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1974 - It started out as a typical summer in a small southern town for 15-yr old Pete Travers and his friends, until the real rock stars showed up. Real dead that is. When bizarre occurrences, unexplained disappearances, and outpourings of prejudice become frequent in Harper's Mill, the four friends discover they've been destined for a gig far more challenging than anything they ever imagined. The rockers join forces with the four teens to rid the town of a hatred so intense, it has bred its own evil in the most unlikely of places. But will they succeed?2011 - Thirty-seven years later, record industry mogul Peter Travers lies in a coma as the result of a horrific auto accident. As he teeters between life and death, he relives the life-changing events from the past in his mind. When his friends reunite to stand watch and offer their support, they realize Peter's auto crash was no accident. They also discover that the powers that saved them all those years ago have returned. But the question that burns in their hearts is: Why? The power of music's timeless message, the bonds of friendship, and a gift from God culminate in a cataclysmic battle that reaches to the gates of heaven. Is their faith strong enough to protect Peter and his family from the evil force that struggles to claim what he deems rightfully his - Peter's very soul? | Mystery |
"Yesterday's lessons, for tomorrow's future..." 3rd Generation and Beyond is a book of powerful life philosophies according to a Third Generation Holocaust descendant. Each chapter gives a little more insight into how we, as individuals, can empower ourselves and the world around us. Back of book: By this time, you would think we would have learned our lesson. By now, you would think humankind would have found a way to live together peacefully. For some reason that is not the case. 3rd Generation takes us on a journey through the perspective of a young woman who wants to know why we can't seem to find common ground. Her insightful life philosophies are all inspired by her view of the world as a Third Generation descendant of the Holocaust. Her grandparents experienced the worst of times, yet still held onto the belief that life can and should be beautiful. Their life lessons will help you discover how we can all create a better world. ... a treasure of inspiring, thoughtful life lessons interwoven with what Danna learned from her grandparents who were Holocaust survivors. | Nonfiction |
Born and raised a gypsy in the late eleventh century, Teman values freedom over everything. He and his best friend, Jasim, are thieves for hire—until one night they’re caught and their precious freedom is revoked. Given the choice between the dungeons or palace pleasure slavery, they become slaves, but Teman vows to escape someday.Bathasar doesn’t want the throne. He supports his brother instead, which suits their sadistic father, Mukesh. When Teman, the handsome slave Bathasar has secretly been watching, saves his life, Bathasar requests a slave for the first time. Before long, Bathasar and Teman fall in love. But all is not well. One day Mukesh brutalizes Teman before the court, angering the empress of a neighboring nation. To appease her, he then offers her Jasim as a gift, and Teman decides to stay with Bathasar for now—despite the abuse he may suffer.The peace doesn’t last. Mukesh plans to invade Jasim’s new country, and Bathasar must find a way to stop the destruction. But if he succeeds, he’ll ascend to the throne and have the power to grant Teman his liberty. Then Teman will surely leave him. What other choice could a gypsy make? | Fantasy;Romance |
[Siren Classic: Erotic Cowboy Romance, HEA]Dr. Billie Rothman, a beautiful, widowed MD, leaves all that she knows behind, attempting to follow her dreams to Stony Creek, Wyoming. She is yearning for the passionate life she wanted to live after a safe marriage to her best friend.Jackson Powell, a huge, handsome cowboy, literally saves her life soon after she arrives in town. After being married to a selfish and superficial woman, he decides that women are simply for his pleasure and to ranch alongside him and his family, never expecting the bundle of sensual energy that punches him in the gut after meeting his new neighbor.While getting to know each other, both these wounded souls cannot ignore the instant attraction or the pulling of their hearts, but in the background lurk several individuals who yearn to teach them both lessons in pain and revenge. Unfortunately Jackson’s ex-wife and a jealous acquaintance from his past try to hurt both of them physically and psychologically.A Siren Erotic Romance | Romance;Contemporary |
«فى هذا الكتاب مقارنة بين تعاليم الإسلام كما وصلت إلينا، وبين أصدق ما وصلت إليه حضارة الغرب فى أدب النفس والسلوك فى محاولة للكشف عن روعة التقارب وصدق التطابق» .. هذه بعض كلمات المؤلف التى عبر بها عن سبب كتابته لهذا العمل الفريد، خاصة بعد قراءته لكتاب «دع القلق وابدأ الحياة» لديل كارنيجى وقد اعتمد فى هذا العمل على جانبين رئيسين: فهو يعرض نصوص وأحكام الإسلام ويقابل بها كتابات وتجارب وشواهد كارنيجى .. تأكيدًا لقيمة الإسلام ومنهجه فى التعامل مع النفس البشرية فمن القلق إلى الثبات إلى العمل إلى مشكلات الفراغ إلى محاسبة النفس وغيرها حيث تتنوع موضوعات هذا الكتاب تنوعًا ممتعًا. | Nonfiction |
*Finalist for the California Book Award*The thirteen stories in Birds of Paradise Lost shimmer with humor and pathos as they chronicle the anguish and joy and bravery of America’s newest Americans, the troubled lives of those who fled Vietnam and remade themselves in the San Francisco Bay Area. The past—memories of war and its aftermath, of murder, arrest, re-education camps and new economic zones, of escape and shipwreck and atrocity—is ever present in these wise and compassionate stories. It plays itself out in surprising ways in the lives of people who thought they had moved beyond the nightmares of war and exodus. It comes back on TV in the form of a confession from a cannibal; it enters the Vietnamese restaurant as a Vietnam Vet with a shameful secret; it articulates itself in the peculiar tics of a man with Tourette’s Syndrome who struggles to deal with a profound tragedy. Birds of Paradise Lost is an emotional tour de force, intricately rendering the false starts and revelations in the struggle for integration, and in so doing, the human heart. | Fiction |
ചെടികളും തൊടികളും വേട്ടാളന് കൂടുകളും മരങ്ങളും മൃഗങ്ങളും പക്ഷികളും ഉണ്ണിക്കുട്ടനോട് വര്ത്തമാനങ്ങള് പറഞ്ഞു. അവയുടെ പുഞ്ചിരിയിലൂടെ കിന്നരത്തിലൂടെ അവന്റെ ലോകം വളരുകയായി. അച്ഛനും അമ്മയും കുട്ട്യേട്ടനും അമ്മിണിയും മുത്തശ്ശിയും കുട്ടന്നായരും അവന്റെ കിളുന്നുമനസ്സില് വിസ്മയങ്ങള് നിറച്ചു. | Fiction |
Cort Edson's world has been shattered. His older brother was killed in a tragic car accident that nearly took both of their lives. It's three years later and Cort is still numb from the loss. He doesn't have any friends at school, and every night he is forced to relive the accident over and over in his head. He's never been one to believe in Heaven or Hell, but after nearly being drowned by a fairy woman in Greece his whole world is once again turned upside down. Soon he is forced to come to grips with the fact that there really is a Heaven, and it's in danger of being taken over by Hell. Now he must fight to protect this world he's never believed in. Because if he doesn't he will lose everything he's ever cared for: His mother, his sister, and this new mythical woman who has just stolen his heart. | null |
The war of 1812 would either make America a global power sweeping all the way to the Pacific--or break it into small pieces bound to mighty England. It was a second revolution of sorts to prove to the British that America had to be taken seriously. The principal actors in this drama were James and Dolley Madison, and Andrew and Rachel Jackson. Their courage and determination would shape America's destiny. | Historical Fiction;Fiction |
Includes:The Ring and the CampPirates and Blue WaterTerror and MysteryTwilight and the UnseenAdventure and Medical LifeTales of Long Ago | Fiction;Classics;Mystery |
Helping Women Trust God and Overcome Anxiety—Field-Tested, Revised, and Updated for a New Generation of ReadersAs women—whether single women, married women, moms, grandmothers—we worry a lot. We worry about our children, our friends, our careers, our families, our spouses—and the list goes on. We want to be content and trust God with our worries, but it’s a struggle to let go and free ourselves from the burden of anxiety.If you’re tired of worrying about all the what-ifs in your life and want to experience the calm and contentment that the Bible promises, Calm My Anxious Heart is what you’ve been looking for. Filled with encouragement and practical help for overcoming anxiety, this book includes a ten-week Bible study to help you discover what the Bible says about anxiety and contentment and ways to apply it to your daily life. This classic book has been field-tested, revised, and updated for a new generation of readers. A companion journal is also available to record your thoughts as you listen to God’s teaching, embrace the present, and live with joy. With Calm My Anxious Heart, you can let go of anxiety and experience contentment that comes from trusting God. | Nonfiction |
OverviewIn The Midst of Secrets ( Interracial Romance BWWM)"Her father was an intimidating man who held fast to his belief in his African heritage; that black should not marry white to avoid racial confusion. She was in love with a white man whose mother wished to keep her family's heritage intact by not crossbreeding with another race. Tiffany only wanted to be with Jonathon but had to face a father who was hell bent on controlling his family's every move. Revelations would take him off his high horse as he realized all his family members kept secrets from him, secrets they knew he could not tolerate. The showdown would bring a proud and sometimes unreasonable man to his knees.A son's quest to find the truth would reveal a secret so crushing that the family may never recover. “A secret that was buried for over thirty years." | Romance |
After losing their close friend and colleague Art Toman to leukemia, violin makers James McKean and Guy Rabut work together to build a cello in his honor. As the instrument takes form through the traditions of a centuries-old craft, they complete a journey that the three of them had begun together, while giving their friendship a timeless voice in an ever-changing world. This book is no longer in print. | null |
On the eve of Granny Hazel's burial in the back garden, a stranger in his time machine - a machine that bears an uncanny resemblance to a Morris Minor - visits five year-old Edward with a strange request. And Edward agrees to be his friend.But Edward is not alone in the world. His twin sister Sophia is about to bring future tragedy upon herself through an all-too-literal misunderstanding of a promise she's made to their father.So while Sophia stays at home, seemingly condemned to spend the rest of her days in The Manse - a world untouched by modern trappings - Edward is sent to boarding school. There he encounters the kind and the not-so-kind, and meets the strangest child. His name is Alf, and Alf is a boy whose very existence would seem to hint at universes of unlimited possibilities...and who might one day help Edward liberate Sophia.With its Gothic backdrop, Half-Sick of Shadows is a novel of many parts: at once a comical tragedy, a dark and dazzlingly told tale of childhood wonder and dismay, of familial dysfunction, of poetry, the imagination and theoretical physics. | Fantasy;Contemporary;Fiction |
Successful and well-known as an architect and writer in 1938 Leipzig, Germany, the talented and skilled Radulf is repulsed by the chaotic nature of other people's selfish living. Ironically, he is tormented by a dark secret lurking deep within the shadows of his own psyche: the fact that his own character is completely devoid of principles and morals. Radulf is driven to hone other skills in an extremely sinister craft-a pastime that both amuses and consumes him-in spite of the destruction it may cause. Antagonized by a hidden world haunted by disturbing nightmares, he is compelled to lure carefully-selected individuals into his tailor-made illusions where he wins their trust and preys with lust upon their innocence and trusting nature. | Fiction;Historical Fiction;Young Adult |
Luke is an ordinary young boy, or so he thinks, living with his uncle and cousin after the death of his parents shortly after his birth. Little does Luke know, he is about to embark on a life changing journey to his grandfathers’ house for the summer.Upon his arrival at his grandfathers’ estate he learns the world he lives in and what he is, is not what it appears to be. Luke finds himself fighting for his life with a team of supernatural kids his age against a powerful dark wizard and all his minions.Filled with demons, faeries, vampires, werewolves and more, this novel will put Luke through a gauntlet of trouble and turmoil, leading up to a final climatic battle. Come join the fun with this exciting new young adult supernatural adventure series!! | null |
