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In the 1850s, a street kid in Chicago grows up stealing to survive and finds himself the protector of the other kids he runs with. When circumstances force him into the army, just as the Civil War is starting, he is forced to grow up fast. The war is good for him, as he learns to fight and to have a new appreciation of the law. 

In this touching and often humorous memoir, machinist, journalist, corporate writer, public relations hack, and author Steven E. Wedel talks about how he became a high school teacher and what those 12 years in public education meant to him. From beginning his teaching career as a 40-year-old long-haired guy with an alternative certification to teaching Advanced Placement, Wedel tells it all, including how he decorated his room as a heavy metal horror show to battles with principals, lesson plans that worked, or didn't, and going viral with his "Open Letter to Parents and Lawmakers".

There does not seem to be any shortage of spirits and apparitions in this world, and they do not seem to be limited by time, place or situation. There is of course the standard bearer of haunted locales, the scary “haunted house” on the dead end street, but there are also haunted taverns, haunted amusement parks, and even haunted subway systems. These events seem to transcend any kind of label or classification that we attempt to put upon them. But are these frightful specters are just as afraid of us as we are of them?

The plan was for brothers Travis and Hale to move west and start a ranch. It was a good plan, and the two brothers had made a good choice of land on which to build their future. But the future turned to mud before Travis’ eyes when the very first night his family arrived, they were attacked by two just-released convicts....

A promise is a promise, but an oath is a whole different thing.

Exciting new Western adventure from best-selling author Robert Hanlon This is the story of Nate - a killer who seeks vengeance at any cost. No man will stand in his way. No gun will stop him. He's a man with a mission that will see him achieve justice...or die trying! Orphaned at the innocent age of 16, Nate has become a killer, seeking to avenge the loss of his entire family. As he escapes his painful past, he encounters surprising new challenges with the group of misfits he meets along the way. Will Nate be able to come to terms with his past and find happiness, or is it too late for him already?

Gambling is a way of life and death. Cody Walker, fresh from a cattle drive and seeking to increase his grubstake so he can purchase a ranch of his own back home, sits in on a game in Tenderfoot, Texas. He lost badly, and with the loss of his money went his dreams of a ranch of his own. With the last of his money on the table, Cody caught the man winning most of the hands dealing from the bottom of the deck. The dealer drew his gun first, but missed Cody. Cody, though slow on the draw, was sharp on his aim and killed the man. Now, Cody is on the run.

Bryce Thomkins is a man whose life was forever changed by bad men. After the massacre of his own family, his sweetheart, and her family by renegades when he was a young man, he accidentally found himself a career as a bounty hunter. Becoming feared by wanted men for being deadly as a rattlesnake, he cut down bad men as quick as a lightning strike. The next on his list was Michael Cloverfield, a liar, thief, and murderer. But Michael knew Bryce was coming for him and was ready....

Marshal Jake Timber has been tasked with collecting Gray Buffalo, an Indian accused of the murder of the president of a stage line, from Fort Collins and bringing him back to Denver for justice. Grey Buffalo's people aren't about to let him leave, however. They attack the fort in earnest, overwhelming both in skill and number the small attachment of greenhorn soldiers stationed there. Timber must be both marshal and army officer, as he teaches the soldiers how to fight Indians. Will Grey Buffalo be rescued by his tribe? Or will he be forced to face his destiny in front of the judge? 

This audiobook is about what happens when the only way to stay alive is to overcome seemingly impossible odds. These are stories of courage, determination, and the ability to overcome injury, pain, and physical and mental challenges that seem overwhelming. But most of all, these are stories about the triumph of the human spirit. When everything seems lost, when all hope of rescue is gone, when exhaustion, illness, injury, and hunger have taken their toll, some people still find the mental strength to continue. Are these special people?

What is a hero? Do you have what it takes to be a hero? Find out.

Jake Timber is a tortured man, repaying his debt to society for avenging the brutal murders of his wife and daughter. In his work as a special agent, tasked with ridding the territory of criminals, he takes no prisoners and gives no mercy. His job is to hunt down wanted men, asking no questions before delivering his own brand of justice through the barrel of a gun. While traveling through the territory, Timber finds himself in the middle of a turf war in the town of Heaven Brook, where he helps bring an end to the tyranny of two powerful men.

How far would you go to save a child in need? Jadyn is a promising inner-city student. But his community is terrorized by gangs and a series of grisly unsolved murders. When the boy stops coming to school. his teacher, Annelise, determines to find out why. Now she is trapped on the wrong side of town, and something evil is stalking her.

So what happens after you die? Do you go to heaven or to hell? Or do you go to a special place fashioned just for you based on the life you lived in the real world, based on how you treated people and what you did to them? Follow two brothers and their journey through life, death, and their reward for the lives they lived.   

Something magical happened in the summer of 1978. Thirteen-year-old Robert Prince fell in love with Alia, a mysterious older woman who lived down the street. Something horrible and deadly happened between Robert, Alia, and his friends Scott and Tim. Something that would leave Robert scarred for the rest of his life. Unable to forgive himself or to love anyone else after what happened when he was 13, Robert sinks into a world of masochism and despair, seeking redemption for the sins of his past.

What would you give up for love? What would you sacrifice? Would you give it your all to fight for the man or woman you love? Men, knights, kings, even archangels have. The story of a ballerina and her archangel begins....

Twenty years in prison changes a man. Some men it changes for the better; but most men, it changes for the worst. For John Spokes, it was 20 years of nursing a grudge that got him through the horror of being confined to a place worse than hell. Now, free at last, he is dead set on repaying the man who sent him to prison - his oldest and best friend, Elijah Douglas. Ride along on this Wild West thrill ride.

Inside this book you will discover a collection of mystifying, unsolvable real-life ghost stories tell of horrifying encounters with the supernatural, and the terrifying awareness that none of us are safe from evil from the other side. The inexplicable ghostly apparitions, phantoms and wicked demons that visit our material world are weird, creepy and frightening. These horrifying events include the shocking real life experiences. 

 Zombies will roam the Earth. Are you ready? 

Within the past couple of years, pop culture has been captivated by prison life. There is an almost constant stream of documentaries and TV shows being released that capture what life is like behind bars. It wouldn't be a stretch to say that while people enjoy watching these shows, they certainly don't want to experience prison firsthand. Now imagine that on top of being in prison and contending with all the struggles of prison life, you also must deal with the ghosts and evil spirits from former inmates.