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Martha Howald grew up on a farm, and she loved spending time with her dad. Even when he was loading manure onto a spreader, there she'd be with a little pitchfork, doing her part to clean up the mess from the cows and hogs. In fourth grade, she was thrilled when her older brother returned home from the army and started dating her favorite teacher - Miss Hill. The two would end up getting married, and Martha couldn't have been happier. Join Martha as she recalls funny moments, challenges conquered, and lessons learned over a life that's been not-so politically correct.

A brilliant boy's unconventional thinking makes him an intelligence asset and a terrorist target. After winning a baseball game with an innovative toss of a rosin bag, Will Conlan catches the interest of a chief operative of the Homeland Security's Analytic Red Cell. Employing the creative problem solving of philosophers, futurists, and Hollywood movie writers, this intelligence unit is seeking any original ideas about anticipating terrorist plots.

Richard Azael Martinez Jr. has seen his share of challenges throughout his lifetime. In his first compilation of poems, he shares insight into his journey through life as he works to conquer a variety of difficulties and emotions while facing seemingly insurmountable obstacles. Within his diverse poems, Martinez reflects on relatable topics such as love, nature, fears, the thinking process, forgotten celebrities, the choices we make, jealousy, life’s consequences, and purgatory.

A rambunctious Maltipoo puppy called Leo Pomp is adopted by a wealthy, British family with a bunny and he develops an affinity for gardening. He soon learns that his family had a previous dog named Hero, who was highly acclaimed for his physical strength and unmatched performance at competitions. This causes Leo to question his significance. He eventually befriends the most influential dogs, Sphinx and Dazzling, and discovers a dangerous secret about Sphinx’s brother, Rage.

Have you ever wondered why it can be so hard to get your nutrition, your fitness, and your health back on track? Have you tried the "calories in versus calories out" way of eating and done hours on hours of boring cardio without any results? Would you like to know the secret to achieving world-class nutrition and fitness in just minutes (not hours) per day? This book shares the blueprint on how to achieve fast results to get you started on your journey towards better health, better energy, and a better body.

Girlfriends' Guide to Weight Loss is a self-help book for people who desperately want to improve their lives, but due to multiple failed attempts at losing weight, feel defeated and lost. This refreshing guide takes its listeners to the beginning of the process and reprograms their thinking about how a weight loss program should be approached.

In the thriller Deadly Codes, Daniel Cormac Gallagher Jr., a Boston private eye, is hired to investigate the death of Jennifer Clark, tragically killed in a car bombing in her own driveway. Gallagher has been commissioned by Jennifer’s twin sister to find a mysterious woman, Jennifer’s secret lesbian lover who vanished immediately after the bombing.

In raw, compelling honesty, Gael Garbarino Cullen articulates the complexities of grief and single motherhood, after the sudden, heart-breaking loss of her 40-year-old husband, beautifully illustrating the power of resilience, hope, and post-traumatic growth. It is an unflinching walk through the long and inevitably difficult stages of grief–confirming and validating the curves and turns that come with healing.

This is an Alaska shaman thriller-terror novel that starts over 100 years ago in Alaska, and ends up in New York City during the late 1990s. Alaska Crying Baby centers around a village shaman who goes to New York City to claim the body of his slain grandson. Using his powerful medicine, the shaman finds out who killed him, and then avenges his death by summoning the northern lights that contain the evil and immortal spirit, the Crying Baby.

In Atlantic City, New Jersey, there stands one of the first Casinos ever built. It is called the Mogul Hotel and Casino. This story is set in modern times. It is ran by a quick witted general manager known to most as Mr. Short. If you are lucky enough to work here then, chances are you have met him. Through out this adventure, you may need a seat belt. There are many twist and turns. Each character is explained with precise personalities. Get to know each character without breaking the story line. This audiobook doesn't have a specific genre. Enjoy!

Two adoring spouses, Roger and Margaret, lose the loves of their lives and a routine that made them fond and content. They become baffled and find chaos learning to live without the other. Margaret escapes memories by traveling, and Roger keeps the candle lit, recreating memories to last the rest of his lifetime for his daughter, grandchildren, and himself. Margaret is led to Roger after finding typed letters to his beloved with questions, missing her and trying to heal. Both Roger and Margaret bond in understanding and empathy.

The purpose of this audiobook is an awkward discussion of Eric Heard’s life to his son. He talks about his life in a candid way that tries to explain his anxiety as an African American dad. It is an open and honest account of his life through the life of a child that has been through a lot in his life. It is a reflection on his life that has been shaped by his childhood experiences.

Geography dealt Korea a fateful role. Sandwiched between China and Japan, and within easy reach of Russia, Korea has suffered five major foreign occupations-by China, Mongolia, Japan, and after World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union. It was in that tiny peninsula I was born when Korea was under the heel of Japan, when we were forced to take Japanese names and speak Japanese. With the end of World War II came the liberation, which was soon followed by the Korean War.

Shenanigans: A Memoir is the story of a woman who became a successful media watchdog as well as a more sympathetic wife, mother, and daughter. Always surrounded by witty and strong-minded people, especially her supportive, force-of-nature husband, Abby Kenigsberg more than held her own. She pursued a serious career as a media critic and professor and became a respected figure in New York media. Kenigsberg delivers irreverent descriptions of college professors, corporate bigwigs, and never-before-revealed encounters with Dan Rather, Leslie Stahl, Mike Wallace, and Alan King.

I was a California girl. My children were unofficially forbidden to move more than an hour and a half from their mother. How did I end up in Arkansas? I blame Erik Estrada! After purchasing our new home in Arkansas, it was a full year before we could actually move. We endured the comment “You're moving where!” and the looks that went with it by our California friends for that entire year. So this started out as emails to friends and family to let them know all the strange and amusing differences in our new world.

Melanie Simpson is desperate when she calls 911 for help controlling her psychotic husband, Jared. When a dangerous and brutal police lieutenant responds, he shoots Jared with his Electric Gun, initiating cardiac arrest. After their son seeks revenge, the police lieutenant kills him as well. A shocked and grieving Melanie asks family for help. Now it is up to her brother, Jason “Bear” Judge, an ex-FBI agent turned trial attorney, to vindicate Melanie.

CayCee M. Johnson and Keith L. Johnson share affirmations, insights, and advice on living a meaningful life based on Christian principles in this roadmap to life. Topics include connections, determination, encouragement, faith, focus, gratitude, joy, kindness, love, peace, satisfaction, self-awareness, strength, and transformation. Filled with scriptures, quotes from religious leaders, and hard-won lessons, this book will serve as an inspiring resource no matter what you’re facing.

Although the short stories and the characters within Of Animals and Angels are fictitious, Marguerite Antonio has been deeply inspired by the angelic presence in her own life - and its presence in the lives of others who have shared their angel stories with her. It is her belief that everyone, upon searching and allowing his or her mind and heart to accept this phenomenon, will have angel stories to share - and these are some of those stories.

In this volume, 16 doctrinal categories are discussed and reconciled to the historical events in the church since Vatican II, showing the essential role of the Sede Vacante findings in sustaining the church's supernatural claims.

As a young teenager just entering high school in the small town of Denton, Kentucky, Rachel G. Carrington planned to attend college and become a teacher. However, she met a returned World War II veteran who was attempting to pick up the pieces after finding his marriage in irreparable shambles and his children gone. As he struggled, Carrington was there, and they pulled together to clear the many hurdles before them. In this memoir, she tells the story of their journey and how their love and dedication for each other kept moving them forward.