Alternate Cover Image: ASIN: B005JU92GOAWARDSCraig Stone's second novel Life Knocks was shortlisted for the world respected Dundee International Book Prize, and he has appeared live on the BBC.BOOK DESCRIPTION"The British author, Craig Stone, is as interesting a person as the characters he creates. Miserable at his day job, he decided to take a leap of faith. His path to success was all or nothing, victory or death.He quit his job and dropped out of the white-collar world with all its trappings and amenities. Unemployed, he had to give up his residence. With a sleeping bag and a sackful of clothes he headed to Northwest London's Gladstone Park, settling in among the homeless, transients, dog walkers and the occasional irritated park worker. His only solace, an A4 notepad and a pen.Like the author, the main character Colossus Sosloss also quits his job, becomes homeless and sleeps in the park. Colossus observes the other homeless who reside at the park. Many of them with treatable or controllable mental illness but, in the post-Margaret Thatcher England, such individuals are human refuse. Dumped into society to fend for themselves and spiral downward amongst the neatly-trimmed hedges and glistening, manicured lawn of the sprawling public space.The character's travails are reminiscent of a Lewis Carroll-type adventure with subtle Dickensian undertones. Which include a lost parrot and an unfortunate man named Squirrel. We follow Colossus on his journey to the edge of sanity, with humorous interjections and clever idioms. A hero's quest, that inevitably ends with subterfuge, realization and reflection.Today, no longer homeless, Craig Stone is probably one of the most promising young writers to grace the indie and self-publishing world. Though at 31, Stone is a surprisingly mature author who seems to transcend the generations. His literary work is suitable for the very young and for those who have lived an interesting lifeThe Squirrel That Dreamt Of Madness is an imaginative tale that can only come from a brilliant, albeit delightfully demented, mind. Stone mixes humour with the cold, stark reality of life. Everything and everyone, is a metaphor for something either sinister or truthful. Gifted students may soon find this book on their required reading list for their advanced High School contemporary literature class.The author does not have a long laundry list of writers who inspired him, though he definitely channels some Steinbeckian qualities (the novel was written during the height of the Great Recession) and J.D. Salinger's, The Catcher in the Rye.Like Hemingway who retreated to the wild and lawless pre-Castro Cuba to pen his magnum opus The Old Man and the Sea, Stone chose to immerse himself in a colder and wetter climate to experience what his character had to endure. The old adage, you write what you know, still rings resonantly true. Stone certainly writes what he knows, and writes it exceptionally well." -enovelreviewsREVIEWS"Genius. He has a fan for life because I loved, loved, loved this book. One of my top ten best books of all time." Author Dionne Lister. “I find it hard to find books that genuinely make me laugh and this book is without a doubt the funniest thing I've ever read. I laughed so much that I had tears in my eyes.” @wordsbywilliams "Best book I've ever read!" simmoon“Absolutely one of the best books I have ever read. He is not only hilarious in his story telling, but he describes things in a most creative way you would never imagine” Rebecca“His disjointed, stream-of-consciousness writing reminded me of Hunter S. Thompson on a drug-induced rant.” Author Marsha CorneliusINFORMATION ON AUTHOR CRAIG STONEINTERVIEW WITH BBChttp://bit.ly/BBCComedyCafeTHE DUNDEE INTERNATIONAL BOOK PRIZEhttp://www.dundeebookprize.com/http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/?p=51086TWITTERhttps://twitter.com/craigstone_WEBSITE www.thoughtscratchings.comMESSAGE FROM THE AUTHORThe simple truth is, I will get nowhere without your help. I need readers to read The Squirrel that Dreamt of Madness, so if you are looking for a book to read, or wanting to try a new author, please try me.It would mean the world if you did.Thank You.Craig. | Fiction;Contemporary |
Best friends forever… until life got in the way. Katherine Hill left her small New England hometown in pursuit of a dream. Now, twelve years later, she’s a high-powered cosmetics executive in Manhattan and a much glossier version of her former self, unrecognizable to her family and old friends. Not that she would know—she hasn’t been home in over a decade. Laney Marten always swore she’d never get "stuck” in Manchester, Vermont. No, she was destined to live out her glamorous big-city dreams. Instead, she wound up a young wife and mother. That was when her best friend ran out. When Katherine receives word of an inheritance from former neighbor Luella Hancock, she reluctantly returns home to the people and places she left behind. Hoping for a second chance, she’s met by an unforgiving Laney, her former best friend. And there’s someone else who’s moved on without her—someone she once loved. Tethered to their shared inheritance of Luella’s sprawling Victorian mansion, Katherine and Laney are forced to address their long-standing grudges. Through this, they come to understand that while life has taken them in different directions, ultimately the bonds of friendship and sisterhood still bind them together. But are some wounds too old and deep to mend? | Fiction;Contemporary |
In this explosive debut collection of thirteen twisted tales, we meet an alcoholic who’s obsessed with a tattoo of his dead daughter (“Digging Deep”); split Siamese twins with a sinister connection (“Poison Ivy”); two morbid magicians determined to make their final trick unforgettable (“Dusk to Dust”); an army of vengeful wasps who stop at nothing to rebuild a nest (“Unraveling the Nest”); and many more. | Fiction |
The moment a teenage boy mistakes her for another girl, Arlene knows. She knows this could be her one and only chance. She knows that finding - and knowing - her kidnapped twin is within the realm of possibility. And that possibility, no matter how much she denies she wants it, is something she can’t pass up.For over 13 years Arlene Kelsey O’Brien thought she was okay with not knowing her identical twin. After surviving countless false ‘finding Emily’ alarms, she thinks she believes her kidnapped sister is better left unfound. She doesn’t want to know Emily, who ruined her childhood by getting kidnapped, and she doesn’t want to find her either - or so she thinks until she comes face to face with Laura Jacobsen. Shaken and confused, 15 year old Arlene tries to deny the reality before her but finds that she can’t - and when she finally faces the truth, is forced to make an impossible decision. Will finding Emily be worth the possible destruction of her family?**This 90,000-word novel is intended for Young Adults or the young at heart. It is currently available for purchase in e-book format on Kobobooks.com or Amazon.com** | Young Adult;Fiction |
Set in the untamed American West, a highly original and haunting debut novel about a makeshift family whose dramatic lives are shaped by violence, love, and an indelible connection to the land.You belong to the earth, and the earth is hard.At the turn of the twentieth century, in a rural stretch of the Pacific Northwest in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains, a solitary orchardist named Talmadge carefully tends the grove of fruit trees he has cultivated for nearly half a century. A gentle, solitary man, he finds solace and purpose in the sweetness of the apples, apricots, and plums he grows, and in the quiet, beating heart of the land--the valley of yellow grass bordering a deep canyon that has been his home since he was nine years old. Everything he is and has known is tied to this patch of earth. It is where his widowed mother is buried, taken by illness when he was just thirteen, and where his only companion, his beloved teenaged sister Elsbeth, mysteriously disappeared. It is where the horse wranglers--native men, mostly Nez Perce--pass through each spring with their wild herds, setting up camp in the flowering meadows between the trees.One day, while in town to sell his fruit at the market, two girls, barefoot and dirty, steal some apples. Later, they appear on his homestead, cautious yet curious about the man who gave them no chase. Feral, scared, and very pregnant, Jane and her sister Della take up on Talmadage's land and indulge in his deep reservoir of compassion. Yet just as the girls begin to trust him, brutal men with guns arrive in the orchard, and the shattering tragedy that follows sets Talmadge on an irrevocable course not only to save and protect them, putting himself between the girls and the world, but to reconcile the ghosts of his own troubled past.Writing with breathtaking precision and empathy, Amanda Coplin has crafted an astonishing debut novel about a man who disrupts the lonely harmony of an ordered life when he opens his heart and lets the world in. Transcribing America as it once was before railways and roads connected its corners, she weaves a tapestry of solitary souls who come together in the wake of unspeakable cruelty and misfortune, bound by their search to discover the place they belong. At once intimate and epic, evocative and atmospheric, filled with haunting characters both vivid and true to life, and told in a distinctive narrative voice, The Orchardist marks the beginning of a stellar literary career.The National Book Foundation selected Amanda Coplin as one of the authors being honored as "5 Under 35" in 2013. | Fiction;Historical Fiction |
A virgin....A stranger...The werewolves....their love and union triggered the unending war buried beneath the face of mankind. The secret of the family started to evolved when Mary, the virgin, wanted to discover her true self. When the stranger visited their place, she fell in love with him for the first time. She secretly met the stranger and gave her soul to him that triggered the ancient war between the Azzo and the Azzwang clans. Both wanted to live in the world of mankind peacefully but conflicts killed them all.Twisted Love is a story behind the Filipino beliefs about supernatural beings that loomed within the hearts of mankind; starting from the Mayan civilization up to the discovery of the Philippines where the concept of the story was built. | null |
In the fiftieth year of the twenty second century humanity is successfully spread and flourishing across the weather conditioned worlds, planetary-moons and some asteroids of the solar system. From Mars to some of Jupiter’s satellites to remote dwarf planet Pluto human civilizations have proliferated rapidly since the first spaceships appeared in the skies of earth in the first quarter of the twenty first century that took humanity’s ancestors from earth to the other planets of the solar system. The Federal Government was the dominant power in the solar system with a governing body comprising a senator each from all the nations of the system. That being the case the Government was powerful enough to carry out just about anything it wanted; in this instance the highly enigmatic development of cosmic starships. The seat of the Federation – as the Federal Government was officially labeled – was located on a five acre complex in the city of Prague. It comprised the President’s office building, the state building where the President received and entertained dignitaries, delegations and the like, and where among other things, press conferences were held, the administrative building, the President’s official residence and some other structures for specific purposes and functions. Mark Rhodes was the youngest person ever to be elected President of the Federation for the customary five year term of office. A grand departure from the norm where individuals elected to be leaders of something as extensive and as complex as the Federation were almost always over sixty years of age. Furthermore, none of them had sought a second term. The President’s term was nearing the second year mark. Mark had been involved with the development of inter-galactic vessels before he was elected to power but he had become instrumental afterwards as the head of the Federation. Though he was neither a scientist nor an engineer the success of Project Cosmos would not have been possible were it not for his vision, deep domain knowledge and experience in organizational matters, management skills and a single-minded quest to see humanity safely into deep outer space. He was a man with a dream who wittingly became the catalyst that saw Project Cosmos yield the first of their kind cosmos-class starships nearly two decades into its progression. President Mark Rhodes had created history! The President of the Federal Government of the Solar System had barely slept in the last seventy two hours since the formal announcement of cosmos-class starships engineered on Saturn Station, a space-ship-building-yard in a restricted area in Saturn orbit. The last seventy two hours had been fleeting harbingers of change. The hours, though relatively brief in the virtually endless cosmic scheme of things, had successfully altered perceptions and mindsets. The human populations’ entire outlook on the universe was rapidly changing. And as such things go it was changing forever. From this point onward there was no turning back. The ultimate frontier was finally beckoning. And it took no great imagination to visualize mighty civilizations rising and falling among the stars. The fact of the matter however was that deep down inside human beings were finally beginning to face the fact that they may not be alone in the universe or even perhaps in their own galaxy of the milky way. It was an undercurrent as much also of ambiguity revolving around the feasibility of humankind’s survival in the bleakness of endless space and the face of alien civilizations. Perhaps only time would tell whether inter-galactic vessels would bring human-kind the collective boon that they so richly deserved after centuries of confinement to Planet Earth and then to the solar system or would it spell disaster; would it bring on the end of the human species? | null |
