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In the tumultuous backdrop of the Irish War of Independence, Tom Sutton, a fierce revolutionary, is consumed by grief and loss after his wife is brutally murdered by the Black & Tans. Believing his son has perished as well, he flees his homeland, only to descend into the depths of alcoholism in the heart of Africa. But a chance encounter with a young girl, Heidi, holding a humble bowl of soup, pulls him from the brink of despair.

Parodying the soothing incantations of Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown with illustrations by Clement Hurd, Goodnight Trump opens in the very classy golden bedroom of the White House, where it is bedtime for the 45th President of the United States. In this wickedly funny update to the bedtime classic, listeners can encourage this very stable genius to bid a gentle goodnight to some of his favorite things, including his stuffed animal (what else but a Playboy bunny), his best friends from Russia, his Twitter feed, and his 12-pack of Diet Coke.

This story is written through the eyes of Jacob, an eight-week old border collie. At only eight weeks old, he was taken away from his Mum to start a whole new life, but sadly he fell into the hands of a bully. Jacob’s Journal will take you through the first year of his life. There will be laughter, tears, and heartbreak along the way. Will Jacob have a happy ending?

As the memoir of an aerobatic master born to fling his body through cloudbanks, Spitfire Wingman from Tennessee offers a unique birds-eye view of events and personalities of WWII and the Cold War. Encounters with Patton, Vandenberg, Yeager, Truman and Nixon are replayed with perception and wit. While jockeying P-40s, P-51s, and P-47s, he was privileged to see the war both from twenty thousand feet and as a Staff Officer at 9th Air Force HQ in Brussels.

Breakthrough Goals! is a complete system for setting and achieving all of your goals. Learn the secret to setting habit goals the right way. Identify and overcome the blocks that have held you back. Discover how to overcome every obstacle, maintain your motivation, and finish what you start, and how to live joyously in the now even as you grow into your fantastic new future and breakthrough life. As the hero of your own story, your life is meant to be a page-turner. It can be. It should be. Breakthrough Goals! will show you how.

Mysia, a young woman, leads a monochromatic life that, step by step, will become increasingly tinged with black, a black that knows sadness, fear, mourning. And in an escalation of violence, when the situation seems to become irreparable, impossible to bear, it will seem as if there is only one solution. But life is sometimes able to surprise us, and although this will not represent a fair reward for the wrongs suffered, perhaps over time it will be able to mitigate the memories, cushioning sharp edges and opening a glimmer of light. Every one of us deserves a life in color.

It’s spring break! But Max doesn’t get to go to the comic book convention to see his favorite superhero Mr. Amazing like he wants to. No, he has to spend it at the beach with his family. And his vacation turns into one horrible disaster after another. First, there’s the sticky road trip, thanks to his little sister’s messy eating habits. Then, he suffers the worst sunburn ever, and to top all of that, his nose has a dangerous confrontation with a crab.

Born into slavery, Booker Washington suddenly gained his freedom after the American Civil War. This is a firsthand account from a slave around the events of the Emancipation Proclamation. The book covers the inspiring story of a young man as he works to rise up from being enslaved as a child, overcoming massive obstacles to obtain an education, to eventually become an advisor to the president. A truly inspiring and informative story.

The true weight loss experts are patients who have succeeded at losing and maintaining a healthy weight. After studying highly successful weight losers over a 15 year period, a weight loss physician, Dr. Brad Watkins, reveals the 100 habits of his most successful patients. Learn from real patients who have struggled with their weight, worked hard, and won the battle. This is a weight loss audiobook designed to be quick and easy to listen. This is not another audiobook about fad diets or complex endocrine theories. This audiobook is about what really works.

Daniel Donatelli's literary debut, Music Made by Bears, combines beautifully written prose with a multilayered, thematic story that challenges readers to reflect on the meaning, purpose, and depth of life. A seemingly endless canvas of descriptive natural imagery provides the setting for this linguistically melodic novel, which takes place in an isolated religious community whose long-sought seclusion and harmony are disrupted by the arrival of two mirrored opposites - one invited, and one not.

Felicia Robertson's biological clock was ticking and she had all but given up hope of finding love. She knew her options were limited but that finding a sperm donor was one of them. When a friend of a friend suggested someone suitable to be a donor, it seemed like all of Felicia's dreams would finally be able to come true.

The fascinating characters that roam across the pages of Emma Donoghue's latest fact-inspired fictions have all gone astray: they are emigrants, runaways, drifters. They cross other borders, too: those of race, law, sex, and sanity. They travel for love or money, incognito or under duress. Donoghue describes the brutal plot hatched by a slave in conjunction with his master's wife to set them both free.

This is a lost world fantasy story with elements of science and science fiction. It was first published in 1946. In this revised edition, nothing has been done to change the plot or characters. However, there are times in the story where it dates itself. These areas have been respectfully updated in this revised edition. A few spelling and grammatical errors have also been corrected. The story itself remains true to the original.

We live in uncertain and turbulent times. Things wear out. Experiences fade. Circumstances change. Structures are unstable. People and pets get sick and die. Living in a turbulent world with peace and tranquility requires that you "get your mind right". That means slowing down, silencing your inner critic, and accepting what is - especially dealing with the difficult emotions that arise when you confront volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity.

When an ordinary person, any of us, suddenly finds himself in a situation of life or death in the middle of the jungle, would you know how to survive? This is the simple dilemma that is offered to the protagonist of our story, who, returning from a relaxing holiday in Namibia, a typical photographic safari, is involved in an unexpected extreme survival situation when his plane is shot down by rebels in the Ituri Forest, Republic of Congo.

Follow Thomas Miller through the war years as Commando, original member of the Special Air Service, instructor for the SOE, and through to his capture after the disastrous allied attack on Arnhem, Operation Market Garden. Thrown into a concentration camp, he sees no future until he meets a very peculiar officer of the SS, a British-hating South African Boer with a vendetta of his own. Inspired largely by real events and exhaustive research, I am hoping to tell a different story.

Robert Maiolo was tired of "do this, do that" self-help books. He knew there had to be a better way to find meaning, direction and answers in life. Rather than a book full of answers, Maiolo wrote "The Book With No Answers" - a book packed with thought-provoking questions that will enable listeners to find their own answers in life. This book not only presents some of life's most important question's, but looks at them in a new light, and helps the listener begin the journey of finding their own answers.

Nathan loves to play, but he loves his video games more. Can a trip to Animal Moves land convince him there's more fun outdoors? Best-selling author and speaker Darryl Edwards has created this fun adventure, inspired by his passion for encouraging kids to move in an ever-increasing sedentary environment.

This is my first attempt at writing a laugh-out-loud comedy. It is a satirical look at what it’s like for your average 18-year-old who joins the elite British Army Parachute Regiment. From the initial shock of leaving home to the pride on donning the famous Maroon Beret. However, this is not your typical book. The story is narrated by a very clever and sarcastic fly. If this fly were to be compared to a human, it would probably be a morphed version of Jeremy Clarkson and Billy Connelly.

Christmas break is only a few weeks away. But before Max can relax and enjoy his winter holiday, he has to face a danger beyond any others that he has come across at Filmore Middle School. It is something he fears more than the school bully, Bart Johnson. Something more embarrassing than having to wear stinky gym clothes from the Lost and Found. The Winter School Dance! Girls are supposed to ask the boys this time to the dance. Will anyone ask Max? He doesn’t even know if he wants to go. Will he be expected to actually dance at the event?