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This audio collection presents the best-of-the-best short science fiction novels published in 2013 by current and emerging masters of this vibrant form. In Earth I, by Stephen Baxter, a search among the stars to ferret out the origins of mankind amidst the Xaian normalisation digs up many surprises. In Success, by Michael Blumlein, a brilliant but erratic biologist studying epigenetics struggles to hang onto his grip on everyday life as he writes his ground-breaking tome.

Edgar Allan "Poe" Rutherford didn't think twice when he took his fiancé's case. After all, Detective Alana Hu had known the victim since childhood. Besides, the evidence is easy to decode: all signs point to the victim's estranged husband. As Poe works to get the killer behind bars, he can't help but be distracted by his fast-approaching wedding. But Maui beaches have a knack for luring people into a false sense of security, and Poe's error could extract the highest cost imaginable. After all, you can't have a wedding without the bride.

The climb that went wrong: fighting blinding snowstorms and horrific avalanches; days spent tentbound running low on food, water and oxygen; surviving broken bones and shattered spirits. With writing from Greg Child, David Roberts, Stephen Venables, Alfred Lansing and others, Epic is a collection of the most memorable accounts of legend-making expeditions to the world’s most famous peaks, often in the worst possible conditions!

A metaphysical adventure in the spirit of the universe: Playful Loving Deep. Written by a man who champions the most fear-provoking point of view the world has ever known: Everything is a gift and the business of life is discovering how come.

All these questions are answered in this comprehensive special report that promotes spreading the gospel and honoring the creative people who help to make all church ministries possible. Pass this report on to songwriters, musicians, worship pastors, and church leadership so they are informed about current copyright laws and the practices of paying for the use of intellectual property.

Edgar Allan "Poe" Rutherford is Maui's hottest freelance detective. When an elderly hotel mogul claims to have received threatening letters, Poe chalks it up to old age. But as the threats continue to escalate, he investigates the real possibility that one of her adult children heirs wants her dead…but which one? With the help of his sexy detective girlfriend, Alana Hu, Poe uncovers a dark family secret even housekeeping can't scrub clean. In a race against the clock, Poe must unveil the culprit's identity.

Known as the father of the Protestant Reformation, Martin Luther has had an enormous impact on Western Christianity and culture. In Luther on the Christian Life, historian Carl Trueman introduces listeners to the lively Reformer, taking them on a tour of his historical context, theological system, and approach to the Christian life. Whether exploring Luther’s theology of protest, ever-present sense of humor, or misunderstood view of sanctification, this book will help modern listeners go deeper in their spiritual walk by learning from one of the great teachers of the faith.

Any person called by God to write songs can fulfill their dreams. Young or old. Experienced writer or not. Join Stephen Robert Cass as he shines a light on the pathway of ministry and song success, showing you the value of congregational songwriting. This strategy and the custom song-crafting tools are inspired by Proverbs 27:17: "As iron sharpens iron, so we sharpen each other." This plan finds strength in God's wisdom and the power of group learning. Let it take your songs to churches in your community and around the world.

Are you searching for a plan to build a worship team? Everyone on the platform is a lead worshiper. The face of your church. Using my 50 years as a worship team member and my experiences as a worship leader, songwriter, and church planter, explore my blueprint of how music ministries can blossom on a solid foundation. Search for people willing to sacrifice and serve and willing to give 110 percent to lead the congregation to the foot of the cross. Buy this book now to get food for thought to help your worship team and church grow. Take the steps to become an extravagant worshiper!

Stephen Robert Cass has been playing and mixing songs in church and for bands for over 50 years. He has 14 album projects and hundreds of studio hours as a musician and producer and wants to help produce your next song demo or worship team mix. Find your new mix philosophy with the five key methods. Take charge behind the mixing console, physical or digital. These five keys, plus two bonus strategies with immediate results for a professional mix, will inform and prepare you, instilling the confidence you need to manage a multitrack recording or a live band.

