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Join Joedan, a farmer yearning for more than his simple life as his world is upended when he rescues a duke's daughter from kidnappers. This single act of bravery propels Joedan into a world of nobility, intrigue and corruption. Sometimes it really does come down to one moment that could change everything. I don’t want to give too many spoilers, but half the adventure in this story comes from the mystery of not knowing what’s about to happen. I can promise you this, there’re are plenty of twists to keep you intrigued.

At age nineteen, I experienced my first same-sex encounter. In a few short years, I would realize that this event was the catalyst that I needed to propel me into a whole new direction in my life. My newfound life with boys was filled with excitement and erotic adventure as well as decisive challenges. My curiosity and decision to not reject or fear the unknown led me on a courageous and profound journey of self-discovery. I had the privilege of crossing paths with many interesting and amazing boys. And some of these boys would have a significant impact on the course of my life.

Age of Sigmar Matched Play Podcast providing reviews after the release has settled. Join Matt, Paul and Rich as they review new AOS products and talk about events that they have been to.

In the nineteenth century, Manhattan's streets were so choked with pedestrians, horses, vehicles, and vendors that a trip from City Hall to Central Park could take hours. Alfred Beach had the perfect solution: build a giant pneumatic tube underneath Broadway from the Battery to Harlem. Air pressure would shoot passengers up and down the island in clean, quiet carriages. But Beach was up against the operators of the horse-drawn streetcars and the politicians in their pay, most conspicuously William M. Tweed, the notorious "Boss" of Tammany Hall.

Love and longing. Freedom and loss. Faith and its absence. Heartbreak and sacrifice. Death and creation. In this collection of 100 short stories and poems, each exactly 100 words, every word matters. From shapeshifting foes and celestial musings to spilled funnel cake and pub-bound dreams, these moments capture the torn seams of being human. Some are surreal, some tender, some joyful, others brutal, nonsensical, or cosmic. A patchwork of genres, voices, and emotions, this book hopes to prove that brevity can be just as powerful as the longest tale.

It's 1984 in Hawkins, Indiana, and Dustin, Mike, Eleven and their friends are investigating supernatural forces and uncovering government plots. As they search for answers, the children unravel a series of extraordinary mysteries that lead to the local Starcourt Mall and reveal a terrifying Soviet experiment. This 320-page junior novelization retells the thrilling third season of Stranger Things and is sure to thrill kids ages 7 to 10 as well as fans of all ages.

Management gets a bad rap. You don’t normally find social media posts of people professing “everyone can be a manager” and lauding their virtues. We save that stuff for the real heroes: the leaders and the doers. But what if we’ve gotten it wrong? What if we forgot something crucial? What if we’ve lost the ability to understand that management is awesome?

Four forklift operators and their unbearable, self-important boss are transported to another world and each given a power from the Goddess for unknown reasons. Why Dixie, the gamer girl from Texas needs the divine gift of weapons mastery if the Goddess wanted them to run a freight transportation company raises a lot of questions. In book 3, Dixie goes berserk, Sparky saves a princess and Thomas now has two catgirls competing for his affection. If only he wasn't such a terrible, no-personality boss, that might've actually been something he'd like!

In a bizarre twist of fate, the majority of the population is eradicated. Those that remain are given a second chance, ascending to a curious land in which they are told they must fight for their lives to survive. Only two can prevail. Which is going to be somewhat of an issue given the inclusion of the Wild Cards; special combatants dropped into the battlefield to wreak havoc.

In this fairy tale storybook for children, Princess Denise lives a simple life in a tranquil village, oblivious to her royal lineage. On her fifteenth birthday, a peculiar package arrives bearing the royal seal. A letter revealed a shocking truth: she is the king's daughter! Filled with excitement and disbelief, Denise embarked on a journey of self-discovery guided by the King's letters. These messages, filled with wisdom and love, exposed a world Denise had never known. They taught her about the royal family, the King's other children, and the expectations of a princess.

