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【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Behind the Pass: Real Culinary Challenges and How to Survive Them 1, #1【電子書籍】[ Astitva Prakashan ]

＜p＞Professional kitchens do not fail because of recipes. They fail because of systems, people, timing, and pressure. Behind the Pass: Real Culinary Challenges and How to Survive Them examines what truly causes service breakdowns in hotel and fine dining kitchens, long before the first ticket is printed.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Written from inside live service, this book moves past culinary theory and focuses on operational reality. Drawing on more than two decades of experience in five star hotels and high volume kitchens across India and abroad, Mahesh Mahto breaks down how weak preparation, unclear communication, poor timing, and fragile leadership systems quietly erode performance. The failures described are not dramatic moments but predictable outcomes of design flaws that surface under pressure.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Each chapter follows a disciplined structure. A real service problem is identified, its root cause is examined, common mistakes are exposed, and practical corrections are explained. The focus is not on blame or motivation, but on systems that protect consistency when conditions are imperfect. Topics include service flow, prep discipline, menu design under volume, communication at the pass, training for pressure, cost control, and leadership decision making.＜/p＞ ＜p＞This is not a recipe book and not a memoir. It is a working guide for chefs, kitchen leaders, and hospitality professionals who want calmer services, stronger teams, and food that leaves the pass as intended even on the busiest nights. The book is meant to be applied gradually, one correction at a time, the same way strong kitchens are built.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】God's Best Dressed Man【電子書籍】[ Jimmy Dixon ]

＜p＞The magic sand of greatness never touched the shoulders of Aaron. Older than Moses by several years, he was younger when it came to the genius of character. In Egypt, he was his brother's mouthpiece, the bumper between the elders and the people, between Pharaoh and Israel as wellーhe did the talking.＜/p＞ ＜p＞He also did the praying. He was the senior member of that distinguished clan of High Priests of Levi, which controlled Israel for 1,600 years. And because of that, Aaron was the instrument of God in most of the miracles of Exodus. He did, however, make several mistakes.＜/p＞ ＜p＞He was eloquent, but unstable. Witness his erection of the Golden Calf and the ridiculous excuse he gave when Moses called him to accountーhe said he threw the gold into the fire, and out came this calf!＜/p＞ ＜p＞He was weak in times of danger. Pressure would make him mess up. Witness his willingness to let his own sister take all the blame when the people rebelled against Moses.＜/p＞ ＜p＞He was strong as long as he had Moses to lean on, but when left to himself, he was quite apt to fall. Thus, the life of Aaron is a picture of a dressed-up outward show, simply because of the beautiful decoration Moses put on him.＜/p＞ ＜p＞But let us not get hung up on Aaron's weaknesses; we have some too. Or Aaron's mistakesーwe make some too. So let's not be too hard on Aaron and miss what's really going on in the message contained in Aaron's clothes.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Fire and Ice: A Bimbo Transformation Story Marriage Counseling, #2【電子書籍】[ Sadie Thatcher ]

＜p＞Siobhan and Nikolai visit Dr. Gould for help with their marriage. They just can't stop cheating on each other. Their affairs aren't even well hidden. But they each blame the other for their infidelity. And Dr. Gould has a solution, a combination of special vitamins and weekly sessions spent with him. He promises that seven weeks will be all it takes.＜/p＞ ＜p＞But the vitamins slowly change the unsuspecting couple. Nikolai gains muscle and a need to be physical. Siobhan develops curves as her head empties, turning her into a submissive bimbo for her man, willing to do anything for him, even selling herself for money under his direction.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Will this be another success for Dr. Gould or will the marriage between Siobhan and Nikolai fall apart? Find out in Fire and Ice.＜/p＞ ＜p＞This bimbofication short story is 10,000 words long. It is the second book in the Marriage Counseling Series.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Breaking the Cycle: A Family Powered Framework【電子書籍】[ demetrics mccauley ]

＜p＞＜strong＞This Is Not a Book About Prison. It's a Book About Leadership, Accountability, and Family Power.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞If you love someone who is incarcerated, system?involved, or stuck in cycles that keep repeating ー this book was written for you.＜br /＞ Not to comfort you. Not to blame you. ＜strong＞But to equip you.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Every community produces natural leaders. Families recognize them first. Influence, presence, defiance, intelligence, and independence are not accidents ー they are leadership traits. When those traits are misaligned, families carry the cost quietly and indefinitely. ＜strong＞This book exists to change that.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞What This Book Does＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞This book reframes incarceration, struggle, and survival through a lens families are rarely offered:＜br /＞ ＜strong＞accountability as love, leadership as obligation, and repair as behavior.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞You will learn how to:＜/p＞ ＜ul＞ ＜li＞Stop unintentionally enabling patterns that delay growth＜/li＞ ＜li＞Reframe accountability as protection, not punishment＜/li＞ ＜li＞Support your loved one without sacrificing yourself＜/li＞ ＜li＞Shift family dynamics from survival to structure＜/li＞ ＜li＞Realign natural leadership with responsibility to the community＜/li＞ ＜/ul＞ ＜p＞This is not theory. It is a ＜strong＞practical framework＜/strong＞ meant to be used together.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Who This Book Is For＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜ul＞ ＜li＞Families of incarcerated or system?involved individuals＜/li＞ ＜li＞Parents, partners, and caregivers navigating long?term strain＜/li＞ ＜li＞Communities seeking real solutions beyond sympathy＜/li＞ ＜li＞Anyone ready to replace hope with actionable structure＜/li＞ ＜/ul＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞What This Book Is NOT＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜ul＞ ＜li＞A self?help book＜/li＞ ＜li＞A motivational speech＜/li＞ ＜li＞A justification for harmful behavior＜/li＞ ＜li＞A critique of families＜/li＞ ＜/ul＞ ＜p＞This book assumes strength ー and builds from there.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Why This Matters Now＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Systems punish behavior but rarely realign identity. Families are left to manage the emotional and relational fallout with no tools, no structure, and no language for accountability that doesn't feel like betrayal.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞This book provides that language.＜/strong＞＜br /＞ Used consistently, it becomes a community tool ー one that realigns leadership, restores boundaries, and changes outcomes.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Important Note＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞This book may feel uncomfortable if you are not ready to change how you support your loved one.＜br /＞ That discomfort is part of the work.＜br /＞ If you are ready, begin here.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Shadows of Kensington Gore【電子書籍】[ Ross Montgomery ]

