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A Walk Toward Jesus: Coming Through the Wilderness

Pamela S. Valerio

Is the wilderness walk an important step in a Christian's life? Of course it is! A failure to recognize it will leave many standing astonished asking, "Why did that happen to me?" Yet people never really teach or preach about this part in church. Today's churches must either be entertaining to keep the pews full, or make their congregations feel good so their sins do not "appear" so sinful. Because of this, vital key steps-that lead Christians to purify the wood, hay, and stubble from their hearts so that maturity takes place within their souls-are lacking from today's teaching. Within the pages of Pamela S. Valerio's new title, A Walk Toward Jesus: Coming Through the Wilderness the author teaches the reader key aspects that will lead them into victorious living."My book speaks about before the victory is obtained," the author says. "Many Christians today stumble when a life-changing event comes into their life. We are told to hold onto Jesus but never taught how. Speaking words verses application of those words are two very different things. Experiencing many years of wandering around the mountain, not seeing change happen, I realized I had to ask God why I was there instead of asking God, 'Why did You let this happen to me?'

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14377068-a-walk-toward-jesus

Murder in Coweta County

Margaret Anne Barnes

Murder in Coweta County received the coveted Edgar Allan Poe Special Award as an outstanding fact-crime study by the Mystery Writers of America and has been used in sociology and criminal law courses at schools and universities throughout the United States. Filmed as a CBS television movie starring Johnny Cash and Andy Griffith in 1983, the story gained even more acclaim and is still available on video and DVD.

['True Crime', 'Nonfiction', 'History', 'Crime', 'Mystery']

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1457220.Murder_in_Coweta_County

Two Gentlemen Sharing: A Novel

William Corlett

Bellingford is a typical English village. Genteel vices and unspecified dramas occasionally occur but always behind closed doors and carefully laundered lace curtains - until the news breaks that the new occupants of Hall House are "two gentlemen sharing." With the arrival of Rich, a producer, and his much younger lover, Bless, a model, the scene is set for mayhem. Tossed into the mix are a homophobic, retired general; a maniacal lesbian Italian biker in pursuit of a neurotic, inadvertently drugged Bellingford woman; an addled ex-ballerina; and assorted other native weirdness - all leading to a roller-coaster ride through the sexual mores of life.

['Fiction', 'LGBT', 'Gay', 'Humor', 'Queer', 'Romance', 'M M Romance']

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/898923.Two_Gentlemen_Sharing

Lemon Reef

Robin Silverman

What would you risk for the memory of your first love?When Jenna Ross learns her high school love Del Soto died on Lemon Reef, she refuses to accept the official Miami medical examiner’s report of death from natural causes.Lemon Reef is a realm of glimmering beauty, where marine life triumphs over industrial waste. Jenna and Del dove on it every day during the summer before their tenth grade year, their love for the reef deepening as their passion for each other grew. It is a site of tenacity and wonder that mirrored their own, until they were outed and forced to separate. Even fifteen years later, Jenna knows that Del’s heart could not have given out there.Heartsick over Del’s death and fearing that Del’s young daughter may be in danger, Jenna risks all she has worked so hard for to return to Miami where she must dive into an excruciating past so that the truth of the present may surface.

['Fiction', 'Mystery', 'Lesbian', 'LGBT', 'Queer']

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12921358-lemon-reef

Perfect Wedding

Debra Benson

Leah is a successful weight-loss expert. She seems to have everything an independent girl ever wanted, but for one a perfect wedding. She had always dreamed of walking down the aisle with her father leading her toward her perfect mate. But she doesn't know her father. His idenitity has remained a secret for a very long time, and she knows she has to exhaust all her efforts to convince her mother to spill.In the midst of her emotional turmoil, she meets Andrew, a man dumped by his wife, her new client, for being overweight. On one of their meetings, he notices her sad disposition and offers to listen, she opens up to him and all things begin to change. Will Leah find her father and will she ever see her dream come true in a perfect Wedding?

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15783649-perfect-wedding

The Transformation of Anna (Cornerstone Deep, #1)

Charlene A. Wilson

The Transformation of Anna has been renamed FATED in the SHILO MANOR series. Please look up FATED for the Bonus chapter requested by fans and new cover!***************************************************************************************A dark obsession. Eternal love. An ethereal call for vengeance. “My life is a mirage of endless time. But you engulf me, rivet my mind, encompass my soul.”What do you do when you lose your soul mate in a dimension that doesn’t offer rebirth? Cole knows well the devastation it leaves and buries himself in what’s left to him; his duty as a Head Sentinel to the Realms.For centuries, he has harvested the homeless and delivered them as servants to the nobles of Cornerstone Deep, doing whatever it takes to keep the noblemen content and their minds off what lays beyond the Portal to the Realms. When he is sent to harvest a second-class woman, who has broken a new curfew, he expects indifference. But Anna’s soul calls to him, and the moment their lips meet, Cole knows he’s made the biggest mistake of his very long life.Reincarnation isn’t possible on Cornerstone Deep. Is it?Fated is the USA Today bestseller and first book in the award-winning Cornerstone Deep portion of the Shilo Manor series. If you like compelling alpha heroes, gripping love stories, and magical worlds, then you'll love Charlene A. Wilson’s Dark Fantasy romance.**Heat level - Moderate. Contains subject matter that may be offensive to sensitive readers.Fated was previously published under the USA Today bestselling title, The Transformation of Anna. It is the same book but with a Bonus chapter at the fan's request.

['Fantasy', 'Romance', 'Paranormal', 'Paranormal Romance', 'Fantasy Romance', 'Amazon']

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18670392-the-transformation-of-anna

They Can't Hide Us Anymore

Richie Havens

The singer-songwriter offers a glimpse of the creativity and social conscience of the 1960s and describes his musical career and dedication to the causes of conservation, children's rights, and peace

['Music', 'Biography', 'Memoir', 'History', 'Nonfiction']

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/597431.They_Can_t_Hide_Us_Anymore

The Bellman Chronicles

Robert Hookey

I know what you're thinking, "What is this? Does it have any hunky, brooding vampires?" Let's be clear, this book does NOT contain... Beautiful members of the Undead searching for a nice light snack/true love. Teenage wizards battling adversaries so fearsome they must not be named. Children battling to the death in a televised spectacle. Virginal college students with soap opera names who shed their purity after meeting emotionally crippled, perverted businessmen - who happen to have billions. The Bellman Chronicles is a collection of tales featuring... TERRIBLE PEOPLE: Douchebags who think Grandma's wheelchair is a suitable substitute for a luggage cart. Crazy cougars who think the term "full-service hotel" means the security officer will sleep with you - while your husband watches. Guests who bring animals with them: a deer strapped to their RV - which they park next to the kitchen entrance of the hotel's restaurant. TERRIBLE THINGS: Getting caught daydreaming while your spouse "shares her feelings." Spilling your morning coffee. Hairless cats. So if you think your life sucks, take some of that money you were going to spend on Red Bull and smokes and read about someone who is REALLY suffering, namely yours truly. You can call me The Hook.

['Humor', 'Nonfiction']

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15804148-the-bellman-chronicles

Signorina

Marine di Frontis

Signorina part se ressourcer en Vénétie, et fait la rencontre d’un célèbre pianiste sicilien : Bruno, un véritable virtuose, ombrageux et solaire à la fois. Pendant leur relation Signorina va faire la rencontre de l'ami d'enfance de l’artiste dans des circonstances plus que troublantes. Qui est ce mystérieux Vittorio ?Ce mystère est le début d'un labyrinthe, où la Signorina va se retrouver en Sicile au cœur des déchirements de l’île entre 1985 et 1990, car Vittorio s'avère être un magistrat impliqué dans l’anti-mafia. Le parcours de leur amour imprévu va être accompagné de Giuliano, garde du corps « poète », fidèle compagnon de Vittorio. En leur compagnie Signorina s’abreuve à la fascination qu’exerce sur elle la terre sicilienne avec ses parfums, sa mythologie, ses contrastes, sa destinée.Tout va basculer très vite en 4 ans, face à l'horreur et aux problématiques d'une existence dangereuse au jour le jour. La femme doit y trouver sa place ainsi que ses interrogations sur le sens de l'amour et de la violence, sur les problèmes qu’engendre un engagement quel qu’il soit, sur le sens de la violence, de la justice sur cette terre magnifique qu’est la Sicile.

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15818663-signorina

Ransom (The Light-Bearer, #5)

Emily Guido

Will Charmeine be able to forget the pain of the past?Tabbruis and Charmeine take their new family on a much needed and impromptu vacation; however, there is always a twist and turn for them to recover from.The children of Dmitri are growing up fast and there is an addition to the 'Castle Charmeine'.Lord Cromwell, plans a deadly attack on the 'Castle Charmeine' and he takes something precious to Charmeine. However, he wants something in exchange.More characters are developed within the family living at the 'Castle Charmeine'.Can Charmeine and her family battle this deadly adversary? Tabbruis and Charmeine’s family bond together to fight Lord Cromwell and more surprises are in store for the star-crossed lovers, Tabbruis and Charmeine!

['Paranormal Romance', 'Romance', 'Fiction']

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14288932-ransom

Morning Thoughts And Meditations

Robert A. Searles

Begin your day with God through bible reading and prayer. Walkthroughout the day with God. End each day with God with prayerand meditations. Here in our new book we offer 365 daily thoughts and meditations to help you with your daily devotions, one for each day of the year.

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14428148-morning-thoughts-and-meditations

Only Revolutions

Mark Z. Danielewski

They were with us before Romeo Juliet. And long after too. Because they're forever around. Or so both claim, carolling gleefully "always sixteen." Sam and Hailey, powered by an ever-rotating fleet of cars, from Model T to Lincoln Continental, career from the Civil War to the Cold War, barrelling down through the Appalachians, up the Mississippi River, across the Badlands, finally cutting a nation in half as they try to outrace History itself. By turns beguiling and gripping, finally worldwrecking, Only Revolutions is unlike anything ever published before, a remarkable feat of heart and intellect, moving us with the journey of two kids, perpetually of summer, perpetually sixteen, who give up everything except each other.

['Fiction', 'Poetry', 'Fantasy', 'Romance', 'Novels', 'Literature', 'Literary Fiction']

5,568

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40152.Only_Revolutions

Istoria credințelor și ideilor religioase. Vol. IV: De la epoca marilor descoperiri geografice pînă în prezent

Mircea Eliade

Pentru prima data in romaneste, volumul care incheie monumentalul proiect al lui Mircea Eliade!Volum coordonat de Ioan Petru CulianuTraducere din limba germana de Maria-Magdalena AnghelescuIn aprilie 1983, cind scria prefata celui de-al treilea volum al operei sale monumentale, Istoria credintelor si ideilor religioase, Mircea Eliade anunta o modificare in planul general al lucrarii, lasind pentru un ultim tom capitolele privitoare la religiile Chinei si ale Japoniei, prezentarea religiilor arhaice si traditionale din America, Africa si Oceania, precum si o sectiune de incheiere, despre creativitatea religioasa a societatilor moderne. Profesorul planuia sa incredinteze redactarea acestor capitole unor colegi si colaboratori ai sai, care ii impartaseau viziunea asupra istoriei religiilor. Dupa disparitia lui Mircea Eliade – in 1986 – , incheierea Istoriei..., conform organizarii si in spiritul teoriilor sale, a revenit unei echipe formate din istorici ai religiilor si etnologi renumiti, experti cu autoritate in domeniile lor.Cuprins: Orase si simboluri (David Carrasco) • In cautarea nemuririi (Henri Maspero) • Diversitate si totalitate • Mana si tabu • Totem, Timpul Visului, churinga (Waldemar Stohr) • Relatiile de familie si puterile cosmice (Hans A. Witte) • In sfera mortilor-vii (John Mbiti) • Samanismul si calatoria in imperiul mortilor (Maria Susana Cipolletti) • Sub semnul Dansului Soarelui (Peter Bolz) • Sintoism si religie populara (Nelly Naumann) • Religie si politica. Evolutia budismului japonez pina in prezent (Heinrich Dumoulin) • Creativitate religioasa si secularizare in Europa de la Iluminism incoace (Richard Schaeffler)

['History', 'Philosophy', 'Romanian Literature', 'Religion', 'Nonfiction', 'Spirituality', 'Unfinished']

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15768176-istoria-credin-elor-i-ideilor-religioase-vol-iv

Iris Investigates: Beastly Goings On In Pelican Wharf

David Jacks

NOW AVAILABLE IN PAPERBACK ON AMAZON. After breaking her leg playing in a school ice hockey match Iris is dismayed to be fitted with a cast on her leg just before the summer holidays. After learning her father has hired a nanny to watch her whilst he is at work, Iris resigns herself to a long, boring summer. However, she discovers an old telescope on top of her wardrobe and fills her days watching the neighbourhood in her sleepy coastal village going about their daily routine. Her best friend Vince provides some company as he frequently calls to update her on what’s happening out in the real world. Then one night whilst she is looking at the woods at the bottom of her garden she notices a pair of huge green eyes staring back at her…….The following day Iris hears from the police that the neighbourhood pets are disappearing. Even her nanny’s pet dog has gone missing. Iris decides to investigate the mysterious happenings around her home and enlists the help of Vince to be her sidekick. Is there a huge and scary beast in Pelican Wharf and if so what could it possibly want? Is it eating all the neighbourhood pets? This charming junior detective book includes beastly goings on, vampires and an ally that is not what he first appears to be. Paying homage to the classic tale ‘Rear Window’ this book is the first in the series Iris Investigates and introduces all the characters that will help form the team to fight the constant battle between good and evil.

