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The Selected Letters of Laura Ingalls Wilder is a vibrant, deeply personal portrait of this revered American author, illuminating her thoughts, travels, philosophies, writing career, and dealings with family, friends, and fans as never before. This is a fresh look at the adult life of the author in her own words. Gathered from museums, archives, and personal collections, the letters span over 60 years of Wilder's life, from 1894 to 1956, and shed new light on Wilder's day-to-day life.

The Ice Diaries tells the incredible true story of Captain William R. Anderson and his crew's harrowing top-secret mission aboard the USS Nautilus, the world's first nuclear-powered submarine. Bristling with newly classified, never-before-published information, The Ice Diaries takes listeners on a dangerous journey beneath the vast, unexplored Arctic ice cap during the height of the Cold War.

In the darkness of interplanetary space out beyond the orbit of Pluto, the Enterprise Space Shuttle II glided outward into the darkness. The sun was a small but still very bright point of light behind her. The shuttle's white hull contrasted with the darkness around her as she drifted forward in the dim twilight. Out ahead of her; lay a dark mountain sized chunk of twisted metal that once had been part of a massive spaceship. The ship had been blown apart by a powerful explosion that had ripped through steel beams and deck plates, and set this piece spinning off into deep space, only now it...

This comprehensive road map for optimal leadership features: breakthrough research that connects increased leadership effectiveness with enhanced business performance; the first fully integrated Universal Model of Leadership; the five stages in the evolution of leadership - Egocentric, Reactive, Creative, Integral, and Unitive - along with the organizational structures and cultures that develop at each of these stages; six leadership practices for evolving your leadership capability at a faster pace; a map of your optimal path to greater leadership effectiveness; and more!

Even if you’ve tried to be self-disciplined before and failed, you can succeed now just by taking the easy steps in this guide. There’s no excuse to stay stuck in mediocrity, and it’s never too late to turn your life around.

How do senior leaders, in their own words, describe the most effective leaders - the ones that get results, grow the business, enhance the culture and leave in their wake a trail of other really effective leaders? Conversely, how do senior leaders describe the kind of leader that undercuts the organization's capacity and capability to create its future? This book, based on groundbreaking research, shows how senior leaders describe and develop leadership that works, that does not, that scales, and that limits scale.

Locked in a desperate battle of survival, Earth has managed to fight off two invasions with the aid of ancient astronauts from a forgotten Imperium that once spanned the stars. While the ships of the Earth First Expeditionary Force are still undergoing repairs after the last battle, a single ship is sent out on a long range reconnaissance mission to find the lost Imperium of mankind. Earth needs to find out if the Imperium is still out there, or if the stars now only hold the ashes of the former Imperium of man. Heading deep into space now controlled by the Trannodom Empire, the ship ...

The desperate battle to save mankind from extinction reaches the darkest hour. Earth’s space fleet is cutoff and hopelessly outnumbered and outgunned. Running for their very lives, can human ingenuity and sheer determination, turn the tide of battle and overcome overwhelming odds? The fate of mankind hangs in the balance as the war between man and alien machines reaches the turning point that will determine whether man or machine will survive.

Learn the unique method that has helped thousands to successfully lose weight and control their weight since its first publication in 2009. Here, you'll learn how to achieve permanent weight loss with methods that are spreading all over the world, heralded by doctors as "revolutionary", "better than medications or weight loss surgery", "profoundly practical" and "better than any other systematic approach", and described by clients as "a miracle".

This ninth volume of Favorite Science Fiction Stories is a little unusual, in that it includes a few stories that are not really that short, bordering on novellas. Titles include: "The Concrete Mixer" by Ray Bradbury, "Farewell to the Master" by Harry Bates, "Bedside Manner" by William Morrison, "The Inferiors" by Mari Wolf, "The Aggravation of Elmer" by Robert Arthur, "Conquest over Time" by Michael Shara, "The Virgin of Valkarion" by Poul Anderson, "No Charge for Alterations" by H. L. Gold.

