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Sometimes you come across a lofty railway viaduct marooned in the middle of a remote country landscape. Or a crumbling platform from some once-bustling junction buried under the buddleia. If you are lucky you might be able to follow some rusting tracks or explore an old tunnel leading to...well, who knows where? Listen hard. Is that the wind in the undergrowth? Or the spectre of a train from a golden era of the past panting up the embankment?

Like the other volumes in the Twisted Tales series, Tales with a Twist 6 is an eclectic collection of fine art in the form of short fiction in the genres of comedy, fantasy, horror, mystery (albeit not of the detective or police procedural sort), satire, and science fiction. Mark Twain, the brothers Grimm, Edgar Allan Poe, H. P. Lovecraft, Jonathan Edwards, and H. G. Wells would have fought over who got to read this volume first (had they all been contemporaries of one another), but there's no need for you to do so.

Most Americans are aware that their 16th president was mortally wounded by a man named Booth at a Washington theater in April 1865. These are facts that nobody can dispute. However, a closer look at this history-changing catastrophe raises questions that have still not been fully answered. The passing of the 150th anniversary of the United States' first presidential assassination is an ideal time for students and scholars to consider these questions.

This is the initiation of memory. It addresses the fractured psyche of the Black man, dismantles the Matrix of miseducation, and calls the reader into ancestral reawakening. Through decolonized critical thinking, spiritual discernment, and the healing of inherited trauma, the soul begins to remember itself as divine prophecy. It is the psychospiritual root of the entire series.

It's just another long, hot summer - until Derek Cliver and his friends join an exciting new mail-order club. The Terror Club allows Derek and his friends to create their own monsters. And it gives them the opportunity to "dispose" of those they despise most. But the game turns terrifyingly real when the monsters they create come to life - and actually murder their rivals. Now, as the body count rises, Derek and his friends must somehow undo what they've done ... before they become the next victims!

Everybody hates their homeowner’s association, and nobody likes a zombie apocalypse. Put the two together, and Withrow Surrett is having a truly craptastic night. Not to mention the fact that he’s got one big secret to keep from the idiots in his home - Withrow is a vampire.

Contributors to the latest book in the Guys Read series present a bone-chilling collection of original ghost stories perfect for sharing around the campfire, listening to under the covers with a flashlight, and scaring your friends' pants off.

Five intense and emotionally charged short stories about the interconnected lives of everyday people and the impact of how drug abuse, alcoholism, spousal abuse, police brutality, discrimination, racism, economics, and foreign intervention affect the daily lives of regular people and how they handle and deal with the hardships of their circumstances and how their fight for survival affects their communities and society as a whole. Immerse yourself in these emotional and gut-wrenching stories of ordinary people as they struggle and survive the harsh realities of life.

Professor Michael John Williams introduces the "Cosmic Top Secret" podcast, which explores NATO's past, present, and future. As the NATO Fulbright Security Studies Fellow in Brussels, Belgium, and an Associate Professor at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, Michael brings extensive expertise in NATO and transatlantic relations.

Bran Hatten is big, mean and unpredictable. He'll pound any guy that crosses his path, and he's a complete jerk to girls who spurn his affections. Tess Ryan and her friends are looking for options, even those the mysterious new girl at Pembrook High might offer. Charisse Bienville lives in the old dark house at the edge of town, and she's hinted that she commands powerful magical forces. Tess and her friends join Charisse in a ritual to end Bran's reign of terror, but they don't count on what might come afterward.

Immerse yourself in the world of the most prestigious Historically Black University attended by the world's most gifted students. Students with some of the most extraordinary powers and abilities. Immerse yourself in the adventure of a lifetime as these young gifted students navigate college life while learning how to harness their abilities. At the same time, the ever-preying eye of an evil lurking in the shadows whose only goal is the extermination of these talented gifted students at this magical HBCU.

A collection of unknown, untold stories that will stir the souls of fairy tale lovers everywhere. Each tale is carefully woven together with a silver thread of starlight and a sprinkle of magic, with the golden melody of music from the Boy with the Nightingale’s Voice. Will Leo Byrd, a reckless but valorous Whistler, save the kingdom with his superlative voice? Through the forest, a magical procession is witnessed by a boy who later receives a mysterious and dangerous message. What became of the orphan girl who ate too many apricots and left none for anyone else? When Coira discovers ...

This is a ritual manual of African Freemasonry, where the Black Sun becomes a symbol of inner alchemy and eternal return. Degrees of initiation are reinterpreted through Kemet, Ifá, and Kabbalah. The text guides the reader through the hidden chambers of Alkebulan, where knowledge is forged in fire and the initiate becomes a living temple. This is the hierophantic transformation.

Gabriel Rackett stands at the threshold of middle age. He lives north of Chicago and teaches at a small community college. He has written one novel and has no prospects of writing another, his powers stagnated by drink and loss. Into his possession comes a manuscript, written by a childhood friend and neighbor, which ignites his memory and takes him back to his mysterious mentor and the ghosts that haunted his own coming of age.

A "Ted Lasso" rewatch podcast! Hosted by: Bonnie Marie Williams, Michael J. Sawran, and Marc Vibbert. -NEW EPISODES EVERY OTHER MONDAY- Join us as we rewatch all three seasons of the award-winning hit Apple TV+ series. We’ll be joined by occasional guests as well as interview members of the cast and crew!

In the seven decades since the darkest moments of the Second World War it seems every tenebrous corner of the conflict has been laid bare, prodded and examined from every perspective of military and social history. But there is a story that has hitherto been largely overlooked. It is a tale of quiet heroism, a story of ordinary people who fought, with enormous self-sacrifice, not with tanks and guns, but with elbow grease and determination. It is the story of the British railways...

A single man and self-proclaimed ocean explorer with no nautical experience, a married woman desperately wanting her ocean explored, and her older exhausted, and oblivious husband spend a weekend partying together in this fantastic world of temptation, adultery, and taboo. Embark on this lustful journey of sexual pleasure and erotism, as this unorthodox threesome, experiences the true meaning of sexual perversion and sexual exploration as their sexual wants and needs test the limits of marriage, loyalty, and sexual gratification.

Elite American soldiers suffering from PTSD seek to destroy the republic and American democracy. Immerse yourself in this political thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat. As you ride along with two federal agents in their investigation to discover who is behind several horrific terrorist attacks on American soil.

Earth is the only planet with dogs! On “Dog is My Co-Pilot” we will explore the unique and unbreakable connection between dogs and their people. From adoption opportunities to suggestion on how to select your dog, service dog stories, pet health and wellness strategies and more, “Dog is My Co-Pilot” will be become a must listen for all dog lovers.

How to Stop Stuttering The logical and traditional way to approach stuttering is to try to treat, stop, overcome or manage it. The only problem is, this way often does not work. This guide will present to you another view, one that I think you'll find far more effective and successful in helping you achieve your fluency and life goals. You know that you are capable of being, doing and having more. You know that you are intelligent and are able or want to be able to contribute more to your job, class, family, community and world. But, something has been holding you back. You've felt limited,...