Torn between two men proposing marriage, Sandy accepted Lyle, and moves in with him. After months of watching their love slip away, she thinks things couldn't get worse. Wrong. Sliding from heartbreak to humiliation on national television, Sandy becomes gossip fodder from coast-to-coast. Deserted by family and friends, she suffers the consequences of her mistake alone. After all, life doesn't offer up second chances, does it? Devastated when Sandy...

This book taps into popular culture's insatiable appetite for the supernatural. Written in a popular style, Heaven and the Afterlife touches on many topics related to life after death, including amazing near-death experiences, accounts from the Bible, testimonies, theories, and what some of the world's religions believe. It will demystify the afterlife with information about heaven, hell, ghosts, angels, near-death experiences, and much more, helping...

A lively dialogue between a foreign philosopher and a powerful statesman, Plato's Laws reflects the essence of the philosopher's reasoning on political theory and practice. It also embodies his mature and more practical ideas about a utopian republic. Plato's discourse ranges from everyday issues of criminal and matrimonial law to wider considerations involving the existence of the gods, the nature of the soul, and the problem of evil. This translation...

Her second place finish in a writing contest for third graders disappoints Emma, a deaf girl, but her best friend Izzie, who did not expect much, is thrilled to finish third, so the girls decide to celebrate together. Includes an ASL fingerspelling chart and a sign language guide.

Middle-schooler Nate Wright vies against his rival, the "perfect" Artur, to win the grand prize of a customized skateboard in their scout troop contest.

Wartime dreams soar in this novel of ambition and resilience. Third in the World War II home front series from the author of Swingboats on the Sand. Shirley Downs has always known she was no ordinary girl. But when she enters and wins a singing contest, she begins to realize that her talent is really something special. However, it is 1941, and a career on the stage comes second place to rationing and bomb threats. Nevertheless, Shirley is determined...

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 The world of sales has changed significantly in the past few decades. Buyers have more information about you, your company, and the market than ever before. Solution sales concepts aren't working as they once did, and many companies are calling us to ask how they can sell again. #2 The winners of actual sales opportunities sell radically differently than the...

At critical moments in history, our second place metal was the most important metal on Earth. Big History reveals how silver's place in our minds was determined by the heat of exploding stars, and how this one metal saved democracy.

Chuck Wood has won the Best of the Forest art contest three years running with his graceful wooden sculptures. But this year, newcomer Scooter Possum provides stiff competition with his abstract paintings, causing Chuck to erupt with jealousy and insecurity. With the help of his friends, he rediscovers his love of making art and learns the merits of coming in second place.