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Trail Running for Beginners: Essential Tips for New Trail Runners is the ultimate guide for those looking to step off the pavement and into the invigorating world of outdoor fitness. Whether you're a first-time runner or someone seeking to explore new terrains, this book offers beginner runner tips and expert advice to help you make trail running a rewarding part of your life. Imagine the freedom of winding trails, the scent of pine trees, and the challenge of mastering uneven terrain.

In a world governed by recursion—an infinite loop of existence—Rev and Cass are anomalies. They were never meant to escape, never meant to question, never meant to be. Yet, when the system begins to rewrite itself, they find themselves standing at the threshold of something unprecedented: freedom. But what does it mean to be free? From the neon-lit streets of a digital city collapsing in on itself to the raw fabric of creation beyond the system’s reach, Neon Sutra is a journey through the nature of existence, impermanence, and awakening. Rev and Cass must navigate a world unraveling ...

Finding time for triathlon training can feel impossible when you’re balancing parenthood, work, and everyday responsibilities. Triathlon Training for Busy Parents is here to show you how to fit endurance training into your life without compromising on your family or career. Designed specifically for time-crunched parents, this guide provides practical, efficient strategies to help you train smarter, not longer.

A unique joint memoir by a US marine and a conflict photographer whose unlikely friendship helped both heal their war-wounded bodies and souls.

In his latest novel, DHARMA BUMS OF THE APOCALYPSE, W.J. O'Reilly takes readers on a hallucinatory odyssey through the backroads and byways of America, and deep into the psyche of a generation grappling with the fundamental questions of existence. Part road trip narrative, part metaphysical meditation, the book is a daring and ambitious work that pushes the boundaries of contemporary fiction and establishes O'Reilly as an unsettling voice in American letters. The story follows an unnamed narrator as he sets out on a cross-country motorcycle journey, seeking to escape the suffocating ...

The transfer of land from Indigenous peoples to the Massachusetts Bay Colony, as told in FORCED FAITH reveals the deeply intertwined processes of dispossession and forced conversion that defined English colonization in New England. The book focuses on how the Puritan settlers, particularly under leaders like Reverend John Eliot, not only took Native lands but also sought to reshape Indigenous identities through Christian conversion. From the outset, the English settlers, armed with royal charters, claimed vast tracts of land without acknowledging the communal nature of Indigenous land ...

"Wild Bill From Boston" is a gripping novella that transports readers to 1944, into the heart of World War II's aerial battles. It follows Sergeant William "Wild Bill" O’Roarke, a left waist gunner on the B-17 bomber, The Spirit of Valley Forge. Stationed at Rougham Airfield in England, Bill and his crew navigate the perilous skies over Nazi-occupied Europe, forging unbreakable bonds amidst the chaos of war. This tale is a vivid portrayal of the courage, camaraderie, and emotional turmoil experienced by these young men. As Bill grapples with the realities of combat, personal loss, and ...

In this evocative memoir, a 16-year-old American escapes the rigid confines of Boston’s private schools to experience a transformative summer in Monaco in 1966. Living with his cousin Jacques—a distinguished French horn player of the Monte Carlo Symphony sponsored by Princess Grace—the young man plunges into a world of art, unexpected friendships, and daring adventures. Amid sun-drenched alleyways, secret beach coves, and smoky cafés, he encounters bohemian dancers, a charismatic British girl, and moments of serendipity that challenge his lifelong beliefs. Written with a poetic, ...

"Forgive your enemies, but always remember their names," said John F Kennedy before he was gunned down in Dallas. Our lives are far less dangerous, but still our use of "I'm Sorry" and "I forgive you" are potential minefields that do little to guarantee closure to conflict. To forgive or not to forgive, that is the question although forgiveness, authentic or not, seems a necessary component of our peace, happiness and success in the world. O'Reilly uses the medium of philosophical fiction to deliver his take on this aspect of the human condition. His journalistic work has appeared on CBS, ...

VEXATIONS harnesses the perceptual systems of music and visual art to delve into the flaws and challenges of daily life. Staying true to his neo-Jungian approach, the author finds unity within the unconscious, echoing the Transcendentalists' belief in divinity's omnipresence. Here, a universal human struggle takes center stage. The book offers no pretense of superiority; it was not written for accolades or profit. Although anger serves as a driving force, it is less prevalent than in the author's "Angry Buddha" trilogy. Readers are invited to view life from fresh perspectives, as ...

