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The Best Day is Today: A Practical Guide to Stop Waiting and Start LivingOverview: Are you constantly waiting for the "perfect time" to start your business, get in shape, or finally write that book? The Best Day is Today is a powerful wake-up call designed to help you break free from the paralysis of preparation and step into immediate action. We often tell ourselves stories about why now isn't the right time, but while we wait for ideal c...

Expanded and with great new stories, this is the biggest and best anthology of ghostly hauntings ever. Over 40 tales of visitation by the undead - from vengeful and violent spirits, set on causing harm to innocent people tucked up in their homes, to rarer and more kindly ghosts, returning from the grave to reach out across the other side. Yet others entertain desires of a more sinister bent, including the erotic. This new edition includes a selection of favourite haunted house tales chosen...

**A National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist"Extraordinary...Sensitive and perceptive, Mr. Hessler is a superb literary archaeologist, one who handles what he sees with a bit of wonder that he gets to watch the history of this grand city unfold, one day at a time.” —Wall Street JournalFrom the acclaimed author of River Town and Oracle Bones, an intimate excavation of life in one of the world's oldest civilizations at a time of convulsive change...

THE VELVET CURTAINA Memoir of Strength, Survival, and GraceBOOK DESCRIPTIONIn the heart of Paris, behind a curtain of deep burgundy velvet, lies a world that few dare to enter and even fewer truly understand. The Velvet Curtain is not merely an establishment it is a threshold between the ordinary and the extraordinary, between the secrets we keep and the truths we reveal.This is the story of Vivienne Laurent.Born into poverty in the shadow of Montmart...

Peter Dankelson's story is a reminder that circumstances don't define your life; how you react to them does. You will be inspired by how Peter overcomes adversity with a positive attitude and a loving family. You will be motivated to choose courage over fear, embrace what makes you different, and reflect on what's important in your life. Readers will battle with Peter through his thirty-six surgeries, laugh with him as he searches for an ear store, and share in his excitement when he takes...

Many historical processes are dynamic. Populations grow and decline. Empires expand and collapse. Religions spread and wither. Natural scientists have made great strides in understanding dynamical processes in the physical and biological worlds using a synthetic approach that combines mathematical modeling with statistical analyses. Taking up the problem of territorial dynamics--why some polities at certain times expand and at other times contract--this book shows that a similar research p...

The North Face of the Eiger was long renowned as the most dangerous climb in the Swiss Alps, one that had cost the lives of numerous mountaineers. In February 1966, two teams - one German, the other British/American - aimed to climb it in a straight line from bottom to top. Astonishingly, the two teams knew almost nothing about each other's attempt until both arrived at the foot of the face. The race was on.John Harlin led the four-man British/American team and intended to make a s...

St Ermin's Hotel has been at the centre of British intelligence since the 1930s, when it was known to MI6 as 'The Works Canteen'. Intelligence officers such as Ian Fleming and Noel Coward were to be found in the hotel's Caxton Bar, along with other less well-known names. Winston Churchill allegedly conceived the idea of the Special Operations Executive there over a glass (or two) of his favourite champagne in the early days of the Second World War, and the operation was st...

A series of brutal, unsolved murders of young women shocks and terrifies modern-day Louisiana. The mystery is magnified by bizarre findings at the murder scenes in New Orleans and its surrounding bayous. The murders perplex the highly trained police professionals involved, including the FBI's violent crimes unit.Virtually no solid clues are left by the murderer, including his curiously not showing up on security cameras while some of his victims are.Talented and insightful ...

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PLAY & LEARN AT HOME: 100+ Creative Educational Games for Curious Preschoolers Ages 3-6The Ultimate Play-Based Learning Guide for Parents, Caregivers & EducatorsAbout This BookIn today's fast-paced world, finding quality time to genuinely connect with your child while supporting their development can feel overwhelming. "Play & Learn at Home" removes all the guesswork and stress from early childhood educatio...

Inspired by a near-mythic event of the wild Florida frontier at the turn of the twentieth century, Shadow Country reimagines the legend of the inspired Everglades sugar planter and notorious outlaw E. J. Watson, who drives himself to his own violent end at the hands of his neighbours. His son Lucius investigates the killing which has come to obsess him.In this bold new rendering of the Watson trilogy Matthiessen has deepened the insights and motivations of his characters, consolida...