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Kori Persephone Driscoe suffered through her dad's mental illness. All she wanted was for him to get better, but instead, he disappeared. Kori trespasses into the abandoned Northville Psychiatric Hospital, the last place her dad was treated, seeking solace and traces of his memory. What she finds instead is something no longer human living deep in the underground tunnels.

I am happy and grateful to support this book and its powerful message. It will bring you peace and joy if you will allow yourself to be open to receiving its messages. It just may change who and what you think you are and open you up to a whole new way to look at your life. The messages contained within can move you forward in ways you may have never imagined possible. The birthrights you will learn about in this book are rarely spoken of in typical social settings, but they apply to all people everywhere.

Homeless and destitute, Claire Stines has no choice but to move into the log house bequeathed to her out in the Minnesota wilderness. Although she has little else to sustain her other than a few dollars and even fewer seeds of hope, she believes she can make a fresh start for herself, and if she’s lucky, maybe find a little romance. But first she has to overcome the rumors of the house’s supposedly dark past. More importantly, who is that young man she’s seen in the woods, and why has he been watching her from a distance ever since she arrived?

There exists in all of us a song waiting to be sung which is as heart-stopping and vertiginous as the peak of the cathedral. That is the meaning of this quiet city, where the spire soars into the blue, where rivers and stories weave into one another, where lives intertwine. One quiet evening in Salisbury, the peace is shattered by a serious car crash. At that moment, five lives collide - a flower seller, a schoolboy, an army wife, a security guard, a widower - all facing their own personal disasters.

When people think of musicals, two of the first names that immediately spring to mind are Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire, two giants of one of Hollywood's most distinctive genres. Without question, both men played an instrumental role in popularizing and sustaining the musical from the 1930s through the 1950s, the final decades of Hollywood's Golden Age. Although they did collaborate on two occasions, in many ways Gene Kelly's rise to popularity in the 1940s amounted to a changing of the guard.

The story begins in Poland in 1921, set in a little-known period of history - the period between the World Wars. It's the story of Devorah and her sister, who escape the Night of the Burning in their village during the Jewish pogroms, and their incredible journey to safety, led by philanthropist Isaac Ochberg.

With half a dozen heartfelt and inspiring novels to her credit, including The Blue Bottle Club, Penelope J. Stokes has become an important voice in Christian fiction. The Amber Photograph tells the compelling story of a young woman’s search for the spiritual strength to discover the truth about who she really is.

Jana McGuire is devastated when she returns from an African mission trip only to find her pastor husband has taken all their money and left with his secretary. Left with no worldly possessions, Jana is forced to seek help from her distant mother and her bubbly, welcoming great-aunt Taffy. Jana soon realizes that her mother's cold demeanor hides a tragic past - and that the two must mend their relationships with God and each other.

The three girls have been inseparable best friends since third grade: Josie, the athletic one; Perri, the brilliant, acerbic drama queen; and Kat, the beauty, who also had brains, grace, and a heart open to all around her. But their last day of high school becomes their final day together after one of them brings a gun to school to resolve a mysterious feud. When the police arrive, they discover two wounded girls. The third girl is dead, killed instantly by a shot to the heart.

Who would ever guess that the beloved legend of Santa Claus involves a seldom-told tale of faith and friendship between two men -- one white and one black? Long ago, Santa Claus had an African partner named Pete and together they brought the spirit of Christmas to America's first settlers. These two forever changed the way families celebrate the holiday. But through the years, Pete's contribution was forgotten.

Author Susan Wittig Albert turns up the suspense in her 18th China Bayles mystery. Just as the holiday season begins, so does the drama, when China's husband’s ex-wife, Sally, appears, begging for help and a place to stay. ’Tis the season of giving, so China opens her home to Sally. But when troubling phone calls start, China knows she’ll need to dig up the truth before Christmas turns deadly.

Thierry McNulty's brother, Senator Frank McNulty, is missing. She believes he went to their old family campsite on Caddo Lake for a brief vacation, but after days of not hearing from him, she fears the worst. Antonio "Yo" Bleeker is one of the owners of Bag It and Tag It Excursions. When Thierry hires the company to track down her brother, he has no idea what he's getting himself into - especially when he experiences an extreme physical reaction to the beautiful woman.

Sorrowful widows, vengeful jezebels, innocent maidens, wronged lovers, former slaves, the odd axe-murderess—America's female ghosts differ widely in background, class, and circumstance. Yet one thing unites them: their ability to instill fascination and fear, long after death. Here are the stories behind some of the best-known among them, as well as the lesser-known—though no less powerful. A Haunted History of Invisible Women offers a unique lens on the role these ghostly legends play both within the spook-seeking corners of our minds and in the consciousness of a nation.

The word "jihad" is everywhere in the global media. It generally appears in the context of violence waged against the West by militants in or from Muslim-majority societies. This usage overwhelmingly colors popular discourse about Islam and Muslims and it has resulted in highly simplistic, distorted, and ahistorical understandings of the concept of jihad.

Maggie Caine and her family leave New York to visit the Caine family home, an old farmhouse in Ohio, which her husband has just inherited from a distant aunt. The house, 10 miles away from the nearest neighbor, was once owned by a Civil War general reputed to have been a Satanist. But when strange and terrible things begin to happen, it soon becomes clear that satanic worship is still alive and well in the community, and so might be the general, who Maggie suspects is taking possession of her teenage son.

Selling a business for millions of dollars is a dream for many and a reality for few. With the help of Linda Rose’s Get Acquired for Millions, rest assured you can be one of those few. This insider’s guide to designing the most lucrative exit strategy is the “go-to” book for Technology Service Provider business owners who need answers. The book contains access to two valuable assessments to help you determine your current company valuation as a Technology Service Provider and your readiness to exit your company on a personal level.

In January 1817, Jane Austen began work on Sanditon, but died a few months later, leaving it unfinished. The surviving fragment begins the story of Charlotte Heywood, a sheltered young woman who is invited to the up-and-coming resort town of Sanditon. While there, she meets a host of memorable characters, drawn with Austen's classic wit and insight, including a fortune-hunting fop, a domineering dowager, and a hoard of hypochondriacs.

Are you excited about planning your next trip? Do you want to try something new? Would you like some guidance from a local? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this Greater Than a Tourist audiobook is for you. Greater than a Tourist - Granada Andalucía Spain by Kaitlyn Diehl offers the inside scoop on Granada. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. As part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this audiobook will give you travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

Un texte drôle, coquin et, sans aucun doute joliment pervers. La jolie Guylaine, jeune fille d'une bonne famille bourgeoise de province, a des airs de bonne sœur qui attirent les uns et repoussent les autres. Georges, son professeur de tennis est intrigué par cette gamine très bien faite mais dont le maintien inspire plus à la méditation qu'aux rêves érotiques les plus fous. Guylaine n'est pas insensible aux charmes de Georges et se promet de lui faire don de sa virginité.

Manolito Gafotas, como lo conocen todos en su barrio de Carabanchel (Alto), es un niño dicharachero que vive con sus padres, su abuelo Nicolás y su hermano pequeño, el Imbécil, y que siempre está dispuesto a contar su visión de las cosas. Junto a su mejor amigo, el Orejones López, y su mayor enemigo, el chulito Yihad, la vuelta al colegio Diego Velázquez se convierte en una aventura.