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'At one house that was hit by a heavy bomb, rescue workers could only retrieve the body parts of the victims and placed them into a tin tub, which was identical with the one we used as a bathtub when we were little, the one my mother and I used to carry the bread home. Now this tub was the temporary resting place of various legs arms and other body parts.' Throughout Adalbert Krei's life, a tin tub has connected many events. When he was a young boy, it played a role in bathing and imagination, when he imagined it as holding all kinds of wonderful food that his poor family could not afford, food he imagined sharing with his siblings. It was a symbol of hope during the days when the only hazardous games were the ones he played with his friends. But the tin tub became a sad sight in the days of World War II, when this German native was witness to horrific bombings and even entered the army at the age of fifteen. But the war would not last forever, and Adalbert would come out to find a happy life. Here, he shares his memories of his Ten Guardian Angels and a Tin Tub. | null |
Have you been through a traumatic experience? Do you feel insecure, guilty, or ashamed because of it? Its not your fault! Be free, get strong and live life through "The Power of Deliverance!" This book will take you beyond the concept of mere existence and into the revelation of true freedom; freedom you can live in EVERYDAY! | null |
John R. Allan was brought up on a farm in Aberdeenshire at the beginning of the century. Through his child's eye we are allowed a view of the little world called Dungair, with its extended family of colorful characters - among them the Old Man, Uncle Sandy, Captain Blades and Cuddy Manson. We are given a vivid, yet unsentimental account of the boy's explorations of his surroundings, his early schooldays, his first visit to the town and his awareness of the outbreak of the Great War. New material continues John Allan's life story. | null |
It is 1915 and the First World War has only just begun.17-year-old Sasha is a well-to-do, sheltered English girl. Just as her brother Thomas longs to be a doctor, she wants to nurse, yet girls of her class don't do that kind of work. But as the war begins and the hospitals fill with young soldiers, she gets a chance to help. But working in the hospital confirms what Sasha has suspected—she can see when someone is going to die. Her premonitions show her the brutal horrors on the battlefields of the Somme, and the faces of the soldiers who will die. And one of them is her brother Thomas. Pretending to be a real nurse, Sasha goes behind the front lines searching for Thomas, risking her own life as she races to find him, and somehow prevent his death. | Historical Fiction;Young Adult;Fantasy;Fiction |
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"I have read a great many Indie books recently and every once in a while you find a true gem. DOING MAX VINYL is one of those gems."
"Read this book--you won't be disappointed. BTW, I may just add Annie Ogden to my five-top-people-to-have-lunch-with list!"
"I particularly enjoyed two of the male characters, Ike and Tranny, a couple of ex-cons that work for Max Vinyl. The way that they fought like an old married couple as they dealt with the plot's unexpected twists had me in stitches throughout the book."
"Like Hiassen, who writes from an abiding affection for South Florida, Brooke's satire of reckless polluting is rooted in a love and knowledge of Chicago and Lake Michigan."
"Annie Ogden, a war veteran home after 3 tours of duty in Iraq, is trying to find her place in life. A self-sufficient, strong willed woman, she takes matters into her own hands to see justice achieved. The topic of returning veterans and their struggle to fit back into society is handled in a genuine, unique and passionate way."
Discover why Doing Max Vinyl (An Annie Ogden Mystery) currently ranks #1 on Goodreads Best Mysteries/Thrillers/Suspense Novels of 2011!
Doing Max Vinyl (An Annie Ogden Mystery)
Earth first. Okay, maybe second. Third? She'll KILL you!
Max Vinyl's type of success story can only happen in America. Rising from humble beginnings, he has reached the height of the computer recycling racket. Problem is, he's using Lake Michigan as his own personal profit center. Even that wouldn't have been a problem if his environmentalist girlfriend Tris hadn't found out his dirty secret. And while Max is devastated by his love crashing down around him, he's about to learn that the rage of a woman scorned packs far more firepower and potential for destruction than he had ever imagined.Iraq War veteran Annie Ogden has spent three tormented months living in a cabin alone trying to re-discover her purpose in life. When two of Max's thugs threaten Annie's sister, she is dragged into his corrupt world in an unwitting alliance with the environmentalist, Tris. Which is really lousy news for Max. Will he hold up under the coordinated attacks of two furious women? As things spin completely out of control and complications mount, it's all Max can do to stay one step ahead until it's all he can do to stay alive!A farce full of hysterics and chicanery, Frederick Lee Brooke's first installment of the Annie Ogden mysteries is an incisive examination of corporate lunacy, greed and modern disconnection. Having received multiple four and five-star reviews on Amazon, Doing Max Vinyl: An Annie Ogden Mystery is loaded with razor-sharp dialogue, ingenious plotting and so much fun it should be illegal! | Mystery;Fiction |
Married as a child bride to a tenant farmer she never met, Rukmani works side by side in the field with her husband to wrest a living from a land ravaged by droughts, monsoons, and insects. With remarkable fortitude and courage, she meets changing times and fights poverty and disaster.This beautiful and eloquent story tells of a simple peasant woman in a primitive village in India whose whole life is a gallant and persistent battle to care for those she loves—an unforgettable novel that "will wring your heart out" (The Associated Press).Named Notable Book of 1955 by the American Library Association. | Fiction;Classics;Historical Fiction |
Ted L. Nancy’s Letters from a Nut series documented his correspondence with celebrities, dignitaries, and companies who replied to his outlandish letters. Letters where Ted wanted to check in to a hotel with his own ice machine. Or sell ham sandwiches out of an Indian casino restroom. Then in Hello Junk Mail! Ted and the Kabobby family answered scores of junk mail with more riotous results. Now in Ted L. Nancy’s Afternoon Stories Ted writes ridiculous stories which he reads to people at their jobs. Ted goes to a mattress showroom filled with salespeople and customers and reads them the story of THE POLYGAMIST WHO GOT 11 HUSBANDS BY MISTAKE. Then Ted visits a convention and reads conventioneers the story of THE BATHROOM ATTENDANT WHO FINALLY PASSED OUT. And he brings along ridiculous acts like THE VENTRILOQUIST WITH A PUPPET IN A COMA. Or MARK TWAIN WITH BREASTS to entertain these people. If you grew up reading Ted's Letters From A Nut - and you want some more adult, sophisticated Ted - then you will want Ted L. Nancy’s Afternoon Stories. This is a fully grown mature Ted. Ted Unchained. (a little) Ted L. Nancy. The brand to go to for idiotic lunacy. | null |
A beautiful Russian girl named Victoria , who's young life was shattered into darkness and despair from the wicked ways of an abusive and psychotic father. Victoria runs away , to Moscow after slaying the dragon (her nickname for her father ) but Human traffickers capture her and a few friends she made along the way to hell and sell the tortured girls to one Armand DeCosta, a monster of a human being.The demons follow poor Vicky into adulthood and all seems hopeless.. Until a friend cannot just stand by and watch the torment and abuse anymore.Taking matters in her own hands ,soon, all those bloody tear drops and broken hearts are avenged....one monster and one dragon at a time . | null |
Her dying father calls her unique, doctors have diagnosed that her "brain is wired wrong," and most say she's "plain simple," but Eve Hayes, a young Down's syndrome woman, feels only that she's different. Then, on 21 July 1972-Belfast's Bloody Friday-Eve encounters the captivating Esther, who ferries Eve on a sequence of illuminating, metaphysical journeys. In order to make sense of the slaughter that surrounds her, Eve must first learn the truth of her perceived difference, and therein unravel the timeless purpose of the silver mist. | Fiction |
Death is sad, love is agony.Max was her next job. She got his name just before he died and it was for her to lead his soul to heaven. She was a Bringer.Then Max started pleading (as they often do), but not for himself, for his son, James.Would she look after him, would she comfort him as he grieved for the loss of his father? James was a sensitive young man. He would take his father's death very hard.Well, Bringers don't do that sort of thing; their exclusive role is to usher souls to heaven. They are not allowed to get involved in earthly affairs.However, when she saw James, she felt something she had never felt before – an emotion, a shock.She was a Bringer. Bringers do not have emotions.Yet she couldn't help herself. She found herself being drawn inexorably towards James and his life, against every instinct she had ever had, against every law of the universe.And she fell in love.For a Bringer, that is a terrifying fall. | Fantasy;Romance;Young Adult |
Memoir, coming of age on the streets of Spanish Harlem by Puerto Rican. Dark-skinned morenito had family who ignored African blood. Consolation from drugs, street fighting, and armed robbery end when Piri 22 goes to Sing Sing prison for shooting a cop. His journey continues to self-acceptance, faith, and inner confidence. 30-year anniversary edition has Intro by author. | Nonfiction;Classics |
In this brilliantly imagined novel, Amelia Earhart tells us what happened after she and her navigator, Fred Noonan, disappeared off the coast of New Guinea one glorious, windy day in 1937. And she tells us about herself.There is her love affair with flying ("The sky is flesh") . . . .There are her memories of the her childhood desire to become a heroine ("Heroines did what they wanted") . . . her marriage to G.P. Putnam, who promoted her to fame, but was willing to gamble her life so that the book she was writing about her round-the-world flight would sell out before Christmas.There is the flight itself -- day after magnificent or perilous or exhilarating or terrifying day ("Noonan once said any fool could have seen I was risking my life but not living it").And there is, miraculously, an island ("We named it Heaven, as a kind of joke").And, most important, there is Noonan . . . | Fiction;Historical Fiction;Fantasy |