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13576447-iris-investigates

Wylde Serenity

Jonathan Faia

Wylde-Serenity is the debut literary effort by Jonathan Faia..A completely unique effort in the style of Ginsberg and Kerouac with a modern dark twist.. Some efforts beautiful and passionate, while others grow torturous and sadistic.. A truly great inaugural effort and long overdue.. Some efforts dating back to the early 1990's finally put to paper. Dan Williams of Poetryhunter.com says,"A truly great collection. Nothing but feeling and passion on every page." Sarah Venegas of the Academy of American Poets said,"It's hard to believe this work is a debut. It's too passionate, raw thought provoking. An excellent read." poets.org Nicholas Simpson member of Poetrynation.org said,"I was honored to be one of the first to read this book. I love the writing style and the vivid images this book forces you to imagine.. Unbelievable." Shil Patel member of Poetry.com says, "This effort was so impacting...The dark is so dark the passionate and romance is blinding and radiant. A perfect rollercoaster ride forcing the reader to deal with their own demons, and loves.. I love this effort and have read it three times since it's arrival..."

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15823785-wylde-serenity

Christianity for Modern Pagans: Pascal's Pensées - Edited, Outlined & Explained

Peter Kreeft

Peter Kreeft believes that Baise Pascal is the first post-medieval apologist. No writer in history, claims Kreeft, is a more effective Christian apologist and evangelist to today's uprooted, confused, secularized pagans (inside and outside the Church) than Pascal. He was a brilliant man--a great scientist who did major work in physics and mathematics, as well as an inventor--whom Kreeft thinks was three centuries ahead of his time. His apologetics found in his Pensees are ideal for the modern, sophisticated skeptic.

['Philosophy', 'Theology', 'Religion', 'Christian', 'Catholic', 'Nonfiction', 'Christianity']

554

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18202.Christianity_for_Modern_Pagans

The Zombie Chronicles (Apocalypse Infection Unleashed, #1)

Chrissy Peebles

Three siblings fight to survive in a zombie infested world. When they get caught in a flood during a rainstorm, the group is forced to take refuge. They are thrust into a mystery they can't explain, and when things slowly begin to unravel, they learn they have to play by a new set of rules.IMPORTANT NOTE: This is a warning to those readers who are looking for a more violent read with gruesome descriptions of blood and gore. This is NOT that type of book. There is lots of zombie action, but this particular story is based more on the action, drama, and survival aspects.word count = 61,805

['Zombies', 'Horror', 'Post Apocalyptic', 'Fantasy', 'Apocalyptic', 'Fiction', 'Thriller']

1,857

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15832350-the-zombie-chronicles

The Hill Barons Kitchen (Montecito Trilogy, Vol. I)

Sharon Stockwell

“The Hill Barons’ Kitchen” is a banquet of visual imagery referencing spectacular art, architecture and design. The book reveals extraordinary tales of passionate Chefs as they compete in the Medallion d’Oro, crowning the greatest cuisinier in America. High spirited, intelligent and spicy, this is the delicious story of Pacomino Oakley always called Paco. Leading an unbridled lifestyle among the rich and famous, he stumbled into a plot that exposed his true identity, all while uncovering his artistic talents and following a path to solve the puzzle of his mysterious first love. Born into a family of noted stonemasons and artisans imported from Italy for their remarkable skills, he grew up watching the creation of multi-million dollar estates, sitting like castles on the verdant soft summits of Santa Barbara and Montecito, California in the 1920's. The boy had an inauspicious birth secreted away in the beginning since his rolling stone of a father evaporated upon knowledge of his coming. Paco was the only thing that made his Mother’s beautiful mahogany-colored eyes sparkle with joy. She sang to him in Italian, fed him tenderly from her large perfect breasts and made him darling baby dresses of vintage lace with satin bows. She taught him to dance and to paint on a big white china platter in strawberry jam with his tiny fingers. Given all this loving attention Paco’s eyes sparkled too, just like hers, with an adorable little crinkle at the outside corners that gave the impression he was always smiling. His soft brown curls matched his eyes and sprang out in ringlets that his Mother made perfect by wrapping strands around her fingers. The boy grew to a man, still painting, only now with fine sable brushes, with the same crinkly laughing eyes but the curls were carefully oiled to lay stark and flat with a part down the center according to the current fashion. He moved with a graceful agile gait, athletic and suntanned, a bearing unique to California. While he worked he wore a handsome uniform of dark blue lightweight serge with small brass buttons and epaulets. Paco’s trousers were slim tan jodhpurs and he was finished with a pair of dutifully polished sable knee high boots. He put on a fresh white shirt each day and an Eaton tie peeked out of his collar.A breed of super wealthy Americans, called “The Hill Barons”, were Paco’s patrons, the ones, Diehls, the foremost gourmet market in the region, handled with kid gloves. Earnestly searching the globe for their requests, Paco supplied the fabulous kitchens where all was converted to luxurious dining, extravagant parties and exquisite events. At 6:00am each morning Paco always stocked a fine highly polished black truck displaying the famous Diehls trademark in gold script on the side. The world's best fresh food and culinary delicacies were fulfilled, following the orders of a wild, eccentric and often hilarious assortment of Chefs and cooks.Follow the fireworks aboard an infamous gambling ship and experience the opening of Santa Barbara's prized Biltmore Hotel. Be entertained by the steady stream of notables, from Lindbergh and Chaplin to sexy starlets of the silver screen who flood the Santa Barbara social scene with excitement, celebrity and scandal. An ardent lover of the richness and artistry before him, Paco dreams of studying in the Academy del Arte of Florence as he sees his complex world explode with intrigue, sensual pleasures and tangled relationships. Come and explore the “Roaring Twenties” with Paco, tasting the best of everything, and experiencing this fascinating era through his artist’s eyes.

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15830639-the-hill-barons-kitchen

The Valentine's Day Clue (Nayak Brothers, #1)

Rupali Rajopadhye Rotti

Just two days after Valentine’s, the assault on a friend gets the Nayak brothers started on a journey of their life… But who’s keeping a tab on their every move? And why are they being hunted?Unscrambling the truth on their investigation trail leads them through catacombish underground tunnels, high-altitude caves, and scary carcass structures. It soon turns into a mystery far more than they could handle…And just when the dots seem to get connected, the bad guys move in for the kill. Now, it’s a race against time to save a life, without a clue of where and how to begin.

['Mystery']

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15790713-the-valentine-s-day-clue

The More Than Complete Hitchhiker's Guide

Douglas Adams

Finally, here they are in one outrageous volume--all five best-selling Hitchhiker stories by Douglas Adams. Plus, you'll find a perplexingly frank introduction by the author himself, giving a behind-the-scenes look at each book and the zany radio series that inspired them. But that's not all! You also get a ferocious giggle of a short story, starring the two-headed, three-armed, ex-president of the Universe -- Zaphod Beeblebrox. The saga begins and ends...The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy--Arthur Dent, mild-mannered, out-to-lunch kind of guy, is plucked from Earth just before it is demolished to make way for a hyperspace bypass. Towel in hand, he begins his journey through space and time with his rescuer Ford Prefect, a traveling research for the Guide.The Restaurant at the End of the Universe--where the floor show is Doomsday and Arthur and Ford dine with Zaphod Beeblebrox, well-appendaged, ex-head honcho of the universe, and Trillian, his human girlfriend. The four friends begin their quest for answers to some of the most confounding questions challenging mankind. When will they finish eating? What is the question to the ultimate answer? (which happens to be 42).Life, the Universe and Everything--Everything important and then some is examined in this third book, when Arthur Dent and his companions find they must avert Armageddon and save the Universe for life as we know it (or think we know it!).So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish--Galaxy-weary space traveler Arthur Dent returns to Earth With his new voidoid gang to discover that it has been mysteriously reinstated. But more pertinent questions remain: Why did all the dolphins disappear? What is God's Final Message to His Creation? What really happened the day the Earth was demolished?And finally, in Young Zaphod Plays it Safe--the two-headed hero travels to the depths of the ocean floor to investigate the mysterious destruction of the ship that "could one hundred percent positively never crash." with the annoying assistance of the Safety and Civil Reassurance Administration, Zaphod learns some disturbing secrets...If you're just discovering Douglas Adams's galactic gangbuster of a series, don't panic--The More Than Complete Hitchhiker's Guide is your chance to have it all! (Towel not included.)--jacket

['Science Fiction', 'Fiction', 'Humor', 'Fantasy', 'Comedy', 'Science Fiction Fantasy', 'Space']

3,599

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/64123.The_More_Than_Complete_Hitchhiker_s_Guide

How The Mighty Fall: And Why Some Companies Never Give In (Good to Great, 4)

James C. Collins

Decline can be avoided.Decline can be detected.Decline can be reversed.Amidst the desolate landscape of fallen great companies, Jim Collins began to wonder: How do the mighty fall? Can decline be detected early and avoided? How far can a company fall before the path toward doom becomes inevitable and unshakable? How can companies reverse course?In How the Mighty Fall, Collins confronts these questions, offering leaders the well-founded hope that they can learn how to stave off decline and, if they find themselves falling, reverse their course. Collins' research project—more than four years in duration—uncovered five step-wise stages of decline:Stage 1: Hubris Born of SuccessStage 2: Undisciplined Pursuit of MoreStage 3: Denial of Risk and PerilStage 4: Grasping for SalvationStage 5: Capitulation to Irrelevance or DeathBy understanding these stages of decline, leaders can substantially reduce their chances of falling all the way to the bottom.Great companies can stumble, badly, and recover.Every institution, no matter how great, is vulnerable to decline. There is no law of nature that the most powerful will inevitably remain at the top. Anyone can fall and most eventually do. But, as Collins' research emphasizes, some companies do indeed recover—in some cases, coming back even stronger—even after having crashed into the depths of Stage 4.Decline, it turns out, is largely self-inflicted, and the path to recovery lies largely within our own hands. We are not imprisoned by our circumstances, our history, or even our staggering defeats along the way. As long as we never get entirely knocked out of the game, hope always remains. The mighty can fall, but they can often rise again.

['Business', 'Leadership', 'Nonfiction', 'Management', 'Buisness', 'Economics', 'Entrepreneurship']

8,843

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6431063-how-the-mighty-fall

Thicker Than Blood (Marchwood Vampires, #2)

Shalini Boland

Aelia lives in 6th century Byzantium. She is sixteen years old and her life is about to change forever. She doesn't yet know it, but she holds the fate of thousands in her hands and her actions will echo across the centuries.Fourteen hundred years later the lives of Madison and Alexandre are once again plunged into danger. To save Madison, Alexandre is forced back to a world he thought was dead and buried. But time is running out. The chase is on...Chilling and fast-paced, Thicker Than Blood is the supernatural sequel to Hidden. It combines passion and drama with a historical twist.http://www.amazon.com/Thicker-Blood-M...http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/thick...https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...

