A lyric poetry collection explores lie and love as the world tightens its grip, moving from intimate confession to quiet catastrophe. These poems track how affection can become a shelter-or a disguise-and how truth, when it arrives, often does so too late, too softly, or only after damage is done. Reading the book feels like walking through a late-hour city: streetlights flicker, messages arrive with missing lines, and every vow is tested by the sky. As the end of the world nears, the spea...

In conjunction with many dedicated and visionary people from all over the world, we have spent the past 15 years working to bring sound healing and sound therapy into mainstream awareness. I couldn't be more excited about how all of this effort has paid off. All our sounds have been recorded in the highest audio quality to provide the best experience possible. - Dr. Laurence Goldman - ***** This audiobook creates natural white noise. Useful in relaxation, meditation or restoration of inner...

Much has been said about happinessabout what it is and how to get it. Little has been said about how to stay happy. We all share the experience that happiness is hard to achieve and even harder to hold on to. We are not often happy, and when we are we dont stay happy for long. In contrast, we are often unhappy, and when we are it seems to be enduring. Why?In How to Be Happy in Spite of Yourself, author Dr. Robert Dawson offers a look at happiness and explains why instinct ...

Eli Judd, a junior pilot for NorAk Airlines, finds himself in a precarious situation when his single-engine airplane crashes into the thick woods of the Alaskan interior. While waiting for rescue, a mysterious creature appears from the dark woods and forges a close bond with him while providing the food he desperately needs for survival. In the meantime, fellow pilot Alison Brantley discovers her love for Eli and is pivotal in his rescue. Eli, who was once running from God, recognizes God'...

In the late summer of 1944 the people and Government of Canada had every reason to view with satisfaction the progress of the war and their own part in it. The landing in Normandy had been successful, the enemy was in retreat from Belgium and Holland, Germany itself had been entered. The end of hostilities in Europe seemed in sight, and the Canadian Government in October began to plan for the celebrations to take place on the day victory was announced. Suddenly this atmosphere of imminent ...

When William Lyon Mackenzie King retired in 1948, he had held office as Prime Minister of Canada for a total of 7829 days, a longer term of service than that of any other Prime Minister in the history of the British Commonwealth. Like Roosevelt, his contemporary of many momentous years, he was greatly admired and greatly hated, but none dispute the tremendous influence he exerted on the history of his country, or, indeed, his place in world history. In this official biography, great days o...

Ordinary objects. Extraordinary tales.As Told by Things is a lighthearted, multi-genre collection of short stories and flash fiction, each told from the perspective of an inanimate object.Fun, witty, and full of charm, As Told by Things will capture your imagination—as well as your heart.What objects do you think have stories to tell?

Welcome, reader!Welcome to worlds where true love brings superpowers, singers fly without realizing it, rabbits are intelligent, humans are oppressed, and a family is fleeing from an authoritarian nightmare.This book contains writing samples. Some of them are inspired by online writing prompts. Some are from my Rabbit stories, and may end up in my upcoming book, The Rabbit Trap. And I've included a short essay explaining where the rabbit stories came from.

Tired of your own brain sabotaging your success and happiness?Your Mind Is Lying To You – And It's Costing You EverythingDiscover the hidden ways your thoughts mislead you and unlock the life you were meant to live.Ever feel like you're your own worst enemy? Like there's a nagging voice inside your head holding you back, filling you with doubt, and trapping you in cycles of fear and unhappiness? It's not your fault – your brain is wired to work AGAINST you. And if y...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The apollo space program is the most famous and celebrated in american history, but the first successful landing of men on the moon during apollo 11 had complicated roots dating back over a decade, and it also involved one of nasa’s most infamous tragedies.Landing on the moon presented an ideal goal all on its own, but the government’s urgency in designing the apollo program was actually brought about by the sov...

Nutritional Aspects of Osteoporosis is based on presentations given at the Fifth International Symposium on Nutritional Aspects of Osteoporosis held in Lausanne, Switzerland in 2003. Although an often neglected chapter of medical research, the nutritional influences on bone health was a discussed topic at this congress. Also discussed were new insights into the role of proteins, vitamins, potassium, vegetables, food acid load, mineral waters and calcium. - Based on presentations given at t...

Coastal zones exemplify the environmental pressures we face: their beauty attracts settlement, they offer potential for diverse economic activities, and they are sensitive natural habitats for important species, as well as providing a range of ecosystem services. They are also extremely vulnerable to the vicissitudes of climate change, which include rising sea levels and changes in extreme events such as storms. With large populations living in coastal and estuarine cities facing the ongoi...