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February 1862. The Civil War is less than one year old. The fighting has begun in earnest, and the nation has begun to realize it is in for a long, bloody struggle. Meanwhile, President Lincoln’s beloved 11-year-old son, Willie, lies upstairs in the White House, gravely ill. In a matter of days, despite predictions of a recovery, Willie dies and is laid to rest in a Georgetown cemetery.  

Within each of us is an ancient mechanism that eliminates toxic materials, initiates fat burning, and protects cells from becoming dysfunctional - or turning cancerous. It’s called autophagy, and when it’s turned on, the complex operation not only can slow down the aging process, it can optimize biological function as a whole, helping to stave off all manner of diseases and affording us the healthy life spans we never thought possible. It’s the body’s ultimate switch to life. 

David Haskell's award-winning The Forest Unseen won acclaim for eloquent writing and deep engagement with the natural world. Now, Haskell brings his powers of observation to the biological networks that surround all species, including humans. Haskell repeatedly visits a dozen trees around the world, exploring the trees' connections with webs of fungi, bacterial communities, cooperative and destructive animals, and other plants.

Julian the Apostate, nephew of Constantine the Great, was one of the brightest yet briefest lights in the history of the Roman Empire. A military genius on the level of Julius Caesar and Alexander the Great, a graceful and persuasive essayist, and a philosopher devoted to worshipping the gods of Hellenism, he became embroiled in a fierce intellectual war with Christianity that provoked his murder at the age of thirty-two, only four years into his brilliantly humane and compassionate reign.

Archbishop Rowan Williams is the most gifted Anglican priest of his generation. His views are consistent and orthodox and yet he has been consistently misunderstood - especially in relation to his views on contemporary society, public morality, and the common good. In this, the final published work of his Archepiscopate, Dr Williams has assembled a series of chapters on matters of immediate public concern and the relationship of Christianity to these issues.

Someone asked me what the theme of my collection was. I hate those questions. I'm really bad at theme. I don't think about a theme when I'm writing the story. I'm just trying to tell a story that interests me (and hopefully someone else). Most of these stories are about people who have lost something and are trying to find a way to move on with their lives. I hope you enjoy them.

Raj Khatir has never met the obstacle he couldn't overcome or the woman who could resist him. And it's not going to happen now, not with him being next in line to become crown prince and his heart set on a desi girl who has everything he desires. Priya doesn't believe in fairy tales, and she doesn't waste time wishing. She's learned the hard way that dreams don't come true. And with her family's nobility on the line, succumbing to temptation isn't an option.

Dr. Bethany Winstead hasn't had time to sign off on love. Dr. Luca Michaelson thinks settling down is a noose. But one night in the ER might bring the love that sets them free. Rising-star surgical resident Luca Michaelson thinks no one can ever get to his heart, content to live in the world of after-work flings and bar hopping. Until he bumps into a brunette who comes to his hospital one night assisting an severely injured patient.

On November 24, 1947, the most powerful men in American film met in New York’s plush Waldorf-Astoria Hotel to decide how to address the Communist witch-hunt being carried out by the House Un-American Activities Committee. Twenty-four hours later, they emerged having created the Hollywood Blacklist. The Waldorf Conference dramatically speculates on what went on in that room.

Harold and Fred watch television. They become the characters they watch. 1985. Inside a dingy apartment on the ninth floor of a dilapidated apartment building in downtown Los Angeles, Harold & Fred, two working-class English expatriates, sit on a shabby couch mesmerized by an old television set, in this bitter-sweet black comedy drama.Harold is wrapped in a dirty bathrobe. Fred is gaunt and pale, wearing a stained woman’s off-the-shoulder cotton dress....

The good news is there are several ways to generate passive income. The bad news is, there are so many out there that you’ll likely find yourself buried under a rubble of information, none of which is actionable or practical. How much does one invest, though? What sort of returns can you expect? How reliable are these returns and how safe is your investment?

Thomas Gephardt is a world traveler. Or at least, he would like to be one. Determined to leave the confines of his sheltered upbringing in the United States, he voyages to France to expand his horizons. He spends three months with a French family in Bordeaux, working in a local hotel. Inspired by these experiences, Thomas has plans to continue traveling. However, a romantic interest in Paris - an Israeli woman named Sendi - complicates matters.

In the modern world, we are assaulted on all sides by noise; but silence can change your life and this book explains why and how. Silence is a mysterious and unfathomable realm, perhaps the most under-used of all resources, and one our modern culture has all but obliterated by turning up the volume control. Graham Turner explores the power that can be found in silence through interviewing monastics, religious leaders, composers, actors, psychotherapists, prisoners and peace workers about their experiences of practicing silence.

After his daughter's tragic death, Ismail struggles to continue living. A divorce, years of heavy drinking, and sex with strangers only leave him more alone and isolated. But Ismail's story begins to change after he reluctantly befriends two women: Fatima, a young queer activist kicked out of her parents' home; and Celia, his grieving Portuguese-Canadian neighbour who lives just six metres away. A slow-simmering romance develops between Ismail and Celia.

This engaging audio collection offers access to modern works - translated for the first time into English - for anyone who appreciates a well-told story rich with timeless wisdom. A year-round audiobook for families. Includes a comprehensive introduction on Yiddish culture. 

Climate change is an inherent condition to the development of life as we know it. This is precisely what has to a great extend contributed to our world and why our world is our world...that of man....Yet if man persists in his endeavors to use and abuse it he can be sure that one day he will have to facts the facts....Modern man wears and tears the resources of our planet where his forefathers had merely gleaned...

Options trading was a preserve of professional traders in the past. They kept their secrets close to them but now, the veil has been lifted; ordinary people like you and me are trading options to make a full time living! Are you looking to cash in on the trend in options trading to add a new revenue stream while keeping your exposure to risks low? And are you concerned that you may not be fully knowledgeable on how to read chats, analyze investments and apply different strategies used in options trading?

Sleep is the body’s chance to recuperate, relax, and recharge your mental batteries. Sadly, many people aren’t benefitting fully from the benefits available to all of us from adequate sleep. One in ten people worldwide suffers from chronic insomnia, leading to the Center for Disease Control to classify sleeping disorders as an epidemic. Most people do not realize that even the smallest details count when it comes to enjoying your sleep. The Sleep Guide of Your Dreams provides the knowledge and tools to positively change the way you sleep forever

When his boyhood friend vanishes, a man who has coasted through life on the fading memory of high school heroics, risks everything to save him. Just as Darwin is getting back in the game, Billy vanishes, the FBI wants Darwin's help to find him, and Darwin learns his wife's secret past has put her life in jeopardy. Darwin know's Billy's guilty, but he can't betray his friend, and he's falling in love with Fariba, but can't abandon his wife. He has no good choice, no winning shot , and in this world heroes don't get parades.

Emotional freedom technique is used to manage tension in the body and worry in the thoughts. The underlying principle of EFT is that all emotions and thoughts are forms of energy. This energy, whether positive or negative, has very real physical manifestations that affect all functions of the body.