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From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes Babel, a thematic response to The Secret History and a tonal retort to Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell that grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British empire...

The killings that once plagued New Orleans are cropping up again in Seattle. The local office is stumped. I’m called out to lend a fresh set of eyes, and my unique magical touch. It’s only when I get there that I realize the Seattle office isn’t stumped at all. They’re being silenced by the Mages’ Guild, a corrupt magical institution that doesn't want word to get out of what is plaguing the city. Worse, news of my magic might’ve slipped down to the underworld, hitting the ears of some extremely powerful demons.

This is the story of Prof. Shaul Harel, formerly Charlie Hilsberg, who lost his shadow in 1942 at only five years old, when he was separated from his family and surroundings and saved from the furnaces of Auschwitz by the Belgian resistance. This book reveals his story, from his time as a “hidden child” in France and Belgium during the Holocaust, through his experiences in orphanages, his immigration to Israel, the serious injury he sustained in his military service, and more.

Formed by God: Spiritual Formation in a Distracted Age is a contemplative Christian work that addresses one of the most pressing spiritual challenges of modern life: how to grow in holiness and maturity while living in a world saturated with noise, speed, and constant distraction.

Called to Sonship: Getting Free from an Orphan Heart is a timely and transformative invitation to step out of striving and into the security of your true identity in Christ.

A routine bus ride to Malibu unravels when a man linked to a past hijacking attempt steps aboard, chaos erupts—teens scatter into Pacific Coast Highway traffic, and the driver’s pursuit to bring them back becomes a journey through the fires, quakes, and wrecks that have haunted his route for years. But what begins as a story of protection turns inward. As the miles pass, the youth begin to fear for his safety, not their own. And in their final farewell—when they urge him to “take care in Malibu”—the truth of their concern delivers a quiet, devastating turn.

Tiny Tales is a collection of short stories which deal with creativity, content creation, focus, social skills, and more!

The entires in Tiny Tales are quick to listen to and will give you wisdom to improve your soft skills.

The entries in Tiny Tales are quick to listen and will give you wisdom to improve your soft skills.

The entires in Tiny Tales are quick and will give you wisdom to improve your soft skills.

The entires in Tiny Tales are quick to listen to and will give you wisdom to improve your soft skills.

Tiny Tales is a collection of short-short stories which deal with: creativity, emotional resilience, and more....

Fred the super is a super friend to everyone he meets. Fred loves his job as a building superintendent in the big city. Along with his parrot, Freida, Fred is always there to lend a helping hand. Fred's acts of kindness have a way to make everyone feel better, and the world seems that much brighter.

In The Crystal Palace, the story of the beautifully vibrant female preacher continues as she carries on the work of the "Little Church in the Valley" to a much larger audience. In addition to the immense numbers of new congregants that fill the Crystal Palace every time the doors are open, the young minister is developing a nationwide television market. Simultaneously, Devin Bannock, the power behind the "miracle in the valley", has gone on the road with his dad, the Reverend Dale Bannock, to work the revival circuit.

The Jews of Biržai launches the listener swiftly into the pre-World War II life of Birzai, a town in northeastern Lithuania where Jews and their neighbors share the same desires for living quiet lives. Amid the growing winds of war, the Jews of Birzai are increasingly faced with the sudden contrast from normalcy to anxiety and fear, and finally to the resignation of betrayal, and the hopelessness and horror of an inevitable fate.

The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show was one of radio’s brightest lights; a hilarious situation comedy featuring a friendly sardonic and sarcastic edge that set it apart from its contemporaries. Featuring Phil Harris, fresh off plying his comedic and musical talents on The Jack Benny Program, and his movie-star wife, Alice Faye. The show also starred Elliott Lewis as the remarkable Frankie Remley - one of radio’s most unforgettable characters - a humorously irresponsible con-artist with an endless thirst for the good stuff.

The Purple Heart is the oldest military honor that’s still given to US military members, awarded to those wounded or killed in action against an enemy of the United States. People of Purple Hearts explores the bare re-tellings of combat veterans and Purple Heart enthusiasts who have dedicated their lives to our armed forces.

The Change occurred when an electrical storm centered over the island of Nantucket produced a blinding white flash that rendered all electronic devices and fuels inoperable - and plunged the world into a dark age humanity was unprepared to face....Michael Havel was flying over Idaho en route to the holiday home of his passengers when the plane’s engines inexplicably died, forcing a less than perfect landing in the wilderness. And as Michael leads his charges to safety, he begins to realize that the engine failure was not an isolated incident.

Ralph was a self-made man who took the good examples set by his parents and grandparents, started with very little, cut his losses when necessary, endured the Great Depression without folding and turned a half section of Iowa farm land into a prosperous operation. In so doing he passed on his work ethic and sound judgement to his family and provided a good life for himself and his family. Serving his country when asked to do so may have saved him from getting mired in the Montana homesteading disaster.

The Hauzer family's story is told from three perspectives: Eighty-seven years old Itzhak, who lives in a nursing home in Jerusalem, who seeks to document his family story; young Itzhak (Ichu), who is seven years old at the beginning of the war; and Maya, a family history genealogist, whose life is forever altered by the gripping story of the Hauzer family