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Meaningful school reform starts with your most powerful partner—your students! When you take time to listen, you’ll find that students’ aspirations can drive your school toward exciting new goals—and when students know they’re being heard, they engage meaningfully in their own academic success. Using examples drawn from student surveys, focus groups, observations, and interviews, this groundbreaking book presents a blueprint for a successful partnership between educators and students.

Dexter meets Secretary in Michael J. Seidlinger's provocative, disturbing literary thriller that reinvents the serial killer genre, exploring the psychology of desire. Claire studies forensic science, Victor is the gentleman killer. Subverting expectations, Clair seduces Victor and keeps him in her apartment as her pet, her darkest secret. Beautifully written and provocative to listen to, Seidlinger delves into Claire's motivations and impetus to present a compelling psychosexual portrait of a woman obsessed with performance, power, sex, and gore.

On October 23, 2012, with Superstorm Sandy fast approaching, Captain Robin Walbridge made the fateful decision to sail the HMS Bounty from New London, Connecticut, to St. Petersburg, Florida, believing the wooden ship, a replica of the original, famous Bounty, would fare better at sea than at port. He told the crew that anyone who did not want to come on the voyage could leave the ship and there would be no hard feelings. No one took the captain up on his offer, and this decision would have fatal consequences.

Rooftops is a story about trauma, survival, and forgiveness of self, set in a magical version of reality. Growing up in a 1970s Australian immigrant family with ties to organized crime, Eddy is a survivor with a troubled past. Now as an adult, Eddy is trying to write a story about demons and vampires while living in a world between reality and his experiences.

In a throwback to the literary era of Mike Hammer and Shell Scott, Denver private investigator Bryson Wilde lives in an edgy 1952 world where the women are dangerous, cigarettes dangle from ruby-red lips, and the nights are hotter than Havana asphalt. In this riveting pulp noir thriller that will keep you guessing to the very last minute, Wilde finds himself spiraling into a string of murders, with the next one likely to come by Friday.

This audiobook tells the story of Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad.

Gibt es Götter wirklich? Kann man die Zukunft kennen? Und was liegt hinter dem Schleier des Todes? Diese Fragen beantwortet Michael J. Sullivan in dem mitreißenden vorletzten Teil der Zeit der Legenden Reihe.

Join the last vestiges of Humanity and their alien allies (the reptilian Thrynn, the insectoid Velox, and the plant-based Elowan) as they attempt to carve out their own territory in a sector of space filled with wondrous opportunity and deadly threats. Brave explorers seek out new worlds to colonize while merchants cruise from starport to starport, their holds laden with exotic goods. Not all in this futuristic setting have noble intent. For every prospector and trader attempting to make a difference, a dozen pirates, smugglers, and mobsters engage in all manner of criminal enterprise.

On May 19, 1942, during World War II, a German submarine, a U-boat, in the Gulf of Mexico stalked its prey 50 miles from New Orleans. The submarine set its sights on the freighter Heredia. Most onboard were merchant seamen, but there were also civilians, including the Downs family: Ray and Ina and their two children. Fast asleep in their berths, the Downs family had no idea that two torpedoes were heading their way. When the ship exploded, chaos ensued - and each family member had to find their own path to survival.

Tony Carpenter loves Karina. It doesn't matter that they're only 14 because when they're together, they forget about their abusive homes. They run away, leaving a trail of murder in their wake, until Tony is caught and sent to Secret Harbor School - a boy's home on a remote island in Washington State's San Juan Islands. Run by corrupt staff with no accountability to anybody who cares about the abuse administered daily to its residents, Secret Harbor School is among the state's best-kept secrets. And Tony has no intention of staying.

Seit die Seherin Suri den mächtigen Gilarabryn erschaffen hat, herrscht eine Art Patt-Situation im Krieg der Rhune gegen ihre falschen Götter, die Fhrey. Um die Fhrey endgültig schlagen zu können, fordert Nyphron die Erschaffung weiterer Gilarabryn von Suri, doch die Seherin weigert sich hartnäckig, ihre Fähigkeiten ein weiteres Mal einzusetzen. Mittlerweile haben auch die Fhrey in der mächtigen Waffe den Schlüssel zum Sieg erkannt - und entführen Suri.