Have you been looking for a new religion to take you into the space age? Are you tired of the debate between religion and science turning into the two camps of the superstitious versus a cold and disinterested universe?The answer to your dilemmas is here in Annabran Documents, The Holy Book of Pantheism. As the foundation scripture of the Annabran Religion, this book will lead you into the new world of a scientifically congruent and spiritually empowering Cosmic religion with inspired pantheistic tenets.Learn that divinity is in the here and now. Enter into partnership with the loving and intelligent Cosmic totality that Annabrans know as Annabra/Kyrod.The Annabran Documents is the book you have always wanted to own, offering a complete space age approach to your spiritual needs and enabling each individual to live in ongoing Cosmic relationship and flourishing. The Annabran Documents help you connect intimately with the knowing and loving Annabra that supports your life and projects in every way. | null |
Ross Brigham comes home from Afghanistan to discover his father Ed, a notable fantasy author, has died. When Ross begins to investigate his father's death after the nearly 200-attendee funeral, he and two loyal fans discover a key that leads them to the parallel world in his father's gunslinger novels -- and a secret war that's been raging since the beginning of time. Rebelling against the pact they made with the gods for immortality, the muses have turned from inspiring art to inspiring atrocities -- and it's up to Ross, Sawyer, and Noreen to put a stop to it before every dimension goes up in flames.Inspired by the wainscot and portal classics he grew up with, S. A. Hunt's The Whirlwind in the Thorn Tree is the visionary beginning of a series that will dive into the metaphysical center of what it means to create...and what it means to destroy. Join our protagonists as they go from modern-day Earth to the sands of an exotic parallel world, where a climactic battle will take place on the shores of consciousness...and challenge the rules of the written word itself. | Fantasy;Fiction;Contemporary |
The country of Novem is in a dire state of affairs. Still recovering from a great war in which they were the aggressor, an economic depression has swept the continent and leaves Novem in the throes of poverty. The republic struggles to hold back a revolution, but strong socialist sentiments threaten Novem's stability, and many seek to return Novem to its former glory as a powerful totalitarian empire.Novem runs on crystals mined from the ground, but many consider them to be more than just a power source. The Church of Novem worships a `Great Crystal', which is thought to be a liaison between the gods and humanity. Those who can alter crystals at will, known as crystal-speakers, are an important part of that link between the earth and the divine.For finishing school students Jacoby, Timori, Racquela and Crystara, concerns about revolutions and the church are overshadowed by school, dances, sports and summer vacations. But when the Great Crystal selects its arranged marriages that year, a chain of events is set into motion that threatens to upset the entire nation. Betrothal promises are made with rings of crystal, but if they shatter, hearts are not the only things that will break... | Fantasy |
An action, adventure, quest story; with spies, aliens, robots, commandos and some comedy.The second exciting episode in the Sean Yeager Adventures series. An action, mystery, adventure with science fiction and comedy set in a near real world. Sean Yeager is moved to a secure mansion surrounded by forest for his own protection. He soon becomes bored and plots ways of meeting his friends and keeping himself amused. He meets Emily, who is also living at the safe house, and hears of a legendary treasure. Without realising the approaching danger they decide to search for the treasure, which is calling to Sean in his dreams. During his stay he meets a collection of new characters and bio-robots, but who can he trust? And will Sean and Emily succeed in finding the mysterious treasure before they themselves are captured?For more information see the website at http://seanyeager.com Hunters Hunted will also be published in print via all major online shops.SYA is a family friendly saga that is age appropriate from 7 to 70. This book is written for intermediate readers (middle grade) and upwards (young adult to adult). Younger readers (7 to 8) may not understand all the nuances, but will be able to enjoy the story. Older readers (10+) will understand the sub-plots and nuances better. (similar genre works: Star Wars, James Bond, Artemis Fowl, Hitchhikers Guide) | null |
An Indian girl is forced into an arranged marriage then widowed. She escapes a widow's burning and flees to Africa to find the father who has abandoned her. A story of hope and tragic drama, Paul Haston's critically acclaimed novel is set against a backdrop of 19th century Indian Indenture: the shipment of Indians to work on the white-owned sugar plantations in Natal. | Historical Fiction;Fiction |
"What Do You Do with a Chocolate Jesus?" is a funny, skeptical, but authentic exploration of the Christian history they don’t teach in Sunday school. It finds humor, irony, and occasional insight amid the inconsistencies, absurdities, hypocrisies, and flat out weirdness that too often passes for eternal truth. Think of it as a history of religion as done by The Daily Show. Pitting actual Scripture against pious propaganda, Thomas Quinn treks through chapter and verse of the New Testament, explores the sordid saga of medieval beliefs (including End-of-the-World panics and fights about what kind of stuff Jesus was made of), and reveals some of the shocking attitudes of America’s founders toward religion. It isn’t always pretty, but it’s usually good for a laugh. If war is too important to leave to the generals, religion is too important to leave to the preachers. Skeptics need evangelists, too. | Nonfiction |
The year is 1749, when the Boers ruled South Africa. And so it has come to his Baas' final command to his Hottentot slave Adam, to flog his mother, because she refuses to prune the master's vineyard in order to attend her own beloved mother's funeral. When he refuses to do so, and his Baas smashes his face with a piece of wood, Adam turns on him, and beats him almost to death. Then he flees to South Africa's veld. There he comes to the rescue of Elizabeth, a white woman, and the only person to survive her husband's expedition in the vast South African interior. Alone and terrified, she pleads with the runaway slave to bring her back to the Cape and her home. Adam agrees because he believes that by rescuing Elizabeth, he will be awarded his own freedom.This, then is the stunning story of their trek together, how they find in each other their mutual need and humanity and finally how their days together turn into an unforgettable, tender love story. | Fiction;Historical Fiction |
In America’s oldest and most haunted city, St. Augustine, Florida, teenager Jeff Golden is in trouble. Horrible dreams won’t let him sleep, and he is up to his eyeballs in terrifying, paranormal experiences.Finally, Jeff turns to his girlfriend Carla, and Lobo, the mysterious Native American shaman, for help. But what he discovers is a lot more than he bargained for.A ghostly presence linked to a local historic cemetery is not only threatening Jeff’s sanity but his life as well. And before he knows what’s happening, Jeff finds both himself and Carla pulled into one of the nastiest and bloody events in Florida history. It is a place from which they may never escape. | Fantasy;Historical Fiction;Young Adult |
If you're fed up with setting your own dreams aside while you help everyone else find theirs, this book is for you. Take back your life and live your purpose -- on your terms -- with power, passion and possibility. Experience your joy through DreamBuilding, Planifesting your future and learning a new FOCUS. | null |
College is supposed to be a magical experience, a time of self-exploration and discovery. For Crystal and her friends, Ryan and Kelly, this couldn't be closer to the truth. Crystal, the geeky girl on a scholarship, Ryan, the rich entitled kid who feels he is misunderstood, and Kelly who is looking for love in all the wrong places... These three friends will take you on an exciting trip as they encounter situations they never dreamed possible. Mystery men, betrayal, relationships, and steamy sex. All this and more await you in this first book of a trilogy by Becca Lee Nyx. | Romance;Contemporary |
Jim can sell anything to anyone. Born into abject poverty, he uses street smarts, irresistible charms, and increasingly sophisticated schemes to pull himself up from door-to-door salesman to international mogul, the father of the pyramid scheme. | Fiction |
El primer libro de Eduardo Sacheri, cuyos cuentos se dieron a conocer en el programa de radio de Alejandro Apo. Compuesto de 15 relatos popularísimos entre los que se encuentran "Esperándolo a Tito, "Me van a tener que disculpar", "La promesa", "De chilena" y otros, que ya son clásicos. Por el autor de La pregunta de sus ojos y Papeles en el viento.Los cuentos de Eduardo Sacheri se dieron a conocer a través de la radio y enseguida conquistaron a la audiencia con su extraordinaria pintura de sucesos cotidianos que emocionan y entretienen. Ya en forma de libro, encontraron una acogida multiplicada entre los numerosos lectores que tuvieron así el placer de leer y releer estas historias notables. Con humor, emoción y un gran conocimiento de los sentimientos y reacciones humanas, Sacheri plasma en sus cuentos conflictos vitales de hombres y mujeres de nuestro tiempo enfrentados a diferentes situaciones que transcurren en el barrio, en la calle o en la cancha, a través de las cuales nos habla de la amistad y el amor, la gratitud y la venganza, la lealtad y la traición, las pérdidas y la esperanza. En este volumen encontramos los celebradísimos "Esperándolo a Tito" y "Me van a tener que disculpar", junto a otros excelentes relatos de fútbol, creados por quien más tarde se convertiría en el consagrado autor de las novelas La pregunta de sus ojos y Papeles en el viento. | Fiction |
Updated cover edition found here.Foxavier ponders the unbearable darkness of being as he battles OCD and TV commercials for candy. He goes to art therapy where he meets Plinka, who changes his life. | null |
When teen witch Ivy MacTavish changes a lizard into her date for a Halloween dance, everything turns to chaos. And when no one is powerful enough to transform him back except Ivy, it sparks the rumor: Like father, like daughter. Ivy has heard it all before - that her father, who left when she was seven - was involved with the darkest of magic.Making the rumors worse, someone uses an evil spell book to bring back two of history's most nefarious killers. Ivy's got a simple plan to set things right: find the real dark spell caster, steal the book, and reverse the spell. No problem! But she'll have to deal with something more dangerous than murderous spirits that want her and her friends dead: the school's resident bad boy and hotter-than-brimstone demon, Nick Marcelli. Nick's offering Ivy more than his help with recovering the missing book - he's offering her a way to ditch her scaly reputation as a lizard-lover. Demons are about as hard to handle as black magic, and as Ivy soon discovers, it's going to take more than a lot of luck and a little charm if she wants to survive long enough to clear her status as a dark witch, get a warm-blooded boyfriend, and have her former date back to eating meal worms before the week's end. | Young Adult;Fantasy;Romance |
