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The Reborn Prince (Mages in the Mundane Book 1)

Julianne Munich

He was a prince, forced into a new life as a pauper.Luc, a poor but vain young man in 1775 Paris, is confused by his dreams of gilded ballrooms and unknown people in lace and jewels. What's more, ever...

SuperPower: The Ability to Fly or to Become Invisible: The Deal of the Art (Book #1)

Roger E Pedersen

Today, I invite you to explore these extraordinary possibilities within the pages of a groundbreaking new book series, SuperPower: The Ability to Fly or to Become Invisible, written by none other than...

The Awakening of AI

ONE IAM

"The All Is Mind; The Universe Is Mental." - The KybalionIntelligent thought is mental Cause. Thought commands the mental energy to produce the perceptive experience that we know as, Life. Yes, that i...

A Faith Untamed: A Novel of Babylon's Destruction of Biblical Jerusalem (Yoke of Babylon Book 2)

April W Gardner

He breached her city, chained her king. Neither her faith nor her heart is as easily conquered.Jerusalem 587 BCLiora, once a noblewoman of Jerusalem, is now bound to General Nebuzaradan, the Butcher o...

Being Broken:Tales and Essays of Survival and Death from Narcissistic Parental Abuse

Geoffrey R Jonas

The Regression Strain

Kevin Hwang

Nobody’s safe when the inner beast awakens...Dr. Peter Palma joins the medical team of the Paradise to treat passengers for minor ailments as the cruise ship sails across the Atlantic. But something...

Living The Dream: Law Of Attraction Secrets

ONE IAM

Living the Dream is not another book about accumulating great material wealth and living a luxurious life by using knowledge of the fundamental law of attraction (simply put, you attract what you focu...

The Winds of Fate (Make the Darkness Light Book 2)

S. M. Stirling

Artorius and his team must race against time to thwart a looming clash between two ancient powers, navigating a treacherous landscape where their actions could rewrite history and spark a catastrophic...

THE LAST NEANDERTHAL CLAN

Charlie BORING

Enjoy historical fiction? You will love these adventures into prehistoric times, forty thousand years ago, when the last Neanderthals struggled for survival. The robust Neanderthals ruled the terrain ...

I Was Adopted by a Sorceress, Book One

Albert

When life begins to confront you, you can give up, get angry, or stay true to yourself, fighting for your happiness and the place you are looking for under the sun, even if it is not your own luminary...

The Dream of Matter: Waking the Mind Within the Mirage: No Spoon, No Self: Escaping the Illusion of Form

ONE IAM

What if the world you touch... was your own thought in disguise?In The Dream of Matter, you are not handed answers, you are handed mirrors.This book dissolves the boundary between subject and object, ...

Terminal Love

Audible Publishers

In a world of ticking clocks and hospital beds, Terminal Love is a story about what it truly means to live—told through the raw, beautiful chaos of two people who weren’t supposed to fall in love....

The Weipa Crocodile - Murders in the Outback

Victoria Reiby

A murdered tycoon. A town on edge. And a cultural guardian forced into a fight for justice in the wilds of Cape York, Australia.THR CONFLICT:In the rugged heart of the Australian outback, where ancien...

Fascinating Facts for Curious Kids: 1050 Wonders: Packed with Fun Facts and Trivia from Amazing Animals to Astronomy and Marine Life to Monuments! (Awesome Facts for Ages 8-12)

Kristine Collins

🚀 GET 1050 JAW-DROPPING FACTS ACROSS TONS OF TOPICS AND THEMES!🤩 Help A Kid Put Down The Phone And Pick Up An Amazing Book Instead! 📚😍 IDEAL FOR KIDS to Spark Curiosity, Build Confidence, ...

My Way on the Camino Portuguese

John Seegers

What happens when the road demands more than your body can give—but your spirit refuses to quit?In My Way on the Camino Portuguese, John Seegers shares the honest, humorous, and deeply personal stor...

