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This is the story of two sisters from the East who hear a man speaking at their church of the opportunity and need for women in the West. He shows them a paper called Matrimonial News, filled with photos of men looking for women to start a new life with. He was looking to benefit by capitalizing on the disproportionate amount of men to women in the West by telling them that if they agreed to it, everyone was a winner.

The “Why am I here” question is answered for every husband, father, fiancé, grandfather in a blend of biblical analysis and personal humor. What a man does is driven by why he was born–to function as the “Gatekeeper” of his family. This book will paint a clear picture and challenge men at their core. Once challenged, dear listener, you will take a unique journey into the portrait of a real Gatekeeper, his worldview, his assets, and his greatest enemies.

In Gone to Kansas, 1855, young Hiram Lockwood left a broken family and St. Louis to seek his fortunes on the frontier in Kansas Territory and on the Santa Fe Trail. In Kansas 1856, Hiram is shedding his greenhorn ways and gaining experience as a muleskinner and stage driver. Soon he finds himself in the midst of the turbulent times of "Bleeding Kansas," where a man could be shot for not being "on the right side of the goose." Surrounded by rogues, miscreants, and border trash, Hiram must rely on himself and a few friends to thread his way.

A famous 18-year-old fiddle player, Beau, is abducted from her parents’ huge Sierra home at a birthday folk jam in her honor one summer in the early part of the 21st century. As a fire burns up the mountain while she is buried on the land under a pile of brush, she is found just in time. A month later, much to her horror, she is abducted again, this time from a Berkeley music jam.

In 1866, just after the war had ended, women were still being brought over from the east to act as brides for the wild men of the west. San Francisco was still young and restless and the police department, now headed by it’s newly appointed chief, Matt Weston, was in turmoil trying to maintain some semblance of law and civility. Meanwhile, Chief Weston marries Eliza, the woman of his dreams, and as he struggles with his job, Eliza takes on the responsibility of hosting three new brides. Rose is a restless spirit who is excited to go west and start a new life.

The history of the Western United States is a saga of territory added in haphazard pieces, as those in power grabbed what they could. Death on the North Rim follows one of the men who wanted to fill the blank spots on the map: George Bradley, a Civil War veteran who joins John Wesley Powell and the crew of men who made the first trip through the canyons of the Green and Colorado Rivers. Inspired by an expedition commemorating the 100th anniversary of Powell’s legendary trip, Death on the North Rim is a compelling, meticulously researched tribute.

The Journey, Part 2 is about a man named Marshall, who set out on a quest to find young women with enough of an adventurous spirit to travel thousands of miles, promising to marry a man they had only met through pictures and letters. Follow Eliza and Maggie as they embark with their friends on an exhausting and somewhat harrowing trip from New York to San Francisco and then journey through marriages that were destined to happen and contracts destined to be broken.

The intent of this book is to reveal the heart and mind of our heavenly Father God. It also serves as an impetus for the mature believer to draw ever closer to him, to the prodigal to come back into the arms of him that patiently awaits, and for the one in the valley of indecision to take the plunge.

“I live in a holler, and I’ve heard some folks talk that holler bunch won’t amount to a hill of beans, and I’ve heard others say that the sun never shines in those hollers.” “My mother let me know I was as good as anyone. ‘Ralph, don’t walk with your head down. There’s nothing shameful about running out of taters.’” “My daddy said, ‘Ralph, don’t quit. Quitting follows you to the grave.’” The philosophy in these words was with Ralph from the time of his childhood. He heard them from relatives and witnessed the people around him live them.

The last life-harboring universe had collapsed. Eleven supernatural humans survived, only to be trapped in an empty void of nothingness. Lost within the strangeness and mystery of their own souls, they continued to exist as illuminations amid the universal darkness. An inextinguishable sparkle of hope that one day they would see the light again motivated them to break through that infinite loop of nothingness and create a new universe, in which they found the last hope for all of humanity - Earth.

Have you ever wondered how the early church experienced such powerful results, amazing growth, and incredible favor with the Lord? Why did they experience all of this, and what is keeping our generation from producing even greater results, in spite of all the great technology and knowledge that we have? This collection of letters addresses the church, written by a true apostle, and clearly articulates what the church should be, based on ancient patterns clearly visible in the word of God.

Jedidiah lives in the 1800's Wheeling, Virginia - a boy who dreams of traveling west and the adventures that await him. His parents, however, cling to the hope and expectation that he will follow in his father's footsteps and become pastor of the local church. When he convinces his parents to let him go west with some friends of the family, Jed discovers adventures far beyond his imaginings - both exciting and tragic.

In FIRES, Fortune 500 veteran Daniel Purdy takes listeners on a step-by-step journey to personal transformation, professional growth, and multifaceted success through harnessing life's fires. The FIRES system leverages the best planning processes from Purdy's corporate background and the latest thinking around holistic health and meaningful success. It's a self-coaching system that balances practical concerns with personal values, incisive strategy with insight and soul.

Do you like epic tales that sing the deeds of the world’s greatest heroes? If so, you will love this volume of epics from the West African country of Mali. Each is full of battles, derring-do, magic, and prophecies based on historical events.

If you want a captivating collection of Egyptian and Greek myths, buy this audiobook now!

While shelves are filled with accounts of industry titans, politicians, and exalted military leaders, this is a tale of an estranged young man making his way in a hard, cold, and often cruel world. Escaping a dull future with little meaning, he follows the example of his childhood hero and goes west into the Kansas Territory to seek his fortune. He first joins a freighting company down the Santa Fe Trail and then returns to the turbulent “Bleeding Kansas”.

Roped & Tied is the fictional story of Dani O'Brien, a young woman from a well-to-do family who gives up a life of privilege to marry and travel the professional rodeo circuit with Jake O'Brien, a dashing young tie-down roper who, over the years, firmly establishes himself as the best of all time. The story's backdrop paints a vivid picture of the highs and lows of professional rodeo life, but the plot also exposes the weaknesses of the main characters, from excessive drug and alcohol use to turning their backs on family and friends, adultery, and family violence.

Charlie Hungloe's Greatest Challenge is about a relationship that is sometimes set on two different frequencies. Charlie and Sam show us how to overcome the challenge. To overcome this challenge, you will hear and feel Charlie's and Sam's heartbeating excitement, fears, love, and faith in each other. Also, how Charlie uses laughter and comedy to both hide and communicate his feelings for Sam.

Imagine humanity on the brink of being totally annihilated due to the final World War. The shortage of life’s provisions has caused poverty to rise throughout the earth. Humankind is on the verge of vanishing. However, all wasn’t lost - a group of experts joined forces, organized and established through technology a means to completely eradicate poverty, and at the same time placed all humanity on a predetermined death date to control the population.

Even with sleeping pills, falling asleep every single night can still be a massive struggle. But, with simple meditations that allow you to completely relax and effortlessly fall into a wonderful deep sleep, your sleep troubles will become a thing of the past. Listening to these guided meditations will help you drift off in as little as a few minute, instead of over thinking yourself into hell every night at 2:00 am. With over three hours of meditations to choose from, there’s bound to be one that will become your best friend when bedtime rolls around.