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El Lienzo de Tintoretto

Thierry Maugenest

Una atractiva intriga histórica ambientada en el Renacimiento, con dos investigaciones y un secreto que se remonta a las Cruzadas, celosamente guardado por una secta que aún pervive en la Venecia del siglo XX. Tintoretto recibe un extraño encargo que despierta sus sospechas, y que lo conduce hasta la Orden de los Misioneros del León. Simultáneamente, aunque cuatro siglos más tarde, el inspector Baldi investiga la muerte de un joven estudioso de la obra de Tintoretto...

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1983443.El_Lienzo_de_Tintoretto

No Second Chances (Chances, #1)

Beverley Hollowed

No nonsense mechanic, Ally Brody is a ‘one chance only’ kind of girl. When she catches her boyfriend, of two years, cheating with his assistant on a surprise visit to his office, there will be No Second Chances.Determined not to fall for the wrong kind of man again, she comes face to face with Cole Thomas. He is gorgeous, charming, rich and everything Ally swore she should stay away from.Cole wants Ally and he will stop at nothing until he gets what he desires. Bit by bit he breaks through her barriers and takes her on a journey of love and sexual awakenings. Will her obsessed ex, who refuses to accept it’s over, or a secret Cole himself is hiding, destroy their relationship before it even gets started?Can Ally break her own rule and explore the possibility that Cole just might be the one worthy of a Second Chance?

['Erotica', 'Contemporary Romance', 'Romance', 'Contemporary', 'Fiction', 'Erotic Romance', 'M F Romance']

832

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17790450-no-second-chances

The Divine Family: Experiential Narratives

Marcelle Bartolo-Abela

In this book, the lived experiences of the author with the Members of the Divine Family and others are presented openly in print for the first time. These experiences occurred from 2010 through 2012. Written predominantly in a dialogical narrative style suitable for believers and non-believers alike, the author chronicles first-hand some of her personal experiences with the archangels Michael and Raphael; demons and Satan, the Virgin Mary, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit and God the Father. Topics include a comparative description of the archangels, the reality of Hell and Satan together with the power of consecration to the Almighty Father; the power of sacramental confession, various descriptions of the Virgin Mary, including Her incomparable motherliness, Her power against evil spirits and the unparalleled beauty of Her singing. Descriptions of Jesus Christ include His actions during the illumination of conscience, His presentation by the Father, the immeasurability of His love and the process which ensues between the Father and the Son when the former speaks.The description of the Holy Spirit portrays Him as a pillar of sweetness and love. Descriptions of God the Father include His manner of being during the illumination, how He is in relationship as a Father, His tirelessness in seeking out His children, the intimacy He profoundly desires and the infinite love of His Divine Heart. The epilogue addresses the deification of the Virgin Mary according to the early Christians and Greek Fathers of the Church.What readers said: "Very well written and full of amazing experiences.""Beautiful and moving.""Powerful, inspiring.""Well written and experiences are expressed in clear, easy descriptions.""It is striking.""Consumed it...could not put it down...must read it again and again."

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17826401-the-divine-family

Beyond the Veil

Burgs

No one ever said that your dreams should not be adventures. But don't get so lost in them that you miss the main event. It’s time to wake up....... A stirring and inspiring account of a young man’s quest for meaning in a changing world, mixing honesty and personal testimony with the pithy transmission of deep spiritual principles and mechanics of meditation. It is an exploration of our latent capacity as humans, and a voyage of discovery into what it is to be alive. Leaving behind the hedonistic culture of the early 90’s, you will travel across Asia and beyond, meeting with some of the worlds most accomplished meditation teachers, seeing into the lives, teachings and wisdom of these rare, precious human beings. The book functions as both tale and manual for beginners and seasoned aspirant alike, hinting at mysterious esoteric teachings, making them tangible and accessible without diluting their message. Gripping, thought-provoking and at times challenging, this book is for everyone, young and old, whose hearts long for inspiration and adventure, and to re-connect to that which we have almost forgotten…………what it is to be human.

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16093637-beyond-the-veil

Montana Mustangs

Danica Winters

A nymph: a woman with the ability to seduce at will, shift to protect, but cursed with the fate to have the man she falls in love with die a tragic death. As one of these ill-fated nymphs, Aura Montgarten has spent her lifetime drifting from one place to another hiding from love. Until she meets Dane.When a body washes up on the shore of a rural Montana lake, police officer Dane Burke is faced with the task of finding the killer—even if it means he will be forced to put his life and heart at risk by working with a drifter. As the truth of Aura’s Mustang-shifting nymph ways are revealed, Dane learns exactly the amount of danger he and Aura are in, but can’t force himself to leave a case unsolved when the truth is just outside his grasp. When the killer decides he needs to take another victim—Dane—Aura must choose between their forbidden love and her immortal life. Can there be life without love or is death her only choice?

['Romance', 'Paranormal', 'Paranormal Romance', 'Mythology', 'Shapeshifters']

77

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17693034-montana-mustangs

ALOT TO SAY, SUMTHIN TO TALK ABOUT

Mschell

This book is written to inspire, uplift, or just give you something to think about. A bad day—we’ve all had one; loss of a loved one—memories last forever. A frienemy indeed is not the friend you need. Real talk about everyday life and trying to maintain. So sit back, relax, and enjoy one unique read.

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17825924-alot-to-say-sumthin-to-talk-about

Breakthrough Rapid Reading

Peter Kump

The former National Director of Education for Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics. presents his do-it-yourself program for increasing reading speed and boosting comprehension. This program distills fundamental principles and skills chat can be learned at home with the help of the drills and exercises provided. And because it lets readers choose their own materials and set their own pace, it's the ideal method for busy people juggling a full schedule.Peter Kump, a rapid reading expert, has been Director of Peter Kump Reading Consultants for over twenty years. He has taught rapid reading to White House staff, corporate groups, and individuals. He lives in New York City.

['Nonfiction', 'Self Help', 'Productivity', 'Personal Development', 'Education', 'Reference', 'Psychology']

1,039

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/100800.Breakthrough_Rapid_Reading

Exodus

Lawrence Cramer

Following the discovery of "wet tunnels" linking the majority of the world's oil wells together, combined with the now vividly apparent oil shortage, panic among the global populous ensues. Violent riots become commonplace as the critical infrastructure, previously dependent on the black gold, grinds suddenly to a halt. The citizens of the United States cry out for government intervention and a national savior. The response: Martial Law. Realizing they are losing control, the U.S. government calls its troops home and isolationism becomes the new norm.Out of the torrent of chaos and oppression an underground movement forms: the Pilgrims. Founded with the sole purpose of recapturing their once held rights to freedom, the plan from which to obtain their dream is nearly complete. Operating from the shadows, the pilgrims must tread carefully if they are to succeed.The story itself follows a young man named Devin, who falls unwillingly into the Pilgrim movement and finds himself an enemy of the state. With his survival at stake, the teen, joined by a group of refugees, struggles to escape the government controlled city and on to the Pilgrim capital of freedom: Lake Haven.

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17838643-exodus

Twisted Cherry (Twisted Cherry, #1)

Piper Kay

Evan is hiding his urges for other men the only way he knows how--by pretending to live a life of wenching, and by seeking the needle of tattoo artists who impart a kind of guilty pain. But when he meets Gabe, owner of the Twisted Cherry tattoo parlor, he can’t hide his desire for the hot and sexy guy. Gabe, openly gay, proceeds to show Evan how he can be tattooed not just by a needle, but by stinging hot love too.

['M M Romance', 'Short Stories', 'Contemporary', 'M M Contemporary', 'Gay', 'Romance', 'Erotica']

338

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16225246-twisted-cherry

Unrivaled

Siri Mitchell

Lucy Kendall returns from a tour of the Continent, her luggage filled with the latest fashions and a mind fired by inspiration. After tasting Europe's best confections, she's sure she'll come up with a recipe that will save her father's struggling candy business and reverse their fortunes. But she soon discovers that their biggest competitor, the cheat who swindled her father out of his prize recipe, has now hired a promotions manager--a cocky, handsome out-of-towner who gets under Lucy's skin.Charlie Clarke's new role at Standard Manufacturing is the chance of a lifetime. He can put some rough times behind him and reconnect with the father he's never known. The one thing he never counted on, however, was tenacious Lucy Kendall. She's making his work life miserable...and making herself impossible for him to forget.

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

1,280

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15726401-unrivaled

The Prophecy (Cascade Adventures, #0.5)

Stacey T. Hunt

Stacey T. Hunt's "The Prophecy" is the thrilling prequel to the bestselling series Cascade Adventures, and takes place eight years before Kale, Elison, and Tyson rise to protect the planet from a wave of insidious threats. In this exciting adventure, a deadly group of terrorists known as The Predatorials rise under the command of their leader, Zorgoth, who has a deadly goal and an enigmatic apprentice by the name of Zorren whom he is enrolling in King Casimir's School, of which students who attend have a chance to become the next ruler of Planet Cascade. The world hangs in the balance as a torn Cascada must choose who to save -- her best friend, Meldon, from falling into the darkness and joining the shadowy divison of the Predatorials, or Zorren, after he won her heart. He's the mysterious new guy with a dark power and devious ties to Zorgoth.

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17374964-the-prophecy

Collected Fiction

Ruskin Bond

['Fiction', 'India', 'Short Stories']

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3934515-collected-fiction

A Glimpse of Freedom: An American Tale of Love and War

M.A. Bookout

While many believe the sinking of the TITANIC was the worst Maritime disaster in our nations history. It wasn't. On the night of April 27th 1865 the steamship SULTANA exploded on the Mississippi River with nearly 2000 war-weary Union soldiers aboard. Most had just been released from Cahaba and Andersonville P.O.W. camps. The majority of these men never made it home.A GLIMPSE OF FREEDOM is a novel based on the life of one of these men. AVAILABLE NOW ON KINDLE AND CAN BE BORROWED THROUGH KINDLE LENDING LIBRARY.

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17465985-a-glimpse-of-freedom

From the Ashes (The Myatheira Chronicles: The Vor'shai, #1)

Melissa Collins

['Fantasy']

35

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12689561-from-the-ashes

Until One Has Loved an Animal: How Pets Affected One Vet's Soul

DVM Mildred a. Drost

Mildred Drost has had the honor of meeting many wonderful beings-canine, feline, and wild. She has had comical interludes and been shocked and horrified. She has seen, met, and experienced miracles. Through it all, she has become part of the best career in the world. Dr. Drost is a veterinarian who, by her own admission, is completely fascinated by her patients. In Until One Has Loved an Animal, Dr. Drost shares all the amusing and heartwarming ways that pets affect all of our lives. She recalls the ninety-pound Malamute who spontaneously decides he wants a live chicken for lunch while on a jog with her; the German shepherd who makes any other ornery dog look like an angel; and the cat who, seemingly possessed at night, steals geraniums. Providing an entertaining and informative glimpse into the lives of pets and their owners, Dr. Drost also explores animal emotions and health, proving that these creatures, both large and small, often feel the same sentiments as humans. The stories of this collection offer an intriguing look into the animal psyche, the importance of pet rescue, and all the reasons why we cannot help but love animals unconditionally.

['Animals']

23

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17246505-until-one-has-loved-an-animal

Wedlocked - A (Not-So) Humorous Guide for the Matrimonially Challenged Man

Alexander G. Valley

In 'Wedlocked', Alexander Valley has created a mosaic of life's little ironies, interspersed with all the mystery, intrigue, romance and adventure expected from any self-analysis guide examining the eternal battle between the sexes. Your perfect partner is out there, somewhere. As Western society degrades, you may find it difficult to believe, especially if you currently feel trapped in a dysfunctional relationship. Women are increasingly encouraged to be superficial, materialistic and self-absorbed; men are increasingly told that these are the qualities they must not only accept, but actively seek, in a woman. The author takes us on a horrific tour of madness and mayhem through his past relationships (with names and locations changed to protect the guilty and the innocent!), from the traveling Nymphomaniac to the wife who told him to drive himself and his inconvenient heart attack to the hospital, as her parents happened to be visiting. When you do find the right woman, it's a wonderful thing. But if your current partner is far from being right - if her idea of the perfect Christmas present for her man is a pair of second-hand underpants, or if she ticks most of the boxes in the 26-point Narcissist test, then this book will provide the guidance you need. It'll also provide you with some much needed laughs, and you may just recognise your own predicament in some of the situations it describes. While providing a list of telltale traits to avoid, the author concludes with a surprising secret about how to find your true soulmate - a woman with whom you can share your life, and who will make you truly happy. If you're searching for that secret, you will be amazed how simple it turns out to be.

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17678139-wedlocked---a-not-so-humorous-guide-for-the-matrimonially-challenged-m

The Auschwitz Chapter

Lee Vidor

The Auschwitz Chapter is an historically complete, precise and definitive account of what took place at Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II, where crimes against humanity were perpetrated by Nazis against Jews, Slavs, Romany, political prisoners, homosexuals, and artists. And all humanity.This Auschwitz Chapter is taken from Lee Vidor's novel, Under Total Eclipse We Will Tremble Like Birds Without Song, which is an historically accurate fictional account of Europe under Nazi Occupation. Even though The Auschwitz Chapter is only a concise single chapter in the novel, more than 2 years were spent researching every existing published eyewitness account of imprisonment at Auschwitz, in order to ensure complete accuracy. Lee Vidor states: ‘I believe I missed no eyewitness testimonies and that the account here given is absolutely accurate in every detail. It is the most specific and accurate description of events and processes at Auschwitz which exists. Every single detail in The Auschwitz Chapter has been confirmed from more than one eyewitness source, from photographic evidence and court documents.I believe it is the single most reliable and harrowing piece of literary writing ever done on the subject of the events which took place in the Nazi concentration camps during World War II.’Although fictional, the piece contains many precise facts which are extremely difficult to uncover and which are coherently gathered together nowhere else with such accuracy and completeness. Herein lies its enduring value.This work is not suitable for reading by anyone under 18 years of age.Please Note: This book is subject to attacks by holocaust deniers. A careful reading of any peculiar review for hidden motive is recommended. About The Auschwitz Chapter:If Holocaust deniers have somehow begun to lead you to question that what took place in Auschwitz concentration camp may be in any possible way a part myth, then this is the book for you. This is the concise and authentic story of what happened in Auschwitz, and in other Nazi concentration camps during World War II. The Auschwitz Chapter will inform you precisely of what was done, how it was done, where it was done, and precisely by whom. And it will give your their reasons for doing it. It will also tell you what it means to the world. You will read the absolute and specific truth. Every detail of the process. You won't have to doubt or wonder about it any longer. It will be the most valuable time you have ever spent on the subject because you will have learned not only about Auschwitz and about human nature, but also about the true nature of Holocaust deniers and revisionists. About Lee Vidor:Lee Vidor is the original source of the astonishing Shakespeare-X Message.She is the author of the novel cycle, 20th Century Bohemians and Angels, which is an expansive cycle of literary novels which follows and dramatizes the development of Modernism among the great writers, artists and bohemians of the 20th Century. It is a story of artistic obsession and bohemian madness.It is Lee Vidor’s original theory that the 20th Century has been a Modernist Renaissance for mankind, which is greater and more essential for our development than the Italian Renaissance of c1500.The Shakespeare-X Message is a definitive statement of authorship sent to the world by the authentic William Shakespeare. A mathematically verifiable statement.Lee Vidor has that message. The only person in 400 years to receive it.

