Are you ever just tired of life? Tired of disappointments, hardships, and struggles? The everyday boredom, or if it's not boredom, it's little irritations at home, on the job, your relationships, people in general, or on the road driving with people who are inconsiderate; that is my polite term. Whatever it may be, there is always hope! Think deep and give some thought to why you are living? What is your purpose on this earth? We all go through the ups and downs of life, the good times, th...

Some stories are written simply to be read. Others are written to help people survive.Brokenness to Restoration is Anne-Marie Worsley-Bond's raw, courageous and deeply personal testimony of a life marked by trauma, rejection, addiction, motherhood, loss and the desperate search for somewhere to belong.For years, Anne-Marie carried pain that nobody could see. Her voice felt stolen, her identity became buried beneath what had happened to her, and hope seemed impossib...

After two hundred years of peace something on Pern is shifting - changing weather patterns and volcanic eruptions herald the second Pass of Thread, the hideous scourge that threatens all life on the planet.As the Weyrs and Holds prepare for the first pass since the loss of Landing and the knowledge of their ancestors one Lord Holder is refusing to co-operate - denying the existing in thread and damning his people to ignorance and, ultimately, death.With the first fall on th...

A MATTER OF MURDER is the seventh Cotswold village crime novel in Ann Granger's Campbell and Carter series. Sure to appeal to fans of Midsomer Murders and M. C. Beaton's Agatha Raisin mysteries.Two years ago, Miff Ferguson chose to opt out of the rat race. Since then he's been living rough and happily so. That is until now. For, as the first signs of winter approach, everything changes. While looking for shelter, Miff stumbles across the dead body of a young woman ...

A laugh out loud romantic comedy!Be careful what you wish for…When a lowly antiques dealer who’s in love with the governor’s girlfriend releases a genie from a magic lamp, he unwittingly wishes himself into a hole the size of the Grand Canyon!

Have you ever felt as if someone else got your life?Carlotta Wren has always wondered what her life would've been like if her father hadn't been charged with a white-collar crime, and if her wealthy parents hadn't fled town to avoid facing the music, leaving her to fend for herself and to raise her younger brother Wesley.And now with a twist of fate, she's about to find out...

A Jayne Ann Krentz classic.Sara Frazer is certain that it isn't considered breaking and entering if the front door is unlocked. Her choice to search Adrian Saville's study for clues to explain her Uncle Lowell's disappearance, well that's just pushing it. And if she hadn't been mesmerized by the crystal apple on his desk she quite possibly might not have been caught.Adrian comes home to a beautiful woman rifling through his desk, so he does what any man in ...

The portrait of a "traditional" household—with a mom and dad raising two biological kids under one roof—is just one of many in an expansive gallery that also portrays families with single parents, same sex parents, foster and adopted children, grandparents as guardians, step-siblings, and more. In this Raising Curious Learners episode, our hosts add to a larger conversation happening at Britannica for Parents: how do we better represent different types of families? They are joined by Julie...

'A compelling tale of a family caught up in the turmoil of the Wars of the Roses... Be warned: it's dangerously addictive' TRACY BORMANEngland. 1469.A fortunate marriage will change history.A scandal could destroy everything...Margaret Paston, matriarch of the Paston family, knows that a favourable match for one of her unruly daughters is the only way to survive the loss of their re...

'A fantastically gripping story of love and betrayal, told with the masterful skill of a passionate storyteller. It kept me riveted until the last page!' BARBARA ERSKINE'Anne O'Brien crosses swathes of time seamlessly. A gorgeous bouquet of a novel. Stunning' CAROL McGRATH'Tremendous and engrossing' NICOLA CORNICKALL'S FAIR IN LOVE AND WAR...The Welsh Marches, 1301Strong-willed heiress Johane de Geneville is married to Roge...

This book covers several aspects of reservoir management, from initial analysis to enhanced recovery methods, simulation, and history matching. Split into four parts, part one provides readers with an introduction to the physical properties of reservoir rocks. Part two provides an introduction to enhanced recovery methods used for conventional oil production. Part three shows how numerical methods can be used to simulate the behaviour of oil and gas reservoirs. Finally, part four looks at ...

Once celebrated as the Main Street of Negro America," Beale Street has a long and vibrant history. In the early 20th century, the 15-block neighborhood supported a collection of hotels, pool halls, saloons, banks, barber shops, pharmacies, dry goods stores, theaters, gambling dens, jewelers, fraternal clubs, churches, entertainment agencies, beauty salons, pawn shops, blues halls, and juke joints. Above the street-level storefronts were offices of African American business and professional...