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Denise Ives is the founder of the nonprofit organization World Super Moms, whose mission is to showcase and celebrate World Super Moms who possess inherent and infinite powers of love beyond the limits of the universe, and author of this beautiful children's book. A Little Boy's World Super Mom validates that our mothers are inspirational, victorious, and extraordinary. World Super Moms have strengths that come in many forms and can never be defined by mere words. Our mothers are sometimes mysterious, but are always beautiful.

Five years ago, aliens destroyed a carrier and its airwing at Jupiter without warning. Since then, the Earth’s nations have learned to work together, and they want to know more about the aliens who appeared, attacked, and vanished without a trace. The Americans have provided a new carrier. Chinese technology has made going after the invaders possible. And the Russians have developed a new control system that will give the craft never-before-seen capabilities. Mankind’s next war is upon us, and Uplink Squadron is the tip of the spear.

Dustin Graves can’t get a break. Murdering an Old One was only the beginning. Enraged, the Eldest have answered with searing rains of ivory fire from the stars, threatening Valero and the world itself. The madness must be stopped. Ancient gods of prophecy, death, and darkness themselves answer the call for battle. But the secret to saving the world lies closer to Dustin's heart than he knows: a ritual sacrifice, meant to end the suffering. After all...what’s one life against the fate of billions?

If you like poetry but read one poem and continue on, this is not the poetry book for you. These poems are meant to keep you thinking throughout the day. Have you been through something similar? Are you going through something but don't know how to express it? This book will take you on a journey from life to death. It takes you from shallow to deep from one poem to the next.

Max always knew he would end up on the Plane one day. What he didn’t expect were the circumstances. Since finally putting an end to the Soul Dealers, the crew finds themselves once again in the middle of a larger-than-life problem. With the magical misfires growing more dangerous, the Council sends Max to the Plane with a simple task. Fix it.... This time Max, Petro, Phil, and a mixed group of hopefully new friends set off on a crash course with destiny. Max and the others will have to figure out how to handle the queen of the Fae, Titania, without getting themselves killed.

Mia Anderson has been living a life that was chosen for her. But her impending 30th birthday is the wake-up call she needed to stop wasting time on all the wrong pursuits. Just as she’s figuring out what she wants to do about it, her beloved grandmother falls ill and Mia drops everything to be with her. What she didn’t expect to find in her grandmother’s tiny mountain town is the courage to quit working for her father, supplied by a little tough love from her gran. Now faced with an uncertain future, the last thing on her mind is finding love.

Empires rise, decline, and fall. History has witnessed this cycle with the Romans, the Ottomans, and the British. They have all toppled, and if we are not careful, the US will be the next. Many of today’s enterprises are a gaggle of debt-addicted extreme financial engineering frogs floundering in tepid snake oil. Unfortunately, many will find their demise in the clutches of IP vultures. If we don't play our trump cards right, the next voracious empire—the Middle Kingdom of China—will consume us.

In this memoir, Luke Timothy Johnson draws on his rich experience to invite listeners into the scholar’s life—its aims, commitments, and habits. In addition to sharing his own story from childhood to retirement, Johnson reflects on the nature of scholarship more generally, showing how this vocation has changed over the past half century and where it might be going in the future. He is as candid and unsparing about negative trends in academia as he is hopeful about the possibilities of steadfast, disciplined scholarship.

At 40, Tamika Boone never imagined she’d become a walking cliché. Yet, the morning after a particularly drunken Christmas party, she finds herself waking up in a man’s bed. A man who happens to be her sexy employee, Carson Hollister. And Carson’s 15 years her junior. What was supposed to not go past the drunken party turns into an agreement—they continue a casual sexual relationship for 12 days until Christmas Eve. After that, they part ways. No feelings and a clean break. Easier said than done.

