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Pregnant with her father's child, 19-year-old Courtney is a girl on the run, willing to do anything to make her way on the road. When a car accident leaves her wounded by the side of a desolate highway, she is taken in by an environmentalist doomsday cult led by the enigmatic Saint Ambrose, a charismatic preacher and ex-environmental scientist who gave up everything after claiming to see the face of God. When he meets the seemingly vulnerable Courtney, he is taken by her beauty and her wounded soul.

When Kevin Jason's worst enemy steals his powers from him, Kevin and his parents go into hiding under government protection as Kevin's enemy relentlessly hunts them down. But Kevin cannot hide forever. With his nemesis stealing more powers and growing stronger ever day, Kevin must find a way to regain his own powers in time to stop his enemy before he grows too powerful to stop. Yet regaining his stolen powers appears to be an impossible task until Kevin learns of someone who might be able to help. But the method that Kevin wants to use may either give him his powers back ... or kill him ...

Ted's wife Caroline is the perfect suburban soccer mom. She's demure and polite and innocent and pure. At least that's what Ted and most of their friends and family think. But there's a dark side to Caroline. A seething, sexy, free spirit who wants it all and she aims to get it. When Ted comes across some secret texts shared with their kids' handsome black soccer coach he realizes there may be trouble in paradise. Is it possible that Caroline is seeing someone behind his back? He soon finds out the answer but discovers there are more questions to be asked as well. Why is he so fascinated by...

If you have been battling with clutter in all aspects of your life, it is about time you had some breath of fresh air. This book contains every technique that can help you prevent, eradicate, and banish clutter out of your home, office, mind, and every other aspect of your life. What makes this book stand out is the wide range of practical methods, examples, and tips contained in it to help you reclaim your home from the persistent invader called clutter.

A sudden attack from an alien race takes out hundreds of humanity's greatest superheroes, leaving the Earth defenseless in the face of an overwhelming foe. The only survivors are Kevin Jason (Bolt) and his friends, who are forced to ally with the government in order to protect the planet from the invading enemies. Their mission becomes more urgent, however, when the aliens give humanity an ultimatum: Either surrender in forty-eight hours or be destroyed by the aliens' immense forces. With only two days left to save the superhero community and the world in general, Kevin and his friends must...

The cure might be deadlier than the disease. With her tumultuous third year of schooling behind her, Ashley 'Crafter' Jason looks forward to a quiet fourth and final year at the Academy, where she prepares for the Final Exam that will mark her graduation. Yet things are never quiet at the Academy and Ashley soon finds herself facing threats on three fronts. The villainous Overkill emerges from the shadows to demonstrate a deadly biological weapon that threatens the lives of all supers. At the same time, the Dragon King of Superbia plots to not merely invade the United States, but kill ...

Learn the Ansible automation technology with some real-life examples. Every successful IT department needs automation nowadays for bare metal servers, virtual machines, could, containers, and edge computing. Automate your IT journey with Ansible automation technology. I'm going to teach you example by example how to accomplish the most common System Administrator tasks. Each of the 10+ lessons summarizes a real-life scenario and the most important module description and the most important parameter to succeed in your journey. Moreover, each code is battle proved in the real life. Console ...

In the most dangerous district of the city, the Fifth Ward, Rem and Torval have been perfecting their good cop, bad cop routine while protecting residents from drug-dealing orcs, mind-controlling elves, uncooperative mages, and humans being typical humans. But when a perplexing case of arson leads to a series of gruesome, unsolvable murders, the two partners must challenge their own assumptions and loyalties if they are to preserve their partnership, wrest justice from the chaos, and keep their ward from tearing itself apart.

When Victor finds himself getting tested for HIV for the first time, he can’t help but question his entire relationship with Henrique, the guy he has - had - been dating. See, Henrique didn’t disclose his positive HIV status to Victor until after they had sex, and Victor is livid. That’s when Victor meets Ian, a guy who’s also getting tested for HIV. But Ian’s test comes back positive. Though Victor is loath to think about Henrique, he offers to put the two of them in touch, hoping that perhaps Henrique can help Ian navigate his new life.

Caminantes en su tiempo es un libro de retratos escritos por Kintto Lucas. Caminante no hay camino, se hace camino al andar, decía el poeta. Los retratos de este libro pertenecen a personas, personajes que hicieron camino al andar en distintas momentos, en coyunturas particulares, en contextos diferentes. Personajes con los cuales el autor tiene un vínculo político, social, cultural, espiritual o simbólico. Personajes que saben o sabían que el camino es largo y tal vez nunca se termine pero es necesario caminarlo. Y mientras se camina hay que construir y reconstruir el camino. La ...

