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The night before his eighteenth birthday, Toby Kellerman fell ninety feet down a well. Seven weeks passed in what he describes as “suspension h***,” a rotating bed for spinal cord injuries compounded by bone breaks. Able to move only his arms and watch life through an adjustable mirror, Toby had plenty of time to think about how he got there. Somebody had pushed him.

Thirty-three years after his untimely death in 1983, Terry returns to the land of the living to discover the world has somewhat changed. Why is he back? And who is Deana, the old acquaintance suggesting he must atone … demon, angel, or diva? Humour, romance, suspense, the two most unlikely guardian angels, and a time leap from the 1980s.

Vicki becomes fearful when she learns of a conspiracy involving advanced alien technology, genetic manipulation, and a plan to take control of the lives of everyone on Earth. And that’s just the humans. The aliens have their own agenda.

Edwin St. Andrew is eighteen years old when he crosses the Atlantic by steamship, exiled from polite society following an ill-conceived diatribe at a dinner party. He enters the forest, spellbound by the beauty of the Canadian wilderness, and suddenly hears the notes of a violin echoing in an airship terminal—an experience that shocks him to his core.

Adrift in a raft after a deadly ship explosion, 10 people struggle for survival at sea. Three days pass. Short on water, food, and hope, they spot a man floating in the waves. They pull him in. “Thank the Lord we found you,” a passenger says. “I am the Lord,” the man whispers. So begins Mitch Albom’s most beguiling and inspiring novel yet.

This compelling spiritual quest by Hermann Hesse, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1946, is considered one of the most important works of 20th century fiction. Siddhartha's search for enlightenment leads him to the river of life itself. On his journey he learns from many teachers: the ascetic Samanas, the all-knowing Gotama the Buddha, Kamala the lovely courtesan, and Vasudeva the simple ferryman.

Gill McArdle is on the island of Iona searching for the burial places of kings. What begins as an archaeological survey risks descending into a treasure hunt and Gill suspects subterfuge from new enemies as well as old. And when a find on Iona sheds a little light on the nature of ‘The Torn Isle’, Gill doesn’t like what he sees.

When the beautiful and precocious sisters Sally and Gillian Owens are orphaned at a young age, they are taken to a small Massachusetts town to be raised by their eccentric aunts, who happen to dwell in the darkest, eeriest house in town. As they become more aware of their aunts' mysterious and sometimes frightening powers - and as their own powers begin to surface - the sisters grow determined to escape their strange upbringing by blending into "normal" society.

New & revised edition! An award-winning magical journey of self-discovery set in 16th century Italy. Berka was raised by her hermit father in the wild, secluded from human society. At the dawn of her fifteenth summer she meets a faun, a being from a different realm. The two are instantly drawn to each other, but their secret meetings are soon disturbed by the arrival of a group of bandits. The threat intensifies when the group’s leader establishes an alliance with evil spirits from the underworld. Berka’s father comes up with an escape plan, but she doesn’t want to leave and so she ...

"Embark on a breathtaking journey of boundless imagination and profound wisdom with 'Architects of Reality: Weaving Visions for Tomorrow's Wondrous World.' This awe-inspiring tale transcends the realms of fiction, touching the very essence of your soul and igniting the spark of limitless possibilities within you. Join Evelyn, the futurist, and her visionary companions as they delve into the depths of human potential and cosmic interconnectedness. Through mystical lands and ancient wisdom, they illuminate a path to a future where harmony and collaboration reign supreme, empowering ...

How do you feel about the value of your life being based on the amount of money sitting in your bank? If we are all inter-connected by money, then why do so few people pay attention to how money works? Fear and denial are perfect for generating debt and that is what the world is run on. Now imagine, if in the future, one financial institution became so powerful that it could choose to eradicate the present monetary system. Then what happens? M.O.N.E.Y. is that institution, an institution that chooses absolute self-sufficiency, no debt and reconditions its people into making them the ...

