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According to legend, when the world was young, the goddess Issaura appeared among men. Those who treated her with kindness received the gift of the gods—the ability to transform into an animal form. This was a great honor but one that separated this race from other humans. Before Issaura departed the mortal realm, she promised to return if her people were ever at the point of destruction.

In Waking Up, Volume 2, Sounds True publisher and founder Tami Simon speaks with seven teachers about their personal understandings of spiritual awakening—how it takes place, what changes (and what doesn't), and how their experiences can inspire and inform our own realizations.

In this comprehensive anthology, former Poet Laureate Andrew Motion has gathered together exceptional poems from the 14th century through to the present day, creating an extraordinary poetic journey for the listener. From the love poems of Shelley and Keats to the grim war elegies of Owen and Sassoon, there is a poem here for every sentiment, each with something different to offer.

Yig, known as the Serpent God, is older than humanity, and Yig’s reptilian children once ruled the Earth. Now they are stirring in their caves, walking the Earth in forms not quite human, slowly and patiently preparing their plans. Those who stumble on their secrets are in deadly danger...but only they can prevent the return of our darkest fears.

A bride so desperate to get in shape for her wedding that she enrolls in a new kind of workout program that promises the moon but costs more than she bargained for. A snowman who, on the wish of a child, comes to life in a decidedly less savory way than in the childhood classic. And in the title story, a time-hopping 1940s starlet tries to claw her way to the top in modern-day Hollywood, despite being ridiculously unwoke.

Afghanistan, 2009. Eighteen-year-old squaddie Briggsy is just three weeks into his first posting in Helmand Province and he's thrilled to be part of the action. But when his Rifle Section loses a man in battle, Briggsy is forced to confront the realities of war. Also included is the fascinating interview with Andy McNab, in which he speaks to Jo Fidgen about his childhood, military career and writing.

A famous 18-year-old fiddle player, Beau, is abducted from her parents’ huge Sierra home at a birthday folk jam in her honor one summer in the early part of the 21st century. As a fire burns up the mountain while she is buried on the land under a pile of brush, she is found just in time. A month later, much to her horror, she is abducted again, this time from a Berkeley music jam.

Joy, the unloved child of the local virgin, miraculously resurrects years after drowning in the North Sea. Everyone craves her company, but no one remembers her for more than a fleeting moment. Stalked by Death, Joy becomes trapped in Heavensgate, where she falls victim to the demonic supernatural, Jake. She is willing to sacrifice her immortal soul for his love. He wants to defile and destroy her. 

When Jacob is a child, a mysterious girl comforts him at the funeral of the family he accidentally killed. Years later, grieving for his lost wife and son, Jacob is at Heavensgate. He believes that the dead should stay dead, but sees things other people don’t see. Even worse, Jacob is besieged by his alter ego: the foul-mouthed, sex-crazed, and dangerous Jake - a personality with a twisted sense of fun and no conscience. 

Ein Unwetter lässt Pater Brown in dem abgelegenen Hotel Vernon Unterschlupf suchen...

Regardless of the harm done to America and to illegals themselves, Democrats consider the power grab worth the “collateral damage.” If that weren’t bad enough, the Democrats’ open-border policies also aid and abet those who are trying to destroy America—from George Soros and “Davos Man” to China and the Mexican drug cartels."

Kreuzspinne Karl-Heinz und Stubenfliege Bisy führen ein beschauliches Leben in der Buchenhecke und alles ist wie immer: Dem einen ist es zu langweilig, dem anderen ist zu viel los. Da reißt sie eine zweifelhafte Einladung aus ihrem Alltagstrott. Tante Kassandra lädt zum gemeinsamen Essen ein. Natürlich wissen die beiden Freunde, dass das nicht ungefährlich ist, weil man schnell mal selbst zum Hauptgericht wird. Trotzdem sagen sie zu. Doch als sie im Netz der Tante ankommen, ist diese verschwunden. Das Netz ist vollkommen verwüstet als hätte ein Kampf stattgefunden. Was ist bloß passiert?

Nach dem Anschlag auf den Audioforensiker Dr. Richard Braun steht die Welt für ihn auf dem Kopf. Der Serienmörder Julian Stein ist weiter auf freien Fuß und spielt ein perfides Spiel, die Polizei beschuldigt Braun des Bombenanschlags auf eine Polizeistation, seine Tochter, Elisabeth Braun, bricht den Kontakt ab und kaum einer schenkt ihm noch Glauben. Mit der zunächst widerwilligen Hilfe seiner Tochter und der Unterstützung seines Pflegers Cyril versucht er den krankhaften Soziopathen zu finden und endgültig auszuschalten.