['History', 'Historical', 'Holocaust']

119

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11685346-the-auschwitz-chapter

Unbroken Spirit: The Struggle, the Arrest and the Release of a Prisoner of Zion

Yosef Mendelevitz

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14734410-unbroken-spirit

The Diary of Dawid Rubinowicz

Dawid Rubinowicz

Dzieje małego chłopca i jego rodziny podczas straszliwych lat okupacji faszystowskiej w Polsce zobrazowane są w tym dzienniku z całą prostotą dziecinnego stylu, tym większe też czynią wrażenie. To, co opisuje mały Dawidek, może się wydać dziś komuś niezrozumiałym koszmarem —jest jednak obrazem rzeczywistości, przez którą musiały przejść miliony ludności polskiej i żydowskiej w tamtych ciężkich latach.

['History', 'Holocaust', 'War', 'Polish Literature', 'Nonfiction', 'Biography']

51

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5806221-the-diary-of-dawid-rubinowicz

Age of Armageddon: The Spirit of Krynn

Ryan Tyler Palmer

The year is 2525. Mankind is recovering from near extinction after a new biological technology is developed from the abuse of stolen DNA that belongs to a newly discovered species of humanoid, elves. Mankind wages war over the power to wield this new science and nearly destroys life as we know it. From the ashes of the conflict, man is reborn with wondrous powers inherited while many new species emerge as failed experiments, and are born with horrible deformities or mutations... The angelic guardians of heaven watch over life on earth and decree that technology is forbidden while the demon brothers, Azizu and Drakul hatch a vicious plot to corrupt and destroy all life, so that The Creator's law of existence will allow them to claim the earth. Guardians and demons choose their champions and share their power with the chosen so that the war can be fought. The demons seek to tip the scales in their favor by reintroducing lost sciences into the wrong hands, and Azizu has found a way to break the heavenly laws and visit earth physically... Join the Powerful Barbarian prince Anvol Krynn, The mysterious sorceress Eva Becksby, and the charming minstrel Athellos Songsteel as they fight to defend life on earth with a new race of elven allies that fear the humans destructive past. Can the new world survive the threat of extinction or will mankind continue to be its own worst enemy? Anvol Krynn's unconquerable warrior instincts and mighty rage clashes with hell in this epic fantasy story about a powerful human spirit, and what it takes to break it.

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17676189-age-of-armageddon

Alex Ko: From Iowa to Broadway, My Billy Elliot Story

Alex Ko

Alex Ko’s moving autobiography will inspire tweens to dare to dream big. Alex From Iowa to Broadway, My Billy Elliot Story follows Alex’s journey from small town Iowa to becoming a famous Broadway performer in New York City. Despite all the odds he had to overcome—facing his father’s tragic death from cancer, financial difficulties, countless auditions, and serious injuries, Alex triumphantly lands the starring role in the musical Billy Elliot at age thirteen. For theater fans who want an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the world of backstage Broadway to kids determined to achieve dreams of their own, Alex Ko’s story, told in his own words, is powerful and personal. A collection of black-and-white photos from both Billy Elliot productions and Alex’s childhood brings his world vividly to life.

['Nonfiction', 'Biography', 'Autobiography']

75

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16248244-alex-ko

Der hinkende Rhythmus

Gaye Boralıoğlu

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17698491-der-hinkende-rhythmus

Fate's Path (The Destiny Series, Book Two)

Deborah Ann

When fate’s curse sweeps upon Danielle and Cayden, the secrets behind their destiny begin to be revealed… Will they be able to fight the darkness seeping in and swaying them, or give in to the power and passion of their all-consuming love, risking Cayden’s pure soul and crossing them to the dark side…? Separated by miles for the first time, and Cayden’s premonitions warning him of the life threatening danger Danielle is in, Cayden is desperate to get back to her, but suffers an unfortunate accident in route, landing him in a hospital bed, unconscious, and leaving Danielle vulnerable. When Danielle’s parents force her to leave Cayden’s bedside and return to school, she is befriended by a new student. But Parker is no ordinary new student, he is one of the vampire twins that have been torturing Danielle in her thoughts, day and night, the boys she suspects are coming after her to avenge their parent’s death. Question is, is Parker the protector, of the two, or the predator? Only time will tell… The Destiny Series is a sweet and intoxicating fairy tale romance with a paranormal twist. Destiny has set their path, now fate will challenge them with another… Come share their journey, as Danielle and Cayden continue to discover the power of their love, and fight to protect each other and the life they were destined for…

['Young Adult Romance', 'Young Adult']

32

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17865385-fate-s-path

The Culture of Make Believe

Derrick Jensen

Derrick Jensen takes no prisoners in The Culture of Make Believe , his brilliant and eagerly awaited follow-up to his powerful and lyrical A Language Older Than Words . What begins as an exploration of the lines of thought and experience that run between the massive lynchings in early twentieth-century America to today's death squads in South America soon explodes into an examination of the very heart of our civilization. The Culture of Make Believe is a book that is as impeccably researched as it is moving, with conclusions as far-reaching as they are shocking.

['Nonfiction', 'Philosophy', 'History', 'Politics', 'Sociology', 'Psychology', 'Cultural']

1,870

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60973.The_Culture_of_Make_Believe

Win Competitions Online (A Competitors Guide, #1)

David Fuentes

Welcome to the world of online comping. Written in easy to digest segments, this guide will introduce you to your very own lady luck and show you that comping can be both an enjoyable and lucrative hobby.This book is an essential guide to take with you on a journey into the world of comping and may well be your key to a fortune.It will provide you with vital information for successfully comping, invaluable key tips that will help you avoid some of the pitfalls made by newbie compers and keep those prizes rolling in.With this UK Edition you can:• Find and win the best online prizes the web has to offer• Learn the unknown tactics for winning competitions• Get clued in on promoters crafty tactics...And much much more

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9

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17852001-win-competitions-online

Revealed Love (Angel Girl, #2)

Pet Torres

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8

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17861141-revealed-love

Steam Drills, Treadmills and Shooting Stars - a story of our times -

Rivera Sun

The ghost of folk hero John Henry haunts Jack Dalton, corporate lawyer for Standard Coal, as Henrietta Owens, activist and mother, wakes up the nation with some tough-loving truth about the environment, the economy, justice and hope. Pressures mount as John Henry challenges Jack to stand up to the steam drills of contemporary America . . . before it's too late.A story about people just like you, Steam Drills, Treadmills, and Shooting Stars is filled with the audacity of hope and fueled by the passion of unstoppable love. Author/Actress Rivera Sun sings the anthem of our times and rallies us to meet adversity with gusto. Her work celebrates everyday heroes who meet the challenges of modern culture with spirit and strength. This is a book you will read many times, send to your friends, and hope the whole country will read.

['Fiction', 'Environment']

40

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17158960-steam-drills-treadmills-and-shooting-stars---a-story-of-our-times--

A Ripple in Time (Celtic Cousins' Adventures Book 2)

Julia Hughes

ASIN B005CF7PJW moved to the most recent edition hereWren’s dream changed the course of history. To regain his world he must travel back one hundred years. This time, the “Angel of the Titanic” must ensure the ship of dreams fulfils her destiny. And he’s willing to sacrifice everything.A young woman experiences nightmares of a terrifying collision; a collision with a mountain of ice that dwarves even the magnificent ship taking her across the Atlantic; the Titanic. These visions are so realistic, Carina demands that extra vigilance is taken especially on the night of April 14th. Captain Smith and his crew are convinced by the youngster’s vivid descriptions and steadfast belief that she has seen the future; consequently the disaster is averted and Titanic steams safely into New York harbour, with devastating consequences. Eventually realising that the alternative world he has woken up to has been caused by a ripple in time, Wren learns he must somehow travel back one hundred years, to the year 1912 and ensure the ship of dreams fulfils her destiny. Helping him with this quest is Carrie, a descendent of Carina, and Wren’s hedonistic cousin Rhyllann. Once on board the great ship as the tragedy begins to unfold Wren is faced with unthinkable choices: In order to restore the world to this timeline, and save his own life, hundreds of innocent women and children must perish.

['Time Travel', 'Fantasy', 'Romance', 'Science Fiction', 'Fiction', 'Adventure', 'Amazon']

139

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12388488-a-ripple-in-time

A Certain Slant of Light (Light, #1)

Laura Whitcomb

In the class of the high school English teacher she has been haunting, Helen feels them: for the first time in 130 years, human eyes are looking at her. They belong to a boy, a boy who has not seemed remarkable until now. And Helen--terrified, but intrigued--is drawn to him. The fact that he is in a body and she is not presents this unlikely couple with their first challenge. But as the lovers struggle to find a way to be together, they begin to discover the secrets of their former lives and of the young people they come to possess.

['Young Adult', 'Fantasy', 'Paranormal', 'Romance', 'Ghosts', 'Fiction', 'Supernatural']

19,338

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/289601.A_Certain_Slant_of_Light

Prince of Wolves (The Grey Wolves, #1)

Quinn Loftis

Jacque Pierce was just an ordinary 17-year-old girl getting ready to start her senior year in high school in Coldspring, Texas. When a mysterious foreign exchange student from Romania moves in across the street, Jacque and her two best friends, Sally and Jen, don't realize the last two weeks of their summer are going to get a lot more interesting. From the moment Jacque sets eyes on Fane she feels an instant connection, a pull like a moth to a flame. Little does she know that the flame she is drawn to is actually a Canis lupis, werewolf, and she just happens to be his mate; the other half of his soul. The problem is Fane is not the only wolf in Coldspring, Texas.Just as Fane and Jacque are getting to know each other, another wolf steps out to try and claim Jacque as his mate. Fane will now have to fight for the right to complete the mating bond, something that is his right by birth but is being denied him by a crazed Alpha. Will the love Fane has for Jacque be enough to give him the strength to defeat his enemy, will Jacque accept that she is Fane's mate and complete the bond between them?

['Paranormal', 'Young Adult', 'Werewolves', 'Fantasy', 'Romance', 'Paranormal Romance', 'Shapeshifters']

38,233

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11947156-prince-of-wolves

Crowds and Power

Elias Canetti

Crowds and Power is a revolutionary work in which Elias Canetti finds a new way of looking at human history and psychology.Breathtaking in its range and erudition, it explores Shiite festivals and the English Civil war, the finger exercises of monkeys and the effects of inflation in Weimar Germany. In this study of the interplay of crowds, Canetti offers one of the most profound and startling portraits of the human condition.

['Nonfiction', 'Philosophy', 'Psychology', 'History', 'Sociology', 'Politics', 'Anthropology']

1,791

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/79917.Crowds_and_Power

Hugo Pepper (Far-Flung Adventures, #3)

Paul Stewart

Hugo Pepper, orphaned by polar bears, is raised in the Frozen North by the Runter-Tun-Tuns. At 12, he sets the sled Compass of the Heart to home, Firefly Square in Harbour Heights. Editor-blackmailer Elliot and snoopy Cressida are evicting the neighborhood. But Hugo's gran was pirate Brimstone Kate - her treasure awaits. Drawn in intricate amazing detail.

['Fantasy', 'Childrens', 'Fiction', 'Adventure', 'Middle Grade', 'Young Adult', 'Chapter Books']

837

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/158615.Hugo_Pepper

Raise Your Verbal Vibration: Create the Life You Want with Law of Attraction Language

Caroline A. Shearer

Are the words you speak bringing you closer to the life you want? Or are your word choices inadvertently creating more difficulties? Discover words and phrases that are part of the Language of Light in Absolute Love Publishing Creator Caroline A. Shearer's latest in the Raise Your Vibration min-e-book™ series: Raise Your Verbal Vibration: Create the Life You Want with Law of Attraction Language.Learn what common phrases and words may be holding you back, and utilize a list of high-vibration words that you can begin to incorporate into your vocabulary. Increase your verbal vibration today with this compelling addition to the Raise Your Vibration series!Raise Your Vibration min-e-book™ series: Raise Your Vibration: Tips and Tools for a High-Frequency Life Raise Your Financial Vibration: Tips and Tools to Embrace Your Infinite Spiritual Abundance Raise Your Verbal Vibration: Create the Life You Want with Law of Attraction Language

['Spirituality']

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17825330-raise-your-verbal-vibration

Dreams of Love: A Book of Poems and Short Stories

Carla Golian

Dreams of Love was born of the author's desire to share her encounter with a real Grand Love. Melodic and mystical, these tales of passion and romance amuse, and reveal the ecstasies and agonies of love and passion, and the courage and risk necessary to follow our dreams. Thirteen short stories and nineteen poems weave together, following a thread. They read like a novel. Provocative and bold, perhaps it is even shocking! "Dreams of Love" will pierce through to stir up deep rooted emotions, and will leave us wondering and reflecting long after we close the book.

