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Do you find it difficult to write the blurb for your book? Do you hate writing book descriptions? If your synopsis always comes out bland and boring, with no chance of leading to more book sales, then this guidebook is for you. How to Write a Fantasy Book Description is a step-by-step approach. It lays out everything you need to know in five simple and effective steps. In addition, you will find bonus chapters on how to write book descriptions for series, box sets, and nonfiction.

This book contains strategies on how to maintain your relationship and possibly keep your man from cheating. In marriages and committed relationships, most of us expect the obvious: commitment. Unfortunately, after vowing to forsake all others, many people cheat. Countless studies and real life experience tell us that men are more likely to cheat than women. That's no big secret! There are some things in life that you aren't sure you want to know.

Paul Clifford is the story of a man who leads a dual life; he is both a criminal and a wealthy gentleman. The novel is best known for its opening sentence, often parodied: "It was a dark and stormy night."

With candid, witty, and compelling experiences of yoga from renowned memoirists, including Cheryl Strayed (author of the number one New York Times best-seller Wild), Claire Dederer (author of national best-seller Poser: My Life in 23 Yoga Poses), Dinty W. Moore (author of The Accidental Buddhist), Neal Pollack (author of Stretch: The Making of a Yoga Dude) and many others, Going Om shares a range of observations about this popular practice.

Ben Horowitz, cofounder of Andreessen Horowitz and one of Silicon Valley's most respected and experienced entrepreneurs, offers essential advice on building and running a startup - practical wisdom for managing the toughest problems business school doesn't cover. While many people talk about how great it is to start a business, very few are honest about how difficult it is to run one.

As did his father before him, Pierce Butler treats his plantation slaves like family. But massive gambling debts force him to sell 429 “family” members. When the auction begins, torrential rain falls - not stopping until the final slave is sold the next day. The ominous rainfall prompts these words: “This ain’t rain. This is God’s tears.” Based on the largest slave auction in U.S. history, this poignant montage is the fictionalized account of that 1859 Georgia tragedy.

Alta, a bright and hard-working young woman, loves the fun and variety of college life, but she misses her family and home in Zion National Park. When America joins the war in far-off Germany and Japan, not much changes in her life besides adapting to ration cards and shortages in bobby pins and nylons, as well as increasing proposals of marriage from men in uniform. When she meets Hal on a blind date, she finds herself falling for him, even though she knows she might never see him again.

Better than CliffsNotes, funnier than Monarch Notes, and shorter than the originals - here is a collection of all the best sellers you've heard about! Includes: "The Fridges of Marin County": a hip California housewife finds brief happiness in the arms of an Iowa refrigerator; "Embarrassed by the Light": a guide for people who are self-conscious about near-death experiences; "Iron Tom": help your neutered cat regain his masculinity; and more!

I often hear people wondering if life carries on after death. It always makes me smile. That's exactly what happens. And I used to think no one would discover the truth while they were alive. I was wrong. A 16-year-old boy just did. His name is Jonathan Powers and this is his story. Jonathan's from a planet called Centurian, but that's not where his story begins.

A book like no other, Paul Fournel’s Need for the Bike conducts listeners into a very personal world of communication and connection whose center is the bicycle and where all people and things pass by way of the bike. In compact and suggestive prose, Fournel conveys the experience of cycling - from the initial charm of early outings to the dramas of the devoted cyclist.

 What Every Marriage Must Know is made to enlighten married couples and individuals who are interested in marriage and the importance that God has placed on it.  

In Season 3 of Coming to the Stage, Comedy Dynamics’ first original series, host Tom Green introduces a new group of up-and-coming comedians who people WILL be talking about tomorrow. This season features: Matthew Brassard, Kevin Christy, Travis Howze, Jamel Johnson, Miles K, Liz Miele, Jared Moskowitz, Dave Ross, Caleb Synan, Mo Welch, Paige Weldon, Nick Youssef, and Comedy Dynamics' very own, Mr. Microphone!

As if it wasn’t awkward enough being an adopted normal kid in a family of purebred shape-shifters, Kale Rollins was now being transferred to a new school made solely for their kind. And it gets worse. He must attend this school under the pretense that he, too, is a shape-shifter in order to “babysit” his 14-year-old brother, who has suddenly shifted a year earlier than expected. However, with the newfound knowledge that shape-shifting families are mysteriously disappearing, Kale wonders if attending Emerson Fox Academy is actually as safe as it seems.

What makes a man tick? What makes him act out of character? Is it him, his surroundings, or was he born with the short end of the stick? In some cases - in our attitudes, traits, and character - we, men, are not living up to our purpose. When a man understands his purpose and walks in it, he impacts his family, community, and world. This only happens when a man has a transformed heart and mind. 

Cora doesn't expect much excitement when she moves to a small town to become a bartender. But when her first night of work turns violent, she's rescued by a handsome stranger with silver hair. Dragon shifter Maalik doesn't want to be mated to a human woman. It's taboo among dragonkind. But he can't resist the ancient force pulsing within his body, the urge to become one with Cora and fulfill their destiny. He must make her his mate, before time runs out for both of them.

When Elizabeth hired Joshua to build her mountain home deep in the Utah mountains, she couldn't resist the rugged construction owner's charm. Joshua was the complete opposite of Elizabeth's usual suitor field of CEOs and corporate attorneys, being a high school graduate used to working with his hands.

Four years ago, Dylan made Alex’s heart race and her blood pound whenever he touched her. The high school quarterback was everyone's dream boyfriend. Then Alex's dad caught them in a compromised position in her room and sent Dylan out of their house and out of her life. Dylan left town a few weeks later, saying he’d never be back.

Learn the incredible story of the Chicago Bulls' basketball star Derrick Rose! In Derrick Rose: The Inspiring Story of One of Basketball's Most Resilient Point Guards, you will learn the inspirational story of one of basketball's premier point guards, Derrick Rose. Since joining the NBA, Derrick Rose has reinvigorated the Chicago Bulls franchise after they went through many years of rebuilding post-Jordan. Derrick Rose's story is one of great resilience and passion for the game a basketball.

This is a summary of Mitchell Zuckoff's 13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened in Benghazi, the harrowing, true account from the brave men on the ground who fought back during the Battle of Benghazi.

It is often said, "We are each a result of our past." The truth is our past experiences do affect us. While some do rather insignificantly, others do quite deeply. In worst cases, they can distort our personalities, open us up to deception, and negatively affect our relationships with God and others.