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There’s unrivaled beauty in the off-grid life, and it can be viewed as a treasure, not just a survival plan. It’s the pathway to a better life – a life in which you can forget the rat race and replace it with fresh homegrown foods and an appreciation of what the world around you truly has to offer.

Shortly after John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Lincoln, he was tracked down and shot by authorities - that's what was officially reported, anyway. Lawyer Finis L. Bates, however, decided to set the record straight when he reported that in 1870 his acquaintance "John St. Helen" revealed himself to be none other than Booth living under an alter ego. Bates' version of the story is this: a hushed-up escape led Booth to 38 years of secret identities and an eventual suicide in an Oklahoma hotel. In this historical text, Bates unpacks the surprising truth about this infamous assassin.

Calvin and Peter embarked on a journey guided by a treasure map. It turned out that the map was a trap. It revealed a new dimension under the Bedrock layer called Amethyst where an ancient beast was sealed to slumber for eternity. But Calvin and Peter have awakened the Warden. This monster was thought to be no more than an old tale by many. With a new threat on the horizon, could Calvin and his trusty friends face the new challenge and emerge victorious for the sake of the Overworld? Will they be able to ensure the safety of both humans and Piglins?

The world sees preppers as crazed individuals who believe the sky will fall sooner or later. But in fact, prepping is about ensuring your survival by preparing for any disaster situation. Is your country prone to earthquakes or other acts of nature? Is war a reality you have to confront daily in your part of the world?

Calvin and friends have been played and fooled by Kalo and Tera. It turned out that the Warden siblings were not the victims at all but were the ones seeking the ruins of humans and other creatures. Kalo and Tera were now on the loose wreaking havoc in the Overworld and they have teamed up with an enemy from Calvin’s and Johansson’s past. It’s up to Calvin and the rest of the gang to stop the Warden siblings and their ally and prevent them from doing further harm to others.

In the rapidly evolving landscape of 21st-century policing, self-awareness and personal growth are fundamental attributes for effective leadership. Essential Concepts for 21st-Century Police Leaders, authored by Damon L. Simmons, PhD, provides a compelling guide to stimulate personal leadership development and reflection among police leaders.

The triad bastion has been defeated, the triad society ceases to exist and the Piglin terrorist has been eliminated. There is finally peace in the Crimson Forest and even in the whole Nether. Detective Kelly thinks Detectives Calvin and Peter deserve a much needed break. Crimson City is indebted to these two heroic Piglins for protecting the city. With time to waste Calvin and Peter is ready to find the treasure indicated in the map found in the possession of D’tort. What treasures will they find or does the treasure map’s undecipherable code hold secrets that should have remained hidden...

The Triad Bastion might have been destroyed by Calvin, Professor Johansson and Beatriz but Calvin will soon discover that there is a secret criminal organization that works relentlessly to avenge the fall of the Triad Bastion – the Triad Society! One of the Triad Society members was a police officer in disguise whose plan failed when Calvin and Peter warned everyone in Minerland about his evil plot. The other Triad Society members are now plotting to attack Minerland again, and they are threatening the detectives to stay off their path.

Raising a child to be respectful is a full-time job. It can be difficult to balance the overwhelming love you feel for your child and the need to discipline them. It is more beneficial for your child when you are a parent that sets boundaries and holds yourself to enforcing the rules. Parental authority describes the responsibilities and duties that a parent has to their child until they reach the age of maturity (18). Parental authority grants you the opportunity to have the final say in what happens to your child and how they will be raised.

Drawing from personal experience and extensive research, this book offers a comprehensive guide on how to understand betrayal trauma, process the betrayal, and recover from it. Every chapter is dedicated to helping you regain your sense of self and embrace it wholeheartedly. Laced with biblical scriptures, the book offers not just practical tips but also spiritual guidance for those seeking to find solace in their faith.

The phenomenon of “conspiracy” or “fringe” theories has always been with people, which makes sense since captivating and entertaining hypotheses arouse the public interest with seemingly sound conclusions that are often based on incomplete, unrelated, or erroneous suppositions. However, with the correct tweaking, they often appear to propound airtight arguments. Conspiracy theories make good use of real or imagined individuals or organizations operating behind a curtain of secrecy manipulating the action.

Business Credit Decoded is an insider's guide on how to build an exceptional business credit score and profile for any business. This book will reveal how a business owner can be approved for tens of thousands of dollars in revolving credit cards and credit lines. Plus, this special book reveals how business owners can secure large amounts of cash funding for their business without a personal guarantee required from the business owner.

Crimson Forest is the home of the Piglins in the Nether. Nothing special or interesting ever happened there, until a few months ago when a human entered the biome for the first time. Calvin, a Piglin, made friends with Professor Armstrong and even became his assistant. With Calvin’s help Professor was able to make the greatest finding in the Nether, the discovery of the Nether Dragon! With the Professor’s help, Calvin’s dad and other missing Piglins were rescued from the Piglin Brutes.

With the help of Murray and his invention, Tera and Kalo have become powerful and fierce Wardens. They seemed unstoppable at this point. Calvin and his friends tried to stop Tera, Kalo and Murray from causing chaos in the Overworld but have failed several times. When all hope seemed lost, and when all chances to capture the evil Wardens have disappeared, a new ally arises. This secret ally promises to help the group find out more about the Wardens’ plans and offer help in capturing the monsters and bringing peace back to the world.

That’s chicken for "I just got blown up into a million pieces by some TNT." It’s not as bad as it sounds, especially when you can respawn! If you can’t tell, I’m a chicken. A Minecraft chicken, to be precise. But I used to be a kid, just like you, before I got stuck inside a video game.

Are you prepared to learn how to use DevOps in your workplace? DevOps is not only a buzzword. It is a way of thinking that can pull your organization’s issues by the root and change the traditional core values. You’re going to learn ways to begin putting into action DevOps so that you can reduce the deployment time and increase profit. This book will teach you why some of the world’s biggest organizations have decided to think DevOps.

The Celestial Country is a classic poem by St. Bernard of Cluny. Bernard, a monk of the celebrated Monastery of Cluny, under the Abbot Peter the Venerable, was born of English parents at the old seaport of Morlaix, in Brittany, and lived in the 12th century.

Now that the Nether Dragons have their new leader, Krop, their race has been saved from extinction and more Nether Dragons will spawn in the Nether. But the Piglins are not happy with having the Nether Dragons in their realm. A group of Piglins even formed an Anti-Dragon Association to voice their opposition against the Dragons, saying these ancient creatures are violent, aggressive, and a threat to the Piglins’ safety. Calvin and Peter are determined to show the Piglins that Dragons are not enemies, but friends and they are willing to form an alliance with the Piglins.

The Triad Society has been destroyed. The new era between the Nether and the Overworld is about to begin. Can anything go wrong in Calvin’s world? This ‘new era’ would start with the opening of the borders with the city of Minerland in the Overworld. The Mayors of both towns–Robert of the Overworld, and Carl of the Nether came to an agreement and decided to unite both worlds. This partnership is positively received by all citizens from both sides of the Portal. However, a missing human scientist is about to make a scientific breakthrough about an ancient creature.

Now that Calvin and Peter have successfully captured the Halebury fugitives, they are excited to return to Crimson City. But a new mission has found its way to our favorite piglin detectives.