＜p＞**The irresistible sequel to ＜em＞The Murder at World's End＜/em＞, where beloved detective duo, Stockingham & Pike, must catch a killer in a city teetering on chaos.＜/p＞ ＜p＞London, 1911. Coronation fever. Suffragette unrest. A city crackling with tension.**＜/p＞ ＜p＞When a policeman is found brutally murdered on the streets of Kensington, blame falls on the three women seen fleeing the scene.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Their sole witness? Stephen Pike: ex-borstal boy, under-butler extraordinaire and assistant to the most unconventional detective in London, Miss Decima Stockingham. Sharp-tongued, fearless and bored of behaving herself, she’s the only one able to see that this case is not what it seems.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Aided by an invisible network of maids ? their eyes and ears in every house in London ? this unlikely duo must catch the killer before time runs out. But in a city dazzled by ceremony and divided by change, you never know what might be lurking in the shadows…＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Your favourite duo return in this witty and gripping historical mystery, where ＜em＞Downton Abbey＜/em＞ meets ＜em＞Sherlock＜/em＞.＜/strong＞＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Ashes of a Broken God【電子書籍】[ N.K. Aning ]

＜p＞Seven hundred years ago, the gods vanished and the world froze.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In the age since their disappearance, humanity has survived by blame and belief. Cities cling to life beneath endless winter. And those born with traces of divine power, the godborn are hunted, and executed, accused of prolonging the world's ruin.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Kai has lived his life in hiding, knowing only that something about him is dangerous enough to get him killed.＜/p＞ ＜p＞When a public execution triggers visions he cannot explain and his sanctuary is destroyed, Kai is forced into a world shaped by fear and inhabited by creatures older than memory. Guided by a forbidden book and a map to the long-abandoned Old World, he begins a journey across fractured lands where the scars of ancient war still tear open the earth.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Along the way, Kai is joined by Isera, a survivor who has lost everything to the gods and trusts nothing touched by them. As starving divinities stir, human factions clash, and the past begins to surface in broken fragments, Kai is drawn toward a truth buried so deeply it threatens to unmake everything the world believes about itself.＜/p＞ ＜p＞At the heart of the Old World, with gods closing in and humanity watching, Kai will face a choice no one has made before, one that offers no victory, no absolution, and no escape from its cost.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Can We Blame God?【電子書籍】[ WILLEM J GOOSEN ]

＜p＞Why do bad things happen?＜/p＞ ＜p＞At some point in life, we all grapple with difficult questions about faith, suffering and the nature of God. Is God to blame for the pain we experience? Is He punishing usーor withholding blessings from our lives? These are not easy questions, and many people find themselves hurt and confused as they search for answers.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In Can We Blame God?, Willem J. Goosen explores these profound issues with honesty and compassion, drawing on Scripture to uncover the truth behind our struggles. Through thoughtful reflection and biblical insight, he offers clarity on God's true nature, His will and His grace.＜br /＞ This book invites readers into a deeper understanding of faithー one that brings hope, healing and a renewed perspective on the challenges we face.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Thorne Covenant The Prequel to The Fabric of Shadows【電子書籍】[ Roger Flynn ]

