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My name is Ava McNealy, and I'm addicted to The Haven, an immersive virtual reality program. Who cares if tyrannical aliens rule the Earth when there are endless digital worlds to explore, monsters to fight, and team-ups with friends. But when my father is arrested as a rebel, everything changes. Desperate to save him from execution, I embark on a perilous journey through treacherous levels and uncharted realms within The Haven, where everything is not as it seems.

44 Hours & 21 Minutes: A Woman’s Truth and Power is a journey of and testimony to courage. It is for every woman who wants to be cherished, know they matter, live with whole-self-acceptance, experience profound love, and make choices that communicate self-honor. The experiences shared in this audiobook gives you the opportunity to learn more about yourself and gain insight into the questions: Why aren’t I fulfilled? Why do I allow myself to be marginalized and kept silent? Why do I stay in relationships that demean me? Why don’t I know and regard my own value?

How does someone become a YouTube star? What do YouTube stars do? Learn about how YouTube stars make videos, talk to fans, and more!

With a sweeping forward momentum, this collection of thoughtful, provocative, short essays navigates the complex, sensitive, and often-concealed history of the African American experience. Moving from African ancestry through the underground railroad to Barack Obama, this captivating book journeys through timeline of African American revolution and defining moments in black history.

Part four of this comprehensive series focuses on the mastery of key legal vocabulary and the understanding of Latin terms that are integral to the practice of law. It serves as both an educational and reference tool, helping law students enhance their comprehension of legal language and develop a solid foundation for their careers.

Feature films have created the stereotype of the Second World War prisoner of war. But the reality was much more extraordinary. POWs staged shows, concerts and sporting fixtures and took up crafts and pastimes using materials they found around them. Men studied, attended lectures, learned languages, sat for qualifications and exams, on such a scale that one camp was nicknamed 'The Barbed-Wire University'. And often the years in captivity proved a turning-point in their lives.

Eine gefährliche Reise in ein geheimnisvolles Rätsel beginnt! Realistisch, Spannend, Visionär ... und nicht ohne Humor. Auf der ganzen Welt werden plötzlich nur noch seelenlose Hüllen geboren. Ein Arzt, ein Priester, ein Bestattungsunternehmer und ein reicher Scheich, die das Schicksal zusammengeführt hat, versuchen eine Katastrophe abzuwenden und finden die unfassbare Wahrheit über vier Alien-Fraktionen heraus, die seit 7000 Jahren die Erde heimsuchen.

The creature lurking in the shadows, a phantom of the forest, a nightmare given form—this is the Dogman. More than just a monster from the pages of a horror novel, Dogman represents a captivating and unsettling intersection of myth, folklore, and the persistently unexplained. From ancient tales of shapeshifters and canine-human hybrids to modern eyewitness accounts that send shivers down the spine, the Dogman phenomenon transcends cultures and time periods, hinting at a possible reality that defies easy categorization. This book aims to delve deep into this fascinating enigma, moving ...

This anthology details encounters with ghosts, loved ones that have passed, evil spirits, lost entities, devious spectors, and haunting encounters that’ll send a chill of dread tickling up your spine. Don’t worry, you’re not alone. There’s almost certainly a ghost or two reading over your shoulder now. This anthology makes a great gift for the horror fan in your life, perfect for the storyteller that loves to scare others around a campfire, or for anyone who thinks ghosts aren’t real!

Gain a better understanding of the oppressive drug world, which has transformed and adversely affected so many lives. This book gives an in-depth look at why individuals turn to drugs, what happens chemically, signs and symptoms, intervention strategies, treatments, recovery and so much more. Additionally, the real stories submitted by ex-addicts (and loved ones of ex-addicts) demonstrates the power of substance abuse. These stories will take you through their journey from life before drugs to its after-effects.

From the Periphery consists of more than 30 first-person narratives of everyday people who describe what it's like to be treated differently by society because of their disabilities. The stories are raw and painful, but also surprisingly funny and deeply inspiring. The oral histories describe anger, independence, bigotry, solidarity, and love - in the family, at school, and at the workplace. From the Periphery will become a classic collection that increases understanding of the lived experiences of people with disabilities.

Discover the four core drives that drive every woman. With that, you can win over any woman, anywhere, any time. Ms. Gross has combined 10 years of academic research, along with interviewing over 20,000 men, to make dating and relating as simple and effective as possible.

Newt Gingrich, architect of the Contract with America, says it is time for citizens to demand results from our elected officials. In this revealing and exciting new book, he shows how America can achieve transformational change - from a government of bureaucratic failure to a government that can meet the challenges of the 21st century.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is a wake-up call: The all-in stance in favor of renewables has rendered Europe's economy and national security vulnerable to Russian President Vladimir Putin. And America is in danger of making the same catastrophic energy mistake as Europe. Award-winning author Bill Herrington delivers the truth about U.S. energy, national security, and the environment—and exposes the misrepresentations of fossil fuels protestors and climate change activists.

2021 !WINNER! in Science Fiction -- Los Angeles Book Festival! Readers’ Favorite 5 Star review: Talk to a Real, Live Girl And Other Stories by Paul Clayton is a short collection of light sci-fi tales. The flagship story is Talk to a Real, Live Girl. Disillusioned with the extreme societal and political changes on Earth and a ruined relationship, Alex leaves home to work at a mine on Kratos, a distant planet. Kratos also offers some free time diversions, one being particularly appealing to men far from home; robot females who are perfect and always willing. Alex has no real interest in ...

In Real Americans, Jared A. Goldstein boldly challenges the conventional wisdom that a shared devotion to the Constitution is the essence of what it means to be American.

Armed-encounters expert and police trainer Brian McKenna shares his expertise in a series of gripping stories involving real-life police shootouts. Step into the shoes of police officers who have run toward the sound of gunfire, who have faced attacks by deadly assailants, and who have lived to share the tale. But this book is more than just stories about courageous cops. Each story is followed by McKenna’s expert analysis of its important learning points, especially concerning how and why the officers use force and the legal aspects of self-defense and the defense of others.

En 1988, los detectives del Departamento de Policía de Sacramento, fueron llamados para investigar la desaparición de un hombre en su última dirección conocida: una casa de huéspedes para ancianos, indigentes y enfermos mentales. La propietaria, Dorothea Puente, era una adorable anciana que cuidaba de los vagabundos y del resto de los náufragos de la sociedad. ¿Estaban perdiendo el tiempo persiguiendo a una anciana encantadora y caritativa o se estaban acercando a una asesina encubierta que explotaba a los miembros más vulnerables de la sociedad?

这不是为中国人辩护，更不是替中国人表示歉意，不是对中国人的批评，也不是为中国人歌功颂德。这里有的只是作者对中国和中国人的解释……這不是為中國人辯護，更不是替中國人表示歉意，不是對中國人的批評，也不是為中國人歌功頌德。這裡有的只是作者對中國和中國人的解釋……

Disclaimer: No Space Aliens were harmed in the making of this delightful Cowchip Alabama Series tale. Any resemblance to space aliens living or dead is purely coincidental... The Cowchip Cafe in Cowchip Alabama was all about good food until the day the insane space alien came for a hamburger with extra hash browns. Cowchip/AL is an older southern city with a very strange heritage, as we learn in this humorous story. Lately influenced a great deal by the secret and sinister RYO Corporation, it never-the-less has quite a screwy history all its own. You'll meet several of the local residents, ...