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George and Kirby are unhappy dorm dwellers at CU-Boulder's Baker Hall. Both have received poor midterm grades, and both are sick of the weather after being hit by a series of snowstorms. George suggests a road trip in his Pontiac Catalina. Kirby likes the idea, and the duo sets out for parts unknown in the west. They encounter challenges in rough and tumble Grand Junction and greasy spoons that harken back to the Wild West, on their way to Las Vegas. From there, the journey becomes a cross...

Yolani Ian has always been one of God's favorites when it came to her professional endeavors, but the same cannot be said when it comes to love. It seems like every man she runs across is either threatened by her success, jealous of it, or cannot deal with such a hectic schedule. But whatever their reasoning, they all seem to resort to being unfaithful. Coupled with the fact that she is battling an undiagnosed and debilitating condition that most men find burdensome, the songstress begins ...

The introduction of the iPhone X last year meant you could have an entirely new iPhone in your hands with innovative new features such as Face ID and a big screen in a compact body. Now Apple has iterated that design to create the XS.iPhone Xs is packed with next-generation technologies and is a huge step forward for the future of the smartphone.Everything is state of the art including the industry-first 7-nanometer A12 Bionic chip with 8-core Neural Engine, faster Face ID and an a...

The jews-harp is a distinctive musical instrument of international importance, yet it remains one of those musical instruments, like the ocarina, kazoo or even the art of whistling, that travels beneath the established musical radar. The story of the jews-harp is also part of our musical culture, though it has attracted relatively little academic study. Britain and Ireland played a significant role in the instrument‘s manufacture and world distribution, particularly during the nineteenth a...

What is wrong with capitalism, and how can we change it?Capitalism has transformed the world and increased our productivity, but at the cost of enormous human suffering. Our shared values—equality and fairness, democracy and freedom, community and solidarity—can provide both the basis for a critique of capitalism and help to guide us toward a socialist and democratic society.Erik Olin Wright has distilled decades of work into this concise and tightly argued...

An WWI archive of Great Britain's Daily Telegraph news coverage reveals how the press influenced public perception of the Great War.One hundred years on, the First World War has not lost its power to clutch at the heart. But how much do we really know about the war that would shape the twentieth century? And, all the more poignantly, how much did people know at the time?Today, someone fires a shot on the other side of the world and we read about it o...

Peace is not the absence of storms.It is learning to live with the man you used to be.In The Peace, Dr. Michael Wright reflects on the quiet, disciplined work of acceptance — the kind that begins after rebuilding, after endurance, after striving no longer produces clarity.This is not a story about escaping the past.It is a story about integrating it.Through honest and measured reflection, Wright explores the loneliness of strength, the cost of...

Storms shape every life. Some pass quickly. Others change the direction of everything we thought we understood about identity, faith, and purpose.In The Storm: When Life's Instability Shapes Identity, Faith, and Resilience, Dr. Michael Wright offers a deeply honest memoir that explores how adversity becomes one of life's greatest teachers. Through personal experiences of family instability, military service, identity disruption, broken relationships, betrayal, and profound...

What if the people the world discarded were the very ones God was preparing to raise up?For more than thirty-five years, former United States Marine and missionary Michael W. Wright, alongside his wife, Pat, has walked through the orphanages, children's homes, and underserved communities of Kenya—places many people visit, but few truly see.In 1991, Michael and Pat did something that made little sense on paper. They sold everything they owne...

Who is John Seal?He’s a rookie CIA agent.His job is to protect America against cyber attacks from enemy organizations and terrorists whose tactic is to disrupt lives as a means to leverage their agenda.John finds himself in the middle of Barcelona during the Saint Joan Festival where he meets his handler for the first time. During his high stakes first mission, he is faced with hard decisions and is forced to go against his moral compass to complete hi...

Life does not always break all at once.Sometimes it shifts slowly.Through distance.Through responsibility.Through seasons where you realize you have been carrying more than you admitted.Still Walking is a reflection on what happens after the storm has passed but the emotions remain. It explores growth shaped not only by adversity, but by self-awareness, restraint, and the quiet work of becoming whole.This is not a story about dramatic arrival.

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This book is an ominous message for humanity to save our way of life on Earth. Let all of us work together to save the Earth. Time is of the essence right now. Everyone needs to be "All In" to repair the damage of Climate Change and damage to the environment on our Earth. Never underestimate the backlash of nature.