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Break 'n Bloom: A Two Month Devotional
Ellie Mont · 2025
A Goose Creek Christmas (Tales from the Goose Creek B&B Book 4)
Virginia Smith · 2016
Al's Goose Is Cooked! Forced into early retirement, Al Richardson knows what his wife will say when she hears the terrible news. Millie will insist that they open their B&B early. Where will that leave him? Carrying luggage and waiting tables? No way! He needs time to come up with another plan. With the help of an unlikely accomplice, Al spends his days scanning want ads and frequenting out-of-town coffee shops in an effort to hide his secret from all of Goose Creek—including his wife. Millie is too busy to notice Al's odd behavior. Between planning a huge Christmas party and holding tight to the reins of newcomer Lulu Thacker—whose tacky decorating schemes are sure to infuriate Main Street business owners—she has no time for anything else. One thing is certain: In Goose Creek, no secret stays hidden for long. The most holy of holidays is swiftly approaching. Is Al in for a Merry Christmas or a Marriage Crisis?
Moneyball The Art Of Winning An Unfair Game
Michael Lewis · 2004
<p><i>Moneyball</i> is a quest for the secret of success in baseball. Following the low-budget Oakland Athletics, their larger-than-life general manger, Billy Beane, and the strange brotherhood of amateur baseball enthusiasts, Michael Lewis has written not only "the single most influential baseball book ever" (Rob Neyer, <i>Slate</i>) but also what "may be the best book ever written on business" (<i>Weekly Standard</i>).</p> <p>"I wrote this book because I fell in love with a story. The story concerned a small group of undervalued professional baseball players and executives, many of whom had been rejected as unfit for the big leagues, who had turned themselves into one of the most successful franchises in Major League Baseball. But the idea for the book came well before I had good reason to write it--before I had a story to fall in love with. It began, really, with an innocent question: how did one of the poorest teams in baseball, the Oakland Athletics, win so many games?"</p> <p>With these words Michael Lewis launches us into the funniest, smartest, and most contrarian book since, well, since <i>Liar's Poker</i>. <i>Moneyball</i> is a quest for something as elusive as the Holy Grail, something that money apparently can't buy: the secret of success in baseball. The logical places to look would be the front offices of major league teams, and the dugouts, perhaps even in the minds of the players themselves. Lewis mines all these possibilities--his intimate and original portraits of big league ballplayers are alone worth the price of admission--but the real jackpot is a cache of numbers--numbers!--collected over the years by a strange brotherhood of amateur baseball enthusiasts: software engineers, statisticians, Wall Street analysts, lawyers and physics professors.</p> <p>What these geek numbers show--no, prove--is that the traditional yardsticks of success for players and teams are fatally flawed. Even the box score misleads us by ignoring the crucial importance of the humble base-on-balls. This information has been around for years, and nobody inside Major League Baseball paid it any mind. And then came Billy Beane, General Manager of the Oakland Athletics.</p> <p>Billy paid attention to those numbers--with the second lowest payroll in baseball at his disposal he had to--and this book records his astonishing experiment in finding and fielding a team that nobody else wanted. <i>Moneyball</i> is a roller coaster ride: before the 2002 season opens, Oakland must relinquish its three most prominent (and expensive) players, is written off by just about everyone, and then comes roaring back to challenge the American League record for consecutive wins.</p> <p>In a narrative full of fabulous characters and brilliant excursions into the unexpected, Michael Lewis shows us how and why the new baseball knowledge works. He also sets up a sly and hilarious morality tale: Big Money, like Goliath, is always supposed to win...how can we not cheer for David?</p>
The Lord of the Rings Illustrated by the Author Illustrated by J. R. R. Tolkien
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien · 2021
World War S The Silence Begins
Stephen Paul Thomas · 2020