Few diseases create the level of fear associated with a new diagnosis of cancer. Fortunately, cancer experts have estimated that at least 50 to 60 percent of all cancer cases can be prevented through evidence-based modifications in lifestyle and diet. "A Cancer Prevention Guide for the Human Race" is a landmark, evidence-based guide to a healthy cancer-prevention lifestyle, and comprehensively informs readers on the important findings of hundreds of recent cutting-edge cancer research studies, performed by the world's foremost cancer research scientists. Written for lay readers by Robert A. Wascher, MD, FACS, an internationally recognized cancer physician, cancer surgeon, cancer researcher, educator, professor, and author, "A Cancer Prevention Guide for the Human Race" offers health-conscious readers a vital research-based guide that will enable them to significantly reduce their lifetime risk of developing cancer. "A Cancer Prevention Guide for the Human Race" is an absolutely essential health information resource for the 21st Century, and belongs in every home and office.The Author is a Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of California, Irvine, and the editor of the popular global health information website, "Weekly Health Update" (www.doctorwascher.com). Dr. Wascher is the author of numerous research papers, book chapters, articles, essays, and columns on a variety of health-related topics, and serves as a Consultant in both Oncology and Surgery for multiple health care and health information organizations. Dr. Wascher's next book, "Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) & the Breast Cancer Epidemic," is scheduled for publication in 2011. | Nonfiction |
Hard look at the death penalty, the criminal justice system, and prejudice. | null |
True crime writer Elle Bramasol is drawn into a macabre mystery when incarcerated Hollywood producer Eliot Kingman asks her to write a book about his case. As she delves deeper into Kingman's murder conviction, she discovers that he possesses a centuries old diary written by an elusive vampire named Verland. Uncovering the transformative secrets held within the diary's pages, Elle is drawn deeper into both Kingman's deadly schemes and Verland's dark world of shadows. When the two finally collide, the stage is set for a climactic battle over mankind's ultimate prize: eternal triumph over death. But will the Holy Grail of immortality turn out to be the cruelest curse of all? Exploring the allure of the shadowy places between life and death, between fantasy and reality, and the ultimate power of belief, Verland: The Transformation is a gothic-inspired tour de force, a brooding return to the roots of the vampire genre that goes for the throat from page one until the final, bone-chilling climax. | Fantasy;Fiction |
The King of Pop was without any doubt the world's biggest entertainer of all time. Michael Jackson's tragic death shocked the world for weeks. He was planning the biggest concert tour the world had ever seen. Michael tried to hide his addiction to painkillers for years.A doctor, who visited his trashed hotel suite in The Mirage in Las Vegas "It is Elvis all over again." The pop star died of an overdose on June 25, 2009 while preparing for his comeback tour. The ultimate story about Michael Jackson's life, his work as a humanitarian, his awards, his music, his problems with fame, and finally his last days. The whole story about the biggest legend ever.BIOGRAPHY and MEMOIR, Music (20th Century), Celebrities, King of Pop, Michael Jackson, Humanitarian, Biographies, Memoirs, Musician, Pop, Thriller, Aid, Addiction, Videos, Albums, Fanclub, Legend, Icon, Memorial, Funeral. Please visit Michael-Jackson.mobi for more information. Jos Borsboom ISBN 978-1-4475-1692-7 | null |
Fifteen-year-old Landon Wicker is psychokinetic, but the tragic unleashing of his abilities forces him to run from everything he knows. Alone, terrified and unable to remember the events that compelled him to flee, Landon fights to survive and understand what's happening to him. He finds solace, however, in the company of hundreds of psychokinetics like him when he's brought to the Gymnasium.Forced into a life where people don't just see - but control - the world around them and teenagers lift city buses with a thought, Landon struggles to accept his new reality and the guilt over his painful secret. But everything changes when a chance encounter with a mysterious girl propels him on a hunt for answers. Uncovering dark truths the Gymnasium would do anything to keep hidden, Landon must choose where his loyalties lie.Will Landon accept his past - and his future? Will he discover the truth? What's hidden in the Restricted Tower, and who is Artemis? | Fantasy;Young Adult;Fiction |
As part of a chosen bloodline, Kerrigan Cruz has inherited a gift: supernatural powers which give her the ability to protect a person's free will from those who wish to alter destiny for their own design. After her grandmother's passing, Kerrigan meets Dominic Grayson, an alluring stranger with a secret of his own. Dominic has been cursed, touched by both darkness and light, and Kerrigan is the only one who can save him. In their world, only three things are certain: His curse. Her gift. Their destiny. | Romance;Young Adult;Contemporary |
America. The land of opportunity. The birthplace of the Ford truck, Lincoln, Washington, Edison, Babe Ruth and strip malls. We are the land of innovators and pioneers. America has gone from pioneer to pansy. When did we become a douche bag boot camp? What the hell happened? No more! The gauntlet has been thrown down. Be A Man! Discover your inner carnivore and eat a juicy steak straight off the fire. Climb a freak'n mountain. Drive a truck, environment be damned! Enter the wild with only a bow and arrow plus your trusty pocket knife. Understand the importance of giving your progeny a name of simplicity and power. Being a Man also incurs the responsibility of knowing what not to do as a man. Men do not pick out drapes. Men do not play the flute. Nor do men buy potpourri, shop together, or wear pajamas outside the house if at all. Above all else know that plaid is the manliest pattern in fashion. Plaid is not even fashion. It is the manifestation of order in an otherwise chaotic world that needs order. Pick up Be A Man: The Plaid Manifesto to fully appreciate what it means to Be A Man! Your inner pioneer is waiting. | null |
Forget the New Jersey you think you know - the one crying out from over-development, heavy with strip malls, suburbs and the Jersey Turnpike. Travel back to the Garden State of Debbie Jones' youth. It's a place where peaches and lemons are free for the picking, a place where barefoot kids run in packs with local dogs, a place for the evening edition, the tire swing, the railroad trestle and the front porch. It is against this compelling and rich landscape that Jones cracks the veneer between the natural and supernatural. In Jones' Jersey, the extraordinary is ordinary for the people who live there and the Garden State is a place for all time that is about to change forever. | null |
This tragicomic epic brings to life in America the enduring masterpiece of Homer's "Odyssey" and the Irish saga of Joyce's "Ulysses" in a Father's Day in Boston after the Vietnam War in 1974. This new "Bostoniad" portrays the American immigrant descendants of Leopold and Molly Bloom, and Stephen Dedalus of Dublin. After Tim Finnegan's Irish wake Rudy and Penelope Bloom of Beacon Hill meet Harvard Professor, Dr. Thomas Dedalus. "Bloomsday" narrates in a pixilist style a chorus of New England voices blending to render new verses of the greatest epic of antiquity and the 20th century's most celebrated literary novel on the legendary wandering home of Odysseus after the fall of Troy. | Fiction;Contemporary |
Power hungry forces that are attempting to seize control ofeverything in existence disrupt the balance in the Universe. TheNine Orders, aware of the consequences of such affront, interveneto oppose these legions of doom secretly controlled by an unknownentity. Humankind is the fi rst species in danger of extinction. Are TheNine Orders too late to save man?The world that you are about to enter has a life of its own. I startedwith a simple concept to write a horror novel and it evolved into themythology that it is and will continue to be. The Nine Orders is areimagining of the battle between angels and demons, bringing thetwo opposing forces to a new level of existence. | null |
Charley Sloan isn't your typical lawyer. But then again, this isn't your typical case. When famous author and hometown hero Miles Dane is arrested for murdering his wife, it seems like an open-and-shut case. With no credible alibi, a mountain of physical evidence, and a motive of millions, it seems the prosecution's case is airtight.The police suspect that Dane had planned this crime many years ago--and made the mistake of writing it all down...in exact detail. Even Charley begins to question Dane's innocence. But Charley's own investigation gives him reason to believe that his client is being framed and that the real killer is using Dane's own bizarre imagination against him. But why isn't Dane speaking up? What secrets is he hiding?As the trial begins, it's still unclear where Miles Dane's wild imaginings stop and reality begins. Or whether he is committing the ultimate sacrifice in order to atone for something he did long ago. Only in the crucible of the final, fevered moments of trial will Charley finally put the pieces together and reveal the stunning truth... | Mystery |
A book so compelling it deserves to become one of the nonfiction classics of our time. As propulsively readable as the best “true crime,” A Kidnapping in Milan is a potent reckoning with the realities of counterterrorism. In a mesmerizing page-turner, Steve Hendricks gives us a ground-level view of the birth and growth of international Islamist terrorist networks and of counterterrorism in action in Europe. He also provides an eloquent, eagle’s-eye perspective on the big questions of justice and the rule of law.“In Milan a known fact is always explained by competing stories,” Hendricks writes, but the stories that swirled around the February 2003 disappearance of the radical imam Abu Omar would soon point in one direction―to a covert action by the CIA. The police of Milan had been exploiting their wiretaps of Abu Omar for useful information before the taps went silent. The Americans were their allies in counterterrorism―would they have disrupted a fruitful investigation?In an extraordinary tale of detective versus spy, Italian investigators under the leadership of prosecutor Armando Spataro unraveled in embarrassing detail the “covert” action in which Abu Omar had been kidnapped and sent to be tortured in Egypt. Spataro―seasoned in prosecutions of the Mafia and the Red Brigades and a passionate believer in the rule of law―sought to try the kidnappers in absentia: the first-ever trial of CIA officers by a U.S. ally. An exemplary achievement in narrative nonfiction writing, A Kidnapping in Milan is at once a detective story, a history of the terrorist menace, and an indictment of the belief that man’s savagery against man can be stilled with more savagery yet. | Nonfiction |
