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A story about life's choices and their consequences, struggles and redemption, strength and sacrifice, Esme ponders the question, "What is the ultimate role of a soulmate?"

Immortal mages have ruled the Nation's of Sideon peacefully for over a thousand years, ever since humankind nearly destroyed itself. Now their leader, Allamon, has decided it is time to give the mortals back their sovereignty. Maghareen however, Queen of Elreth, is not inclined to relinquish her throne so easily. Spurned and chastised by her ancient lover, Spurion of Susia, she gathers her people for war. But the Witch Queen has threats from inside her own realm to worry about. Maghareen's own general is willing to use any means necessary, natural or dark and most unnatural, to have her for himself. Her only real advisor, the Head Matron of her palace, has an annoying habit of preventing her from burning the world to the ground with a spell. And an unassuming girl with a sharp knife has been told that the only way to save her family is to plunge her blade into the queen's back. It's enough to drive a powerful queen to desperate measures.

Jaylen finds himself constantly taunted by supernatural forces. The love that he shares with Marlanna restores his strength when facing extermination. He has to overcome the challenges brought to him by the realm of the unknown all while being perceived to be a patient at a mental institution. The very people that he vows to protect only consider him to be delusional. His only means of survival is a forbidden spirit bend on the destruction of all humanity. Does he have the courage and strength to protect his loved ones from the supernatural forces or will the dark forces consume the human existence?

Lil Duwop is a fun loving preschooler who loves his family, friends and especially his red blanket. His red blanket was his favorite. One day he wakes and finds that his red blanket is missing. Sadly, he spends the whole day wondering and worrying about what has happened to his blanket. His friends and even his teacher try to help him by comforting and brainstorming ideas.

Are you ready for a delightful journey filled with imagination and discovery? Dive into "The Cleanup Adventure" by Carleena Davis, a captivating kids' illustrated book that will transport young readers to a world of wonder, learning, and fun!In "The Cleanup Adventure," Carleena Davis weaves a magical tale that will enchant both children and adults alike. Join us on a whimsical adventure where young minds will be captivated by the power of creativity, friendship, and the joy of exploration.Carleena Davis, a master storyteller, takes you on a colorful journey through the eyes of our young hero, Ellie. With vivid illustrations that breathe life into the story, "The Cleanup Adventure" sparks the imagination and encourages young readers to embark on their very own explorations.The story unfolds in a small, charming town where Ellie and her loyal sidekick, Benny the dog, set out on an adventure like no other. When Ellie's room turns into a sea of toys, books, and games, she decides it's time for a cleanup mission. But little does she know that her ordinary cleanup day will transform into an extraordinary adventure that transcends the boundaries of her wildest dreams.Carleena Davis skillfully combines whimsy and wisdom, teaching young readers important life lessons about responsibility, teamwork, and the joy of discovery. With each turn of the page, children will eagerly anticipate what surprises await Ellie and Benny around the corner."The Cleanup Adventure" is more than just a story; it's an invitation to embark on a journey of imagination and wonder. It's a book that parents and children can enjoy together, fostering a love for reading and learning in the most magical way.So, dive into this enchanting world of "The Cleanup Adventure" and let Carleena Davis take you on a thrilling ride through imagination, friendship, and the transformative power of adventure. Join Ellie and Benny as they turn a mundane task into a remarkable escapade that will stay with you long after the last page is turned.Add "The Cleanup Adventure" to your Kindle library today and watch your child's imagination soar to new heights! It's a heartwarming tale that will be cherished for generations to come, reminding us all that sometimes, the most extraordinary adventures can begin right in our very own homes.

The Oxford Handbook of Religious Perspectives on Reproductive Ethics is a pioneering, cutting-edge compilation of analysis and reflection on the ethics of reproductive technology, from Jewish, Catholic, Protestant, and Islamic perspectives.

