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Nevada Baylor has a unique and secret skill—she knows when people are lying—and she's used that magic (along with plain, hard work) to keep her colorful and close-knit family's detective agency afloat. But her new case pits her against the shadowy forces that almost destroyed the city of Houston once before, bringing Nevada back into contact with Connor "Mad" Rogan.

No understanding of human life, individual or collective, could be complete without factoring in the role and contribution of these history-shaping teachers. Now, this 36-lecture series takes you deep into the life stories and legacies of these four iconic figures, revealing the core teachings, and thoughts of each, and shedding light on the historical processes that underlie their phenomenal, enduring impact.

Meditation offers deep and lasting benefits for mental functioning and emotional health, as well as for physical health and well-being. These 24 detailed lectures teach you the principles and techniques of sitting meditation, the related practice of walking meditation, and the highly beneficial use of meditative awareness in many important activities, including eating and driving. You will also learn how to use the skills of meditation in working with thoughts and emotional states.

In today's world, there is a permanent advantage to becoming known in your field. Those who are known get the customers, the better jobs, and the invitations to exclusive opportunities. But can anybody become known? In this path-finding book, author Mark Schaefer provides a step-by-step plan followed by the most successful people in diverse careers like banking, education, real estate, construction, fashion, and more.

In this 12-lecture series, you'll encounter a religion that is perhaps the most diverse of all; one that worships more gods and goddesses than any other, and one that rejects the notion that there is only one path to the divine. These lectures provide a window into the roots of, perhaps, all religions. You'll explore the course of Hinduism's 5,000-year journey.

These 24 extraordinary lectures offer you the rare opportunity to relate your own spiritual questions to a variety of ancient quests for meaning and transcendence. Professor Muesse looks at the historical conditions in which the world religions arose and explores how they answered shared metaphysical and human dilemmas.

Darkly twisted, disturbingly compelling, at times... shockingly funny. Cruel-Will-Kill is a psychological thriller that will make you question just how deep darkness can go. A car crash takes everything from young William—his father, his innocence, and his sense of safety. When he awakens a year later, everything has changed. His mother has remarried a man with a dark, terrifying secret, and his school life is a relentless nightmare of torment.

Landroversandwine Overlanding JournalForeword: The name Landroversandwine came about in early 2007, I met a chap at a 4x4 show, and he was organising a charity drive around Europe in Landrovers (Landies). I had to come up with a Team name, I couldn’t think of one, but the organiser said what do you like? And I said Landrovers, and what else do you like, and I said Wine, so Team Landroversandwine was born. And I’ve used it or be known by it ever since. So, this is a book about my humble overlanding travels in my Landies. The first was a lovely Series 3 109 2.

Mark W. Schaefer, college educator, consultant, and best-selling author of five marketing books including Social Media Explained and The Tao of Twitter, has delivered a path-finding book exploring the six factors that will help you break through the overwhelming wall of information density to win at marketing now...beyond content, beyond social media, beyond web traffic and Search Engine Optimization. The Content Code starts where your current marketing plan ends, and provides the launch code for next-level success.

The best-selling social media book of the year! Too busy to spend hours trying to learn the fundamentals of social-media marketing? This is the book for you!

At its essence, marketing today is about answering one question: “How can we be heard?” How can we rise above the din of infinite options to create sustainable meaning with an audience or group of customers? Following the old rules of digital engagement is not enough...not nearly enough. Even being "great" is insufficient in the face of overwhelming competition redefining the limits of excellence every day. 

Five gentle adventures. Three curious kittens. One unforgettable corner of England. Kittu, Pittu, and Chittu are three playful young kittens growing up in the peaceful Suffolk countryside. Full of curiosity and always ready to explore, the trio soon discover that even the quietest places can hold wonderful surprises. From rooftops and woodland paths to snowy gardens and sparkling lakes, each new day brings a fresh adventure waiting just beyond their garden gate.

Understanding Sustained Happiness takes you on a journey deep into yourself. The culmination of nine years of understanding and experience has been poured into this book in a genuine hope that it will profoundly change the way you look at and experience life.

Once one begins to recognize the gospel for what it is, there is no turning back. The authentic gospel, the gospel rooted in reality, holds the seer in its grip. To behold the vast chasm between us created ones and the Uncreated One is to be changed. Moses saw Him and his face shone. Isaiah saw Him and unraveled in His presence. Paul saw Him and turned from a Christian hater to a Christian missionary.

The Box and the Punching Fish is an audiobook delight full of musical instruments and sound effects to enhance the narration of the adventure. It is a story involving an axolotl in a rain forest with lessons of change, adaptation, acceptance, and a strong message that if you head out in anger, you will only get hurt yourself.

The Nature of a Crime is a haunting literary collaboration between Joseph Conrad and Ford Madox Ford, exploring the dark undercurrents of human morality and the elusive boundaries between crime and conscience. Told through a series of deeply personal letters, the narrative reveals a man on the verge of emotional and ethical collapse as he reflects on a hidden past, his relationship with a mysterious woman, and the consequences of his actions.

"The Shadow on the Spark" is a riveting early 20th-century detective drama that blends medical intrigue, courtroom suspense, and the unrelenting pursuit of truth. When esteemed physician Dr. Milton Jarvis returns from Europe, he’s greeted not by celebration—but by the obituary of his closest friend, banker Jim Craighead. Initially ruled an accident caused by shock from surgery, Craighead’s death doesn’t sit right with Dr. Jarvis. His instincts—and scientific expertise—lead him to probe deeper into a tangled web of misdirection, manipulation, and a sinister prescription.

It’s a raw, no-filter look into the real lives of everyday leaders—entrepreneurs, professionals, and purpose-driven people—who’ve walked through storms and found something stronger than success: alignment.