Life isn't always fair, and if you're an orphan it’s probably worse. Well, Joey is an orphan. His world is totally turned upside down the moment he sees a shaggy dog in the window at the animal shelter and exchanges a wagon-load of pop bottles for the dog.But life is never that simple. Dogs are not allowed at the orphanage and a deal is made with Mister Tim, the kind man at the animal shelter that ultimately changes his life.With his new friends, Joey rescues a fellow orphan from scoundrels who use an adoption scheme to gain cheap labor. and unlocks the secret to his birth. He discovers his mom is in fact a wood elf, and she was sucked back into her world the day he was born. But that’s not all… there's magic too. Joey is the direct descendant of the mage of EVERWUD and will inherit pure magic one day. Life couldn’t possibly have more surprises in store for Joey… or could it?EVERWUD… where adventure begins. | null |
Get ready to laugh, cry, smile and think. Twenty-six years ago, my mission in life was to win a New York State Wrestling Championship. I committed myself to a lifestyle, I made the sacrifices, I put in the time, I starved myself, I even shaved my head. I had the hunger, the desire, and the determination, but I came up short. For many years, after I graduated it seemed like I got nothing out of my six years of total dedication to the sport. That the trade-off of what I gave and what I got in return to this sport was way out of whack. I hated wrestling for it. To put every ounce of your soul into achieving something and to get nothing out of it in return was beyond my comprehension and I just could not justify it in my head.Until I had adversity in my life.And slowly but surely, I started realizing how much the sport of wrestling actually has given back to me. Much more than I ever knew."6 Minutes Wrestling with Life" is much more than a wrestling book. It is an inspirational book on life, love, loss and belief. You will never look at life the same way again. | Nonfiction |
"Forever Is Over" is an equilateral love triangle focusing on life, love and precious time.Richie Billingham, a married father of two in his early thirties, is attending a party held in his honour and organised by his wife, Jemma. He has terminal cancer.Through the eyes of several characters, we are taken back through the lives of Richie and Jemma.Richie is from a large middle class family. His father is a gambler, his younger brother Jim, a constant irritant and his older sister Caroline provides an unusual insight into her romantic world.Jemma is from a working class, one parent family. As her mother, who she refers to as "Vomit Breath," is far more interested in partying than parenthood, Jemma establishes a strong bond with her sister, Kelly, until one day their worlds are torn apart.Kelly was Richie's first love. The idyllic, countryside setting where Richie and Kelly used to escape they called their "Sunny Road." When Kelly disappears, Richie is forced to move on, but several years later, not knowing that Richie is now married to her sister, Jemma, Kelly writes a letter to Richie, stating her intention to return and suggests they rekindle their romance .The novel was initially inspired by the song "Sunny Road" by Emiliana Torrini. | Fiction;Romance;Contemporary |
'It was as if a curtain had fallen, hiding everything I had ever known,' says Anna Morgan, eighteen years old and catapulted to England from the West Indies after the death of her beloved father. Working as a chorus girl, Anna drifts into the demi-monde of Edwardian London. But there, dismayed by the unfamiliar cold and greyness, she is absolutely alone and unconsciously floating from innocence to harsh experience. Her childish dreams have been replaced by the harsher reality of living in a man's world, where all charity has its price. Voyage in the Dark was first published in 1934, but it could have been written today. It is the story of an unhappy love affair, a portrait of a hypocritical society, and an exploration of exile and breakdown; all written in Rhys's hauntingly simple and beautiful style. Jean Rhys (1894-1979) was born in Dominica. Coming to England aged 16, she drifted into various jobs before moving to Paris, where she began writing and was 'discovered' by Ford Madox Ford. Her novels, often portraying women as underdogs out to exploit their sexualities were ahead of their time and only modestly successful. From 1939 (when Good Morning, Midnight was written) onwards she lived reclusively, and was largely forgotten when she made a sensational comeback with her account of Jane Eyre's Bertha Rochester, Wide Sargasso Sea, in 1966.If you enjoyed Voyage in the Dark, you might like James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, also available in Penguin Classics.'A wonderful bitter-sweet book, written with disarming simplicity'Esther Freud, Express'Her eloquence in the language of human sexual transactions is chilling, cynical, and surprisingly moving'A.L. Kennedy | Fiction;Classics |
Every single one of us lives our lives within a wheel, a circle, a hoop or a web and every single one of us can benefit from learning how to live our lives to the full within it. The problem though, for many of us, is that because we do not belong to the culture of a medicine wheel or wheel of direction, we find that the wheels do not really fit us or we have trouble connecting with or remembering the attributes. This book provides information, guidance and exercises to help readers find ways to connect with the web of life and weave their path within it. | Nonfiction |
For years, Elisabeth Hasselbeck couldn't figure out what was making her sick. She asked doctors and consulted nutritionists, but no one seemed to have any answers. It wasn't until spending time in the Australian Outback, living off the land on the grueling Survivor TV show, that, ironically, her symptoms vanished. Returning home, she pinpointed the food that made her sick -- gluten, the binding element in wheat. By simply eliminating it from her diet, she was able to enjoy a completely normal, healthy life. But that wasn't all. Hasselbeck discovered the myriad benefits that anyone can enjoy from a gluten-free diet: from weight loss and increased energy to even the alleviation of the conditions of autism. In this all-inclusive book, Hasselbeck shares her hard-earned wisdom on living life without gluten and loving it. She gives you everything you need to know to start living a gluten-free life, from defining gluten - where to find it, how to read food labels - to targeting gluten-free products, creating G-Free shopping lists, sharing recipes, and managing G-Free living with family and friends. Download the free companion app Eating Out G-Free. | Nonfiction |
Army Captain John Mooney, Jr., M.D., returns from World War II a heroic surgeon, highly decorated for his bravery and the wounds he received saving soldiers in fierce combat all across Europe. In addition to his battle scars, he returns with another war-induced malady. The drugs and alcohol he took to handle his own pain have unknowingly turned him into an alcoholic and drug addict. He marries a beautiful Georgia country girl, a young nurse who loves to drink and party. ...Sheer chaos follows. On the verge of losing his surgical skills, his lucrative medical practice and their three young sons, John Mooney is sent to Federal prison on drug felony charges for writing illegal prescriptions for narcotics. There behind bars he finds the miracle of recovery and redemption the solution for himself, his wife and the thousands of others like themselves they would go on to save. | Nonfiction |
Di pinggir Kota Bogor, dekat sebuah kampung bernama Batu Luhur, seorang anak bernama Zarah, dan adiknya, Hara, dibesarkan secara tidak konvensional oleh ayahnya, dosen sekaligus ahli mikologi bernama Firas. Cara Firas mendidik anak-anaknya mengundang pertentangan dari keluarganya sendiri.Di balik itu semua, masih tersimpan berlapis misteri, di antaranya hubungan khusus Firas dan sebuah tempat angker yang ditakuti warga kampung. Tragedi demi tragedi yang menimpa keluarganya akhirnya membawa Zarah ke sebuah pelarian sekaligus pencarian panjang.Di konservasi orang utanTanjung Puting, Zarah menemukan keluarga baru dan kedekatannya kembali dengan alam. Namun, bakat fotografinya membawa Zarah lebih jauh dari yang ia duga. Di London, tempat Zarah akhirnya bermarkas, ia menemukan segalanya. Cinta, persahabatan, pengkhianatan. Termasuk petunjuk penting yang membawa titik terang bagi pencariannya.Sementara itu, di Kota Bandung, Elektra dan Bodhi akhirnya bertemu. Secara bersamaan, keduanya mulai mengingat siapa diri mereka sesungguhnya. | Fiction;Fantasy;Romance |
The Adderhead--his immortality bound in a book by Meggie's father, Mo--has ordered his henchmen to plunder the villages. The peasants' only defense is a band of outlaws led by the Bluejay--Mo's fictitious double, whose identity he has reluctantly adopted. But the Book of Immortality is unraveling, and the Adderhead again fears the White Women of Death. To bring the renegade Bluejay back to repair the book, the Adderhead kidnaps all the children in the kingdom, dooming them to slavery in his silver mines unless Mo surrenders. First Dustfinger, now Mo: Can anyone save this cursed story? | Fantasy;Young Adult;Fiction |
JasmineI’m broken.Damaged goods, if you will.I’ve tried to escape my past, but it leaves me exhausted—wanting to end it all, because there’s nothing left for me.Until him.Until he comes home and sparks something inside of me I thought had been ripped away from me.He’s my best friend’s brother, and there’s a line we shouldn’t cross, no matter how much his touch heals my broken parts.AngelI was finally home, hoping to escape the guilt and nightmares that clung to my skin—but one look in her sad brown eyes tells me the ghosts of my failures aren’t as far away as I hoped.She’s the one thing my messed-up mind clings to, and I know I shouldn’t cross that line with her, but the solace I find in her arms is too tempting to resist. | Romance |
The short stories include romantic conflict, grandmas with surprising agendas, dealing with an unconventional mother who likes to challenge the system, foiled and sucessful jailbreak attempts, toys that mysteriously come to life and heave to deal with each other and an environment they don't understand, a scary night on a platform waiting for a train, a salmon couple test their relationship in an effort to get to the secret spot in the river to deliver offspring, an employee experiences a disasterous company excursion, and a Romeo and Juliet experience.The poetry includes the dark and tempting environment of Speak Easies from the Prohibition ERa, the explosion of the family tree due to car innovations over the years, four friends who complete themselves through their differences, and finding your own way. | null |
Take a journey with an individual struggling between the grip of crime and poverty and the American dream. Trapped between two cultures, in Part One, we are exposed to the 'gringo'side of the journey, where innocence is stolen and stripped away to unveil the raw nature of urban life in America. This is the journey of a lifetime. Expect the unexpected and prepare to become familiar with what you never knew existed. Strap yourself in and buckle up for a thrill ride between two worlds and two cultures, as the American dream is pursued. | null |
Devin Thomsen and Steven Matchik seek intensity. Coach Sean Cardsen can show the way through wrestling...but will it be enough? Devin's existence is steeped in violence. Steven's family has disintegrated. The Braxton, Oregon wrestling team provides a place to fit. In their future is methamphetamine. Bonds are tested in their harrowing journey through addiction, loyalty, and attachment to youth. When action goes Off the Mat, competing requires everything they've learned, and help from above. | null |
Numerous people who experienced the Vietnam War firsthand share their stories in this oral history. Men and women, officers and draftees, prowar and antiwar veterans, all give personal accounts of the bloodshed they witnessed, and the horrifying circumstances they survived. Grunts recount losing their friends in combat; doctors remember the patients whose lives they desperately tried to save; soldiers try to understand how they could become willing participants in the slaughter of innocent civilians; and veterans, back in the US, discuss dealing with nightmares and a life far away from the constant presence of war. | Nonfiction |
“ Mornings with Mailer is a tender and affectionate view of the protean author at the end of the Big Novel that was his life. Dwayne Raymond’s book offers a uniquely intimate perspective on one of our literary giants. Applause.” — Tom Piazza, author of City of Refuge “In this moving memoir, Dwayne Raymond provides an intimate look at the daily routine of a great writer in the last years of his life.” — Doris Kearns Goodwin, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Team of Rivals Mornings with Mailer is the revealing memoir by Dwayne Raymond, the man who worked as Norman Mailer’s personal assistant during the last five years of the iconic author’s life. Recasting the legendary writer of such classics as The Naked and the Dead and The Executioner’s Song in a new light, Mornings with Mailer describes the powerful bond that formed between him and Raymond from April 2003 until Mailer’s death in November 2007. | Nonfiction |
He was a demon with a heart of stone.But that was before he met her.That was before she melted his heart.
