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How do today's most successful tech companies—Amazon, Google, Facebook, Netflix, Tesla—design, develop, and deploy the products that have earned the love of literally billions of people around the world? Perhaps surprisingly, they do it very differently than most tech companies. In Inspired, technology product management thought leader Marty Cagan provides listeners with a master class in how to structure and staff a vibrant and successful product organization, and how to discover and deliver technology products that your customers will love—and that will work for your business.

With his father in a nursing home and his mother needing support, former Great Smoky Mountains park ranger Lincoln Vailes moves to the bayou town of Eternal Springs, Louisiana, to become a police officer. Recent college graduate and eager social worker Jade Laurent has also moved there to try and right the wrongs of an abusive past. But someone is running her car off the road and pointing guns in her direction. As Lincoln investigates her case, he uncovers ties to big-city gang warfare up north that appears to be making its evil way down south. Acclaim for Fear No Evil: "An exceptionally ...

It can cure you. Or it can kill you. The untamed Louisiana bayou is not for the faint of heart. But until now, Tara LeBlanc has always considered it a sanctuary, its lush foliage a source of medicinal healing. What evil has infi ltrated her haven? Two elderly women she loves lie near death, and Tara knows their illnesses are no accident. Only one man can save Tara from the same fate: Sheriff Rene "Bubba" Theriot. The strong-willed lawman throws his all into protecting her, laying his heart on the line as well as his life. Now they both stand to lose it all as a killer gets ready to pounce….

A beautiful yet tough woman working in a beautiful yet tough setting, Brannon Callahan is a search and rescue helicopter pilot for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Strong faith and a decorated history of service have kept her one step ahead of on-the-job dangers, but there’s no precedent for what’s about to happen. After a blizzard takes down a small plane carrying U.S. Marshal Roark Holland (already haunted by a recent tragedy), Brannon must save him in more ways than one and safeguard the donor heart he’s transporting to a government witness on the edge of death. Otherwise ...

A Heartfelt Christian Romance Rooted in Faith, Love, and God’s Divine Plan Minister Pamela Washington is a woman of strong faith and unshakable determination. When she boldly decides to attend seminary—despite the disapproval of her traditional Pentecostal mother—she begins a transformative journey that deepens her relationship with God and reshapes her future. At seminary, Pamela forms a surprising connection with Pastor Jacob Chelsey, a charismatic megachurch leader known for his passion for ministry and his compassionate spirit. As they navigate the challenges of modern Christian ...

The Proctor Family shares what they have learned from the godfather of motivation, Bob Proctor. From his nine-year-old grandson relaying how Bob gently explained the meaning of death, to his son’s view of money, the Proctor family relay what they have learned from living with Bob Proctor.

What if one moment — one impossible climb — changed everything? At eight years old, Ted Lazaris didn’t climb that towering tree in Milwaukee to be brave. He climbed because something called to him. What followed wasn’t just a fall — it was a moment that defied logic, rewrote destiny, and became the foundation of a lifetime of purpose. When Time Stood Still is a true story of survival, storytelling, and second chances. From near-death experiences to divine interventions, this deeply personal memoir reveals how the most ordinary beginnings can lead to the most extraordinary lives. ...

Mother Mary is calling out to the world. Listen and hear her call. This book guides you to ways you can have a direct connection to the Holy Spirit and the Divine Mother. There messages, meditations and Prayers from the Mother that the you will be able to use as a resource for a lifetime. Whether you read this book straight through, or open it up randomly for a "message", no doubt you will be guided to a Higher Consciousness heretofore not experienced. You will be well on your way to uncovering your soul's purpose, and therefore to living a prosperous, contented life. I envy anyone who ...

A federal judge lies bleeding on his office floor, betrayed by a most unlikely source—people who helped him bring criminals to justice. Now, why would someone working for the FBI need to disappear after witnessing this crime? When Remington Wyatt sees her godfather’s murder, she recognizes the killers and knows it’s only a matter of time before they come to silence her. She must do the only thing possible to stay alive . . . run. FBI agent Rafe Baxter is serious about his career, and solving a cold case involving a federal judge’s death puts him in line for the promotion he so ...

A murder investigation uncovers sordid secrets and haunting mistakes The Darkwater Inn stands tall and proud in the French Quarter, the hub of New Orleans. Bourbon Street is bustling, and general manager Adelaide Fountaine has her hands full with a hotel at capacity. But she is shocked when a body is found: a hotel guest stabbed with a kitchen knife. Detective Beau Savoie, Adelaide's childhood friend, is on the case. As Beau digs into the victim's past, he unearths a shocking connection between Adelaide and the murdered guest. Beau is hurt that his friend--the woman he's quietly loved for ...

