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As a youth, Kochen witnessed the death of his father at the hands of a gruesome spirit that stalked his village's farmlands. From that moment forth, he became a ward of the priests of the village in the cliffs. As he grew, he would begin to experience horrific visions, gifts from the spirits, that all of the other priests dismissed. When the ancient enemies of the Cliff People raid the village and steal Kochen away, they set in motion world-changing events, which threaten to break the shackles that bind the spirits to the Earth.

Amid a revolution, archaeologist Christopher Jordan and ancient manuscript expert Kathryn Ferguson travel to Syria in search of the original scroll of Marks' Gospel. Paralleling their quest is the story of the evangelist's escape with the scroll from the Roman siege of Jerusalem in 70 C.E., his struggles to complete the manuscript, and his journeys and efforts with the daughter of Peter the Apostle to protect and save it for the ages. For both couples, time is running out and enemies are closing in.

Do you have problems in your life? Do you believe you have some if not complete responsibility for the problems in your life? If the answer to these questions is yes, then this audiobook is for you. You Can Do It is a guidebook that shows different ways to reduce suffering, unhappiness, and misery from your lives. The situations in this book will resonate with the ones you face in daily life.

Now adapted for an immersive audio experience exclusive to Audible, American Dharma is the third installment in Academy Award-winning documentary torchbearer Errol Morris' trilogy of documentaries probing polarizing political figures.

Mysterious gunmen, a note of warning, and Kyle James, a young hand on the TCR, has his past brought back to haunt him. Meanwhile, Stephen’s dislike of school, Mrs. O’Connor’s sick sister, and a man eager to own part of the Triple Creek all combine to make life anything but dull for the Mavrich family and the members of the Triple Creek Ranch.

Nova is a lonely planet. It has been on its way to the Andromeda galaxy for ages. And yet, it is inhabited by people who have never known anything other than the caves beneath the surface that protect them from the vacuum and cosmic radiation. A surprising encounter changes everything. The planet gets visitors who seem to have their own agenda, and are so alien that communication seems futile. But they, too, have unexpected existential problems.

NASA finally made it. The very first human has just set foot on the surface of our neighbor planet. This is the start of a long research expedition that sent four scientists into space. But the four astronauts of the NASA crew are not the only ones with this destination. The privately financed "Mars for Everyone" initiative has also targeted the Red Planet. Twenty men and women have been selected to live there and establish the first extraterrestrial settlement.

The sub-prime mortgage crisis was only the beginning: a more profound economic and political restructuring was on the way. The astronomical leverage at investment banks with their hedge fund and private equity clients virtually guaranteed massive disruption in global markets. A quarter century of free-market zealotry that extolled asset stripping, abusive lending, and hedge fund secrecy came crashing down with it. Continued denial and concealment caused the crisis to stretch out for years, but financial and government leaders still downplayed the problem.

Nach zwölf Jahren Funkstille empfangen Wissenschaftler plötzlich Informationen vom Kometen 67P. Der Lander, der dort abgesetzt wurde, galt eigentlich als defekt. Seine rätselhaften Botschaften beschäftigen bald Forscher in aller Welt. Von ihren zunächst sensationellen, dann aber beängstigenden Erkenntnissen motiviert, entschließt sich die NASA, ein bemanntes Raumschiff zu dem Kometen zu schicken. Doch die Verbindung zu den drei Astronauten bricht ab - und niemand kann die dunkle Gefahr, die auf die Erde zukommt, jetzt noch stoppen.

New Bedford, the Whaling City where, for generations, men have rolled the dice to harvest the sea's bounty. Storms, reefs and fickle catches have traditionally plagued the New Bedford fishermen and their whalemen forebearers, but still, New Bedford men go to sea. When times are tough, desperate men will resort to desperate means to keep their boat and livelihood intact.

The Great Depression is in full swing, and Mrs. Kabrick hopes to make Christmas a special time for her children even though they don't have much. With the back door constantly opening and shutting, time flies bringing cold air, visitors, and a very special Christmas Eve.

In What Size Balls Do I Need? Coach Steve Morris delivers a perspective injection for parents and coaches trying to navigate the $17 billion youth sports industry. The pressure to choose programs that will position budding athletes for success and glory can be all-consuming. Using the wisdom gained from navigating thousands of girls and boys and their parents through the gauntlet of youth sports, he has created an audiobook filled with humor and personal stories that tackles crucial topics.

Feeling that life is unfair when her father is killed in the front lines of France and she has to live with her relatives on a western farm, 12-year-old Susanna Stanson runs away to the city. She decides that all will be well when she reaches her old home, but a severe snowstorm interrupts her trip.

Klara Ivanski arrives from the Old Country with her Papa, Mama, and 10 brothers and sisters. "All vill be vell," Papa assures them, but Mama and several of her brothers and sisters must remain at their aunt and uncle's because of sickness. With barely enough money for food, Klara is quick to assure her papa that they only need Mama and the others to make Christmas special. But will the family be together for their first Christmas in America?

Billionaire Scott Hollister’s ambition is to become a senior partner at his law firm. His track record is good and he has seniority, but he doesn’t have the appropriate corporate image. He needs a house, an attitude adjustment, and most importantly, a wife. He finds a woman interested in dating him—not just in dating his wallet—but the woman he is falling in love with is a waitress at a local diner who has mistaken him for being a homeless man after a mishap jogging in the park. He pretends to be penniless while courting Caroline, all while fighting off corporate sharks.

Producing your own food is always a good idea. And beekeeping can become a wonderful and useful hobby! Making your own ethically sourced honey will definitely make you proud. Maybe you could even sell some honey. The first step? Learning all there is to know about beekeeping.

Sixteen-year-old Alex Rufus is trying his best. He tries to be the best employee he can be at the local ice cream shop; the best boyfriend he can be to his amazing girlfriend, Talia; the best protector he can be over his little brother, Isaiah. But as much as Alex tries, he often comes up short.

In the summers of the early 1970s, Morris Ardoin and his siblings helped run their family's roadside motel in a hot, buggy, bayou town in Cajun Louisiana. The stifling, sticky heat inspired them to find creative ways to stay cool and out of trouble. When they were not doing their chores — handling a colorful cast of customers, scrubbing motel-room toilets, plucking chicken bones and used condoms from under the beds — they played canasta, an old ladies’ game that provided them with a refuge from the sun and helped them avoid their violent, troubled father.

Ein Artefakt am falschen Ort. Zwei Menschen in der falschen Zeit. Opfer in einem falschen Spiel. Max und Liz sind dem rätselhaften Zeitphänomen entkommen. Die Mars-Kolonie verspricht ihnen ein ganz neues, spannendes Leben. Aber sie haben jemanden zurückgelassen, der ihnen wichtig ist. Sollen sie eine Reise antreten, von der noch nie jemand zurückgekommen ist? Und warum scheint ihnen schon beim Versuch jeder Steine in den Weg zu legen?

A fast paced young adult story of Keith Johnson, a 13 year old boy and his older brother, who are hired to guide an eccentric old man search the mountains of the Four Corners area of the American Southwest for a legendary Spanish silver mine. The story gets complicated when Mr. Copley brings his granddaughter along. Interwoven with the modern story are the long ago tales of Yellow Feather, a Native American boy whose village developed the mine, and Benito, a Mestizo cook traveling with a party of Spanish conquistadores seeking to find and develop the mine.