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Boys in Poverty: A Framework for Understanding Dropout

by Ruby payne, Paul Slocum ...

Examine the risk factors for dropout among males living in poverty, especially generational poverty. Explore personal, community, and school system issues, including family dysfunction, disability, poor teaching, punitive discipline, and absence of differentiated instruction. Offering specific interventions, the book focuses on boys’ physical, emotional, cognitive, and social development and the ... Read more

$20.89 USD

Examine the risk factors for dropout among males living in poverty, especially generational poverty. Explore personal, community, and school system issues, including family dysfunction, disability, poor teaching, punitive discipline, and absence of differentiated instruction. Offering specific interventions, the book focuses on boys’ physical, emotional, cognitive, and social development and the
... Read more
Coming of Age in Nineteenth-Century India

The Girl-Child and the Art of Playfulness

by Ruby Lal ...

In this engaging and eloquent history, Ruby Lal traces the becoming of nineteenth-century Indian women through a critique of narratives of linear transition from girlhood to womanhood. In the north Indian patriarchal environment, women's lives were dominated by the expectations of the male universal, articulated most clearly in household chores and domestic duties. The author argues that girls and ... Read more

$38.59 USD

In this engaging and eloquent history, Ruby Lal traces the becoming of nineteenth-century Indian women through a critique of narratives of linear transition from girlhood to womanhood. In the north Indian patriarchal environment, women's lives were dominated by the expectations of the male universal, articulated most clearly in household chores and domestic duties. The author argues that girls and
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The Touch

by Ruby Fielding ...

What if you could make him love you forever?It would be so easy for Ruth to make Saul hers. All it would need is a little magic, a touch of the Charm, and he would be hers for all time. But Ruth won't do that: she wants him to love her for real. She wants that more than anything...When Ruth first encounters Saul she knows that he is different. He is cultured, a man of the city; there is something ... Read more

$2.99 USD

What if you could make him love you forever?It would be so easy for Ruth to make Saul hers. All it would need is a little magic, a touch of the Charm, and he would be hers for all time. But Ruth won't do that: she wants him to love her for real. She wants that more than anything...When Ruth first encounters Saul she knows that he is different. He is cultured, a man of the city; there is something
... Read more
Clean Breaks

A heartwarming and feel-good second chance romance

by Ruby Lang ...

Series Book 3 - Practice Perfect
Love could be just what the doctor orderedSarah Soon may have recovered from cancer, but her brush with mortality has left the usually confident ob/gyn doctor shaken. One thing is certain, she doesn't want Jake Li, her brother's annoyingly good and disturbingly hot best friend hanging around.Everyone tells newly divorced social worker Jake that he shouldn't look for a serious relationship right ... Read more

$5.99 USD

Love could be just what the doctor orderedSarah Soon may have recovered from cancer, but her brush with mortality has left the usually confident ob/gyn doctor shaken. One thing is certain, she doesn't want Jake Li, her brother's annoyingly good and disturbingly hot best friend hanging around.Everyone tells newly divorced social worker Jake that he shouldn't look for a serious relationship right
... Read more
Audiobook

Empath And Narcissist

Survival Guide for Empaths. The Secrets to Living a Happy Life and Avoid Toxic Relationships, Narcissism, and Energy Vampires

by Ruby T. Douglas ...

Narrated by Rhonda Pownall ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Narcissism
Unabridged

11 hours 21 min

Are you an empath who constantly absorbs other people’s emotions? Do you find yourself exhausted by certain relationships or stuck in a toxic connection that drains your energy? If these questions resonate with you, this audiobook will change the way you understand yourself — and others — forever.Empath And Narcissist is a powerful survival guide for sensitive, intuitive people navigating a world ... Read more

$8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Are you an empath who constantly absorbs other people’s emotions? Do you find yourself exhausted by certain relationships or stuck in a toxic connection that drains your energy? If these questions resonate with you, this audiobook will change the way you understand yourself — and others — forever.Empath And Narcissist is a powerful survival guide for sensitive, intuitive people navigating a world
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Traffic Cop Gender Swap

by Ruby Slick ...

Dave is a traffic cop assigned to a boring speed trap out in the middle of nowhere. To pass the hours, he has no problem using his authority to take advantage of nervous female drivers looking for any way possible to get out of a speeding ticket. When he ends up taking a pill that transforms him into a sexy female, however, the tables are suddenly turned on him.WARNING: This story contains kinky ... Read more

$2.99 USD

Dave is a traffic cop assigned to a boring speed trap out in the middle of nowhere. To pass the hours, he has no problem using his authority to take advantage of nervous female drivers looking for any way possible to get out of a speeding ticket. When he ends up taking a pill that transforms him into a sexy female, however, the tables are suddenly turned on him.WARNING: This story contains kinky
... Read more
Bag of Tricks

Mixed Stories of Life as a San Francisco Punk in the early 80's . Book One of a Punk Trilogy.

by Ruby Dee Philippa ...

BAG OF TRICKS is a compilation of short stories about San Francisco punks in the early 80's.These vignettes stand alone yet bleed into one another. Meet the band The Shits, their groupies The Clits, and an array of colourful characters who populate these streets, squats and punk shows. With them, we cop drugs, shoot up, dumpster dive, trip around The City, go to punk shows and slip between the ... Read more

$6.99 USD

BAG OF TRICKS is a compilation of short stories about San Francisco punks in the early 80's.These vignettes stand alone yet bleed into one another. Meet the band The Shits, their groupies The Clits, and an array of colourful characters who populate these streets, squats and punk shows. With them, we cop drugs, shoot up, dumpster dive, trip around The City, go to punk shows and slip between the
... Read more
Exposed Hearts

A Steamy Lesbian Romance

by Ruby Scott ...