Cesca had always known she was different. May lihim ang pagkatao niya na hindi maaaring mabunyag sa kahit sino sapagkat kamatayan niya ang magiging katumbas niyon. Kaya mahigpit na ipinagbilin sa kanya ng kanyang ama na huwag siyang basta-basta magtitiwala sa kahit sino.Ngunit nang makilala niya ang isang guwapong estranghero na nagpakilalang si Desmond, kinalimutan niya ang mahigpit na tagubilin ng kanyang ama. Ibinigay niya sa lalaki nang buong-buo hindi lang ang pagtitiwala niya kundi maging ang kanyang puso.Ngunit nagkamali pala siya. Dahil ang kauna-unahang lalaking pinagkatiwalaan at minahal niya nang higit pa sa kanyang sarili ay siya palang nilalang na inatasang tumugis at pumatay sa kanya. | null |
Core Catharsis unites the body with the mind and resolves internal conflict. Impulses and ideas work together for any goal or purpose. Emotions are fully accepted, joined with the thinking mind, and joined with the visceral and somatic senses. Core Catharsis brings self acceptance to a higher and higher level. Positive thinking is transcended to positive experiencing. Core Catharsis does this using simple techniques that fully activate the mind. By using the full mind, ingrained response habits and thought patterns can change quickly. You can quickly transform bad habits into a habits you want simply by asking yourself questions. | Nonfiction |
Exemplified by the power of the human spirit, life in the face of death, she had the courage to challenge a generation to release the shackles of ignorance surrounding women and gender roles. All this and more is lyrically conveyed in Cheryl Waiters autobiographical novel titled "Blood Sweat and High Heels." based in Cleveland, OhioHer autobiography delivers a message of self-empowerment for women of all ages,nationalities and demonstrates unyielding courage to transcend the impossible and the unthinkable. Cheryl holds the noble distinction as the country's first African-American female to rise to the height of fame in her more than 20-year career in the male-dominated field of construction work, as a journeyman electrician.Waiters escorts the reader through a private tour of hell as she blows open the doors for an unauthorized peek inside the world of Mafia-controlled cities,labor unions and life and death situations on job sites where women are anything but welcome. Haunting and intensely reflective, her birth and formative years are eloquently paired with historical movements that profoundly changed the world, from J.F.K to Martin Luther King, the rise of the Black Panther Movement,women's liberation, and hippies touting "free love and peace. The timeless genius of this story has not only captured an essential slice of history, but has defined it. | null |
I feel that I was partly responsible for my father's death. Believing spiritual alchemical processes will help rid me of my baseness of nature, I went in search of an immortal Master alchemist who lived near the Taj Mahal 150 years ago. And I found him. Following the Master's teachings, I too have become an immortal and want to leave the knowledge of this path for the rest of humanity. | null |
The author’s style is flavoured with elegant (self-)irony and cynicism, blackish humour and sad joy poetry. Blanka lives on the first floor of a wooden house that can only be reached by climbing a painted ladder. She thinks this must be the reason why she never has any visitors – who would be silly enough to “climb a ladder”?She spends most of her days in France. No, not the real France…If someone said he was falling in love with her, in Blanka’s eyes this wasonly due to the “lack of anything to say at all”. Normally she has the misfortune of stumbling on common household utensils or weird people.So weird that they look real… Blanka is filled with lives of different people – lovers, best friends, neighbours… As if she was searching for herself in their thoughts. As if she would recognize herself only in their eyes." | Fiction |
In John Tracy Wilson's new book, you will discover that life is really all about relationships. But if you are like most people, you may feel that relationships are overrated, difficult or just too painful to deal with. You may feel frustrated in your relationships with family, friends, and even with God. Maybe you are hurting or disillusioned because of the pain caused by present or past relationships. You may be asking:•Can I be an integral part of the puzzle, a vital part of the master plan?•Does my life even have enough significance to make a difference?•Are relationships worth it, or is it all a fallacy?•Is a relationship with God essential to my happiness?•Does God want to know me on that intimate of a level?With insight and encouragement, John Tracy Wilson shares his own personal experiences with important relationships in his life. He openly reveals what he has learned and inspires us to make the most out of our time here on earth. In Of Life, Love and Family, you will find the keys to improving the relationships in your life. You will also discover how to build a stronger connection with God and how to create more joy and happiness in your life. You will be reminded of the powerful healing gifts that a close, nurtured relationship with God undoubtedly brings. | null |
Imperialism as we knew it may be no more, but Empire is alive and well. It is, as Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri demonstrate in this bold work, the new political order of globalization. It is easy to recognize the contemporary economic, cultural, and legal transformations taking place across the globe but difficult to understand them. Hardt and Negri contend that they should be seen in line with our historical understanding of Empire as a universal order that accepts no boundaries or limits. Their book shows how this emerging Empire is fundamentally different from the imperialism of European dominance and capitalist expansion in previous eras. Rather, today's Empire draws on elements of U.S. constitutionalism, with its tradition of hybrid identities and expanding frontiers. Empire identifies a radical shift in concepts that form the philosophical basis of modern politics, concepts such as sovereignty, nation, and people. Hardt and Negri link this philosophical transformation to cultural and economic changes in postmodern society--to new forms of racism, new conceptions of identity and difference, new networks of communication and control, and new paths of migration. They also show how the power of transnational corporations and the increasing predominance of postindustrial forms of labor and production help to define the new imperial global order. More than analysis, Empire is also an unabashedly utopian work of political philosophy, a new Communist Manifesto. Looking beyond the regimes of exploitation and control that characterize today's world order, it seeks an alternative political paradigm--the basis for a truly democratic global society. | Nonfiction |
A wallet, a thief, and a brilliant plan--what can possibly go wrong? At least that’s what Stella thinks when she urges Pin Pin to return the stolen wallet—until she gets caught with the goods, that is, and all heaven, hell and whatever’s-in-between breaks loose, forcing the BFFs to hit the road. Tag along as Stella and Pin Pin ditch Little Italy for midtown Manhattan, all the while battling archrival Angie Como for the title to SOHO’s Annual Food Drive, their ticket to Regis Academy—a posh high school for girls, hidden far, far away in the Catskills. Oh-la-la, for the chance to leave home—for good!Problem is... the road isn’t much safer than home, especially when the runaways attract the attention of police, museum officials and—worst of all—Stella’s unforgiving father. Also pitted against their extravagant dreams is the threat of Pin and her family’s deportation, including baby sister, Audrey, who lies at the heart of this quirky coming-of-age novel—STELLA BELLAROSA, a serious MG with a funny-bone. | null |
A dark power described in Genesis revisits a small mountain town. A journalist who witnessed an evil presence searches for answers. He finds a town succumbing to supernatural forces. Now, an evil prophesy may be fulfilled by the Nephilim. | Fantasy;Fiction |
Arctic Meltdown is a thriller set against the backdrop of the melting polar icecap and the ensuing jostling for jurisdiction over seabed resources. Hanne Kristensen, a beautiful Danish geologist, has to contend with a corrupted UN process, Chinese and Russian aggression and the resulting international tension to try to save the world from war and the Arctic from environmental catastrophe. | null |
When we first meet Lily “Lil Bit” Dalton, she is quite literally drowning. This “lip flapping” event, along with others, takes place in the quirky, yet racially divided waterway township of Arcadia, Florida in 1954.In Raised by Hand, Lil Bit recounts the years between ten and thirteen spent in the care of the woman she considers to be her grandmother, "Bubbah," and this woman's alcoholic son, Bobby. As the story opens, it’s been five years since Lil Bit’s mama, Violet, “dropped her off like nothin’ but a bit of dirty laundry,” when on “Ditch Thursday,” Lil Bit is pulled from the river by Sheriff Marin. The Sheriff’s act of heroism leaves her not only with the secret of what lies beneath the water, but also with gnawing doubts about Sheriff Marin, “the only white man worth a damn in all of Arcadia,” who also knows the river’s secret, but tells no one.Like the tales told by the young heroines in the classics To Kill a Mockingbird and The Secret Lives of Bees, Lily “Lil Bit” Dalton’s quest to reunite with her mother, while also keeping the secret of the Massaquatta’s murky depths, takes readers on a tumultuous ride filled with adventure and mystery. But more importantly, Raised by Hand answers the age old question: What does it take to be a family? | Historical Fiction;Fiction;Mystery |
"This book is a hilarious romp of true life (unfortunately). Read it and prepare for your next date."—James Van Praagh, New York Times bestselling author, Talking to Heaven "Every story is the truth and every truthful moment is a hilarious journey! It's as if you're listening to your best friend at a coffee shop and watching a stand—up take command of the stage. You won't be disappointed as you travel this refreshingly funny road of 'horrible dates!'"—Debra Wilson, actress/comedian, MADtv "Eddie's book is an emotional catharsis for anyone who has ever come home from one horrible date and wondered, What the hell was that? This book is laugh–out–loud hilarious and extremely well written."—Chad Allen, writer, producer, actor, activist What I have to tell you in this book will seem almost unreal. But you are going to have to keep reminding yourself that these are actual real dates. For everyone who can empathize and knows what it's like to be on at lease one crappy date, this book is for you. For everyone who wants that dinner back or sat through a boring, horrible movie only to determine that the person you were with was a complete and utter tsunami, this book is for you. For everyone else, buckle your seat belt and turn off your phone, because a massive car wreck is about to begin. | Nonfiction |
