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A Minneapolis Reporter follows the boyhood dream to see Where Goes The River. On Memorial Day, 1925, he embarked from the headwaters of the Mississippi River-Lake Itasca, and spent the next 105 days on the river, becoming the first person to have made the complete 2500-mile journey by canoe. Averaging nearly 30 miles per day Tousley and his three separate companions, endured the elements and enjoyed the mighty grandeur of the river in the only way that one can truly experience it. . . by canoe. A 17-foot wood and canvas beauty named Charles H. Curly of St. Paul their canoe bore the brunt of...

After fragments of a comet hit Earth, Dust wakes to discover the world as he knew it is gone. It isn't the only thing that has changed though; so has Dust. He now possesses powers that continue to grow, but they also come with a price. A deadly encounter after Dust leaves his home leads to a new discovery - other survivors. Dust soon learns that another creature has risen from the ashes, one that is determined to possess the powers he now has.

Wallowing in grief for too long can be hazardous. It's why I allowed my brother to talk me into accepting a new client. Our security firm needed the money, and the endorsement from a famous director could steer our company to new heights.

Durante siglos, los Carryx han destruido o esclavizado en toda la galaxia. Pero ahora se enfrentan a un enemigo inmortal, y la clave para su supervivencia está en manos de los humanos del planeta Anjiin. Las naves Carryx descienden y se llevan a los mejores humanos; entre ellos, a Dafyd Alkhor—asistente de un brillante científico. Todos son abandonados en una lucha contra otras especies con la extinción como precio del fracaso. Solo Dafyd y algunos compañeros comprenden que para sobrevivir deberán comprender (y manipular) a los propios Carryx.

Originally broadcast on BBC Radio 4, Jeremy Irons' perceptive reading illuminates the poetry of T. S. Eliot in all its complexity. Major poems range from 'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock' through the post-war desolation of 'The Waste Land' and the spiritual struggle of 'Ash-Wednesday', to the enduring charm of 'Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats'.

Grand in scope, rigorous in its arguments, and elegantly synthesizing 30 years of scholarship, Gordon S. Wood's Pulitzer Prize–winning book analyzes the social, political, and economic consequences of 1776. In The Radicalism of the American Revolution, Wood depicts not just a break with England, but the rejection of an entire way of life: of a society with feudal dependencies, a politics of patronage, and a world view in which people were divided between the nobility and "the Herd."

I'm marrying a beautiful monster. A crooked fraud. America's wealthiest bachelor. He claims we're in love, yet all I taste in our kisses is hate and lust. I don't remember why or how. But I do remember he's the enemy. Now, I'm stuck inside a nightmare. And Oliver will do anything to keep me in the dark.

In the summer of 1977, thirteen-year-old Scott Bergman's life takes an unexpected turn when his summer vacation plan is obliterated, and is forced to spend the summer in Palo Alto, California with his mother and her new boyfriend. As he navigates a new world of friendship and intrigue, Scott discovers a startling secret behind his enigmatic neighbor, uncovering a long-buried past connected to the most fascinating prison escape in American history.

Remote Work: Thrive in the New Age of Remote and Hybrid Careers is a comprehensive guide designed for professionals navigating the evolving landscape of remote and hybrid work. This book delves into the essentials of adapting to a digital workspace, mastering productivity outside traditional office settings, and building a sustainable work-life balance. Covering topics from virtual collaboration tools to effective time management strategies, it provides listeners with actionable insights to excel in remote roles.

This story is base on a young princess, step-daughter to a cruel emperor who's only ambitions are to bring oppression upon his very people, also as making young girls as his concubine. The princess Yakuza plays as the only pure peace within the Yanshi City; but her green eyes tells a different story of death being her fate. She flees from execution that her step-father wanted her to die. She draws to avenge her mother's blood which demons have killed and her step-father haveordered, holding responsible on the behalf of her mother's slaughter.

When the daughter of a prominent businessman and a wealthy debutante vanishes, Reese Lindley returns to her hometown to cover the case for her podcast. Confronted by the past and her estranged family, Reese learns that the quiet town has more secrets to hide than she ever could have imagined.

In Can Deliberation Cure the Ills of Democracy?, James S. Fishkin argues that deliberative democracy can have surprisingly positive effects on all of these problems and charts a unique path to fixing them with his method of Deliberative Polling. After decades of applying and perfecting the methods of deliberative democracy in countries all over the world, this book synthesizes the results of 150 applications and shows how the method can be applied to resolve many of democracy's seemingly intractable challenges. It can clarify the public will and depolarize our divisions.

An art historian finds – then loses – a portrait by Johannes Vermeer in this thrilling art mystery set in Munich, Heidelberg, and Amsterdam. When Zelda Richardson investigates a new lead about a missing portrait by Johannes Vermeer, no one expects her to actually find the painting in a retired art dealer’s home in Munich, Germany. Not her parents visiting from America; her boss, private detective Vincent de Graaf; or the rightful owner of the Nazi-looted artwork. However, Zelda’s jubilation turns to horror when she arrives to pick up the portrait and finds the art dealer dead and ...

Nereide S. Santa Rosa conta um pouco da história do pequeno Carlos Gomes que, entre seu trabalho em uma alfaiataria, costurando calças e paletós, e suas...

Government Experiments Gone Wild - The show where Host and Producer play super super secret recordings of psycho government experiments that expose past abuses and manipulations of propaganda. #Parody #Improv #HAHA #Laughter #Conspiracy #Fun #Twins #Hats #Stepdads #Noir

EL COMIENZO DE UNA HERMOSA ASOCIACIÓN: UN DÚO DE DETECTIVES CON CORAZÓN Y PIEL Steve está maduro para una nueva relación: divorciado, con más de cuarenta años y todavía quitándose el polvo de una lamentable estadía en prisión, una experiencia inusual para un profesor, por decir lo menos. (¡Realmente debe hacer algo con su hábito de piratería!) Rochester es un golden retriever apuesto, sin hogar y adorable a quien Steve siempre había considerado demasiado grande, demasiado entusiasta y demasiado peludo. Pero la tragedia golpeó su vecindario cuando alguien asesinó a Caroline,...

Are you often confused by a whirlwind of painful emotions that feel unbearable? Do you exist in a constant state of fear and anxiety—always expecting the worst when something goes wrong? Do you find yourself behaving in ways that don't reflect your values and beliefs? If so, you aren't alone. If you feel like your thoughts and feelings have turned against you, this workbook can help you take charge of your emotions—and your life. Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is a powerful method for healing the psychological and emotional pain standing between you and a more fulfilling life.

A new story set in the world of The Expanse. One day, Colonel Fred Johnson will be hailed as a hero to the system. One day, he will meet a desperate man in possession of a stolen spaceship and a deadly secret and extend a hand of friendship. But long before he became the leader of the Outer Planets Alliance, Fred Johnson had a very different name. The Butcher of Anderson Station.

Our Crime Was Being Jewish contains 576 vivid memories of 358 Holocaust survivors. These are the true, insider stories of victims, told in their own words. They include the experiences of teenagers who saw their parents and siblings sent to the gas chambers; of starving children beaten for trying to steal a morsel of food; of people who saw their friends commit suicide to save themselves from the daily agony they endured.

Baseball's Golden Age comes alive through the voices of men who were there. Selected from the original tapes on which Lawrence S. Ritter based his classic book of baseball history, The Glory of Their Times is a collection of wonderful tales that paint a vivid and evocative picture of a lively young America and the giants who starred on her ballfields, legends like Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner, Walter Johnson, and many others.