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A story from the anthology Masters of True Crime, which spans murder cases from the beginning of the 20th century to today. This is a must-hear for fans of true crime and will also be compelling to mystery and thriller listeners.

The epic climax of the Magic Time saga finds former lawyer turned visionary leader Cal Griffin continuing his quest across the changed face of America, where machines no longer run and magic holds sway. Accompanied by his loyal band of followers, fierce warrior Colleen Brooks, expatriate Russian physician Doc Lysenko, and bipolar street wizard Herman "Goldie" Goldman, Cal follows a trail of clues he hopes will lead him to the Source of the Change that overthrew the world.

T.S. Eliot tells us in his poem “The Hollow Men” that the world will end not with a bang, but with a whimper. Well, he was wrong. Dead wrong. When death and destruction come, the screams of terror, horror, and excruciating pain will rend the blood-red sky and be heard across the world. When your number is up, there’s nowhere to run and no place to hide. You can't cheat death; death will find you. It always does.

The new century challenge to bridge the growing awareness gap of performance inspires new strategies. The rapid implementation of artificial intelligence that will be the disruptor technology of the 2020 decade. American exceptionalism’s advancement to counter progressive new century mindsets is an epic struggle. The opportunity moment for those millennial's who create their own performance culture are quantum.

In 2128, Fallon has been empowered with supernatural gifts after an improbable combination of medical procedures and injections. In a world that has embraced the marketing and distribution of body parts, she harnesses her abilities to resist government and corporate puppet masters exploiting innocent Americans. Fallon battles insidious creatures - each a twisted facsimile torn from the pages of a 19th-century horror novel. But can our distant past be enlisted in a war with our uncertain future?

Unemploymentville.com creator and author Anne Emerick has interviewed career coaches, entrepreneurs, and everyday people to explore their own stories of bouncing back from a personal unemployment crisis. And now, Emerick shows you how to use insights from their tales to forge your own path to success. Out-of-Work to Making Money: 21 Comeback Stories Every Job Hunter Should Hear shares strategies and compelling true stories from people in all walks of life who worked their way from jobless to financially secure.

Do you feel overwhelmed? Are you constantly stressed at home and work? Because you have a hard time managing all your obligations and responsibilities. Your problems are understandable and are increasingly becoming common, especially in our modern society. Modern living can be pretty chaotic, as we are expected to move fast, always stay connected, and handle multiple tasks at the same time. What most people don’t realize is this way of living can have a negative consequence on our wellbeing. 

Do you suffer from stress in your everyday life? Are you worried about what it is doing to your health? Would you like to know how to reduce your stress and feel better? Stress is something that is present in all our lives. A little is actually good for us, but when it builds into something uncontrollable you must act to develop a stress management plan and strategies that will help you deal with your stress and help you to lead a more relaxed life.

Miriam Giles ran away to Colorado to bury her violent past - but this seductive, charismatic widow has a dark side that could never stay buried. After finding the "sugar daddy" she was looking for in Alan Helmick, her new marriage seemed happy. Then, two years later, Alan meets a gruesome fate. Returning home from errands, Miriam finds him lying in a pool of blood. Miriam shows police a cryptic note warning her to "run, run, run". But Miriam is no distraught housewife.

In this groundbreaking new book, acclaimed health and wealth writer Gary A. Scott and award-winning author Robert Gandt debunk the myths of age and ability.

Circadian Rhythm is the name of a boat that was the vehicle for many summers of rollicking good times for a group of blue-collar yachtsmen. This book describes these adventures and provides the listener with a glimpse of the champagne life style on a beer budget. The intrepid crew of Circadian Rhythm could barely make the month's payment on the boat, but still managed to bang heads with the "blue-bloods" of the New England sailing world and come out ahead. This book is for the armchair sailor and active sailor who enjoy a good yarn with a few chuckles mixed in.

Poetry can capture the imagination in a few short lines but narrative verse or poetry takes the form of telling a story, whether it be simple or complex in a longer form. Among the most ancient forms of poetry, it has widespread roots through almost every culture. In Volume 4 we bring you the classics 'The Eve of St Agnes' by John Keats; 'Flodden' by Sir Walter Scott; 'The Ballad of Agincourt' by Michael Drayton; 'Tam O'Shanter' by Robert Burns; and 'The Pied Piper of Hamelin' by Robert Browning.

This book contains a series of different strategies and methods to earn money with minimal effort on your part. Although passive income might not get you that mansion in the Los Angeles hills, it's an easy way to supplement your major income or simply earn some spending money by doing very little work. You may ask yourself: What's the point of earning a passive income when I already make enough money to support myself? That's the "passive" part of "passive income": you earn money for doing very little work, so a better question would be "why not?"

When faceless assassins stalk the seaside streets, the only vacation is permanent. Max Harding wanted nothing more than to leave his wife, but when his mistress is found gruesomely murdered on the beach, he becomes the prime suspect. But in this quiet seaside town, appearances are deceiving, and secrets not only run deep—they're terrifying. The faceless killers have been set loose and Max soon finds himself fighting for humanity against an enemy he knows only too well.

Iconic images of medieval pilgrims, such as Chaucer's making their laborious way to Canterbury, conjure a distant time when faith was the only refuge of the ill and infirm and thousands traveled great distances to pray for healing. Why, then, in an age of advanced biotechnology and medicine, do millions still go on pilgrimages? Why do journeys to important religious shrines - such as Lourdes, Compostela, Fátima, and Medjugorje - constitute a major industry? In Miracle Cures, Robert A. Scott explores these provocative questions and finds that pilgrimage continues to offer answers for many.

You're a male, so you may think that satisfying women should come naturally. That isn't completely how it works though. Even alpha males need help from time to time, and that's exactly what this audiobook is able to provide you. There are the three F's to keeping a woman happy. You have to favor her, feed her, and f**k her. This guide will teach you how to satisfy a woman in all three aspects, and so much more. You'll learn what drinks to make and order to impress her, how to talk dirty, and even how much aggression you should show.

Analyzing the movement's deep-seated origins in questions that the country has sought too long to ignore, some of the greatest economic minds and most incisive cultural commentators capture the Occupy Wall Street phenomenon in all its ragged glory. They give listeners an on-the-scene feel for the movement as it unfolds while exploring the heady growth of the protests, considering the lasting changes wrought, and recommending reform.

This ghostly, sometimes ghastly, collection includes "The Buckled Bag" by Mary Roberts Rinehart, "The Tapestried Room" or "The Lady in the Saque" by Sir Walter Scott, "The New Catacomb" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and "The Lost Ghost" by Mary Wilkins Freeman.

Zwischen dem 18. und frühen 20. Jahrhundert entstand eine Vielzahl historischer Reisebeschreibungen und Reisetagebücher. Dieses Hörbuch entführt auf eine Hör-Reise in ferne Länder und andere Kulturen. Roald Amundsen und Robert F. Scott erleben einen mörderischen Zweikampf in antarktischem Eis in "Wettlauf zum Pol". Die Schriftsteller Lou Andreas-Salomé und Rainer Maria Rilke schildern "Russische Impressionen". Der berühmte Offizier und Übersetzer Sir Richard Francis Burton begibt sich inkognito und unter Lebensgefahr auf eine "Pilgerfahrt nach Medina und Mekka", während Charles Darwin wichtige Entdeckungen in der Südsee auf seiner "Reise auf der Beagle" macht.

From the beginning of the Industrial Age and continuing into the twenty-first century, companies faced with militant workers and organizers have often turned to agencies that specialized in ending strikes and breaking unions. Although their secretive nature has made it difficult to fully explore the history of this industry, From Blackjacks to Briefcases does just that.