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Anxiety is one of the most common conditions that are plaguing people all around you. We are in a world that is filled with reasons to worry: from survival to feeding our families to making sure our boss is happy. We see people spending billions of dollars on health care trying to treat the anxiety epidemic.

Everywhere you look, parents and children are busy with their smartphones and their laptops. The children are playing video games or using apps on their iPod. We are glued to the television set, We sleep with our phone on the nightstand. There is hardly a moment where some parents opt to put down our electronics or delay our chores with the intent to properly engage our kids.

Every night Benita dreams. She envisions her home is a beautiful city of clean, silver buildings. She dreams of a queen banished for not sharing the secret of her powers. And when she wakes, nothing she sees matches what she envisioned. The city she lives in is crowded with trash and debris, and the structures are covered with thick grime. She must decide what's more real: the world she has known since birth, that she can touch and see, or the world she dreams, that she feels with her heart.

It is amazing how little it takes to sell away your soul. Ten dollars and 50 cents. That's all it took to purchase some graphics and bold fonts and 200 neon fliers from the copy store. Each invites the regulars and tourists alike to the community stage to the east of the market. There, at sundown, they are promised a show beyond their imagination.

The padded footsteps of a white tiger pass a servant girl in the hallway of an Arabian palace. The prince's toys rise up to defend him from a band of mercenaries. A sinister man takes control of the palace while the Sultan is away...but what is his purpose? Another of Raver's tales of hidden magic, The Enchantress is a short story that takes the listener to a fictional land and into the mind of a mysterious young woman.

There are many women who are attracted to narcissistic, perfectionistic, self-absorbed men. Many of us continue to wonder why we fall for these guys time and time again. We will cover the various reasons below, and then give you tips to help you grow out of your need to continue relationships that are unfulfilling.

They called him "The Phantom". He would appear in church, sit in the back pew, and then mysteriously disappear. Each of the young women in the ministry wanted to know who he was because he was so damn handsome and mysterious. Abby thought he was out of her league. Until a dare from her teasing girlfriends forces her to introduce herself to him.

This is a collection of five psychological horror short stories. They are Webs, Holesome House, Cats (True story), The Fog, and Eck, Bill and Lack-Lack.

Fifteen-year-old Meeka has trained her entire life for the ranks of the Sacred Grove. When her plans go awry, she flees her home and joins the Bow Maidens, a band of lethal women warriors. As she struggles to find herself, Meeka discovers her hidden gift: an ancient magic of her ancestors. Meanwhile, the assassination of the king leaves Adrik, a young monk, next in line for the throne. To save the kingdom from the ruthless duke, Adrik must join forces with an orphaned cutpurse, an oversized monk, and a bumbling aristocrat.

Freelance photographer Lindsey Grayson had planned a quiet morning snapping photos in the forest. When she becomes the only witness to a vicious double murder, she's glad that she has her camera ready. Lindsey quickly and quietly documents the event and then alerts the authorities.

Dana is entering her freshman year at college and is nervous about going to her first frat party. She does not know anyone there but sees a familiar face in Mark, her new stepbrother. Their parents have recently married, and they both feel a tinge of immediate attraction for one another..

Alice in Wonderland syndrome is listed as one of the top eight rarest disorders in the world. This audiobook will discuss what Alice in Wonderland syndrome (AIWS) is, age of onset of the symptoms, why it is named AIWS, from where it might come, what the symptoms of AIWS are, what distortions are included in AIWS, and causes and therapies for AIWS. We will also cover sensory processing disorder, Irlen syndrome, pineal gland cysts, Chiari malformation, traumatic brain injuries, migraines, cow protein intolerances, and other conditions related to Alice in Wonderland syndrome.

The narcissist is a character in his own story. He employs the tactic of foreshadowing throughout his storytelling. He is omnipresent and omnipotent. He detests and resents anyone who paints the story for him, and thus he seeks to tell the story even in advance of itself. He wants to be the director, the storyteller, the adversary, and the hero. He narrates his life and his intentions so that he doesn't feel as though anyone else has a say over what will happen to him.

Many people blame cheating and adultery on the weakness of the man. They blame it on the temptations that he's around every day.... The truth is that many men cheat for a very different reason - a reason that many women and men aren't even aware of until it's too late. He is left not knowing why he destroyed something good, and she is left with a big hole in her heart, unsure if she will ever be able to trust again. The reason that I discuss in this audiobook is one that pretty much ensures that he will cheat again...