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What does it mean to love your neighbor in today's fraught, divided world?Join Dr. Emily Smith, global health expert and creator of the popular Facebook page Friendly Neighbor Epidemiologist, as she dives into what loving your neighbor--as illustrated in the biblical parable of the Good Samaritan--truly means. Combining Dr. Smith's expertise as a scientist with her deep Christian faith while drawing from her journey from small-town Texas to a prestigious university, The Science of the Good Samaritan shares fascinating stories from Dr. Smith's life and the lives of other inspiring people around the world to show us how to:Find shared values with people from different backgrounds, faiths, and cultures than our ownReach outside our immediate circles to bring in those on the marginsRedefine our concept of "neighbor" and love our neighbors in more practical and global waysBridge the gaps of society's disparities and inequitiesYou can help reimagine and create a better world--and it all starts with authentically loving your neighbor.

Ben spends the holidays with his nose in the sand and bottom in the air. It's because he's got a great idea for his wildlife project. A competition is on! The class projects are going to be judged by a famous TV wildlife presenter, and the prize is irresistible. Ben would love to win it, but others have their eyes on the prize too...

Balloons? Sausages on sticks? An entertainer? It must be a party . . . Patrick loves making models and creating his own inventions. He does not love Musical Bumps, big crowds and having to be jolly. But his mum is convinced that going to parties is good for him. Surely there must be a better idea?

James's mum is a real computer whizz. She designs computers that can launch space missions. But she's not quite so good at ordinary, boring mum stuff! James is forever turning up at school without his dinner money or permission forms for outings. Then his mum has an idea - she'll make him a mother-robot. The Robomum is certainly a brilliant machine. She shops, washes and cooks - and quickly learns all James's favourite recipes. She tests him on his spelling, helps with his maths and makes sure he never forgets his swimming kit. But when James gets ill, he soon realizes that a computer could never replace his mum when he really needs her.

When Harry's mum tells him they are going to get an au pair, he isn't quite sure what it means. When he finds out it's a girl to help look after him and baby brother, Fred, he feels a bit suspicious. It might just be a good excuse for the school bully to tease him. However, he soon warms to Astrid when she turns up and especially when she gives him an idea that stops the bully from ever bothering him again. All the same, Harry can't help wondering why Astrid's never heard of tin openers or Coke, and how come her suitcase can move around by itself...

They've turned the climbing frame into a fairy bower, there are fairy cakes for tea and no one wants to do his assault course any more. Then a new neighbour arrives, who loves climbing trees and messing about in the pond - and has some other very useful talents too.

In the North Pacific Ocean lives a monster made of trash, A hungry, greedy meanie with a handlebar moustache. And though his name is Garbage Guts, he’s often called Big G. He blobs about destroying all the oceans and the seas. Garbage Guts is determined to have the ocean all for himself, and will do just about anything to get his way. How on Earth will this beast be stopped? This action-packed story explores the impact of our waste on the environment, and ways we can help save our planet. This fun and engaging story about recycling and the environment encourages mindfulness and awareness. It features an easy-to-follow fun, rhyming text keeps little ones excited and curious and teaches children the importance of caring for our planet and their environment.

Recent college graduate Samantha Lee ends up trapped in a place she's always dreamed of, but she's far from alone. With a close group of single men by her side, she embarks on an adventure of a lifetime filled with laughter, romance, suspense, and a touch of erotic flair. This book is intended for mature audiences only.

Dr. Natalie Jenner's life is going exactly according to plan. She has the house, the family, and the perfect job. On paper, she has it all. But when she meets Charlie Thompson, the charming young paramedic, that perfect life is shaken inside out. Natalie quickly realizes what she's feeling for Charlie can't be explained by anything other than love. Natalie wages a war not only with death in the emergency room, but also with herself, as she navigates the consequences of a life with Charlie. The more the two battle to save lives together, the more in love they fall. But will Natalie be brave enough to face losing the security of the life she's always known? Or will she face losing Charlie instead?

Is it really ever too late to be happy? That's what young attorney Alex Harris finds herself asking while married to her bartender wife, Beth. For several years, Alex has resigned herself to a mediocre relationship, feeling doomed by the marriage vows she's already taken. But everything changes when she walks into a small cafe one afternoon and meets Michelle Masters. As their friendship flourishes, Alex's marriage crumbles around her, and she's forced to question the only life she's ever known. Will those vows be enough to keep her, no matter the consequences? Or will she finally take a chance at happily ever after?