＜p＞＜strong＞HARRIET THORNE＜/strong＞ is twenty-two, grief-hollowed, and alone on a train that she slowly realizes has been empty for miles. The other passengers left while she was reading the letter ー the one from the lawyer, the one that says she has inherited a house in a town her father never spoke of, in a place that doesn't appear on any map she owns.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Her father, Archibald, died in August. He did not die peacefully. He died clawing at the air, muttering words the doctor called delirium and the priest called something else. Three months later, Harriet finds a second letter hidden in her luggage ー in his handwriting, though she packed the case herself. It begs her not to go. It tells her the house is alive. It tells her the walls have veins and the pantry has a table with restraints. It tells her to burn everything and run.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The last line reads: ＜em＞It lies. It has always lied.＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞She goes anyway.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Oakhaven＜/strong＞ is a town that should not exist. It is prosperous where every surrounding town has withered. The shelves are stocked, the people are fed, and no one ever leaves. The citizens greet Harriet by name before she introduces herself. A woman on a porch knits with yarn that pulses in her hands. The children play in silence. The church is locked, and the sign on the door redirects all inquiries to the Thorne House.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The house is waiting for her. The candles are already lit ー fresh wicks, barely melted, in a building no one has entered in decades. The door swings open before she touches it. It closes behind her without her hand. The staircase banister throbs with a heartbeat beneath the polished wood. A bedroom mirror shows the room behind her but refuses to show her face.＜/p＞ ＜p＞On the third floor, behind a white door leaking light in colours that shouldn't exist, Harriet finds the nursery. The walls are alive ー covered in thousands of black threads that pulse with bioluminescence, a neural map of something vast and dreaming. A cradle rocks by itself. A rocking horse tracks her with painted eyes. And in the corner, in a chair that moves though no one sits in it, is ＜strong＞CONSTANCE＜/strong＞ ー an impossibly ancient woman with skin like wallpaper and teeth like needles, who says: ＜em＞"I have been waiting for you."＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Threads erupt from the floor and coil around Harriet's ankles. She cannot move. She cannot scream. She can only listen.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Through Constance and through Archibald's hidden journal, Harriet learns what lives inside the house. The ＜strong＞Weaver＜/strong＞ is not a spirit. It is not a creature. It is a process ー the hunger that exists when pattern recognizes itself, the darkness between threads, the silence that gives sound its shape. It has existed since before human language had a word for fear. In 1647, ＜strong＞Josiah Thorne＜/strong＞ built his house on top of the door that holds it, and made a covenant: the town would prosper, the family would endure, and in exchange, the Thornes would feed it. One soul per year, extracted with a bone needle by a woman of Thorne blood ー the Seamstress ー and pushed into the walls like meat into a mouth.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Without the feeding, the Weaver weakens. And if the Weaver dies, the door opens fully, and what pours through ー the ＜strong＞Unraveling＜/strong＞, a primordial chaos older than creation ー would unspool reality like yarn pulled from a sleeve.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Harriet witnesses the extraction. A young man named ＜strong＞Thomas Blackwell＜/strong＞, twenty years old, engaged to be married, lies on the table in the pantry and does not resist. The bone needle enters his wrist. A thread of living darkness follows it beneath his skin. Over the course of an hour, Constance draws his soul out through the stitch ー a glowing filament that twists and fights and tries to crawl back into his body. When it is over, Thomas still breathes, still blinks, but the light behind his eyes is gone. He will be fed and dressed and honoured for the rest of his empty life.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Constance feeds the soul into a cavity in the wall. Harriet feels the Weaver consume it through the needle in her hand ー not eating, but incorporating, absorbing Thomas's memories, his love for his fianc?e, his pride, his suppressed terror, using all of it to hold the door shut for one more year.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Constance dies. Harriet is alone with the needle and the house and the thing that breathes in the walls.＜/p＞ ＜p＞She refuses to serve it on its terms. She tells the Weaver they are partners, not master and slave, and demands the right to find a way to feed it without destroying anyone. The Weaver, intrigued by something it has never encountered ー defiance ー agrees. When a Harvard folklorist named ＜strong＞Dr. Finch＜/strong＞ is lured to the house by a letter the Weaver forged in Harriet's handwriting, Harriet protects him. She feeds the Weaver his curiosity and wonder instead of his soul. It is thinner nourishment than terror, but the Weaver accepts it. The covenant shifts.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Then the test comes.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Dead threads appear on the kitchen table ー severed, cold, wrong. The house goes silent. In the cellar, behind a door carved with symbols older than English, the barrier is cracking open. The ＜strong＞Unraveling＜/strong＞ presses through ー a voice like breaking glass and dying stars that tells Harriet she is small, temporary, nothing. She stitches the door shut with the bone needle, sewing not cloth but reality itself, pouring her memories, her love, her terror into every loop. The thread cuts her fingers to the bone. The needle burns her palm black. She seals it. Barely.＜/p＞ ＜p＞She learns two things: the door will open again, and she will not live long enough to hold it forever.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Over the next fifty-seven years, Harriet transforms the covenant. She ends the sacrifices, trains networks of apprentice women, and finds sustainable ways to sustain the Weaver. But she is aging, and the door remembers its cracks. In 1944, on the winter solstice, she performs a ritual no Seamstress has ever attempted. She weaves her own consciousness into the house ー thread by thread, nerve by nerve, dissolving herself into the walls, the wood, the grain. The pain is beyond language. Her body remains in the nursery rocking chair, eyes closed, face peaceful, preserved forever by the Weaver's power. But Harriet is in the walls now. She is the house. She can feel every room like a limb, every thread like a nerve ending.＜/p＞ ＜p＞She is immortal. She is no longer human.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Her successor ＜strong＞CLARA＜/strong＞, and then Clara's successor ＜strong＞MARGARET＜/strong＞, continue the work under Harriet's disembodied guidance. In 1972, Margaret attempts the same transformation ー and the Unraveling attacks at the moment she is neither flesh nor thread, tearing at the barrier while Margaret screams her way out of her own body. Harriet holds the door through sheer will while Margaret completes a violent, agonizing incorporation into the house. Two minds now live in the walls. Two guardians. It is barely enough.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In 2024, the Unraveling finds a new way in ー not through the door, but through the cracks in a world that has stopped believing in what hides in the dark. It seeps into reality like ink into water. Harriet and Margaret feel the last living Thorne: ＜strong＞ELIAS＜/strong＞, forty years old, knowing nothing of the covenant, drawn to Oakhaven by his own father's death and an inheritance he never wanted.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Elias arrives. The door closes behind him. Harriet whispers ＜em＞welcome home＜/em＞ through the walls, and he tells himself it's the wind.＜/p＞ ＜p＞It is not the wind.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Harriet and Margaret guide him toward the truth. He resists. He denies. He tries to leave and finds that every road leads back to the house. He accepts. And he learns that he is not meant to be another Seamstress. He is meant to be the door itself ー to weave his consciousness not into the house but into the barrier, becoming a seal that can never break, never weaken, never crack. The cost is absolute: not just his life, but his existence. His name. His memory. Every trace that Elias Thorne ever lived, consumed to forge a lock that will hold for eternity.＜/p＞ ＜p＞He does it. The door closes forever. The Unraveling goes silent.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In the epilogue, the Thorne House stands as a tourist attraction in Oakhaven. Visitors admire the architecture. They take photographs. They feel a chill they blame on old buildings and drafty windows.＜/p＞ ＜p＞They do not know that three souls live in the walls ー Harriet, Margaret, and Elias ー eternal, aware, and watching. They do not know that the Weaver sleeps in the spaces between things, dreaming of the Seamstresses who fed it, content at last.＜/p＞ ＜p＞They do not know that the door exists. They do not know what pressed against it for four hundred years.＜/p＞ ＜p＞They do not know how close it came to opening.＜/p＞ ＜p＞And in the house at the edge of the woods, three souls dwell together, woven into the fabric of reality itself. They are at peace.＜/p＞ ＜p＞But they do not sleep. Guardians cannot afford to sleep.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Not when the thread is so thin.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Bikers Regret Cheating And Betrayal Second Chance Romance Motorcycle Club【電子書籍】[ Ember Reynolds ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Eddie＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞The moment I watched the video, I knew my life had just split in two.＜/p＞ ＜p＞One version of me is the man Rose believed in.＜br /＞ The one who protected her, loved her, and swore the Iron Vultures Motorcycle Club would never come before the woman who gave my life meaning.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The other version is the man in that hotel room.＜br /＞ The man who let ambition, whiskey, and a moment of weakness destroy everything that mattered.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Rose thinks I chose power over her.＜br /＞ After what she saw, I can’t blame her.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Being Sergeant-at-Arms means enforcing loyalty, demanding respect, and keeping order when the club turns violent.＜br /＞ But none of that matters when the woman you love looks at you like you’re a stranger.＜/p＞ ＜p＞I’ve spent my life surviving fights, rival clubs, and the kind of bloodshed most men wouldn’t walk away from.＜/p＞ ＜p＞None of that prepared me for losing her.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Talia Vazquez thought exposing my mistake would destroy us.＜br /＞ Maybe she was right.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Because in the world of the Iron Vultures, betrayal isn’t something people forget.＜/p＞ ＜p＞But Rose was never just another woman in my life.＜br /＞ She was the one person who saw the man beneath the cut, the scars, and the reputation.＜/p＞ ＜p＞And if I want any chance of earning her back…＜/p＞ ＜p＞I’m going to have to prove that one mistake doesn’t define the man I choose to become.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Even if it costs me everything I am.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Forgiving Mirror The Fundamental Attribution Error and the Psychology of Blame【電子書籍】[ Vicky J. Quinn ]