In Louisiana during the 1900s, the scars of the Civil War still mar the landscape. In the heart of the bayou, a place steeped in mystique and ancient secrets, Marie Arceneaux heals and stands as a guardian of her family's traditions. Embodying the spirit of the bayou, Marie is a young widow, who is on a quest to discover the secret of the old map her husband left her. Marcel LeBlanc, an enigmatic boat repairman with a gambling problem, carries secrets of his own and a connection to Marie's late husband's murder. Amid historical events, the two must come together to solve the mysteries of ...

It's been said that our mistakes are the sculptors that shape who we are. In actor, producer, director and fabulous "gaylebrity" Dwight Allen O'Neal's BESTSELLING book Shoulda! Coulda! Woulda! he explores some of his own missteps, and reflects on how they have affected his personal journey. In a series of vignettes ranging from lighthearted to traumatic, Dwight lets you know what happened, what he was thinking, and how each experience changed his life. Each chapter teaches as it entertains; you'll doubtless find yourself returning to Shoulda! Coulda! Woulda! again and again, as a candid, ...

When Gina Ford, the daughter of a prominent Tennessee politician, goes missing from the University of Memphis a week after another girl was murdered on the same campus, police call in the FBI. Nick Hagar, married to his job as Special Agent in Charge, is assigned to the case, and when Gina’s body is found, her father demands justice. Maddie Baxter is the forensic expert running DNA tests from the crime scene. When they come back without a match, Nick asks her to do a familial DNA run that yields a shocking result: the prime suspect is Adam Alexander, the very same guy who broke Maddie’s...

In an evolving networked era, social-issue documentaries like Blackfish are art for civic imagination and social critique. In Story Movements, producer and scholar Caty Borum Chattoo explores how documentaries disrupt dominant cultural narratives through complex, creative, often investigative storytelling.

Alligator conservationist Coco LeBlanc knew real fear when she found a body in the clutches of her beloved beasts. Fear turned to horror when she saw that it was one of the Trahan clan—and he'd been shot in the back. Her ex-boyfriend, Luc Trahan, had dumped Coco two years ago when she refused to give up her family's centuries-old voodoo traditions, and he didn't know about her newfound faith. Now, as they and their families become prime suspects in the grisly crime, they'll have to work together to clear their names before the Cajun killer strikes again.

Another facility's been sabotaged! And PR representative Sadie Thompson is on the case. When she's assigned to investigate the damage to her employer's oil rigs, she knows it's her chance. Finally, she can prove she's left her "bad girl" past behind her. Yet someone wants the evidence to disappear--and is willing to threaten Sadie and Caleb, her recently paroled half-brother, to make it happen. Caleb's parole officer, Jon Garrison, is watching them both closely, waiting for one of them to slip up. He doesn't trust Sadie--can she trust him? She needs Jon's help, and has nowhere else to turn....

Informed by the real-life fallout of the U.S. economy and devastation caused by multiple hurricanes along the southern coast, In the Shadow of Evil tells a modern day story involving the exposure of a building rebound scam. Amidst the layers of unethical practices, supply shortages, and excess murders, a top Louisiana homicide detective loses his heart to a charitable contractor while uncovering a secret about his tragic past.

A murder set up to look like an accident pulls the wheels of vengeance, greed, and retribution into motion. In the Gauley River region of West Virginia, attorney Harper Wolfe loses what she loves most when her twin, Henry, dies in what appears to be an automobile accident. Henry was the beloved only son, and the attorney for the family business, Wolfe Mining. Possibly throwing away her own career, Harper steps into Henry's role at the coal mining business and drowns in legalities of mountaintop removal mining and its effects, coal mining opposition, and the political repercussions of the ...

Adelaide Fountaine, general manager of the Darkwater Inn, has just returned to New Orleans from a six-month sabbatical in Europe. She's rested and ready to take on the inn's busiest season: Mardi Gras. But Adelaide hardly has time to unpack before a jewel heist interrupts a visit from foreign royalty. A priceless tiara goes missing from the hotel's safe, and three people are left dead. Detective Beau Savoie discovers the robbery was an inside job, making everybody at the Darkwater Inn a suspect--including Dimitri, the son of the inn's owner and Beau's competition for Adelaide's heart. ...

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