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“Why run from a haunted house when you can stay and ignore the ghosts? Just when you thought you'd seen everything a haunted house novel could do, The September House comes along and delivers an eerie, darkly funny, and emotionally grounded book about the ghosts that haunt houses and marriages...

What if the strength of a relationship is not measured only by love, but by how well that love is felt? In How to Meet the Emotional Needs of Your Partner, Orlando Cole offers a practical, insightful, and deeply compassionate guide to building a stronger, healthier, and more emotionally connected relationship. This powerful relationship book explores the emotional needs that often determine whether love grows deeper or begins to feel distant, including the need for emotional safety, affection, respect, reassurance, trust, appreciation, honest communication, vulnerability, healing, and ...

Too ADHD for Normal Jobs Why the Brains That Struggle in Offices Thrive in EMS, Nursing, and Emergency Medicine Some people feel restless in quiet offices. Meetings drag. Routine work feels suffocating. Time moves painfully slow. But place that same brain in an emergency and everything changes. Suddenly the thinking becomes sharp. Details stand out instantly. Decisions come fast and clear. For many medics, nurses, and emergency providers, the mind that struggled in school or traditional jobs becomes the exact mind that performs best when lives are on the line. Too ADHD for Normal Jobs ...

El siglo XIX europeo, un momento de logros artísticos sin precedentes, fue la primera era de la globalización cultural, una época en que las comunicaciones masivas y los viajes en tren de alta velocidad reunieron a Europa, superando las barreras del nacionalismo y facilitando el surgimiento de un verdadero canon europeo de obras artísticas, musicales y literarias. Llegado 1900, se leían los mismos libros, se reproducían las mismas obras artísticas, se representaban las mismas óperas y se interpretaba la misma música en los hogares.

Zebras in the Back of the Ambulance is not a textbook. It is a field-level look at the rare conditions, missed diagnoses, and subtle presentations that hide inside routine EMS calls until it is almost too late. Some patients do not read the protocol. They do not crash loudly. They do not arrive with clean textbook signs. They look stable enough. Talk clearly enough. Answer just enough questions. Their vital signs seem acceptable. The scene feels manageable. And that is exactly why they get missed. This book is for EMTs, paramedics, nurses, students, and frontline clinicians who know the ...

When the NYTF reports that a golem, a large rock creature, is terrorizing parts of the city and destroying hubs of power, Ezra calls on Montague & Strong to investigate and stop the creature. Their first reaction is to refuse. Except there’s one problem. No one refuses Ezra, a personification of death, without grave consequences. Now, Monty and Simon, together with Ursula of the Damned, must uncover how the golem was created and who would use it to destroy hubs of power, without being crushed in the process.

No other country has been so divided over its own past as Russia. None has changed its story so often. How the Russians came to tell their story, and to reinvent it as they went along, is a vital aspect of their history, their culture and beliefs. To understand what Russia’s future holds—to grasp what Putin’s regime means for Russia and the world—we need to unravel the ideas and meanings of that history. In The Story of Russia, Orlando Figes brings into sharp relief the vibrant characters that comprise Russia’s rich history.

The Dark Council threatens everything Simon holds dear. They want to erase Monty, kill Peaches, and remove Simon's immortality - permanently. When Ken, Michiko's brother asks the Montague & Strong Detective Agency to find her, they must act - before the Dark Council implodes in violence. Now, Monty and Simon must travel to Japan, find Michiko, and stop the Blood Hunters before they eliminate an ancient vampire, without becoming the next target! Will they find Michiko in time? Will they stop the Blood Hunters? Jump into the next Monty & Strong adventure to find out!

Montague and Strong have left the building. In fact, they’ve left the continent. When a teleportation circle sends them to London, The Penumbra Consortium - and older, darker version of the Dark Council - requests Montague an Strong look into the murder of the leading demonologist Mage Nigel Warrenton.

Strengthen Your Relationship, Deepen Your Connection, and Build a Marriage That Lasts a Lifetime Are you looking for practical ways to improve your marriage and rekindle the connection with your spouse? Do you want a real-world guide that helps you invest in your relationship without fluff or theory? 30 Practical Ways to Invest in Your Marriage is the ultimate guide for couples who want to build a long-lasting, meaningful partnership. Whether you are newlyweds, going through a difficult season, or seeking to take your relationship from good to great, this book offers easy-to-apply, powerful...

