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The power of reading is beautifully captured in this 2006 Newbery Honor-winning book. Bernie keeps a barn full of animals the rest of the world has no use for–two retired trotters, a rooster, some banty hens, and a Muscovy duck with clipped wings who calls herself The Lady. When the cat called...

Volume one of One Nation Under Blackmail traces the origin of the network behind Jeffrey Epstein and his associates to the merging of organized crime and intelligence networks during World War II, following their most notable activities through the decades.

Heaven Ranch: Continuation to Silver Spurs story. It's the 1880's. After being on the brink of dead Alan finally is returned back to the living, but he didn’t come back alone. Someone else has 'attached' to Alan from the other side; but that seems nothing in comparison to the fact that now everyone in town knows he is a professional bounty hunter. There is a bounty on Alan’s head for that little bank heist ‘misunderstanding,’ back in Kansas City. Not to mention that while on his deathbed he became a father. How will he cope with the dead, the living, and parenthood at the same time?

Fragmento de la obra: Sin avisar ni decir ‘agua va,’ Rosa y Pascual salieron al patio… con el cadáver de Ignacio a rastras, en un día especialmente lluvioso. La impresión fue tan grande para el árbol de aguacate, que habiendo llevado ya una vida tan difícil, decidió morir de la tristeza. Todo era aguantable, todo. Menos no tener a Ignacio en su vida. No valía la pena ya vivir; no quería ya vivir. No quería que nadie más comiera sus aguacates. Y decidió aguantar la respiración hasta que sus tristes raíces murieran… lo cual le tomó tres días. La higuera estaba igual de ...

Fragmento de la obra: Los cinco caminaron despacio, hacia el otro lado de la casa. Se escuchaba apenas un murmullo de algo, un sonido monótono y en muy baja frecuencia, que nadie atinaba adivinar. Unos pasos más, reveló lo que verdaderamente sucedía, frente a Ignacio. Príncipe de Príncipes, cuando vivo. Rey de Reyes y la mejor representación de La Santa Muerte, cuando muerto. Un verdadero mar de Espinozas tenía bloqueada toda la banqueta y la calle entera; más de la mitad de ellos hincados, rezando, pidiendo, agradeciendo. Venerando. Reconociendo -y aceptando- plenamente frente a ...

Fragmento de la historia: – ¡Gabriel! Aguarda… – lo llamé y me apresuré a correr a su lado. Gabriel Martínez estaba a punto de atravesar la calle, pero se dió la vuelta cuando me oyó llamarlo y esperó pacientemente a que yo llegara hasta él. – Ah, gracias por esperarme; todavía no puedo caminar muy rápido –dije mostrándole mi bastón. Gabriel era el representante de la Secretaria de Educación que había venido a dar la plática sobre Protección al Menor esa mañana; él también era maestro de primaria y estaba a cargo de niños de primer grado, igual que yo. Gabriel ...

Fragmento tomado de la obra: ‘La Santa Muerte, final tambien.’ Material protegido por derechos de autor. Ahí, en la pista de baile había un magnífico macho con máscara de luchador, pero semi desnudo. Esos pantalones de mezclilla apretados le daban un toque magnifico, y las botas vaqueras de tacón cubano el acento perfecto. Y al suave ritmo de la música ‘House Mix’ Gabriel lentamente empezó a marcar el ritmo con el cuerpo. Estaba entrando en una especie de trance. Se puso las manos en las estrechas caderas y comenzó a moverse despacio, sintiendo el ritmo suave, cadente, ...

Fragmento de la historia: –Santa Muerte. –Sí, Gabriel, dime. –¡Ahhh! La hermosa princesa finalmente desea hablar con el maldito sapo feo…. Y antes de que digas que estoy ciego también el día de hoy y nos empecemos a pelear como es tu maldita costumbre roñosa, respóndeme esto: ¿Sabe Antonio dónde changados vivo? –Lo sabe. –Maldita hija de puta ¡Se lo dijiste! ¡Víbora traidora! –Antonio nunca pide eso de mí. –¿Y luego? ¿Cómo supo? –Es un hombre inteligente y de recursos. –¡Híjole! Me suena a que lo admiras mucho… ¿Lo quieres mucho? –No quiero ni ...

This volume Includes: Thursday Morning: Tells the story of an ordinary man, taking his usual trip to work on the subway; only on that particular day —a Thursday morning— his subway collided head-on with another subway. There were many casualties and him and another man —a priest— helped save a few there; but after a big explosion inside that tunnel of horrors life was never the same for both. Life seemed like a dream from another time. Iceman: Is the parallel story of Otzi —a man who lived in the Ice Age times and who was found in the Italian Alps trapped in a block of ice. While ...