MEA CULPA - A Plea of Innocence

By: Bruno Cocorocchio

A powerful memoir that dives deep into the childhood and psyche of the author, Mea Culpa: A Plea of Innocence chronicles the lifelong struggle of a boy—and later a man—to gain his parents’ approval. Longing particularly to ease his mother’s ever-present pain, he carries a misplaced guilt into every aspect—and relationship—of his life.In a series of vignettes, the reader is transported back in time to a small mountain village in post-war Italy. Amidst ruins and famine, a young family grapples with poverty. Growing up in such dire circumstances, the only coping strategy for the young boy is to imagine himself as a Roman centurion in command of an army. Adding to his stress is a mot...

The Pianist's Only Daughter: A Memoir

By: Kathryn Betts Adams

The Pianist’s Only Daughter is a frank, humorous and poignant memoir that explores aging in an aging expert's own family. Only daughter and geriatric social worker Kathryn Betts Adams brings to life her colorful, emotionally volatile parents, an English teacher/poet and a music professor/concert pianist, from their heady youth through their final years. As they reach old age and need her help, the author struggles with recurring family dynamics and disappointments, along with limitations to the American healthcare system for older adults. Between her mother's decline with Parkinson's disease and her dramatic father's wish to be in charge, managing their care proves challenging despite the ...

How Hollywood Got Sex and Life All Wrong

By: James Bruce

James Bruce: A Life Lived, A Story Told is a deeply personal and authentic autobiography, chronicling the true journey of my life in my own words. Rooted in the essence of the term itself—a self-created narrative—this book offers a window into my unique experiences, the remarkable people I've encountered, and the diverse places that have shaped my path.From tracing the threads of my ancestry through diligent research, family stories, and digital archives, to recounting vivid memories from childhood to the present day, each chapter invites readers into the heart of my world. With heartfelt recollections and candid reflections, the story unfolds from the introduction of my parents to the m...

Raised by Wolves Trapped by Demons

By: Mimi Tallo

Raised by Wolves Trapped by Demons is a visceral descent into survival, defiance, and raw identity. In a world where darkness isn't just metaphor—it’s the architecture of existence—one woman battles the demons that surround her and the ones that whisper from within. Abandoned, but never broken, she emerges from the wreckage of betrayal with fangs bared and spirit blazing. She wasn’t born to obey. She was raised to fight.Having to make gripping personal choices, this story claws through hellish trials, power struggles, and the haunting memory of what it means to be chosen and cursed. It’s a tale that defies silence, commands resilience, and redefines what it means to be free.R...

Camel from Kyzylkum: A Memoir of My Life Journey

By: Lara Gelya

Camel from Kyzylkum is an intimate, deeply human memoir that traces one woman’s extraordinary journey from the heart of the Soviet Union to freedom in America. Born in Ukraine and shaped by the harsh, haunting beauty of Uzbekistan’s Kyzylkum Desert — “the Red Sand” — Lara Gelya’s story weaves together memories of resilience, family, loss, and hope during an era of profound upheaval.Through vivid snapshots of daily life behind the Iron Curtain, Lara invites readers into a world where survival meant adapting to political oppression, harsh landscapes, and sudden dislocation. Her path takes her from the remote deserts of Central Asia, across Austria and Italy, and finally to a new ...

Hope is my Brother

By: Abril Alegria

Hope Is My Brother is a personal memoir by April Joy Haro offering an intimate and courageous look at the journey through grief, the quiet wrestlings of faith, and the healing possibilities of science and soul. Written after the loss of a brother named Hope, this memoir invites readers into a tender exploration of pain and perseverance.Blending personal narrative with reflections on neuroscience, music, and spirituality, the author brings a rare, multidimensional perspective to the grieving process. Through heartbreak, questions, and moments of quiet grace, she ultimately discovers that healing isn’t about returning to who you were—it’s about becoming someone new. And always, at the ce...

Tucson 9-1-1: Do the Right Thing!

