The Only Way You Are Reading This, Is If I Am Gone.


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On September 12, 2010 Trent and Carrie Boleskys only son, TJ, was killed in a car accident. He was a sixteen year old passenger in the back seat and sat with his arm around his girlfriend, Lydia, possibly saving her life that night. Roy, Lydias brother and TJs best friend was driving them, responsibly to youth group that night. In a freak quick turn, the jeep was in the ditch and Tj was killed instantly. What happens to each of these families and those around them, is beyond humanitys moral compass at its best. This is a wild, spiritual rollercoaster of the twist and turns that occured in the next several months. From finding a good-bye note from TJ to hearing from his friends how God whispered to TJs spirit of his early homecoming. This is a story of Gods grace, love and mercy following a life.




The Last Lecture


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The author, a computer science professor diagnosed with terminal cancer, explores his life, the lessons that he has learned, how he has worked to achieve his childhood dreams, and the effect of his diagnosis on him and his family.




Sometimes I Lie


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My name is Amber Reynolds. There are three things you should know about me: 1. I’m in a coma. 2. My husband doesn’t love me anymore. 3. Sometimes I lie. Amber wakes up in a hospital. She can’t move. She can’t speak. She can’t open her eyes. She can hear everyone around her, but they have no idea. Amber doesn’t remember what happened, but she has a suspicion her husband had something to do with it. Alternating between her paralyzed present, the week before her accident, and a series of childhood diaries from twenty years ago, this brilliant psychological thriller asks: Is something really a lie if you believe it's the truth?




The Great Mental Models, Volume 1


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Discover the essential thinking tools you’ve been missing with The Great Mental Models series by Shane Parrish, New York Times bestselling author and the mind behind the acclaimed Farnam Street blog and “The Knowledge Project” podcast. This first book in the series is your guide to learning the crucial thinking tools nobody ever taught you. Time and time again, great thinkers such as Charlie Munger and Warren Buffett have credited their success to mental models–representations of how something works that can scale onto other fields. Mastering a small number of mental models enables you to rapidly grasp new information, identify patterns others miss, and avoid the common mistakes that hold people back. The Great Mental Models: Volume 1, General Thinking Concepts shows you how making a few tiny changes in the way you think can deliver big results. Drawing on examples from history, business, art, and science, this book details nine of the most versatile, all-purpose mental models you can use right away to improve your decision making and productivity. This book will teach you how to: Avoid blind spots when looking at problems. Find non-obvious solutions. Anticipate and achieve desired outcomes. Play to your strengths, avoid your weaknesses, … and more. The Great Mental Models series demystifies once elusive concepts and illuminates rich knowledge that traditional education overlooks. This series is the most comprehensive and accessible guide on using mental models to better understand our world, solve problems, and gain an advantage.




Verity


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Whose truth is the lie? Stay up all night reading the sensational psychological thriller that has readers obsessed, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Too Late and It Ends With Us. #1 New York Times Bestseller · USA Today Bestseller · Globe and Mail Bestseller · Publishers Weekly Bestseller Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of bestselling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish. Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity’s notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn’t expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read. Page after page of bone-chilling admissions, including Verity's recollection of the night her family was forever altered. Lowen decides to keep the manuscript hidden from Jeremy, knowing its contents could devastate the already grieving father. But as Lowen’s feelings for Jeremy begin to intensify, she recognizes all the ways she could benefit if he were to read his wife’s words. After all, no matter how devoted Jeremy is to his injured wife, a truth this horrifying would make it impossible for him to continue loving her.




Anathema (Eventide, Book 3)