It was something she would never forgive herself for…It wasn’t until lunchtime that Jessi remembered to call home. No answer. She tried calling several times while she ate her lunch. Still no answer. She closed her eyes and rested her arms and head on her desk. She breathed deeply, wishing she had remembered to call earlier. Until Forever is a story of a young family that is torn apart by the devastating effects of alcoholism. Can healing take place in a relationship when an unforgivable act is committed? Will Jessi's pain and Mark's guilt keep them apart forever, or will unforeseen circumstances bind them together? | Romance;Fiction |
"Le Vann is a great new talent, her prose taut and addictive, and full of truth. Readers expecting a William Sutcliffe-style look at university life are sure to be surprised, but not disappointed" - The Times "A modern British flatshare story ... saved from the usual role call of arguments, armours and angst by Le Vann's caustic observations and the vulnerability that shines through her "get a grip" attitude" - Elle "A sharp satire on university life, reminding every ex-student how quickly the idealistic sheen wears off" - Heat | null |
Alejandra Stanford is born into a privileged bicultural family in Minneapolis of 1902. Growing up, she and her artistic family experience the intermingling of American, Mexican, and European cultural influences, as well as national events that challenge their lives; yet, Alejandra finds music is the perfect expression of her own artistic inclinations, emotions, and ambitions. As a young pianist and budding composer, she is affected by Minnesota's musical pioneers and resolves to become an orchestral conductor despite the obstacles. Alejandra travels to the great cities of the world in pursuit of her dreams. Along the way, she will meet two men who are her match in ideals and intellect. Ultimately, it is the passion for music and love which guide, inspire, and determine Alejandra's destiny. History and fiction converge impeccably in this historical novel infused with music, art, and romance, creating a compelling first installment to the A Song in My Heart trilogy. | Historical Fiction;Fiction |
When Lucinda Chapdelaine was a small child, her parents left for the royal ball and never returned. Ever since, Lucinda has been stuck in perpetual servitude at her evil aunt's jewelry store. Then, on the very same day, a mysterious visitor and an even more bizarre piece of jewelry both enter the shop, setting in motion a string of twists and turns that will forever alter Lucinda's path.In this magical story filled with enchanting surprises, Lucinda will dance at the royal ball, fall under the Amaranth Witch's spell, avenge her parents' death, restore justice to a town that does not yet know the corrupt danger around them, and maybe - just maybe - Lucinda might capture the heart of a prince. | Fantasy;Young Adult;Romance;Fiction |
Even with the imposed reality that surrounded her, Sybil Vaughan was able to empower herself, change her thoughts and heal her heart. She was born to make a difference but she could only do so when she realized that, this difference was her. This is the true story of a woman whose resilience made possible her transformation. Are you willing to keep reproducing the past as your present, or, are you ready for inner change and a life where the possible future is the only present there is?This is Volume 2 of the book "WHILE I WAS LEARNING TO BECOME GOD". | null |
Two mysterious strangers arrive just in time to help a little girl, Grace Connors, as she struggles to cope with the death of her father. But are the intentions of these strangers as innocent as they seem, or is there something else on their agenda? Meanwhile, in an a faraway Realm, a race of fallen Angels clash with a ruling house of Angels. Their battle changes events in the Ancient World and the New World forever. A realm where a year can last centuries and an ancient magical people still rule, a realm where even the immortals face danger. A story that will indeed leave you asking... Who, When, Where? WHAT! My name is Juliette. Nine hundred years ago, I died. Today, I am alive... This is my story. | Young Adult;Fantasy;Fiction |
The author of the celebrated Adrian Mole books presents a bittersweet novel about a discouraged electrician haunted by a former lover's abortion, who makes an appalling discovery that forces him to catch up with his past. 15,000 first printing. | Fiction;Contemporary |
This mesmerising narrative iridescent with the colours of medieval Italy, is steeped in both authentic details and magical realism. It creates a long ago place that has chilling familiarity. | Historical Fiction;Fiction;Fantasy |
From the Back CoverFall, current day, Atlantic Ocean. Another hurricane tears through the Bahamas, headed for Florida. Among the wreckage: a U.S. Coast Guard rescue boat, one survivor (Ret Cooper), and a spherical object of curious design (the Oracle) Ret Cooper is a simple young man with mysterious origins, unique physical features, and no memory of his past. His new family and friends discover he is truly extraordinary, with supernatural powers and strange scars on the palms of his hands. But what is his destiny? The Oracle is the key to Earth's unity and full potential, too perfect to be man-made. Legend claims it can unleash limitless power when filled with Mother Nature's six, pure, original elements. But where are these elements? And which of our planet's ancient secrets will be explained in the process of locating them?The first book from new author C.W. Trisef will have you cheering for Ret as he travels a submerged road, discovers a lost city, climbs an electrifying mountain, and begins to unravel the mystery of the Oracle ... all during his first year of high school. | Fantasy;Young Adult;Fiction |
Share the Well is an eyes wide open experience through visually stunning photos and stories of lives overflowing with new joy and hope from the complex and exotic land of India. Take a front row seat and experience a movement that started with a few followers of Jesus from Granger Community Church in Indiana, and a few followers of Jesus in southern India, dreaming together in a room. This movement has now surged to over 120,000 followers of Jesus gathering in over 950 churches which are revolutionizing entire villages. Rob and Michelle Wegner travelled to India with their three girls to gather 'cups of water', or stories to share from the well of this stunning movement in Southern India. As you read the stories of lives poured out for Jesus, you'll rethink your life and you will rethink what is possible for 'Church.' All those who created the book donated their time and services so that ALL the proceeds minus printing cost go directly to the field to serve the people of India. When you purchase this book you are a part of serving the poorest of the poor, you are stepping into a small role in the movement. This is not just another purchase, but a socially transformative contribution to a movement that is bringing health, life, and freedom to the oppressed. You are Sharing the Well with others as we Share the Well with you. | null |
George is looking for a single woman in the social network. After several searches of single women in the social network find single woman profile of Tania. Out of curiosity write her, would like to know more about her. After some initial mutual cognitive messages Tania write back to George questions. | null |
Timber has lived her entire life as a cannibal within a cult called the Divinity of Feminine Reproach and, by the time she is fifteen years old, she has already killed three men. When Timber takes an opportunity to explore the Outside, she bears witness to some dark and unsettling truths about the world around her and the integral role she plays in it. In this debut novel, laced with scenes of horrific violence and uplifting humanity, Martin Lastrapes has written a one-of-a-kind story about love, friendship, sacrifice and cannibalism. | Fiction;Fantasy |
Josh Phillips-a former speech teacher turned pilot and mechanic-is almost killed by communist terrorists while maintaining helicopters for an oil exploration company in the jungles of Peru. Within a year he returns to Peru to maintain aircraft for the DEA as part of Operation Snowcap, where he takes part in daring rescues of missionaries, teachers, and DEA agents, where he and the crew with him have their helicopter shot out from under them and hide out in a swamp with 200 terrorists looking for them, and where he and about 90 other men face 600 terrorists, the trained forces of communists and drug traffickers, in the Battle of Santa Lucia. | null |
Why does the issue of Tibet rouse such passions on both sides? To find out, Annelie Rozeboom interviewed Tibetans inside and outside Tibet, as well as Chinese and Western observers and the Dalai Lama himself. As these people explain their experiences, the reader sees why they think the way they do, and why the Tibetans and Chinese have taken such opposing positions. A collection of very different viewpoints which look at Tibet from all angles. | Nonfiction |
Heartstone is a journey of destiny, a story of a life turned upside-down for the best possible reason. Step into the story and discover what happens when a broken life has a head on collision with a broken world! This book isn’t for the faint of heart. It’s for those who have the courage to face life head on and walk it out with God!Come and take a journey with me through the pages of my personal failure, defeat, lost expectations, and my final devastation. Heartstone is a story about a people who faced the giants that we all face, and the keys God gave them (and has given each of us) to deal with those giants and turn theirs and our broken solitude into a field of dreams.The truth of God’s word is that He has already written the story of your life. It is time for you to read that story and find your road home. God’s truth is that He has a plan for you that is good and not for evil. A plan where you win in the end.Let Heartstone be the beginning of your journey home. This time the happy ending will be your own.He wants you to have a beautiful ending! | null |
Cloistered in a stone cell at the monastery of Saint Brigit, a sixth-century Irish nun secretly records the memories of her Pagan youth, interrupting her assigned task of transcribing Augustine and Patrick. She also writes of her fiercely independent mother, whose skill with healing plants and inner strength she inherited. She writes of her druid teacher, the brusque but magnetic Giannon, who first introduced her to the mysteries of written language. But disturbing events at the cloister keep intervening. As the monastery is rent by vague and fantastic accusations, Gwynneve's words become the one force that can save her from annihilation. | Historical Fiction;Fiction;Fantasy |
The Way I See It is a refreshing new look at American society. The author depicts its progression over the past 100 years, into this chaotic time we now find ourselves. But, this is a point of view with an interesting twist: an exploration of select governmental and social decisions of the century that significantly changed the way Americans live. These pages take you on a journey from the advent of the automobile, to the election of the first black President of the United States, suggesting how those events—and everything in between—helped to shape, and perhaps destroy, the greatest country in the world | null |
