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What we've suspected is true. They're everywhere around us. Angels, that is, as nine of this generations boldest and most acclaimed fantasy writers tell us in this brilliant collection. At once highly imaginative and intensely spiritual, these stories are performed by top stars of television, film and music, who have themselves explored various areas of paranormal. It's a feast that will leave you infinitively more hopeful and a little less alone.

Once a fabled Blade of Namara, Aral Kingslayer fought for justice and his goddess alongside his familiar, a living shadow called Triss. Now with their goddess murdered and her temple destroyed, they are among the last of their kind. Surviving on the fringes of society, Aral becomes a drunken, broken, and wanted man, working whatever shadowy deal comes his way. Until a mysterious woman hires him to deliver a secret message - one that can either redeem him or doom him.

The dark truth behind the Johnstown Flood of 1889 - one of the greatest calamities our country has ever experienced - is revealed in a beautiful, harrowing story, told in luminous verse.

Riverboat gambling is a blast, until hot-headed Chance finds out just what he won in his final hand against a Missouri River gambler named Haggarty. Chance's "prize" is a beautiful Chinese slave girl named Ling. The twins want to set Ling free and keep their cash, but at Fort Benton, Ling gives them the slip, robbing them blind. When they hunt her down in Rimfire, Montana, she's with Haggarty, lining up their next mark.

A clan of healers?! Was that even a thing? People thought we were weak and incapable of defending ourselves and our property. Those who wished to do harm swooped down on the clan like vultures. And that was a good thing! More enemies meant more harvest, and more material for my experiments.

The Pillars of Leadership is a look at the essential qualities of leadership and a demonstration of how leaders from the past can influence a new generation of leaders today. The lessons are drawn from such men as Patrick Henry, Robert E. Lee, Booker T. Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, G. K. Chesterton, and Winston Churchill.

For the first time in history, we have up to five generations at work. In the context of a world in flux and polycrisis, our diversity is a powerful force multiplier for good, if we debunk the stereotypes and know how to unlock it.

Detective Casey Ryken has navigated many difficult cases in the troubled town of Havensburg. With a dropping clearance rate and crime on the rise, officials with the police department begin collaboration with a scientist to resurrect victims of violent crimes to help solve their own murders. For Casey, this radical approach is filled with ethical dilemmas, especially after the unresolved murder of his own daughter.

I had lain down in my crypt to rest for a few decades, but when I awoke, centuries had passed. My castle is in ruins, my clan is gone, and necromancers are considered just a fairy tale for children. They take me for a healer. That's because the world is sick. And it's time for strong medicine.

Author Jarrod McGrath personally interviewed 15 global CEOs to determine their thoughts around the mindset, skillset and toolset required to lead effectively now and into the future. As a CEO of a company that specialises in helping organisations to better manage and engage their people, Jarrod is at the coal face of both the issues and the opportunities that CEOs are facing right here, right now. The Modern CEO is set to become a pivotal book globally; a manifesto to guide all modern CEOs forward.

The bestselling author of How to Escape from Prison, prisoner-turned-psychologist Paul Wood on developing the mental strength and fitness to take on all of life's challenges.

For Marc Lesser the key to healthy relationships and effective workplaces is compassionate accountability—a practical and trainable way to clarify and achieve shared visions of success. Marc works from the premise that problems are inevitable and that the success of an enterprise or relationship relies on how they are resolved. This applies to any joint effort—in a workplace, a family, a civic organization, a community, a country, or the world at large.

Integrating proven mindfulness practices and world-class leadership theory, The Mindful Leader is the essential guide for self-aware leadership. The book provides a practically grounded template for leaders to develop unprecedented levels of self-awareness, wellbeing, and effectiveness. Mindfulness provides practical tools for self-awareness, mental wellbeing, stress reduction, and more. When practiced through a leadership lens, it becomes much more than just another leadership guide.

This collection of writings is a philosophy. It is a comprehensive look at what genuine love is and what it is not. An exploration of the unique power of each individual to establish love and change the world is intertwined throughout, and a clear approach to loving and living fully.

Peter Rabbit and Friends, Book 3 is the third and final audiobook with vibrant, fun tales of Peter, who is now called Papa Pete. Papa Pete is now a grandfather who loves telling everyone, young and old, stories.

Join Peter Rabbit and Friends in this audiobook collection featuring the vibrant, fun tales of Peter, who grows up from a young adventurous rabbit into an old grandfather who loves regaling everyone in Willow Tree Meadow with stories of his lifetime of adventure. His tales will delight and instruct children in the lessons of friendship, responsibility, and more.

Peter Rabbit and Friends, Book 2 is the second audiobook of Lil Pete, now Pete, who is now a daring young teenage rabbit. Peter learns an important lesson with the help of his friend Lento, a gopher turtle, not to give up when things get tough.

Updated to reflect modern realities in the drastically changed property market, Investing in Fixer-Uppers, Revised Edition gives you the most timely, accessible guide to finding great opportunities—and profiting handsomely—in today's market. Written with the hands-on, real-life expertise of seasoned investor-educators with more than 250 properties between them, Investing in Fixer-Uppers provides an easy-to-follow roadmap for adding value to a rundown house or apartment and profiting tens of thousands of dollars—without waiting for appreciation.

Lil Pete, short for Peter, is an adventurous, unwittingly young rabbit who embarks on an extraordinary journey in his hometown Willow Tree Meadow, which involves himself, his family, friends, and an evil rat named Rat McCade. His tales will delight and instruct children in the lessons of friendship, responsibility, and more.

The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus is one of the earliest and most compelling presentations of the story of a man who sold his soul to the Devil. It is based on the popular history of Johann Georg Faust (1466–1541) a German chemist and magician, allegedly perished in an explosion during an alchemical experiment. In the theologically charged world of early reformation Germany, a report spread that his violent death was a demonstration that the devil had come to collect his soul. The legend spread quickly and has formed the basis of many later literary and dramatic works.