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Every real estate agent or broker (depending on the state in which you practice) all has the same challenge in common: Where are they going to get their next sale? Traditional methods of finding buyers and sellers such as contacting FSBO owners, “farming” neighborhoods, hosting open houses, and pursuing “expired” listings can be successful; however, they are often very competitive and can leave agents weary. One avenue that remains constant and viable is estate-related properties that are in probate, many of which are sold in the first six to 12 months after the owner passes.

This book is a collection of Jack London's short stories about his experiences sailing and seal hunting in the Pacific Ocean during the late 1800s. An additional adventure looks at life along the Sacramento River. A special section describes the different types of sailing vessels, and a glossary helps the listener understand nautical terms.

In this audiobook, you will learn about several techniques for overcoming your fear of flying. We will look at the different and most common reasons behind most fears that people just like you suffer from when flying. This audiobook, aside from addressing why such fears tend to manifest in specific people at specific times, also contains proven steps and strategies on how to start to overcome these fears and move forward with your life.

You’re about to discover a proven strategy for how to become more productive with your time and at the same time, stop feeling overwhelmed! If this sounds difficult or you think it's not possible for you, don't worry, we'll go through step-by-step techniques to help you get, and stay, motivated. Because if you can stay motivated, nothing can stop you!

Join the expedition of explorer, Hernando Cortez and meet Diego Orteguilla, a 14-year old Spanish boy who signs on to sail from Cuba to the land of Mexico. Rumors abound of strange animals, exotic plants, a beautiful, whitewashed city surrounded by water, and a people who own gold - lots of gold. You will see Diego and the Spanish soldiers fight their first battle in Mexico and learn of the great Aztec empire and the king who rules this empire, Montezuma.

Simply by changing your diet, you can have more energy, feel better, lose weight, and get better sleep. All 10 recipes in this healthy plant based cookbook include nutritional information as well as preparation and cooking times, so you can schedule your time accordingly during the week. This is the perfect plant based diet, with recipes simple enough for complete beginners. Create a better, healthier life with this essential, ultimate guide to plant-based diets.

Born into sickness and slavery, Harriet Tubman scarcely survived her childhood. Brutally beaten while laboring in the swamp lands of Maryland, she was left with hellish memories and permanent neural damage. Despite it all, she did live on...to claim a place in history’s annals, for Tubman wasn’t content to be free while others remained in shackles. Guided by compassion and unwavering faith, she emancipated herself and led hundreds of others to refuge. Along the way, Ms. Tubman experienced heartbreak and poverty at every turn. Mortal danger was ceaseless.

Shasta Dam is the second largest dam in America, and this book covers the construction during the years 1938-1945. Listeners will learn about the engineering challenges that needed to be overcome and of the personal stories of some of the thousands of men and women who built the dam.

The author provides state-of-the-art information that has been proven to work. Master the interview process with ease using a rare strategy that only few know about. This book will put you levels ahead of any rivalry going for the same position as you. A well-thought-out masterpiece that includes mental preparation techniques to stack odds of success in your favor. If you want to know exactly how to beat any interview using advanced techniques in a short space of time, then this book is for you.

The year is 1818. Rodrigo DeSilva is 12 years old, and he has just landed in Monterey, California. Here, he meets Kahulpana, a member of the Esselen tribe of Native Americans. Follow the adventures of Rodrigo and Kahulpana as they learn about each others' culture and defend the presidio against a land and sea attack by privateers!

It is the summer of 1849 and the California Gold Rush is on! Along with thousands of excited gold seekers, 12-year old Lena Brown and her family have just arrived in Sacramento. Follow Lena as she meets some of the key figures in early California history, including John Sutter, James Marshall, and Pierson B. Reading. You will learn about life in Old Sacramento and the wild new gold boomtowns of Coloma, Nevada City, and Shasta.

This magic-tricks-for-kids audiobook is packed with 79 astonishing tricks! Guaranteed to keep any child entertained for hours, the tricks in this audiobook will astound the entire family. Filled with amazing fun, safe magic tricks that are suitable for all ages, even the adults will enjoy these epic magic tricks! All the tricks use household objects, no special equipment required!

An exciting journey through the huge - and varied - world of the Amazon Kindle Paperwhite! The Kindle Paperwhite is an incredibly useful, versatile piece of technology, considered both on its own and as an e-reader. It is like an entire library’s worth of knowledge that can fit in your backpack, briefcase, or purse! Within these (digital) pages you’ll find easy-to-understand explanations and descriptions of your machine’s abilities, functions, and protocols.

There is a revolution launching in the automotive industry, the leap to electrification.The future of transportation combines three industries: energy, communications, and transportation into one smart infrastructure as the EV fast charge station. Once separate industries, energy, communications, and transportation, are now coming together to form an integrated, efficient, high performance transportation platform which will unleash the EV and obsolete the internal combustion engine with charge at your destination.

With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local author, it is never too late to visit Newport. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Greater than a Tourist series, this book will give you candid travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

Imagine being born into the most broken of families. Imagine never meeting most of your siblings because they’ve all been sold away. Imagine being sold yourself to a master who doesn’t speak your language and beats you savagely. Picture enduring years of slavery, living at the mercy of people who treat you as property and then sell you off on a whim. Do you believe that you could hold your head high through all of this and keep faith in your beliefs?

Mankind’s annals don’t get darker. Delve into the deadliest pandemic ever known. No one knew where it came from, and at a certain point, it didn’t matter because it seemed to be everywhere...stalking the land with silent menace. It clung to people and animals like a second skin, traveling to distant places on the backs of traders and travelers who didn’t even know they were dead. It could kill swiftly and brutally, or slowly and painfully, and no one knew if they had it until it was far too late.

Did you know that our brain gets tired too? With constant usage of it since we were born, it is bound to get duller as time goes by. The good news is that you can train you brain to immediately get sharper, faster, and more powerful by just following the fun and simple steps that you will find in this book.

The year is 1862, and the US is engaged in a deadly civil war. President Lincoln has ordered the Navy to blockade all Southern seaports. Neutral nations like England were told not to try and break through the blockade. This story by the classic author Jules Verne relives the adventures of one English ship, the Dolphin, and its attempt to “run the blockade” into Charleston, South Carolina. Join Captain James Playfair as he makes plans for the voyage and how he discovers something unusual about his newest crewmember.

Young William Hawkins and his father Henry join Giles and Constance Hopkins and other Pilgrim settlers in their courageous voyage across the Atlantic. You will hear how this dedicated group of adventurers struggle to survive in a harsh new land, against all odds. Learn how William, Giles, and Constance make new friends among the local Native Americans and experience fantastic adventures in the wilderness of the "New World." This book is part of the Courage in History series.