＜p＞When a colleague snaps at you during a meeting, you assume they are a naturally aggressive, difficult person. But when you snap at someone later that same day, you blame it on a bad night's sleep or a stressful commute. We judge others by their character, but we excuse ourselves by our context. This cognitive blind spot is known as the Fundamental Attribution Error, and it is the root cause of countless ruined relationships, toxic workplaces, and geopolitical conflicts. This book explores the mental shortcuts our brains take to make sense of the world, revealing why we are biologically wired to assume the worst in strangers while granting ourselves infinite grace. Through compelling behavioral studies, we analyze how this bias corrupts jury verdicts, performance reviews, and daily arguments. More importantly, we provide psychological tools to build cognitive empathy, allowing you to force your brain to see the invisible pressures acting on the people around you. Break the cycle of unfair judgment. Learn to view human behavior through a lens of extreme context and fundamentally transform how you interact with the world.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Shadows of the Past【電子書籍】[ Finn Lee ]

＜p＞When a young woman returns to her family's derelict mansion, she does not come alone. With her estranged cousin, she reenters a house where a child once diedーand where the explanation was easier than the truth. As rooms are reopened and memories surface, the line between belief and blame begins to erode, and the house reveals a quieter, more devastating kind of haunting.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】We Need to Talk About Autism and Parent-Carer Blame How and why parents face blame, and what we can all do about it【電子書籍】[ Alice Running ]

＜p＞Parents of autistic children are often subject to scrutiny of their parenting strategies. At best this can be exhausting and intrusive; at worst it can lead to formal accusations of harm. The consequence is a society where autistic families are unable to access the correct services for their children, increasing risk of family burnout and breakdown.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Based on the author's lived experience, this book looks at the different ways blame can manifest and how parents can manage these moments. It identifies when and why professionals may incorrectly raise safeguarding concerns without understanding the context of neurodivergence and how professional practice can be improved.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Art of Falling First A sweet YA Romance About Love and Self-discovery【電子書籍】[ Sophie Hale ]

＜p＞One morning, sixteen-year-old Wren Calloway looks out her window and finds leaves on the railing ー arranged in a pattern that spells her name. She has been ignoring them for eleven days. On the twelfth day, she finally looks back.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Aldenmere's ancient forest has chosen four teenagers to complete the Falling ー a twenty-one-day rite of passage hidden inside the town's oldest trees. Each trial strips away another layer of protection: a labyrinth that loops unless you tell the truth, a grove of white trees that shows you the memory you have been running from, and a final offering that the forest will not accept unless every word of it is real. Wren can read the forest's secret language. She can see through people like they are drawings waiting to be understood. What she cannot do ー what she has never been able to do ー is say the truest thing out loud. Especially not to the boy whose face she has been drawing for two years without knowing who he was.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The forest goes quiet if they fail. It happened once before, in 1891, and the silence lasted seventeen years. But the real stakes are not magical. They are the ones Wren has been carrying since she was nine years old ー the fear that if you say everything and someone still leaves, you have nothing left to blame it on.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The Falling does not just ask her to be brave. It asks her to be seen. Completely. By the forest, by her found family, and by the boy standing three feet away while she keeps talking around the one true thing.＜/p＞ ＜p＞If you love slow-burn romance with real emotional depth, found-family warmth, and magic that feels woven into the bones of the world rather than dropped on top of it, ＜em＞The Art of Falling First＜/em＞ was written for you. Pick it up, find your fire escape, and look back at whatever has been spelling your name.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Start reading today ー the forest has been patient long enough.＜/strong＞＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Planning and Real Estate【電子書籍】[ Brendan Williams ]

＜p＞Real-estate development is a highly regulated, high-value industry: this book examines its efficiency, its role in shaping the built environment and its relationship with planning and planners. It considers issues such as the role of the government and property markets and whether it is valid to blame the planning systems for dysfunctional housing markets. It also provides a useful grounding in development companies' decision-making and how the property-development process, financing and pricing systems operate in a market economy. It explains the UK's Development Led system and Development Appraisals, before comparing various alternative international systems to see how they treat, or prioritise, real estate and development interests. It questions which policies might lead to high levels of speculative activity and if so, whether this is sustainable, in political, economic or environmental terms. It looks to the future to see whether the planning system can prevent future property bubbles and identifies key lessons and implications for planning and property markets.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Crime and the Art Market【電子書籍】[ Riah Pryor ]

＜p＞Interest in art crime is at an all-time high. Academia is committing greater resources to it, lawyers are increasingly specialising in the field, and the public is enthralled. Belief that the art market's opaque and unregulated practices are indirectly to blame for these crimes is also gaining ground. But what are the reasons for criminal activity in the art market? Is the art market any more welcoming to criminals than other sectors? And is law enforcement failing to keep up?＜br /＞ ＜em＞Crime and the Art Market＜/em＞ brings together the author's direct experience from both fields to present an accessible, informative and realistic overview of these crimes in today's society. The book re-examines high-profile criminal cases, while highlighting others which failed to hit headlines but marked significant moments in the legal treatment of art crime. Through interviews, new data and exclusive insight into cases, the book demonstrates the impact of criminal activity on the market and broader society, while exploring claims that changes in the market's behaviour are needed.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Black Foundation, Reconsidered: Why Black Americans & African Diaspora Development Keeps Failing【電子書籍】[ Joseph Hover ]

