American War meets Into the Wild in Brian Hart’s epic saga of one man’s struggle to survive a hostile world—tracing his path from a self-destructive, skateboarding youth in the 90s to the near future as he journeys across a desolate, militia-controlled American West to find his missing family—perfect for fans of Edan Lepuki and Cormac McCarthy.In the America of a near future, northern California and the Pacific Northwest have become a desolate wasteland controlled...

From the stay at home moms to the 9 to 5 workers and everyone in between, this book will point you to resources you can use to start publishing books. You don't have to write anything necessarily either.

Central to the repertoire of Western art music since the 1700s, the symphony has come to be regarded as one of the ultimate compositional challenges.In his series The Symphonic Repertoire, the late A. Peter Brown explored the symphony in Europe from its origins into the 20th century. In Volume V, Brown's former students and colleagues continue his vision by turning to the symphony in the Western Hemisphere. It examines the work of numerous symphonists active from the early...

The Los Angeles Counter-Terrorism Unit (CTU) is on high alert now that 24 and Philosophy has been released to the public. Better hold your breath as such dangerous philosophers as Aristotle, Hobbes, Kant and Nietzsche infiltrate the CTU. Join them as they investigate Jack Bauer, asking the big questions of philosophy. Along the way, well want to know why the American Presidents trust Jack Bauer and whether they ought to? What does he have to know to cut through lies and ambiguities? When h...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Retirement isn't the end of your story. It can be the beginning of your best chapter.What if retirement wasn't about slowing down, but about discovering new purpose, new passions, and new opportunities?Retirement Success Stories is an inspiring collection of real-life journeys from people who transformed retirement into a time of growth, adventure, health, entrepreneurship, creativity, and fulfillment. Whether they started a new bu...

It’s not you. It’s me. No, seriously. It is me. Not only does my name literally mean “unfortunate,” but that’s the story of my life. Everything I touch turns to crap. An apartment fire—that I swear I was not responsible for—means I’m living back at home with my sex-mad parents. Yay, me! Which is why I need my new job as personal assistant to Cameron Reid to get back on my feet. Three months in this job and I can move back out and, hopefully, remember to turn off my flat iron once in a whil...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Your mindset shapes your future. Change the way you think, and you can change the direction of your life.In The Winning Mindset, you'll discover practical strategies to overcome self-doubt, build confidence, develop better habits, and stay motivated through life's challenges. Whether you're pursuing personal growth, a new career, better health, stronger relationships, or simply a more fulfilling life, this book provides the tools to help y...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.Retirement Is Not the End is an encouraging and practical guide for anyone ready to build a meaningful life after work.Retirement can bring freedom, but it can also create unexpected questions about identity, purpose, routine, health, relationships, and what comes next. This book helps readers move beyond the idea that retirement is simply the end of a career and begin seeing it as the start of a new chapter.Through thoughtfu...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Too Late? Think AgainHow to Break Free from Fear, Rewrite Your Story, and Create Your Best Years YetHave you ever wondered if you've missed your chance?Maybe you've reached retirement and feel uncertain about what comes next. Perhaps you've spent years putting your own dreams on hold, believing it's simply too late to start over, learn something new, improve your health, build meaningful relationships, or create the life yo...

Shortly after entering the monastic life in December 1941, a relatively unknown Trappist monk called Frater Louis-who would later be known to the world by his given name, Thomas Merton-began to pen biographical sketches of early Cistercian blessed and saints. These were initially collected, printed, and bound inexpensively, with no mention of the author, by the Abbey of Gethsemani. They are now published here for a wide audience for the first time.This work of the very young Merton...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This book examines the five largest capitalist, industrial countries (the United States, Japan, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom) and their strategies for dealing with change in the national and international markets for steel, automobiles, and semiconductors. I selected steel, automobiles, and semiconductors because they represent three distinct historical periods of industrial change. The earliest of the three to emerge was the...

"This book is invaluable!" Alexander ArmstrongChildren ask the funniest questions: Why does sweetcorn come out the same as when I ate it? Do spiders speak? Why does Daddy never win the lottery? Which is faster, a Velociraptor or a cheetah? How does the lady in the satnav know where to go? Does my goldfish know who I am? (Do you think fish have two-second memories? Find out the truth on page 94!)This book takes real children's questions gathered from primary schools across t...