Paramedic Connor Haus is good at two thingssaving lives on the streets of Boston and holding her past against every firefighter she meets. The tragic loss of her partner, Kam, has left her bitter and angry, her work and fellow -EMT Jake O Harrigan the only pieces of her life she still cares about. Until rookie firefighter Logan Curtis moves to town, and onto Connor s scene, and threatens to rattle the walls Connor has long since put up. Hotshot Logan has never had a problem getting women to notice her. But when Connor trips her radar, she realizes Connor may be more than just another notch on her bedpost.But how could anyone compete with Kam s memory? Sometimes, you have to wait until after the fire to see just what s worth saving."

Dr. Galen Burgess has a reputation for keeping it casual. She likes women close--but not too close. Nothing is more important to her than her budding surgical career as chief surgical resident at Boston City Hospital. After spending years trying, and failing, to please her father, Galen knows getting close enough to care is a recipe for heartbreak. Everything in her carefully structured life begins to change when she meets her newest intern, the disconcertingly beautiful Dr. Rowan Duncan. Sheltered doesn't even begin to describe Rowan's comfortable, quiet life before moving to Boston. When Rowan starts to fall for Galen, everything Rowan's ever known comes into question, including her relationship with high school sweetheart Brian. With her own heart on the line, will Rowan have the courage to make the cut, or risk losing Galen forever?

Physician assistant Pierce Parker wants nothing more than to find true love, but after a series of heartbreaks and lackluster first dates, she's beginning to question if such a thing even exists. That is, until she begins working with Dr. Cassidy Sullivan, a new emergency medicine resident. Their chemistry makes Pierce start to believe all her dreams will come true, but a secret from Cassidy's past may end the fairy tale before it gets to happily ever after. For Pierce and Cassidy, the risk of heartbreak may be too high a price for the chance at love.

In the vein of Kathleen Barber and Julia Heaberlin comes an electrifying debut suspense that pits the inhabitants of a small town against each other. Nine years ago, July Weaver's little sister was one of the first victims of the Pacific Lake Killer, a serial killer in Georgia. When other girls began to disappear and were found dead, it was July's testimony that put her own father into prison for the crimes. After the sentencing, she fled to Nashville to focus on her music career and to try to forget the horrible past. But when her brother tries to kill himself, July is forced to come back home and reunite with her four remaining siblings. What she isn't expecting is to uncover new evidence that makes her question everything that happened to her sister nine years ago. Is it possible that July blamed the wrong person? Is it possible that the Pacific Lake Killer is still out there? As the linchpin to the case against her father--and the reason the Pacific Lake Killer case is closed--July knows it isn't long before the killer will set their eyes back on her. If they're really still out there.

Sunny's Morning Surprise is a bright and colorful baby elephant story that will at once both entertain your child and bring attention to important concepts: inclusion and rejectionhandling disappointmentpracticing joy and patienceand keeping an open and generous heart toward others Author Emily Smith has created a beautifully expressive story to inspire the imagination and delight the heart.This story follows Sunny the baby elephant as he ventures into his world on a solo quest for friendship and acceptance. Sunny is first disappointed and rejected by others who overlook or exclude him without consideration, primarily because he is not one of them. His sunny disposition prevails, however, and Sunny continues to pleasure in the beauty of the day and draw comfort from the assurance of his mother's love.Find out more Scroll to the top of the page and select the buy button right now.

Mac is a very sweet, special, agreeable, and one-of-a-kind cat who very rarely minds being dressed, posed, and photographed in the clothes that Emily makes for him. When he doesn't want to be dressed he is never forced to comply. After he has had a little while to play or nap he'll be very happy to be dressed again. Dressing and photographing Mac is a fun thing Emily and Mac do together.A Day With Mac will show you how Mac spends his days - getting ready for the day, doing chores, school work, going to the library, practicing piano, playing in the house and outside, and even going to the doctor for a check up.Children of all ages (adults too ) will love reading about Mac's day and seeing pictures of him doing some of the same things they do.

When Kora's tongue gets sick of licking yucky stuff and decides to run away - it travels around the world making friends and experiencing lots of amazing new flavours. How will Kora convince her tongue to return and can she promise to stop licking gross things?