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Attorney Rachel Kahn, seeking a new life, takes her middle name, Noa, as her first name. In her mid-thirties, she leaves private practice in New York to work at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. on halting the illegal opioid trade. Working with Tony Palmer, a colleague from the CDC in Atlanta, she helps track drug-dealers in San Francisco and discovers new approaches in Seattle and Vancouver to confronting addiction, leading her to introducing harm reduction practices on Indian reservations where drug abuse is rampant.Noa's journey takes her from the war on drugs to harm reduction and eventually to drug legalization. Both Noa and Tony deal with family loss from illegal drugs. Their efforts to heal their families, as well as to assist abusers, result in a bond that evolves into love.

As a society, are we more into smelling the roses or pulling the weeds? This is the question that plagues author Roger Shuman about modern society. Shuman's Common Sense to the Nth Degree boldly confronts the core issues facing the world today, challenging readers and citizens to look at the world with fresh and logical eyes and to concentrate more on enjoying the good things rather than trying to cull out the bad. Canvassing every hot button topic from the true meaning of the Constitution to the origins of road rage, Shuman uses real life examples and sometimes biting humor to analyze and indict the views of a culture gone mad with superficiality and ignorance. Delve into this collection of hypotheses and anecdotes, and learn what it means to possess Common Sense to the Nth Degree.

An adventurous, thrilling caper for young Macaroni Toni. Follow her to see what a regular, semigular day holds for her in Baltimore. What will she see? What will she find? What will she do? Who knows?

"Family is not an important thing. It is everything." This is the mantra of the Gurin family until a dark secret from the past is revealed driving their relationships to the crossroads of tragedy. While having their usual family dinner, without warning, Sophie brutally assaults Frank, her husband. Her violent behavior is witnessed by her two daughters, Addie, six and Mary, eight, and her mother, Irina, an immigrant from Poznan, Poland. Committed to a hospital, Sophie delves into painful flashbacks and dreams that involve a faceless man abusing a child. It isn't until some months later that she discovers through therapy that the little girl is her. Her shame about being abused forces her to keep it a secret from her family. The same is true for the humiliation she suffers about being a patient in a psychiatric unit for nearly a year. Sophie concocts a risky fictional account explaining her breakdown and hospitalization and demands that her mother and husband participate in this deception because she's fearful the truth would forever change the love her daughters feel for her. Told from multiple points of view, the story takes place in Chicago in 1965, and spans twenty years. Delving into the relationships of the Gurin women as mothers and daughters, the reader experiences the tender undersides of their love as well as the sharp edges which nearly destroy them. The heart of this book touches on the genuine compassion mothers and daughters need to be capable of when their disappointments go beyond what appears to be unforgivable.

Jackson Namibia is a typical middle grade schooler who dreads not only his first day of school, but the "crime spree three". A group of rough and tough students he gave that name to last year. We follow along as Jackson enters a new school year and is faced with the scariest, most overwhelming task he has ever taken on, standing up for himself. But defending himself and his friends from bullies aren't his biggest obstacles, believing in himself is. We watch as he enters a competition that challenges more than his popularity, but the very impression Jackson has of himself. He meets some pretty big feelings as he realizes he already possess all of the qualities to overcome the very thing he is afraid to do. This heartwarming tale about courage in the face of anxiety, fear and doubt takes us on a wild ride as he flops between finding the courage to win the biggest contest he's ever been in or the chances of him just landing flat on his face. "Jackson Speaks is a captivating and appealing story about conquering difference. The powerful embedded strategies will support and transform the reader's self-doubt to self-confidence." - Gloriane R. Smith, Literacy Program Manager "Nickerson eloquently presents the reader with topics and events parent, students and educators encounter today, more than ever before in the educational setting. I am particularly impressed and thrilled about the importance placed on parents support of their child's emotional needs throughout the story. As a school counselor, I will certainly use this book to guide small group lessons with students; discussing themes such as bullying, having a growth mindset, positive self-estem and relevance in their lives." - Nichole Q. McCroskey, Med School Counselor Reading Age: 6 - 10 Grade Level: 1 - 4 580L

Oh how exciting it is to go from Kindergarten to big kid school. It could be a little scary too. What do you think? So many questions. So much to say and see at this huge new school. Brielle is so excited she can barely contain it. Trying to be mindful of the million questions she wants to ask... Brielle brilliantly narrows it down to just a few. Big kid school here she comes, questions and all.

Inspired leaders strive to be better at every turn. They embrace change and look to engage and encourage their people to new levels. ¿ But what happens when the world around you is uncertain?¿ When incessant change is thrust upon you and fear is rampant in your teams.¿ What happens when the very place you work is removed? Today's leaders have had to reevaluate where and how they do their business. That involves a new way of leading. Where's the Office? Moving Today's Leaders from What IS to What CAN BE provides the new perspective that the 'office' resides within you and that you can lead from wherever you are. It provides both the strategy and the tools for your success in this environment. It moves you and your teams from acceptance of what is to the evolution and possibility of what can be.You'll receive innovative tools like Mind SPACE, that when introduced to the FBI opened their minds to the insight that enabled them to proclaim, "Now we can do long-range planning!"And The Seven Levels of Communication, a tool that provides clarity in why there are communication breakdowns but more importantly how to elevate the way you communicate to better lead teams, initiatives, and yourself.

