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This book addresses some of the most important principles and virtues to lead an effective and well-balanced life. The basic premise is “we get out of, what we put into.” The pain of nonfulfillment is greater than the pain of doing whatever is necessary for success and accomplishment. It offers direction and mentoring in our journey of life.

Life skills form the foundation of the future you’ve always dreamed of and admired. While learning and developing these skills is a continuous process that never ends, most of it occurs during your teen years. This guide is designed to help equip teenagers with the tools they need to maximize their potential and enjoy fulfilling lives.

Can Clayton Conway and the repo crew survive another catastrophe? The next adventure in the exciting crime thriller series!

Ever wonder how normal people fell prey to a monster? Find out by listening to Achim's Story, based on the life of one of the few people who survived the sinking of the Steuben by the Russians in February 1945. Four thousand people perished in the Baltic Sea. This is believed to be the third greatest loss of life at sea after the Gustloff and the Goya. Joachim Wedekind zur Horst was interviewed and quoted in the February 2005 National Geographic article "Ghost Ship" about the sinking and finding of the Steuben.

Fourteen-year-old Aiden Dyer just wants to call a place home. But his father’s engineering job keeps them moving around. When they relocate to England on short notice, Aiden knows it’s only a matter of time before they move again. But Aiden never anticipated how his life was going to change.

Lost. Crippled. Alone. The defences, army, and pack Flint built are safe on the Iron Disk. Flint is not. Flint gave everything to save his home, believing his life was forfeit. He was wrong. Now, he's stuck in an alien world of forever night. Cannibalistic vikings and draugr plague the land. An eldritch, world-devouring god floats in the sky. Despite the loss of a limb, Flint must fight and find a way home. If not for himself, for the young woman and puppies that got trapped in the dangerous world with him.

There are about a thousand things that can go wrong on a trip like this and that's only counting the motorcycle. If you don't have a tire blow or a fuse pop, you still have to worry about getting run over by a semi-truck or beaten to death by some random act of violence. And yet, if you have to get run over by a semi-truck or die of multiple skull fractures, what better way to go? To die a free man, with my motorcycle, carrying only the things a man really needs.

Lance Karl is as ready as he can be for the start of the three-day Tall Ships Festival and hopes to sell enough lobster rolls out of his food truck to make a good start towards owning a restaurant. The day begins cold and misty and a text from his nephew saying he can’t help him is not the perfect start he’d hoped for. When a green-eyed stranger interrupts his frantic morning, Lance doesn’t realize meeting Billie will not only change his day, but maybe even the rest of his life. Two strangers, drawn together over their work ethic and sealing the deal over delicious lobster rolls.

"My princess; My Ryth. Now we're cornered by those who run the Order. And we're at their mercy. Only one man can get us out. The man who knows the truth about this place; Her father. Deals are made to free us. Only she doesn't know everything. She soon will; She'll expect my brothers to be standing outside the gates...Waiting; But I don't think they will. I'll be there to pick up the pieces. I'll make sure she's safe. Our little mouse. Our princess. Our stepsister."

Jack Freestone's first novella, a satirical but humorous piece, based upon his experiences as a defense lawyer in New Zealand.

The 'best short story writer in English' (Time) is back with a masterful collection that explores ideas of power, ethics, and justice, and cuts to the very heart of what it means to live in community with our fellow humans. With his trademark prose—wickedly funny, unsentimental, and perfectly tuned—Saunders continues to challenge and surprise: here is a collection of prismatic, deeply resonant stories that encompass joy and despair, oppression and revolution, bizarre fantasy and brutal reality.

My car broke down on an icy road in the middle of nowhere. I’ve got no money in the bank, no place to stay, and no food for my kids. Can it get any worse? Sure. A police car pulls up. The county sheriff calls his twin brother to tow my car for repairs that'll probably cost more than the beater is worth. They say don’t worry about it. They only want to help. Sure they do. These gorgeous guys just happen to have two friends who own a luxurious motel called Little Cypress Lodge.

Eloise is a survivor. She's also an 18-year-old teen with a knack for finding trouble. However, an encounter with a bad boy wolf-shifter and rival gang of fire-breathing dragons might be a little more than she bargained for. When Eloise and her younger brother, Josh, travel to Hunter Island to visit their estranged father, a mysterious woman appears on the ferry. She has a stern warning for the siblings.

A collection of short works from author Jack Freestone. This book has something for everyone--horror, erotica, and autobiographical.

War dawns on the Asuria continent, and Long Fang will participate. He will forge himself through blood and shed off immaturities. He will rise higher and faster than anyone—or at least try. In this war, there is no right or wrong, only victory or death. Everything is on the line. Can the Lonely Mountain sect grow, adapt, and thrive? Can Long Fang reach the peak before his enemies? The entire world watches with bated breath. This is Cultivator vs. System, and only one can triumph.

A dragon’s scale, a tile from the abandoned temple, an arrow from the Rakaron Kingdom, a writ of a noble, and a flower from the Field of Death. These are the items the king demands of competitors in the GoulCrest Games, and its victors will be awarded a prize most Vestovians can only dream of: lordship. Though their bond begins shakily and is riddled with mistrust, four black sheep of their respective communities eventually tighten into a found family prepared to face the perils of the Games—and, eventually, of GoulCrest itself.

Short story based upon the author's true fishing experiences as a teenager in his hometown, Mangawhai, Northland, New Zealand.

An auto accident proved to be one young woman’s catalyst for overcoming self-destructive behavioral issues caused by the abuse and trauma she experienced as a child—issues that had been ruining her life. After realizing that her demons were created as coping mechanisms to keep her safe, she tapped into inner light and joy to heal the demons and her heart.

A follow-up to the ingenious tales of the 17-year-old Podric, a brilliant computer games player travelling back in time via alternate reality inside a computer game. As well as experiencing all the life-defining teenage 21st-century challenges—girls, exams, and the odd spot—Podric’s studying the American Civil War for his GCSE history. Podric and his friends find adventure at Shiloh, Bull Run, and Gettysburg. After meeting President Lincoln, the friends help an African American classmate find safety from the clutches of the Deep South, escaping via the Underground Railway.

Spanning six decades, this book tells the story of a small apartment in the Lower East Side of Manhattan with big ideas, especially when it comes to Halloween. Apartment Five Is Alive puts a new spin on the haunted house story. It’s about a studio apartment in New York City that “loves” Halloween and punishes its inhabitants who don’t celebrate it the way Apartment Five “thinks” they should. Fast-paced, written to be experienced in one sitting, the novels follows the various fates of the apartment’s tenants over five decades.