<p>The world stands on the brink of another worldwide economic and social crisis. People look for understanding through occult practices, so that mediums and fortunetellers have become wildly successful in helping them escape reality. There are no more churches, and established religion is a thing of the past. Christians must now gather in secret.<br>In this fragile era emerges Josh Heartley, a young boy with astounding prophetic abilities. Though Josh had a heart transplant in his early years, it doesn't slow him down. He is a light for everyone around him, and he can often tell future events with supernatural clarity.<br>During an accident, Josh has a Near Death Experience and finds himself in the middle of a spiritual battle that goes back more than two thousand years. Dr Julie Bond, conducting a research study involving Josh, hopes to unlock the secret behind NDEs and their ties to the human soul. She soon suspects the key lies within this very special boy.<br>Stephen Paul Thomas's thrilling novel is based on shocking real-world events of a thousand-years-long demonic occupation told through exciting storylines, unexpected twists, and many historical examples. If you read Frank Peretti's This Present Darkness, you will find this more eyeopening and shocking... all who would like to know more about the unseen battle must read this series!<br>"Thomas (Cluster, 2015) deftly paints a world in which Christians have been backed into a corner by the belief systems of other cultures—like that of Linda’s ancestral village in Central America—and by demons. These demons, including Karnelo, the “lust-addict spirit,” have been possessing people for hundreds of years, using human tools to instigate everything from the Inquisition to organized pedophilia. Thomas’ prose presents the complex story evocatively, as in the line “Linda’s chest rhythmically lifted and sank, like water in the mighty ocean, which kept its secrets in the dark deep.” - Kirkus Review</p>
Robert B. Parker's Someone to Watch Over Me (Spenser Book 48)
Ace Atkins · 2021
<b>In the latest thriller featuring the legendary Boston PI, Spenser and his young protégé Mattie Sullivan take on billionaire money manager running a network of underaged girls for his rich and powerful clients.</b><br><br>Ten years ago, Spenser helped a teenage girl named Mattie Sullivan find her mother's killer and take down an infamous Southie crime boss. Now Mattie--a college student with a side job working for the tough but tender private eye--dreams of being an investigator herself. Her first big case involves a fifteen-year-old girl assaulted by a much older man at one of Boston's most prestigious private clubs. The girl, Chloe Turner, only wants the safe return of her laptop and backpack. But like her mentor and boss, Mattie has a knack for asking the right questions of the wrong people.<br><br>Soon Spenser and Mattie find ties between the exploitation of dozens of other girls from working class families to an eccentric billionaire and his sadistic henchwoman with a mansion on Commonwealth Avenue. The mystery man's wealth, power and connections extend well beyond Massachusetts - maybe even beyond the United States. Spenser and trusted ally Hawk must again watch out for Mattie as she unravels a massive sex-trafficking ring that will take them from Boston to Boca Raton to the Bahamas, crossing paths with local toughs, a highly-trained security company, and an old enemy of Spenser's--the Gray Man--for a final epic showdown.
A Goose Creek Christmas (Tales from the Goose Creek B&B Book 4)
Virginia Smith · 2016
Al's Goose Is Cooked! Forced into early retirement, Al Richardson knows what his wife will say when she hears the terrible news. Millie will insist that they open their B&B early. Where will that leave him? Carrying luggage and waiting tables? No way! He needs time to come up with another plan. With the help of an unlikely accomplice, Al spends his days scanning want ads and frequenting out-of-town coffee shops in an effort to hide his secret from all of Goose Creek—including his wife. Millie is too busy to notice Al's odd behavior. Between planning a huge Christmas party and holding tight to the reins of newcomer Lulu Thacker—whose tacky decorating schemes are sure to infuriate Main Street business owners—she has no time for anything else. One thing is certain: In Goose Creek, no secret stays hidden for long. The most holy of holidays is swiftly approaching. Is Al in for a Merry Christmas or a Marriage Crisis?
