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Flowers for Gaia
Call her Earth, or call her Gaia, years from now, our planet is almost uninhabitable as a result of environmental chaos and war. In the middle of the ocean, two small, conjoined islands still thrive and serve as home to a unique population of survivors, the Wiconi. These peaceful, agrarian-based islanders have genetically evolved affinities that allow them to influence earth, water, air, and fire, talents they use to protect and aid Gaia, the Earth Mother. They are her Guardians.
When three technology-laden ships from the dying outer world land on the islands, cultures collide. The newcomers, Terrans, build industries that quickly threaten the environmental health of the Wiconi lands. The island Guardians stage protests and increasing resistance to these destructive practices. The Terrans, blind to the dangers of their industrial expansion, put a bounty on the troublesome natives and begin hunting them like animals.
Calix, a young Wiconi boy, loses his parents, his memory, and the ability to speak all on the same day. Bounty hunters. An elderly Terran widow shelters him from the authorities. With her help, Calix works to reclaim his heritage and understand the elemental talents of his people and their catalyst flowers: the windflower for air, water lilies for water, red roses for fire, and the common dandelion for earth.
War is coming. Calix, his best friend, Brooke, and other talented Wiconi youth train hard to become Guardians. Can these young warriors heal the land and expel the Terrans? They are certainly going to try.
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Renacer en Resilencia y Gratitud: Un Viaje Transformador Personal
RENACER EN RESILIENCIA Y GRATITUD es más
que un libro, es un viaje emocional y transformador.
Amelia invita al lector a caminar junto con ella mientras explora el poder del amor, la resiliencia, la gratitud y la determinación para superar cualquier adversidad.
Este libro no solo cuenta su historia, sino también brinda herramientas practicas para que tú, lector, encuentres tu propia fuerza interior y transformes tus retos y victorias.
Prepárate para inspirarte, emocionarte y redescubrir el inmenso poder que tienes para renacer.
¿Estas listo para alzar el vuelo?
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It's Not the End of the World
Includes illustrations by the author in every chapter.
Fourteen-year-old Layla was supposed to get her braces off in two days. Instead, the world ended.
All Layla wants is to make comics with her best friend, avoid another fight with her mom, and see her older brother, Preston, come home from his grueling wilderness therapy camp. But when a mysterious virus sweeps across the country--turning people into violent, undead monsters--her mundane worries are replaced by a singular, desperate mission: get to Preston before the camp becomes his grave.
As the power grid fails and society collapses, Layla and her anxious, untrusting mother are forced into a perilous roadtrip to Oregon. But the road is crawling with more than just the infected. From eerie Wild West tourist traps to desolate salt flats, Layla must navigate a landscape where human desperation and the ghosts of familial resentment are just as destructive as the virus itself.
Told through the eyes of a girl witnessing the end of her childhood and the end of civilization alike, IT'S NOT THE END OF THE WORLD explores the messy endurance of motherly love and how far a family will go to find their way back to each other--and be forgiven. When the world breaks down, loyalty is the only currency left. But will it be enough to keep them together?
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В търсене на БЕЛИТЕ пепер
В търсене на белите пеперуди поканва читателите на изключително пътуване на самооткритие и трансформация. Написана от Ники Лазаро, тази дълбоко лична и духовно вдъхновяваща история сплита собствените борби на автора с дълбоки прозорци за изцеление, любов и вътрешен растеж. Чрез символиката на белите пеперуди, пратеници на промяната, историята изследва мистериите на човешкото съществуване, като ни призовава да прегърнем деликатния танц на ставането.
Мощните размисли на Лазаро насърчават читателите да погледнат навътре в себе си и да се доверят на процеса на живота, като научават да се предадат на естествения поток на трансформация. Книгата предлага мъдрост за автентичния живот, освобождаване от страха и откриване на истинската цел на човека. Тя навлиза в сложността на скръбта, радостта и всичко между тях, разкривайки красотата, която може да възникне дори от най-трудните преживявания.
Това е докосващо свидетелство за устойчивостта на човешкия дух, а В търсене на белите пеперуди е призив да живеем с намерение, да отворим сърцата си за любов и да се доверим на непрекъснатото пътуване на ставането на това, което сме предназначени да бъдем. Пригответе се да бъдете вдъхновени, да разсъждавате и да видите света през очите на човек, който наистина е жив за неговите по-дълбоки възможности.
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Heartlines: A Love Triangle
Sharmila Basu has curated the perfect life.He is the one variable she never planned for.