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17863913-dreams-of-love

Rise of the Guardian (Guardian of the Seventh Realm #5)

J.W. Baccaro

While the Demon Lord Abaddon prepares to cast the Spell of Destruction and wipe out the glories of the earth for his own void of evil, Darshun Luthais, after a long oppressive journey, attempts to eradicate the source of his dark magic, the sacrificial Unholy Altar. But when the Dragon Gods unleash their barricade of fire the Delibious—a mystic realm of darkness, flames and witchery, Darshun must find a way through without burning his soul out of existence, and save the earth from the coming annihilation

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13630852-rise-of-the-guardian

Gestapo Marseille

Robert Chavanac

Akelig verhaal over de praktijken van de Gestapo in Marseille, waar zonder pardon gejaagd wordt op alles wat anti-Duits is

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16309927-gestapo-marseille

After Birth: Unconventional Writings from the Mommylands

Jenny Fiore

Welcome to the Mommylands, where all mothers go in the years beyond the birthing suite. In this eclectic collection of essays, 2007 Pushcart Prize Special Mention honoree Jenny Fiore shares her hilarious and poignant experiences as a freshly minted mother in today’s world of how-to manuals and helicopter parenting. Like a would-be shaman with dried spit-up on her yoga pants, she navigates her children through everything from death to tampons. Follow her from droopy-boob-fixes to brushes with booger-eating, and from a parent’s fears in a terrorized world to her everyday brushes with the divine. Fiore is also the voice behind the Momplex Blog and is a 2014 featured storyteller in the popular Listen to Your Mother show, which has been described as the Vagina Monologues of Motherhood.

['Nonfiction']

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17667335-after-birth

Carried by Angels

Phillip Hatfield

This is a dynamic, fantastic and true story of Angels appearing at a time when least expected and make an impact that forever altered the course one mans life. Then 10 years later he was in a tragic accident, as he lay dying on the ice-cold streets of Dallas Texas, angels came on the scene again. The accident sent him on a new journey and left him fighting for his life and he is now living life as a Dis-abled man, an amputee. Bringing Inspiration Hope and Encouragement everywhere he goes. This story is about much more than Angels. It is about the amazing story of Triumph over Tragedy and Phillip story of how "My Greatest Tragedy Is My Greatest Blessing."

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17681497-carried-by-angels

The Pilo Family Circus

Will Elliott

"You have two days to pass your audition. You better pass it, feller. You’re joining the circus. Ain’t that the best news you ever got?"Delivered by a trio of psychotic clowns, this ultimatum plunges Jamie into the horrific alternate universe that is the centuries-old Pilo Family Circus, a borderline world between Hell and Earth from which humankind’s greatest tragedies have been perpetrated. Yet in this place—peopled by the gruesome, grotesque, and monstrous—where violence and savagery are the norm, Jamie finds that his worst enemy is himself. When he applies the white face paint, he is transformed into JJ, the most vicious clown of all. And JJ wants Jamie dead!

['Horror', 'Fantasy', 'Fiction', 'Thriller', 'Bizarro Fiction', 'Paranormal', 'Supernatural']

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4748221-the-pilo-family-circus

A Perfect Persecution

James R. Lucas

An intense and unsettling view of the future in light of our nation's current stand on abortion.

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/636469.A_Perfect_Persecution

Ein Hauch von Magie

Amanda Laurie

In dieser Anthologie präsentiert Amanda Laurie drei Kurzgeschichten mit einem Hauch von Magie. Die Autorin entführt den Leser auf eine Reise durchs Hochland, wo einem Pärchen ein Erlebnis der besonderen Art widerfährt. Wir begleiten einen jungen Mann bei der verzweifelten Suche nach seinem geerbten – doch oft auch verhassten – Hausgeist. Schließlich geht die Reise nach London ins neunzehnte Jahrhundert, wo der Leser Zeuge eines Verbrechens wird und dem Straßenjungen Finnlay zur Seite steht, wenn er sich der Gefahr stellen muss. So unterschiedlich die Schauplätze der einzelnen short stories sein mögen, ihnen allen ist eines gemein: die Existenz von etwas Übernatürlichem, welches in manch einem Fall besser unentdeckt geblieben wäre ...

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17558768-ein-hauch-von-magie

Seduction (Reincarnationist, #5)

M.J. Rose

From the author of The Book of Lost Fragrances comes a haunting novel about a grieving woman who discovers the lost journal of novelist Victor Hugo, awakening a mystery that spans centuries.In 1843, novelist Victor Hugo’s beloved nineteen-year-old daughter drowned. Ten years later, Hugo began participating in hundreds of séances to reestablish contact with her. In the process, he claimed to have communed with the likes of Plato, Galileo, Shakespeare, Dante, Jesus—and even the Devil himself. Hugo’s transcriptions of these conversations have all been published. Or so it was believed.Recovering from her own losses, mythologist Jac L’Etoile arrives on the Isle of Jersey—where Hugo conducted the séances—hoping to uncover a secret about the island’s Celtic roots. But the man who’s invited her there, a troubled soul named Theo Gaspard, has hopes she’ll help him discover something quite different—Hugo’s lost conversations with someone called the Shadow of the Sepulcher.What follows is an intricately plotted and atmospheric tale of suspense with a spellbinding ghost story at its heart.

['Historical Fiction', 'Fiction', 'Mystery', 'Historical', 'Paranormal', 'Fantasy', 'Suspense']

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15802432-seduction

Starlet's Light (The Starlet, #3)

Carla J. Hanna

Starlet's Web takes GOLD & Starlet's Light takes SILVER in the 2014 Readers' Favorite International Book Awards: Christian Romance!Love. Trust. Acting. Cancer survivor-actress gives up the fight until she sees the light. Liana Marie writes her third memoir as she struggles with trust and commitment and shapes the role she plays.~ - ~I'm actress Liana Marie Michael and am dying. In my last two memoirs, I show how I'm the ideal Hollywood product. In writing Starlet's Web and Starlet's Run, I realized that the drama in our stories affects the lies in our real lives. The thin, young ideal of beauty is as much of a lie as the plot twists and dialogue we create to hide our insecurities.In this memoir, I make a mess of my love life while shooting a film in Great Britain. I dump Manuel for his own good. I love him with all my heart. So how could I not when he has a bright future? My dad visits and puts my past in perspective. I spend weekends in the hospital. I learn to rely on Franz, Evan and Amelie. Yes, I hook up with my Swiss billionaire-heir friend Pierre even though I miss Manuel every minute. But it all makes sense, especially since I am so done with acting.We are all flies and spiders in a web of stories. If I live a more authentic life, can love prevail despite my many faults? Can truth alter Hollywood's web?~ - ~Genres: New adult college romance, YA romance, NA romance, teen love and romance, young adult, new adult, YA, NA, teen, coming of age, contemporary, interracial fiction, inspirational romance. Contains sex and mild swearing.

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17866941-starlet-s-light

La plaça del Diamant

Mercè Rodoreda

La vida de Natàlia, la protagonista i narradora de La plaça del Diamant, es capgira quan coneix Quimet: el seu nom canviarà i passarà a dir-se Colometa, i la seva petita vida personal, plena de maldecaps, es barrejarà amb els grans esdeveniments col·lectius que sacsegen la societat catalana del primer terç del segle xx: la República, la guerra, la postguerra. Colometa en viu les conseqüències, sola i amb els seus dos fills, fins que, en un procés d'alliberament del passat i de reconciliació amb un present ple de mancances, recupera la seva pròpia identitat. Així, La plaça del Diamant es converteix en una crònica fidel i intencionada de la vida popular de la ciutat, d'una Barcelona genuïna, actualment en vies d'extinció.

['Fiction', 'Classics', 'Spain', 'Historical Fiction', 'Spanish Literature', 'Novels', '20th Century']

9,621

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/75515.La_pla_a_del_Diamant

Man's Ruin: An Exaggerated Life

Chancellor Moore

With an air of Fifty Shades of Grey and I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell, Man’s Ruin: An Exaggerated Life is the first of three books chronicling the physical, emotional and spiritual adventures of Chance Moore. See through his eyes as he must cope with falling in and out of love. Bar brawls, arrests, radical exploits, drug use, a plethora of sexual partners, mind-altering lessons, world travel, and multiple suicide attempts are all contained within little over 60,000 words.

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17936036-man-s-ruin

Delicate The alchemy of Emily Greyson

Debi Cimo

An epic fairytale of Love, Sacrifice, Revenge and the power to endure.Anna's heart-pounding first night in the Faeran Valley reveals things aren't what they seem. The land, her husband, Leve--even Samuel, the son of a servant. It is a place of an ancient legend born out of blood and bitterness...a broken legend she carries with her. But with only half of the legend in her possession--the other half disappearing years ago--everything around her is mired in secrets and mysticism.If the legend is real, it lies waiting for Anna, and has brought her here to the Faeran Valley, haunting her, pursuing her with its curses, with its ribbons of shadows and hope.

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17931361-delicate-the-alchemy-of-emily-greyson

Realm of the Unknown

James B. McPike

An investigator from the Israeli Ministry tackles his biggest case yet - trying to track down a powerful villain who may or may not have ties to the supernatural.

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16150289-realm-of-the-unknown

Master of the Jinn

Irving Karchmar

Here is a tale set on the Path of the Heart, a beautifully written mystical adventure wherein a modern-day Sufi Master sends seven companions on a perilous quest for the greatest treasure of the ancient world - King Solomon's ring. The legendary seal ring is said to control the Jinn, those terrifying demons of living fire, and in seeking it the companions discover not only the truth of the Jinn, but also the path of Love and the infinite mercy of God.

['Fiction', 'Islam', 'Religion', 'Novels', 'Fantasy', 'Spirituality', 'Mysticism']

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/157127.Master_of_the_Jinn

Universes Within the Universe

Paola Sanjinez

Too often we believe that both the world and the universe are chaotic places, but what needs to be improved is not the universe as such, but the way we look at it. The insatiable quest for answers and the eternal desire for knowledge about how things work, knowing where we came from, where we are going, and why we do the things we do every day of our lives in a desire to get away from the chaotic, mundane spectacle and monotony, in searching for unknown, new experiences in each and every one of the cities of Bolivia, Maru ends up finding something much more valuable and unexpected than a simple tourist trip. She ends up finding the best gift, the gift of knowing who we are and what we are made of. Failing to realize that we are deep in our own problems, we have lost so much time worrying about survival that we have forgotten entirely what it means to live.

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16201523-universes-within-the-universe

Shiloh

Helena Sorensen

In a world of perpetual darkness, a boy is born who wields remarkable power over fire. Amos is no more than seven when he kills a Shadow Wolf and becomes a legend in Shiloh. He would be destined for great things were it not for the stories his father tells about a world beyond the Shadow and a time before the Shadow. Only madmen hold to such tales, and in Shiloh, they have always come to bad ends.Amos is fearless. He walks with easy confidence, certain that the Shadow cannot touch him. Even his family is in awe of him. His father marvels at his skill with the bow, his mother thanks the gods that he has all the courage she lacks, and his sister, Phebe, worships him for saving her from an attack of the Shadow Cats.On a trip to the village of Emmerich, Amos rescues the Magistrate’s son, Simeon, from the village bullies. Simeon, fair-skinned and pale-eyed like other Dreamers in Shiloh’s history, becomes Amos’s constant companion and dearest friend. Simeon becomes a part of Amos’s family, listening to fireside stories told in a way he’s never heard them before and learning to wield a bow and arrow.The year the boys turn twelve, they are itching to prove themselves. An impetuous plan to steal a beautiful lantern goes miserably awry, and the lantern’s owner prophecies that Amos will be devoured by the Shadow. For the first time, a seed of fear is planted in Amos’s mind, and when his father is killed by a Shadow Wolf on the last day of the Great Hunt, the fear takes hold. If so great and brave a man as his father could fall to the Shadow, what hope has he?Buy your copy of Shiloh today to find out more ...Authors Website: http://www.helenasorensen.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/HelenaSorensen1 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Helena-...Publishers Website: http://www.MyInkBooks.comReviews:http://downrightdystopian.blogspot.ca...We are doing a black Friday Sale on Amazon! This book will be at the unheard of price of .99 USD (note, it is more than likely we won't ever have the book at this price again, so if you wanted to read it, the black Friday sales is the time to get it.

