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Less than half of the world makes more than two dollars a day, and many countries have a GDP per capita of less than a thousand dollars a year of income per person. If you had passive income sources, like royalties, then if you could earn two thousand dollars a year, or more, then you could retire like royalty to many tropical island paradises, boats, beaches, forest cabin retreats, motor homes, villages, deserts, and other vacationing paradises.

The expedition enters a no-man’s land formed 100 million years ago when Australia was still attached to Antarctica, and dinosaurs ruled the super-continent. But the canyon has more prehistoric and dangerous species than anyone could have possibly imagined. Trapped and terrified, unarmed and unable to communicate topside, the team’s extraction deadline is six long hours away.

Dr. Jebediah Stone never believed in zombies until he had to shoot one. Now they're mutating into a new species, capable of reproducing, and the only defence is 'Blue Juice', a vaccine distilled from the blood of rare individuals immune to the zombie plague. Dr. Stone's missing wife is one of these unwilling 'munies', snatched by the military under the Judgment Day Protocol.

I was watching my daughter’s program called Don’t Judge Me I Am A Single Parent one evening as she interviewed a practicing social worker. The knowledgeable woman made a statement that startled me. The discussion was about those who had experienced abuse - she said “If you are a victim you never get over it”. I remember thinking - if that being the case how will that experience influence a person’s future i.e. marriage. Coincidentally just a few days after; I spoke to a friend who discussed some issues she was facing in her marriage.

Death from space. The first meteor landed in the Pacific Ocean near San Francisco, causing an earthquake and a tsunami. The second wiped out a small Indiana city. The third struck the deserts of Nevada. When gigantic monsters- Ishom, Girra, and Nusku- emerge from the impact craters, the world faces a threat unlike any it had ever known - Kaiju . NASA catastrophist Gate Rutherford and Special Ops Captain Aiden Walker must find a way to stop the creatures before they destroy every major city in America..

The reticulated python is the largest and most dangerous of the giant constrictors – documented to swallow humans whole. But people still keep them as exotic pets. Frank has raised Buffy from a hatchling. She measures over twenty-four-feet and more than three-hundred pounds. She is Frank's pride-and-joy. She is also his secret – a black-market purchase, kept illegally – unbeknownst to his neighbors, who might fear for their pets... or their kids.

It killed the ancient Mayans and drove them from their cities. Now it's loose in America. Ordicordyceps unilateralis, the zombie fungus, is turning people into mindless killing machines. Miami Special Investigations Squad Detective Kyle Bane has never seen anything like it. Cordyceps Rising forces him to lay aside his training as a cop to become a cold blooded killer to save himself and his friends. Can he save Miami? As he sees the great White Wall of Downtown skyrises in flames, he begins to doubt his abilities.

Leyenda Island, a tropical paradise off the coast of Mexico, offers tourists a haven of sailing, sunbathing, and snorkeling. Yet beneath the surface of this idyllic retreat, a savage predator lurks. When a potent new drug is dumped into one of its inlets, a rogue tiger shark develops a ravenous craving for the toxic substance. Its hunger becomes insatiable, and when it can’t get its fix, it sets its black eyes on the island’s inhabitants, unleashing a reign of terror that threatens to shatter the tranquility of Leyenda Island forever.

Welcome to Monroe Island, a cozy little town with a spooky secret! Crisp autumn air, crackling leaves, and the smell of pumpkin muffins fill the streets, but lurking in the shadows of Maplewood Street is something far less cozy—an abandoned Victorian house with a chilling reputation. When Ky and her ghost-hunting friends—Greg, Ben, Sandy, and Mikey—form The Phantom Finders Club, they're ready for adventure, not realizing they’re about to uncover the island’s darkest mystery.

One of the world's oldest most renowned home remedies, apple cider vinegar has powerful anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties. This book shows you how to incorporate a natural product that you passed by in the store, into your daily routine, from making a powerful weight-loss drink and use as a skin toner.

As a Pennsylvania Game Warden, Wasserman patrolled 400 square miles of rugged mountain terrain where he investigated thousands of game law violations and arrested many violent career poachers. Throughout his career, he encountered a number of poachers who were convicted felons, including murderers, drug addicts, dope dealers, and outlaw bikers. This fascinating, true-life book contains an enthralling mix of stories about some of the most dangerous and unpredictable men Wasserman encountered during his 32 years as a state game warden.

How did a man who disliked women’s education and was uninterested in the suffrage movement become the president who saw the 19th amendment pass? How did a sickly man bear the burden of presidency? How did a rigid and austere man have two, or maybe three, great and passionate loves in his life? Woodrow Wilson: A Biography of a Complex Presidency will answer your questions about the 28th president. You will learn about the man as well as the politician, the personal as well as the professional. You will also learn about the times he lived in.

A knight is sworn to valor. His heart knows only virtue, his sword defends the helpless, and their might upholds the weak. A knight’s words speak only the truth, their wrath undoes the wicked, they live and remember their oath, and they follow the old code. Be without fear in the face of darkness, and be brave and upright so that God may protect you.

An inventor goes public and says, "I have created a magnetic sound vibration anti-gravity spaceship." The military hears this and replies, "It's ours now. Also, it does not exist," and sends the inventor to prison for reasons of national security, and the inventor is never heard from again. The news reports it as a standard weather balloon. All notes, documents, and prototypes vanish. And we, the public, are back to paying outrageous high airport travel fees. Anti-gravity is one of those controversial subjects...

Sally Johnson is sick of her life - sick of the upper class, sick of the social gatherings, sick of the dirty, bustling city, and truly sick of never feeling as though she is good enough. When the odious son of a failing steel baron announces they are engaged in order to marry into her rich family, Sally is truly fed up. Taking her life in her hands, she runs away and decides to become a mail-order bride.

Trigger is the continuing story of Chris, experienced academic and freelance graphic designer with epilepsy, trying to cater to his most challenging client yet, and confidently persist, even as he acquires new injuries, new triggers, and his unconventional, seizure treatment plan proves ineffective. It is the story of Hank, local church servant and friend, who agrees to join Chris in a different kind of activity in York, Pennsylvania. It is the continuing story of Mary Grace, of her uncomfortable, unwanted presence following the break-up.

Aiden Walker barely survived the first alien Kaiju incursion in the U.S. where tens of thousands died. A fourth Kaiju has landed in Kiribati in the South Pacific. The aliens learned from their first defeat. Now, Major Walker and his constant side kick, Sergeant Costas, face an even greater challenge with Kaiju Kiribati. The rules have changed, and failure is not an option.

The war is over, humanity has lost, and the Kaiju rule the earth. Three years have passed since the US government attempted to use giant mechs to fight off an incursion of kaiju. The eight most powerful kaiju have carved up North America into their respective territories and their mutant offspring also roam the continent. The remnants of humanity are gathered in a remote settlement with Steel Samurai, the last of the remaining mechs, as their only protection. The mech is piloted by Captain Chris Myers who realizes that humanity will not survive if they stay at the settlement.

The fable-like stories in A Sense of the Whole - reminiscent of the best of Kawabata, Hrabal, Lispector, and Kafka - create profound effects on the listener within very short spaces. Small in size, but not in resonance, Siamak Vossoughi's stories feature characters who refuse to believe that we are unconnected, refuse to not aspire to the notion of the human family across all manner of differences.

Leading a church safety and security team requires more than showing up on Sunday mornings.... It requires competent, engaging leadership. To operate a successful church safety and security team, it must be built on a solid biblical foundation, be driven by a thorough system or structured framework, and repeated consistently.