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In a world bound by virtual reality and controlled by powerful corporations, Naida discovers a hidden power within herself and joins a mysterious group fighting to awaken humanity. As a sinister organization prepares to launch a VR technology that could dominate free will, Naida’s abilities make her the key to their resistance. Together, they must confront dark forces, unravel secrets, and risk everything to confront the true cost of freedom in a world on the brink of losing it. A thrilling cyberpunk journey of resilience, rebellion, and the fight for human connection in an age of ...

This volume is a practical and comprehensive compendium of traditional English bare-knuckle boxing. It brings together extracts from 31 historical treatises, selected through meticulous research and edited for clarity, coherence, and thematic consistency, featuring 300 original images. The material is distilled and reorganized by subject, allowing readers to trace the development of English boxing and to understand each technique within its historical context. Divided into four distinct parts: The pugilism of the Broughton era and earlier; The London Prize Ring era; Grappling techniques ...

Cian Donnelly is my Da's bitter enemy. He's also the man who won me-and my virginity—in a single hand of cards. Now, he's come to collect. Except I'm tired of being a pawn in a game I have no wish to play. Maybe it's time to make my own rules. The only thing I have to lose is my heart.

This duet of steamy dragon shifter goodness includes the first two books in the Dragon Kings of Fire and Ice series.

Bisexuality is the largest sexual minority in the world and the least well understood. This book sets out to answer some of the questions that many people have about bisexuality. In Bi, Julia Shaw explores how people have defined and measured bisexuality during its long and important history. She looks at behavioural bisexuality in animals, and investigates whether there is a bi gene. She introduces some famous bi activists and scholars whom everyone should know.

We were lovers. Then enemies. Now we’re the most wanted targets in Washington. I swore I’d never let Brandt Corbin touch me again. Not after he stood silent while my life imploded five years ago. Now a massive cyber-attack has crippled the grid, trapping us in a lockdown. No lights. No exits. Just my ruthless rival. And it gets worse. Someone has framed us both for treason. We’re forced to work together to clear our names, but every second beside him erodes my defenses. Then a drone strike shatters the windows. He shields me with his body. The way he protects me proves he isn't the ...

Don Juan In Hell is Act 3, Scene 2 from Bernard Shaw's 'Man and Superman' which was written in 1903. This classic staged performance features Cedric Hardwicke, Charles Boyer, Charles Laughton and Agnes Moorehead.

We know that our friendships increase our happiness, our health, and our longevity, yet people in the US have fewer close confidantes today than we did three decades ago. Even though there’s a huge amount of information in the media discussing these relationships, and our social media feeds run 24/7, most of us haven’t come up with a constructive approach to friendship. But learning to be a better friend is the first step to acquiring and cultivating better, more rewarding friendships.

I’ve always wanted to be a doctor. The only problem is that no matter how many hours I work, I’ll never be able to afford it on my own. Then I meet him. Grant Bennett. He’s grumpy, scarred, and way too intense. He’s also the most gorgeous man I’ve ever seen. And when he makes me a shocking offer, I don’t know if I should laugh, cry, or say yes.

I would never be caught dead in a place like this. Not normally, anyway, but tonight I'm desperate. My curvy little assistant seems to have put herself up for auction, and there's no way in hell that I'm letting another man win her. Not when she's meant to be mine.

Karen thought she was married for life but her husband had other ideas. Married for five years and he'd been cheating for three of those. Why? Because Karen wasn't adventurous enough in the bedroom department. He got his kicks elsewhere, from a woman prepared to do anything and everything he fancied. He never meant to fall in love with the other woman, it just happened and - as a result - he had to leave his wife. Karen's friend Emma took her in and it was here - staying on her couch - that Karen was accidentally introduced to a new, seedier world....

In their battle to end the demon scourge, Talia and Galen must face the demon wolf god, Lupercus, once and for all. But there’s just one hitch—they need help. But will the scorned goddess Leto prove an ally or a deadly foe? Abducted by the traitor, Darius, and pulled through a portal, Talia is on her own… until she’s not. Galen comes to her aid just in the nick of time and together, they flee the demons on their trail. With no other options available to them, Talia realizes it’s time to set the record straight.

If you're listening to this, you may have a loved one suffering from dementia, and you're looking for hope. The disease has already taken so much, and though you're determined to fight, you're weary. Keeping Love Alive as Memories Fade will renew your strength. With guidance from professionals and stories of committed caregivers, you'll learn how others have braved the road ahead and how you can, too. Using the five love languages and other creative ideas, you can discover, like many others, the resilient power of love.

Dead Quiet in Briar Hollow is the kind of mystery that doesn’t announce itself with sirens. It arrives quietly—like a bell over an antique shop door… and an object that remembers too much. Clara Whitlock runs Second Chances Antiques in the small town of Briar Hollow, where everyone knows everyone… and everyone has something they’d rather keep buried. Clara has a secret of her own: when she touches certain objects, she can feel the last emotional echo left behind—love, grief, rage… and sometimes something far worse. So when Vesta Rowe places a battered wooden box on Clara’s ...

Maybe you've "tried" meditation, journaling, and affirmations? So you begin to wonder, "Could this work for me?" This is a common problem for many people who have struggled with healing their inner child without clear direction. Right now, there are people who have achieved healing their inner child.

After two weeks at sea, the Oosterdam docked in Civitavecchia, Italy. Among the shipboard romantics is a not-so-young couple on their long-overdue honeymoon. Approaching their 46th wedding anniversary, they have their hearts set on an Italian adventure they would have loved to have taken earlier in their marriage - but matters of making a living and a life and raising children kept them from getting away together. The surprises begin even before departed the harbor.

This spiritual guidebook follows in the footsteps of Dante on his journey through the Divine Comedy. A fresh, modern take on this path, the book invites us to explore these questions: what is my hell and how do I move through it? What is my purgatory and what lesson do I need to take away? What is my paradise; how do I get there and how do I stay there? With wisdom distilled from the great myths, scriptures, and the world’s mystics, this book is an invitation to ever-greater awakening and wholeness. REVIEWS We're lost. We're trying to get home. With those words, Marc Thomas Shaw aptly ...

The Dīghanikāya or Long Discourses of the Buddha is one of the four major collections of teachings from the early period of Buddhism. Its 34 suttas (in Sanskrit, sutras) demonstrate remarkable breadth in both content and style, forming a comprehensive collection. The Art of Listening gives an introduction to the Dīghanikāya and demonstrates the historical, cultural, and spiritual insights that emerge when we view the Buddhist suttas as oral literature.

Have you ever been tempted to spy on your partner? Do you worry the love of your life will meet someone younger, smarter or richer? Do you want to permanently eliminate jealousy in your relationship? By relying on proven scientific studies and real-life experience, this guide is able to identify your jealousy triggers and deliver custom solutions just for you.

This book examines how thirteen extraordinary men and women from apostolic times to the present—most of them canonized saints—came to see how God wanted them to organize their lives and, seeing that, set out to shape their lives accordingly. It adopts a new and illuminating approach to a familiar literary genre—the lives of the saints and what the turning points were in their dedicating themselves to God.