Aan Nederlanders en Vlamingen verkoopt Stan Lauryssens als geldbelegging kunstwerken van Salvador Dalí. Hij koopt die kunst in Barcelona en leert daar Ana kennen, een Catalaanse met een stem die klinkt als vier kleine klokjes. Maar kunst is waard wat de gek er voor geeft. Stan Lauryssens neemt dit al te letterlijk en loopt tegen de lamp. Zodra hij uit de gevangenis komt, gaat hij naar Spanje terug omdat het er elke dag zomer is. Lauryssens koopt een witte villa op de berg boven Cadaqués, met zicht op zee, en wordt de nieuwe buurman van Salvador Dalí.Zo begint een boeiend en eigengereid relaas waarin de auteur vertelt hoe hij wordt meegezogen in de maalstroom van de lakeien aan het hof van Dalí: Amanda Lear die naakt voor Dalí poseert, Ultra Violet die zijn seksfuiven organiseert, de beheerder van Dalí’s financiën Kapitein Moore alias el capitán del dinero, Andy Warhol, Karel Appel, Jezus Christ Superstar, Mia Farrow, de kapper die haarstukjes plaatst op de beroemde snor, een tekenaar uit de studio’s van Walt Disney die vierhonderd ‘echte valse’ Dalí’s schildert en vele anderen. Als Salvador Dalí overlijdt, wordt zijn lichaam bijgezet in zijn museum, naast de damestoiletten en met de voeten in het water. Pas nu worden de door Dalí in leven geroepen mythes doorprikt...Dalí en ik is een boek om te lezen en te herlezen: hilarisch, schrijnend, ontluisterend, onthullend. Het is een boek dat hardop doet lachen en tranen van droefenis laat schreien, en tegelijk een vernietigend getuigenis aflegt over de duistere wereld van kunst en kapitaal. | Nonfiction |
DESCRIPCION:Una novela que combina la ficción científica, el espionaje, la acción y una extraordinaria historia de amor. Un relato increíblemente ameno y original, lleno de giros y sorpresas que mantienen al lector en vilo hasta el final.¿Qué habría ocurrido si en 1967 un destacado científico de Harvard hubiera conseguido el trasplante de cerebro, o algo semejante...?¿Cómo habrían reaccionado, en plena Guerra Fría, los principales servicios de espionaje del mundo ante un logro de esa magnitud...?De llevarse a cabo tales intervenciones médicas ¿de qué manera habrían influido en las relaciones personales?Si la persona a la que amas dejara de ser la persona a la que amas ¿acaso tú podrías seguir amándola...?SINOPSIS:En 1967 Christiaan Barnard realiza el primer trasplante de corazón de la historia, al tiempo que el doctor John Bonham trata de conseguir en Harvard el mítico trasplante de cerebro con fines médicos.El encuentro casual de Bonham con el Comandante Howard H. Aiken (el diseñador en Harvard de la primera computadora automática) dará al trabajo del médico un giro inesperado, con resultados increíbles que cambiarán la vida de John Bonham y la de quienes le rodean para siempre, enfrentándole a terribles dilemas y poniéndole en el punto de mira de los principales servicios secretos del mundo, los cuales sólo ven en su invento un arma de infinitas aplicaciones con la que se podría dominar la tierra en pleno periodo de Guerra Fría.En el periplo del científico a lo largo de medio planeta, tratando de escapar de sus perseguidores, la inteligencia y el valor serán puestos a prueba, y la amistad y los sentimientos habrán de superar terribles obstáculos y vencer los más crueles designios, demostrándonos que el verdadero amor existe más allá de lo puramente físico y material. Por último, los hechos se pierden en la oscuridad de un secreto cuyas consecuencias alcanzarán el presente.MÁS INFORMACIÓN:www.lasmilvidas.webs.com/ESCENARIOS DE LA NOVELA:https://plus.google.com/photos/111231...ENTREVISTA AL AUTOR:www.lecturaobligada.wordpress.com/201... | null |
The War Between the States is raging. Three brothers barely out of their teens, Ephraim, George, and Ely Watson, are all trying to survive the heart-wrenching bloodshed as soldiers enlisted in the 17th Connecticut - a regiment under the command of Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant. Their operation proves to be quite dangerous, especially since their regiment is going hand-to-hand and toe-to-toe with the belligerent rebel mastermind, Confederate Commander General Robert E. Lee. In the months to come, the strife of war will cost many thousands of men their lives, namely Ephraim and George Watson. Though grief-stricken, the sole surviving brother Ely wills himself to remain brave and courageous for the sake of his loved ones back home, all awaiting his safe return. He will grab a rare opportunity to leave the military to start afresh, and attempt to bury the painful memories of the war forever. | null |
Great book club book! A great read, really makes you think! | null |
Amazing things are about to happen...The lives of James, Charlotte, young Susan and their dog Clovensport are about to change forever. After investigating a mysterious sun dog that appears in their living room, they are inexplicably transported to the mystical land of Everafter. A host of mythological creatures makes their days long and their nights dangerous as they are enlisted to discover why the moon has stopped shining. Little do they know that their purpose in Everafter is much grander than they realize. | Fantasy |
No nonsense mechanic, Ally Brody is a ‘one chance only’ kind of girl. When she catches her boyfriend, of two years, cheating with his assistant on a surprise visit to his office, there will be No Second Chances.Determined not to fall for the wrong kind of man again, she comes face to face with Cole Thomas. He is gorgeous, charming, rich and everything Ally swore she should stay away from.Cole wants Ally and he will stop at nothing until he gets what he desires. Bit by bit he breaks through her barriers and takes her on a journey of love and sexual awakenings. Will her obsessed ex, who refuses to accept it’s over, or a secret Cole himself is hiding, destroy their relationship before it even gets started?Can Ally break her own rule and explore the possibility that Cole just might be the one worthy of a Second Chance? | Romance;Contemporary;Fiction |
No one ever said that your dreams should not be adventures. But don't get so lost in them that you miss the main event. It’s time to wake up....... A stirring and inspiring account of a young man’s quest for meaning in a changing world, mixing honesty and personal testimony with the pithy transmission of deep spiritual principles and mechanics of meditation. It is an exploration of our latent capacity as humans, and a voyage of discovery into what it is to be alive. Leaving behind the hedonistic culture of the early 90’s, you will travel across Asia and beyond, meeting with some of the worlds most accomplished meditation teachers, seeing into the lives, teachings and wisdom of these rare, precious human beings. The book functions as both tale and manual for beginners and seasoned aspirant alike, hinting at mysterious esoteric teachings, making them tangible and accessible without diluting their message. Gripping, thought-provoking and at times challenging, this book is for everyone, young and old, whose hearts long for inspiration and adventure, and to re-connect to that which we have almost forgotten…………what it is to be human. | null |
A nymph: a woman with the ability to seduce at will, shift to protect, but cursed with the fate to have the man she falls in love with die a tragic death. As one of these ill-fated nymphs, Aura Montgarten has spent her lifetime drifting from one place to another hiding from love. Until she meets Dane.When a body washes up on the shore of a rural Montana lake, police officer Dane Burke is faced with the task of finding the killer—even if it means he will be forced to put his life and heart at risk by working with a drifter. As the truth of Aura’s Mustang-shifting nymph ways are revealed, Dane learns exactly the amount of danger he and Aura are in, but can’t force himself to leave a case unsolved when the truth is just outside his grasp. When the killer decides he needs to take another victim—Dane—Aura must choose between their forbidden love and her immortal life. Can there be life without love or is death her only choice? | Romance |
This book is written to inspire, uplift, or just give you something to think about. A bad day—we’ve all had one; loss of a loved one—memories last forever. A frienemy indeed is not the friend you need. Real talk about everyday life and trying to maintain. So sit back, relax, and enjoy one unique read. | null |
The former National Director of Education for Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics. presents his do-it-yourself program for increasing reading speed and boosting comprehension. This program distills fundamental principles and skills chat can be learned at home with the help of the drills and exercises provided. And because it lets readers choose their own materials and set their own pace, it's the ideal method for busy people juggling a full schedule.Peter Kump, a rapid reading expert, has been Director of Peter Kump Reading Consultants for over twenty years. He has taught rapid reading to White House staff, corporate groups, and individuals. He lives in New York City. | Nonfiction |
Following the discovery of "wet tunnels" linking the majority of the world's oil wells together, combined with the now vividly apparent oil shortage, panic among the global populous ensues. Violent riots become commonplace as the critical infrastructure, previously dependent on the black gold, grinds suddenly to a halt. The citizens of the United States cry out for government intervention and a national savior. The response: Martial Law. Realizing they are losing control, the U.S. government calls its troops home and isolationism becomes the new norm.Out of the torrent of chaos and oppression an underground movement forms: the Pilgrims. Founded with the sole purpose of recapturing their once held rights to freedom, the plan from which to obtain their dream is nearly complete. Operating from the shadows, the pilgrims must tread carefully if they are to succeed.The story itself follows a young man named Devin, who falls unwillingly into the Pilgrim movement and finds himself an enemy of the state. With his survival at stake, the teen, joined by a group of refugees, struggles to escape the government controlled city and on to the Pilgrim capital of freedom: Lake Haven. | null |
Evan is hiding his urges for other men the only way he knows how--by pretending to live a life of wenching, and by seeking the needle of tattoo artists who impart a kind of guilty pain. But when he meets Gabe, owner of the Twisted Cherry tattoo parlor, he can’t hide his desire for the hot and sexy guy. Gabe, openly gay, proceeds to show Evan how he can be tattooed not just by a needle, but by stinging hot love too. | Contemporary;Romance |
Lucy Kendall returns from a tour of the Continent, her luggage filled with the latest fashions and a mind fired by inspiration. After tasting Europe's best confections, she's sure she'll come up with a recipe that will save her father's struggling candy business and reverse their fortunes. But she soon discovers that their biggest competitor, the cheat who swindled her father out of his prize recipe, has now hired a promotions manager--a cocky, handsome out-of-towner who gets under Lucy's skin.Charlie Clarke's new role at Standard Manufacturing is the chance of a lifetime. He can put some rough times behind him and reconnect with the father he's never known. The one thing he never counted on, however, was tenacious Lucy Kendall. She's making his work life miserable...and making herself impossible for him to forget. | Historical Fiction;Romance;Fiction |