Fueled by a passion for running dogs, Gary Paulsen entered the Iditarod--the eleven hundred and eighty mile sled-dog race through the Alaskan wilderness--in dangerous ignorance and with a fierce determination. For seventeen days, he and his team of dogs endured blinding wind, snowstorms, frostbite, dogfights, moose attacks, sleeplessness, hallucinations--and the relentless push to go on. Winterdance is the enthralling account of a stunning wilderness journey of discovery and transformation (Chicago Tribune), lived and told by the best author of man-against-nature adventures writing today (Publishers Weekly). | Nonfiction |
A classic as stirring as Schindler's List , The King of Children is the acclaimed biography of the first advocate of children's rights and the man known as the savior of hundreds of orphans in the Warsaw ghetto.Janusz Korczak was known throughout Europe as a Pied Piper of destitute children even before the onslaught of World War II. But on August 6, 1942, Korczak stepped into legend. Refusing offers for his own safety, and with defiant dignity, he led the orphans under his care in the Warsaw Ghetto to the trains that would take them to Treblinka.An educator and pediatrician, Korczak, a Polish Jew, introduced progressive orphanages for both the Jewish and Catholic children in Warsaw. Determined to shield his children from the injustices of the adult world, he built these orphanages into "just communities" with their own parliaments and children's courts. Korczak also founded the first national children's newspaper, testified on behalf of children in juvenile courts, and trained teachers and parents in "moral education," with his books How to Love a Child and How to Respect a Child .The King of Children is now recognized as a classic work for educators, historians, parents, and anyone who lives or works with a child.A New York Times Notable Book of the Year | Nonfiction |
A guide to creative writing and finding your creative gifts and interests. The book is based on Exercises that the author used during a summer camp with underprivileged youth. | null |
When a rare plant living within the deepest reaches of the Amazon rain forest is discovered to contain a miracle disease cure, a high powered pharmacologist teams up with a renegade botanist in the search for GREEN GOLD… But they soon learn that they are not the only ones who seek the life-giving plant. Excerpt: “Scary, isn’t it?” Task whispered. “Think about the situation here: A group of invaluable rare plants that are indigenous to Peru now live within the borders of one of the dirt-poorest nations on earth--Madagascar--in a natural environment. But the technology and research that make the plants so valuable come from the United States.” | null |
In a hilarious memoir of life in the glitter factory, a divorced British mother of two grown children describes how she moved to L.A. to live with her sister, a respected songwriter, and began living life in the shadow of celebrity in the surreal world of Hollywood glamour. Original. | null |
Caitlin Shaughnessy, a Canadian journalist, discovers that Inez, a traumatized young Mayan woman originally from Guatemala, has killed Caitlin's psychoanalyst partner, Dr. Jerry Simpson. Simpson brought the girl, who may be autistic, back to Canada as an act of mercy and to attempt to treat her obvious trauma. Cailin desperately needs to find out why this terrible incident occurred so she can find the strength to forgive and move on with her life.Inez, whose sense of wonder and innocence touches all who meet her, becomes a focal point for many of the Canadians who encounter her. As Caitlin struggles to uncover the truth about Inez's relationship with Jerry, Inez struggles to break free of the projections of others. Each must confront her own anger and despair. The doctors in the north have an iciness that matches their surroundings, a kind of clinical armour that Caitlin must penetrate if she is to reach Inez.The Girl in the Box is a psychological drama of the highest order and a gripping tale of intrigue and passion. | Fiction;Mystery;Contemporary |
This is the first-hand account of Rudolf's Vrba's experience as a registrar in the prison camp as well as the story of his daring escape. | Nonfiction |
"A heartfelt portrait of young men in a bygone age” (Kirkus Reviews) about troubled boys, wild horses, and the high price of a childhood lost.Thirteen-year-old William Sheppard stabs his abusive father and is sent to the Swope Ranch Boys Reformatory, setting off a string of events that ultimately leads to a horrifying end in the Colorado mountains. Along the way, he befriends three boys who become his surrogate family. Their work together taming horses brings peace, as the boys struggle to survive a world of hurt and shocking cruelty wherein the only thing they can rely on is each other as the laws of normal society are stripped away.With a backbone of heart-wrenching suspense, Kings of Colorado is a beautiful portrayal of brotherhood set against the nobility, danger, and wildness of youth and horses. The bonds between man and beast, along with other themes of community, friendship, and atonement are boldly explored on every page. Kings of Colorado illustrates just how easily innocence can be stripped away, robbing us of something most precious: childhood. | Fiction;Young Adult;Historical Fiction |
A legendary ghost ship. An incredible treasure. A death-defying adventure.Forty years ago, the airship Hyperion vanished with untold riches in its hold. Now, accompanied by heiress Kate de Vries and a mysterious gypsy, Matt Cruse is determined to recover the ship and its treasures. But 20,000 feet above the Earth's surface, pursued by those who have hunted the Hyperion since its disappearance, and surrounded by deadly high-altitude life forms, Matt and his companions soon find themselves fighting not only for the Hyperion—but for their very lives. | Fantasy;Young Adult;Fiction;Romance |
'De Vliegenvanger' van Ravelli is de erotische en confronterende geschiedenis van een man die alle emotionele risico's in het leven probeert te omzeilen.'Houd God voor ogen en je gulp gesloten" Met dit advies wordt de Limburgse Peter naar het seminarie gestuurd. Tevergeefs. De Vliegenvanger vertelt het meeslepende liefdesverhaal van een student die een intieme relatie heeft met een meisje en tegelijkertijd verliefd is op een jongen. Voor deze 'dubbele fout' wordt hij verbannen uit het klooster waar hij zijn opleiding volgt. De ontspoorde geestelijke vlucht uit schaamte naar het buitenland, waar hij een leven leidt vol passie en bedrog.Hij besluit charlatan te worden – alleen al vanwege het woord – en verheft zichzelf in de adelstand. Als Graaf Ravelli maakt hij furore in Rome en wordt de minnaar van een barones die hem introduceert in de betere kringen. Na een paar uitbundige misverstanden eindigt Peter als bedelaar en besluit terug te keren naar Nederland, waar de Tweede Wereldoorlog is uitgebroken. Hij raakt betrokken bij het actieve verzet, wordt gevangen genomen en ter dood veroordeeld. Peter heeft de gave om zowel linkshandig als rechtshandig vliegen uit de lucht te plukken. Een talent dat zijn leven zal redden. Hij wordt aangesteld als de vliegenvanger in dienst van het Derde Rijk. Zijn taak is het kantoor van de kampcommandant vliegvrij te houden. Dat lukt. De beloning is zijn leven.Naar een paar bruisende liefdesavonturen besluit hij uiteindelijk op zoek te gaan naar de twee grote liefdes uit zijn jeugd. Op latere leeftijd schrijft de verzamelaar van verboden liefdes zijn memoires. De memoires zijn nooit gepubliceerd, maar zijn nu jaren later een belangrijke bron van inspiratie geweest voor 'De Vliegenvanger' van Ravelli. | Fiction |
Out of print | Romance |
Christian Romance Humor.Das, a single Christian teenager from high school tries to pursue love with a very attractive new girl who transferred mid year, but faces lots of problems when his best friend, the biggest player in the school intervenes and pursues her as well. Who will win the new girls heart? Rumors run ramped and all friendship is lost when these two young men battle it out for the love of the popular new girl.Meanwhile, Das' pesky neighbor (Stephanie) tries to persuade Das into going out with her sister (Jessica). What started off as a favor to Stephanie turned into blackmail when things start to go sour between Das and Jessica.With drama lurking every where he turns. What will Das do and who will he turn to for help to escape it and yet still find that one true love? | null |
In the vein of The Glass Castle, Breaking Night is the stunning memoir of a young woman who at age fifteen was living on the streets, and who eventually made it into Harvard. Liz Murray was born to loving but drug-addicted parents in the Bronx. In school she was taunted for her dirty clothing and lice-infested hair, eventually skipping so many classes that she was put into a girls' home. At age fifteen, when her family finally unraveled, Murray found herself on the streets. She learned to scrape by, foraging for food and riding subways all night to have a warm place to sleep. Eventually, Murray decided to take control of her own destiny and go back to high school, often completing her assignments in the hallways and subway stations where she slept. She squeezed four years of high school into two, while homeless; won a New York Times scholarship; and made it into the Ivy League. Breaking Night is an unforgettable and beautifully written story of one young woman's indomitable spirit to survive and prevail, against all odds. | Nonfiction |