['Fantasy', 'Fiction', 'Young Adult', 'Christian', 'Christian Fiction', 'Amazon', 'Childrens']

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17829453-shiloh

Tara de sub fluturi

Dragos Voicu

The book could thrill all the readers aware by the economical and moral crisis we face. It is a dystopia where a country in economical crisis cannot function anymore and the government decides to sell it to a consortium of countries. The population loses the houses due to mortgages and the government decides to allocate tents installed in the parks to accommodate the desperate families. The life in such conditions is described and a story of a family living in such conditions is developed. Finally the country is sold and the consortium decides to organize the country as a collector of the sewages, wastage and garbage coming from the rest of the continent’s countries. There is an important political person in the book, who decides to cover all this abjectness with huge colored and perfumed butterflies…The book is a mirror over a world in distress…-----------------------------------------------Andreea Toma (http://andreeaiuliatoma.blogspot.com/... ):"Debutul lui Dragos Voicu a avut loc in 2009 cu romanul Coada, aparut la Editura Cartea Romaneasca, si care a primit Premiul pentru Proza la Concursul de debut organizat de aceasta editura. Nu am avut ocazia de a-l citi, in schimb am avut prilejul de a citi acest al doilea roman al sau-Tara de sub fluturi, care si-a facut aparitia de cateva luni in peisajul literaturii noastre contemporane. O gura de aer proaspat prinde bine din cand in cand, si astfel mi s-a parut mie ceea ce am gasit intre paginile acestei carti. A fost ceva diferit de lecturile mele de pana acum, ineditul imbracand felurite forme. Incepand cu titlul si continuand, treptat, cu fiecare pagina, am descoperit o lume invaluita in metafore. Din primele randuri ai senzatia ca vei citi ceva de domeniul fantasticului grotesc, fenomene incredibile au loc- oamenii si animalele isi pierd parul, pasarile au ramas fara pene-, si, daca as fi judecat doar dupa acest tablou initial, probabil ca nu as fi fost atrasa de subiectul cartii. Insa mi-am coborat privirea rand dupa rand si am simtit ca voi avea surprize placute. Nu m-am inselat.In Tara de sub fluturi gasim o lume supusa degradarii, primele imagini sunt apasatoare, sufocante, incepi sa simti caldura coplesitoare ce a cuprins tara, o senzatie de dezintegrare treptata parca bantuie printre oamenii tot mai obositi de traiul lor. Oameni evacuate de catre banci din casele lor si nevoiti sa locuiasca in parcuri, in corturile pe care Statul cel grijuliu cu cetatenii sai le-a pus la dispozitie. O imagine dezolanta, contracarata de un pasaj ce m-a amuzat de-a binelea: reprezentantii bancilor continua sa le faca oferte de creditare numeroaselor victime ale creditelor anterioare, oferte care de care mai pompoase, acoperind tot felul de situatii, culminand cu perspectiva decesului potentialului client, ce va muri in contul bancii, nu in al sau.Treptat, lumea din Tara de sub fluturi capata contururi atat de familiare, incat caracterul alegoric incepe sa ne scape, lucrurile ce se petrec nu ni se mai par atat de incredibile, ci ne infatiseaza o posibila realitate viitoare, nu atat de indepartata pe cat ne-ar place sa credem. Imaginile adesea halucinante dobandesc conotatii reale. Situatiile aducatoare de zambete pe chipul cititorului sunt presarate cu maiestrie in tot cuprinsul romanului. Senzatia ce m-a insotit permanent pe parcursul lecturii a fost aceea ca un ochi rade si altul plange. O parte din mine era incantata de umorul nascut de anumite intamplari, iar cealalta se infiora de perspectiva sumbra aruncata asupra viitorului. Caci in pofida aerului alegoric, intesat de imagini aparent exagerate, bogate in semnificatii, locurile si oamenii, trasaturile lor, sunt atat de usor de recunoscut, incat nu mai simti nevoia ca ele sa poarte un nume. Totul se desfasoara sub auspiciile nefaste ale Crizei, cu majuscula, asa cum apare si in carte. Personajul principal, un personaj-narator, fara nume si el, este un ins ca oricare altul dintre cei multi, afectati din plin de Criza. Dar prin prisma locului de munca pe care inca are norocul sa il detina- este un mic functionar la Ministerul Aerului-, are prilejul sa asiste fara sa poata face ceva la toate manevrele, la jocurile de culise ale inaltilor demnitari, care invart pe degete destinele a milioane de oameni si, impreuna cu ei, al unei intregi tari. Avem in fata o satira a tuturor tarelor societatii, pe care le cunoastem si le recunoastem, ele nu sunt deloc putine, la fiecare pas este ilustrata una din ele. Incepand cu prostia in materie de vot, continuand cu pasiunea pentru mancatul semintelor, cu festinele electorale, cu demagogia politicienilor, cu coruptia intalnita la toate nivelele, de la cel mai marunt pana la cel mai inalt sau invers, apoi cu dezinteresul pentru binele tarii si interesul exclusiv pentru propriul profit. Si daca la un moment dat am fost uimita de episodul vanzarii aerului curat din munti catre tari afectate de poluare masiva, ulterior aveam sa am un moment de stupoare- o decizie radicala luata de mai marii tarii, ca unica solutie de iesire din criza, si care implica o groaza de alte masuri extreme de costisitoare, inutile, in detrimentul altora cu adevarat eficiente, demonstrandu-le inventivitatea netarmurita in aceasta privinta. Toate acestea va par cunoscute, nu? Doar ca in acest roman ele capata dimensiuni noi, frizand incredibilul. Un incredibil, cum spuneam, perfect posibil. N-ai cum sa nu te gandesti, citind paginile a caror intensitate creste gradual, ca multitudinea de elemente deghizate in metafore sunt de fapt nu doar detalii dintr-un posibil drum pe care lumea de langa noi l-ar putea urma, ci chiar ceea ce se petrece acum sub ochii nostri. Pagini impresionante pentru mine au fost si cele care lasa oarecum la o parte meschinaria politica, evocandu-i pe bunicii personajului-narator. Franturi din trecutul mai recent sau mai indepartat si culminand cu degradarea prezentului, in care bunica, ramasa vaduva de cativa ani, isi asteapta sfarsitul intr-o saracie lucie, in satul si el degradat, in care putinii oameni ramasi s-au transformat in indivizi josnici, betivi si hoti. M-au emotionat profund paginile acestea. Bogatia stilistica ce caracterizeaza intreg textul este presarata la momentele potrivite cu unele expresii ce ar putea parea vulgare, insa nu sunt folosite pentru a face deliciul unui public dornic de limbaj licentios, ci se aseaza firesc in discursurile anumitor personaje, ca parte integranta din felul lor de-a fi, ca o nota de autenticitate.Si ar mai fi multe de comentat pe marginea cartii, insa n-as vrea sa dezvalui prea mult din continutul sau, sa nu va stric surpriza lecturii. Este o carte surprinzatoare, bine construita, scrisa intr-un stil fluid, placut. As putea spune chiar ca are si o doza de lirism fin impletita in tesatura elaborata a frazelor. Sper ca nu am fost prea lunga de vorba in exprimarea entuziasmului meu, dar de cate ori am ocazia sa citesc o astfel de carte, care produce valuri in constiinta mea de cititor, ma simt datoare sa-mi impartasesc impresiile cu voi. Cartea a aparut la Editura A.T.U. din Sibiu si poate fi comandata de aici. Pretul este foarte accesibil si fiti convinsi ca merita fiecare leu. De asemenea, puteti vizita blogul cartii-Tara de sub fluturi"

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17667587-tara-de-sub-fluturi

Hands on Health: Take Your Vibrant, Whole Health Back Into Your Healing Hands

Paula M. Youmell

Hands-On Health seeks to entice you to eat healthier; move your body more frequently; get outside into the natural world we are inherently a part of; sleep better; and take good, wholesome, natural care of your body, mind, and soul.

['Food', 'Health']

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17741158-hands-on-health

Deliverance

Brittany Comeaux

On a cold winter night, the kingdom of Daldussa invaded Cierith, a peaceful and prosperous kingdom. The king of Daldussa, Bogdan, murdered the king and queen of Cierith in cold blood while their young daughter watched in horror. Bogdan then proclaimed himself dictator of the conquered land.Ten years later, the princess of Cierith, now under the alias "Crystal," is the leader of a rebel group called Deliverance and she uses her magic to fight Bogdan's tyranny. She has many friends and allies who aid her, including Blaze, King Bogdan's only son. Cast aside by his cruel father, Prince Blaze joins the rebellion bent on revenge.Soon Crystal and Blaze will discover that they must both fight for their lives not only to protect everyone else they hold dear, but each other as well.Author's Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/brittanycome...

['Fantasy']

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17801666-deliverance

The Choice

Eliyahu M. Goldratt

TOC has been successfully applied in almost every area of human endeavor, from industry to healthcare to education. And while Eli Goldratt is indeed a scientist, an educator and a business leader, he is first and foremost a philosopher; some say a genius. He is a thinker who provokes others to do the same. Often characterized as unconventional, and always stimulating--a slayer of sacred cows-- Dr. Goldratt exhorts his readers to examine and reassess their lives and business practices by cultivating a different perspective and a clear new vision. In his latest book, The Choice, Goldratt once again presents his thought provoking approach, this time through a conversation with his daughter Efrat, as he explains to her his fundamental system of beliefs.

['Business', 'Management', 'Nonfiction', 'Philosophy', 'Leadership', 'Psychology', 'Productivity']

725

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4845427-the-choice

Spiritus Mundi (Spiritus Mundi, #1)