Series Book 4 - The Healing Hearts Series
BOOK FOUR IN THE HEALING HEARTS LESBIAN ROMANCE SERIES.A steamy lesbian romance featuring mountain rescue, dangerous attraction, and a connection that refuses to stay casual.Frankie Martinez is three months out of a breakup and completely fine.She says so.Bridge Cahill arrives at Frankie’s search and rescue training by pulling herself over the edge of an eighty-foot cliff. No rope. No harness. Her ... Read more

$13.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

BOOK FOUR IN THE HEALING HEARTS LESBIAN ROMANCE SERIES.A steamy lesbian romance featuring mountain rescue, dangerous attraction, and a connection that refuses to stay casual.Frankie Martinez is three months out of a breakup and completely fine.She says so.Bridge Cahill arrives at Frankie’s search and rescue training by pulling herself over the edge of an eighty-foot cliff. No rope. No harness. Her
... Read more
Snowbound Hearts

Aspen Creek Romances, #1

by Ruby Pyland ...

Series Book 1 - Aspen Creek Romances
Two rival authors. One cabin. A blizzard that rewrites everything.Bella Pappas writes sunshine and happily-ever-afters that sell millions. Thea Bennett writes melancholic literary fiction that wins awards but barely pays rent. They've made their professional rivalry very, very public.When they're both keynote speakers at Aspen Creek's boutique literary festival, avoidance is the plan. Then a freak ... Read more

$0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Two rival authors. One cabin. A blizzard that rewrites everything.Bella Pappas writes sunshine and happily-ever-afters that sell millions. Thea Bennett writes melancholic literary fiction that wins awards but barely pays rent. They've made their professional rivalry very, very public.When they're both keynote speakers at Aspen Creek's boutique literary festival, avoidance is the plan. Then a freak
... Read more
Dragons of a Different Tail: 17 Unusual Dragon Tales

The Crossing Genres Anthology Collection, #1

by Marx Pyle, Victoria L. Scott, J.C. Mastro, Timons Esaias, Heidi Ruby Miller, J. Thorn, Jeff Burns, Sophia DeSensi, Katharine Dow, Francis Fernandez, Colten Fisher, Carrie Gessner, Sean Gibson, Kevin Plybon, Julie Seaton Pyle, Sen R. L. Scherb, K.W. Taylor, G.K. White ...

Series Book 1 - The Crossing Genres Anthology Collection
Part of The Crossing Genres Anthology CollectionEighteen award-winning, veteran, and emerging authors bring you seventeen unique dragon tales that defy tradition. Winged serpents as large as continents, as well as those tiny enough to perch on the fingertip of a young girl. Dragons who inhabit the Wild West, Victorian London, Brooklyn, and a post-apocalyptic Earth. Scaly beasts who fight in the ... Read more

$7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Part of The Crossing Genres Anthology CollectionEighteen award-winning, veteran, and emerging authors bring you seventeen unique dragon tales that defy tradition. Winged serpents as large as continents, as well as those tiny enough to perch on the fingertip of a young girl. Dragons who inhabit the Wild West, Victorian London, Brooklyn, and a post-apocalyptic Earth. Scaly beasts who fight in the
... Read more
Audiobook

Narcissism

Learn How to Change Your Life Dealing with Toxic Relationships, Healing from Narcissistic Abuse and Codependency, Understanding Empath and Discovering Your Emotional Intelligence

by Ruby T. Douglas ...

Narrated by Rhonda Pownall ...

Series Audiobook 5 - Narcissism
Unabridged

27 hours 49 min

Narcissism is a powerful audiobook created for people who feel trapped in toxic relationships, emotionally drained by manipulation, and desperate to understand why certain connections leave them feeling confused, hurt, and broken. If you have ever questioned your reality, ignored your own needs to keep the peace, or found yourself stuck in painful emotional cycles, this guide will help you see ... Read more

$20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Narcissism is a powerful audiobook created for people who feel trapped in toxic relationships, emotionally drained by manipulation, and desperate to understand why certain connections leave them feeling confused, hurt, and broken. If you have ever questioned your reality, ignored your own needs to keep the peace, or found yourself stuck in painful emotional cycles, this guide will help you see
... Read more
Audiobook

Narcissistic Abuse Recovery

Understanding Manipulations and Protect Yourself from Emotional Abuse Forms

by Ruby T. Douglas ...

Narrated by Rhonda Pownall ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Narcissism
Unabridged

4 hours 43 min

NARCISSISTIC ABUSE RECOVERY is a powerful and eye-opening guide created for those who feel trapped, confused, or emotionally drained by toxic relationships. If you’ve ever questioned your reality, doubted your worth, or felt manipulated in ways you couldn’t fully explain, this audiobook is for you.Narcissistic abuse often hides behind charm, love, and promises, slowly eroding self-esteem and ... Read more

$8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

NARCISSISTIC ABUSE RECOVERY is a powerful and eye-opening guide created for those who feel trapped, confused, or emotionally drained by toxic relationships. If you’ve ever questioned your reality, doubted your worth, or felt manipulated in ways you couldn’t fully explain, this audiobook is for you.Narcissistic abuse often hides behind charm, love, and promises, slowly eroding self-esteem and
... Read more