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The deep-seated origins and wide-reaching lessons of ancient myths built the foundation for our modern legacies. Explore the mythologies of Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Learn what makes these stories so important, distinctive, and able to withstand the test of time. Discover how, despite geographical implausibilities, many myths from across the oceans share themes, morals, and archetypes.

Genre: Science Fiction, Space Opera, Transhumanism, Base-Building Recommended Age Range: 16+ (Due to existential themes, mild body horror, and mature situations) He spent a century building an empire. Now, he has eternity to build a new species. Noah Vale, the 115-year-old architect of the Vale Drift mega-corporation, bought every medical miracle money could offer to outrun death. But when a highly experimental rejuvenation treatment ends in a catastrophic heart attack, his life is officially over. Or so he thinks. Fifty years later, Noah awakens in absolute darkness as "Subject 210"—a ...

Genre: Dungeon Core, LitRPG, Strategy The Siege is broken. Now, the trap is set. Drakar Voss, the former Shadow Emperor turned Dungeon Core, has survived his first brush with annihilation. But survival is not enough. To secure his domain against the relentless greed of adventurers and the threats of the surface world, he must evolve from a survivor into an architect of death. Deep beneath the canyon floor, tapping into the geothermal pulse of the world, Drakar begins his great reconstruction. No longer relying on crude tunnels and desperate skirmishes, he unleashes the power of the Dungeon ...

Dive into the world of Henry Louis H. L. Mencken (1880 – 1956), a formidable American journalist and essayist known for his sharp wit and incisive critiques of American culture. Often hailed as the Sage of Baltimore, Menckens influence on 20th-century literature is profound. He is best remembered for his groundbreaking work, The American Language, a comprehensive exploration of how English is uniquely spoken across the United States. Mencken also gained notoriety for his satirical coverage of the Scopes trial—dubbed the Monkey trial—where he deftly exposed the absurdities of the era. ...

From self-realization and self-promotion to self-help and the selfie, the modern world encourages us to be self-obsessed. We are even told that finding ourselves is the key to happiness. Better to lose yourself! More than 2,500 years ago, the Buddha argued that the self is an illusion—and that our belief in it is the cause of most, if not all, of our suffering. How to Lose Yourself presents lively, accessible, and expert new translations of ancient Buddhist writings about the central, unique, and powerful Buddhist teaching of "no-self."

A groundbreaking study of the lifelong effects of near-death experiences in the newly born, babies, toddlers, and children up to age five Draws on interviews with nearly 400 childhood experiencers, both fully matured and young, as well as more than 40 years of NDE research involving over 5...

With men departing to fight for king and country, women have new opportunities at home. Dorothy Peto and her fellow suffragettes propose forming the Women’s Police Volunteers to assist police keep order. At first, the suggestion is derided, yet the force is stretched thin. As Dorothy and her friends train and organize to help refugees fleeing the war and guide terroried Londoners to shelter during the Zeppelin raids, the ‘ladies in blue’ gain a grudging acceptance. During one nightly bombing raid, Dorothy discovers the body of a beautiful Belgian refugee in Seven Dials.

Like the tanning of a leathered corpse, the inaugural release of Grimoire seeks to stretch the fleshy bounds of dark fiction and horror. Included within these unhallowed book are tales of medieval horror and cacophony, Lovecraftian delights and wretched Kaiju, accursed djinn and pestilential priests, all brought together for the very first time in one horrific collection. Engaging and provocative, these tales of the damned stalk the graveyards at night, crawl up from the empty and wet places of this world, and haunt the dreams of all who hear them.

Sometimes salvation comes from the most unlikely hero. When Tate Gillespie is marked for death for a crime he didn’t commit, his life crumbles. In a world where "justice" is meted out by a relentless military force, he’s going to need more than a mythical guardian angel. His life down to seconds, he’s saved by the mysterious X, a knife-wielding man he's never even met before. But who is X? Is he the man who threatens and kills without a second thought? Or the strangely gentle man who only seems to act that way around Tate?

Learn how to fully return to peace with the transformative healing of Somatic Therapy. Calm your mind & body to start living the life you want yet never thought you could have. In a world where stress, trauma, and emotional wounds can accumulate and manifest as physical and psychological pain, the significance of these techniques cannot be overstated.

