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A collection of five short stories about the amazing, forgotten history of Southwest Ohio and Cincinnati, plus a bonus Mystery Tour of 10 Places to Discover Cincinnati History. Read about the Wilmington man who survived a duel in Goldrush California, named a city and a state and tamed Bleeding Kansas; the first serial killer in Cincinnati who became the first woman executed in the electric chair; the son of US President William Henry Harrison whose body was robbed from his grave on the night he was buried, and more.

This book contains raw, unfiltered testimony from a life shaped by childhood trauma, poverty and chronic pain. It moves in fragments — from car to bed to memory — documenting survival rather than offering inspiration. Written and narrated by the author, this audiobook preserves the voice exactly as lived.

En sus sesenta y cinco años de carrera como consultor, Peter F. Drucker, ampliamente reconocido como el padre de la administración moderna, identificó ocho prácticas que pueden hacer eficaz a cualquier ejecutivo. El liderazgo no tiene que ver con el carisma ni la extroversión. Se trata de...

When war correspondent Ilsa Stahl's plane goes down in a terrible storm over Papuan waters and she is taken prisoner by the Japanese, Ilsa prepares for the worst. Her father, Jack Kelly, will stop at nothing to save her – even if it means risking the life of his only son Lukas. No one knows Papua the way they do, and they are Ilsa's only hope. Meanwhile, Major Kahl Mann is sent on a secret mission to Indochina that will see him embroiled in Ilsa's rescue in a way he could never have imagined.

Payback follows three naïve but ambitious young women chasing their professional dreams in late twentieth-century corporate America. Over the years, their growing friendship forms a tight-knit, supportive bond that sees them through challenges related to gender bias, assault, and racism—as well as the joys of discovering their sexual identity, falling in love, and raising children while navigating demanding careers.

Marqué par la perte récente de son fils unique, l'inspecteur Fin Macleod, déjà chargé d'élucider un assassinat commis à Édimbourg, est envoyé sur Lewis, son île natale, où il n'est pas retourné depuis dix-huit ans. Un cadavre exécuté selon le même modus operandi que celui d'Édimbourg vient d'y être découvert. Sur cette île tempétueuse du nord de l'Écosse, couverte de landes, où l'on se chauffe à la tourbe, pratique encore le sabbat chrétien et parle la langue gaélique, Fin est confronté à son enfance.

Self-Discipline on Autopilot is about training you (yes, training) achieve everything that you want, and nothing less. It's about understanding what causes motivation and self-discipline, and how to attack your daily tasks, habits, or goals with the fire of a thousand suns. We attack this issue of you versus yourself from every possible angle, and you will be well-armed to face your lazy and procrastinating ways. Extremely thorough, researched, and most importantly, actionable. Peter Hollins has studied psychology and peak human performance for over a dozen years and is a bestselling author.

Loan notes are sold as safe, asset-backed investments promising stable, above-market returns. They are wrapped in professional language, overseen by trustees, drafted by lawyers, and promoted through glossy brochures and trusted introducers. Yet behind the façade, hundreds of millions of pounds have vanished.

Why do some people manipulate, exploit, and harm with chilling consistency—while others, even when raised in the same environment, do not? Cruelty by Nature dismantles the comforting myths that abuse is merely the product of trauma, bad parenting, or social wounds. Instead, it draws from neuroscience, genetics, and clinical psychology to reveal a sharper truth: personality pathology is rooted in stable biological systems that bias individuals toward exploitation.

A local business owner is shot and disappears under mysterious circumstances. Another man goes on a hit-and-run rampage. And a horrifying day care incident sends innocent children to the ER. At first glance, the events appear unrelated. But as he investigates, local attorney Spencer Dunn begins to think otherwise. When Spencer digs beneath Autumn Harbor’s idyllic surface, he uncovers a dark thread weaving the cases together—a thread that leads straight to Jack Butcher, the flashy civic leader whose shiny public persona masks a rotten core.

A refreshing new guide to having the life you want without tiresome struggle and stressing out. Here's a truth that most of us either don't know or may have forgotten: we don't actually get what we want in life, we get what we ARE. So when we become more of what we really are, we get more of what we really want. It's that simple.

The complete Timeloop Progression Fantasy saga of Tal the Sorcerer and his mysteriously sentient spellbook. Join Tal as he battles monsters, hangovers, and time itself in this three-book box set, containing volumes 1-3 of Peter J. Lee’s Dear Spellbook trilogy.

When EMT Liz Arvad is shot while saving a life, her recovery sparks a deeper awakening. Maybe the world isn’t just chaotic, it’s unraveling. Alongside her genius sister, Aster, and politically charged cousin, Milo, Liz makes a vow—do something, anything, to help save humanity. It starts with a promise in a sunlit room, and becomes a mission that could change everything.

In Jesus, the Man Who Lives, the celebrated British author Malcolm Muggeridge offers meditation that was deemed by The London Times to be his “masterpiece, the greatest achievement of his life as a writer.” Muggeridge's portrait of Christ is at once deeply personal and universally accessible.

Leeds, settembre 1969. Il primo festival rock all'aperto dello Yorkshire si è appena concluso sulle note dei Madd Hatters. Con gli occhi che bruciano per la stanchezza, Dave sta pulendo il prato, quando nota un sacco a pelo abbandonato. Lo tocca con la punta del piede: dentro c'è un corpo. Un drogato, pensa. Ma quando si china per guardare meglio si pente della propria curiosità. Leeds, ottobre 2005. L'ispettore Alan Banks si sta occupando dell'omicidio di Nick Barber, un giovane giornalista musicale.

Azariah Hancock is eight years older and wiser, and much in love with his lovely wife, Sweet Grass, and their two young children. At Rendezvous, Azariah and his Arapaho and Cheyenne compatriots hear of women and children who have been kidnapped by a band of ruffians, both white and Indian, to be sold to the Mexicans. They rescue the women, but among them are three Blackfoot—sworn enemies to Azariah's adopted tribe. He Who Walks Tall is a man of honor, however, and he wants to bring the women back to their tribe, at the risk of his own neck.

Have you ever thought that you should write a book? A book about your business and you? Have you ever been told you could write a book about your business, your journey, your story? "How to Write Your Best Business Book" not only tells you how to write it. It shows you how to write it too. Step by step, holding your hand through the process. You are the expert in your field. Become the AUTHORity in your field.

For most of the early 1960s, Dusty Springfield was the most popular and best-selling female recording artist in Britain, becoming the first bonafide British star to follow the Beatles. But behind all of this, Dusty was struggling with severe mental illness, erratic public behavior, violent mood swings, multiple personalities, drug addiction, and the terror of being exposed as a lesbian. However, even in her darkest moments, Dusty's star shined bright, remaining a force of charisma and humor.

The Earth Transformed guides listeners on an extraordinary journey through the history of our world – like nothing they've ever seen before! Illuminating the way in which our planet's changing natural environment has shaped all aspects of our planet's story. Starting at the Big Bang through volcanic eruptions, meteor strikes, changing oceans and freak weather events to bring us up to the present day, this book explains how Earth's climate is constantly changing and what it can teach us as we face the challenges of global warming today.

Dissatisfied with the reductive clichés that now define Jefferson’s legacy, Peter S. Onuf and Francis D. Cogliano restore the founding father to his historical context, elucidating in three essays how Jefferson’s understanding of history shaped his responses to the crises of his time, how he conceived of the physical entity that became the United States, and how he articulated a new national identity in 1776. Through their search for understanding, Onuf and Cogliano demonstrate not only why Jefferson matters, but how his wisdom can be applied today.