Die Krimi-Komödie Von SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautor Sven Stricker: Die beiden Call-Center-Agenten Kuli (Bjarne Mädel) und Paul (Florian Lukas) werden am Telefon unfreiwillig Zeugen eines Verbrechens - und befinden sich schon bald in einem Chaos aus Mord, Eifersucht, Friedenspolitik und thematisch sortierten Schallplatten.

We live in extraordinary times. There is no place for ordinary agencies. Whether you've recently started a digital marketing agency, or you've been in the industry for many years, it's time to rethink what you're doing.

What started as a routine investigation of three small-time criminals with seemingly little in common exploded into a conspiracy of nation-toppling proportions. Walt is a hardened NYPD detective assigned to a case that takes him from the seedy underbelly of Harlem to the weird and haunted world of 1950s Haiti. True crime writer Paul Merlino (author of Homicides in Harlem) brings to light the true story of a series of murders that connected politicians, the mob, and even intelligence agencies that threatened the very ecosystem of the delicately poised Caribbean life.

It's about our impact on the planet as a human species. Are we amazing? Or are we...really...

On the table of psychiatrist Robert Cavendish lay a strange set of papers, claimed to be the journal of the infamous Whitechapel murderer whose crimes instilled terror on the streets of Victorian London. Delving deeper into the journal, Robert is convinced of its authenticity, and finds that the words of the Ripper have a strange and compelling effect on him. Unable to cast the pages aside, he is drawn into the dark, sinister world of Jack the Ripper. Robert is about to find out just how thin the line between sanity and madness really is. But can he distinguish fact from fantasy?

Worth the Wait, formerly known as X’s and O’s on Layaway, is an unusual story of courtship and love. It tells how Luke and Jamie Knickerbocker came to realize the value of waiting to engage in a physical relationship until their wedding day. In a day where little virtue is reserved for marriage, they share a rare gift of purity and commitment from the very start. They discovered that true love begins with knowing Christ. A foundation is then laid for a meaningful relationship.

Using his flesh-twisting powers, Seraph must push on to reach the ancient guardians. After nearly losing access, Seraph sets out again to conquer NEO and save his tormented sibling. Pushing deeper into the woodland, the Heart of The Forest is finally within reach, but the overpowered druidic guardians are merely the most obvious obstacle in his path.

Gavin, sundered from his band, seeks to survive the trials and tribulations of a decidedly minor Gladiator. He is forgotten by most, but still draws the hate of Valaran diVolcanus, the most vicious fighter among his peers. As Gavin wades into the Free Leagues, Sadira reaches the zenith of her career, assuring her place in the Grand Championships. But jealousy and betrayal mar her ascent, and while she might be a diva on the fighting grounds, she soon discovers that she is only a pawn in the Great Games.

Aladin, ein einfacher Junge, wird von einem bösen Zauberer, der sich als sein Onkel ausgibt, gebeten, eine merkwürdige Öllampe aus einer magischen Höhle zu holen. Doch der Zauberer versucht ihn zu täuschen. Nur mit Mühe können Aladin, Doc Croc und Yoyo, die ihn begleiten, entkommen. Die Lampe aber hat Aladin mitgenommen, und schon bald findet er heraus, dass darin ein Geist wohnt, der dem Besitzer jeden Wunsch erfüllen muss.

Benny thought that it would be him and his dad doing the walk. Just him and his father, hiking through the Welsh countryside, like they used to. Only, when his dad got ill, it became obvious that this would never happen. So Benny was forced to consider other options. If Benny is honest, him and Stephen haven't been close since school, but once Benny had drunkenly blurted out the invitation, he couldn't take it back. Now Benny and Stephen are on the walk. A walk Benny has vowed to finish, no matter how hard it is.

Joining other human cores as part of Earth’s expeditionary force, Hugh must travel across the galaxy to help defend the Krixnas homeworld, but can their combined might stop the invasion and prevent an entire species from being consumed by the Ssath? Hugh, along with his human and Krixnas allies, will have to fight with everything they have - because if they don’t, Earth and the entire human race are next on the Ssath menu.