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Learning disabilities (LD) are a root cause of major problems in our society. Vast numbers of youngsters are not receiving appropriate education. Nancy Lelewer’s story began when even less was known about learning disabilities than is known today. In a gripping and fast-moving narrative style, this audiobook brings home the fact that LD persons need to receive instruction via different routes and the earlier the better.

Once again Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation agents Carrie Border and Randy Jeffries are working hard to find who's drowning young girls drawn into prostitution and human trafficking. With personal issues new and old still unresolved, will they be able to take down the killer or will the killer take them down first?

Unlocking the Secrets of Lasting Impact is an all-encompassing guide for healthcare professionals, equipping you with the tools to create powerful first impressions, cultivate exceptional patient engagement, and forge meaningful connections throughout the patient journey.

Claire Brackett spent years searching for ways to avoid the pain of her past. Following her father’s direction, she traversed the globe, seducing allies and adversaries to further his agenda. He used her as a pawn to maintain power and thwart enemies. William Brackett made one major mistake. He sent Claire on a mission to get close to FBI Agent Alex Toles. That decision would set Claire on a path that would change her life forever.

Nancy Regan appeared as if she had it all together; she was a happy wife and mother and loved her successful career as a television broadcaster. Her memoir, From Showing Off to Showing UP, reveals just how close she was to having everything in that perfect illusion fall apart. With lyrical prose, Regan explores overcoming impostor syndrome, stage fright, and perfectionism, and the journey toward embracing our most authentic selves.

Penny Baker is coping. Just about. Three kids, one dog, one lovely but sometimes oblivious husband. Tick, tick tick. She is even managing to hold her own among the competitive school mums - if you don't look too closely. But when she finds herself also caring for her elderly mother, diagnosed with dementia, the household is thrown into disarray and Penny finds herself stretched to breaking point trying to meet everyone's needs. Can she make the new family situation work? And is there any chance of finding some space in it all for herself?

Concealing sadness is a testament to the complexity of human experience. It is a reminder that every person we encounter carries a unique story—an intricate tapestry of emotions, memories, and experiences. The woman who wears a smile may be grappling with her own battles, her own silent struggles. The act of concealing sadness is not a sign of weakness; rather, it reflects the strength it takes to navigate life's challenges while holding on to a semblance of normalcy.

THIS IS EDEN? is a historical fiction about the life of Hattie and John Burley and their six strong-willed children in the early twentieth century. As it begins they are living in a two story wooden structure in Chicago. John is a bit of a dreamer who works for a dairy but feels led to pastor a church. He sees his opportunity in the Chicago Tribune: The Soo Line Railroad advertises land he can afford in north/central Wisconsin.

At first, Katie and her friends can't wait to enter the fourth grade! But with the pressure of new classes, teachers, and friends, Katie isn't so sure she likes it after all. And to make matters worse, the magic wind appears twice—and turns her into her new friend Emma Weber, who has her hands full with three younger siblings to help take care of, and then into her former best friend Suzanne as she's about to make her fashion runway debut! What's a fourth-grader to do?

What more could a diehard fan ask for? Except that Jane is undead and unamused…To bookshop owner and witch Quinn Callahan’s delight, Jane Austen shows up for the late-night Vampire Book Club in Ballydehag, Ireland. Quinn’s thrilled and aching to ask her favorite author all the questions every rabid reader has about Jane's books, especially Pride and Prejudice.

Kathleen Taylor made a pledge to adhere to three regulations in her business: run criminal and drug screenings on all of her potential new employees; do not become too close with them and keep your relationship strictly professional; refrain from disclosing any confidential data to staff members

The Cannery Row John Steinbeck immortalized in the novel of the same name, a place and a human ecosystem set beside the bounteous, beautiful Monterey Bay, is as mellow and unthreatening as its temperate climate. Unless you are an adventurous feral cat named Jack. The Cannery Row of Jack the Cannery Row Cat intrigues, puzzles, and terrifies him. Can Jack find enough food to survive?

In an era of supposed great equality, women are still falling behind in the workplace. Even with more women in the workforce than in decades past, wage gaps continue to increase. It is the most educated women who have fallen the furthest behind. Blue-collar women hold the most insecure and badly paid jobs in our economy. And even as we celebrate high-profile representation—women on the board of Fortune 500 companies and our first female vice president—women have limited recourse when they experience harassment and discrimination.

When COVID-19 began spreading rapidly, the world was taken by surprise. As the ensuing pandemic raged, we faced one constant—a lack of consistent, scientifically sound, and trusted information about dangers, risks, and mitigation strategies that the average person could understand and put into practice to keep themselves and their families safe. Now, the former Surgeon General of the United States—freed from the many constraints he worked under in public office—reveals critical lessons learned from both mistakes and successes overlooked during the pandemic.

Hoy en día en Estados Unidos hay más de quinientas naciones indígenas reconocidas por el Gobierno federal que comprenden casi tres millones de personas, descendientes de los quince millones de nativos que habitaban esas tierras. El programa genocida que los colonos desarrollaron durante siglos ha sido omitido, en gran medida, de la historia, pero, ahora, por primera vez, la historiadora y activista Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz nos ofrece una historia de Estados Unidos contada desde la perspectiva de los pueblos indígenas.

When Grief first arrives, it is an elephant—so big that there is hardly room for anything else. But over time, Grief becomes smaller and smaller—first a deer, a fox, then a mouse, and finally a flickering firefly in the darkness leading us down a path of loving remembrance.

Ein Job als Nanny bei einem umwerfenden, aber absolut unfreundlichen Single-Daddy? Klingt nach keiner guten Idee! Erst recht nicht, wenn du keine Ahnung hast, was für ein Geheimnis er vor dir verbirgt... Von ihrem Ex betrogen und ausgenutzt hat Jolien nur eins im Sinn: Einen kompletten Neuanfang. Dass sie dafür in einer kleinen Küstenstadt landet, ist eher ein Zufall. Dass sie ihren Job als Nanny ausgerechnet bei dem alleinerziehenden Simon und seinem kleinen Sohn Connor antritt, ist jedoch genau in Joliens Sinn.

It's not about trauma; it's about triumph! Dr. Nancy Meyer's Defying Fear: Finding Courage to Embrace Your True Value isn't just a book—it's a beacon of hope for those navigating through the shadows of doubt and adversity. Through the captivating tale of Lila, a composite character born from the resilience of real women, Meyer masterfully intertwines personal experiences, biblical truths, and profound insights to illuminate the path to unwavering self-worth.

We know the songs of Christmas like we know the rooms of our house or the placement of our Christmas tree. One or two probably stand out for us as the epitome of how Christmas is supposed to sound. It’s not officially Christmas, until we hear them.

London, 1887. When newly graduated medical doctor Charlotte Duvall receives word that her father has died, she immediately leaves America and returns home to see to her family’s estate. Among her father’s possessions is a box of her late mother’s letters, which feels like a balm to Charlotte’s grief-stricken heart. But the letters contain some inconsistencies that suggest there was more to her mother’s death than Charlotte had been told.