The Bible is a Book of ScienceSecular Humanism is a Religion of MythologyAntidisestablishmentarianism is a word you might have kidded your friends with in your school days. People once thought of it as the longest word in English, but that's probably all the thought you ever gave it. As the title of a book it's a little cumbersome, a little intimidating, except that it's absolutely essential to the discussion of Secular Humanism as America's Established religion and how we can disestablish it.Follow the history of the founding of America and its degeneration into a secularist state. This secularism occurred in defiance of the greatest documentation in the world. The founding writings spelled out the dangers of Government-Church union. They also gave the simple preventive medicine for that historic poison. Christianity was the cure, and no, it wasn't a contradiction of the so-called "separation principle " that they supported biblical training and Christian conduct as essential to society's survival.Follow the trail back to the beginning of man's writings, to the Tower of Babel, then forward, to see the hand in hand relationship between men who would be gods and priests who would support and share the quest for ultimate power. All the eras of history, all the continents of the world echo the same message. Man cloaks secularism, the worship of himself, in religion. He demands protection, financial support, and unlimited power for his religion called Secular Humanism. He demands death or disgrace for all who oppose him.Secularists have hijacked words we once understood. Belief, faith, and trust are legal terms denoting tested and proven evidentiary facts. These words the secularists have redefined into mysticism and opinion, blindness and stupidity. Science is physical observation of the natural world. Secularists demand that Science belong only to them and encompasses presupposition, assumptions, and uniformitarianism or "deep time. " The Scriptures themselves prove their scientific nature and worth. More than a score of scientific facts prove that deep time is impossible. Over and over theories of pseudo-science have risen and fallen, refuted by true scientists.Secular Humanism has permeated government, the church and individuals in ways few fully realize or understand. People must understand it, and stop the progress before belief and freedom are things of the past in America. The Scriptures give many answers and we must heed them.The book includes multiple appendices and an exhaustive bibliography detailing the hundreds of sources researched to create this work. Founding documents, court cases, testimony from ancient Greece, India, Meso-America, Africa, and the works of respected scientists and historians all speak with one voice. Secularism, man's reason, and the marriage of government and church are deadly to man's survival.We believe this book is a necessary complement to the works of many conservative and faithful writers on the subject of why America is in such a decline, such a dangerous position to lose everything that matters. | null |
Knife of Truth, Road to Megara starts out where Cynthia Willerth's historical science fiction novel leaves off. Lance's inattention to details leave Betren struggling to reach Megara. Trac meets the Merkan council and witness a confession to the truth. Metrox's ex-son uncovers proof of the villain's plan to assault Delmarath. | null |
These are the secrets I have kept. This is the trust I never betrayed. But he is dead now and has been for more than forty years, the one who gave me his trust, the one for whom I kept these secrets. The one who saved me . . . and the one who cursed me.So starts the diary of Will Henry, orphaned assistant to Dr. Pellinore Warthrop, a man with a most unusual specialty: monstrumology, the study of monsters. In his time with the doctor, Will has met many a mysterious late-night visitor, and seen things he never imagined were real. But when a grave robber comes calling in the middle of the night with a gruesome find, he brings with him their most deadly case yet.A gothic tour de force that explores the darkest heart of man and monster and asks the question: When does man become the very thing he hunts? | Young Adult;Fantasy;Historical Fiction;Fiction;Mystery |
When the cost of love is the loss of success, which would you choose?Some people have ambitions so great that they will trample on anything and anyone to achieve it. Alexander Yvanov is such a man. Born in Brooklyn from an embittered mother, he climbs his way to a better life in New York. Thousands of miles away, beautiful Brigitte Dartois also has big dreams and raging ambitions. Scorpio Rising is the story of two people whose single-minded obsessions are put to the test when they meet.Monique Domovitch takes us on a breathtaking journey full of twists and turns, from New York to Paris, in her stunning first novel, Scorpio Rising.Watch for The Scorpio’s Sting, coming soon. | Romance;Historical Fiction;Fiction |
"You'll never be alone in hating me and you'll never be alone in fighting to keep me interested."There, in that non-space of the pseudo-social, the About Me box demands the pouring of your identity representation for all to see, to judge, to imitate, to ignore. And what begins as a self-expression balloons in continuous polemic, as though the very words in that confined box threaten to dismantle the social media architecture itself. A blistering, poignant howl against that illusory digital kingdom of the frivolous and the condemned ego on display. Truly an anti-social media novel. The input box awaits: login.“I've never read anything like this before: A disembodied voice that comes from the Internet, like Notes from the Underground but even more underground.”Noah Cicero, author of Best Behavior.“If a single mouth grabbed up every blog and squeezed them crush-tight in its jaw, then the bursting shrapnel, the blog-ooze running liquid down screens, it would be Michael J Seidlinger’s In Great Company, an unsympathetic and computerized rant, a book readily swimming in ego.”J. A. Tyler, author of A Man of Glass & All the Ways We Have Failed“Our relationship to the egotistical narrator’s slippery, yet bold monologue steers the refreshingly unique approach to plot through the dark undercurrents of social networking. The masterfully navigated urgency carries us through its wavelets of nuance. The book begins by treating us with ironic disdain, so we are put in an unusual vigilant state of mind yet we agree to slipstream. As with a similar method in hypnosis, it startles us awake inside the trance.”Tantra Bensko, author of Lucid Membrane | Fiction |
A torrid liaison in the sacred chambers of Egypt’s ancient pharaohs as Israeli warplanes rain down terror… frenzy and vengeance as rioting Arabs storm through the strafed streets… and Paul Rhodes’ journey of exile through post-colonial Africa and Asia has just begun. Buffeted by the smuggling, black market deception and patriotic fervor that marked those continents’ passages to independence in the tumultuous Sixties, Paul is impelled country by country to the wild counter-culture havens of San Francisco and a stunning, fateful confrontation with the military powers that stand between him and the woman he cannot forget. | null |
Chantel Aubuchon is Mayor of Elkhorn. Taking on the job handed down to her from her father, she manages her position with pride as she attempts to keep her town afloat. But when gold is discovered on the Powder River she soon finds her small town threatened by the approaching mines. Destruction of the land surrounding her town is slowly turning Elkhorn into a ghost town. Searching for a way to insure her town’s survival she resorts to desperate measures. Harper Barnes is the source of Elkhorn’s problem. Owning nearly all the mines along the river, he is the only one that can stop the destruction before it reaches her town. In her desperation, Chantel finds herself hidden underneath a bandana and behind a pistol. Little does she know that by robbing the man responsible for her town’s demise she will set off a series of events that will not only prove to her that first impressions should never be trusted, but that love can oftentimes be found where we least expect it. | null |
It was all that Matt Lamont could do in keeping his life separated from his past, but now things were far from over. When a stranger, Autumn Reynolds, picks him up walking alone and confused along a country road, Matt is reluctant with the assistance that eventually brings him back to a life of meaning. But there happens to be a little matter of dealing with his failing memory. When flashes of that memory begin to surface, they only tell of a seedy lifestyle filled with torment and heartache. Who is he and what had he done? Autumn helps link the pieces of the troubled past and brings him to the inevitable truth, but in the end, might Autumn be the one to ultimately suffer. | null |
VERSION II Warren Zevon. We can relate to this strikingly unique man. We listen to his thoughts and feelings through his music. He spoke of love, heartbreak, loss, redemption and much more. The story begins with a flashback to the 70's. A young woman strikes out on her own with her four year old son and makes her living tending bar at a local biker joint. Her resilient voice in this story clearly illustrates what struggling to survive means for a young mother on her own. Daily encounters with the Hell's Angels, including the leader Michael Angelo, would lead to unpredictable behavior and unexpected friendships. A fateful connection occurs when Warren Zevon steps into that same bar, one summer evening. By Maya Angelou: "You can write me down in history with hateful, twisted lies, you can tread me in this very dirt, but still, like dust, I'll rise." Warren Zevon | null |
ミステリアスな魅力でトップスターに上りつめた“りりこ”。だが、りりこには知られてはならない秘密があった。まばゆい世界の陰で、恐るべき事件と人々の思惑が絡みあい始める－－。豪華キャストとスタッフで実写映画化。第７回文化庁メディア芸術祭・マンガ部門優秀賞＆第８回手塚治虫文化賞マンガ大賞受賞作品。鬼才・岡崎京子の、世紀を越えた傑作！ | Fiction |
For Charlie and his brother, Alex, an unexpected trip to visit their Aunt Mary in the haunted town of Crooked Hills turns into a life-changing adventure, forcing them to confront local bullies, hell hounds, dead witches, and girls with slingshots! A throwback to classic adventures like that of the Hardy Boys, mixed with the creepiness of GOOSEBUMPS and CIRQUE DU FREAK, Cullen Bunn's CROOKED HILLS blends mystery and adventure to weave a fun and unforgettable story of will, friendship and family bonds. | Young Adult;Fantasy;Fiction |
Enough books have been written about Cuba to fill an entire library, but few take the approach Chen Lizra does with “My Seductive Cuba.” Deeply personal and always engaging, Lizra — an Israeli-born dance instructor and entrepreneur now living in Canada — fuses history and politics with her real-life experiences among the people of this often-visited but little-understood island. The result is a moving portrayal of Cuba on the verge of historic change. Packed with practical information on where to go in Cuba, what to pack and the best ways to get there, “My Seductive Cuba” also helps readers ferret out persistent opportunists while finding Havana’s best reggaetón, flamenco, jazz and salsa clubs. A glossary of Cuban slang and a description of the Santería religion — along with a vivid chapter titled “Getting Possessed” — makes Lizra’s humorous travel guide even more compelling. This is one book you won't want to be without, even if you don’t plan on going anywhere! | Nonfiction |
As a veteran war correspondent, Chris Hedges has survived ambushes in Central America, imprisonment in Sudan, and a beating by Saudi military police. He has seen children murdered for sport in Gaza and petty thugs elevated into war heroes in the Balkans. Hedges, who is also a former divinity student, has seen war at its worst and knows too well that to those who pass through it, war can be exhilarating and even addictive: "It gives us purpose, meaning, a reason for living."Drawing on his own experience and on the literature of combat from Homer to Michael Herr, Hedges shows how war seduces not just those on the front lines but entire societies, corrupting politics, destroying culture, and perverting the most basic human desires. Mixing hard-nosed realism with profound moral and philosophical insight, War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning is a work of terrible power and redemptive clarity whose truths have never been more necessary.Listening Length: 6 hours and 27 minutes | Nonfiction |
