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In this take on the classic novel Moby Dick, told with great attention to Melville's unique means of expression, Dr. Ahab the veterinarian falls victim to a vicious monster named Moby. Half-mad and half-blind, he ensnares his workers into a quest for vengeance they cannot resist. Kevin, one of these unlucky workers, with his new dog and armed with curiosity, finds himself in a strange new world.

In Love and War is the moving story of two young people in love at the cusp of adulthood and America’s entry into WW II. Inga, a German girl, and Mack, an American pilot, have fallen in love, but the war threatens to separate them forever. From the tranquil citrus groves of Florida to the shrapnel-filled skies over Europe, Mack only wants to see Inga again. Inga longs for Mack amid the wartime carnage of Germany. One fateful day, the families of both will be changed forever.

Nils lebt ein Leben auf der Überholspur. Seinen Kollegen zeigt er, wie man Karriere macht, und seine Bedürfnisse befriedigt er in den Berliner Gay-Clubs. Gefühle? Wer braucht die schon! Doch ausgerechnet kurz vor dem Urlaub steht sein Leben plötzlich Kopf und zwingt ihn zu einem Aufenthalt in den Bergen. Kulturschock pur. Als er die schrulligen Dorfbewohner näher kennenlernt, will er sich schon aus dem Staub machen. Doch dann trifft er den sturen, aber überaus attraktiven Johannes, der abgeschieden in einer Almhütte lebt.

Growing up in the Bronx, Jose Maldonado thought he had life figured out. Between childhood games and family bonds, everything seemed simple enough. But as he got older, questions started creeping in. Why do people suffer? What's the point of it all? Before long, confusion turned to anger, and anger turned to a desperate search for something real. In ‘My Walk with the Lord,’ Jose takes you through his powerful journey from emptiness to faith.

Bill Carr has seen life's dead ends and detours—from his boyhood on the South Side of Chicago, to the jungles of Vietnam, to his years at the helm of the technology consulting firm he founded. In this collection of essays, Bill reflects on his lifetime of experiences, sharing stories that are poignant, humorous, and insightful. Through it all, he relied on the strength of family and the relationships that carried him forward. Bill explores a wide variety of themes: resilience, gratitude, forgiveness, leadership, the pursuit of peace. He has no easy answers or pat solutions.

This is not your high school history. From atomic showgirls and quickie divorces to Burning Man billionaires and desert survivalists, Nevada has built its reputation on contradictions. It is a place where nothing should have thrived and yet everything did, in the most outrageous ways possible. In this book, you’ll meet miners who gambled away fortunes before breakfast, mobsters who turned Vegas into a playground, politicians who looked the other way, and dreamers who set fire to wooden effigies in the desert just to see what would happen.

Jericho St. James hasst meine Familie. Er ist mächtig, unvorstellbar reich und der gefährlichste Mann, den ich kenne. Und ich gehöre ihm. Er hat mich aus meinem Zuhause geholt. Er wird mich zu seiner Frau machen. Und er hat sehr deutlich gemacht, dass ich in seinem Bett schlafen werde.

Veteran adult comic Jimmy Jones performs a live stand-up show in front of his home crowd in Essex.

2060, Un'epoca d'oro. Robot intelligenti, figli della mente geniale di Elon Musk, permearono ogni aspetto della vita umana, liberando l'umanità dai lavori più faticosi e ripetitivi. Mentre l'umanità si gode il frutto del suo ingegno, l'ombra di una minaccia incombe. L'idillio sta per sgretolarsi. L'umanità, creatrice di un mondo perfetto, si ritrova a combattere per la propria sopravvivenza contro la creatura che aveva plasmato.

Navigate office politics with confidence in How to Deal with Office Snakes Without Killing Them by Kevin J. LaRue. This concise, action-packed guide shows you how to outsmart manipulative coworkers—those “snakes” who spread rumors, steal credit, or dump work on others—without losing your cool or hurting your career. Perfect for professionals at any stage, it delivers practical, no-fluff strategies to thrive in toxic workplaces and emerge stronger.

The emotional, epic story of James “Cornbread” Harris—a self-proclaimed “blessed dude” and one of Minneapolis’s most influential musicians. Read by the author, Andrea Swensson, with interview excerpts and music by Cornbread Harris and an afterword read by his Grammy-winning son, James "Jimmy Jam" Harris III. “I am a blessed dude,” Cornbread says, taking us along on a musical journey that evolves into a heartfelt tale of reconciliation and forgiveness, all to the tune of his signature blues sound.

Welcome to Utah, where wagon ruts meet billion-dollar malls, and sacred prophecy collides with PR campaigns. This is not the version you got in seminary. From red rock petroglyphs and Spanish explorers to polygamist raids, forged scriptures, and ski resorts, Zion in the Desert tells the strange, scrappy, and often uncomfortable history of a state that was never just one thing. The book dives headfirst into the contradictions that shaped Utah: faith and resistance, empire and exodus, miracles and cover-ups.

Is there a little boy with big feelings in your life? This charming book explores and names a wide-ranging, ever-fluttering array of emotions commonly experienced by children during their daily activities (and yours). Feelings help us grow. Help your little one grow big and strong!

Jimmy Sites is no stranger to the hunt. An inductee in the Legends of the Outdoors Hall of Fame, he knows the importance of preparation, stealth, and patience. There is another who has been using these very same strategies for millennia, and he's after our souls. In Decoys of Deception, Jimmy aims to expose Satan's strategic plan to deceive, distract, desensitize, and divide to capture his prey . . . YOU!

California Dreaming and Primal Screaming is a raw, riveting, and darkly humorous memoir chronicling a celebrated studio and touring musician’s relentless quest for mental clarity and emotional healing. Pulling back fame’s velvet curtain, it exposes the hidden struggles that fame often masks — where roaring applause and adoring fans can't silence the demons lurking in the shadows of the psyche. While many artists bask in success, too often they find it hollow, unable to fill the void within.

Using his experience in retail sales of more than 20 years, Edward brings a new idea to the table. Instead of looking at sales teams through a classical lens where the whole team performs uniformly and you are taught how to identify the customer, he suggests that we should instead look and identify who we are and what our role is in the business world. He explains how each member has their own quality, their animal, which helps them find themselves.

We've all had it happen to us. That distressing moment where we realize we have waited too long to go to the bathroom. Not only do we have to rush to get there and relieve ourselves but we also must avoid fellow co-workers or the public in general because we are too ashamed of what we are about to do. Because we know the secret... it's going to be bad. Chad R Martin takes you on a hilarious journey through a real life situation that most people find taboo to talk about... pooping in public.

Foster care could be very different in your community. If you were to find and effectively collaborate with the right people, your county could go from “not enough” to “more than enough.” This audiobook is narrated by author Jason Weber, and will help you lay the essential groundwork to see that happen.

He wasn’t just famous. He was mythic. Michael Jackson lived in the spotlight but never stepped fully into the world. From child prodigy to cultural phenomenon, his life was one of performance, projection, and impossible expectations. This isn’t a tribute. It’s not a takedown. It’s the story of a boy who flew too far, gave too much, and never really landed. A mirror. A myth. A man the world never truly saw.

We all learned the story. Now it’s time to hear what actually happened. 1776: The Revolution is a piercing, unfiltered journey into the founding of the United States. What really happened in the meeting rooms, the battlefields, and the parchment scrolls of the so-called land of the free? What was written in ink—and what was left out by design? This is a time capsule. A mirror. A warning label. Because the revolution never ended. We just stopped asking who it was for.