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Public Startup is a work of narrative nonfiction that explores how American government, particularly Medicaid, can function as a platform for innovation rather than an obstacle to progress. Drawing on firsthand experience inside state government, academic medicine, startup companies, and public health, Christopher R. Cogle, M.D., examines how durable policy change actually happens through incentives, relationships, and pragmatic experimentation. Blending policy history, real-world case studies, and patient stories, the book offers a hopeful, insider's account of how public institutions can be designed to solve complex problems and improve lives in a politically divided era.

There's something magical about the lake. Things always feel the same here. Comforting. Stable. But this summer, everything will change.

For years, Mia Miller's family has been spending one week every summer at the Agate Harbors lake resort in northern Minnesota. The trip not only brings her a break from her overbearing parents who don't have any patience for her sensitivities and her sister who only cares about finding the next party, it's the one time a year she gets to see her favorite person: Bower Hanson.

Since they were young, Bower and Mia have felt connected by a bond neither knows how to define. They treasure their time together when Mia comes to visit his grandparents' resort. But when a night gone wrong as teenagers lands Bower in significant trouble, he and Mia lose all contact for years.

As an adult, Mia knows what she wants: a quick engagement with Archer, a guy her parents love. So what if he constantly tries to change her, claiming it's all to help with her sensory processing disorder diagnosis? She can ignore the voice in the back of her head questioning if her fiancé is right for her...until her bachelorette party in Agate Harbors, where she runs into the last person she expected to see again.

Guarded and recovering from past wounds she has no idea about, Bower reminds Mia that he's never wanted her to change a single thing about herself. Their connection reignites as quickly as it did all those years ago, but will it last beyond this week at the lake?

Only So Many Summers is the first book in the Agate Harbors series, told in two timelines and featuring a Minnesota lake resort setting, mental health rep, and a second chance at love (no cheating). There is adult content; see author's website for a full list of content warnings. Perfect for fans of Carley Fortune and Emily Henry's People We Meet on Vacation!

You Are Loved, You Are Enough is an emotional memoir of one woman's journey towards self-love and self-acceptance. Sheryl Oleksak grew up as an only child in New York, with a narcissistic mother and a kind but mostly passive father. From a less-than-perfect childhood-foster siblings coming in and out of the house and attending a harsh diet camp-to an adolescence and young adulthood marked by issues with food, body image, and self-esteem, Sheryl lays out her struggles in a clear, conversational style. As she circles her memories and emotions, the reader is invited to not only see themselves, but see how they can overcome their own past.

A story of how negative parenting can warp someone's perception of themselves so that they constantly seek external validation, and how young women are pressured to meet unrealistic expectations, Sheryl faces bulimia, a long legal saga, disappointing relationships, and the ongoing, relentless negativity of her mother. Gradually though, a core of strength emerges, and she comes to terms with her parents, body, and dietary issues. Exuberantly, she describes her love for travel, dancing, nature, and how being a yoga instructor and Reiki Master became her calling. More than anything, embracing life and helping others live in the present is the purpose of Sheryl's story.

For those wondering if they can overcome the challenges of their early life, or if they're loved for who they are, Sheryl answers in the affirmative: You Can. You Are. But more importantly, her example encourages us to find our own happiness. You Are Loved, You Are Enough is both a title and a reminder that the greatest love is self-love.

The fun continues in the Wall Street Journal Bestselling Leveling Up series!

As Austin continues his tour to bring shifters into the convocation, he hears whispers about a powerful rogue no one dares bring into their territory-a shifter who strikes first and asks questions later.

Jessie and Austin, however, never walk away from someone in need. Unfortunately, they're racing against the clock.

Evan, the new gargoyle cairn leader, has asked to meet the Mistress of Ivy House.

What should be straightforward quickly spirals out of control...because nothing is ever simple when Niamh is behind the wheel.

Soon, Jessie's crew is juggling a volatile rogue and a growing mob of furious gargoyles who don't appreciate being taunted on their home turf.

As always with this crew, chaos isn't just possible...it's inevitable.

Secrets can't stay buried forever-but maybe some should.

In bustling, multicultural 1831 New Orleans, Tobias Whitney, the sexton of St. Louis Cemetery No. 2, uncovers a journal sealed inside the tomb of Dominique You-war hero of the Battle of New Orleans, privateer, and half-brother of the notorious pirate Jean Lafitte. Convinced that the journal holds the key to Lafitte's lost treasure, Tobias turns to his sharp-witted and outspoken wife, Mary Catherine, to translate its cryptic French passages.

Tobias and Mary Catherine discover secrets they could not have imagined-secrets that could change their lives forever. But is it really the truth? As the journal warns, Never trust a pirate!

Lafitte Lives blends meticulous historical research with a page-turning mystery, bringing the legend of Jean Lafitte to life while telling the redemptive story of Tobias's grief and Mary Catherine's quest to help him overcome it.

