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Al is twenty-five, unemployed, newly single, and about to lose his New York City apartment. Just when he thinks life cannot get worse, he finds himself living in a broken-down RV with a leaking roof and three uninvited pigeons. Then he meets Lily. Between terrible motels, disastrous jobs, exploding milkshake machines, and an apartment above a noisy karaoke bar, Al slowly rebuilds his life. Along the way, he discovers unexpected love, becomes a father, and takes the biggest risk of all —buying the karaoke bar where he works.

In A Speaker's Journey to the World Stage, Derek Lott takes you beyond the spotlight and behind the scenes of one of the most demanding public speaking competitions in the world: the Toastmasters International World Championship of Public Speaking.

On a quiet night in Moscow, Idaho, four students went to bed with dreams of the future, unaware that tragedy was about to strike. Among them was Maddie Mogen—bright, caring, and full of life. Remembering Maddie: A True Crime Story is a heartfelt and meticulously researched account of the lives of Maddie, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin, the events of that fateful night, and the investigation that brought a suspect to justice.

A Brief History of Honolulu traces the extraordinary journey of Hawaiʻi’s capital from its earliest Polynesian settlement to its place as a global crossroads in the twenty-first century. In ten sweeping cinematic chapters, Derek Monaghan reveals how a sheltered bay called Kou became a royal stronghold, a bustling whaling port, a contested kingdom, a territorial capital, and ultimately one of the most recognisable cities in the Pacific.

Domestic Violence Calls for Law Enforcement is a practical field guide for officers, deputies, recruits, investigators, and criminal justice professionals who want a clearer system for handling these difficult calls from initial response through courtroom preparation.

What if your business kept finding, nurturing, and converting customers even while you slept? That's not a fantasy—it's what happens when you connect AI agents and automation into one working system, instead of relying on manual follow-up that quietly costs you leads every single week. This audiobook walks you through building that system from the ground up: a funnel that converts, lead generation that runs on autopilot, and an AI agent that answers customer questions instantly, while knowing exactly when to hand things off to you.

When Derek Yu released Spelunky for free in 2008, his roguelike-inspired platformer took the indie game community by storm with its combination of classic platform mechanics, extreme difficulty, and random level generation. Four years later, Spelunky's HD remake went on to become PC Gamer's Game of the Year and earn perfect scores from Polygon and Eurogamer. But how is a "perfect" game made?

Tired of staring at a blank caption box, hoping inspiration shows up before your coffee gets cold? The old way of doing social media marketing — guessing, grinding, burning out — is over. This book hands you a real, repeatable system for using AI to create, publish, and engage on social media, without losing the personal voice that makes your brand worth following. Whether you're a solo entrepreneur, a coach, or a small business owner competing against brands with ten times your resources, this is how you close the gap.

Six months after the loss of Lara Croft, Nicole Cross is trying to rebuild her life in Baltimore. Determined to leave the past behind, she settles into a quiet routine—until a mysterious photograph arrives with a chilling message: The Tomb was only the beginning. Following a trail of clues to Alaska and beyond, Nicole discovers evidence of a forgotten kingdom hidden beneath ice and snow. Along the way, she reunites with familiar faces, uncovers long-buried secrets, and learns that some legends never truly die.

Blake Allen thought Monday would be just another day at Joe Thomas High School. Then he found a note in his locker. Don't trust what happens after 3:15. What starts as a strange warning quickly turns into a nightmare. A school-wide lockdown, a missing friend, mysterious messages, and a long-buried secret force Blake into a deadly race against time. As memories he can't explain begin to return, Blake discovers that the answers lie in a forgotten night from the previous October—a night he can't remember, but everyone else seems desperate to uncover.

THE FORCE MAY LAST SECONDS. YOUR REPORT MAY BE SCRUTINIZED FOR YEARS. A lawful use of force can become difficult to defend when the report fails to explain what the officer actually saw, knew, perceived, and decided in the moment. Use of Force Report Writing for Law Enforcement is a practical, plain-English guide to documenting force incidents with clarity, precision, and professional articulation.

Erika Hunt had the perfect life—or so everyone thought. A seventeen-year-old softball star with scholarships on the horizon, she was Westfield’s golden girl. But when a ghostly girl appears in her bedroom whispering Find me, Erika is pulled into a decades-old murder that powerful men buried long ago. As secrets unravel, Erika discovers her own family name is tied to the crime. With the help of her fearless best friend Cassie, she must confront corrupt leaders, restless spirits, and truths that could destroy everything she thought she knew about herself.

Indianapolis was imagined before it existed—a capital sketched onto a map and carved from the quiet of the Midwestern forest. Over two centuries, that bold experiment grew into a city of movement, ambition, and invention. In A Brief History of Indianapolis, Derek Monaghan traces that journey with cinematic depth, following the city from its earliest survey lines to its place on the national stage.

Join me as I interview various members of the fountain pen, stationery and planner communities to talk about how they are a part of the various world of pens, papers and journals.

We journey into the heart of the Amazon to uncover the mysteries of Hapé Sacred Tobacco, a traditional medicine deeply ingrained in the spiritual fabric of South America's indigenous tribes. This book aims to bridge worlds, offering listeners a glimpse into the ancient rituals and wisdom surrounding Hapé.

In the quiet town of Briar Hollow, evil doesn’t knock… it marks you. When a brutal murder is discovered inside an abandoned church, journalist Caleb Ryder is drawn into a story that quickly turns deadly. Carved into the victim’s chest is a chilling symbol locals begin calling “The Devil’s Kiss.” But this is no ordinary crime. As Caleb investigates, he uncovers a hidden world beneath the town —a secret cult, ritual sacrifices, and a pattern of killings that were never meant to be found.

A charming smile. A perfect life. A deadly secret. Stephanie Greene is beautiful, charismatic, and seemingly harmless—but appearances can be dangerously deceiving. Behind her innocent facade lies a darkness that no one suspects. From her first victim to her carefully orchestrated murders, Stephanie navigates a world where desire, obsession, and deception collide. Detective Mark Sullivan thinks he’s caught her once… but love complicates everything.

A practical, plain-English guide to Miranda rights, custody, questioning, waivers, confessions, documentation, and courtroom challenges for law enforcement. Miranda mistakes do not usually happen because an officer forgot the words on the card. They happen because custody was misunderstood, questioning crossed a line, a waiver was poorly documented, an invocation was handled badly, or a report failed to explain what actually happened.

A psychotherapist with terminal cancer approaches the end of his life with the understanding that he is being called home and that cancer is the body’s response to the call to facilitate the journey. How he comes to this realization is documented as a journey starting when he discovered Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy and psychedelic medicine work in the same year, 20 years before his diagnosis.

A shattered world. A deadly road. One last chance to save what matters. Rex Hays has one mission left—get Zoe Mills to her grandmother before the chaos swallowing America reaches them both. But every mile they travel cuts deeper into danger. Towns are crumbling. Trust is rare. And the people who want Zoe silenced are getting closer. Rex is a former soldier with scars he doesn’t talk about. Zoe is a survivor fighting to believe in tomorrow. Together, they’ve learned to rely on each other. But the road ahead is worse than anything behind them. Looters. Desperate strangers.