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The Civil War is most remembered for the grand battles that have come to define it: Gettysburg, Antietam, Shiloh, among others. However, as bestselling author Patrick K. O’Donnell reveals in The Unvanquished, a vital shadow war raged amid and away from the major battlefields that was in many ways equally consequential to the conflict’s outcome.

In Havana, Cuba, on the eve of the Revolution, two brothers are swept apart by the unpredictable tides of history which will change, unite and finally destroy them both. Half a century later, returning home after a long boating weekend, Raymond and Margaret Doyle were horrified to discover an alligator in their swimming pool. They were even more upset to find a half digested corpse, also floating in their pool, wearing a pin-stripe, woolen suit in the middle of August.

Asian Anthology: New Writing Vol. 1 is a showcase of short stories and place writing by both new and more established prize-winning writers. Some unexpected, a few surreal and others traditional, these are 22 compelling stories of irony, humanity and satire, exploring a range of subject matter to reveal a glimpse of modern Asian society and culture: a funeral in India, a hotel encounter in Japan, a sleepless night in Hong Kong.

Jacob and Kira live in the heart of Mbale, Uganda with their conservationist mother and navigate life as unsuspecting geniuses; Kira with hopes to explore outside the hot terrains of Uganda, and conspiracy theorist Jacob, whose fear often holds him back from the answers he so desperately wants to uncover. But when they discover that someone has been watching their every move in the hopes to enlist them in a top-secret agency called Transcendent, their lives are turned upside down.

When janitor Truman Pierce isn't listening to his classical jazz records, he stays under the radar and keeps to himself. Nothing much happens in his world until popular college instructor Danielle Hutchins asks him out. The day after their first date, Pierce finds Danielle murdered in her classroom. With only a little information to go off of, and a pair of detectives that he doesn't trust, Pierce sets off to find Danielle's killer.

Marguerite, aka Gracie, is known for her skill and gracefulness on the waves. Surfing is where she clears her head and finds peace. A national surf championship lies within her reach. But when her world is turned upside down, will the ocean be enough to save her?

When Jox McNabb is expelled from school he is forced to look to his future. Inspired by the sight of a Hurricane flying over him, he becomes determined to join the RAF. And after basic training, Jox is posted to RAF Montrose with the growing group of other recruits he has met along the way.

The workplace needs the Good News, yet the church has done little to equip professionals on how to be salt and light in the workplace. Much of this disconnect is based on a misinterpretation of Scripture. Patrick brings us back to the original Hebrew and Greek languages to gain a fuller understanding of God’s view of work and worship. With this understanding, he offers numerous ideas on how we may recalibrate our practices both in the workplace and in the church.

As a Bleecker street bouncer and musician during the 1980s, 1990s, and early 2000s in Greenwich Village, author and narrator Kevin Patrick Corrigan relives true stories of old school New York City.

This fresh new account of the liberation, packed with revelation, tells the story of those heady days of suspense, danger, exhilaration – and vengeance – through the eyes of a range of participants, reflecting all sides of the conflict: Americans, French and Germans; resisters and collaborators. Among them are famous names like Ernest Hemingway, J.D. Salinger and Pablo Picasso, but also some fascinating unknowns including a medic turned Resistance gunwoman, an androgynous Hungarian sculptor and a French bluestocking who quietly set about saving the nation’s art treasures from the Nazi looters.

Todesflug eines Schönheitschirurgen Der Schönheitschirurg Dr. Julian Christiansen stürzt mit seiner Cessna kurz nach dem Start ab und stirbt. Es sieht zunächst wie ein Flugunfall aus, bis in seinem Magen ein starkes Beruhigungsmittel gefunden wird, wie es zur OP-Vorbereitung verabreicht wird. Wollte ihn seine eifersüchtige Ehefrau wegen seiner Affäre, eine unzufriedene Patientin oder ein neidischer Kollege ins Jenseits befördern? Die Suche nach dem Mörder führt das ungleiche Ermittlerduo Silja Hansen und Eike Norden mitten hinein in die Welt der Schönen und Reichen auf Sylt.

"Empire" carries huge historical baggage, but America is undeniably an imperial superpower - and yet all empires must end. Whether the US collapses swiftly from internal and external pressures, or declines and dissolves more peacefully over several centuries, depends on what its citizens and leaders do today. The present moment has never been more perilous. Written from a sympathetic and non-partisan perspective, this book addresses the current climate as the country gears up for the 2024 presidential election.

Wit’s End isn’t just a state of mind. It’s the name of a gravel road, the address of a rundown, off-the-grid cabin, 120 shabby square feet of fixer-upper Patrick Hutchison purchased on a whim in the mossy woods of the Cascade Mountains in Washington state. To say Hutchison didn’t know what he was getting into is no more an exaggeration than to say he’s a man with nearly zero carpentry skills. Well, used to be. You can learn a lot over six years of renovations. CABIN is the story of those renovations, but it's also a love story; of a place, of possibilities, and of the process of construction.

Chance Reilly is the orphaned son of Irish immigrants, seeking to return to the family homestead in New Mexico. In his quest to establish a new life for himself, he will encounter challenges at every turn. Natural disasters, a lost gold shipment, old enemies and outlaws will all stand in his way as he tries to build a future with next-door neighbor Kate.

Churchill était-il maniaco-dépressif ? Et le général de Gaulle ? Que penser de la Grande Catherine, d’Alexandre le Grand ou de Jeanne d’Arc ? En tant que psychiatre et clinicien, Patrick Lemoine a osé décortiquer les biographies, traquer les anecdotes, rechercher les symptômes, établir des diagnostics et en arriver à un incroyable questionnement : pourquoi les peuples sont-ils dirigés par des personnalités sinon déséquilibrées, tout du moins fragiles ?

If you want results, you have to do the work! Many people have trouble getting themselves to do "the work" required to get the caliber of results they want. They have dreams and set goals and find they just can't get the work done. Getting the work done is the stumbling block. Unblock the "work" stumbling block and you will own "The Results!"

The jagged mountains dividing China and Burma belong to the Wa, an indigenous group who have outwitted the CIA to create the world's mightiest narco-state, controlling more territory than Israel and with more troops than Sweden. Are they crime lords? Or visionaries?

Have you awakened spiritually yet still feel stuck? You are not alone. Many seekers feel dissatisfied despite years of practice. Endless Awakening reveals that the answer lies in paradox. When you let go of the idea that you are on a journey, you arrive at your destination. When you accept that your journey never ends, you awaken fully and find the peace that eludes you.

Si su hijo tiene entre 3 y 8 años y desea que se vuelva bilingüe, aquí tiene un método divertido y sencillo. Con este método, su hijo aprenderá a hablar y leer en inglés.

I was just a cop on my beat when the world ended. My last memory was of an alien death ray ripping me from existence. When I woke up in a strange world, I should have just laid low. But, when you see a woman running from slavers. Well, let's just say they got what they deserved. Only problem is that makes enemies—demigods with the power to bind the magically gifted women of Timeria to their will. I can stop them, with powers bestowed by a god. But, they come with a catch; I must bind these women, the Chosen, to my very soul. Just like the demigods I want to stop.