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River Harp fell in love with her brother’s best friend, a boy who was practically part of the family…a boy who broke her heart before leaving town. Sixteen years later, he’s back for her brother’s funeral. And River wants nothing to do with the man. At least, that’s what she keeps telling herself.

What can prosperity possibly mean in a world of environmental and social limits? Pity debate, Tim Jackson’s piercing challenge to conventional economics openly questioned the most highly prized goal of politicians and economists alike: the continued pursuit of exponential economic growth. Its findings provoked controversy, inspired debate and led to a new wave of research building on its arguments and conclusions. This substantially revised and re-written edition updates those arguments and considerably expands upon them.

Capitalism is broken. The relentless pursuit of more has delivered climate catastrophe, social inequality and financial instability – and left us ill-prepared for life in a global pandemic. Tim Jackson’s passionate and provocative book dares us to imagine a world beyond capitalism – a place where relationship and meaning take precedence over profits and power.

The author challenges us to think critically, yet optimistically, about the future of transportation and to consider the impacts it will have on our lives, our communities and our planet. This book is a call to action for all of us to engage in conversations about the future of personal mobility and to work towards creating transportation systems that are safe, efficient and accessible for all. I hope it inspires you to imagine a future where flying cars are not just a dream, but a reality.

Caroline Carruthers married young to a much-older man. Now that he’s gone, she’s lost...until she dares to chase a dream all on her own. Moving to Redemption, Texas, is chapter one in Caroline’s new life story. Opening a bookstore is the next. Finding love is the last thing on her mind as she settles into this new place called home. But when she meets a handsome, soulful man who’s also starting over, all bets are off.

Laura McLaren, newly employed by the Environment Agency, faces a conflict between her career and her relationship with her fiancé Dean, who works for a development company. As Laura investigates a mysterious illness affecting a young girl and unravels the source of contamination in the local water supply, she encounters deeper mysteries and ethical dilemmas.

It’s amazing what the lack of immediate threat to one’s life and wellbeing can do for a person’s disposition. High risk, high reward endeavors suddenly seem far less appealing, month-long delays are no longer a cause for concern, and sleeping in every single day of the week becomes an extremely attractive proposition. Indeed, without a pressing need to aggressively expand its power, Boxxy T. Morningwood is finally able to simply sit back, enjoy life, and watch the world both turn and burn.

Am I seeing ghosts, or is my mind playing twisted games on me? Either way, Leah Nelson shouldn't be alive. When a cry for help takes me deep into the sea, I see someone who looks all too familiar. But it can't be her; how can it be? I thought she was dead, everyone did, but here she is… well, a grown-up, gorgeous version of her. Blurting out, "I thought your father offed you when you were thirteen?" is not the best ice breaker, now is it? Then I see her again, and I can feel myself getting pulled to her with every fiber of my being. But she's tentative, hiding behind a huge brick wall and...

In the early sixties, Calvin Trillin got his start as a journalist covering the Civil Rights Movement in the South. Over the next five decades of reporting, he often returned to scenes of racial tension. Now, for the first time, the best of Trillin’s pieces on race in America have been collected in one volume.

The Boss Body Podcast delivers cutting-edge health, wellness, medical, and biohacking information. Everything from low energy and detoxification to improved brain power and auto-immunity will be covered. The Boss Body Podcast will interview thought-leaders across the health and wellness spectrum, including some solo podcasts by Dr. Tim Jackson. Timely, actionable information will be of utmost importance. After all, the goal is to empower listeners to live a full life in every arena of life.

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Jackson James is a high school senior (Class of 2004), trying to live up to his science scholarship to Booker T. Washington in Tulsa, OK - one of the most prestigious schools in the nation. Growing up in a single parent household with limited means, Jackson's struggled to find his place among private school elites. But he is determined to make his name known. With aspirations to start his own hip-hop label with his best friend, Dillon, as his first recording artist, he is ready to embrace his last year of high school. But, all of that changed one night, when the unexpected happened.

Aja Everett longs to turn her old family ranch into a place where anyone can find rest and healing. But her big heart's bound to get her in trouble if she's not careful - someone wants her gone, and they'll do whatever it takes to drive her away from the land that's her lifeblood. Whether she's willing to admit it or not, she needs help. She needs a man like Ranger Jackson Dean.

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Frightened, hiding from what’s hunting them in the dark, surviving humans, and aliens of the order must work together to save the planet from being devoured by the scourge. Join the survivors as they encounter the fierce, merciless creatures that follow their primal instincts to feed their hunger and procreate. Will this be the end of the human race?

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Maria woke with no memory, rescued from the sex dungeon of a man who had held her captive. With her captor dead, now she may be the only hope for police to find another missing woman. Detective Cody McGraw is tasked to help Maria recover her memories. Just one problem - Maria isn’t who she thinks she is. She’s not even human. She’s a robot that shouldn’t exist, a model so close to human that it had to be shut down years ago - all of them humanely disposed of. Now she is marked for destruction. But first, Cody is given a chance to find out what she knows.

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An anthology of chilling, classic horror stories, including "The Tale-Tell Heart", "The Pit and the Pendulum", and "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe; "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving; "The Hand", "Was it a Dream?", and "The Horla" by Guy de Maupassant; "The Red Room" by H.G. Wells; "Moon-Face" by Jack London; "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.

The devil came to me in disguise. Too bad I didn’t notice until it was far too late. Vanessa: The devil doesn’t always wear an evil mask. Sometimes, he appears in the most beautiful form. Like the super-hot bad boy with the dirty-blond hair and a wicked glint in his blue eyes who swept in out of nowhere, stealing all the air from my lungs. I thought he was my savior. But he’s my ruination. And he’s just taken a machete to my heart.