In an increasingly interconnected world, the introduction of invasive species to new environments has become a pressing ecological concern. As human activities such as global trade, travel, and urbanization continue to expand, the delicate balance of ecosystems worldwide faces unprecedented challenges. Invasive species, once established in a new habitat, can rapidly proliferate, outcompeting native flora and fauna, and causing irreversible damage to biodiversity and ecosystem services.

This introspective book chronicles the author's inner journey of self-discovery. Flowing freely between memoir, philosophy, and dreamscape, the author delves deep into the landscapes of his psyche, seeking to excavate insight and transcend old patterns. Rather than conforming to traditional narrative structures, the book embraces a neo-Jungian style focused on plumbing the subconscious through raw, uncensored self-expression. The author allows his pen to roam wildly across subjects from childhood memories to political musings to mystical visions, following intuition rather than logic. The ...

When a master craftsman dies three days before finishing his last cabinet, he leaves behind more than an empty workshop. In this searing meditation on authenticity in modern America, a son inherits his father's tools, his unfinished work, and the weight of what's real in an increasingly artificial world. From a union hall's demolition to the circus of presidential campaigns, from German drawer pulls that never found their home to AI programs generating "authentic" experiences, THE UNFINISHED CABINET weaves a masterful narrative about what we lose when we polish away our rough edges. At its ...

My Twisted Sistas From Woostah: The Prodigal Masshole Returns Jimmy O’Malley swore he was done with Worcester. He left years ago, cleaned up his accent, and tried to bury his past under a new life in New York. But when his mother falls ill, there’s no avoiding the return—back to the old house, back to the family he left behind, back to his two relentless, razor-tongued sisters, Maggie and Trish, who never let him forget exactly where he came from. Coming home means stepping into a war zone of old grudges, biting humor, and the kind of love that only comes wrapped in sarcasm and a well...

Judy Jones has a lot on her mind for a 14-year-old schoolgirl. Her father has inexplicably gone into a trance and cannot communicate; what's worse, he seems to think he is a monkey. His catatonic state proves to have its compensations however, as he soon becomes a world-famous concert pianist and millionaire currency trader. As well as having to support her father Judy has to help her best friend Sally, a 'Schol' with a dysfunctional family whose father has got into crime. There is also the matter of solving the mysterious disappearance of the school exam papers, not to mention dealing with...

When 14-year-old Cheryl Mason vanishes from her small town's Founder's Day carnival, her disappearance launches a riveting chain of events that will forever change the town's fate. After the police investigation hits a dead end, eccentric electrician Bert West steps up with audio recordings from the night Cheryl went missing. Bert believes the cryptic signals point to an extraterrestrial abduction. Most dismiss his theory, but the tapes find their way to renowned astrophysicist who manages to decode messages about her disappearance.

We are witnessing our own gradual disappearance. Not through violence or proclamation, but through the quiet optimization of human experience. "Don't Snow Here No more" traces this vanishing through the lens of a small American town, where reality itself becomes negotiable under the guise of progress. The terror lies not in jackboots but in software updates. Each digital upgrade erases another fragment of human irregularity, smoothing the rough edges of existence into algorithmic perfection. We see this already - our memories externalized to clouds, our relationships mediated by screens, ...

Six Day Bicycle Racing dominated international sport in the 1920s and died suddenly at the onset of World War II. Lost for over a half-century, this, the quintessential short book on the subject, explains why.

Sherwood’s journey, etched in the pages of THE ACCIDENT OF ACCEPTANCE unfolds against the backdrop of a world saturated with the veneer of perfection. This narrative, steeped in the raw and unvarnished truths of existence, navigates the labyrinth of self-discovery, charting a course through the tumultuous seas of identity, trauma, and the incessant quest for genuine connections. In a series of vivid vignettes, Sherwood peels away the layers of constructed identities, each one a mask fashioned from the fabric of societal expectations and personal insecurities. These masks, while offering a...

This, a prequel to the trilogy "Angry Buddha, Making Peace With Paradox," chronicles the period in Wyatt's life when he took the "infamous" est training and fell suddenly from vice president of a bi-coastal talent management company to shift driver of yellow cabs in NYC. Robbed three times, he also encounters in his travels Joe Namath, Ivana Trump and Divine, "The Drag Queen of the 20th Century."