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The Influential Product Manager teaches product managers how to behave at each stage of the product life cycle to achieve the best outcome for the customer. Product managers are under pressure to drive spectacular results, often without wielding much direct power or authority. If you don’t know how to influence people at all levels of the organization, how will you create the best possible product?

Inside the Rainbow is a rendition of true events under the skies and in the skies of old Alaska long before it became the 49th state. It features the lives of Marie, a courageous country girl and her lifelong mate, Sandy, who become teachers in the one-room rural school of the North. They had just been married and graduated from college as they headed for their first job on a remote Aleutian island.

Three friends are in for for a wild night at billionaire heiress Eleanor McGregor's 25th birthday party. Love, lust, and doing the right thing, even when it hurts, turn the evening into one that will change their lives forever. Sarah Donovan just wants to have fun. After a failed relationship and a string of bad first dates leave her moping into her Cosmo, a hot and steamy one-night stand with a perfect stranger is just what she needs to feel desirable again.

Now you have no more excuses! Regain your calm, self-confidence, vitality, and purpose. In just four minutes a day. Meditate while your coffee brews. Meditate while you wait your turn for the bathroom. Meditate (twice!) while your partner hits snooze once. Who doesn't have 4 minutes...to change your life?! No excuses! Just do it.

You may know the Christmas story by heart, but did you ever stop to think about that innkeeper who sent the savior of the world into a stable?

In the summer of 2012, a team of six climbers set out to attempt the first ascent of one of the great unclimbed lines of the Himalaya - the giant Mazeno Ridge on Nanga Parbat, the world's ninth highest mountain. At 10 kilometers in length, the Mazeno is the longest route to the summit of an 8,000-meter peak. Ten expeditions had tried and failed to climb this enormous ridge.

In business, if people merely like you, you’re in trouble. They need to love you! Learn how building loyalty and modeling great customer service behavior to develop frontline teams is the key to building raving fans. To thrive in today’s economy, it’s not enough for customers to merely like you. They have to love you. Win their hearts and they will not only purchase more - they’ll talk you up to everyone they know. But what turns casual customers into passionate promoters? Leading Loyalty reveals the principles and practices of everyday service heroes....

Terry Anderson’s lifelong dream has come to fruition. Finally, his success as an artist affords him the opportunity to purchase the home that has beckoned to him since childhood. What he doesn’t know is that if he moves in, a sinister evil will be unleashed, threatening everything and everyone about whom Terry cares. As high priestess of her Wiccan coven, Rainy Stratton’s sixth sense has never failed to shed insight on anyone who crosses her path. That is...until she encounters Terry.

Mary Ann Murphy has no intentions of making the same mistake again, especially when the man in question is one of her mother’s set-ups. Kyle Davidson has sworn off relationships and considers himself a bad catch after his last girlfriend accused him of using his work and causes to avoid intimacy. To return a favor to a wily matchmaker, Kyle unwittingly agrees to be Mary Ann’s partner when she wins ballroom dancing lessons.

Baltimore - Kim and Sharon’s friendship spans from their small-town childhood through their college years. Now in their 30s, they appreciate each other more than ever as they navigate adulthood. When Kim’s husband, Kevin, is killed in a home invasion, Sharon is there to help her friend through the grieving process. Months after his murder, the case remains unsolved. Kim is having a difficult time dealing with the loss and is encouraged to seek professional group therapy. Sharon, always the devoted friend, agrees, albeit somewhat reluctantly, to accompany Kim through her healing process.

Samantha Collins is determined not to make the same mistakes her mother made: living day to day off the government and loving the wrong, loser men. Since the age of 16, she's had her life outlined better than any AAA road map. Her plans include marrying Charles Winthrope III and bearing Charles Winthrope IV in three years. But fate has a way of intervening and destroying the best-laid plans.

