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When young Sara Crewe arrives at Miss Minchin’s Select Seminary, she is treated like royalty. Dressed in silks and lace, she is kind, generous, and loved by all. But when tragedy strikes and her father’s fortune is lost, Sara is cast down from privilege to poverty—banished to a cold attic and forced to work as a servant. Through it all, Sara refuses to lose her imagination or her belief in kindness. With courage and compassion, she transforms even her bleakest moments into something beautiful—proving that being a “princess” comes not from wealth or status, but from strength of heart.

Jimmie, a deeply moving novel by Jim Valentine, begins as a slow-burn college romance story, following Jim and Judy Valentine, two sensible, quietly mismatched students at Knox College, whose unexpected connection grows into a lifelong bond. What starts as an indifferent courtship and a whimsical mock wedding soon becomes a nostalgic American love story filled with practicality, sharp wit, and an affection that deepens long after their marriage.

Ava had it all—fame, fortune, and a career that most only dream of. But behind the glittering façade of Hollywood's red carpets, she was suffocating. The flashing cameras, the relentless tabloids, and the constant pressure to be someone she wasn’t wore her down until she couldn’t take it anymore. One day, without a word, Ava disappeared.

Don't Lose Your Sh*t at Work is for anyone who's ever thought, "Why did I have to say it that way?" or "Why didn't I speak up sooner?" The goal goes beyond better communication. Instead of reacting out of frustration or going quiet to avoid conflict altogether, there's a third option. What if, every time things get heated, you respond clearly and calmly, handling the situation with respect and kindness? This book helps you do that.

Withdrawal episodes. That’s what the therapist says when my six year old starts disconnecting from everyone and it destroys my entire world. When I gave up professional hockey, signed my divorce and determined to raise my baby girl on my own in Lucky Falls, I swore I’d be everything my daughter needed.

What If Honesty Is the Boundary You’ve Been Avoiding? shines a warm, courageous light on the connection between truth-telling and self-respect. Many of us hold back—mute our needs, avoid hard conversations, or soften our voice—to keep the peace. But often, what we need most isn’t another boundary—it’s honesty.

In Wake-Up Calls, Lisa Baue shares the pivotal moments that shaped her into one of the most influential voices in the funeral and deathcare profession. She invites you into the heart of her leadership journey by sharing deeply personal stories and hard-won business lessons, helping you expand your knowledge, develop your grit, and embrace your heart for serving others.

What Parts of Yourself Have You Silenced to Keep Others Comfortable? invites listeners to shine a gentle but illuminating light on the subtle ways we mute our authentic voice to fit in, ease others, or avoid conflict. This reflective guide encourages self-discovery and self-expression, empowering you to step back into parts of yourself you may have hidden or denied.

Miss Addie Mallory is finished with the husband hunt. After six London Seasons as a wallflower, she convinces her parents that she should be allowed to use her dowry to buy a bookstore in Bath where she can live her life the way she wants.

Half a century after Thomas Nagel asked what it is like to be a bat, humanity is on the verge of decoding thought, simulating empathy, and dissolving the last privacy of the mind. Yet the closer we come to perfect transparency, the less we understand what it means to feel. Beyond Objectivity is Boris Kriger’s philosophical meditation on this paradox. Moving from Plato’s cave to the algorithms of Neuralink, he traces the long exile of the observer from the world it seeks to describe. Objectivity has turned into its metaphysical tyranny, a dream of knowledge without witness.

One of Edna Ferber’s most important early novels. Meet Fanny Brandeis—sturdy, alert, and endlessly determined. Edna Ferber’s Fanny Herself (1917) follows a Jewish-American woman in a small Wisconsin town who dares to dream beyond her circumstances. With wit, grit, and piercing brown eyes that see the world too clearly, Fanny struggles to balance duty, ambition, and her own individuality in a society that resists women’s independence.

The feel-good comedy adventure continues! Following a hectic year immersed in all things crafting, Charlotte Newman was looking forward to a much-needed holiday. And the fact that a few friends from the Crafternoon Sewcial Club were also tagging along was an added bonus as far as she was concerned. But before she could let her hair down too much, there was some unexpected interest in her expanding crafting clubs in the form of a BBC news reporter, eager to record a feature about her various initiatives.

When astrophysicist Dr. Elena Morales and her team intercept a human signal echoing through Saturn’s rings, they uncover something impossible: their own voices, recorded in a timeline that hasn’t happened yet.

Lori Phipps, the president of the company's DynaCraft Yachts division is a master boat builder—and a master player when it comes to loving women. Until she crosses paths with someone unlike anyone she's ever met before. Unfortunately, Lori's past is about to catch up with her in the very slinky form of a not-so-casual hook-up.

Levi Cohen's "Sleep IQ" is a manual that offers 300 smart suggestions to improve the quality of your slumber. The methods Cohen uses in "Sleep IQ" are both creative and useful. The audiobook is meant to provide listeners with rapid, doable advice; that they should be able to find a suggestion they can put to use right away. Because of its format, it's the perfect bedside companion for both daily listening and long-term reference.

I wasn't supposed to kiss my best friend's sister when I was a college senior and she was barely eighteen... and I'm definitely not supposed to kiss her again now that she's my assistant.

Follow the aroma of shamrock sugar cookies to the Beacon Bakeshop, a lighthouse on the shores of Lake Michigan where amateur sleuth Lindsey Bakewell is busy preparing for Beacon Harbor's St. Patrick's Day festivities—with a little help from her adorable Newfoundland, Wellington, of course!

I don’t suck at dating. I suck at getting over the girl who friend-zoned me back in college. But I have a plan: Let her set me up. Bomb the dates. Then she can be my dating coach, and I can finally show her I’m the one for her and not that jerk boyfriend she’s always crying on my shoulder about.

Anna dives into the dark underworld of drug lords, gangs, and killers. She quickly becomes known as the Red Bitch with a price on her head. Can she live her daytime young innocent life, and still survive her dark underworld?

A tween's foreign exchange experience lands her in London luxury-and some hot water as well! Twelve-year-old Jordan isn't unhappy, but she's definitely bored. So when she gets the chance to take part in a London exchange program, she's thrilled to ditch her small town in Delaware and see the...