Ideas, beliefs, values, attitudes, and feelings shift, pendulums swing, and lifestyles change. With reference to male and female sexuality, we, as a society, don't think the same things that we used to think thirty or so years ago (and even less years than that). Roles are different, new laws have been passed, culture has changed, and some of our traditions have been fading. Even new medical surgeries are being performed. Some have been performed for a while and some haven't, because they are so new. Men can become women, physically and anatomically, and women can become men, physically and anatomically.

This book is to reassure our little ones that being different is the exact thing that makes them beautiful and unique! We should always accept others for who they are on the inside instead of judging them from the color of their feathers on the outside.

Missing Pieces Pt. 2 is the sequel to the first project by Marc Mitchell Jr. It takes a deeper dive into the hardships and challenges that Marc faced. In the book, Marc talks about almost dying multiple times. Marc talks about how he is paving a way for not only himself but everyone and it shows how big of a heart he has and shows a little bit of personality. Marc's courage to display that in not only his 1st book but his second book is superhero-like. Being a student-athlete is very stressful if you are one currently you understand and in this story, you will read about the ugly and the beauty of not only being a student-athlete but being a successful young black man in today's society. With all the odds against you will you double down?

This book is a thriller about one family's fight to get their loved one back after he was kidnapped by a band of drug dealers. With many twists and turns throughout it will play with your emotions. This book will restore your faith in your fellow man.

This book is about the story behind the song. I personally feel that every song has a story to tell or a reason for that song being written. I also believe that if you knew the story behind the song, it would make the song more interesting. This is just a few of the songs that I have written and the story behind the song.

In 1978, Margaret Thode, a high school senior from Rock Island, Illinois, was murdered. The act was vicious, personal, and vile. Her murder was never solved.The crime haunted her girlfriend, Agatha Pruitt, who went on to become a research librarian at the University of Iowa. Agatha, now newly retired and back in Rock Island, re-opens the murder case long abandoned by the police. She herself meets an untimely demise shortly thereafter.Agatha's brother calls upon Bertrand McAbee to undertake a private investigation into his sister's murder. Reluctantly, the aging McAbee consents. Once again, McAbee needs to rely on his longtime loosely connected comrades to assist his agency, ACJ, in bringing a killer to justice. McAbee finds the thread that links the two murders and concludes that the murderer of both women is still at large, rattled by Agatha's inquiries. As McAbee's attention shifts to the 1978 cold case, among many obstacles he must deal with is the chief homicide investigator of Rock Island who detests McAbee for his relationship with Augusta Satin, his pillar of strength, confidant, and more at ACJ.Leads are few, as McAbee must deal with an assortment of characters to gain a foothold. After many dead ends, he finally catches a break. But it puts him up against a professional killer mentored and protected by one of the world's greatest powers.

The summertime book is written as a first person account about the author's oldest daughter. Growing up on a small farm is hard work (for the parents and the children). There were always chores but there was also a lot of unscripted fun. Using the voice of her daughter the author describes what the children loved about growing up on the farm and the freedom they enjoyed. There were no electronics at that time and the children had to make their own fun.The wonderful Illustrators in this children's book were all hired as freelance artists and illustrators from FIVERR. The author made a point of offering illustrations to artists from all around the world for this book, each had a different artistic flair.The last pages of the book include recipes from the text.

According to a 2018 study by UCLA and Dartsmouth researchers, friends are "cognitively homophilous," meaning they share similar neural brain patterns. In layman's terms, the brains of friends respond in remarkably parallel ways, literally meaning friends are on the same wavelength.Aristotle advanced this basic notion over 2,300 years ago, writing, "Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies." Aristotle was most likely philosophizing about the relationship referred to today as "soulmate." On the amity scale, soulmates are at the pinnacle. Because they can sometimes read each other's mind and think the same thought at the same time, this may be a spiritual bond.Whatever wavelength we have is a gift from God, as He has all the bandwidth. His love for all of mankind, or agape (selfless) love, is a supreme passion that we can, at best, only try to imagine. This is a book about the best kind of human love... be it eros (romantic)... storge (familial)... or philia (brotherly)... the kind of love that comes from being on the same wavelength as another soul.Wavelengths is divided into three sections. The first part, Exploration, consists of four essays, all dealing with love: love for the Venezuela that was, for a high-school military academy, for God and for a very special shady lady. The subsequent section, Excursion, is made up of bursts of love for trains, friends, a child, a woman and above all, God. Excursion also features vignettes on Las Vegas, boating, briefcases, Butler, Beatles and Joan Baez. The final section, Immersion, is comprised of five articles about a brilliant singer-songwriter, a unique human being and the author's friend, Mickey Newbury.Join the author on this journey through his unique experiences, and you just might tune in to a few new wavelengths.

This book was written on behalf of Robert Charles Simpson who was falsely accused of crimes that he never did commit. All charges and court cases brought against him were "politically motivated" by Liars, Cheats, and Thieves. This book sets out to prove that America is Dead and the Corporate Government has insidiously taken over by making ALL Americans Corporate entities.

This book sets out to show how the Judicial, Executive, and Legislative branch of government have taken Americans Rights away and substituted them for what they call Policy and Procedures.