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"Friendshifts" is a word Dr. Yager coined to denote how sometimes our friendships may shift throughout our lives, and even how we define a friend. Fortunately, in some instances, lifelong friendship does happen. The examples, anecdotes, quotes, and studies cited throughout the audiobook reinforce the notion that the right friends will help you get ahead or be happy in life, and even live a longer life; whereas the wrong friends can sabotage you or even get you hurt or killed.

In November of 1970, the Finell family's lives were changed forever by a family vacation to Acapulco. Seven-year-old Stephanie fell ill soon after their return to the United States, but her mother, Karin, thinking it was an intestinal disorder, kept her home from school for a few days. She was completely unprepared when Stephanie went into violent convulsions on a Friday morning. Following a series of tests at the hospital, doctors concluded she had contracted viral equine encephalitis while in Mexico.

We were supposed to fill in the blank: "Dead as _______." Being a group of authors, we all jumped on board with our silly answers, mine being: "Dead as my hamster would be if our dog's fantasy came true." Several mousey answers were posted, and my head filled up with a lifetime of dead mouse and other rodent stories - true stories all - and Ten Dead Mice: See How They Died was brought to life.

When Jacob saw Mary, a new member of their congregation, for the first time, he knew that marriage would be a possibility for his future. He wanted desperately to have a family and when Mary helped him in the kitchen, he realized that he'd have to tell her his dark secret before much more time elapsed, and he lost all chances of having a son.

How many heart attacks can a woman have before her spouse becomes suspicious? Sure, that old standby the headache has served both men and women well for years. But aren't you sick of the same old routines? It's time for a change and this guide is the perfect solution. Get ready to discover 10 creative (and hilarious) ways to avoid having sex with your partner!

Extraordinary true-life chronicles of a UFO alien abductee as revealed through vividly creepy dreams and screen memories. Walk the scary trails with me, haunted by creatures who followed me for decades with night terrors, monstrous visitors, bizarre visions, and fright nights that had me turning on all the lights afraid to go to sleep. Journey with me into Alien Nightmares full of the dreams, memories, and vivid imagery which led me to believe that extraterrestrials had come calling.

Does the name "Audubon" make you think of birds? If so, then no one would be more surprised than bird man John James Audubon himself, who feared that he would die unknown. Today his name is recognized all around the world, but during his own lifetime he was just another man with a dream that nobody wanted to support. His dream was to publish a series of bird books that featured his lifelike bird sketches, so that all the world could know birds as he did.

The Amish Way: A Father Never Known is the story of a young woman who is looking after her father, when he asks her to fetch a reclusive doctor. She does so, not knowing why he asked it of her. Later, she is asked to foster a child and grows to love the baby and in a while, she finds out who the stranger is and what he means to her and her growing family.