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Bryce: A Steamy M/M Contemporary Escort Rock Star Romance
L.A. Witt · 2021
Working Fire in East Cleveland: Action, hard–hitting humor, & raw honesty tell the story of inner–city career firefighter, Michael C. Ede
Michael C. Ede · 2025
<b>A career firefighter with a personal commitment that: <i>everyone gets home safe!</i></b><p>26-year firefighter, Michael C. Ede, a career firefighter with a personal commitment that "everyone gets home safe," shares true stories of emergency calls, working relationships, and life inside and outside of the firehouse in the financially and morally crumbling city of East Cleveland, Ohio. <p>This book offers readers a unique opportunity to enjoy a completely transparent, start-to-finish 26-year career highlights of a firefighter in a busy urban department. Readers will benefit from an honest appraisal of what a firefighter experiences both, inside the engine house, and at the emergency scene throughout the span of an entire career. The transformation from young, inexperienced rookie, to old, seasoned veteran, is chronicled in a way that keeps readers anticipating each new phase.</p><p>There are three unique topics within the book that allow the readers to benefit from a very unusual and special work environment. The fact that the story takes place in a nearly all African-American impoverished city. A black-to-white employee ratio of 50/50 in the fire department, coupled with raw honest story telling, makes this story extremely eye-opening to most readers who have never experienced this type of work and racial makeup within the work force. The contrast of the firefighters is portrayed throughout the book, and the successes, as well as the failures, are brought to the forefront. The work environment is absolutely unique. It answers the questions in a reader's mind pertaining to how well white and black firefighters work together. Suspenseful, gripping details reveal the answer, and show that when white and black firefighters work together, great things can, and often do, take place. <p>Reader be warned, there are no cover ups, embellishment, fluff, or exaggeration in this book. Action, hard-hitting humor, & raw honesty tell the story of inner-city career firefighter, Michael C. Ede.</p><ul><li><i>Contents: </i></li></ul><ol><li>War Story 1: <i>Trapped</i></li><li>Old School</li><li>The Brotherhood</li><li>So, You Want to Be a Firefighter</li><li>First Day in the Hood</li><li>Fire School</li><li>In House</li><li>War Stories - Introducing Charlie Catania</li><li>War Story 2: <i>Lakefront Fire</i></li><li>Black & White</li><li>War Story 3: <i>Elevator Fatality</i></li><li>Ball Busting</li><li>Real Heroes... or Not?</li><li>Perimeter Man</li><li>War Story 4: <i>The Ultimate Paradise</i></li><li>Squad Knobs</li><li>Fire Boss</li><li>War Story 5: <i>Sudden Death</i></li><li>Nine Dead in Charleston, South Carolina</li><li>Bizarre Events & Outrageous Behavior</li><li>The Edge</li><li>War Story 6: <i>Triple header</i></li><li>Fire Chief</li><li>Rumors</li><li>Promotions</li><li>Circling the Drain</li><li>The Blowout</li></ol><p>This story contains actual events and real people in high-stress and dangerous situations.<br><b><i>Contains adult language and situations.<br>Recommended for readers 18+</i></b></p>
P Is For Pastina: The ABCs Of Being Italian
Krista Candela · 2023
First Little Readers: Guided Reading Levels K & L (Single-Copy Set) 16 Irresistible Books That Are Just the Right Level for Growing Readers
Liza Charlesworth · 2022
L. A. Story Shohei Ohtani, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and a Season for the Ages
Bill Plunkett
<b>The definitive portrait of Shohei Ohtani's momentous debut season in Dodger blue</b><br> <br> <br> <br> Baseball has never seen a player like Shohei Ohtani. After six seasons establishing himself as a once-in-a-century two-way star but making zero playoff appearances, Ohtani's record-shattering $700 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers paired the sport's most prominent global celebrity with one of it's crown-jewel franchises, located in the entertainment capital of the world.<br> <br> <br> <br> "You might have played with other teams -- that's the big leagues," Hall of Famer Tommy Lasorda used to say about his beloved team. "But when you come to the Dodgers, it's the major leagues."<br> <br> <br> <br> <i>L.A. Story</i> is a multifaceted, insider's portrait of a debut season for the ages. Veteran baseball scribe Bill Plunkett deftly captures the phenomenon of baseball's "unicorn", with storylines including Ohtani's offensive explosion while recovering from Tommy John surgery, his first flirtations with postseason glory, and the gambling scandal involving his longtime interpreter and close friend that nearly upended everything before he could take his first at-bat at Dodger Stadium.<br> <br> <br> <br> Built on daily reporting and conversations, this is an insightful, intriguing ride for Dodgers fans and keen baseball observers.<br> <br> <br> <br>
