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In The Other Animals, a worm goes through a breakup, a vulture contemplates the act of killing, a whale falls in love with a song, and more.

This funny, moving collection of eight stories - written by a diverse crew of scientists, literary writers, and comics, and informed by science - explores what animal perspectives can show humans about the world we all share....

Learn how to manage your emotions and stop thinking negatively from How to Master Emotions: Learn to Manage Emotions and Get Rid of Negative Thinking. You will find out about the different types of emotions, methods for managing emotions, negative thinking, and ways to avoid it.

False Negatives is a fictional story of a young man who joined the LAPD in the wake of the Watt’s riots and amidst the rising tide of violence. The novel initially reads like a memoir of a naive idealist who was sure he could make LA’s streets safer and improve the department’s troubled relationship with the minority communities. When the point of view opens, the listener sees what the young idealist does not: the truth. Written by a retired LA cop, the fast-paced novel is as real as it gets.

Our three millionaires, Anthony James, Tommy Sanderson, and Steve Hughs, take on a fourth partner. Cal Peters flew in the same R.A.F. squadron with Tony during the war. Tony suffers from boredom while flying to L.A. because everything's too easy. Cal welcomes them with a spectacular C46-A and a gorgeous female flight crew. After business with Warner Bros., there's a shakedown cruise to sunny Acapulco, and then it's on to Las Vegas. Tommy is jailed for casino mayhem after being cheated at blackjack.

This novel is the conclusion of the four-book sequential series, The Life and Times of Anthony James. It delivers 50 chapters in a fast-paced, easy-to-follow style, liberally laced with sex, violence, nostalgia, and a whole lot of fun. The format is a satire of movies of the period. It was written in the first person, in descriptive, visual terms with many surprises.

The Gravediggers and friends thought that Ushaville had sucked all the horror out of their lives, but it looks like they find themselves in another hairy situation. They decide to buy a punk bar and go into business, but the customers look just a bit too furry. Well, that bites! As the people of New Orleans experience a change of attitude during the full moon, the Gravediggers must find an ancient, evil swamp witch, and convince her to give them the antidote.

It’s getting awfully hot in New Orleans, and not only from the weather. Those infernal forces of evil just won’t let up, and it’s really burning through the gang’s patience. When an ancient Middle Eastern demon shows up ready for trouble, the band of misfits must find salvation, and fast. A weird cult preacher arrives on the scene, and the Gravediggers end up in India. Paul’s whisky is not the only fiery thing in his life, and when the human sacrifices begin, all hell breaks loose!

The zombies are gone, and life for the Gravediggers has become a fairy tale. Unfortunately, it’s the terrifying old-fashioned kind! Hordes of something green and nasty have invaded New Orleans, and the Gravediggers are learning that big bad things come in small packages. As folklore comes to life, Paul and the others find that their crappy songs are not the only earworms in town.

What if the infamous Hatfield-McCoy feud was not about an alleged murder, or a stolen pig, or an elopement, but ran much deeper? Ushaville, West Virginia is like a tiny European city in the piney wilderness. Four failed punk musicians’ van breaks down in Ushaville, and as they meet people in the town, they discover Ushaville’s bloody secret. The punks group up with a faithless priest; a skeptical ghost hunter; a real, magical fairy; a weak-minded professor; a Cherokee man; and a local bartender. This ridiculous, unlikely group of antiheroes must save the world, or die trying.

Dead men tell no tales, but they do eat brains! Why won't the forces of evil just die and leave the Gravediggers alone? Weren't vampires and werewolves enough? Something new is arising in New Orleans, arising from the cemeteries! An ancient Voodoo curse won't let anyone rest in peace. Can the Gravediggers travel to Haiti to stop the original curse and save New Orleans from the evil horde? More importantly, will they ever find a bass player who doesn't die?

For 6,000 years, Lilith and her Children have walked the earth, hunting, preying, seducing, corrupting, ruling from the shadows...until now. An ancient prophecy, spoken by Adam, Lilith's grandfather, foretells her doom. She will do anything, corrupt any innocent, murder countless mortals to save herself.

The Gravediggers defeated the demons, so what could possibly be left? Time is on their side, but not in a good way! Something witchy is happening in New Orleans, and Paul’s the target…again. When a death cult conjures an ancient witch, you know there’s trouble brewing.