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"Exceptions to Their Rule" unveils the obscured narratives of the Basques and Wabanaki, two societies that thrived as democratic bastions amidst the autocratic darkness sweeping the globe from 1420 to 1620. Author Rick Sloan exposes the devastating impact of unchecked autocratic power while celebrating these resilient cultures that stood firm, embodying the spirit of liberty, mutual respect, and sustainable industry.

"Do no harm" is a creed and oath of beneficence all healthcare professionals are expected to strictly abide by in their practices. As patients, we expect those in the medical community to uphold the health, safety, and general wellbeing of every person under their care. While a vast majority of medical professionals sustain their oath resolutely, there are exceptions to any rule.

From New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter, comes another scorching Original Heartbreakers tale featuring an aloof bad boy and the rowdy Southern belle who rocks his world...Millionaire video-game creator Lincoln West has a dark and tragic past. The sought-after bachelor lives by a rigid schedule and a single rule — one relationship per year, lasting no more than two months. No exceptions. He moved to small town Strawberry Valley, Oklahoma, with his brothers-by-circumstance hoping to escape the worst of his memories — until a brash beauty dredges up long-buried emotions.A reformed party girl, Jessie Kay Dillon is determined to walk the straight and narrow. But her love-hate sizzle with West is just too irresistible. They can't be near each other without tearing off their clothes, but the last thing she needs is to be his next two-month dump. Can she be the one exception? Because as any former girl-gone-wild knows: rules are made to be broken.“Emotional, heart-tugging, kept me turning the pages!” — Carly Phillips, New York Times bestselling author

“Be like Mike?” Just about every basketball player and billions of people across the globe want to be like Mike. The “Mike” referenced here is, of course, Michael Jordan, widely acclaimed as the greatest basketball player of all time. Despite the desires of so many, none of us, with the possible exceptions of Lebron James and my nine-year old grandson, Eli Massaro Roy, will ever be like Mike. This is in part because the fundamental rules of basketball are biased, favoring some such as Jordan, James, and hopefully Eli and disadvantaging others such as most of us mortals. Put simply, the fundamental rules of basketball are decidedly political. This book explains how and why this is so. Readers who know and love basketball and especially those who do not will discover much about the game they never knew. Among the many basketball-related questions answered in the book are the following. What rule was instituted in reaction to teams’ dangerously throwing their smaller players into the balconies overlooking most early basketball courts? How did creative cheating help bring the dribble into the game? What popular singer would sacrifice “ a first born or two” to be like Michael Jordan? What is basketball’s “Bashor resiliency test?” What is a spatula pick? What key role did passionate fans have in the origins of basketball’s backboards? Likewise, readers who know and love politics and especially those who do not will discover much they did not know about politics. Why are rules or laws often stretched or broken? Why do rules become more and more complex over time? Why is no rule or law ever neutral? What roles did religion, law enforcement and the Progressive Movement play in the origin and development of basketball? Why is basketball likely the elitist of all the elite professional team sports? The book features a simple, engaging and often humorous style to expose the biased and unequal aspects of the rules of basketball.

Thunderstruck - Vicki Lewis ThompsonDamon Harrison never gets too involved. A cowboy at heart, Damon has turned his commitment phobia into a living, flipping houses. The only exceptions to that rule? His foster family at Thunder Mountain Ranch. And now those ‘exceptions’ have talked Damon into working on a new project with a carpenter named Phil...Only ‘Phil’ is a nickname for Philomena Turner. She has a wicked way with carpentry, and an even wickeder way of turning Damon's head. And the chemistry is like a lightning bolt of lust. But Phil wants a family and a home, and no hotshot cowboy — even a tantalizingly sexy one — will change that. All she can steal are a few nights of sizzling passion before she has to set this lone cowboy free...Her Sexy Texas Cowboy - Ali OlsonWorkaholic Manhattanite Renee Gainey is in Texas for her sister’s wedding, and waiting for her is none other than Jeremiah Richards, the irresistible cowboy Renee is not allowed to have. Her sister would freak out if there were sexy shenanigans going on right before her nuptials! But what single maid-of-honour could resist the best man when he’s a red-hot Texan?As the wedding draws closer, the burning attraction between Renee and Jeremiah consumes them both. Soon they’re finding ways to sneak out of wedding duties to satisfy their cravings for each other. In her sister’s spare room. Up in the barn’s hay loft. Every chance they can get. But once the wedding is over, Renee is going back to New York. Hopefully with her heart intact...A Cowboy in Paradise - Shana GrayLosing her luggage was Jimi Calloway’s first clue that her friend’s Hawaiian destination wedding would be a nightmare. The fact that it’s at a ranch instead of on the beach and she’ll be ‘glamping’? It's officially the Vacation from Hell. Until this city girl gets a glimpse of her smokin’-hot cowboy guide. Suddenly this vacation is looking up...Sure, Jimi’s designer wardrobe is lost somewhere over the ocean, but she’s too busy learning just how incredible — and incredibly wicked — ‘roughing it’ with the sexy, rugged Dallas Wilde can be to care. Besides, it’s only a vacation fling. Only, no one warned Jimi how easy it was to fall for a cowboy in paradise.