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The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth returns again. In the Third Age, an Age of Prophecy, the World and Time themselves hang in the balance. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow.

When Vicky Cruz wakes up in the Lakeview Hospital Mental Disorders ward, she knows one thing: She can't even commit suicide right. But for once, a mistake works out well for her, as she meets Mona, the live wire; Gabriel, the saint; E. M., always angry; and Dr. Desai, a quiet force. With stories and honesty, kindness and hard work, they push her to reconsider her life before Lakeview and offer her an acceptance she's never had.

An exceptionally-skilled thief, Ari lives deep in the forest with no one but her bobcat Jagger for company. She is determined to keep to herself as civil war drags on around her, but when a mysterious stranger appears with an unexpected job offer, she has no choice but to leave her quiet life behind.

Look at the green organism across the room or through the window: the potted plant, or the grass, or a tree. Think how a life spent constantly growing yet rooted in a single spot comes with tremendous challenges. To meet them, plants have come up with some of the most creative methods for surviving of any living thing, us included. Many are so ingenious that they seem nearly impossible. There is no doubt that plants are important: plants, or their green precursors the blue-green algae and algae themselves, have produced all the oxygen in the Earth’s atmosphere, allowing animals to evolve.

Powerful guide to improving your memory in just one month. Want to develop a photographic memory in 30 days? Do you have a hard time remembering names or appointments? Do you often forget assignments or important details? We all have memory lapses from time to time. But, what if you could drastically improve your memory in just 30 days? This audiobook uses a series of simple exercises to help you hone your memory and retrain your brain.

In arguably his most personal and lasting work, America's most daringly original and controversial critic gives us brief, luminous readings of more than 80 texts by canonical authors - texts he has had by heart since childhood.

~Discover the music within~ Follow me on a musical journey through the albums and artists that have helped shape who I am today! Each episode I'll be breaking down the songs, from lyrics to melody, sharing my own stories, and the emotions they convey.

This companion to the internationally bestselling series will delve into the creation of Robert Jordan’s masterpiece, drawing from interviews and an unprecedented examination of his unpublished notes. Michael Livingston tells the behind-the-scenes story of who Jordan was (including a chapter that is the very first published biography of the author), how he worked, and why he holds such an important place in modern literature.

This podcast explores the Vietnam Veterans' Commemorative Walk in Seymour, Victoria, Australia and talks to Australian participants, protesters against the war, Vietnamese survivors and memorial designers, about the impact one of the most divisive modern wars has had on a generation and on society at large.Credits; Fiona Gruber, producer, writer and narrator.Melissa May, sound engineerLynne Dore, project manager, Glaas IncBronwyn Hughes, Art and history consultant, Glaas IncDonna Kennedy, Director, Glaas IncDavid Smith, cover photographMade on behalf of Glaas Inc with a Victoria Remembers ...

Treva Zimmerman finds herself at a crossroads in life after a heartbreaking failed relationship. Returning to Lancaster County to visit her Amish grandparents and elderly aunt, Treva plans to leave her Plain heritage behind for a fresh start in Alaska. Torn between the expectations of her community and her own desires, she seeks to follow her own path—but all that changes when her aunt Rosene suffers a heart attack. As Rosene recounts her own past, Treva is determined to discover the whereabouts of Rosene’s former sweetheart.

Jen Brister and Kerry Godliman nose around their guests' old photos to see what they’ve been doing with their lives. INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/memory_lane_podcast/

What if almost everything that could possibly trigger addiction happened to you? What if you convinced everyone, including yourself, that you were happy for a long while, until in an instant, your life became a futile daily quest to trap joy? What if every time darkness subsumed you, a divine memory bolt pierced through and the lesson from it became your deliverance? This is my story. In my journey through addiction, I discovered that the power to move forward existed within my past. Every story I remembered in bondage opened a new chapter in the book that wrote me to freedom.

When Meghan Kelly, 18 years old and backpacking across England, descends into the century-old stone tunnels of the Underground, she plans on a hot date at a secret nightclub. Instead she finds herself imprisoned and in a fight for her very survival. Kiernan has lived in the Underground nearly all his life. After his encounters with Meghan, he must choose between loyalty to his father and saving the human girl he yearns for - not an easy decision when his people face extinction, and Meghan might hold the key to saving them.

The child of South-Asian migrants, Kazim Ali was born in London, lived as a child in the cities and small towns of Manitoba, and made a life in the United States. As a man passing through disparate homes, he has never felt he belonged to a place. And yet, one day, he finds himself thinking of Jenpeg, a community thrown up around the building of a hydroelectric dam on the Nelson River, where he once lived for several years as a child. Does the town still exist, he wonders? Is the dam still operational?

Six months ago, the gateway was torn, and one guardian was lost. Now, the others have to find a way to save the world, even while they don't understand the full extent of their role in the coming war. And oh, war is indeed coming.

As we age, our perceptions of the world tend to become cloudy and negative. We sometimes forget how much we've accomplished in our lifetime as well as the beauty around us. This often creates a cognitive dissonance that causes us stress and makes us feel less confident about ourselves.

Growing up north of Toronto, R.H. Thomson’s imagination was captured by romantic notions of war. He spent his days playing with toy soldiers on the carpet of his grandmother’s house, recreating the Battle of Britain with model planes in his bedroom, or sitting at the local theatre watching World War II B movies—ones that offered a very clear perspective on who were the heroes and who the villains; which side were the victors and which the vanquished.

When computer hacker Tucker is told that a dead man is lying outside his Boston home, he's shocked to discover that the body looks just like his father, who died 15 years ago. Tucker soon learns the terrible truth: The dead man is a half-brother he never knew he had. Determined to find answers, Tucker tracks down his father's second family.

Travelin' Light, read by author Mary Lois Timbes herself, is a captivating collection of short stories that beautifully weaves together the threads of nostalgia, personal growth, and wisdom.

「天才音声分析官が難事件に挑む!音を頼りに推理する本格クライムミステリー登場」 都内では警察官が次々と謎の音に殺されるという事件が発生していた。事件発生から一年が経過するも、何の手がかりも掴めない警視庁に痺れを切らした警察庁は、天才的な音声分析能力を持つ見守京介という男に捜査協力を依頼するのだが・・・。 出演:前野智昭、洲崎綾、増田俊樹、青木瑠璃子、高田みほ、他。~「キリノセカイ」の監督と「盗聴探偵物語」のスタッフが贈る、オーディオエンタテインメントの最高峰!~ ※第1話は特別価格でご提供致します(全3話)。 ※この物語はフィクションです。(c)ウェルツミュージック