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It is the summer of 1982, just before the fall. The political campaign ad of its Morning in America has not yet aired, but the present era of cultural hedonism has already dawned. Against this backdrop, Edward Bennett is the All-American son of a mother who emigrated from Italy and a first-generation Italian American father. Edward has it all: good looks, pedigree, and the financial fruits of his father's business empire. As he readies for his junior...
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In recent years the issue of domestic abuse and violence has gained a lot of attention as the extent of it has become known. Domestic abuse and violence is now of high concern to most churches because it is evident that domestic abuse figures are much the same in our churches, and possibly higher in evangelical churches where the headship of men and the submission of women is made the God-given ideal. In this book, Kevin Giles surveys competently...
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Before the fall of the Berlin Wall and the ultimate demise of the Soviet Union, little was known about the crimes that were committed behind the iron curtain. The law enforcement did their best to keep the information from the western media and paint a picture of a perfect society where murder do not happen. However, one serial killer managed to keep thousands of people on their toes back in 1980s and 1990s. He was known as the Fisher or Boa, and...
64) Scrublands
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Martin Scarsden novels volume 1
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"In the vein of The Dry and Before the Fall, a town's dark secrets come to light in the aftermath of a young priest's unthinkable last act in this arresting and searing debut thriller. In Riversend, an isolated rural community afflicted by an endless drought, a young priest does the unthinkable, killing five parishioners before being taken down himself. A year later, accompanied by his own demons from war-time reporting, journalist Martin Scarsden...
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Collects Legion of X (2022) #6-10, X-Men: Before the Fall - Sons of X (2023) #1. When Judgment Day arrives, Legion is on the Celestial's chopping block! Is David Haller a hero, or will he succumb to his madness just as everyone predicts? Then, something savage is afoot! Nightcrawler develops some very demonic physical features - and he's not the only one. Goodbye, Warren Worthington III - and hello, murderous winged monster! Meanwhile, Banshee has...
66) Drawn Blades
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Once one of the world's greatest assassins, Aral Kingslayer has finally reclaimed his swords and his soul. But the forces that destroyed his patron Namara twelve years ago are still there, waiting, and his past as a Blade is never more than a shadow's breadth away. In the days before the fall of his goddess, only one other rivaled Aral's skills, Siri the Mythkillera woman who ruthlessly earned the title First Blade. As a friend, Aral owes her his...
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The Ohio River has nurtured Jeffersonville. The city's prime location, a bend in the river before the Falls of the Ohio, fostered its development into a regional hub of transportation and commerce. From time to time, however, the river lashes out at those who inhabit its shores. The frigid waters of winter and early spring sometimes swallow the city, leaving mud, disease, and devastation in their wake. The more than two hundred images featured in...
68) Entanglement
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Teodor Szacki mysteries volume 1
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The morning after a group psychotherapy session in a Warsaw monastery, Henry Talek is found dead, a roasting spit stuck in one eye.P ublic prosecutor Teodor Szacki, world-weary, suffering from bureaucratic exhaustion and marital ennui, feels that life has passed him by. But this case changes everything. Because of it he meets Monika Grzelka, a young journalist whose charms prove difficult to resist, and he discovers the frightening power of certain...
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The path from a refugee's child to a chairman of the board of a large company leads the author to a variety of people and unforgettable experiences. Hansjuergen Nelde experiences multiple political systems: born in national socialism, he grows up in socialism and is imprinted by the later GDR. To live and work in socialism for 40 years means adaptation to avoid being left behind. The author experiences the German unification as a managing director...
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This book presents an in-depth view of the extraordinary revisionist language Shakespeare gives to his most royal of all kings, from the time Richard falls dramatically out of favor with God. Readers will find this book most useful in seeking to disentangle the plays notoriously elaborate verbal presentation, but what the author brings out in connection with Richards approach to language should move performers themselves to seek to present in future...
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Pierre Chambrun mystery novels volume 5
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A Nazi's widow comes to the Beaumont Hotel with death in her entourage As befits the manager of New York's finest hotel, Pierre Chambrun has certain standards for his guests at the Beaumont. Were it not for the pleading of the hotel's owner, no amount of money could persuade him to allow the Baroness Charmian Zetterstrom a room. She is the stunning young widow of a Nazi war criminal; her husband was an infamous sadist who escaped before the fall of...
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Maybe you've heard of Pope John Paul II's theology of the body and wondered, vaguely, what it's all about. Maybe you've never heard of it until now and are asking, theology of the what? Maybe you're already familiar with the basics and are ready to incorporate this teaching on sex, love and marriage into your own life. Whatever your level of understanding, you're probably ready for some good news about sex in a culture littered with the bad news of...
73) Aftershock
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Pride comes before the fall.
DSV, the elite secret service tasked with fighting Daedalus, the descendants of the Nazis, are on the run. Framed for a crime they didn't commit, they are pursued not just by their mortal enemies, but the combined might of world government, as global public enemies number one.
Led by special operative Ethan Munroe, the broken and bruised remnants of the once brilliant task force must evade capture across the world in...
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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Book Preview: In “Three Days in Moscow” (2018), Bret Baier of Fox News and his co-writer Catherine Whitney tell a story of patriotism, courage, and ambition, about a man who went to the full extent for the sake of his nation, without ever compromising democracy.
This political biography focuses on President Ronald Reagan's agenda during his final years in office, before the fall...
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American Dreamer is an inspirational, first-hand account of the motivating power of an immigrant's dream for a better life. From the rural Vietnam of Tim Tran's childhood to his eventual escape to America and his rise as CFO of a multi-billion-dollar company, Tran's memoir is a lesson in perseverance and ingenuity. After he initially left Vietnam in 1970 to attend American universities on a USAID scholarship, Tran's sense of commitment led him home...
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When talks of secession gain traction in the Northern press, the son of an immigrant tenant farmer sees an opportunity to change his life. He, enlists in the regular army, two months, before the fall of Fort Sumter, and the start of the Civil War, and is, assigned to the Third U.S. Artillery.
He shares the terrifying realities of front line duty with newfound friends seeking the same adventure. After his hospitalization for treatment of wounds received...
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The US journalist's account of his colleague's struggle to survive the Cambodian genocide-the basis for the Oscar–winning film The Killing Fields. On April 17, 1975, Khmer Rouge soldiers seized Phnom Penh-the capital of Cambodia-and began a brutal genocide that left millions dead. Dith Pran, a Cambodian working as an assistant to American reporter Sydney H. Schanberg, was a witness to these events. While his employer managed to escape across the...
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Everyone at school has turned against me.I don't know why.And no one will tell me.I have been Royal High School's most-liked girl for the past four years, but a lot can happen in two days. Suddenly, I'm the school's most-hated girl, but before I can figure out why, a ten-story fall off a water tower plunges me into a coma. Rumors fly that it was attempted suicide. Unfortunately, I have no memory of those final seconds before the fall.Through a strange...
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You are not what you do. So often, in America, we define who we are by what we do. We introduce ourselves by our job titles. We ask, 'What do you do?' to be polite in small talk. We define others by their occupation. But there are good reasons to connect what you do with your time, whether that is 9-to-5 work, or managing a household full of children. God created us to work, not as judgment, but in cooperation with a mandate given to humanity long...
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Buy now to get the main key ideas from Bret Baier and Catherine Whitney's Three Days in Moscow
In Three Days in Moscow (2018), Bret Baier of Fox News and his co-writer Catherine Whitney tell a story of patriotism, courage, and ambition, about a man who went to the full extent for the sake of his nation, without ever compromising democracy.
This political biography focuses on President Ronald Reagan's agenda during his final years in office, before...