Wish: Dream's Beginning - The Unicorns of Wish #1 www.unicornkisses.comSuitable reading age - 9 -12 (Middle Grade Chapter Books)In Paperback and eBooks.From the mists of time there comes a long-lost tale of unicornsHeadstrong and feisty, Rielle is lost, and she knows it. When she and the faithful Pud find themselves hopelessly alone in a wild landscape, they drift into an untamed forest. Rielle has been in plenty of pickles, but the hairs rising on the back of her neck tell her that this time things are going to be very different!Charmed by a mysterious unicorn and his cryptic ways, Rielle and Pud find themselves locked into an adventure of soul-seeking, friendship, mystery and truth that is both enchanting and sometimes sinister… and there may be no turning back. | Fantasy |
A dire fate is in store for the world, and where is God?I was told by two separate publishers, "You can't do that. We can't publish a story like that." Well, maybe they couldn't, but I have.Should this book be banned? You decide. | null |
Dr Harivanshrai Bachchan is India's leading Hindi poet - a confidante of the Nehrus. His son is India's best-known cinema superstar - Amitabh Bachchan. The core of this book is a long sequence called Madhushala (the house of wine) which could be compared to the Rubaiyat in imagery and metre. | Classics;Fiction |
Sergeant Steve Golburn, an Australian Special Air Service veteran, is tasked with a dangerous mission in Iraq, deep behind enemy lines. When Steve’s five man SAS patrol inadvertently spark a time portal, they find themselves in 10th century Viking Denmark. A place far more dangerous and lawless than modern Iraq. Join the SAS patrol on this action adventure into the depths of not only a hostile land, far away from the support of the Allied front line, but into another world…another time. | Fantasy |
Liar is a wicked comedy that exposes the degenerate underbelly of stately Beverly Hills. Sex for barter, lowlife scams, sleazy date-rapes, trashy pick ups - it’s a bustle. Salacious and hilarious, yet starkly poignant, Liar depicts the greed and depravity woven in our culture of go-get.Joel’s a small-time hustler masquerading the big shot. Claudia the voluptuous model’s desperate for a fast buck. As this money-grubbing duo heap on the class act, Allison offers a scathing parody of L.A.’s bogus glamour. Steamy sex turns to murderous hate. Who will win this diabolical war - evil bitch or monstrous liar? Allison casts a pair of preposterously perverse villains and twists their situation into the absurd. It’s delightfully rude, burlesque and full of nasty surprises.Excerpt 1I’m standing at the street corner, idly wishing I’d won the lottery, when the black Carrera skids to a stop. Then she slithers out.One look at her, and I get a triple-organ attack. My diaphragm seizes up and squeezes out a weird strangled whistle; my heart hammers like some psycho beat-box; and my stomach, it literally flies into the air, like a mad acrobat going for one of those crazy quadruple flips.Dark gold hair, rippling and springing in what must be twenty different shades, all in a riot and tumbling in what they call a bedroom tangle to her waist. Lazy, black, tilted eyes. Strawberry lips like little puffy marshmallows. But, oh, slightly parted. Indecent bitch.Stacked with twin Himalayan peaks, begging for fingers to scale them; gym toned arms that guarantee an energetic tussle in the sack; scarlet vampire nails that’ll scratch long and deep. A total sex-beast.She’s got an hourglass figure - the real deal - waist pinched in like somebody’s scraped out every ounce of fat, all trussed into the skimpiest black top and a leather mini skirt that just covers her scandalous little ass. Cheeks round as full moons hovering high in the air. Oh yeah, just lemme grab a handful of that. Her thighs and calves are athletic and taut, wrapped in skin that looks like shimmering caramel cream. Those legs, they don’t wanna stop, they shoot right up to those liquid velvet shoulders. And she’s got black spiked-heeled fuck-me sandals on those dainty fuck-me feet. The kind with fuck-me straps that bind up those fuck-me ankles. 38 - 22 -36 inches of total come-on. Goddammit, this piece of ass has turned me into a poet.I’m like a magnifying glass, I hone in on every little detail, right down to the tiny round dots of blood red polish on her itsy-bitsy toenails. I pin my eyes on her as she slinks towards the building, like some kinda curvy snake writhing to the charmer’s flute. Tok, tok, tok, those stilettos hit the pavement. And yeah, yeah, yeah, those luscious hips sway. Something in my groin wakes up and wriggles like a worm. Wait a minute. I don’t even remember the last time I had a hard-on without the magic of thblue pill.What the hell?Excerpt 2Just at this crucial moment, the babe glides up to the booth. The ugly Frenchie’s bug eyes instantly change direction and shoot like a pair of darts to my honey-bun’s full stacks. Hey, wanna compete?“Ca va, cherie?” The swamp-thing croaks, trying to hide the pornographic leer on his face. I surreptitiously angle my sightline to the same spot he’s eyeballing. Now that’s what I call a real pair of tits. Miss, may I, er, pinch them, just a little? “Cloudea, Joel’s a great ruby expert...” The pond-rodent rattles off like a machine gun, pretending to sing my praises. “And ee speaks French too, ee went to school in Switzerland...” That sonofabitch, he’s using it as a ruse while he’s trying to stick his blackhead infested nose into my hottie’s cleavage. “Ah, yes...” Of course I smile modestly. No need to frighten the babe with my distinguished credentials. So she’s French? Well then, gimme a dish of them Frogs’ Legs a la Spread. Cream sauce, please.“Oh, really?” She turns to me, eyes all bright and interested. “I have a ruby ring I want to sell. Would you like to look at it?” Bingo. Jackpot. Royal flush.“Sure.” I fight down my excitement and keep a poker face. “Always ready to buy.” That’s it, proper and business-like.“I don’t know much about rubies, maybe you can tell me what it’s worth?” But of course. I’ll tell you what it’s worth, I’ll even buy it, as long as you let me suck your delicious little toes. Er, if the ruby’s cheap enough, that is. Your pussy’s extremely important, but so | null |
From thirteen Australian writers comes a collection of original speculative fiction short stories that will take you from the great unknown of our own planet, to the stars, and beyond to mystical fantasy worlds. These stories of ‘hope’ include High Tide at Hot Water Beach (Paul Haines), Burned in the Black (Janette Dalgliesh), The Haunted Earth (Sean Williams), Eliot (Benjamin Solah), Boundaries (Karen Lee Field), The Encounter (Sasha Beattie), The God on the Mountain (Graham Storrs), Deployment (Craig Hull), Flowers in the Shadow of the Garden (Joanne Anderton), Blinded (Jodi Cleghorn), The Choosing (Rowena Cory Daniells), Duty and Sacrifice (Alan Baxter) and A Moment, A Day, A Year… (Pamela Freeman).With a preface written by Karen Henderson and the introduction by Simon Haynes, these brilliantly crafted stories, combined with essays donated by Beyondblue and Dr Myfanwy Maple and Mr Warren Bartik, from the University of New England, are accompanied by short snippets of information on suicide.Did you know approximately one million people die by suicide each year worldwide?Suicide happens on a daily basis. It can affect you. Are you suicide aware?Everything in this anthology is donated by Australians to help raise suicide awareness. All profits will be donated to suicide awareness. | null |
Pornography is a significant problem in our society. Some reliable studies suggest:*Nearly 70% of young men ages 18 to 34 visit porn sites in a given month*47% of families in the United States say pornography is a problem in their home*Nearly 87% of young men and 31% of young women reported using pornography*9 years old is the average age at which children first see online pornography"Internet pornography is a stealth attack on our homes and families through invisibly transmitted electrons. Education about the addictive, destructive nature of this attack is paramount, and hence this manual. We must address prevention and recovery with the same tenacity the pornography industry has employed to invade our homes and our lives. Only then can we turn the tide and begin to win the war." Donald L. Hilton Jr., MD Author of best-selling book, He Restoreth My SoulThe manual contains reliable information about pornography and sexual addiction, including answers to frequently asked questions about what is necessary to support recovery for those addicted and their afflicted loved ones. Its creation was in direct response to requests from parents, bishops and stake presidents who asked for a resource that could be used when teaching about prevention and addiction within the family-as well as counseling those in their stewardship. | null |
"I played a lot of chess at college and understood the game fairly well. But it wasn't until I read this book that I learned the deeper meanings of the chess pieces and their movements. This is a philosophical view of chess and how it relates to real life. Roumen Bezergianov is a deep thinker who is also well read and has formulated his own unique ideas... Once you read this book you will be equipped with special knowledge that you can pass on to the next generation. Roumen Bezergianov makes sense out of complicated ideas and therefore the information in this book is very accessible. I found reading this book to be a pleasure." Rebecca Johnson "The Rebecca Review" (Washington State) - (COMMUNITY FORUM 04) (TOP 50 REVIEWER) (HALL OF FAME REVIEWER) (VINE VOICE) (REAL NAME) | null |
The Arkansas River is the heart and soul of Salida, Colorado. It fuels the small town's economy and thrums in the blood of twenty-seven-year-old Mandy Tanner, a river ranger. When a whitewater rafting accident occurs, she deftly executes a rescue, but a man dies anyway. But it wasn't the river rapids that killed him, it was poison. Tom King was a rich land developer with bitter business rivals, who cheated on his wife, refused to support his kayak-obsessed son, and infuriated environmentalists. Mandy cooperates with the local sheriff's department to solve the murder. But little does she know how greatly the case will affect those she loves, including her beloved Uncle Bill—the respected owner of an outfitting business, out of whose raft Tom King fell. She goes on an emotionally turbulent quest for the truth—and ends up in dangerous waters. | Mystery;Fiction |
When was the last time you have taken a few moments and paid close attention to what is going on in America? Have you noticed how fast this once great nation is fallen? When will the decline stop? We are going through the worst economic decline since "The Great Depression", the unemployment rate is the highest it has been in over twenty years, and the national deficit is at 14 trillion dollars and climbing every second. If none of this has affected you or someone in your family, how long will it be before it does? We are all only a crisis away from being included in the 3 million foreclosures (as of 2010), or the 15 million unemployed (as of 2010). Why is the federal government playing such a major role in our daily lives, when they can't seem to keep their own house in order? With the collapse of the economy and so many out of work, home invasions/robberies have skyrocketed. Are you prepared? I'm hoping that the information in this book can help you get prepared. If nothing else, open the eyes and minds of the millions that are totally oblivious to any of what I just mentioned. | null |
