerily acquiesce to doing jobs that take over our lives. You're told that if you "do what you love, you'll never work a day in your life." In Work...

Blending history, science, and culture, a stunning and highly engaging evolutionary story exploring how walking on two legs allowed humans to become the planet’s dominant species. Humans are the only mammals to walk on two, rather than four legs—a locomotion known as bipedalism. We strive to...

In contrast to the anxiety surrounding our voting system, with stories about voter suppression and manipulation, there are actually quite a few positive initiatives toward voting rights reform. Professor Joshua A. Douglas, an expert on our electoral system, examines these encouraging developments in this inspiring book about how regular Americans are working to take back their democracy, one community at a time.

"Clinton Backs Bill Allowing Terror Victims' Families to Sue Foreign Governments in U.S." is from the April 18, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Amy Chozick and narrated by Kristi Burns.

This stunning debut and wholly original queer middle grade novel-in-verse retelling of Orpheus and Eurydice adds a new chorus to the songs of great love, perfect for fans of Other Words for Home and Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World. Love at first sight isn’t a myth. For seventh graders...