Modern Age

Ever feel lost when your grandkids or younger colleagues start talking? "A Older Person's Guide to Modern Teenage Slang" is your roadmap to decoding Gen Z communication. Written by Aiden Sharma and narrated with wit by Riley Pines, this guide transforms confusing digital-age language into an entertaining and accessible journey.

“Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever and rich…” Thus began Jane Austen’s classic, a light and lively tale set in an English village 200 years ago. Yet every era has its share of Emmas: young women trying to find themselves in their own corners of the world. I Could Write a Book is the story of a self-proclaimed modern woman: Emma Katherine Woodhouse, a 1970s co-ed whose life is pleasant, ordered, and predictable, if a bit confining.

NexGen Human is a call to high adventure! The adventure of your life! We live in a dynamic, ever changing world. To paraphrase Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz, "Toto, we ain't in Kansas anymore." In this day and age we are challenged like no other human before with overwhelming choices, overwhelming information, and an overwhelming focus on fear.

Rayla Tate should not exist… Born from an unlikely union, Rayla is an Elemental with prophetic mystical powers she doesn’t know she possesses. After her mother disappears, leaving her with an overbearing aunt, she never feels like she fits in at home or at school. But Rayla has dreams she would do anything to achieve, even if she has to lie to do it. When Rayla cooks up a daring deception with her best friend and leaves her sleepy little town for the first time, she draws the attention of the Wild Hunt–an ancient Fae tradition, meant to crown a new ruler. Only the strongest get the ...

Techno Tales: Reimagined Parables for the Modern Age Embark on a unique journey through the pages of Techno Tales, a groundbreaking collection of 11 reimagined parables, tailored for the tech-savvy, modern reader. Blending ancient wisdom with the digital era, this concise book transcends the boundaries of time, offering timeless lessons through the lens of our contemporary world. Perfect for a thoughtful read in a single sitting. A Modern Twist on Timeless Wisdom Contemporary Parables: Experience the New Testament's profound parables, reimagined in the context of today's digital landscape. ...

For 95 per cent of history, humans were hunter gatherers. In our cranium is kit that was formed hundreds of thousands of years ago. Back then we would have met a few hundred people in a life-time; today it's countless thousands. Back then we were only required to care about what directly affected us; now the news plugs our emotions into the agonies of the world. Little wonder that so many of us are tired, wired, stressed and depressed. Paleo Life shows a different way, guided by the lifestyles of hunter-gatherers past and present.

A multi-generational story about the power of secrets and the unbreakable bonds of family. A Long Thaw is about two female cousins who were close as children and reconnect as adults. Abby and Juliet were born into one big, close, Catholic family. But the divorce of Juliet’s parents fragments this family and sends the girls in very different directions. Juliet grows up too quickly, on the west coast, forced to be responsible for her younger sisters as well as an alcoholic, single mother. On the east coast, Abby grows up a pampered, sheltered only child. As women, they try to mend the rift ...

Paris Kahn Fraser has it all - a successful career as an assistant district attorney, a beautiful home in New York City, and a handsome, passionate husband who chose her over having a family of his own. Neal’s dream of fatherhood might have been the only shadow in their otherwise happy life...until Paris’ best friend comes to town. Naira Dalmia never thought she’d be a widow before 30. Left reeling in the aftermath of her husband’s death, all she wants is to start over. She trades Mumbai for New York and rigid family expectations for the open acceptance of her best friend.

Christmas is a time for giving—not falling down chimneys! Santa’s favorite time of the year is the night before Christmas. Delivering wondrous gifts and making children happy brings warm feelings to his heart. But when he loses his balance on a roof and tumbles down a chimney on his butt, then on his head, he is faced with an incredible dilemma....

Fünf komplette Manuskripte in ein Hörbuch: Europäische Geschichte: Eine fesselnde Einführung in die Geschichte Europas, von den Neandertalern über das Römische Reich bis zum Ende des Kalten Krieges; Die Klassische Antike: Ein fesselnder Einblick in das antike Griechenland und Rom und wie diese Zivilisationen Europa, Nordafrika und Westasien beeinflussten; Das Mittelalter; Die Renaissance; und Das Europa der frühen Neuzeit.