The Great Khan is dead. His vast empire hangs in the balance, an empire he forged with raw courage, guile, tactical brilliance, unswerving dedication to his people, and the force of his own indomitable will. Now the very qualities that united the fierce Mongol tribes threaten to tear them apart, as the heirs of Genghis maneuver for dominance. In the end, only one can command ... THE EMPIRE OF SILVER Conn Iggulden’s #1 internationally bestselling epics of historical fiction have enthralled millions of readers around the world. In his spectacular novels about the life and legacy of Genghis Khan, he has traced the path of the legendary conqueror from the harsh grasslands of his youth to the pinnacle of an unprecedented empire. Now, even as they struggle for supremacy among themselves, Genghis’s sons and grandsons extend the reach of his vision, taking their armies farther than ever before, into southern China and across the steppes and rugged mountains of Russia to the vulnerable heart of Europe, where they will face the most courageous warriors the West commands. Genghis’s tough and canny heir, Ogedai, is on the verge of being proclaimed the new Khan. But Ogedai has mysteriously delayed his coronation ceremony to complete a fantastic project many deem a folly: the building of Karakorum, a magnificent city amid the wild plains. His puzzling decision emboldens his arrogant brother Chagetai to violently challenge him, while their noble sibling Tolui and his beautiful, wily wife, Sorhatani, will be caught between the two.Chagetai’s attempt at rebellion reveals shocking truths about Ogedai’s health and imperiled future. As one brother awaits his fate, another awaits his moment to seize power, while spies and assassins play out the ambitions and destinies of their masters. With his celebrated synthesis of riveting storytelling and peerless historical detail, Conn Iggulden takes his saga of the great Mongol khans to unforgettable new heights, bringing these fabled conquerors and their singular people to vivid life for a new generation of readers. | Historical Fiction;Fiction;Fantasy |
This book is a recollection of a child’s memory, based on a disturbing true story of child abuse, mine. Writing has been self healing for me. I am sharing my story for the first time, hopefully to inspire other victims to be brave enough to face their demons and to write it all down. | null |
Two disparate men expose an elaborate Chinese Espionage Network operating in the United States. What's remarkable is that most of this story is true. | null |
Be the first to experience the new genre - Movie Novel!More entertaining than an iPhone.More captivating than an iPad.More thrilling than...you get the idea.You'll see the movie playing in your mind as you read. Today's fast-paced society demands this new entertaining genre.Hazardous Choices is proud to be a pioneer in this new genre. Of course, the story is what matters...After surviving life in a violent Chicago street gang through his high school years, Darnell Jackson’s future appears promising. A football scholarship gives him the chance to escape the thug lifestyle.During his first year in college, Darnell safely resides in a small Kentucky town, playing Division Two college football and trying to make something of himself. Adjusting to the new surroundings proves tough, but a teammate and a girl give him hope that his future will be better than his past.In the summer after his freshman year, he returns to the old neighborhood to be with his mother. The gang reasserts its hold on him, and the leader orders Darnell to kill a member of a rival gang. Nearly dying in a gang fight, Darnell shoots an enemy gangbanger. This forces Darnell to re-evaluate his future. As a result, he lies to the mercurial leader of his gang, claiming he completed his assignment. After “doing work” for his gang, Darnell receives permission to head back to school and the security of small-town life.When the head gangbanger learns of Darnell’s lie, the small Kentucky town isn’t so safe anymore. | null |
Her father's dead, her mother's crazy, and her grandmother's never been wrong. Jeri, at 17, resembles her grandmother most of all: she's hard-headed, passionate, and idealistic. At the beginning of the volatile 1960s, she plunges in head first. From the first, she gets herself in trouble and eventually drags someone she loves right along with her into danger--all in pursuit of what she hopes will turn out to be justice. But she has a few surprises coming. | Fiction |
Have you ever wondered how Princess Diana's life would have turned out if she survived the car crash that fateful August night?Told in an explosive and thrilling storyline. The car crash, what did she think just happened?Diana's relationship with Dodi, what would life look like if they had a child together...Was Diana's car crash an attempt to kill her? What if something like that were to happen again, how could it happen- again.Diana is under pressure from the Royal Establishment, her family and her friends- which way will she turn, and to who. | Fiction |
Best Nonfiction Finalist, Stanford University– William Saroyan International Prize.One of 30 Moving memoirs every student should read. –OnlineCollegeSolaces tells the touching story of a boy's search for family life and safety following his parents' divorce in Iran during the 1960s. The first child of a heartless father and a discarded mother is left to fend for himself on the streets of Mashhad, seeking food and shelter wherever he can. His lonely early years are an unbelievable tale of cruelty and betrayal by nearly everyone who might be expected to help, save for one aunt who leaves the door to her home partially open to him. But living a harsh and solitary existence has one advantage for this little boy: other than forcing him to be self-reliant, no one is around to chain the wings of his imagination and limit how much he can dream. | Nonfiction |
Believers we are Blessed! We have been given all we need to succeed and live life abundantly! When we, by faith accepted Jesus as our Savior, we received so much more than salvation! The book of Ephesians lists fifty-four Spiritual Blessings in Christ. This devotional will help you to see just what you have received and how it can be manifested in your life daily. Learn how to walk in your Blessings so you can fulfill the good works that God has prepared and planned for you to do for His glory. | null |
An ordinary day. A conversation is overheard at New York's F.B.I. headquarters. A decision to act is made. Now, no more ordinary days. Mix one murder after another, some taken-down drug lords, a fixed NFL game, an overthrown mobster; combine with the emotional baggage of a war never won and a frustrated writer-cop; add more than a pinch of romance, romance betrayed and romance rekindled and you have a NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER. It's NYPD Homicide Detective First Grade James "Mack" McConville and friends' last chance to grab the brass ring. And grab they do ... | Fiction |
Book by Kim, Tae Yun | Nonfiction |
39 Time Award Winning Book Series16 Time Award Winning BookMake it Happen by Lorii Myers follows her first book, Targeting Success, in her 3 Off the Tee series. Being a golf fanatic, the analogies she uses make her books fun and sports-oriented, and in her latest guide, which promotes a healthy, competitive approach to achieving personal success, she tells you to visualize every shot and how you will play to win.What does success in life mean to you?How will you ultimately reach your goals?Is fear, procrastination, or negativity in self-talk and thought processes holding you back?Then Myers will take you to the driving range to encourage you to practice and work hard to develop your skills while making sure you are aligned correctly to hit your target. Teaching you how to cultivate a well-honed and resilient mindset, she will then show you how to devise a flexible, measurable, well-thought-out action plan that uses solid, action-oriented strategies to track your improvements.How you live your life is your choice, and if you find things aren’t working out, you can change midstream. There’s no need to adopt a stereotypical lifestyle or follow anyone’s example. The important thing is, what will work for you?Examine whether you are truly content and whether that contentment has enough substance to last you a lifetime. If not, embrace change, which could come in the form of opportunities. For example, in the workplace, your skills might also work well in other areas where you would feel more challenged or make quicker progress. Maybe you are drawn to a completely different profession such as journalism, law, teaching, or the performing arts, or you might be attracted to a sales and marketing position that would entail extensive travel.* * *About the bookAt the age of twenty, Lorii Myers had a near-death experience when an allergic reaction to food additives caused her throat to swell to a point where she could no longer catch her breath. As her husband checked her into emergency, she lost consciousness and it took a shot of adrenaline to bring her around. Weeks later, she still had blister-like welts on her face, and during a follow-up appointment, she asked her doctor what would have happened if she hadn’t made it to the hospital in time. He casually explained she could have slipped into a coma, but to Myers, the mother of a one-month-old baby, “It was the most significant thing in my world-survival,” she says. At that very point, her perspective changed. She focused on what was important to her, learning how to embrace urgency and use it to her advantage. Immediately caught in what she refers to as “the make-it-happen moment,” she launched a lifestyle that was geared toward the optimization of personal achievement. “One of my favorite mottos is ad astra per aspera,” she says, “Latin for ‘To the stars, through adversity.’” In her book, Make it Happen, the second in a series entitled 3 Off the Tee, she hopes to impart some of that spirit to her readers. Those who read her first book, Targeting Success, will already know Myers is a golf fanatic, and the golf analogies she uses in her books make them fun and sports-oriented. “I think constantly in terms of fairways and greens,” she says. “In other words, keep me on the straight and narrow and I can’t lose!” In any type of game, healthy competition prevails when you come out to play and play to win. A challenging game like golf requires mental and physical finesse and there is a constant incentive to improve your score, your abilities, and yourself. It reminds you of the value of being consistent, in control, and relentlessly resilient, and there is a powerful sense of urgency to stay focused, make decisions, and take your best shot. Despite inevitable distractions and hazards, as in life, you must keep your head in the game. “To be good at anything, you have to want it,” says Myers. There may be times when you hit a point of transition and lust after change. Whether the change is initiated by external forces or self-induced, she advises her readers to get set in motion and to make a lunge toward whatever is missing from their lives. Myers wrote Make it Happen to help you when what you see as achievable brushes your life, when you figure out that the status quo no longer cuts it, and when you combine desire, determination, and knowledge and decide it’s time to grab hold of your dreams and run with them. She wants you to be fully prepared to pull your dreams in from the fringe, get unstuck, feel the urgency, and step up. If you are confident that you have done the work, know what you want, and deserve that chance—why settle?Make It Happen promises a current, timely, and thought-provoking journey of self-discovery, and once you figure out what you want in life—expect nothing less.Stay the course! | null |
