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Bride of the South Side

by David Rider ...

Meet the Cal City Crew: Wolfie, Meesh, José, and Ray-Ray. Their stomping grounds are south of Chicago's South Side, in a city where the strange and unexpected is commonplace.On the morning of June 11, 1976, these four friends discover a girl's body buried in a construction site. But she's not exactly dead.Then things start getting weird… ... Read more

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Meet the Cal City Crew: Wolfie, Meesh, José, and Ray-Ray. Their stomping grounds are south of Chicago's South Side, in a city where the strange and unexpected is commonplace.On the morning of June 11, 1976, these four friends discover a girl's body buried in a construction site. But she's not exactly dead.Then things start getting weird…
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Grandpa Billy's Clowns

by David Rider ...

Dharma and Patty have a jerk for a grandfather. His toxic behavior gets worse when his assisted living facility starts employing clowns as caretakers. But Grandpa Billy's silent, mean clowns are only funny to him. They relentlessly tease Dharma, who develops a phobia requiring professional therapy. Patty gets involved to help, but her little sister's psyche may have already passed a dark breaking ... Read more

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Dharma and Patty have a jerk for a grandfather. His toxic behavior gets worse when his assisted living facility starts employing clowns as caretakers. But Grandpa Billy's silent, mean clowns are only funny to him. They relentlessly tease Dharma, who develops a phobia requiring professional therapy. Patty gets involved to help, but her little sister's psyche may have already passed a dark breaking
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The Everyday Advantage

A Guide of Life Hacks and Tips for Any and All Ages!

by David Rider ...

In a world that moves fast and asks for more, it’s easy to forget that small things still matter. Maybe especially so.The truth? You don’t need to overhaul your entire life to feel more in control, more grounded, or more alive. You just need the right little things—clever tricks, thoughtful habits, and mindset shifts that quietly but powerfully create momentum.That’s what The Everyday Advantage is ... Read more

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In a world that moves fast and asks for more, it’s easy to forget that small things still matter. Maybe especially so.The truth? You don’t need to overhaul your entire life to feel more in control, more grounded, or more alive. You just need the right little things—clever tricks, thoughtful habits, and mindset shifts that quietly but powerfully create momentum.That’s what The Everyday Advantage is
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Abigail & Zack Save the Not-Quite-Blind-Yet

by David Rider ...

To most folks in the Midwestern town, they're just a normal girl and her pet dog—but what few of them notice is how she never attends school and carries on long, one-sided conversations with the plucky Boston Terrier. They also don't realize she wears a unique pink scarf year-round that seems to have a shifting pattern. Luckily for those same townspeople, the two friends are attuned to everything ... Read more

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To most folks in the Midwestern town, they're just a normal girl and her pet dog—but what few of them notice is how she never attends school and carries on long, one-sided conversations with the plucky Boston Terrier. They also don't realize she wears a unique pink scarf year-round that seems to have a shifting pattern. Luckily for those same townspeople, the two friends are attuned to everything
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Marked Man

by David Rider ...

Rob is an American traveling through England with his best friend. His journey to find himself is sidetracked by a supernatural curse that draws the attention of various creatures of the night who are compelled to stalk him. To further complicate matters, he is being shadowed by a mysterious woman in black on a dark mission.This short story can also be found as the prologue in the novel We Are Van ... Read more

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Rob is an American traveling through England with his best friend. His journey to find himself is sidetracked by a supernatural curse that draws the attention of various creatures of the night who are compelled to stalk him. To further complicate matters, he is being shadowed by a mysterious woman in black on a dark mission.This short story can also be found as the prologue in the novel We Are Van
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Tweakers, Crane Girl and the Semi-pocalypse

by David Rider ...

If a global crisis started and you were self-isolating and all stocked up on Funyuns, craft beer, and toilet paper, your next concern would be communication. Even if your smartphone worked, you'd still risk your life driving to the store for the newest model. But as bad as the flesh-eating monsters roaming the deserted streets might be during the gradual End of Days, the customer service at your ... Read more

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If a global crisis started and you were self-isolating and all stocked up on Funyuns, craft beer, and toilet paper, your next concern would be communication. Even if your smartphone worked, you'd still risk your life driving to the store for the newest model. But as bad as the flesh-eating monsters roaming the deserted streets might be during the gradual End of Days, the customer service at your
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Absolute Zero

by Anne Woods, Matt Dodge, Neil Williamson, Bryan Holm, Jay T. Dane, E.J. Bramble, William Jensen, Marcel Feldmar, G.M. Garner, David Rider, Frederick Street, Marzia La Barbera, L. W. Young ...