['Paranormal', 'Fantasy', 'Young Adult', 'Vampires', 'Romance', 'Historical', 'Horror']

456

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13600977-thicker-than-blood

The Promise

Kate Worth

When pastry chef Jane Gray tries to sell her daughter's locket, she becomes the unlikely subject of a massive police hunt and fodder for London's tabloid press. Secrets unravel, lies are exposed, and the Duke of Rutledge demands custody of his niece. Charming and handsome, the duke's brother Finn spends his leisure time between the sheets of London's most beautiful, wanton women. The seasoned rake is perplexed by his attraction to demure, virtuous Jane... definitely not his usual type. Finn soon learns there is more to Jane than meets the eye and he longs to possess the passionate woman hidden beneath her modest facade.When publicity draws the attention of a madman from Jane's past, Finn enters London's dangerous underworld in a heart-stopping race to save her.

['Romance', 'Historical Romance', 'Historical Fiction', 'Historical', 'Mystery', 'British Literature', 'Suspense']

388

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15763840-the-promise

Psych Investigation Episodes: Episode 1

Kevin Weinberg

PSYCHIC KILLERS DON'T STAND A CHANCE AGAINST STUPIDITY!Jack Harris only cares about two things—television and popcorn.He thought his worst worry was failing math, but when a string of gruesome murders occur, Jack becomes the prime suspect.A team of investigators are on his tail, and a group of murderers want him to join them. If that wasn't bad enough, the hottest girl in school just agreed to tutor him, and his mother wants to meet her!If Jack can survive the first date, he vows to finish his homework next time—as long as it doesn't clash with his TV guide.

['Young Adult', 'Fantasy', 'Science Fiction', 'Action', 'Humor', 'Fiction']

557

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15842072-psych-investigation-episodes

The Story of Nellie Bly

R.L. Parish

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15860126-the-story-of-nellie-bly

The Envoy: The Epic Rescue of the Last Jews of Europe in the Desperate Closing Months of World War II

Alex Kershaw

December 1944. Soviet and German troops fight from house to house in the shattered, corpse-strewn suburbs of Budapest. Crazed Hungarian fascists join with die-hard Nazis to slaughter Jews day and night, turning the Danube blood-red. In less than six months, thirty-eight-year-old SS Colonel Adolf Eichmann has sent over half a million Hungarians to the gas chambers in Auschwitz. Now all that prevents him from liquidating Europe's last Jewish ghetto is an unarmed Swedish diplomatic envoy named Raoul Wallenberg.The Envoy is the stirring tale of how one man made the greatest difference in the face of untold evil. The legendary Oscar Schindler saved hundreds, but Raoul Wallenberg did what no other individual or nation managed to He saved more than 100,000 Jewish men, women, and children from extermination.Written with Alex Kershaw's customary narrative verve, The Envoy is a fast-paced, nonfiction thriller that brings to life one of the darkest and yet most inspiring chapters of twentieth century history. It is an epic for the ages.

['History', 'Nonfiction', 'Holocaust', 'World War II', 'Biography', 'War', 'Historical']

1,242

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11128804-the-envoy

Darkseed: Awakening (Darkseed, #1)

Victoria Ley

205 Cheyne Avenue holds some dark secrets…After an accident claims the lives of two boys, fifteen year old Sarah Walton moves in to 205 with her mother. It isn’t long before she realises there is another, unseen resident, and convinces best friend Christina to help her make contact. When they do, the girls learn more than they bargained for, and soon find themselves desperately unravelling a series of clues in order to stop a malevolent being, seemingly bent on manipulating the souls of those he’s killed in order to gain omnipotence. Their only ally is Craig, a spirit they’ve befriended via a Ouija board, but as the story unfolds, the girls discover things aren’t quite as straightforward as they’d assumed.

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15752175-darkseed

The Average Joe's Guide to Play No Limit Texas Hold 'Em

Michael Pignataro

On the cover you see 2, 3 and a King on the flop. You are holding a 4 and a 5. You have an open ended straight draw with 2 cards left to give you an Ace or a 6. What do you do? My book attempts to answer that question and teach you how to look at Hold Em differently. You need every advantage you can get at the table, this book will make you a better player!

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15813086-the-average-joe-s-guide-to-play-no-limit-texas-hold-em

Chocolate Lenin

Graham Diamond

RISING SHADOW said-- If you're interested in satirical speculative fiction, and want to read something different, Chocolate Lenin is a fantastic book for you. A satire set in near-future Russia. Awash with light and charm, the story involves a crazed scientist's attempt at creating a new revolution as he causes pandemonium and uproar across the world. A small, quirky, elite team must find a way to stop him.

['Fiction']

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13456903-chocolate-lenin

Cosmic Light

Katerina Kostaki

"Cosmic Light" is a spiritual book of poetry, written and published primarily in Greek language in Athens ~ Greece (October 2008).The english edition was published on December 12, 2010 by Xlibris Publishing.It’s a hymn to Unconditional Love and Compassion, a legend for Eros and Soulmates, a new perspective of our astral origin and evolutionary path to Light that underlines humans’ willing to reconnect with Cosmic Consciousness, a commitment with Destiny and Higher Good according to a Divine Plan.

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13601169-cosmic-light

The Owl In The Tree

Peter Kay

This book is devoted to my Mom. Her care, her life and a little about my life s journey along the way.

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14421317-the-owl-in-the-tree

A New Way to Be Human: 7 Spiritual Pathways to Becoming Fully Alive

Robert V. Taylor

"Robert Taylor shares his remarkable life story in his book, "A New Way to Be Human." He eloquently illustrates that when we have the courage to open our hearts we are capable of living an authentic life of gratitude."--Deepak Chopra, best-selling author of Spiritual Solutions ""A New Way to Be Human" will become well thumbed as you return to it time and time again to be reminded of what is essential to your journey: that God longs for us to be people of love and compassion."--Desmond M. Tutu, Nobel Peace Laureate "Taylor shares his story and the lessons he has learned and makes this wisdom easy to understand through practical lessons and experiences. He is a wounded healer and in love's service only the wounded healer can serve."--Bernie Siegel, MD, author of A Book of Miracles and Love, Medicine & Miracles "Robert's book is a refreshing, honest and straightforward approach to capturing that sense of wholeness and humanness. This book gives tangible ways to start looking at your own life story for clues about who you truly are."--Helene Gayle, CEO and President of CARE "Stop whatever you're doing, and read "A New Way to Be Human" immediately. This book gave me new lenses for viewing the world, and instead of feeling pessimistic about my times, I now see my culture and fellow inhabitants in all of their beautiful, promising potential."--Chely Wright, Country & Western singer and author of Like Me "If you are searching to create a holistic spiritual framework of love, compassion, justice and mercy, this book will become a wondrous companion."--Nora Gallagher, author of Practicing Resurrection and Things Seen and Unseen: a Year Lived in Faith "Reading Robert's] story, and particularly the life challenges he was able to overcome, you will become inspired to move beyond your own difficulties into a life of deeper purpose."--Jonathan Klein, CEO of Getty Images "A New Way to Be Human" is an invaluable guide for individuals intent on transforming their lives, revolutionizing our society, and refining our world. It is for those who seek: An impactful life of meaning and purpose, love and hope, compassion and delightThe courage to cross the boundaries of religion and move beyond the demonizing debates about gender equality and human sexualityThe spiritual wisdom discovered in the many forms and disguises of the Holy By identifying 7 pivotal, universally recognizable life occurrences as spiritual pathways, "A New Way to Be Human" will immediately connect you to actionable personal spiritual practices. From his miraculous physical healing as a teenager in Cape Town, to fighting apartheid alongside Desmond Tutu, to his eventual appointment as one of the United State's highest ranking, openly gay Episcopal priests, Robert's life shows anyone how to integrate personal spirituality with a legacy of compassionate purpose in the world--and invites others to do the same.

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14349005-a-new-way-to-be-human

Moving Back To Normal

Sara Webb Quest (S.W. Quest)

When Reno's parents announce the family will be camping on an island, she realizes their drug-dependent/ drinking / hyperactive / disabled eccentricities are normal compared to this new plan. As it would turn out, the island is not the tropical type, but the sort in the middle of a busy traffic rotary. Her parents pack a tent, some blankets and a Porta-Potty to camp in the center of the busiest rotary on Cape Cod. So Reno quickly comes up with a survival plan which includes avoiding any and all street lunatics (besides family). Once they arrive, she is at least grateful their camp is hidden amongst tall trees. But events take a peculiar and disturbing turn, first when Reno sees her new neighbor, a bum residing on a nearby bench, and then when young sister Wiley pays the price for their mother's drinking binge in a bloody trauma to the head. Not only must Reno face her own responsibility in the accident, but little Wiley's life hangs by a thread as she withers away -- daily -- in a coma. Reno is desperate to help her sister fight for her life. But how?

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14743643-moving-back-to-normal

Cypress Hill

MacKenzie Knight

A twist of fate. Eternal evil. A woman caught between life, heaven, and hell. A love that breaks the boundaries beyond the veil. By all medical standards, Mary Reilly is dead. Lifeless, her body lies on a cold steel gurney in the mortuary. Her ‘inner eyes’ open, discovering her body. Immobile, Mary needs answers and help. Who will believe? With less than 24 hours before oblivion she embarks on a desperate fight for her life – and Jack Traynor must learn more than the ropes at Olympus Lawn Cemetery: He must master the art of survival in confronting an unstoppable terror obsessed with Mary. His destiny is to save Mary from a fate waiting for her in a plot on Cypress Hill. Or is it?

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15869496-cypress-hill

Life Is a Pack of 52 Cards: Daily Diaries to Help You Play and Win the Best Games of Your Life!

Sumeet Jain

The author pledges to donate ALL the proceedings from the sale of this book to The Being Human Foundation (http: //www.beinghumanonline.com), dedicated to education and healthcare of the under-privileged kids. He firmly believes that while our earnings show how we make a living, our contributions to the society show how we make a life. A little about what this book is all about - For me, life had always been a game of choices. It is a game of perceptions that we draw everyday within our minds and their associated outlook. To some, life has always been "half-full" while to others; it has been "half-empty." Through this book, I can guarantee that one can easily solder wire the brain to look only for the "half-full" side that our life has to offer. It is not a book of DOs and DONTs, neither it is some kind of a rulebook nor does it unveil the secret recipe of "that" magic potion we had been searching for years. The book, in reality, is a beautiful compilation of my personal and professional experiences and describes the various teachings that Life offered to me during all these years. I was always taught that to become wise, you have to make decisions in the form of choices. If your choice is good, it will help you climb a step ahead on the life ladder. But if it backfires, then a unique opportunity is offered to un-learn and re-learn it in such a manner that makes you successful on its next application. Life is not only stranger than we can imagine, it is more mysterious; one which is like a riddle wrapped in an enigma. Life is also the single-most complex phenomenon to understand after the human brain. Each of us has a unique life to live and each one of us deal with it even more uniquely making it almost impossible to have one size that fits all. However, the book would surely help us create a framework which can help all of us lead and live our life better, happily and blissfully.

['Self Help', 'Nonfiction', 'Short Stories']

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15886142-life-is-a-pack-of-52-cards

White Lilies in Autumn

Dustin W. Bradshaw

As young newlyweds, Dustin and Hiva have a baby die unexpectedly. The event unleashes a torrent of painful challenges that crash relentlessly into their lives, one wave after another. Looking into his past for the capacity to cope, Dustin sees how life's journey has taught him many important lessons with the same theme--never lose hope! Some may attribute such happenings to 'bad luck', while others may blame 'bad choices'; as Dustin discovers, however, facing pain, shock, and death is just life. The serenity of his simple country life is shattered at age ten, following an accident that threatens the use of a limb--and that was only the beginning. With tender honesty, WHITE LILIES IN AUTUMN, follows Dustin through life as he grapples with trials that threaten his ideals and expectations of life. He and his family are forced to confront thorny issues--such as death, depression, infertility, abuse, and suicide--that "good religious people" usually keep hidden from society. All of these experiences prepare Dustin because, unknown to him, at some point in his future, he will have to choose when another beloved family member will die. More than ever, he needs strength to overcome.

