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In the village of Laan, Zodak endures a bleak life of misery at the hands of his hateful cousins and aunt. His steadfast uncle Ardon is his only anchor. When a water sprite arrives, speaking of destiny and an epic journey that awaits, Zodak struggles to grasp how an adventure with goblins, krikkis, and dwarves could ever be his story. But when his uncle falls in a kidnapping plot and entrusts Zodak with a mysterious medallion, Zodak flees into a vast, unknown world. Seeking answers about his past and the medallion he carries, Zodak finds himself drawn to the magnificent city Uth Becca.

Cut Throat is a compelling deep dive exposé of the wild journey taxidermy has taken from its toxic and inexpert origins to its fevered growth in popularity as scientific competition and society craved and demanded more in order to wonder and imagine the world beyond their lives in Europe. Cut throat continues on to its modern-day evolvement in collaboration with every level of crime and catastrophe. The motivation to keep the taxidermy machine grinding forward regardless of risk is staggering amounts of money, prestige and ego.

The “Good Ship Zion” represents The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and all the good it can bring into our lives. But not everyone feels welcome and secure in the boat. Instead of putting the responsibility on others to get comfortable – or to figuratively stop rocking the boat – we can all work in our circles of influence to improve the Good Ship Zion for everyone, as we journey together to the safe harbor of God’s presence. “It’s just a really big boat.”

The nature of small talk is to be uninteresting. Generic. Uninspiring. It's the method humans have quietly settled on in polite society to create bonds without offending anyone or being too vulnerable. Thus, it never leads to anything. No meaningful relationships are formed over small talk. The trick to great small talk is not to let it remain small. Small talk serves as a starter to a main course of conversation.

In his new book titled Unleashing the Power of the Mind, Ayis Caperonis shares what has helped him deal with depression and how one can overcome their own. The author shares motivating and inspiring stories of people who overcame adversity. Explosive theories, concepts, and perspectives can increase one's ability to stare down depression.

The message of the author Klaus Labuttis is simple: Living in the now is the only path to happiness and enlightenment. Klaus Labuttis shows how the development of consciousness can enable us all to dwell in the present moment and how to let go of painful thoughts and memories that keep us from achieving inner peace and self-realization.

Jesus, throughout his ministry, did both individual healings as well as healings of the multitudes, and after his crucifixion this same healing ministry was continued on by his disciples, letting us know that healing is still for today and can be performed by other men. As you listen through these healings, it is my prayer that your faith and expectancy will come alive and that you will be one step closer to receiving your divine healing.

After his father dies, Grayson Dyle observes his mother hiding an envelope in the casket. He retrieves the letter, revealing that he and his brother, Dean, a home automation guru, were adopted. Eager to learn more, he submits a DNA sample online and connects with a prominent attorney who claims to be their father and who tells the brothers their birth mother died as she was giving Grayson life. When the attorney is brutally murdered, Grayson has little time to mourn the loss of two fathers because he quickly becomes a prime suspect and the killer’s next target.

Detective Gabriel Collins is the rookie on the block, ready to prove himself in the world of vampire crimes. But his new partner, Harper, is a wise-cracking maverick who plays by his own rules. When a shocking murder case lands on their desk, Gabe's by-the-book style clashes with Harper's chaotic methods. To crack the case and stop the escalating violence, they'll have to find a way to work together—or die trying.

This field guide looks at the spiritual practice of Christians through the eyes of one who can often be found in the wilds. As a guide and a teacher of both spiritual skills and survival techniques, the author draws parallels to how we can successfully negotiate our spiritual situations in the same way he instructs people on how to be physically safe and healthy in the wilderness.

You might not want to read this book after sunset. But if you do, know they’re already watching you, skulking unseen in the shadowy recesses of the darkest corners of the night. This well-collected anthology of eerie stories will frighten your imagination with untold dangers, mysterious disappearances, and baffling experiences. You won’t go out alone at night again after listening to this book!

Detective Gabriel Collins Wants vengeance after everything the vampires did to him, but he'll settle for justice as he hunts to find a murderer. But everything changes when the vampire, Lily, saves his life. Now Gabe's forced to work with his enemy and it's becoming impossible to tell who he can trust.

When the universe throws him a curveball, Bevil Cyrex finds himself adrift in space on a ship determined to kill him. But then, in a stroke of luck, he stumbles across an ancient and abandoned space station called The Starlite. Once he is on board the station, Bevil soon finds himself befriending a nanite swarm that takes on the appearance and mannerisms of his grandmother.

Jeff Hanson, an ex–Marine sniper, was getting by in life as a rancher on the Arizona-Mexico border until his wife’s recent battle with cancer wiped him out financially and hollowed him out emotionally. Then he encounters a young Mexican boy, Miguel, and his mother as they are fleeing from a vicious drug cartel. Jim calls the Border Patrol but is soon confronted by cartel soldiers who demand he turn over the mother and son. Jim refuses and is drawn into a shootout, narrowly escaping with Miguel and his mother, who has been fatally shot.

Alexia Vaughn—or Lexi to her few friends—is the scariest mage anyone could meet. As a transcended mage, her specialties mean she can travel through dimensions, read thoughts, and get visions. Do people care that she does not know how to do any of these things? Nope. They just avoid her or ignore her, and sometimes they even run away screaming. Now she's been marked by the Vampyres and has to travel to Night City. Will she be able to complete the tasks her new masters have set forth, or will she be enslaved for the rest of her life?

The Seafaring Life is Bob’s third book of insights into what the cruising lifestyle is all about. What makes people get aboard a boat–about the same size as a jail cell–and sail out onto the most inhospitable place on Earth, the ocean? Where there are things that want to eat you, and you are surrounded by water you can’t drink!

You'll learn how to shake the "tyranny of time" so you can tap into productive rhythms and bring a more natural pace to your life. You'll learn to relax, concentrate, and more fully realize yourself and the tasks you face. You'll become more efficient, more attentive and more productive. And before you know it, you'll find yourself putting on the brakes—and surging ahead!

New York, September 1949. When Dennis Collins arrives at Madison Square Garden for the Friday night fights, he is on top of the world. His career as the man-about-town columnist of the New York Sentinel is on the upswing; his beloved Brooklyn Dodgers are contending for the pennant; and a lover who had jilted him years ago has unexpectedly agreed to drinks and dinner at the Stork Club. Collins is sure that his luck has turned for the better.

Benjamin Joel was a fatherless eleven-year-old boy when he found his mother dead of a heroin overdose in a run-down Kansas trailer home. Doing his best to shutter away her memory and his own violent past, Ben is now an attorney trying to make a life for himself and his family.

What happens when a couple of dumb bikers buy an old bus, load it with every drug imaginable, and head to South Dakota for the biker event known as Sturgis? The answer lies within.