Loving Olivia (The Town of Fayetteville 4)
Loving Olivia (The Town of Fayetteville 4)

Author: Dixie Lynn Dwyer

Publisher: Siren-BookStrand

Published:

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 1646374207

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[Siren LoveXtreme Forever: Erotic Romance, Menage, Romantic Suspense, Contemporary, Small Town, MFMMMM, HEA] Olivia Steel held out for love for a very long time. She won't let the five very experienced and dominant Landcaster brothers into her heart until they earn her trust. It's a bit frustrating when they want to jump right into bed, and seem to be looking at her as a possession, and not anything deeper. She soon learns they are hiding their fears, do not do vulnerability, and that a woman broke their hearts and made them distrust all women. She likes them a lot, and feels like she could learn to trust them. In anger of letting go a little, they insult her, but she stands her ground, puts them in their place and ultimately wins their hearts. It's so different for all of them and they don't know if they can handle it. It's the first time Cassan, York, Vito, Hogan and Marcus want to court a woman, gain her full trust and prove they are good men worthy of her love. When the the time is right they make the commitment, but it's all so new, and they have their jobs and secrets they can't share, and these things ultimately put her in danger. They must do everything they can to make up for their mistake. Olivia does everything she can to get back to them, and not lose them forever. Dixie Lynn Dwyer is a Siren-exclusive author.

The Tree Lady
The Tree Lady

Author: H. Joseph Hopkins

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2013-09-17

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 1442487275

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Unearth the true story of green-thumbed pioneer and activist Kate Sessions, who helped San Diego grow from a dry desert town into a lush, leafy city known for its gorgeous parks and gardens. Katherine Olivia Sessions never thought she’d live in a place without trees. After all, Kate grew up among the towering pines and redwoods of Northern California. But after becoming the first woman to graduate from the University of California with a degree in science, she took a job as a teacher far south in the dry desert town of San Diego. Where there were almost no trees. Kate decided that San Diego needed trees more than anything else. So this trailblazing young woman singlehandedly started a massive movement that transformed the town into the green, garden-filled oasis it is today. Now, more than 100 years after Kate first arrived in San Diego, her gorgeous gardens and parks can be found all over the city. Part fascinating biography, part inspirational story, this moving picture book about following your dreams, using your talents, and staying strong in the face of adversity is sure to resonate with readers young and old.

The Smart Wife
The Smart Wife

Author: Yolande Strengers

Publisher: MIT Press

Published: 2021-08-31

Total Pages: 317

ISBN-13: 026254279X

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The life and times of the Smart Wife--feminized digital assistants who are friendly and sometimes flirty, occasionally glitchy but perpetually available. Meet the Smart Wife--at your service, an eclectic collection of feminized AI, robotic, and smart devices. This digital assistant is friendly and sometimes flirty, docile and efficient, occasionally glitchy but perpetually available. She might go by Siri, or Alexa, or inhabit Google Home. She can keep us company, order groceries, vacuum the floor, turn out the lights. A Japanese digital voice assistant--a virtual anime hologram named Hikari Azuma--sends her "master" helpful messages during the day; an American sexbot named Roxxxy takes on other kinds of household chores. In The Smart Wife, Yolande Strengers and Jenny Kennedy examine the emergence of digital devices that carry out "wifework"--domestic responsibilities that have traditionally fallen to (human) wives. They show that the principal prototype for these virtual helpers--designed in male-dominated industries--is the 1950s housewife: white, middle class, heteronormative, and nurturing, with a spick-and-span home. It's time, they say, to give the Smart Wife a reboot. What's wrong with preferring domestic assistants with feminine personalities? We like our assistants to conform to gender stereotypes--so what? For one thing, Strengers and Kennedy remind us, the design of gendered devices re-inscribes those outdated and unfounded stereotypes. Advanced technology is taking us backwards on gender equity. Strengers and Kennedy offer a Smart Wife "manifesta," proposing a rebooted Smart Wife that would promote a revaluing of femininity in society in all her glorious diversity.

The Darkest Legacy
The Darkest Legacy

Author: Alexandra Bracken

Publisher: Disney Electronic Content

Published: 2018-07-31

Total Pages: 655

ISBN-13: 1368026052

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The long-awaited new novel in the New York Times best-selling Darkest Minds series, now a major motion picture. Five years after the destruction of the so-called rehabilitation camps that imprisoned her and countless other Psi kids, seventeen-year-old Suzume "Zu" Kimura has assumed the role of spokesperson for the interim government, fighting for the rights of Psi kids against a growing tide of misinformation and prejudice. But when she is accused of committing a horrifying act, she is forced to go on the run once more in order to stay alive. Determined to clear her name, Zu finds herself in an uncomfortable alliance with Roman and Priyanka, two mysterious Psi who could either help her prove her innocence or betray her before she gets the chance. But as they travel in search of safety and answers, and Zu grows closer to the people she knows she shouldn't trust, they uncover even darker things roiling beneath the veneer of the country's recovery. With her future—and the future of all Psi—on the line, Zu must use her powerful voice to fight back against forces that seek to drive the Psi into the shadows and save the friends who were once her protectors. From #1 New York Times best-selling author Alexandra Bracken comes a harrowing story of resilience, resistance, and reckoning that will thrill loyal fans and new readers alike.

Mohs Micrographic Surgery
Mohs Micrographic Surgery

Author: Stephen N. Snow

Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 464

ISBN-13: 9780299204709

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Mohs Micrographic Surgery, an advanced treatment procedure for skin cancer, offers the highest potential for recovery--even if the skin cancer has been previously treated. This procedure is a state-of-the-art treatment in which the physician serves as surgeon, pathologist, and reconstructive surgeon. It relies on the accuracy of a microscope to trace and ensure removal of skin cancer down to its roots. This procedure allows dermatologists trained in Mohs Surgery to see beyond the visible disease and to precisely identify and remove the entire tumor, leaving healthy tissue unharmed. This procedure is most often used in treating two of the most common forms of skin cancer: basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. The cure rate for Mohs Micrographic Surgery is the highest of all treatments for skin cancer--up to 99 percent even if other forms of treatment have failed. This procedure, the most exact and precise method of tumor removal, minimizes the chance of regrowth and lessens the potential for scarring or disfigurement

Acts of God
Acts of God

Author: Ellen Gilchrist

Publisher: Algonquin Books

Published: 2014-04-08

Total Pages: 229

ISBN-13: 1616203951

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National Book Award winner Ellen Gilchrist presents readers with ten different scenarios in which people dealing with forces beyond their control somehow manage to survive, persevere, and triumph, even if it is only a triumph of the will. From the very young to the very old, in one way or another, they are fighters and believers, survivors.

Sophie Last Seen
Sophie Last Seen

Author: Marlene Adelstein

Publisher:

Published: 2018-10-19

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9781948051187

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Six years ago, ten-year-old Sophie disappeared from a shopping mall. Her mother, Jesse, is haunted by memories of her. She stumbles through her workdays at a bookstore and spends her off hours haunting the mall. Sophie's best friend starts working at the bookstore, and her childhood memories could be the key to solving Sophie's disappearance.