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Keel Hennity was one of the greatest gladiators in the universe, the victor of countless glorious battles. He was assigned to guard the most dangerous creatures on his home planet. Then he died, and his life truly began. When Keel's consciousness was downloaded into the robotic body of an Imperial Marine, he was tasked with protecting the emperor and controlling the incredibly dangerous creature that ended his first life. Can Keel unlock the secrets of Star Dragons and protect the galaxy from a dragon-human war that could end life as we know it?

Written with his trademark sparkling wit, the star of Celebs Go Dating and self-avowed word-lover presents a hilarious and fascinating guide which aims to leave you never lost for words again. Divided into sections spanning dating, personal development, show business, compliments, curses, and how to dodge offence while speaking your mind, this book will equip you with the words needed to navigate all the situations of modern life with style and grace.

My name is Zoe Lane, and I see dead people. I'm not your typical medium. The kind portrayed on your favorite television shows. The spirits who visit me aren't interested in reuniting with loved ones. Nope. The spirits I connect with have sought me out for one thing and one thing only: justice. A task that would be easier if I were a homicide detective instead of a 23-year-old wannabe journalist with a love of hot romance novels.

Mabel Stock, her brother Ralph, and their friend buy a 45-foot gaff-rigged sailboat after World War I and from 1919 to 1920 sail it half-way across the world. They are one of the first cruising yachts to transit the Panama Canal in the Ogre sailboat.They go on to sail the South Pacific. This is one of the earliest accounts of a sailing yacht cruise authored by a woman. 

Everything we see around us—all the great inventions, the cities, buildings, whatever you care to name, started as a thought in someone's mind. So to think something is to begin the creation of it! This applies to anything in life. It is the concept of this book. Get your mind right, and think of what you want to achieve—success, happiness, wealth, and follow it up with the right action, and you can do it!

A blessed marriage between a man and a woman is a social institution that has been practiced for centuries across various cultures. It is a legal and emotional union between two individuals, typically based on love, commitment, and shared values.

Sometimes raw, sometimes humorous, but always honest, this is a true account of a woman’s struggle to overcome a paralyzing fear, get back into the sport she loves, and the friendships she develops along the way. After a lifetime of riding and owning horses and performing both in the show ring and on the trail, a difficult fall off her own horse on her own property leads Pam to realize age is catching up with her and she has become afraid to get back in the saddle.

In the male-dominated world of engineering, breaking through barriers and claiming your rightful place can seem like an impossible challenge. Yet for Anat Rapoport, this challenge was an opportunity, not just for her, but for women everywhere. In 2015, she stood on the cusp of a significant promotion. With every project milestone achieved, deadline met, and positive feedback garnered, she felt ready. But was her career trajectory truly in her hands, or was it subject to the whims of superiors/ mercy of the higher-ups?

In this audio, we embark on a journey through the lives of extraordinary individuals—each a luminary. Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Luis Farrakhan, Barack Obama, Thurgood Marshall, and Huey P. Newton, Booker T. Washington, Fredrick Douglass, and Muhammad Ali—leaders who, against the backdrop of history, embraced a simple yet powerful phrase: "Grand Rising." This greeting, a salutation of positivity and potential, serves as the common thread weaving through the narratives of resilience, leadership, and hope that define their legacies.

From a childhood marked by loneliness and want, M. Roy Wilson forged an extraordinary life of accomplishment and acclaim. His accomplishments include the presidencies of four universities, dean of two medical schools, and deputy director of one of the National Institutes of Health's twenty-seven Centers and Institutes. Through this inspiring and deeply personal story of struggle and success, Wilson shares insights gleaned through his life experiences, many of which helped others reach their highest potential as students, faculty, physicians and people.

"The Great Gatsby" is a 1925 novel by American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald. Set in the Jazz Age on Long Island, near New York City, the novel depicts first-person narrator Nick Carraway's interactions with mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and Gatsby's obsession to reunite with his former lover, Daisy Buchanan.

As you awoke this morning and prepared to face another day, you had no idea that the world as you knew it was about to change forever. But the truth about the conflict between good and evil has been revealed, and the blinders are being removed for the first time in millennia. These revelations ignited a behind-the-scenes power struggle that will escalate into the most violent series of conflicts the world has ever seen. And soon, everything you know about science, history, and life, in general, will be called into question.

Simon McLean takes the listener on an often hilarious, sometimes scary, always fascinating journey through the ranks of the Scottish police: from his spell as a rookie constable in the hills and lochs of Argyll; through his career in Rothesay; and to his ultimate goal: The Serious Crime Squad in Glasgow. Once there, listeners are taken into the squad room and ride along as terrorists are pursued, murderers brought to book and armed fugitives confronted; always peeking behind the veil of professionalism and order portrayed to the public.

Obergefell v. Hodges and the legalization of gay marriage was wonderful -- in that it's now forcing every Christian to decide whether their allegiance is to the Supreme Court or to the Supreme Being. In every other way, Obergefell was terrible. Same-Sex Mirage starts with the fundamentals of marriage and then traces the effects of this foundational institution in every area of life. Is marriage a private matter -- an agreement before God alone? Or is it public -- a matter for legislation?

The Safety Effect will help you replicate the conditions shared by Google's most effective teams. Psychological safety is the primary driver of team effectiveness at Google, more important than seniority, individual team member performance, and hundreds of other variables. When we work in a psychologically safe workplace, we comfortably share ideas for improvement, ask for help when we need it, and celebrate our successes.

Professor Katie Robbins is pulled back in time to the 1937 town of Garrison, Kansas, her knowledge vital to save Blue Valley by joining the fight against the Army Corps of Engineers in the 1930s-1950s, who would flood ten towns to build a reservoir. Back then, opposing sides to damming the Valley discover an unusual time travel device, separate from what pulled Katie through time, that they use to try to gain advantage over the other side.

Colonel Dan Wilson’s story is a classic example of gross military injustice. His thirty-nine year career spanned the Cold War through defeating ISIS and everything in between from 1981 to 2020. He was a “Mustang” Marine infantry officer with eleven overseas deployments into danger zones, and multiple combat tours. Leading Marines during combat operations, he was repeatedly shot at, mortared, rocketed, even surviving a “friendly” fire incident in Kuwait, during Desert Storm.

Twenty-four year old Amanda Griffith discovers her calling as the Sentinel 10. For the next ten years, she has the power to fight various manifestations of evil, human and supernatural. In this first book, she discovers her paranormal powers and a life of international travel and exciting paranormal challenges. But all is not as it seems. Soon Amanda discovers that the man she fell in love with has an evil alter ego and that her own powers have a dark side. Her first year as a Sentinel will push the limits of her resilience and put her own humanity to the test.

When Roth joined the Ascendancy military as an intelligence officer, he thought he was doing the right thing. But when his father, the legendary Grey Soleis, is reported MIA, Roth is torn between military duty and family. Grey is a man of mythic proportions. Some want him to stay lost. Others worship him. Both he and Roth have something in common—Someone wants them dead.

Melias and crew have somehow managed to survive and keep possession of the device that could save or destroy the galaxy. When the most powerful factions in the galaxy converge on them and demand he surrender the weapon, he does the only logical thing. He takes off and takes the weapon with him. Can he stay ahead of all the powerful factions chasing him for one reason or another and somehow figure out how to save everyone in the process?