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Many Indigenous people believe that one should never whistle at night. This belief takes many forms: for instance, Native Hawaiians believe it summons the Hukai’po, the spirits of ancient warriors, and Native Mexicans say it calls Lechuza, a witch that can transform into an owl. But what all these legends hold in common is the certainty that whistling at night can cause evil spirits to appear—and even follow you home. These shiver-inducing tales introduce listeners to ghosts, curses, hauntings, monstrous creatures, complex family legacies, desperate deeds, and chilling acts of revenge.

Are you serious about systemizing your building company? Maybe you’re keen to get started, but you don’t have the tools you need right now. And maybe you're a little overwhelmed by all the strategies and tactics you've been told are necessary to implement into your business. However, there is no need for you to try to figure out everything yourself, on your own.

How to Study Poker is the first of its kind: a poker book that teaches you how to work out poker strategies for yourself on and off the felt. It's intended for No Limit Hold'em players, both live and online, who want to improve their poker game and are willing to put in the time necessary to learn the skills that will propel them through poker's ranks.

Returning to the UK in September 2010 after serving in Iraq as the political adviser to the top American general, Emma Sky felt no sense of homecoming. She soon found herself back in the Middle East traveling through a region in revolt. In a Time of Monsters bears witness to the demands of young people for dignity and justice during the Arab Spring; the inability of sclerotic regimes to reform; the descent of Syria into civil war; the rise of the Islamic State; and the flight of refugees to Europe.

In this action-oriented audiobook, Sky Matsuhashi presents an easy-to-follow road map that will help you build necessary preflop skills, making online poker easier and more profitable.

When her home situation becomes unlivable, Lydia hopes to escape through a marriage and her qualifications for her new husband are not long. Unfortunately she's a too-old bluestocking with nothing to tempt a man into wedding her, but desperate times call for desperate measures. The Duke of Manchester has been tricked and trapped into marriage with the quietly stunning Miss Lydia Stafford - he just doesn't know why. She's not a fortune hunter, she's not a social-climber, and she's still a virgin.

Five stern lords, five naughty wives, and Fifty Shades of Hot! This collection of historical romances will have you reaching for your smelling salts... These books contain sassy wives, their stern husbands, and discipline.

A Handbook of Disappointed Fate highlights a decade of Anne Boyer's interrogative writing on poetry, death, love, lambs, and other impossible questions. The audiobook includes narration of 33 essays, covering a wide range of topics.

The insanely useful strategies presented here are clear and concise and taught with many hand examples that demonstrate profitable poker play. Sky will quiz your understanding throughout the book, and he’ll have you taking action on and off the felt with 55 different actions steps. This isn’t just a hear-it-and-shelve-it poker guide. This audiobook is your new poker coach; teaching you strategies and expecting you to use them. Then when you’re ready, repeating the process with the next valuable set of strategies.

A complete banger of a deal – here’s your three-book bundle because three is better than two not only in bed but also in your book collection. Indulge in over 26 hours of erotic fantasy with 36 steamiest stories that will leave your blood pumping and heart racing.

Lydia's Penance: Lydia is desperate to escape her stepfather's household, so when she hears the Duke of Manchester say that he doesn't care who he weds, she decides his reputation for being an honorable man and his indifference to who his wife will be makes him the perfect husband. Unfortunately, the Duke is not pleased to be trapped into a marriage with a woman who is keeping secrets from him. Can love still find a way?

From a go getter with a type A personality who has ridden the roller coaster of Infertility comes a no-BS guide to getting the most out of your unique journey through fertility treatments, including IUIs and IVF. Whether you’ve started the IUI process, are going through IVF, or are considering your next move, I know you’re here because you’re a fighter. You are ready and willing to get the job done. So kudos for that. It’s absolutely not easy.

This book is a guide as well as a shining light into the secret world of independent courier contracting. This book outlines in very simple steps how anyone, but particularly those in low-income areas who would otherwise start illegal hustles, can become successful entrepreneurs in the ever growing transportation industry without having a CDL (commercial driver's license) or any professional driving experience.

Alexander Kuprin prefaced his novel The Pit about the lives of early 20th century Russian prostitutes as follows, "I know many people will find this novel amoral and inappropriate, but nevertheless I dedicated it from the bottom of my heart to mothers and young people" Indeed, the novel's publication was followed by an explosion of outrage. The "good" society accused Kuprin of slander and forever exiled him from its sitting rooms, charity auctions, and holiday balls. Progressive intellecutals winced and shuddered, but could not help admitting Kuprin had a point.

Carter is a young mother, recently separated. She is curious, angry, and on a quest to find out what the heritage she only learned of in her teens truly means. Allie, Carter's mother, is trying to make up for the lost years with her first born, and to protect Carter from the hurt she herself suffered from her own mother. Lucie wants the granddaughter she's never met to help her join her ancestors in the Afterlife. And Geneviève is determined to conquer her demons before the fire inside burns her up, wih the thelp of the sister she lost but has never been without.

Let’s Go to the Supermarket is a fun story that shows how the world looks through a child’s eyes. Use this book to teach your child why we wear masks, and most importantly, use it to grab hold of God's promise for you and your child in this chaotic time.

It’s No Reservations meets You’ve Got Mail in the small town of Little River. He’s a diner owner clinging to the past. She’s the biggest threat to his future. At least his dating app match understands… Best-selling author Marissa Anderson never thought she’d turn to a small-town diner to escape the stresses of writer’s block. She also never expected to thrive as a manager there while keeping her author identity a secret—and she never dreamed she’d find a family she didn’t know she needed. Except for her boss, who seems to see right through her. Ben knows that Marissa is up to something.

Jacob Westergren, an expert in his field of study, gets paid to research the most sickening parasites known to man. But, even when he looks at the most appalling of the species, he does not see the intrusive ugliness that humanity does, he sees himself. He sees a vessel by which to purge himself of an amalgam of detestable emotions. Emboldened by promising experimentation, Jacob is anxious to unburden himself by sharing his emotional parasite, in physical form, with the rest of the world.

Ein Schmuckstück von unbezahlbarem Wert, einst im Besitz der gefürchteten Lucrezia Borgia. Eine geheimnisvolle Frau, deren Anwesenheit in London eine Blutspur des Verbrechens nach sich zieht. Ein entgleister Zug und ein gestohlener Sarg - Meisterdetektiv Sherlock Holmes und sein treuer Gefährte Dr. Watson schlittern unversehens in ein Inferno sich überschlagender Ereignisse ... und erblicken schließlich das sanfte Lächeln der Medusa...

Die schöne Schwedin ist nur noch von einem einzigen Gedanken besessen: Sie will endlich die Wahrheit über den grausamen Mord an ihrer Schwester erfahren. Sherlock Holmes nimmt die Herausforderung an, dem Urheber des Schreckens das Handwerk zu legen. Noch ahnen weder Holmes noch Watson etwas von dem blutigen Ritual, das nachts in den Straßen des Londoner East Ends ausgeführt wird - dem Avalon-Ritus...