Robert Sheppard

Spiritus Mundi by Robert Sheppard, nominated for the prestigious 2014 Pushcart Prize for Literature, consists of Spiritus Mundi, the Novel—Book I, and Spiritus Mundi, the Romance—Book II. Book I’s espionage-terror-political-religious thriller-action criss-crosses the globe from Beijing to London to Washington, Mexico City and Jerusalem presenting a vast panorama of the contemporary international world, including compelling action, deep and realistic characters and surreal adventures, while Book II dialates the setting and scope into a fantasy (though still rooted in the real) adventure where the protagonists embark on a quest to the realms of Middle Earth and its Crystal Bead Game and through a wormhole to the Council of the Immortals in the Amphitheater in the center of the Milky Way Galaxy in search of the crucial Silmaril Crystal, and to plead for the continuance of the human race in the face of threatened extinction from a nuclear World War III, all followed by a triple-somersault thriller ending in which a common garden-variety terrorist attack is first uncovered by MI6 and the CIA as the opening gambit a Greatpower Game of States threatening World War III and then, incredibly, as the nexus of a Time Travel conspiracy involving an attempt by fascist forces of the 23rd Century to alter a benign World History by a time-travelling raid on their past and our present to provoke that World War III, foiled by the heroic efforts of the democratic 23rd Century world government, the Senate of the United States of Earth, to hunt down the fascist interlopers before their history is irrevocably altered for evil. When activist Robert Sartorius, leading a global campaign to create a European Parliament-style world-wide United Nations Parliamentary Assembly presses the proposal in New York on his old friend the UN Secretary-General and is rebuffed due to the hostile pressure of the conservative American administration, his Committee resolves to fight back by launching a celebrity-driven Bono-Geldof-Band Aid/Live 8-style “People Power” media campaign and telethon spearheaded by rock superstars Isis and Osiris and former UN Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali to mobilize global public support and pressure in alliance with the Occupy Wall Street Movements worldwide. The Blogs of Sartorius, activist Eva Strong and Committee Chairman Andreas Sarkozy reveal the campaign’s working struggle, their tangled love affairs, a loss of faith, attempted suicide, reconciliation of father and son after divorce, and recovery of personal love and faith. Things fall apart as the idealists’ global crusade is infiltrated by a cell of jihadist terrorists using it as a cover, then counter-infiltrated by CIA agent Jack McKinsey and British MI6 agent Etienne Dearlove. A cat-and-mouse game of espionage and intrigue ensues pitting them against the Chinese MSS espionage network allied with the Iranian Quds Force crossing Beijing, London, Moscow, Washington and Jerusalem unleashing an uncontrollable series of events which sees the American Olympic Track and Field Team bombed on an airplane in London, uncovers a secret conspiracy of China, Russia and Iran to jointly seize the oil reserves of the Middle-East, and witnesses Presidents Clinton and Carter taken hostage with Sartorius, McKinsey, Eva and other activists at a Jerusalem telethon rally cut short by the explosion of a concealed atomic device in a loaned Chinese Terracotta Warrior, then flown by capturing terrorists to Qom, Iran as “human shields” to deter a retaliatory nuclear attack.In Book II, Spiritus Mundi, the Romance they encounter Iran’s Supreme Leader in Qom as the world teeters on the brink of nuclear confrontation and World War III, while mysterious events unfold leading Sartorius and McKinsey from their captivity in the underground nuclear facilities of Qom into a hidden neo-mythic dimension that takes them to a vast ocean and land at the center of the world, Middle Earth, Inner Shambhala, and to involvement in a mysterious Castalian “Crystal Bead Game” linked to the destiny of the human race on earth. They then embark on a quest for the Silmaril, or Missing Seed Crystal to the central island of Omphalos in the Great Central Sea in the middle of the globe, aided by Goethe, the Chinese Monkey King, Captain Nemo, the African God-Hero Ogun, and a Sufi mystic they traverse a ‘wormhole’ at the center of the earth guarded by ‘The Mothers’ and the fallen angel tribe of the Grigori (Genesis 6:1-4) which leads the way to critical meeting of the “Council of the Immortals” at the Black Hole in the center of the Milky Way Galaxy to determine the final fate of the human species. The heroes battle and overcome the treacherous opposition of Mephisto and his satanic subaltern Mundus through their Underworld and Otherworld adventures and successfully plead the cause of the continuation of the human species before the Immortals, returning with the critical Silmaril Crystal, resolving the Crystal Bead Game and thereby inspiring through the Archangel Gabriel a dream in the mind of Iran’s Supreme Leader which brings a new Revelation causing him to release the hostages and an end the crisis. China and Russia stand down from aiding Iran in seizing the Mid-East oil reserves, but in a treacherous blow the Chinese instead utilize their forward-positioned armies to attack their former ally Russia and seize Siberia with its large oil and gas reserves instead. President Barret Osama, America’s newly-elected first black President then invites Russia, Japan and South Korea to join NATO and together they succeed in expelling the Chinese from Siberia and usher in a new Eurasian and global balance of power and a New World Order.Rock Superstar Osiris meanwhile, after undertaking a narcissistic Messianic mission in the wake of the Jerusalem atomic blast is dramatically assassinated on live world-wide television on Jerusalem’s Via Dolorosa by a disillusioned follower. His wife and rock-star partner Isis then leads a spiritual movement to reconcile and unite the clashing religions and catalyze a common global spiritual Renaissance through a Global Progressive Spiritual Alliance which seeks to construct an Inter-faith Temple on the ruins of the atomic blast in Jerusalem. In counter-reaction to the cataclysmic events the world finally implements Sartorius’ crusade for a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly, but not before Sartorius has himself has died, Moses-like of a heart attack while helping to foil a metaconspiracy mediated by Time Travel in which a fascist agent from the 23rd Century who has time-transited back to our time to alter a benign history by causing WWIII and thus preventing the evolution of a democratic world government, the United States of Earth, which follows him through time and nabs him just in the “nick of time” to prevent Aramgeddon. The book ends with the opening ceremony of the UN Parliamentary Assembly which is attended in Sartorius’ name by his widow Eva Strong, whom Sartorius had fallen in love with and married in the course of the novel, and by their son Euphy, newborn after Sartorius’ death. They are joined in cinematic climax at the ceremony by newly chosen UN Secretary-General Clinton, President Osama and UN Parliamentary Assembly Committee Chairman Andreas Sarkozy who have just received the Nobel Peace Prize for their work in creation of the world’s first world parliamentary assembly within the United Nations, bringing together the representative voices of the peoples of the world in face-to-face assembly and dialogue for the first time in world history. Highlights:All the Highlights of the novel cannot be contained in such a short Introduction, but a few of them would include:1. Spiritus Mundi is the first novel in world history to portray the creation of a United Nations Parliamentary Assemblyon the working model, inter alia, of the European Parliament and the first novel to portray the Occupy Wall Street Movement and related movements worldwide;2. Spiritus Mundi is a prophetic geo-political WWIII novel of the near future forseeing a conflict and conspiratorial surprise attack by a resurgent “Axis” of China, Russia and Iran seeking by a decisive blow in jointly seizing the Middle-East oil fields to radically alter the global balance of power vis-a-vis the West in the world and Eurasia. Like Clancy’s The Bear and the Dragon, it forsees the inclusion of Russia in NATO, and goes far beyond in forseeing the inclusion of South Korea and Japan, following a joint Chinese-Russian occupation of a collapsing North Korea and the Axis strike at the Middle-Eastern oil fields;3. Spiritus Mundi is an exciting espionage thriller involving the American CIA. British MI6, the Chinese MSS, or Ministry of State Security and the Russian SVR contending in a deul of intrigue and espionage;4. Spiritus Mundi is a Spellbinding Terrorism/Counterterrorism novel involving a global plot to conceal an atomic bomb in a Chinese Teracotta Warrior to be detonated in Jerusalem;5. Features the romantic and sexual searching and encounters of dozens of idealist activists, rock-stars, CIA and MI6 agents, public-relations spinmeisters and billionaires with a detour into the bi-sexual and gay scenes of Beijing, New York, California, London and Tokyo:6. Establishes and grounds the new genre of the Global Novel written in Global English, the international language of the world,7. Spiritus Mundi is a novel of Spiritual Searching featuring the religious searching of Sufi mystic Mohammad ala Rushdie, as well as the loss of faith, depression, attempted suicide and recovery of faith in life of protagonist Sartorius. Follows bogus religious cult leaders and the Messiah-Complex megalomanic-narcissistic mission of rock superstar Osiris that leads to his dramatic assassination on worldwide television in Jerusalem, followed by the religious conversion of his wife and rock-star parner Isis;8. Features the search for love and sexual fulfillment of Eva Strong, a deeply and realistically portrayed divorced single mother involved in the United Nations campaign, who reveals her tortured heart and soul in her Blog throughout several disastrous sexual affairs and ultimately through her final attainment of love and marriage to Sartorius;9. Features Sartorius’ experience of a bitter divorce, alienation and reconciliation with his son, his loss of faith and attempted suicide, his battle against drugs and alcoholism, his surreal and sexual adventures in Mexico City, and his subsequent redeeming love and marriage to Eva Strong;10. Contains the in–depth literary conversations of Sartorius and his best friend, Literature Nobel Laureate Günther Gross, as they conduct worldwide interviews and research for at book they are jointly writing on the emergence of the new institution of World Literature, building on Goethe’s original concept of “Weltliteratur” and its foundations and contributions from all the world’s traditions and cultures;11. Predicts the emergence of the institution and quest of “The Great Global Novel” as a successor to the prior quest after “The Great American Novel” in the newer age of the globalization of literature in Global English and generally;12. Features the cross-cultural experiences and search for roots, sexual and spiritual fulfillment and authenticity of Asian-American character Jennie Zheng, and Pari Kasiwar of India;13. For the first time incorporates in the dramatic narrative flow of action the mythic traditions of all the cultures and literatures of the world, including such figures as Goethe, The Chinese Monkey King, the African God-Hero Ogun, surreal adventures in the ‘Theatro Magico’ in Mexico City bringing to life figures from the Mayan-Aztec Popul Vuh, Hanuman from the Indian classic the Ramayana, and many more;14. Book Two, Spiritus Mundi, the Romance is a fantastic Fantasy, Myth and Magical Realism Rollercoaster Ride: The more mythic Book Two utilizes a Wellsian motif of Time Travel to explore the making of history and its attempted unmaking (a la Terminator) by a hositile raid from the future on the past, our present, and the foiling of the fascist attempt by an alliance of men and women of goodwill and courage from past, present and future generations united in a Commonwealth of Human Destiny; Like Thomas Pynchon’s Against the Day and Welles’ Journey to the Center of the Earth it involves a journey to an interior realm of the “Middle Earth;” it also contains a futuristic travel through a wormhole to the center of our Milky Way Galaxy for a meeting with the “Council of the Immortals” where the fate of the human race will be decided;15. Is a fantastic read on a roller-coaster ride of high adventure and self-exploration!C Copyright 2013 Robert Sheppard All Rights ReservedON SPIRITUS MUNDI “Read Robert Sheppard's sprawling, supple novel, Spiritus Mundi, an epic story of global intrigue and sexual and spiritual revelation. Compelling characters, wisdom, insight, and beautiful depictions of locations all over the world will power you through the book. You'll exit wishing the story lines would go on and on.” May 13, 2012Robert McDowell, Editor, Writer, Marketer, Editorial Cra, The Nature of Words ______________________________________________________ “Robert Sheppard's novel, "Spiritus Mundi," has everything. "Spiritus Mundi" is Latin, meaning "spirit" or "soul of the world." According to the Norton Anthology of English Literature, the phrase refers to "the spirit or soul of the universe" with which all individual souls are connected through the "Great Memory." This amazing novel is all inclusive and unceasingly riveting. If you are interested in politics, philosophy, human relationships, sex, intrigue, betrayal, poetry and even philosophy --- buy and read "Spiritus Mundi"!”November 18, 2012Raymond P. Keen, School Psychologist, Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DODDS)----------------------------------------------------------------“Robert Sheppard's new novel “Spiritus Mundi” is a new twist on a well-loved genre. Robert leaves no stone unturned in this compelling page turner you’ll experience mystery, suspense, thrills, and excitement. Robert touches on sexuality and spirituality in such a way that the reader is compelled to ask themselves “what would you do if faced with these trials?” Robert is a master at taking the reader out of their own lives and into the world he created. If you’re looking for a “can’t put down” read pick up Spiritus Mundi!” May 20, 2012Nicole Breanne, Content Coordinator, Ranker.com _____________________________________________________ “Longing for a thrilling experience of the sexual and spiritual world? Expecting a thorough summoning of your inner heart? Aspiring to find an extraordinary voice to enlighten your understanding heart? Then you can’t miss this extraordinary novel, Spiritus Mundi by Robert Sheppard. The author will spirit you into a exciting world filled with fantasy, myth, conflicts and wisdom from a fresh perspective. Don’t hesitate, just turn to the 1st page and start out enjoying this marvellous journey.”November 17, 2012Alina Mu Liu, Official Interpreter, Editor & Translator, HM Courts & Tribunal Service, London UK & the United Nations------------------------------------------------------------------------------“Robert Sheppard's Spiritus Mundi is a literary novel for those with an extensive vocabulary, and who believe how you tell a story is as important as what occurs in it. It is as current as today's headlines.Jaime Martinez-Tolentino, Writer” November 19, 2012--------------------------------------------------------------------------“Robert Sheppard's exciting new novel, Spiritus Mundi, is an unforgettable read and epic journey of high adventure and self-discovery across the scarred landscape of the modern world and into the mysteries beyond. Its compelling saga reveals the sexual and spiritual lives of struggling global protesters and idealists overcoming despair, nuclear terrorism, espionage and a threatened World War III to bring the world together from the brink of destruction with a revolutionary United Nations Parliamentary Assembly and spiritual rebirth. This modern epic is a must read and compelling vision of the future for all Citizens of the Modern World and a beacon of hope pointing us all towards a better world struggling against all odds to be born.” May 19, 2012Lara Biyuts, Reviewer and Blogger at Goodreads.com and Revue Blanche________________________________________________________“Robert Sheppard's "Spiritus Mundi" is a book of major importance and depth. A must read for any thinking, compassionate human being living in these perilous times. I highly recommend this powerful testament of the current course of our so-called life on his planet. April 25, 2012Doug Draime Writer, Freelance___________________________________________________“This new novel 'Spiritus Mundi' brings together history, politics, future society, and blends with a plausible World War Three scenario. I have read it and find it over the top fascinating. I am very glad to see Robert share his creativity with the world through this work of fiction, and know it will be a huge hit.” April 28, 2012Jim Rogers, Owner and Director, AXL______________________________________________“Robert Sheppard is an exceptional thinker! His work should be read and made the subject of critical study.”May 26, 2012Georgia Banks-Martin, Editor, New Mirage Journal------------------------------------------------------------------------------“This novel rocks the reader with its supple strength. You want to say "No, No," and you end up saying, "Maybe." Political science fiction at its highest, most memorable level.”November 17, 2012Carl Macki, Owner, Carl Macki Social Media------------------------------------------------------------------------------ “Robert Sheppard's Novel Spiritus Mundi confronts politics and philosophies of the world. He's examined multiple layers of personality in his characters; male, female, Chinese, Arab, English, and American melding them into a story of possible outcomes. How else can I convey the intelligent presentation of fiction woven with sensitivity to our world's governments, religious influences and sectarian principles? We must not forget the influence of a largely secular world. Robert tirelessly checked, rechecked and triple checked his resources in order to bring a fiction of occurrence, and psychological impact as set forth in his novel Spiritus Mundi.”November 18, 2012Glenda Fralin, Author, Organization NWG__________________________________________________________“Robert was one of my best guests. His novel is as wide ranging as are his interests and expertise. He can explain his various ideas with great clarity and he does this with compassion. Novel is worthwhile reading.”November 18, 2012Dr. Robert Rose, Radio Show Host, www.blogtalkradio.com/icdrrose________________________________________________________________About the Author:Robert Sheppard , Author, Poet & NovelistProfessor of World and Comparative LiteratureAbout the Author:Robert Sheppard , Author, Poet & NovelistProfessor of World and Comparative LiteratureProfessor of International LawSenior Associate, Committee for a Democratic United Nations (KDUN) Robert Sheppard is the author of the acclaimed dual novel Spiritus Mundi, in two parts, Spiritus Mundi the Novel, Book I and Spiritus Mundi the Romance, Book II. The acclaimed “global novel” features espionage-terror-political-religious thriller-action criss-crossing the globe involving MI6. the CIA and Chinese MSS Intelligence as well as a "People Power" campaign to establish a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly on the model of the European Parliament, with action moving from Beijing to London to Washington, Mexico City and Jerusalem while presenting a vast panorama of the contemporary international world, including compelling action and surreal adventures. It also contains the unfolding sexual, romantic and family relationships of many of its principal and secondary characters, and a significant dimension of spiritual searching through "The Varieties of Religious Experience." It contains also significant discussions of World Literature, including Chinese, Indian, Western and American literature, and like Joyce's Ulysses, it incorporates a vast array of stylistic approaches as the story unfolds. Book II, Spiritus Mundi the Romance, dilates the setting, scope and continuing action as a Romance of fantasy adventure where the protagonists, still following the original action of Book I, embark on a quest to the realms of Middle Earth and its Crystal Bead Game in search of the Silmaril Missing Seed Crystal and thence through a wormhole to a "Council of the Immortals" in an Amphitheater in the center of the Milky Way Galaxy to plead for the continuance of the human race in the face of threatened extinction from a nuclear World War III involving the confrontation and military showdown between NATO, China, Russia and Iran unfolded from the espionage events of Book I. The contemporary epic culminates with the first convening of the United Nations Parliamentary Assembly, a world-scale version of the European Parliament installed as a new organ of the United Nations.Dr. Sheppard presently serves as a Professor of International Law and World Literature at Peking University, Northeastern University and the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) of China, and has previously served as a Professor of International Law and MBA professor at Tsinghua University, Renmin People’s University, the China University of Politics and Law and at the Law Institute of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) in Beijing, China. Having studied Law, Comparative Literature and politics at the University of California, Berkeley (Ph. D.) Program in Comparative Literature), Northridge, Tübingen, Heidelberg, the People’s College and San Francisco, (BA, MA, JD), he additionally has been active as professor of International Trade, Private International Law, and Public International Law from 1993 to 1998 at Xiamen University, Beijing Foreign Studies University, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Graduate School (CASS), and the China University of Political Science and Law in Beijing. Since 2000 he has served as a Senior Consultant to the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in Beijing and has authored numerous papers on the democratic reform of the United Nations system. Related Links and Websites: Spiritus Mundi, Novel by Robert SheppardFor Introduction and Overview of the Novel: https://spiritusmundinovel.wordpress....For Updates on the Upcoming Movie Version of the Novel Spiritus Mundi & Casting of Actors and Actresses for the Leading Roles See: http://robertalexandersheppard.wordpr...For Authors Blog: https://robertalexandersheppard.wordp...To Read About the Occupy Wall Street Movement in Spiritus Mundi: http://occupywallstreetnovel.wordpres... To Read Sample Chapters from Spiritus Mundi: https://spiritusmundisamplechapters.w...To Read Fantasy, Myth and Magical Realism Excerpts from Spiritus Mundi: https://spiritusmundifantasymythandma...To Read Sexual Excerpts from Spiritus Mundi: “The Varieties of Sexual Experience:” https://spiritusmundivarietiesofsexua...To Read Spy, Espionage and Coutnterterrorism Excerpts from Spiritus Mundi: http://spiritusmundispyespionagecount...To Read Geopolitical and World War Three Excerpts from Spiritus Mundi: https://spiritusmundigeopoliticalworl...To Read Spiritual and Religious Excerpts from Spiritus Mundi: https://spiritusmundionspiritualityan...To Read About the Global Campaign for a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly in Spiritus Mundi: https://spiritusmundiunitednationspar...To Read Poetry from Spiritus Mundi：https://spiritusmundipoetry.wordpress...For Discussions of World Literature and Literary Criticism in Spiritus Mundi: http://worldliteratureandliterarycrit...For Discussions of World History and World Civilization in Spiritus Mundi: https://worldhistoryandcivilizationsp...To Read the Blog of Eva Strong from Spiritus Mundi https://evasblogfromspiritusmundi.wor...To Read the Blog of Andreas Sarkozy from Spiritus Mundi:http://andreasblogfromspiritusmundi.w...To Read the Blog of Yoriko Oe From Spiritus Mundi: http://yorikosblogfromspiritusmundi.w...To Read the Blog of Robert Sartorius from Spritus Mundi: http://sartoriusblogfromspiritusmundi...Robert Sheppard: Author, Poet & NovelistFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/robert.she... LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/pub/robert-sheppard/...Twitter: @RobertSheppard_ Author's Blog: http://robertalexandersheppard.wordpr...

