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The way we talk to ourselves is often unkind and filled with self-judgments. These overly harsh self-criticisms can make us feel unworthy and incomplete. What if what you really need is not higher standards for yourself, but greater self-compassion? In Living with Your Heart Wide Open, you'll discover how mindfulness and self-compassion can free you from the thoughts and beliefs that create feelings of inadequacy.

In the late 1970s, a serial killer prowled the campus of Michigan State University, terrorizing students and faculty alike. Donald Miller was a graduate of MSU's renowned School of Criminal Justice, but somehow went awry and turned into a monster, targeting pretty coeds for sexual assault and murder. Miller's victims included his ex-fiancée. Only after the killer was brought to justice could the campus return to normal, as a place for education and enjoyment. Donald Miller's path from promising criminal justice grad to deadly criminal is chronicled in this riveting short.

There’s no question. This is my dragon, and I’m going to save it. egg...even if it’s lifeless. The hollow shell has the faintest echo of a heartbeat still inside and my magic as a dragonrider called to it, setting a bond in place. Bonds can be broken, but I refuse. There’s no question. This is my dragon, and I’m going to save it. Even if I die trying.

One case that stood out to Flowers for its sheer brutality as well as shocking aftermath was that of Karla Faye Tucker and Daniel Garrett, who used a pickaxe to hack to death two people. It began in the wee hours of June 13, 1983, in Houston, Texas, as lovers Tucker and Garrett broke into the apartment of Jerry Lynn Dean. By the time the couple left, Dean and his companion, Deborah Thornton, were dead following a vicious attack with a pickaxe and hammer.

Yesterday's Eyes is an inspirational story about three generations of women who must come to terms with the negative issues from their past and learn how to forgive one another. Yesterday's Eyes exposes the journey traveled by these three women. It reveals how a chain of events leads them to discover the healing power of Jesus Christ, and how through His power, the lost will be found, the broken healed, the guilty redeemed, and three generations of emotional bondage will finally be set free.

As Marjorie navigates her junior year at high school, she finds herself up against a formidable opponent. Rowena Farnham is not only clever but also calculating, and her schemes pose a serious threat to the cherished basketball tradition at Sanford High. Can Marjorie rise to the challenge and protect what she loves? - Summary by ashleighjane

After Tom disappears while beach camping during the height of the summer tourist season, his best friend, Michael, travels to coastal North Carolina to investigate. With only a few leads to go on, Michael enlists the help of a local park ranger to explore Shackleford Banks—a wooded island known for its serene shorelines and wild horses. Soon, the pair discovers a horrible truth: a mythical creature inhabits the area and is capable of much worse than they could have ever imagined. "Shackleford Banks Sasquatch is an absolute must-read for readers of monster horror/thriller stories. Fast-...

When numbers and neighborhood stories meet, something powerful wakes up. Parish Stories: Data-to-Story Labs is a field guide for cultural creatives who want to work with data without losing their voice, their humor, or their community in the process. This book was built in and for places like New Orleans—and for every parish, county, borough, and neighborhood that knows it is more than a statistic. It treats “cultural creative” broadly: not just artists and writers, but anyone who carries culture into their work and connects it back to the people they serve—teaching artists and ...

Crystal Ward has been in training to avenge her father since his death five years ago at the hands of the Empire of Raelin. Crystal blames the Raelin and the man who sent her father Max to die, the former Archmage Kevin Wilson. If Crystal's Aunt Mattie has her way Crystal would get no revenge, instead Crystal would be married to Alton Story, a disgusting boy who spends most of his time in brothels. In order to escape her life Crystal moves to the Tower of Magic in Dyson where she quickly establishes herself as a student to watch out for.