Robert B. Parker's Someone to Watch Over Me (Spenser Book 48)
Ace Atkins · 2021
<b>In the latest thriller featuring the legendary Boston PI, Spenser and his young protégé Mattie Sullivan take on billionaire money manager running a network of underaged girls for his rich and powerful clients.</b><br><br>Ten years ago, Spenser helped a teenage girl named Mattie Sullivan find her mother's killer and take down an infamous Southie crime boss. Now Mattie--a college student with a side job working for the tough but tender private eye--dreams of being an investigator herself. Her first big case involves a fifteen-year-old girl assaulted by a much older man at one of Boston's most prestigious private clubs. The girl, Chloe Turner, only wants the safe return of her laptop and backpack. But like her mentor and boss, Mattie has a knack for asking the right questions of the wrong people.<br><br>Soon Spenser and Mattie find ties between the exploitation of dozens of other girls from working class families to an eccentric billionaire and his sadistic henchwoman with a mansion on Commonwealth Avenue. The mystery man's wealth, power and connections extend well beyond Massachusetts - maybe even beyond the United States. Spenser and trusted ally Hawk must again watch out for Mattie as she unravels a massive sex-trafficking ring that will take them from Boston to Boca Raton to the Bahamas, crossing paths with local toughs, a highly-trained security company, and an old enemy of Spenser's--the Gray Man--for a final epic showdown.
Percy Jackson and the Olympians 5 Book Paperback Boxed Set (w/poster) (Percy Jackson & the Olympians)
Rick Riordan · 2014
World War S The Silence Begins
Stephen Paul Thomas · 2020
<p>The world stands on the brink of another worldwide economic and social crisis. People look for understanding through occult practices, so that mediums and fortunetellers have become wildly successful in helping them escape reality. There are no more churches, and established religion is a thing of the past. Christians must now gather in secret.<br>In this fragile era emerges Josh Heartley, a young boy with astounding prophetic abilities. Though Josh had a heart transplant in his early years, it doesn't slow him down. He is a light for everyone around him, and he can often tell future events with supernatural clarity.<br>During an accident, Josh has a Near Death Experience and finds himself in the middle of a spiritual battle that goes back more than two thousand years. Dr Julie Bond, conducting a research study involving Josh, hopes to unlock the secret behind NDEs and their ties to the human soul. She soon suspects the key lies within this very special boy.<br>Stephen Paul Thomas's thrilling novel is based on shocking real-world events of a thousand-years-long demonic occupation told through exciting storylines, unexpected twists, and many historical examples. If you read Frank Peretti's This Present Darkness, you will find this more eyeopening and shocking... all who would like to know more about the unseen battle must read this series!<br>"Thomas (Cluster, 2015) deftly paints a world in which Christians have been backed into a corner by the belief systems of other cultures—like that of Linda’s ancestral village in Central America—and by demons. These demons, including Karnelo, the “lust-addict spirit,” have been possessing people for hundreds of years, using human tools to instigate everything from the Inquisition to organized pedophilia. Thomas’ prose presents the complex story evocatively, as in the line “Linda’s chest rhythmically lifted and sank, like water in the mighty ocean, which kept its secrets in the dark deep.” - Kirkus Review</p>
Moneyball The Art Of Winning An Unfair Game
Michael Lewis · 2004
