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Scare Street is proud to present 14 diabolical new tales in this bone-chilling collection. Each ghastly short story unleashes a new nightmare, ripped from the depths of your psyche. It’s almost as if this book has a mind of its own; a monstrous, disturbed mind, a mind full of dark dreams, and twisted nightmares.

Wartime radio at its most provocative - that's "Words at War"! The Office of War Information, in cooperation with The Council on Books in Wartime, brought listeners journalistic accounts of battle, first-person narratives, and novels inspired by actual events. Each story was adapted for radio…and for maximum emotional impact.

The Kindle ebook is one of the most popular reading formats available today. With so many books available it can get difficult to keep track and organize your Kindle library. Learn how to fully take control and master your Kindle device and stand out from the average Kindle consumer. Amazon does not make things very clear when it come to Kindle and it is becoming troublesome as authors and owners of several Kindle devices find it difficult to remove or delete books from their Kindle device. (Note: This is not an official product.)

Crocodiles are born man-eaters. Given the opportunity, it is the one big predator that will go for you every single time. Two people have been killed inside a month, and now a monster croc has been captured – a hybrid – grown huge with 'hybrid-vigor' – and in the Everglades, a new and deadly invasive species – the most aggressive predator on the planet.

In 1952, John T. “Jack” Downey, a 23-year-old CIA officer from Connecticut, was shot down over Manchuria during the Korean War. The pilots died in the crash, but Downey and his partner Richard “Dick” Fecteau were captured by the Chinese. For the next 20 years, they were harshly interrogated, put through show trials, held in solitary confinement, placed in reeducation camps, and toured around China as political pawns.

From the author of Confessions of an Actuarial Tutor comes this collection of more than 670 jokes that only actuaries will find funny (though probably only because they have such low standards for humor). With jokes covering actuaries and their (lack of) personality and social life, along with jokes on pensions, insurance, finance, mortality, statistics, Excel, and even accountants. By the Law of Averages, you’re sure to find something that will eventually make you almost laugh.

Welcome to The Daily Refresh where we share a quote, gratitude and guided breathing 7-days a week! John Lee Dumas has another award winning podcast called Entrepreneurs on Fire, where he interviews entrepreneurs who will guide you to financial, location and lifestyle freedom! Subscribe at EOFire.com/subscribe.

From mid-August to mid-September 1863, Union major general William S. Rosecrans's Army of the Cumberland maneuvered from Tennessee to north Georgia in a bid to rout Confederate general Braxton Bragg's Army of Tennessee and blaze the way for further Union advances. Meanwhile, Confederate reinforcements bolstered the numbers of the Army of Tennessee, and by the time the two armies met at the Battle of Chickamauga, in northern Georgia, the Confederates had gained numerical superiority.

The only and therefore funniest actuarial fairy tale book in the world! Actuarial Fairy Tales is the result of fitting a statistical humor distribution to a dataset of well-known fairy tales after making some assumptions and unfounded extrapolations. Hypothesis tests show, at the 1 percent level, that this audiobook is significantly funnier than being eaten by a wolf, locked in a tower or poisoned by an apple. The perfect bedtime listening for actuaries, data analysts, and financial analysts everywhere, guaranteed to send them to sleep.

Sixty-five million years ago... An artificial alien intelligence has come to strip-mine the prehistoric Earth but when their robotic automations kill a mother T. rex, they start a war. One of her hatchlings has survived, traveling with an adoptive raptor pack and as the orphaned tyrannosaur grows, they wage a guerrilla war against an invading army of war-bots and giant cloned-cyborgs.

The First Black Archaeologist reveals the untold story of a pioneering African American classical scholar, teacher, community leader, and missionary. Born into slavery in rural Georgia, John Wesley Gilbert (1863-1923) gained national prominence in the early 1900s, but his accomplishments are little known today. Using evidence from archives across the US and Europe, from contemporary publications, and from newly discovered documents, this book chronicles Gilbert's remarkable journey.

As a child growing up in North Korea, Hyeonseo Lee was one of millions trapped by a secretive and brutal communist regime. Her home on the border with China gave her some exposure to the world beyond the confines of the Hermit Kingdom and, as the famine of the 1990s struck, she began to wonder, question and realise that she had been brainwashed her entire life. Given the repression, poverty and starvation she witnessed surely her country could not be, as she had been told, 'the best on the planet'?

The piranha–razor-toothed terror of the Amazon–attacking in swarms, stripping flesh off the bones of helpless victims in seconds. Piranha have never been successfully introduced into American waters...until now.

Theory and Practice is a podcast dedicated to decoding research in the field of speech-language pathology. We dive deep into the latest evidence-based practices, demystify complex studies, and provide practical insights for implementing research findings in your everyday therapy sessions. Join us as we unpack evidence-based practices and empower you to provide the highest quality care for your clients. As a disclaimer, this is just our personal opinions and thoughts. It is not meant to misinform or claim the intentions of the literature or publication. We also encourage you to read and ...

Once again, HellBound Books Publishing brings you an outstanding collection of horror, dark, slippery things, and supernatural terror - all from the very best up and coming minds in the genre.

This is the raw and remarkable story of John Bishop, a former megachurch pastor who ended up running drugs for a Mexican cartel, rescuing his son from a Mexican prison, and eventually ending up in a U.S. prison himself.

Worried that he'll be bored to tears by a school assembly, Billy Burger decides to bring along his own excitement—the class pet ferret, Franklin! The only problem is Franklin gets away from him, taking over the stage and leaving chaos behind. Now Billy's in a heap of trouble, but while he waits for his punishment from his parents, he gets to spend the afternoon with his loving grandma. The wise woman has lots of funny stories, and more importantly, great ideas on how Billy might use his punishment time helping others.

After Billy gets sent home for fighting with the bus bully, Randy, he's got extra time to do some community service. Inspired by a speech about bullies and mistreated animals from his grandmother, Billy decides to spend some time with the dogs down at the local pound. But he soon learns that walking dogs is no picnic. Can Billy survive the heat and exercise? Can he keep the dogs on leash and out of the butcher shop? Can Billy be a good citizen to all, even the bus bully?!

When Billy Burgers gets a bad report at the doctor, his mom starts pushing fruits and veggies and cutting out the junk food. Delirious from his cravings, Billy swipes a bag of chips from the school cafeteria and devours them. When he realizes his mistake, he rushes to pay, but it's too late. He's sent to the principal's office for stealing. Can Billy make up for his poor judgement? Can he live life with less junk food and more movement? Can he become Billy Burger, Model Citizen?!

It's raining and Billy can't stand the thought of another boring indoor recess. So he convinces his buddies to sneak into the library for a Super Samurai Showdown - some imaginary play featuring gods, samurai, and huge stacks of books. No sooner have the gates of Olympus (the stacks of books) fallen, than Billy is caught. Determined to make up for his poor choices and mistreatment of books, Billy organizes a book drive. How many books can Billy collect? Who will be the drive's worthy recipient? Can books really turn Billy to into a model citizen?!