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While there are many books that explore China’s history, public knowledge is still lacking. Many people can name more than one Roman Emperor, but how many can name a Chinese Emperor?

A leathery bog-man transforms an old love affair; a sweet, gruesome gift is sent by the wife of an ex-lover; landscape paintings are haunted by the ghost of a young girl. This dazzling collection of ten short stories takes us into familiar Atwood territory to reveal the logic of irrational behaviour and the many textures lying beneath ordinary life.

Toby, a survivor of the man-made plague that has swept the earth, is telling stories. Stories left over from the old world, and stories that will determine a new one. Listening hard is young Blackbeard, one of the innocent Crakers, the species designed to replace humanity. Their reluctant prophet, Jimmy-the-Snowman, is in a coma, so they've chosen a new hero—Zeb, the street-smart man Toby loves. As clever Pigoons attack their fragile garden and malevolent Painballers scheme, the small band of survivors will need more than stories.

The sun brightens in the east, reddening the blue-grey haze that marks the distant ocean. The vultures roosting on the hydro poles fan out their wings to dry them. The air smells faintly of burning. The waterless flood—a man-made plague—has ended the world. But two young women have survived: Ren, a young dancer trapped where she worked, in an upmarket sex club (the cleanest dirty girls in town); and Toby, who watches and waits from her rooftop garden. Is anyone else out there?

With the changing seasons comes this poetry audiobook all about the constant shifts in life. From love to love lost, the excitement of new relationships, along with relationships falling by the wayside and the pain of misfortune, these poems cover a wide variety of life experiences.

Joe Davidson didn't anticipate coming back to Fairmont after his family broke apart. But when the news of Martha's death reaches him, he finds his way home, just as the annual pie contest is getting judged. When they need a new judge, he steps up and offers his services, even if he doesn't know why.

Sander A. Flaum was an up-and-coming group product manager when the president of Lederle Laboratories (now Pfizer) posed the following question to a group of employees: What will be your legacy? How do you want to be remembered? Sander, a stutterer who'd overcame so much to rise to the top in the corporate world, never forgot those words or the inspiration they provided.

Candlelit Dinner with a Cadaver is a unique tale about the misadventures of four pre-teens through the dark in-between of life, death, and reality itself. This book is made to challenge your fundamental beliefs and spur your awareness of the universe. Having course ideas juxtaposed with the harsh realities facing the adolescents, this book will shock you at times; it will also push you forward and make you crave an ending to their pain.

Parenting is a gift that no one should take lightly. We parents tend to be caught between a rock and a hard place by constantly questioning whether we are doing the best we can at raising our children—especially when it comes to raising hormonal teenagers who show affection to you one day and yell for you to get out of their room the next. The first step to connecting to modern-day teens is listening to this book. In it, you will find some insightful perspectives and teachings on parenting teens in a way that makes them reliable and delightful future adults.

India has a rich history covering thousands of years, civilizations, the rise of religions and empires, British rule, revolution, independence, and much more. In this book, we explore the magnificent history of India, from its ancient origins to its renaissance and concluding with its independence as a free nation. While there are many books that explore India’s unique history, few are enjoyable. Most books are hopelessly dry, academic, and downright difficult to follow. This concise history will respect your time by getting right to the point and giving you what you came to learn.

Colin McArthur finds himself walking into a hotel with blood on his hands. Desperately looking for solace, he rushes the clerk to give him a room. After getting what he thinks he needs, Colin enters a world of danger, haunted by the conscious, the undead, and the revenge seekers. Struggling to cling to existence, Colin has the key to putting an end to the bloody circle of awareness.

After spending years of consistently playing the same lottery number, fate has managed to play a cruel joke on Uri by giving him a foreign set of numbers without his knowledge. When it turns out that his lifelong lottery numbers finally hit the jackpot, Uri is left furious as he gazes upon a lottery ticket with unfamiliar digits. Now, on a quest to confront the cashier who handed him the losing ticket, Uri is determined to take action, and his decisions take him on an unfavorable path down Solemn Lane.

Japan has seen the rise and fall of emperors, samurai warriors, isolation, expansion, defeat, rebirth, and much more. In this book we explore the magnificent history of Japan from its early origins to its rise as a modern superpower.

Trapped in a state of paranoia, Casey finds herself looking for answers after the slaying of her boyfriend. Battling anxiety, she addresses the world with extreme caution as the killer is still on the loose. With safe havens few and far in between, Casey attempts to isolate herself while trying to find a taste of comfort from the presence of her friends. Though the case is being tracked closely by the local detectives, personal conflicts will set the collision course to the outcome as a trip is taken on Solemn Lane.

This book chronicles the journey of Eritrean-born Joseph Woldu. As a child refugee, he found himself having to adapt to changes of place, language, and customs; then as a man forced to relearn much of the same after involvement in a disastrous accident two days before the 9/11 terrorist attacks. What makes Joseph's story so incredible is not that he survived change and tragedy, but how he continually found the strength to improve himself and his circumstances. His story reflects the importance good relationships play in our lives.

Mae is a shy, but not so naive young woman, hopeful in starting her new life alone. She wants to attend college for the arts, get a job, and begin an independent life in a brand new town. Renting an inexpensive guesthouse sounds like a perfect start. Until she discovers a hidden duffel bag and finds herself over-her-head in clues that grow sinister. There's a missing girl in town, Genevieve. Who is Genevieve and what happened to her?

Are you struggling to be happy? You may be trying to welcome positivity in your life but failing at it badly. Don’t worry, you’re not alone. This situation is way too common and the main reason for it is taking the wrong approach to happiness. Happy Life will redefine happiness for you and help you build a better life with joy in every corner. Here you’ll find a step-by-step guide to understanding happiness and making it your own. This audiobook is going to be your best friend on the new happiness journey you’re about to start.

Frank spends time in his study chambers on a stormy night and finds himself chastising his son. After dismissing the delinquent, Frank’s longtime acquaintance, Jimmy, enters the study and begins making small talk. Moments into the conversation, Frank discovers that Jimmy’s intentions aren’t friendly, and the two friends find themselves playing a roulette game of death.

Being a personal trainer is a full-time job, and it is because of this; a personal trainer should be, among other things, well-grounded in his work. The person should know his onions, and a professional body should attest to that. In this case, it is the national association of sports medicine where the NASM comes in. The National Academy of Sports Medicine Certified Personal Trainer Exam prepares would-be personal trainers to get the required certification to do their work effectively.

Profound, helpful, funny, sad, quotes, quips, anecdotes, and suggestions from and for recovering alcoholics and addicts. This book contains quotes that I have heard from recovering addicts and alcoholics. They are profound, funny, cringe-worthy, memorable, and powerful. They will allow you to reflect, remember, and reassess your recovery.