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Ethical intelligence may not get the attention of other forms of smarts; but as renowned ethics popularizer Bruce Weinstein shows, it is the most practical, valuable, and even courageous form, determining success on the job, fulfillment in relationships, and sense of self-worth.

A fragile and vulnerable young woman who hides her loneliness under a tough exterior, Charlotte Lawson is drawn, despite her best intentions, to the sexy Damian Westfield, an enigmatic man whose search for the truth about Charlie and his own family could destroy their budding relationship. Original.

It is the stuff of fiction: A collection of stories, never made public, is lost in a drawer for thirty years until, miraculously, the stories are discovered and published. It is also the true story of the book you are holding in your hands. Mary Ladd Gavell died in 1967 at the age of forty-seven, having published nothing in her lifetime. She was the managing editor of Psychiatry magazine in Washington, D.C., and after her death, her colleagues ran her story "The Rotifer" in the magazine as a tribute. The story was, somehow, plucked from that nonliterary journal and selected for The Best American Short Stories 1967. And again, thirty-three years later, "The Rotifer" emerged from near obscurity when John Updike selected it for The Best American Short Stories of the Century. In his Introduction to that collection, Updike called Gavell's story a "gem" and said that her writing was "feminism in literary action." "The Rotifer" has remained, until now, Gavell's only published work. The sixteen stories collected here include the anthologized classic "The Rotifer," in which a young woman learns the extent to which a bit of innocent interference, or the refusal to interfere, can change the course of lives. "The Swing" depicts a mother's strange reconnection to her adult son's childhood as she is summoned outside, night after night, by the creak of his old swing. "Baucis" introduces a woman longing for widowhood who is cheated of the respite she craves and whose last words are tragically misunderstood by her family. The title story, based on the last-minute announcement by Gavell's own son that he was in a school play, is infused with the gentle humor and vivid insights that make all of Mary Ladd Gavell's stories timeless and utterly beguiling. With the publication of I Cannot Tell a Lie, Exactly, Mary Ladd Gavell takes her rightful place among the best writers of her, and our, time.

An incendiary examination of burnout in millennials--the cultural shifts that got us here, the pressures that sustain it, and the need for drastic change

Tired of his grown daughters' efforts to fix him up on dates, divorced father Jed Cotts refuses to get involved in romance, until a weekend getaway with the lovely Karen Andreson forces him to take another look at love. Original.

A vase emblazoned with mysterious family crest in the form of a bolt of lightning holds the key to Brienne LeClerc's true identity but could threaten her growing feelings for antiquities dealer Evan Somerset, in the first in a series of novels following the romantic adventures of two sisters and a brother, separated as children by the turmoil of the French Revolution. Original.

In Plan D, Sherri Shepherd, Emmy Award winner and cohost of The View, presents her easy-to-follow program for losing weight, managing sugar sensitivity, and getting moving—all to help you feel and look your best. For years, Sherri Shepherd was told that she was pre-diabetic. And for years, she ignored her doctor’s advice to lose weight and get healthy before she developed full blown diabetes. When she finally got the big-D diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes, the same disease that took her mother’s life, Sherri vowed that she’d change her ways so that her son wouldn’t be left alone, without a mother, as she had been. With the help of her doctor, she created this program, lost more than 40 pounds, and she looks great and has more energy than she did in her twenties. Sherri’s diabetes is under control, and she was happy to show her stuff, wowing the world on Dancing with the Stars. With tools to help you live a long and healthy life, Plan D is a smart and supportive plan designed to help you lose weight safely, make exercise a real, and fun, part of your life, and control your sugar sensitivity. And through it all, Sherri Shepherd is there, like a trusted friend, offering advice, encouragement, and of course a healthy dose of humor.

Banished from his clan and family due to a traitorous act, loner Lachlan Maclean finds solace in the arms of Fiona Fraser, a captivating widow from America, and as love blossoms between them, betrayal and intrigue threatens to destroy their newfound happiness. Original.

The first book in a new Viking trilogy. Flame-haired Erica of Clan MacQuarrie is proud her father was a Viking Jarl and she vows to follow her Viking destiny. Nordic warrior Torin has come in search of the Jarl's youngest son, "Eric." Discovering the son is a daughter, Torin prepares to leave Scotland to find the Jarl's two sons, but vengeful clansmen take him prisoner. His only hope now is Erica.

Debunking the myth of the skills gap, identifies the real reasons why good people cannot get hired and lays out solutions for ending the employer-employee standoff that has crippled the American job engine.

Nineteen-year-old Brianna Flanigan is determined to hold onto her late father's ranch, although the most powerful landowner in the county is trying to drive her out. One man has the courage to help her, an enigmatic half-breed who rides into Colorado from nowhere, and finds love to heal all wounds.

Tired of living with a free-wheeling adventurer and hoping to give herself and her children some real security, Viki decides to leave her husband Reid after eight years of happy marriage, but Reid soon comes up with a scheme to show Viki the true meaning of love. Original.

Tired of her peaceful and boring life, Zoe Kinnear sets out to find some adventure with the help of daredevil Winfield Skylar, but her biggest challenge comes when she reveals the truth about a ten-year-old boy with Skylar blood in his veins. Original.