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A mysterious suicide. An airbus A380 heads over the Colorado mountains, before crashing through the snow clouds. The only bridge over the River Styx is taken out. No phones, no internet, no communication with the outside world. Then things start to get strange. Welcome to a town called Hell. This collaborative collection of short stories takes place over the last seven days in Hell. Poisonous green slime, murderous rampages, talking trees, rogue wolf-packs - the residents of Hell are having a bad week.

The hardening of racial lines during the first half of the 20th century eliminated almost all African Americans from white organized sports, forcing black athletes to form their own teams, organizations, and events. This separate sporting culture, explored in the 12 essays included here, comprised much more than athletic competition; these “separate games” provided examples of black enterprise and black self-help and showed the importance of agency and the quest for racial uplift in a country fraught with racialist thinking and discrimination.

Das Eden-Virus verbreitet sich immer weiter. Ob Segen oder Fluch – eines ist sicher: Es kann nicht mehr aufgehalten werden. Für die Armen und Kranken ist die Seuche ein Geschenk Gottes, doch gleichzeitig bringt sie die Infizierten ins Fadenkreuz jener Menschen, die den Verlust ihrer Macht fürchten.

As American interests assumed global proportions after 1945, policy makers were faced with the challenge of prioritizing various regions and determining the extent to which the United States was prepared to defend and support them. Superpowers and developing nations soon became inextricably linked and decolonizing states such as Vietnam, India, and Egypt assumed a central role in the ideological struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union.

Killing a man in the heat of the moment, violating a sacred peace among the criminals of Ralon's Bend, a young thief called Joren sets off a chain of events he could never have imagined. He gets banished from his home, caught up in the political intrigue of nations, and wanders the world with his friend, Mattal, the only witness to Joren's crime, trying to fix the mess he caused.

Klokken 4.00 om natten den 13. marts 1964 tager Katrina Marino hjem fra arbejde på en lokal bar. På parkeringspladsen foran boligblokken, hvor hun bor, bliver hun brutalt overfaldet. Mange af hendes naboer hører hende skrige, men ingen kommer hende til undsætning eller ringer efter hjælp.

Brutal, schockierend, berührend. Es ist vier Uhr früh, als sich Katrina Marino auf den Heimweg macht. Die Straßen sind menschenleer, trotzdem hat Katrina das Gefühl, beobachtet zu werden. Als sie sich wenig später ihrer Haustür nähert, nimmt sie aus dem Augenwinkel eine Gestalt wahr. Noch bevor sie reagieren kann, ist der Angreifer über ihr und sticht mit einem Messer auf sie ein. Katrina fängt an zu schreien. Katrinas Nachbarn hören ihre Schreie. Alle schauen aus ihren Fenstern, doch wer unternimmt etwas?

Ian Hunt hat fast Schichtende, als seine Tochter anruft. Es ist über sieben Jahre her, dass er ihre Stimme zuletzt gehört hat...

Christmas carols capture the spirit of Christmas like nothing else, and Carol of the Tales and Other Nightly Noels brings beloved carols to life like never before. Throw your cares away with the tales from sweet silver bells. Find out how Santa Claus dabbles in time travel, and feel the redemption of a dying wife's parting Christmas gift. Experience all this and more in these heartfelt, entertaining tales donated by a team of authors from across the country, teaming together for a good cause.

Join four of today's best horror authors as they take you on a journey through dark lands and evil minds: An unfortunate prostitute joins a freak show to get away from her sordid past only to find that death follows her everywhere. A cooking show host is targeted by a jealous chef who wields a sharp blade and a supernatural grudge. A family man is given a choice by a deadly stranger to decide between love or survival. A former lover enlists the help of a shaman to find his kidnapped girlfriend in a land of mystical demons and gods.

The Podcast of Champions discusses Big Ten football on a weekly basis. Hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods discuss the B1G programs on the football field, breaking down games, picking against the spread and keeping things interesting during the off-seasons.

These three gentlemen take mental well-being seriously, but they are not serious. They’d rather swear and make irreverent jokes. Now that you know, the healing can commence.

Restorative Justice is often framed as an alternative to punishment in criminal legal and education settings, and but that’s only part of the story. Join host David Ryan Barcega Castro-Harris to learn how to apply Restorative Justice philosophy, practices, and values in your everyday life.

This is my first podcast, please have fun listening and give feedback :) This is also for fun....

The I-Community podcast brings you insightful thought leadership from some of the UK's most influential leaders. Each week you’ll be able to relate, take inspiration, and implement tangible marketing and growth ideas straight away in your business from our compelling guests.

Have you ever wondered why a team “really” traded away the star player? What really happens underneath the veil of sports business? Do you want to the under the table deals happening before they take place? As industry insiders, former Assistant GM and veteran NFL personnel pro David Turner and NFL Draft Bible's Director of Scouting Ryan Roberts will connect the dots, fill in the blanks, and provide a rare behind-the-scenes look with unmuzzled sports talk. Mavs Sports Take will bring sports news to you in an unfiltered way by using industry knowledge and real-life experience, all packaged ...

Book three in the Classic Monsters series brings you thirteen new ghost stories. We have a fantastic line up of authors bringing you a mix of styles that will satisfy all your ghostly desires. Dare you join us?

Since rescuing his abducted daughter, Maggie, Chief Ian Hunt has carved out a quiet life in Bulls Mouth, Texas. Maggie is healing. Ian is finally breathing again. And his bond with Sally De Santo—the town’s dangerously alluring gun shop owner—has grown into something worth holding onto. But all it takes is one phone call. One gunshot. One assassin who never misses.

13 cosmic horror-tinged tales by some of the best authors the indie horror world has to offer.

Join us for a fascinating, dangerous, and often irreverent romp through the most bizarre aviary ever encountered. Discover the wily machinations of the friendliest show-crows, negotiate borders between territorial landfowl, and take a trip through the stars to find your alien-parasite self stuck in a chicken. Each story in the Murderbirds anthology features a different species of feathered fiend, who is either the villain or intended victim of a deadly scheme.