J. M. Chamberlain created the perfect blend of madcap rants and true-life experiences regarding his years on the road as a stand-up comedian, actor, and writer; a compilation of rapid-fire essays guaranteed to put a never-ending smile on your face. Actually, a never-ending smile might be cause for alarm; if your smile lasts longer than four hours, the author suggests phoning your family physician.

A man awakens in a driving rainstorm with no recollection of his life or how he arrived at his present location. His name is the only thing he remembers. He joins up with others experiencing the same lack of memory. They soon find themselves battling an environment filled with vicious and predatory creatures. The moment of clarity comes when they realize that the world and everything in it that has been trying to kill them are not what they seem. They finally come to the stark realization that they may have committed horrible acts for which they must soon atone.

From J.C. Michael, author of Pandemonium, comes Everything’s Annoying, a collection of dark fiction and horror. Covering a variety of themes, Everything’s Annoying provides an array of unsettling tales that will stay with you long after listening.

Nimmt das Wildbret des Waidmanns seiner Frau die Luft zum Atmen? Kann Aberglaube Leben retten? Und warum starb der Büchernarr? Schon die kleinsten Unaufmerksamkeiten können tödliche Folgen haben. Bei Sekundenschlaf oder einem Postflug über den Dschungel in einer stürmischen Nacht ist das ja noch verständlich, bei einem Hexenturm oder einem Blind Date aber weniger. Und doch schleicht sich der Tod auf leisen Sohlen an. Wir schenken euch eine überraschende Wendung am Morgen, einen Schrecken gegen Mittag, eine Gänsehaut am Abend und spannende Träume für die Nacht.

Sam Hutchings was looking for a writing muse. She hoped that the family cabin at Bird Lake would spark her keyboard, a fire that had been smothered by self-loathing, cheap wine, and her daughter Meg’s summer vacation. An innocent stroll down memory lane begins to unravel the story Sam had heard about her father: What did he do for a living? How did he actually die? Those who know the truth are nearer than she imagines, and protecting their secrets is worth killing for.

This audiobook is the natural outgrowth of a personal redirection that I, quite frankly, did not see coming. By all accounts and traditional measures, as a highly regarded and successful New York City dermatologist, I'd made it to a cherished destination. I'd achieved personal, professional, and financial success that exceeded anything I ever envisioned, particularly in the context of my mother's awe-inspiring struggles as an immigrant single parent and our humble beginnings. But, oddly, despite the glittery accoutrements, I began to feel something wasn't right.

Roaming the oceans in the prehistoric era were sharks that reached 70 feet in length, with teeth the size of shovel blades. Imagine a great white as big as a plane and you've got it. Megalodon ate killer whales for lunch and were unquestionably the most awesome predator in the ocean for millennia. An eating machine with fins the size of sailboat sails that a whaler's harpoon would bounce off of it like a toothpick. As "mega" as it possibly gets, explore Megalodon, the Great White Godfather.

Larry, the Redneck Shepherd: An enduringly delightful version of Luke’s account of Jesus’ birth, the timeless message of the gospel shines through as Larry and the Melvins share their account of an astonishing encounter with God’s plan for the redemption of humanity. Whether you are cute as a speckled pup or so homely, your Momma had to tie a bone around your neck to get the dog to play with you. When you find yourself face to face with Jesus, I hope you open your heart to him like Larry, the Melvins, and countless others have done.

Becoming a Writer, Staying a Writer includes Straczynski's unique, tried-and-true methodologies that will help storytellers sharpen their work so that it's polished and ready for publication. Part toolbox and part survival guide, this book will be an indispensable guide throughout your entire writing career, offering fresh and practical insights every step of the way.