A marriage made in hell.... Barely five feet tall, sweet and innocent looking, Charlene Gallego used all of her charms to beguile pretty teenage girls and young women into the back of a van, where her lethal husband, Gerald, lay waiting. A killer couple bound together by secrets, lies, and sex slave fantasies... Married multiple times and still in his early 30s, Gerald Gallego found the perfect companion in Charlene. Over a grisly period of twenty-six months, their bloody and brutal rampage of kidnapping, rape, and murder spanned three states and claimed 11 lives.

The Insurance Guys podcast is dedicated to agents by agents. Scott Howell and Bradley Flowers discuss all aspects of becoming an insurance agent and give real life examples of their experiences in all aspects of hiring, sales and the day-to-day reality of running your own successful insurance agency.

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The gripping tale chronicles the lives of Britain's most infamous husband and wife serial killers couple. Over the course of two decades, Fred and Rosemary West murdered more than a dozen young females. Most of the murders were sexually motivated and took place at the couple's house of horrors on 25 Cromwell Street in Gloucester, in South West England. Only when the killers were brought to justice did their murderous reign of rape, torture, bondage, and terror come to an end.

Prostitution in the Digital Age: Selling Sex From the Suite to the Street explores the sex trade in modern times. For those without direct experience with the seamy, real-life world of prostitution, it can be easy to accept the glamorized depictions of the sex-for-sale industry as it is often portrayed in fiction and Hollywood or sensationalized in the media. In reality, the business of sexual exploitation such as prostitution, sex trafficking, pornography, and sex tourism is far from attractive and, in many instances, can be dangerous, if not deadly.

Most of us are used to tantrums and tears. But what happens when your child’s behavior gets out of hand to the point where you can’t cope? Children’s bad behavior can have a horrendous impact on parents – filling them with self-doubt, feelings of failure, and even more stress and anxiety than normal. The cycle continues. Parents are tense and determined to punish their children. Children engage in power struggles and their behavior becomes even more damaging. The longer this occurs, the harder it is to right the wrong.

In a new town, Marjorie Dean faces the challenges of making friends during her freshman year of high school. As she navigates the complexities of teenage life, she unexpectedly finds herself at odds with a few classmates. Marjorie must confront their unkindness while staying true to her own values and morals, learning important lessons about friendship and resilience along the way. (ashleighjane)

In the year 2044, reporters from the Public Relations Ministry gather at the home of Benjamin Harker, the last surviving member of the Harlem Hellfighters. At the age of 144, he is the oldest recorded man alive. Hidden among them, Clyde Bruner is looking for a different kind of story. Across the US, despite the Great Walls and patrol drones built to keep America secure, something has found its way in. Now, towns are vanishing during the night. Entire populations, gone, only to return after the sun sets, changed, unholy, and lethal. Whatever this evil is, its spreading west.

Wild dragons followed me home. And they’ve learned a new trick. This breed can shift into human form, and they’ve taken my mother hostage. Their price for her safe return? Max Green. I’m more than happy to hand the jerkwad over, but Killian says we need more information, which leads us to working undercover at Max's favorite hangouts. Blending in at my old high school seemed like a good plan at first to get dirt on Max Green and his friends, but after Killian tried to skewer a student, I’m not so sure this plan is going to work out.

The first law of the Valkyrie is "Don't fall in love." I messed that one up...big time. I failed my sisters and fell in love with William Johnson. I've watched him for three lifetimes and a little piece of me broke every time I had to let him die. I paid the price for breaking the first law of the Valkyrie. I lost all the memories I had of Will. That's why Sam is keeping tabs on me. She's an ever-present shadow during my time at Mattsfield High. Sam is the perfect Valkyrie. Tall. Beautiful. Heartless.

Margot Davies is an aspiring investigative journalist stuck in a rudderless job at a small-time newspaper, until one night she stumbles upon a new development in an unsolved, decades-old case that took place in her very own hometown: the infamous murder of six-year-old January Jacobs. With this new information come to light, Margot quickly becomes obsessed with solving the case. She packs up and heads back to the hometown she left at eight years old, hoping to bring justice to January, who was discovered dead in a ditch only hours after her family awoke to find her gone.