Prepare to experience fear at its coldest. In a world where the temperature plummets, so too do the depths of terror. Absolute Zero is an anthology that delves into the chilling extremes of human experience, exploring the frigid landscapes—both literal and metaphorical—that push our minds and bodies to the brink. Inside these pages, the frost is not just a physical presence but an emotional one, ... Read more

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Prepare to experience fear at its coldest. In a world where the temperature plummets, so too do the depths of terror. Absolute Zero is an anthology that delves into the chilling extremes of human experience, exploring the frigid landscapes—both literal and metaphorical—that push our minds and bodies to the brink. Inside these pages, the frost is not just a physical presence but an emotional one,
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50 Masterpieces you have to read before you die vol: 3 (Shandon Press)

by Mark Twain, Rudyard Kipling, Victor Hugo, Jane Austen, Arthur Conan Doyle, Grant Allen, Lucius Apuleius, Marcus Aurelius, Lyman Frank Baum, Dale Carnegie, Margaret Cavendish, G.K. Chesterton, John Cleland, Wilkie Collins, Joseph Conrad, Daniel Defoe, Charles Dickens, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Alexandre Dumas, Francis Scott Fitzgerald, Elizabeth Gaskell, Henry Rider Haggard, David Herbert Lawrence, Jack London, Hendrik Antoon Lorentz, H.P. Lovecraft, Niccolò Machiavelli, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Friedrich Nietzsche, Plato, Mary Shelley ...

This book contains the following works arranged alphabetically by authors last names - What's Bred in the Bone [Grant Allen] - The Golden Ass [Lucius Apuleius] - Meditations [Marcus Aurelius] - Northanger Abbey [Jane Austen] - Lady Susan par [Jane Austen] - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz [Lyman Frank Baum] - The Art of Public Speaking [Dale Breckenridge Carnegie] - The Blazing World [Margaret ... Read more

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This book contains the following works arranged alphabetically by authors last names - What's Bred in the Bone [Grant Allen] - The Golden Ass [Lucius Apuleius] - Meditations [Marcus Aurelius] - Northanger Abbey [Jane Austen] - Lady Susan par [Jane Austen] - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz [Lyman Frank Baum] - The Art of Public Speaking [Dale Breckenridge Carnegie] - The Blazing World [Margaret
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Systems Thinking For Social Change

A Practical Guide to Solving Complex Problems, Avoiding Unintended Consequences, and Achieving Lasting Results

by David Peter Stroh ...

Narrated by Tia Rider ...

Unabridged

6 hours 17 min

Donors, leaders of nonprofits, and public policy makers usually have the best of intentions to serve society and improve social conditions. But often their solutions fall far short of what they want to accomplish and what is truly needed. Moreover, the answers they propose and fund often produce the opposite of what they want over time. We end up with temporary shelters that increase homelessness, ... Read more

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Donors, leaders of nonprofits, and public policy makers usually have the best of intentions to serve society and improve social conditions. But often their solutions fall far short of what they want to accomplish and what is truly needed. Moreover, the answers they propose and fund often produce the opposite of what they want over time. We end up with temporary shelters that increase homelessness,
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Extraordinary Visions

Stories Inspired by Jules Verne

by CDR Steven R. Southard USNR, (ret.), Rev. Matthew T. Hardesty, Joseph S. Walker, Michael Schulkins, Alison L. Randall, Gustavo Bondoni, Janice Rider, David A. Natale, Mike Adamson0, Brenda Carre1, Demetri Capetanopoulos2, Joel Allegretti3, Christopher M. Gleason4, Kelly A. Harmon5, Eric Choi6, various authors7, North American Jules Verne Society8 ...

Narrated by Tad Davis9 ...

Unabridged

7 hours 38 min

The North American Jules Verne Society is pleased to present its first-ever anthology of short stories, written by a select group of modern authors, inspired by classics like Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Seas, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Around the World in Eighty Days, and other novels and stories by the 19th-century master of “Extraordinary Voyages,” Jules Verne.The collection ... Read more

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The North American Jules Verne Society is pleased to present its first-ever anthology of short stories, written by a select group of modern authors, inspired by classics like Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Seas, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Around the World in Eighty Days, and other novels and stories by the 19th-century master of “Extraordinary Voyages,” Jules Verne.The collection
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Only a Dream

From their pens to your ears, genius in every story

by H Rider Haggard ...

Narrated by David Shaw-Parker ...

Unabridged

22 min

Sir Henry Rider Haggard, KBE was born on June 22nd, 1856 at Bradenham in Norfolk, England.After his education he was pushed towards an Army career but failed the entrance exam. Next Haggard was positioned to work for the British Foreign Office but he seems not to have sat that exam. Using family connections, he was sent to Southern Africa by his father in search of a further opportunity of a ... Read more

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Sir Henry Rider Haggard, KBE was born on June 22nd, 1856 at Bradenham in Norfolk, England.After his education he was pushed towards an Army career but failed the entrance exam. Next Haggard was positioned to work for the British Foreign Office but he seems not to have sat that exam. Using family connections, he was sent to Southern Africa by his father in search of a further opportunity of a
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