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Public speaking is the number-one fear in the world! What? That means for many entrepreneurs, they'd rather be in the casket than reading the eulogy! That simply will not do! If you don't get to grips with being able to speak your message, you're leaving money on the table and a whole raft of your ideal clients without your help. This audiobook is for anyone ready to get out of their own damn way to share their stories and to take up some space in both the IRL and URL world. It's time to stop hiding and be heard.

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London might as well be a world away from Sandsend, a tiny village on the Yorkshire coast. Gideon Smith dreams of the adventure promised him by the lurid tales of Captain Lucian Trigger, the Hero of the Empire, told in Gideon’s favorite “penny dreadful.” When Gideon’s father is lost at sea in highly mysterious circumstances Gideon is convinced that supernatural forces are at work. Deciding only Captain Lucian Trigger himself can aid him, Gideon sets off for London. On the way he rescues the mysterious mechanical girl Maria from a tumbledown house of shadows and iniquities.

Claire and Gary, college sweethearts, married for decades were at an impasse. They had been together forever, and started taking each other for granted. When faced with problems they would normally tackle together, they turned elsewhere and struggled to find their way home. Gary finds his biological family, Claire struggles with identity issues, and their son is forced to become an adult.

It’s 1993, and Paul Polydoris tends bar at the only gay club in a university town thrumming with politics and partying. He studies queer theory, has a dyke best friend, makes zines and is a flâneur with a rich dating life. But Paul’s also got a secret: he’s a shape-shifter. Oscillating wildly from Riot Grrrl to leather cub, Women’s Studies major to trade, Paul transforms his body at will in a series of adventures that take him from Iowa City to Boystown to Provincetown and finally to San Francisco - a journey through the deep queer archives of struggle and pleasure.

Nobody could get Frederick Law Olmsted to sit still. He was filled with energy, adventure, and dreams of changing the world. As a boy, he found refuge in the peace and calm of nature, and later as an adult, he dreamed of designing and creating access to parks for a growing and changing America. When New York City held a contest for the best park design for what would become Central Park, Olmsted won and became the father of landscape architecture. He went on to design parks across America, including Yosemite National Park and even the grounds for the United States Capitol.

La Sirenita vive en su reino acuático con su padre, el rey del mar, su abuela y sus cinco hermanas mayores. Según la tradición, cuando una sirena cumple 15 años, se le permite subir a mirar el mundo de la superficie. Así, cuando cada una de las hermanas va alcanzado la edad suficiente, hacen un visita a la superficie, lo que les permite ver el mundo que hay sobre el nivel del mar: paisajes, animales, el sol, las nubes...

Welcome to Affinity, the hottest battle royale video game in the world! Gamers can be anything they want to be in Affinity’s high-tech, magical universe—and test their skills in fierce PvP combat. So when Hurricane Games announces an epic tournament with killer prizes, four kids form a team that feels unstoppable . . . but also maybe doomed from the start?

Shelley has been running from her past since she killed a man to escape years of brutal captivity. There are bounty hunters on her trail and she's all alone, a dangerous situation for a werewolf to be in. But for the first time in her life, she's free to put the past behind her.

Based on his popular Instagram comics, Nathan W. Pyle presents a delightful, heartfelt, and clever book that young and old beings alike will enjoy exploring together. When the nearest star rises, Lifegiver has an exciting quest planned for Offspring! Follow along as they observe a strange creature that sneaks, hides, and vibrates around their house. Hilarity ensues as the blue beings try to mimic this talented creature.

Harper Curtis is a killer who stepped out of the past. Kirby Mazrachi is the girl who was never meant to have a future. Kirby is the last shining girl, one of the bright young women, burning with potential, whose lives Harper is destined to snuff out after he stumbles on a House in Depression-era Chicago that opens on to other times. At the urging of the House, Harper inserts himself into the lives of these shining girls, waiting for the perfect moment to strike.

Todo el mundo oculta algo de sí mismo. Simon se considera un hombre feliz hasta que su hija mayor, Paige, se convirtió en drogadicta y se alejó de su familia. Hasta ahora, todos los intentos por recuperarla han sido infructuosos. Sin embargo, su padre persiste en su búsqueda y averigua que algunos días ella toca la guitarra en Central Park. Al reencontrarse ambos allí, Paige sale corriendo y en el camino de Simon se interpone repentinamente Aaron, el joven responsable de arrastrar a la chica a su descenso a los infiernos.

The prospect of a long-term commitment to caregiving for someone with dementia can trigger overwhelming fear, leaving you uncertain about where to even begin. The feeling of helplessness can be difficult to bear! Fortunately, you'll find answers and practical tools in this helpful caregiver handbook. Discover strategies to care for your loved one while not losing yourself in the process.

From William C. Morris and Edgar Award finalist Leah Thomas comes an ethereal, thought-provoking YA tale about a teen who can see ghosts...and helps them avenge their deaths. Dani’s best friend, Sarah, is a ghost. But maybe that’s normal when you’ve spent your childhood running from an abusive parent. Dani and Sarah might be more than friends, though Dani dares not say so. Dani is afraid that if he tells Sarah he’s trans, she won’t bother haunting him anymore. Sarah’s got good reason to distrust boys, having been strangled by one.

In 2411, overpopulation has spread a plaque of filthy, congested city to the corners of the Earth. Government has raised corruption to an art form, and no one hears the cries of those left to die in the dark passageways of civilization. Following the End of Nations, people cling to the only division left: social status. Since running away from home four years ago, Sima has managed to stay a step ahead of death - or worse. At 16, she’s getting too old to survive from begging, despite her best effort to pretend she’s younger.

Darkness is the first thing we know in our human existence. Safe and warm inside the bubble of the womb, we are comfortable in that embracing dark. But as soon as we are bought into the light, we learn to fear the dark. Why? This book is a celebration of all things that go bump in the night and the joy that can be found when the sun goes down. As a society we have closed our curtains to the darkness, now Dani Robertson urges you to cast those curtains wide, step out of your front door and let the darkness pull you in.

Dive into an enchanting underwater world where adventure awaits at every turn in "The Lost Mermaid: A Seafoam Mystery." Join Sarah, a brave and determined mermaid of Seafoam Bay, and her loyal companions Finn and Captain Seashell on an epic journey to uncover the secrets of the ocean and save Triton's Kingdom from darkness.

What is love? For Deb, that was one of many life questions she hoped to answer when she left home for college. She was pretty enough to get guys' attention, but she wasn’t sure if she wanted to be around them. She simply wasn’t sure who she was or where she fits in. Yet one wild, passionate, crazy weekend answered all of those questions and more. And it all started with the sorority costume party.

It’s been eight years since the Change rendered technology inoperable across the globe. Rising from the ashes of the computer and industrial ages is a brave new world. Survivors have banded together in tribal communities, committed to rebuilding society. In Oregon’s Willamette Valley, former pilot Michael Havel’s Bearkillers are warriors of renown. Their closest ally, the mystical Clan Mackenzie, is led by Wiccan folksinger Juniper Mackenzie. Their leadership has saved countless lives.

In this urgent outpouring of American voices, our poets speak to us as they shelter in place, addressing our collective fear, grief, and hope from eloquent and diverse individual perspectives.