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Our Virtuous Republic: The Forgotten Clause in the American Social Contract

Richard D. Baris

Is it no longer a "self-evident" truth that government's nature is to become tyrannical? "Our Virtuous Republic" is the book the establishment does not want Americans on the right, left, or center to read. The argument is a vociferous and comprehensive defense of American traditionalism, a lesson in American citizenship, and a call for a return to civil society. Conservatives academics and politicians have failed to make a decisive argument for our founding principles. As a result, the progressive narrative has attached an unsubstantiated backward stigma to the ideals born of the American mainstream Protestant ethic, such as civic duty, obligation and other elements of American traditionalism that are necessary for a healthy society. Baris uses psychology, logic, economics, history, and science to deconstruct the progressive argument to its regressive core. Breaking through the superficial, he explains how our human nature interacts with the different elements of each political philosophy in American politics. The evidence, in total, points to one conclusion. There is a Natural Law that illuminates the path to human happiness and well-being. Our Founding Fathers designed the American social contract in accordance with Natural Law to ensure that we would all have the opportunity to achieve the highest state of being. Honoring the terms of that social contract is the true path to progress.

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17974854-our-virtuous-republic

Lifeboat

A.B. Shepherd

Cass has lost everything; her husband, her son, and her will to live. She walks in the dark when sleep eludes her. One sleepless summer night she spies a UFO and discovers a new obsession. It gives much-needed focus to her empty life. When natural disasters destroy the Earth, Cass and other survivors are rescued and taken to a new world where the human race can begin anew. But something is wrong here. This may not be the paradise they’ve been promised. Survivors are vanishing without a trace. Can Cass unravel the riddle in time to save herself?

['Science Fiction', 'Suspense', 'Contemporary Romance']

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17725820-lifeboat

The Patience Stone

Atiq Rahimi

“For far too long, Afghan women have been faceless and voiceless. Until now. With The Patience Stone, Atiq Rahimi gives face and voice to one unforgettable woman–and, one could argue, offers her as a proxy for the grievances of millions…it is a rich read, part allegory, part a tale of retribution, part an exploration of honor, love, sex, marriage, war. It is without doubt an important and courageous book.” from the introduction by Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid SunsIn Persian folklore, Syngue Sabour is the name of a magical black stone, a patience stone, which absorbs the plight of those who confide in it. It is believed that the day it explodes, after having received too much hardship and pain, will be the day of the Apocalypse. But here, the Syngue Sabour is not a stone but rather a man lying brain-dead with a bullet lodged in his neck. His wife is with him, sitting by his side. But she resents him for having sacrificed her to the war, for never being able to resist the call to arms, for wanting to be a hero, and in the end, after all was said and done, for being incapacitated in a small skirmish. Yet she cares, and she speaks to him. She even talks to him more and more, opening up her deepest desires, pains, and secrets. While in the streets rival factions clash and soldiers are looting and killing around her, she speaks of her life, never knowing if her husband really hears. And it is an extraordinary confession, without restraint, about sex and love and her anger against a man who never understood her, who mistreated her, who never showed her any respect or kindness. Her admission releases the weight of oppression of marital, social, and religious norms, and she leads her story up to the great secret that is unthinkable in a country such as Afghanistan. Winner of the Prix Goncourt, The Patience Stone captures with great courage and spare, poetic, prose the reality of everyday life for an intelligent woman under the oppressive weight of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan.

['Fiction', 'Asia', 'France', 'War', 'Novels', 'Contemporary', 'Islam']

5,703

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6624282-the-patience-stone

Seven Locks

Christine Wade

The Hudson River Valley, 1769: A man mysteriously disappears without a trace, abandoning his wife and children on their farm at the foot of the Catskill Mountains. At first many believe that his wife, who has the reputation of being a scold, has driven her husband away, but as the strange circumstances of his disappearance circulate, a darker story unfolds. And as the lines between myth and realty fade in the wilderness, and an American nation struggles to emerge, the lost man's wife embarks on a desperate journey to find the means to ensure her family's survival...

['Historical Fiction', 'Fiction', '18th Century', 'Mystery', 'American Revolution', 'American History', 'Historical']

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13547514-seven-locks

The Hush

William R. Flowers

Hollywood has robbed our generation of the wonder and awe that should be found in the final moments of the savior’s life. From the older images of a sad, blue-eyed Jesus to the more recent, more violently graphic portrayals of his suffering, we have been trained to see the author of creation as another victim. To be sure, Jesus Christ endured terrible physical abuse and a barbaric death, but this wasn’t what caused his dread the night before as he prayed, alone in the garden. The prospect of a much darker agony, something much harder for us to grasp, not only made the Son of God sweat drops of blood inanticipation, but according to Luke’s Gospel also caused the sun’s light to fail.The Hush presents a unique blend of images, combining glimpses of supernatural forces behind the familiar scenes with historically and biblically sound drama. Beginning with an introduction that sweeps from the manger to Christ’s final trip into Jerusalem, a tone of tension and warfare is set: aftera long absence, the Master has returned to set his feet once more on his dear, own creation, territory long held by his enemy. Under the watching eyes of angels and demons alike, the infant becomes a boy, the boy a young man, and suddenly, this God in flesh and his adversary find themselves face to face, eyeto eye, one of them with a plan, the other with a different plan.There is passion and humor and friendship exchanged between Jesus and his disciples, while all around them danger and conflict and unseen posturing mounts. The week wears away, the two plans converge, and the Master is separated from his disciples. The hours tick down, the trials commence, andthe abuse escalates. Evil is unleashed like never before.And then comes the moment when the sun refuses to shine; as the Lord of the universe is nailed to a tree and lifted from the earth, the Hush descends.

['Christian Fiction', 'Christian']

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13432977-the-hush

The Commitment

Johanna Andrews

Explore the opportunity to have a brand new life with The Commitment. This commitment will be the most important one you ever make. Imagine living day to day knowing that you cannot fail, be disapointed, or ruin the ultimate divine plan that God has for your life. You will receive a healing from the past, understanding of your present, and blessings for your future all by working on one relationship. You and God. Don't wait to take this important step to your new future and eternal life. Inside, Johanna Andrews shares personal testimony, experience, and relevant scripture all to help you understand what kind of commitment you can have. The Commitment is for anyone who doesn't know God, or knows that he exists but wants to solidify that relationship permanently.

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15024350-the-commitment

How to Find and Create Lasting Love: Preparing your Foundation, Selecting the Right Partner and Ensuring Success in Your Relationship

Dylan Thrasher

"I have seen so many relationships fail over the years, and few succeed to the point where you would want them to if you were to share a life with someone. Sharing a life is a major thing to undertake with another person, and it makes one wonder how you can even start doing that with someone you're not thrilled to be with, yet many do. We listen to bad advice from family or friends who themselves are caught up in relationships that leave much lacking. We spent thousands of dollars on therapy, only to find it often too esoteric, too focused on concepts and cutting us off at 50-minute intervals, only to go home frustrated. We spend too much money with on New-Age type products to feel better, from energy crystals or hypnosis to whatever the fad of the month is. It is strange, how we will look all over for answers, yet we will not look into ourselves and our partners to see if the love is real, and if it is, to really fix the underlying problems. Maybe therapy or balancing your chakra works for some, but for the rest who still go home thinking 'But what do I DO about the problem?, ' here is your manual that will tell you in real-world terms, what the underlying cause of your problem really is and more importantly, HOW to fix it and your relationship in the process. Singles can get as much from this book as couples, and it is very possible that after reading this book you will look at relationships (and yourself) in a whole new light, leading your next relationship to possibly be the most rewarding one you have ever had. Whatever you have done in the past obviously is not working. There's a saying that if you keep doing what you have always done, you will keep getting what you have always gotten. You deserve it, and it is about time you start living it. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to help you." Dylan Thrasher

['Self Help']

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17990425-how-to-find-and-create-lasting-love

How To Survive Your Sisters

Ellie Campbell

**FROM THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR AMAZON** ' Makes sibling rivalry funny'   Cosmopolitan ' A cracking book with the entangled plot developing at great speed, one of the best in this area'   BOOKSELLER  A wonderfully warm and witty debut novel about family secrets and sibling rivalry. The four MacLeod sisters are no strangers to sisterly rivalry and with one of them about to be married, there are bound to be fireworks. Perfectionist Natalie wants the 'wedding of the year'. Harassed mother, Milly, just wishes her bridesmaid's dress wasn't the size of a tent. Career-obsessed Avril secretly moons over a married man and world traveler, Hazel, the youngest, yearns to be taken seriously. Forced together for the first time in years, and with an unexpected guest stirring up old resentments, squabbles are inevitable. But when tragedy strikes things really fly apart - as some shocking skeletons emerge rattling from the crowded MacLeod closet... Editorial Reviews ' A rollicking read '  Carol Smith, author of Twilight Hour  ' Ellie Campbell's infectious sense of fun is immensely cheering. Her stories are a gorgeous blend of memorable characters, plot-twisting treats and heart-warming nostalgia. I hope the Ellie Campbell phenomenon is here to stay '  Fiona Walke r ' I totally ate this one up. A great book for anyone with a sister! Heck you don't even have to have a sister to get the humor !'   Reading Renee Reviews 'The writing achieves the balance between lightheartedness and truth to look at family ties -- cosy, lovely, messy, and uncomfortable, all tangled up -- with real affection and honesty ' - Vine Voice  Praise for Ellie CampbellTO CATCH A CREEPER'Definitely kept you on the edge of your seat and turning page after page till the end. I couldn't stop reading this one!'  Night Owl Reviews'Insanely good read for fans of humor and mystery cozies'   Rabid Readers Reviews LOOKING FOR LA LA'Thrilling, Gripping and Unique - one of my favourite books this year by far'   23reviewstreet'Quirky British Chick-Lit at its best. Total Mayhem from beginning to end, and totally fun!'  -  Wall to Wall Books' Devoured this through broken glass! ' -  Kim H. "Kim" (Seattle, WA)WHEN GOOD FRIENDS GO BAD' Quirky and intriguing and kept me interested throughout... all the key ingredients for a gripping read'   The Bookbag'Nominated as a top ten beach read'  - Red Magazine'An engaging story about the bonds of friendship stretching over 12 years, by the sister duo who gave us How to Survive Your Sisters'   BOOKSELLER' When Good Friends Go Bad really was a fabulous novel and I wholly recommend you read it '  Chicklit Reviews and News Ellie Campbell is a pseudonym for sisters, Pam Burks and Lorraine Campbell who collaborate across the mighty Atlantic from their respective homes in Surrey, England and Colorado, USA, finding writing together a great excuse for endless phone conversations. Together they have written four novels  How To Survive Your Sisters ,  When Good Friends Go Bad,   Looking For La La  and  To Catch A Creeper . They love any chance to connect with their readers.Get in touch with Pam and Lorraine facebook.com/EllieCampbellBooks @ecampbellbooks chicklitsisters.com chicklitsisters@gmail.com 

['Chick Lit', 'Romance', 'Fiction', 'Humor', 'Contemporary', 'Amazon', 'Contemporary Romance']

1,049

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4014065-how-to-survive-your-sisters

Wasteland

Antoine Laurier Harding

A natural sculpting prodigy, Gabriel is a troubled young man. Incarcerated for years on the grounds of mental illness, he is eventually released; cured but for senseless and reoccurring dreams featuring a woman he only knows by name, a woman who calls to him, a woman by the name of Mélusine.He lives an aimless existence until his mysterious ring, noticed by a gypsy and given to him as a child by his dying father, reveals a secret ancestry of which he knew nothing; answering questions but raising many more, as his past and impending future are brought to uncertain light.St-Clair, European nobleman, treasure-hunter and monarchist, knows Gabriel’s dreams to be real, knows of Mélusine as a long lost princess descended from of an ancient royal bloodline. She is his ultimate goal, the goal his family has desperately tried to obtain for over a thousand years, a goal that has been underground, slumbering, waiting to return, and to which Gabriel is the key; the key to unlock power of Godlike proportions.Catherine, a leading scientist, knows also of the physical secrets of this bloodline, secrets that only Mélusine and her blood can reveal, secrets that, if united with Gabriel, would conjoin two ancient lines and forever change the course of humankind.Rabbi Samuel, expert in religion and ancient cultures, knows all too well the implications of Gabriel and Mélusine and the unification of these divine and mythical bloodlines. A Messiah has been predicted. A Satan or Saint? A Golden Age or Apocalypse?The adventure begins as Gabriel, saved from his darkness of ignorance, sets off in his quest for Mélusine and enlightenment, on a dangerous journey of profound self-discovery and of unimaginable significance upon the fate of our planet itself.It is a quest for the Lost Bride, the Feminine Divine, the Eternal Woman and the Mother Goddess, through Art, Science and Religion, through Renaissance, Alchemy and Resurrection, unlocking mysteries of folklore, revealing a story of Love and Faith; of our Wasteland returning at last to Fertility.

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17932228-wasteland

Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years and the War Years

Carl Sandburg

Civil War and history buffs--as well as all lovers of fine writing--will delight in the detail and accuracy of Carl Sandburg's definitive, best-known biography of Honest Abe. Representing a lifetime of study by the great American poet, Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years and The War Years distills Sandburg's monumental six volume set into a single one-book edition. By gleaning every possible reference from history, literature, and popular lore, Sandburg successfully captures not only the legendary president, but also Lincoln the man. He reveals exactly who Lincoln was, and what forces in his life shaped his personality. More than 100 black-and-white historical photographs and linecuts show Lincoln himself, the places he went, and the people who knew him.

['Biography', 'History', 'Nonfiction', 'Civil War', 'American History', 'Presidents', 'Politics']

5,227

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/90822.Abraham_Lincoln

My Magical Palace

Kunal Mukherjee

Haunted by dreams of an unforgettable loss, Rahul, a young man of thirty living in San Francisco, suddenly becomes secretive and withdraws from his partner Andrew. When Andrew discovers that Rahul is still interviewing girls sent by his parents for an arranged marriage, he gives Rahul an ultimatum-stop living a lie, or give up their relationship. In response, Rahul tells Andrew a story. About a boy who lived in a palace. A boy named Rahul. Set in San Francisco today and in India in the early 1970s, My Magical Palace is a sensitive tale about a boy's coming of age, and the many hurdles he must cross to heal and find himself.

