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The macula lets us read. It allows us to watch television. We recognize our grandchild‘s faces by using our macula; we order off the menu using it. When it doesn’t work, or if it works poorly, we have to give up our cars and possibly lose our independence, and worse yet, it could keep us from living in our own home. A degenerating macula is not a good thing. I didn’t know much about the disease then, but now I feel that I am almost an expert.

After Matt returns from a harrowing deployment in Afghanistan, he and his wife Blair take off around the States in his father’s camping trailer for what they hope will be a tranquil trip. When torrential rain derails their plans, they, along with a handful of other travelers, seek shelter at a remote campground. Things soon take a disturbing turn when they stumble upon a body. And then, the unthinkable happens.

Shirley Lyle hooks for a living. She’s a big girl who keeps her profile low. But when a drug lord and his son toss her trailer, she adds a couple letters to her name. Now, she’s killed the drug lord’s son and two meth zombies. Fed up, ready to set fire to her past, her job - and her trailer - she’s dragged back into the role she’s forsworn by a man who presses her buttons with a hammer. Shirley realizes she’ll never be more than a 400-pound hooker. But when her partner-in-revolution, Ulyana the Ukrainian stripper, disappears, Shirley puts flame to fuse.

Paula offers her second collection of short fiction and poetry.

It is the middle of the night when pathologist Toni Day receives a call from the coroner informing her that the notoriously sleazy local attorney, Jay Braithwaite Burke, has just been found dead in his Mercedes in the middle of a snowy interstate. Unfortunately, everyone at Perrine Memorial Hospital where Toni works knows Burke. Over the years, he managed to talk nearly the entire medical staff into investing into his hedge fund. After it was revealed they had all foolishly invested in a Ponzi scheme, the feds moved in and he disappeared.

Sarah Ritter shares her poems commemorating many of her personal experiences contributing to the inspirations, transformations and revelations of her life.

Marcus Manning, a good ole boy with roots in Twin Falls, doesn't make anything easier and manages to earn the enmity of medical staff and employees alike as he ruthlessly goes about eliminating anyone who might oppose him in his quest to become not only CEO of Perrine Memorial, but CEO of the entire system. Unwisely, he starts his campaign with pathologist Toni Day, who blows the whistle on Marcus’s twisted campaign of lies, blackmail, and sexual abuse until the medical staff finally considers firing him, but is saved the trouble by someone with a more permanent solution....

Dr. Antoinette Day - a young, successful pathologist known to her friends and colleagues as Toni - has no idea what awaits her when Dr. Sally Shore arrives at Perrine Memorial Hospital in Twin Falls, Idaho, to fill in for a colleague recovering from a heart attack. Toni’s life is about to become a living hell.

Whether you voted for Barack Obama or not, it is hard to ignore the skill and passion with which he delivers his message; he possesses the ability to communicate powerfully and effectively. With a polished speaking style, a command of eloquent and uplifting rhetoric, the ability to inspire the enthusiasm of young voters, and the sophisticated use of the Internet as a campaign tool, Obama was very much a 21st-century candidate.

Widely anthologized, The Garden Party is considered Katherine Mansfield's finest piece of short fiction. First published in 1922, it immediately became a classic example of the short story form.

It is 1918, six months after the end of World War I, and Rosalind awaits the return of her father from the war. While it is common practice for British children in India to be packed off to boarding school at the age of 6, Rosalind is unusual because she lives and is schooled in India because...

Set against the backdrop of World War II, the novel confronts Nazi racism, ideological extremism, and the fragile relationship between science, power, and human life. It also draws inspiration from the early history of immunology and the later global emergence of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). While it is historically accepted that AIDS emerged from Africa and crossed into the human population during the twentieth century, The Shibboleth imagines an alternative explanation—one shaped by fear, secrecy, and political ambition.

Missing pieces of information have finally surfaced—pulling everyone back to the place they vowed never to return. Everyone is older. The scars are buried. But the Tahoe house still stands…and there’s something different about it now. Something is off. Somewhere in the shadows, a killer waits. When an unexpected visitor shows up, dripping with secrets and suspicion, the past begins to claw its way back. Then someone goes missing. And the clock starts ticking.

This insightful book bundle, comprising "Raise Your Gifted Child with the Knowledge of How They Are Special and Different" and "Nurturing Brilliance: Raising Gifted Children from Infant to Adulthood," offers a comprehensive and multifaceted approach to understanding and nurturing gifted children throughout their developmental stages.

Learn the Bikram Hot Yoga Series from beginning to end in this well-detailed book. We start with a history of Bikram Choudhury and how he was sent to Japan in 1970 to teach the Ghosh Lineage of yoga and then soon after traveled to the United States and opened his first studio in 1973. We then go over some of the features and benefits of the Bikram Hot Yoga Series, along with a few precautions you should be mindful of before you start your practice. When you are done listening to this book, you will be ready to jump in and take your first hot yoga class.

Rosie knows that air pilot Danny is the love of her life. It doesn’t matter if his family thinks she isn’t good enough for him, with her factory job and East End accent. And when Danny proposes on holiday in Cornwall, high on the cliffs above the wild blue sea, Rosie can’t wait for him to come home after his next mission so they can be a proper family. They promise to return to Cornwall every summer to celebrate their love. But in wartime, tragedy is just around the corner. The "missing in action" telegram about Danny shatters Rosie’s heart into a million pieces.

Change Your Mind is a simple yet thorough self-help audiobook that will provide helpful ways to change your mindset. This audiobook defines what positivity really means, explains why practicing gratitude is so important, and reveals how you can achieve a state of mental peace. Meditation can play an important role in achieving peace and is included in this audiobook.

Together they may create a scandal worthy of the stage, but can their love last after the final curtain falls…? Successful playwright Maggie Delamere has no interest in the flirtations of noblemen like Cameron, Viscount Marwood. She once paid dearly for a moment of weakness…and vows to...

Ask the Lord to lead you. His guidance will provide the new leash you need in your life. It will sustain you through the most challenging times, and it will be your shield from evil, harm, and danger. The greatest advice, peace, comfort, wisdom, and hope come from scriptures in the Bible. Psalm 23 sums it up best!

A baby girl receives a special promise from her mother that she will always be with her. Her mother repeats the promise to her daughter as she matures to a woman with a family of her own.