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Unexpected

Author : Lori Foster
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2020-06-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781420149470

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“Say YES! to Lori Foster.” —Elizabeth Lowell WHO’S PROTECTING WHO? Eli Conners expected hired mercenary Ray Vereker to be a tank of a guy with forty tattoos—not the feminine ideal with lethal combat skills. While Eli certainly needs Ray’s help, the rest of him is thinking he might have something to offer her . . . Ray’s as good as any man when it comes to storming enemy compounds and loading an AK-47, but who could blame a girl for succumbing to mind-blowing temptation in the steamy jungle? But now it’s back to business. If only Ray wasn’t feeling hot, bothered, dizzy . . . Suddenly, Ray’s precise, no-nonsense mission is veering wildly off course, derailed by raging hormones, out-of-control desire, and a delirious love that is completely unexpected . . . “Filled with Foster’s trademark wit, humor, and sensuality.” —Booklist “Foster’s pages sizzle.” —Christine Feehan

The Unexpected Love

Author : Asma Anam
Publisher : Singapore New Reading Technology Pte Ltd
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Unexpected Love by Asma Anam Pdf

"You hate me, right?" I shook my head but he pulled me closer to his chest. "Feelings are mutual honey," his hot minty breath reached to my ears. He gripped my arms tightly and I winced from the pain. A tear fell from my eyes, I tried to push him but he was way stronger than me. "Daniyal, it's hurting" i cried out. "I know right," he smirked at me. He leaned into me and his lips were about to touch mine, I pushed him away with full force "What were you doing with me Daniyal?" I yelled, his face was red from anger, he held my wrist and pushed me to the walls. "You think, I'll do this with you, really?" He let out a loud chuckle and shot a glare at me. "You're just a piece of trash,my dad bought for me to play but I don't wanna lower my standard so don't worry, I'm not gonna touch you, " his words shattered my heart into pieces. I was his wife, his unwanted wife.

Managing the Unexpected

Author : Karl E. Weick,Kathleen M. Sutcliffe
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2015-08-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781118862490

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Managing the Unexpected by Karl E. Weick,Kathleen M. Sutcliffe Pdf

Improve your company's ability to avoid or manage crises Managing the Unexpected, Third Edition is a thoroughly revised text that offers an updated look at the groundbreaking ideas explored in the first and second editions. Revised to reflect events emblematic of the unique challenges that organizations have faced in recent years, including bank failures, intelligence failures, quality failures, and other organizational misfortunes, often sparked by organizational actions, this critical book focuses on why some organizations are better able to sustain high performance in the face of unanticipated change. High reliability organizations (HROs), including commercial aviation, emergency rooms, aircraft carrier flight operations, and firefighting units, are looked to as models of exceptional organizational preparedness. This essential text explains the development of unexpected events and guides you in improving your organization for more reliable performance. "Expect the unexpected" is a popular mantra for a reason: it's rooted in experience. Since the dawn of civilization, organizations have been rocked by natural disasters, civil unrest, international conflict, and other unexpected crises that impact their ability to function. Understanding how to maintain function when catastrophe strikes is key to keeping your organization afloat. Explore the many different kinds of unexpected events that your organization may face Consider updated case studies and research Discuss how highly reliable organizations are able to maintain control during unexpected events Discover tactics that may bolster your organization's ability to face the unexpected with confidence Managing the Unexpected, Third Edition offers updated, valuable content to professionals who want to strengthen the preparedness of their organizations—and confidently face unexpected challenges.

Unexpected Cables

Author : Heather Zoppetti
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2015-09-04
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781620338544

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Unexpected Cables by Heather Zoppetti Pdf

Take knitted cables from heirloom to vavoom! In Unexpected Cables author Heather Zoppetti has crafted a fresh, modern, flattering collection of 18 knitted garments. She perfectly captures the essence of the iconic knitted cable and makes cabled designs decidedly fashion-forward! The book features 3 chapters: Refined, Lace, and Abstract. • Refined cables explore classic Aran cables using lightweight yarns, twisted stitches, and feminine shapes. • In the Lace section, Heather challenges knitters to marry together these two popular knitting techniques with spectacular results. • The Abstract section focuses on unusual construction, direction, and texture in cabled projects that have edgy, urban feel. Sleek garment shapes, an interesting mix of cables and lace, and unusual construction converge to bring the generations-old tradition of cable knitting squarely into the here and now. Knitters will delight in making these intriguing, accessible creations!

