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"A Day at the Beach" is a story written by novelist Alfred C. Martino about a man overwhelmed by the stress of his job who reluctantly takes a day off to sit at the beach. There he meets a little boy who changes the man's perspective about enjoying the simpler moments of life.

Fifty years after the moon landings, the commercialization of space travel is finally here, but do we still know how to dream? Final Frontier recalls the heady thrill of the Apollo era and glimpses wonders yet to come. Inside, find a dozen uplifting stories of humor, tragedy, sacrifice and good old fashioned cussedness by today's award-winning authors - plus a healthy dose of optimism. All that, plus a forward by a NASA astronaut and a piece by Spider Robinson, inspired by Robert Heinlein. The Final Frontier is open for business!

At a upscale bar, a man notices from across the crowded room the woman of his dreams sitting alone. He can't let her get away. Smoothing his suit jacket, pulling his tie knot tight, he walks over to the woman and starts a conversation. Where does it go from there?

Your personality is a gift, not a liability. This book helps you uncover and embrace the hope, laughter, and joy of using your unique gifts to parent your children. Life as a mom is loud, but you long for quiet. When the volume of family life clashes with your personality, frustration, guilt, and overwhelm naturally result. In Introverted Mom, author Jamie C. Martin lifts these burdens from your shoulders, reminding you that your steady strength is exactly what your family needs in this chaotic world.

In this audiobook, the second volume of the satirical epic poem The Trumpiad, Martin Rowe plumbs the depths and details the degradations that, with disturbing consistency, characterized the second year of the administration of the 45th president of the US, as they had the first. From Melania to Stormy Daniels, Vladimir Putin to Kim Jong-un, Robert Mueller to Omarosa, The Trumpiad invades the consciousnesses of the many characters who inhabited or infected the swamp and offers a withering satirical take on the state of our politics.

What is a podcast? It is an audio show that when you subscribe is automatically updated on your computer, smartphones, iPad, tablet, and/or iPod. Think of them as free radio shows that you get spam-free! This audiobook is truly the ultimate podcast training audiobook whether you're new to podcasting or you're looking to improve your existing podcast. From my proven methods, and simple-to-use strategies you will learn how to grow your podcast, acquire high profile guests, and monetize your podcast, and you'll hear it all right here in this audiobook.

When history books are written about 2017 and the year that preceded it (assuming that something called “writing” survives, some things called “books” remain, and any human settlements exist to recollect anything in the way of “history”), it may be possible to consider with a degree of equanimity the character of the 45th president of the United States, the reasons for his election in November 2016, and what either tell us about the people who voted for him or those who thought it unimportant to vote at all. Until then, however, there is The Trumpiad.

"The Boy and Girl" is a whimsical parable about a boy and girl playing on the beach, growing old together. Alfred C. Martino is the author of three highly acclaimed novels, Perfected by Girls, Over the End Line, and Pinned. Mr. Martino was born and raised in Short Hills, NJ, and graduated from Millburn High School. He is a graduate of Duke University and The Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California. He currently lives in Jersey City.

Treat yourself to a glimpse into the dark future world of New Orleans, where humanity's base desires have overshadowed common decency, and very few are willing to stand in the way. With 10 stories by seven well-known independent authors, High Tech/Low Life is guaranteed to please.

In the first authoritative biography of Alexander the Great written for a general audience in a generation, classicist and historian John C Martin tells the remarkable life of the great conqueror. The celebrated Macedonian king has been one of the most enduring figures in history.

I found her hiding in her own eyes - the pretty little thing in black Chucks. Even then I knew that she would light my world. Knew that she would steal my heart. In just one glance, I knew I'd let her have it all. All she had to do was take it. All she had to do was chase her.... Chase the girl I saw in those gorgeous brown eyes.

Rio, a place of beauty, excitement, and wonder. A place where you are free to dance until your feet ache and sing until you can no more. In this short story, a woman and her mother experience this and more during their visit to Brazil's most famous city.

Imagine for a moment you're Marcus Cooper. A slick stranger meets you in a bar. You're drunk. You talk a lot. Without realizing it he's learning about you. Your desire for money and women. By night's end he makes you a million-dollar proposition to cause a drunk-driving accident. Sounds crazy to you? Maybe, maybe not. You're out of work. Bills are piling up. You owe your bookie six grand. But mostly you're twenty years removed from being the high-school football star you once were, doubting how much longer life is worth living.

Pinned follows Ivan Korske and Bobby Zane, two high school seniors, as they embark on the most important winter of their lives in a quest for the New Jersey state high school wrestling championship.

In this short story, a traveling businessman settles into yet another motel room. This one just like every other one. Same dull curtains. Same faded wallpaper. Same stale stink. As the world moves on in a rush outside the motel door, he assesses his career and his life, asking, "Where am I?"

Daily readings drawn from every century and every tradition of the Christian faith. Christianity through the ages... Ignatius, C.S. Lewis, John Calvin, Augustine, Catherine of Siena, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Thomas Aquinas, Martin Luther, Polycarp, John Wesley, Karl Barth, and Billy Sunday. These names, and so many others, fill the pages of church history. Yet they remain strangers to most of us. How Great Is Our God will introduce you to Christianity’s most influential thinkers from every century and every tradition—modernized for today’s reader.

Waiting for a Friend is the story of a 50-year-old man who has an unexpected meeting with a best friend from his teenage years, and they catch up on each other's lives, renew their friendship, and lament the passage of so many decades.

She's the lone girl on the Ashton High wrestling team, grappling with opponents who refuse to compete against her, a few who want to crush her, and a coach who's less-than-pleased having a female in his practice room. At home, Mel's parents forbid her from seeing her new boyfriend, her grandmother insists she start preparing for her future by taking a dready office internship, and her infuriating older brother, who's the varsity team captain, flirts with her best friend, Jade. Just when it seems things can't get any more complicated, an off-handed comments puts Mel at odds with her teammates, her brother, and her coach.

I have never murdered, and I have never been murdered, but I have dreamed of both. Alfred C. Martino is the author of three highly acclaimed novels, Perfected By Girls, Over the End Line, and Pinned. Mr. Martino was born and raised in Short Hills, New Jersey, and graduated from Millburn High School. He is a graduate of Duke University and The Marshall Graduate School of Business at the University of Southern California. He currently lives in Jersey City.

Kyle Saint-Claire is everything Jonny Fehey wishes to be: A star on the soccer field, a straight-A student, and king of Millburn High's social ladder. Jonny unhappily accepts his position on a lesser rung, until fate steps in and Jonny scores the go-ahead goal in the county soccer championships...and it looks like he will finally make it into the popular crowd. But at the victory party, a classmate is raped and Jonny's world begins to unravel.