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The Savvy Giving Gal Podcast features inspiring conversations with community changemakers and explores the defining moments of their lives! You'll hear stories, practical advice, and tips you won't find anywhere else. Melissa speaks with some of the most influential people, including entrepreneurs, philanthropists, creators, and experts, whose careers or passion projects have made a significant impact on their communities and the people they serve. Together, we explore the power of generosity and uncover the secrets of positivity. The challenge for everyone is to find small acts of ...

Snowy owls make their homes in the icy white lands of the north. In these snowy places, they are perfectly camouflaged. Learn more about this giant owl!

When you think "bird nest", you think tree, right? Not for these little owls! Burrowing owls make their homes underground. Learn more about these pint-sized predators.

Big, stately great horned owls with their hooting call and big orange eyes are the owls of scary stories. Learn more about these tufted hunters.

Boa constrictors put the squeeze on their dinners. Learn about these sneaky slithering predators.

Cobras strike prey with their venomous fangs. Learn about these hooded hunters.

Dark, quiet places like barns are these owls' favorite hideouts. Just don't disturb barn owls, or they'll hiss and shriek! Learn more about these pale nighttime hunters.

Big, burly anacondas coil around their prey then swallow it whole. Learn about these water-loving giants.

Charlie is just your average teenage boy living a normal life until it flips upside down. Learning you're adopted is hard enough, but learning that your parents are genius scientists that are labeled crazy for their work; that's an entirely new level of insane. When Charlie gets an opportunity to meet with his real parents and get his answers, they not only change his life and world view, but they also give him a choice - a choice that will irrevocably change his life.

Fiction River is an original fiction anthology series. Modeled on successful anthology series of the past, from Orbit to Universe to Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine, the goal of Fiction River is to provide a forum for "original ground-breaking fiction of all genres". Each Fiction River volume will have electronic and trade paperback issues published by WMG Publishing, and will feature some of the best new and established fiction writers in publishing.

The Elder Futhark has been around for 2,000 years or more. Many historical cultures have practiced the casting of runes for divination, spells, magic, and rituals to help improve their lives. Throughout this book, I will help you begin your journey of enlightenment and show you the wonders that the runes have to offer. We will cover the rituals that will become the basis of all those that follow, and we will touch on the spells that will become a part of your everyday life.

Harmon Tomeral and his friends wanted nothing more than to go to space, and they have beaten the odds, time and again. They developed a mech and won the Top Fleet Marine Competition. They brought back a battlecruiser from an unknown system and made it their own. They made allies who helped them achieve great victories, and they ultimately founded new colonies in what has become known as the Salvage System.

Destiny is a strange thing. Changing our life paths dramatically with every twist and turn. Nothing held more true for Captain Kari Hanley. With a mission to complete and people to save, she won’t let destiny stop her. One way or another she will finish what she started. Returning home poses all new problems, putting lives in danger, and causing secrets to be revealed. When an odd ship appears, seemingly out of nowhere, research reveals Captain Kari may have just found the solution to a burning problem her team is facing.

Invisible. That's how Molly felt with Charlie as her brother growing up. Until he went "missing". Now she just wants to go back to being invisible so that she can get away from the constant condolences and get back to studying. She wants to find her place in the universe and help people in more ways than she is, and Charlie can help her get there. But he refuses to take her into space. Soon enough, Molly gets her wish, just not how she hoped. Being a pawn in someone else's game is not how she wanted to spend her time in space.