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In 1892, Oscar Zoroaster Diggs turned up in Topeka with a suitcase full of high quality emeralds. Instantly the richest man in Kansas, his winning smile and keen mind launched him into a meteoric political career. As Secretary of War under Teddy Roosevelt, Diggs oversees the construction of a fleet of rigid airships. Dorothy Gale, a reporter for the Kansas Ear, is the one person who knows the truth about Diggs. She met him 10 years prior in the Emerald City, where he ruled as the Wizard.

Since the dawn of Second Earth, the Island of Fire has awaited the arrival of the one mage whose dominion over the global magic network - the spectrum - will enable her to rescue the primitive, totalitarian nation from obscurity. But, when Scarlet July is born, her extraordinary magic unexpectedly renders her a third-class citizen, denied the right to education, employment, and, ultimately, life. Evading execution, Scarlet finds herself orphaned and alone, struggling to survive and find her purpose.

Lien, an innocent village girl in Vietnam, is missing. Her father, Ngoc, is desperate and with help from a young Australian volunteer overcomes his years of reluctance and writes a letter to his father, a retired American army officer. Ngoc’s letter shocks Peter Trutch. Torn between his sense of honor toward this unknown son and his contentedly pleasant life in Seattle with his devoted wife, Catherine, he hurls himself into his past and back to a country and memories that he had left behind 40 years earlier.

Flames of Valor is the premier installment in the epic fantasy trilogy The Path of Ascension. The story focuses on a heroic pair, Navara and Erick, who each have their own flaws to overcome in addition to fighting the darkness that is creeping over the land. Loyalties will be tested and the shadows of the past creep back into the light. They will either face their fears and stand resolute together or be crushed by the weight of impending doom.

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In today's Internet era, the importance of having an online presence cannot be overstated and one of the Internet's biggest platforms is YouTube. The website sees roughly 15 billion visitors a month, which offers a lot of opportunity for anyone who can find a successful concept. Whether you are an individual looking to build a channel on YouTube to make a career for yourself out of it, or you are representing a business and want to grow a channel to support your company, finding a following on YouTube can be rewarding.

The ability to influence others is a highly advantageous characteristic. Influencers share a common set of attitudes that ensure consistent success. Building a strong relationship with your peers is essential in influencing their decisions. Because of this, we can say there is a certain power that comes with having influence, but what is power if there is an absence of trust? How do we earn their trust in order for us to activate our ability to influence them? Find out in this audiobook.

Do you experience stress, anxiety, constant negativity? If so, then mindfulness for beginners is definitely for you! Discover mindfulness meditation, a technique that has been used for thousands of years, that is now being used by people from all walks of life! This simple, step-by-step guide will show you the exact methods that provide maximum benefits in your day to day life. You will find yourself becoming happier and more fulfilled just by performing these simple and even fun techniques!

Facebook is an active platform for entertainment and news, as well as a social networking place for friends and family. However, the same platform plays an important role for many business owners and marketers in identifying and reaching out to their target audience as well as increasing their sales.

In the wake of the spectrum's diffusion, the Island of Fire finds itself with neither magic nor technology, plunged into chaos and poverty. Scarlet July, no longer imbued with her extraordinary gifts, struggles to lead the revolution against the totalitarian government. Frightened and alone, she seeks support from her childhood acquaintance, Ambrek Coppertus, whose complicated past casts a shadow upon his motives.

When the spectrum crystallizes, the Island of Fire falls back to slavery and oppression. Meanwhile, Conflagrian Revolutionary Leader Scarlet July and Ichthyothian Diving Fleet Commander Cease Lechatelierite, are stranded in a dangerous, uninhabited sector of Ichthyosis. Contending with serious battle injuries, subzero temperatures, gnawing hunger, and significant interpersonal conflict, will they make it back to base alive and well enough to salvage the fight?

The tеrm "influencer" is wiggling itѕ wау thrоugh a tаnglеd wеb. And it'ѕ a hard оnе tо саtсh bесаuѕе no оnе knоwѕ for сеrtаin whаt it looks likе. Personally, I think this is whеrе thе biggest сhаllеngе lies, bесаuѕе аn influеnсеr is likе a changeling. It has a diffеrеnt image fоr every brаnd аnd оftеn fоr every brand саmраign.

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The scientist’s daughter was dying, and he was desperate to save her by any means necessary. He illegally and artificially created the subject, the perfect donor body, but was taken by surprise when the subject turned out to be a fully conscious child. Faced with the choice of taking care of the child he accidentally created or saving his daughter, the scientist chose the latter. He kept the subject locked in the basement with intent to kill her to save his daughter. The scientist’s plan ultimately failed, and his daughter died, leaving him with the “thing” meant to save her.

As bedtime stories become a reality, the stakes grow higher in the fight to save humanity. Dark forces brewing in the shadows are beginning to emerge. With centuries to plan their assault, the enemy is gaining momentum and preparing for the final battle against the forces of light. With gods and monsters in the mix its hard to say who will be victorious. Alliances are formed between demi-gods and dragons and resurrection of an elite fighting force known as the Dragonriders are gearing up for action. Nations must set aside their difference and fight together or fall to ashes.

Sometimes it’s necessary to lose a battle to win the war. The price to save humanity is high, and someone must pay the price. Many lives will be sacrificed along the way, but will the means justify the end. The struggle between light and dark has reached its pinnacle. All the pieces are falling into place, and Prince Erick Dryadson of Tarien and Queen Navara al’Mera of Arenfel are marching toward the final battle. There is nothing to detour their determination to stop the God of Demons from being released into the world.

We all know the story of Conflagrian Red Leader Scarlet July, Ichthyothian Diving Fleet Commander Cease Lechatelierite, Ex-System Warrior Fair Gabardine, Multi-Source Enchant Commence July Lechatelierite, and the Second Ichthyo-Conflagrian War they committed their lives to. But, what about the First War that transpired two generations prior? Scintillate tells the story of the inaugural international conflict to plague Second Earth and the heroes on the frontlines through it all, forever defining the course of their nations' histories.

Without Red Leader Scarlet July and Ichthyothian Diving Fleet Commander Cease Lechatelierite, the northwestern hemisphere of Second Earth has fallen prey to war, oppression, poverty, and isolation. Heartbroken over the state of the world, the unfulfilled prophecy, the loss of his friends, and the death of Scarlet and Cease’s unborn son, war veteran Nurtic Leavesleft retreats to civilian Nuria and resigns to living out his days in depressive monotony...until he unexpectedly comes across a peculiar child.

The international and civil wars of Second Earth rage on. When the Fire Island's totalitarian regime begins reversing the damage to the Core Crystal recently inflicted by the late Ichthyothian Diving Fleet Commander Cease Lechatelierite, magekind falls under imminent threat of mental slavery. Desperate to rescue the northwestern hemisphere from endless violence before its too late for her people, Scarlet July rallies her Red warriors and her former Nordic comrades to spearhead a revolt against the Second Earth Order.