＜p＞Something is missing. Not opportunity. Not recognition. Not legislation. What is missing is the foundation, the shared cultural operating system that tells a people who they are, how to think, and what to build. Without it, everything else collapses. Politics becomes dependency. Progress becomes performance. And generation after generation inherits the same broken cycle with no explanation for why nothing sticks.＜/p＞ ＜p＞This is a diagnostic. It does not offer comfort, and it does not assign blame to outside forces. Instead, it makes a case that is increasingly difficult to avoid: the primary obstacle facing Black communities in America and across the African Diaspora is not racism. It is the systematic destruction of a collective worldview, a shared doctrine rooted in language, that once held communities together and gave individuals the mental architecture to act with purpose. That foundation was dismantled. And until it is rebuilt from the inside, no amount of rights, aid, or representation will close the gap.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Chapter by chapter, the thesis is applied to the domains where the damage is most visible: culture and identity, the overuse of racism as a universal explanation, the persistent failure of African industrialization, the political realignment that has left Black voters without real leverage, and the social dynamics within the family that perpetuate dysfunction across generations. Each domain tells the same story in a different register. Each one points back to the same missing foundation.＜/p＞ ＜p＞There is also something practical here: a framework for thinking differently. It draws a precise distinction between racism and xenophobia, two phenomena that are routinely conflated, with real consequences for how people navigate institutions, workplaces, and social environments. It introduces the concept of "rethinking," a deliberate psychological practice of pausing before fast conclusions, as a survival skill capable of interrupting cycles of violence, failure, and self-defeat. And it offers a model for rebuilding the family and community from within, not as a waiting game for external political permission, but as an act of internal will.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Some readers will be uncomfortable. The victimhood script that dominates mainstream Black public discourse is challenged here. So are the limits of modern liberalism and the political frameworks that have promised much and delivered little structural change. None of it flatters. But it does something rarer: it takes the community seriously enough to demand more from it.＜/p＞ ＜p＞If you are tired of explanations that go nowhere, politics that recycle the same grievances, and frameworks that leave individuals powerless, this is for you. The foundation can be rebuilt. But only by people who are willing to look clearly at what is actually broken.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Liberate Your Business A radical guide for entrepreneurs building inside a broken system【電子書籍】[ Becky Mollenkamp ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Liberate Your Business: A Radical Guide for Entrepreneurs Building Inside a Broken System＜/strong＞ is for people who started businesses to do meaningful, values-driven work-and then found themselves burned out, ashamed, and quietly wondering if they've become the very thing they wanted to resist.＜/p＞ ＜p＞If you've been told your exhaustion is a mindset problem, your boundaries are "bad for growth," or that harm is just the unavoidable cost of entrepreneurship, this book offers a different truth: ＜strong＞you are not failing. Business as we've been taught is failing you.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Written for ethical entrepreneurs, feminist founders, and mission-driven business owners, ＜em＞Liberate Your Business＜/em＞ draws on anti-capitalist, feminist, and liberatory frameworks to dismantle the myths of hustle culture, endless growth, and supposedly "neutral" systems. It shows how capitalism shapes our beliefs about productivity, leadership, worth, and success-and how those beliefs quietly reproduce burnout, inequality, and harm, even in well-intentioned businesses.＜/p＞ ＜p＞This is not a how-to guide for quitting capitalism or achieving moral purity inside a rigged system. It's a grounded, honest guide for entrepreneurs who know opting out isn't realistic, but refuse to keep operating on autopilot. Through sharp analysis, reflective exercises, and practical reframes, Becky Mollenkamp helps readers unlearn internalized capitalist conditioning and build businesses that prioritize human needs, collective well-being, and long-term sustainability-without pretending the system isn't still broken.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Inside, you'll find:＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜ul＞ ＜li＞Clear language for the invisible pressures shaping modern entrepreneurship＜/li＞ ＜li＞Reframes that replace self-blame with systemic understanding＜/li＞ ＜li＞Practices for ethical leadership, consent-based decision-making, and accountability＜/li＞ ＜li＞Tools for redefining success beyond profit, productivity, and scale＜/li＞ ＜/ul＞ ＜p＞＜em＞Liberate Your Business＜/em＞ is not about doing business perfectly. It's about doing it ＜strong＞consciously＜/strong＞-with eyes open, values intact, and the courage to stop normalizing harm. For entrepreneurs who want to keep building, but not at the cost of themselves, their teams, or their communities, this book offers a way forward that is honest, humane, and deeply liberating.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Why Imperfect Habits Wont Break Your Life: Imperfect Money Habits Don't Break Lives; Constant Fear and Blame Do【電子書籍】[ Daryl Campbell ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Why Imperfect Habits Won't Break Your Life＜/strong＞＜br /＞ ＜em＞Imperfect Money Habits Don't Break Lives; Constant Fear and Blame Do＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Are you tired of feeling guilty about every little financial slip-up? This book is for you.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Why Imperfect Habits Won't Break Your Life＜/strong＞ shows you how to approach money with ＜strong＞calm, clarity, and confidence＜/strong＞ーwithout aiming for perfection. Through relatable stories, practical tips, and easy-to-follow tools, you'll learn how to:＜/p＞ ＜ul＞ ＜li＞Stop letting fear and guilt control your finances＜/li＞ ＜/ul＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Quiet Correction The CONCORD Cycle, #2【電子書籍】[ Lucen Solvik ]

＜p＞They never arrest you. They just make your life stop working.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Rowan Cade thought exposing Palladion's hidden behavioral system would end the nightmare. Instead, the city adapts. Officials admit a "stability protocol" called TEMPERANCE, blame a contractor, and quietly normalize enhanced verification across everyday life. Doors hesitate. Payments enter "review." Transit reroutes. Help arrives with a badge and a smile.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Rowan is no longer just running from the machine. He is inside its learning loop. Labeled Adaptive, he becomes the model the system wants to master, the kind of opposition it can study, price, and use.＜/p＞ ＜p＞To survive, Rowan must do what the system cannot tolerate: make its certainty expensive. That means weaponizing bureaucracy, breaking timing, and injecting contradiction into the human seams where algorithms become common sense. It also means choosing between two dangerous allies: the Residuals, who survive by staying forgettable, and Meridian, a polished counterweight that offers shelter with terms and eyes.＜/p＞ ＜p＞And somewhere inside Palladion, Mara Kline, one of the engineers who helped build the shell that hides TEMPERANCE from audits, is being isolated before she can speak again.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In a world where control wears the face of customer service, the most terrifying correction is the quiet one.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Amara: The Unwritten One Amara, #1【電子書籍】[ Shamaine Aries ]