['Autobiography']

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15785898-white-lilies-in-autumn

The Deeper Wound

Deepak Chopra

The author of How to Know God provides help for healing deep trauma—whenever it arises—so we may find peace in ourselves and in our world.Terror came from the sky, and afterward the world would never be the same. September, 11, 2001, defined tragedy for a generation. On that day Deepak Chopra found himself driving from city to city, meeting thousands of people who begged for meaning and solace in the face of suffering. In response he has written The Deeper Wound, offering a way of healing as a memorial to the thousands of victims who perished.The opening section, “In the Face of Tragedy,” defines suffering as the pain that threatens to make life meaningless. When our deepest needs go unfulfilled, suffering begins. We begin to heal when we go beyond personal anger and fear to a realization of our true self, the self that was never afraid and can never be wounded.The true self contains the light that no darkness can attack. Having described a path of awareness and compassion that leads to the light, the second half of The Deeper Wound takes us there through “A Hundred Days of Healing,” daily affirmations, exercises, insights, lessons, and questions—each a step out of pain toward a higher reality. “We can become living memorials to tragedy by restoring the power of life,” writes Deepak Chopra. “You are that life, you are that power. Let us see if we can find the spark that will make the spiritual flame spring up.”Healing yourself comes in two stages—first releasing the energy of suffering, then replacing it with the soul’s energy. It is a gentle and fragile path, very much like holding on to a thread as it leads you from step to step.If you take the time to listen to the voice of silence, you will be astonished at the power you have at your command, however long that power has been overlooked.A portion of the proceeds earned by the author and publisher from the sale of this book will be donated to the Red Cross to aid in humanitarian relief efforts around the world.

['Nonfiction', 'Self Help', 'Spirituality', 'Health', 'Religion', 'Psychology']

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16003049-the-deeper-wound

The United States of Air

J.M. Porup

The National Sewer Agency is spying on people's toilets, looking for food terrorists...Food Enforcement Agent Jason Frolick believes in America. He believes in eating air. He struggles to get the food monkey off his back. As part of the Global War on Fat, his job is to put food terrorists in Fat Camp.When a pizza dealer gets whacked in the park across the street from the Thin House, the Prophet Jones himself asks Frolick to investigate. For the first time ever, Frolick solves a murder—but what he finds out shakes his faith.Will he ever be able to eat air again?

['Humor', 'Fiction', 'Politics']

131

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15828370-the-united-states-of-air

Of Mind Or Matter

Sreejit Poole

Overcome by the weight of his own failure to live up to the world's standard of success, to the point where he no longer cares about his own life, Ballard Davies decides that there is only one solution. He gets in his car and drives. He drives away from everything and everyone that he knows, in an effort to just start over. He doesn't care where he's headed; he just wants another chance to get it right. What he finds is beyond his imagination, as he befriends an exciting and eccentric cast of characters. From the divinely inspired to the rationalistic blowhards, everything is suddenly new for him. But there is one problem. He still cannot escape himself. What will it take for Ballard to overcome his own self-imposed limitations and live the adventure he feels he deserves? This is the journey he now travels, down a path where truth, love, desperation, honor, the forgiving and the righteous, the mystics and the scientists all battle for the chance to be given the foremost spot in the realm of his mind. Will the pain of loneliness and separation prevail, or will Ballard find something to live for. Of Mind or Matter can be purchased here: http://www.amazon.com/Of-Mind-Matter-...

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15795636-of-mind-or-matter

An Unproductive Woman

Khaalidah Muhammad-Ali

An Unproductive Woman tells the story of family, faith, marriage, and above all else, hope.Adam is desperate for a son, but after ten years of marriage he and his wife Asabe remain childless. Despite the obvious heartbreak this causes Asabe, Adam marries a second wife, the very young and beautiful Fatima. Double tragedy prevents the realization of Adam's hope and Asabe stands firm with her husband to gather the broken pieces of their life. But, Adam isn't prepared to count his loses. He compounds their difficulties by marrying the cunning and deceptive divorcee, Sauda. This choice yields anguish and confusion, and Adam loses more than hope, but a piece of his spirit.Neglected and living in the shadow of Adam's desires, Asabe yet again proves her worth as the true bedrock in his life. Asabe becomes the catalyst that brings Adam's life full circle.Read An Unproductive Woman to learn what secrets Adam has withheld that would explain his unreasonable longing and pursuit of a son at all costs.

['Fiction', 'Africa', 'Islam']

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10727102-an-unproductive-woman

The Year of Pleasures

Elizabeth Berg

In this rich and deeply satisfying novel by the beloved author of The Art of Mending, and Open House, a resilient woman embarks upon an unforgettable journey of adventure, self-discovery, and renewal.Betta Nolan moves to a small town after the death of her husband to try to begin anew. Pursuing a dream of a different kind of life, she is determined to find pleasure in her simple daily routines. Among those who help her in both expected and unexpected ways are the ten-year-old boy next door, three wild women friends from her college days, a twenty-year-old who is struggling to find his place in the world, and a handsome man who is ready for love.Elizabeth Berg's The Year of Pleasuresis about acknowledging the solace found in ordinary things: a warm bath, good food, the beauty of nature, music, friends, and art. "Berg writes with humor and a big heart about resilience, loneliness, love, and hope. And the transcendence that redeems," said Andre Dubus about Durable Goods. And the same could be said about The Year of Pleasures. 

['Fiction', 'Chick Lit', 'Contemporary', 'Adult Fiction', 'Womens Fiction', 'Death', 'Novels']

14,266

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/127395.The_Year_of_Pleasures

Long Summer Day (Horseman Riding By Trilogy #1)

R.F. Delderfield

Paul Craddock is still young when he is invalided out of the army after the Boer War and he discovers the neglected estate of Shallowford in a secluded corner of Devon. It seems remote from the march of progress. But as storm clouds gather over Europe, Paul learns that no part of England, however remote, can escape the challenge of the times.

['Historical Fiction', 'Fiction', 'Historical', 'Classics', 'British Literature', '20th Century', 'Edwardian']

1,620

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/372858.Long_Summer_Day

Dress Code (The Fashion Diaries, #1)

Libby Andrew

The Fashion Diaries, Dress Code is the first in a series of five novels which explore the world of fashion. The fictional series are based on my experiences working at Vogue in New York City.Can any thirteen-year-old start a Fashion Magazine?Best friends, Patterson, Ashlynn, Clara, Tinsley, and Benoit, decide to try. They have waited years to be on top of social stratosphere, as eighth graders. When their Middle School is joined by the “inferior” Grayson public, Patterson Henley’s satellite status is threatened by a popular newbie; Alyson Doyle. Alyson Doyle radiates all things green and steals the affection of Brit, Patterson’s summer crush. Patterson and her friends decide they can insert their influence, the way they always have: through fashion.Prompted by her mentor Helene, a famous fashion blogger; Patterson decides to turn the girls' secret Fashion Diary into Dress Code: a fashion magazine that can make or break the reputations of the students at Wallace & Grayson Public School. With Patterson’s new roll comes a burst of power and burden of responsibility. One moment she and her friends are scrubbing the bathroom floor in the high school for a photo shoot and the next, attending the elite pre-fall fashion show for Oscar de la Renta.

['Young Adult']

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16002877-dress-code

Unintended Lies

Linda Kendall McLendon

This fascinating debut novel is the twisted tale of betrayal, conflict between two friends, unexpected schemes, and lies of deceit and omission. McLendon wastes little time grabbing readers with engaging characters and clever twists that make it virtually impossible to put the book down and will keep you guessing until the very last page. Caught in a whirlpool of shattering events, Catherine DeLong makes a life-changing decision that throws her headlong into Buck Mathews and Zane Wheeler's path. They all have their share of secrets. Dangerous, twisted, enduring and endearing, this passionate tale will draw you wholly into its world.

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15709185-unintended-lies

Six When He Came to Us: A Memoir of International Adoption

Ellie Porte Parker

Shelf Unbound Notable book - memoir categoryIndie Reader Recommended Memoir of adoption from Russia in 1993. Story is told with humor and compassion, combined with a look at the underlying complex issues involved in international adoption.ExcerptIt didn't take long to realize that parenthood was not going to be anything like what I'd imagined. I knew it on that very first day when my newly adopted son stretched out his fingers in front of him, in the cold Moscow air, to show me that he had no gloves on his hands and I realized I had left his brand new gloves on the plane. We watched together as the plane taxied down the runway, leaving with his new gloves still aboard. He looked at me with disappointment, reached for the packet of adoption papers that I carried under my arm and wordlessly took it from me. He didn't know exactly what it was, but he knew it was important and that, clearly, I was too careless to be trusted with it. From then on, he insisted on carrying the packet himself. The tone of our relationship was set.Ellie Porte Parker is a licensed psychologist with a Ph.D. in cognitive/ educational psychology. She writes accessible, often humorous, material and is a contributor to the Chicken Soup books.Note: book is now available as ebook as well as hardcopy on B&N and Amazon

['Adoption']

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16009494-six-when-he-came-to-us

The Cross in the Closet

Timothy Kurek

Timothy Kurek, raised within the confines of a strict, conservative Christian denomination in the Bible Belt, Nashville, Tennessee, was taught the gospel of separation from a young age. But it wasn’t long before Timothy’s path and the outside world converged when a friend came out as a lesbian, and revealed she had been excommunicated by her family.Distraught and overcome with questions and doubts about his religious upbringing, Timothy decided the only way to empathize and understand her pain was to walk in the shoes of very people he had been taught to shun. He decided to come out as a gay man to everyone in his life, and to see for himself how the label of gay would impact his life.In the tradition of Black Like Me, The Cross in the Closet is a story about people, a story about faith, and about one man’s “abominable” quest to find Jesus in the margins.

['Nonfiction', 'Religion', 'Memoir', 'LGBT', 'Christian', 'Gay', 'Biography']

753

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16007475-the-cross-in-the-closet

What's Sebastian Up to Now?

Leah Huntsman

Juvenile Fiction / Animals / DogsTime to meet Sebastian, the most velvety, lovable, troublesome Cocker Spaniel in town, he is sure to win your heart and keep you interested with every new situation that comes around.Visit Sebastian at:http://www.amazon.com/author/leahhunt...http://whatssebastianuptonow.blogspot...https://www.createspace.com/3678392

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16029678-what-s-sebastian-up-to-now

Earth Sink

Ilyan Kei Lavanway

Earth Sink is a challenging and insightful read that demands an attentive mind and some awareness of the sociopolitical trends going on in America and around the world. Secret societies, banking cartels, and terrorist regimes have been funding and grooming political candidates for the highest offices of American government. A one man sleeper cell has been in play since 2008. The American people blindly voted him into position. Or did they? In a day when it is becoming a crime to worship Jesus Christ, signs of the times and biblical prophecies are unfolding at ever increasing rates. The story starts way back in a time veiled from your mind, when you fought a war you don't remember, a war for your very right to be born. Events playing out on Earth are extensions of that war. The original foes know you better than you know yourself, and they cannot be killed. They were never alive. The story is a fictional dramatization framed around principles of eternal truth. Earth Sink will penetrate your soul to the core. You will not be able to remain neutral or indifferent after reading this book in its entirety. The open minded reader will find answers to some of man’s most profound questions and will likely come away with even more questions and some intensely emotional opinions. Earth Sink contains personal dreams experienced by the author and is based in part on the author's dreams. It is written mostly in narrative form with very little dialog. The eternal future of every individual on earth, alive or dead, hangs in the balance. A simple vicarious work can tip the scales toward eternal life. The sheer volume of vicarious work to be done is astronomical. Scant few ever attempt it. Will they endure long enough to complete the work, or will they succumb to the swelling tides of evil? While offering insights into theological anthropology and eschatology, Earth Sink depicts the tragic results of prevailing modern societal trends. The book exposes the primordial roots of political influences operating works of darkness that drive a progressive global state of affairs that exclusively favors the world's elites at the expense of liberty and individual freedoms. Earth Sink warns about the deliberate dismantling of the United States constitution from the inside by a compromised and corrupted executive branch of American government collaborating with secret combinations of banking cartels, mega corporations, and terrorist organizations. The most powerful position in the world is handed over to diabolical figures bent on seating a world government that opposes every virtue that once set mankind above beasts. The catastrophic consequences of globalized mainstream sociopolitical movements leading up to the second coming of Jesus Christ are unrelentingly drilled home in overwhelmingly graphic detail unleashed from the vivid and explosive imagination of the author. Earth Sink does not skimp on cataclysmic mayhem and apocalyptic doom. Take heed if you want to live. End times have already been underway longer than you realize. Earth Sink is a scathing and brutal portent. The author is absolutely unmindful of reader sensitivity. He employs no semblance of political correctness. Some readers may find parts of the story extremely disturbing, offensive, and controversial. Though written as fiction, the story alludes to the serious truth of what is going on around us and among us right now. In addition to whetting the inquisitive mind with a glimpse of cutting edge science and futuristic technologies, Earth Sink is both politically relevant and spiritually applicable to everyone. It describes a globalized society driven by influences that promote and then exploit worldwide pacifism, greed, envy, pride, and chaos which in turn drives a desperate need for change. Upon that desperate need for change, the world's elites slide into coveted positions of absolute power and total control while their bovine, unthinking constituents and porcine subjects wallow in passive complacency, recklessly relying on the mercies of those they have allowed to gain power over them. All will be well, or will it? Earth Sink extrapolates a possible future from past and present issues. Read the story as if it were real. Some of it is unequivocally real. Some of it may become real. Ponder it carefully and decide for yourself what is real and what is fiction. Beware, your time will soon run out. Earth Sink was written to do more than merely entertain. It was written as a wake up call to change lives, hopefully for the better.

