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The Congress of Rough Writers

Flash Fiction Anthology Vol. 1

by Charli Mills, Anthony Amore, Georgia Bell, Sacha Black, Norah Colvin, Pete Fanning, C. Jai Ferry, Rebecca Glaessner, Anne Goodwin, Luccia Gray, Urszula Humienik, Ruchira Khanna, Larry LaForge, Geoff Le Pard, Jeanne Belisle Lombardo, Sherri Matthews, Allison Mills, Paula Moyer, Jules Paige, Amber Prince, Lisa Reiter, Ann Edall-Robson, Christina Rose, Roger Shipp, Kate Spencer, Sarah Unsicker, Irene Waters, Sarrah J. Woods, Susan Zutautas ...

Witness great feats of literary art from daring writers around the world: stories crafted in 99 words. Flash fiction is a literary prompt, form, and tool that unites writers in word play. This creative craft hones a writer’s skills to write tight stories and explore longer works. It’s literary art in thoughtful bites, and the collective stories in this anthology provide an entertaining read for ... Read more

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Witness great feats of literary art from daring writers around the world: stories crafted in 99 words. Flash fiction is a literary prompt, form, and tool that unites writers in word play. This creative craft hones a writer’s skills to write tight stories and explore longer works. It’s literary art in thoughtful bites, and the collective stories in this anthology provide an entertaining read for
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The Grown-Up's Guide to Teenage Humans

How to Decode Their Behavior, Develop Unshakable Trust, and Raise a Respectable Adult

by Josh Shipp ...

Narrated by Roger Wayne ...

Unabridged

7 hours 40 min

A practical guide to understanding teens from bestselling author and global youth advocate Josh Shipp.In 2015, Harvard researchers found that every child who does well in the face of adversity has had at least one stable and committed relationship with a supportive adult. But Josh Shipp didn’t need Harvard to know that. Once an at-risk foster kid, he was headed straight for trouble until he met ... Read more

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A practical guide to understanding teens from bestselling author and global youth advocate Josh Shipp.In 2015, Harvard researchers found that every child who does well in the face of adversity has had at least one stable and committed relationship with a supportive adult. But Josh Shipp didn’t need Harvard to know that. Once an at-risk foster kid, he was headed straight for trouble until he met
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The Opposite of Spoiled

Raising Kids Who Are Grounded, Generous, and Smart About Money

by Ron Lieber ...

Narrated by Ron Lieber ...

Unabridged

6 hours 42 min

New York Times Bestseller“We all want to raise children with good values—children who are the opposite of spoiled—yet we often neglect to talk to our children about money. . . . From handling the tooth fairy, to tips on allowance, chores, charity, checking accounts, and part-time jobs, this engaging and important book is a must-read for parents.” — Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness ProjectIn ... Read more

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New York Times Bestseller“We all want to raise children with good values—children who are the opposite of spoiled—yet we often neglect to talk to our children about money. . . . From handling the tooth fairy, to tips on allowance, chores, charity, checking accounts, and part-time jobs, this engaging and important book is a must-read for parents.” — Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness ProjectIn
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Door to Door

The Magnificent, Maddening, Mysterious World of Transportation

by Edward Humes ...

Narrated by Marc Cashman ...

Unabridged

11 hours 19 min

The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of Garbology explores the hidden and costly wonders of our buy-it-now, get-it-today world of transportation, revealing the surprising truths, mounting challenges, and logistical magic behind every trip we take and every click we make.Transportation dominates our daily existence. Thousands, even millions, of miles are embedded in everything we do and ... Read more

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The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of Garbology explores the hidden and costly wonders of our buy-it-now, get-it-today world of transportation, revealing the surprising truths, mounting challenges, and logistical magic behind every trip we take and every click we make.Transportation dominates our daily existence. Thousands, even millions, of miles are embedded in everything we do and
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Perform Under Pressure

Change the Way You Feel, Think and Act Under Pressure

by Ceri Evans ...

Narrated by Ceri Evans, Peter Muller ...

Unabridged

9 hours 23 min

The transformative mind-model for performing under stress and making pressure your advantageUsed by the planet’s top performersIn Performance Under Pressure, forensic psychiatrist Dr Ceri Evans gives you the tools to take control of the moment.Beat doubt, worry, regret and burnout with simple mind techniques and discover the secret of how to be ‘comfortable being uncomfortable’.No one is immune to ... Read more

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The transformative mind-model for performing under stress and making pressure your advantageUsed by the planet’s top performersIn Performance Under Pressure, forensic psychiatrist Dr Ceri Evans gives you the tools to take control of the moment.Beat doubt, worry, regret and burnout with simple mind techniques and discover the secret of how to be ‘comfortable being uncomfortable’.No one is immune to
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Boundaries with Teens

When to Say Yes, How to Say No

by John Townsend ...

Narrated by Jay Charles ...

