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A comprehensive and varied collection of the best vampire stories from the Victorian era by the greatest Gothic writers of the time. Includes: 'The Horla' by Guy de Maupassant; 'Mrs. Amworth' by E. F. Benson; 'La Belle Dame Sans Merci' by John Keats; 'Dracula's Guest' by Bram Stoker; 'The Bride of Corinth' by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe; 'Will' by Vincent O'Sullivan; 'Ken's Mystery' by Julian Hawthorne.

Over the course of a few days, a woman shares the personal details of her abusive past with a dedicated bartender.

Twenty-six-year-old Dani’s identical twin sister calls her out of the blue with a colossal problem. Sophie needs to jet off to Mexico to save her friend from a botched tummy tuck, but her boss won’t let her take any PTO. Dani, eager to repair their strained relationship, leaves her glamorous LA life behind as a top social media influencer to save the day. Dani’s dang good at pretending to be her sister, but is she good enough to teach high school kids in rural Oklahoma?

Why would anyone self-publish? There are many reasons. Some have tried traditional publishing and grown weary of waiting for responses to their submissions and most have witnessed the success stories of countless self-published authors. Those are legitimate reasons to explore self-publishing. Many well-known authors like Margaret Atwood, Robert Kiyosaki, Zane, Beatrix Potter, E.L. James, and Wayne Dyer self-published their way to tremendous literary success. Having the confidence to self-publish does not make you a failure or vain. It gives you more control over how your message reaches ...

A revised edition of the classic self-care guide, with new research on aging and updates throughout.

When an MI6 operation in Belarus goes wrong and a key asset is killed, Agent Blackhawk has to go under cover to break a crime and espionage ring in Eastern Europe. Then an expert in biological warfare disappears from a British safe house in Denmark and needs to be found before a Russian assassination team finds him. The attacks are coming from all sides—but will she and her team all survive?

Goals are something we use to incentivize ourselves to do things we wouldn’t otherwise have the desire to do. There is something inherently wrong with this at its core. Goal-setting and tracking merely works to ensure that we spend more time doing things we aren’t truly passionate about.

Too Many Lawyers goes beyond the headlines about laws and court cases to tell listeners what developments in the law really mean, and how the stories impact real people. The hosts are each lawyers and legal analysts, but beyond that couldn’t be more different. One, Royal Oakes, is a libertarian, baby boomer and dad, who’s been offering analysis on network radio and television for decades; the other, Connor Oakes, is a progressive millennial and son of Royal Oakes, who offers a fresh take on the legal world. TML knows what podcast listeners want to hear about, and delivers – subjects ...

Meet Chloe and Elizabeth Yetti: antisocial, semi-homicidal, 18-year-old twins casually surviving the AI apocalypse. Ten years ago, a powerful machine intelligence unleashed a nano-engineered superdrug on humanity. Having escaped and grown up in the forests of Northern California alongside their younger brother and brilliant scientist/survivalist mother, Clo and El stayed safe while society collapsed around them. But when a mysterious stranger and a demonic woodland creature appear and threaten their family, the twins are drawn back to a disintegrating, drug-addled San Francisco.

Aliens conquered Earth. In mere minutes, our key cities lay inside impenetrable Domes with humans scrambling to survive within. The clock is ticking as any chance for human survival bleeds out - unless she makes an impossible choice. Susan "SMASH" Ma Ash has nowhere else to run. Surviving on scraps in her hideout from the aliens, the teenager witnesses as one of the last human army units are attacked right outside her location. When the surviving soldiers take shelter in her home, she is forced to help them on their mission at the cost of her own safety. Tarek Kutriah clings to one last ...

For the first time in our history, scientists are uncovering astounding medical evidence about dieting. Now, Michael Roizen and Mehmet Oz translate this cutting-edge information to help you shave inches off your waist by giving you the best weapon against fat: knowledge. Through their signature entertaining style, Drs. Roizen and Oz teach you about your body -- how and why it stores calories, burns fat, and reacts to the foods you test your body with.

Ten years ago, a powerful machine intelligence unleashed a nano-engineered superdrug on humanity. Civilization is now a collection of mindless addicts confined to automated treatment centers that tower over drone-dominated cityscapes. Having escaped and grown up in the forests of Northern California alongside their younger brother and brilliant scientist/survivalist mother, Clo and El stayed safe while society collapsed around them.

A portrait of one of the greatest American food writers of the 20th century, Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher, whose writing transcended recipes and reviews to probe our deep-seated relationship to our appetites. Assembled from diaries, journalism, and short stories, Kelly Nespor's play creates a vivid tableau of the life of this preeminent and influential gourmet.

During a dark period in human history, three captured princesses, reared in the palaces of China, Persia, and Poland, secretly take part in chronicling the greatest conquests of all time by Genghis Khan and his sons.

In the rodeo town of Pendleton, Oregon, 17-year-old Maura lives with her sister and single father, Mike. When her father’s diabetes threatens to take his foot, Maura is left to care for her younger sister while Mike spends his final steps hunting in the Blue Mountains. Meanwhile, Maura's teenage neighbor, Alex, is spending the summer babysitting his alcoholic grandfather and fending off a hardcore crush on her. Though nothing about their summer has been easy, it becomes far more challenging when Mike’s return date comes and goes with no sign of him.

Emily Hart can't go home for Christmas… Not when her ex is the guest of honor. Her mother may think that a little extra time together will reunite the couple, but Emily has other ideas. Warm, sunny, caribbean cruise ideas! Her plan is to sip on daiquiris and catch up on her to be read pile, but things change when she bumps into the ship's extra gorgeous, extra flirty, social coordinator. Before Emily knows it she’s being whisked away to staff only activities and a night on the beach that leaves her ex a distant memory. Cruise Ship Christmas is a lighthearted romantic comedy for fans of ...

So, you've decided to enslave planet Earth! Good for you! One would be hard pressed to imagine a higher goal to set, so already you should be proud of taking on such an ambitious project. Enslaving the planet is no simple task, especially in the modern era. The 7.6 billion people on the planet, internet, tanks, firearms, nukes, and all these "freedom-loving" individuals are hurdles you will have to jump in your journey to enslave the planet.

New technologies and medical treatments have complicated questions such as how to determine the moment when someone has died. The result is a failure to establish consensus on the definition of death and the criteria by which the moment of death is determined. This creates confusion and disagreement not only among medical, legal, and insurance professionals but also within families faced with difficult decisions concerning their loved ones.

Unlock the Wealth Hidden in Your Mind Most people chase money with hustle. The wealthy? They build it with thought. Rich in Thoughts: The Mental Blueprint for Lasting Wealth is not just another personal finance book. It’s a life-altering manifesto for side hustlers, creators, and rebels who want more than just financial freedom—they want generational wealth without selling their soul or sacrificing their sanity. If you're tired of paycheck-to-paycheck living, burned out from endless gigs, and ready to break free from trading time for money, this book is your master key. From the mind of...

A spectacular collection of outstanding half-hour short stories...perfect for commuters or bedtime listening. 'The Whistle' by Hugh Walpole, 'The Well' by W. W. Jacobs, 'The Scrupulous Father' by George Gissing, 'The Debt' by Edith Wharton, 'The Problem of the Five Marks' by Melville Davisson Post, 'The Purple Wig' by G. K. Chesterton, 'Pickman's Model' by H. P. Lovecraft, 'Humplebee' by Geroge Gissing.