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Women have bravely served in the US Navy for nearly a century, but they have been allowed to serve in combat roles for only the last 25 years. When the combat exclusion law was lifted in 1993, women in the navy soon had a new range of opportunities available to them. The repeal of the law finally gave women the chance to serve on combatant ships for the first time. Among the first women to step onto these warships as a new crewmember was Joanna Sprtel Walters.

Homework horrors, chores, and not-so-friendly friends - that’s enough to make any kid’s brain hurt. The secret to staying cool is easy: It’s called mindfulness - and this book gives kids fun activities to practice it on their own. Mindfulness for Kids applies mindfulness exercises to stories and real-life scenarios that kids go through at home, school, and with friends. Shared through the voices of five children.

With Grounded, Dr. Erin Yu Juin McMorrow takes us on a journey to explore the sacred interconnectedness between our soil and ourselves, seamlessly weaving the science of our broken carbon cycle and the oppression of the divine feminine into a powerful tapestry of hope and resilience.In Grounded, McMorrow guides us through the inner and outer work needed to restore the divine feminine and save our planet.

It was just another Saturday at the bookstore when Dalton Deangelo, the famous actor, came running in to hide from the press. We clicked instantly. I fell for him because I’d always loved him...as the sexy vampire he played on my favorite TV show. And he fell for me because...I don’t know why. I didn’t have a date for my cousin’s wedding, so he asked if he could tag along. I figured why not? I was just a regular, curvy girl who ran a bookstore, not a perfectly trim actress.

The most profound and important speeches ever delivered are here collected in this anthology, featuring some of the most influential figures in world history. From ancient times to the American Revolution to as recently as this past century, Fort Raphael Publishing has collected some of the most important and iconic speeches of all time and recorded them for this series.

Dark and disturbing, this full-length study of the women in black mystery encompasses such issues as alien abductions, Mothman, strange and unearthly monsters, the secrets of alchemy, time-travel, and the dark domain of all things supernatural. Just like their creepy male counterparts, the women in black will stop at nothing to silence those who get too close to the truths behind the UFO phenomenon and paranormal activity.

Challenges, losses, and stressors are impossible to avoid in life. They sneak up on you when you least expect it and pull the rug from under your feet mercilessly. You can’t avoid them, but you can decide how you respond to them. They don’t have to end your goals or stop you from dreaming big. Consider this book to be your guide for a journey of continuous movement. Its aim is to keep you firmly focused on your life’s purpose, so you can achieve a state of constant evolution.

David was going through the hardest time in his teenage life. He was sitting in a waiting room of a funeral home when his world got flipped upside down. The lines between what was real and what was fake were starting to blur in a way no one sees coming.

The whole idea of even owning a business, let alone one that had an out-of-the-ordinary sideline like producing charms for those in need, is still new to Lexie Ravenscraft. A few months ago, she'd received a letter informing her that she had inherited her great-aunt Pandora Ravenscraft's estate. Unfortunately, she'd soon discovered that her old life had been one big lie and the picture of herself as a wealthy heiress was about as far from reality as her name.

“I Used to Love a Crackhead” is a compelling urban drama based on a true story, adapted by Emmanuel Simms. Set in early 2000s Washington D.C., the book follows Nina Harris, a single mother of two, who meets Marcus “M.J.” James and quickly falls for his charm. However, M.J. hides a dark secret that slowly unravels as their relationship deepens.

Attorney sleuth Avery Andrews has quickly built up a reputation for being the go-to girl when a mystery arises. So when she is called to historic Charleston to get to the bottom of a fresh and perplexing case, she is more than ready for the challenge. A local man goes on a shooting rampage. He was known to have a short temper and wasn't the most popular guy in town. But the reason behind the shooting is a mystery.

A fashion designer burying her pain. A surgeon drowning in guilt. Can their relationship survive a fake engagement - and find a second chance at love? Jasmine needs a fake fiancé, and fast. After quitting college to pursue fashion, she’s finally working on a celebrity wedding. The bride’s even asked her to spend a week in Isla del Amor as part of the gig. But when the groom flirts with Jasmine, the bride declares no single women can attend the wedding - and Jasmine blurts out that she’s engaged, even though the only man she wants ghosted her two months ago.

In The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, Beatrix Potter introduces us to the delightful and industrious Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, a kind-hearted hedgehog who runs a laundry for the animals in the countryside. When a young girl named Lucie loses her pocket handkerchiefs, she ventures into the hills and discovers Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle’s charming world of washing, ironing, and caring for her animal customers.

Child is the story of Judy Goldman's relationship with Mattie Culp, the Black woman who worked for her family as a live-in maid and helped raise her—the unconscionable scaffolding on which the relationship was built and the deep love. It is also the story of Mattie's child, who was left behind to be raised by someone else. Judy, now eighty, cross-examines what it was to be a privileged white child in the Jim Crow South, how a bond can evolve in and out of step with a changing world, and whether we can ever tell the whole truth, even to ourselves.

Jane Eyre is a plain orphan girl, unloved and abused by her Aunt Reed, who is sent away to boarding school. Strong of heart and craving independence, Jane embarks upon a life of governess to a young French girl named Adele, the benefactor of the mysterious Mr. Rochester. Life at Thornfield Hall proves just as mysterious as its owner with haunting laughter and a dark secret living in the attic.

The Vagina Book is an essential guide packed with invaluable information about sexual health that everybody should know, but might be too afraid to ask. With sections on anatomy, periods, hormones, sex, contraception, fertility, hair care, and so much more, this fun-to-hear guide helps listeners make healthy decisions for their bodies. Compelling personal essays from a diverse group of luminary figures - including Margaret Cho, Roxane Gay, and Blair Imani - are sprinkled throughout, enriching the pages with beauty, strength, and honesty.

Lex fled Memphis years ago, making ends meet with odd jobs teaching English around the world. She only returns when she has no choice, when her godmother presents her with a bargain she can't refuse. Lex has never understood her mother, who died tragically right before Lex's college graduation, but now she's got a chance to read her journals, to try and figure out what sent her mother spiraling all those years ago.

Drawing on the story of his own great-aunt, Watson explores the life of Miss Jane Chisolm, born in rural, early-20th-century Mississippi with a genital birth defect that would stand in the way of the central "uses" for a woman in that time and place: sex and marriage. From the highly erotic world of nature around her to the hard tactile labor of farm life, from the country doctor who befriends her to the boy who loved but was forced to leave her, Miss Jane Chisolm and her world are anything but barren.

You can change your life in absolutely monumental ways!

Dr. Tiffany Tajiri, a veteran USAF officer and board-certified clinical psychologist, has been in countless sessions with combat veterans and their loved ones and now shares powerful firsthand accounts, lessons, proven exercises, and biblical truth. Whether experiencing combat directly as a veteran or wanting to help bring healing as a family member, pastor, chaplain, or counselor, this book is essential.