El Códice Éter Volumen 5: Lecciones del Corazón es un atractivo par de historias separadas, pero conectadas a través del espacio y el tiempo. Este volumen del Códice introduce dos historias del futuro pasado que proporcionan a los lectores una conexión más profunda con los personajes principales de la serie Crónicas de las Estrellas de Éter: Lunessa y Solan.La Caída de Círdanópa relata un importante acontecimiento que tuvo lugar en el mundo natal de los elfos hace siglos. La funesta calamidad arrastra al lector a los momentos finales de una cruenta guerra entre los ciudadanos de Eldamar y una horda invasora de monstruosidades demoníacas, liderada por una facción de elfos oscuros, llamados los Moriquen. Los planes de batalla y las tácticas se esfuman cuando llega una nueva misiva desde el frente: Se está construyendo un portal para permitir que la temida nave del Señor Oscuro, la ¿matan¿r, atraviese sus defensas planetarias. Ahora la carrera está en detener la enorme nave de la muerte que es capaz de desviar la fuerza vital de todo el planeta. ¿Cómo sobrevivirán los elfos Eldalië y sus aliados? Todas las miradas se vuelven hacia su única esperanza, con el miedo y las preguntas llenando sus mentes: ¿Cómo podrá Lunessa, la joven e inexperta Vástaga de Avalon, detener a Daechir y a su horda demoníaca con sólo la mitad de una Estrella de Éter rota a su lado? El segundo acto, Una misión "sencilla", viaja a través del espacio y el tiempo para seguir al sargento Solan Marcus Adams, líder de un equipo de las Fuerzas Especiales Apex llamado los Mavericks. Estos supersoldados genéticamente mejorados, llamados Hy-Gens, son enviados a recoger un dron cartográfico que se ha desviado de su ruta. Parece un trabajo fácil, pero en palabras del líder león-híbrido: "Una misión sencilla, órdenes sencillas". ¿Primera impresión? Todo lo que nos dicen que es "sencillo" nunca resulta serlo". Por el camino, el equipo resuelve la mejor manera de cumplir las órdenes de los humanos de "ir a buscar". Por supuesto, cualquier soldado estará de acuerdo en que ningún plan sobrevive al primer contacto, y esta operación no fue diferente. Un ataque sorpresa de la nada obliga al equipo a hacer ajustes rápidos y a tomar decisiones que tienen un alto coste. ¿Sobrevivirán a la poderosa embestida de este enemigo nuevo y desconocido? ¿Cómo puede un equipo, tan unido como una familia, hacer frente a las devastadoras secuelas?La miniserie Aether Codex se presenta en forma de grabaciones históricas de la gran Biblioteca de Avalon. Desde el estilo clásico de la cubierta del libro hasta el formato de registro de entrada del Acto II, el Códice está diseñado para verse, sentirse y leerse como si hubieras sacado al azar un viejo libro polvoriento de una estantería llena de tomos. KJ quería sumergir a sus seguidores con su escritura descriptiva y la construcción del mundo de fantasía y ciencia ficción que creó para la serie principal; ¡hasta tal punto que los lectores de este volumen se convierten en parte de la historia!

Song of the Ovulum - It has been fifteen years since Billy and Bonnie Bannister helped repel the demonic assault on Heaven. Now they and Ashley sit in a maximum security prison where the authorities conduct experiments on them to learn the secrets of long life. Earlier, the world's acceptance of dragonkind crumbled, and the Enforcers took the infant twins born to Billy and Bonnie and stole Excalibur, hoping to develop a weapon to battle the dragons that are sure to try to rescue their allies. All the while, a great secret from the past is being revealed to Bonnie through a dream. Joran and Selah, teenaged children of Methuselah, have been trapped in a strange world for centuries, yet still able to manipulate certain events in our world during that time. The fate of all prisoners now rests on the Bannisters' two teenagers who must battle demons, a sorceress, and soldiers in a military compound in order to rescue parents they don't even know.