As an Indian American political journalist, Sharmila appears to be living the ultimate American Dream: a high-powered career, vintage wardrobe and a swanky home in the power corridors of Washington, DC. She lives with her boyfriend, America's reigning heartthrob and favourite TV news anchor Lionel Stern. Even Lionel's notoriously icy mother has welcomed her into the fold.
But for the daughter of an Indian Foreign Service attaché, who spent her childhood traversing the globe before finally settling in the US, predictable is a dangerous word and stability an illusion.
At a high-profile awards gala, Sharmila's orderly world is upended by a chance encounter with a group of vibrant Indian Americans - specifically, Jake Thacker. A math savant turned tech mogul, Jake possesses a gravitational pull that Sharmila can't ignore. Sparks fly. Lines blur. And suddenly, everything she has felt certain about feels negotiable.
As kismet begins to unravel her carefully constructed reality, a darker threat looms. Beneath Sharmila's poised exterior lies a secret from her past, one that no longer intends to stay buried. When her past threatens to become national headlines, Sharmila must decide if she is willing to let her world implode to finally find her own truth.
From the gala circuits of DC and the quiet porches of Iowa City to the sun-drenched streets of San Sebastian in Spain, this is a love triangle unlike any other. -
One Life Under God: Back to Faith: A Daily Roadmarch
One Life. One Mission. One Faithful Walk with God.In the military, a roadmarch requires endurance, discipline, and unwavering commitment to the mission. The Christian life is no different.
In One Life Under God - Back to Faith: A Daily Roadmarch, retired United States Army Colonel Chels Chae invites readers to develop a disciplined and resilient walk with God through a structured daily devotional journey. Drawing from more than 30 years of military leadership and decades of ministry mentorship, Chae presents faith not as a momentary inspiration but as a daily commitment to trust, obedience, and spiritual growth.
Designed especially for active duty service members, veterans, and leaders, this 365-day devotional equips readers to build a consistent spiritual rhythm that strengthens faith and character.
Each daily "roadmarch" includes:
- Scripture - a guided reading plan that leads readers through the entire Bible in one year
- Observation - thoughtful insights drawn from Scripture and decades of leadership experience
- Application - practical steps for living out God's Word in everyday life
- Prayer - focused prompts to help develop a deeper and more consistent prayer life
Using the proven S.O.A.P. framework (Scripture, Observation, Application, Prayer), this devotional helps believers move beyond simply reading the Bible to actively living its truth.
Whether you are serving in uniform, leading in your community, or seeking a stronger and more disciplined faith, One Life Under God provides the structure and encouragement needed to stay faithful for the long march of life.
This devotional will help you:
- Develop a consistent daily devotional habit
- Grow in spiritual discipline and biblical understanding
- Strengthen your prayer life
- Apply Scripture to real-life leadership challenges
- Build perseverance, resilience, and godly character
Endorsed by respected leaders including Tony Dungy and retired U.S. Army generals Stephen Townsend, Benjamin Mixon, and Davis Valcourt, and featuring a foreword by Pastor Wayne Cordeiro, this devotional calls readers to a deeper commitment to Christ.
Faith is not built in moments of comfort. It is forged through daily obedience.
Take the next step in your journey.
Begin the roadmarch.
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Antonio "Ike" DeVargas-Norteño Warrior
Antonio "Ike" DeVargas-Norteño Warrior is the political profile of an activist whose life was dedicated to the pursuit of environmental and social justice in northern New Mexico, a distinct regional community that has long struggled for economic viability and autonomy. A colorful man with a head of premature white curls and blue eyes, born and bred in a traditional Hispano village, Ike, as everyone knew him, came of age during the Vietnam War where he witnessed firsthand American imperialism against a developing nation. Once home, he recognized that the same forces were at work against the Hispano and Native American communities in "el norte," under the rule of a despotic Rio Arriba County official. As a founding member of La Raza Unida Party he learned the organizing skills that would help topple a despot and prepare him for future battles: logging wars that pitted communities against corporate timber companies, the US Forest Service, and urban environmentalists; corruption and malfeasance by future county political machines; and tragedies within the criminal justice system. He was a man whose grounding in the cultural traditions of Hispano resiliency and resistance to the dominant paradigm prepared him for a life that left a lasting legacy. His story is the larger story of northern New Mexico.
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Veil Volume 5: Golden Blink
A full color manga, featuring charming short vignette chapters. For anyone who loves witty will they/won't they romantic comedies. "Will you go down the stairs with me?"
