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While many alien sightings every year are debunked, there are some that defy description, obliterate our notions of physics and science, and exhibit otherworldly capabilities beyond our grasp. The mind-blowingly bizarre and most mysterious alien encounters of all, these are the cases we call Alien Chronicles.

In all his travels across the state, there is one place that Hubie hasn’t been able to access: Trinity Site at the White Sands Missile Range, where the first atomic bomb was detonated. Deep within the range are ruins once occupied by the Tompiro people, whose distinctive pottery is incredibly rare and valuable. When an old associate claims to have a buyer interested in spending big money on a Tompiro pot, Hubie resolves to finally find a way into the heavily guarded military installation.

It was the age of Aquarius, a time of civil unrest and radically different viewpoints creating a radical divide among the populace; not unlike the political divide we are experiencing today. Drug use and psychedelic experimentation exploded onto the scene like nothing before, and people from all generations were tuning out to tune in to a wholly different consciousness via transcendental meditation and other means. What they didn't expect was outer space listening in.

Maybe it was the chance to make an easy $2,500. Or maybe it was the opportunity to examine a treasure trove of Anasazi pots - or maybe it was just a slow day at the antiques shop that convinced Hubie Schuze to agree to a strange proposition. A reclusive collector wants a confidential appraisal, with one catch: Hubie must be blindfolded and driven to an unknown location by a chauffeur. Sure, it’s an odd setup, but what could possibly go wrong?

A dealer of ancient Native American pottery, Hubert Schuze has spent years combing the public lands of New Mexico, digging for artwork that would otherwise remain buried. According to the US government, Hubie is a thief - but no act of Congress could stop him from doing what he loves. For decades, Hubie has worn the title of pot thief proudly. Outright burglary, though, is another story. But an offer of $25,000 to lift a rare pot from a local museum proves too tempting for Hubie to refuse.

The world needs saints to show it the way to true humanity. The Church needs saints to show it how to live out its calling. This audiobook, The Lives of the Saints: Volume IV (October - December), brings to completion a series of four volumes on the lives of the saints, covering the memorials, feasts, and solemnities of the whole Church year, in addition to several of the many optional memorials. This last volume brings with it some of the most beloved of the saints, including St. Therese of the Child Jesus, the Holy Guardian Angels, St. Francis of Assisi, and St. Cecelia.

Project Blue Book was the catalyst to the modern day UFO cover-up that still exists today. The startling fact is we may be in the same position now as then, as it relates to the phenomena. We are still in an age of denial about the magnitude of this phenomenon and what its implications mean for all mankind. Perhaps there are secret factions that have indeed communicated with alien entities and have received technology from them. But from the outside looking in, it appears nothing has changed.

Leonardo Cantrell is a painfully shy 16-year-old who cannot look people in the eye. One night while he’s volunteering at a homeless shelter, an old man forces eye contact and gives Leo the power to see Death. His best, and only, friend - J.C. Rivera - thinks this new power is cool until Leo accidentally looks into J.C.’s eyes and “sees” his murder, a murder that will occur in less than two weeks. Stunned and shaken, the two boys sift through clues in Leo’s “vision” in a desperate effort to find the killer and stop him before he can strike.

La idea del cerebro como máquina, propuesta por primera vez hace siglos, ha llevado a suposiciones sobre la relación entre la mente y el cerebro que los científicos y los filósofos persiguen hasta nuestros días. Gazzaniga, sin embargo, afirma que se trata precisamente de lo contrario: los cerebros hacen máquinas, pero no pueden reducirse a una.

Band 2 der "Riyria-Chroniken": So wurde der legendäre Bund besiegelt. In Elan, einer Welt, in der Stallburschen sich in Prinzessinnen verlieben und sie gegen Unholde verteidigen, einer Welt, in der Bischöfe finstere politische Pläne schmieden, in der Diebe manchmal - aber nicht immer - für Recht und Ordnung sorgen, kämpft Gwen, die mutigste Frau weit und breit, um Gerechtigkeit für ihre Freundin, die in einem Bordell umgebracht wurde. Seit Gwen ihn und seinen Diebespartner Hadrian aus einer ausweglosen Situation gerettet hatte, ist Royce Melborn für Gwen entflammt.