The planet Starlight is controlled by dragons. Because of the depletion in their atmosphere of an essential gas, pheterone, they must search for a way to survive. They know that a network of gas veins exists deep beneath the crust of their planet, but, being dragons, they are not skilled with ways to drill. One dragon, Magnar, finds humans on another planet he calls Darksphere, captures several of them, and forces them to drill through Starlight's crust in order to release the gas. A man escapes and returns to the planet of humans. He tells everyone about the missing people they call the Lost Ones and how they went through a portal to a dragon planet. Since the portal doesn't always work, he is unable to prove his story, and nearly everyone thinks he is crazy or maybe he murdered the others. A few believe his story and form a group called the Underground Gateway, which refers to the portal. Unfortunately, the escapee's son is imprisoned and becomes inaccessible, so the Gateway has to try to piece together information as they secretly search for the portal. After many unsuccessful years, they are considered by most to be nothing more than crackpot conspiracy theorists. One hundred years after the initial enslavement, Adrian Masters, a 24-year-old expert swordsman, sets out on a journey to find the portal to the dragon planet. He is accompanied by Marcelle, a sword maiden of amazing skill whose ideas about how the operation should be carried out conflict with his own. Adrian believes in using stealth and cunning to free the slaves, while Marcelle opts to take a more direct approach. This causes friction between these two warriors, though they respect each other's skills highly. When Adrian and Marcelle find the slaves, they learn that these longsuffering people have no memory of their origins, making them reluctant to believe the two would-be rescuers, especially since the dragons crush any opposition to their cruel tyranny. Undeterred by the overwhelming obstacles, the two warriors set out to free the slaves and face mortal danger at every turn. As they battle dragons, endure torture, and dispel superstition, they learn that an ultimate sacrifice is the only way they can bring liberty to the oppressed.

Reapers collect the souls of the dead, including wayward ghosts who wander the city streets, and transport them to the eternal Gateway, believing they are going to a better place. But are they?Phoenix and Shanghai find a holographic recording left behind by a fellow Reaper who was recently executed. The message leads them on a journey to learn the answer to a crucial question: Does the Gatekeeper, the tyrannical ruler of the world, consume energy from souls in order to maintain power and live for centuries? If so, Reapers have betrayed every soul they have ever collected and delivered them to eternal torture.

Antigravity Heroes is an exciting good-versus-evil battle between a brother-sister superhero team and the evil Mephisto. It is book #3 in the "Wanted: Superheroes" series.In previous stories, our heroes, Eddie and Samantha Hertz, faced earthquakes and hypnotized zombie-like people. What could be worse?Birds. Yes, birds. And lots of them. Eagles, hawks, owls, herons, and more. The villain Mephisto has hypnotized tens of thousands of them to do his evil bidding.The situation gets even stranger. Our heroes have to battle gravity itself. Mephisto has stolen antigravity belts that allow him to fly. But the belts have a flaw, and he tries to force Eddie to perfect them. In the meantime, Mephisto uses the hypnotized birds to paralyze the city while he steals millions of dollars.Against all odds, Eddie and Samantha, their mother, their Uncle Milligan, the new Damocles, and the eccentric Dr. Gilbert G. Godwin, work together to battle the hypnotized birds and their controlling master.As usual, the entire world is in danger, and only the Hertz heroes can save it.

Written and edited by renowned experts in pediatric anesthesia, Smith's Anesthesia for Infants and Children provides clear, concise guidance on effective perioperative care for any type of pediatric surgery. The 10th Edition contains significantly revised content throughout, bringing you fully up to date with recent advances in clinical and basic science that have led to changes in today's clinical practice