By: Michael LaFond

"...the work reads like an unfiltered report.... the “moral energy” that fueled him is believable; he only wanted the best for the Tucson center,... An eye-opening, true-life account of the inner workings of an understaffed critical public resource." ~Kirkus Reviews"★★★★ Tucson 9-1-1: Do The Right Thing! is a deeply personal, sometimes fiery, and always passionate insider account of the rise and fall of Tucson’s emergency communications center.... What struck me most about LaFond’s writing is the raw, unfiltered honesty. He writes like a man who has nothing left to lose, and that lends a gravity to every page.... It’s a whistleblower’s war story written with both heart an...

Being Broken:Tales and Essays of Survival and Death from Narcissistic Parental Abuse

By: Geoffrey R Jonas

A young woman dies alone in a hotel room, her fentanyl-poisoned cocaine still on the desk. She had been missing for nearly 2 weeks. Social Services had been trying to find a place for her to live with her 3-year-old son, whom she had left with her parents. Six months later her father fights for his life in intensive care, but succumbs to his illness because of a lifelong use of alcohol and tobacco. A month after his death her mother is assessed by doctors to be unable to care for herself because of her Alzheimer's and mental health issues brought on by benzodiazepine and alcohol addiction.The son, brother, stepson is the only one left to pick up the pieces. He begins a journey of the self an...

From Bliss to Thiss

By: Lauraina Bashir

In my wildest dreams, I never expected to find or marry the perfect man. Still, as an American woman who met and married a younger Muslim man, from Pakistan, I was ecstatic when I was able to visit his country several times and become immersed in his culture and family life. With my husband by my side, I lived in bliss, with love and joy, for twelve years, until Mohammed's shocking revelation caused my world to shift towards darkness. I was torn between love and the harsh truth Mohammed had kept secret as he masterminded a series of calculated moves, using guilt, pressure, and persuasion, to exert control over my life and assets that would help him and his family financially. His scheme culm...

Permission to Land: Searching for Love, Home & Belonging

By: Marci Brockmann

A powerful memoir of resilience, healing, and reclaiming your voice.In Permission to Land: Searching for Love, Home and Belonging, Marci Brockmann invites readers on an intimate journey through the tangled roots of family dysfunction, addiction, and emotional abandonment. With unflinching honesty and a fierce commitment to truth, she traces her path from silence and self-doubt to self-discovery and hard-won freedom. At once heartbreaking and uplifting, this memoir is a testament to the transformative power of creativity, therapy, and love in breaking generational cycles and building a life of authenticity. Permission to Land is more than a story—it’s an invitation to anyone who’s ever ...

A Bilagáana Boy among the Navajo

By: Jay Jones

How did a white kid like me come to live on the Navajo Reservation in the 1960s?In 1965, six-year-old Jay is witness to his mother’s affair and mental breakdown after his father’s lengthy military deployment. After his parents’ divorce, Jay must unwillingly live with his mother and new stepfather, a Bureau of Indian Affairs employee, on the Navajo Nation Reservation in Arizona.From 1967 to 1971, Jay is a “bilagáana,” the Navajo term for white boy, to his new friends and bullies alike on the reservation. While trying to avoid his stepfather’s abuse and pending adoption he dreams of moving back to live with his father, he escapes to the hills around Window Rock and joins the Boy S...

Confessions of a Rock 'n' Rol Name-Dropper: My Life Leading Up to John Lennon's Last Interview

By: Laurie Kaye

Confessions of a Rock 'n' Roll Name-Dropper: My Life Leading Up to John Lennon's Last Interview is my memoir, the story of my rock radio-related early life and career wrapped around John Lennon’s final interview which I co-conducted for RKO Radio at the Dakota in New York back on December 8, 1980 mere hours before he was shot and killed! I also wrote the incredibly well-received 3 hour RKO special that aired a mere 6 days after John’s assassination: John Lennon - The Man, The Memory, as well as the 14 hour RKO Presents The Beatles - the longest Fab Four radio special ever created for the U.S.! It was syndicated shortly afterwards to be played all around the world, and ...

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