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How does a middle-aged wife, mother, and FBI agent pursue her dream of hiking 2,200 miles from Springer Mountain, Georgia, to Mount Katahdin, Maine? Sticks Harsha balances her trekking ambitions against the responsibilities of daily life by hiking the Appalachian Trail in sections, one piece at a time. Across a thirteen-year odyssey, Sticks discovers the best of America: the stunning beauty and diversity of nature, the quaintness of small towns, the quirkiness of fellow hikers, and, above all, the generosity of strangers.

Paige McCandliss is not sure what is worse - having the embarrassing video her younger brother filmed of her go viral or being coerced into spending three weeks on a service mission in Mexico. She isn't even out of the airport before she is caught on camera falling into the arms of a handsome trip participant. After one look into his blue-green eyes, she nicknames him "Dream Guy", but worries that he will become "Detestable Guy" if he posts the video.

The most profound and important speeches ever delivered are here collected in this anthology, this volume featuring some of the most influential women in world history. Fort Raphael Publishing has collected seven of the most important and iconic speeches of all time, all of which were written and delivered by the most important women of their respective eras.

Some are brand-new and ready for the world, whereas some are old and kept in closets and only worn in the privacy of homes. Tammy Jones takes on a new way of sharing the precious gems of knowledge and morals she has gathered along the way. Jones lets her poetic spirit flow freely as you get a glimpse of her journey. Journeys can be tiresome, especially if they're not our own, but journeys can also inspire and yield a wonderful sense of fulfillment.

Halley is going on a Christmas cruise with Candace, but when she boards the ship and opens her door, all hopes of a merry cruise evaporate; Candace has sold her ticket to Devon, the mean-spirited bully who took pleasure in tormenting Halley in high school. Now, she must share the same room, attend the same excursions, and eat at the same table with the one man she never wanted to see again. This Christmas, join the cruise where enmity meets forgiveness, and hatred falls for love.

Sixteen-year-old Wesley had his heart set on an eight-second ride that February morning. As he lowered himself onto the bull inside the chute, his heart raced with anticipation and excitement. His head nodded. The chute opened. Cowboy and bull released into the stage of competition. Tragedy struck. His lifeless and broken body laid face down on the dirt floor of the arena. Trampled by the 1900-pound bull he sought to conquer. The once cheering crowd silenced, frozen with fear. But where the heartbeat stops, God's plan takes over.

The once denuded Northeastern United States is now a region of trees. Nature Next Door argues that the growth of cities, the construction of parks, the transformation of farming, the boom in tourism, and changes in the timber industry have together brought about a return of Northeastern forests. Although historians and historical actors alike have seen urban and rural areas as distinct, they are in fact intertwined, and the dichotomies of farm and forest, agriculture and industry, and nature and culture break down when the focus is on the history of Northeastern woods.

He cried so loud. He cried so sad. During his birth, his mother almost lost her life trying to save his. There were so many complications that some people said he would have been better off if he had been still born, rather than to have lived. He was an ugly baby. He cried a lot when strangers held him. They outwardly scorned him, and they secretly abused him. A big brown medicine ball worn over his bulging naval caused him to be cut off from his little friends much of the time. He grew up in a kind, loving, and faithful sharecropper family. But he saw suffering in his family early.

For four years, Diane Hessan has been in weekly conversation with voters across the United States. What she has learned will surprise you, enlighten you, give you hope, and change the way you think about your fellow Americans. Our inability to hear each other, our suspicion, and our impatience is stressing us out and tearing us apart. It’s a sickness that permeates the American culture, erodes our collective mental health, and makes us hate each other.

Penny Doyle needs to get far away - and fast. If only she could remember why. Occasional flashes of déjà vu do nothing to help fill the elusive memory gaps of Penny’s New Year’s Eve date with football star, Brock Harper. Something happened that night, though. Her bruises prove it. When investigators seek to question her about the disappearance of a fellow college coed who also attended the party, she realizes her urge to return home may not stem from mere homesickness, but rather, something far more desperate.

The immersive audio experience presented here - complete with sound effects, music, and atmospherics - allows the listener to feel as if they were in attendance when these speeches were first delivered. The orations are performed by a select group of amazing actors who uniquely capture the essence, power, and complexity of these magnificent addresses, universally acknowledged as some of the greatest speeches in world history.

This book was put together to be that light at the end of the tunnel, to give life, the rope that pulls one from the quick-sand in life, the answers to all those confusion thoughts, to give understanding, to give character and self-worth, to open up the eyes of those tired of seeing deception, to make simple what Satan has complicated, to uncover what greed has covered, to give to all what God has freely given to me, and that’s the character and faith to love and live forever.

Imprisoned by Master Ben and serving out her punishment for betraying him, Caroline is now a pleasure slave. It seems like her torment will never end. That is, until Caroline discovers Master is getting rid of her, and each session is an audition for a potential new owner.

Breaking All the Rules is an erotic short story of a submissive's first time attending a luxurious BDSM ball. Caroline is under strict orders not to play with anyone other than her Master, but when she notices a smoldering hot Derrick, the attraction is instant and all-consuming. Can she make it through the night obedient to her Master, or will she forever be changed from one forbidden encounter?

This is a dark short series of a submissive's first time attending a luxurious BDSM ball. Caroline is under strict orders not to play with anyone other than her Master, but when she notices a smoldering hot Derrick, the attraction is instant and all-consuming. Can she make it through the night obedient to her Master or will she forever be changed from one forbidden encounter?

Evangeline Tinker has always been as spooky as hell, and the best fortune teller this side of the Mississippi. But not even she can hide her passionate history with a notorious outlaw when he comes back to find her in order to finish what they started - from a past life. Yet there's a reason she left Virgil Hollow once, because a love like that can consume your whole soul.

Lander Iron Feather’s fierce business strategies have made him one of the richest ranchers in the West, dominating all that he touches. But when the beautiful former model Nicky Box returns to Bandits Hollow to reform the Wilson Ranch School for Wayward Boys and Girls, suddenly Lander is forced to face the terrible abuse he suffered there as a teen. Lander’s seething hatred for the school’s wealthy owner is largely responsible for fueling his business success, yet now he has the chance to combine forces with Nicky to turn the place around for the sake of the school’s orphans.

Building Bridges is set in 1965 in Anderston, Glasgow and examines the reaction of deserted husband, Billy Speirs, and his family to the return of his estranged wife, Bernie, whose mother has been taken seriously ill. It is a tale of bitterness and betrayal but also of the absolute enduring strength of love at a time when a community was being sliced up to make way for a stretch of inner city motorway and the Glasgow Kingston Bridge.

The line between justice and vengeance is thin for Barrett Iron Feather, yet despite his anger management issues, he’s the most respected lawman in Bandits Hollow. Then, his world turns upside down when the police chief goes behind his back and makes him head of security - aka “the babysitter” - for a Hollywood actress and her crew filming a western in their picturesque town.

Here are simple but profoundly effective guidelines to encountering God and overcoming hindrances that keep us from the enjoyable friendship with him that Jesus died for. What is offered here is a biblical way to cultivate a lifestyle of connecting with the resurrected Jesus and experiencing ongoing radical transformation. If your desire is to have greater confidence in the heart of the Father and security in your identity in Christ, then you have discovered a goldmine!