<p><i>Moneyball</i> is a quest for the secret of success in baseball. Following the low-budget Oakland Athletics, their larger-than-life general manger, Billy Beane, and the strange brotherhood of amateur baseball enthusiasts, Michael Lewis has written not only "the single most influential baseball book ever" (Rob Neyer, <i>Slate</i>) but also what "may be the best book ever written on business" (<i>Weekly Standard</i>).</p> <p>"I wrote this book because I fell in love with a story. The story concerned a small group of undervalued professional baseball players and executives, many of whom had been rejected as unfit for the big leagues, who had turned themselves into one of the most successful franchises in Major League Baseball. But the idea for the book came well before I had good reason to write it--before I had a story to fall in love with. It began, really, with an innocent question: how did one of the poorest teams in baseball, the Oakland Athletics, win so many games?"</p> <p>With these words Michael Lewis launches us into the funniest, smartest, and most contrarian book since, well, since <i>Liar's Poker</i>. <i>Moneyball</i> is a quest for something as elusive as the Holy Grail, something that money apparently can't buy: the secret of success in baseball. The logical places to look would be the front offices of major league teams, and the dugouts, perhaps even in the minds of the players themselves. Lewis mines all these possibilities--his intimate and original portraits of big league ballplayers are alone worth the price of admission--but the real jackpot is a cache of numbers--numbers!--collected over the years by a strange brotherhood of amateur baseball enthusiasts: software engineers, statisticians, Wall Street analysts, lawyers and physics professors.</p> <p>What these geek numbers show--no, prove--is that the traditional yardsticks of success for players and teams are fatally flawed. Even the box score misleads us by ignoring the crucial importance of the humble base-on-balls. This information has been around for years, and nobody inside Major League Baseball paid it any mind. And then came Billy Beane, General Manager of the Oakland Athletics.</p> <p>Billy paid attention to those numbers--with the second lowest payroll in baseball at his disposal he had to--and this book records his astonishing experiment in finding and fielding a team that nobody else wanted. <i>Moneyball</i> is a roller coaster ride: before the 2002 season opens, Oakland must relinquish its three most prominent (and expensive) players, is written off by just about everyone, and then comes roaring back to challenge the American League record for consecutive wins.</p> <p>In a narrative full of fabulous characters and brilliant excursions into the unexpected, Michael Lewis shows us how and why the new baseball knowledge works. He also sets up a sly and hilarious morality tale: Big Money, like Goliath, is always supposed to win...how can we not cheer for David?</p>
First Little Readers: Guided Reading Levels K & L (Single-Copy Set) 16 Irresistible Books That Are Just the Right Level for Growing Readers
Liza Charlesworth · 2022
Bryce: A Steamy M/M Contemporary Escort Rock Star Romance
L.A. Witt · 2021
P Is For Pastina: The ABCs Of Being Italian
Krista Candela · 2023
Working Fire in East Cleveland: Action, hard–hitting humor, & raw honesty tell the story of inner–city career firefighter, Michael C. Ede
Michael C. Ede · 2025
<b>A career firefighter with a personal commitment that: <i>everyone gets home safe!</i></b><p>26-year firefighter, Michael C. Ede, a career firefighter with a personal commitment that "everyone gets home safe," shares true stories of emergency calls, working relationships, and life inside and outside of the firehouse in the financially and morally crumbling city of East Cleveland, Ohio. <p>This book offers readers a unique opportunity to enjoy a completely transparent, start-to-finish 26-year career highlights of a firefighter in a busy urban department. Readers will benefit from an honest appraisal of what a firefighter experiences both, inside the engine house, and at the emergency scene throughout the span of an entire career. The transformation from young, inexperienced rookie, to old, seasoned veteran, is chronicled in a way that keeps readers anticipating each new phase.