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Born to a 19-year-old heroin and cocaine addict on the rough south side of Chicago and raised in abject poverty amid the perils of drugs and violence, Dee uncovers some of life’s most challenging lessons at an early age. Miraculously, she survives, becoming the first in the family to graduate high school and attend college. The rich cultural and life-changing atmosphere of a historical black university is where Dee’s true self-discovery begins. Outwardly, she thrives, a poster child for resilience.

CIA covert operative Titus Ray is used to keeping secrets. This time, it’s different. This time, he’s keeping secrets from his boss, his handler, and his wife. Operation False Flag is the secret Titus is keeping from his boss...While his boss, Deputy Director of Operations, Robert Ira, would ordinarily be aware of any operation being run out of the Agency, this mission concerns the DDO himself, a mission that could cost him his job. The whistleblower behind the operation is the secret Titus is keeping from his handler...

Have you ever wanted to get an eyewitness account of heaven from a person who lives there, but was only recently on Earth? Have you ever wanted to get a message calling you to lift your game and be championed by a person who has spent over 200 heaven years in the glory there? Did you know that one day on Earth is up to three weeks in heaven time? Would you be surprised to hear that if you ever spoke to Michael Jackson spirit to spirit, you would be the student, and he would be your tutor?

As I placed my bare feet on the cool, moist soil, I grabbed my garden shovel, stepped over the small fence, and soaked in the mild breeze and beautiful rays of the spring sun that rained over me. The five peppers my daughter had planted from seed had outgrown their container and needed a new home. My front yard garden was the perfect place. As I dug into the soil, placing the first plant into the ground, I felt calm. I felt peace, I felt still, I felt that this was something many people needed.

The Ottoman Empire: The Untold Story to its Rise and Fall Plus the Revolutionary War: The Making of America (2 Books in 1) brings that history and the life-changing accounts to life. This two-book bundle takes a deep dive into the everyday lives of colonists, explores the upheaval and rebellions that shaped the lives of those who were there and for generations to come, the stronghold the Ottoman Empire had on the world, the origins of its storied population and how they came to power, the contributions they made, and more.

Do you want a safe and effective way to beat the bulge? Anti-Inflammatory Diet plus the Secrets to Intermittent Fasting (2 in 1 Book): How You Can Stay Healthy, Slow Down the Aging Process, and Have a Lot of Energy is the quintessential two-book guide to beat chronic inflammation, avoid an inflammatory meltdown, shed pounds, and feel and look better. Intermittent fasting has been practiced all over the world throughout the ages and with good reason. It works.

CIA operative Titus Ray knows nothing about his next assignment. Nothing, except the person in charge of the operation will be Ben Mitchell. Operation Concerned Citizen will be Ben’s first assignment as the primary officer in charge of a mission. When Titus learns it’s a simple mission with a clear objective but requires a complicated plan, he questions whether Ben will be able to handle it. After he discovers there are underlying circumstances, he questions whether he’ll be able to let Ben handle it.

Abby Stevens, a vibrant tech worker, resides comfortably in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her cool life is suddenly toppled over when someone starts threatening her for unknown reasons. Instead of brooding, kick-ass Abby decides to find the truth that lies beneath. Dazzling FBI division assistant director David Harp, also a cyber expert, has the mother of all loads of trouble on his hands, including his girlfriend Abby who abruptly declares she’s leaving him, and he doesn’t understand why.

Do you need a no nonsense guide to mental toughness, spirituality, and self control? Do you want a guide that is free of fluff? This audiobook is the first step. D. C. Been, the author of Be Defiant has provided this short and easy to listen and very practical audiobook.

CIA operative Titus Ray isn’t interested in getting involved in Ben Mitchell’s love life. Not until he discovers Ben is lying about being in love with the daughter of a Turkish cleric. Ben’s love life is complicated, confusing, and cunning...and then, it turns deadly. Book I in the Ben Mitchell/Titus Ray Thriller series builds on the relationship Titus developed with Ben in the Titus Ray Thriller series and continues Titus’s reluctant mentoring of the younger covert operative when he becomes involved in a dangerous love triangle.