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10922494-earth-sink

A Fan's Notes (A Fan's Notes, #1)

Frederick Exley

This fictional memoir, the first of an autobiographical trilogy, traces a self professed failure's nightmarish decent into the underside of American life and his resurrection to the wisdom that emerges from despair.

['Fiction', 'Sports', 'Novels', 'Literature', 'Literary Fiction', 'American', 'Football']

4,293

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/774032.A_Fan_s_Notes

Cat's Eye

Margaret Atwood

Cat's Eye is the story of Elaine Risley, a controversial painter who returns to Toronto, the city of her youth, for a retrospective of her art. Engulfed by vivid images of the past, she reminisces about a trio of girls who initiated her into the fierce politics of childhood and its secret world of friendship, longing, and betrayal. Elaine must come to terms with her own identity as a daughter, a lover, and artist, and woman—but above all she must seek release from her haunting memories. Disturbing, hilarious, and compassionate, Cat's Eye is a breathtaking novel of a woman grappling with the tangled knots of her life.

['Fiction', 'Contemporary', 'Canada', 'Literary Fiction', 'Classics', 'Novels', 'Feminism']

65,824

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51019.Cat_s_Eye

Banished

Billie Sue Mosiman

When the Queen of the Fallen Angels came to earth again she took the dead body of a ten-year-old native girl on an island. It was the 1200s and life was primitive, but Angelique managed to rule the people for two hundred years, on what would become Haiti, until Columbus arrived. Escaping her island home for Spain, the little angel with her malevolent intent, wandered through the world using humans to do her biding as her parents and guardians for the next two hundred years. Then in England in the 1800s, she brought down Nisroc, an angel she trusted to be her partner and helpmate. She was weary of depending on humans, always having to control them and train them and trust they would do as they were told. Her old friend, Nisroc, however, was the solution to all her problems. Yet there was a problem once she brought him to earth. Nisroc wasn't like Angelique. Nisroc fell in love with a frail human being--something that was unthinkable to Angelique. Use them, abuse them, even kill them, but never would she love them.And, in the end, her companion from the Fallen had to flee for his life before the terrible child managed to take what soul he had left. She had been betrayed. She must make him pay...

['Fiction', 'Fantasy', 'Horror', 'Angels']

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13187641-banished

The Lure of the Moon (The Scripter Trilogy, #1)

Melinda Clark

After uncovering and writing in a three-thousand-year-old book, eighteen-year-old Ava Baker escapes through a portal that she believes is nothing more than a vivid dream. Her urge to write isn’t solely based on her journey, but also by an alluring man named, Collin, whom she meets between the pages. Their mutual unabiding affection has them bound to each other in ways much deeper than either one can explain. When Collin divulges secrets to Ava, and reveals that the book is being hunted by rival secret societies, it sends their relationship and Ava’s life into a tailspin. The very thing that brought them together is also what threatens to tear them apart. Are Collin and the revelations only figments of her imagination? Or, is it all, a reality and her divine destiny?

['Fantasy', 'Romance', 'Young Adult', 'Fiction', 'Mystery', 'Paranormal Romance']

68

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15847243-the-lure-of-the-moon

The Remaining Difficulty

Cesar Nascimento

The poems in this book deal with some of the everlasting questions that we all have to face, and they may seem bleak and gloomy to some readers. What are we doing here? What purpose can we find for our lives? Is there any higher meaning that we can understand or is it just the here and now? Don't expect answers. It is a poetry book filled with skepticism, humor, and hope. Read it thinking about Baudelaire, and forget about Mary Oliver.

['Poetry', 'Contemporary']

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15848839-the-remaining-difficulty

The Good Dream

Donna VanLiere

In this full-length novel from the New York Times Bestselling author of The Christmas Hope series Donna VanLiere has written a beautifully rendered and poignant story about one woman's unlikely path to motherhood and the healing power of love.Tennessee, 1950: Still single and in her early thirties, Ivorie Walker is considered an old maid; a label she takes with good humor and a grain of salt. But when her mother dies, leaving her to live alone in the house she grew up in, to work the farm she was raised to take care of, she finds herself lost in a kind of loneliness she hadn't expected. After years of rebuffing the advances of imperfect, yet eligible bachelors from her small town, Ivorie is without companionship with more love in her heart and time on her hands than she knows what to do with. But her life soon changes when a feral, dirty-faced boy who has been sneaking onto her land to steal from her garden comes into her life. Even though he runs back into the hills as quickly as he arrives, she's determined to find out who he is because something about the young boy haunts her. What would make him desperate enough to steal and eat from her garden? But what she can't imagine is what the boy faces, each day and night, in the filthy lean-to hut miles up in the hills. Who is he? How did he come to live in the hills? Where did he come from? And, more importantly, can she save him? As Ivorie steps out of her comfort zone to uncover the answers, she unleashes a firestorm in the town-a community that would rather let secrets stay that way.This pitch perfect story of redemption and the true meaning of familial love is Donna VanLiere at her very best.

['Fiction', 'Historical Fiction', 'Audiobook', 'Southern', 'Chick Lit', 'Adult Fiction', 'Mystery']

6,105

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13033665-the-good-dream

Doll Eyes

Eline Santos

In this story, Eline Santos gives a different take on the usual suspense stories for kids. Manang Bolabola has magic that creeps into one’s skin and deceives children with beautiful eyes. While walking through Manang Bolabola’s doll shop, a young girl named Ella fell for the elder’s trap. When Ella was gone, her friend Tin decided to look for her. Santos writes a story about black magic and friendship. After all, friends look after one another just as how siblings would do.Recommended for ages 8-18

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13350812-doll-eyes

The Canker Death

James R. Bottino

When the reclusive, cynical systems administrator, Petor Fidelistro, discovers that one of his own servers has been cracked late one night, he makes it his personal business to track down the perpetrator. What his search uncovers thrusts him, unaware, into a mad shifting between worlds, time and alien minds. Fighting to keep his grip on reality, and forcing him to cope with his past, Petor finds himself uncontrollably transitioning between sentient minds that range from semi-conscious to dominant, from beings whose bodies and identities he can control, to those who control him so fully as to be unaware of his presence. As the story unfolds, Petor gathers clues in a twisting mystery that sends him shifting between the mourning child Nanzicwital; the golem giant Faskin; the lascivious, female ambassador Desidia; and Nokinis, an insane prisoner with whom Petor battles for mastery of his own memories. As he struggles to make sense of what is happening to him, Petor finds himself embroiled in the tumultuous upheaval of a ubiquitous society that transcends life, itself.

['Science Fiction', 'Fiction']

17

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12845843-the-canker-death

A Big Little Life: A Memoir of a Joyful Dog

Dean Koontz

In a profound, funny, and beautifully rendered portrait of a beloved companion, bestselling novelist Dean Koontz remembers the golden retriever who changed his life. A retired service dog, Trixie was three when Dean and his wife, Gerda, welcomed her into their home. She was superbly trained, but her greatest gifts couldn’t be taught: her keen intelligence, her innate joy, and an uncanny knack for living in the moment. Whether chasing a tennis ball or protecting those she loved, Trixie gave all she had to everything she did, inspiring Dean and Gerda to trust their instincts and recapture a sense of wonder that will remain with them always. Trixie lived fewer than twelve years; in this wide world, she was a little thing. But in every way that mattered, she lived a big life.

['Nonfiction', 'Animals', 'Dogs', 'Memoir', 'Biography', 'Biography Memoir', 'Autobiography']

11,204

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5423030-a-big-little-life

Changeling (Order of Darkness, #1)

Philippa Gregory

Italy, 1453. Seventeen-year-old Luca Vero is brilliant, gorgeous—and accused of heresy. Cast out of his religious order for using the new science to question old superstitious beliefs, Luca is recruited into a secret sect: The Order of the Dragon, commissioned by Pope Nicholas V to investigate evil and danger in its many forms, and strange occurrences across Europe, in this year—the end of days.Isolde is a seventeen-year-old girl shut up in a nunnery so she can’t inherit any of her father’s estate. As the nuns walk in their sleep and see strange visions, Isolde is accused of witchcraft—and Luca is sent to investigate her, but finds himself plotting her escape.Despite their vows, despite themselves, love grows between Luca and Isolde as they travel across Europe with their faithful companions, Freize and Ishraq. The four young people encounter werewolves, alchemists, witches, and death-dancers as they head toward a real-life historical figure who holds the boundaries of Christendom and the secrets of the Order of the Dragon.

['Historical Fiction', 'Young Adult', 'Fantasy', 'Historical', 'Fiction', 'Romance', 'Mystery']

10,213

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12988106-changeling

Over the Mountain and Back

Marie Astor

After taking his new snowboard for a ride in the mountains of Colorado, Peter is stunned to find himself in Transadonia – a hidden world that coexists alongside with the Earth. Peter soon learns that the shiny, new snowboard was crafted especially for him by the smiths of Transadonia. Now, Peter’s help is needed to defeat the evil mastermind who is threatening the freedom of Transadonia’s magical inhabitants. Just why has Peter been chosen for this daunting task, and does he have the mettle to complete it?

['Fantasy']

35

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15825084-over-the-mountain-and-back

Wonder Fire

B.J. Webster

1666, was called “The Year of Wonders”, despite it being a year of great calamity and disaster in London. The joke was, at least things weren’t worse than they were.Who really started the Great Fire of London? Nobody knows for certain. The official line is that it was started in a bakery on Pudding Lane. The Privy Council concluded that the fire was caused by nothing other than ‘the Hand of God, a great wind and a very dry season’. But what if that was not the case? Could the Great Fire, which destroyed so much of the City of London, have been the result of a deliberate act? Let’s assume this is the case and delve into the motives of ambition, illicit affairs, unrequited love and political intrigue, none which was a stranger to the court of King Charles II.Feel what it was like to live in 1666 and better understand the intricacies of politics, power and class divide of the time. Be drawn in by the fascinating web of intrigue and how it plays out to create one of the most devastating events in history.

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16051436-wonder-fire

Thoughts for the Day: Reflections for the Soul

Marcelle Bartolo-Abela

In this book are over 390 brief reflections that can be used for daily spiritual growth, about our relationship with God our Father and His Divine Family. Topics include being a child of God, the infinite love of our Father's Divine Heart, His intense desire for us. The interplay between the Divine Heart, Will and Infinite Love, as well as the Three Hearts and the heart of our souls. More topics are growing in love and holiness, experiencing the peace, joy and happiness of Heaven while on earth, living in the Holy Spirit, and reaching the fullness of our Inheritance.