</p><p>There are three unique topics within the book that allow the readers to benefit from a very unusual and special work environment. The fact that the story takes place in a nearly all African-American impoverished city. A black-to-white employee ratio of 50/50 in the fire department, coupled with raw honest story telling, makes this story extremely eye-opening to most readers who have never experienced this type of work and racial makeup within the work force. The contrast of the firefighters is portrayed throughout the book, and the successes, as well as the failures, are brought to the forefront. The work environment is absolutely unique. It answers the questions in a reader's mind pertaining to how well white and black firefighters work together. Suspenseful, gripping details reveal the answer, and show that when white and black firefighters work together, great things can, and often do, take place. <p>Reader be warned, there are no cover ups, embellishment, fluff, or exaggeration in this book. Action, hard-hitting humor, & raw honesty tell the story of inner-city career firefighter, Michael C. Ede.</p><ul><li><i>Contents: </i></li></ul><ol><li>War Story 1: <i>Trapped</i></li><li>Old School</li><li>The Brotherhood</li><li>So, You Want to Be a Firefighter</li><li>First Day in the Hood</li><li>Fire School</li><li>In House</li><li>War Stories - Introducing Charlie Catania</li><li>War Story 2: <i>Lakefront Fire</i></li><li>Black & White</li><li>War Story 3: <i>Elevator Fatality</i></li><li>Ball Busting</li><li>Real Heroes... or Not?</li><li>Perimeter Man</li><li>War Story 4: <i>The Ultimate Paradise</i></li><li>Squad Knobs</li><li>Fire Boss</li><li>War Story 5: <i>Sudden Death</i></li><li>Nine Dead in Charleston, South Carolina</li><li>Bizarre Events & Outrageous Behavior</li><li>The Edge</li><li>War Story 6: <i>Triple header</i></li><li>Fire Chief</li><li>Rumors</li><li>Promotions</li><li>Circling the Drain</li><li>The Blowout</li></ol><p>This story contains actual events and real people in high-stress and dangerous situations.<br><b><i>Contains adult language and situations.<br>Recommended for readers 18+</i></b></p>
Break 'n Bloom: A Two Month Devotional
Ellie Mont · 2025
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Gary Patterson's Paws n Claws 2022 Wall Calendar
· 2021
L. A. Story Shohei Ohtani, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and a Season for the Ages
Bill Plunkett
<b>The definitive portrait of Shohei Ohtani's momentous debut season in Dodger blue</b><br> <br> <br> <br> Baseball has never seen a player like Shohei Ohtani. After six seasons establishing himself as a once-in-a-century two-way star but making zero playoff appearances, Ohtani's record-shattering $700 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers paired the sport's most prominent global celebrity with one of it's crown-jewel franchises, located in the entertainment capital of the world.<br> <br> <br> <br> "You might have played with other teams -- that's the big leagues," Hall of Famer Tommy Lasorda used to say about his beloved team. "But when you come to the Dodgers, it's the major leagues."<br> <br> <br> <br> <i>L.A. Story</i> is a multifaceted, insider's portrait of a debut season for the ages. Veteran baseball scribe Bill Plunkett deftly captures the phenomenon of baseball's "unicorn", with storylines including Ohtani's offensive explosion while recovering from Tommy John surgery, his first flirtations with postseason glory, and the gambling scandal involving his longtime interpreter and close friend that nearly upended everything before he could take his first at-bat at Dodger Stadium.<br> <br> <br> <br> Built on daily reporting and conversations, this is an insightful, intriguing ride for Dodgers fans and keen baseball observers.<br> <br> <br> <br>
Gary Patterson's Paws n Claws 2022 Wall Calendar
· 2021
KJV Super GP LL Purple
Christian Art Publishers
The Lord of the Rings Illustrated by the Author Illustrated by J. R. R. Tolkien
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien · 2021
Percy Jackson and the Olympians 5 Book Paperback Boxed Set (w/poster) (Percy Jackson & the Olympians)
Rick Riordan · 2014
Test note book
Test books for the kids and the girls to get a little more of the information about how they can help with their school work in school so they don’t get bored of the homework that is the most challenging thing in the classroom is the teacher and I have a little more than a few questions about how much time I can do it but I’m trying not too much more so I’m just wondering what the