Hell hath no fury like an angry god of the underworld. Persephone is missing. When Hades fails to locate his wife, he takes drastic measures. He hires the Montague & Strong Detective Agency to locate her, bring her back to him, and most importantly, find out who dared to kidnap his wife. Now, Monty and Strong must uncover a plot to overthrow Hades and steal the underworld, return Persephone to her husband unharmed, and prevent a god from unleashing his wrath and starting a celestial battle royale. It’s not the end of the world, but it’s going to be close.

You didn’t start like this. But nursing changed you anyway. The Nurse Who Sees Too Much is not a burnout book. It’s a recognition book. This is for the nurse who notices everything now. Who can’t turn their brain off. Who scans rooms, people, exits, tone. Who jokes darker than they used to. Who feels more guarded, sharper, quieter and doesn’t know when that happened. This book names what nursing does to your mind without romanticizing it or minimizing it. Inside, you’ll find why: Normal stopped feeling normal Caring started to cost you Relaxing feels impossible Sleep doesn’t ...

When Fate pays Simon a visit accusing him of disrupting causality, she makes him an offer he can’t refuse - become mortal or die. There’s only one small problem. In order to become mortal, Simon must find the goddess, Kali the Destroyer, and convince her to remove her curse. To complicate matters further, Haven and Roxanne are under attack by an ancient spell - an entropic sphere designed to kill everyone inside the facility.

Opening with a panorama of Russian society, from the cloistered world of the Tsar to the brutal life of the peasants, A People’s Tragedy follows workers, soldiers, intellectuals and villagers as their world is consumed by revolution and then degenerates into violence and dictatorship. Drawing on vast original research, Figes conveys above all the shocking experience of the revolution for those who lived it, while providing the clearest and most cogent account of how and why it unfolded.

Michiko Nakatomi has led the Dark Council for over a century, maintaining the uneasy truce between humanity and the supernatural. But when an ancient enemy returns, the delicate balance is shattered, and vampires start dying. Now, Michiko must fight for her life and the survival of the council. She has no one to trust. Her inner circle is destroyed, the council is on the verge of collapse, and her only hope lies with Simon and Tristan.

Unlock Supernatural Breakthrough through Legal Intercession in the Courts of Heaven Are you tired of unanswered prayers, spiritual blockages, and invisible warfare that resists your progress? Warfare and the Courts of Heaven unveils a powerful biblical strategy that every believer must understand—how to stand before the righteous Judge of all and legally dismantle the accusations of the enemy. This groundbreaking Christian spiritual warfare book dives deep into the heavenly courtroom system and reveals how intercessors, prophets, and believers can engage in legal intercession, cancel ...

Narración compacta de la historia de Colombia, desde la llegada de los primeros pobladores hasta la firma del acuerdo de paz de 2016. Además de presentar los hechos fundamentales del pasado, ofrece explicaciones e interpretaciones, que destacan, en el pasado, los elementos que pueden ayudar a...

After unleashing the power of the neutralizer, Tristan finds himself without the ability to cast magic. Assured this is a temporary condition, Tristan and Simon decide it’s the perfect opportunity to take some much needed time off. That is until a group of dark mages enters the city looking for Master Yat. Now the Montague & Strong Detective Agency must face and eliminate the threat. There’s only one problem. William Montague, Tristan’s lost brother, is leading the mages.

Beginning in the 18th century with the building of St. Petersburg - a 'window on the West' - and culminating with the challenges posed to Russian identity by the Soviet regime, Figes examines how writers, artists, and musicians grappled with the idea of Russia itself - its character, spiritual essence and destiny. He skillfully interweaves the great works - by Dostoevsky, Stravinsky, and Chagall - with folk embroidery, peasant songs, religious icons and all the customs of daily life, from food and drink to bathing habits to beliefs about the spirit world.

A Missing Ferryman. An Undead Dilemma. An Immortal Detective. An emissary from the Dark Council has just materialized in the office of the Montague & Strong Detective Agency, and makes Simon Strong an offer he can’t refuse. Charon is missing. The legendary ferryman responsible for transporting sorcerer souls across the river Styx hasn’t been seen in days. And with each passing hour, those unable to cross the river are left to walk among the living, tilting the world further out of balance. Meet Simon Strong, an immortal, who is also the best private detective in New York City.