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Can a simple pair of garnet earrings put out an internal fire that has been burning for some fifteen years? A young woman stands at the brink of middle age with a long-standing anger towards her mother that has stalled and clouded her dreams of the future. When the garnet earrings suddenly appear, they receive such an emotional reception that questions are finally posed that unlock secrets of the past. The woman learns the fire inside her started two generations ago with her grandmother and the question remains: After all this time, is it possible to contain the flames? This book takes you ...

Twilight for the Gods: The Art and History of Film Editing is a passionate exploration of the important role played by editing in the process of filmmaking and a functional guide to using editing most effectively. The book explains how an editor is, in many ways, responsible for the final rewriting of a script - and that editing is in reality a pictorial form of writing.

This is an intermediate reader is for students studying French. Each chapter highlights a different grammar concept. The stories are meant to be read and enjoyed without the need to consult a dictionary.

Bit by Bit: How P2P Is Freeing the World argues that today's emergent technology is about more than new and cool toys. Jeffrey Tucker, CLO of Liberty.me and Distinguished Fellow of the Foundation for Economic Education, argues that peer-to-peer technology is forging a new and brighter social, economic, and political order.

My personal memoir, Everybody Kneeling Ain’t Praying, reveals how even in my freedom, I didn't know I was free – my walk reflected bondage, until I saw the truth. My story demonstrates the transformational power of the love of God. Change is possible! Don’t let anyone hold you hostage because of your past. There is freedom in Jesus Christ, and my story is living proof.

Are you tired of being dissed by the honeys? Do you occasionally experience month long dry spells? Have you contemplated paying one of those call girls for an incall or outcall? Fear not, my gameless friend! This book was made for you!

The Hard Bargain describes in vivid detail and elegant prose the clash of wills between a famous father and his hard-driving middle son. Richard Tucker, the American superstar tenor from the golden age of the Metropolitan Opera, demanded that his son become a surgeon. Rejecting his fathers wishes, David wanted to follow his father onto the opera stage.

In this book you’ll learn everything you need to know to start your beekeeping journey. You’ll learn about bees, how they work, how honey is made, what you need to get started, and even how to keep your bees healthy. This book takes you through frequently asked questions, the most common beekeeping mistakes, and even the most common illnesses that could affect your colony and some preventative measures you can take to keep them at bay. Beekeeping doesn’t have to difficult, and it can be quite rewarding.

Over 150 interactive, engaging, and challenging math riddles for kids. Help your child become a master at multiplication and division! Bring math to things like clothes, furniture, cars, planes, notebooks, and house tools in our Object Theme version. Discover a gigantic collection of everyday object related riddles. With interesting storylines and scenarios, these riddles will have your child practicing math for hours! What are you waiting for? If you’re looking for a fun math program for your child, grab this audiobook now.

Join ten-year-old twins Constantine and Adolphus as they reluctantly embark on an unexpected adventure with a private tutor in the countryside. Their excitement quickly dwindles upon meeting their host family, which includes the overly confident son Aleck and two mischievous little girls. With strict study schedules and no room for fun—not even a chance to pull the cows tail or enjoy a second dinner—this charming allegorical tale blends humor with valuable life lessons, making it an engaging read for all ages. - Summary by Lynne Thompson

The "modern" education system. It hasn't changed much since it started back in 1837. The problem here is, many kids find it hard to learn using this old model. According to The National Academy of Sciences, traditional lecturing increases the failure rates by as much as 55 percent. On top of that, it can result in thousands of dollars in private tutoring and extra resources. In Fun Math for Kids, you'll be given techniques that benefit all four primary types of learners: visual, auditory, reading/writing, and kinesthetic.

When a freak accident claims the lives of her first mothers, Vabeh—a bi-racial, precocious tween—moves to New York to live with Devon and Morgan Gregson Bennett, a couple whose identities and ambitions were never built with parenthood in mind. Devon, an artist fighting to stay visible, must protect a child whose presence attracts both warmth and scrutiny. Morgan, a strategist and writer, finds her carefully ordered life reshaped by the story unfolding at home.

The is a novel about a boy growing up with a closeted gay father. It details the good times and the bad times of living with a parent who never wanted to live up to who and what he was.

Dr. Heidi Dietrich comes from a strong line of Germanic determination, attitude and skills that are so necessary to trek the dangerous fields of archaeology. Ducking bandits, rogue military, corrupt officials and several battles a day, just to find a precious artifact in the Mesopotamia region of Turkey... where they hate women in any position of power. In fact, probably any occupation in that mid-nineties era. In that region, opinion has it that the best use for a woman is the fees they can derive from the sales, all the way to Central Africa. It is that kind of world. But she is of stern ...

Dragons have roared their way through popular fairy tales for many years. Have you ever wondered why dragons look the way they do, where they might hide, or how they scare their enemies? Journey through this book to find out the truth about dragons.

They're flying saucers or glowing balls of light. Some people say they have seen UFOs in the sky. Are the legends true?

The subject of a New York Times best-selling biography and a Pulitzer-Prize winning musical, interest in Alexander Hamilton is at an all-time high. This carefully curated collection of Hamilton's writings gives the reader an intimate glimpse into the mind of our most misunderstood founding...

How to Control People: Political Manipulation exemplifies the strategy of using deception for political power. It takes a critical mind to find where the deception truly lies. The lessons in this audio are valuable to those who seek to defend themselves against political manipulation.

Technology has more benefits than we can possibly list. As Christians, however, we have to look at its negative effects, especially on children. The data is as convincing as it is alarming. Technology is directly responsible for increased teenage anxiety and depression, exposure to pornography, sex trafficking and online predators, screen addiction, and more.

This audiobook tells the story of how Philo Farnsworth came up with the idea for electronic television at age 14, and later developed his idea into the technology for television that is still used today.