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Greater than a Tourist - Italy: 400 tips from Locals will give you the inside scoop on Italy. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this audiobook will give you travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

Nikki's boss gives her the most bizarre assignment of her career. More than 200 solid citizens have reported sightings and contacts with UFO's! Soon she's on the trail with help from the University of Tennessee Space Institute and the Air Force! Roman comes to the aide of an old Army buddy and finds himself with the most baffling case of his career. Did the US Army actually hijack an armored car? Or is his buddy feeding Roman a pack of lies?

Betrayal comes in many forms. In the corporate world, there are big lies, white lies, and lies of omission. In relationships, there are cheaters, two-faced lovers, friends, as well as out-and-out family fraudsters. The more trusting the relationship, the more devastating the betrayal. In Betrayed, Dr. Elaine Eisenman and Susan Stautberg dive into over 50 true stories of betrayal to learn how to successfully handle the trauma in setbacks, overcome the urge for quick revenge, consider the possibilities of forgiveness, and most importantly, set a positive path into the future.

In the face of her father's addiction, an altruistic young Latina struggles to reclaim her self worth amidst her deteriorating Brooklyn projects. Brownsville Bred (adapted from her autobiographical stage play) is a young adult novel told in a series of vignettes - some funny, some heartbreaking, that together tell Elaine Del Valle’s journey growing up in the toughest project in Brownsville, the toughest neighborhood in New York. But her story refuses to be ghetto-ized.

Sadie Tremont suffers through her mother's home remedies for her illnesses, hoping if she can make it to the fall when she will leave for college, then she'll be fine. Sky, a classmate, who showers her with kindness and admiration, opens her eyes to the fact that she might not live that long if her mom has her way.

Four sisters who are giving a new meaning to the expression "the struggle is real" have, yet again, found themselves dealing with more teenage and preteen issues. This third book in the series gives us a peek inside their daily journal entries. Their play-by-play of their everyday lives is funny, witty, and sincere. New drivers, growing pains, school and parenting issues - what could go wrong? You can't help but agree or sympathize with them, even if they are talking about you. The actions of their sisters, teachers, parents, and everyone else is revealed!

Meet Nikki Holden - she may know 140 characters, but social media is not her venue. She's an investigative reporter with more enemies than friends - and her friends are very shady. She's on the trail of a stunning story at Pleasure Island. And she doesn't mind using her pickpocket talents or a well-aimed champagne cork or even a pair of 38s (boobs, not guns) to get her story. She's tenacious, sarcastic, and an ex-con. Meet Roman Cantrell - ex-army ranger who couldn't stop fighting, he went off the grid doing Black Ops but came back to the US to start an international security firm.

Before writing Think and Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill interviewed 500 of the world’s wealthiest people. He tossed that knowledge into a blender and poured out 13 - count ‘em - 13 Success Principles used by virtually every millionaire who ever lived during that time. So, we’ve taken Hill’s “Millionaire Secrets”, whittled down the main principles and highlighted key passages. Then we made it relatable with fun, modern day examples to fast track your success and still leave you enough time to stream you favorite videos.

Mariana Tally was your typical high school nerd - short curly hair and poindexter glasses. The exception - she had a huge crush on the bad boy football star along with everyone else, but she knew she had a slim-to-none chance with Chaz...or so she thought until that one special night. When her dream of being with the football star came crashing down, she all but ran to the big city in pursuit of something more and the hope she would forget him. It isn’t long until she finds herself in a new relationship.

Elaine Sciolino came to Paris as a young foreign correspondent and was seduced by a river. In The Seine, she tells the story of that river from its source on a remote plateau of Burgundy to the wide estuary where its waters meet the sea, and the cities, tributaries, islands, ports, and bridges in between.

Drawing lessons from Sam's transformation journey from difficult child to budding entrepreneur, My Child's Different offers encouragement to parents who may be concerned about what the future might hold. It demonstrates how, with the right support and positive parenting skills, their children can grow up to surprise and delight them.

