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Enter a world of superpowered heroes... and villains. Of epic adventure and hope. In this collection you'll find tales of humor, action, and suspense. Meet brave heroes, quippy villains, and desperate vigilantes. All featured stories are PG or lower, making this a great listen for all ages, but especially for fans of superhero fiction, heartfelt moments, and snarky humor. Featuring New Superhero Stories from Award Winning authors as well as exciting new voices in the genre.

Jehoshaphat: Worldliness looks at the life of this Old Testament king of Judah and encourages us to examine ourselves in the light of his mistakes. When a Christian enters into connection with the world, he lays himself open to be "persuaded" by the world - to enter upon an unchristian course of action.

The Wolf in the Window is a rejected mates, shifter romance, dark fantasy novel. Wren was kidnapped at a young age and has been residing with her captor for nearly ten years. She has failed countless attempts to escape and has suffered the consequences for it. Just when Wren decides to accept her fate and become complacent, the reality of her world is changed forever when a strikingly handsome man rescues her. Except he's not a man at all. He's a wolf. As Wren falls deeper for this brooding savior, she begins to realize that he may have ulterior motives. She may have very well traded one ...

The eclectic surgeon-detective Mr. Reggie Fortune solves a fourth collection of Golden Age mysteries, including: the sudden disappearance of a husband; a skillful but oddly undiscriminating cat burglar; a jewel theft at a society party; a cryptic inscription on an ancient oak chest; a fatal poisoning and a troubled woman; and the whimsical theft of a Persian kitten—which leads Mr. Fortune to a far more chilling and sinister crime.

Superdreadnought Reynolds has cornered his enemy and believes that Gulg technology will help him defeat the Kurtherian-armed Phraim-‘Eh. What if it doesn’t? With all guns blazing, the battle is joined, but the crew learns more about each other than the enemy. Even though it’s a battle the superdreadnought must win. Maybe that gives them an edge over the cult.

I knew the sad man at the bar had a story he needed to tell. At the time, I didn’t realize that I needed to hear it just as much. As he began, Daniel weaved a tale of a princess’s quest to counter a sorcerer’s vile curse. She traveled across the whole kingdom with her talking canine companion, making new friends and battling fearsome enemies the whole way. The stakes were high in the magical story he told, and it didn’t take long to realize, the stakes were higher in the real world his tale mirrored. Hearing the story would change me forever…

In Escaping Nature, Orrin H. Pilkey and his coauthors offer concrete suggestions for how to respond to the threats posed by global climate change. They argue that while we wait for the world’s governments to get serious about mitigating climate change we can adapt to a hotter world through technological innovations, behavioral changes, nature-based solutions, political changes, and education.

A haunting collection of strange and macabre short stories, ideal for listening to around the fire on a cold winter evening.... 'The Last Leaf' by O. Henry, 'On the Northern Ice' by Elia W. Peattie, 'The Fire' by Charles John Cutcliffe Hyne, 'The Tiger' by Hugh Walpole, 'Cool Air' by H. P. Lovecraft, 'The Missing Model' by Lettice Galbraith, 'The Cold Embrace' by Mary E. Braddon, 'The Snow' by Hugh Walpole, 'Over an Absinthe Bottle' by W. C. Morrow, 'The Coffin Merchant' by Richard Middleton.

Princess Riva is the second daughter of the kingdom of Faytrue. The crown's dwindling funds and her own odd, dangerous magic spells disaster when a wizard comes for her hand. Riva is taken to the wizard's tower, but she won't stay without a fight.

Josephine never expected to die when she was still so young and hot, but a freak accident sends her straight to the smoky depths of Hell. Her arrival is quickly met by Charon, a tour guide with a wicked smile and searing eyes. On paper, Charon and Josephine are the perfect match. There's just one teensy tiny problem...Charon is a demon bound to the confines of Hell and Josephine can't stay. She has been accepted into the redemption program in hopes to prove herself worthy of entry through the pearly gates. Like most lost souls, she has unfinished business to take care of, starting with ...

The campaign of 1859 in Northern Italy was one of the first of the epoch-making, rapidly conducted wars that marked the latter half of the nineteenth century. It was, moreover, as has been pointed out by the author of Imperial Strategy, the “first war in Europe which conveyed some preliminary indication of what railways can accomplish.”

