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These stories represent decades of collaboration between author David Niall Wilson and a wide array of talented authors. All have been professionally published - some have been reprinted and collected. All are the result of two muses meeting on paper. Meet a modern day Don Quixote, fighting Y2K bug nightmares, and striving to save the woman of his dreams. Learn how Edgar Allen Poe might have found his tales. Face off on a lonely mountaintop with Lovecraftian nightmares.

Award-winning author Mark Richard delivers a fascinating and unique memoir. Born in the South with deformed hips, Richard was tagged a “special” child. Nothing was expected of him. But as a young man, he decided to strike out and experience as much of our strange world as he possibly could.

No one likes to diet, but this book will encourage and inspire listeners with its positive, practical, and purposeful stories of dieting and fitness. You'll find hope, help, and hints on getting fit and staying healthy in these stories from those who have been there, done that, and maintained it. Stories about wake-up calls and realizations, moving more and eating better, self-esteem and support, will motivate any listener looking to start fresh or needing a boost.

No one likes to diet, but this book will encourage and inspire listeners with its positive, practical, and purposeful stories of dieting and fitness. You'll find hope, help, and hints on getting fit and staying healthy in these stories from those who have been there, done that, and maintained it. Stories about wake-up calls and realizations, moving more and eating better, self-esteem and support, will motivate any listener looking to start fresh or needing a boost.

Following on the success of his first published novel, The Innocents Abroad, Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens) published two short stories. With his farcical "burlesque autobiography", he describes a series of disreputable characters all of whom he claims were his ancestors. The second story, A Medieval First Romance, satirizes romance novels with a yarn about the cross-dressing daughter of a duke who thanks to her disguise is in line to inherit male privilege.

A seriously entertaining collection of feelgood stories guaranteed to put the smile back on your face written especially by 10 best-selling novelists. From a hilarious race against time to a moment of unexpected eavesdropping, from righting wrongs in rural India to finding joy in unlikely places, these stories are all rich in wit and humour, guaranteed to lift your spirits and warm your heart.

Many companies fall into the trap of spending too much time and money on low performers, while high performers aren't getting the necessary resources, development opportunities, or rewards. In The Differentiated Workforce, the authors expand on their previous books, The HR Scorecard and The Workforce Scorecard, and recommend that you manage your workforce like a portfolio - with disproportionate investments in the jobs that create the most wealth.

Written by musician/entrepreneur Dave Stewart and branding expert Mark Simmons, The Business Playground offers a revealing look at what creativity is and how to apply it in business through an inspiring mix of scientific studies, anecdotes, high-profile interviews, and thought-provoking games that you can play alone or with your co-workers.

Short stories with bittersweet themes that suggest horror, despair, and uncomfortable emotions. Featuring: Essel Pratt, Catt Dahman, Mark Woods, Brian Woods, Tabitha Baumander, D. A. Roberts, Amanda Lyons, TL Decay, Sharon Higa (editor’s choice award), Dona Fox, Michael Kanuckel, Nick Hatfield, Sam Reese, Shaun Meeks, Edward P. Cardillo, Richard Ramsey, Roy C. Booth, Axel Kohagen, Christina Engela, Justin Hunter, and Kerry Lipp.

The Cold War sent shivers down the spines of ordinary people, with the world holding its breath and confronting the spectre of nuclear armageddon. Throughout this A level series, students will learn about all the core aspects of the Cold War in Europe. Written by Dr Mark Hurst, an honorary fellow at the University of Kent and Cold War specialist and Richard McFarlane, a senior OCR examiner and Head of Humanities at Nottingham Girls High School.

Death isn’t always the end or the answer. Sam thought his suicide would be the end of his suffering, but he was wrong, as he wakes up in a never-ending graveyard. He soon realises he has an opportunity to be reunited with his departed twin brother, Paul. Yet they must cross through the many planes of the afterlife to find each other. They will need to escape the hordes of the dead, survive forests where burning corpses are nailed to trees, and navigate the feuds and machinations of the people who promise to help them along the way.

Atheist with a Prayer is a collection of poems by Mark Richards that catalogs his journey of faith from a life of atheism to finding God in dark places. The poems take you through a journey of his deepest, darkest, and most intimate thoughts, and the transformation he went through on every level when he found faith.

The Harvest is the fourth book of the spiritual and paranormal Shellbound series. In this thriller Luke and Jeremiah learn that they are not alone in their battle of good vs. evil. The world THERE is changing, setting the stage for a larger soul "harvest" that could change the course of the battle forever. Maye and Fuller, the reincarnated personas of Luke and Jeremiah, are in the recently formed nation of New Texas doing what they can to disrupt the dark forces growing in North America. President Miles Young now leads the Metro States of America (MSA), a dystopian society that exploits and...

Former FBI Agent Tyler Maye is living in Arizona, now part of the new nation of Navajo. He’s working for a special law enforcement unit that has dispatched him to Colorado to investigate a series of deaths and disappearances in Pike National Forest. Maye visits the office of Sheriff Evans in Fairplay, Colorado to review the case files. David Collins, a young professional from Denver, is the first to go missing after a mountain bike ride in the forest. Other bodies are found in the park. Maye observes that the killer has left behind a scribbled letter “G” at each crime scene. Soon the ...

China can easily boast of its great martial traditions, which many would say is the richest in the world. There are a variety of styles from the north to the south that encompass an extensive repertoire of open-hand and weapon techniques. The ten chapters in this anthology illustrated this wide spectrum. Mark Wiley’s interview with Hou Faxiang presents a fundamental healing modality famous in China — qigong, the nourishing and practical use of internal energy. Its theory and practice is entwined in many martial art styles. In chapters two and three, Robert W. Smith, introduces us to two...

Written and read for Community Radio By Richard Nicholls Every week I would Write a selection of Poems or a short story. The Items would be alternated or mixed. This Item was known as Poems on the Couch. Watch this space for BAND NEW CONTENT COMING SOON!! https://patreon.com/richardrmnstoryteller

Looking for a fun and feisty place that takes on all the hottest issues, current events, politics, the financial world, and more? I'm Richard Marks and I have a Face For Radio, and now...so do you! Each episode the amazing Phil Hersh and I will bring you lively discussion and debate, humor, satirical comedy, outrageous opinions, and a big dose of some unique personalities. Special guests, biting commentary, some of South Florida's most dynamic thinkers, and a whole lotta laughs. Come along for the ride! This is A Face For Radio, follow us now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you enjoy ...

The award-winning team of Richard A. Lovett and Mark Niemann-Ross present this collection of stories, exploring the dark space between science and humanity - with a bonus look at the science that just might make it come true. Come along, and meet some of the scientific monsters that share our daily life.

The Park An African Story produced for Community Radio. Written and read By Richard Mark Nicholls The storyteller concept developed for the music show on the Beat. In South Africa Pietermaritzburg Kwa-Zulu Natal for KZN Capital. Where I was head of the production and the producer, the man behind the control desk. I have had an interest in sound from a very young age, and my love for Radio and Music goes as far back as when I Could not pronounce the word Radio.

Living with someone who has a narcissistic personality disorder or even just having someone in your life who has it is a massive and continual challenge. At times, it can seem like there is now way that you can reason with them or have any sort of meaningful conversation that doesn’t revolve around them. It is hard, but there are answers.