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Six Christian missionaries are kidnapped by the Iranian government, and become unwitting pawns in a high stakes gambit to embarrass a hated US sitting president and ruin his chances of reelection. With the help of Israel’s vaunted intelligence agency Mossad, the prisoners are located in an ancient fortified prison just outside the southeastern Iranian port of Kanarak, a resort city off the Gulf of Oman.

It’s the job of the photographer to capture a moment within a lonesome medium. A photographer can meet and photograph people from all walks of life. Throughout Slade West’s life as a photographer, he is often asked who is the craziest model that he ever worked with. The one he met on Craigslist. Her name was Karen Zoom. Based on the idiocy of Kayllen Huan Zhang.

They named me Dino! I grew up among the loving idiots of my hometown as the Mute. Their only drawback was to give more than what they had. At the age of 14, I opened my mouth and released the avalanche of sounds that echoed across the Balkans. After it, I couldn’t stop talking. Our national drink, the potent rectified spirits distilled from the purple plums, served for medicinal purposes to clear the cluttered minds of our townsfolk idiots. Never in the history of the kingdom of Biares, my home country did any of upheavals occurred within the Balkans.

Mrs. Poole, a gifted British medium living in the United States, is recruited by an Alien force called the Opportunity to rescue four of their own trapped in the spirit world. The ghosts in Jennifer's house are driving her crazy. She seeks out Mrs. Poole's help to hold a seance to cleanse her house of the unwelcome guests. In order for that to happen she must accept a fantastic tale that alien spirits can possess humans and then offer herself, her friends, and a family member to be possessed themselves.

It’s mid-September 1942. A German U-boat, U-156, sinks a converted British ocean liner, HMT Laconia, with just two torpedoes. The captain of the sub is horrified to discover that the troop transport he has just sunk was carrying 1,800 Italian POWs, along with British and Polish passengers and crew. Why the sub captain chooses to launch an operation to rescue his surviving Italian allies is perfectly understandable. But why he also chooses to rescue the British and Polish survivors is truly a mystery.

Singer-songwriter Hayley Gene Penner's memoir takes a brutally honest yet humorous look at the dark, intimate truths we spend our lives running from. Like a map of beautiful mistakes, Hayley’s stories of questionable sexual encounters, artistic aspirations, and emotional abuse trace her coming of age in the music industry.

Always the eager student, Arthur is ready for a day filled with learning. Slightly nervous about his next big challenge, this curious doggy can’t wait to come back to class and find out which subjects he’ll get to study. And after bouncing onto the yellow bus, he happily hangs his head out the window looking for his new school friends. Sitting pretty in class with his ears pricked, he laps up every subject, from reading and geography to science and math.

Behind-the-scenes stories merged to history as seen through the lens and eyes of campaign photographer Gene Ho - the principles that powered Donald Trump to become the president of the United States of America.

After spending better than two decades working in call centers, I cannot help but notice the glaring similarities shared by call centers in North Texas. The pay is rarely close to the industry standard for the frontline call-taker. Most of the call centers I hired into operated like poorly run daycare centers. Those individuals who were well-liked by management rarely found themselves targets of bathroom break micromanagement and the questionable practices and tactics which made Tina Faye's "Mean Girls" so infamously popular.

Baby Duck did just what all babies do. He grew, and he grew, and he grew, and he grew! When her mysteriously enormous egg hatches, a mother duck must figure out what to do with her dino-sized duckling in this charming rhyming adventure that will make your imagination take wing!

This dog’s about to blast off. Will his trip be out-of-this-world? Arthur can’t wait to make his first flight into outer space. Jumping for joy, he’s rocketing off on a mission to see the twinkling stars. And once he boards his ship, he’s eager to sniff out the most paw-some planets in our solar system. Flying to each of the heavenly bodies circling our sun, Arthur has to find out what makes each one so special. But from worlds with rings and moons to balls of gas and rock, he’s not sure how to choose his favorite place in space.

Rowan Walker - young college student and coffee house barista - believes that her twin sister, Eden, has been taken against her will. The Seattle Police - based on evidence to the contrary; as well as Rowan's sister’s free-wheeling, off-the-rails past lifestyle - believe otherwise. Rowan, however, refuses to let the case (or, for that matter, the SPD) rest and after a solid year of relentless badgering by the young woman a weary, and sympathetic detective gives Rowan an alternative solution. Enter Fallon Wylde, 17th Century pirate turned vampire turned soldier-for-hire.

A serial killer who murders children sets out to find her latest victim and is confronted by a younger version of herself.

Rethinking Evolution links Darwin's early insights to the molecular realm inside living cells. This updated evolutionary synthesis provides an accessible explanation for biological complexity that cuts through the confusion surrounding evolutionary theory in a practical way. In addition to a wide-ranging survey of proposed updates to the modern synthesis, this title provides extraordinary new insights, including emergent evolutionary potential and the generative phenotype.

The complete series of humorous and sexy adventures involving Tilly and Elmer, a Midwestern couple in their early 70s. They’ve been married for close to 50 years, they still like each other, and they know what to do about it! The short stories in this series are about celebration! Tilly and Elmer love to celebrate holidays, from Valentine’s Day to National Bourbon Day. They’re always in the mood to celebrate, and the somehow the celebration always involves their continuing attempts to behave like 18-year-olds.

A death row inmate, scheduled to die, has requested one final interview. What the inmate reveals during his tell-all confession sheds light on a terrifying government conspiracy. This stunning interview has left many people wondering how far elected officials in government would go to protect the sanctity of outdated American ideology.

Successful businessman Casey Talbert reveals how he unwittingly stumbled into a twisted version of a Christmas miracle.

Meet Mr. Scratch. He's an evil sorcerer, ruthless CEO, and diabolical weapons manufacturer. Scratch exists as drawings on paper, but he's certain he's better than you. Meet Mark. He created Mr. Scratch. Never thought he'd meet him one day. And Mark certainly never thought the fractured marriage of Jack and Gloria Power, fictional characters in his long-running comic book, would have dire consequences here in the real world.

Tilly and Elmer love to celebrate New Year’s Eve! They have several unmentionable traditions for this occasion, but the making of New Year’s resolutions with each other, in the company of a supply of strong drink, is one of their favorites. After realizing, many years ago, that their typical declarations had little likelihood of being adhered to, they turned the event into a game of who could make the most laughable and outrageous proposals.

The English Creek Avenue Kids is a series of adventures and stories told by the communities creatures that live there. The group includes all forms of non-human nature.Toby and Ian are the main characters and narrators of the stories. Their adventures depict the myriad adventures and life lessons which we as humans face in this day-to-day adventure called life.