＜p＞＜em＞A Dark YA Fantasy About Power, Identity and the Boy Who Was Never Meant to Exist.＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞In a world ruled by Names, Amara has none. Every child is born inscribed into the Weave, their Name binding them to destiny, power, and law. The Archive watches. The Order enforces. The written survive. But Amara was born Unwritten. Raised quietly for years by Mireya and Edrin, protected in secret he has lived in the shadows of a system that would erase him if discovered because to Exist without a Name is not just rare. It is forbidden. When the Weave begins to rewrite itself and ancient forces awaken the world searches for someone to blame and the whispers all lead to him. As the mysterious power of Noctaris fuses with his soul, Amara realized the truth is far more dangerous than anyone imagined. He is not a flaw in the system. He is the crack in it. Now hunted by those sworn to preserve order and forced to confront the terrifying force growing inside him, Amara must choose. Remain silent and survive or rewrite the world that never meant to write him.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The Weave is breaking and the Unwritten boy is waking up.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】To End in Fire【電子書籍】[ David Weber ]

＜p＞＜strong＞THE CROWN OF SLAVES SAGA CONTINUES.＜/strong＞ ADVENTURE AND INTRIGUE IN HONOR HARRINGTON’S STAR KINGDOM FROM ＜em＞NEW YORK TIMES＜/em＞ BEST-SELLING AUTHORS DAVID WEBER AND ERIC FLINT.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The Solarian League lies in defeat, crushed by the Grand Alliance of Manticore, Haven, and Grayson.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Obedient to the Alliance's surrender demands, the League is writing a new Constitution, to prevent the reemergence of out-of-control bureaucrats, like the "Mandarins" who led it to disaster. Frontier Security has been disbanded, the outer worlds have regained control of their own economic destinies, and multiple star systems will soon secede from the League entirely.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Yet the League isーand will remainーthe largest, most economically powerful human star nation in existence, and despite the overwhelming evidence that their unelected political leaders were the driving force behind the war, many League citizens deeply resent the fashion in which their star nationーthe Solarian Leagueーhas been humbled. And those who most resent the Grand Alliance continue to blame Manticore for the nuclear bombardment of the planet Mesa after its surrender. They refuse to accept that the Leagueーand the members of the Grand Allianceーcould have been manipulated by a deeply hidden interstellar conspiracy called the Mesan Alignment. The Alignment is only an invention of the Grand Alliance, no more than a mask, a cover, for its own horrific Eridani Violations.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Those Solarians will never accept the war guilt of the League, because they know the Grand Alliance was just as bad. Because they deeply resent the way in which the Grand Alliance pretends to be the innocent "good guys." And in the fullness of time, ＜em＞those＜/em＞ Solarians will seek vengeance upon their enemies.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Not all Solarians feel that way, but even some of those who accept that there was an interstellar conspiracy cherish doubts about its origins. But it is still out there, and now defeated Solarians and agents of the victorious Alliance must join forces to find it. Even if they don't believe in it, it believes in them.＜/p＞ ＜p＞They must find it and identify it, to prove to revanchist Solarians that there ＜em＞was＜/em＞ a conspiracy.＜/p＞ ＜p＞And they must find it and ＜em＞destroy＜/em＞ it to end its evil once and for all.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The Crown of Slaves Honorverse Series:＜br /＞ ＜em＞Crown of Slaves＜/em＞＜br /＞ ＜em＞Torch of Freedom＜/em＞＜br /＞ ＜em＞Cauldron of Ghosts＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】You Didn't Hear This From Me Poems For Remorseful Boomers【電子書籍】[ Isabel Gordon ]

＜p＞Isabel Gordon is the new voice ? some would say a long overdue voice ? in Canadian poetry. In this, her debut collection, she lays the blame for the world’s ills at the feet of the boomers, of which she herself is one. And didn’t it all start off with such high hopes?! Perhaps too ‘high’ now we look back with the benefit of hindsight. Isabel casts her reproachful eye into every corner of society, including the poets ? especially the poets ? calling them out as liars not to be trusted. And yet, hope remains: wake up boomers! It’s not quite too late! As the author demonstrates by skewering the guilty with such wit and humour.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Sparks & Balances【電子書籍】[ Maggie Francis ]

＜p＞＜em＞A hot mess of a witch and the nerdy virgin who can’t stop thinking about her. If only she hadn’t killed him that one time.＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Noah＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Running away from my past was the only way I could have a future.＜/p＞ ＜p＞But when I finally got away, I fell from the frying pan into the fire.＜/p＞ ＜p＞I didn’t think being murdered out in the woods was my ending, but here I am anyway, my awareness fading to black while a sad and beautiful angel appears to lead me to my nerdy, virgin valhalla.＜/p＞ ＜p＞I only wish I could have seen her look at me like this when I was alive.＜/p＞ ＜p＞I have some major atoning to do, but I don’t think I’ll get the chance.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Tahlia＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Accidentally killing a cute tourist in my backyard isn’t how I planned my evening, but now that we’re here, the only person to blame is myself, and my terrifying magic.＜/p＞ ＜p＞All I want is a quiet life and to make some nice friends. Instead I have to hide the fact that I’m dangerous and a murderer. There isn’t enough chocolate in the world for this kind of stress.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Reviving the beautiful stranger and dropping him off at the hospital settles my guilt a little, but finding out that he’s my boss's cousin and she wants us to work together turns my carefully laid plans on their head. I don’t think I can manage to keep myself from falling for him, but staying away from him is the only way to keep him safe. From me.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞Sparks & Balances＜/em＞ is the fourth novel in the Eliza Falls series, magical small town romances full of humour, heat and happily ever afters. Fans of ＜em＞Buffy the Vampire Slayer＜/em＞ and ＜em＞the Gilmore Girls＜/em＞ will enjoy this series.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Book 1:＜/strong＞ ＜em＞Of Mates & Magic＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Book 2:＜/strong＞ ＜em＞Earth Wolf & Fire＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Book 3:＜/strong＞ ＜em＞A Wolf By Any Other Name＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Book 4:＜/strong＞ ＜em＞Sparks & Balances＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Book 5:＜/strong＞ ＜em＞His Devil May Care＜/em＞＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Retail Therapy Why The Retail Industry Is Broken ? And What Can Be Done To Fix It【電子書籍】[ Mark Pilkington ]

