Desperate for a paycheck after forfeiting a chance at her dream career, Roxie Malone accepts a job at a law firm, assisting a hard-to-please and too tempting criminal attorney. Struggling to censor her sarcasm and adjust to the expectations of the challenging man, she maintains one goal. Do not get fired. As long as she refuses to mix business with pleasure, she might have a shot at earning the bonus at the end of the case.Me, assistant. You, boss.Losing the drive that made...

Two doctors. One arranged marriage proposal. Three weeks to rewrite their story.Sole heiress and OB/GYN resident Dr. Jasmine Banks has her life perfectly planned—complete her residency, secure a fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology, and never risk her heart again. But when she discovers a lump in her breast, her carefully ordered world shatters. As if that weren’t enough, her parents drop an unexpected bombshell: an arranged marriage proposal—with th...

A book that will change how you think and transform how you liveForget everything you thought you knew about how to motivate people - at work, at school, at home. It is wrong. As Daniel H. Pink explains in his paradigm-shattering book Drive, the secret to high performance and satisfaction in today's world is the deeply human need to direct our own lives, to learn and create new things, and to do better by ourselves and the world.Along the way, he t...

Real-time embedded systems are integral to the global technological and social space, but references still rarely offer professionals the sufficient mix of theory and practical examples required to meet intensive economic, safety, and other demands on system development. Similarly, instructors have lacked a resource to help students fully understand the field. The information was out there, though often at the abstract level, fragmented and scattered throughout literature from different en...

The classic novel about a daring experiment in human intelligence'A masterpiece of poignant brilliance . . . heartbreaking, and utterly, completely brilliant' Guardian **'A timeless tearjerker' IndependentCharlie Gordon, IQ 68, is a floor sweeper and the gentle butt of everyone's jokes - until an experiment in the enhancement of human intelligence turns him into a genius.But then Algernon, th...

Love dark, epic fantasy like A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin? You'll love Song of Dragons, a fantasy series about blood, steel, and dragonfire.BOOK ONE: BLOOD OF REQUIEMLong ago stood the kingdom of Requiem, a land of men who could grow wings and scales, breathe fire, and take flight as dragons. Requiem ruled the sky.But Dies Irae, a tyrant leading an army of griffins, hunted Requiem's people, burned their forests, and sha...

A New York Times and Publishers Weekly bestseller !What if it were possible for you to make structural changes to your own brain so it's healthier and less prone to depression, anxiety, grief, worry, and other issues that make you unhappy and keep you stuck?In this neuroscience-based, faith-infused, and immensely practical guide, ...

Learn why bad decisions happen to good managers—and how to make better ones.If you read nothing else on decision making, read these 10 articles. We’ve combed through hundreds of articles in the Harvard Business Review archive and selected the most important ones to help you and your organization make better choices and avoid common traps.Leading experts such as Ram Charan, Michael Mankins, and Thomas Davenport provide the insights and advic...

Armed men take over City Hall. A woman is shot–and a hostage will be killed every hour if demands aren't met. SWAT paramedic Anna Carson is going in…Five years ago Anna Carson left Courage Bay…and SWAT commander Flint Mauro. Now she's back, and assigned to Flint's team during a hostage-taking at City Hall. Flint is furious. SWAT is no place for a woman–especially Anna. He couldn't handle it then. But can he handle it now? All Flint knows is that Anna is determined to go in and save...

Secrets, emotional walls, and a holiday romance—can the resilient survivor and the enigmatic billionaire turn their rocky start into a Christmas miracle?When Emily Roth's world comes crashing down, she finds herself jobless and desperate just weeks before Christmas. With her dreams of a better future hanging by a thread, she applies for a job at Holly Hoo Christmas Farm, hoping for a Christmas miracle.Little does she know, the man who cost her her previous ...

This book contains the following works arranged alphabetically by authors last names- What's Bred in the Bone [Grant Allen]- The Golden Ass [Lucius Apuleius]- Meditations [Marcus Aurelius]- Northanger Abbey [Jane Austen]- Lady Susan par [Jane Austen]- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz [Lyman Frank Baum]- The Art of Public Speaking [Dale Breckenridge Carnegie]- The Blazing World [Margaret Cavendish]- The Wisdom of Father Brown [Gilber...

This volume of Wildside Press's best-selling MEGAPACK® series focuses on tales first published in the "Spice" line of pulp magazines. Here are 25 mystery tales considered quite titillating in their day, but mild by modern standards.