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16007908-thoughts-for-the-day

Embracing the Elephant

Lori Hart Beninger

How far would you go for love?Undeterred by the most dire warnings, in 1848 eleven-year-old Guinevere Walker embarks on a perilous journey to reunite with her widowed father. From her home in Boston she sails to Rio de Janeiro, around Cape Horn, to the rudimentary town of San Francisco -- ultimately arriving at the California mountain range called the Sierra Nevada, known for both its beauty and brutality.As Guine and her father struggle to forge a new relationship, they confront the most massive human migration the world has ever known: the California Gold Rush. Hundreds of thousands of fortune hunters from around the globe flood into the burgeoning territory to “See the Elephant” – to experience a great adventure, dig for a golden fortune, face the harshest realities, and search for personal truths.Embracing the Elephant is a powerful story about one child coming of age at precisely the moment a nation enters its own new age. It is a tale of fierce determination, resilience, discovery, and best of all, hope.

['Historical Fiction']

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15852689-embracing-the-elephant

Little Century

Anna Keesey

In the tradition of such classics as My Ántonia and There Will Be Blood , Anna Keesey's Little Century is a resonant and moving debut novel by a writer of confident gifts. Orphaned after the death of her mother, eighteen-year-old Esther Chambers heads west in search of her only living relative. In the lawless frontier town of Century, Oregon, she's met by her distant cousin, a laconic cattle rancher named Ferris Pickett. Pick leads her to a tiny cabin by a small lake called Half-a-Mind, and there she begins her new life as a homesteader. If she can hold out for five years, the land will join Pick's already impressive spread. But Esther discovers that this town on the edge of civilization is in the midst of a range war. There's plenty of land, but somehow it is not enough for the ranchers--it's cattle against sheep, with water at a premium. In this charged climate, small incidents of violence swiftly escalate, and Esther finds her sympathies divided between her cousin and a sheepherder named Ben Cruff, a sworn enemy of the cattle ranchers. As her feelings for Ben and for her land grow, she begins to see she can't be loyal to both. Little Century maps our country's cutthroat legacy of dispossession and greed, even as it celebrates the ecstatic visions of what America could become.

['Historical Fiction', 'Fiction', 'Westerns', 'Historical', 'Romance', 'Adult Fiction', 'Literary Fiction']

1,071

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13166606-little-century

The Trial / America / The Castle / Metamorphosis / In the Penal Settlement / The Great Wall of China / Investigations of a Dog / Letter to His Father / The Diaries, 1910–23: Complete & Unabridged

Franz Kafka

This volume contains the great works of fiction as well as the complete diaries and thus gives the reader considrable insight into the mind of this strange and powerful man.

['Fiction', 'German Literature', 'Literature', 'Fantasy', 'Novels']

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/187570.The_Trial_America_The_Castle_Metamorphosis_In_the_Penal_Settlement_The_Great_Wall_of_China_Investigations_of_a_Dog_Letter_to_His_Father_The_Diaries_1910_23

The Gokwe Kid - Dick of the Bushveld

Karl Greenberg

War torn Rhodesia 1976. As the last brave bastion of good colonial White supremacy battles the evil might of bad communist backed Black supremacists over the right to turn a breadbasket into a basket case - the finest police force in the world, the British South Africa Police, are given an offer they should have refused ... namely - ME!Soon realising their terrible mistake, those in the know send L'Enfant Terrible into the sinister depths of the African outback in the hope his contract would be rapidly cancelled by friends and foes alike.Fully loaded with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder accentuating fifty shifty grey cells, he seeks fame and fortune, wine and women - all for a song and dance - whilst becoming a womanising hustler, liar, drunkard, gambler and thief. Patrol Officer Greenberg - long finger of the law - cause cèlèbre of Rhodesia.A rather unhinged memoir. Fully illustrated.

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16060509-the-gokwe-kid---dick-of-the-bushveld

Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions

Gloria Steinem

Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions—a phenomenal success that sold nearly half a million copies since its original publication in 1983—is Gloria Steinem's most diverse and timeless collection of essays. Both male and female readers have acclaimed it as a witty, warm, and life-changing view of the world—"as if women mattered." Steinem's truly personal writing is here, from the humorous exposé "I Was a Playboy Bunny" to the moving tribute to her mother "Ruth's Song (Because She Could Not Sing It)" to prescient essays on female genital mutilation and the difference between erotica and pornography. The satirical and hilarious "If Men Could Menstruate" alone is worth the price of admission.This second edition features a new preface by the author and added notes on classic essays.

['Feminism', 'Nonfiction', 'Essays', 'Memoir', 'Politics', 'Biography', 'Womens']

4,649

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/99177.Outrageous_Acts_and_Everyday_Rebellions

The Gods of Gotham (Timothy Wilde, #1)

Lyndsay Faye

1845. New York City forms its first police force. The great potato famine hits Ireland. These two seemingly disparate events will change New York City. Forever. Timothy Wilde tends bar near the Exchange, fantasizing about the day he has enough money to win the girl of his dreams. But when his dreams literally incinerate in a fire devastating downtown Manhattan, he finds himself disfigured, unemployed, and homeless. His older brother obtains Timothy a job in the newly minted NYPD, but he is highly skeptical of this new "police force." And he is less than thrilled that his new beat is the notoriously down-and-out Sixth Ward - at the border of Five Points, the world's most notorious slum. One night while making his rounds, Wilde literally runs into a little slip of a girl - a girl not more than ten years old - dashing through the dark in her nightshirt... covered head to toe in blood. Timothy knows he should take the girl to the House of Refuge, yet he can't bring himself to abandon her. Instead, he takes her home, where she spins wild stories, claiming that dozens of bodies are buried in the forest north of 23rd Street. Timothy isn't sure whether to believe her or not, but, as the truth unfolds, the reluctant copper star finds himself engaged in a battle for justice that nearly costs him his brother, his romantic obsession, and his own life.

['Historical Fiction', 'Mystery', 'Fiction', 'Historical', 'Crime', 'Historical Mystery', 'Mystery Thriller']

15,650

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11890816-the-gods-of-gotham

The Divide

Akintomide Ifedayo Adigwe

A happily married man who has an unhealthy addiction to loud music falls asleep in his study one night and wakes up to find his wife, child and maid murdered. He is arrested by the police and remanded in a prison at the extreme horn of the country waiting for a trial date to come. but because of the frighteningly corrupt legal and judicial system he is forgotten till Islamic militants break into the prison and set him free. Now he is on the run from the police and the extremely wealthy and powerful people who see his freedom as a threat and will do all to stop him. It is a race against time to find those responsible for his wife and child's death before the police and pursuers catch up with him

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13578895-the-divide

Welcome to the N.H.K.

Tatsuhiko Takimoto

Twenty-two-year-old Satou, an unemployed, reclusive conspiracy theorist living in Tokyo, meets a mysterious girl who tries to cure him of his antisocial, or "hikikomori," ways.

['Light Novel', 'Manga', 'Fiction', 'Japan', 'Japanese Literature', 'Drama', 'Romance']

2,229

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/710499.Welcome_to_the_N_H_K_

Slow Dying: The Bosnian War Prison Camp at Visoko Diary and Testimonies

Milenko S. Milanovic

Following the Bosnian War and his immigration to the U.S., Serbian refugee Milenko Milanovic would awaken from horrifying dreams-vestiges of his eight-month imprisonment in the Bosnian war camp at Visoko. For years, Milenko's memories remained suppressed, but his experiences lived on in the loose-leaf diary he had kept hidden in the lining of his jacket. After his release, he compiled these notes into the book that would become Slow Dying, a harrowing volume that details his capture and subsequent internment-the starvation, beatings and death. This fourth edition presents his diary in English for the first time, accompanied by contributions from his fellow prisoners and Milenko's own reflections on his imprisonment and life as a refugee. It offers a poignant and compelling story of personal survival during one of the most brutal conflicts in recent history.

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13827174-slow-dying

Amber House (Amber House, #1)

Kelly Moore

"I was sixteen the first time my grandmother died. . . ."Sarah Parsons has never seen Amber House, the grand Maryland estate that's been in her family for three centuries.  She's never walked its hedge maze nor found its secret chambers; she's never glimpsed the shades that haunt it, nor hunted for the lost diamonds in its walls.But after her grandmother passes away, Sarah and her friend Jackson decide to search for the diamonds--and the House comes alive.  She discovers that she can see visions of the House's past, like the eighteenth-century sea captain who hid the jewels, or the glamorous great-grandmother driven mad by grief.  Sarah grows closer to both Jackson and a young man named Richard Hathaway, whose family histories are each deeply entwined with her own.  But when her ghostly visions start to threaten the person she holds most dear, Sarah must do everything she can to get to the bottom of the House's secrets, and stop the course of history before it is cemented forever.

['Young Adult', 'Fantasy', 'Paranormal', 'Mystery', 'Romance', 'Ghosts', 'Gothic']

3,631

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13436345-amber-house

Discovering Pig Magic

Julie Crabtree

Discovering Pig Magic follows the exploits of Mattie (or Miss M, or just M) and her friends Ariel and Nicki as they attempt to overcome the problems that plague their 13-year-old lives. After finding a book of spells, the three girls perform a ritual that will grant each the object of her desire. This requires that they each bury a special object. Ariel buries a tiny antique spoon; Nicki puts in a thumb-sized leather mother-and-child doll; and Miss M contributes a small ceramic pig with real gold inlays. When the magic starts to take effect, the girls' longed-for wishes carry unintended, and unwelcome, consequences. Breaking the spell before something really bad happens becomes crucial, but doing so may be too much even for these resourceful friends. Julie Crabtree's wonderfully funny novel captures the everyday lives of three quirky, engaging girls, and shows that some wishes may be better left unfulfilled.

['Juvenile', 'Young Adult']

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3977275-discovering-pig-magic

Killer Show

John Barylick

On February 20, 2003, the deadliest rock concert in U.S. history took place at a roadhouse called The Station in West Warwick, Rhode Island. That night, in the few minutes it takes to play a hard-rock standard, the fate of many of the unsuspecting nightclub patrons was determined with awful certainty. The blaze was ignited when pyrotechnics set off by Great White, a 1980s heavy-metal band, lit flammable polyurethane "egg crate" foam sound insulation on the club's walls. In less than 10 minutes, 96 people were dead and 200 more were injured, many catastrophically. The final death toll topped out, three months later, at the eerily unlikely round number of 100.The story of the fire, its causes, and its legal and human aftermath is one of lives put at risk by petty economic decisions—by a band, club owners, promoters, building inspectors, and product manufacturers. Any one of those decisions, made differently, might have averted the tragedy. Together, however, they reached a fatal critical mass.Killer Show is the first comprehensive exploration of the chain of events leading up to the fire, the conflagration itself, and the painstaking search for evidence to hold the guilty to account and obtain justice for the victims. Anyone who has entered an entertainment venue and wondered, "Could I get out of here in a hurry?" will identify with concertgoers at The Station. Fans of disaster nonfiction and forensic thrillers will find ample elements of both genres in Killer Show.

['Nonfiction', 'True Crime', 'History', 'Music', 'Crime', 'Survival', 'Science']

1,016

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15094720-killer-show

The Mystical City of God (4 Volume Set)

Mary of Agreda

Written by Venerable María de Jesús de Agreda, a 17th century Spanish nun, after years of private revelations from God the Father and Most Holy Mary, Mística Ciudad de Dios (The Mystical City of God) is a marvelous and life-changing narrative of most wonderful and hidden mysteries about the life of Most Holy Mary and his Son Jesus Our Lord that has been enthralling readers for centuries.Composed of the Conception, Incarnation, Transfixion and Coronation, this magnificent narrative takes the reader through the various stages of the life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, plus it reveals all sorts of facts about our entire salvation history.Pope Innocent XI and Pope Alexander VIII in 1690 expressly declared that the City of God may be read by all the faithful. Pope Clement XI and Benedict XIV gave like decisions.

