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Love watching car wrecks but don't want to be in one? Then you will love The Blind Date Guide to Dating. It's the book that covers everything you ever wanted to know about love, dating, and the hottest show on television today.
-The Making of Blind Date- Learn all about the show, from how to get on it to the editing process to the writing of all your favorite characters, such as Therapist Joe, Sarcastic Sid, Dr. Date, and Mr. Mean
-Sexiest Hot Tub...
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Now author Mary Farrar confirms that every woman-whether a wife, mother, or single woman-can play a powerful and pivotal role in the male sexual struggle by entering into her man's world, and:
• seeing through his eyes,
• thinking with his mind,
• feeling with his emotions,
• connecting with his soul.
Reading Your Male de-mystifies inner male sexuality, exposes the enemy's tactics in taking down our men, and equips women to use their innate...
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Advice of the Prophet Muhammad SAW The Last Messenger of God for All Muslim Women in All Ages and Worlds.
To every woman who believes in Allah SWT and the last day
To every woman who longs for success, luck and victory
To every woman who lives in an inshaf way (straight and middle), and is not deceived by seduction that is far, from the true nature
To every woman, who wants to know their rights and obligations
To every woman who wants to be glorified,...
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In this mystery-romance, widowed baby boomer, Judy Howard, encounters the ghosts of her tortured past when she takes a journey on Rt 66 across the country in her motorhome with her cat, Sportster and a life-sized stuffed doll she calls Cowboy Jack.Her destination? Her 40th high school reunion and to meet up with her first love.Will she discover who was responsible for drugging and raping her forty years ago? Will she find justice? And will she find...
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Growing up on Chicago's South Side, Michelle LaVaughn Robinson loved school and her family. Driven by her parents' passion for education and her own desire to succeed, she graduated first from Princeton and then Harvard Law School and landed a job at a prestigious law firm, where she met her soon-to-be husband, Barack Obama. While raising their two young daughters, Michelle Obama committed herself to public service. She kept that commitment as her...
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This is a fun, informative, and totally comprehensive reference manual with quick answers to all your most pressing pregnancy questions. From straight-forward nutrition information and strategies for maximizing meal plans, to tips on choosing cruelty-free antacids (by brand name) and advice on how to throw a vegan baby shower, the vegan mom will find complete validation for her chosen lifestyle. Written in an upbeat and casual tone, readers will feel...
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Princess Diana is loved by everyone but why? What did she do to be loved by the world? Read on to discover important details of her wonderful life. Hopefully, the knowledge of how she lived will influence your child as she grows. But other than the lessons, this book will also teach your child vocabulary, spelling and comprehension. Secure a copy today!
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The real-life adventures of a young woman pushing the limits, trusting her instincts and living her life off the beaten path
Suffering through searing pain and delirious illness in frigid, makeshift conditions, Chloe Phillips-Harris, at the age of 25 years, summoned every ounce of determination to brave the world's most gruelling horse race - the Mongol Derby. This 1000-kilometre endurance race across the wild steppes, desert and mountains...
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Over the past few decades, the roles women play in public life have evolved significantly, as have the pressures that come with needing to do it all, have it all, and be all things to all people. And with this progress, misogyny has evolved as well. Today's discrimination is more subtle and indirect, expressed in double standards, microaggressions, and impossible expectations. In other ways, sexism has gotten more brash and repulsive as women have...
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Power dynamics in the workplace are a given.
For those in leadership, the imbalance of power often leads to feeling frustrated, undervalued, and overlooked-especially in women and minorities-impacting both self-esteem and the bottom line.
For those feeling alone and unsure of how to respond, Power Up Power Down gives specific strategies to (finally) reclaim control and identifies proven ways to create a 'win-win" outcome.
Too often, power situations...
46251) This Side of Evil
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Nancy travels to Canada to stop a blackmailer. All sorts of successful people are being blackmailed from the same social circles. As Nancy gets deeper in to the case she senses a master criminal-someone as smart as she is-but on the wrong side of the law.
