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De nieuwe grote roman van Benedict Wells, het boek dat hij schreef na de bestseller "Het einde van de eenzaamheid". Missouri, 1985. De moeder van de vijftienjarige Sam is ziek, zijn werkloze vader weet zich geen raad en sluit zich voor iedereen af. In een poging zijn ongelukkige thuissituatie te ontvluchten neemt Sam een vakantiebaantje in een oude bioscoop. Voor de duur van een magische zomer wordt alles op zijn kop gezet. Hij maakt vrienden, hij wordt verliefd op de mooie Kirstie en ontdekt geheimen over zijn woonplaats.

Meer dan 75.000 exemplaren verkocht. Wanneer Jules Moreau na een ernstig motorongeluk in het ziekenhuis belandt, wordt hij geconfronteerd met herinneringen uit zijn jeugd. Al vroeg verloren Jules, zijn broer Marty en zijn zus Liz hun ouders door een tragisch ongeval. Op hen alle drie laat dit verlies zijn sporen na, en in de jaren die volgen groeien zij gaandeweg uit elkaar. Vooral de eens zo zelfbewuste Jules trekt zich steeds meer in zijn eigen wereld terug.

Nach einem Unfall muss Lily ihren Traum, Balletttänzerin zu werden, für immer begraben. Als sie an die Faerfax University wechselt, um herauszufinden, was sie will, landet sie ausgerechnet in der Wohnung von Frauenheld Julian - und möchte am liebsten sofort wieder verschwinden. Julian ist genauso wenig begeistert von seiner neuen Mitbewohnerin. Doch dann müssen Lily und Julian für ein Projekt zusammenarbeiten und merken, dass sie doch gar nicht so verschieden sind, wie sie dachten.

The astonishing journey of a bright, utterly displaced boy, from the short-lived African nation of Biafra, to Jamaica, to the harshest streets of Los Angeles—a searing memoir that adds fascinating depth to the coming-to-America story The first time Chude-Sokei realizes that he is “first son...

When it comes to New York City hardcore, its community proudly boasts Lou and Pete Koller - brothers who have dominated the scene worldwide since 1986 with the aurally devastating Sick of It All as their vehicle. The Blood and the Sweat is the no-holds-barred autobiography of two brothers who have never wavered, as well as an unrelenting depiction of the American dream, and the drive and determination required to live it - regardless of whatever obstacles appear before you. Featuring commentary from family, friends, bandmates past and present, and their peers.

Are you tired of seeing the ads on social media, promising you immediate success, fame, and financial freedom if you just buy this one course, or this one book? So was I. After years of trying to get the bars on the graphs of my KDP sales dashboard to rise, I figured out a few things. So, I started researching; read a few books, took a few of those courses, and even bought a few of those programs for content creation, marketing, etc. What I found as I sifted through the information was the cold hard truth about indie marketing, and not one aspect of it is a fairy tale.

Fall of 1833 - Zach Connors, his partners and friends are in the middle of their trapping season, when a call for help finds them. Three young Bannock hunters have disappeared from their hunting party. The Bannock hunters are many days travel from their homeland, in country they do not know.
Zach, better known as Grizzly Killer, and his partners heed the call for help.

Acadia Powers nearly lost her faith at an early age due to what she saw as the hypocrisy of her parents’ generation. In college - where the novel begins - she meets and falls in love with Peter O’Neil, who is fervent in his faith and wants to share the good news with the world. Despite serious doubts about her ability to survive as a preacher’s wife, Acadia finally agrees to marry Peter. The two embark with high hopes on a new life in Sugar Sands, Alabama, where Acadia takes a position as a high school teacher while Peter becomes pastor of a small church.

After serving in the CIA with distinction and now battling a debilitating disease, Stewart Masterson is “rewarded" with detention in an assisted living facility. Longing for his late wife, his memory failing, Masterson escapes on the road navigating his way to find happiness with his daughter in Washington, DC. But, ruthless intelligence agencies start tracking him in the ultimate game of cat and mouse. They are desperate to extract what he knows or shut him up forever.

It’s 1973, and the post-Woodstock generation and the new world of rock ‘n' roll, marijuana, birth control, ripped jeans, fake IDs, and anti-authority hit like a tidal wave on the scene. That’s the uproarious comic world young Tommy Stafford was thrown into, and he had to sink or swim. So he swims, and it takes him on the hilarious ride of a lifetime, as he navigates the shoals at boarding school in a riotous story of finding acceptance in his new world.

Managing the frozen-food aisles at the market rarely brings excitement. Until average gal Maya Flores meets two female customers who want her to go out with them...separately, of course. Jocie Greer is the charismatic lover that she’s always desired. When they’re together, they’re on an adventure. Maya doesn’t have to think about the crumbling family waiting for her at home. And when she’s with Loren Hamilton, the professor who can quote from classic literature and the latest hot romance novel, Maya feels like the star of her own best-selling romance.

The only better sleep guide you will ever need to help with your sleeping problems. Our easy-to-follow relaxation therapy methods, combined with a collection of bedtime stories for adults, are designed to aid you to sleep well through the night by removing all of the typical barriers to a good night's sleep.

The terrors of the Lodz Ghetto and the tales of survival continue in this sequel to The Devil’s Bookkeepers.

The year is 1958. Stan Ellis, a young reporter for a small-town Wisconsin newspaper, can't forget the call he got from a woman who claimed a man convicted of causing a train wreck four years before was falsely imprisoned. After a night of sleeplessness, he searches for the woman hoping to latch on to a big story. When he tracks her down, he finds she is the ex-wife of George Cashman, the train engineer who was operating the train that crashed. She identifies the man she believes sabotaged the train, but refuses to go to the authorities herself out of fear for her safety.

In 1802, Richard Drake (1790-1857) at the age of 12, joined his uncle on a slaving voyage between Benin and Brazil. It was the beginning of his 50 years’ career as a slave trader. Revelations of a Slave Smuggler, published posthumously in 1860, tells his stories including those of journeys to the interior of Africa, slave hunts, gold prospecting in West Africa, his capture by an African tribe, lion hunting, marriage to an African woman, visits with African rulers, slave markets, and the West Indies trade.

As the Lotus Blooms is the fast-moving sequel to Logan’s first novel Finding Lien. The story follows Lien, traumatized from her ordeal as a victim of child trafficking in a Cambodian brothel, on her journey of recovery. Despite her recurring bouts of PTSD, this courageous young woman signs on with an NGO to work with a team to prevent trafficking and rescue victims.

Brian R. Webster is a physician assistant, who has pursued God most of his adult life. He lost his two best friends in high school, due to an amusement park ride accident. He came close to dying, as well. He’s practiced medicine in various specialties, Substance Abuse, and in maximum security prisons.

Learn practical, workable solutions known by champions and leaders. Ed Cole reveals secrets to everyday problems that pre vent people from achieving maximum potential. Now these situations can thrust you toward your greatest success! Discover these brilliant insights to fulfill your destiny!

Jessica faces discrimination as an Asian American during the pandemic. She gets attacked and quickly learns to stand up for herself. Her survival instincts help her to defend herself.

This Taste of Flesh and Bones invites you to answer that call by participating in the greatest expedition that humankind will ever undertake - the journey to true self. Contrary to what the majority of persons may believe, this deeper dimension is close at hand; and it can be recognized here and now.