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Challenges of the Gods : C. Hofsetz
After Mike goes through a gut-wrenching betrayal by his fiancée, he finds himself in what he thinks might be the afterlife. But this is no heaven.
The gods made a mistake and created another Earth in a parallel universe, putting both universes in peril. They need someone from his planet to destroy the alternate, and Mike is randomly selected for the job.
Trapped in an impossible choice, Mike accepts his mission and is returned to an Earth—and a body—so unlike his own. There, he meets Jane, who is—unbeknownst to him—the secret leader of an organization bent on tracking down Earth’s saboteur. In the face of her passion for humanity, Mike’s resolve falters. If Mike won’t complete his mission, the gods will.
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Seasons Of Mind : Douglas Thornton
This is the work of someone who has tried to gain insight into the growth of his mind by observance of the things that affect it. Therefore, it is neither free of fault, nor oblivious to what it has tried to accomplish, that of setting forth an interpretation of the poetic spirit.
These texts were composed during the years 2011-2012 in the silent hours at a desk, or in some instances, in the middle of a field, separate from one another, but all bearing towards that same idea of understanding.
This is perhaps why the book will be uninteresting to most, but to those of a reflective nature might such a perusal bring an unexpected vision, or fraternal sentiment, to their off-handed hours, that the reader is not asked to start from the beginning and read to the end, but rather to open the book patiently and find their own way amongst it.
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None Yards! : Tom Danyluk
30 Years of John Madden in the Broadcast Booth
John Madden, the churning, eruptive Oakland Raiders head coach, quit the sideline for good in early 1979. By the winter of ’81, he had become pro football’s premier TV analyst in a dazzling, rocketing shot to the top. For nearly three decades, he remained there.
Former NBC announcer Charlie Jones once said, “John Madden is one of those people who has IT, whatever IT is. That extra star-quality within their profession. You know it when you see it. Tom Cruise has IT. John Elway has IT. So does John Madden.”
For Madden, IT was the ability to deliver pro football to his audience in a widely consumable style. From the CEO to the car mechanic, his message was embraced. To the complex, he injected simplicity; to the obvious, he identified technique; to the combatants in uniform, he added warmth and levity.
This book, however, is no treatise on the Madden style, or some draining dissection of his popularity. It’s simply a collection of quotes, the things he said along the way. His words and critiques and opinions, from the rise of the Walsh 49ers through the Aikman-Irvin-Smith Cowboys to the brilliance of Brady/Manning. Thirty years of oral history.
It’s Madden on football, as he witnessed it live.
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The Time Was Right : Kyle Goings
Untold stories of a small town’s greatest athletic era.
Incorporated in 1909, Orland isn’t much different from other rural towns in Northern California’s Sacramento Valley. Life happens just a tad slower, nut orchards line the sides of country roads for as far as the eye can see, and high school football games are still played under the lights every Friday night. Yes, things in this small farming community seem to have gone unchanged for some time now.
There was a time, though, when the town buzzed with excitement and livelihood – a time when its athletic teams matched up with and defeated some of the west coast’s biggest sports powerhouses, including Oregon state champion Medford High and San Francisco’s historic Polytechnic Institute. In the 1950s and 60s, the Orland Trojans ruled the land. These are their untold stories.
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Noël: Of Memories and Sleep : Benjamin Boudreaux
The town of Beauséjour, located in Southern Louisiana, is home to many Cajuns and Creoles, who are happy to spend their days fishing and crabbing; tilling and sowing; eating, drinking, and laughing. But this town is also home to sinister secrets, which are soon to be unearthed by a child of thirteen summers by the name of Noël Broussard, as well as his friends Évangéline Lejeune, Marc Lejeune, and Amédé Fontenot.
Many strange and terrible things occur, such as denizens visited in their dreams by a nightmarish entity; children selectively spirited from their homes by a demonic creature; and telltale signs of a wolf-like being infecting hapless wayfarers. These are spirits straight out of the traditional oral folklore of the Cajuns and Creoles of Acadiana – and they are very real! But there is something linking them all together – the key to everything – and it will prove integral for Noël as he struggles to solve the mystery and end the terror that plagues his hometown.
This story – the first in a series – delves into the subject of memory, as well as the strengths and weaknesses of fear, anger, sadness, and failure. Noël will have to learn (and accept) many things about himself if he is to succeed.