['Catholic', 'Religion', 'Theology', 'Spirituality', 'Christianity', 'Nonfiction', 'Christian']

186

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/165661.The_Mystical_City_of_God

Existence Is Futile

Scott Andrews

'Professor Henry Tomlinson, accredited member of the National Microbiologists Association, author of the best seller 'The Futility of Sheep', widower, father of twins, sat on the chair in his ransacked study and for the first time in his life, asked himself if he was losing his mind.' There are three things which can irrevocably change a man's life - the death of a loved one, a moment of revelation and saying the wrong thing at precisely the wrong time. Unfortunately for Professor Henry Tomlinson, he has recently experienced all three. And it's those experiences which threaten to push him over the edge. Is his past really key to understanding his present, or is it yet another trick of his mind? 'Existence Is Futile', the debut novel from Scott Andrews, tells the story of one man's struggle to keep his head whilst he tries to come to terms with his own reality. 'Existence Is Futile' aspires to address a number of existential questions, is brave enough to attempt jokes which don't include toilets and inclusive enough to include a ninja. That's right. A ninja.

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25

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15780795-existence-is-futile

Other Side of Forever

Shannon Eckrich

Seventeen-year-old Allie Anderson's telekinetic powers are anything but useful--she can't bring her father back, can't stop her mother's downward spiral into alcohol, and can't keep her from falling in love with Ethan Bradley. Loving Ethan is easy, but it comes with a hefty price: Ethan is prohibited by his people from interacting with mortals--because he isn't mortal himself. When Allie and Ethan's love is discovered, there's someone who will do anything to keep them apart. If Allie can't learn to control her powers and fight to save Ethan, this dark entity will make every attempt to stop her beating heart. And if that happens, not even the energy of an immortal can bring her back.

['Young Adult', 'Romance']

70

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13049260-other-side-of-forever

Random Rationality: A Rational Guide to an Irrational World

Fourat Janabi

Seemingly random in its width and breadth, the author tackles 20 issues from 5 disciplines that when woven together, paint a picture of the world today; both negative and positive, all while explaining the subject matter critically, rationally and simply including Philosophy, Science, Politics, Economics and Technology, and answers questions such as:- What is the Meaning of Life?- A Simple Explanation of God- Why we need Space Exploration now more than ever- Is Free Will Free?- Europe’s Achilles Heel- The Future of Work, Energy and Food12 more chapters that when taken together, paint a simple picture of the world we live in today, as well as, potentially, we are headed in the near future. Join Fourat Janabi on this whirlwind tour in this world we created around ourselves.

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15711882-random-rationality

My Wicked, Wicked Ways

Errol Flynn

A hero to millions who adored his portrayals of Robin Hood and Fletcher Christian, Errol Flynn (1909-59) lived a life that far surpassed any adventure he ever acted out on screen: exotic travels, criminal exploits, passionate love affairs, violent confrontations, scandals, and international fame. In this highly readable, witty and colourful autobiography, reissued by Aurum Press in B-format using the original uncensored text, Flynn reveals himself and his remarkable life as he did nowhere else.

['Biography', 'Nonfiction', 'Film', 'Memoir', 'Autobiography', 'Media Tie In', 'Biography Memoir']

2,030

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24942.My_Wicked_Wicked_Ways

The Rogue Blades

Dave Kish

The realm of Queen Arianna is a kingdom of beauty and peace. She rules with gentility, love and a velvet glove, beloved by all her people. Amidst the tranquility of her reign there is a breed of men, warriors and pirates, knights and knaves, that engage in back-alley duels. These are the "Rogue Blades." They battle for the entertainment of the masses and the coins that they throw. Her subjects, bored by the peaceful era of Arianna, crave the clashing of weapons, the ringing of swords, and the taking of lives. Disturbed by the violent blood sport that is staining her reign, the Queen has ordered her Royal Guard to put an end to these contests. In the dueling world, Dave the Knave, self-proclaimed Greatest Swordsman That Has Ever Lived, hears about the growing fame of Sir James the Great Knight, seconded by the faithful Squire Paul. Dave believes that they are on a collison course, headed for a battle of epic proportions. Will they meet before the Royal Guard brings an end to the street duels? Or is there something even more ominous in store for everyone?

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16058642-the-rogue-blades

Intimate Strangers

Laura Taylor

School teacher and advocate of abused children Hannah Cassidy invades a private retreat in the N. Nevada wilderness. Ignoring posted No Trespassing signs and the property's angry owner, she dismisses his threats and demands that he reveal her missing brother's location.Nicholas Benteen, ex-mercenary and former CIA covert operative, assumes she is yet another adversary intent on exacting lethal revenge for his past deeds. He will fight to the death to protect the sanctuary he has created for himself and those from his past he has vowed to safeguard. Even as Hannah penetrates Nicholas's isolation and melts the ice that encases his weary heart, she is seduced by the sensual, battle scarred veteran and the dark secrets of his past.

['Romance', 'Contemporary Romance', 'Contemporary', 'Romantic Suspense', 'Fiction', 'Suspense', 'Thriller']

2,268

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12487948-intimate-strangers

The Lady in White

colin-campbell

[Cambridge English Readers Level 4]Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. Is it coincidence or is he losing his mind? While researching a new programme, John, a successful television producer, comes across a story about a ghostly hitch-hiker. Soon he realises that the story of the Lady in White bears many similarities to part of his own life. Returning to London from a holiday in Ireland, John begins to ask himself some uncomfortable questions. Paperback-only version. Also available with Audio CDs including complete text recordings from the book.

['Mystery', 'School']

268

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2112235.The_Lady_in_White

Legends of the Amazon

Vinicio Ortiz

A collection of legends of the Quichua people, who inhabit the province of Sucumbíos, in the north of the Ecuadorian Amazon Basin, as they were told to the author in a remote village deep in the forest.It is accompanied by gorgeous graphics from the hand of the famous Ecuadorian artist Israel Pardo.The books have a small graphic dictionary, which helps explain some details.

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3

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15984490-legends-of-the-amazon

The Constitution of the United States of America, with all of the Amendments; The Declaration of Independence; and The Articles of Confederation

James Madison

The most important documents of the United States of America are collected in this easy-to-read volume, which includes the Constitution of the United States of America, with all of the Amendments; The Declaration of Independence; the Articles of Confederation, and an appendix containing a list of the states by date of admission to the Union. Every citizen of the United States, student of history anywhere in the world, or anyone interested in understanding who we are as a nation should have and study a copy of these works.

['History', 'Politics', 'Nonfiction', 'Reference', 'Philosophy', 'Political Science', 'Law']

1,327

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7723455-the-constitution-of-the-united-states-of-america-with-all-of-the-amendm

They Call Me...Montey Greene (Identity Crisis Trilogy, #1)

A.R. Yoba

"Very enjoyable crime caper crossing Italy and France and ending back in the US. Great central character and plenty of twists and turns." —thebookbag.co.ukA.R. “Ab Wins” Yoba’s debut novel, They Call Me...Montey Greene, centers around a man raised in a notorious Brooklyn public housing project who inadvertently thwarts the kidnapping of a reputed drug kingpin’s daughter while vacationing in Milan, Italy, thereby throwing a monkey wrench in the plans of a clandestine agency that has been secretly recruiting him. This is the first book in A.R. Yoba’s Montey Greene suspense thriller book series and falls under the “Identity Crisis Trilogy”. The second and third books are Get...Montey Greene and Farewell...Montey Greene.All he wanted was to buy a pair of shoes when he walked into that high end women’s boutique on Via Della Spiga and met the beautiful Colombian woman named Alejandra Lasprilla. She knew just the right pair she said. Maybe they would help patch things up between him and his soon to be ex-wife Patricia back home in the States. Maybe he could see his two kids again on a regular. Then those three thugs walked in. Locked the door. Mistook Montey Greene for just a tourist. A mark. Bad mistake.

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15741561-they-call-me-montey-greene

The Battle of Surrender

Michelle Renée Chudy

She realized that she spent most of her life living in distortions and a lie painted by the spirit of denial while pursuing things of this world. With eyes opened to the reality of spiritual warfare and that we do not wrestle with flesh and blood, she discovered that she had built a fortress that not only isolated her, but also housed the devil.

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14538122-the-battle-of-surrender

Pyramid of the Moon (Sun and Moon, #1)

Teresa Smith

We all have a darker side. Nobody knows this better than Eva Mason. Her ancestors were hungry for ultimate power, and now she and her friends must pay the price for that greed. Can you imagine feeling as if you don't belong in your own body? Life is hard when you don't know who you truly are, or what you are capable of.Who can she trust, and who will end up betraying her?Everything was changing, even herself and she could feel the influence of the Moon Goddess pushing her to the edge of her emotions, and if she didn't maintain some sort of balance; some sort of self control, she was afraid of tipping over the edge and losing herself. And she was scared that she would like it."Do not swear by the Moon, for she changes constantly. Then your love would also change." ~ William ShakespeareNOW AVAILABLE ON AMAZON!!!

['Fantasy', 'Mythology', 'Romance']

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Au-delà des mers salées... Un désir de liberté

Fateh Emam

Esprit indépendant, assoiffé de connaissances, Karim, issu de la bourgeoisie commerçante de Kaboul, tourne très tôt le dos à son Orient natal pour s’égarer dans la jungle compétitive de l’Occident où, peu à peu, s’érode son identité originelle.A sa suite, le lecteur est entraîné, entre 1929 et 1963, du pays des Afghans au cœur des Indes sous le joug de l’Empire britannique, des pensions du Quartier latin aux dortoirs d’Ellis Island de l’Amérique du sénateur McCarthy, avant que le jeune exilé volontaire ne s’installe en Suisse. Nommé attaché d’ambassade par le Royaume d’Afghanistan, lors d’un retour à Kaboul, il tient tête aux laveurs de cerveau soviétiques. Impuissant, il assiste aux prémices du démantèlement de la monarchie afghane. Renonçant à la carrière diplomatique, il retourne en Suisse où les autorités refusent le renouvellement de son permis de séjour.Narré au rythme du conte oriental, l’ouvrage recèle de vrais bonheurs de lecture. Il s’inscrit dans la mouvance de ce que l’on appelle la littérature du métissage.

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The Spiral Library

Evren Sener

An ancient, mysterious library, housing books with a secret mission, overlooks and defends the surrounding city. The Chief Librarian, a wise master, protects the Spiral Library from attacks by Kal, a treacherous and eternal enemy determined to conquer it. One morning the library’s long-silent “Golden Gong” sounds. It is announced that the last two Chief Librarian successors have disappeared without a trace and a new candidate must be selected. Without a new Chief Librarian, the line of librarians will be broken and all will be defenseless. No one explains or questions this crisis except one girl, Soe. Unexpectedly she is chosen as a last-chance successor candidate. Under the shadow of anger and mistrust she is forcibly taken to the library. To be purified and prepared to serve, Soe must undergo 12 nights of trial that test her core values and strengths, while under constant attack by Kal acting in partnership with her greatest enemy. This intense training is overshadowed by her clandestine attempts to find the lost successors – her boyfriend and her twin brother. Soe has plans but life has other plans. Soe’s adventuresome spirit takes her on a wild ride, magnetizing her curiosity, dare-devil spontaneity, keen reasoning skills, and pulling her into scenes that bring out the best and worst in her. Accompany Soe as she drives a chariot pulled by “fire horses,” shifts her shape while escaping an enchanted forest, drinks potions supplied by a 200-year-old young man, and discovers a great truth through love and sacrifice. The Spiral Library is a page-turning thriller full of non-stop action. Within the story’s plot is a natural wisdom that mirrors questions such as, “Are we living in an illusion?” and “Just who is the enemy?” All of this lies hidden in the most unusual library one could ever imagine. Note: This book is written neither in novel nor in play format but something in between named as play-novel.

['Fiction', 'Fantasy']

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The Matrimony Plan

Christine Johnson

Society Princess— and a Penniless Preacher?Felicity Kensington is preparing for the grandest wedding Pearlman, Michigan, has ever seen. True, her prospective husband is virtually a stranger. But the well–connected engineer her father hired fits all her marriage criteria. Except for one tiny flaw: it's the town's new pastor, not the wealthy engineer, who makes Felicity's heart race…Gabriel Meeks left New York to avoid high society's foolish rules. Instead, he's immediately smitten with the high–and–mighty Miss Kensington. Beneath Felicity's misplaced pride is a woman of genuine worth, if he can only help her see it. And nothing could make him happier than ensuring that her matrimony plan takes an unexpected twist!

