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August Chase has psychic dreams that help him solve cases, but they’ve slowed to a trickle. Unsure of his abilities as a “regular” PI, he’s approached by a desperate woman to help secure evidence to release her brother from prison. In the meantime, Gus is stalked by a strange man who wants him to work on a project involving remote viewing. As the investigation evolves, Gus realizes his stalker and the convict he’s working to release were both part of the same secret experimental army program years back.

Charles A. Beard, a proponent of the "New History", which emphasized the importance of cultural economic developments as opposed to just warfare and diplomacy.

"Hardcore horror that ranges from the socially relevant to the scatologically repulsive—the shock here is like 'The Scream' made flesh." — Mort Castle, editor of On Writing Horror: A Handbook by the Horror Writers Association BODY HORROR PUSHING THE LIMITS What horror anthology on body enhancements wouldn’t include gross-out fiction? This book has it in spades. But, this collection of stories goes far beyond that. Here you will also find science fiction, surreal fiction, fantasy, and even a full serving of dark humor. Disturbing, perverse, often gut-wrenching (pun intended) stories—...

A grieving writers refuge is shattered by a mysterious woman luring him into a deadly game of secrets. After a devastating plane crash claims the lives of his wife and daughter, a tormented writer seeks solace on an isolated island, grappling with the specters of loss and the struggle to remain sober. His hermit-like existence is upended when a mysterious young woman appears, her past wiped clean by amnesia. She is an enigma, blurring the lines between fantasy and reality, and in her presence, his sorrow briefly subsides. But tranquility is fleeting.

A baker‘s dozen of futuristic and space travel tales await you in this audiobook of short stories, originally published in the science fiction magazine, IF (1960-61). These stories are both a sign of their times and a testament to the imaginative powers of writers in the era between Sputnik and Neil Armstrong’s steps on the moon. Death and Taxes are inevitable, of course, but you’ll also find a (Mind)snake, and maybe even a Garden of Eden within.

This 34th issue of Tales from the Canyons of the Damned consists of four sharp, suspenseful, thought provoking short stories - each from a different featured master of speculative fiction. Tales from the Canyons of the Damned (canyonsofthedamned.com) is a dark science fiction, horror, and slipstream magazine we've been working on since 2015.

'If I had my way, every idiot who goes around with Merry Christmas on his lips, would be boiled with his own pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his heart. Merry Christmas? Bah humbug!' Charles Dickens’ ghostly tale of sour and stingy miser Ebenezer Scrooge has captivated readers, listeners and audiences for over 150 years. This Christmas, Audible Studios brings this story to life in an audio drama featuring an all-star cast.

Healer’s Secrets of Successful Prayer gives you information and methods you can put into practice very quickly. The key to exercising our spiritual qualities of love and compassion is to give permission for the light and love of God existing within us to express itself fully. Healer’s Secrets of Successful Prayer will help you lift yourself from a world of separation to a world of inclusion. Regardless of your religious or spiritual tradition you’ll find the benevolence of all that is holy and righteous to be almost beyond belief.

It's the middle of the night, and Mr. Scrooge, with a little ghostly help, is returning to buried memories of his youth: childhood friends, holidays spent alone, broken engagements. It's all a litte too much to bear.

C Is for Cannibals, the third book in an epic series of 26 horror anthologies. In this audiobook, you will find a collection of 13 gut-wrenching stories from some of the finest independent writers on the scene today. From those with a taste for human flesh to people merely trying to survive, C Is for Cannibals contains a range of twisted stories not for the weak of stomach.

With the final visitor of the night, Mr. Scrooge gets to peak at a rather grim future: his. A funeral attended only for the free lunch and no one to feel grief over his death, only relief, are enough to convince Mr. Scrooge. It's time to change his ways.

The next spectral visitor takes a more current approach, bringing Mr. Scrooge into the cheerful but painfully sparse home of his only employee, Bob Cratchit. Watching the family celebrate, despite their circumstances, Scrooge experiences something he hasn't felt in a long time--empathy.

Nicholas's father grew up in Brooklyn, but you'd hardly know it. An Italian dinner at Nicholas's house in the suburbs is whole wheat pasta, organic tomato sauce, and, if he's lucky, a tofu meatball. And Brooklyn? Well, Brooklyn is the place his father left and never talks about. Nicholas has never been there, and he doesn't want to go now.

Finally, it's Christmas morning, and Mr. Scrooge awakens a changed man. His greed, selfishness and spite have been transformed into generosity and selflessness. He has been taught a lesson about kindness that he will not soon forget.

"Whatever else I do, I must pray," emphasized R. A. Torrey. This strong conviction runs through the writings of all seven of the renowned Christian authors featured in this book. A Passion for Prayer offers spiritual and practical advice on how to effectively enter into prayer, live a life infused with prayer, and see profound answers to your petitions. It includes the writings of R. A. Torrey, Charles Spurgeon, E. M. Bounds, George Müller, Andrew Murray, Charles Finney, and D. L. Moody.

With possible alien life on board Metis 3 space station, astronaut John Collins fights for his life as he battles hallucinations, crazed crew members, and a misunderstood alien influence on the mission. As the station spins out of control and heads directly for Earth’s atmosphere, John must come to his senses and save the station before it’s too late.

Their Greatest Hour: Rome, Carthage, and the Second Punic War is a unique look at one of the greatest conflicts in antiquity. Hannibal's audacious march through the Alps and his unchecked ravaging of Italy for nearly sixteen years against vastly superior forces, boggles the mind. Even the sheer scope of the conflict that raged throughout Italy, Spain, Greece, and North Africa, is incredible. The Second Punic War was also a pivotal moment in the history of western civilization ultimately making Rome into an empire and resulting in the complete eradication of Carthage and its people. This ...

Charles R. Crooks, a healer who has over 40 years of successful healing experience and who has assisted countless individuals triumph over the emotional effects of trauma, now brings some of his knowledge to the public in his new audiobook, A New Perspective: A Study and Solution to the Symptoms and Emotional Effects of Abuse. This audiobook, along with another one of his books, Healer's Secrets of Successful Prayer, provides an understanding of humanity's intellectual processes.

Shooting the breeze with his boys. Tightening his D on the court. Doing a color check - making sure nobody's wearing blue or red, which some Crip or Piru carrying a cut-down golf club would see as disrespect. Then back to Auntie's, hoping she isn't passed out from whiskey at the end of the day. Now that Shawn is headed for high school, he wonders if he'd be better off at the school in Mama's neighborhood, where he'd be free of Compton's hassles. But then he wouldn't be with his fellas - cracking jokes, covering each other's backs - or the fine Marisol, who's been making star appearances in his dreams.

Esta biografia, escrita pelo autor best-seller e reconhecido jornalista musical Charles R. Cross, traz relatos inéditos sobre a vida e obra do maior guitarrista de todos os tempos. Muito já foi escrito sobre ele, contudo, Hendrix é muito mais conhecido pelo seu mito do que por sua verdadeira biografia, por sua infância e pelos bastidores da sua curta e incendiária carreira como músico, o que é corrigido neste livro de forma impecável.