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Echoes of Evil : Judy Nichols
Separated by nearly a century, Rowan and Bobby Lexington are both all alone in the world. Their mothers are dead, and they’ve been left in the care of strangers. Worse yet, they hear screams that no one else hears.
“People do evil things to each other every day”, Sister Bernadine tells Bobby at the orphanage. “I believe those evil deeds cling to them–following them wherever they go, even as they go about their business and pretend they’ve done nothing wrong. I think you can hear echoes–the echoes of the evil deeds people are desperate to hide. You are special, Bobby Lexington.”
It’s a gift neither Bobby nor Rowan wanted. But they must learn how to use it as if lives depended on it. Because they do.
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The Scarlet Romance: A Paranormal Greek Series : S.I. Taylor
Aidoneus -the God of the Underworld- has buried himself with work oblivious to the world and the people around him. He was consumed by his grief.
The Watchers -his guardians- have taken advantage of his state of mind to control his actions. When he found himself doubting their beliefs, he set out on a quest with his brother Enos to find the truth.
His sister Vesta holds the answers to his questions but she was threatened by their guardians.
He must enlist the help of the Titans -his enemies- to win a war against the Watchers. But there’s one problem they were the ones responsible for the death of his lover Persephone.
Fans of paranormal romance, fantasy, drama, and Greek gods will enjoy this book series.
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Two Months and Three Days : Tatiana Vedenska
When Arina wanders into Maxim’s photo exhibition, the air gets charged with sexual tension.
She is struck by the cruelty and violence erupting from his world, while he’s dazzled by her innocence and beauty.
He offers her a contract for the next two months and three days, and both of them embark on a life-changing dark romantic adventure.
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The Chronicles of Alvez: The Prowling Tiger (hope) : Grant Adamson
An action-adventure story for ages 9 and upwards.
After long years they finally have it….. untold pirate riches are within their grasp. But finding the map is just the start….. adventure, excitement and danger beckon as Alvez and the boy, Pukunati, must use bravery, wits and cunning as they journey the Southern Seas in the hunt for Booth’s fabled treasure….. but all is not always as it seems…..
‘What is going on? Why are we following these men?’
‘I did not feel like we had a choice in the matter.’
‘Are we their prisoners?’
‘I do not believe so.’
‘Then why don’t we just turn around and walk the other way?’
‘They might be able to help us in some way, in our search.’
‘Or they might just want to eat us.’
‘What is this sudden obsession with cannibals? Not every remote tribe we encounter wants to eat you you know.’
‘The last one did.’
What readers say:
***** Five star reviewed ***** (Amazon.co.uk)
‘Brilliant, highly recommended!’
‘Loved reading this – so did my 10y old son’
‘Great read!’
‘Gripping read throughout’
‘Can’t wait for the sequel’
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The Deprived: Innocent on Death Row : Steffen Hou
A true crime book that tells the dramatic stories of death row inmates and describes the murder cases that led to their wrongful convictions and the fact they were deprived of justice, freedom, innocence and worst case their life.
The book is based on interviews with 10 Americans who have all been affected by wrongful convictions and the death penalty.
Nick Yarris tells what life is like on death row when Ted Bundy is in the cell next to you, how you survive the violence in prison without becoming a monster yourself.
Sonia “Sunny” Jacobs tells what it is like to be a woman on death row and how she reacted when her husband was wrongfully executed.
Derrick Jamison tells what it feels like to be scheduled to die in 90 minutes and why he accuses law enforcement officers of killing his mother.
Damon Thibodeaux tells what it feels like when even relatives believe you are a cold-blooded killer.
Kwame Ajamu tells what it feels like to be put in the death house as a teenager and be deprived the chance of having children.
Randy Gardner tells what it did to him when a firing squad executed his brother.
Herman Lindsey tells why he is still labeled a murderer even after being exonerated.
Ronnie Sandoval tells what it is like when your teenage son is the victim of a wrongful conviction and how she lost him twice.
Magdaleno “Leno” Rose-Avilá tells why his own past as a violent gang member turned him into a human activist.
Marietta Jaeger tells why she forgave her seven-year-old daughter’s serial killer and fought for him not to be sentenced to death.
The Deprived – Innocent on Death Row also investigates what leads to wrongful convictions and who’s most likely to be incarcerated for a crime they never committed.
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