Even ghosts need help from a Cunning Man. Hiram and his son Michael are dowsing a well in Eastern Utah when they hear a cry of help from the ghost of a small boy, torn to pieces by wild animals. Before they can even begin to look into that tragedy, however, a prosperous local rancher is murdered right before their eyes. In an attempt to both help the ghost and find the killer, Hiram and Michael must navigate an eccentric cast of characters that includes failed bank robbers, a seductive fortune-teller, an inept sheriff, a crazy prospector, and a preacher with an apocalyptic grudge....

Hiram is a man with mystical abilities derived from the commonsense application of Scot-Irish folk wisdom and German Braucher magic. He possesses an arcane Bloodstone that allows him to see a lie the moment it is spoken. Behind the played-out farms and failed businesses are demons, curses, sorcerers, and unatoned wrongs. Bags of groceries and carpentry won't be enough this time. The job will take a man who has known sorrow. A man who has known war. A man of wisdom. A man of magic. The job will take a cunning man.

In the years after A Nation at Risk, conservatives' ideas to reform America's lagging education system gained much traction. Key items like school choice and rigorous academic standards drew bipartisan support and were put into practice across the country. Today, these gains are in retreat, ceding ground to progressive nostrums that do little to boost the skills and knowledge of young people. Far from being discouraged, however, conservatives should seize the moment to refresh their vision of quality K-12 education for today's America.

To the average person trying to lose weight or become healthier, it is hard to decide what regime would be best to follow and this combination lifestyle allows you to mesh two popular regimes. So, if you cannot decide between Intermittent Fasting and the Ketogenic Diet this book will show you how to safely combine them. Why? It’s simple, the benefits they offer together is more than what each of these programs can provide on their own.

In Grow from Within, two leading scholars from the Kellogg School of Management explain how your company can discover the right approach to corporate entrepreneurship and make it profitable. Taking innovation to the next level, corporate entrepreneurship is the process of building new businesses within an established organization - new businesses that are distinct from the core company but that leverage some of its most powerful assets.

Rocket tells the story of how 16 remarkable business leaders created great brands. Leslie Wexner tells you how he turned a two-store chain into a $6.5 billion worldwide brand called Victoria Secret, and Howard Schultz shares how he took his passion for a little coffee shop in Seattle and grew it into a 22,000-store chain, just to name two. Every story is connected to a “how-to” lesson, and by the end, you'll have what you need to turn your best customers into apostles, cravers, and brand ambassadors.

Battle Prayers: 100 Prayers of Hope and Encouragement, by Michael Klassen and Thomas Freiling, gives listeners a model for lifting their prayers to God. Like classic books of prayer that have helped believers in their prayer lives over the years, this book emphasizes not only prayers for self, but for others too.

The Corner Scribblers is a small writer's support group in the Chattanooga area comprised of writers, authors, and storytellers from a wide range of skills and backgrounds. We come together once a month to discuss our current projects, recent accomplishments and to share what we have each learned about the craft. Within this cover, you will find a collection of holiday-themed flash fiction stories and poetry, displaying a small sample of those combined skills.

Thrilling tales of despair litter the countryside of Rustle County, where children have been disappearing for hundreds of years. This collection of terrifying short stories details the odious occurrences that have haunted Boltsville for generations. Follow Sheriff LeBuff and his affable deputy, Officer LeBlanc, as they try to piece together the dark mystery.

Do aliens walk among us? One out of 10 people may have encountered an alien in their midst. They could be a friend, a neighbor, even a relative. A growing number of people believe that aliens have visited Earth and have been here a very long time. Some believe they are here now, watching over the human race. The alien agenda is as shocking as the abductions that have been occurring for hundreds of years, and new evidence suggests that they have been infiltrating our society for decades.