['Queer', 'Fiction', 'LGBT', 'Contemporary', 'Indian Literature', 'M M Romance']

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15312544-my-magical-palace

ملاك جهنمي

وائل رداد

إنه اليوم الأخير في حياة (ملاك), أخطر سفاح على وجه الأرض..اليوم هو اليوم المشهود لأهالي ضحاياه, حيث سيتم إعدامه أخيرًا بعد سلسلة من الجرائم المروعة التي لا تنسى.. لذا كان على حارس زنزانته وصديقه الوحيد (جرير) توديعه بعد سنواتٍ قضياها معا.. (ملاك) في الحديث عن ذكرياته وطموحاته وأحلامه كما لو كان حرًا, و(جرير) العاكف على الإنصات إليه متحسسًا سلاحه معظم الوقت..ولكن في يوم تنفيذ حكم الإعدام يتغير كل شيء بمعجزة ما, إذ يتحول القاتل إلى طير طليق, وحارسه إلى مجرم حبيس!ثمة خطب ما وقع, وحياة (جرير) التعس على وشك أن تتغير إلى رحلة انتقام مخيفة, فرضها عليه ملاك جهنمي..

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13574265

Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life (Dork Diaries, #1)

Rachel Renée Russell

It’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid for girls in this hilarious novel! Meet Nikki Maxwell! She's starting eighth grade at a new school—and her very first diary packed with hilarious stories and art in Book One of the #1 New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries series!New school. New mean girl. New crush. New diary so I can spill about all of it…I put a lot of really personal stuff in this diary along with my sketches and doodles.But, mostly it’s about how TRAUMATIC it was transferring to my new private middle school, Westchester Country Day.And, how a lot of the CCP (Cool, Cute & Popular) kids were really SNOBBY and made my life TOTALLY miserable. People like, oh, I don’t know, maybe…MACKENZIE HOLLISTER!!And, it just so happened that I got stuck with a locker right next to hers. I could NOT believe I had such CRAPPY luck. I knew right then and there it was going to be a VERY, VERY long school year :-( !

['Middle Grade', 'Childrens', 'Realistic Fiction', 'Fiction', 'Humor', 'Graphic Novels', 'Young Adult']

93,497

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6054449-tales-from-a-not-so-fabulous-life

The Lost Boy, The Doodlebug, and the Mysterious Number 80

Stevie Henden

During the London Blitz a young woman has a vision while reading Tarot cards of two lovers in great peril and knows it will be her destiny to help them. Meanwhile Robert, a wounded and repressed Battle of Britain pilot, dreams of happiness and of a love he believes he can never have.In another time, Charlie, a troubled little boy growing up in the repressed suburbs of 1950s South London, dreams repeatedly of the number ‘80’ and knows only that it means something terrible and evil. Elsewhere, a dark, disturbed man dreams repeatedly of Charlie and knows it is his destiny to kill him.This time-travelling tale moves between present day Dulwich, WW2 London, the gay bars of the 1970s, Eva Peron’s Buenos Aires and Glastonbury Tor in 1989. It is a tale of great love and loss, destiny, tragedy and spiritual transformation.

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17910870-the-lost-boy-the-doodlebug-and-the-mysterious-number-80

Wensmoeder

Nanda Broer

Hoe ver wil je gaan om een kind te krijgen?Nanda Broer weet het als kind al zeker: ze wil niets liever dan moeder worden. Maar telkens als ze in verwachting raakt, gaat het mis. De laatste keer, de vierde, verliest ze haar zoontje Ruben en ook bijna haar leven. Dan komt hulp uit een onverwachte hoek…Haar vriendin Tineke biedt aan om een kind voor haar te dragen. Daarmee duikt Nanda in het emotionele traject van het draagmoederschap.Wensmoeder is een krachtig en inspirerend verhaal over doorzettingsvermogen, lot en het geloof in je eigen dromen.

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18007850-wensmoeder

سر المعبد: الأسرار الخفية لجماعة الإخوان المسلمين

ثروت الخرباوي

بعد نجاح كتابه الأول "قلب الإخوان" في كشف أسرار خروجه من جماعه الإخوان المسلمين في عام 2002 وأسلوب اتخاذ القرار فيها، يقدم لنا الأستاذ ثروت الخرباوي في كتابه "سر المعبد.. الأسرار الخفية لجماعة الإخوان المسلمين" جوانب أخرى لجماعة الإخوان وأسرار لم تكشف من قبل من خلال رؤية خبير بها درسها وعايشها لسنوات.. لا بهدف التجريح أو الإساءة ولكن لفهم ما يحدث الآن وظروفه وملابساته، وتصحيح الخطأ إن وجدالناشر

['Politics', 'Nonfiction', 'History', 'Unfinished', 'Biography', 'Religion', 'Egypt']

5,077

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16130753

Russian Roulette (Kilted Desire, #2)

A.B. McKinley

After his recent adventures in the Middle East, all Scott Maclaren wanted to do was relax. He looked forward to his new life as a family man.But, things never seem to ‘go-as-planned’ for the tough Scotsman.Soon, after his return to the U.S., Scott finds himself catapulted back in to the thick of action. Once again, he is called upon and will need ‘all’ of his Special Forces skills, as he battles new foes.The excitement and drama heat up, both inside and outside the bedroom in this romantic thriller. This suspenseful sequel is filled with even more action, adventure and passion.

['Romance']

174

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19192846-russian-roulette

The Dark Diamonds

Mór Jókai

English language edition of Hungarian novel originally published in 1872.

['Classics', 'Fiction', 'Hungarian Literature', 'Historical Fiction']

288

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/848309.The_Dark_Diamonds

Shadows of the Past

Carmen Stefanescu

When Anne and Neil leave on a one-week holiday hoping to reconcile after a two-year separation, little do they know that destiny has other plans for them. Their discovery of human bones and a bejeweled cross in the hollow of a tree open the door to the supernatural realm and the anguished life of Genevieve, a nun from medieval England.Can Anne save her relationship and help Genevieve her eternal rest?The twists and turns in this paranormal tale keep the reader guessing up to the end and weave themselves together into a quest to rekindle love.

['Paranormal', 'Historical', 'Romance', 'Paranormal Romance', 'Ghosts']

91

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16249401-shadows-of-the-past

Signs Of Life...Observations Of Death

Craig E. Betson

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11702890-signs-of-life-observations-of-death

The Girl From Limerick

Maggi Summerhill

A chance meeting. A beautiful woman. A man's obsession and talent for mind control.Ken's imagination and professional powers reaches new heights of excitement, transforming his obsession for control into a dangerous game of cat and mouse.Deception, infidelity, lust and desire intermingle in this tense psychological thriller. Ken could make almost anyone do what ever he wanted. He had gone from the stage to working at home and soon found himself lacking excitement and stimulation in daily life. But then he developed a unique hobby making use of his special ability to get what he needed and life was almost perfect, that is, until he met Shevaun the girl from Limerick.A five star read:"Good to the last word." S. Pearson (Amazon)The story set in Wales UK is hailed as pacy, dark, slick, sexy and creepy in equal amounts. And received a four star rating on Amazon within the first week of publication.

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18003116-the-girl-from-limerick

Agatha Christie's Secret Notebooks

John Curran

Agatha Christie died in 1976 at 85, the world's most popular author. After the death of her only child, 73 handwritten notebooks came to light, from single jots to lists, to full outlines of memorable plots and characters, plus grocery and schedule memos from a bountiful creative mind - a complex web of connections to unravel and link. Actual notebook page reproductions. 2 unpublished Hercule Poirot short stories: "The Capture of Cerebrus", and "The Incident of the Dog's Ball".

['Nonfiction', 'Mystery', 'Biography', 'Crime', 'Literature', 'Classics', 'History']

8,620

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6533532-agatha-christie-s-secret-notebooks

Heaven's Gate

Deborah Leitch

Where does your energy go when you die? Does it have a destination? What would happen if it never reached its destination? Simon Gallagher, a brilliant physicist has created a device that can track energy as it leaves the body at the moment of death. His quest to discover its destination leads him to Mullen Falls and a secret that has been protected since the beginning of time. A secret that changes the way he things about spirtuality and the purpose of life. Dr. Galen Thomas has discovered how to collect energy as it leaves the body at death and redirect it to extend the lives of those he deems worthy. His business partner, Devlin Matthews has other ideas. He plans to collect and sell the energy to anyone who is willing to pay for eternal life. The diversion of energy away from its intended destination begins to have grave consequences for the town and mankind. Simon must find a way to stop the diversion, protect the people he loves and keep the ancient secret. Heaven's Gate is a science fiction novel that will take you on an action packed adventure of scientific possiblity, clashing values and personal reflection.

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17823473-heaven-s-gate

Monster Hunter Legion (Monster Hunter International, #4)

Larry Correia

Monster Hunter International might be the premier monster eradication company in the business, but they’ve got competition. When hunters from around the world gather in Las Vegas for a conference, a creature left over from a World War Two weapons experiment wakes up and goes on a rampage across the desert. A not-so-friendly wager between the rival companies turns into a race to see who can bag the mysterious creature first.Only there is far more to this particular case than meets the eye, and as Hunters fall prey to their worst nightmares, Owen Zastava Pitt and the staff of Monster Hunter International have to stop an ancient god from turning Sin City into a literal hell on earth.

['Urban Fantasy', 'Fantasy', 'Horror', 'Fiction', 'Paranormal', 'Science Fiction', 'Supernatural']

14,083

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13051355-monster-hunter-legion

There Are Doors

Gene Wolfe

There Are Doors is the story of a man who falls in love with a goddess from an alternate universe. She flees him, but he pursues her through doorways-interdimensional gateways-to the other place, determined to sacrifice his life, if necessary, for her love. For in her world, to be her mate . . . is to die.

['Fantasy', 'Science Fiction', 'Fiction', 'Science Fiction Fantasy', 'Romance', 'Speculative Fiction', 'Novels']

1,121

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/666601.There_Are_Doors

The Miracles of Santo Fico

D.L. Smith

A magical story of love...and miracles After twenty years, Leo Pizzola has come back to the Tuscan village of Santo Fico, still single and still looking for a way to get rich. The town is as poor as it was when Leo left, yet some things have changed. Of Leo's childhood companions, only little Guido, whom everyone calls "Topo," embraces him. His best friend is long dead. The woman he once adored refuses to talk to him. And, worst of all, the kindly old town priest seems to have lost his faith. Perhaps what Santo Fico needs is a miracle-even if Leo and Topo have to manufacture one themselves. Now, as one botched scheme after another unravels, something completely unexpected happens, and wonders indeed begin to transform this Italian town, including the greatest miracle of all... Published around the world, this debut novel sparkles with the Italian spirit and emotions that will dance off the page and into your heart.

['Fiction', 'Italy', 'Book Club', 'Contemporary', 'Adult Fiction', 'Italian Literature', 'Historical Fiction']

1,260

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/944213.The_Miracles_of_Santo_Fico

The Guardians (The Guardians, #1)

Jennifer Raygoza

I thought I had life all figured out. We live. We suffer pain. We die. Death never bothered me much. It is love that scares the hell out of me, because love makes you weak, and in my line of work there is no room for that. My name is Gianna Botticelli. I am the daughter and only female employee of a Los Angeles mafia boss. Today was supposed to be like any other day, and then Caleb walked into my life. He is sexy and mysterious and knows things he shouldn’t. I don’t like it at all, but I can’t help the way he makes me feel inside. There is something different about him. What is he? All I know is that after meeting Caleb, things will never be the same as he introduces me into his world, an unknown world where the battle of good versus evil rages on. Sacrifices will be made, hearts will break and lives will be taken. How far am I willing to take this journey, I keep asking myself? If I have to sacrifice myself to save everyone and everything then the answer is easy. All the way.

['Vampires', 'Paranormal', 'Erotica', 'Adult', 'Audiobook', 'Romance']

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17839331-the-guardians

Those Pricey Thakur Girls (Those Pricey Thakur Girls, #1)

Anuja Chauhan

In a sprawling bungalow on New Delhi's posh Hailey Road, Justice Laxmi Narayan Thakur and his wife Mamta spend their days watching anxiously over their five beautiful (but troublesome) alphabetically named daughters. Anjini, married but an incorrigible flirt; Binodini, very worried about her children's hissa in the family property; Chandrakanta, who eloped with a foreigner on the eve of her wedding; Eshwari, who is just a little too popular at Modern School, Barakhamba Road; and the Judge's favourite (though fathers shouldn't have favourites): the quietly fiery Debjani, champion of all the stray animals on Hailey Road, who reads the English news on DD and clashes constantly with crusading journalist Dylan Singh Shekhawat, he of shining professional credentials but tarnished personal reputation, crushingly dismissive of her state-sponsored propaganda, but always seeking her out with half-sarcastic, half-intrigued dark eyes. Spot-on funny and toe-curlingly sexy, Those Pricey Thakur Girls is rom-com specialist Anuja Chauhan writing at her sparkling best.

['Romance', 'Chick Lit', 'Fiction', 'India', 'Indian Literature', 'Contemporary', 'Humor']

5,730

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17340720-those-pricey-thakur-girls

My Bipolar World: A Collection Of Works By Sylvia Meier

Sylvia Meier

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18047709-my-bipolar-world

Kergulen (Kergulen, #1)

R.A. White

A girl with the eyes of a witch escapes her abusive master, but instead of a happy ending she finds Kergulen, a land where the monsters are only slightly more terrifying than the people. As she struggles to stay alive in this new country, Rima must master the capacity for inner freedom and true friendship if she hopes to create a life worth living.Rima is not a typical heroine; her misadventures involve universal issues such as racism and self-doubt, but also include the occasional monster or dragon. The entire Kergulenite forest works in harmony to keep Kergulen's secrets safe from Rima and the rest of the world.Will uncovering Kergulen's mysteries give Rima the freedom she dreams of, or will she be condemned because she knows too much?

