Uncover the mystery of Nancy Drew and how the beloved teenage detective came to be in this new addition to the What Is the Story Of? series which follows the same format as the #1 New York Times Best-Selling Who Was? series.When the very modern character of Nancy Drew first appeared in 1930, no one had a clue that she would remain a star for the next century! To this day, Nancy is still the main character in new TV shows, movies, and books. What m...

Melanie Deming is a writer with a true crime story about to hit the screen! She should be ecstatic. But she's still a fish out of water in the billionaire world of her daughter's private school. A fellow mom is found murdered at an open house on Park Avenue, which Melanie attended out of curiosity. She can't help but follow the trail of a murderer through the glittering and treacherous trenches of Manhattan real estate. Her husband, a food critic, objects to Melanie's extremely healthy die...

Simple Strategies to Overcome Masturbation Addiction: Reclaim Your Power is a practical and transformative guide that helps you break free from compulsive sexual behaviors and regain control of your mind, body, and emotions. This book offers much more than superficial advice; it guides you step by step through the root causes of this addiction and helps you develop the mental strength needed to overcome it. Based on psychological principles, mindfulness, and self-disciplin...

In 1978, Nancy Edwards left as a CUSO volunteer for Sierra Leone, where she spent three years working as a community health nurse and two years evaluating primary health care programs. Her stories of village life convey the ravages of tuberculosis; threats of witchcraft; and tragedies of deaths related to pregnancy, childbirth, and newborn tetanus. She celebrates local advocates for health improvements—mothers, traditional birth attendants, and village health committees.Acutely awa...

A woman returns to wreak end-of-the-world vengeance on her Pennsylvania hometownDisfigured since birth, Joanie Musser has endured decades of taunts and torments from the "normals" in Hoadley, Pennsylvania. Her only friend is a boy named Barry Beal, who has an ugly birthmark on his face. A few days after Barry lends her $500 and his welder's mask, Joanie disappears.Cally Wilmore, a vaguely discontented mother of two and the wife of the local funeral director,...

When Sparky's owner leaves him with no one to play with, Sparky decides to beat the boredom with a bite of his magic bone. He finds himself in Washington, DC, among statues, a monument that looks like a giant stick, and a big white house with a huge yard (that he isn't allowed to play in). His new dog friend says he's happy roaming the city without his family, but Sparky isn't so sure he feels the same. Tag along as Sparky explores the United States capital--and tries not to get caught!

A lonely guard and his beloved keytar headline this timely, humorous look at the walls we create, what they mean, and why they might need to come down.Felix's job is to help guard the wall that protects everyone from the horrible monsters on the other side. But it's a boring job--nothing ever happens at the wall, so he spends his time dreaming of playing his keytar in a band. One day, Felix hears music coming from the other side of the wall, and sets out to investi...

At the end of the fifteenth century, Burgundy was extinguished as an independent state. It had been a fabulously wealthy, turbulent region situated between France and Germany, with close links to the English kingdom. Torn apart by the dynastic struggles of early modern Europe, this extraordinary realm vanished from the map. But it became the cradle of what we now know as the Low Countries, modern Belgium and the Netherlands.This is the story of a thousand years, a must-listen narra...

In Beggars and Choosers, Kress returns to the same future world created in her earlier work, an America strangely altered by genetic modifications. Millions of ordinary people are supported by the efforts of the handsome and intellectually superior genetically modified humans, who are in turn running scared in the face of the astonishing, nearly superhuman powers of the Sleepless, who have their own agenda for humanity. The Sleepless, radically altered humans, have withdrawn from ...

Dads, finally a guide to your tween daughter! This companion book to the FaithGirlz novels, devotionals, and Bibles, focuses on four tween issues: appearance, body and mood changes, girl politics, and authenticity.Let tween expert Nancy Rue, and her husband, Jim, guide you in helping your daughter live as a girl-child rather than a mini-teenager.Empower her in spiritually sound behaviors as the rate of aggression rises among tween females.Sh...

When Lucy organizes a holiday knitting circle, it's good fun, Until someone's murdered . . . And the culprit must be one of the knitters . . .Knitting an ugly Christmas jumper at Cardinal Woolsey's knitting shop in Oxford, is supposed to be relaxing. Until a knitter keels over. It's soon clear to amateur sleuth Lucy that murder's in the air and the culprit is one of the knitters.This is a fun take on a classic closed room mystery. Of course, no room is ever...

Embark on a remarkable journey through the pages of "American Empress: The Life and Times of Marjorie Merriweather Post," a comprehensive biography of one of the most inspiring entrepreneurs in American history. This meticulously researched volume offers a window into the life of Marjorie Post, whose Midwestern childhood in the heart of the cereal belt was just the beginning of an extraordinary saga. One incredible aspect of her life is that she was the builder of Mar-A-Lago.From t...