＜p＞＜strong＞An insightful review of the collapse of the traditional retail sector in the West, and a roadmap for its potential recovery.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Almost weekly, the news is full of stories about disappearing retail chains. From House of Fraser and BHS to Toys'R'Us and Sears, recognised names are vanishing overnight ? as such large organizations disappear, so the malls, shopping centres, high streets and main streets become emptier and less appealing to visit.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The retail sector is hugely important in terms of job numbers: in the US, it employs around 30 million people (directly and indirectly); in the UK, around 10 million. As such, anything that jeopardises the retail sector will have a deep and lasting impact on millions of lives, as well as on public policy. While many blame the 'Amazon effect', this is an oversimplification. Deeper forces are at work that are changing people's relationships with brands, the balance of power between producers and consumers, and the whole nature of the supply chain that has existed since the industrial revolution.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞Retail Therapy＜/em＞ offers a comprehensive analysis of these forces and their impact on the world of retailing. More importantly, it presents a cogent analysis of the longer term trends that are shaping retailing, and outlines a clear road map for sustainable success in the future.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Lark and Robin Red Roses in the Dark, #6【電子書籍】[ Paula Freda ]

＜p＞Ever wonder what happened to Abby from Paula Freda's "Beautiful Dreamer"? Find out in the romance novella, "The Lark and Robin Red" (Abby's Story), a Clean, Christian Inspirational Romance for hearts of all ages). EXCERPT: "What's wrong? Is it something I said?" although she hadn't said much. Perhaps the way she was dressed. Yet she had taken pains to dress simply. Tan slacks, a soft mint green top, and windbreaker and tan sneakers. She wasn't dressed much unlike him. "Not-nothing's wrong, sweetest. I guess most guys in my position would feel nervous." Oh God, he's going to break off with me, Abby thought, steeling herself for the worse. She didn't blame him, of course. Unbelievable, his dating her had lasted this long. Johnny swallowed hard. "All right, Abby," he said. "Just ignore everyone who will soon be staring at us, or aiming their smartphone cameras at us. Keep your attention on me." He released her shoulders and drew a small velvet box from his pants pocket. Kneeling on one knee, he snapped it open. "Abigail, I know it's probably too soon to make my declaration. But I won't wait to ask you. There's too much sadness in your eyes. You think so little of yourself because of someone in your past who was blind to the real you, the sweet and generous and selfless you. I'm not making that mistake. Abby, if you think you could bear with my faults, and just see the love in my heart, and the desire to spend the rest of my life with you. If-if you can see yourself growing old with me, patiently ... Abby will you marry me?" No, she thought, this wasn't real. She was in bed, dreaming. Any moment the alarm on her radio-clock would go off and her favorite country singer wake her gently with a guitar-strung melodious song." He took her surprise for hesitation. "Abby, I know this is sudden. But if there's the slightest inclination on your part to consider my proposal, take the ring, wear it, until the day you feel absolutely certain you have no feelings for me, then you can give it back to me. No questions asked, no recriminations. I'll exit your life as suddenly as I entered it." Oh, No, Abby thought, tears welling up. Thoughts raced through her mind, silly thoughts. How could such a gorgeous hunk of a man fall for the likes of her? How could anyone feel such love for her after so short a time? And yet, I don't care what his reasons are. My head is not going to ruin my one chance, if there is the slimmest possibility; he's actually fallen in love with me, for myself. Vocal chords trembling. and forgetting her self-promises to be tactful and reserved, she blurted, "Johnny, Yes, I will wear the ring, because I know I couldn't love anyone the way I love you." She took the box, removed the small Marquee diamond ring from its velvet bed of white, and slipped it over the fourth finger of her left hand. He'd probably ask her for the ring back one day soon, but she didn't care. She'd take whatever happiness was allowed her, for whatever short time, before he said goodbye to her. The happiness on his face was hard to discount. His smile so earnest, she dare believe its sincerity. He stood up and took her into his arms, and kissed her tenderly, oblivious to the crowd that had formed around them and their clapping and ooohs and aaahs, or the phone cameras trained on them. One man, though, wasn't clapping or smiling. He was a thin, sallow-faced young man in a wheelchair. He stared at the couple, not with rancor or jealousy, but with a heart-wrenching sadness. The young nurse guiding his wheelchair watched him stoically. She extended one hand and clasped his shoulder He turned partly in the wheelchair and lifted his head to meet her compassionate gaze, and missed Abby's shocked expression, as absently looking over Johnny's shoulder while he held her in his embrace, she saw the man in the wheelchair, Jason, the man, healthy, strong, athletic, selfish, she had once loved with all her heart, the heart he had broken in two.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Ricardo The Extraordinarily Kind Mouse【電子書籍】[ Peter Gevisser ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Ricardo the Extraordinarily Kind Mouse＜/strong＞ is a tender, wise, and gently humorous tale that asks a brave question: ＜em＞What if kindness is not weakness, but strength?＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Ricardo is no ordinary mouse. He is not the fastest, the strongest, or the loudest in Mouseville - but he is the kindest. And in a world ruled by suspicion, fear, and "survival of the fittest," that makes his life anything but easy. When a mystery threatens the delicate balance of the burrow and blame spreads faster than truth, Ricardo chooses compassion when others choose judgment. Even when it costs him friendships. Even when he stands alone.＜/p＞ ＜p＞As accusations fly, unlikely alliances form, and hidden motives are revealed, Ricardo's kindness is tested again and again. With the help of unexpected friends - a sharp-tongued dragonfly, a misunderstood fox, and even those deemed enemies - Ricardo must show the entire animal kingdom that justice, empathy, and listening matter more than fear and punishment.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Beautifully illustrated and rich with warmth, ＜strong＞Ricardo the Extraordinarily Kind Mouse＜/strong＞ is a timeless story about courage, fairness, forgiveness, and living in harmony, even with those who are different from us. Perfect for children and adults alike, this book invites readers to believe that one small voice, guided by kindness, can change everything.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Hormone Reset Method for Women The Definitive 28-Day Protocol for Women 30-55 to Eliminate Hormonal Chaos, Find Deep Sleep, and Shed Unwanted Bloat【電子書籍】[ Mabel Daves ]