Whoever neglects the second coming of Christ has only a mutilated gospel, for the Bible teaches us not only of the death and sufferings of Christ, but also of his return to reign in honor and glory. His second coming is referred to over 300 times. There is hardly any church that does not make a great deal of baptism, yet in all of Paul's epistles, baptism is spoken of only 13 times, while he speaks about the return of our Lord 50 times, and yet the church has had very little to say about it. The devil does not want us to see this truth, for nothing would wake up the church so much.

For more than 30 years, parents, caregivers, and health care providers have trusted Seizures and Epilepsy in Children to provide comprehensive, science-based information and practical answers to the most common questions about these conditions. In this new edition, completely revised and updated, a team of experts from Johns Hopkins Medicine offers guidance

April 22 LADIES AND GENTS! I have an announcement! You know that guy I featured on my blog a few months ago? The really, really hot Irish rugby player who plays the position of ‘hooker’ in the RLI (Rugby League International)? The one with the anger management issues, the body of a gladiator and the face of a movie star? The one with the questionable fashion choices leading me to ask whether he was the lovechild of a leprechaun and a hobbit? Ronan Fitzpatrick? Yeah, that guy. Well, I have a confession to make…

Genre: Dungeon Core, LitRPG, Fantasy Anthology Recommended Age Range: 16+ He ruled an empire of shadows for eight centuries. Now, he must conquer a world as a stone. Drakar Voss was the Shadow Emperor, the architect of a dominion that bent the Rim Realms to its will. But when a coalition of light and iron breaches his throne room, Drakar refuses to surrender. In a final, cataclysmic act of spite, he unleashes a void crystal, tearing a hole in reality that consumes his enemies, his empire, and his own physical form. He expected oblivion. He found a laboratory. Awakening in a bizarre, ...

Valentin Bychkov, rising star of contemporary Russian ballet, appears to have everything: wealth, talent, success, and a face and body to match. Not that anyone can get close. Bypass the entourage and there's still Valentin's sharp tongue and acerbic wit to deal with. He may give his body freely, but his emotions are tightly locked away. Max Farley's life is a simple one. All he's interested in is work, drinking, and picking up the next one-night stand. How he chooses to live may not be to everyone's taste, but it suits him. No one's made him want to confront his demons, until now.

Once the quintessential playboy, Bryan claims he's done with wild parties and weekend benders. No more one night stands leading to mornings he can't remember; no more binges and blackouts; no more exploits plastered all over the tabloids and rag sheets. According to Bryan, he's cleaning up his act. The only problem is, no one believes him.

"Whatever else I do, I must pray," emphasized R. A. Torrey. This strong conviction runs through the writings of all seven of the renowned Christian authors featured in this book. A Passion for Prayer offers spiritual and practical advice on how to effectively enter into prayer, live a life infused with prayer, and see profound answers to your petitions. It includes the writings of R. A. Torrey, Charles Spurgeon, E. M. Bounds, George Müller, Andrew Murray, Charles Finney, and D. L. Moody.

Just in time for Sherlock Holmes, the major motion picture starring Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law: the world’s greatest fictional detective and his famous sidekick Dr. Watson are on their first trip across the Atlantic as they solve crimes all over 19th-century America - from the bustling neighborhoods of New York, Boston, and D.C. to fog-shrouded San Francisco. The world’s best-loved British sleuth faces some of the most cunning criminals America has to offer and meets America’s most famous figures.

Lucy Fitzpatrick doesn’t like rugby. As the little sister of Ireland’s most infamous rugby player, Lucy can’t seem to escape the championship-sized shadow cast by her big brother, or her mother’s frequent attempts to micromanage her future. Her rainbow hair is as free-spirited as her quest for inner peace, yet overbearing expectations keep bringing her down. And when she’s down, her compulsive little problem lands her in seriously big trouble.

In the grand tradition of progression fantasy and portal fiction, Rising of the Golem King, Volume 1 introduces readers to a world where magic meets innovation, where an ordinary man from Earth finds himself trapped in an empire built on arcane power, cutthroat politics, and ancient secrets waiting to be unearthed. From Captive to Creator—The Birth of a Legend Eric Henson was just another software engineer from Austin, Texas—until the day a dark portal swallowed him whole and hurled him into Iriddoria, a world of magic, danger, and brutal survival. Captured, branded as a utility-class ...