The original one-hour Callanetics programme is the subject of the world-renowned CALLANETICS book. This safe, effective, no-impact exercise routine works deeply on all your muscles and has a truly dramatic effect on your figure, producing spectacular results within hours! Once you have mastered the basic callanetics programme you can move on to the more advanced exercises in SUPER CALLANETICS. These advanced exercises are twenty times as effective as the exercises in the basic routine. Now, for the first time, these two books appear together in one volume providing the complete Callanetics programme.

Join France's youngest spy on a grand adventure full of daring action and delicious cake!

In 1930s Paris, Alice Eclair lives a secret double life, helping out in her mother's patisserie by day and sleuthing as a French spy after dark. When the World Fair comes to Paris, and enemy spies descend on the city, Alice receives her riskiest mission yet: tracking down the engineer of the latest state-of-the-art airplane and a French spy who have mysteriously disappeared.

When it becomes clear that there's a mysterious connection between their disappearances and the fair's illustrious fashion exhibition. With foreign spies lurking ever closer, Alice must infiltrate the world of French couture and locate an enemy informant before more people go missing.

Can she crack the case in time?

Tras el fenómeno Indira, llega la nueva serie de Santiago Díaz, premiado autor revelación de la novela negra española, elogiado por compañeros y crítica, con más de 250.000 lectores adictos a sus «thrillers de taquicardia» (El País).

JOTADÉ UN POLICÍA QUE HARÁ HISTORIA.

«Uno de los reyes de la novela negra en España.» (Cadena SER)

«Un experto en la alquimia del thriller.» -Marina Sanmartín, ABC Cultural

Es una calurosa noche de julio en Madrid cuando dos hombres son destripados y lanzados al vacío desde un puente de la M30 en lo que parece un siniestro ajuste de cuentas entre clanes. Sus vísceras aterrizan sobre un descapotable que termina hundiéndose en el Manzanares con sus ocupantes, tres chicas que volvían de fiesta. Una de ellas fallece en el acto: es la hija pequeña del comisario, quien exige a sus agentes respuestas rápidas y poco ruido en los medios. Se trata de una orden casi imposible de cumplir por el subinspector Jotadé Cortés, el único policía gitano de su comisaría y un irreverente sin remedio que aborrece las jerarquías y acostumbra a saltarse las normas. Pero todos saben que también posee una intuición por encima de la media y que fue el hombre de confianza de la inspectora Indira Ramos en su último caso. Leal a sus compañeros y respetado en la calle, Jotadé se encontrará en una encrucijada que le obligará a volver a un pasado incómodo y a hacer lo imposible para proteger lo más importante de su vida.

«Santiago Díaz inicia una nueva serie de alto impacto que vuelve a hipnotizarnos con sus giros y confirma a su autor como «uno de los reyes de la novela negra en España» (Jacobo Buceta, Hoy por Hoy, Cadena SER).

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

After the phenomenon that was Indira, comes the latest series by Santiago Díaz, award-winning author in Spanish noir novel, praised by peers and critics, with over 250,000 readers addicted to his "racing-heart thrillers" (El País).

JOTADÉ A POLICEMAN THAT WILL MAKE HISTORY.

"One of the kings of noir novel in Spain." (Cadena SER)

"Expert in the alchemy of thriller." (Marina Sanmartín, ABC Cultural)

It is a warm July evening in Madrid, when two men are gutted and thrown from a bridge by the M30 in what seems like a sinister score-settling between clans. Their insides land on top of a convertible that ends up sinking at the Manzanares river along with the car's occupants, three young girls on their way back from a party. One of them dies instantly; she was the sheriff's little girl, so he demands quick answers from his agents and very little noise on the media. It is an almost impossible order to follow for sub-inspector Jotadé Cortés, the only gypsy police officer at the station, and a hopeless irreverent that hates hierarchy and is used to breaking rules. But they all know he also has an out of the charts intuition and was inspector Indira Ramos' right-hand man in her last case. Loyal to his fellow cops and respected on the streets, Jotadé will find himself at a crossroads, forced to revisit an uncomfortable past and do the impossible to protect what matters most to him in life.

Satiago Díaz opens a new high-octane series to mesmerize us again with its twists, confirming the author as "one of the kings of noir novel in Spain" (Jacobo Buceta, Hoy por Hoy, Cadena SER).

Kennedy Chesterfield is dead, yet she can't stop her spirit from popping up in random places among the living. Confused, frightened, and unable to stay in one place longer than a few minutes, Kennedy seeks help from the witches of Shadow Hills-the paranormal small town her mother grew up in. A seance is performed in the town's most notorious haunted house, and with success, Kennedy is anchored to the location. But there's a problem: the house is already occupied.

Tucked within the forest outside of town, Theodore Vanderbilt has spent decades haunting his family's home. Alone, and perfectly content, Theo is happy to keep to himself, hidden away from the judgmental eyes of Shadow Hills, and the descendants of those his family hurt. But when his only friend approaches him about a lost ghost in need of a place to rest, he finds himself opening his home, as well as his heart, to a redhead who upends his entire afterlife.