Lucas is a lost soul. His wife died in a terrible car accident while he was driving. Feeling responsible, he slips into a life of alcoholism and depression. He leaves his teen age son Joey with his brother, moves into a cheap run down apartment and spends his days fly fishing and his nights drinking himself into oblivion. After seeing a teenage boy gunned down in front of the apartment complex Lucas realizes he has to take control of his life, sober up, and return to Joey as a father once again. He embarks on a journey to the Diamond River in the high desert of Eastern Washington. While ...

Deep in the jungles of Costa Rica lives a legendary shaman. Local surf-lore whispers that he can manifest perfect waves with his breath and surf without a board. Halfway across the world, struggling with anxiety attacks and riddled with fear, Will Goldman sets out into an adventure seeking an inner calm. As their two paths slowly begin to cross, Will becomes relentless to locate him. Along his journey, Will must endure mortal challenges, intense dreaming and primal fears before taking the next steps towards finding peace. Ultimately, Will must master the three basic lessons which awaken ...

You've seen haunted houses. Plenty of them. Are you ready for a haunted car? When Tom stumbles upon a sleek, midnight-purple sedan, bearing the ominous license plate "13," he's irresistibly drawn to it despite an unsettling feeling gnawing at the back of his mind. The car's eerie allure captivates him, and he can't resist making it his own. But from the moment he takes the wheel, dark and inexplicable events begin to unfold. Whispers echo in the silence, shadows flicker at the edge of his vision, and a sinister presence seems to lurk within the car's polished frame. Unbeknownst to Tom, Car ...

When Angels Dream, Book of the North is a creative non-fiction book. Enter the incredible real life world of Edward Jagen, an award-winning police intelligence detective who, with angelic guidance, develops expert investigative skills on route to saving humanity. After drowning on Jupiter Beach at age 8, little Eddie Jagen is given a chance to come back to life by accepting a mission to be the legs for a great angel. The two work together to uncover a long-lost truth and wisdom of the ages while positively intervening in historic events that change the course of humanity. Jagen’s ...

In this powerful metaphysical tale of romance, revenge, and violence, a prostitute and a hitman meet in the most unlikely of settings: a poetry reading. When Dick confesses to Jane that he is a killer for hire, Jane feels a compelling need to soothe his tormented soul. Dick offers to murder Jane’s pimp as an act of revenge, setting the gears in motion for a dangerous journey of revenge, romance, and drug-fueled insanity.

In this powerful metaphysical tale of romance, revenge, and violence, Dick and Jane wake up to a new reality, as though the events of the previous night were just a bad dream. The hitman and prostitute must meet a pimp at a seedy motel to exchange information for cash. They have been ordered by Dick’s boss to find a mysterious black rock said to give anyone who touches it the secrets of the gods. Once they have the information they need, a terrible accident sends them into the hands of a mysterious shadow agent who interrogates them for his own purposes. When an otherworldly being appears...

In this powerful metaphysical tale of romance, revenge, and violence, Dick and Jane are ordered by Dick’s boss to search for a mysterious black rock said to give the secrets of the gods to anyone who touches it. The only person thought to know the location of the rock is Princess, a crack-addled ex-prostitute who had Jane’s pimp stabbed in prison. When Dick and Jane find out that Princess has cut her own wrists in a cathedral with a tarot card in her lap, they decide to seek out Jane’s pimp, who is rumored to be alive and in hiding.

The long-awaited new novel from Margaret Atwood. The Year of the Flood is a dystopic masterpiece and a testament to her visionary power. The times and species have been changing at a rapid rate, and the social compact is wearing as thin as environmental stability. Adam One, the kindly leader of the God's Gardeners - a religion devoted to the melding of science and religion, as well as the preservation of all plant and animal life - has long predicted a natural disaster that will alter Earth as we know it. Now it has occurred, obliterating most human life.

The second book in The Edinburgh Files series.