This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The constant battle of the bulge has left you weary caught in a relentless cycle of yo-yo dieting that brings you right back to where you started disheartened and feeling defeated you are not alone.Are cravings dictating your life, pushing you into a spiral of emotional eating that seems impossible to break? Has the impact on your self-esteem and confidence started to infiltrate and tarnish both your personal an...

A character-driven supernatural crime story that prioritizes the overlooked and struggling. - Kirkus ReviewsAndre was used to being called names. He had heard them all: Crazy, Loony Tunes, Cuckoo, Nutcase, and, when they wanted to be polite, Mental. But those perceptions masked an incredible gift that would propel an unwanted nobody into a quiet hero. Follow his amazing journey from obscurity to crime fighter. "A character-driven supernatural crime story that prioritizes the overlo...

Marcus Johnson was trying to live his best life as he navigated family dynamics, religious mores, societal expectations, and just plain staying alive. He didn't think of himself as anything special. But due to unimaginable circumstances beyond his control, he would become one of the most unusual and extraordinary people on Earth. Follow Marcus’s remarkable journey from obscurity through catastrophe to preeminence.“An engrossing and thoroughly human-centered SF adventure.”
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"It will be difficult for any reader to think about dinosaurs—or birds—in the same ways they had before."— Publishers WeeklyThe discovery of stunning, feathered dinosaur fossils coming out of China in the twentieth century suggests that these creatures were much more bird-like than paleontologists previously imagined. Further evidence—bones, genetics, eggs, behavior, and more—has shown a seamless transition from fleet-footed carnivores to the ancestors of ...

IMMORTAL. MERCENARY. KIND OF A TOOL. British soldier and all-around rogue Simon Pure has led quite an exciting life. Or lives, really. After a failed assassination of General George Washington at the Battle of Trenton in 1776, Simon stumbled upon hooded figures performing a bizarre ritual that accidentally gave him immortality. Since that fateful day, Simon has died and returned countless times over, rubbing elbows (and sometimes fists) with history's most renowned figures, including his n...

John Engler, former Governor of Michigan, once claimed that redistricting is one of the purest actions a legislative body can take. Academicians and political leaders alike, however, have regularly debated the ideal way by to redistrict national and state legislatures. Rather than being the pure process that Governor Engler envisioned, redistricting has led to repeated court battles waged on such traditional democratic values as one person, one vote, and minority rights. Instead of being a...

This updated new edition explores the techniques used to assess the economic impact of projects in developing countries. Blending an academic understanding of economics and development with an accessible style and practical advice, the costs and benefits of investment projects, an important mechanism for economic development, are assessed to ensure that resource allocation is as productive as possible. New material has been added, particularly on the environmental impact of projects, the r...

It's 1909, and Simon Pure has long hoped that his fellow immortal nemesis Benedict Arnold drifted out to sea and turned to ash when they last tangled in 1892. But such was not to be, and Arnold has returned…but not for revenge, he claims, but to help Simon's family become immortal like him. The truth is, Arnold has changed…just in ways Simon would never expect.

Practical, Biblical Advice for Effective Pastoral LeadershipMany pastors feel torn between preaching and leading, but both responsibilities are essential. Without faithful exposition of Scripture, churches risk straying theologically. Without strong leadership, teaching lacks spiritual zeal. How can pastors find balance and steward their calling effectively?In The Pastor as Leader, John Currie equips pastors to be men of God who competently carry o...

In the early sixteenth century, a Persian-speaking Muslim merchant named ʿAli Akbar Khatayi traveled to China and stayed for six years. There he acquired inside knowledge of the Ming imperial court and gained familiarity with the government bureaucracy, the military, and the daily lives and culture of ordinary people. In a treatise presented to the rulers of the Ottoman Empire, Khatayi laid out his observations—here translated in full into English for the first time.The Book of...

A mysterious force threatens to turn the tide of the Civil War by handing the Confederacy an unthinkable victory! The only ones standing in its way? The immortal, amoral Simon Pure and the enigmatic new American Myth known as the Northerner. But can these two unlikely soldiers put aside their differences long enough to stop a catastrophe? And how does this battle in the past connect to Geiger's wasteland of the future? History is about to be rewritten—but by whom?

Practical, Biblical Advice for Effective Pastoral LeadershipMany pastors feel torn between preaching and leading, but both responsibilities are essential. Without faithful exposition of Scripture, churches risk straying theologically. Without strong leadership, teaching lacks spiritual zeal. How can pastors find balance and steward their calling effectively?In The Pastor as Leader, John Currie equips pastors to be men of God who competently carry out...