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Six classic farces from the renowned comedy writer, with casts including Judi Dench, Michael Williams, Joan Hickson, Alex Jennings and Penelope Wilton In the 1920s and ’30s, Ben Travers proved himself a master of comic confusion with his hugely successful Aldwych farces. Featuring battle-axe...

A man gets into a car that can take him anywhere he can imagine—including the past, into the worst mistake of his life, a memory he does not want to relive, cannot escape, and is even more afraid to alter. A seemingly harmless, forgettable film about “alien hand syndrome” inspires a wave of self-harm among viewers—and even stranger things among those who become obsessed with it.

Welcome to the Blazing Eagle Ranch, the largest cattle ranch in the state of Colorado. It is the home of the toughest and sexiest cowboys who are looking for good women.

It was so easy to piss her off. So he did it frequently, just to get a rise out of her. Wade Brooks lived and breathed the Blazing Eagle ranch. It was in his blood, and raising cattle was all he knew. But when it came down to the girl next door, Joy Whitaker, he knew one thing. He got a kick out of seeing her angry. She was a spitfire and challenged him every chance she got. He’d loved to tame her, but she would fight back.

Mikhail Antonovich is a ruthless Russian-American billionaire with shady links to the mafia underworld. He’s trying to cut ties and go straight, but that doesn’t make him a nice guy. Far from it - he’s left a trail of enemies behind him, and he sees women as property, nothing more. That is, until he meets Deandre Mason when she delivers pastries to his business. After initial resistance, he falls fiercely in love with her, and the attraction’s mutual.

Thirty-year-old Bianca Campbell is the owner of a successful placement agency. Despite her success, she won’t feel satisfied until she has a family of her own. She thinks she has found "The One" with her billionaire client, Eric. The handsome and mysterious Eric seems to be everything Bianca has ever wanted. But when she finds herself pregnant with his baby, he is less than thrilled about it. And the discovery puts a total strain on their relationship. Will Eric change his mind about what he wants out of life? Or will Bianca have to raise the baby on her own?

Sins, Tragedies, and Other Things That Make Us Human is a collection of five thought-provoking short stories that blend historical fiction, dark humor, and contemporary drama.

I had my whole life mapped out in front of me from childhood. I was going to marry my best friend, and we were going to have a perfect life together until we grew old and died together. Funny how life isn’t so simple as we would like it to be. Marrying my childhood best friend seemed like everything was going to be perfect. One night, my best friend, my love, my husband was snatched away from me in a blink of an eye by death himself. After a year, I sold everything and moved away from our home, our past, to start anew.

Most women hate me because of who I am. You can call me a lot of things, except ordinary. See, I’m no one’s mother and no man’s wife. I’m what everyone wants to be...and that’s free. Being tied down to a relationship isn’t ever going to happen in my lifetime. Or so the plan was supposed to go. Then, he happened. Stéphane Biggs.

Living in a small farming community I had no clue what the city had to offer or the fear that came with it. I’ve had a crush on my brother’s best friend Tommi for as long as I could remember, but he has only ever seen me as a child. Leaving behind my small town for college opens me to a whole new life. A life that haunts my very dreams now. Finally, I am returning home. Will my life pick up where it left off? No matter what someone I love and care about is going to be hurt.

Do you enjoy listening to good poetry? Poetry that inspires and encourages you as you live a life of faith in every arena of life? Then this collection of inspirational poems was written just for you. In it, the author shares 18 poems to encourage you for the journey of living.

Although there has been significant exploration of the need for and importance of culturally responsive, sustaining, equitable and inclusive teaching and learning within the past several years, the focus is often on creating these environments and experiences for Black and Brown students. Open Windows, Open Minds builds from Rudine Sims Bishop's concept of Mirrors, Windows and Sliding Glass Doors to provide anti-bias, anti-racist, and allyship development for teachers, then to offer strategies for moving that work into classroom instruction through literacy practices

When a pirate captain and her crew steal an ancient Prophecy Medallion, Anne, Penelope, and Hiro are caught up in yet another adventure. After accidentally activating a quest, Anne and her friends have no choice but to complete the task and deliver the medallion to the supreme pirate ruler, Octo-Horse-Pirate. But the quest and the medallion are not what they seem, and Octo-Horse-Pirate is no run-of-the-mill villain. To complete the quest, Anne will have to uncover the truth about her mysterious past—and, just maybe, save the whole world in the process.

Anne, Penelope, and Hiro are nominated for Best Illegal Quest That Nearly Destroyed the Entire World at the annual Quest Academy Awards, but they barely get to enjoy it before a strange boy tricks Anne into activating a new quest. Her charge: kill the dragon queen.

Hendrix and Cori were introduced by mutual friends, but they’ve already crossed paths. He no longer feels worthy of love while she has washed her hands of it completely. The secret they share has been buried for years until the two discover it might just be fate after all.

How will Madison and Rand keep their love and music playing? Just when life seems to be going smooth, Madison receives news that leaves her speechless. She's a writer that for the moment cannot form her words. Rand now is the one to continue their story...his story. Music Notes will take you on the tour with Max Rand as his first solo album, Simply Mad, is launched. Will his travel for several months put distance in their relationship? Can their love survive? Rand will travel through his own journey of self discovery along the way.

Writer Madison Tierney's husband suddenly walked out on their 10-year marriage, destroying her. On her own, she slowly tries to rebuild her life. When the opportunity to write a book about a local band, Rolling Isaacs, comes her way, she jumps on it. What she hadn't expected, though, was to fall for the lead singer, several years her junior. Max Rand is no stranger to tragedy, and it has ripped his heart to pieces. Believing he has no love left to give, he settles for groupies and one night stands - until Madison walks into his life.

Why Are You Sick? How to Reclaim Your Health with the Ultimate Health Model isn’t just another health audiobook—it’s a cultural revolution. Step inside a first-of-its-kind immersive experience where science meets storytelling, and characters like Dan, Debbie, Hank, and Heidi bring...

Acclaimed author and co-founder of the Abolitionist Teaching movement, Bettina L. Love, underscores the need for this project as follows: Racism does not exist without Whiteness. Whiteness is at the center of the reproduction of structural inequality. White folx truly concerned about understanding racism, about being in solidarity with dark folx, about building community, and who are interested in intersectional justice have to start with learning about Whiteness and how it functions.