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Alan finds himself in a situation hauntingly similar to that which began his journey for Eventide—in the seat of a bus, heading into the unknown. This time, though, he’s not alone. Roman, Sydney, and Everest have put their faith in Alan and have left the only home they’ve ever known in search of a cure no one knows exists—a cure for the Tydall curse. When the group arrives at De Quincey manor, Alan soon finds that not everything is how he left it. Rooms have been changed and redecorated, but most of all, Madison is missing. With time running out to save Everest from her impending doom, will Alan be able to put old feelings on hold and lead the group to solving the ancient Tydall riddle? And, if successful, will Alan be giving up any chance at a cure for his own curse? Find out now in Anathema, book three of the Eventide Series! Anathema is the third and final novel novel in the follow-up-series to K.A. Poe’s Forevermore, but can be read as a stand-alone series. This novel is approximately 77,000 words in length (340 pages). SUGGESTED READING ORDER Twin Souls (Nevermore, Book 1) Hybrid (Nevermore, Book 2) Sacrifice (Nevermore, Book 3) Destiny (Nevermore, Book 4) Kismet (Forevermore, Book 1) Catalyst (Forevermore, Book 2) Solstice (Forevermore, Book 3) Eventide (Forevermore, Book 4) Coalesce (Forevermore, Book 5) Restore (A Forevermore Novella) Genesis (Eventide, Book 1) Synergy (Eventide, Book 2) Anathema (Eventide, Book 3) Schism (Forevermore, Book 6) Fracture (Forevermore, Book 7) Eclipse (Forevermore, Book 8) Closure (A Forevermore Novella) MORE BY K.A. POE Twin Souls (Nevermore, Book 1) Hybrid (Nevermore, Book 2) Sacrifice (Nevermore, Book 3) Destiny (Nevermore, Book 4) Kismet (Forevermore, Book 1) Catalyst (Forevermore, Book 2) Solstice (Forevermore, Book 3) Eventide (Forevermore, Book 4) Coalesce (Forevermore, Book 5) Schism (Forevermore, Book 6) Fracture (Forevermore, Book 7) Eclipse (Forevermore, Book 8) Genesis (Eventide, Book 1) Synergy (Eventide, Book 2) Anathema (Eventide, Book 3) Restore (A Forevermore Novella) Closure (A Forevermore Novella) Salem (A Nevermore Novella) Ephemeral (Ani'mari, Book 1) Evanescent (Ani'mari, Book 2) Darius - Episode One (Through the Rift) The King's Hourglass (Avarial Trilogy, Book 1)




The Institute Tie


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Dead Bibles Created Dead Religions


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This book exposes the biggest cover-up story that has ever existed, which should never have needed to be written, but sadly, because of what has happened...it truly must be written. At no time in our history has such a book been written which exposes religions and Bibles through historical facts and how religious corruption began. In discovering the alterations of Bibles that have risen many religions to the power of dominance through propaganda. Through the entity of both, we will receive the knowledge of discovery of history’s facts of how it happened and how it all began. Discovering written manuscripts of the true disciples of Christ that have been buried under the sands for over two thousand years and have recently been found. The discovery of these manuscripts have exposed what and who and the reasons Bibles have been written, showing how we have been exposed with propaganda, the way that religions have called us to follow. All has been hidden and are now being exposed, from the religious conspiracies to the truth. In which the world now has the opportunity to learn the truth about Bibles and religions. In discovering how truth gives life and deception takes it away. Unlocking the mysteries of the gate to receive the keys of understanding. With raging questions of what to believe and what not to believe, with revelations of which will emerge victorious. After reading this book, you will never see the world the same way again.




Mao's Children in the New China


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Around 18 million young Chinese people were sent to the countryside between 1966 and 1976 as part of the Cultural Revolution. Mao's Children in the New China allows some of them to tell their moving stories in their own voices for the first time. In this inspiring collection of interviews with former Red Guards, members of the first generation to be born under Chairman Mao talk frankly about the dramatic changes which have occurred in China over the last two decades. In discussing the impact these changes have had on their own lives, the former revolutionaries give a direct insight into how ex-Maoists view contemporary China, revealing an attitude perhaps more critical than that of most Western commentators. These poignant memoirs tell the very personal stories of how people from all walks of life were affected by both the cultural revolution and Deng Xiaoping's economic reforms. They cover subjects as diverse as marriage and divorce, the privatization of industry, family relationships, universities and the stock market. Mao's Children in the New China is essential reading for all those interested in learning more about the personal and social history of modern China.




The Walking Dead #20


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After the earth shattering events of past issues, Lori is left dealing with the choices she's made and the events that have transpired of no fault of her own. Meanwhile steps are made to turn the prison into a home. Things are winding down and life is becoming more bearable. If only they could forget what they just went through.