"It's okay. I won't let you fall." Tender moments of everyday life are shared by he and she. Fleeting, ordinary instants between them shine like jewels. -
Dad's Promise
A Dad's Promise by Marcel and Brenton Brooks is a warm, beautifully illustrated children's book that celebrates the power of a father's love, the importance of keeping one's word, and the values that help shape a child's life. Through a heartfelt father-son conversation, children learn lessons about trust, faith, respect, responsibility, and growing into strong character. Co-authored by a father and son, this book's authentic emotional connection makes it especially meaningful for parents, grandparents, and teachers. A Dad's Promise is an excellent addition to children's collections, faith-based bookstores, school and library shelves, and homes that value love, guidance, and positive role models.
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Brilliance of Honeybees: How Bees Feed the World, And the Ways We Can Protect Them
Laura Littlefield Kelley is a beekeeper allergic to bee stings-yet she has spent more than twenty years caring for backyard beehives on Cape Cod.
Her book, The Brilliance of Honeybees: How Bees Feed the World-And the Ways We Can Protect Them, is a stunning blend of nature photography, personal storytelling, and environmental insight that celebrates the remarkable relationship between bees and flowers.
Drawn to the mystery of how the same insects that could harm her also sustain life on Earth by pollinating the food we eat, Laura began documenting life in her own backyard. With her camera by her side, she uncovered how pollinators support the global food supply-and how their survival is deeply connected to our own.
This beautifully crafted nature book offers an up-close look at the hive, the role of honeybees in the environment, and how bees pollinate food crops. From the ingenious ways flowers attract pollinators to the hidden dangers in soil, water, and air, each colorful page brings awareness to the fragile balance of nature.
Through beautiful imagery and personal beekeeping stories, readers will discover simple, meaningful ways to support pollinator-friendly gardening, protect bees, and practice environmental stewardship-while recognizing the importance of saving bees.
Part love letter to the natural world and part educational guide, The Brilliance of Honeybees is a call to action to care for these small but mighty workers who play such a vital role in our lives.
Perfect for readers interested in:
- Bees and pollinators
- Nature photography and environmental books
- How to help bees in your garden
- Backyard beekeeping and conservation
- Sustainable gardening and protecting pollinators
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Murder UnShelved
A fresh start was supposed to be simple.
Sisters Emma Dawson and Sydney Givens arrive in town ready to launch their dream business-Stitches, Perks & Pages, a quilt shop and bookstore under one roof. But before they can even begin unpacking, they find a dead body sprawled across their delivery entrance. Welcome to Fox Hollow. The victim, Evan Pritchard, had secrets-and someone is still searching for whatever he was hiding. With danger edging closer and another murder looming, Emma and Sydney realize they can't just shelve the problem and hope it goes away.
Open the doors. Welcome customers. Build a new life.
Fox Hollow, Texas, has other plans.
Luckily, Fox Hollow has a way of turning strangers into allies. With the help of a sharp-witted retired nurse, a determined Amish teen, an overachieving high school valedictorian, and steady-eyed Detective Noble Beck, the sisters may have a chance to catch a killer before their new beginning becomes their last.Discussion questions included--perfect for book clubs.
From NYT Bestselling author Vannetta Chapman, Murder UnShelved is a charming cozy mystery about sisterhood, second chances, found family-and discovering that home can be built in the most unexpected places. -
How Retrosheet Saved Baseball History
You have favorite baseball memories, games that live forever in your mind, ones you can still see perfectly. But could you recall every play? The exact sequence that made those moments possible? Now you can. Every play. Every game. Every season since 1871. For the first time in baseball history, it all exists in one place, and it's free for anyone to use. All thanks to Retrosheet.
In 1989, Dave Smith had a problem. He'd gathered 7,000 games in his Delaware basement, but over 130,000 more were scattered across the country: moldering in team archives, stacked in sportswriters' attics, at risk of being thrown away forever. No funding. No institutional support. Just one fan with an impossible vision: save baseball's history before it disappeared.What happened next changed how we understand the game. Smith recruited a volunteer army that tracked down scorebooks, decoded Allan Roth's revolutionary scoresheets, and digitized millions of plays. All that while refusing to charge a dime. Their work now powers your favorite websites like Baseball Reference and Fangraphs.
This is the story of Retrosheet: how baseball's greatest preservation challenge became its most democratic achievement, and connected you to every game ever played.
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Moon Tavern
The Moon Tavern takes the reader on a romantic and culinary journey through the Islands of Croatia, where dark family secrets are revealed, quirky friends and relatives are found, and love is discovered.
Vesna, or Ves, is a cookbook writer from Minneapolis who travels to the remote, exotic island of Lastovo off Croatia's Mediterranean coast to reconnect with her biological grandmother. She'd been adopted as a young child after her parents died in the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s. Ves is also fleeing a frayed relationship with her live-in partner, Reed.
