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In this timeless tale from Rudyard Kipling’s beloved Just So Stories, listeners are taken back to the earliest days of the world, when animals were wild and humans were only just learning how to make a home. One by one the wild creatures of the forest make bargains with the Woman of the Cave and become the first companions of humankind.

Your time and skills are valuable, and your bad clients are holding you back. It’s time to cut ties! Do you have a nightmare client who’s costing you more time and money than they’re worth? Or perhaps you have a difficult one who you’re not sure won’t become a problem further down the line. Maybe you have neither, but you’ve had them before, and now you’re determined to spot them before you agree to work with them. Nearly every freelancer has a story to tell about a client who made their life hell—and they’ll all tell you that it took its toll on their health, happiness, and job satisfaction.

You look like you’re thriving—but inside, you’re holding it all together by sheer force of will. If you’re a high-achieving professional silently struggling with anxiety, perfectionism, burnout, or a past you rarely speak about, this book was written for you. EMDR Therapy: The Breakthrough Approach for High-Functioning Professionals with Hidden Trauma reveals how unresolved childhood wounds, emotional trauma, and even addiction can hide beneath the surface of a successful life—and how to finally release what’s been holding you back.

Are you exhausted from appearing “Just Fine” while battling inner struggles? Behind your accomplishments, polished exterior, and “everything’s fine” mask lies a more profound truth, hidden wounds, unresolved trauma, and the constant weight of trying to hold it all together. Childhood Trauma: The Unmasking Matrix guides you to break free from this exhausting cycle. It offers a step-by-step framework to heal childhood trauma, tame perfectionism, and find authentic joy, all without dismantling the life you’ve worked so hard to build.

Through powerful storytelling, compassionate understanding, and actionable strategies, you'll learn to decisively reshape your inner narrative, cultivate authentic self-belief, and step into a future of remarkable possibility.

Twenty years ago the next global pandemic struck and the world wasn't at all prepared to deal with it. The virus overtook mankind, leaving in its wake a higher population of the infected rather than the healthy. Governments and economies collapsed and borders were closed. Every country around the world decided independently on just how they were going to attempt to deal with the virus, and the infected. Some smaller countries fell victim entirely while others experimented in their labs to try and find a cure.

Transform your space into a thriving, sustainable haven! Ready to create an eco-oasis but short on time, space, or resources? The Permaculture Roadmap for Busy Lives offers simple, jargon-free solutions to help you embrace sustainable living effortlessly, regardless of where you live.

On the Stage—and Off: The Brief Career of a Would-Be Actor is Jerome K. Jerome’s wry, self-aware account of youthful ambition colliding with reality. Written with the gentle irony and observational humor that would later make him famous, this autobiographical sketch follows a young Jerome as he becomes convinced—briefly but earnestly—that the theater is his true calling.

Let’s face it: cybersecurity is one of those things we all know we should care about, like flossing or not eating dessert for breakfast—but who has the time? For small business owners especially, it’s easy to feel like you’re standing at the edge of a digital Grand Canyon, armed with little more than a paper umbrella for protection. But don’t panic—Protect Your Business in the Digital Age is here to help.

Percival William Williams—better known as Wee Willie Winkie—may only be six years old, but he carries the heart of a soldier. Raised among British officers on the rugged Indian frontier, Winkie lives by military discipline, loyalty, and fierce pride in his father’s regiment. When he discovers that a young woman he admires has ridden beyond the safe boundaries of the cantonment, the little boy does the unthinkable: he breaks arrest and rides into danger to protect her.

There was once a forester who went into the forest to hunt, and as he entered it he heard a sound of screaming as if a little child were there. He followed the sound, and at last came to a high tree, and at the top of this a little child was sitting, for the mother had fallen asleep under the tree with the child, and a bird of prey had seen it in her arms, had flown down, snatched it away, and set it on the high tree.

What Was It? is a landmark work of supernatural fiction in which terror arises not from apparitions or superstition, but from direct physical evidence of the impossible. The unseen assailant breathes, struggles, bleeds, and can be bound—yet remains utterly invisible. What begins as a nightmare becomes a methodical investigation, as science, logic, and courage are brought to bear on a phenomenon that refuses explanation.

How to Make Money Using ChatGPT and Other AI Tools is a beginner-friendly guide that shows how anyone can use artificial intelligence to create income online. The book explains how AI has become the new “digital gold rush,” giving everyday people access to tools that write, design, produce music, generate videos, create art, and even automate entire businesses — all without technical skills. Listeners learn the basics of AI, including how ChatGPT works and how to use prompting to produce scripts, books, social content, and digital products.

Stories of Cape Cod is a rich and engaging journey through one of America’s most storied regions, told town by town and voice by voice. Written in an inviting, conversational style, Jack Johnson brings Cape Cod’s past to life through a series of short historical narratives and local anecdotes that span centuries of New England life. From the early settlements of Bourne and Sandwich to the windswept shores of Chatham and Wellfleet, each chapter explores the unique character of a Cape town—its people, its industries, its legends, and the events that shaped it.

Step into a world of cosmic mystery and exploration with Missing Link by Frank Herbert, narrated by Tony J. Martin. In this gripping science fiction tale, humanity’s encounter with an alien civilization raises profound questions about evolution, intelligence, and survival. As a lone space traveler navigates an enigmatic alien landscape, the discovery of strange markings and signs of life leads to a revelation that could redefine humanity’s place in the universe.

Perry Parkhurst, a perfectly polished young lawyer from Toledo, reaches the end of his rope when a quarrel with his glamorous sweetheart, Betty Medill, leaves him heartbroken and humiliated. In a moment of wounded bravado, he lets himself be swept into an evening of reckless celebration—one that ends with him renting a shabby camel costume for a high-society circus ball.

Jack Langdon, a reckless pursuit pilot reassigned to slow and lumbering DH two-seaters, refuses to surrender his fighter tactics. Alongside skilled gunners like Akeley and Samter, Langdon bends the rules and pushes his aircraft to the limit, striking daring blows against enemy balloons and aircraft. But his boldness sparks conflict with Lieutenant Charles Surry Mudd, a meticulous leader whose cautious style clashes with Langdon’s reckless daring.

James Achanna, weary of the shadowed island of Eilanmore, seeks a new life—and love with Katreen Macarthur. But the past will not release him. His brother Gloom, a figure of jealousy, vengeance, and spectral menace, lingers in the half-light between the living and the dead. What begins as a story of longing and devotion soon descends into betrayal, eerie music carried on the wind, and the chilling presence of fate. Steeped in Celtic atmosphere and supernatural dread, Green Branches blends folklore, romance, and Gothic terror into a timeless classic.

On a cold, moonlit night in March 1873, a horrific double murder shattered the peace of Smutty-Nose Island, one of the Isles of Shoals off the coast of New Hampshire. In this haunting true account, Celia Thaxter—a resident of the Shoals and one of the first responders to the tragedy—recounts the chilling events with vivid clarity and emotional depth.

In The Shoes of Fortune, Hans Christian Andersen delivers a clever, darkly humorous tale of magical mishap and human folly. When a pair of enchanted galoshes appears in Copenhagen, those who wear them are instantly transported to the time, place, or life they most desire. But each new reality—whether it be a glorious medieval past, the romantic moon, or the carefree life of another person—reveals that happiness isn't always where we imagine it to be.