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After 13-year-old Hertz endures World War II, he must now survive Berlin’s devastation. With only Father’s violin as comfort, Hertz scrounges for food with his older sister Elsa, best friend Jakub from Poland, and fellow Berliners. Meanwhile, Soviet soldiers police the streets and blockade people from traveling to the American-controlled areas of Berlin.

An unknown enemy wreaks havoc in the South China Sea while blaming the destruction on Jonah Blackwell and the crew of the Scorpion, forcing them to untangle a deadly conspiracy rooted in a lost technology from World War II.

In exchange for his freedom from a secret Moroccan prison, deep-water diver Jonah Blackwell agrees to lead a covert search for a missing research team in the dangerous coastal waters of Somalia, an area plagued by pirates and a deadly red tide killing all marine life within its reach. But when his expedition threatens the ambitions of billionaire Charles Bettencourt, Jonah’s survival depends on hijacking a hostile submarine and assembling an unproven crew who must simultaneously investigate the source of a mysterious oceanic plague and face down Bettencourt’s commandos.

Steroids, fighting, and drug deals; and that's just in the high school. St. George Utah is known for it's unbearable heat, and it's beautiful scenery. Not it's massive drug ring, but that's just what Nolan has found. Nolan is a hotshot detective with the St George police department. Nolan is bitter, anxious, and ready to prove himself. That's when he meets the man who changes his life forever. Juice and his crew are the Roid Raging alpha males not only of the school, but the entire town. What will Nolan have to do to get in with this rowdy crew, and is he willing to go that far?

Conor Nash has lived his life with a single purpose - to pitch in the major leagues. He’s been released from professional baseball contracts 10 times over a 16-year career, but he’s overcome every obstacle to finally reach "The Show" when he’s a decade too old. As he faces the specter of injury-forced retirement, he becomes a man neither he nor his wife recognizes. During his career, Conor avoided the trap of alcohol and drugs because his drug was baseball.

Sixteen-year-old Jimmy Hunter loves dead things. Decaying fossils and buried men no longer have the power to bite or abuse. Jimmy’s problems exist with the living. The half-Ute Indian boy must survive the angry white men his mother insists on dating without killing them. Because, like it or not, he has killed. The list he keeps has over 500 names on it. He doesn’t want to add any more.

No Fallen Angels features 13 suspenseful, politically incorrect love stories from all walks of life all around the globe.

This audiobook reveals that people with disabilities are the invisible force that has shaped history. They have been instrumental in the growth of freedom and birth of democracy. They have produced heavenly music and exquisite works of art. They have unveiled the scientific secrets of the universe. And at 1.2 billion, they are also the largest minority group in the world. Al Etmanski offers 10 lessons we can all learn from people with disabilities, illustrated with short, funny, inspiring, and thought-provoking stories of 100 individuals from 20 countries.

Brenda and Connie Sonwil, first introduced in Cove Point Manor, are back, only this time it is Brenda who is a ghost! Brenda is seeking revenge against everyone who had wronged her during her miserable time on earth, including her often clueless daughter Connie and, of course, Alex and Maggie Tinsdill. As Brenda goes about wreaking revenge on the mortal world, the benevolent spirits of Cove Point Manor try to protect Alex and Maggie, but they cannot do it alone. Who will stop this hellion from destroying everyone she disliked in life?

As we journey forward into an age of artificial computer-based intelligence, we know they will be transformed into robots, with goals and aspirations of their own. However, it will be the term entities that will become the politically correct term, not robots. Birth of the Entities will take us into that world, witnessing how humans evolve because of these new life forms. However, will we, as humans , welcome these new life forms? Will we adapt in an attempt to accept them, or will we endeavor to preserve the old ways?

Have you ever wondered what "the Gospel" is? It is a true story about our friend Jesus. This audiobook contains good news! The messages in The Gospel Road will provide you with encouragement, peace, and a clear purpose in life - if you choose to accept them...This audiobook was specifically recorded for the listener who does not know who Jesus is and who is not familiar with the Bible; however, it is also a valuable resource for those who are currently followers of Jesus and his teachings.

While on a summer vacation in Japan, Justin Toshi Blackwood attends a birthday party for his cousin Kaito and begins to bond with estranged relatives. The two young men share a great-grandfather and soon realize they have each inherited a mysterious family heirloom with one receiving a folding knife and the other a pocket watch. After discovering that the knife opens a secret compartment in the old watch containing a tiny hidden map, they hike out it into the forest along a riverbed to locate a jar containing the "Nine Stones". So begins an exciting, Pacific-leaping scavenger hunt.

The Untouchables aren't exactly the ideal professional video gaming team. But they have heart, skills, grit, and two of the best players the game has ever seen - Marina and Belle. When the team shocks everyone and wins the semifinal tournament, everyone thinks it's a fluke...And then things really start to go wrong. Marina disappears, their sponsor won't help them, and they have no choice but to go on the road in the real world to find her, battling small-town cops, ruthless enemies, and their own fears.

The Sickness didn't just kill the people; it killed the city. No water. No power. No hope. Now, at age 16, Oscar must brave the chaos of the streets and retrace his missing father's last known steps.

While rescuing a meteor prospector in distress, fighter pilot Kryger is lured into a sophisticated trap and forced to flee to a planet in a newly discovered solar system. The Hullenii bugs pursue him with uncharacteristic vigor, as their glee turns to anguish, and he has no choice but to crash-land on a desert world. All is not as it seems, and Kryger soon finds himself on a perilous journey with a dwarflike humanoid.

Tanzanite, a rare blue gem born in fire and revealed by lightning, is found only in the Merelani Hills of Tanzania. But now the death of a gem smuggler points to another possibility. A South American mine owned by Tabitha Metals may hold the find of a century. But why is it kept hidden from the world? Geologist Brian Graham can draw only one conclusion: The mine's untraceable wealth is used to fund terrorism. And he must reveal the truth.

Explosive violence rocks Canada's Slocan Valley after the shooting deaths of three teenagers in a bombing attempt at the Keenleyside Dam. A joint US-Canada military force locks down the Valley to protect Columbia River dams critical to both countries but martial law incites more violence. Geologist Alex Graham refuses to let politics stand in her way. She evades military patrols to slip into a restricted zone in her hunt for a silver mine to claim as her own. But her plans are derailed by an intentionally set fire that almost takes her life.

This is the story of two very different young men, from two very different worlds. Tyson is from the rough streets of Trentan, a crime-ridden, drug-infested inner-city neighborhood. Joey is from the affluent northern suburbs, a community of privilege and opportunity. The worlds of these two young men collide through a chance encounter, and as a result, they begin to question their life situations - which are at critical points. This connection sparks a shared journey of self-development, one that brings about necessary changes for both men.

Karl Petry was born with an unusual ability to see and communicate with the dead, see into the past, and touch the troubled hearts of the living. Karl shares some of his most interesting cases, such as the soul-eating house, the victims of 9/11, the dead who do not want to be forgotten, and lost souls in a mass pauper's grave. Some of his true stories are amazing, some are heartwarming, and some are funny - and all of them will keep you listening from beginning to end.

William couldn't believe that it was finally over with Diana. Sure, she had told him it was over several times during the last two weeks. But he couldn't believe this was actually it. Nor could he bring himself to believe that he would never see her again. But here she was packing up her few belongings and getting ready to move.