This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Have you ever heard of the 80/20 rule? This rule is also called the Pareto principle and means that you can achieve a result of 80 percent with an effort of only 20 percent. The Pareto principle can be observed in many areas and you can use it not only at work but also for yourself in everyday life. It makes you more successful, more satisfied and happier, and you gain more qualitative lifetime.Do you often lack...

Mann Gulch, Montana, 1949. Sixteen men ventured into hell to fight a raging wildfire; only three came out alive. Searing the fire into the nation’s consciousness, Norman Maclean chronicled the Mann Gulch tragedy in his award-winning book Young Men and Fire. Still, the silence of the victims’ families robbed Maclean’s account of an essential personal dimension. Shifting the focus from the fire to the men who fought it, Mark Matthews now provides that perspective.Not until 1...

Far to the East, the evil Wizard Ormalt begins his conquest of Cerulian. But fate shall intervene in the form of an unassuming, scholarly boy named Hartman. Now, in a clandestine meeting, the two must engage in magical combat, while the fate of their world hangs precariously in the balance.

Legends tell of how the great god Gon instructed his seven children to each create a race pleasing to them. They did this gladly, yet one in particular sulked at his brethren’s work and his father’s wishes. For spite, Baris created horrible demons to oppose the beauty of the world and its new peoples.Once the treachery of Baris was discovered, Gon cast both the abominations and his now deposed son into the Outerworld. There they imprisoned and sealed by magical gate and key, which ...

Paul Speaks is a jailhouse paraphrase of the prison letters of St. Paul the Apostle (II Timothy, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon).

"A must-read for any wine grape grower or winemaker who has ever wrestled with the most important myths of winegrowing or debated them with colleagues—and that would be all of us! It is also a great read for any wine consumer interested in looking at 'the man behind the curtain,' so to speak: the myths promoted by wine writers, tasting room staff, sommeliers and other wine gatekeepers."—Wines & Vines"A meticulously researched volume that every serious sommelier should read...

Traces the roots of ideologies and outlooks that shape Jewish life in Israel and the United States todayZionism and the Melting Pot pivots away from commonplace accounts of the origins of Jewish politics and focuses on the ongoing activities of actors instrumental in the theological, political, diplomatic, and philanthropic networks that enabled the establishment of new Jewish communities in Palestine and the United States. M. M. Silver’s innovative new st...

The boys paid a heavy price for the lies and deceptions they had told their parents in pursuit of the Stonecutters treasure. Their adventures of discovery ground to a halt and the shiny new Honda 50 bikes sat locked in Steve’s garage. The summer promise of new and extended travel was lost. Instead of exploring new places the boys became cheap labor for their parents. They helped cut and stack fire wood for the winter, they cleaned out garage clutter, painted Steve and Jimmy’s dock on the l...

The boys never once regretted their decision to honor the Legend of the Cat. They had done something good and on their own found some good people to help them. The sticking point with parents was not so much that they did something bad but they didn’t tell the parents WHAT they were doing. Of course that was the catch 22 of all their grand schemes. You know what I mean. If you tell your parents and they say NO, then what. So they didn’t tell and once again, in spite of being hailed as hero...

It’s the closing months of World War II and Yossarian has never been closer to death. Stationed in an American bomber squadron off the coast of Italy, each flight mission introduces him to thousands of people determined to kill him.But the enemy above is not Yossarian’s problem it is his own army intent on keeping him airborne, and the maddening ‘Catch-22’ that allows for no possibility of escape.THIS IS AN ABRIDGED VERSION OF THE BOOK.

It’s the closing months of World War II and Yossarian has never been closer to death. Stationed in an American bomber squadron off the coast of Italy, each flight mission introduces him to thousands of people determined to kill him. But the enemy above is not Yossarian’s problem – it is his own army intent on keeping him airborne, and the maddening ‘Catch-22’ that allows for no possibility of escape. THIS IS AN ABRIDGED VERSION OF THE BOOK.

Buckle up for a journey into Halloween eternal. OVER 700 PAGES OF HORROR!"Brutal, humorous and utterly terrifying." —Allan Leverone, NY Times and USA Today bestselling authorThis special collection contains all three volumes of the highly rated Bad Apples: Halloween Horror anthologies. Features eighteen novellas and short stories by: Kealan Patrick Burke, Adam Light, Evans Light, Edward Lorn, John McNee, Mark Matthews, Jas...