46252) Not That Nice
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A tragic accident took the life of Kelsee's mother, whose dying words were, "Always save yourself first". She kept that in mind until she met a real-life hero, Officer Alex Williams. Their marriage wasn't a fairytale, but Kelsee hopes a child can save their union. But can the ultimate betrayal cause her to lose everything?Alex regrets being unable to save his mother from an abusive relationship. He dives into a career that puts him in harm's way daily....
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Accelerated Reader Quiz #129357. Level 5.3
Winner of the Florida Historical Society's Horgan Award, The Treasure of Amelia Island focuses on eleven-year-old Mary Kingsley, daughter of historical figure Ana Jai Kingsley.
It is December 1813. Mary and her family live in La Florida, a Spanish territory under siege by Patriots of the United States of America. The Patriots want to force Spain out of the land it has ruled for nearly three hundred years....
46254) Love in the Time of Revolution: Transatlantic Literary Radicalism and Historical Change, 1793-1818
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In 1798, English essayist and novelist William Godwin ignited a transatlantic scandal with Memoirs of the Author of "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman." Most controversial were the details of the romantic liaisons of Godwin's wife, Mary Wollstonecraft, with both American Gilbert Imlay and Godwin himself. Wollstonecraft's life and writings became central to a continuing discussion about love's place in human society. Literary radicals argued that...
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Extrait: "A mesure que j'avance en âge, l'une des choses qui m'étonne le plus, c'est la netteté singulière de mes souvenirs d'enfance. Quelques-uns m'ont été maintes fois redits, il est vrai — et ce sont justement les plus lointains, par la bonne qui m'a élevé, par mes grands-parents, pour lesquels tout ce qui me concernait leur unique petite fille prenait une importance à nulle autre pareille."
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Be nice, but not too nice. Be successful, but not too successful. Just be likeable. Whatever that means?
Women are stuck in an impossible bind. At work, strong women are criticized for being cold, and warm women are seen as pushovers. An award-winning journalist examines this fundamental paradox and empowers readers to let go of old rules and reimagine leadership rather than reinventing themselves.
Consider that even competent women must appear...
46257) After the Ball
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Ella dreams of a new life away from her mean step-sisters and wicked step-mother. A new life filled with the things that a girl needs, like people who care about her, a job she loves, and dresses with big, roomy pockets. After a fun night at the Prince's ball, a leftover glass slipper holds the key to making her dreams a reality. Readers will be "enchanted" by this short chapter book that puts a modern spin on the classic fairy tale, Cinderella.
46258) Foreign Affairs: A Novel
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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction, and a finalist for the National Book Award: Alison Lurie's supremely entertaining masterwork about two American scholars, both alone in London, who find romance in the most unlikely places Prim, divorced, and middle-aged, Vinnie Miner gave up on love long ago. On her way to London to research a book about children's folk rhymes-a scholarly pursuit that even her fellow...
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Extrait : "M. et Mme de Néri et leurs enfants étaient de retour à Paris depuis quelques jours. Blanche et Laurence de Néri, âgées l'une de dix-huit ans, l'autre de seize ans, avaient continué à demeurer avec leur frère et leur belle-sœur. Quatre ans auparavant, après la mort de leur mère, elles avaient demeuré chez leur sœur aînée Léontine de Gerville, âgée alors de vingt-trois ans ; mais le caractère intolérable de leur nièce...
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Jacqueline Bouvier came to Newport when her mother married Hugh Auchincloss in 1942.
Jackie married John F. Kennedy in a most iconic Newport celebration. This book will explore the less-told anecdotes like the gown debacle that could have ruined the Kennedy nuptials.
Newport hosted the Kennedy's happiest times, and the town holds dear memories of this American queen. The tradition of tossing the bridal bouquet from the central stairs of Hammersmith...
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