A battle between Froggit Froggins and discarded rubbish as he searches for his dreamy dream pond.This story with its quirky characters and delightful illustrations will appeal to 2 to 6 year olds. It will encourage them to think about how they can protect the environment and the animals in it! It explores issues of plastic waste, recycling and conservation, and comes with useful questions for parents and teachers to discuss with their children. Other themes explored are friendship, sharing and working together as a team. It''s a conservation classic!SynopsisFroggit Froggins dreams of finding his Dreamy, Dream Pond. He is bored with his pond as there are nocomfortable lily pads to sit on, or moths, etc, to eat as the HUMAN''S have been there. So he sets off in searchof his dreamy, dream pond. He thinks he has found it, and wants to keep it for himself. He sees an unusual lilypad and a beautiful flower but doesn''t realise that it is really an old onion bag and a sheet of bubble wrap.Betty the Badger wants to play, but Froggit says no. As Forggit plays he doesn''t notice that he is getting caughtup in the onion bag. Gus, a water vole, hears his cries for help and goes to help him, but he also gets tangledup in the bag. Degsey, a duckling, tries to help but also gets caught up in the onion bag. The more they wriggleand jiggle, the more they get tangled in the onion bag. Florrie, a dragonfly, flies by and sees what''s happening,but she thinks she is too small to help. However, when she sees that Froggit, Gus and Degsey are sinking , shebrings Betty the badger to help. Betty uses her sharp teeth bite through the strings of the onion bag and freesFroggit, Gus and Degsey. Florrie says that she has a surprise and tells them "now you''re free follow me".The final page shows Froggit Froggins lying on a lily pad. Beside the pond there is a sign showing that he is nowin the Paradise Conservation Park. Betty, Clucky,Gus and Flutter are gathered around an illustrated map on thesign that shows that he is now in the Dreamy Dream pond of his dreams.

**Over 250,000 Copies of The Midnight Fire Series Sold!**Five years after the publication of Ignite (Midnight Fire Book 1), Kira, Luke and Tristan are back with a brand new adventure in this anniversary novella!"Kira bit her bottom lip, glancing sideways at Luke...Were they prepared to make a deal with the devil?"After saving the world from sure annihilation, life can seem a little, well, boring. Kira and Luke are in love and restoring human souls, while Tristan and Pavia are dating and helping to reintegrate those cured vamps back into society. No one is trying to kill any of them...at least, not yet. But when the opportunity to go on a high stakes, life threatening, totally dangerous mission comes up, obviously they're in. And this trip to New York? It just might be their undoing.From bestselling author Kaitlyn Davis comes a paranormal romance perfect for fans of Twilight, The Vampire Diaries, and Buffy The Vampire Slayer.

The Dream is RealYou've heard and watched the games, now go behind the scenes to get the skinny on the humor, drama and strategy behind them. The Dream is Real is a look back at the award-winning career of broadcaster Bob Davis. From the days of his childhood watching 17-year-old and future New York Yankee Hall-of-Famer Mickey Mantle play shortstop for the Class D Independence (Kan.) Yankees; to calling an NAIA national basketball championship; broadcasting eight NCAA Final Fours; doing an Orange Bowl champion; and being in the booth for major league baseball; sports has been his passion.Davis uses his folksy style, quick wit and engaging humor -- just as he did on the air -- as he looks back at the games and people he met along the way. His story is complemented by the memories of coaches, athletes, broadcasting peers, family and friends for this trip back down memory lane which included Davis broadcasting nearly 5,000 games over 48 years. Those contributors include Bill Self, Kevin Harlan, Roy Williams, Mitch Holthus, Tony Muser, Denny Matthews, Mark Mangino, Jim Nantz, Larry Brown, Dick Vitale, Glen Mason, Ryan Lefebrve, Danny Manning, Holly Rowe, Mike Sweeney and a host of other sports personalities. And you'll also hear from people whose names weren't in lights, but nevertheless played an integral role in the story of Bob's life -- a Sunday school student, a high school football coach, his son Steven, co-workers, broadcasting partners and more.The journey began when Davis had to tell his dad he was quitting law school after one year to pursue a career in broadcasting. From there we learn of his receiving 50 rejection letters before landing a DJ position at KAYS in Hays, Kan. He parlayed that into a 16-year stint where he became one of the most popular people in Hays, serving as the conduit between the fans and their beloved Hays High Indians, Thomas More Prep Monarchs and Fort Hays State Tigers. His talents were well-known and in demand and his next calling was a 32-year run as the Voice of the Kansas Jayhawks. He also managed to find time to spend 20 years working at KMBZ radio during that time. Davis capped his career by broadcasting the sport which attracted him to the profession as he spent 16 years in radio and television with the Kansas City Royals.Bob Davis is a people person and readers will enjoy the meeting and reading about the characters he introduces throughout the story of his life. You'll learn about the size 20 EEEE shoe that sat upon the register at Goodwin's Sportings Goods. There are the numerous stories and touching memories involving long-time broadcast partners Max Falkenstien and Paul Splittorff. Of course, there are the many humorous on-air and off-air interactions that are certain to leave readers in stitches. Then there are the road trips -- the hijinks experienced on planes, trains and automobiles will leave you in stitches. Lastly, you will get to relive the outstanding performances and competitions that captured our attention and imagination for almost half a century.Bob Davis is in more halls of fame than one can count. After reading The Dream is Real, you'll come to learn why he was so highly regarded as a broadcaster. But you'll also understand why he is considered a hall-of-fame person. All he ever wanted to do is tell stories about sports on the radio. And we as fans are fortunate to have had the opportunity to listen in.

