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In 1929 F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote Ernest Hemingway that because his short stories now earned $4000 a pop he was "an old whore" who had "mastered the 40 positions" when "in her youth one was enough." But were the upwards of 180 stories he cranked out when not writing The Great Gatsby really the work of a literary prostitute selling out his talent for a fast buck? Kirk Curnutt and Robert Trogdon don't think so. Each episode they draw a random title from a hat and explore its place in Fitzgerald's career, in the magazines such as the Saturday Evening Post or Esquire where it may have appeared, ...

In the final installment of the Sadistic Souls series, Jocelyn is on a quest to regain her soul. With help from her friends, she battles old and new foes alike. But mounting tragedies take a devastating toll, and when new revelations spring forth, Jocelyn discovers that certain family and friends have kept secrets from her for decades, information that explains why Lucifer has been so eager to recruit her to join his army. All told, Jocelyn will need to make a choice: Sacrifice herself to help the rest of humanity or continue to rid the world of demons.

A small town in Vermont broadcasts prophecies of its residents' deaths. Rey, a cutlery salesman, seems to flicker at the center of every murder on screen. He thinks the town is rigged with cameras, or the locals are trying to set him up. But as the broadcasts grow increasingly surreal, and maniacs start showing up in town to remove his sensory organs, Rey starts to realize that the images pulsing beneath the static-riddled airwaves have woven him into a battle between people who believe that analog is the frequency of the gods.

Being married is one of the best things that can happen to a person, but a person needs to do a lot of things in order to make a marriage work. A great resource to use in order to accomplish this goal is with the use of a step by step guide. The guide is able to offer some simple things that a person can do, and it breaks down the process into small things that a person can accomplish. This helps one from not being discourage, and helps one to continuously work on the marriage.

In this sequel to Daniel Kirk’s Library Mouse—a Parenting magazine Book of the Year—Sam falls asleep in the library and awakens just in time to scamper out of sight. In his haste, he leaves behind his mouse-sized notebook. As a boy named Tom puzzles over the mystery of such a small book, he discovers Sam’s mouse hole. Soon Sam and Tom form an unusual partnership that would surprise others—if they only knew.

In a society that made males obsolete, the Weave engineers a female’s abilities. Girls like Dinitra are engineered by Sowers and assigned their life purpose when they turn 16. But sometimes, the Sowers get things wrong. A resistance is growing. Rebels are fabricating humans of their own—including males—and plan to topple the Weave in a war that could destroy them all. When Dinitra is assigned a job with the Legion, she uncovers the ugliest secrets of the Weave.

When Sam, the library mouse, and his friend Sarah wake to find the library being packed up to prepare for a major renovation, they realize that they won't have a home during the construction. So off they go in search of a new place to live. Sam knows that research is key, so he finds books about architectural styles to get ideas for building a temporary home from the many objects found around the library. They build and live in a variety of houses: a castle, an igloo, a yurt, a modern house, and even a geodesic dome.

Head over Heels for the Prince… Schoolteacher Lauren Carlyle doesn’t lose her head over men. This was why being swept off her feet by a handsome stranger at a party didn’t make sense. Not expecting to see him again after that night, she was shocked to learn they’d be living under the same roof. What was even crazier, the man she thought didn’t have a dime to his name was none other than Alexander Gabrielle, Prince of Carpegnia. She’d fallen for Alex without knowing he had royal blood. He was what she wanted but could she convince him she loved him for the man he was and not ...

Mobilizing students on 2,000 college and high school campuses across the country, Charlie has your inside scoop on the biggest news of the week and what's really going on behind the headlines. The founder of Turning Point USA and Twitter's 5th most engaged personality sits down with some of the biggest newsmakers of our time to talk politics, pop-culture, sports, and a little bit of everything else - all from his signature no holds barred, right-of-center, freedom-loving point of view.

In early 2019, when playwright Kirk Wood Bromley was diagnosed with cancer, his fans and collaborators came together to fund and record three of his plays, one of which was Icarus and Aria, an "upgraded Romeo and Juliet" that was originally performed under the dramatory of Aaron Beall at the first New York International Fringe Festival in 1997.

A renowned warrior, Brynhild Grimsdotter, and her biographer, William Barding, aid a young girl seeking vengeance for the murder of her father, a trinket bearer and victim of the king's obsession with finding occult artifacts.

Monica McDowney thought her life had hit a new low when she discovers her jerk-of-a-boyfriend failed to mention one tiny detail of his personal life - his marriage! You can't even trust a police detective these days. But that was before she stumbled upon a woman's obscenely mutilated corpse and the victim's heart-broken Chihuahua. Soon Monica finds herself crossing paths with serial killers - some insane, some coldly calculating - and their evil leader.

In the year 2035, mankind has reached a crossroad. It is arguably impossible to tell what is real, and what is virtual. Some will use these technologies to advance their own agendas, and some will use these technologies to improve our humanity. Killbit will take you into the virtual world, where only gamers, and tech-geeks venture, to give you a perspective that will either scare the hell out of you, or excite you for what is ahead.

As Valentine's Day approaches, playboy rancher Jude Fortune Jones is convinced he has met the Woman He Is Going to Marry. (Again, his brothers tease.) But it is no joke to Jude. When petite brunette beauty Gabriella Mendoza arrives in Horseback Hollow, Jude knows he will never be the same. Keep things light, Gabi tells herself. She is in no position to think about settling down, particularly with the hopeless-romantic cowboy. As a heart-transplant recipient, she has plenty of reasons to avoid getting too intimate with Jude - plenty of reasons to feel less than worthy of his love.

Launch and Grow Rich provides the needed road map and detailed tools needed to dramatically improve the chances for success. Author Randy Kirk has started up dozens of businesses and consulted with hundreds of others.

Best-selling author Daniel Kirk's Library Mouse was praised by Booklist as a "showstopper." In A Museum Adventure, Sam the library mouse and his friend Sarah visit a museum so that Sam can sketch in his explorer's journal. Sarah doesn't understand how explorers can possibly have the time - or the desire - to keep a journal. So Sam shows her how a journal can contain so much more than just writing. As the friends search the museum, they see many new things - and make an unexpected friend.

"Los pescadores" narra la historia colectiva de un pueblo pesquero en el norte de Jutlandia, en la Dinamarca de los años veinte. Unos pescadores se trasladan a Gjøl, un pequeño pueblo de costa. Son miembros de un movimiento religioso puritano que entra en conflicto con la filosofía de vida más abierta de los antiguos residentes. A través de esta historia Hans Kirk analiza el éxito de los movimientos religiosos entre los habitantes de las zonas rurales de Dinamarca, que ayudaban a estas personas, en muchos casos, a dar sentido a sus condiciones socioeconómicas.

A quite North Carolina mountain town serves as the backdrop for this mesmerizing audiobook. Gollwitzer's connection to the local community infuses the story with an authenticity that captures the hearts of both local and international readers. The narrative immerses listeners in the life of Rainy Ray Holford during a defining summer, inviting them to explore the nuances of small-town life in a stunning mountain setting.At the heart of "The Summer Girls of Melrose" lies the enigmatic character, Victor Rathers, the owner of a local diner. Rathers, a complex figure, is a familiar face in the ...

One pastor's attempt at late-night-level honesty about the Bible, church history, theological scholarship, spiritual practice and...God. (AKA how one nearly-de-churched thinker discovered that love is the name of the game.)

Jay and Sophie have been dating for a couple of years, but Jay’s friendship with Ellie has always been a source of friction. No matter how many times Jay insists that they’re just friends (despite his secret, years long crush), Sophie won’t budge.