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Nick seems to have the perfect life: A beautiful wife, two young children, a home in San Francisco's prestigious St. Francis Wood, and a job he loves in Silicon Valley. One morning, after stumbling upon his wife's e-mails to her lover and uncovering her affair, Nick's perfect life becomes a nightmare. Not knowing what to do, Nick decides to leave his family. Checking into a local hotel not far from his home, he withdraws to a complete state of solitude and isolation and falls deeper and deeper into depression.

Jake Rose joins the courageous crew of the Eagle 10 as they streak across the galaxy to Rison, the other blue planet. Their goal is to find the umjaadi starfish, the host of an organism that is deadly to the Phoke, the water people of Earth. The mission is foolhardy because Rison will soon implode. The catastrophe is mere days away from a science-gone-wrong scenario. Forced to enter the Risonian society at its darkest hour, the team struggles against local politics and race against time to find the starfish.

The Lord of the Crows tells the story of Sasha, a boy growing up on a poor farm with his parents, brothers, and sisters. Then, the Lord of the Crows comes to seek tribute of one son or their oxen. After two boys get lost in the forest going to the palace, Sasha goes and gains the help of a crow who needs a ride on his back and gives him a warning, which enables Sasha to obtain a special coffee grinder that is able to give him and his family whatever they want, and after that the Lord of the Crows loses his power and becomes the size of any other crow.

Faster than he could unmake a bed, Eddie’s life is turned upside down and he’s out of school with nowhere to go but a home that’s never been his. When he gets to Cherry Creek, the first face he sees is Charlie Motel, his best friend’s brother and also his lifelong crush.

This audiobook is: A fantasy, a fairy tale, and an audiobook primarily for young adults aged 12-15. The audiobook revolves around a man called Daniel (Dan) Martin, who gets sucked into a whirlwind one night produced by a ghost, who he thought he recognized from the past. He ends up in a rather familiar place, his old school Georgian green, where he is told by a girl named Charlotte Medley that he has to save the kingdom. An underground magical world.

Terrorism can strike anywhere. Even in a city full of magic. Appearing as another sleepy Massachusetts mill town, Llewellyn harbors a secret, it is a haven for the mystical and the supernatural. Its proximity to an inter-dimensional nexus allows its inhabitants to survive between the Ages of Magic.

This book explores presidential reactions to major crises of recent decades, such as the Second World War, the build up of arms in Cuba, the Gulf of Tonkin incident, the Iran rescue mission, September 11th, Somalia, Hurricane Katrina, the BP Oil Spill, and gun violence. Reactions to these events are given in the president's own words through the speeches they gave at the time with additional commentary by Matthew Ross.

Sean had just broken up with his high school sweetheart, and graduation was on the horizon. It looked like it was going to be a lonely summer, until Lori, one of her friends, started giving him signals. Little did he know, he was about to wander into much more than he was looking for....

In this classic Shakespeare tale as adapted for a younger audience by Elaina Garcia, Coriolanus makes his name as a general defending Rome. However, he does not win support of the people as a Roman consul, so he must make other plans. This version is adapted for a younger audience, told in plain English and downplaying some of the more adult themes of the play while remaining true to Shakespeare's plot and intent.

This book details some of the key presidential speeches over the past century, from Roosevelt to Obama, putting them in context. Speeches are given by the presidents themselves with additional narration from Evan Harris. Speeches include Roosevelt's four freedoms speech (the 1941 State of the Union); Kennedy's speech on sending a man to the moon; Johnson upon signing the Civil Rights Act; Nixon's remarks as he departed the White House; Ford on whipping inflation now; Carter's "crisis of confidence"; Reagan's "Evil Empire" speech.

This collection charts the history of American civil rights from the perspective of seven different US presidents in the modern era from the 1950s to the present. The collection includes speeches from Presidents Truman, Kennedy, Johnson, Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Clinton and Obama with additional detail and context from Matthew Ross. Presidential speeches are presented in a full and in context. This offers a unique way to follow the topic of civil rights over decades.

This play has been adapted into plain English and is performed as a theatrical full-cast production. At just over 20 minutes long, it is an abridged and adapted version of one of the relatively underperformed works in Shakespeare's canon. The plan opens with a threat from the French. Negotiations, conflict, and palace intrigue follow, as King John works his way through many issues of war and diplomacy in classic Shakespearean fashion.

This volume contains just under 50 key speeches presented by 44th US President Barack Obama, as delivered during his two-term presidency (2009-2016) - from the passage of healthcare reform to State of the Union addresses and speeches before the United Nations.

The title catalogues the major personal crises that presidents have endured over recent decades, from the Watergate scandal leading to Nixon's resignation to the impeachment of President Trump. The Debategate scandal between Carter and Reagan is also covered, as is the Iran-Contra affair, and the Monica Lewinsky scandal. Presidential responses are given in their own words from the time of the event.

This book includes key presidential speeches on the exploration of space from President Kennedy to President Trump. It includes the fascinating speech that Nixon had written, and subsequently recorded, but fortunately never delivered. The speech was in the event that the Apollo 11 mission did not succeed. Others include Kennedy's bold 1961 speech setting out the goal of sending a man to the moon, which was then achieved within the decade.

This abridged version of the Shakespeare classic Henry V is adapted and condensed to just over 20 minutes across five acts. It tells the story of the mature King Henry V and his defeat of the French at Agincourt despite being heavily outnumbered. Henry succeeds militarily in a country where he doesn't even speak the language. Henry also achieves success, but it has stark implications for his past friendships. This version is abridged and adapted, offering a condensed and simplified, yet full cast theatrical production version of the play.

This version of Shakespeare's classic comedy The Merry Wives of Windsor is adapted to plain English. This is one of Shakespeare's comedies first published in the early 1600s. This adaptation is simplified in plain English and targeted at a younger audience. The plot tells the story of the romantic aspirations of the greedy and immoral Falstaff as he pursues the attentions of multiple women. Various plots are launched to try and foil his plans.

In this book of key spiritual teachings recorded by one his translators, Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj, teaches us that we’re not limited to the body. Because of our mistaken body identity, we feel separate from what we truly are. Our identification with the body and mind subjects us to endless cycles of pleasure and pain, desire and fear, which cause us to search beyond ourselves for that which we believe we lack.

Two Gentlemen of Verona is a comedy with a relatively small cast by Shakespeare's standards. It is possibly one of Shakespeare's first plays, and some regard it as a relatively immature work written between 1587 and 1593. It may even be Shakespeare's first play. This production is abridged in plain English, producing a condensed version of the play without the complexity of Shakespeare's sometimes obtuse language. Though a comedy, the play focuses on the themes of love and friendship and the conflict between them.

The collection of presidential speeches charts the evolution of US tax policy as expressed through the words of American Presidents. Speeches from President Roosevelt to President George H. W. Bush track attitudes and policy related to taxation through much of 20th century America. Commentary is provided by Sam Krymalowski as changes to views and policies on US taxation are charted over time.