The Auschwitz Chapter is an historically complete, precise and definitive account of what took place at Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II, where crimes against humanity were perpetrated by Nazis against Jews, Slavs, Romany, political prisoners, homosexuals, and artists. And all humanity.This Auschwitz Chapter is taken from Lee Vidor's novel, Under Total Eclipse We Will Tremble Like Birds Without Song, which is an historically accurate fictional account of Europe under Nazi Occupation. Even though The Auschwitz Chapter is only a concise single chapter in the novel, more than 2 years were spent researching every existing published eyewitness account of imprisonment at Auschwitz, in order to ensure complete accuracy. Lee Vidor states: ‘I believe I missed no eyewitness testimonies and that the account here given is absolutely accurate in every detail. It is the most specific and accurate description of events and processes at Auschwitz which exists. Every single detail in The Auschwitz Chapter has been confirmed from more than one eyewitness source, from photographic evidence and court documents.I believe it is the single most reliable and harrowing piece of literary writing ever done on the subject of the events which took place in the Nazi concentration camps during World War II.’Although fictional, the piece contains many precise facts which are extremely difficult to uncover and which are coherently gathered together nowhere else with such accuracy and completeness. Herein lies its enduring value.This work is not suitable for reading by anyone under 18 years of age.Please Note: This book is subject to attacks by holocaust deniers. A careful reading of any peculiar review for hidden motive is recommended. About The Auschwitz Chapter:If Holocaust deniers have somehow begun to lead you to question that what took place in Auschwitz concentration camp may be in any possible way a part myth, then this is the book for you. This is the concise and authentic story of what happened in Auschwitz, and in other Nazi concentration camps during World War II. The Auschwitz Chapter will inform you precisely of what was done, how it was done, where it was done, and precisely by whom. And it will give your their reasons for doing it. It will also tell you what it means to the world. You will read the absolute and specific truth. Every detail of the process. You won't have to doubt or wonder about it any longer. It will be the most valuable time you have ever spent on the subject because you will have learned not only about Auschwitz and about human nature, but also about the true nature of Holocaust deniers and revisionists. About Lee Vidor:Lee Vidor is the original source of the astonishing Shakespeare-X Message.She is the author of the novel cycle, 20th Century Bohemians and Angels, which is an expansive cycle of literary novels which follows and dramatizes the development of Modernism among the great writers, artists and bohemians of the 20th Century. It is a story of artistic obsession and bohemian madness.It is Lee Vidor’s original theory that the 20th Century has been a Modernist Renaissance for mankind, which is greater and more essential for our development than the Italian Renaissance of c1500.The Shakespeare-X Message is a definitive statement of authorship sent to the world by the authentic William Shakespeare. A mathematically verifiable statement.Lee Vidor has that message. The only person in 400 years to receive it. | null |
Dzieje małego chłopca i jego rodziny podczas straszliwych lat okupacji faszystowskiej w Polsce zobrazowane są w tym dzienniku z całą prostotą dziecinnego stylu, tym większe też czynią wrażenie. To, co opisuje mały Dawidek, może się wydać dziś komuś niezrozumiałym koszmarem —jest jednak obrazem rzeczywistości, przez którą musiały przejść miliony ludności polskiej i żydowskiej w tamtych ciężkich latach. | Nonfiction |
The year is 2525. Mankind is recovering from near extinction after a new biological technology is developed from the abuse of stolen DNA that belongs to a newly discovered species of humanoid, elves. Mankind wages war over the power to wield this new science and nearly destroys life as we know it. From the ashes of the conflict, man is reborn with wondrous powers inherited while many new species emerge as failed experiments, and are born with horrible deformities or mutations... The angelic guardians of heaven watch over life on earth and decree that technology is forbidden while the demon brothers, Azizu and Drakul hatch a vicious plot to corrupt and destroy all life, so that The Creator's law of existence will allow them to claim the earth. Guardians and demons choose their champions and share their power with the chosen so that the war can be fought. The demons seek to tip the scales in their favor by reintroducing lost sciences into the wrong hands, and Azizu has found a way to break the heavenly laws and visit earth physically... Join the Powerful Barbarian prince Anvol Krynn, The mysterious sorceress Eva Becksby, and the charming minstrel Athellos Songsteel as they fight to defend life on earth with a new race of elven allies that fear the humans destructive past. Can the new world survive the threat of extinction or will mankind continue to be its own worst enemy? Anvol Krynn's unconquerable warrior instincts and mighty rage clashes with hell in this epic fantasy story about a powerful human spirit, and what it takes to break it. | null |
Alex Ko’s moving autobiography will inspire tweens to dare to dream big. Alex From Iowa to Broadway, My Billy Elliot Story follows Alex’s journey from small town Iowa to becoming a famous Broadway performer in New York City. Despite all the odds he had to overcome—facing his father’s tragic death from cancer, financial difficulties, countless auditions, and serious injuries, Alex triumphantly lands the starring role in the musical Billy Elliot at age thirteen. For theater fans who want an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the world of backstage Broadway to kids determined to achieve dreams of their own, Alex Ko’s story, told in his own words, is powerful and personal. A collection of black-and-white photos from both Billy Elliot productions and Alex’s childhood brings his world vividly to life. | Nonfiction |
When fate’s curse sweeps upon Danielle and Cayden, the secrets behind their destiny begin to be revealed… Will they be able to fight the darkness seeping in and swaying them, or give in to the power and passion of their all-consuming love, risking Cayden’s pure soul and crossing them to the dark side…? Separated by miles for the first time, and Cayden’s premonitions warning him of the life threatening danger Danielle is in, Cayden is desperate to get back to her, but suffers an unfortunate accident in route, landing him in a hospital bed, unconscious, and leaving Danielle vulnerable. When Danielle’s parents force her to leave Cayden’s bedside and return to school, she is befriended by a new student. But Parker is no ordinary new student, he is one of the vampire twins that have been torturing Danielle in her thoughts, day and night, the boys she suspects are coming after her to avenge their parent’s death. Question is, is Parker the protector, of the two, or the predator? Only time will tell… The Destiny Series is a sweet and intoxicating fairy tale romance with a paranormal twist. Destiny has set their path, now fate will challenge them with another… Come share their journey, as Danielle and Cayden continue to discover the power of their love, and fight to protect each other and the life they were destined for… | Young Adult |
Derrick Jensen takes no prisoners in The Culture of Make Believe , his brilliant and eagerly awaited follow-up to his powerful and lyrical A Language Older Than Words . What begins as an exploration of the lines of thought and experience that run between the massive lynchings in early twentieth-century America to today's death squads in South America soon explodes into an examination of the very heart of our civilization. The Culture of Make Believe is a book that is as impeccably researched as it is moving, with conclusions as far-reaching as they are shocking. | Nonfiction |
Welcome to the world of online comping. Written in easy to digest segments, this guide will introduce you to your very own lady luck and show you that comping can be both an enjoyable and lucrative hobby.This book is an essential guide to take with you on a journey into the world of comping and may well be your key to a fortune.It will provide you with vital information for successfully comping, invaluable key tips that will help you avoid some of the pitfalls made by newbie compers and keep those prizes rolling in.With this UK Edition you can:• Find and win the best online prizes the web has to offer• Learn the unknown tactics for winning competitions• Get clued in on promoters crafty tactics...And much much more | null |
The ghost of folk hero John Henry haunts Jack Dalton, corporate lawyer for Standard Coal, as Henrietta Owens, activist and mother, wakes up the nation with some tough-loving truth about the environment, the economy, justice and hope. Pressures mount as John Henry challenges Jack to stand up to the steam drills of contemporary America . . . before it's too late.A story about people just like you, Steam Drills, Treadmills, and Shooting Stars is filled with the audacity of hope and fueled by the passion of unstoppable love. Author/Actress Rivera Sun sings the anthem of our times and rallies us to meet adversity with gusto. Her work celebrates everyday heroes who meet the challenges of modern culture with spirit and strength. This is a book you will read many times, send to your friends, and hope the whole country will read. | Fiction |
ASIN B005CF7PJW moved to the most recent edition hereWren’s dream changed the course of history. To regain his world he must travel back one hundred years. This time, the “Angel of the Titanic” must ensure the ship of dreams fulfils her destiny. And he’s willing to sacrifice everything.A young woman experiences nightmares of a terrifying collision; a collision with a mountain of ice that dwarves even the magnificent ship taking her across the Atlantic; the Titanic. These visions are so realistic, Carina demands that extra vigilance is taken especially on the night of April 14th. Captain Smith and his crew are convinced by the youngster’s vivid descriptions and steadfast belief that she has seen the future; consequently the disaster is averted and Titanic steams safely into New York harbour, with devastating consequences. Eventually realising that the alternative world he has woken up to has been caused by a ripple in time, Wren learns he must somehow travel back one hundred years, to the year 1912 and ensure the ship of dreams fulfils her destiny. Helping him with this quest is Carrie, a descendent of Carina, and Wren’s hedonistic cousin Rhyllann. Once on board the great ship as the tragedy begins to unfold Wren is faced with unthinkable choices: In order to restore the world to this timeline, and save his own life, hundreds of innocent women and children must perish. | Fantasy;Romance;Fiction |