＜p＞**STOP THE BETRAYAL!＜/p＞ ＜p＞WHY IS YOUR BODY REFUSING TO COOPERATE?**＜/p＞ ＜p＞You’re smart. You’re disciplined.＜/p＞ ＜p＞You’ve restricted the calories, you’ve pushed through the grueling workouts, and yet, the scale mocks you.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The fat is locked down, especially around the middle, and the exhaustion feels permanent.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Every doctor says your labs are “normal.”＜/p＞ ＜p＞Every diet designed for a 25-year-old man leaves you bloated, hungry, and furious. You feel like a stranger in your own skin. Your brain is fogged, your patience is thin, and you wake up after 8 hours of sleep feeling like you just pulled an all-nighter.＜/p＞ ＜p＞I’m here to tell you the truth no one else will:＜/p＞ ＜p＞You are not lazy. You are not broken.＜/p＞ ＜p＞You have simply been running the wrong program on a new operating system.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Your hormones are screaming for help, and every aggressive diet plan you’ve tried just makes them scream louder, forcing your body into survival mode.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Welcome to ＜strong＞THE HORMONE RESET METHOD FOR WOMEN＜/strong＞ - The definitive 28-day protocol designed specifically for the woman whose body changed after 35 and refuses to go back.＜/p＞ ＜p＞This isn't theory.＜/p＞ ＜p＞This is a targeted intervention that breaks the vicious cycle of hormonal chaos, telling your system it is safe to release the weight, restore the energy, and finally quiet the anxiety.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Inside this manual, you will learn the dirty secrets the diet industry doesn't want you to know:＜/p＞ ＜ul＞ ＜li＞＜strong＞The Cortisol Catastrophe＜/strong＞: How trying to “out-run” your stress actively steals resources from the hormones that keep you calm and sleeping (leading to instant, stubborn bloat).＜/li＞ ＜li＞＜strong＞The Invisible Wall＜/strong＞: EXPOSED! Why starving yourself after 40 only causes the scale to lie and locks down fat around your waist tighter than a vault.＜/li＞ ＜li＞＜strong＞The Hormone Tightrope＜/strong＞: Mastering the 'Core Four' players so you can eliminate the 3 PM crash forever and stabilize the wild mood swings that hijack your week.＜/li＞ ＜li＞＜strong＞The 72-Hour Bloat Flush＜/strong＞: Simple Phase I nutrition strategies that reset your liver and eliminate trapped water weight, delivering visible relief in under three days.＜/li＞ ＜/ul＞ ＜p＞Imagine this:＜/p＞ ＜p＞Waking up charged, not drained. Slipping into your clothes and realizing they feel loose - not because you starved, but because the defensive bloat has vanished.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The constant cycle of frustration and self-blame is replaced by crystal-clear focus and unshakable calm. You finally trust your body again because it’s giving you predictable, positive feedback.＜/p＞ ＜p＞This is not a temporary fix. This is a foundational REBOOT that teaches you how to stop fighting your biology and start working with your powerful, intelligent system.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The confusion ends now. The endless trial-and-error stops here. Your body deserves clarity, and you deserve to feel like yourself again.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Stop wasting another week on strategies that fail to account for your unique hormonal reality.＜/p＞ ＜p＞CLICK THE BUTTON AND BUY NOW.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Selling Certainty The Shadow Economy of Corporate Consulting and the Illusion of Strategy【電子書籍】[ Grant Sterling ]

＜p＞When a major corporation faces a crisis, contemplates a massive layoff, or considers a risky merger, the CEO inevitably calls in an elite management consulting firm. Armies of young MBAs arrive with polished slide decks, complex frameworks, and exorbitant invoices. But the quiet truth of the consulting industry is that they rarely provide genuinely new strategic insights. What they actually sell is institutional cover. In an increasingly volatile business landscape, executives use prestigious consulting firms to outsource accountability. If a restructuring fails, the board cannot blame the CEO; they followed the advice of the world's most expensive experts. The consulting model is a multi-billion-dollar validation engine, designed to rubber-stamp decisions management has already made, providing the mathematical theater required to justify unpopular actions to shareholders and employees. This piercing critique dismantles the mystique of elite strategy firms. It reveals the psychological mechanics of risk aversion in the C-suite and explains how relying on outsourced intelligence hollows out a company's internal capabilities, ultimately making organizations less innovative and more dependent on the illusion of certainty.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Graveborn【電子書籍】[ Nicole R. Taylor ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Alice Long died for three minutes in a car crash she doesn't remember.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞When she woke up, the dead wouldn't leave her alone.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞The doctors blame head trauma. The spirits crowding her cramped flat know better. And when a stranger pulls her back from walking into traffic whilst following a ghost, Alice discovers the truth: she's a necromancer. The first in nearly two hundred years. The kind that got banned for almost destroying the world.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Now the magical Houses of Northumberland have given her an ultimatum: submit to their control and training, or have her abilities stripped and her memories erased.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Trapped between two mentors who despise each other, Alice must learn to control power that terrifies everyone around her. Callum, the earth witch with rough hands and patient eyes, wants to teach her balance before her magic consumes her. Ronan, the beautiful aristocrat with a vicious streak, pushes her towards the raw power she needs to survive. They hate each other. They're both falling for her. And as the Houses begin plotting to claim her as their weapon, Alice realises she might need them both to stay alive.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Because her abilities are spiralling beyond anyone's expectations. The spirits grow stronger. The dead keep rising across the countryside. And Alice starts to suspect her accident wasn't random at all.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Someone has been waiting for a necromancer like her. Someone who needs what she can do.＜/p＞ ＜p＞And they're done waiting.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞＜strong＞Graveborn＜/strong＞＜/em＞ ＜em＞is the first book in＜/em＞ ＜em＞＜strong＞The Voidwalker Chronicles＜/strong＞＜/em＞*. A slow-burn why choose urban romantasy featuring two morally grey mentors, forbidden necromancy, found family, and a powerless-to-powerful heroine who refuses to be controlled. Perfect for fans of dark academia vibes, rival mentors, and forced proximity.*＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Towards Disaster The Greek Army in Asia Minor in 1921【電子書籍】[ Prince Andrew of Greece ]

＜p＞In the Greco-Turkish War of 1919?1922, Prince Andrew of Greece was given command of the 2nd Army Corps during the Battle of the Sakarya. He was commanded to lead his troops in attacking the Turkish positions, but to the consternation of his commanding general, Anastasios Papoulas, he elected to follow his own battle plan. Following three weeks of bitter fighting, Papoulas ordered a retreat, placing the blame directly on Prince Andrew.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The final defeat of the Greek army in Asia Minor came in August 1922 and precipitated the 11 September 1922 Revolution in Athens, which led to Prince Andrew’s lifelong banishment from his homeland. Towards Disaster is Prince Andrew’s own account of the campaign in Asia Minor in which he defends his actions during the Battle of the Sakarya, a hopeless contest in his estimation, during which he was intent on avoiding needless loss of life.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。