Imagine a slight change to our historical timeline where the Industrial Revolution heated up much quicker than expected. Technological marvels such as airships, trains, battleships, and submarines came into being much earlier. They were followed by steam-powered wonders such as mechanical men, flying ships, and even crafts capable of reaching the deepest fathoms of the sea or traveling to distant celestial orbs. That is the world where Sherlock Holmes and his Boswell, Dr. Watson find themselves in Sherlock Holmes: Adventures in the Realms of Steampunk.

Edgar Allan “Poe” Rutherford is nervously facing his newest challenge: fatherhood. With his expectant wife insisting he take on work and quit pacing the room, the expert private investigator is relieved to pick up a call from an attorney in need of his expertise. But with the lawyer’s client up for murder after his missing-for-years spouse shows up dead in a freezer, Poe dives into a cold case now running hot. Discovering a long line of suspects eager to testify to the accused’s evil ways, Poe fears he may be representing a man capable of homicide.

Seit seiner Kindheit wollte Reid Malenfant Astronaut werden, doch die NASA lehnte ihn ab. Seine Frau Emma ist erfolgreicher: Sie bricht 2004 mit einer Expedition zum Marsmond Phobos auf, um eine Anomalie zu erkunden. Doch ein Jahr später reißt der Kontakt ab, und Emma gilt seither als verschollen. Reid bekommt schließlich doch noch einen Platz als Space-Shuttle-Pilot, stürzt 2019 jedoch bei einem tragischen Unfall ab.

Maui, Hawaii. PI Edgar Allan “Poe” Rutherford has the perfect gift for his wife’s birthday. Arranging a Zoom call with her favorite childhood actor, Poe is thrilled when his surprise is a hit. But when the well-loved celebrity is discovered dead in his home a few days later, the private eye travels to LA to find the truth. With the grieving daughter suspicious of her famous father’s death, the detective dives deep into the star’s life to investigate possible foul play.

A dying partner. An otherworldly healer. A race against time. To save his terminally ill psychic partner, private investigator Alex Penfield is on the trail of a mysterious man with healing abilities…but so is a clandestine organization of cutthroat assassins. In a run-in with the assassins, Penfield learns of the mystery man’s harrowing fate and determines to help him. Can Penfield track down the man before the professional killers? And just who - or what - is this healer?

He’s used to catching crooks, not proving their innocence. Can this Hawaiian investigator say aloha to the real killer? Edgar Allan “Poe” Rutherford knows his personal connection to a crime boss is wrong. But when she needs his PI expertise to solve a reopened cold case, he can’t refuse the woman who feels like family. The only catch...the police are convinced she’s the murderer.

Congratulations! You've built a successful business. Now you face taking it to the next level. It's time to ask, “How do I scale my business?” Good news. You have come to the right place. Scale Your Business with CFO Navigator is an interview video and podcast series for business owners who want to make the leap from just working in their business to scaling it to the next level. In this series, Robert Stephens, founder and managing partner of CFO Navigator in Atlanta, Georgia, interviews business owners and experts on how to scale business operations, sales, marketing, technology, ...

What do Greta Thunberg, Elon Musk, and Warren Buffett have in common? As far apart as they may seem, these global icons represent key themes in Stephen Roberts’ time-tested approach to picking stocks with such common sense.

We all have our own version of how life started, but do we know how it will end? Each year, more and more radio telescopes are pointed to the heavens, so why have we not found any trace of intelligent life out there? To date, no radio signals of another advanced species have been received.

The murders scarred him for life. Can he face it again when a copycat resumes the butchery? Detective Alex Penfield’s hope for humanity hangs by a slender thread of justice. But even slamming the darkly disturbing serial killer behind bars can’t make up for the brutal loss of his dear friend 10 years ago. And he vows she won’t have died in vain when he’s recruited by the FBI to catch a vicious predator with the same blood-soaked calling card. Can the determined detective trap the mystery killer and put his demons to rest?