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Eat Like a Local - Chattanooga by author Ashe Hilling gives you the inside scoop on Chattanooga Tennessee. Culinary tourism is an import aspect of any travel experience. Food has the ability to tell you a story of a destination, its landscapes, and culture on a single plate. Most food guides tell you how to eat like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Eat Like a Local series, this book will give you a food guide from someone who has lived at your next culinary destination.

There's a place where the dead go to record their final stories. An underground frequency that carries the last testaments of the damned and the dispossessed. Broadcasts that lurk in the black static between stations, whispering truths too terrible to tell anywhere else. This is Dead Air - you have been warned.... Acclaimed performer and cult novelist Jasper Bark presents a collection of tales more terrifying than anything you have ever heard.

Nigel Dorking's parents are divorced, and his father has remarried and has two step-daughters. Nigel is a lonely, precocious child who idolises his absent father and longs to have more to do with him, but he has a bed-wetting problem and is anxious to hide the fact from his dad. That's not his only problem though: his mother is about to marry a man Nigel detests, a large, loud Scottish man called Gordon.

»Willkommen an der Knightstone Academy. Dem Zuhause der mächtigsten angehenden Magier und dunkelsten Kreaturen.« Statt an der renommierten Tanzhochschule ihrer Träume landet die 19-jährige Hayden nach dem Sommer vor den Toren einer unbekannten Akademie, für deren Studienplatz ihre Eltern sie vor Jahren eingeschrieben haben. Vor ihrem Tod. Und vor der Gelegenheit, Hayden zu erzählen, dass es Magier, Vampire und Werwölfe wirklich gibt.

In de jaren zestig groeit Harm Edens op in een gezin met Groningse roots waarin hij vaak het gevoel heeft dat hij er niet bij hoort. Hij lacht om dingen waar niemand de humor van inziet, ziet dingen die niemand ziet en zegt dingen die niemand begrijpt. Totdat hij kennismaakt met Groot-Brittannië en zijn inwoners. Aan de hand van een twintigtal bijzondere ontmoetingen probeert Harm te achterhalen waarom hij zich zo thuis voelt op de Britse eilanden. Harm neemt de lezer mee op reis van het zuidelijkste puntje van Ierland tot de meest westelijke eilanden van Schotland naar Sint Kilda.

Looking to silence your inner critic and conquer feelings of inadequacy? "The Art of The Confident" is your ultimate companion for breaking through the barriers of self-doubt and unleashing the unshakable confidence that resides within you. This transformative book goes beyond mere platitudes, providing you with strategies and actionable insights. Whether struggling with indecision, social anxiety, or a sense of stuckness, the practical techniques and exercises in this book will help you: Overcome self-doubt and reshape negative self-talk into empowering affirmations.

Liza's journey in life continues through the eyes of modern-day writer Ellie Fuller, and the second book of the series follows her return to America with her husband, Patrick, and children, but no sooner are they on their way when disaster strikes and Liza's life is threatened when she is considered a 'Jonah' by some members of the crew. Many adventures occur on her journey but finally she reaches her beloved town of Benson.

Would the actions of someone born two hundred years ago affect the lives of those today? Writer Ellie Fuller was about to find out as she sifted through the journals, letters and keepsakes of Liza Marchant, who had been a close friend and business associate of the Fuller family; and as she wrote about her, Ellie began to sense all the magic of that bygone age. Was Liza the scarlet woman that she had been labelled or was she someone who had many twists and turns in her life, one who subsequently became an inspiration to those around her and continued to do so from beyond the grave?

Is de man die net van de drugs af raakte echt gestorven aan een overdosis? Dat beweert de politie, maar hulpverlener Frank kan het zich niet voorstellen. Hij boekte zoveel vooruitgang en was goed op weg naar een leven zonder verslaving. Frank wil weten wat er met de man gebeurd is, maar al gauw wordt hij op vreemde wijze tegengewerkt door de politie van Amsterdam en een geduchte drugsdealer. Zijn leven wordt nog problematischer als zijn vrouw hem in het heetst van de strijd besluit te verlaten.

Leo has hidden a secret for 19 years. Those who know him see a handsome man who perfectly fits the alpha-male stereotype. His strength and muscular body intimidate men and make women swoon. His friends assume he's a complete stud - a belief Leo cultivates as much as possible. The Leo people think they know is an illusion. Leo is gay, a fact he's afraid to embrace. Society, his parents, and his church all agree that to be a man who loves men is to be an abomination before the Lord. For years, Leo has accepted this as fact.

Award-winning actress and comedian Maureen Lipman has been entertaining audiences for over half a century. Her career has encompassed film, theatre, TV and radio; she has written several bestselling autobiographies; and in 2020 she was made a Dame in the Queen's Birthday Honours List. In this sparkling collection, the irrepressible 'Queen of Coronation Street' takes to the airwaves with her hilarious monologues, diverting duologues and amusing anecdotes - all recorded in front of a live audience. Also included are four comedy dramas showcasing her manifold talents.

Once upon a time, a little girl named Kenna was born into a family where anything is possible. Kenna developed an instant paternal bond with her father, named Sam, at birth. Kenna’s mother, named Marie, watched lovingly as the dynamic duo became even more and more attached to each other over time. Sam spent many years teaching Kenna how to work on cars and trucks in the family garage and at Sam’s truck shop where he worked as a diesel mechanic.

John Anselm heeft het zwaar voor de kiezen. Na vele bewogen jaren als oorlogsjournalist in Beirut, woont hij weer thuis in Duitsland: getraumatiseerd en overspannen. Ook laat zijn geheugen hem steeds vaker in de steek en zijn familiegeschiedenis achtervolgt hem meer dan hem lief is. Toch raakt hij weer in het gevaarlijke wereldje terecht als hij via zijn werk een ex-huurmoordenaar moet opsporen. Opnieuw zit hij vast in een benarde situatie vol geweld, bedrog en gevaar.

Self doubt and limiting beliefs at times can have a great hold on our mindsets. The ultimate goal in life is freedom. Freedom from all doubts, desires, and fears. None but you have authority over you, and none but you have the key to set yourself free.

Eat Like a Local: Oklahoma City by Emily Fincher offers the inside scoop on food in Oklahoma City. Culinary tourism is an import aspect of any travel experience. Food has the ability to tell you a story of a destination, its landscapes, and its culture on a single plate. Most food guides tell you how to eat like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Eat Like a Local series, this book will give you a food guide from someone who has lived at your next culinary destination.

Jesus was stone-faced in his resolve and yet had compassion on those he ministered to. Exercise imparts a steely disposition to not let ourselves be corrupted by this world, but rather, look forward to eternity. Participating in exercise, whether for fitness or athletics, begins in the theoretical realm of the heart and extends distally to the animation of the body through movement.

How to lose weight through a therapy of thought, mental attitude, creativity, fasting, and spirituality.

Sandy is in Chicago at her girlfriend's insistence to celebrate the end of her disastrous marriage. While there, she meets up with Mark, her best friend from college. She'd lost touch with him years ago. After all of those years, they reconnect.... Why did she let him go? Were her feelings for him now more than friendship? If you love an upbeat romance, and a quick lunch-time listen, this is for you!

Who's afraid of the dark? Every night at bedtime, Stella the dog shakes and shivers. She sees scary shapes and hears scary noises. Stella is afraid of the dark! At least that's what her owner says. But that might not be the whole story....

Older brother thinks he knows the rules to hide-and-seek. But little sister has her own idea of how to play. And the resulting confusion, compounded by a lively dog, is hilarious. Crosby Bonsall's appealing story and simple text will delight young listeners.