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The sun blasts through David Pilcher’s pipe and the light snatches him into the void. He careens away into nothingness, immobilized and helpless. He can neither move nor speak within his glutinous suspension, and it carries him with purpose. Through a darkling shroud he sees the spotlight on the stage at Woodstock. He watches Napoleon sip his wine in France. Davy sees the stars of the southern cross and hears the sea crash at the feet of chiclet teethed Bikini ladies walking the beaches of Australia.

Alfred, an autistic man with genius-level mental abilities, wants revenge because he was treated cruelly back in high school. Now, eight years later, he has developed an almost perfect way to take his revenge against his six worst former tormentors. His device allows him to hijack and transport their minds to a nonexistent room and establish total control over everything they experience.

Lawrence shares 40 short life lessons and explains what you should do to focus your mind on your goals, however ambitious they are, so you can make your pipe dreams real, too.

In this course, objectively delivered by Professor Lawrence H. Schiffman, listeners will engage in a discussion on how that collection came into being and how it was passed down and interpreted throughout the ages. You will sample approaches both traditional and modern, making use of the works of a broad sampling of scholars - ancient, medieval, and modern - to understand the message of the Hebrew Scriptures and the stories they told

Matthew Scudder reminisces of his uniformed days and of the night he bent the law to help some "friends of a friend." When a friendly game of poker turns deadly, Scudder is called upon to solve the murder…and hide the body.

Is there other intelligent life in the universe, or are we all alone? Now you can explore this question through 17 compelling conversations with leading experts on extraterrestrial life. The prospect of alien intelligences has long captivated cosmologists, perplexed theologians, and provided rich fodder for science fiction writers. While we may doubt that the large-eyed, green-skinned figures of sci-fi films will one day descend to Earth in UFOs, it is far harder to reject wholesale the possibility that intelligent life - in some form yet unknown - exists.

Lawrence Monsanto Ferlinghetti, born in Yonkers, NY, was an American poet, painter, social activist, and co-founder of City Lights Booksellers & Publishers. An author of poetry, translations, fiction, theatre, art criticism, and film narration, Ferlinghetti was best known for his second collection of poems, A Coney Island of the Mind (1958), which has been translated into nine languages and sold over a million copies. The following recording includes Ferlinghetti reading the poems, Baseball Canto, Travels in America Deserta, See It Was Like This When, and Underwear.

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A football podcast like no other! Two lads with near 25 years friendship with over 50 years of loving football between us. We will provide honest opinions on all things football & look to get the wokeness out of the beautiful game! We will review many many matches & cover a lot of competitions across England & in Europe this season. If you like what you hear, please download & share with your friends. Enjoy your Football! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Have you ever dreamed of a garden that feels like a secret hideaway, where every plant whispers ancient secrets and every herb holds mystical powers? Imagine a place where you can manifest your desires and enhance your everyday life through the power of nature. Join author Kara Lawrence on a journey into the world of magical gardening, where you'll learn how to create your own enchanted oasis and harness the extraordinary properties of plants and herbs.

Do you ever find yourself constantly doubting your abilities, even if you have achieved great success? It's like a voice in your head whispering that you're a fraud, that one day everyone will discover your true incompetence. You're not alone. You Are Not a Fraud! delves into the depths of imposter syndrome, providing strategies and insights to help you break free from the shackles of self-doubt and embrace your true potential.

You may have wondered what it would be like to have known the truly great masters; to have witnessed first-hand their intense will, determination, and desire to uplift humanity. To have looked into their eyes and been inspired by their deep, selfless compassion and love for all. The King Who Came To Earth gives a glimpse into such an enlightened master, who came among us in order to lay new foundations for this Age.

We could whine about how we live in dangerous times nowadays, but let's face it, all throughout history ordinary people have been at risk of violence in one way or another. Abdicating personal responsibility by outsourcing your safety to others might be the easy way out, but it does little to safeguard your welfare. In this book you'll discover what dangers you face and learn proven strategies to thwart them.

In an age when technology vanquished natural death, Ryan and his sardonic AI implant are recruited at the last minute to board the first colony ship to Tau Ceti. As the lowest-ranked crewmember, he expects to cryogenically freeze right away, but the captain has other plans. Ryan begins a training program for rare individuals who heal much faster than normal, a program that teaches him to survive every possible scenario that Murphy’s Law can deliver.

This book, though short, will motivate you to take a stand for the best choices and make the difference necessary to empower this generation and others after it. It could define the best culture of our generation. This is what POP feels like when you truly act with a purpose in the world. It is the Power of Paradise! In the same breath, this is a tribute to all the pure souls who have gone before us, inspiring the seeds of change, hope, and beauty in the world. It is dedicated to every child and the child in us.

This book is a soul-searching journey to empower you to be your best, while taking all the experiences around you into account. There are 200 verses, and this book encourages you to write your reflections. It is the untold journey to your highest self experienced through some of the darkest moments that reveal the greatest lights of understanding into the true character of the inspired soul.

Join Lawrence Lotze, a resilient survivor of a brain tumor, as he travels the globe virtually to bring you inspiring stories from successful business owners to popular sports stars. In each episode, Lawrence discusses with his guests the journey to their successes, challenges they faced, & biggest takeaways from their invaluable experience. From bustling streets of New York to scenic beaches of Sydney, discover what drives & motivates influential people who are changing the game in their respective industries. Be prepared for inspiration, motivation, and celebrating the power of human courage.

It took Lawrence Bransby and his son, Gareth, three journeys into Central Asia before they were able to ride the legendary Bartang Pass. But it's another pass that becomes the focus of this story - Matts Pass in southern Tajikistan - and a motorcycle gets abandoned deep in the Pamir Mountains after father and son push the limits of their bodies and bikes just one step too far. Never before - across Africa, into the Russian taiga, or in the Western Sahara - have they had to abandon a bike and walk out...

When I was 12 years old, my father, brother and I walked 372 miles from Umhlanga Rocks, just north of Durban, South Africa, to Lourenco Marques in Mocambique. On the trip, my father kept a very brief diary, jotting down what we did on each day and revealing some of his thoughts and feelings along the way in a matter-of-fact style so typical of him. I made a copy of his diary when I was still a boy and have always treasured it because of what the trip meant to me. In this audiobook I want to share about how my father, through the adventures he took us on.

The environment is collapsing at a rapid rate, and in increasingly unpredictable ways. Everyone knows that this is happening, and yet the only politics that is emerging to tackle it are coming from the increasingly nativist far-right. How should the left respond? In Planet on Fire, two rising stars of the British left lay down a set of proposals for a fundamental re-shaping of the global economy and offer a road map for tackling climate breakdown.