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Since Dave Barry writes about weird things, you might be tempted to think he has a weird brain. He does, of course, but that's not the whole explanation: A lot of the things he writes about—exploding Pop-Tarts, for example—are real. Join Dave as he examines UFO thrill-seekers and Elvis-worshippers, runs for president, and plays Claptonesque guitar in the world's most literary band that includes Stephen King (The Rock-Bottom Remainders).

The Excoms specialize in dealing with problems others can’t solve. Kidnappings, human exploitation, oppression. They’ve dealt with them all and earned the gratitude of the overlooked and the disadvantaged. But not everyone is happy with their work. After finishing their most recent assignment, they’re rudely awakened in the middle of the night by an explosive situation that changed the team forever. Some may think Ananke and her friends are no longer a threat. Some would be making a mistake. You may knock The Excoms down, but you can never count them out.

Tupperware ladies, eighties people, and leisure concept salesmen beware: Dave Barry is on the loose and no one is safe! In this collection of eighty essays, the inimitable columnist observes everything that makes America the unique, special place you've grown to love: taxes, toilets, airbags, baseball, beer commercials, and numerous other American artifacts.

When Axika Naxek is tasked with upgrading a newly acquired human space station, he comes straight up against Gwen, a brilliant human female whose strategic mind is integral to operations. He thinks little of the weak humans he is in charge of, but to his astonishment, she ignites his mala and his interest. He can resist the sparks between them for a while, but the day will come for him to claim her as his.

All relationships take time and effort to make it work, but often and very understandably so, the daily demands and distractions of life make it tempting to simply look the other way (usually to the smartphone) and think “perhaps this is as good as it gets”. But, unresolved issues do take its toll, and with time, it becomes seemingly impossible to manage. But, it doesn’t have to be this way and the good news is, it all starts with you.

Growing up on a ranch with four brothers, Ella Mae Hawkins is no stranger to rugged, tough men. But her heart's always belonged to the one man she couldn’t have. After a secret, romantic weekend with him leaves her broken-hearted, Ella Mae accepts an opportunity to go to Paris to pursue her fashion dreams. It’s her chance to start over. Instead, she’s going there with the same stubborn man who claimed he was too dangerous for her—as his fake wife. Despite falling for her brother’s best friend all over again, this time, the stakes are higher. She’s in danger.

Follow Rahab in this audio Bible study as she trusts God's final word about her worth above society's words. You will learn how to shed unhelpful labels and fears, and instead revel in God's unconditional love and acceptance of you–just as you are. You can be free from shame and doubt.

Cyrus was only twelve years old when his gods were slain, his country invaded, and his parents—the king and queen—beheaded in front of him. Held prisoner in the invader's court for years, Cyrus is suddenly given a chance to escape and claim his revenge when a mysterious group of revolutionaries comes looking for a figurehead. They need a hero to strike fear into the hearts of the imperial and to inspire and unite the people. They need someone to take up the skull mask and swords and to become the legendary "Vagrant"—an unparalleled hero and assassin of otherworldly skill.

In the brutal Ice Age caused by the ancient Jemen war, many archaic human species, including Denisovans and Homo erectus, hover on the verge of extinction. There seems no way out, until the greatest Neandertal holy man, Trogon, has a vision. Legends say the truce that ended the old war left one hostage in the hands of the victorious rebels: the godlike Jemen leader known as the Old Woman of the Mountain. According to Trogon’s vision, only one person knows the location of that burial cave.

We were supposed to be reaping the fruits of our labor, an all-girls trip to a breathtaking beachside villa in Tahiti. But when my ex-teammates bail at the last minute, I'm stuck in a double-booked villa with our fiercest - and most gorgeous - of competitors. Differences are eventually set aside, rivalries forgotten as the four of us settle in for a sun-soaked week of overwhelming temptation. But when a molten-hot game of Truth or Dare allows me to unravel the guys' darkest, most butterfly-inducing of secrets? I'm ready to let them take me places I've only dreamed of going before.

