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"Stay home." Those are the words coming from the Prime Minister’s mouth as he announces the United Kingdom is going into lockdown for three weeks. A "silent killer" is sweeping the world, and nothing will be the same. For Lauren Kidwell, lockdown doesn’t seem like much of a change to her life. As an author living by herself in a remote cottage in the Devonshire moorland, she's used to being alone. But as the days pass and her sense of isolation grows, Lauren starts to see things. Is Lauren’s overactive imagination playing tricks on her? Or is she not as alone as she thinks?

"Wisdom is riding on a passenger train of time on a collision course with destiny, and we are all in for the ride. This book is about wisdom riding on this train." These words, as part of the introduction of the book, set the specific context and overall challenge and purpose for this book. Here, wisdom is likened to a lady riding on the train of civilization past prominence in a social, political, and spiritual direction. But the book argues in recent times, she has been forced to ride in the back of the train. Now we live in a vast field of folly. How do we find our way out?

Called to the scene of a grisly double murder in a Northern English village, Detective Inspector Dave Barnes thinks he's seen everything—until the threads of his investigation unwind an otherworldly secret. As the Inspector and his team delve deeper into the case, a former history professor, with a personal interest in the crime, steps forward to provide bizarre clues that seem too impossible to be true.

A sinister narcissist declaring himself the Jurist has returned to Columbus to finish the mayhem he started years before. His primary targets are carefully selected, hunted, and violently terminated. Anyone who played a role in his anguish will wind up next in line for a taste of his brutal brand of justice—a crude kind of distorted justice where the only sentence is death. Homicide detective Alyssa Payne of the Columbus Police Department, along with her father, retired detective Daniel Payne, will need to pull out all the stops to save themselves and many others.

Back is an inspirational book. It is a verse novel that tells the story of Aimée, seeking to fill her heart with hope and acceptance amid sudden loss, the tragic death of her beloved D. By her own courage and with love from Jack, she overcomes adversity and finds her hope and moves on to live on happily with J and their daughter. The book aims to uplift but also entertain, inspiring us to live bravely even in the face of pain, and grief. By our own courage, we help ourselves and others to live a happier life in inner peace.

Following the harrowing events of her kidnapping, Nell is left craving answers more than ever. There's only one person she knows who possesses the answers she needs. On her 15th birthday, with the help of one silver-eyed Void traveler, Nell is ready to find her mother at last, to get the clarity and truth she's been looking for all these years. Meanwhile, Tessie must also deal with the aftermath of Nell's kidnapping—an attack which left her forever changed and struggling to cope. Powerless and afraid, Tessie turns to the only security she has left.

Wartime espionage has fascinated generation. This nonfiction audiobook tells the true stories of extraordinary women who lost their lives in the fight against the tyranny of Nazi fascism. Just as men on the battlefields of Europe and North Africa gave their lives to defeat the Nazi menace, so too did these brave women. From the unique and specific situations and experiences that led each one of them to do what they could for the war effort, to the overarching themes and beliefs in each of their lives that unified them in their opposition and resistance to oppression.

For 14-year-old Nell Parrish, there's no such thing as a calm or ordinary life. Believing she's finally found her place, her people, her purpose, on a cold winter day Nell's world is turned upside down all over again, this time at the hands of a mysterious and violent cult. Ripped from her home and crammed into the back of a van, Nell is transported to a faraway place where the air freezes one's bones and the landscape is cursed and treacherous. There's someone waiting for her there, she's told. Someone who's been searching for Nell for a very long time.

The Chosen has returned to Darhavin after 100,000 years of being absent. He comes to reshape the world in his own image. Some claim that The Chosen is a puppet of a mad God - that he is waging an internal war to free himself from that mad God's grasp.

Reunited with her best friend and settling into their new home, Nell Parrish has sworn off all matters of the supernatural, hoping to put the horrors of the past behind her. Except the supernatural has a way of finding her, doesn't it? Something wicked has come to Marrow Falls - a malevolent force preying on the town's most vulnerable emotions. When Tessie's friends and neighbors come looking for help and answers, Nell can't help but get roped into the dark mystery, and soon finds herself in the throes of yet another great and ancient evil.

Robbed of her only chance at a normal life, Nell Parrish now finds herself in a strange new home where darkness and mysteries abound. Marilyn Powell and her little daughter Emmie are running toward a new life, escaping the overbearing judgement of Marilyn's parents, who want nothing more than to separate them. But when their road-trip getaway brings them to the dark and stormy seaside town of Brightport, plans change. What was meant to be a one-night stay to catch some shuteye soon becomes a nightmare, as Marilyn and Emmie become the town's latest targets.

A mad Emperor, a slave with nothing left to lose, an empire on the brink! To save the empire and it’s people...Vesper must make the ultimate sacrifice, but will it be enough to stop the world from falling to darkness. Imperator is the heart stopping third book in The Last Witch of Rome fantasy series. If you like kick-ass heroes, fascinating alternate histories, and astonishing sword and sorcery, then you’ll love Rhett Gervais’ spellbinding novel.

In Simply Chomsky, Professor Raphael Salkie provides a compact, user-friendly introduction to Noam Chomsky’s political activism and his groundbreaking work in linguistics. Unlike most Chomsky studies, Prof. Salkie not only covers the essentials of Chomsky’s thought and accomplishments, but also explores his most recent concerns - including the climate crisis, the threat of nuclear holocaust, and current geopolitical hotspots - which are often very different from the topics that preoccupied him decades ago.

It’s been 100,000 years since the last chosen has come. The world of Darhavin is fractured. The once Fabled Knights of the Chosen disbanded and scattered. The once glorious city of Alkebulan now a twisted dark ruin. Tyrants rule the lands, magic is rampant. A new Chosen has come. The drums of war begin to beat. Will he reshape the world? Is he a tyrant? A god? Or just a puppet doing the bidding of a mad god? Will he unite the races and stand against the upcoming threat? Or will he doom them all?

Vesper has done the impossible, defeating all enemies before her and securing her place as a champion of the arena and Rome’s protector. But now, she has discovered that the Sandawi, an ancient enemy, are growing like locusts in the shadows of Rome.

A troubled teenage boy named Jake finds his life chambered with confusion and a secret, loveless misery. Jake finds no memory of his childhood as he grew up with his adoptive mother, Melanie, in a run-down part of the city. With no parents and a helicopter foster mom named Melanie constantly hovering his shoulder, he is sure no clarity would come to his life.

Guided Meditation Bundle 2 in 1 includes Meditate: Meditation for Beginners and The Seven Little Chakras: A Meditation Story for Kids....

Meditate: Meditation for Beginners is an in depth exploration of meditations beginnings in both Eastern and Western culture and how it continues to evolve in the modern world. The profound experience of meditation is intimate, demanding solitude and the proper frame of mind. Through visualizations, sound therapy, and mantras you will discover hidden truths about yourself and develop into a more well-rounded person. Feel the stress roll off your shoulders as your mind and spirit are cleansed with the healing capabilities meditation offers.

She's been called by God, or has she? After a series of unfortunate events our heroine, while lying in a hospital bed, hears a voice. This voice charges her with a mission that only she can handle. But will she take up the call, or will she fall into yet another trap?

HowExpert Guide to Belly Dancing is for all dance lovers, especially for those in love with belly dancing. It serves as a guiding tool to learn the dance from the basic movements. This guide is divided into eight main sections that teach the different aspects of the belly dancing, starting with the basic belly dance posture and then going through the belly dance movements of the lower and upper part of the body. Each section contains several sub-sections that guide you gradually towards the next step.