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Pandora's Matryoshkas is a gripping family tragedy in a thrilling, addictive novel. The narrating drops us into the lives of Chris and Helen, a married Brooklyn couple. Chris is trying to live by the book, while Helen’s a flamboyant, ambitious, and daring businesswoman. Their daughter Lisa craves for the attention of her mother. But then, against the backdrop of post-9/11 mayhem and tragedy, it’s Lisa who steps up to help her father rebuild his life. As Chris’s life turns into a game of Russian roulette - complete with Moscow beauties and the highest stakes imaginable - Lisa is left at home, fighting a completely different set of demons.

The Definitive Guide to Getting Six Pack Abs is a comprehensive guide that covers all the requirements for getting six-pack abs, including the proper workout strategies you should be using to see progress taking place and the necessary nutritional information you need to know that will be vital to your success.

In today’s world, getting fit and staying fit are two of the greatest obstacles people face in staying both physically and mentally healthy. As statistics indicate, more and more people are losing their battle, which can be both emotionally discouraging and harmful to their health in the long run. And as anyone can attest, success requires equal parts desire and discipline. Charles River Editors’ Get Fit Now series provides readers with the information, advice, and plans necessary to win the battle to get fit and stay fit.

Fort Sumter is popularly remembered today as the first fighting of the Civil War, and a relatively painless battle at that, but much of the history before April 12 that led to the shelling of the fort is often overlooked. The Greatest Civil War Battles: The Battle of Fort Sumter comprehensively covers the events that led up to the battle, the fighting itself, and the aftermath of the battle. Accounts of the battle by important participants like P.G.T. Beauregard, Robert Anderson, and Abner Doubleday are also included.

In this book, author Rick Broniec uses his own life as an authentic lens to share the simple, yet powerful seven-step program he discovered for living a more passionate, vital, joyful, and purposeful life. Reclaim your passion, purpose, and joy, and live the life you were meant to live.

From the dawn of time, man has sought to understand the universe and his place in it. How did the Earth and the Solar System come to be? How was the universe created? Like other scientific disciplines, astronomy and astrophysics is one big detective story. Hypotheses are formed, observations taken, and experiments performed in the search for universal laws that describe all that we see. In this resourceful guide, common and uncommon questions about the universe will be explained in comprehensive but easy-to-understand terms.

This quick but comprehensive primer, The Illustrated Guide to the Universe by Bill Andrews of Astronomy magazine, gives a complete overview of our universe, starting with our solar system before moving outward to explore the rest of the Milky Way Galaxy and beyond.

Machine Learning: The History of Automating Computers to Observe and Analyze Data looks at the attempts to develop machine learning, from successes to failures. You will learn about machine learning like never before.

In his book, Life's Alternatives, Mike Walsh poses these questions in his investigation of the reigning philosophical worldviews on topics ranging from politics to pop culture. As he examines what the various approaches have to offer, Mike lends his insight into what will inevitably grant people the answers they seek.

An examination of ancient Macedonian culture, from its earliest known references to the arrival of the Romans, reveals that the Greeks’ northern neighbors played an integral role in the development of Hellenic civilization. Although many of the traditional Greeks may not have considered the Macedonians to be fellow Hellenes at first, they were forced to accept them due to the Macedonian's superior military strength.

The Mojave Desert: The History and Legacy of North America’s Most Famous Desert explores the development of the Mojave from its formative years to the heterogeneous tract of land it is today. It also examines the native tribes who inhabited it and their complex relationships with the foreign explorers who traversed their territories. The book also dives into the desert's literal golden era and takes a tour through the desert's fabled Death Valley.

Hinduism originated in India, the land of diverse ethnicity and culture, and is the oldest known religion in the world, with its history reportedly dating back as far as 6500 BCE. Amidst the diversity, Hindus try to promote peace and universality of shared beliefs. Diversity and communal unity, irrespective of faith, also apply to their religious practices. Outlined in this insightful audiobook are the common beliefs, rituals, holidays, and the overarching concepts of the Hindu religion.

Being the complex individuals that we (women) are, some men find it difficult enticing and titillating their female partner. While you may desire your partner with the intensity of a thousand super novae, how do you stoke even a fraction of that sense of desire in her? With more than a handful of tips and tricks on navigating the twisting path towards getting your partner on board to culminate your sexual desires, this book will teach you exactly which buttons to push - and how to push them.

In 1798, an initial review of France’s naval forces had led Napoleon to conclude his navy could not hope to outfight the power of the Royal Navy, which had been the dominant naval power for centuries, so he was forced to look elsewhere. After months of planning, Napoleon crafted a scheme to attack and conquer Egypt, denying the British easy access to their colonies in India, with the ultimate goal of linking up with the Sultan Tipoo in India itself and defeating the British in the field there.

Deciding whether or not to declare Chapter 7 bankruptcy can be a complicated decision, involving the careful balance of many factors. Despite some obvious setbacks, filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy is sometimes the right move to make, as long as you're aware of the implications and fully understand the procedure involved. Discover all the ins-and-outs of filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in this easy-to-understand guide.

Napoleon Bonaparte’s Invasion of the Levant: The History and Legacy of the French Campaign in Syria chronicles one of the French leader’s most forgotten campaigns. You will learn about the French invasion of the Levant like never before.

From the gold inlaid floors of a high-class casino in Macau to the windswept winter hills of Kurdistan, from the snow-covered top of Pike’s Peak to the halls of government in Washington D.C., evil men with evil plans create an ominous plot to topple the newly created Republic of Texas and incite civil war between Texas and America. Only a handful of freedom-loving patriots stands between the looming destruction of liberty and self-rule in Texas as a sinister cabal of rogue US political leaders and members of the Chinese underworld threaten to corner and control the global oil market.

The Quest to Christ is the first edition of the series and joins two siblings raised Buddhist, Yui and Mei, escaping from Chinese-invaded Tibet. They face death-defying winter storms in the mountains of India in a tribulation-filled journey to find God; meet a wonderful missionary; conquer their fears; and learn about salvation through Jesus Christ. The series also teaches how to ask God for forgiveness, how to repent or turn away from sin, and how to pray in Jesus' name as well as how to accurately practice Bible-based Christian meditation day and night.

The tips mentioned in this book will turn a novice into an expert writer. Follow all the secrets of goal setting, maintaining focus, and motivation using affirmations and learn the art to journal writing mastery.... Writing a journal will help you to unleash all the negativity from within you and cleanse your soul.

In an age where even the motives of Gandhi and Mother Teresa are questioned by the cynical and they are at times vilified as “frauds,” one would be hard-pressed to find a rational argument against the untouchable character of Mister Rogers. When one does happen upon such an abnormality, the public is quick to defend the gentle soul. “It takes a special kind of scum to hate Mister Rogers,” reads the top comment on the aforementioned video, posted by user Sergei Ivanovich Mosin. The video has been picked apart by multiple journalists from the likes of Huffington Post.