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The struggles and humiliations of adolescence are told in an unflinching, funny, surprisingly universal tale of one good Jewish girl's battle with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.

Claire is only seven years old when her college-age sister, Alison, vanishes from the luxury resort on the Caribbean island of Saint X on the last night of her family’s vacation. Several days later Alison’s naked body is found in a remote spot on a nearby cay, and two local men, employees at the resort, are arrested. But the evidence is slim, the time line against it, and the men are soon released. It’s national tabloid news, a lurid mystery that will go unsolved, but for Claire’s family there is only the sad return home to broken lives.

Claire is only seven years old when her college-age sister, Alison, disappears on the last night of their family vacation at a resort on the Caribbean island of Saint X. Several days later, Alison’s body is found in a remote spot on a nearby cay, and two local men - employees at the resort - are arrested. But the evidence is slim, the timeline against it, and the men are soon released. The story turns into national tabloid news, a lurid mystery that will go unsolved. For Claire and her parents, there is only the return home to broken lives.

Drawing on their groundbreaking data-driven research, as well as in-depth case studies and extensive interviews with managers and employees at companies like IBM, Accenture, and eBay, the authors show what behaviors define a connector manager, and why they are able to build powerhouse teams. They also show why other types of managers fail to be equally effective, and how they can incorporate behaviors of connector managers in order to be more effective at building teams.

After 20 years of teaching, steady, reliable Professor Sterling flips out in front of her literature class. Time for a change? Definitely! So when her dad starts cancer treatment, Alene has to brave-up to break out of her routine life. She flies to Colorado to buy cannabis where it is legal, and sneak it home to Texas, where it is not. Arriving at the height of the Green Rush, Alene discovers the glitzy world of pot dispensaries below the gritty streets of downtown Denver.

On the Cleveland waterfront, rookie FBI Agent Merit Reid is ready to prove herself among the seasoned agents on her squad. When a macabre trophy room is uncovered in the basement of a historic home in the affluent Merriman Valley, Merit gets her first taste of action. Teaming up with her boss and reluctant mentor, Sean Everett, they’re hard at work identifying the victims from cold cases and missing persons – until a fresh body turns up.

A caregiver’s roadmap that delivers deep insights and practical solutions. Essential Strategies for the Dementia Caregiver offers a fresh and practical approach to the challenges faced by wives, husbands, and adult children who care for loved ones with dementia.

Eating disorders are one of the most common but elusive conditions to treat in all of Psychiatry. While current treatments do help some patients with eating disorders, many individuals receive little to no benefit from treatment options, leading to a lifelong struggle with anxiety around eating and body image.

The daughter of an outlaw father and a mother with forbidden magic, she’s lived for years with her best friend - a sassy horse - and siblings hidden in the mountains. Away from the rest of the world and the rules that would see her mother executed. When a band of hunting slave traders force her hand, she becomes their unwilling captive, headed to the Trand market as their newest, and least cooperative, product.

Leaving the Base Camp reveals the unconventional growth and management strategies Ilma Tiki used to bootstrap MailerLite from a small Lithuanian startup business to a $90 million exit, building a globally distributed remote team along the way. The entertaining tale is full of practical advice from Ilma’s 10-year-plus journey. You’ll discover the strategies that helped her scale the company while pioneering an asynchronous and productive remote work culture loved by team members in over 35 countries.