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Captivated by a chance meeting with a falconer's peregrine as a child, the indelible memory leads the author to flying a peregrine falcon of her own and discovering that the journey is not as much about training the falcon as what it is the falcon has to teach her. Exploring themes of predator and prey, finding tribe, forgiveness and femininity, Lift asks universal questions through the unique perspective of a woman chasing her heart in the wake of a wayward falcon.

Forget the French perfume and the boxes of candy, the Hallmark cards and the gift certificates. The birthdays in this collection are observed in more carnal ways, with suitably sexy presents for all. In Simone Harlow's "Happy Birthday", a tough policewoman gets the tables turned when naked Nick arrives to tame her. In Marilyn Jaye Lewis's "The Birthday Party", an unexpected menage a trois in the dark proves the perfect gift.

What is health? It is more than not being ill - good health is a state of physical and mental well-being. Our thoughts and feelings affect our physical health. NLP studies the way our thinking can influence our health. This audio book tells you how to: * Recognize and deal with worry and stress, become calmer, change your emotional state so you are more resistant to ilness, deal with insomnia, start to create the healthy future you want.

Episode One: The House Un-American Activities Committee opens its stormy hearings into Communist influence in Hollywood, in October, 1947. Ten leftist screenwriters denounce the investigation and are sentenced to jail for contempt. Gordon Kahn, a well-known enemy of HUAC, escapes a similar fate when the Committee suspends it hearings before calling him to testify. Blacklisted and under FBI surveillance, Kahn fights publicly for the freedom of "The Hollywood Ten" as fear of criticizing the Committee spreads through Hollywood.

Getting older takes courage, inspiration, faith and the gift of laughter..at ourselves. I'm in my 70's, so I know some of the aging process. The ability to laugh at ourselves and to not take us too seriously is a tremendous help.

Noble Prize winner T. S. Eliot wrote some of the best-known, most widely discussed poetry of the past 100 years. He was a daring and uncompromising innovator. With dramatic, original music, and expressive interpretation, this recording dramatizes why his works continue to influence literature - and touch contemporary listeners.

Included are "The Love Son of J. Alfred Prufrock", "The Hollow Men", "Preludes", and "Portrait of a Lady".

When you are passionately, purely in love, nothing else matters - not even life itself. Shakespeare’s consummate tragedy of young lovers swept into a catastrophic vortex of misunderstandings, secrets, and fate is set in 1840s Alta California, a vibrant and conflicted time in our history. Romeo and Juliet, the son and daughter of two landed families locked in an old feud, are irresistibly drawn to each other. Defying the hatred and distrust surrounding them, they dare to believe they can - and must - be together.

After the Battle of Jade City, Cora, Tick and Tock set out on a journey to find Cora's syphon family. But without her protection bracelet, Cora is struggling to hold on to all the magic she has syphoned, especially the dark warlock magic. She begins to have nightmares and visions, and unusual cracks appear on her skin. Soon Tick and Tock realize that Cora is fast on her way to becoming a Havoc—a dark creature with uncontrollable and dangerous magic. It is a race against time for Cora and her fairy friends.

The speed of modern culture combined with the hyper-connectivity of technology has shifted our perspective from good enough to never enough. We are now primed to expect more, to aspire to better and to want nothing less than the best. The reality? It’s making us miserable. So if you’d like to swap the weight of ‘having it all’ for having more with less, then get ready: it’s time to discover your happy medium.

In this inspirational audiobook you’ll find out how to move past the unconscious hoarding patterns in your personality. You will learn how to go from collecting rails of clothes you rarely wear, to shopping effectively, to building a wardrobe that works for you, whatever your lifestyle. Once your clothes are in order, you will feel more confident, more in control and less anxious.

Liza was at the crossroads of her life, having just arrived in San Francisco. It was there that she found Genevieve, the love of her life. The years that followed were happy ones, full of adventure and companionship, until they decided to start a family. Liza and Genevieve set out on a complicated journey to have a child; one that would ultimately consume them.

You no longer have to trade your time for dollars. A wise person learns from OPE (other people's experiences) and methods. This book will help you discover how to invest in real estate the right way, with proven methods used by thousands of investors across the United States.

Magnificent Kids! showcases 23 incredible young people who are making the world a better place for humanity, animals and the planet. The book contains ideas, inspiration and tools for anybody to get started with their own world-changing project.

Dream Big And Act Fast: Develop the Abundance Mindset That Leads You To Prosperity, Growth & Wealth is a compilation of stories and lessons from businesspeople, authors, millionaires, coaches, and investors that were inspired to develop a recipe for leading an abundant life.

In here, you will find some tips to assist you in feeling more protected and tooted by the energy of another individual and how to take the primary step to overcome your anxiety and fears so that you can feel the power of your abilities. Also, it will teach you how to know and survive narcissism, how to prevent from getting into a toxic relationship with a narcissist, and fund your path to recovery.

Are you trying to lose the extra weight that you’ve carried for years? Do you find yourself helpless when it comes to binge eating? Do you find it enormously difficult to control your sugar cravings when you’re stressed out? The self-hypnosis scripts in this audiobook will allow you to access your subconscious mind and rewire it to help you overcome your mindless eating habits and give you control over your automatic negative thoughts and self-sabotaging behaviors. This audiobook has all the answers you’ve been looking for all along.

James Lovell desperately wants to help the American cause, but alone in a cold, dark cell in the Boston Stone Jail, his dreams seem a faint illusion. In icy March winds, pounded by the Americans’ cannon, General Howe evacuates British troops and Loyalists from Boston. James Lovell is forced into a ship bound for Halifax, while his father and family take passage for the British stronghold in the ship’s upper berth. In jail in Halifax, James can only write letters and pray for release, hoping General George Washington will hear his appeal.

If you find it hard to believe in yourself and your abilities no matter how much you pray, repeat your affirmations, still seek external validations, and are not fulfilled in your life, then this book is for you. Healing of the Heart is a poetry and prose workbook that reflects the inner struggles, the process over time, of undoing the harm done to the ego, and the constitution of the self, of the author and the many women with whom she has worked.

This book is intended shine a light on workplace culture to illuminate and heal the dysfunction and ego-drama permeating most workplaces. Through revealing the underlying cause of conflict and rivalry, both leaders and employees can find freedom and happiness in the workplace culture.

Start firing the stove and prepare 100 delicious dishes of high-protein to power you. This Plаnt Bаѕеd High Prоtеin Cооkbооk: Nutrition Guide with 100 Delicious Recipes (including 60-days meal plan) is an outstanding audiobook for athletes, body builders, and all plant-based diet lovers. Discover in this unique and simple cookbook, all-natural plant-based protein recipes that taste good and improve your health. Plant-based proteins are a healthier alternative to animal protein, more nutritious, and more environmentally friendly.