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When Malina is sold at an auction block, she fears life will take a turn for the worse. But even her darkest nightmares are nothing compared to the reality of what she faces when she's delivered to the Mountain of Souls.

Jimmy Propfield joined the army for two reasons: to get out of Mobile, Alabama, with his best friends Hank and Billy and to forget his high school sweetheart, Claire. Life in the Philippines seems like paradise—until the morning of December 8, 1941, when news comes from Manila: the Japanese have bombed Pearl Harbor. Within hours, the teenage friends are plunged into war as Japanese warplanes attack Luzon, beginning a battle for control of the Pacific Theater that will culminate with a last stand on the Bataan Peninsula and end with the largest surrender of American troops in history.

"What the gods give with one hand, they take away with the other, for if you are gifted, you shall also be cursed". The End of Dreams is the nervewracking and glorious conclusion to The Gifted and the Cursed trilogy. As Daleth the Witch-King and his horde ready themselves for the final battle, a small alliance prepares for a desperate last stand. However, the alliance is weak and fractured, led by a king interested only in retaining his wealth and a lord commander consumed by his thirst for revenge.

Tristan's Folly. An ageing fortress built over 50 years ago to repel the invading hordes of the Witch-King, Daleth, an invasion that never materialized - until now. Now the stronghold is a crumbling reflection of its former might, with a mere 1,500 men all that stand between Daleth's savage horde of a hundred thousand, and certain doom.

It's harder than ever being a teenager today. You acquire so many labels from home, school, and especially social media. At the touch of a button, you have access to hundreds of voices trying to influence the way you shape your Identity. The temptation to buy into brands and use those images as an identity is real. The fact remains: We all have only one, God-given Identity, and it is our personal responsibility to nurture it into a positive Identity in Jesus Christ.

In the Ember Kingdom, a dying land riven by famine and disease, Daleth the evil Witch-King plots his conquest of the neighboring Freestates. Gifted with eternal youth, his vampiric power is responsible for the decay that afflicts his realm, and now other kingdoms must fall to quench his never-ending thirst for life. However, on the cusp of the invasion, Maya, a peasant huntress, is arrested, Daleth’s soldiers kill an old farmer’s wife, and a young outcast is reluctantly enlisted into the Witch-King’s army.

A lifestyle and business podcast discussing the importance of a work/life balance. The podcast is presented by Marcus Lee, Director of Reel Street Productions, a video production company based in West Yorkshire, England. He meets people who run businesses and work in careers in which they've learned the importance of enjoying both their careers and their lives away from the world of work. As well as listening, you can also watch videos of the podcast on the So This Works website and on YouTube. For more information, visit the website. www.sothisworks.co.uk

Memory is a unique human ability to store a great variety of all kinds of information. We, or rather our brains, remember everything from birth. But not all of this information can be played back. Therein lies the problem of not too good memory. But memory, like the physical body, can be trained. We have collected for you the most effective exercises for memory training, which are used in security services. With the proposed exercises, you will be able to achieve excellent memory that will certainly be useful in studying and working and just in life.

Through emotive storytelling and sultry lines, poet Marcus Lee lovingly awakens one’s psyche to the innermost amorous stirrings of the heart. In equal measure, these poetic outpourings serve as a vital reminder that one is not alone in their ocean of feelings.

As the Chosen lie broken, defeated or dead, the Once and Future King with his legions stand victorious. The promised golden age of humankind is instead a ruin filled with despair. Kingdoms burn, destroyed by lies, misdirection and a plan a thousand years in the making.

Against incredible odds, Malina has not only become a Chosen, but has found friendship, love, and a home in the Mountain of Souls. Yet, despite the rewards, this journey has taken a heavy toll. Plagued by remorse and with her conscience stained by the many lives she's taken, Malina's growing doubts give rise to difficult questions.

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