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Discover never-before-told details of POW underground operations during the Vietnam War told through one airman's inspiring story of true love, honor, and courage. Air Force pilot Captain Carlyle "Smitty" Harris was shot down over Vietnam on April 4, 1965 and taken to the infamous Hoa Lo...

In the wake of the apocalypse, nobody is safe. Shane Tucker and his friends thought they managed to save the world from the destructive machine that killed off most of its adult population. Unfortunately, a war nobody was prepared for has only just begun. Now they find themselves joining ranks with a secret organization that will train them to fight for the right to survive. Taking refuge alongside other teenage survivors in a hidden base set deep within the mountains, they will learn how to repel an imminent attack by an ancient race of aliens. Determined to safeguard the children under their charge, Shane and his friends compete for the ultimate prize - a suicide mission against the flagship of the alien fleet. While Shane's feelings for Kelly deepen, along with his need to protect her, he finds emotions clouding his judgment.

By the time a baby is born, its brain is equipped with billions of intricately crafted neurons wired together through trillions of interconnections to form a compact and breathtakingly efficient supercomputer. Zero to Birth takes you on an extraordinary journey to the very edge of creation, from the moment of an egg's fertilization through each step of a human brain's development in the womb—and even a little beyond. As W. A. Harris guides you through the process of how the brain is built, he takes up the biggest questions that scientists have asked about the developing brain.

In a span of mere hours, the entire adult population is decimated, leaving their children behind to fend for themselves and deal with the horrific aftermath of the freak occurrence. As one of the newly made elders in his small town, Shane finds himself taking on the role of caretaker for a large group of juvenile survivors. One who just happens to be Kelly Douglas - an out-of-his-league classmate - who, on any other day, would have never given Shane a second glance. Together, they begin their quest to find out why all of the adults were slaughtered.

Tales of Larkin: Larkin's Journal is the second book in the Tales of Larkin series, which is actually a prequel to Dr. Harris's first action-packed story about the inch-tall warriors of the deep woods. This novel is the biography of Larkin, son of Ramus, who will eventually become the patriarch of all of the determined, resourceful, Larkin tribes. From a young age, Larkin finds his life as son of the king's military commander filled with adventure, danger, and intrigue. Packed with more unforgettable, entertaining, and inspiring characters, as well as Dr. Harris's trademark fast-paced action and mystery, Larkin's Journal is a never-pauser that is fun for the whole family.

Hawthorn, Rush, Jay, and the others have returned to their clan to try to secretly serve their new King. They gratefully maintain contact with their Makerian friends, Eldan and Tobin, while discovering that following Jehesus sometimes means being stretched to the very limits of their abilities. When Hawthorn and his friends are recruited by the Makerians as part of a covert plan to bring the Maker's love to all the Larkin clans, they soon also learn that following the King can exact a high cost.

The normal American has far more than they need, yet still feel incredibly insecure, needing to grasp it all tightly and continue to gain more. This isn’t just true with our acquisition of things, but also in the way we approach all resources that God has given to us: our time, gifts and talents, our families, and our lives themselves. What is the solution to this problem?

The crew of the Pioneer must come to grips with Captain Malick's past to move forward. After swearing their fidelity to Malick, they venture into three new quadrants in search of answers to the strange mysteries of Sworld. Will Malick and his crew survive Sworld's perils? Or will they succumb to its harsh environments and deadly inhabitants? Will the intelligent creatures they find accept them for who they are? Or will blood be shed?

Becoming a new teacher is one of the most fun, exciting, and challenging experiences you'll encounter in your life. Who wouldn't want a little help getting ready before sitting down behind the teacher's desk for the first time? That's where First-Year Teaching For Dummies comes in. You'll find easy-to-follow strategies and techniques to help you navigate the politics of education in your community, develop fun and fulfilling relationships with your students, and refine your own instructional style.

Tales of Larkin: Hawthorn's Discovery is an action-packed adventure about an inch-tall race of primitive woodland people known as Larkin. Trying to stay alive despite hungry predators and vengeful outcasts known as Renegades, they are a small people with big enemies, but they are about to learn about an even bigger God.

