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In Farlon, your future is burned into your skin.For generations, the nation of Farlon has maintained peace through fear, division, and control. Those marked by the state are treated as lesser citizens—watched, condemned, and stripped of opportunity before they ever have the chance to choose...

El Camino Hacia la Sanación: Descubriendo el Perdón es una guía transformadora que te invita a embarcarte en el más profundo viaje de autodescubrimiento y liberación. A través de sus páginas audibles, este audiolibro no solo te enseñará el verdadero significado del perdón, sino que también te guiará paso a paso hacia la sanación emocional y espiritual.

Draw your blade. Fasten your armor. Prepare for war. The Unsheathed collection brings to life nine powerhouse tales of epic fantasy filled with daring duels, gruesome slaughter, and the ringing cacophony of battle.

Best known for his glorious comic novels, Charles Portis was also a prolific essayist, travel writer, and newspaper reporter. Now, for the first time, these writings—journalism, short fiction, memoir, travel stories, and even a play—have been brought together in Escape Velocity: A Charles Portis Miscellany. The collection encompasses the breadth of Portis’s fifty-year writing career, covering topics as varied as road tripping in Baja, Elvis’s visits to his aging mother, and his own boyhood in Arkansas.

What was the bloodiest war in American history? Most people with at least a little knowledge of history would quickly say that it was the Civil War (1861-65), and they would certainly be correct overall. However, when historians go farther back in time and include colonial wars and look at casualties per capita, the correct answer would be the much-lesser known conflict known as "King Philip's War" (1675-76).

From the Trail of Tears to Wounded Knee and Little Bighorn, the narrative of American history is incomplete without the inclusion of the Native Americans who lived on the continent before European settlers arrived in the 16th and 17th centuries. Since the first contact between natives and settlers, tribes like the Sioux, Cherokee, and Navajo have both fascinated and perplexed outsiders with their history, language, and culture.

In this behind-the-scenes look at the making of a champion, the coach of the Villanova University men’s basketball team shares his competitive and cooperative philosophy, along with lessons from his coaching career and the story of his personal road to success. When Kris Jenkins sank a...

Dom checks in with Jay Davies about his love life. Then, Tom Dreesen talks about the dangers of valet parking, the generation gap between Ol' Blue Eyes and Ol' Dirty Bastard, and crazy bar drinks. Shang says it's time for teachers to start stripping and tells Dom he has some ideas on how to fight racism in Hollywood. Charles Fleischer creates his own language and tells Dom he's not a genius, just a lucky man.

Here are four psychological thrillers where love and shame collide, creating a warped kind of sexual chemistry. Abduction, paranoia, addiction, and obsession thicken the mix.

Sarah thought she was teaching a schoolchild a little English. How wrong she was. Not only is her subject a full-grown thug, he is a dyslexic student who is part of a criminal gang headed by a psychopath. And this psychopath doesn't like people interfering with his business. Soon, she will learn the meaning of treachery. And fear. Note: This novel can be found within a bundle book: Eclipse Quartet: 4 Psychological Thrillers (also on audio).

Gemma's husband vanishes under mysterious circumstances, leaving only a black, contorted doodle and mysterious debts. But saving her home proves the least of her worries after Gemma earns urgent cash by performing routines for a chronic insomniac.

Hostage Jessica would appear to have everything: money, a devoted husband, a lively son and a fulfilling career. But her life takes a nasty turn when she is kidnapped and trapped in a room by three thugs demanding a huge ransom from her rich father. In a bid to escape, she cuts a hole in the bedroom floor with a knife. From there, Jess spies upon her kidnappers as they go about their everyday business. That’s when their hostage starts playing psychological games with them. That’s when her spying pulls her into a dangerous mind game with her abductors.

Nancy is hurled into the world of celebrity when she finds herself performing a shoot for handsome but odious millionaire, Vince, as they walk from one of his nightclubs.The seduction of this other world sours after Nancy overhears Vince make a dirty bet with his PA, on the length of her fifteen minutes of fame. Soon after, Nancy's life is propelled into a nightmare where her alter ego is born.

The first story, "Deadline", relates on mature student, Andrea, about to bag the ideal boyfriend. Only her tutor Mr. Linton and her late thesis stand in the way. The second story, "Outside", enters the disturbed mind of Deke, an ex-convict doing community service outside the home of single mother, Elaine. Only trouble is, he doesn't want to leave. And "Nice" follows the life of Durante, a grant assessor, suspicious of his young girlfriend, Kate, who keeps getting texts from a secret admirer.

Three poignant short stories about repressed emotions and personal discoveries: The opening story, "Blood and Water", is about Abby, a young girl who makes an unpleasant discovery about her family. The following story, "Dead Letter Room", samples the mundane life of Finch, a loner at his place of work. But what secrets does he hide? And finally "What Simon Knows" is not what everyone thinks. Listens to fit a spare moment.

Here is an unabridged audio collection of the "best of the best" science fiction short stories published in 2009 by current and emerging masters of the genre, as narrated by top voice talents. In "Erosion",l by Ian Creasey, a man tests the limits of his exo-suit prior to leaving a dying earth. In "As Women Fight", by Sara Genge, a hunter has no time to train for a fight to inhabit his wife's body in a society of body-switchers....

The bawdy 1970s podcast where we ask: is your dad okay? Join Jay and Charlie every week as they go in blind on a new film from the ubiquitous 'Carry On' franchise and try find out what the hell is up with these movies. Are these films really the stuffy, sexist, racist Sunday afternoon fillers your great uncle insists “couldn’t be made these days” or are they perhaps a window into the history of British comedy that might in some way enlighten us on the world we live in today? Probably the former but we can hope, can’t we?

Does every day feel like a battle over behavior, routines, emotions, or constant reminders? Have you ever felt judged by people who don't understand ADHD, or wondered how to help your child succeed? You're not alone. ADHD is not caused by poor parenting. It is a neurological condition that affects attention, behavior, emotions, and executive functioning. With understanding and practical strategies, your family can experience calmer days, stronger relationships, and greater confidence.