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What follows if we reject belief in any kind of non-physical soul and instead fully embrace what we know about the world? The main implication, this book argues, is a naturalization of personal identity and ethics. A radically different way of thinking about ourself.

Blockchain technology presents an alternative to corrupt and centralized institutions, as well as costly and inefficient middlemen. Whether you’re looking to use it to improve your business, invest in cryptocurrencies, or just learn for curiosity’s sake, this book will help answer your questions and show you why there is so much buzz about blockchain.

1944, Nazi Germany - The war is in its final hours. Three high-ranking Nazi officers, using secret orders from the desk of Herman Goering, execute a plan to purloin a fortune in confiscated diamonds. Decades later, in a sleepy village near west palm beach, florida, moe green, a retired octogenarian, seeks to determine the value of a German postage stamp he acquired during the war, given to him by a grateful young Holocaust survivor. But when the stamp's existence surfaces on the Internet, blood flows.

Sailors trusted him with their money and their lives. That was a mistake. The lucky ones woke up with headaches in the holds of ships headed to China. The others never took another breath. Billy Gohl robbed, shanghaied, and killed sailors across the Pacific Northwest. Grays Harbor in Aberdeen, Washington, was so full of bodies that newspapers dubbed it a "floaters fleet". His trapdoor of death was famous. In his time, Gohl murdered over 100 people, making him one of the most prolific serial killers in American history.

He’s a doctor whose patients have a way of dying; a lawyer, who uses his skills to squirm out of criminal convictions. He’s a scholar, but other scholars have no idea what he’s talking about. He’s a family man, but one day, his wife and baby disappear forever. Only two things are clear: Edward Rulloff is a mystery, and everywhere he goes, death and destruction follow. While the criminal justice system has its hands full trying to keep and convict Edward Rulloff, the world will argue whether he’s a genius, a scam artist or a madman. Even Mark Twain has an opinion.

This historical fiction novel gives a riveting account of what life was like before the LGBTQ community had the same civil rights as other citizens - with a twist! In this alternate reality tale, only 10 percent of the population is heterosexual, and the only difference in the course of history over the past 100 years is that the majority of the population is gay, instead of straight. The love story is based in Southern California. Marcus is a 79-year old straight man whom against all odds, finds the woman of his dreams.

The Axeman came in the night. No one heard him come. No locks could keep him out. In the morning, whole families lay slaughtered in their beds, a riot of blood corrupting the room. Town by town, terror gripped the black communities of Louisiana and East Texas, as men, women, and children fell to the killer’s axe. The police were powerless to stop it. As the police slowly unraveled the mystery, they were stunned by the bizarre truth of the Axeman.

Occam's razor is a filter for logical arguments. It states that the simplest solution that fits all the facts is usually the correct one. The Occam's Razor series will attempt to apply the razor to some of the arguments that plague our modern world.

First, she predicts your death. Then, you die. Usually, writhing in pain. Is she a fortune-teller or something much, much darker? Nobody tells the police, not for a long time, because, well, nobody in Chicago’s Little Warsaw wants to cross Tillie Klimek. The body count racks up as Jazz Age Chicago’s most notorious female poisoner takes down husband after husband and some other relatives while she’s at it. Few, it seems, can resist Tillie’s cooking. But is this Mrs. Bluebeard working alone?

Don't turn your back on her. Don't even blink. She may be crazy, but Lizzie Halliday is strong, she moves fast, and she's a stone-cold killer.

Here is a time when the old west became new - the 1930s-50s - as Louis L'Amour witnessed it first-hand in Southern California before and after World War II. Many people think the age of gunmen, scheming land barons, murderous bad guys, and the determined men who stood up against them, went out with the end of the Old West around the 1890s. But, in L’Amour’s own time in the New West, there were far more bad men toting guns and making grabs for far more wealth and valuable land than in the fabled days of the Old West.

You can learn how to live your best life now!Live your best life by loving yourself, achieving your goals, making better social connections, and cutting the excess from your life to focus on what is truly important. Get four motivational books together in one for the first time! From best-selling author Aston Sanderson: Book #1: Self Talk: How to Train Your Brain, Book #2: Self Care: Love Yourself, Book #3: Small Talk, and Book #4: Minimalist Living: Declutter.

Moby-Dick as Philosophy is at base a chapter-by-chapter commentary on Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick. The commentary form of the audiobook subserves a higher end, the presentation of an ideal of the type "philosopher". Superimposing portraits of Plato, Melville, and Nietzsche - the thinkers themselves, their ideas, and their lives - it generates a composite image from the overlaying and interblending of figures. At a higher level still, the audiobook is a meditation on the nature of philosophy and its relation to wisdom and the relation of creative artistry to both.

In a world of volatility and hyper-competition, management teams face gut-wrenching decisions about how to grow, where to diversify, and when to take on risk. As soon as a company establishes competitive advantage, its strategies are copied by competitors, requiring them to reinvent themselves once again. Momentum offers the secrets of high-growth companies and practical techniques that management teams can use to chart their course and seize the opportunities ahead.

This Christian collection includes: Destined to Win: Inspiration for Winning in Turbulent Times. The Power of Positive Affirmations: Each Day a New Beginning.

Do you want to take your BDSM play experiences to the next level? Have you ever thought of trying new things but feared what might happen if you do? This audiobook will give you everything you need to know on how to be a BDSM expert.

Do you want to learn advanced BDSM techniques? Lots of times, exploration is fun. People want to explore new things, especially in the realm of BDSM. Did you know though that there are advanced techniques and play styles you can implement into your BDSM scenes? That’s right, and this audiobook will tell you how to. By the end of this, you’ll know how to give pleasure to your sub, and you’ll be able to take it to a more advanced level. It’s fun to do, and for those couples looking to be more adventurous, this is definitely the way for you to go.

There are always choices to be made. Just because events change your original goals doesn’t mean you’ve failed. It simply means you now have a different set of choices to make about how you’ll keep moving toward your goals. The power to shape your own life into exactly the way you want it to look is within you. It all comes down to the choices you make.

In today’s high stakes game of business, the players on the team are the competitive advantage for any organization. But, only if they are on the field instead of on the bench. Blue-Collar Leadership® & Teamwork provides a simple, yet powerful and unique, resource for individuals who want to increase their influence and make a high impact. It’s also a resource and tool for leaders, teams, and organizations, who are ready to engage the front line to improve the bottom line.

In 1875, 18-year-old would-be poet Jack Brennan runs away from home to avoid being pushed into the priesthood. Life soon looks rosy for Jack when he lands the teaching job he's always dreamed of and meets the love of his life, Eliza Hewlett. But his world is shattered when Mary Ellen, his landlord's daughter, falsely accuses him of fathering the child she is expecting. Jack and Eliza decide to escape to America. As they are about to sail, Jack is arrested and dragged from the ship, leaving Eliza alone en route to New York with only a few shillings in her pocket.