She turned her back on her people and shifted her allegiance to the very Empire she was sent to betray. Now head spymaster, Lyre's loyalty lies with Sabine, the Empress she has loved since childhood. But when Sabine visits the secretive Cloud Vault, the floating citadel home that Lyre betrayed, Lyre's elaborate web of lies starts to untangle. Her very presence threatens Sabine's future, and Lyre will do whatever it takes to protect her lover . . . even if that means sacrificing herself.

When activated, confidence is always at work helping you in a positive way in everything you do. Confidence is either working for you or fear, doubt, and uncertainty are working against you - undermining your true potential. Confidence Manifesto will lead you through a 30-day journey designed to reveal your potential and boost your best qualities. Drawing on his own experiences and the secrets of successful people, Dr. Keith Johnson shares easy-to-understand strategies that will boost your confidence and maximize performance in every area of your life.

More leveling up. More killing. More stuff. So far, Dantem has enjoyed being the Bad Guy. He’s conquered cities, taken empires, and killed heroes. Unfortunately, until now, his chance at revenge and world domination has escaped him. But if he plays his cards right, and is more bad than ever before, he might just have one shot at killing all the people who have ever wronged him, taking their stuff, and then hearing the cries of their women.

Jack Jensen is a middle-aged nobody who lives a lackluster life in an even more uninteresting town. Having sampled every job the small town of Merrill, Wisconsin has to offer, he has excelled at nothing but growing his beer gut and his luxurious curly, chestnut brown hair. His life is one of unrealized potential and lack of direction. Things change one morning when his brother, an Army Major, lands his helicopter in the parking lot of Jack’s less-than-profitable gaming store.

Deranged and violent. Gorgeous but frightening. I’m a businessman, so when one of my debtors offers me his fiancé in exchange for a debt settled, I figure why not? The woman will be a quick sell. Repayment comes in the form of a beautiful but haunted young woman. The light in her tempts the darkness inside of me. Teases it, tortures it. I want to hurt her. I want to break her. I want to keep her. Luckily for Celia, she fails to see that there is no goodness in me.

A single Arn, Quafijinivon, the last member of the race that created the Hork-Bajir has survived. He has seen his entire people wiped out. He has seen the Hork-Bajir enslaved. Now, after a lifetime of planning and plotting, he wants to get his revenge on the Yeerks. And he wants to atone for the problems the Arn have caused. He is old and weak. But he has something the Yeerks have reason to fear: the Ixcila.

Camila Fletcher has made a career out of finding missing people. Despite being a full-blooded human, she's often contacted by members of the fae population hiding amongst mundanes. When a young fae girl asks for help finding her sister, Camila is thrust into an investigation that involves much more than one missing girl ... Diabolical Sword: When artifact collector, Harlow Fletcher, steals a rare dragon sword, she doesn't realize until it's too late that the sword has a mind--and agenda--of its own.

Prepare for your next run or race with these running and jogging-specific affirmations. Improve your confidence, stamina, endurance, energy, and your overall love of running. In Boosting Performance with 160 Positive Running Affirmations, you’ll get pre-race affirmations, affirmations for long-distance running, endurance-inspiring affirmations, and much more! If you feel like you've been in a running rut, and are lacking the motivation to get out on the trails, this audiobook is for you!

Beach girls Esther and Sophie are happiest working in the school library, surfing, and hanging out with Parker and Paisley, twins from Britain. Esther has always hidden behind her cardigan and glasses, but Parker's handsome face and brilliant mind convince her to risk going on a date with him. When the best-selling author of Blessed Be announces she will film part of her movie in their Oregon Coast town, Esther and Sophie get a job tutoring the celebrities playing the parts of the witches and warlocks. But when Parker is cast as an extra, strange things start happening on set.

In 1979, the author, her husband, and newborn daughter lived in a one-room apartment in the back of a small repair shop. At that time, their shop grossed about $20,000 a year. In 2001, Fran's business cracked the million dollar mark, and has continued to do so every year since. She and her business have survived uninsured cancer, embezzlements, divorce, cutthroat competition, economic challenges, and the steep learning curves our rapidly changing times force on all of us. This book shares the attitudes that helped Fran thrive.