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A short story from James Lee Burke's story collection, Jesus Out to Sea. Burke is one of the country's most acclaimed and popular novelists.

A short story from James Lee Burke's story collection, Jesus Out to Sea. Burke is one of the country's most acclaimed and popular novelists.

Dave Robicheaux returns in another Bayou adventure, this one more gruesome and gut-wrenching than any that have come before. Hurricane Katrina has ravaged New Orleans, leaving the streets and buildings flooded and the city awash with opportunists, looters, and vicious criminals. There is no order, no law. Police are shooting randomly at innocent people, prison guards have abandoned their posts, and bodies float through the streets and hang from trees.

As the global economy recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic and debates over the future of work challenge our long-held preconceptions about what careers and the market can be, learning the basics of economics has never been more essential. Principles such as gains from trade, the role of profit and loss, and the secondary effects of government spending, taxes, and borrowing risk continue to be critically important to the way America's economy functions, and critically important to understand for those hoping to further their professional lives—even their personal lives.

In a startling departure, James Lee Burke has written an epic story of love, hate and survival set against the tumultuous background of the Civil War and Reconstruction. At the center of the tale are James lee Burke's own ancestors, Robert Perry, who comes from the slave-owning family of wealth and privilege, and Willy Burke, born of Irish immigrants, a poor boy who is as irreverent as he is brave and decent. Despite personal and political conflicts, both men join the Confederate Army, determined not to back down.

The nefarious corporation Savant has struck. Alex and his amazing friends must face off against their greatest challenge yet.

You might be wondering, “How did things get this bad?” Well, gum disease doesn’t just appear out of nowhere. It’s a gradual process, and understanding the stages can help you prevent it.Plaque Formation: It all starts with plaque, the colorless film of bacteria that forms on your teeth when sugars and starches in food mix with bacteria. If not removed, plaque hardens into tartar, which you can’t get rid of by brushing alone.Gum Irritation: The buildup of plaque and tartar irritates your gums, causing inflammation. This is the beginning stage, also known as gingivitis.Advanced ...

A gritty and thrilling anthology of 28 new short stories in tribute to pulp noir master, Cornell Woolrich, author of 'Rear Window', the inspiration behind Alfred Hitchock's classic film. Featuring Neil Gaiman, Kim Newman, James Sallis, A.K. Benedict, USA Today-bestseller Samantha Lee Howe, Joe R. Lansdale and many more.

Comedy writer James Boughen and artist Andy Lee are friends from the north east of England. They're in their 30s so naturally they've made a podcast. Subscribe to Seadog Radio to listen to their weekly conversations about anything and everything they find funny - from weird real-life deaths, items you can (allegedly) buy on the dark web, and people who claim to have been abducted by aliens from the streets of Gateshead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Follow Mary Jade VonStine as her world is turned upside down with the murders of her parents. Now, Mary must go to a faraway kingdom, and live with her distant royal family. How will Mary adapt to a strange country and her family? When her family is all a bunch of monsters mostly vampires, werewolves, and other undead creatures, how will Mary survive and cope living with them, and what of the assassins who seek to kill her? Who knows - there may be more to Mary than just your typical southern tomboy

The Journey of Becoming You is a 30-minute personal development book, now designed for the casual listener. We get right to the point and go head-on into solving the problems. Who has time these days for 300-page books, anyway? The problems we face in our daily lives most often are a series of small issues that need to be realized and the core issue resolved. They are normally easier to solve than first expected - so let’s get you back on track with a lunch-break listen, that gives you advice you know is true, and that you can start using in your daily activities today!

New Orleans är kriminalkommisarie Dave Robicheaux stad - från de franska kvarterens pulserande jazzmusik till droglangarnas ogenomträngliga gömställen i träsken utanför stadskärnan. Men Dave Robicheaux har utkämpat för många strider. Han är ärrad av Vietnam, av kampen mot mördare och rånare, av korruptionen inom poliskåren och av sin inre strid mot spriten.

En tidigare polis detektiv och Vietnam veteran i New Orleans och en tillfrisknande alkoholist , Dave Robicheaux, lever ett lugnt liv i swamplands i Louisiana med sin fru Annie. Parets lugn krossas en dag när ett drogsmugglarplan kraschar i en sjö, precis framför deras ögon. Robicheaux lyckas rädda en ensam överlevande, en salvadoransk flicka, som han och Annie snabbt adopterar och heter Alafair.

A woman scorned. The sanctity of her sanctuary threatened. The betrayal of trust...even loyalty. Don’t ever tell her not to take it personally, because that’s exactly what it is. Personal. Your first blunder was mistaking her kindness for weakness. Your second was betraying her. The third? Underestimating her. Don’t say we didn’t warn you. Take the plunge into these tales of deadly women who will stop at nothing until vengeance is theirs. The Better Off Dead series delves into the farthest corners of your mind, where your deepest, darkest fears lurk.

The Official Podcast of Christian singer, songwriter, author and speaker Rick Lee James - - http://www.RickLeeJames.com

James Lees and Chris Stewart swap stories that are definitely science-adjacent.

A Tribute Podcast to Fred Rogers. The Official Podcast of the popular Twitter account @Mister RogersSay, hosted by Rick Lee James. rickleejames.substack.com

Level Up is where mission driven leaders get learning content, resources, and insights that help them to improve their Head and the Heart leadership skills in order to create powerful professional relationships.

A podcast about how our political institutions are failing us and ideas for fixing them. Join hosts Lee Drutman, Julia Azari, and James Wallner, three lively experts on American political institutions and reform, as they imagine and argue over what American politics could look like if citizens questioned everything. Politics In Question is a joint venture of New America and the R Street Institute.

Als der Kriegsherr Horus sich gegen den Imperator auflehnte, zerstörte der darauf folgende Bürgerkrieg beinahe das Imperium. Space Marines kämpften gegen ihre eigenen Brüder in einer Auseinandersetzung, aus der nur der Tod als Sieger hervorging. Doch die Legionen rangen schon lange vor diesem Zeitpunkt mit ihrer eigenen Identität und den Anforderungen des Großen Kreuzzugs, mit dem der Imperator die Galaxis für die Menschheit erobern wollte.