Unabridged

8 hours 21 min

Establish wise and loving limits that make a positive difference in your teen, in the rest of your family, and in you.The teen years: relationships, peer pressure, school, dating, character. To help teenagers grow into healthy adults, parents and youth workers need to teach them how to take responsibility for their behavior, their values, and their lives.From bestselling author and counselor Dr. ... Read more

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Establish wise and loving limits that make a positive difference in your teen, in the rest of your family, and in you.The teen years: relationships, peer pressure, school, dating, character. To help teenagers grow into healthy adults, parents and youth workers need to teach them how to take responsibility for their behavior, their values, and their lives.From bestselling author and counselor Dr.
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One Last Gift To Go

by Annie Acorn ...

Series Book 1 - Annie Acorn's Christmas Shorts
Children aren’t the same as kittens, as Miss Mary Mason is reminded when she volunteers to keep two orphans in her home through Christmas. Ragged and dirty, their manners leave much to be desired. Still, Mary perseveres, not willing to return them to a system that will certainly not meet their needs. You won’t want to miss this remarkable story of the far-reaching power of love from ... Read more

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Children aren’t the same as kittens, as Miss Mary Mason is reminded when she volunteers to keep two orphans in her home through Christmas. Ragged and dirty, their manners leave much to be desired. Still, Mary perseveres, not willing to return them to a system that will certainly not meet their needs. You won’t want to miss this remarkable story of the far-reaching power of love from
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The Best American Short Stories 2022

by Heidi Pitlor, Andrew Sean Greer ...

Series series Best American
A collection of the year’s best short stories, selected by Pulitzer Prize winner Andrew Sean Greer and series editor Heidi Pitlor.Andrew Sean Greer, “an exceptionally lovely writer, capable of mingling humor with sharp poignancy” (Washington Post), selects twenty stories out of thousands that represent the best examples of the form published the previous year. ... Read more

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A collection of the year’s best short stories, selected by Pulitzer Prize winner Andrew Sean Greer and series editor Heidi Pitlor.Andrew Sean Greer, “an exceptionally lovely writer, capable of mingling humor with sharp poignancy” (Washington Post), selects twenty stories out of thousands that represent the best examples of the form published the previous year.
... Read more

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The Read-Aloud Family

Making Meaningful and Lasting Connections with Your Kids

by Sarah Mackenzie ...

Discover why reading aloud to your kids can make such a big difference in their lives and yours.Learn practical strategies to make reading aloud an attainable family goal.The stories we read--and the conversations we have about them--help shape family traditions, create lifelong memories, and become part of our legacy. Many parents can't get their children to become book-lovers. Other parents lose ... Read more

$9.99 CAD

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Discover why reading aloud to your kids can make such a big difference in their lives and yours.Learn practical strategies to make reading aloud an attainable family goal.The stories we read--and the conversations we have about them--help shape family traditions, create lifelong memories, and become part of our legacy. Many parents can't get their children to become book-lovers. Other parents lose
... Read more

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How to Conduct a Great Meeting

by The Editors of New Word City ...

Meetings are the bane of many a work life. Theyre boring, unfocused, too long, and just plain ineffective. But all of this can be cured. It just takes some organization, technique, and common sense. In fact, meetings can be turned into incredible engines for results and morale. Heres how its done. ... Read more

$1.36 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Meetings are the bane of many a work life. Theyre boring, unfocused, too long, and just plain ineffective. But all of this can be cured. It just takes some organization, technique, and common sense. In fact, meetings can be turned into incredible engines for results and morale. Heres how its done.
... Read more
Felicity

Poems

by Mary Oliver ...

**“A breezy, inviting collection of love poems that celebrates the divine as much as it does the natural world or human relationships . . . An eloquent celebration of simple joy from one of America’s most beloved poets.” —The Washington Post“Oliver’s poems are thoroughly convincing—as genuine, moving, and implausible as the first caressing breeze of spring.” —New York Times Book ReviewMary Oliver, ... Read more

$12.99 CAD

**“A breezy, inviting collection of love poems that celebrates the divine as much as it does the natural world or human relationships . . . An eloquent celebration of simple joy from one of America’s most beloved poets.” —The Washington Post“Oliver’s poems are thoroughly convincing—as genuine, moving, and implausible as the first caressing breeze of spring.” —New York Times Book ReviewMary Oliver,
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Book Club

by Loren Estleman ...

Series Book 9 - Bibliomysteries
When a bibliophile is murdered, it takes a bookseller to solve the crime.Good Advice, New Mexico, is a sunny town with a gloomy bookshop. The store's eerie corridors are the province of Avery Sharecross, an ex-cop who has made the transition from chasing killers to tracking rare books. One afternoon, the local sheriff interrupts his book club meeting, and Sharecross's old career collides with his ... Read more

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When a bibliophile is murdered, it takes a bookseller to solve the crime.Good Advice, New Mexico, is a sunny town with a gloomy bookshop. The store's eerie corridors are the province of Avery Sharecross, an ex-cop who has made the transition from chasing killers to tracking rare books. One afternoon, the local sheriff interrupts his book club meeting, and Sharecross's old career collides with his
... Read more

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