Both Kennedy and Theo are holding on to guilt from the actions they took in life. Each has something to learn from the other, and with time-and a little forced proximity-they just might find they both have a second chance at happiness.

HAUNT is the third book in the Monster Boyfriends series, set in the paranormal small town of Shadow Hills. Perfect for fans of slow burn and cozy small town romance with a little bit of spice!

HOWL and HUNT out now!

If you're longing for deeper alignment, seeking direction in a major life transition, or craving a more purposeful path, Landing on Your North Star offers a compassionate roadmap to help you uncover your true purpose and step confidently into the life you're meant to live. This transformative guide blends mindfulness, self-discovery, and evidence-informed personal growth practices to support you at every stage of your journey. Drawing from their combined backgrounds as a social worker, trainer, coach, and energy practitioner, the authors weave together grounding meditations, reflective exercises, and powerful personal stories. Each chapter helps you reconnect with your inner wisdom, build courage, and create meaningful change with intention and clarity.

A gripping guide to the weird yet everyday world of British folklore.

In this unique, deeply researched book, two leading experts provide the definitive guide to British folklore past and present.

Owen Davies and Ceri Houlbrook explore folklore in all its remarkable variations, from village rituals and fairy tales to UFO legends and internet fanfiction. Travelling through a landscape of witches, wizards and wicker men, they reveal how folklore has been researched and written about in the past and show how it continues to be lived in the present. At the same time, they provide the reader with a valuable toolkit for understanding how to interpret the diverse examples given.

The book's key message is that folklore is much more than the fossilised remains of a distant, rural past. Folklore is and always has been ubiquitous, dynamic and political. It is a living tradition that draws from many sources, including migrant communities, and is forever being renewed and updated.

#1 New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown delivers a new signature sexy suspense about a detective seeking justice for his murdered wife with the help of a psychotherapist ... while fighting an undeniable attraction to her.

Two years ago, Detective Mitch Haskell lost his wife to a vicious act of retribution, and has since attributed her murder to two men: Roland Malone and the unidentified mastermind of the crime known only as Oz. Malone, a ruthless executioner and drug dealer who fronts as a restaurant owner, neutralizes so cleanly that he doesn't leave a trace. And he performs his handiwork at the biddings of Oz, the faceless kingpin of a drug trafficking operation whose name alone evokes terror.

Obsessively vowing to avenge his late wife's murder, Mitch has been on a downward spiral, jeopardizing his closest relationships and drinking excessively to numb his pain. After going one step too far, Detective John Bowie, his former best friend and now his boss, has forced Mitch to get therapy to sort himself out.

Dr. Dylan Reede is immediately empathetic to the pain she senses beneath Mitch's cavalier attitude and wisecracking. She's determined to make the most of his mandated sessions. But from the moment Mitch breezes into her office, Dylan finds it a struggle to maintain the professional and personal boundaries that keep her own tragic past at a safe distance.

As Mitch begins to close in on Oz and Malone's operation, they're prepared to stop him by any means necessary. And when it's revealed that Dylan might hold the key to bringing them to justice, Mitch and Dylan's irresistible attraction to each other may not only compromise both of them professionally, but place them in Oz's bullseye.

Cardia, one of the many continents in the realm of Edafos, has remained relatively peaceful after 300 Years of War, a war to conquer the land started by the god-like beings called Divines. Through unimaginable pain and suffering, peace had been achieved, though for only a little more than a century. Now as corrupt Kings and religious struggles arise, one boy whose path was set to conquer Cardia rebels against the ideals of his people. He forges his way across the land, coming at odds with many trials. Will he and his band of friends change the fate of Edafos, as well as their own, or will they simply follow the path that was laid out for them?

Although they're confined to a glass bowl or an aquarium, pet fish require a lot of unique care to be happy and healthy! What kind of tank would best suit different kinds of fish? What kind of pellets should they eat? Readers uncover the answers to these questions and more throughout this excellent resource for young fish owners or children interested in getting a fish for a pet. The easy-to-follow format ensures beginning readers comprehend the information, and colorful photographs provide a closer look at a variety of fish that can be kept as pets.

For fans of M.T. Anderson and Sheets, here is a middle-grade graphic novel tale of understanding, compassion, and friendships that cross the line between life and death.

Casey is a young boy wandering the world as a spirit . . . but he's not dead, as far as he knows. Stumbling upon the Ghost Circus, a bizarre traveling show filled with phantom performers who entertain other ghosts, Casey meets Creepy Girl, a ghost who cannot move on, and Polterghost, a silent sheet ghost. The three strike up a tentative friendship, and realize that none of them truly fit in at the circus. Sensing a common cause, Casey and Creepy Girl agree to work together to find out why Casey has crossed over to the ghost realm, and what happened in Creepy Girl's past that is holding her back. But as they investigate, they discover that the Ghost Circus itself is not all that it seems, and a bigger mystery is at hand. Will the spectral trio be able to free the souls trapped in the Circus, or will they all go down in the end?