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The plague that devastated Asia and Europe in the 14th century has been of never-ending interest to both scholars and the general public. Many books on the plague rely on statistics to tell the story. In The Great Mortality, author John Kelly lends an air of immediacy and intimacy to his telling of the journey of the plague as it traveled from the steppes of Russia, across Europe, and into England, killing 75 million people—one third of the known population—before it vanished.

London in April, 1940, was a place of great fear and conflict. Everyone was on edge; civilization itself seemed imperiled. The Germans are marching. They have taken Poland, France, Holland, Belgium, and Czechoslovakia. They now menace Britain. Should Britain negotiate with Germany? The members of the War Cabinet bicker, yell, lose their control, and are divided. Churchill, leading the faction to fight, and Lord Halifax, cautioning that prudence is the way to survive, attempt to usurp one another by any means possible.

Midnight. Some call it the witching hour. Others call it the devil’s hour. Here in the graveyard, midnight is a very special time. It is a time when ghostly spirits are at their strongest, when the veil between our world and theirs is at its thinnest. Legend has it, that while most of the world is asleep, the lack of prayers allow the spirits to communicate under the cover of darkness, among the headstones, their whispers rustling in the leaves of the old oak trees. But if you’re here in the graveyard, you can tell yourself it’s just the wind....

It started in 1845 and lasted six years. Before it was over, more than one million men, women, and children starved to death and another million fled the country. Measured in terms of mortality, the Great Irish Potato Famine was one of the worst disasters in the 19th century-it claimed twice as many lives as the American Civil War. A perfect storm of bacterial infection, political greed, and religious intolerance sparked this catastrophe.

Can you fall in love while operators are standing by? Kevin’s a widower doctor with a precocious 12-year-old. He’s just met Mary, his daughter’s substitute teacher, who is experiencing her first Christmas without her beloved mother. As the holiday season ramps up, the twosome is unaware they’re also both in hot pursuit of a limited edition poinsettia angel being sold on their favorite television shopping channel.

Rated "Most Popular Fiction Magazine 2024" by Chill Subs Ranked Top 10 "Best Lit Mags of 2023, 2024" by Chill Subs Delight in intriguing, thought-provoking conversations about ethics, philosophy, and social issues! After Dinner Conversation is a monthly literary magazine publishing short fiction. Each issue features both established writers and up-and-coming authors who contribute fascinating philosophical insights on controversial topics like marriage equality, assisted suicide, the meaning of death, animal rights, and defining your "purpose." It's time to go deep in search of truth! If ...

Tired of the perpetual tug-of-war between your sales and marketing teams? "Yes, It's Your Fault!" offers a no-nonsense approach to bridging the gap and driving true collaboration—once and for all. Demandbase Chief Marketing Officer Kelly Hopping and Chief Sales Officer John Eitel, seasoned experts in the field, dissect the root causes of misalignment and provide a roadmap for tangible progress to practitioners and aspiring leaders in the B2B world.

You see your children every day. You have a handle on their lives, right? But do you know how to read the undercurrents? Can you spot the subtle signs of potentially addictive behavior? Is there a touch of violence hidden in your child? This book shows the exact key behaviors, activities, and personality changes to look for in your child that point to brewing trouble. Designed for every parent with teenagers today, this is the only book that provides honest answers to the questions you have about your child and drug abuse, alcohol and binge drinking, violence and bullying, gambling, and depression and suicide.

In the summer of 1941, Harry Hopkins, Franklin Roosevelt's trusted advisor, arrived in Moscow to assess whether the US should send aid to Russia as it had to Britain. Unofficially, he was there to determine whether Josef Stalin - the man who had killed over six million Ukrainians during the 1930s - was worth saving. In this riveting and sweeping narrative, author John Kelly chronicles the turbulent wartime relationship between the great leaders - Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin - and military commanders of America, Britain, and the Soviet Union.

Voices of Wrestling's NJPW 2018 Year in Review is a comprehensive recap at New Japan Pro Wrestling in 2018. This massive eBook features: •Profiles of each and every wrestler, tag team and trio that wrestled for NJPW in 2018 including some of the company's most popular wrestlers — Kazuchika Okada, Tetsuya Naito, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kenny Omega, Kota Ibushi, Cody, Chris Jericho and many more. •Long-form essays on various NJPW-specific topics including the breakup for the BULLET CLUB, Kenny Omega's divisive title reign, The Rise and Fall of Kazuchika Okada and more. •Detailed statistics...

Welcome to The Personality Test, the panel show in which a brand new host takes the chair for every episode to present a quiz entirely themed around themselves. Each gets to run the show by their own rules, devising topics and queries based on their life, whims, fancies and past glories. Among the showbiz celebrities in the hot seat are Gyles Brandreth, Jennie Bond, Antony Worrall Thompson, Esther Rantzen, Janet Street-Porter and Edwina Currie, while the rounds include Love It Or Hate It, True or False, That Special Day and Life's a Pitch.

Think & Grow Rich is the top book in the world on success by a factor of 10. It’s been read by over 150 million people. The book says there’s a secret to success, but the author only gives us half the secret. This podcast gives you the full secret, the “MISSING SECRET”. And a 12 minute a day technique to apply it. Along with an AI algorithm that makes it super easy to customize our methodology to your unique life. What if you could rewire your autopilot? Where the right actions happen automatically without thinking. So that you’re wired for SUCCESS, rather than survival. ...

Ozzy is perfectly ordinary - that is, until he finds himself hired as a nurse at Dr von Sichertall’s failing monster surgery. He has his work cut out helping to treat the extraordinary patients, and he has to find a way to save the practice.

Welcome to "The Surgical Assistant podcast," a podcast crafted by surgical assistants, for surgical assistants, where professionalism meets passion. Dive into a world dedicated to enhancing your career with episodes that emphasize the importance of continuing education and staying ahead with the latest clinical pro tips and tricks. Explore the exciting opportunities of traveling as a surgical assistant, while we candidly discuss the unique challenges faced in the field. Stay informed with updates on legislation that impacts your profession, and discover new product spotlights.

Ozzy is perfectly ordinary - that is, until he finds himself hired as a nurse at Dr von Sichertall’s failing monster surgery. He has his work cut out helping to treat the extraordinary patients, and he has to find a way to save the practice.

Hosted by Dr. Kelly J. Baker and John Brooks. Kelly and John invite other people from the wide and wild world of religious studies to talk to them about why and how they do what they do and why their work matters to us all. They also talk to each other about the ideas, stories, and histories that fascinate them and that they think you should know about, too.

What happens when you're the threat to your own survival. Making ourselves a priority by addressing the threats that come from within starts the conversation. A podcast focused on caring and improving the lives for those that give of themselves when there is nothing left to give. Although the program is primarily centered around the first responder, the life lessons and struggles are universal in nature. The program addresses and looks to improve the lives of first responders by addressing our personal, professional, financial, physical and mental health. Historically difficult conversations ...

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Learn all those things they don't teach in school. Three foul-mouthed fathers give you the low down on everything. Nothing is sacred as we pull back the covers on current events and big picture philosophical ideas. We are podcasting out of Los Angeles and try to keep our identities secret because in real life, we're pretty darn famous.

Conversations with myself and others