In the class of the high school English teacher she has been haunting, Helen feels them: for the first time in 130 years, human eyes are looking at her. They belong to a boy, a boy who has not seemed remarkable until now. And Helen--terrified, but intrigued--is drawn to him. The fact that he is in a body and she is not presents this unlikely couple with their first challenge. But as the lovers struggle to find a way to be together, they begin to discover the secrets of their former lives and of the young people they come to possess. | Young Adult;Fantasy;Romance;Fiction |
Jacque Pierce was just an ordinary 17-year-old girl getting ready to start her senior year in high school in Coldspring, Texas. When a mysterious foreign exchange student from Romania moves in across the street, Jacque and her two best friends, Sally and Jen, don't realize the last two weeks of their summer are going to get a lot more interesting. From the moment Jacque sets eyes on Fane she feels an instant connection, a pull like a moth to a flame. Little does she know that the flame she is drawn to is actually a Canis lupis, werewolf, and she just happens to be his mate; the other half of his soul. The problem is Fane is not the only wolf in Coldspring, Texas.Just as Fane and Jacque are getting to know each other, another wolf steps out to try and claim Jacque as his mate. Fane will now have to fight for the right to complete the mating bond, something that is his right by birth but is being denied him by a crazed Alpha. Will the love Fane has for Jacque be enough to give him the strength to defeat his enemy, will Jacque accept that she is Fane's mate and complete the bond between them? | Young Adult;Fantasy;Romance |
Crowds and Power is a revolutionary work in which Elias Canetti finds a new way of looking at human history and psychology.Breathtaking in its range and erudition, it explores Shiite festivals and the English Civil war, the finger exercises of monkeys and the effects of inflation in Weimar Germany. In this study of the interplay of crowds, Canetti offers one of the most profound and startling portraits of the human condition. | Nonfiction |
Hugo Pepper, orphaned by polar bears, is raised in the Frozen North by the Runter-Tun-Tuns. At 12, he sets the sled Compass of the Heart to home, Firefly Square in Harbour Heights. Editor-blackmailer Elliot and snoopy Cressida are evicting the neighborhood. But Hugo's gran was pirate Brimstone Kate - her treasure awaits. Drawn in intricate amazing detail. | Fantasy;Fiction;Young Adult |
Are the words you speak bringing you closer to the life you want? Or are your word choices inadvertently creating more difficulties? Discover words and phrases that are part of the Language of Light in Absolute Love Publishing Creator Caroline A. Shearer's latest in the Raise Your Vibration min-e-book™ series: Raise Your Verbal Vibration: Create the Life You Want with Law of Attraction Language.Learn what common phrases and words may be holding you back, and utilize a list of high-vibration words that you can begin to incorporate into your vocabulary. Increase your verbal vibration today with this compelling addition to the Raise Your Vibration series!Raise Your Vibration min-e-book™ series: Raise Your Vibration: Tips and Tools for a High-Frequency Life Raise Your Financial Vibration: Tips and Tools to Embrace Your Infinite Spiritual Abundance Raise Your Verbal Vibration: Create the Life You Want with Law of Attraction Language | null |
While the Demon Lord Abaddon prepares to cast the Spell of Destruction and wipe out the glories of the earth for his own void of evil, Darshun Luthais, after a long oppressive journey, attempts to eradicate the source of his dark magic, the sacrificial Unholy Altar. But when the Dragon Gods unleash their barricade of fire the Delibious—a mystic realm of darkness, flames and witchery, Darshun must find a way through without burning his soul out of existence, and save the earth from the coming annihilation | null |
Welcome to the Mommylands, where all mothers go in the years beyond the birthing suite. In this eclectic collection of essays, 2007 Pushcart Prize Special Mention honoree Jenny Fiore shares her hilarious and poignant experiences as a freshly minted mother in today’s world of how-to manuals and helicopter parenting. Like a would-be shaman with dried spit-up on her yoga pants, she navigates her children through everything from death to tampons. Follow her from droopy-boob-fixes to brushes with booger-eating, and from a parent’s fears in a terrorized world to her everyday brushes with the divine. Fiore is also the voice behind the Momplex Blog and is a 2014 featured storyteller in the popular Listen to Your Mother show, which has been described as the Vagina Monologues of Motherhood. | Nonfiction |
This is a dynamic, fantastic and true story of Angels appearing at a time when least expected and make an impact that forever altered the course one mans life. Then 10 years later he was in a tragic accident, as he lay dying on the ice-cold streets of Dallas Texas, angels came on the scene again. The accident sent him on a new journey and left him fighting for his life and he is now living life as a Dis-abled man, an amputee. Bringing Inspiration Hope and Encouragement everywhere he goes. This story is about much more than Angels. It is about the amazing story of Triumph over Tragedy and Phillip story of how "My Greatest Tragedy Is My Greatest Blessing." | null |
"You have two days to pass your audition. You better pass it, feller. You’re joining the circus. Ain’t that the best news you ever got?"Delivered by a trio of psychotic clowns, this ultimatum plunges Jamie into the horrific alternate universe that is the centuries-old Pilo Family Circus, a borderline world between Hell and Earth from which humankind’s greatest tragedies have been perpetrated. Yet in this place—peopled by the gruesome, grotesque, and monstrous—where violence and savagery are the norm, Jamie finds that his worst enemy is himself. When he applies the white face paint, he is transformed into JJ, the most vicious clown of all. And JJ wants Jamie dead! | Fantasy;Fiction |
In dieser Anthologie präsentiert Amanda Laurie drei Kurzgeschichten mit einem Hauch von Magie. Die Autorin entführt den Leser auf eine Reise durchs Hochland, wo einem Pärchen ein Erlebnis der besonderen Art widerfährt. Wir begleiten einen jungen Mann bei der verzweifelten Suche nach seinem geerbten – doch oft auch verhassten – Hausgeist. Schließlich geht die Reise nach London ins neunzehnte Jahrhundert, wo der Leser Zeuge eines Verbrechens wird und dem Straßenjungen Finnlay zur Seite steht, wenn er sich der Gefahr stellen muss. So unterschiedlich die Schauplätze der einzelnen short stories sein mögen, ihnen allen ist eines gemein: die Existenz von etwas Übernatürlichem, welches in manch einem Fall besser unentdeckt geblieben wäre ... | null |
From the author of The Book of Lost Fragrances comes a haunting novel about a grieving woman who discovers the lost journal of novelist Victor Hugo, awakening a mystery that spans centuries.In 1843, novelist Victor Hugo’s beloved nineteen-year-old daughter drowned. Ten years later, Hugo began participating in hundreds of séances to reestablish contact with her. In the process, he claimed to have communed with the likes of Plato, Galileo, Shakespeare, Dante, Jesus—and even the Devil himself. Hugo’s transcriptions of these conversations have all been published. Or so it was believed.Recovering from her own losses, mythologist Jac L’Etoile arrives on the Isle of Jersey—where Hugo conducted the séances—hoping to uncover a secret about the island’s Celtic roots. But the man who’s invited her there, a troubled soul named Theo Gaspard, has hopes she’ll help him discover something quite different—Hugo’s lost conversations with someone called the Shadow of the Sepulcher.What follows is an intricately plotted and atmospheric tale of suspense with a spellbinding ghost story at its heart. | Historical Fiction;Fiction;Mystery;Fantasy |
Starlet's Web takes GOLD & Starlet's Light takes SILVER in the 2014 Readers' Favorite International Book Awards: Christian Romance!Love. Trust. Acting. Cancer survivor-actress gives up the fight until she sees the light. Liana Marie writes her third memoir as she struggles with trust and commitment and shapes the role she plays.~ - ~I'm actress Liana Marie Michael and am dying. In my last two memoirs, I show how I'm the ideal Hollywood product. In writing Starlet's Web and Starlet's Run, I realized that the drama in our stories affects the lies in our real lives. The thin, young ideal of beauty is as much of a lie as the plot twists and dialogue we create to hide our insecurities.In this memoir, I make a mess of my love life while shooting a film in Great Britain. I dump Manuel for his own good. I love him with all my heart. So how could I not when he has a bright future? My dad visits and puts my past in perspective. I spend weekends in the hospital. I learn to rely on Franz, Evan and Amelie. Yes, I hook up with my Swiss billionaire-heir friend Pierre even though I miss Manuel every minute. But it all makes sense, especially since I am so done with acting.We are all flies and spiders in a web of stories. If I live a more authentic life, can love prevail despite my many faults? Can truth alter Hollywood's web?~ - ~Genres: New adult college romance, YA romance, NA romance, teen love and romance, young adult, new adult, YA, NA, teen, coming of age, contemporary, interracial fiction, inspirational romance. Contains sex and mild swearing. | null |
La vida de Natàlia, la protagonista i narradora de La plaça del Diamant, es capgira quan coneix Quimet: el seu nom canviarà i passarà a dir-se Colometa, i la seva petita vida personal, plena de maldecaps, es barrejarà amb els grans esdeveniments col·lectius que sacsegen la societat catalana del primer terç del segle xx: la República, la guerra, la postguerra. Colometa en viu les conseqüències, sola i amb els seus dos fills, fins que, en un procés d'alliberament del passat i de reconciliació amb un present ple de mancances, recupera la seva pròpia identitat. Així, La plaça del Diamant es converteix en una crònica fidel i intencionada de la vida popular de la ciutat, d'una Barcelona genuïna, actualment en vies d'extinció. | Fiction;Classics;Historical Fiction |
An epic fairytale of Love, Sacrifice, Revenge and the power to endure.Anna's heart-pounding first night in the Faeran Valley reveals things aren't what they seem. The land, her husband, Leve--even Samuel, the son of a servant. It is a place of an ancient legend born out of blood and bitterness...a broken legend she carries with her. But with only half of the legend in her possession--the other half disappearing years ago--everything around her is mired in secrets and mysticism.If the legend is real, it lies waiting for Anna, and has brought her here to the Faeran Valley, haunting her, pursuing her with its curses, with its ribbons of shadows and hope. | null |
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