Resultado narrado por "CAT" em Todas as categorias

Rebecca Skloot and her best seller, The Immortal life of Henrietta Lacks, has created a lot of interest in the immortal HeLa cells that were taken from a 31-year-old black woman called Henrietta Lacks without her family's consent at the Johns Hopkins Hospital at Baltimore in 1951. She describes the story of how Henrietta Lacks died and how her cells were sent around the world for medical research.

In this book, I'll reveal the powerful techniques employed by best-selling authors, and I'll show you how to apply them to rivet your readers. I'll start with the basics of Point of View - if you're already familiar with the concept, you can treat them as a refresher - and then guide you to advanced strategies for taking your reader deep.

Meet Skeeter, an excitable skunk who just wants to join Hamilton Troll and the other critters in their big stick-nut game. However, Skeeter has a little problem. Whenever he gets scared or startled, out comes a pe-yew! So it is up to Hamilton and his friends to help Skeeter control his smelly problem so he too can play in the game. Join Skeeter in this stinky, funny day of adventure and share in his excitement as he experiences the thrill of making true friends and getting to play in the big stick-nut game!

What would you do if you got passed over for the biggest promotion of your life and it was given to someone extremely unworthy? It happened to John. Now he's willing to do anything to get revenge. Even if it means going through with a plan that's so insane, it will change him inside and out - leaving him wondering if the price of getting even was worth the twisted outcome.

When you're not safe from your own family who can you turn to? Ashley had found the love of her life, yet was torn away the night before the wedding. After enduring years of terror, can she go back to the man she loves? Can she find a way to fit into life again?

Tegan, fresh from accomplishing her mission, has to deal with a new pet, err, companion named Serico. But before she can deal with that problem, a new one arises. Her guild master, Haz, wants her to deliver the ruby to its true owner, the guild master of the mages: none other than Grand Mage Archibald Fizzlebean. But even simple tasks can be daunting.

It's not always easy to differentiate between the good guys and the bad guys, especially when a trained killer may be falling in love with her evil hunter. Emma Hayes, a former military Special Forces operative turned mercenary for hire, finds her tightly controlled world turned upside down when she becomes the target of attacks by powerful supernatural creatures.

Dinosaurs lived millions of years ago and are now extinct, yet they left behind clues that tell their story. Hamilton Troll comes across one of those clues, a fossil that leads him and the Beaver brothers up the river to a dinosaur museum where they learn so much about these prehistoric animals, including how big some of them were. However, it is when Hamilton Troll walks up to a hatching nest of eggs and meets these dinosaurs first hand that he discovers how great and magnificent these creatures once were.

This sexy, sensual, and emotionally charged contemporary romance series begins on the luscious island of Martha's Vineyard. Travel writer Daisy Blanchard discovers the worst news ever. Her boyfriend is now engaged to her best friend! To add insult to injury, she learns about the blessed affair through a Facebook status update. Daisy escapes her life in shambles by taking a last-minute assignment to Martha's Vineyard, where she immediately catches the eyes of a sexy billionaire named Belmont Jaxson Lord.

The Mystery of the Sacred Stigmata is a compelling book about those who bore the wounds of Christ. A best seller for Our Sunday Visitor, it has received dozens of top notch recommendations from scholars and critics the world over. Author Michael Freze, SFO, has taken the original book and broken it down into a series of smaller books.

Sent by her guild master to find the answer to a riddle, Tegan could never have anticipated how much her life was going to change when a cat-sized dragon by the name Serico ran into her. The Dragon's Bond series is based in the world of Elilith, a fantastical world of swords and magic created in the Transfiguration series by John DeJordy. Book 1, The Dragon's Bond, is the initial story.

When everyday people are confronted by the most charismatic individual in the history of the world, their reactions vary from doubt to anger to instant commitment; but one and all their lives are profoundly changed by the experience and so will the listener's be as they join in the character's encounter with the Master. For the most part, they were ordinary people…some were powerful... some were outcasts... but all had an opportunity unique in the history of our world - they personally met the Master.

While listening to the sounds of the night, Hamilton Troll hears something that scares him. He soon discovers that it is a young owl named Whitaker who is being taught by his parents how to hoot. Unfortunately Whitaker needs a lot of practice. After the lesson is over, Hamilton and Whitaker go for a walk only to discover a large bear entering the area. Worried for their friends who may not be able to get to safety, Whitaker comes up with a daring plan to scare the bear away.

What does it take to become an exorcist? This book will tell you how! A comprehensive guide to private deliverance prayer, deliverance ministry, and solemn deliverance with Church approval for a formal exorcism.

The governor of Wyoming asks Will to find out the truth about a group of strange people living in the Valley of the Tucas. Will knows this tribe of mixed-breed outlaws are causing part of the trouble in the area, but he also thinks a gang of white outlaws are doing some of the robberies and murders there. Will hopes the white outlaws are the Blackman Gang. