This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Unleash your inner wanderer with "Travel Like a Rebel: An Irreverent Handbook for the Adventurous Spirit." This audacious guide empowers you to break free from conventional tourism and forge an unforgettable path. Our world is an endless tapestry of vibrant cultures, breathtaking landscapes, and untold stories. Yet, many travelers succumb to the allure of tourist traps, missing out on the genuine essence of their destinations. This book...

Brie Milo had a rough life growing up, but finally is looking towards the bright future once she and her best friend, Jenny Thomas leave their home state of Alabama and move to Montana. Once there, they get settled, and later on, they meet two new friends, Cody Stabler and Danny Jones. The four become best of friends and Cody surprises Brie, who loves to travel, with a trip to a cabin near their home, up in the mountains, only to be shut down a little while Brie's first love, Johnny moves ...

Coming to Terms: The Collected Works of Jane Blankenship, an edited collection from Jane Blankenship and Janette Kenner Muir, is the story of one academic journey through self-discovery, intellectual development, and mentorship. It is a conversation that illustrates how, in Mary Catherine Bateson’s terms, one composes a life that has meaning and makes a significant difference in other lives as well. Jane Blankenship was an active member of the speech communication discipline, starting with...

Tommy Tortoise lives on land; water is not his thing. He stays at the edge of the water, watching his turtle friends play and splash in the river. They invite him to come in, but he’s afraid to try swimming. Tommy stays on dry land, sad and lonely. But his friends see him and understand his problem, so they swim back across the river and climb out. That way they’re all able to spend time together! After it begins to rain, all the animals are wet, and Tommy flips over and slips toward the w...

The death of Snow White's father has left her at the mercy of her stepmother Katarina. Katarina cares for one thing, and one thing only: herself.Vain and arrogant, she sends Snow into the forest to be killed. Snow manages to escape and hide herself from the murderous Hugo. After wandering for days, lost and hungry, she stumbles upon Fableton, an enchanted village created by Katarina to entrap Prince Philip after he spurned her.Philip has been unable to leave Fableton for ha...

Benno von Rothbart, a powereful sorcerer, has transformed Odette, his childhood friend, into a swan, jealous of her love for Victor.Odette and Victor have loved one another their whole lives.Victor and Odette are unaware of Benno's powers and manipulations to come between them and win Odette for himself. When Benno uses his powers to transform Odette, she finds herself in a fight for her freedom and for Victor.The White Swan is a retelling of the classic Swan Lake f...

Meet Cindy and Biscuit: a girl and her dog. People (even her mum!) keep telling Cindy she’s weird, that she’s got a morbid, overactive imagination—but if that was true, why would she keep encountering all these monsters, ghosts, and aliens in real life? Watch Cindy and her fearless four-legged best friend get in to all kinds of trouble, as their little coastal town seems to have a preponderance of werewolves, undead mermaids, dimensional portals, alien invasions, and worse . . . it's dark ...

The trouble-seeking, monster-bashing duo Cindy and Biscuit are back at it again! This time, Cindy and her four-legged best friend are keeping busy thwarting alien abductions, battling demonic dolls, and patrolling the nearby woods for all kinds of creepy, crawly, spine-chilling creatures—normal kid stuff. If only unsuspecting parents and school teachers knew of the dangers lurking around every corner, but sometimes being an unsung hero means class participation in between all the adventure...

Andrea Logan White appeared to be living the “American dream” or what many would call a “perfect life.” However, underneath the happy veneer of the model, actress, and producer, was a subtle, caustic voice leading to emptiness and self-destruction. She was being crushed under the weight of her own drive for “perfection.” Andrea’s remarkable (and often tabloid-worthy) journey that took her from hanging out in the Playboy mansion to finding God at a stop light on Hollywood Boulevard is a pag...

He needed a distraction from his nightmares . . . she gave him everything.When she agreed to go to the club with her friends, the last thing Nevaeh Lawrence expected was to meet Roman Pashkevich, an NHL player with deep turquoise eyes she can't forget.A year later, Nevaeh's struggling to make sense of her life and a relationship that has her questioning what she wants for her future. The ring she finds makes old memories reappear and pushes her to break up ...

Agency and Bodily Autonomy in Systems of Care examines the ways in which humans and their bodies become enmeshed in various systems of care. Seven case studies demonstrate the ways in which people lose, negotiate, establish, or impose bodily autonomy in diverse contexts. Diverse methods and perspectives from cultural and medical anthropology, bioarchaeology and public health establish the need for advocacy and policy change to improve health outcomes by re-envisioning systems of c...

Andrea Logan White appeared to be living the “American dream” or what many would call a “perfect life.” However, underneath the happy veneer of the model, actress, and producer, was a subtle, caustic voice leading to emptiness and self-destruction. She was being crushed under the weight of her own drive for “perfection.” Andrea’s remarkable (and often tabloid-worthy) journey that took her from hanging out in the Playboy mansion to finding God at a stop light on Hollywood Boulevard is a pag...