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Scratching River braids the voices of mother, brother, sister, ancestor, and river to create a story about environmental, personal, and collective healing. This memoir revolves around a search for home for the author’s older brother, who is both autistic and schizophrenic, and an unexpected...

Life is good for Cal—and his Panda Bear, Pudding! The family stage-show Panda-Mime is a hit, and there's talk of a Hollywood film. But is it too good to be true? A nosy reporter is sniffing around, and if she discovers that Pudding's a real-life bear, then all their dreams will be dashed.

"Ray Porter is the perfect book narrator. He submerges so completely into each character that they come alive as individuals. He allows the story to speak rather than making it his. He’s also fun to work with—and we have done a ton of projects together. It’s to the point that I hear his...

One thing Harry Bauer knew for certain: He was not a man who could ever fall in love and make a home. Until it happened. And then he knew something else. He had to give up his job as an assassin for Cobra. He could not lie to that woman, he could not bring danger into her life. But then a hit squad came after him, and Cobra made him an offer he could not refuse. One last job, the Einstaat Brief, and they would keep her safe.

When your only training is as a first class killer, it can be hard to find a job on Main Street. Unless you work for Cobra, the secret agency that takes out the worst of the world’s trash. So when Harry Bauer left the Regiment, the toughest special ops outfit on the planet, Cobra offered him a job, taking out the trash. Bauer had grown up fighting for survival on the streets of the Bronx. He knew everything there was to know about hard reality, and he didn’t buy into fantasies or conspiracy theories. Until, that is, one came knocking on his door...

This is the first story of the seven-foot-tall warrior, Green Snake. Along with her two plain human partners, the adventure seeking Bowman, and Scott the Gambler, the trio find themselves separated after a job gone wrong. Each discover their destinies as they travel through a world of fairies, mutants, wizards, and many other races. A life changing quest awaits two of them unknowingly.

After a failed attempt to end her life, Alia Carter leaves her childhood home to become a waitress in the state's most prominent hotel. Traumatized after her mother’s death, she silently grapples with her pain until she saves the life of a mysterious man who reveals to her a world of true magic, and terrifying wonder. Eric Wynter is a vampire Ward sworn to protect the creatures of the city. After centuries of heartache and loneliness, he is finally ready to end his existence.

If you’re searching for greater happiness, this audiobook will guide you to reclaiming your joy and inner peace; give specific steps for banishing inner stress, worry, anxiety, and fear; present you with many practical methods that you can apply; show you how to attain life-enhancing results if you apply the methods; give you print and online resources for diving more deeply into the methods; and invite you to join our online community to connect with other seekers.

The last survivor of a Polish town that once numbered 25,000, WWII resistance fighter Michael Rain (born Moshe Rainewicz) makes his way to the place of his dreams—America—determined to start a new life after the war. His skills as a mechanic land him a job with Ford Motor Company, and he marries a resilient woman who has overcome her own troubled past. Michael’s daughter, Samantha, has every opportunity her working-class father can provide, as well as his razor-sharp mind, steel nerve, and boundless optimism. But she needs it all to meet the demands of single motherhood.

Have you ever envied your cat? Cats radiate warmth and positive energy—they know how to enjoy and live life in the present. It seems like there’s a lot we can learn from these tiny Zen masters. Us people, on the other hand, we live stressful lives, often riddled with tension and anxiety. This audiobook was created to help solve these problems and learn from our cats, who have a lot to teach us about relaxation and being in tune with our bodies. You will learn how to reconnect with your relaxed state, enhance your sensitivity, and compensate for stress while reducing anxiety.

Mary, Queen of Shops star and style doyenne Mary Portas explores what style means to us and the way we live today. Looking at the worlds of fashion, design, architecture and interiors, she discovers how they reveal the desires, passions and beliefs, not just of individuals but of society. A fabulous celebration of all things sartorial and aesthetic, this smart, sassy series will enlighten and delight—and make you think about your own relationship with style.

The Realm of Reason is but one of many within the Taeron Cosmos, where Ancients rule over classes of immortal Creators and Sylphs. All within the Realm carry the same mission - to educate and prepare premortal offspring for a journey to mortal worlds. One premortal needs more preparation than most. Huldah might be the daughter of the High King, but that didn’t protect her from the Darkness, who invades her mind, terrorizes her sleep, and vies for control. A fledgling Sylph, Flora, volunteers to undergo the dangerous assignment of guiding Huldah.

In 1994, two brothers, 10 years apart in age, leave rural Vermont and cross the United States in a truck only slightly younger than its passengers. Mutual interest in the American landscape and culture is one of the rare points of agreement as they head south and west, taking two months to reach Los Angeles. Now, 24 years later, Robby Porter has published the daily journal he kept during their trip. It is an American story involving transgressions against wildlife, Texas politics, bad cooking, home remedies, Southern family history, and a friendship almost ruined by falafel.

A breakthrough solution from the author of This Naked Mind and the author of Alcohol Explained, to shift your mindset and help you quit smoking and vaping for good. Tobacco is bad for us; that’s a given. But even though you may know the negative health effects, nicotine’s hold is strong...

What's a girl of f14 to do when she finds herself alone in the world with no one to guide her? Why, follow the Victorian self-help guide, A Young Lady's Miscellany, of course! The trouble is, the advice it offers proves less than helpful in a modern context. Muddling through, often with disastrous results, she finds a friend in her recently widowed grandmother, the door to whose small house is always open. Inept at any job she is able to get and pursued by a slew of unsuitable suitors, she must instead spend a decade navigating her own miscellany in order to come of age.

Joe Ledger is back! Joe Ledger: Secret Missions collects some of Ledger's most dynamic and bizarre short-story adventures - classic reprints as well as exciting new material! From the icy wastes of the Antarctic to the Gate of Hell in Turkmenistan, Ledger and his team are the last best hope that stands between the unsuspecting public and unimaginable dangers! 

In Connecting with God Through Jesus, Giscard Nazon explores how to become a Christian, develop a relationship with God, and live a life rooted in a close connection with God. The material is delivered in a concise way to encourage further study of the Bible, with references to help one discover and ponder what the Scriptures reveal. Thus, this book will appeal to those who are eager to consult the Bible on various topics, such as repentance and faith, being saved, abiding in Jesus, and walking according to the Spirit.

 This book has jokes for all ages, starting from five years upward to adults. This book will be great for car journeys in audio format. Comedy is a great way to get everyone in a good mood.

In Approaching Fire, Michelle Porter embarks on a quest to find her great-grandfather, the Métis fiddler and performer Léon Robert Goulet. Through musicology, jigs and reels, poetry, photographs, and the ecology of fire, Porter invests biography with the power of reflective ingenuity, creating...

Sam Green's life is in danger of imploding. Suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder after horrific injuries and personal tragedy in Afghanistan, she escapes to the Isle of Mull hoping to convalesce. A chance find on the island's shores interrupts her rehabilitation and launches her on a journey to West Africa and on a collision course with forces and adversaries she cannot begin to comprehend. Meanwhile in London, MI6/SIS is facing down a biological threat that could kill thousands and inflame an already smouldering religious war.