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The Cradle and the Sword : Ben Thomas
The Cradle and the Sword
A historical opera of sweeping proportions, The Cradle and the Sword hurtles the reader from the classical ages of Greece and Persia back into the mists of prehistory, chronicling the wars, intrigues, discoveries and triumphs of the world’s first great civilizations.
A web of tales brings together an unforgettable cast of characters, united across thousands of years by common struggles, ambitions, and dreams.
Thomas unveils an odyssey in reverse, tracing a myriad of intertwined paths, from the palace conspiracies of mighty Assyria to the lush gardens of Babylon, to the primeval city of Ur— revealing an action-packed saga whose deepest roots reach back to legendary Eden itself.
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Alvelais : Victor Romero
Alvelais
Rick Santolla is an Iraq war veteran who leads a lonely, working-class existence in Queens, New York.
He has a crumbling studio apartment, an unfulfilling job as a truck driver, and a handful of friends he has trouble relating to.
He suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and is susceptible to flashbacks.
He doesn’t have any love in his life and his social phobia makes meeting people difficult for him.
All of that changes the night Louisa Alvelais crashes into his truck. She’s an Afghanistan war veteran and the only person he can commiserate with. They lower their guard and enter into a romantic relationship together.
However, it doesn’t take long for him to discover her violent tendencies and secretive nature. He ignores the warning signs until he suspects that she might have committed a series of heinous crimes.
He eventually moves on, but when he tells his new girlfriend, Robin Frison, about Alvelais, Frison becomes determined to stop her from harming another person.
When Frison goes missing, Santolla must risk his life and confront Alvelais.
Diary of A Broken Woman : Precious
Diary of A Broken Woman: Experience pain through her eyes
Have you ever wondered what goes on in the mind of an abused woman?
Curious about her life from her perspective?
In this book you will find poems and passages that were written throughout the duration of her life, from adolescent all the way into adulthood.
Read every raw detail, feel everything she felt, see it from her eyes. This book is sure to touch your heart.
How to Be More Creative : Steven Yessick
How to Be More Creative is a groundbreaking work on the power of creativity that will enrich every aspect of your life.
Now more than ever, there are many professions which call for creativity on a daily basis.
Now that more and more opportunities are arising to be creative in life and work, truly there are more ways than ever to harness your creative potential.
Many jobs call for creative types who work well with others, have a sincere desire to help, and who can solve problems effectively.
It takes a little creativity to solve any problem. You can learn to think outside of the box, approach old problems in new ways, and continue to grow everyday..
Thinking creatively can take you a long way in life.
How to Be More creative is a synopsis of a lifetime of developing creativity through the eyes of a master artist. It is a short and intelligent read designed for anyone on an adventure in developing their own creative potential.
Find new paths to further your success through independent thinking. With the tools in this book, you can truly go further in life in work.
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Painting Snails : Stephen John Hartley
A Rock & Roll Doctor’s Tale
From guitarist in seminal punk band NOTSENSIBLES, to engineer, to A&E consultant, Stephen John Hartley’s PAINTING SNAILS uses the annual cycle of his hillside allotment as a framework to chart his incredible achievements.
The story begins on his birthday – an Indian summer’s late September Saturday. In a eureka moment, he resolves to write a book from birthday to birthday.
Told with concise vernacularity and searing Northern humour, his tale recounts: his engineering apprenticeship; years spent making a living out of busking; running a DIY back room record label; playing in numerous dead-end 3-piece bands; restoring old vehicles and travelling to America.
Within this easy read, there are threads of family life and a stoic non-conformism, then, almost 100 pages in, we are thrown into the ‘Emergency’ chapter – a gripping account of Hartley and his team saving the life of a man in cardiac arrest. We learn of his unlikely late entry into medical school against almost impossible odds and his arduous progression to becoming an A&E consultant, including a courageous whistle-blowing episode.
The book is beautifully designed and illustrated, drawing on the author’s passion for letterpress and woodblock printing.
Always compassionate, never bitter and at times harrowingly sad, this book breaks new boundaries in 21st century literature.
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Time Bomb Ticking : Hyrum Laney
Time Bomb Ticking
Espionage was nothing new to Captain Larry McGraw and the crew of the USS Charlotte, a Los Angeles–class fast attack submarine. But this mission certainly was.
Docked onto the hull of his sub was the new, state-of-the-art Advanced SEAL Delivery System, complete with 16 highly trained SEALs.
Orders from the White House were simple, yet clear. Penetrate the Bo Hai Bay–a mere hundred miles from Beijing–and linger while the SEALS conduct nighttime missions.
