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Magpie’s Ladder comprises five stories that came to me while working on my visual art. My preferred drawing technique is stippling in ink, creating images with countless dots using a mechanical pen or brush. During those long hours, my imagination would wander, introducing strange characters and settings. The elements began to cohere into stories. Writing them down became a new path for expression and for approaching the worlds that I enjoy creating.

Muchos de nosotros asimilamos y procesamos información compleja todo el día, ya sea en el trabajo o en otro lugar. La capacidad de romper esa estructura compleja y presentarla en una versión simplificada a menudo es crucial para nuestro éxito, pero es algo de lo que muchos de nosotros carecemos. ¡Eso ha cambiado ahora! Este libro es ideal para cualquiera que nunca haya oído hablar de modelos mentales antes, o para aquellos que no obtienen el máximo provecho de los que están usando actualmente.

A revenant searches for a way to atone for past sins, a college grad accepts a job with paranormal responsibilities, a man battles demons in his mind and in real life, and a private detective with a secret prowls 1930s-era Chicago on the hunt for a killer while a full moon rises. From the mind of best-selling author Kirk Dougal comes four short tales of dark urban fantasy filled with magic, the undead, and more than a little fur.

A Gift…Only Borrowed is a compelling narrative of the recollection of what it is like to be a young father shrouded by the challenges surrounding his family's life during an extremely difficult time, the death of one of his children. Navigating the maze through the death of a child can be a bumpy road. Those jumbled twists and turns are usually viewed through weary and teary eyes.

Loolee is a shy, but sweet dog with a heart as large as her newest adventure: sharing her amazing owners with her large and energetic brothers, Wally and Gabe! Loolee’s family must help her overcome her fears, proving that loved ones are always there when she needs them most. Will Loolee become accustomed to the playful nature of her brothers and their roughhousing, or will the adventures they take her on be too much for her to handle?

During a job interview for a branch manager position, Rosalind Lanners learns that others think the library is haunted. But with a horrible credit score, a mountain of school debt, and less than three figures in her bank account, Rosalind takes the job and hides out there at night until she can find an affordable apartment. When cold spots precede unsettling, seemingly impossible events, Rosalind begins to wonder if the stories are true.

Many of us interprets information that we receive differently, whether it is at work or elsewhere. As a result, we end up having to deal with problems that others might not understand or even see. This is where cognitive behavioral therapy comes in! This book is ideal for anyone who has never heard of cognitive behavioral therapy before or for those who are not getting the most from the ones they are currently practicing.

As an empire falls, heroes will rise. High in the mountains, Lei watches the empire crumble as he maintains his self-imposed exile. Torn between fighting for the empire once again and living peacefully with the woman he loves, Lei faces the most difficult decision of his life. Like Lei, Bai senses a crossroads approaching. After a decade of fighting, little has changed. The monks hunt her, and she cannot run forever. On the other side of the empire, Delun seeks guidance from his master. His memories are soaked with the blood of friend and foe alike.

Do you want to significantly improve the quality of your thoughts, attitudes, and behaviors? Do you want to be able to understand the world better and become better respected? This book will help you do exactly that! Many of us take in and process complex information throughout the day, whether it is at work or elsewhere. The ability to break that complex structure down and present it in a simplified version is often crucial to our success but is something that many of us lack. That has now changed!

At midnight Texas granite courthouses stand in solitary silence, except for the tolling of their clock towers. The bells' thick droning could easily drown out the cries from a small-town killer's victim. Small-town justice is always something to question, especially when a mysterious stranger is stalking the wintry main streets to butcher your friends.

When her mother and sister begin using a Ouija board to contact their dead father, Jocelyn worries that it may lead to horrible consequences. Like the footsteps outside her bedroom door late at night. Or the pounding on the walls. Maybe, even the reason why her sister is trying to ruin her life. Jocelyn finds a rational explanation for every strange incident until logic breaks down and sinister events ratchet up, convincing her that an evil entity has infested her home.

When Bai, a young seamstress, wakes up unharmed in the middle of a disaster, her life is destroyed. She has no memory of the event that destroyed her town, but the survivors believe she is to blame. On a quest to prove her innocence, she discovers a secret that threatens not just her life but the entire empire. On the other side of the empire, a monk named Delun ruthlessly hunts those who seek to destroy the monasteries he calls home. When he stumbles upon a plot that threatens all that he is sworn to protect, he must choose between his two masters: the monasteries and the empire.

Starting and running a small business is hard! These 21 authors have done the hard work and overcome the risks. Their stories will help every listener to empathize with the challenges of being an entrepreneur and to join in and celebrate the victories. The stories provide lessons in grit, determination, and faith. Whether you have "made it" in your business, are still struggling, or have just started thinking about getting into business, these lessons will be useful in motivating you through difficult days or circumstances.

India, The Netherlands, the Philippines - What is it with the Hoosier state that inspires authors from all over the world to dredge up their darkest visions to make readers tremble and shudder? Could it be the ghost towns that dot the landscape? Or do we fear the living ghosts that walk its cities, large and small, that breed and fester on dashed hope and creeping dread? Or do their dark writings mirror the thoughts we thought we had buried deep beneath layers of civility, exposing them for what they are, reflections of the darkness all around us.

An overcrowded planet. Dwindling resources. England isolated and divided. Dominant corporations controlling food, medicine and work. Those on the outside scrabbling to survive. In this companion novel to The Keepers, Pauline Kirk captures the stark reality of a world that is not too far away. Jude is a skilled member of the corporation's security force. Cracks are beginning to appear in the system and dissatisfaction is growing. Soon even Jude begins to doubt the benevolence of the omnipotent Corporation to which she is pledged until the day she dies.

Indispensable tax information to get a young person's life started off right. Ideal for high school, college, or vocational students, as well as kids just starting out in the work force. Made in an engaging and snarky way, this audiobook provides tax, financial, and life advice that is easy to digest (and afford). Twenty-five years in the Navy (on submarines), 20 years preparing taxes, 50 years of life, two years of financial advising, and four eye-opening months of traditional college (at an age that made me feel like Billy Madison) are the knowledge base for this audiobook.

Everyone needs to invest for his or her retirement and plan for the day that one's retirement gets here or otherwise invest for the creation of wealth. The issue is most Americans have not saved very much for emergencies, much less their retirement or wealth creation. Investing is not just an activity for the wealthy, but rather anyone who takes the time to understand what it is they need.

In this audiobook, I talk about the lesson I learned while battling infamy and cancer - lessons that will help you defend your greatness, live on purpose, and live with joyful urgency.

Launch and Grow Rich provides the needed road map and detailed tools needed to dramatically improve the chances for success. Author Randy Kirk has started up dozens of businesses and consulted with hundreds of others.

A new threat has risen. For years, peace has reigned within the boundaries of the empire. Monks, gifted with extraordinary powers, wander the land, keeping order by any means necessary. Their gifts make them invincible, or so most believe. A lone warrior disagrees. Guided by a shadowy organization, Fang seeks to break the monasteries. Once left for dead by powerful monks, revenge has driven him to unimaginable strength. Only one obstacle stands in his way. His name is Lei, and he is no hero.