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Leave your preconceived notions at home as you embark on a mind-bending journey with six of today’s most visionary authors. Brimming with humor and heartache, this collection of short stories maps the roads we took to get here and the paths that lie ahead. The present may be a gift, but the future and the past both come with a price.

There are a thousand books about eating disorders, taking everything from gender to age into account. But they have a habit of assuming that you're neurotypical, and that your brain works in a very specific way. Not exactly helpful if yours doesn't! In this essential self-help guide, Rachel...

Ignition! is the inside story of the Cold War era search for a rocket propellant which could be trusted to take man into space. A favorite of Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk, listeners will want to tune into this "really good book on rocket[s]," available for the first time in audio. Ignition!...

In 1939, a team of workers beneath the Vatican unearthed an early Christian grave. This surprising discovery launched a secret quest that would last decades a quest to discover the long-lost burial place of the Apostle Peter. From earliest times, Christian tradition held that Peter, a lowly fisherman from Galilee, whom Christ made leader of his church was executed in Rome by Emperor Nero and buried on Vatican Hill. But his tomb had been lost to history. Now, funded anonymously by a wealthy American, a small army of workers embarked on the dig of a lifetime.

When John Tovey lost his sight at the age of 42, he thought his life was over. He was wrong, it was just beginning. John had followed a bad path drifting in and out of trouble. He was sent to improvement schools, a young offenders institute and eventually a prison. John was on self-destruct and thought nothing or no one could help him. Then he became the victim of a vicious attack by a notorious train ‘steaming’ gang. John knew he had to take the witness stand.

Do you want to have a stronger influence over people without coming across as aggressive or pushy? Be able to read anyone like an open book? Recent scientific studies have demonstrated one intriguing fact: People can be influenced to do nearly anything, under the right circumstances. You'll discover: Eight highly-effective strategies to trick anyone into your desired outcome, six powerful manipulation techniques to help you take what you want without aggression, expert-known psychological theories to help you penetrate the mind of absolutely anyone, and much more!

Sticky Faith delivers positive and practical ideas to nurture within your kids a living, loving faith that lasts a lifetime. Research indicates that almost half of high school seniors drift from their faith after graduation. Struck by this staggering statistic, and recognizing its ramifications...

The lure of the American West is in the spirit of adventure, in the majestic expanse of unconquered wilderness and in rugged individuals on a quest for identity and sometimes for survival. Owen Wister's unsmiling Virginian... Dorothy M. Johnson's, "A Man Called Horse": These are a few of the colorful, even legendary characters who populate The American West in Fiction, a collection of stories edited by Jon Tuska.

An elderly farmer learns the horrifying truth beyond the phrase “True love never dies”. Something sinister lurks behind the distant eyes of a mother’s traumatized son. And a gravedigger slowly descends into madness, as he grows obsessed with the corpse of a little girl.... Scare Street’s latest collection shines a flickering candle on the terrifying forces of darkness that haunt our dreams. Death, madness, obsession.... The darker side of the human psyche is revealed with each bone-chilling chapter of these 14 macabre tales.

Rogues in the House Podcast has gathered the best tales of sword and sorcery from across the community. Here, brave adventurers will find stories lovingly crafted from heroic fantasy greats such as Howard Andrew Jones, John R. Fultz, and John C. Hocking. At their side are up and coming genre authors Chuck Clark, T.A. Markitan, Cora Buhlert, and many more.

Wartime radio at its most provocative - that's "Words at War"! The Office of War Information, in cooperation with The Council on Books in Wartime, brought listeners journalistic accounts of battle, first-person narratives, and novels inspired by actual events. Each story was adapted for radio…and for maximum emotional impact.

“You never get a second chance to make a first impression” Turn your dreams into a reality as you embark on your first date! Make this special day one of the best days of your life. This book discusses the important factors that will make sure your first date is not your last. The in-depth advice in this book will educate you on things to do, what to wear, where to go, and how to have the perfect conversations with that special someone. It is essential that the first impression you give to your date is the one memory that will make them quickly return.

A revelatory collection of essays on the DeafBlind experience, and a manifesto on the power and untapped potential of touch. Born Deaf into an ASL-speaking family and blind by adolescence, John Lee Clark learned to embrace the possibilities of his tactile world. He is on the frontlines of the Protactile movement, which gave birth to an unprecedented tactile language and a way of life based on physical connection.

Seventy-five teams. Twenty-five survival challenges. One epic night in the woods. Welcome to Moonwalk, the ultimate overnight incident hike at Widepebble Wood! Scouts from across the local district are ready to battle it out, but for Horace and Melanie—firm friends from the same patrol but now fierce rivals in different teams—this is more than just a competition. Coming second isn't an option. Using their initiative is the key to victory but both scouts will do whatever it takes for their team to win.

Secret Service Special Agent Ken Valentine protected three sitting presidents, all while he and wife Sandra reared five children. In Cheating Death, he details his experiences and shares practical and inspirational advice on living your most abundant, victorious life.

Join your favourite Indie Horror authors for some tales about their adventures navigating the industry. The highs, the lows, and everything in between. Some of them give some tips and advice and others share their funny and embarrassing stories. This is not a "How To" book, but there are many great lessons inside if you are looking to write or boost where you are at the moment.

What listeners really don’t like are dull werewolf stories. So, we tasked the horror community with writing the weirdest, wildest, most creative, utterly bonkers tails (ha!) of lycanthropic lunacy possible.

Welcome to the Fredrick Insurance Brokers Podcast, where health insurance finally makes… sense.Your hosts, Katherine Clark and John Fredrick, are independent health insurance specialists and co-owners of Fredrick Insurance Brokers—a family-owned, faith-grounded agency serving individuals, families, the self-employed, and small businesses nationwide.Known as “Health Insurance Brokers with a Heart,” Katherine and John guide you toward quality care that’s simple, affordable, and aligned with real life.If you’ve ever thought, “Health insurance is confusing, expensive, and definitely ...

The sacrament of Matrimony is under diabolical attack. While it is easy to blame the outside world for the demise of marriage, we must look at what has been happening inside the Church. The number of marriages have dwindled over the past five decades and annulments have skyrocketed. Many in Church leadership have been indifferent to these alarming trends and to marriage itself. Matrimony is rarely referenced during homilies, pre-Cana programs are often disastrous, and seminaries spend little time studying the sacrament of Matrimony.

Ever wondered what it feels like to step into the unpredictable world of acting, with its highs and lows, the joys and struggles? Brace yourself as your host, David John Clark, and a dynamic lineup of co-hosts, pull back the curtains, sharing raw and candid insights into the realities of an actor's life on The Late Bloomer Actor: Off Script.  We're not just talking about the glamour and glitz, but also the grit and grind that forms the essence of an actor's journey.  As professionals in the acting world, we dive, unrehearsed, into important topics such as the artistry of acting, industry ...