Rose, is taken in by the Hillyer family to serve as a 1930s housemaid so that she can avoid falling into a life of prostitution. Rose’s appearence and personality is such that all men fall for her, and Rose knows it. She can’t help herself from getting into trouble with men. “Daddy” Hillier soon grows tired of Rose’s rambling ways.
A broken man finds the one thing he can’t live without only to lose it. He can’t bring back the woman he loves, but he can cover the ground with the blood of his enemy. “OCTOPUS POT” syndrome – the Japanese call it Takotsubo syndrome – when stressful events cause the heart to balloon and distort, causing it to look like a traditional fishing trap. It scars and weakens the heart muscles and causes the left ventricle to distort and enlarge. The only outcome is certain death.
As a talented producer for the dating reality-TV show, ‘Head Over Heels’, Claire Bardoz’s days are spent behind the curtain, focused on producing the epic love stories of her contestants, all the while living vicariously through her own lacking love life. Looking to spice up the show format for their next season, Claire is elated when she receives an application from Joe Bennett, a ruggedly handsome farmer looking to be their next suitor. Thinking this could be the fresh take the show needs, Claire leaves the bustling streets of New York City and heads to Joe’s farm to officially cast him as their next bachelor and get him camera-ready. Upon arrival, Claire learns that Joe’s sister Addison submitted his application for the show, completely unbeknownst to him. As a massive fan of ‘Head Over Heels’, Addison sincerely wants to see her brother find love, and Joe begrudgingly agrees to participate after learning the TV show will not only film on his farm, but also pay for some much-needed upgrades. Through a romantically themed progression of screen tests, casting selections, and extravagant small-town date experiences, Claire earns Joe’s trust with the process, and he in turn inspires her greatest potential. As their time together leads up to filming the show’s first episode, it becomes evidently clear that deep-seated feelings between Claire and Joe have harvested into a reality that does not require an audience or end credits.
A testament to the immense complexity of nature, The Biggest Little Farm follows two dreamers and a dog on an odyssey to bring harmony to both their lives and the land. When the barking of their beloved dog Todd leads to an eviction notice from their tiny LA apartment, John and Molly Chester make a choice that takes them out of the city and onto 200 acres in the foothills of Ventura County, naively endeavoring to build one of the most diverse farms of its kind in complete coexistence with nature. The land they’ve chosen, however, is utterly depleted of nutrients and suffering from a brutal drought…
Down-and-out former professional ping-pong phenom, Randy Daytona, is sucked into a maelstrom when FBI Agent Ernie Rodriguez recruits him for a secret mission. Randy is determined to bounce back and win, and to smoke out his father’s killer — arch-fiend Feng.
With his promising and rising career in radio and the love of his life by his side, Rayne Wilkins feels that he is ready to conquer the world. However, an unexpected curveball during the holiday season throws a wrench in his plans turning his life upside down, and now he must learn the true value of falling and staying in love.
Boston pharmacist Tom Craig comes to Sacramento, where he runs afoul of local political boss Britt Dawson, who exacts protection payment from the citizenry. Dawson frames Craig with poisoned medicine, but Craig redeems himself during a Gold Rush epidemic.
Madea’s back hallelujer. And she’s not putting up with any nonsense as family drama erupts at her great-grandson’s college graduation celebration.
In the city that never sleeps, Olivia is taking the modeling world by storm. A cover girl in the making, Olivia is booking big clients and bringing her online audience along for the ride. With her career on the rise, she leases a stunning Manhattan loft space. Remodeled extensively over the years, the apartment’s welcoming appearance conceals a dark secret. Upon moving into the unit, a chain of events is triggered by a terrifying misery born years before. Unable to sleep and unwilling to move out, Olivia’s internet audience is witness to a shocking decision that leads to a battle for her soul.
Come take a journey with us into the delights of easy cooking. The point of this cookbook and all our cookbooks is to exemplify the effortless nature of cooking simply.
For David Goggins, childhood was a nightmare — poverty, prejudice, and physical abuse colored his days and haunted his nights. But through self-discipline, mental toughness, and hard work, Goggins transformed himself from a depressed, overweight young man with no future into a U.S. Armed Forces icon and one of the world’s top endurance athletes. The only man in history to complete elite training as a Navy SEAL, Army Ranger, and Air Force Tactical Air Controller, he went on to set records in numerous endurance events, inspiring Outside magazine to name him “The Fittest (Real) Man in America.”
Edition after edition, distinguished teacher and scholar Steve McCornack’s Reflect & Relate helps students develop the interpersonal communication skills needed to face life’s challenges, presenting the latest theory and research with learning tools that makes this scholarship easy to understand and apply.