Unexpected Grace

Author : Bill Kramer
Publisher : Templeton Foundation Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2008-03-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781599472362

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In Unexpected Grace Bill Kramer offers a rare look into the human side of the world of scientific research. He goes behind the scenes of four scientific investigations on diverse aspects of the study of unlimited love and offers uplifting portraits of human beings struggling to understand and improve the complex issues facing them. He explores the dynamics between the researchers, the subjects they study, and the participants in the studies, and eloquently tells their personal stories. The stories touch on vastly different social and human issues, but all are connected by love. The first is the story of Courtney Cowart, who was part of a group of theologians who met at Trinity Place in lower Manhattan on September 11, 2001, not knowing her experience would become the subject of a study. The story of how the group struggled to survive and the formation of a practical, effective altruistic community is heartrending and inspiring. This is followed by a description of a University of California Santa Cruz psychology department study on the dynamics of friendship and prejudice that completely changed the perceptions of those involved. The third study, from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, focused on the benefits of religion on mental and physical health, which led its researcher to a greater understanding of forgiveness, humility, and grace. The final powerful story is about a physiology of love study conducted in Iowa City. Here, a functional MRI is the vehicle for measuring empathy and brings the researcher to wonder, "Is there a point at which empathy shuts down and we turn away?" Ultimately she comes to recognize that past experiences influences our ability to respond emphatically. Each story candidly unveils the transformations the researchers and their subjects experienced in the course of their work. This illuminating book, with its unique insights, will appeal to educators, researchers, students, study participants, and everyone who wonders what goes on behind the scenes of investigative studies.

An Unexpected Grace

Author : Kristin von Kreisler
Publisher : Kensington Publishing Corp.
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2013-12-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780758291950

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An Unexpected Grace by Kristin von Kreisler Pdf

In this uplifting novel, a woman recovering from trauma finds compassion and connection with a rescue dog as they help each other overcome fear. Lila Elliot knows she's lucky to be alive. A shooting rampage at her office left several colleagues dead and others seriously wounded. Though Lila's injuries will heal in time, she's having trouble moving past her fear and anger. Being drafted into caring for Grace—a shaggy, formerly abused golden retriever—only adds to her stress. Lila has been terrified of dogs since childhood. But Grace, like Lila, needs time and space to recover. Grace keeps her distance, sensing Lila's wariness, and only perks up for Adam, the neighbor who rescued her. But as an accomplished artist, Lila begins to see the beauty in Grace's wisps of fur and haunted eyes. Each of them has suffered through no fault of her own. And in helping Grace to trust, Lila begins to develop the courage she needs to do the same. Includes reading group guide

The Soldier's Unexpected Family

Author : Tanya Agler
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2021-03-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781488074509

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The Soldier's Unexpected Family by Tanya Agler Pdf

He had a plan… She changed it all! Major Aidan Murphy arrives in the charming small town of Hollydale to take full guardianship of his six-year-old nephew. Only there’s a slight problem—his vivacious, fiery co-guardian. School teacher Natalie Harrison has no intention of letting Aidan take her best friend’s heartbroken little boy away. Now Aidan must convince Natalie that blood is stronger than love…even if his heart tells him otherwise. From Harlequin Heartwarming: Wholesome stories of love, compassion and belonging.

Unexpected Marriage with CEO

Author : Mo Fei
Publisher : Funstory
Page : 885 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781636456171

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Unexpected Marriage with CEO by Mo Fei Pdf

"Your expenses, your mother's medical expenses, all of them are covered by me. I only have one request for you — marry me!" At her most difficult time, the richest man in the city, who had the right to be worth over a hundred million, appeared before her and handed her a ring. Married for three years, giving her the romantic warmth that all the women in the city envied. And there was still the sky-high monthly living expenses of a dozen of them! Until ... When that noble woman who looked exactly like her appeared, Zhao Tong felt as if he had just awoken from a dream! She was just an imposter! But why, when she made up her mind to leave, he tyrannically held her in his arms, his voice low and low, "Sorry, I, Jin, will never let go of my most beloved woman in my entire life. If you want to leave, then take me with you!" She, "..."

