Based on events, chance meetings and what connects those meetings and events to each other. This story is at times confronting and at the same time shows the strength and determination to make good. Inspirational set of stories of one’s life events and how he overcomes them to succeed in life. A story about a wealth far greater than money, and success far greater than ever thought possible, from someone who proclaims to be “No one special” yet somehow inspires you the reader to believe tha...

Our knowledge of breathing has shaped our social history, and philosophical beliefs since prehistory. Breathing occupied a spiritual status to the Ancients, while today it is central to the practice of many forms of meditation, like Yoga. Over time physicians ,scientists and engineers have pieced together the intricate biological mechanisms of breathing to devise ever more sophisticated devices to support and maintain breathing indefinitely, from Iron lungs to the modern ventilator. Breath...

Slow Fall is a mystery in The Wekiwa County series. Set in the pre-Disney torpor of rural central Florida, it tells the story of an ex-Miami-cop who returns to his small-town Florida home to bury his father, an apparent suicide. Troubled by the circumstances of his father's death, he is drawn into a maelstrom of intrigue involving televangelists, drug runners, and corruption. A secret past connects the threads in a startling climax of greed, unbridled ambition, incest and death.

Everything about a giraffe – its extraordinary long neck, distinctive camouflage, graceful movement and friendly nature – is instantly recognizable. Consequently the giraffe has fascinated man throughout its history, with its quiet and lofty stance representing in the human psyche virtue, peace and harmony. But while giraffe once roamed the Great Plains of Africa in huge herds, their numbers have greatly diminished and they are now entirely dependent on humanity for their survival....

Since humans first gazed upward, the moon has hung in the sky virtually unchanged, entrancing generations of poets, artists and scientists. Once worshipped as a deity, often thought to cause madness, now known to manipulate our tides and much else besides, humanity’s relationship with the moon has been ever-changing; the one constant has been our continued fascination with it. Moon gives a comprehensive account of our lunar companion’s significance, tracing its origins out of a co...

In many senses the ostrich looms large – the tallest and heaviest of any living bird, a fully grown North African ostrich can reach 2.75 metres (9 feet) in height and weigh almost 160 kgs (350 pounds). It also lays the largest egg of any living bird. From its eggs to its meat, skin and feathers, the ostrich has been exploited by humans since history began.Edgar Williams has provided a singular, comprehensive insight into this extraordinary, outlandish bird, chronicling its behaviour...

Hippos are well-loved, cumbersome, rotund mammals famous for lounging around semi-submerged in muddy pools. Gregarious herbivores, they emerge after dusk from the water into the cool night air to graze on grass and plants before returning to the water at sunrise. They have huge mouths adapted for grazing as well as large, sharp tusks and jaws powerful enough to bite through crocodiles, small boats and even humans.The common hippo, once found all over Africa, is now largely confined...

The poems of Write The Vision are my song and my expression of journey. I trust that as you read the words, you heart will hear the melody and understand that our childs voice has Gods ear.

Unlock a haunting collection of eerie stories with this digital audio version of "Halloween and Horror Stories". Dive into the minds of literary legends as you explore the dark and mysterious worlds they crafted.This audio collection includes:"The Alchemist" by H.P. Lovecraft – An early tale of ancient curses, alchemy, and vengeance that only Lovecraft can weave."A Halloween Wraith" by William Black – A chilling ghost story set on the scariest night of the year, ble...

Ranging from the macabre to the supernatural, the collection of stories found in Classic Tales of Horror contains some of the most influential horror and dark fiction books of all-time.Included in this classic horror anthology are:At the Mountains of Madness by H. P. LovecraftThe Lair of the White Worm by Bram StokerCarmilla by J. Sheridan LeFanuThe Great God Pan by Arthur MachenT...

This book contains the following works:Edgar Allan Poe: The Pit and the PendulumWilliam Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's DreamFrances Hodgson Burnett: The Secret GardenFyodor Dostoevsky: The Dream of a Ridiculous ManRobert Louis Stevenson: Treasure IslandH.P. Lovecraft: At the Mountains of MadnessJack London: The Call of the WildMary W. Shelley: Frankenstein, or The Modern PrometheusOsamu Dazai: N...

The horrors of the Spanish Inquisition, with its dungeon of death, and the overhanging gloom on the House of Usher demonstrate unforgettably the unique imagination of Edgar Allan Poe. Unerringly, he touches upon some of our greatest nightmares premature burial, ghostly transformation and words from beyond the grave. Written in the 1840s, they have retained their power to shock and frighten even now.