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Journey to Authorship: A Pocket Guide for Writers is a missive and a love letter for aspiring authors. The author wants to share with you the lessons she's learned, mistakes she has solved and the triumphs she has accomplished on her journey as an author. This book shares only one person’s perspective - mine. As a result, it’s not intended to be an all-inclusive resource. It’s equal parts memoir and advice column, and I invite you to listen to it with that in mind.

Millions of honest, hardworking Americans invest in pension funds hoping to survive comfortably in retirement. Dishonest managers swoop down like vampires and suck these funds dry. They use this money to support their own lavish lifestyles or salt it away in hidden accounts to use at their leisure leaving their clients destitute. If caught, these criminals serve minimum sentences in country club prisons and, on release, live in luxury on their ill-gotten gains.

While retrieving their treasure cache, Jean and Pierre Lafitte enter a mysterious fog on the Mississippi. Frightened by the fog, their cook, a student of Marie Laveau, invokes a chant which moves the ship and its crew to the 21st century. They discover the time shift when they seize a tug headed up stream.

Are paper bags always more environmentally friendly than plastic? How green are electric cars? And what saves more water, using the dishwasher twice a week or washing dishes by hand every day? From the milk we put in our coffee to the clothes we wear, the choices that impact our carbon footprints can seem never-ending. Most of us want to do the right thing for the planet, but with so many factors at play, it can be difficult to figure out which is the greenest way.

Decades after the devastating Catastrophe, Earth has become a radioactive wasteland sparsely populated by bands of genetically modified humans struggling to survive on limited resources. An expedition of 10 explorers from the Aurora planet returns to this desolate landscape to investigate the mysterious causes of its destruction. But when an unexpected guest breaks into their base, the team needs to wield all of its brain power not only to make sense of the helpless planet but also to stay together as a community.

Shopping addiction is a raging phenomenon among developed countries and has been studied over and over. Sociologists say it's a female drive in an attempt to explain the differences in shopping behavior between men and women. It was said that the same obsession of men over sports can be linked to the way women go crazy at Black Friday sales or at mall openings.

Fourteen years after we first met Simons Manigault, our protagonist is newly graduated from Clemson University, bored, unfocused, and idling his summer away at his mother’s home in Edisto, South Carolina. Not yet ready to fully embrace adulthood, Simons finds himself surrendering to cynicism, as well as to the temptations of his "turned-out-well" first cousin, Patricia. To avoid sinking further into his rut, Simons embarks on a road trip through the South.

Written through the eyes of a nine-year-old child, torn between two different worlds. One is earth, the other a star in the sky. The secret star that lives below the ocean helps both planets survive. The main character grows in age and develops strength and the knowledge to continue her journey. A compelling adventure full of laughter, love, loss and eventual understanding.

Now, working as an elementary school receptionist by day and training as a Jujitsu fighter by night, Angie is anxious to make her own mark in the sports world. After a near win with a fierce opponent, Angie receives the opportunity of a lifetime: a one-on-one training session with third degree black belt and renowned champion Isac Cortes.

What is the significance of what Henry Ian Darling found in the boot of a car? And how did his wife know of the event? How could anyone be cruel enough to do such a thing? Find out where the discovery leads this collector of oddities and what it may mean for Henry's ultimate quest - finding the enigma, which will save or destroy all dimensions.

Talk about the ultimate way of killing two birds with one stone so to speak! Aquaponic Gardening Demystified: The Art of Growing Crops and Raising Fish is the perfect audiobook for getting acquainted with aquaponic gardening. It explains what this type of gardening is and even gives you a little history on it too. If you know very little or nothing at all about it this is a great place to start. Getting a plan in place and where to locate it is something that must be considered which is covered in this audiobook.

Ostensibly writing her grocery list, Mrs. Hollingsworth most happily loses her sense of herself. Her list becomes a discovery of the things she has and those she lacks, including men - even her own husband. Mrs. Hollingsworth begins her list by imagining a "lost love" story in which she is playful with and disdainful of the conventions of Southern literature. Soon tiring of that, she decides to turn up her imagination.

This audiobook was created to help those who may know what they want in regards to dating, but not how to get it. It prepares men to enter the dating arena and teaches them to maintain their standards and not compromise themselves for the approval of others. This audiobook can be enjoyed by all, though it was written for men by a man who's dated a lot and wants to share his techniques with those willing to learn.

The “songs of degrees” (songs of ascent) crescendo from Psalm 120, their lowest point, to Psalm 134, their highest point. There is no “praise ye the Lord” in Psalm 120, but by the time you arrive at Psalm 134, praising and blessing the Lord fill its lyrics. As these songs progress from one to the next, there is a story of Israel’s history unfolding. Every Jew could relate to this history and find themselves in each lyric of each Psalm. The Jews would intensify their worship of Almighty God as they would realize His everlasting mercy, deliverance, and love. Equally for the church, ...

These six Miktam Psalms are to be engraved and remembered for all time. Throughout these six chapters, Myron Powell takes us on a journey to discover the main thing they all have in common: the hope of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Whatever situation you’re facing that seems dead, let these Miktam Psalms encourage you in the power of the resurrection! The following verses are where David prophesies the resurrection of Jesus Christ: Psalm 16:10 Psalm 56:13 Psalm 57:3 Psalm 58:10-11 Psalm 59:1-4,16-17 Psalm 60:1-5

In 2010 I wrote Look Again, a book detailing God’s truth about the Second Coming. In 2021, I wrote a condensed version of that book with updated ideas. The book you now read is the work of over twenty years of study, prayer, and research. God compelled me to change the title from Look Again to Of Those Days in this revision. This new title comes from Jesus’ words, “Immediately after the tribulation of those days” (Matthew 24:29). I pray that God opens your understanding to His purpose and truth “of those days” preceding His return. If you are still unsure when Jesus Christ is ...

Unprejudiced, equitable, unbiased, honest, and just are just a few synonymous words to describe the word impartial. The word impartial means to treat or affect all equally. Regardless of the situations the psalmists found themselves in, they gave impartial praise to the One True God. There were times they felt like praising God, and times they didn't; yet, regardless of their circumstance, the 17 Psalms in this volume highlight their adoration and exaltation of Almighty God.

On March 15, 2020, the world changed. Cities, states, provinces, and nations closed their borders and went into a global lockdown. Churches had to resort to online services, with only a few allowed to attend in person. Some had to close in-person services completely. During that time, God spoke to me to stay the course and continue preaching through the Book of Psalms. Little did I realize how prophetic these psalms were in relation to the pandemic resulting from a lab-made virus. On that Sunday, March 15, 2020, I had preached Psalm 79 (included in my previous book, volume 4). During the ...

This is GG, and this is my story told through a series of blogs from the time I got here to now. The blogs are informative and talk about all the mistakes I made. You will learn how we overcame all the obstacles that came in the way. Those mistakes ranged from feeding her to bringing in another Shih Tzu dog. The information I give you is relevant no matter the time. I served in the military; however, with all that training, I was not prepared for what one little Shih Tzu dog could do for my life. There was much more to getting a dog that I didn’t consider.

Katrice Wylde, ex-Empire special forces, has just finished stealing the most advanced starship in the known galaxies, along with the AI that controls it. This task has taken two long years, but home is finally in sight. Ryker Mallory, her lover and employer, is waiting for her but the reception is not what she expects. Her ship and crew are destroyed before her eyes while Ryker watches from safety. Smiling, he sets off one last explosion to kill her.