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Maisie loves pitching for her softball team in Arizona, so she’s crushed when she has to move to Minnesota to live with her dad. Upset about the move and her parents’ divorce, Maisie isn’t thrilled when her dad asks her to join his curling team. She thinks it’s a strange sport. But as she learns more about curling—and how much her dad loves it—she begins to have a change of heart. But when its crunch time for the team, will Maisie be able to take charge and lead?

The power has shifted. An unexpected arrival. A tower to conquer. I survived the tournament, now it’s time to deal with the fallout. It seems for every enemy I kill, a new one takes their place. But this time, it hits a little too close to home. When an unexpected visitor, and an old friend, arrive at the manor, I couldn’t help but be excited. Along with my incredible bonded women, things were finally falling into place.

Organizational change doesn’t have to be so difficult. Leading change expert Jake Jacobs shares eight fail-safe ways to make any change initiative at any organization easier, faster, and more effective. In this book, Jake Jacobs provides eight levers that can transform the typical change process into something far smoother and more efficient - he calls the new process "leverage change". Jacobs offers proven advice and real-life examples that will accelerate every step of the change process.

No matter what situation you’re in, you can thrive using the principles of the law of attraction. It’s time to take control of your destiny and make your dreams a reality.

Are you struggling with negative thoughts, pain, or general dissatisfaction? Have you tried using the law of attraction before but were unsuccessful? Do you feel ready to unlock the secrets to living your best life? Many of the powerful principles we recognize today have been used in the law of attraction for centuries. Despite it being around for so long, most people still don’t know how to use the law of attraction effectively. It may surprise you to know that many tools and principles of the law of attraction are actually backed by science.

Need to hide something from the fae? Got a tricky trans-dimensional delivery to make? Need a big ball of magic that can destroy the world? Call Black Box, Inc. The world as we know it is gone. Since the "extradimensional happening", every creature, monster, and fairy tale goblin has turned Asheville, North Carolina, into their personal playground. An uneasy truce exists between the races, but Chase’s unique ability puts him squarely in the crosshairs of treachery, feuds, and monsters.

This book covers the topic of medical marijuana, and will teach you its history, laws, and practical uses. You will learn the history of marijuana, the laws around cannabis use, medical marijuana and its effects on cancer, and much more.

Cillian works for the mysterious Special Branch 20: an organization that runs black ops commissioned by the British government. His specialty is deep undercover assignments with virtually no support. He's been alone for so long that he no longer knows anything else. Mal's also used to being alone. Wanted in several states and even more countries, he's not allowed in the vicinity of any of his former Navy SEAL teammates. And his current assignment is to track Cillian in order to discover the spook's endgame. Except he's no longer sure which one of them is getting played.

Four women. African-American, white, rich, poor. They seemingly have nothing in common. Yet every day they face the complex realities of twenty-first-century urban life as they try to balance their needs with their belief in God.

Forget searching for the right job - start building a life in which you don't need a job. A job-free life is possible, and you have options about how to achieve it. This book provides real-world examples of people who have successfully quit the rat race using four different strategies: extreme saving, unjobbing, lifestyle businesses, and startups. Whether you want to achieve financial independence and retire early, or simply never work for anyone else again, this book provides an essential guide.

Jake Fiennes is on a mission to change the face of the English countryside. Mass farming, crop science and industrial chemicals have destroyed the majority of our natural landscape and wildlife over the last century. Land Healer is the story of Fiennes' ambition to bring back our flora and fauna—by reclaiming our traditions and trialling new experiments which could restore our symbiosis with our land, and save our shared future.

In Inspired to Soar!, T.D. Jakes shares 101 daily readings that will motivate you to launch your entrepreneurial drive. Blending the practical business acumen of a successful CEP with the dynamic voice of a life coach and pastor, Jakes will challenge you to embrace your God-given purpose. Each reading is designed to fit into the schedule of a busy professional, while providing Biblical wisdom, reflections, and inspiration.

Nita and Sohail are thrilled when they win scholarships to attend the Alaska Young Explorers program. Both kids could use the prize money to help their families and set out to compete as hard as they can. But things take a turn when they're paired up on an expedition. The two make a misstep while hiking down a glacier and find themselves in dangerous territory.

It is never easy to be the new kid in school—or on the basketball team. But when Yasmin Jones faces racism from one of her new teammates, she insists on dealing with it on her own. Her solution is to prove to her new team that she is a star player. As pressure builds, though, Yasmin’s game suffers. How can Yasmin address her problems on and off the court?

Kelcey wants to quit the basketball team. A mysterious person named Dr. C is running a basketball clinic at her school. Dr. C claims to be able to fix basketball problems, but Kelcey is sure it'll take more than a doctor to make her love the game again.

Patty's coworker, Lynn, has a party almost every weekend and has invited Patty and her husband to each one. But Patty has thus far refused to attend because of the tales Lynn tells about the goings-on at her parties. But this time, Patty relents and agrees to attend, reasoning that nothing inappropriate would go on at a Halloween costume party. Her reasoning turns out to be faulty. After convincing her reluctant husband, Rod, to go, she finds out that bobbing for apples is a completely different game at Lynn's party. In fact, all the games are not what she expects and will test her and ...

Matt wants to make the Evergreen racing team, but his chances are seriously threatened when a new boy moves to town and resorts to cheating in order to win.

Amy’s marriage had become lackluster, and she didn’t know why. A friend suggested ‘spicing things up’ by having a boudoir photo shoot in sexy lingerie and presenting the pictures to her husband. That photo shoot opened Amy’s eyes to what had really been missing from her life; and it wasn’t her husband. The beautiful and young female photographer Amy went to because she didn’t want to be photographed in lingerie by a man, led Amy down a path to sexual fulfillment. A path that Amy didn’t know she wanted to follow, and didn’t know she needed to venture down, but nonetheless, ...

Ever since superspy Cillian moved into Prophet's building, their game of Steal the Couch has been funny to Prophet but a thorn in Tom's side. Then Prophet gets bored one night during an ice storm and insists on playing another simple game with Tom: Truth or Dare. In exchange for one of Prophet's truths, Tom steals the couch one last time. But Prophet's truths are never easy - Tom should know that by now - and this one raises questions neither of them quite knows how to answer.

Take a Shot! is the incredible true story of how three unlikely partners broke all the rules and beat all the odds to create Major League Lacrosse. This book will take you on a roller-coaster ride through the ups and downs of starting a business - and not just any business, but a professional sports league built around America’s oldest and most tradition-bound game. Today, Major League Lacrosse is entering its 12th season, and the sport has exploded into the fastest-growing game in the U.S. But it wasn’t always that way... not even close.