Fragmento de la obra: Eduardo iba a la cabeza del grupo, entró y vio el sitio hecho un desastre total con mesas tiradas, vidrios por todos lados, un par de cadáveres cerca de la entrada. Le pareció ver a una tercera persona tirada en el piso -unos metros más adelante. Pero esa persona se movía. - A-a-ayúda-me… -Dijo una mujer, casi sin aliento, estirando un brazo hacia Eduardo. - ¡Dios mío! Hay alguien con vida allá… - Gritó Eduardo a sus ayudantes, al tiempo que señalaba con el dedo. Y su instinto de médico lo catapultó en automático hacia la persona todavía con vida. ...

The Missing Peace invites you into a deeper, more spacious way of living—rooted in the Christian wisdom tradition and born of our collective longing to encounter the divine nature of life. Chris Whittington, founder of The School of Contemplative Life, speaks to those feeling overwhelmed by mental noise, disconnected from God, or adrift in a restless, conflicted world.

Fragmento de La Santa Muerte, final. –Aquí le dejo su naranjada en agua mineral - Dijo sonriente la mesera en el Vips a Gabriel. Sintiendo que el cliente no estaba de buen humor la mesera se marchó. –Si no quieres hablar no hablamos, Gabriel. –¡Claro que quiero hablar! Quiero oírte decir lo tremendamente arrepentida que estás por haberme hecho sentir plato de segunda mesa. Como que el otro pan dulce estaba más sabroso que este, ¿verdad? Hubo silencio. Gabriel se rió burlonamente, mientras servía su naranjada de la garrafa al vaso. Luego le dió un buen trago y de muy buena ...

"This is a must-read for anyone thinking about moving on from law enforcement to the private sector." -- Sheriff Mike Chapman Sheriff – Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office, 2023 “National Sheriff of the Year”, Vice President – Homeland Security Committee Embrace the Journey to Life Beyond the Badge In "Beyond the Thin Blue Line," Colin Whittington, the 2019 Virginia Deputy Sheriff of the Year and CEO of Recruiting Heroes LLC, takes you on a deeply personal journey through the highs and lows of life in law enforcement and the transition to the private sector. Colin shares his ...

Miss Magnolia Whittington is possessed of an effervescent personality and charming wit. She appears to be a happy lady, but her bright smile hides a broken heart. The Duke of Wakefield has spent too long toiling on his country estate. Through circumstances beyond his control, he is forced to return to London. The history that once kept them apart now draws them together as they battle unseen forces bent on their destruction. Will they emerge triumphant, and repair what went wrong between them?

This powerful, moving story—which has already touched more than seven million through a viral video created by the Whittington family—is a mother’s first-hand account of her emotional choice to embrace her transgender child. When Hillary and Jeff Whittington posted a YouTube video...

La Légion Etrangére: Is the story of a successful lawyer in a big city who receives a letter from his brother, urging him to meet him somewhere in Africa. The lawyer has not seen his brother in many years but decides to attend the rendezvous and finds himself being kidnapped by none other than men from La Legion Etrangere. They will try to pass the lawyer for his twin brother since this soldier has gone missing during one of the missions. What will happen when both twins meet at La Legion? How can a civilian ever adjust and survive the barbaric life at La Legion?

This Volume includes: A Gifted Child: A couple that has been married for 7 years is finally blessed with a pregnancy and they joyfully expect their first child, however, the baby is born prematurely and they fear he won’t survive. After months of struggle the baby does make it but sometime later his parents realize this is no ordinary baby, for he was born with telekinetic powers. The question here is whether that child might be in control of such power or not; as time goes by they try to find a way for him to live a normal life, hiding his powers but things escalate to be out of control....

December, 1975, Apollo 23 lifts off and Wendy Pendleton fulfills her dream of becoming the first woman on the moon. She and her crewmate Ray McPherson explore the lunar south-pole and its rich deposits of ice. But an act of sabotage may mean that the two astronauts who came to the moon in peace for all mankind may rest in peace on the lunar surface. Their only hope is a daring rescue mission using a commercial space shuttle outfitted for an emergency lunar voyage, Children of Apollo: The First Woman on the Moon Continues the story told in Children of Apollo: The Space Race Gambit and ...

The Accidental Invasion of Baghdad Zoo is not just a zoo story; it is a journey into the manic layers of modern Iraq. The addictive energy of Baghdad comes to life through uplifting missions, tragedy, unshakable camaraderie, suicide bombings, unexpected comedy, Iraqi hospitality, and political adventurism. For a year, abandoned palace menageries, Green Zone politicking, raw violence, Saddam Hussein’s stolen Arabian horses, wounded bears, and checkpoint puppies spiraled the recovery into animal welfare theater.