For women over 35 who want to feel better, look better, live better - and have fun along the way. From healthy habits, motivation, fitness, and personal growth, to perimenopause and thriving at every age, to relationships, communication, and intimacy - we're sharing simple tips for living a little better every day. We're about wellness without obsession. You're only minutes away from living better - live better, start NOW.

Australia...a huge, sprawling land filled with danger...but nothing as dangerous as this... Deep beneath defense headquarters in the Australian Capital Territory, the last ranking Army chief considers the collapse of his country, and the contingency plan to win it back. One hundred and fifty miles away, five friends returning from a month-long camping trip slowly discover that the world has turned horribly wrong, that a virus has ravaged the entire east coast of Australia.

How to launch a successful startup without embarrassing mistakes. What if you could learn more from my failures than from all of Elon Musk's successes combined? Imagine if you could spare yourself years of heartache and self-loathing pounding your head against mistakes I've already made for you. Amazon best-selling author Lucas Carlson presents an entrepreneurship book unlike any other out there.

With a new power at his command, Kevin Jason (Bolt) goes to visit his grandparents, who he has never met before, in the hope that they might be able to help him better understand the source of his new power. But it soon turns out that enemies from his grandparents' past have come back to get revenge for the crimes committed against them. Not only that, but Kevin's grandparents have a mysterious agenda of their own that seems to involve Kevin in a way he cannot understand, but must if he is going to survive. Now Kevin must find out the truth of his grandparents and his family before their ...

Controversial filmmaker William Ward doesn't believe in curses, but he's happy to have the hype surrounding his newest movie, an adaptation of a notorious screenplay with a dark history. As production begins and people start dying, he learns that the curse is all too real and the vengeful ghost haunting the script is only a piece of the puzzle.

Aus dem Englischen übersetzt. Yukio: Ich dachte, ich hätte alles. Ich bin Mitglied der weltweit beliebtesten, rein aus Omega-Shiftern bestehenden Boyband. Ich habe Ruhm, Reichtum – und einen der begehrenswertesten Männer der Welt. Das war alles, was ich je wollte. Dachte ich zumindest. Ich bin ein Fuchs-Shifter in einem Rudel aus Wölfen. Ich kann jeden haben, den ich will. Aber woher soll ich wissen, ob mich jemand wirklich meiner selbst wegen liebt? Werde ich jemals jemanden treffen, der meine unerträgliche Einsamkeit vertreibt? Und wie lange dauert es als Omega-Shifter, bis mich ...

In dieser Sammlung wird es romantisch. Die sechs Top-Autorinnen Hanna Caspian, Dany Atkins, Lilly Lucas, Laura Jane Williams, Gabriella Engelmann und Iny Lorentz haben mitreißende Kurzromane geschrieben, die das Herz erwärmen, jede auf ihre Weise. Sprecherinnen wie Christina Puciata, Uta Simone und Hannah Baus sorgen mit ihren Lesungen für Frühlingsgefühle zu jeder Jahreszeit. Inhalt: "Das Parfum der Liebe", "Heller als alle Sterne", "Find me in Green Valley", "The Mix-Up", "Inselsommerstürme", "Für das Glück der Freundin".

Sumérgete en un viaje transformador hacia la esencia de la vida con Ikiga develado: Investigaciones científicas sobre ikigai que revelan las claves de la satisfacción personal. En estas páginas, exploramos el fascinante concepto japonés del ikigai y su poder para brindar significado y satisfacción a nuestras vidas. Desde las raíces de su origen hasta su aplicación práctica en diversas etapas de la vida, desvelamos los misterios detrás de esta filosofía centenaria. Descubrirás qué es el ikigai y cómo influye en nuestra felicidad y bienestar. Sumergiéndonos en estudios ...

Artículo. Publicado originalmente en Anatéllei - Se levanta. Córdoba, Año XX, N° 39, Junio 2018. ISSN 1850-4671. - Estas páginas recuperan algunos aportes fundamentales de la teología de la Reforma protestante y releen ese legado desde una perspectiva contextual. Revisaremos algunos principios fundacionales de la tradición protestante (resumidos en las Cinco Solas) y veremos en ellos respuestas concretas y situadas a los escenarios de su tiempo, con profundas implicaciones no solo religiosas sino también sociales, culturales, políticas y económicas.

Something is terrifying the residents of St. Luke’s Orphanage. Gurgling moans echo through the hallways. Hulking shapes lurk in the surrounding woods. And those who wake in the morning will find one less child under their roof.... Brandon and his girlfriend, Jillian, believe his younger brother is in serious danger. Even though the caretakers at St. Luke’s told them that he’s been adopted, Brandon has his doubts. With the help of a friend and a mysterious guide, they will do whatever it takes to find out just what is happening inside the orphanage walls....