These are the recollections of a draftee assigned to an infantry platoon in an air cavalry troop. BlueGhost Reveille follows me as a 22-year-old as I became a squad leader and then Platoon Sergeant during the war in Vietnam. The pieces of this audiobook are as factual as 50-year-old memories will allow. There is no intentional fiction in this work. The stories are about everyday life during this year in a combat unit. Some pieces are mundane, some are humorous, and the parts about going to serious war will get your heart up in your throat.

Captain Malick and the crew of the Pioneer are on a mission of exploration to the farthest reaches of the solar system. As they near the uncharted planet Sworld, they receive an unexpected distress call. Compelled to investigate, Malick and the crew discover a derelict ship carrying a cargo of five aliens in stasis, along with instructions to bring them aboard.

Judge Knott has never lived in a city that transformed into one, or gigantic racecourse. Where the only rule is to race as if your life depends on it, because here, it truly does. All Judge knows is a miserable life at the orphanage with his horrible caretakers Mrs. Stiddums and Ms. Himhim. Most days he goes without eating. But all this changes when he's invited to Race Island.

Welcome to Dark Erotica III: No Escape a Mars Audio Books’ collection of four stories exploring the world of erotic pain and troubled love. After all, who doesn’t long to hear the whoosh of the crop, the whack of the paddle on a soft, fleshy behind...and the plea for mercy? Behind the sunshine there is always darkness.

Something made a civilization vanish. Now it's coming for the crew of the Pioneer. Malick and the crew of the Pioneer embark on a new adventure to solve the mystery of the 'domes'. These strange shrines make it possible to travel vast distances across Sworld instantly and may offer a way home. Their quest leads them to an abandoned civilization. Its citizens are gone and have left no clues as to why they left or where they went. The capital of this once thriving society is meticulously maintained by sentient robots who offer little insight.

"After Dinner Conversation" Magazine - January 2022 Clandestine: Drug smugglers out of Miami see a ocean distress flare and must decide if they are going to stop and help. President Greenwald's Man: A new Presidential candidate promises to lower greenhouse gas levels or die trying. Grief: After hundreds of years of direct interactions, God declares he has nothing more to teach and leaves. The Davidson Method: A couple heads to the clinic to discuss options for reprogramming their child to accept the divorce. An Unspeakable Life: Muriel has an unwelcome surprise for her fiancé, she forgot ...

We once again join Elder Micah’s history class as he tells his students the narrative of Princess Belladonna’s journal. To keep his students on the edge of their seats, Micah weaves Belladonna’s story with that of Mosstar, son of Cragmore, the great tree laird from the fifth Larkin clan. Not only must both of them survive frequent life-threatening dangers from the natural world around them, but they must also face the Maker’s truth about their own lives. But unknown to both of them is a diabolical plot to destroy them both and forever change the future of the Larkin people.

When a skateboarding accident hurls 17-year-old Joshua Tyler into a dismal future overrun by flesh-eating mutants, he taps into the strength and courage hidden within him and manages to stay alive, only to discover his horrifying relationship to the scientific genius who brought all life on Earth to the brink of annihilation. Aided by Nadia, a beautiful warrior student who believes he may be the prophesized savior sent to rescue her people, Josh learns to fight for survival.

Grace Collins had endured much heartache in her young life. After the tyrannical government’s relentless persecution against the followers of Jesus had resulted in the deaths of both of her parents, Grace eventually chose to follow Christ as well. She felt the strong call on her life to do what she could to relieve the sufferings of others during these hard and difficult times so she joined the Christian Underground.

The Kentucky wilderness in the 1770s was filled with terrors and dangers, and no one knew this better than 16-year-old Remember Warren. Her village burned and her family and friends violently murdered by savages, the girl found herself a slave of a renegade trapper and his Shawnee squaw. Though she doesn’t believe it, God has not forsaken her. Will she look beyond the hardship and listen to God’s higher purpose for all her suffering? The story reaches its climax as Ember is forced to make a desperate run for her life that will put her new faith to the extreme test.