The Lost Souls of Gilfords Falls


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Living in the religious commune for the past twelve years has slowly drained seventeen-year-old Mary Snippet of life. She can no longer endure the cruelty of her husband, Zachariah Snippet, and she makes the biggest decision of her young life: she must escape. Along with her small son and daughter, Mary packs what few belongings they have and flees the commune one chilly evening. She has only a faded photo to guide her back to her real home: a picture of a beautiful white mansion with a few illegible words on the back. Relying on the kindness of strangers, Mary struggles to care for her children and fights the terror that, at times, threatens to overwhelm her. When she finds a temporary home in an abandoned cottage, it starts a chain reaction of events that may very well lead her to her lost family. But Zachariah Snippet isnt about to let this impudent girl outsmart him, and Mary knows he is hot on her trail. As the net begins to tighten, Mary must draw on all her inner strengthand her faithto survive.




Lost Souls


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QUEENSLAND, Australia -Author Penny de Byl shares a thrilling story that combines the mystery of a crime and police procedural, with science fiction. "Lost Souls" follows humankind's fledgling endeavors to colonize space, but unfolds into the near future where science looks to religious tenets and beliefs when unethical medical practices lead to a series of baffling deaths. The story unfolds along two parallel narratives. The first tracks a police team investigating a series of bizarre deaths in which people are dropping dead with no apparent explanation. The second focuses on a group of researchers based in Antarctica, working toward developing technologies that will one day assist mankind to colonize space. These two worlds collide when the detectives and scientists become reliant on what is understood of religion and spirituality to solve the cases of mysterious deaths. With contemporary science and technological fact woven into the story, de Byl treats readers to an engaging journey of issues and solutions that seek to take humankind beyond earth. Intriguing, "Lost Souls" builds a fascination for the science and technology that is shaping the world, and the collective efforts that will be required of all nations to see humanity populate the cosmos. In a future dependent on both old and new practices, this original novel demonstrates there will always be a place for both science and spirituality in our culture.










Lost Souls


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Survival Quest


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Risk to create your future. Disaster can strike at any moment. Are you prepared physically, emotionally? How do you face fear, attack and conquer? Does the spiritual assist? Some of these harrowing ordeals tell of a woman on a flight that crashes in the jungle and struggles for her life as beauty emerges. A man falls from the sky without a parachute and battles to live, miles away from medical assistance. Multiple explorers face the perils of Antarctica's destruction battling storms – hunger – imminent death as we wonder how they can survive. A female in an arid Israeli town of ancient traditions attempts to move from the past to the present struggling for her and other women's rights. A man confronts the torturous elements in the Sierras, alone, in a winter storm that threatens his existence as a miracle unfolds. What actually makes the difference between those who survive and others who don’t? Turn fear, anger, and stress into focus. My personal conclusion on this journey for answers may surprise you. Here is a collection of unique true stories that reveal a new path as you learn how the ordinary do the extraordinary. REVIEWS I just finished reading the remarkable book, Survival Quest and enjoyed it immensely!! The author's personal experience and relationships enrich the authenticity of the stories. One of the master skills in life is resilience, as demonstrated by the heroes in Sally DeMasi's stories. They were optimistic individuals who were able to manage their response to catastrophic situations and find a way to succeed. We all have the capacity to learn positive, transformative skills. By building relationships, spirituality, family, self-awareness, and positive emotions, we can prepare ourselves to respond to challenges more effectively. Survivor Quest amply encourages preparation for unexpected challenges. I highly recommend Survival Quest and look forward to reading Courage Quest. Sincerely, Joan Reinhart 4-1-16 – 5 star Well written and a great read This book is amazing! It is very well written where the words jump out at you while you are reading. As a reader, you feel you are right there with these amazing individuals who survive very difficult situations! I would read this book out loud to my family and they loved it! I would recommend this to anyone who wants a book about what it takes to survive amazing situations. I highly recommend this book! Get yours today! Christina Lore – 5 star, January 9, 2016




The Revolt of The Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium


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How insurgencies—enabled by digital devices and a vast information sphere—have mobilized millions of ordinary people around the world. In the words of economist and scholar Arnold Kling, Martin Gurri saw it coming. Technology has categorically reversed the information balance of power between the public and the elites who manage the great hierarchical institutions of the industrial age: government, political parties, the media. The Revolt of the Public tells the story of how insurgencies, enabled by digital devices and a vast information sphere, have mobilized millions of ordinary people around the world. Originally published in 2014, The Revolt of the Public is now available in an updated edition, which includes an extensive analysis of Donald Trump’s improbable rise to the presidency and the electoral triumphs of Brexit. The book concludes with a speculative look forward, pondering whether the current elite class can bring about a reformation of the democratic process and whether new organizing principles, adapted to a digital world, can arise out of the present political turbulence.







The Pledge


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The mysterious and unbearably tense tale of a detective's obsessive pursuit of a child murderer, from one of the post-war era's greatest writers in German.




The Obamas


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When Barack Obama won the 2008 presidential election, he also won a long-running debate with his wife Michelle. Contrary to her fears, politics now seemed like a worthwhile, even noble pursuit. Together they planned a White House life that would be as normal and sane as possible. Then they moved in. In the Obamas, Jodi Kantor takes us deep inside the White House as they try to grapple with their new roles, change the country, raise children, maintain friendships, and figure out what it means to be the first black President and First Lady. Filled with riveting detail and insight into their partnership, emotions and personalities, and written with a keen eye for the ironies of public life, The Obamas is an intimate portrait that will surprise even readers who thought they knew the President and First Lady.