2024 marks the centenary of the first Labour government under Ramsay MacDonald. What legacy of the past have they left behind? How far has each Labour administration influenced succeeding administrations? Above all, was the Attlee government of 1945 really the golden period of Labour power? Professor Richard Toye explores Labour’s exercise of power as a continuum, setting Attlee’s administration in long-term historical context between the first Labour Government of 1924 and the current party under Keir Starmer.

Two Billion Heartbeats is an audiobook full of tips and hacks that can make you live the happy and purposeful life you deserve. It reminds you about the limitation of time as a human being and equips you with the information you need to turn a perceived weakness into a strength. It discusses several ideas, such as goal setting, work-life balance, time-management hacks, and gratitude, to help you develop in every aspect of your life. It is a complete package that is capable of helping you live a life that is free of regrets.

Lost? Seeking answers to live a fulfilling life? As the golden sun kisses the green hills on the horizon, a wise and weathered old traveler, a spiritual but not religious man, who is simply known as the Sage, quietly walks into yet another village to spread the word of the One. The Sage’s message resonates with the villagers and with all readers since his words are based upon practicality and simplicity, rich in metaphor, and composed of varied examples that make the Sage’s words easy to understand and, therefore, easy to apply to one’s own spiritual journey.

We know life is more a marathon than a sprint, but we’ve emerged from the pandemic expecting a smooth track, only to find formidable challenges still ahead. Here, Greg Funderburk reframes the obstacles we all face with a Gospel mindset and a dose of Stoic philosophy, suggesting that the hurdles we encounter aren’t incidental to the race—they are the race. In each of these accessible, story-driven chapters, we’re asked to consider what if, rather than losing heart as we come to them, we used the hurdles to develop spiritual momentum? What if we began to think of our lives not as we ...

Do you naturally enjoy learning? Or do you wish you could find a way to better learn without all the distractions? Maybe you have been looking around for ways to improve your work ethic.... Or maybe you simply enjoy interesting new listens. Whatever your case, The Nine Laws of Learning, which are drawn from the ancient metaphysical science known as numerology, offers straightforward and no-nonsense pieces of wisdom guaranteed to help improve your learning ability.

In this audiobook, read by Paul Spera, each historical event is replaced into context and presented in clear and easy-to-read snippets, so that younger and older readers can deepen their understanding of how modern France came to be and broaden their culture.

Do you believe in fairy tales? It was almost as if the red dress found Sandra when she needed it most. It was almost as if the red dress knew what she needed - to feel more confident, to look more radiant, to appear stronger than she was. It was almost as if the red dress knew that the one thing that was missing in her life was her soul mate? It was almost as if the red dress was magical. Sandra didn't believe in magic. She believed in being strong and being able to take care of herself. In a time when it wasn't popular for women to not get married early, Sandra was focused on her career. ...

The red dress did it's magic for Sandra and now it was time to do the same for Tracy. Tracy didn't know where her life was headed but the red dress showed up in her life and suddenly, things were happening for her. The red dress gave her confidence and strength and her life started changing - for the better. Did the red dress know that what she needed most in her life was to find her soul mate? It was almost as if the red dress was magical. Tracy just wanted to get her degree and be happy. But the red dress had bigger plans for her. The Red Dress is a sweet romance that is clean and ...

Note to Stone Blood Series fans: This book is from Nicole's point of view. It's a different type of story than the first five books in this series because Nicole is quite different from her twin sister, Petra. Rather than fast-paced action and lots of cool weapons, this is a story about family bonds and a young woman who's been thrust square in the public eye finding her place in an new world. Kidnapped by her Faerie king blood father. A whirlwind love affair with a Fae prince. Her life reads like a fairy tale, but her story is about to turn dark . . . When Nicole was kidnapped from the ...

A Força do Destino é o terceiro e último livro da série: Um Conto de Fadas da Era Moderna e narra toda a perseverança, empenho e comprometimento que uma verdadeira história de amor tem que ter para enfrentar as adversidades que a vida nos impõe.