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Learn the inspiring story of the Boston Red Sox legend David Ortiz! In David Ortiz: The Inspiring Story of One of Baseball’s Greatest Hitters, you will learn the story of one of baseball's all-time greats, David Ortiz. Ortiz spent the greater part of his two decade professional baseball career with the Boston Red Sox, playing influential roles in the 2004, 2007, and 2013 World Series championship runs. He is easily one of the most accomplished baseball players in the last few decades, as well as one of the most charismatic and well-liked players.

In Justin Verlander: The Inspiring Story of One of Baseball's Greatest Pitchers, you will learn the story of one of baseball's greatest pitchers Justin Verlander. Verlander has spent his baseball career as a member of the Detroit Tigers and Houston Astros. In that time, he has received countless baseball accolades, including but not limited to eight All-Star selections (at the time of this writing), an American League MVP Award, and 2017 World Series Championship.

The Burgers Brothers' Family Funeral Home is dying, and Donnie Burgers wants out. When Donnie expresses his desire to sell the family business, he expects the passionate resistance he receives from his younger brother, Frank. What he didn't expect from his brother was the dirt-covered, bulky trash bag now hiding on his closet floor. Convincing Frank to close the home won't be as easy as Donnie imagined.

Stasio is a basketball player who lives in the Chicago area. He has been exposed to the big three sports: football, baseball, and basketball. Tennis wasn't a sport played much in his neighborhood. While at a park playing, his basketball rolls over to the tennis court. He watches two tennis players play, he finds a lone tennis ball, and he a meets an unlikely instructor to help him start his tennis journey.

The second book in author Jo Clayton’s phenomenal Diadem science fiction space opera series continues the adventures of Aleytys, blessed and cursed by an alien power that has both marked and altered her, as she crosses the galaxy on an epic fantasy quest that rivals anything imagined by Andre Norton or C. J. Cherryh.

The torments that courageous young Aleytys has endured throughout her lifetime have only intensified since she first donned the alien Diadem, which permanently connected with her central nervous system to grant her astonishing psi abilities. But never before has she faced a greater - or graver - trial. Drugged and sold into slavery by the evil Maissa - the twisted villain who stole her infant son, Sharl - Aleytys must now serve the hive queen of an alien insect/humanoid race on the planet Irsud. She has been purchased to act as host body for the queen’s consciousness....

Author Jo Clayton’s sensational space opera saga continues in this fourth magnificent excursion to the universe of the Diadem as her incomparable heroine lands in the center of a devastating conflict between an insidious planet-devouring corporate entity and native forest folk and city dwellers who are facing extinction.

Secret Room: Cellar Door Mysteries is a story about two siblings who find their world turned upside down after a terrible tragedy. Part treasure hunt and thriller, follow along as strong-willed siblings Darius and Veronika team up to uncover the mystery behind their parents' untimely demise.

Sebastian and Melissa would never forget their arrival at the house called Hadlows. The long drive through the neglected park and woodland, the lake glimpsed through trees, the house, with its "thousand windows" looking down on them and the great hall, empty but for the portraits covering the walls. Hadlows held a secret, of that they were sure.

Learn the Inspiring Story of the Atlanta Hawks' All-Star Guard, Trae Young! In Trae Young: The Inspiring Story of One of Basketball’s Star Guards, you'll learn the inspirational story of one of basketball's rising All-Stars, Trae Young. Young embodies many of the key characteristics of the modern guard: Quick on his feet, pin-point accuracy from beyond the arc, fierce competitor, and dynamic driver to the rim.

Resiliency: The Spirit Within utters a narrative into the listeners's mindscape unlike any other. While based on true events with in the life of the author; many lives which had intersected with his tell of the unique battles they fought. It is a narrative about the human condition that serves as a reminder of how many of us find ourselves standing before our giants and falling at their feet. Yet, it is through resiliency we are able to look those giant's in the eye even while on one knee and yell back "Carpe Diem" which is the Latin for "Seize the day".

Black Lives Matter: All Life Matters: Poems for Us was written in response to the nationwide protests and violence that has been going on across America. In this time of pandemic and unrest, one way we can evoke change is through the written word.

In Charles Barkley: The Inspiring Story of One of Basketball's Greatest Power Forwards, you'll learn the inspirational story of basketball's legendary power forward Charles Barkley. Barkley was one of the most popular big men throughout 1980's and 1990's basketball due to his dominance on both sides of the court. He remains one of the greatest examples of how to overcome obstacles to become a great, as he went through his entire career as "undersized" compared to traditional power forwards.

In Odell Beckham Jr.: The Inspiring Story of One of Football's Greatest Wide Receivers, you will learn the story of one of football's star players. Since entering the National Football League, Beckham Jr. has set records. In 2016, he became the fastest player in league history to have recorded 200 career receptions along with 4,000 career receiving yards. He truly is a special player, with a clutch gene that allows him to rise to any occasion.

In 2019, Turkey’s incursion into northeastern Syria and acceptance of components for a Russian S-400 surface-to-air defense system brought bilateral tensions to crisis levels and contributed to the possibility of sanctions or other actions from Congress. Events in Syria and a 2016 coup attempt in Turkey appear to have led Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to act more independently from the United States and cultivate closer ties with Russia and its President Vladimir Putin.

We live in a diverse and multicultural world where spiritualists use their thoughts and prayers to awaken abundance, joy and alchemy in their lives. What if the mantras we use in our times of common-union (“communion”) could, in fact, be used synergistically? The Five World Mantras are Om, Amen, Allah, AUM and Tao. Billions of Christians, Muslims, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists and Taoists have used them for thousands of years to empower their thoughts and prayers.

In Aaron Judge: The Inspiring Story of One of Baseball's Rising All-Stars, you will learn the story of one of baseball's new stars. Since entering Major League Baseball in 2016, Judge has quickly emerged as one of the best hitters to watch for years to come. So far in his young career, Judge has already won the American League's Rookie of the Year award in 2017 and a Silver Slugger award. Both of these are not easy feats. Pick up this unauthorized biography today to learn the inspiring story behind baseball star Aaron Judge!

In Jackie Robinson: The Inspiring Story of One of Baseball's Greatest Legends, you will learn the story of the first African American to play Major League Baseball in the modern era, Jackie Robinson. Robinson was one of the most influential players to ever play baseball. Over the span of his 10-year professional career, he won the Rookie of the Year Award, received six All-Star nominations, and was the first African American player to win the National League's Most Valuable Player Award.

Lester Toungate has a six-foot problem named Shirley Lyle. The only way he can return to his drug lord duties with a clear mind: kill her - and Ulyana the Ukrainian stripper....FBI special agent Joe Smith stands to lose his career and his freedom. Joe Smith doesn’t merely have a Shirley Lyle problem. He has a Shirley and Ulyana problem. The solution? Murder both women...Russian mob boss Vanko Demyan, convinced Shirley, Ulyana, and Lester are in cahoots against him, assigns his best assassin a simple task: Execute all three, and do it in the daylight. Make a splash.

Bella was sixteen when she discovered the truth: For the last decade, she’d been lost in a book. Literally. For the world she’d known her whole life was a fiction, everyone she’d ever known merely a character created by the magic of a powerful Writer. Bella discovers that she’d been sent into the book’s world by her late mother to escape the clutches of a murderous villain known as the Collector, the man who murdered Bella’s mother...and will stop at nothing to destroy her. Now Bella must learn the art of painting to fight back against the Collector.