Tales of Unexpected Art

Author : Sheila Moore
Publisher : Balboa Press
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2016-05-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781504354097

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Tales of Unexpected Art by Sheila Moore Pdf

Sheila Moore has been involved in Spiritual Events for the last 40 years. Much of it involved a form of art called ‘Psychic /Spiritual Art’ and also the study of the effects of colour on living things. More recently having moved to Norfolk UK the study of Trance Mediumship with a group called ‘The Spiritual Development School’ has brought about a more exciting form of art. This involves feeling a necessity to paint a portrait or picture, sometimes from long past. The research is usually on the internet and their story gives us an idea why they want to come through to us. Some pictures have carried a theme which has proved to be relevant to modern events. Tolerance – Compassion – Care for the Earth. She has been involved with Spiritual healing Groups since 1994, some of those involved with colour healing; there has also been a strong interest in Animal Communication and healing from a distance. She has only spoken of her own experiences, or those that have been experienced by someone known to her. Because all the artwork she talks about was instigated by someone, or something other than herself, she has called it ‘Unexpected Art.’

An Unexpected Journal: The Ancients

Author : C.M. Alvarez,Jesse W. Baker,Donald W. Catchings, Jr.,Annie Crawford,Riz Cresini,Joshua S. Fullman,Karise Gililland,Alex Markos,Douglas LeBlanc,Louis Markos,Seth Myers,Annie Nardone,Cherish Nelson,Zak Schmoll,Jason M. Smith,Jacqueline Wilson,Ted Wright,Iris Zamora
Publisher : An Unexpected Journal
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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An Unexpected Journal: The Ancients by C.M. Alvarez,Jesse W. Baker,Donald W. Catchings, Jr.,Annie Crawford,Riz Cresini,Joshua S. Fullman,Karise Gililland,Alex Markos,Douglas LeBlanc,Louis Markos,Seth Myers,Annie Nardone,Cherish Nelson,Zak Schmoll,Jason M. Smith,Jacqueline Wilson,Ted Wright,Iris Zamora Pdf

Celebrating the Ancients From before the time of Christ, pagan philosophers and storytellers have been influencing thought and shaping culture. In this issue dedicated to the ancient philosophers that formed the foundation of Western culture, we examine the way Christian thought was influenced by and engaged with those early writers and how the Jewish Messiah fulfilled the best hopes raised by what C.S. Lewis referred to as the "good dreams of the pagans." Contributors C.M. Alvarez: "The Power of the Storyteller: Jesus and Aesop" on the ancient tales that changed the world. Jesse W. Baker: "Listening to the Past" on the value of the Ancients. Donald W. Catchings, Jr.: "The Chain-Breaker in Plato's Allegory" on escaping the cave, and an excerpt from the novelette, Strength in Weakness, a retelling of Theseus. Annie Crawford: "Wisdom Became Flesh and Dwelt Among Us: Pagan Dreams of the King of Kings" on Christian virtues and philosopher-kings. Riz Crescini: "The Imaginative Strategy of Boethius" on the apologetic power of the imagination. Joshua S. Fullman: "A Galatian Marriage / Nasoni" on pagan morals and aesthetics. Karise Gililland: "Sede Vacante" on the Fall of Man. Douglas LeBlanc: "Vengeance is Mine, Saith Everyone" on societal and personal judgment. Alex Markos: "The Return of the Kings: Comparing the Homecoming of Odysseus and the Two Comings of Christ" on the tension between love and wrath, and "Persephone" on Christian re-imagination. Louis Markos: "In Defense of Hospitality and Storytelling" on the rules of xenia. Seth Myers: "Till They Have Faces: Lewis's Psyche Meets the Modern Helen of Troy and Circe" on different perspectives on ancient stories. Cherish Nelson: "The Nicomachean Ethics and the Enemy Within" on horror, power, and self-control. Annie Nardone: "Oh Brother: A Bluegrass Odyssey" on ancient morality, values, and spirituality. Zak Schmoll: "Pius Samwise: Roman Heroism in The Lord of the Rings" on Virgil and Tolkien's chief heroes. Jason M. Smith: "Worth Reading: The Ancients" with a list of suggestions on where to begin to read the ancient philosophers, and a review of After Humanity by Michael Ward. Ted Wright: "Drinking from the Well of the Past: A Reflection on the Role of History in Literature & Philosophy for the Modern World" on the function of history. Iris Zamora: "Ancients of Old," a poem celebrating the thinkers of days gone by. Fall 2021 Volume 4, Issue 3 280 pages Cover illustration by Virginia De La Lastra

Unexpected Short Short Tales of Surprise

Author : Patricia Farrell
Publisher : Patricia A. Farrell Ph.D., LLC
Page : 101 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2023-08-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9798988654407

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Unexpected Short Short Tales of Surprise by Patricia Farrell Pdf

Flash fiction stories covering a range of subjects, each one intended to provide interest and stimulate thoughts about life and how we live it. The book is written in an easy-to-read format with "show, don't tell" evident in each aspect of it. Whether you're short on time or interested in delving into the human condition, or even a humorous bit or two, this is the book to keep on your phone or computer. Short in form, but never short in ideas you will find stimulating and even promoting creativity on your part. P. A. Farrell has delved into humanity in ways often worthy of O'Henry, but in shorter format, so if you love short stories, you are in for a treat.

