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Gil has been estranged from his sister ever since her obnoxious son tried to drown his daughter on a family holiday. That's Gil's interpretation; his sister thinks he was only playing around. Or did. When she and her husband perish in a car crash, Gil becomes his nephew's legal guardian. Matthew is now 17-year-old, raised in Manhattan's Upper East Side, a planet away from rural Vermont, where Gil lives with his wife and daughters. At first, Matthew seems like he has changed.

With Mama gone to the only place where people stay forever, Mabey now spends her after-school hours at Papa's junkyard. Just when things are beginning to look up, a stranger named Aggy begins to threaten Papa with words that Mabey cannot quite understand. By turns heartrending and hopeful, The Listening is a quiet but powerful tale about a little girl's first experiences with love, loss, race, and forgiveness.

When General Douglas MacArthur arrived in Australia in March 1942, having successfully left the Philippines to organize a new American army, he vowed, "I shall return!" More than two years later he did return, at the head of a large U.S. army to retake the Philippines from the Japanese. The place of his re-invasion was the central Philippine Island of Leyte. Much has been written about the naval Battle of Leyte Gulf that his return provoked, but almost nothing has been written about the three-month long battle to seize Leyte itself.

Jeremiah Trent works as a Seattle homicide detective. When he’s contacted by a friend from his childhood, he packs his bags and heads to a mansion in remote Colorado. As he arrives at the best-selling author’s home, Jerry can’t shake the feeling it was a mistake visiting the people from his past. The mystery deepens when Jay offers them a chance to read his newest manuscript, one chapter at a time. He finds the story is their own from 25 years ago, only with different character names and a changed setting. Then a body is discovered by the local police.

Feelings of anxiety are never pleasant. What’s worse is feeling helpless and a lack of control over your mind when you are going through anxious moments. It seems to snowball and get worse and worse over time, all the while draining your self-confidence and ability to deal with stressful situations or upcoming events. This book is just a few tips either I or someone close to me have used to treat anxiety in order to live a happier life!

Welcome to Matters of the Heart, and other Failures— the brutally honest, occasionally hilarious podcast where living with heart failure takes centre stage. Hosted by someone who knows the ups and downs of a dodgy ticker firsthand, each episode brings candid chats with coronary nurses, cardiologists, and fellow humans navigating heart conditions. It’s part education, part therapy, and part gallows humour — because when life hands you a malfunctioning heart, you might as well laugh (gently) about it.

Special Agent Waylen Brooks is charged with doing the impossible: preventing an alien incursion, without alerting the general population. Will his past finally catch up with him before he can succeed? Rory Swanson wants to forget the shadow following her, but every time she ignores it someone dies. Silas Gunn is the Key. With no other option, he must travel to Planet D to visit the field of shadows. Little does he know what he seeks is also seeking him. A lifetime of deception will need to be reckoned with in order to survive what's coming.

Private detective Greyson Travers is on a case he can’t quit. Isolated at a remote lodge with a half-dozen other guests, he’s on the trail of a priceless historical artifact. But when the body of a stranger goes missing in the fog, the treasure hunt quickly becomes a murder investigation. Suspicion grows as Greyson plays a dangerous cat-and-mouse game with a killer who is making up all the rules. No one at the lodge is who they seem and Greyson will need to decipher friend from foe if he wants to escape the island alive.

History left its mark on every corner of the world — and historian Dr. Nathan Pali is going to find it. From the towering grandeur of the Great Wall of China to the haunting silence of Tutankhamun's tomb, from the Colosseum's roaring past to the blood-soaked fields of Waterloo, Nate travels to the places where history actually happened. On location across the globe, he unpacks the stories of the battles, the monuments, the heroes and the villains that built the world we live in today.

Unlock the science-backed potential of methylene blue a powerful, overlooked molecule that’s making a comeback in cutting-edge health circles. Originally developed in the 1800s and once used in mainstream medicine, methylene blue is now gaining renewed attention for its ability to support brain health, enhance mitochondrial function, fight fatigue, and promote cellular longevity.

Do you want the confidence to face the world, interact better with others, and discover tried-and-true methods of success? Would you like to feel more confident, powerful, and abundant? By increasing your competency levels and focusing on solutions, not problems, you can strengthen your mind and emotions to get the life you really want!

A Long Walk documents the journey of musician and producer Nathan Standage. If you're interested in a behind the scenes look at what it's like being a modern musician, or you're on a creative journey of your own, you should give us a listen.

The Naked Eye Podcast is a show designed to help people learn how to see clearly with the naked eye. No glasses, no contacts, no laser eye surgeries… just natural vision improvement. Together we'll explore the holistic side of eyecare and how natural alternatives like the Bates Method, Yoga, Meditation, Breathwork and more can give you healthier eyes, which leads to better eyesight and insight. Nathan Oxenfeld will be teaching you natural vision tips and vision enhancement practices, covering advances in vision training, vision science, and neuroplasticity, challenging orthodox views and ...

You want to quit. You know that it is not healthy for you to drink heavily almost all the time, especially when you’re stressed or had a bad day. But you cannot easily give it up. Now, no more, “I cannot do it.” You can do it. Through hypnosis tracks that relay to your subconscious while you sleep, you can finally declare to yourself that you managed to free yourself from Lady Liquor’s grasp. No need to go to an expensive rehab; you only have to listen, and let this audiobook do the work.

This is the third book in the Afterlife, Interrupted series. For nearly 30 years, Nathan G. Castle, OP, has helped several hundred “stuck" — and not-so-stuck souls who died suddenly and traumatically adjust to the afterlife. Victims of fires, automobile accidents, shootings, stabbings, drownings - and suicides - come to him in his dreams seeking help to resolve their Interrupted Death Experiences.™ Father Nathan believes that providing such help is something the Holy Spirit has given him and his prayer partners to do.

Tensions are running high in the Spacetime Ocean. A single spark could lead to war. But it's nothing Sergey can't handle . . . right?

A Dose of Dandy is the podcast from aesthetes Nicolas Fairford and Nathan Rollinson, best friends and tastemakers with a shared passion for elegant living. Each week they invite you into their world of refinement, sharing personal stories, thoughtful conversation, and lighthearted musings on everything from stately homes and seasonal entertaining to travel, reinvention, and the art of living beautifully. With their warm friendship at the heart of every episode, the show feels like a lively salon, charming, stylish, and just a touch mischievous. Perfect listening for anyone who dreams of a more...

In this entertaining book, best-selling author Nathan Rose lays out the origins of over 50 chess openings and their names. This second volume of Chess Opening Names dives deeper into the history of the lesser-known openings, because the stories behind the lesser-known chess opening names are every bit as interesting as the better known ones. The names of the chess openings tell the history of chess.

Welcome to WHY DO I FEEL? a podcast that takes us on an emotional journey into people’s lives. We share stories to help make sense of our experiences and to know that we are not alone.In each episode award-winning author and mental health expert, Nathan Filer invites us to consider a challenging emotion by listening to real-life stories and hearing from world-leading experts and therapists. We live in strange times, which have inspired many of us to examine our lives more closely. WHY DO I FEEL? embraces that curiosity and self-reflection. Sometimes, this will touch upon deep sorrow, but ...

Why spin your wheels struggling to write bulky, bloated books the traditional publishing way when you can turbo-charge your Kindle author platform with greater freedom, flexibility, and chances for success? This game-changing guide is for aspiring authors and established publishing pros alike who want to shake up their routine and embrace a powerful new approach to self-publishing nonfiction.