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NASA thermal engineer Graham Ellis is on a beach in the Dominican Republic when the Boundary arrives—watching helplessly as the ocean before him turns to solid ice. Racing home to Florida, he joins a desperate scientific effort to understand the impossible: the sun is shrinking, and a perfect circle of survivability has formed around the Americas.

As language learners and teachers ourselves, we understand the desire to learn or teach the real English language as used by native speakers. ESL textbooks and grammar workbooks are not only boring, but they also don't represent the real English language that is used every day.

Dr. William Stonehurst has found not just a treatment, but an actual cure for severe PTSD by developing a way to remove the memory of the trauma that caused the PTSD. He then discovers that it is possible to place these removed memories in another person, and it becomes an option for sentencing for repeat violent offenders. Implanting memories of people who suffered the type of violence that the convict perpetrated is thought to reduce recidivism, make them feel real empathy for their victims, and increase the chances of rehabilitation.

In From the Dead, E. Nesbit crafts a haunting and poignant gothic tale of love, betrayal, and regret beyond the grave. When Arthur Marsh drives away his devoted wife, Ida, with cruel words born of wounded pride, he seals a tragic fate neither can undo. Months of heart-wrenching loss follow until a mysterious telegram summons him to her deathbed—but it is too late. Or is it? What follows is an unforgettable encounter between the living and the dead, where the heart’s deepest yearnings clash with fear, guilt, and the chance for redemption lost.

This is a story about secrets, lies, and the unwavering pursuit of truth. It's a tale spun from the threads of a seemingly ordinary event—a routine flight—that unravels into a maelstrom of government conspiracies, high-stakes chases, and a terrifying encounter with the unexplained. Our protagonist, a small-town pilot, finds his life irrevocably altered when his plane is inexplicably intercepted by a UFO, leading to a bewildering displacement and a desperate flight from the authorities. What follows is a gripping narrative of evasion, subterfuge, and the relentless pursuit of justice.

How Your Tongue Shapes Your Life Is generally about the power of your words! This book will show you how your words, be it ignorantly or words used intentionally do hurt or heal, weaken or strengthen, produce failure or success in your life and in the lives of others....

Three short fiction stories, each different, but all from the same author, the same mind. The first, a humorous look at what happens when a stoner is abducted by a UFO. Second, a darker science fiction story. A man running from his loss discovers that his haunting memories follow him, even to another planet. The third, about finding the solution to a mystery inside a dusty black book.

In 1947, Ray Petriani flees Texas in the middle of the night with a wife and young family. Desperate for work, he takes a job in California and is sent to inland China on a business venture. A gift exchange with the local potentate provides him with two things he doesn’t want, things he cannot reject, and things he is forced to protect. Those gifts change his life. Through his research of the first item, a gilded antique music box said to have belonged to a Chinese Emperor, only uncovers additional shrouded historical doubts which raise further problems as to its real intent.

Found alive after the massacre at Wounded Knee, twelve-year-old John Iron Horse is determined not to end up like so many others of his people. Then he learns the motto of the school he's required to attend: "Kill the Indian, save the man." Carter Heath teaches in the government-run educational system and knows there's more to his position than what's happening in his classroom. He'll soon learn that in bureaucracy, politics, money, and ulterior motives are always intertwined.

Above Reproach is the gripping first installment of a heart-pounding post-apocalyptic series that follows the harrowing journey of Logan, a battle-hardened survivor, as he fights to build a new life in the ruins of a shattered world. Accompanied by his loyal dog, Gunner, and an unlikely band of survivors, Logan must navigate the treacherous landscape of a savage new world order, where the only law is the law of the gun.

This Halloween, the town of Haven is all out of treats and in store for some deadly tricks. Second to only Salem, the town of Halloween Haven has become famous for its spooky events on All Hallows Eve. Though this year, things are about to take a terrifying turn as a centuries old darkness that requires human sacrifices, finds its way into this quaint suburb.

"Dad, why didn't you tell us about this place?" Those words, spoken in a church play during the darkest season of John Aguirre’s life, became the turning point that changed everything. In the middle of divorce, depression, and spiritual emptiness, John was confronted with a terrifying realization: he had provided for his children in every visible way, but had failed to lead them toward eternity. This audiobook is his honest testimony of rock bottom, repentance, and redemption.

H. Beam Piper’s The Edge of the Knife is a gripping tale of prophecy, knowledge, and the dangers of foreseeing too much. Set in the mid-20th century, the story follows an eccentric history professor, Edward Chalmers, who begins experiencing vivid visions of the future. As he struggles to make sense of his uncanny foresight, he finds himself caught between disbelief, skepticism, and the terrifying implications of what he sees. With global tensions rising, Chalmers' predictions could change history—or seal his fate.

Anac, a resident of the 29th century, is torn away from his son, Sol, and exiled far into the past. He finds himself frightened and alone in the small middle Georgia town of Corston. Centuries away from home, with armed agents on his trail, Anac must hurry to save Sol before it is too late

A collection of short stories of people and events about my time in the service, and the year serving my country in Vietnam.

Adopted and protected by loving tribe giants, a young human boy Cheeba discovers his identity—the lost son of a royal family, destined to be an emperor.

Are you living as though the best years of your life are a time in your past? Or do you start each day feeling your life is full of possibility–that there are still great challenges, joys, and life victories ahead of you? Your honest answer to this question is the most important decision you will ever make.

Have you ever dreamed of owning an in-house daycare? Have you ever dreamed of impacting your community in a positive way? Then this book is for you—with insight that will save you years of struggle and heartache. In this book, I will lead you down the path of success in the daycare business. I will share with you my story of how my wife and I started the business with very little money and turned it into a booming enterprise. Where we lacked in money we more than made up with in faith in God.

This is a true story of persistence, prayer, and a huge desire for independence and freedom; how one man took a $200 investment and turned it into a six-figure income in 18 months. The order of events that took place are duplicatable and can be scaled to just about anyone's situation. Told from the perspective of a firsthand observer and friend, this book shares in detail how "Charlie" did it, and how you can, too.

B.A.R. Man is the incredible true story of a man who wished to serve his country more than he cared about his own life. B.A.R. was the rifle of his choice in the Korean War. He was wounded by American airplanes and captured by the Chinese during their push south. He was forced to march 200 miles with no medical attention. Those who could not keep up were shot. He was held as a POW in some of the harshest conditions imaginable for two and a half years.