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A rivetting account of the western pioneers and their journeys across the wildlands in the early years of the 19th century. Travelling from the east to Pacific Coast held many dangers. The narrative describes those who traveled with him and many encounters with Indian tribes.

Where the Williwaw Blows is based on Dr. Leonard Feinberg's two-year stint (1944-45) as a naval officer on the island of Adak in the Aleutians. In this darkly humorous novel, Feinberg turns a sardonic eye on the foibles of military life while he memorializes the quiet heroism of some of the men who were stationed on one of the bleakest military outposts of World War II.

Bring home the incredible true story of a friendship so strong that it crosses the globe! Families everywhere will be delighted by the tale of Gobi and Dion—a little lost dog and the ultramarathon runner who saved her. Gobi: A Little Dog with a Big Heart is a fun, engaging picture book perfect...

Discover How Easy Accounting Is Through Baby Steps Learning Accounting is always complicated and difficult to most of the students and professionals. We have spent thousand of hours in memorizing double entries, accounting theories and concepts just to pass our exams. This is why most of the people think accounting is boring. In this book, you will discover how easy accounting is by learning and applying the concepts and fundamentals correctly in a step by step approach! Not only that, accounting will never be the same again to you! At the end of this book, your understanding in these ...

A delightful collection of lesser known traditional and modern fairy stories: 1. "The King of the Golden River"; 2. "The Empty Drum"; 3. "The Fire Spirit"; 4. "The Tree of Death"; 5. "The Smuggler’s Daughter"; 6. "A Dream of Wild Bees"; 7. "The Fisherman"; 8. "The Masked Ball"; 9. "The Petrified Man"; 10. "The Were-Wolf"...and many more.

This channel features a range of podcasts exploring the frontiers of biotechnology, psychedelics, artificial intelligence, creativity, cognitive enhancement, and more.We interview CEOs, researchers, philanthropists, and public intellectuals who are shaping the questions—and sometimes the controversies—about what may come.Here, you’ll encounter talented, passionate, and visionary individuals. Join us to share in the green-growing edge of life and courageous thought, as we explore the potential futures of our species.William Leonard Pickard

‘The Ten Golden Rules for Successful Armed Robbery’ if rigidly adhered to will catapult two trainee robbers—Frank and Stick—into Detroit’s criminal elite. But for how long can they maintain the Rules’ austere discipline as the lurid, fun temptations pile up?

Red in the Dark is a psychological horror thriller about what happens when good intentions blur into harm. The story follows intersecting lives—workers, criminals, parents, enforcers—moving through systems that reward cruelty, excuse damage, and hide evil in plain sight. At the center is Larry, a man capable of rescuing strangers and committing deeply violent acts with the same certainty, according to his code. This is a story about how survival warps judgment, how lines disappear quietly, and how people—good and bad alike—destroy others, or themselves, without noticing how far they’...

Kimberley King has spent the last five years trying to outrun the reason she left the police force. Her life is a mess and she's desperate for change. So when she is randomly selected for the new series of the hit show LoveWrecked, she can't pass up the chance to win the £100,000 prize. All Kimberley needs to do is couple up with one of her fellow contestants, win the infamous LoveWrecked challenges, and she will have enough cash for a fresh start.

Leonard Mlodinow recuerda sus casi dos décadas como colaborador y amigo de Hawking, uno de los físicos más influyentes de nuestro tiempo, y nos ofrece una mirada única y profundamente personal de un hombre extraordinario. Conocemos al genio que descubre los misterios del universo y una teoría pionera sobre los agujeros negros; conocemos al colega, cuya enfermedad le permite comunicarse con solo seis palabras por minuto, pero que se esfuerza por puntuar sus conversaciones con un gran sentido del humor.

In Village in the Jungle, Woolf draws from his experiences as a government agent in British imperialist-controlled Ceylon in the early twentieth century. The novel centers on a struggling family in a jungle village, navigating the harsh realities of their environment and confronting deep-seated human prejudices, superstitions, jealousy, violence, ignorance, and greed. As they endure these personal battles, they are also up against an indifferent foreign government that fails to understand or care for the lives of those it deems uncivilized. This poignant work offers a sympathetic perspective ...

The action adventure of Gladiator meets the time travel of Doctor Who! Join the journey to Ancient Egypt in Hunt for the Golden Scarab, the first action-packed mystery in the Time Keys series, by bestselling award-winner M. G. Leonard. Perfect for children of 8 to 12 and fans of Adventures on...

Betrayed and sold off as a slave, Princess Laila lost everything she's ever known. Her family, her kingdom, all gone! She was in a foreign land, where they spoke a foreign language. After a daring escape from her old masters, will she find salvation in Lord Frederick? Lord Frederick has been looking for his mate for over a century until she just stumbled upon him while she was being chased by her keepers. Will Frederick be able to convince Laila that he was not like the other men who enslaved her?

Leonard S. Greenberger is a partner at one of today's most successful public relations firms. In What to Say When Things Get Tough, this seasoned expert offers verbal and nonverbal skills for handling communication crises in any public forum.

Since the release of Halftime in 1994, more than 150,000 people have purchased the book and begun a journey from success to significance. In a way that no one could have predicted, this book has started a widespread movement that views midlife as an opportunity rather than a crisis. It helped...

All throughout the modern period, there has been a steady campaign for people to "think for themselves" without tradition's distorting restraint. As a result, many Christians now blindly sip a watered-down faith, marketed as "no creed but the Bible." But, as Leonard Allen shows, we are always traditioning—even if one doesn't believe in tradition. And in this time of theological uncertainty and confusion, that process calls for new intentionality and seriousness. I

Você acha que sabe como e por que faz suas escolhas? Suas preferências políticas, a gorjeta que dá ao garçom, aquele colega de trabalho com uma cara tão amigável de quem você desconfia e até a pessoa com quem você se casa não são opções tão objetivas assim. Leonard Mlodinow, autor do best-seller O andar do bêbado, investiga, de forma divertida e brilhante, como o inconsciente modela nosso comportamento e determina nossas decisões e juízos sobre o mundo, as pessoas, as coisas.

At a time when the role of journalism is especially critical, the former executive editor of the Washington Post writes about his nearly 50 years at the newspaper and the importance of getting at the truth. In 1964, as a 22-year-old Ohio State graduate with working-class Cleveland roots and a...

This novel is set during the last decades of formal Roman imperial rule in the diocese of Britannia and the immediate aftermath of the formal renunciation of the diocese by Emperor Honorius in the document known as the “Rescript of Honorius”. The audiobook narrative tries to follow the main historical events of the period which have been assembled from the various sources as closely as possible, with minor license taken to fill in lacunae or contradictions from the sources themselves.

A sweeping historical novel set in the 1888 dawn of professional baseball when Blacks were banned, umpires were routinely beaten, and the game shifted from a collegial pastime of gentlemen to a nasty fight to the death by gritty Irish immigrants. Del Leonard Jones, author of The Cremation of Sam McGee, is trailblazing a new flavor of historical novel built upon the beloved ballads that have withstood time.