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In the heart of a small Jamaican community in Kingston, a majestic mango tree stands as a silent witness to generations of whispered secrets and haunting tales. “Whisper in the Wind: The Silent Haunting of the Mango Tree” weaves together a tapestry of stories, blending the mystical with the real. Through the eyes of the author, her siblings, and the elders, listeners are drawn into a world where the line between fiction and reality blurs.

When PI Franki Amato was invited to watch her 60-something landlady, Glenda, compete at the French Quarter’s annual kickoff to Mardi Gras weekend, she had reservations. After all, the event is called the Greasing of the Poles, and Glenda is an ex-stripper. But she never expected the fun event to turn her world upside down—and, literally, the victim’s.

Paisley Spencer's phone dies right when she's lost in a bad part of Phoenix. She ventures into an all-night liquor store to ask for directions, and when she returns to her car, three guys are waiting....

Alana is 12 now, and her family has moved to a beautiful neighborhood with a brand-new school! Young Alana will need all the wisdom and courage she can muster to find the strength to continue living two lives. As tragedy and life's difficulties surround her waking life, she must also handle her otherworldly adventures.

In this book, you’ll meet eight kids who all come from different place and all of them face a different set of challenges. They might not always get things right or sometimes they struggle to make that important decision, but they are not afraid to dream big and work towards their dreams!

In this book, you’ll meet seven boys who face a variety of challenges. Life is a journey full of ups and downs. Happy moments and some sad times. New experiences and not so new. Fun times and some frustrating ones. Tasty foods and some pretty gross ones. Fun with friends and disagreements. Funny conversations and spilled words. Family time and time alone. Super-fast days and relaxed slower-paced ones. This book helps boys navigate all these situations with ease.

Tom Tidy has sniffed his way into the perfect job as a Research Technician for Chomp Dog Food in Havana, Florida. His typical day includes watching a Greyhound model on the conveyor belt, serenading pooches, and smelling dog breath. Now, if he could just find himself a girl that loved him like his dogs and find a way to save his career before it’s snuffed out by a secret, new technology.

A terrifying new plague pushes mankind to the brink of extinction. One child holds the key to survival. After years locked away in a secret government lab, she makes her daring escape in a desperate bid to save mankind before it's too late.

Your GPS to Happiness guides you to arrive at a place of inner joy, perfect happiness, and self-confidence so that you become who you are meant to be. By following this road map, you can achieve great health, wealth, and success, and of course deep, fulfilling relationships with yourself and others. Stop pursuing happiness—start being happy now.

A collection of short stories for kids from around the world. This collection includes “Winnie-the-Pooh and the Bees” by A. A. Milne, “Gigi Finds Her Voice” by Lorena Romero, “Calypso in the Kitchen” by Lauren Kratz Prushko, “The Kind Elephant” by Molly Milazzo, and “The Thankful Tree” by Lorena Romero.

In this gripping tale of love, passion, and romance, L.M. Lapham weaves a story of love’s crossroads that will leave you breathless. As Katherine’s heart became embroiled in a beautiful love affair, will she ever be able to make the right choice?

Staying hopeful in the face of terrible despair and loss and experiencing a remarkable transformation, the listeners learn about the author’s tremendous efforts in life. The listeners are given an extraordinarily ordinary novel built on a series of events that display the humane struggles of people and their undying desire for self-fulfillment and accomplishment against life’s unfair constraints

Build resilience, embrace faith, and succeed in any area of life. Apply these strategies and principles for enhanced focus and success. Happy listening!

Miriam Thaggert illuminates the stories of African American women as passengers and as workers on the nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century railroad. As Jim Crow laws became more prevalent and forced Black Americans to "ride Jim Crow" on the rails, the train compartment became a contested space of leisure and work.

This book will provide you a simple road map to staying healthy, fit and mobile for the remainder of your life. You might say that's all good and a big claim to live up to, and you'd be right. But like I said, it’s a road map which means you have to take a trip on the road less traveled. But don't fear, because if you've read this far then you’re almost there. The cool thing about this program is that if you follow the simple rules and exercises in this book, you'll be amazed at how easy walking down that road less traveled can be.

A fox and a cat work together to outsmart a group of big, hungry forest animals. This children’s story is based on a traditional folk tale from Ukraine.

After an attempt on her life, Elliana's parents hire a bodyguard to protect her. And not just any bodyguard. Nope. They hire her teenage crush, Mateo Alvarado. Handsome, tall, muscular, and way too cocky.

Two years after the war to end all wars, the American people are confronting the reality of the altered world. As the US’ armed forces—weakened from the peace dividend—begin again to flex its slowly recovering offensive muscle, a second war rages in the Korean peninsula, and American and British forces circle each other warily from the North Atlantic to the Straits of Hormuz as the wounded Soviet bear broods behind its borders.

Dive into the captivating memoir, "Sensual Relativity," by Carol L. Monfredo, beautifully narrated by Madeline Starr. This profound journey reflects on a life well-lived and the various forms of love that have nurtured it, offering a unique perspective through seasoned eyes.

Women struggle to say no, and even when they do say no, they feel guilty. Through an unexpected story about a hamster, the author, “Aunt Mary,” empowers women to embrace their “no.” This conversational style memoir is based on the gritty, down-to-earth wisdom Aunt Mary shared with her niece Sarie over the years.