In Lastovo, she meets Dinko, a single, handsome, and wealthy vineyard owner, and his cute daughter Mia. With his help with the translation, Ves discovers her biological family's history and the dark secrets of what happened during the war. Romance, travel, and cooking ensue. She ultimately learns what matters most to her: simplicity in life, closeness with family, and someone to share love with. And, of course, food!
The Moon Tavern is a delicious hybrid - a historical novel . . . a contemporary romance . . . a travelogue . . . a celebration of food and wine! With humor and joie de vivre, Stephanie Hansen and Kurt Johnson bring to zesty life both the characters and setting, giving readers a book to savor, as well as the bonus recipes. - LORNA LANDVIK, bestselling author of Patty Jane's House of Curl, Your Oasis on Flame Lake, and The Tall Pine Polka
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Unshakable: 7 Proven 3-Minute Mindset Drills for Young Athletes to Master Mental Toughness, Crush Goals, and Forge Exceptional Character
Steph Curry was told he was too small. Giannis shared shoes with his brother. Pacquiao had not eaten in days.They became champions because they were MENTALLY TOUGH. They built it with drills rooted in science and Scripture.
Your kid does not have a talent problem. They have a mental game problem. Missed free throws when the gym gets loud. Unexplained slumps. Pregame anxiety. Lost confidence. It is exhausting.
This book fixes it. 7 drills. 3 minutes each. No extra screen time. No fluff.
What Is Inside- The identity drill Steph Curry used to build unshakable confidence rooted in Christ.
- The technique Kevin Durant used to study the greats.
- A Cleveland Clinic study showing 13.5% strength gains from mental practice alone.
- Navy SEAL breathing adapted for the free-throw line and batter's box.
- The goal-writing framework behind Serena Williams.
- 30 Scriptures organized for anxiety, slumps, and motivation.
Athlete Story. The Struggle. The 3-Minute Drill. The Science. The Scripture. A rhythm your teen will repeat under pressure without reminders.
Why Parents Choose UNSHAKABLE- Built for overscheduled teens. Fits before the first bell or after practice.
- Anchors emotions in God's Word instead of stats and scoreboards.
- Works for every sport and every level.
If they think mental training is soft: Read how Pacquiao used breath control against dangerous men. If overwhelmed: 7 drills, 3 minutes each. If they doubt their talent: Giannis, Tebow, and KD prove talent is never the only variable.
Your Teen's Mental Toughness Is One Decision AwayMost athletes lose to pressure and self-doubt. Your teen does not have to be most athletes. 3 minutes is all it takes to build faith, focus, and mental toughness.
Gift them UNSHAKABLE. -
Messenger Bird and the Missing Frog
Meet Chloe-a spirited adventurer who loves hide and-seek, Nana's cookies, and catching frogs! During a backyard frog hunt with her brother Noah, his friend Mateo, and his loyal messenger bird, Luna, an unexpected surprise turns their day into a fun-filled adventure full of laughter, teamwork, and one very sneaky frog! -
Drowning In Paper Flowers: The Perfect Life Is Made Of Fragile Lies
Drowning In Paper Flowers Maeve Okafor builds beautiful things for other people's most important days. Paper flowers by the thousands, installations so precise and breathtaking that no one ever thinks to look at the woman making them. She prefers it that way. When Dara, her younger sister and the dreamer to Maeve's architect, fails to appear at a bridal fitting three weeks before her wedding, Maeve does what she has always done. She drives to Dartmouth. She looks at what was left behind. A coat on the hook. A cold cup of tea. A passport that is no longer in its drawer. And one small paper flower, hidden where only Maeve would think to look, with an address folded inside it. What begins as a search becomes a reckoning. Because Dara did not vanish. She walked away deliberately, quietly, and with a plan she had been building for eight months, inside a relationship designed to make her believe she was not capable of building anything at all. She did not tell Maeve because she knew her sister too well. Maeve would have arrived with answers. Dara needed to find her own. Tracing her sister's path from the back streets of Dartmouth to a women's shelter in Moncton to a farmhouse outside Fredericton, Maeve begins to dismantle more than a mystery. She dismantles the careful distance she has kept from everyone who has ever needed her, the wall she built from competence and called love, and the version of herself she has been constructing, like all her most beautiful work, so that no one could see the frame underneath. Drowning in Paper Flowers is a novel about sisters and silence, about the slow violence of control and the slower courage of leaving it, and about what it means to finally let someone see you mid-build, unfinished, honest, and still worth looking at. For readers of Liz Moore, Miriam Toews, and Ann-Marie MacDonald.