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When world-famous archaeologist and ex-soldier Max Hunter finds a mysterious artifact in a tomb beneath the Gates of Nineveh, his lifelong dream of finding Atlantis comes one step closer. But there is a problem. He is not the only one looking for it and his discovery unleashes a high-speed hunt for the lost civilization between a mysterious Swiss foundation, the FBI, and the world's most secretive society.

The Scottish Highlands; a sparse, mountainous region some say was carved by the gods themselves. Few places are as untouched as this harsh, prehistoric landscape. It is no place for man. But nestled deep within the wilderness lies a cottage, and behind that cottage is a hill.... When a group of friends travel up from Manchester and hire the cottage for a weekend of boozy fun, they discover a threat far greater than the harsh landscape and unwelcoming weather.

Picking up a small, pink shoe from the grass forever changed young Jackson Lee’s life. Not only did its presence mean that his sister Tessa was dead - murdered and stuffed in the deep, black water of a narrow well - but the shoe itself told him so. Tessa’s death triggers an even more horrific family massacre that, combined with this new talent he neither wants nor can handle, throws Jack’s life into a tailspin. The years quickly take him from state homes to the streets to grifting in a seedy carnival, until he finally becomes the cynical All Seeing Eye, psychic-for-hire. At last, Jackson has left his troubled past behind and found a semblance of peace....

Emily the Strange: 13 years old. Able to leap tall buildings, probably, if she felt like it. More likely to be napping with her four black cats; or cobbling together a particle accelerator out of lint, lentils, and safety pins; or rocking out on drums/ guitar/ saxophone/ zither; or painting a swirling feral sewer mural; or forcing someone to say "swirling feral sewer mural" 13 times fast.... and pointing and laughing.

Is philanthropy, by its very nature, a threat to today's democracy? Though we may laud wealthy individuals who give away their money for society's benefit, Just Giving reveals how such generosity not only isn't the unassailable good we think it to be but might also undermine democratic values and set back aspirations of justice.

They’ve erased his past. Wiped out his very existence. But Carl Logan isn’t finished yet. On the run in a harsh Russian winter, Logan - once an invaluable asset but now branded a traitor - has been framed for murder. His own firm, the secretive Joint Intelligence Agency, have labeled him a rogue operative after two decades of loyal service. The agency is hunting him down... and they’re not the only ones.

As a con man-turned-MPD-Agent, I'm fairly new to the whole "upholder of justice" thing, but even for me, there are some lines you just don't cross. Agent Söze of the MPD's Internal Affairs department, on other hand, seems determined to slime his way across every ethical line in existence like an over-sized eel on a power trip.

Are you overwhelmed and scared by the prospect of retirement? Maybe traditional full-stop retirement isn’t for you, or you have no idea what kind of lifestyle you want. Running out of money is also a huge worry, and even the best financial plan will fail without lifestyle planning. This book goes beyond the numbers to help you design your version of Retirement Heaven, the post-career life that’s right for you - a special period in your life when you can reconnect with yourself, those you love, and your passions; and live with more balance and purpose than ever before.

Something called the “Blue Juice" is coming. For all of us. Luckily, me (Chip Collins), Pete, Nikola Tesla, Bobo, and FBI Agent Gina Phillips are here to kick its ass, and send it back to last Tuesday. Maybe. Or maybe we'll fail, and everyone in the multiverse is doomed. (Seriously, you might want to get that underground bunker ready.) Either way, I've got to get home to Julie and find out – woah, I'm not about to tell you that right here in the book description! TMI, dude.

The seven kids who bonded in Mr. Terupt's fifth-grade class are in eighth grade now and reunited with their beloved teacher. Listeners will once again be inspired by how the kids face their challenges and by the adults who help them along the way.

Dr. Rob Bell Interviews Athletes, Coaches, Business owners, and experts, as they share about Mental Toughness and their ”Hinge” Moment. Everyone of us is getting ready for that one moment, person, or event that will connect who we are with who we become! Will you be ready?

Comedians Paul Tonkinson and Rob Deering talk about life and comedy - but mainly running. Whilst running. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/runningcommentary.

Rob Sperry may look like a success story now, but, like all successful people, he went through many challenges. He is naturally an introvert which in many ways has helped him to become a much better trainer. His skills weren’t natural. They were learned. Since his skills were learned he is better able to teach you the specific steps to have success. LISTENING TO HIS PODCASTS WILL TEACH YOU: *How to use social media the right way AND never run out of contacts *The Art of Taprooting which is taking one person and turning that person into THOUSANDS *How to have success doing this business part ...

The Money podcast, by best-selling author of “Money”, Rob Moore, will dive into how to make, manage and master money. How to know more, make more and give more. How to save, invest and raise money. The story, history and psychology of money. The good, bad and naughty of money. Rob will use his experience of going from debt at 26, to becoming a millionaire by 31. Rob will call upon his contacts and interview millionaires, billionaires, economists and money masters from all walks of life. Rob will draw all his experience from starting from nothing, and building the huge podcast the “...

I Strongly Believe in Incredible Things is a book of poetic prose, musings, short stories and biro drawings detailing a selection of the Earth’s incredible things by award-winning writer, comedian, artist and podcaster Rob Auton. Unique, enchanting and utterly life-affirming, this is a collection that comes together to create the opposite of the news, becoming the tonic for the complicated gin that is the world we find ourselves in today.

GAVIN's days of football glory have arrived, but an accident on the home front upends his family. Ever enterprising, NATALIE anchors a morning news broadcast at school - where she's unafraid to tackle big issues. Being on the outs with his best friend sucks, but the more TREVOR tries to patch things up, the worse things get. Sidelined with a gymnastics injury, RANDI develops a bad attitude and worries that her mom's new boyfriend means changes she won't like. SCOTT discovers hidden talents...and becomes a secret weapon on and off the football field.

Changing an organization is tough. Transformation is hard work that should not be attempted by the faint of heart or the weak of mind. But transformation is not rocket science either. By taking a realistic, simple, and direct view of what is required to transform an enterprise, the authors reduce the noise and nonsense that surrounds much of the discussion of transformation and provide straight forward lessons, examples and thought provoking questions to guide the listener to a more powerful position as an agent of change.

This book will give you a head's up on all the defining moments you are guaranteed to experience as a parent. It'll warn you when your life is going to take a change of course and how your child is going to influence the choices you make, and it’ll give you some practical, knowing, sanity-saving methods of dealing with them. Each moment is headlined with a common scenario that dads have encountered down through generations - but that will still come as a shock to you for the first time.

The essential audiobook from top selling author Rob Parsons, relevant to anyone who wants to find happiness through financial freedom. Practical and life-changing, The Money Secret will totally revolutionise your attitude to money and show how it can be either the source of freedom and happiness or a burden of guilt and debt. When you have finished this powerful story, you will want to cut up your credit cards forever and rid yourself of the power of the banks and lenders and advertisers who dupe us all into a spending frenzy.

In Thunder God, former Special Forces specialist Joe Hawke must take even greater steps to secure the future of humanity when an international human-trafficker embarks on an insane pursuit of the greatest power in the world, a power so mighty it will change the course of history forever. Joe Hawke and his team fight their way through the Shanghai underworld to Genghis Khan's tomb and then on to the final resting place of the ancient Map of Immortality in a bid to stop the Thunder God from seizing the greatest power on Earth.