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Short novels are movie length narratives that may well be the perfect length for science fiction stories. This audio collection presents the best-of-the-best short science fiction novels published in 2012 by current and emerging masters of this vibrant form.

Growing up, I loved being big, but after spending the first 18 years of my life wanting to be the tallest and biggest, as a senior in high school, I took the first steps of a journey that has lasted the rest of my life; I started to try and lose some weight. The journey from fat to fit has been surprising and the lessons have, at times, been hard, but if I could go back in time to try and help my slightly-chunky-little-high-school-self avoid decades of being overweight and/or unhealthy, the advice that I would give myself is what I want to share with you.

We all know the feeling; you’ve planned, prepared, and are giving it your very best every Sunday morning, but there the people are...just staring at you. Well, at least the ones who are actually in the sanctuary at the beginning of worship are. Predictable the others are still in the foyer and will shuffle their way to their seats by the last song. Amazingly, you are not alone, as this perpetual dilemma spans culture and continents, leaving almost every worship leader at every church in the world to ask, “How do I get my congregation to sing?”

A collection of some of the best short stories published by Circlet Press and then featured in the Nobilis Erotica podcast, "[T]he best podcast of erotic speculative fiction in the known universe". 

We all look up at the moon and wonder. And maybe dream. For centuries, the moon filled our imaginations. Eleven professional writers took those dreams and set original stories on moons scattered all over the galaxy. Yet, as the dreams of centuries, every story holds a human touch. From a mythical man fulfilling a childhood wish to a fantastic addition to Kristine Kathryn Rusch's best-selling Retrieval Artist series, this volume of Fiction River allows you to travel to 11 different moons without leaving the comfort of home.

Short novels may well be the perfect length for science-fiction stories. They are movie-length tales that resonate with moxie while fully exploring characters, new worlds, and ideas. The stories in this unabridged audio collection are the best-of-the-best short science-fiction novels published in 2010 by current and emerging masters of this form.

Here is an unabridged audio collection of the "best of the best" science fiction short stories published in 2009 by current and emerging masters of the genre, as narrated by top voice talents. In "Erosion",l by Ian Creasey, a man tests the limits of his exo-suit prior to leaving a dying earth. In "As Women Fight", by Sara Genge, a hunter has no time to train for a fight to inhabit his wife's body in a society of body-switchers....

If you have ever asked, "How do we reach the young people?", then this book is for you. And if you've asked, "How do were reach the old people?", this book is also for you. Being a multigenerational church isn't easy, but it's possible. Most ministries only have segmented ministries, such as children's church, youth group, young adults, main services, and senior outings, but in this book, we examine how to effectively minister to the generations within the same service with tried and tested methods that have proven to work in diverse locations and cultures.

As a proud son of a civil rights leader, Steven L. Reed grew up hearing stories about how his father integrated Montgomery lunch counters and took advice directly from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Reverend Ralph Abernathy. However, it wasn’t until Reed was in the fourth grade and received a death threat against his father that he began to understand more fully the importance of the lessons his father was trying to impart. At this pivotal moment, his father explained, “My job is to prepare you to be a cross-bearer and not just a crown-wearer.

The wilderness--forest, desert, glacier, jungle--has been the scene of the past century's most exciting stories, inspiring many of its greatest writers, including Jack London, Norman Maclean, Evelyn Waugh, Redmond O'Hanlon, Sir Wilfred Thesiger, H.M. Tomlinson and Algernon Blackwood. Selections from these authors' most gripping works are delivered by equally compelling narration producing an audiobook experience ideal for people who are fascinated by the beauty, insight and danger that awaits us all in the wild!