['Fantasy', 'Fiction']

110

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19068427-kergulen

The Sisters Bell

Angela L. Spade

Growing up, Vivi, Bits, and Swoosie Bell had little in common. As women, they couldn’t be more different....Or so they thought. Follow them on their journey to a beautiful setting as they find out that there are just some things that only family can understand. This story, written by the talented Angela Lynn Spade will have you rolling over in laughter, clawing for tissues to dry your tears, but most of all, it will show you that there is nothing in the world more imporant than the love of family.

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18103131-the-sisters-bell

The Sojourn

Rupansh Gupta

Why are we born? What is the universe? What is time? What is the reason behind everything? How should we live? What is the truth? What matters the most? Did God really intend to keep all this a secret? Or all the truths were always before us and we never came out of ourselves just to look around?These and many more questions have intrigued us all our lives. The education of a child in ancient times had knowledge pertaining to these questions as an integral part. But as we moved towards modern times, we lost many things which matter the most. We have lost the way of our lives with no one to show us the light. All our education and knowledge revolve around making a living. But though it may be potent to tell us how to make a living, it fails to impart us the knowledge of how to live. Moreover, we seldom find any time to read any books concerning matters outside our vocational realm. ‘The Sojourn’ is an attempt to fill the gap. In the most succinct yet captivating way, the book opens doors to many truths. It is a journey of not only our lives but the entire universe. By reading the book and totally immersing in it, the reader will find himself in a new dimension. His way of seeing everything will change. The truth, if manipulated, becomes a lie. The more efforts are made to hide it, the more it loses its identity. Therefore, what was always lying before us will be known to us forever. The truth is simple and elegant. That’s why it is the truth. By knowing its true nature and essence, we will see everything in its true grandeur.On including ‘The Sojourn’ in the curriculums, the students will come to know how to conduct their lives in the most effective way. They will find a guiding light in any situation of their lives. On repeated readings, the book will become a part of their subconscious mind and consequently, their second nature. This will give them a meaning and purpose for their lives. Those who have passed their study phase can read the book and implement the principles in their lives. The book will change their perception and will help them find their purpose. They will find the ways to resolve anything, since they will know the reason and true nature of all the existence. Thus, ‘The Sojourn’ is a book that will transform. When read with an open mind, and several times, new thoughts and truths will emerge each time, to ponder over. No matter whatsoever the situation a person may be in; on reading the book with a quiet mind and reflecting upon it, he will find solutions and ways out. With the limited time in our lives, these thirty five pages of poems will become a facilitator in real sense of the word. Therefore, the book is meant for everyone and will make the foundations of all civilizations very strong.Trailers:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6H2rq...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAZeOe...

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18052656-the-sojourn

Night of the Fae (Ana Martin #1)

Lyneal Jenkins

“I love you,” he murmured as the wisps of light returned to his body.What he didn’t say was that his love came with a heavy price and life was never going to be the same again.Twenty six year old Ana Martin is a normal girl. She has a job she enjoys, great friends, and has recently begun her nursing degree. Life isn't perfect, but it isn't bad either. Then she meets Gabriel. He’s hansom, charming and seems like the perfect man for her. But Gabriel has a secret…He may look human and be born of this world, but he is from an ancient race of empathic beings known as the Siis, a race that evolved millennia ago to a state of consciousness yet still take solid form to hide among us. When the homeless start dying at the abandoned Tannery, the police chalk it up to suicide. Ana knows different. The Siis have a secret, a past mistake they would rather forget, one that puts Ana in more danger than she can ever comprehend. Before long, she becomes a target for the Fae, once innocent children changed by the Siis thousands of years before. They are able to intensify and feed off the negative emotions of their pray, and are filled with malicious intent that has no bounds.Can she survive the troubles that Gabriel brings her way? More importantly, can she do it with her mind still intact?Night of the Fae is the first book in the Ana Martin series, which follows Ana as she is drawn into the secret world of the Siis, an ancient race of empathic beings torn apart by war, treachery and the consequences of past actions.

['Fae', 'Paranormal', 'Romance', 'Urban Fantasy', 'Fantasy']

174

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17372681-night-of-the-fae

Meeting Robyn

Gloria Parker

Meeting Robyn is the powerful, true story of a young mother raised in a traditional household, and her struggle to accept her only child’s confusion with his sexual identity.Compounding the problem, Gloria, his mother, has her own conflicts. Does she live the conventional life of her family tradition or pursue her dreams of an acting career?Her little boy, Robert, haunted by urges that are decidedly female, feels trapped in his male body. Forced to conceal his inner torment, Robert endures pain and isolation, as he ultimately becomes Robyn, finding at last, his /her true identity.

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18056747-meeting-robyn

Cracked: Why Psychiatry is Doing More Harm Than Good

James Davies

Controversial and powerful – a shocking indictment of the pseudo-science at the heart of modern psychiatry.One in four people in the UK and US will develop a mental disorder in any given year. That’s what psychiatry tells us. But many – even most – will not actually be mentally ill. Thanks to pseudo-science and corporate greed, psychiatry is letting us down. Why is psychiatry such big business? Why are so many psychiatric drugs prescribed – 47 million antidepressant prescriptions in the UK alone each year – and why, without solid scientific justification, has the number of mental disorders risen from 106 in 1952 to 374 today? The everyday sufferings and setbacks of life are now ‘medicalised’ into illnesses that require treatment – usually with highly profitable drugs. Psychological therapist James Davies uses his insider knowledge to illustrate for a general readership how psychiatry has put riches and medical status above patients’ well-being.The charge sheet is damning: negative drug trials routinely buried; antidepressants that work no better than placebos; research regularly manipulated to produce positive results; doctors, seduced by huge pharmaceutical rewards, creating more disorders and prescribing more pills; and ethical, scientific and treatment flaws unscrupulously concealed by mass-marketing. Cracked reveals for the first time the true human cost of an industry that, in the name of helping others, has actually been helping itself.

['Nonfiction', 'Psychology', 'Psychiatry', 'Mental Health', 'Science', 'Health', 'Medicine']

1,028

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17852736-cracked

Federal City's Secret (#3)

Robin Murphy

Federal City’s Secret is a Ghost Hunters (TAPS) meets Psychic Detectives fiction paranormal mystery. This is the third book in Robin Murphy's paranormal mystery series, which has Dr. Marie Bartek and the Sullivan’s Island Paranormal Society, SIPS investigating hauntings and spirit activity in the heart of Washington, DC. Marie develops new nuances with her psychic abilities, which brings more depth and intrigue into their ghost investigations, but these nuances land the SIPS team in the middle of the mafia, politics, secret societies, and murder. See how Marie discovers, through the help of a spirit, that the mafia doesn't take kindly to strangers taking what isn't theirs. This story will captivate the reader with murder, suspense, and the world of the paranormal.

['Paranormal']

12

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18114611-federal-city-s-secret

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

Mordecai Richler

From Mordecai Richler, one of our greatest satirists, comes one of literature's most delightful characters, Duddy Kravitz -- in a novel that belongs in the pantheon of seminal twentieth century books. Duddy -- the third generation of a Jewish immigrant family in Montreal -- is combative, amoral, scheming, a liar, and totally hilarious. From his street days tormenting teachers at the Jewish academy to his time hustling four jobs at once in a grand plan to "be somebody," Duddy learns about living -- and the lesson is an outrageous roller-coaster ride through the human comedy. As Richler turns his blistering commentary on love, money, and politics, The Apprenticeship Of Duddy Kravitz becomes a lesson for us all...in laughter and in life.(less)

['Fiction', 'Canada', 'Classics', 'Canadian Literature', 'Literature', 'School', 'Novels']

8,649

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1415228.The_Apprenticeship_of_Duddy_Kravitz

Life Is So Good: One Man's Extraordinary Journey through the 20th Century and How he Learned to Read at Age 98

George Dawson

In this remarkable book, 103-year-old George Dawson, a slave's grandson who learned to read at age 98, reflects on his life and offers valuable lessons in living as well as a fresh, firsthand view of America during the twentieth century. Richard Glaubman captures Dawson's irresistible voice and view of the world, offering insights into humanity, history, hardships, and happiness. From segregation and civil rights, to the wars, presidents, and defining moments in history, George Dawson's description and assessment of the last century inspires readers with the message that-through it all-has sustained him: "Life is so good. I do believe it's getting better."

['Nonfiction', 'Memoir', 'Biography', 'Biography Memoir', 'Autobiography', 'African American', 'History']

6,016

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/933231.Life_Is_So_Good

Inseparable

Phil Wohl

Inseparable is the heartwarming and inspirational story of Shawn Elvin, an otherwise average person that has been blessed with a truly extraordinary gift. Since he was a boy, Shawn has possessed the ability to see if the connection between two people is strong. Once two bodies touch their lives together unfold, revealing generations of love shared.Shawn begins to leverage his gift of sight while in college, but upon graduation he opts to shelve his abilities and walk the path of a common man. After he is unsuccessful at one meaningless job after another, he meets the famous son of a Manhattan real estate developer who is desperate to find love or lose his massive inheritance.Shawn becomes a millionaire but he is unable to find love, to see love, in his own life. That is, until, he opens up his mind, and heart, to the wonders of technology.

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7

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12055891-inseparable

Doğunun Limanları

Amin Maalouf

"Adana'da ayaklanmalar olmuştu. Kalabalık, Ermeni mahallesini yağmalamıştı. Altı yıl sonra çok daha büyük çapta olacakların provası gibi bir şeydi. Ama bu bile dehşetti. Yüzlerce ölü. Belki de binlerce."Can çekişen Osmanlı İmparatorluğu ve Beyrut ile Fransa arasında yaşamı sürüklenen İsyan. "Doğunun Limanları" bu yüzyılın başını, bir insanın trajik tarihinin içinden anlatıyor.

['Fiction', 'Historical Fiction', 'Novels', 'Roman', 'French Literature', 'Literature', 'Lebanon']

9,650

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3379917-do-unun-limanlar

The Beans of Egypt, Maine

Carolyn Chute

There are families like the Beans all over America. They live on the wrong side of town in mobile homes strung with Christmas lights all year around. The women are often pregnant, the men drunk and just out of jail, and the children too numerous to count. In the 'Beans of Egypt', Maine, we meet the God-fearing Earlene Pomerleau and experience her obsession for the whole swarming Bean tribe. There is cousin Rubie, a boozer and a brawler, tall Aunt Roberta, the earth mother surrounded by countless, clinging babies, and Beal, sensitive, often gentle, but doomed by the violence within him.

['Fiction', 'Literature', 'Poverty', 'Adult Fiction', 'Novels', 'Literary Fiction', 'Contemporary']

3,518

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/263862.The_Beans_of_Egypt_Maine

The Stone Seekers (Dragon Hunters, #1)

L.L. Hansen

In 1000 B.C., two 10-year-old boys, Zeth and Chase, go on a quest to save a dragon that has been entombed in stone. They must find seven magical stones guarded by seven evil beings in order to get the stones. With the help of Xander, the First-warrior in arms, Gideon the elf, and a magical sword, they undergo a dangerous journey filled with trials. If they succeed, they will have a treasure they never thought existed.

['Fantasy', 'Dragons']

4

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17259389-the-stone-seekers

Small Tales and Visits to Heaven 2

L.A. Lachapelle

She was to die before her fortieth birthday. Do numbers of the day tell the plan at birth? They don't. For Heaven seeks a song above. The land's berth sowing seeds from winds blown across the earth spanning centuries. As each and every of us hold genetic patterns of pasts. Lives unfold to be altered, not sanctioned to repeat except in awareness... Small Tales and Visits to Heaven 2 is for anyone who wants proof of Heaven and real life tales of a Mystic's work. Caeli continues as she works with enhanced intuition to solve mysteries of life and meets with Heavenly teachers. The drama from a past-life lived centuries ago carries over to the 21st century with elements of humour and drama unfolding, and very serious spiritual lessons. Inspired by real life this story shows true meaning.

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1

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16185330-small-tales-and-visits-to-heaven-2

Life on the Other Side: A Psychic's Tour of the Afterlife

Sylvia Browne

Renowned psychic, spiritual teacher, and #1 New York Times bestselling author of End of Days Sylvia Browne has changed millions of lives with her unique gifts. Now, she leads readers on an adventure of the a surprising glimpse into the next world, where their loved ones patiently await them.Take a journey you will never forget and discover the answer to life’s greatest “What’s on The Other Side? ”In this extraordinary and inspirational book, Sylvia reflects upon her past experiences, hypnosis sessions, and research to tell the truth about The Other Side. She explains the process of leaving this world for the next, and what circumstances foretell our next incarnation on Earth.Filled with stunning revelations and stories of those who have visited The Other Side, this uplifting book is the ultimate guide to finding peace in the afterlife.

['Spirituality', 'Nonfiction', 'Paranormal', 'New Age', 'Religion', 'Metaphysics', 'Inspirational']

2,589

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6393.Life_on_the_Other_Side

Sky Bounce

Deanna Miller

Two secret friends from enemy races find their friendship tested and intensified into love when they're forced into opposite sides of an interdimensional and interplanetary struggle between fear and faith.Winner of the Wilbur Award for Fiction, given by the Religion Communicators Council, an interfaith association.Nominated for the Pushcart Press Editors' Book Award by Jean E. Karl, editor of books that won the National Book Award, Newbery Medal, and Edgar Allan Poe Award.Field nominated by reviewers for the American Library Association's Best Books for Young Adults, Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature, Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, and Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Readers.Hesper the Alula and her secret friend Tristan the Boytaur are forced to part sadly when Hesper is sent to the human plane to save the parallel planes of existence from possible destruction. A year later, as Hesper leads the life of a high school girl with no memory of her previous life, she meets a strangely familiar boy. Tristan has journeyed at great risk to find her, having learned a way to travel between the planes without losing his memory. They return to the Alula plane on a dangerous adventure to discover the real solution to the planes' troubles---as Hesper struggles all the while with her fear and her tender feelings for the friend who should be her foe. Ages 10 and up.

['Fantasy', 'Teen']

17

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2008039.Sky_Bounce