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Pepper is a feisty little dog who lives on a farm with his family, the Ottos. Pepper does not always want to listen to Momma and Daddy Otto. How much chaos can a little dog create when he decides to do things his own way and go on an adventure around the farm? And who else on the farm will be involved in Pepper's adventure?

The Beautiful and Damned, first published in 1922, is F. Scott Fitzgerald's second novel. It explores and portrays New York café society and the American Eastern elite during the Jazz Age before and after the Great War and in the early 1920s. As in his other novels, Fitzgerald's characters in this novel are complex, especially with respect to marriage and intimacy. The work generally is considered to be based on Fitzgerald's relationship and marriage with his wife Zelda Fitzgerald.The Beautiful and Damned tells the story of Anthony Patch, a 1910s socialite and presumptive heir to a tycoon's fortune, and his courtship and relationship with his wife Gloria Gilbert. It describes his brief service in the Army during World War I, the couple's post-war partying life in New York, and his later alcoholism. Gloria and Anthony's story deals with the hardships of a relationship, especially when each character has a tendency to be selfish.

Rena Whittaker is proof that we can rise above our childhood experiences. As a child and young adult,
Rena struggled with self-esteem. She hid as much as she could, not believing that she was worthy of love. Then, when the right people entered her life at the right moments, things began to change.
Groups of supportive women have played a critical role in Rena's healing journey, their stories becoming her catalyst for healing. By sharing her story, Rena imparts the lessons she learned from her tribes. In BeingTribal, Rena encourages us to create our own tribes of support, tackling lifestyle changes in "one-degree shifts." It's not an instantaneous overhaul, but rather a series of small steps, formed into habits that lead to lasting solutions. Workbook pages help you visualize your new way of being.
In a sweeping range of topics from money to health to relationships, Rena Whittaker guides readers into practicing lives full of peace, compassion, abundance, and grace; all in simple one-degree shifts.

Written at a time when much of the world remained hidden and mysterious – when remote islands, unexplored jungles, and the depths of the ocean still held new and unenvisioned possibilities – these tales combine the everyday with the otherworldly in a way that is rarely found in more recent imaginative fiction.

"The Antiquities of the Black (Hamitic) Race" A 40 year old series first published in 1970s issue of Muhammad Speaks, was named Rafiyq Ahmed Abdul-Hamiyd (formerly known as Ralph Raymond Gaillard, Sr.) of the Black Press International. The book entitled "the Antiquities of the Black Race," was compiled from Mr. Hamiyd's original manuscripts, research and notes for the present and future generations of Black people, at home and abroad. This present edition is the completed, annotated and final version, previously unpublished in full in one volume on the History of Black people in biblical times. He has written the series to expose some significant facts relating to some of the authentic roles that Ancient member nations' of the so-called "Black Race" (i.e., the peoples of Africa and Asia) played in giving birth to civilizations, such as Ancient Egypt and Ethiopia, during - and before - the period of time covered in the Old Testament of the Holy Bible.

A true story that screams out to "blast" into fiction! Birth of a new and unorthodox super crime fighter...The Black Recluse. Satan's evil pawns, wolf creatures, cannibals, and a killer's worst nightmare explodes when a four-year-old boy becomes addicted to venom after being bit by a rare black recluse spider turning him into a homegrown, faster than a rattlesnake, stronger than a brahma bull, super FBI crime-fighting "machine" that rides his Harley "Destroyer" with no fear staring death straight in the eye with a double barrel, sawed-off shotgun, and loving it! This story contains geographical and educational sections...mystery and crime...human trafficking...and science fiction. The Black Recluse isn't your ordinary super crimefighter. He is like no other species walking this planet – Numero Uno. Quicker than a giant pit viper Cottonmouth, and although human, his space age impenetrable costume and developing superior strength and instincts from the venom addiction makes him damn-near invincible.… Read More

The 1876 accident at Ashtabula had all the elements of a classic tragedy: cold, snowy weather that lent eeriness to the dark of night; height, as in the 70 feet from bridge to river; modern technology in an experimental iron bridge; mechanical power in locomotives; human beings fighting for their lives; fire, water and ice all at once; the evil of robbers preying on the injured and dying; the good in heroes and heroines who risked their lives to rescue the needy; the event striking the unknown, and the world-famous, such as P. P. Bliss. It is difficult to imagine a worse happening to a little village of 2,500 citizens.

Beneath the dusky glow of a millennium moon, an ancient mystery is unfolding. Two very different vampires have each consumed a vial of blood containing the life force of two primordial princes, both presumed to be dead: "Drink this blood and welcome life; drink this blood and welcome death." And the contents are stirring, quickening...awakening.

Braden Bratianu was only five years old when he was sired into the Vampyr race. The only fledgling to be made-not born-he struggled with his new identity, his past human frailties, and how to forge a new place in an ancient, lethal society. Yet over time, he also displayed several uncanny abilities: divine intuition, precognition, and an inherent understanding of cryptic texts and archaic spells. His very soul seems to be linked to the heartbeat of the house of Jadon.

Kristina Riley Silivasi came from a troubled home and a tragic past. Rescued from a Dark One by an Ancient Master Healer, then mistaken for an ancient vampire's destiny, she was swiftly ushered… Read More

Jitsu. Once the center of human expansion into distant space, this world was isolated for the better part of a century, a theocratic government rising to fill the void left by its former corporate owners. Now, as Jitsu begins to open itself to the rest of humanity, Brando D'Angelo di Makomo accepts a teaching position on the arid planet. He finds himself drawn to controversial architect Tenshi Koroma and her religious reform movement. As he learns more about Tenshi's faith—The Path—Brando decides to accept its tenets, to shatter his identity and rebuild himself so that he can be worthy of a soul.But the dogmatic struggles on Jitsu are a mask for the machinations of a diabolical mind, and the professor's life will be forever altered by the cruelty of Tenshi's enemies. In the aftermath, Brando will find a deadly new Way along The Path. And his steps will echo throughout history.

When Bobby Ether is abducted and brought to the secluded Jade Academy in Tibet, monks teach him and other special students how to tap into their Anima—the universal energy that connects all living things. But the headmistress of the academy is secretly testing each student, looking for genetic triggers that can be exploited to create a new breed of humans born with metaphysical powers and abilities. As his abilities increase, Bobby is thrust into a cesspool of conspiracy, lies, and betrayal. A jade amulet left by his clairvoyant grandfather may provide answers, but what exactly is his family's connection to this mysterious place? Can Bobby master his talents and uncover the truth in time to avoid the schemes? If not, his fate—and the fate of all the students—may be sealed.

Thousands of American soldiers are returning from the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan with severe wounds from chemical war. They are not the victims of ruthless enemy warfare, but of their own military commanders. These soldiers, afflicted with rare cancers and respiratory diseases, were sickened from the smoke and ash swirling out of the "burn pits" where military contractors incinerated mountains of trash, including old stockpiles of mustard and sarin gas, medical waste, and other toxic material.