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On May 19, 1836, Fort Parker in Texas was overwhelmed by a band of Comanche Indians. Some residents were brutally murdered, others taken prisoner. Among those captured was 11-year-old Cynthia Parker, who would remain with the Comanche for 24 years and give birth to famed Chief Quanah.

Caroline Summers, a registered nurse and former army lieutenant, is drawn to Texas to become a front line worker. But as it turns out, the pandemic is threatening more than lives, and it isn't long before she discovers the virus isn't the only thing killing her patients.

Look around you and think for a minute: Is America too crowded? For years, we have been warned about the looming danger of overpopulation: people jostling for space on a planet that's busting at the seams and running out of oil and food and land and everything else. It's all bunk. The population bomb never exploded. Instead, statistics from around the world make clear that since the 1970s, we've been facing exactly the opposite problem: people are having too few babies.

"Philosophy is not a theory," asserted Austro-British philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951), "but an activity." In this 1921 opus, his only philosophical work published during his lifetime, Wittgenstein defined the object of philosophy as the logical clarification of thoughts and proposed the solution to most philosophic problems by means of a critical method of linguistic analysis.

At the heart of the Haute Vienne region of France, there is a village some 10 km from Limoges. The name of this village is Oradour sur Glane. On the 10th of June, 1944, this quaint village was the scene of a barbaric massacre, at the hands of the evil Nazis. Over 150 heavily armed SS soldiers entered this peaceful village and rounded up 642 men, women, and children. After hearing false reports that they were part of the resistance movement, upon orders, these vile men systematically murdered these innocent civilians.

Jerry and Diane show us how to look at every relationship as if there were only two emotions: love and fear. Fear, whose motto is "seek, but never find," is a product of our ego - our negative mind that views life as a constant battle in which we must defend ourselves, pass judgments and condemn. Love, the absence of fear and its accompanying guilt, is a beautiful light symbolizing our connection to a Higher Power.

When three modern women find themselves in medieval Scotland, they must use their wits and strengths to fight ancient foes. With the English, witch hunters, and the church after them, these futuristic ladies navigate the murky waters of falling in love with a broody highlanders while adjusting to their new lives and protecting that they now hold so dear.

“Where are you from?” was the question hounding Hazel Carby as a girl in post-war London. One of the so-called brown babies of the Windrush generation, born to a Jamaican father and Welsh mother, Carby’s place in her home, her neighbourhood, and her country of birth was always in doubt.

"The Wonderful Name of Jesus" by E.W. Kenyon is a Christian book that explores the profound significance and power of the name of Jesus in the lives of believers. The book delves into the idea that the name of Jesus is not merely a word but a source of authority, salvation, and transformation.

In The Book on Heat, Brad Pilon offers new hope to those struggling with their health, weight loss, and disease prevention. This is a guide to the exciting effects that heat can have on the human body, and is a helpful resource for both the avid health enthusiast looking to improve their health and people who cannot exercise due to injuries or other issues. The Book on Heat covers 70-plus years of research on the effects of temperature on the human body. In a clear and easy-to-understand manner, Brad shares his insights from over two decades working as a researcher.

You don’t need 100 rental properties for short-term rental success. Profitable Properties is about doing more with less. It’s about maximizing the ROI from each real estate investment. Written by a prior Airbnb employee, Superhost, guest of 2,000+ nights on Airbnb, and author of best-seller Optimize YOUR Bnb, Profitable Properties is an all-in-one guide for new and existing short-term rental owners and real estate investors. Other books talk about basics, but not Profitable Properties. Daniel Rusteen is intimately familiar with Airbnb and teaches you the details you need to optimize.

"Alye parusa" - radiospektakl' po odnoimennoj povesti Aleksandra Grina o nepokolebimoj vere v chudo i vsepobezhdajushhej, vozvyshennoj mechte. Povest' rasskazyvaet istoriju o zhizni devochki Assol', kotoraja poterjala svoju mat', kogda ej bylo pjat' mesjacev. Assol' zhila so svoim otcom-morjakom. Posle otstavki on stal delat' igrushki, chtoby zarabotat' sebe i malen'koj Assol' na zhizn'. I odnazhdy Assol' v lesu vstrechaet starika po imeni Jegl', kotoryj rasskazyvaet ej, chto kogda ona stanet vzrosloj, k nej priplyvjot princ na korable s alymi parusami.

Every child deserves to know that a path to a successful life exists and that they have the power to follow it. But many never set foot on that path because they grow up hearing the message that systemic forces control their destinies, or that they are at fault for everything that has gone wrong in their lives. Yet this phenomenon is not universal. Some children thrive where others do not. Why? Are there personal behaviors and institutional supports that have proven to make a difference? Agency answers with a loud and clear "yes!"

The purpose of this audiobook is to examine the relationship between the protein you eat and your ability to build muscle.

It is only by healing from injustices and dissolving our personal barriers to connection that we develop the ability to view others with compassion and to live in community with people of vastly different backgrounds and viewpoints. Incorporating mindfulness exercises, research, and Magee's hard-won insights, The Inner Work of Racial Justice offers a road map to a more peaceful world.

Here are 24 of Yeats' finest poems, read by Siobhan McKenna, V.C. Clinton-Baddeley, Cyril Cusack, and Michael MacLiammoir.

The great trap of the modern world is our dependence and overreliance on short smartphone binge-watching Netflix, claims sources. That's putting it lightly. People are "hooked" is the better word to describe it. I'm sure you're thinking, "Well, what's wrong with that? Everyone is!" As a rule the more reliant you are on short-term sources of pleasure, the worse your life is. It takes your focus, drive.

Fasting is one of the most powerful ways to not only lose weight but also to give the body the much-needed break it craves–like a reset button for revitalization. However, women require a specific and gradual approach to fasting to avoid hormonal fluctuations that can be counter-effective to their fasting efforts.

Gerald G. Jampolsky, M.D., psychiatrist, and Diane V. Cirincione, businesswoman and lecturer, can help you, as they have thousands, shift your perceptions about life and living. When you undergo this attitudinal shift in your perceptions, wonderful things begin to happen. You become truly fearless. You find safety in defenselessness. Love becomes the guiding force in your life; and your inner, intuitive voice unfailingly helps you make the right choices.

Selena Kitt's Power Play where those uber-hot alpha authority figures take full advantage of their status to strike up all sorts of sexy naughtiness with their subordinates!