Lift the Son with Doc Brock is revelatory teachings and interviews on biblical principles regarding the nature of God, what Jesus accomplished on the cross, real testimonials of transformed lives, and living a life of faith in God.

Echoes of the Wild is a storytelling podcast where nature speaks through those who live it. Each week, host Matt Giardino sits down with people whose lives are rooted in the wild — from wolf trackers and kayak guides to wildlife photographers and conservationists. Through real stories and raw moments, the show explores what they do, why it matters, and what we can all learn from their connection to the natural world. If you’ve ever felt the call of the wild — or want to understand it better — this show is for you.

What links the Mercedes Formula One team with Google? What links Dave Braisford's Team Sky and the aviation industry? What is the connection between the inventor James Dyson and the footballer David Beckham? They are all Black Box Thinkers. Whether developing a new product, honing a core skill or just trying to get a critical decision right, Black Box Thinkers aren't afraid to face up to mistakes. In fact they see failure as the very best way to learn.

I’ve been in this life for fifty years, been trying to work out its riddle for forty-two, and been keeping diaries of clues to that riddle for the last thirty-five. Notes about successes and failures, joys and sorrows, things that made me marvel, and things that made me laugh out loud. How to be fair. How to have less stress. How to have fun. How to hurt people less. How to get hurt less. How to be a good man. How to have meaning in life. How to be more me. Recently, I worked up the courage to sit down with those diaries.

Top performers have figured out a radical new approach that is redefining what it means to be a "rainmaker" in today's professional services market. Drawing on a comprehensive, quantitative study of nearly 3,000 partners, The Activator Advantage identifies the five types of partners found across the professional services landscape and shows how only one of them—the Activator—drives consistent growth.

Sleep is one of the most important but least understood aspects of our life, wellness, and longevity. Until very recently, science had no answer to the question of why we sleep, or what good it served, or why we suffer such devastating health consequences when we don't sleep. Compared to the other basic drives in life - eating, drinking, and reproducing - the purpose of sleep remained elusive.

A bad best man’s speech can ruin a wedding. Why do we plan every detail of a perfect day and then give the groom’s idiot best friend five minutes of total power? Enter Nate (Glen Powell), a speechwriter-for-hire who helps people write incredible best man speeches. To keep the best man from embarrassing himself (and the newlyweds), Nate uses his list of don’ts: Don’t mention the exes, don’t be rated R, and don’t bum everyone out. Nate’s system never fails. That is, until he meets Dan (Nicholas Braun).

A five-time Moth GrandSLAM winner and bestselling novelist shows how to tell a great story - and why doing so matters. Whether we realize it or not, we are always telling stories. On a first date or job interview, at a sales presentation or therapy appointment, with family or friends, we are constantly narrating events and interpreting emotions and actions. In this compelling book, storyteller extraordinaire Matthew Dicks presents wonderfully straightforward and engaging tips and techniques for constructing, telling, and polishing stories that will hold the attention of your audience (no matter how big or small).

Considered “perhaps the most important American play of this century” by The Daily Telegraph, the Tony Award-winning Best Play has arrived on Audible. Based on Howards End by E.M. Forster, The Inheritance takes place in New York City decades after the AIDS epidemic. Eric Glass is a political activist engaged to his writer boyfriend, Toby Darling. When two strangers enter their lives—an older man and a younger one—their futures suddenly become uncertain as they begin to chart divergent paths.

Alisa Mikhailovna Kujou is Seiren Private Academy’s “solitary princess.” She’s a half-Russian beauty with silver hair, at the top of her class, student council accountant, and…completely unapproachable. For some reason, she’s also taken on the responsibility of reprimanding the slacker who sits next to her in class. Masachika Kuze is constantly frustrating her by falling asleep, forgetting his textbooks, and just being an overall unexemplary student. Or at least, that’s how it looks from the outside. She may put on a tough act, but she doesn’t mind Masachika as much as others would think.