Simple, as long as they weren’t detected. But if spotted inside the shallow bay, the orders were clear. McGraw couldn’t let the Charlotte or the ASDS fall into Chinese hands, even if it meant destroying both.
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Only Rock is Real : Sandra Miller
Only Rock is Real
Starting a new medical career at the Grand Canyon Clinic, Dr. Abby Wilmore hopes to regain her confidence after emotional struggles drove her away from her Phoenix, Arizona practice and her fiancé.
Now better, she tackles the medical challenges of an unusual rural location, with cases involving everything from squirrel bites and sexually transmitted diseases to suicides and bubonic plague.
Unbidden, she finds herself pursued by a persistent park ranger as she tries to get along with the physician in charge of the clinic, an aloof and skeptical man with hints of a tragic past.
Immersed in the stunning geology of the canyon, Abby re-awakens and tries to restore herself through her work and connections with the new people in her life.
Her path is complicated by her physician partner’s sudden illness, his revelations, and the threats from a violent former patient who returns for revenge.
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The Assembly of Thirteen : Omayra Vélez
The Assembly of Thirteen: The First Two Companions
For hundreds of years, the Athany, once a peaceful race of giants, created to arbitrate Justice to the people of Quetza, has been cursed to obey the royal Falesto Emperor.
The new Emperor has been systematically committing genocide of all nonhuman races using the Athany as a murderous weapon.
A vow by an Elder from each race has started a chain of events meant to break the curse and start the Assembly of Thirteen to choose a new leader for Quetza.
The Assembly requires four Companions, eight Gift-Vessel magi’s, and a Priest—in a country without religions and all the Gift-Vessels ordered to serve the Emperor.
On earth is the future leader of the Assembly, June Dunbar, a hurt and broken woman living a lonely life in Livermore, California.
The second companion in the Assembly is a cursed and murderous Athany named Kara, who after hundreds of years as an assassin chooses to risk her life to painful death for a chance for life.
Two unlikely protectors of life who need to choose to live.
The two must fight Soldiers, Destroyers, and Demons that are in the way to find the Gift-Vessels, who must accept their roles in the Assembly of Thirteen.
Lucy’s Legacy : Tia Day
Lucy’s Legacy
Caitlin Beck is a complicated twenty-one-year-old college student with a dark past. A past made elusive to Caitlin herself after a traumatic event at the age of five had induced a highly complex case of Dissociative Amnesia Disorder.
But all things considered, Caitlin’s life appears to be moving along as planned. She has just moved into the dorms at Mary Mackland University, where she will fulfill her dream of becoming a Child Psychologist.
Along for the adventure is Caitlin’s adoptive sister, and college roommate, Luciana “Lucy” Capelli.
Lucy’s parents adopted Caitlin at the age of twelve after Lucy had befriended Caitlin at the local Rec Club in Richmond, Virginia. Lucy’s friendship gave Caitlin hope during a time when all hope was lost. In fact, Lucy saved Caitlin’s life.
And now, as Caitlin adapts to the new and exciting life of a college-coed, her future looks quite promising, indeed. But there is just one problem…
Caitlin’s past isn’t done with her yet, and after it tragically collides with her present, those in Caitlin’s past will soon find out that Caitlin…
…isn’t done with them, either.
Lucy’s Legacy is a captivating story of love, loss, and revenge. Narrated by a highly complicated and justice-driven protagonist, Lucy’s Legacy, will have you begging the question of when, if ever, murder is justifiable.
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Beyond the Wicked Willow : M.J. Rocissono
Beyond the Wicked Willow: Chronicles of a Teenage Witchslayer
Frankie Fretini has had a horrible year.
And, just when he thinks things are looking up, well…all heck breaks loose.
It happens in home-ec class just moments after the girl of his dreams, Jenny Moran, invites him to the annual town carnival.
Still dazed from the unexpected invite, Frankie accidentally plasters the face of school bully, Brick McDuddy, with a giant scoop of chocolate mousse. Embarrassed, and fuming mad, Brick plots to deliver his painful revenge at the carnival.
When Frankie, and his pals, Sam, Beef, and Bookworm show up to meet Jenny, Brick and his nasty bootlickers, Harold “The Horrible” Dunson and Billy “Scat” Pile, chase them into the eerie tent of an old Gypsy fortuneteller named Mala.
Trapped with nowhere to run, Frankie makes a pact with Mala not knowing that he and his pals would be swept through her crystal ball to Medieval Italy.
Now, their only hope to return home rests in Frankie’s hands. He must kill the evil Italian witch, Il Strega Diavolo, and rescue Mala’s twin sister, Tsura.
But, can Frankie find the courage to face the Strega?