After being captured in Singapore and transported to the infamous Burma railway, Colonel Owtram was appointed the British Camp Commandant at Chungkai, one of the largest POW camps. Many ex-prisoners testified to the mental and physical courage that he showed protecting POWs from the worst excesses of their captors. Of course his account does not admit to this, but what is clear is that in addition to the deprivation and hardship suffered by all POWs, the author bore heavy responsibility for those under his charge and the daily trauma of dealing with the unpredictable Japanese.

The popular view of Christianity today is a list of rules. The do's and don'ts seems to be what it is all about. But if that's what we think Christianity is all about, then we have a lot to learn. The key to understanding Christianity is not something we have to do, but rather something that Jesus Christ has already achieved on our behalf.

Lítill, ljótur andarungi reynist vera fallegur svanur. Snædrottningin er með ís í hjartanu og litla hafmeyjan þráir að losna við fjötra hreisturs og sporðs og ganga tveimur fótum meðal manna. Ævintýraheimur Hans Christians Andersens er flestum að góðu kunnur. Þó eftir hann liggi bæði skáldsögur, leikrit og ljóð eru það listævintýri hans sem lifa með lesendum, jafnt í bóklegri- og munnlegri geymd.

A ghoulish collection of loathsome and macabre tales full of astounding skill and diabolical cleverness. 'The Coffin Merchant' by Richard Middleton, 'The Everlasting Club' by Arthur Gray, 'The Vampire' by Jan Neruda, 'The Lighthouse on Shivering Sand' by J. S. Fletcher, 'The Story of the Spaniards' by E. & H. Heron, 'Over an Absinthe Bottle' by W. C. Morrow, 'The Anticipator' by Morley Roberts, 'The Snow' by Hugh Walpole, 'The Conjurer' by Richard Middleton....

De bedste eventyr med H.C. Andersen er en samling af de mest kendte og elskede eventyr fra den store forfatter. Lydbogen indeholder følgende historier: "Svinedrengen", "Kejserens nye klæder", "Klods-Hans", "Den standhaftige tinsoldat", "Den grimme ælling", "Fyrtøjet", "Tommelise", "Prinsessen på ærten". Sebastian Klein har indlæst eventyrene, så de fremstår ligeså levende, spændende og morsomme som i deres samtid. Denne samling af eventyr er et must for enhver, der gerne læser H.C. Andersen.

Hvað er von? Vonin skín í gegn um ævintýrin í þessu safni. Láttu Hans Christian Andersen heilla þig og láttu uppáhalds sögupersónurnar þínar kenna þér um vonina og hvernig hægt er að finna hana á jafvel myrkustu tímum! Safn fyrir forvitna og samúðarfulla unga og fullorðna lesendur. Safnið inniheldur eftirfarandi ævintýri: Svanirnir, Næturgalinn, Koffortið fljúgandi, Litla stúlkan með eldspýturnar, Svínahirðirinn. H.C. Andersen (1805-1875) er eitt þekktasta skáld Danmerkur.

Character is something intrinsic to us all; it forms and reveals who we are. Unbeknownst to many, character is foundational to our judgment, behavior, and leadership. As we tackle the grand challenges of our time, strength of character guides us to make better decisions, creates greater well-being, and contributes to human flourishing. For those who lead—whether in the public, private, not for profit, or education sectors—a greater understanding of character will challenge your thinking, inspire new ideas, and elevate your personal and professional performance.

The Hell Realms endure and humanity's extinction appears to be a forgone conclusion...unless Johnny the Salesman has something to say about it. Stop by the Triple-Six Tavern for a drink on the house, blow a life's savings, or just your soul in the Gaming Pit, groove to some of history's greatest bands, spend an amorous hour in the Brothel Tents, settle a life or death challenge in the Grudge Pit, hit the crowded Dance Floor, and revel in the greatest party of all time held in the most famous bar in all of the multiverse!

Natural Eyesight Improvement. Stories From The Clinic by Emily C. Lierman. Emily's eyesight was cured Naturally by Ophthalmologist William H. Bates. Emily then worked with Dr. Bates as his assistant, nurse. They worked together for many years in Dr. Bates Clinic curing unclear vision, astigmatism, crossed/wandering eyes, cataracts, glaucoma, blindness and other eye problems by treatment with natural methods, without eyeglasses, surgery, drugs. This began the Natural Eyesight Improvement Revolution. Ophthalmologist Bates 'Better Eyesight Magazines' were written by Dr. Bates, Emily Lierman/...