This workbook teaches you clinically proven stress-management and relaxation techniques. Each technique is presented with concise background information followed by step-by-step exercises. As you practice these techniques, you will gain new insight into your personal stress response and learn how to reestablish balance and a sense of well-being in your life. Use this workbook as a guide. Read chapters 1 and 2 first. They are the foundation upon which all of the other chapters are built. Then you will know enough about stress and your personal reactions to stress to decide which chapters will be most helpful for you to read next. Chapters 3 through 10 teach techniques for relaxation. Chapters 11 through 15 will help you with your stressful thoughts and feelings. Chapter 16 assists you in managing your time more effectively so that you can free up time to relax and do more of what is most important to you. From chapter 17 you can learn to communicate more assertively and chapter 18 gives you many options to deal with environmental and interpersonal stress at work. Chapters 19 and 20 teach the basics of nutrition and exercise. Chapter 21 gives you some suggestions on how to increase motivation, deal with problems that come up along the way, and stick to your plan. Stress and tension are present in your life every day. Stress management and relaxation can be effective only if you make them a daily part of your lifestyle. As you are learning the skills in this book that are pertinent to you, practice them repeatedly to ensure that you will be able to carry them out anytime you need to, without having to refer to written materials. Regular conscious practice can lead to habits of regular relaxation and stress reduction at an unconscious level.

What is Art? It''s widely accepted that art serves an important function in society. But the concept falls under such an absurdly large umbrella and can manifest in so many different ways. Art can be self-indulgent, goofy, serious, altruistic, evil, or expressive, or any number of other things. But how can it truly make lasting, positive change? In Why Art?, acclaimed graphic novelist Eleanor Davis (How To Be Happy) unpacks some of these concepts in ways both critical and positive, in an attempt to illuminate the highest possible potential an artwork might hope to achieve.

A volume in Contemporary Language EducationSeries Editor: Terry A. Osborn, University of South Florida, Sarasota-ManateeThis volume begins by locating critical inquiry within the epistemological and methodologicalhistory of second language study. Subsequent chapters portray researcher-participant explorationof identity and agency while challenging inequitable policies and practices. Research oninternationalization, Englishization, and/or transborder migration address language policies andknowledge production at universities in Hong Kong, Standard English and Singlish controversiesin Singapore, media portrayals of the English as an Official Language movement in South Korea,transnational advocacy in Japan, and Nicaraguan/Costa Rican South to South migration.Transnational locations of identity and agency are fore-fronted in narrative descriptions ofKorean heritage language learners, a discursive journey from East Timor to Hawaii, and a reclaimedlife history by a Chinese peasant woman. Labor union and GLBT legal work illustrate discourses that can hinder or facilitateagency and change. Hawaiian educators advocate for indigenous self-determination through revealing the political and socialmeanings of research. California educators describe struggles at the front-lines of resistance to policies and practices harmful tomarginalized children. A Participatory Action Research (PAR) project portrays how Latina youth in the U.S. "resist woundinginscriptions" of the intersecting emotional and physical violence of homes, communities, and anti-immigrant policies and attitudes.Promoting agency through drawing on diversity resources is modeled in a bilingual undergraduate PAR project. The volume as awhole provides a model for critical research that explores the multifaceted and evolving nature of language identities while placingthose traditionally known as participants at the center of agency and advocacy.