Die siebenjährige Lisa schließt eine ungewöhnliche Freundschaft mit dem peruanischen Teddybär Osito, der viele Jahre mit ihrem Onkel Freddie auf Reisen war. Während der von den Abenteuern berichtet, die er mit Dingen wie der Kamera, der Sonnenbrille und den Wanderschuhen erlebt hat, scheint Lisa's Leben immer mehr aus den Fugen zu geraten. Und als ob die Trennung ihrer Eltern noch nicht schwer genug zu akzeptieren ist, wird auch noch die Freundschaft mit Osito auf eine harte Probe gestellt.

Declutter Your Mind will show you a simple action plan to quiet your mind and free yourself from negative thoughts that you can begin to use immediately. Unlike other guides that simply show you a bunch of "theories" or confusing exercises, this audiobook will show you a simple step-by-step action plan that will produce results if you apply them consistently.

Children of the Stone chronicles Ramzi's journey - from stone thrower to music student to school founder - and shows how through his love of music he created something lasting and beautiful in a land torn by violence and war. This is a story about the power of music, but also about freedom and conflict, determination and vision.

Sandro Vasiliadis, a nurse at the Whidbey Island General Hospital, has died of an apparent heroin overdose. When his grieving mother bends over to kiss her son's corpse at the viewing, she shrieks, "That's not Sandro!" Convinced that her son must still be alive, Maria Vasiliadis hires Kyra Rachel and Noel Franklin to solve the mystery. With questions of foul play continuing to swirl around the death, the detectives' inquiries lead them deeper into Sandro's life and eventually to a medical clinic that specializes in transgendering.

The second in the Islands Investigations International Mystery series, Always Kiss the Corpse takes Kyra and Noel's investigation from the rush of Seattle to the seeming peace of the San Juan Islands in this thrilling pause-resistor. It's only once the detectives come to understand Sandro in life that they unlock the secret to his death.

The Islands Investigations International team is back! This time, Kyra Rachel and Noel Franklin are sleuthing around Quadra Island in the employ of Noel's old high school buddy, Jason Cooper. In a quiet wooded area of the island, Jason, his wife and two younger boys are worried for the oldest son in the family. Derek was discovered badly beaten in the woods by Campbell River and has remained in a deep coma for three weeks. Desperate to find out what happened to his son and why, Jason hires Noel and Kyra.

Considering the bad blood between father and son, it will take a miracle to get Cade Duval to return to the Lowcountry for Christmas. Lacey Barnes has loved Cade since forever and feels up to the task of making sure it happens. Unfortunately, Cade’s in a relationship and Lacey would never poach. Success means her heart will be broken all over again. Yet, miracles have a way of happening at Christmastime. Like the miracle of finding true love and the miracle of family coming together. But the most wonderful miracle of all is the miracle of forgiveness.

Their lives were forever changed when a widow with seven children, married a widower with seven children. Three step sibling marriages are arranged to benefit from a dowry that was doubled by their filial unions. The way in which their lives intertwine is the grist for Twisted Trees. It is a story of one man's ambition to rise above the oppressive class system, where men were judged by their heritage and not their ability; where women often endured loveless marriages rather than face the stigma of divorce.

Do you want to be happier? Are you creating anticipated joy? And would you like to hear the confessions of a serial caregiver? June Cline, CSP, and Sandy Weaver Carman believe the road to happiness is paved with wit, wisdom, and wonderful food. They host a weekly show called Happiness Recipe, where they chat with thought leaders, internationally known speakers, and other experts, learning how each of them spreads happiness in the world, what makes them happy, and, as part of each conversation, what foods make them happy.

Levi Bond is a seasoned pro, competing for the World Championship. Bull riding is what gets his adrenaline pumping, his heart racing, and makes him feel like a million bucks. That, and the idea of getting it on with Curt Walsh, one of the up and coming stars of the bull riding circuit. Powerfully attracted, Curt's confused and unsure which way he wants his life to go. Will Levi still be around, available, and interested when the final decision is made?