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Tokyo, 1979. Yoriko Shindo, a workhorse of a woman who has been an outcast her whole life, is kidnapped and dragged to the lair of the Naiki-kai, a branch of the yakuza. After she savagely fends off a throng of henchmen in an attempt to escape, Shindo is only permitted to live under one condition: that she will become the bodyguard and driver for Shoko Naiki, the obsessively sheltered daughter of the gang’s boss.

Echoes Unfiltered is the raw, unedited voice of a combat veteran, former law enforcement officer, husband, father, and unapologetic believer in Jesus Christ. I'm not here to coddle anybody — I’m here to speak truth, wrestle through the mess, and invite you into the echoes that still ring long after the smoke clears. Whether it’s stories from Ramadi, the weight of the badge, trauma I never asked for, or the road to healing through faith, family, and hard lessons — nothing’s off-limits. If you’ve ever felt like the war followed you home,

Satoshi looks like an innocent schoolboy but he is really a viciously cunning psychopath. Kimura's young son is in a coma thanks to him, and Kimura has tracked him onto the bullet train heading from Tokyo to Morioka to exact his revenge. But Kimura soon discovers that they are not the only dangerous passengers onboard.

Former political advisor Giuliano da Empoli takes us on an insider's journey through this new geopolitical reality, from the Glass Palace of the UN to the Riyadh Ritz-Carlton, from top secret meetings to violent power struggles. Just as in the age of the Borgias or the conquistadors, cynical scheming and brute force increasingly determine the course of international affairs.

She bought a tiny house on a whim. She didn’t expect it came with a grumpy carpenter… or a chance to finally stop running. After one disastrous charity auction, Penny Winslow finds herself the proud owner of a collapsing tiny house in a small town she’s never heard of. Cue panic, a camper-turned-bedroom, and a renovation project powered by duct tape, caffeine, and denial. Enter Owen Carver: local contractor, walking flannel ad, and the last man who wants a bubbly, impulsive DIY influencer in his workshop—or his life.

Designed to soothe little listeners into slumber, each story is filled with kindness, wonder, and soft imagination—perfect for ages 3 to 8. Inside, you'll find a world of sleepy owls, dream-sailing boats, magical forests, and gentle animal friends who all find their way to sleep—just like your child will. With a balance of gentle storytelling, soothing pacing, and mindful themes, this audiobook is a treasured tool for bedtime that both kids and parents will love returning to again and again.

A podcast dedicated to the world's craziest confederation by two lifelong CONCACAF fans.

What if the best wellness advice came from someone still figuring it out? Humn.ing is the brutally honest podcast for anyone tired of perfect wellness gurus and ready, instead, for real talk about healing. Host Sam Watkins - a marketing strategist navigating his own messy journey through depression, alcohol use, and midlife recalibration —sits down each week with holistic practitioners who actually walk their talk. This isn't your typical wellness show. Every episode features raw, unfiltered conversations with therapists, herbalists, somatic healers, and coaches who share both their ...

A podcast where friends talk about games

Interviewing Climate and Sustainability leaders, activists, entrepreneurs, and innovators, EarthWise Conversations aims to share the incredible ideas and actions of people working from the top-down, as well as, the bottom-up.

In Heaven, a 14-year-old boy is tormented for having a lazy eye. Instead of resisting, he chooses to suffer in silence. The only person who understands what he is going through is a female classmate, Kojima, who experiences similar treatment at the hands of her bullies. Providing each other with immeasurable consolation at a time in their lives when they need it most, the two young friends grow closer than ever. But what, ultimately, is the nature of a friendship when your shared bond is terror?

As organizations shift from monolithic applications to smaller, self-contained microservices, distributed systems have become more fine-grained. But developing these new systems brings its own host of problems. This expanded second edition takes a holistic view of topics that you need to consider when building, managing, and scaling microservices architectures. Through clear examples and practical advice, author Sam Newman gives everyone from architects and developers to testers and IT operators a firm grounding in the concepts.

In Work the System, Carpenter reveals the profound insights and exact, uncomplicated, mechanical steps necessary to turn any struggling business around . . . or to add substantial bottom-line to one that is not struggling. Once you “get” this startling vision, success and serenity will come quickly.

Unlikely friends Sam and Graham begin their journey in the heart of Scotland at Glencoe and travel from there all the way to Inverness and Culloden battlefield, where along the way they experience adventure and a cast of highland characters. In this story of friendship, finding themselves and whisky, they discover the complexity, rich history and culture of their native country.

I was the Rift Magus—master of space and time, protector of worlds. For decades, I defended my realm with unmatched power. But when an unspeakable creature threatened everything I held dear, I was forced to create a rift to nowhere—a trap designed to seal it away for all time. It worked, but the creature was not without power itself.

How do you detangle a monolithic system and migrate it to a microservice architecture? How do you do it while maintaining business-as-usual? As a companion to Sam Newman’s extremely popular Building Microservices, this new book details a proven method for transitioning an existing monolithic system to a microservice architecture.

Suzuki is just an ordinary man until his wife is murdered. When he discovers the criminal gang responsible, he leaves behind his life as a maths teacher and joins them, looking for a chance to take his revenge. What he doesn't realise is that he's about to get drawn into a web of unusual professional assassins, each with their own agenda.

Audible editor Sam Danis delves into spatial audio with Dolby Atmos: what it is, what makes it so immersive, and what the future holds for audio entertainment. Featuring conversations with experts in sound design and production, as well as samples from some of the most unique Audible productions available in Dolby Atmos. Listen in to discover the storytelling magic this innovative technology can offer.

Two days before Christmas 1996, the broken, battered body of Sophie Toscan du Plantier was found outside her vacation home in West Cork, a serene region on Ireland’s idyllic southern coast. Decades later, no one has been charged with the murder, but the aggrieved inhabitants of West Cork are convinced they know who did it - and he still lives among them.

Our heroes are dressed in homemade uniforms and armed with prop phasers but soon find themselves defending their hotel and convention center against hordes of flesh-eating undead. Suddenly, all of their useless knowledge about particle physics and old Star Trek episodes has genuine real-world applications! And while hotel employees and regular civilians are dying left and right, our Trekkies summon strength and courage by emulating their favorite starship-voyaging characters