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Six true crime authors come together to present the second annual Serial Killers True Crime Anthology, which depicts 13 horrific cases of serial homicide told in detail. Each case will take the listener from the background of the serial killer to the crime scene, investigation, trial, and sentencing.

Sugawara Akitada is the son of impoverished nobility toiling at a low-level job in the Ministry of Justice. When an old friend, Professor Hirata, asks him to investigate a colleague's blackmail, Akitada takes leave of his stultifying job for a temporary post at the Imperial University. There he finds gossip and rivalry abounding.

Hourra ! La grande-duchesse d'Essen attend un fils. Quel dommage que le petit soit déjà possédé par un démon. Un humour aussi acerbe que son narrateur, un génie à la Léonard de Vinci et Machiavel, un exorciste sans cœur : tout ce qu'il faut pour un roman aussi malin que jouissif.

From Parker Palmer, best-selling author of The Courage to Teach, and Arthur Zajonc, professor of physics at Amherst College and director of the academic program of the Center for Contemplative Mind in Society, comes this call to revisit the roots and reclaim the vision of higher education. The Heart of Higher Education proposes an approach to teaching and learning that honors the whole human being - mind, heart, and spirit - an essential integration if we hope to address the complex issues of our time.

From World Fantasy Award winner K. J. Parker, one of the most original voices in the genre, comes a new epic fantasy novel.

Treat yourself to a glimpse into the dark future world of New Orleans, where humanity's base desires have overshadowed common decency, and very few are willing to stand in the way. With 10 stories by seven well-known independent authors, High Tech/Low Life is guaranteed to please.

Obeying the final wishes of her dying mother, Bernadette Hicks travels to Denver, Colorado, to become a mail-order bride. Plagued by grief for the only man she will ever love, she doubts marriage is the right path for her. Imagine her shock when she arrives and finds her true love alive and well! Instead of a joyful reunion, Bernadette is dumbfounded to discover that Big Tom, known now as Flavius Stone, wants nothing to do her. What will it take to figure out why the love of her life says he no longer loves her? She can see it in his eyes that he’s lying.

When the exiled Prince Okisada, the most illustrious prisoner of the penal colony on Sado Island, is poisoned, Akitada is called upon by the emperor's envoys to investigate incognito. Posing as a prisoner, he discovers a deadly conspiracy, only to fall into the hands of brutal guards and disappear. It falls to Tora, Akitada's devoted assistant, to begin his own dangerous search of the island for his lost friend and the truth.

You are the only person marketing your products. But what if you could build a team of passionate fans to do it for you? As a solopreneur, your reach is limited. You can only create so much content and run so many ads. This puts a hard cap on your growth. To truly scale, you need to leverage the enthusiasm of your existing customers. What if you could build a sales force that works for you 24/7, at zero upfront cost? Your Affiliate Army is Day 26 of your 30-day challenge. This book demystifies affiliate marketing and gives you a simple system to empower your biggest fans to become your most...

Beast Hunt invites you to step into the claws, wings, and scales of the creatures humanity has feared for centuries. From mighty dragons to forgotten forest spirits, from mechanical monstrosities to cursed beings of the deep—these are the stories of the unseen, the unheard, and the misunderstood.

Are you truly where you want to be in life? Are you living the life you desire, or do you feel like you're getting tossed around, feeling defeated, left behind, and stuck? Unless you make a commitment to take action, you will continue in the same state of circumstances. Highly Successful Small Habits is the perfect blueprint for transforming your life. It will help you leverage the power of small, intentional habits to create significant and lasting change. It will empower you to develop habits that will move you toward the life you desire. In life, you have two choices. You can live on ...

It's carnival night in the seaside town of Stanswick Sands and tonight blood will stain the beach red. Punch and Judy man, Martin Powell, returns after 10 years with a dark secret. As his past is revealed Martin must face the anger of the hostile townsfolk, pushing him to the very edge of sanity. Humiliated and stripped of everything he holds dear, Martin embarks on a campaign of murderous revenge, seeking to settle scores both old and new. The police force of this once sleepy town can't react quick enough as they watch the body count grow at the hands of a costumed killer.

You've built a business, but you've accidentally created a job you can't escape. You're still the one formatting blog posts, scheduling social media, and answering every email. You're stuck working in your business, not on it. To truly scale, you need to learn how to delegate, but the thought of hiring someone is terrifying. What if you could hire a skilled, affordable assistant and train them in minutes? Your First AI-Powered Hire is Day 22 of your 30-day challenge, and it demystifies the process of delegation. This book gives you a simple, low-risk system for hiring and managing a Virtual...

You created a great product. But the fear of selling is keeping it on your hard drive. The technical and psychological hurdles of building a "store" can feel more intimidating than creating the product itself. You're faced with a new world of websites, funnels, and conversion rates, so you get stuck and never launch. What if you could build a high-converting sales page in less than an hour, without writing a single line of code? The 1-Page Sales Machine is Day 9 of your 30-day challenge, designed to demolish the fear of selling. This book gives you a simple system to write powerful sales ...

Je n'ai pas l'habitude de piéger les femmes amnésiques dans le mariage. Mais je suppose qu'il y a une première fois pour tout. Elle est ici. Dans ma maison. À ma merci. J'épouse un monstre magnifique. Un escroc. Le célibataire le plus riche d'Amérique.

Known as "serial killer groupies" or even "prison groupies", a great number of these women have shown a surprising desire to get connected to the serial killer of their choice. A large number of these women have become directly aligned with these killers, and some have even married or gotten engaged with these criminals. So why are these so-called "groupies" attracted to serial killers?

Looking for a comprehensive guide to help you land your dream job? Look no further than "The Job Search Blueprint"! This practical and easy-to-follow book will take you step-by-step through the job search process, from identifying your skills and interests to negotiating salary and benefits. Along the way, you'll learn valuable tips and tricks for crafting a winning resume and cover letter, acing job interviews, and building a successful career. Here's just a taste of what you'll learn in "The Job Search Blueprint": How to assess your skills, interests, and values to determine your ideal ...

What if you could fire yourself from the most exhausting parts of your job... today? As a solopreneur, you know the feeling: the quiet dread of the blank page, the pressure to be creative on command, and the constant, draining shift between being a high-level strategist and a low-level worker bee. It's the fastest path to burnout and the single biggest reason most one-person businesses fail to grow. But what if the "hustle" is a lie? What if the solution isn't to work harder, but to fundamentally change the way you work? The AI Advantage is Day 1 of a 30-day challenge that will completely ...

In today’s world where meeting people for sex can happen with a simple click on your phone, a new type of gay sex called Party N Play or Chemsex has become all the rage. Several young gay men were being found dead, appearing to have overdosed in a city church yard in east London. Soon a popular 41-year-old, Stephen Port, who had appeared on Celebrity Chef UK, would be arrested and charged with four of the young men’s murders by overdosing them with GBH, the date-rape drug.

Your business is running, but are you flying blind? You log into your analytics dashboards and see a wall of confusing numbers and acronyms. CTR, CPC, Bounce Rate, Open Rate. You know this data is important, but you have no idea what it means. So you ignore it, and you keep guessing about what's actually working. What if you could have a professional data analyst on your team, ready to translate those numbers into plain English? Your AI Data Analyst is Day 18 of your 30-day challenge, and it's designed to cure "data blindness" for good. This book gives you a simple system for understanding ...