Thirteen outstanding authors. Thirteen aviation stories that never happened. Throughout the human experience, historians have wondered, “What if?” What if Americans had fought on the side of Germany in World War I? What if Germany had invested in naval aviation in World War II? What if Russia had started World War III? Wonder no more, for these questions, along with many others, are answered within this audiobook.

A scientist at NASA discovers an embedded image algorithm. When removed, it reveals all NASA pictures of earth, show a flat earth. Pictures are leaked online of the secret underground studio where the Apollo Moon landings were faked. YouTube suddenly has a whole channel devoted to cellphone videos of Bigfoot sightings, with actual footage of Bigfoot. Cryptids are being seen and filmed all over the world. Aliens are turning up everywhere while conspiracy theories have become mainstream science. Science is turned upside down as reality seems to be breaking apart. Leading scientists are no ...

===WARNING! DO NOT READ THIS BOOK! IT WILL MELT YOUR BRAIN LIKE A MARSHMALLOW! THIS BOOK WAS OBVIOUSLY WRITTEN AS A SATIRICAL FARCE. BUT FAR TOO MANY NEW AGERS ARE READING THIS BOOK AND BELIEVING IT. SAN FRANSICO MAY HAVE TO INSTALL SAFETY NETS ON BUILDINGS TO CATCH PEOPLE TRYING TO FLY. THE AUTHOR IS WANTED ON PUBLIC NUISANCE CHARGES AND ANY ONE AWARE OF HIS LOCATION SHOULD REPORT IT TO THE SFPD THOUGHT POLICE. IT HAS ALSO COME TO OUR ATTENTION THAT THE AUTHOR HAS WRITTEN A SEQUEL CALLED “DAWN OF THE FLAT EARTH” THAT MOCKS THE FLAT EARTH BELIEF. THIS INTOLERANT HATE BOOK SHOULD BE ...

From the black depths of interstellar space, comes an alien invasion fleet that has journeyed for a thousand years towards its target, modern day Earth. The approaching fleet triggers an ancient deep space detection system, which awakens a crew deep inside the Moon from their long sleep to face the invasion. If Earth is to be saved, ancient defenses need to be hastily repaired and prepared for battle. Under manned, unsupported and running out of time, the ancient astronauts are forced to forge alliances with the people of Earth, if the planet is to be saved from destruction. United, ...

Enjoy this excellent collection of princess stories read by the wonderful voices of Brenda and Robin Markwell.

Eight brilliant retellings of well-known tales that will captivate your children from start to finish, from the awe inspiring life of 'Cinderella' to the enchanting world of 'Beauty And The Beast', and many more. This is a collection you don't want to miss out on.

An action-packed and knowledgeable sci-fi tale by multi award-winning and prolific author Poul William Anderson. The story is set in the not too distant future. Earth has been conquered and the rather too humanoid new rulers extract heavy taxes, control the industry and even reproduction... Something has to be done! But there are those who are against this.

Hone your mental toughness so you can stand tall in the face of life’s biggest challenges. Life presents challenges for all human beings. They can arise in your career, relationships, or family life. It can sometimes feel like you are trying to fulfill too many roles, and when painful events occur, it can feel like the straw that broke the camel’s back.

Here's an incredible collection of traditional children's stories voiced by the wonderful Brenda and Robin Markwell. Relish in 13 brilliant retellings of tales that will captivate you from start to finish; from the delightful story of 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears', to the enchanting world of 'Aladdin and His Magic Lamp', and many more. This is a collection you don't want to miss.

Who's on First? - On a team where the first baseman's named Who, the second baseman's named What, Idon'tKnow is on third, a woman finds it difficult to make her husband understand that the answer to his question, "Who's on first?" is Who. This work could also be called "The Relationship" because there is not a couple alive that has not had a discussion or three like this. Enjoy!

Learn how to change your thinking for a better, healthier, and more successful life today. Are you tired of thinking negatively? Of always being worried about what might happen? Of not taking the next step that might have led to great things because you're worried about what might happen? This book is jam-packed with practical advice about how you can change your perspective around today. It has lots of practical advice that you can put into your daily routine with minimal effort - some of them take less than 10 seconds!