['Love Inspired', 'Love Inspired Historical', 'Historical Romance', 'Christian', 'Historical', 'Romance', 'Christian Fiction']

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Captive in the Dark (The Dark Duet, #1)

C.J. Roberts

Caleb is a man with a singular interest in revenge. Kidnapped as a young boy and sold into slavery by a power-hungry mobster, he has thought of nothing but vengeance. For twelve years he has immersed himself in the world of pleasure slaves searching for the one man he holds ultimately responsible. Finally, the architect of his suffering has emerged with a new identity, but not a new nature. If Caleb is to get close enough to strike, he must become the very thing he abhors and kidnap a beautiful girl to train her to be all that he once was.Eighteen-year-old Olivia Ruiz has just woken up in a strange place. Blindfolded and bound, there is only a calm male voice to welcome her. His name is Caleb, though he demands to be called Master. Olivia is young, beautiful, naïve and willful to a fault. She has a dark sensuality that cannot be hidden or denied, though she tries to accomplish both. Although she is frightened by the strong, sadistic, and arrogant man who holds her prisoner, what keeps Olivia awake in the dark is her unwelcome attraction to him.WARNING: This book contains very disturbing situations, dubious consent, strong language, and graphic violence.

['Dark', 'Romance', 'Erotica', 'BDSM', 'Adult', 'Contemporary', 'Abuse']

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12513614-captive-in-the-dark

Fragile Words: A Collection of Verses and Short Stories

Luke Benjamen Kuhns

Fragile Words is a collection 29 verses and short stories written by author, Luke Benjamen Kuhns. Know for his two previous works: The Untold Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Sherlock Holmes & The Case of the Crystal Blue Bottle, Luke steps outside the world of Sherlock Holmes and presents these 29 original pieces that delve into friendship and love, pain and loss, and humour and horror. Each and every tale presented holds a special place for Luke and he is thrilled to release his “Fragile Words” to you.

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Fastest Man In The World

Tony Volpentest

Tony Volpentest was born without hands and feet...a condition so rare that it does not have a name. Doctors said he would never be able to walk without prosthetics or special accommodations. Tony proved them all wrong.

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Success, Money and You: Everybody knows how to become a millionaire

Fred Schäfer

Start your journey to financial success!This is a concise and inspiring must-read book for people who seek secure and lasting achievements: in business, professionally and financially. You will discover the philosophy of the rich, the philosophy of the poor and powerful success strategies. You will learn how to re-program your thinking and how to overcome money-making limitations. Just as you can be a good mechanic, a good accountant, a good shop assistant or whatever you are, you can be financially very successful.Extract:You Need To Acquire A Philosophy: There is a philosophy of the rich and a philosophy of the poor. I very deliberately did not say "you need to acquire a money making philosophy" – although this is indeed what you need. But that's not all. You need more. You need a money making philosophy in order to create wealth, there is no question about that. However, at this point you also have to ask yourself: what is it all about? How is it going to contribute to a life well lived? What is a life well lived? Your money making philosophy has to be compatible with whatever else is important in your life – your relationships, your sense of integrity, your spiritual beliefs, your social life, your recreational needs and so on. In other words, you need to create a philosophy of your life that supports your money making ambitions in a way that is not in conflict with your fundamental values and beliefs of what your life well lived is really all about. If there is a conflict, it will work against you – the emotions resulting from this conflict will consciously and subconsciously have a negative impact on both your money making potential and your ability to enjoy life. It is very important that you get your whole life under control, that you develop a philosophy that supports not only your money making ambitions but your entire existence. James Rohn once told me: "There is a philosophy of the rich and a philosophy of the poor".Rich people ...

['Finance']

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16069499-success-money-and-you

More Bull

Bob E. Sherman

More Bull is an anthology of letters and articles written by Bob E. Sherman, author of Am I the Only One That Signals? Many of the articles appeared in the Waterfront Times.Other articles appeared on various blogs, and social networks. The book also contains rarely acknowledged letters to newspapers, magazines, politicians, and government representatives

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AM I STILL AUTISTIC? How a Low-Functioning, Slightly Retarded Toddler Became CEO of a Multi-Million Dollar National Corporation

John Hall

Imagine you are in the kind of calm, tranquil, altered-consciousness state people aspire to when they meditate. Imagine you feel no tension or stress whatsoever, neither in mind, body, or spirit. Your entire psyche is enveloped in peace and comfort.Nothing bothers you.Outside noises are meaningless. Time is meaningless. You move through life with complete serenity, utterly unperturbed by whatever beings and sounds exist around you.Here is the good news: if your son or daughter is autistic, that is where they live, in that beautiful, peaceful, totally comfortable world. Nothing bothers them; nothing causes them pain or disrupts their contentment—until you or someone else intrudes on their private space.John Hall's son lives there. Even when John's son is pushed or pulled out of his altered state of consciousness, he avoids connecting with his father, his mother, his sister, and everyone else. Unless someone interacts with him in his face every moment, John's son retreats into his private world where he is perfectly happy, completely safe, and thoroughly comfortable.His father and the book's author, John Hall knows exactly how he feels.He used to live there, too.In Am I Still Autistic?: How a Low-Functioning, Slightly Retarded Toddler Became CEO of a Multi-Million Dollar National Corporation, John chronicles how he overcame autism, what it was like, the pain of moving from his autistic state to the mainstream world, things he had to learn that most people take for granted, and what he was able to accomplish against all odds. John was able to eventually make friends, graduate from high school, put himself through college, earn his MBA, start a successful company, and start a family!Overcoming autism was only part of his battle though. John writes about how many of his most significant life challenges began after he began to emerge from his autistic shell - some which lingered long into John's adult life, despite his many successes. But when John's own son was diagnosed with autism in 2007, John's life was shattered. He will never forget how he sobbed as his son's neurologist handed down his son's diagnosis. At that moment, John experienced the same sense of hopelessness that most parents do when they receive such a diagnosis. And there was so much more. He immediately thought of the hurt, pain, loneliness he experienced growing up, how hard it was to learn how to look at people and to communicate with them, how scary it all was, and how the entire experience follows him to this day. John was heart-broken that his son would be relegated to have the same experiences.For years, John could hardly say the word autistic when talking about my son. He was not ashamed of his beautiful boy in anyway. John just couldn't hear himself say the word, "autistic" in the same sentence as his little boy's name. John was in denial. Writing this book has allowed him to face his son's diagnosis head on and has restored his hope. With this book, John hopes to provide inspiration to so many others who have been affected by autism - parents, educators, therapists, and loved ones of those with autism. Autism does not have to be a life sentence. Love, persistence, and support make all the difference in the world. It is why John is who he is today and why he knows his son will be able to write a book about how he overcame autism one day!As science seeks to develop a “cure” for autism, John seeks to expand autism awareness and hope. Rather than highlighting autism symptoms and treatment options, John's book puts a human face on the disorder. Am I Still Autistic? provides a unique perspective on autism – told by someone who has experienced it firsthand.Whether you are a parent of an autistic or special-needs child, a teacher, therapist, or family member, this book will provide fresh context on what it is like to be autistic and how anything is possible. Even if you are not affected by autism, this book will move and inspire you!

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Be D.R.A.M.A.T.I.C.(TM) or No One Will Care !: Managing Change in Organizations

Kevin J. Niemi

D.R.A.M.A.T.I.C. is a simple, memorable, architecture for change. Set Direction, provide Resources, Align power structure, Motivate people, Advertise the change, Train people, Integrate all these activities with the rest of what is happening, then people Commit to the change. Many authors describe commitment. This book describes it and explains how. What do you do facing 5,000, 20,000 or more people preparing for a technology solution and limited to about 2-3 years from "lust to dust"? What do you do facing your spouse, family, and your employer considering a job offer with heavy travel in a new city? The 8 chapters are my best thinking on each topic. Carry the book with you. Read a chapter, go to a meeting, ask brilliant questions. Drive the meeting - business or personal - to a better solution. Examples: What drives the motivations of these people?; Have we used "day-in-the-life" techniques to compare AS-IS with TO-BE?; What is the U.S.P. (unique selling proposition) for these changes and have we communicated that?; Does anyone know "why" this is happening, and for those that know is "what" they know ("the why") consistent or all over the map? Are we being D.R.A.M.A.T.I.C. ? And so on . . .

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La Santa Biblia: Antiguo y Nuevo Testamentos

Anonymous

Antigua Version de Casiodoro de Reina (1569), Revisada Por Cipriano de Valera (1602), Otras Revisiones, 1862, 1909 y 1960, y Cotejada Posteriormente Con Diversas Traducciones y Con Los Textos Hebreo y Griego

['Childrens']

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The 13th Apostle

Raina C. Smith

Father Joseph is a devout priest with a sad but inspirational backstory living in Rome when he stumbles upon a well guarded ancient scroll shrouded in secrecy at the Vatican. It was written, he learns, over two thousand years ago by a man believed by a select few to have been a mysterious thirteenth apostle of Christ. When the disturbing prophecies of the scroll are revealed to Father Joseph he is certain the end of days for man is here and he is compelled to embark upon a journey around the world on a quest to save the soul of mankind. He is unaware that Glenn, an angel from the highest order of heaven, has already descended to earth to determine whether man has finally and completely emptied his soul of purity of heart of his own free will. If so, man's demise is imminent. Glenn's work is interrupted when the underworld sends Falene to place a well thought out, diabolical wager with the angel; find the last soul on earth with the purest of heart then turn him or her over to her to be tested. In no other way could the true resolve of mankind be measured. Glenn accepts the bet. If he loses, then all of humanity will be turned over to hell, the abode of the devils where the wicked dwell. When the chosen one is selected as the ultimate representative for all and stripped to his or her core and put to tests a hero would beg to be spared, can he or she rise up against evil in it's most intimidating form to prove that goodness still exists within the heart of mankind? The 13th Apostle begs readers to consider whether mankind is inherently good or evil and where they fall along that often very fine line. The 13th Apostle is the first installment of a trilogy series. Divine Providence, the sequel to The 13th Apostle is an intense and powerful continuation of this story, and is also available on Amazon.com

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Orion Transmissions Prophecy

Parvati (Fran) Rosen-Bizberg

In response to the need for increased awareness on this planet, these remarkable, inspiring messages come from Higher intelligences, out of love and concern for planet Earth. The guidance covers everything from natural healing to environmental disasters and their solutions, from self-awareness to conscious child rearing. There are shocking revelations about worldwide corruption in government, future predictions, and Earth changes. The need of the hour is to focus on SURVIVAL of our beloved planet Earth through awareness, cooperation and TRUTH. Based on the book, Orion Transmissions Prophecy.

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Dying in Indian Country: A Family Journey from Self-Destruction to Opposing Tribal Sovereignty

Beth Ward

Wilson grew up watching members of his family die of alcoholism, child abuse, suicide, and violence. Like many others, he blamed all the problems on "white people."Beth Ward grew up in a middle-class home in the suburbs. Raised in a politically left family, she also believed that all problems on the reservation originated with cruel treatment by settlers and the stealing of land. Meeting Wilson, her first close experience with a tribal member, she stepped out of the comfort of suburban life into a whole new, frightening world.After almost ten years of living with Wilson's alcoholism and the terrible dangers that came with it, they both came to realize that individual behavior and personal decisions were at the root of a man's troubles, including their own. Further, corrupt tribal government, dishonest federal Indian policy, and the controlling reservation system had more to do with the current despair in his community than what had happened 150 years ago.Here is the plain truth in the eyes of one family, in the hope that at least some of the dying-physical, emotional, and spiritual-may be recognized and prevented.What cannot be denied is that a large number of Native Americans are dying from alcoholism, drug abuse, suicide, and violence. Popular belief is that the white culture and its past sins are to blame. However, tribal government as it behaves today, coupled with current federal Indian policy, may have more to do with the present condition.Unfortunately, persistent public misconceptions about Indian Country, misconceptions sometimes promoted by tribal government and others enjoying unaudited money and power, have worked to keep the situation just as it is.

['Nonfiction', 'History', 'Memoir', 'Cultural', 'Native American History']

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