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In this exquisitely written journal-turned-journey of self-discovery, international bestselling author Paolo Cognetti examines our universal desire for connection through a voyage in the Himalayas. Why climb a mountain without ever reaching the summit? In 2017, Paolo Cognetti returned to Nepal...

It was spring of 1969 in sunny California. Billy McLain, a 17-year-old runaway was trying to find himself. Disillusioned by overly strict and repressive parents as well as the war in Vietnam, Billy begins a journey of self-discovery. On his quest, he encounters the strangely intense Charles Manson and his staunchly devout followers known as the “Family”. Billy willingly partakes in the drugs, booze, and girls that are readily available. It is a life of peace and love, so Billy decides to hang around for a while. What could possibly go wrong?

The author James E Smith (1832 - 1893) served during the Civil War as Captain and commander of the 4th New York Independent Volunteer Light Artillery battery. Early Days in the Black Hills with Some Account of Capt. Jack Crawford was originally published in 1892 and features several of his adventures in the early Black Hills gold rush. It also deals with the legendary John Wallace (Captain Jack) Crawford (1847 - 1917), known as "The Poet Scout". Crawford was an American adventurer, educator, and master storyteller about the Wild West.

The Moray Firth of Scotland has a fine maritime history. This audiobook introduces the nearly forgotten sealing and whaling industry of the 19th century. It includes ships, masters, men, and anecdotes from Fraserburgh and Banff, with a year-by-year breakdown of the industry. A recognized expert on the Scottish whaling industry, Malcolm Archibald has authored a number of books on the subject, including Whalehunters (Mercat Press, 2004), Ancestors in the Arctic (Black and White, 2013), and The Dundee Whaling Fleet (Dundee University Press, 2013).

Here is the number-one problem that causes people to fall off their ketogenic diet: Have you recently started a ketogenic diet? If so, you've probably dealt with the issue of eating ketogenic outside the house. When you're home, it's easy to prepare a ketogenic meal. But when you're at work, on the road, or simply outside of the house, you barely have anything to eat! Drive-thrus, restaurants, and food stands are making unhealthy food, usually inside a bun or a bagel, and you can easily find yourself starving for hours. Or even worse - breaking your diet.

A “gripping,” (Booklist) “clear-eyed, and honest” (The New York Times Book Review) biography of Samuel Colt—the inventor of the legendary Colt revolver (a.k.a. six-shooter)—which changed the US forever, triggering the industrial revolution and the settlement of the American West...

This book for personal growth, a tool for deepening relationships, and a lively conversation starter. Never Have I Ever for Kids is great for passing time in the car, a party, or getting to know a small group of people. Over 150 never have I ever questions are more than enough to learn more about yourself and the people around you.

"Do you remember when you were a dinosaur...?" This collection of second-person, read-aloud tales sees the listener transformed into various mighty animals such as a lion, a crocodile, a gorilla, and a dinosaur. Ideal bedtime-reading fare, kids are sure to enjoy being the star of these immersive stories while adults, too, will enjoy the humor and fast-paced plot lines.

Born around 1824 in New Jersey, John Johnston headed west after deserting from the US Navy and became a well-known and infamous mountain man. His many lives would involve him working as a miner, hunter, trapper, bootlegger, woodcutter, and army scout. When his Flathead Indian wife and child were killed by Crow Indians while he was away hunting and trapping, he swore to avenge their deaths, becoming known as “Crow Killer” and “Liver-Eating Johnson” (without the “t”), names he earned by cutting out and eating the livers of his enemies.

A whore’s life is never easy, and it’s even harder when you’re a slave in San Francisco’s Barbary Coast. Good people are being killed and tortured, and that’s where Caz comes in. With lawmen afraid to help, Caz, along with his friends, Grizzly and Rockhouse, looks to free those who need freeing and kill those who need killing. Doesn’t take long before both are happening. Slave traders, sailors, and loggers are all part of the three-day battle, and there is danger at every turn. Caz, as he always does, leaves a long trail of justice in his wake.

Of Plymouth Plantation is a journal written by William Bradford, leader of the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts, between 1630 and 1651. Bradford’s journal is regarded as the most authoritative account of the Pilgrims and the early years of the colony which they founded. It gives an account of the Pilgrims from 1608 when they settled in the Dutch Republic through the 1620 Mayflower voyage to North America, until the year 1647. Bradford did not write with publication in mind, so his entries are candid and colorful.

A collection of magical adventures which place the listener at the heart of the action. Told in the second person, these stories involve the listener changing into a creepy crawly for a day. Although the main aim of this book is to entertain, young listeners will also: learn amazing facts about the workings and wonders of the natural world; learn about the behaviour, habits and lives of these amazing creatures; discover a new perspective on life by walking in another animal’s "shoes" for a day; and more!

This is an audiobook for personal growth, a tool for deepening relationships, and a lively conversation starter. This audiobook is great for passing time in the car, a party, or getting to know a small group of people. Over 150 would you rather questions are more than enough to learn more about yourself and the people around you.

With a host of animal and human characters, some of whom will be familiar to listeners of the highly praised collection A Month of Bedtime Stories and some of whom are completely new, these humorous and imaginative tales feature space-faring puppies, Kung Fu Grasshoppers, time-traveling slugs, undersea bee explorers, Viking goats, boogie woogie monkeys, disco-dancing Romans, and tiddlywinking cockroaches, to name a few. Ideal for bedtime listening.

A hilarious debut novel about an eclectic group of merchants at a Kansas antique mall who become implicated in the kidnapping of a local beauty pageant star. The city of Wichita, Kansas, is wracked with panic over the abduction of toddler pageant princess Lindy Bobo. However, the dealers at The...

This is the fourth novel in a brand new Western series from Western adventure bestseller Scott Harris! With gun in hand - Caz blasts his way through the bad guys to bring peace and justice to the old West! Caz faces his most challenging enemies yet, men willing to kill, not just the men they’re trying to destroy, but their entire families. At first it appears it’s going to work, but Caz rides into town, stops a bank robbery by killing the robbers and the story picks up speed from there.

Caz takes on the mountains, battling brutal weather and two vicious gangs, trying to help a giant of a man named Grizzly, whose brother has been murdered and whose small mountaintop cabin is under siege from 10 men desperate to steal his gold. Caz is the self-appointed judge and jury, operating outside the law, tracking down those law can’t - or won’t - find. And when he does find them, which he always does, there is only one sentence. This time, it’s different, as the men are coming after him. They’ll wish they hadn’t.

A quiet, quirky loner rides into Bent Fork on a horse named Sweet Pea to visit an old friend. He receives devastating news from his friend's widow, who says her husband died under mysterious circumstances and everything they’d worked for was stolen from them. Sparks soon fly as five people risk their lives to try to make things right. But Aloysius "Wolverine" McLean and Amanda Goodson discover the biggest challenge of all has less to do with guns and gold and everything to do with love.

It is one of our most honored clichés that America is an idea and not a nation. This is false. America is indisputably a nation, and one that desperately needs to protect its interests, its borders, and its identity. The Brexit vote and the election of Donald Trump swept nationalism to the...

A former parole officer shines a bright light on a huge yet hidden part of our justice system through the intertwining stories of seven parolees striving to survive the chaos that awaits them after prison in this illuminating and dramatic book. Prompted by a dead-end retail job and a vague...