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Some stories spring from pure imagination, mere reflections of an author's perception of reality. Others, like this one, are forged in the mud and misery of actual conflict. In the decaying jungles and fetid rice paddies of South Vietnam, a diverse band of soldiers and civilians endures a harrowing year of combat that will continue to haunt them for more than three decades. Their season of need reveals not only the horror of war, but also the possibility of finding solace and purpose in the most unlikely of places.

Unlock your potential and become the hero of your own story. In a world where many people live on autopilot, following the expectations and scripts set by others, it's time to break free and step into your true power. Main Character Energy: Reclaim Your Life and Live Authentically is your ultimate guide to transforming your mindset and embracing a life filled with purpose, confidence, and joy.

From reluctantly residing in a squat to the rules of Cricket, embark on a free-ranging potpourri of poetry that will render the listener to tears before producing intermittent cries of laughter. This genre-bending compendium weaves many of the author's true experiences as a self-described hobo together with an entertaining brand of lyrical nonsense, testing the listener's contrasting emotions to their absolute limit. If coming out the other side of life's difficulties and addictions can influence or encourage just one person to do the same, this publication will not have been compiled in vain.

Due to COVID-19, Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt Webster and his partner, Alfred 'Stinky' Floyd, are about to lose their business, Pine Valley Outfitters. It seems a miracle when Ruben Benjamin Kaufman, president of On Site Films, offers Teddy a job. Somehow, Kaufman has obtained a rare permit to film in the Pine Valley Wilderness. Since no combustion vehicles are allowed, Teddy's job is to transport (by horse) film equipment, technicians, and actors onto the mountain and keep them supplied. Stinky (who loves garlic and smells of it) will be the camp host, babysitter, and trash cop.

This is the second story, the follow-up to Love Bites… Sometimes. Bryce and his new fiancé vampire have moved to a new small town. They think of themselves as safe and getting ready to plan their dream wedding, not realizing that someone from the past is still following them. But whose past is it, and why are they stalking them? With his new awakening powers and abilities, Bryce's fiancé is seeing and feeling a new terrifying threat looming and stalking them. This mysterious figure is using old friends as targets and puppets, as well as new mysterious attacks that threaten to expose them.

Shamus Bergin and his Keeper comrades battle to rescue Caitlin Dunlevan from a force sent by Enilorac to assassinate her. She is the woman who has occupied Shamus’s dreams his whole life. The most powerful Angel-Human hybrid, she is the only descendant of the Sacred Order of Keepers who can wield the profound elemental magic necessary to bring forth the Angel. Unbeknownst to Shamus, he holds the key to unraveling the secrets required for Caitlin to fulfill the duty she was born to carry out. With each passing day, the cause of the light and humanity’s risk of total annihilation draw closer.

The discovery of a 16th century manuscript version of Shakespeare’s Sonnet 144 is the most important historical and literary find ever made relating to Shakespearean studies. The date of composition of this manuscript indicates ca.1577-78 when William Shakespere (the original spelling of his family name) was aged between 13-14 which would suggest that he couldn’t have written this Sonnet because he was too young.

Have you ever wondered what might happen to Santa and his reindeer on Christmas Eve? Get ready to embark on an unforgettable adventure. Follow Santa as he soars over the twinkling lights of Manhattan and steps into the iconic Radio City Music Hall, where an extraordinary surprise awaits him on stage. With dazzling sights, unexpected twists, and holiday magic on every page, this heart-warming story will become one of your favorite traditions for Christmases to come.

Fresh out of the University of Colorado with a degree in geology, the author found himself embarking on an adventurous first job as an exploration geologist for Minas de San Luís, situated in the quaint pueblo of Tayoltita in Durango, Mexico. Nestled under Bolaños Peak and in the heart of the Sierra Madre Occidental, the mine was a remote gem accessible only by a solitary road winding 3,000 feet up the mountain.

Dr. Shamus Bergin lands a coveted position of Staff Psychologist in the Secure Treatment Unit of a mental hospital right out of school. He is soon vexed by an amnesiac patient who defies clinical diagnosis and whom every other doctor has written off. Inconsistencies about the man’s origins intersect with Shamus’s own doubts that the patient even belongs in an institution. As his own investigation continues to be met with redacted files and evasion from governmental agencies, the doctor-patient relationship suddenly undergoes a radical shift.

Embark on an extraordinary adventure with AA, BB, and CC, three curious aliens from a distant planet, sent to explore the wonders of Earth. As shapeshifting beings of pure energy, they traverse all seven continents, visiting captivating places and encountering fascinating creatures along the way. CC, a mischievous free spirit, leads the trio into a series of thrilling and educational misadventures.

The single largest problem that entrepreneurs face is fundraising. Aspiring business owners and grand product ideas are far from lacking, but the sad reality is that most start-ups fail to get off of the ground. Your Idea, Their Money is aimed at those who struggle to find and close investors for their start-ups. While most entrepreneurs have the drive, few actually possess the skills, terminology, and knowledge required to effectively raise funds. In his book, Saad Alsogair covers not only the basics of entrepreneurship, but provides business owners with a blueprint for impressing investors.

Dropped Calls will ring like a lost phone and have you scrambling to pick up the call. Should water, food, and even the air we breathe become threatened? Providence assembles at the bugler’s call. When democracy is under threat from our collective complacency, these words shall find meaning in the screaming echoes of two centuries past “eternal vigilance is the price of liberty”. In this work of fiction, the resonance of truth should challenge the listener’s sagacity so that each person becomes the keystone to the solution.

In A Boy and His Comet: Dancing Through the Rain, we meet a young man facing seemingly insurmountable obstacles. Dismissed and discouraged by his high school counselor, he's told that college is a far-fetched dream. His senior year becomes a survival challenge, living alone in the woods without basic amenities, grappling with the shame of his situation and the painful legacy of parental abuse he's forced to keep hidden.

Peat, a toad, and Paul-Paulette, an earthworm, live in the woods beneath the roots of their friend, Christy, a Christmas fern. One day they are dug up and carried away. Christy is replanted in a pot large enough to hold Paul-Paulette, but Peat is too big to get in and cannot completely hide. He stays under Christy's fronds, but can't disappear. Together with their wild flower friends, they are taken to the Washington National Cathedral to participate in the annual Festival of Flowers.

In the heart of a dystopian metropolis, Building 8 stands as a silent witness to the lives and struggles of its inhabitants. Anthony C. Mazzella's gripping narrative plunges listeners into a world where reality bends and the ordinary collides with the surreal. As the central business district is besieged by chaotic flying machines and destruction reigns, the top floor of Building 8 remains a curious sanctuary of calm. Within its walls, two men go about their business, seemingly oblivious to the mayhem below, embodying the eerie contrast between normalcy and chaos that defines the story.

Written for both families and clinicians, What Helps When Children and Families Struggle offers an introduction to attachment theory as it relates to family life. The authors weave a simple and clear discussion of what families can do to support strong connections and what to do when things have fallen off track. Consistent with a relational focus on mental health the authors strongly advocate the use of family therapy as the entry point to mental health services when a family member is struggling.

A Remembrance of Things Forgotten describes Steven's journey from being a high-powered lawyer, to going to Seminary, and then to being an interfaith hospital chaplain intern seeing cancer patients on two oncology units at a major New York Medical Center. The book describes his visits with patients and explores the heartbreak – and inspiration – of their suffering and how they opened his heart to the precious worth of their lives and to the very real presence of a divine love, realer than real, shining concretely in each room and in each patient's heart.