"Heartbeats of Imagined Lives: A Tribute in Poetry to Fictional Favorites" by Brandon Michaels invites readers into a world where beloved characters come vividly to life through the rhythm and melody of verse. This unique poetry collection breathes fresh depth and emotion into familiar faces from page and screen, capturing the essence of their stories and the soul beneath their adventures.From the enduring courage of Malcolm Reynolds aboard Serenity to the gentle strength of John C...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The Gospel According to the Broken: Poems from the Edge of Faith and Survival is a fearless collection of free verse poetry that speaks for the unheard, the wounded, and the walking survivors of a world that too often looks away.Told through unfiltered language and stripped-down truth, these poems explore the darkest corners of human experience; addiction, abuse, mental illness, grief, abandonment, homelessness, lost fa...

Whispers Across the Wilds: Poems from the Breath of the Elementsby Brandon MichaelsStep into the heart of the natural world, where wind carries secrets, fire remembers birth, and silence is sacred.In Whispers Across the Wilds, poet Brandon Michaels journeys through eight elemental biomes, capturing the raw, quiet power of nature in its many forms. From the rooted hush of ancient forests to the molten breath of volcanic lands, each p...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Whispers Across the Wilds: Poems from the Breath of the Elementsby Brandon MichaelsStep into the heart of the natural world, where wind carries secrets, fire remembers birth, and silence is sacred.In Whispers Across the Wilds, poet Brandon Michaels journeys through eight elemental biomes, capturing the raw, quiet power of nature in its many forms. From the rooted hush of ancient...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Step into a universe where words transcend dimensions. Beyond the Screen and Page is a vibrant poetic anthology that journeys through the captivating worlds of science fiction. From iconic TV series like Stargate and Firefly to unforgettable films and groundbreaking novels such as Dune and Hyperion, Brandon Michaels masterfully reimagines these tales in verse.Each poem celebrates the ...

Separated at birth by a desperate nurse who loses a millionaire's son to cot death, twin boys grow up without any knowledge of the other.Nat Cartwright lives with his middle-class birth parents and grows up to becomes a war hero in the Vietnam War before returning home to run for office in the Republican party.Fletcher Davenport becomes the only son of the millionaire couple. After graduating from Yale, he builds a reputation as a prolific criminal defence lawyer before he ...

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, the Mistborn series is a heist story of political intrigue and magical, martial-arts action.For a thousand years the ash fell and no flowers bloomed. For a thousand years the Skaa slaved in misery and lived in fear. For a thousand years the Lord Ruler, the "Sliver of Infinity," reigned with absolute power and ultimate terror, divinely invincible. Then, when hope was so long lost that not even its...

A rogue archaeologist is trapped in a Grand Canyon cave as a conspiracy theory comes to life in this "take no prisoners" survival thriller that puts our hero up against impossible odds (Preston & Child).Not all secrets are meant to be found.Nolan Moore is a rogue archaeologist hosting a documentary series derisively dismissed by the "real" experts, but beloved of conspiracy theorists.Nolan sets out to retrace the steps of an explorer from 1909 who cl...

“I should be afraid of this man, of his temper, his hands. But no. I want to know more.” —Ever“I like the hard metal against your skin, the little red marks that take days to fade, the sound they make banging into each other when you fight back—and most of all…I like that you can’t get away.” —ElivanderWhen Ever is abducted and imprisoned for stealing magic she doesn’t believe in, she’s at the mercy of the realm’s brutal l...

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings, Book One of the Stormlight Archive begins an incredible new saga of epic proportion.Roshar is a world of stone and storms. Uncanny tempests of incredible power sweep across the rocky terrain so frequently that they have shaped ecology and civilization alike. Animals hide in shells, trees pull in branches, and grass retracts into the soilless ground. Cities are built onl...

Topics in Modal Analysis & Testing, Volume 9: Proceedings of the 36th IMAC, A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics, 2018, the ninth volume of nine from the Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering. The collection presents early findings and case studies on fundamental and applied aspects of Modal Analysis, including papers on:Operational Modal & Modal Analysis ApplicationsExperimental TechniquesModal An...

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, the Mistborn series is a heist story of political intrigue and magical, martial-arts action.Three hundred years after the events of the Mistborn trilogy, Scadrial is now on the verge of modernity, with railroads to supplement the canals, electric lighting in the streets and the homes of the wealthy, and the first steel-framed skyscrapers racing for the clouds.Kelsier, Vin, Elend, Sazed, S...