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...

Getting his client off death row could save his career… or make him the next victim.Daniel Pike would rather fight for justice than follow the rules. His unique ability to "connect the dots," to observe what others do not, has made him the most notorious criminal lawyer in St. Petersburg. But when his courtroom career goes up in smoke, he fears his lifelong purpose is a lost cause. A mysterious job offer from a secretive boss gives him a second chance but lands him...

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...

These digital Classics are abridged and adapted into reading leveled high-interest, low readability illustrated chapter novels including the complete story in 10 short chapters. This high-interest low-readability title is appropriate for all ages. Introduce students to great classic literature while improving comprehension, vocabulary and fluency.

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...

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...

A collection of nine novels featuring dragons.The Bastard Prince - Patty JansenThe Black Egg - James E. WisherDragon Storm - Lindsay BurokerEmbellish - Demelza CarltonThe Blue Dragon - Salvador MercerDragon’s Future - Kandi J. WyattBlood of Requiem - Daniel ArensonDragonia: Rise of the Wyverns - Craig A. Price Jr.Shatterwing - Donna Maree Hanson

In a small town full of gossip and matchmaking, can a city doctor with big dreams and a reclusive cowboy with deep roots overcome their differences for a chance at true love?When big-city emergency doctor Zoey Brown arrives in picturesque Dexin Valley, she never expects to find herself at the center of the town's hottest gossip—or on a date with the handsome cowboy who witnessed her most embarrassing moment.Dex Dexin is perfectly content running his family'...

An epic, illustrated graphic history of how the Agricultural Revolution reshaped humanity.When nomadic Homo sapiens settled to live in one place, they started working harder and harder. But why didn't they get a better life in return?In The Pillars of Civilization, Yuval Noah Harari and his companions including Prof. Saraswati and Dr. Fiction travel the length and breadth of human history to investigate how the Agricultural Revolution changed socie...

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...