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Hear rare recording from some of the world's most-respected poets reading their own works: J. R. R. Tolkien, "The Hoard"; e. e. Cummings, "Prose Jottings"; Archibald Macleish, "The Old Man To The Lizard"; Ted Hughes, "Six Young Men"; May Swenson, "Naked In Borneo"; Marilyn Hacker, "The Dark Twin"; Kenneth Patchen, "23rd Street Runs into Heaven"; Edith Stillwell, "An Old Woman"; and Theodore Roethke, "The Bat".

Mr. Man is late delivering a signature whiskey to a client and is seeking a taste tester to help select the perfect product. Mr. Boy contemplates taking the job when he discovers that Mr. Man is in debt to a menacing crime lord with a reputation for collecting the tiny body parts of people with delinquent tabs.

With the changing seasons comes this poetry audiobook all about the constant shifts in life. From love to love lost, the excitement of new relationships, along with relationships falling by the wayside and the pain of misfortune, these poems cover a wide variety of life experiences.

Joe Davidson didn't anticipate coming back to Fairmont after his family broke apart. But when the news of Martha's death reaches him, he finds his way home, just as the annual pie contest is getting judged. When they need a new judge, he steps up and offers his services, even if he doesn't know why.

Sander A. Flaum was an up-and-coming group product manager when the president of Lederle Laboratories (now Pfizer) posed the following question to a group of employees: What will be your legacy? How do you want to be remembered? Sander, a stutterer who'd overcame so much to rise to the top in the corporate world, never forgot those words or the inspiration they provided.

Life’s Journey is a collection of three stories presented in a single offering. The titles are "Rhapsody", "Incident at the Copa", and "Life’s Journey".

Candlelit Dinner with a Cadaver is a unique tale about the misadventures of four pre-teens through the dark in-between of life, death, and reality itself. This book is made to challenge your fundamental beliefs and spur your awareness of the universe. Having course ideas juxtaposed with the harsh realities facing the adolescents, this book will shock you at times; it will also push you forward and make you crave an ending to their pain.

Parenting is a gift that no one should take lightly. We parents tend to be caught between a rock and a hard place by constantly questioning whether we are doing the best we can at raising our children—especially when it comes to raising hormonal teenagers who show affection to you one day and yell for you to get out of their room the next. The first step to connecting to modern-day teens is listening to this book. In it, you will find some insightful perspectives and teachings on parenting teens in a way that makes them reliable and delightful future adults.

Three large objects were heading towards Earth. Large enough to do real damage. Even more concerning, they didn’t look like asteroids at all. The three appeared to be rectangular. They were coming in fast, incredibly fast, on a collision course. Another notification alarm began sounding. The object’s trajectory and speed were changing. They were slowing and separating. Taking up positions around the Earth. The station supervisor activated the emergency alert system, and reached for the red phone.

Colin McArthur finds himself walking into a hotel with blood on his hands. Desperately looking for solace, he rushes the clerk to give him a room. After getting what he thinks he needs, Colin enters a world of danger, haunted by the conscious, the undead, and the revenge seekers. Struggling to cling to existence, Colin has the key to putting an end to the bloody circle of awareness.

While there are many books that explore China’s history, public knowledge is still lacking. Many people can name more than one Roman Emperor, but how many can name a Chinese Emperor?

After spending years of consistently playing the same lottery number, fate has managed to play a cruel joke on Uri by giving him a foreign set of numbers without his knowledge. When it turns out that his lifelong lottery numbers finally hit the jackpot, Uri is left furious as he gazes upon a lottery ticket with unfamiliar digits. Now, on a quest to confront the cashier who handed him the losing ticket, Uri is determined to take action, and his decisions take him on an unfavorable path down Solemn Lane.

The alien war ended a long time ago. Today, the impact of that war upon humanity has been relegated to the past. So it was quite a surprise when an Orbital Defense crew made a discovery that would resurrect those memories. For some the discovery would bring back an old hatred and the threat of another invasion....

Trapped in a state of paranoia, Casey finds herself looking for answers after the slaying of her boyfriend. Battling anxiety, she addresses the world with extreme caution as the killer is still on the loose. With safe havens few and far in between, Casey attempts to isolate herself while trying to find a taste of comfort from the presence of her friends. Though the case is being tracked closely by the local detectives, personal conflicts will set the collision course to the outcome as a trip is taken on Solemn Lane.

This book chronicles the journey of Eritrean-born Joseph Woldu. As a child refugee, he found himself having to adapt to changes of place, language, and customs; then as a man forced to relearn much of the same after involvement in a disastrous accident two days before the 9/11 terrorist attacks. What makes Joseph's story so incredible is not that he survived change and tragedy, but how he continually found the strength to improve himself and his circumstances. His story reflects the importance good relationships play in our lives.

Mae is a shy, but not so naive young woman, hopeful in starting her new life alone. She wants to attend college for the arts, get a job, and begin an independent life in a brand new town. Renting an inexpensive guesthouse sounds like a perfect start. Until she discovers a hidden duffel bag and finds herself over-her-head in clues that grow sinister. There's a missing girl in town, Genevieve. Who is Genevieve and what happened to her?

Are you struggling to be happy? You may be trying to welcome positivity in your life but failing at it badly. Don’t worry, you’re not alone. This situation is way too common and the main reason for it is taking the wrong approach to happiness. Happy Life will redefine happiness for you and help you build a better life with joy in every corner. Here you’ll find a step-by-step guide to understanding happiness and making it your own. This audiobook is going to be your best friend on the new happiness journey you’re about to start.

Frank spends time in his study chambers on a stormy night and finds himself chastising his son. After dismissing the delinquent, Frank’s longtime acquaintance, Jimmy, enters the study and begins making small talk. Moments into the conversation, Frank discovers that Jimmy’s intentions aren’t friendly, and the two friends find themselves playing a roulette game of death.

It was the beginning of summer and the last day of school. It should have been a happy day, a good day, but Tim Anderson, grandson of William Johnson, the Hero of the World, was in trouble. Arriving home, he soon discovers his parents are missing, and so is his famous grandfather. He needs help, but mysteriously, not even the police will get involved. Trying to solve the puzzle of his missing parents, Tim stumbles upon a secret invention, one that has great potential for the good of mankind, but also holds the power to enslave the world if it fell into the wrong hands.

Being a personal trainer is a full-time job, and it is because of this; a personal trainer should be, among other things, well-grounded in his work. The person should know his onions, and a professional body should attest to that. In this case, it is the national association of sports medicine where the NASM comes in. The National Academy of Sports Medicine Certified Personal Trainer Exam prepares would-be personal trainers to get the required certification to do their work effectively.