Digital Youth, Innovation, and the Unexpected

Author : Tara McPherson
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780262134958

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Digital Youth, Innovation, and the Unexpected by Tara McPherson Pdf

How emergent practices and developments in young people's digital media can result in technological innovation or lead to unintended learning experiences and unanticipated social encounters. Young people's use of digital media may result in various innovations and unexpected outcomes, from the use of videogame technologies to create films to the effect of home digital media on family life. This volume examines the core issues that arise when digital media use results in unintended learning experiences and unanticipated social encounters. The contributors examine the complex mix of emergent practices and developments online and elsewhere that empower young users to function as drivers of technological change, recognizing that these new technologies are embedded in larger social systems, school, family, friends. The chapters consider such topics as (un)equal access across economic, racial, and ethnic lines; media panics and social anxieties; policy and Internet protocols; media literacy; citizenship vs. consumption; creativity and collaboration; digital media and gender equity; shifting notions of temporality; and defining the public/private divide. Contributors Steve Anderson, Anne Balsamo, Justine Cassell, Meg Cramer, Robert A. Heverly, Paula K Hooper, Sonia Livingstone, Henry Lowood, Robert Samuels, Christian Sandvig, Ellen Seiter, Sarita Yardi

Living the Life Unexpected

Author : Jody Day
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2016-02-25
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781509809042

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‘The book to recommend to patients when they face coming to terms with unavoidable childlessness.' – British Medical Journal In Living the Life Unexpected, Jody Day addresses the experience of involuntary childlessness and provides a powerful, practical guide to help those negotiating a future without children come to terms with their grief; a grief that is only just beginning to be recognized by society. This friendly, practical, humorous and honest guide from one of the world’s most respected names in childless support offers compassion and understanding and shows how it’s possible to move towards a creative, happy, meaningful and fulfilling future – even if it’s not the one you had planned. Millions of people are now living a life without children, almost double that of a generation ago and the numbers are rising still. Although some are childfree by choice, many others are childless due to infertility or circumstance and are struggling to come to terms with their uncertain future. Although most people think that those without children either 'couldn't' or 'didn't want’ to be parents, the truth is much more complex. Jody Day was forty-four when she realized that her quest to be a mother was at an end. She presumed that she was through the toughest part, but over the next couple of years she was hit by waves of grief, despair and isolation. Eventually she found her way and in 2011 created Gateway Women, the global friendship and support network for childless women which has now helped almost two million people worldwide. This edition, previously titled Rocking the Life Unexpected, has been extensively revised and updated, with significant additional content and case studies from forty involuntarily childless people (mostly women) from around the world.

The Unexpected Everything

Author : Morgan Matson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2016-05-03
Category : JUVENILE FICTION
ISBN : 9781481404549

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The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson Pdf

When a scandal surrounding her father upsets all her carefully laid plans for her future, Andie must learn to accept a new relationship with her father and to embrace a little chaos in her life.

The Unexpected

Author : Howard Brodsky,Dustin S. Klein
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0988962292

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The Unexpected by Howard Brodsky,Dustin S. Klein Pdf

"The Unexpected" posits a new theory about the relationship between service and customer loyalty, as well as how to execute it. Four elements comprise The Unexpected: It is memorable, distinguishable, viral, and profitable. Delivering The Unexpected starts at the top of an organization and requires senior executive buy-in. It is executed at ground level and requires empowerment of employees at all levels of an organization. The Unexpected does not have to be costly, and relies more upon creativity, innovation and training team members to see - and act upon - opportunities when they present themselves. Finally, it can be delivered by any organization in any industry and of any size. "The Unexpected" is designed for entrepreneurs and business owners; senior executives; educational professionals; and front-line service employees. The book is written by Howard Brodsky, co-founder and co-CEO of CCA Global Partners, a $10 billion privately held organization; and Dustin S. Klein, publisher of Smart Business magazine and co-author of the Amazon #1 bestseller, "The Benevolent Dictator".