Sometimes our thoughts and beliefs are the things holding us back from the life the Lord wants for us. We all judge ourselves, and at times, we are absolutely our worst critics. In this four week devotional, Dare to Believe, we will work on these limiting beliefs. With 28 scriptures and motivational thoughts, you can see yourself as the Lord sees you, as his greatest creations. Each day, you will have an opportunity to reflect and write your thoughts as you process all the information.

He gave his loyalty to his club, she wanted his heart. Could they work out a deal? Gizmo Martinez had long since dedicated his life to the Demented Souls and what the club meant. This was no life for a wife or family, and he knew it. But when her sweet charm pulls at something deep inside, can he walk away? Jill wants something more than her work and video games. What she needs is something or someone to add some excitement. Maybe the tattooed man who ran into her, literally, in the grocery store is just the one to show her another side of life?

How far would you go to keep yourself alive? Society has been on the brink of collapse for a long time. Only a few knew it. When the collapse comes, everyone will be in the same boat. Those who'd prepared quickly find that circumstances aren't what they thought they'd be. And those who are completely unprepared...well, they're going to have to learn fast. Jake's a regular guy with a regular job. The only thing different about him is that he's observant. Clever. Smart, but not in the test-taking kind of way. Sometime he'll notice what others don't.

Have you ever needed to stand up for yourself? Have you ever been disappointed because you failed to defend what is right? Be Defiant takes an unconventional look at a topic that is seldom explored in everyday life and gives you permission to stand up and push back without apology.

Redeye Fulda Cold by Bill Fortin is a first in series of a "MASH-like" war stories. Set in 1969 West Germany; the deployment of the newly developed Redeye ground to air missile system is brought to bear inside the 3rd Armored Division’s 1st/48th Infantry Battalion. This very inspiring tale inside a very Cold War takes the men of the 3rd Armored Division though a series of history making operations. Carefully crafted CIA planning provides the pause necessary and ultimately prevents a nuclear showdown with Russia. The infamous Fulda Gap becomes the center stage of the action.

The Old Testament is the New Testament concealed and the New Testament is the Old Testament revealed. Every biblical story points to a revelation of Jesus and His Church. Noah and the building of the Ark is no exception. During history’s greatest season of judgment, Noah found grace in the eyes of God. Noah was the first person in Scripture to preach the message of grace and his life story is a fresh reminder for us today that “where sin abounded, grace did much more abound.” Romans 5:20

This audiobook is a practical manual for introverts - full of tips and tricks, inspiration, and motivation in your introverted life. It will guide you through your world and give you the strategies you need day to day to survive and thrive; to help you deal with your daily introvert challenges - like managing others' expectations, miscommunications, wanting to be alone, feeling overloaded, and feeling undervalued. This audiobook will help to accept yourself and your personality.

Usually, what we see in others who infuriate us and cause us to become angry, judgmental, and even violent, is just a reflection of what is actually on the inside of us. Instead of pointing the finger, or slandering others, we need to take a “checkup from the neck up” and make sure we are not like the hummingbird: quick to defend unauthorized territory and perpetuating repeated mistakes, accidents, and head-on collisions. What this story reveals to us is that the real enemy is exactly that: In-a-me.

Angelus Domini. Angel of the Lord. A messenger of God is a being who delivers a word of prominence unto select souls directly from Heaven’s throne. Reports that are momentous in the highest rapport always regard the coming Messiah. Tidings of such immeasurable revelation were entrusted to one angel of apparent uniqueness. Among the only two angels identified by name in the Hebrew Bible, Gabriel himself is the herald most revealed in both Old and New Testaments.

Deliverance is in the details. Intricate, specific, instructive, explicit words not commonly evoked when we reminisce the greatest gift of mercy given. Calvary’s requirements were not our cup to bear. We need simply just to receive its grace. The memorial of the work done on the Cross, in fact, preceded it prophetically at Passover. A day that was later instituted for the Jews to give reverence for their freedom from Egyptian bondage also pointed to the ultimate day of hallmark, for all peoples to be released from the wages of sin.