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Do you want to read a recent memoir? Are you trying to find a story that will really make you feel better and inspire you? Tony Mejia's "From the Streets to the Altar" is the only place to look. This compelling autobiography is a stirring testament to a changed Christian man who overcame unfathomable obstacles in search of redemption, purpose, and hope.
Mejia takes us on a journey from his difficult upbringing to his life on the streets in this
From Heaven to Hell via the First Fleet.
Deceit, treachery, murder, and a love that surpasses all boundaries.
At Michaelmas 1786 Thomas Nash's peaceful existence is shattered when he is falsely accused and sentenced to transportation to New Holland, but the terrifying ordeal of that disastrous voyage is only the beginning of the torture and torment, since his nemesis and accuser, obsessed with his desires, has sent paid assassins to
...3) Superluminal
The future is at war for the soul of humankind ...
It is a time when civilization has extended itself far into the outer reaches of the solar system, and in doing so has developed into something remarkable. But humanity's progeny — the nanotechnological artificial intelligences called "free converts" — face extermination at the hands of the tyrant Amés and his invincible armies, and once the Napoleonesque Director develops superluminal
...Culled from Tony Barr's 40 years' experience as a performer, director and acting teacher in Hollywood, this highly praised handbook provides readers with the practical knowledge they need when performing in front of the camera.
This updated edition includes plenty of new exercises for honing on-camera skills; additional chapters on imagination and movement; and fresh material on character development, monologues, visual focus,
...In this young adult autobiography, Tony Hawk shares the stories from his life that have helped him become a skateboarding hero.
Hawk speaks of being a super-competitive 'demon' child who found peace while on a skateboard. Classmates teased him because of his interest in an 'uncool' sport. Instead of retaliating with violence, he practiced even more. With his story, he will inspire a younger generation of fans to stand up for what they believe
...Formed from cold steel and superpowered computing brains, these gigantic tanks with the firepower of an entire army have been the decisive factors in interplanetary battle. But are humans worthy of the extraordinary instruments of war that they have created? Are the Worldbreakers the greatest protector of human liberty, or its worst threat? For, while these Worldbreakers very definitely have minds of their own, the question remains: within their
...7) The Door
"An ordinary man walking his dog who ultimately saves humanity!" - THE DOOR has that, and more twists than a Celtic knot. What more does a science fiction mystery require?
Henry Mackay and his dog, Addy, regularly walk alongside an ancient convent wall. Today, as he passes the door, he glances at its peeling paint. Moments later he stops dead in his tracks. He returns to the spot, and all he sees is an ivy-covered wall.
8) Ruling
Tanial, Falcon Queen of Vest Lindebalgh has defeated two of the groups who seek to exterminate the bodynoli of not just Vest Lindebalgh, but the whole of Territory Two, making the land available for their own disadvantaged rénmen. She also signed an agreement with the Premier of the Consolidated States of Toile that no one under his control would interfere with Tanial or the other rulers of Territory Two.
Agreements are made to be broken.
Miri and Tomi have been joyously reunited.
After the celebrations, Tanial and Miri and their companies begin their travel to Slot Minear, stopping en route to discuss Bwichblaenau's representation with Jarl Dicon.
Arrived in Slot Minear, Tanial triumphs over Lord Vang, she determines her response to Vang's efforts to damage Gwyddoniae Dnias before she sets forth for Kongens By.
The Consolidated States of Toile's Premier
10) Father's Day
Beckie and Ian accept a standard "cost plus half-spoils" contract to prevent a Mexican prosecutor from receiving a Father's Day present he doesn't want: his daughter's head, gift wrapped.
Both the girl and the drug cartel—the one the prosecutor's working to eliminate—provide lots of opportunity to save her life. One of those 'opportunities' may allow the "half-spoils" clause to go into effect, as it exposes
...11) Nursing Girls
Consensual sex: fun, but comes with consequences. Hardly unexpected but infelicitous none the less.
Angel, unmarried, and her friend Tammy, married, both pregnant, faced poverty even without the babies.
Rebecca Jamse, widowed, must travel to Pakistan to support her team. Not a suitable environment for two month-old Ralf, her son.
Beckie's BFF, Shalin deVeel knows the Imam of Tammy's mosque
...Widely known for its musical influence, Beale Street was also once a hub for Hoodoo culture. Many blues icons, such as Big Memphis Ma Rainey and Sonny Boy Williamson, dabbled in the mysterious tradition....
For the past five decades, Tony Buzan has been at the leading edge of learning and educational research with his revolutionary Mind Map technique. With Mind Map Mastery, he has distilled these years of global research into the clearest...
Gus Dury is back on the drink.
While in hospital after a hit-and-run accident, his best friend, Hod, asks him to investigate the ritual, on-campus hanging of an Edinburgh University student. The murder victim's mother is a high-profile actress, who has promised a big-money reward. Gus, desperate for money, goes undercover at the university, taking a janitor's job, and soon uncovers a similar ritualistic hanging which took place in the '70s.
...Edinburgh's Gus Dury is back...and so are his troubles.
After swearing off the drink and reviving his flagging writing career on a webzine, Dury stumbles across a missing person's case that he can't say no to. He thinks the job's a slam-dunk—one missing employee, one decent-sized paycheck—but, when he's woken by police and told the man he'd just found has been tortured to death, Dury realises he's already over his head.
Warring
...THE SPOLDING CONUNDRUM is book four in the exciting Mark Noble space adventures series.
Following Moonscape and Moonstruck, Mark's team of entity-enhanced humans set off to Trappist-1 in the search for an Earth-like planet. The newly discovered spolding drive, which exploits the difference between normal space and the dark universe, cuts travel time to fractions of what might otherwise be needed.
At the end of Trappist-1, book
...During the Vietnam war, the Australian Army sent a team of Special Air Services (SAS) soldiers to conduct covert missions into Cambodia. They were co-opted into the Defense Intelligence Organization (DIO) repertoire of Plausibly Deniable assets and deployed worldwide in locations where Australian forces...
Moonstruck is the second of the Mark Noble space adventures. We strongly recommend reading Moonscape first.
After the frantic escape from the moon at the end of Moonscape, Mark has only just recovered when he discovers that the United States, together with the Chinese and Russians, are planning an invasion of Moonbase, and they want him to command it.
Penny, an old flame of Mark's, is on the mission and this infuriates
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