The merchant ship Mukudori encompasses the whole of eight-year-old Jos's world, until a notorious pirate destroys the ship, slaughters the adults, and enslaves the children. Thus begins a desperate odyssey of terror and escape that takes Jos beyond known space to the homeworld of the strits, Earth's alien enemies. To survive, the boy must become a living weapon and a master spy. But no training will protect Jos in a war where every hope might be a deadly lie, and every friendship might hide a lethal betrayal. And all the while he will face the most grueling trial of his lifebecoming his own man. | Fiction;Fantasy |
Feel like a fly on the wall in the homes of two Italian-American families. This light fiction reveals characters whose irreverent, ludicrous and intimate behavior affirms the old adage: "Family is family, like it or not!" A brother and sister depart war-torn Italy in 1947 and cross the Atlantic to reunite with their father in Benton, New Jersey. As the seasick brunette dreams of eligible Americani, the young fellow dreads the prospect of dealing with his cantankerous Papa. Meanwhile, in Benton, another Italian-American family bickers over mundane issues with burlesque animation. Partnerships test the patience of the brothers and domesticity puts the women at odds.These economically disparate clans, the Camaras and the Matteos, cross paths after Teresa Camara literally bumps into love-starved Mack Matteo. Instead of letting their mutual attraction evolve slowly into something more, her scheming father takes matters into his own hands, placing their relationship on course for possible disaster.While the households of the Camaras and the Matteos are fraught with normal sibling rivalry and shared secrets, a few obnoxious family members engage in outlandish behavior, causing total mayhem and discord. One unscrupulous brother's involvement in an embezzlement scheme leads to murder.How the two families cope with the absurdities of love, intimacy and life unfolds in a true comedy of errors complete with misunderstandings, laughter, frustration and tears. | null |
Filled with compassion and brilliant scholarship, Fulton Sheen's recounting of the Birth, Life, Crucifixion, and Resurrection of Christ is as dramatic and moving as the subject Himself. | Nonfiction |
The child of a military family, young Marshall Shearer dealt with personal tragedy by formulating poignant questions that led to contradictory and unsatisfactory religion-based explanations. He never stopped seeking answers, even as he has enjoyed a wonderful life: medical school, loving marriage, beautiful family, and a distinguished career dedicated to helping people learn to live happily, to embrace others, and to cherish life. Through it all, he persisted as a student of the world’s religions, asking new and ever-more sophisticated questions and finding answers we can all accept, from atheists to the most devout. Having developed his own unique perspective for understanding our place in the world, he continues to share his vision through books ranging from how to grow successful relationships to advocating bold new ways to achieve harmony among all religions. In My Life and Spiritual Journey, Dr. Shearer tells us his own story, the intimate perspective of one determined man who refuses to compromise in his quest to discover the acceptance we all seek and deserve. | null |
A beautiful coffee table book that is a tribute to John Lennon. Includes stunning photographs, illustrations (in full color and B & W) , anecdotes, interviews, and quotes by friends and fans. Also includes an original poetry tribute by the author, interspersed among the entire book; 40 poems, one for each of John's life. In chronological order. With a foreword by Sid Bernstein, who brought the Beatles to the USA. An anecdotes from May Pang, a speech to John Lennon by Paul McCartney, quotes from Yoko Ono, Sean Lennon, Julian, Lennon, the Quarrymen and many other notable figures in John's life. The book contains interactive pages where the reader can slip in their own pages of memorabilia, photos, writing, or leave the book as is. Additionally, the book can be used as a daily source of inspiration, and used in any manner the reader sees fit. | null |
It had been two years since her husband passed away.Caz is desperately trying to move on with her life and decides to buy a new cottage out of town. Her two young children are not thrilled about the idea.When she moves in to her new home strange things start happening, endangering all of their lives. Caz tries frantically to save her family and keep them from harm's way not realizing in order to save her family she must enter a different world and fight for them from afar. | null |
Idaho Territory, June 1887. A small-town judge takes his young daughter fishing, and she catches a man. Another body surfaces, then another. The final over 30 Chinese gold miners brutally murdered. Their San Francisco employer hires Idaho lawman Joe Vincent to solve the case. Soon he journeys up the wild Snake River with Lee Loi, an ambitious young company investigator, and Grace Sundown, a métis mountain guide with too many secrets. As they track the killers across the Pacific Northwest, through haunted canyons and city streets, each must put aside lies and old grievances to survive a quest that will change them forever. Deep Creek is a historical thriller inspired by actual events and the 1887 massacre of Chinese miners in remote and beautiful Hells Canyon, the middle-aged judge who went after their slayers, and the sham race-murder trial that followed. This American tragedy was long suppressed and the victims nearly forgotten; Deep Creek teams history and imagination to illuminate how and why, in a seamless, fast-moving tale of courage and redemption, loss and love. A dazzling new novel for fans of Leif Enger, Lisa See, and Ivan Doig. | Historical Fiction;Fiction;Mystery |
'Modern Buddhism' reveals how all aspects of Buddhism - from the most basic to the most profound - can be applied practically to solve our daily problems and experience deeper inner peace and happiness. | Nonfiction |
Nicholas Eftimiades examines the infiltration of Chinese espionage agents into foreign governments and private businesses. These efforts have been going on mostly uninterrupted for decades, while Western intelligence services focused on the Soviet Union. He draws on his expertise as a counterintelligence analyst to examine the structure, objectives and methodology of Chinese clandestine activities. The book specifically addresses the human source in intelligence operations, such as agent and double-agent recruitment, and how these tactics fit into the conduct of internal and foreigh affairs in China. | Nonfiction |
For the first time, the entire story of the Rodney King affair is told in full detail - what happened and why, and the reasons the Simi Valley, California jury found the officers innocent on charges of using excessive force against a felony evader with a lengthening record of violent conduct. Sgt. Stacey C. Koon was the officer in charge on the night of March 3, 1991 when Rodney King led police on a 7.8 mile chase at speeds of more than 100 miles per hour. After stopping, King refused commands to submit to arrest and made threatening gestures toward the officers whose duty was to keep King from hurting himself, his two passengers, and other motorists. When LAPD officers physically tried to subdue him, he tossed four of them off his back. Then he absorbed two 50,000 volt stun-gun charges. All this happened before the now-infamous George Holliday videotape began. The first two seconds of the videotape - a part that most people have never seen - show King trying to assault another police officer. Yet for most Americans, that 82-second videotape - which was repeatedly edited to delete the portions showing Rodney King's violent behavior - is all they know about the events of March 3, 1991. It is a tragedy that resulted in the Los Angeles riots that left more than 50 people dead and some $800 million in property destroyed. Presumed Guilty is the truth. Not what was shown from an edited 82-second videotape and not what was reported each day by a media that consciously ignored certain facts and reported other facts to mold the public mind toward a verdict of guilt. Sgt. Koon's account of the night of March 3, 1991 and the days leading up to and including the trial tells about how four dedicatedpolice officers were betrayed by the superiors they served. It also tells how the leaders of the Los Angeles Police Department and the city establishment have scurried to cover their own culpability in creating the policies that made the Rodney King affair an inevitable tragedy. | Nonfiction |
Not once in her life did farm girl Renee Crocker, imagine she would encounter a world found only in the minds of myth-seeking men. Although what they sought were not always unheard of in other parts of the world, those very things they found would all be a complete mystery to the town folk of Burkett, Texas. Renee’s life changed late one evening during supper, when a handsome stranger came knocking on the door of the Crocker family farm house… and was invited inside. It didn’t take long for Renee to discover a great number of things that people in her neck of the woods couldn’t even begin to contemplate. The dark of night took on a whole new meaning and the once vulnerable, young country woman finds herself struggling to survive in a world that demand she live forever in darkness. | Fiction |
Why do we get cancer? Is it all just carcinogens and unlucky genetics? The answer is no. This book delves into the underlying reasons why some of us get cancer while others do not, and explains many of the mysteries of why we get sick. Why is a cancer diagnosis a death sentence for some and a life-changing opportunity for others? What allows some people, when given weeks or days to live, to be happy and healthy for decades to come? Most importantly, what lessons can we learn from those who have beaten illness, so that we can live happily and healthily without ever having to get sick? | null |
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