An accusation of attempted murder rudely interrupted Mary Arnold’s dalliances with working men and her extensive shopping sprees. When her husband Benedict fell deathly ill and then asserted she had tried to kill him with poison, the result was a dramatic petition for divorce. The case before the Rhode Island General Assembly and its tumultuous aftermath, during which Benedict died, made Mary a cause célèbre in Newport through the winter of 1738 and 1739. Elaine Forman Crane invites listeners into this salacious domestic life and reveals the seamy side of colonial Newport.

For Danica Leroux, being an undercover agent has always been her dream, and when she receives a new promotion, she knows it comes with a huge responsibility. When she learns her new job will entangle her with the one-and only movie star Hunter Ford, she eagerly dives into the new assignment with her spunky and challenging attitude. Because threats were made against him, she’s to protect him until the premier of his latest movie...or until they find who’s making the threats.

1976. A 22-year-old Japanese American woman enters the management ranks of a major corporation and encounters...just what you'd expect. Sexism. Misogyny. Racial bias. And she breaks barriers anyway. From the moment Elaine Koyama was hired as a management trainee at agri-business giant Cargill, Inc., she found herself entangled in the endless fight to wedge herself through the doors the women's movement opened.

Rene Thompson has been waiting all year for Negro Achievement Day. It falls on the second Monday in October. This is the one day that Negros get to go to the state fair. Mama has been telling her that when she is 10 years old, she will be old enough to go; this is the age when you can answer questions if you happen to get lost. Rene is worried that the nosy neighbors and the good church folks are doing everything possible to convince her father that it is too dangerous for Negros to travel to Dallas.

Far away in the Sea of Tranquility is the Island of Infinity, home to the last one of every extinct animal species. This is where the sticky Cocklebur Ick must now find a home. But her search brings her into the domain of the mysterious King of Nowhere, the most feared creature on Infinity. The King of Nowhere, the second adventure from Rockford's Rock Opera, is a tale about extinction and redemption. It's a hopeful story that shows that even the smallest creatures can make the biggest difference and that although we may sometimes may feel lost, there is always hope.

El doctor Alex Pattakos, a quien Frankl instó a escribir Prisioneros de nuestros pensamientos, y Elaine Dundon,un referente intelectual en la innovación personal y organizacional, nos muestran cómo la sabiduría de Frankl puede ayudar a los oyentes a encontrar el sentido en cada momento de su vida.

Weddings are the spice of life.... After reuniting with his bio dad, Cord Ryker, Ty Holt is all too aware of how easily life can change - for better or worse. He convinces Eden Miller to pin down their wedding plans and set a date, pronto! And family drama’s the hot sauce.... When a woman from Cord’s past makes a startling accusation, the team discovers an unexpected new clue in the mystery they’re unraveling.

El doctor Alex Pattakos, a quien Frankl instó a escribir Prisioneros de nuestros pensamientos, y Elaine Dundon, un referente intelectual en la innovación personal y organizacional, nos muestran cómo la sabiduría de Frankl puede ayudar a los oyentes a encontrar el sentido en cada momento de su vida. Inspirándose en toda la obra de Frankl, identifican siete «principios básicos» y demuestran cómo pueden aplicarse estos en la vida cotidiana y en el trabajo. Esta tercera edición revisada y ampliada incluye nuevas historias, ejercicios, aplicaciones e ideas.

A recent graduate of college, Nevaeh Clarke, finds herself returning to the outskirts of Meadow Crest to investigate the truth of her father’s death. Staying with her cousin, she finds there are some things she may not want to know. Along her journey, with the help of Kato Dameer, a sexy mechanic with animal magnetism, she learns her self-discovery is playing games with her heart and mind. Nevaeh is taught the truth can be painful, but it can also be bittersweet. Will she let go of the past and see into the future?