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We can all remember a time when we were young and under-the-weather, and Mom soothed and nurtured us back to health with her magical chicken soup elixir. Now we can revisit those cherished moments with a delightful batch of stories for and about mothers. Celebrity contributions include Barbara Bush, Reba McEntire, Erma Bombeck and Montel Williams.

Harold and Chester could hardly believe it. The Monroe family was going on vacation without them. Bunnicula, the family rabbit, would be boarded with a neighbor. But they, the family's loyal dog and cat, were to be sent away with strangers; they were to spend a week at Chateau Bow-Wow. Chateau Bow-Wow, observed Chester, soon after they arrived, could more properly be called Howliday Inn. Though what was howling, neither of them knew. Chester had his suspicions, however; only a werewolf could make that chilling sound.

Princess Addilyn Elspeth travels from Eldwal, the magically hidden home of the Vermilion elves, to begin her life as a diplomat to the human capital of Castleshire. During her journey, she stumbles upon a mystical creature foretelling ill tidings. A terrifying force of evil. Daemus’ recurring nightmare vision threatens to catapult him into a terrifying struggle that will leave the fate of the Keepers - and the realm - hanging in the balance. Daemus and Princess Addilyn must set out to face the menace that threatens their very existence.

This Learn Portuguese series takes away the agony of learning, making it a fun and interactive experience. In this series, you will learn the most frequently used words, verbs, and phrases first, before proceeding to learn Portuguese grammar. This easy and highly effective structure will hijack your learning curve effectively as you will learn the Portuguese language in the same way you learned your native language as a child.

In Bangkok, Thailand, an American travel journalist and his Thai family find themselves inadvertently entangled in a web of dirty cops and far-reaching corruption when their daughter’s ill-gotten cell phone displays photographs of some very crooked cops, all of them thoroughly dead.

"The same energy that created stars and galaxies lies dormant within your belly." So begins Master Yan Ming Li's spell­binding memoir recounting the challenges of growing up as a spiritually gifted child in a land where exploration of the unseen realms was forbidden. Like a Chinese Harry Potter, Li found solace in a mysterious and power­ful force he called the Light. But this is not a work of fiction. It's a true story. In the minutes of this audiobook, we learn how all of us can gain access to this benevolent, healing, and boundless Light. It is, in fact, our birthright.

Raimundo Silva, corrector de pruebas de una editorial, es un personaje anodino que tiene como misión en la vida conservar la integridad de los textos que llegan a sus manos. Un día, revisando un ensayo sobre el cerco de la ciudad de Lisboa, siente el impulso irreprimible de introducir un «No» donde debiera aparecer un «Sí». Estadecisión aparentemente inocua altera, sin duda alguna, la historia escrita, pero también va a ser fundamental en su vida personal.

Écrite en 1940, cette nouvelle érotique, inventive, exotique, raconte les émois d'une sensualité sans tabou, dans ses félicités, ses troubles, ses ambiguïtés, ses extases où le cœur bat à l'unisson du sexe. Une écoute fascinante.

The year 2021 marks the 700th anniversary of the death of Dante Alighieri. His, like ours, was a world of moral uncertainty and political violence, all of which made not only for the agony of exile but for an ever deeper meditation on the nature of human happiness. In Why Dante Matters, John Took offers - by way of three of Dante’s works in particular - an account, not merely of Dante’s development as a poet and philosopher, but of his continuing presence to us as a guide to man’s wellbeing as man.

In Russian: Robert Kiyosaki created simple success recipes that you can quickly put to use in your life to reach the level of wealth and abundance you desire. These principles are universal and will suit both an employee and a big entrepreneur. It is not necessary to do everything Kiyosaki does, but his recommendations can provide the basis for starting your own path to financial prosperity.

Learn Portuguese for Beginners Easily & in Your Car is perfect for people who have no other time to learn a new language! It contains over 2000 common Portuguese vocabulary phrases and words, that will help you in everyday life and travel! Each word is pronounced slowly and multiple times so that you can really learn the correct pronunciation! Each word's equivalent English translation is also provided!

En un mundo apocalíptico donde llueve ceniza, un hombre y un chico cruzan a pie el territorio norteamericano en dirección al sur. El hambre es mucho más que una preocupación diaria: es la medida de todas las cosas, y las bandas de caníbales asolan el país convertido en un yermo donde solo la barbarie ha echado raíces. El amor de un padre por su hijo es, sin embargo, la única luz de una tierra que ha perdido a sus dioses. Quizá el fuego de la civilización no se haya apagado para siempre.

Ein fundiertes Verständnis ermöglicht es, sicher in Bitcoin zu sparen, zu investieren und Vermögen aufzubauen. Informierte Anleger sind jene, die sich nicht nur vor den zahlreichen Betrügereien schützen, die im Zuge des Bitcoin-Erfolgs in der sogenannten Kryptowelt entstanden sind, sondern auch in der Lage sind, durchdachte und informierte Entscheidungen zu treffen, die zu wahrer finanzieller Sicherheit führen.

Experimente más del poder y la presencia del Espíritu Santo¿Está hambriento por más del Espíritu Santo?¿Está listo para un encuentro personal con El que cambiará su vida? Utilizando como base su genial obra Fuego santo, R. T. Kendall le ofrece audio lecturas diarias inspiradoras que lo acercarán más al Espíritu Santo en solo cuarenta días.

Cuatro novelas cortas de Stephen King sobre las fuerzas ocultas que nos acechan. En esta colección única nos ofrece un impactante noir paranormal, protagonizado por la carismática Holly Gibney, y tres relatos más que ponen de manifiesto el incomparable talento, la imaginación sin par y la diversidad de registros de este legendario narrador.

A little sex. A little death. Most people would kill to live in glamorous Palm Beach, with its beautiful women, five-star resorts, and dazzling coast. But most people don't know what really goes on in the bedrooms of the rich and famous....Mark Durand did - and now the handsome high-class "walker," who escorted the wealthiest women to posh affairs, is dead, his beheaded corpse found in an abandoned cattle pen.

War Is a Racket is a 1935 book by Smedley D. Butler (1881 –1940), a retired United States Marine Corps Major General and two-time Medal of Honor recipient who became an outspoken critic of American wars and their consequences. During his 34-year career as a Marine, he took part in military actions in the Philippines, China, Central America, the Caribbean, and France. After his retirement from the US Marine Corps in 1931, he took his speech "War is a Racket" on a nationwide tour. Due to its popularity, he wrote a longer version for a booklet published in 1935.

What begins as a trip to unlock the secrets of famed healing springs transforms into far more when Alaeron, an alchemist and explorer, learns of a tomb full of ancient relics and wealth. There's only one problem - the other would-be tomb robbers got there first. Can Alaeron talk his way to treasure, or would he have been better off staying in the healing pools?

About this story, author S. R. Cambridge says, "When writing, I often take inspiration from real history, especially the history that often isn't read about that often. 'The Betyár and the Magus' and the characters in it came to be because I started to read a lot about the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, a war for independence by Hungary against the Austrian Empire."

With one phone call from a man he barely recalls meeting years ago, South Florida detective Louis Kincaid heads to the Michigan town of his college days to reopen a disturbing cold case -- and finds himself confronting his own painful past secrets...secrets that risk his future with the woman he loves, detective Joe Frye.