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Nightmares have him gasping for air. Frequently dreaming of being a sailor on a sinking Spanish galleon La Gracia, in the 17th century, he’s searched for the wreck and its priceless cargo off the Northeast Floridian coast for the last six years. Facing financial ruin from a massive tax bill, Teddy fears he’ll lose his beloved historic estate, Isabella, before he can dredge up the treasure.

Louis de Rouvroy, Duke of Saint-Simon (1675-1755) provides the world with unparalleled insight both into the rule of France's Sun King, Louis XIV, and the tantalizing intrigues of the monarch's inner circle. Saint-Simon notes in his Memoirs that it was his love of reading - and of history in particular - that sparked his interest in recording his own observations. The length and breadth of his notes were undoubtedly made the more possible because he kept his writings secret.

Skipper Matthews has an obsession - burgers. It’s all he ever eats. And not just any burgers, Burger Flip burgers - the most famous burger franchise in the world. For the last 11 years, Skip has only eaten at Burger Flip. He even has a life-sized figure of Harry B, the Burger Flip mascot in his living room, not to mention walls of memorabilia and vintage Funny Meal toys. On the heels of his girlfriend Sophia leaving him over his passion and his mom threatening to send him to a shrink, he finally has a choice to make.

Gold Is in the Air, the third book in The Pearlmakers saga, starts in the mountains of the High Sierras of California, where Cosby, Joey, and their girlfriends divide up a hefty find and make the trek back to Camp Big Bear. Along the way, dangerous foes still lurk behind every bush. Meanwhile, Teddy Dollarhide is overjoyed by his sons’ finding of the legendary Dollarhide treasure, but the bounty isn’t enough to settle his debts, and his property tax deadline creeps closer and closer every day.

In book two of The Pearlmakers saga, The Dollarhide Mystery, Teddy Dollarhide is now in love with a riveting Spanish woman named Alicia, whose eyes remind him of a woman from his dreams and hypnotism sessions about the elusive Spanish galleon he and his crew have been searching for.

It’s Christmas time in New York City, and the bottom of the ninth in Maximilian Clark II’s life. His father, Max Senior, just passed away from cancer. Meanwhile, Max lost his job selling pizza during Knicks' games at Madison Square Garden, and his fake watch collection he usually sells on the corner of Times Square was stolen from his beat-up Chevy van later that same day. Unable to pay rent, his wife left him with their two kids after they were served an eviction notice to be out of their Harlem apartment in just two weeks.

Teddy Dollarhide, a rough man with ruddy skin and pearl-white hair whom everyone calls “Old Salt”, is plagued by reoccurring dreams in which he is a crew member on the Spanish galleon La Gracia that he believes went down in a violent hurricane in the 17th century with countless jewels and gold on board. His four-man crew, The Pearlmakers, have been searching around the waters of Latchawatchee, Florida, for the last six years.

Big John Hoover and his wife Angela have just moved to Key West from Big Sur, California, for John to pen a book. But John has traded his bad food addiction for Cuban coffee, rum, and cigars. Out of the blue, he gets attacked in his sleep by a shadow being, which sends him and his wife running to a Voodoo Queen for help. Meanwhile, Maggie May flies down from Vermont for a dose of sunshine, staying with her friend Hank Thomas. Everyone is seeing ghosts and John must figure out how to protect himself and his wife before it's too late. Will they see the light before Halloween eve?

Policy 360 is a series of policy conversations from the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University.

Authentic, Authoritative, Unapologetic ServiceNow commentary by Cory "CJ" Wesley and Robert "The Duke" Fedoruk

Welcome to Well Dukes, a health and wellness podcast brought to you by Well Dukes (formally Health Promotion). Our mission is to provide information, programming and services to JMU students that helps them lead healthy and productive lives. With each episode you'll hear conversations that we hope may change what you know, how you think, and what you do in regard to your overall wellness. If you have a question about something we discuss or would like to contact us, email welldukes@jmu.edu. Artwork created by Josh See and Michael Medline.

Divcast is a podcast of the Admissions Office that gives you an inside look into the Duke Divinity School community. Subscribe if you are interested in theological education at Duke.

What happens when you combine a traditionally trained improv comedy group with Dungeons & Dragons? That is what the Just CRITting Around Podcast is here to find out! Join Brian, Dashawn, Jay, Aryn, Brandon, and Joe as they comically stumble through their adventures in the Forgotten Realms!

All art deserves to be seen, and that starts with yours! I'm Seb Duke, an artist and art marketing consultant. Twice a week, I talk about marketing and mindset in order to help artists get their art seen by more people. Why marketing and mindset? Marketing = the conversations you have with the world; Mindset = the conversations you have with yourself. So I'm here to make sure you're having the right conversations with yourself, so that you can have the right conversations with the world about your art!

The Refuse to Lose podcast is a space for professional athletes to tell powerful stories and share their deep passion about making a difference in society. Each episode not only aims to inspire but spark important conversations about big issues. Host Jake Duke is a presenter and sideline commentator for Fox Sports and Fox League, and previously a sports reporter with Nine News and NRL on Nine. He and co-creator Rhys Duke are proud Indigenous men who have developed a strong social conscious about the world around them. They realise the ability sports people have to create change and plan to use...

Catching you up on the weeks biggest politics and policy news

Laid-back, Christ-centered conversations

Scene on Radio is a two-time Peabody-nominated podcast that dares to ask big, hard questions about who we are—really—and how we got this way. Our latest is Season 7, Scene on Radio: Capitalism. Previous series include Seeing White (Season 2), looking at the roots and meaning of white supremacy; MEN (Season 3), on patriarchy and its history; The Land That Never Has Been Yet (Season 4), exploring democracy in the U.S. and why we don’t have more of it; The Repair (Season 5), on the cultural roots of the climate crisis; and Season 6, Echoes of a Coup, the story of the only successful coup ...

Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke explain how our brain works.

Covering The Kingkiller Chronicle by Patrick Rothfuss, The Gentleman Bastards by Scott Lynch, and The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson. We’ve covered Graphic novels and comics such as Paper Girls and Saga. Fantasy book club.