We roll our plastic bins to the curb every week, completely oblivious to the fiercely guarded, hyper-profitable corporate monopoly that takes it away. Municipal waste management is no longer a localized public service; it is a ruthless algorithmic cartel dominated by a handful of publicly traded giants. This book looks past the illusion of recycling to examine the brutal economics of trash collection. The true profit lies in the algorithmic routing software that optimizes the path of every...

Are you trapped in a cycle of toxic relationships? Feeling manipulated or constantly doubting your reality? Unsure if you're the one at fault? Discover the strength to break free and find healing."Recovery from Narcissistic Abuse, Gaslighting, and Codependency: Guide to Overcome Trauma, Toxic Relationships & Anxiety for Women" is your essential roadmap to understanding, confronting, and ultimately overcoming the shadows of narcissistic abuse and manipulation. This audiobook delves ...

When Mallory and her sidekick Arthur kidnap the tooth fairy, they get more than they bargained for in this sparkling fantasy adventure novel for children. Mallory is a nasty piece of work. Her one friend is Arthur, who only puts up with her because he has no one else. When Mallory loses a tooth, she comes up with an evil idea to capture and blackmail the tooth fairy for an endless supply of money. But it’s never a good idea to meddle with a magical creature, and Mallory and Arthur are abou...

Daddy sets the rules, and the woman across the room sets hers. Ten full-length erotic romance novels of Regency estates, mafia auctions, and quiet houses filled with spanking, pegging, service contracts, and kneeling worship. Some of these submissives are women and some are men, and every one of them asked for this out loud.This scorching hot bundle contains the following full length erotic novels:The Duke Daddy's Spanked BratShe breaks his rules in the secluded libr...

Christian Watson, a former SAS officer and current BKI operator, never thought he would return to England after a terrible turn of events forced him to abandon his homeland. But, now, he's back on British soil where old enemies are determined to do him in. Fighting for his life is pretty much SOP for Christian. Doing it with the beautiful, bossy Emily Scott in tow is another matter entirely. Emily lost her coveted job at the CIA because of a colleague turned rogue, and now she has just one...

FBI agent Grace Beacham is on the run. After an operation to bring down a Russian disinformation campaign goes sideways and ends in her partner’s death, the Kremlin has sent its most notorious assassin to kill her. Not knowing who to trust inside the Bureau, Grace is forced to call on the one man who might be able to save her. The one man she hasn’t been able to forget. BKI operative Hunter Jackson walked away from Grace Beacham three years ago. And he hasn’t looked back. But when his cell...

An adoring, celebratory tribute to the one, the only, Jennifer Coolidge, that all-at-once captures her unique personality, engaging life story, smart and sassy life lessons, and special brand of humor that's quickly made JC one of America's most beloved stars and pop culture icons.Whether we remember Jennifer Coolidge as the hilariously ditzy manicurist Paulette Bonafonté in Legally Blonde, as the seductress Stifler’s Mom from American Pie, or as ...

Fiona, better known as eco-influencer @FoliageFifi, hasn't left her apartment since her boyfriend, Ed, died. But when Ed's favourite houseplant randomly appears on her doorstep with an anonymous note, Fiona takes this as a sign. Pouring Ed's ashes into the soil, she finds the plant has vibrantly flowered. And can... talk? There's only one logical explanation: Ed is back. This time as a houseplant.Intent on keeping Ed alive, and making up for her past mistakes, Fiona slowly ventures...

The brand new seasonal romance from the author of Duvet Day. Escape to the Arctic Circle and fall in love under the Northern Lights . . .***‘The most gorgeous Finnish adventure . . . beautifully evocative and romantic’Rachael Lucas, bestselling author of The Telephone Box Library‘A properly heart-warming read for a cold winter’s day’Pernille Hughes, author of Probably the Best Kiss in the World***

Taking a future-facing approach, this book provides a timely evaluation of the Teaching Performance Assessment (TPA), which utilises the Assessment for Graduate Teaching (AfGT) as an instrument for assessing pre-service teachers’ classroom readiness in Australia. Against a backdrop of teacher shortages prompting a range of alternate measures to fast-track new teachers, GenAI challenging assessment processes, and a national cross-TPA moderation process under development, this edite...

It was their happily ever after. Until they found the body…I’ve been playing the perfect wife to Bradley for a year now, cooking dinner every night and making sure his suits are pressed just the way he likes them. This weekend, we’re taking a trip on his yacht for our anniversary.But on board, a dead body is laid across the rumpled sheets in the master bedroom.My husband stares intently at the dead woman on our bed. Then I see somet...

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Thanks Dad will resonate with any father with its heartwarming, loving, and even amusing stories from the next generation.This bookgives fathers the pat on the back they deserve. Children of all ages share their heartfelt words of thanks and loving memories in these 101 stories. Chicken Soup for the Soul: Thanks Dad will bring any father joy, inspiration, and humor, and maybe even find that their kids did pay attention a...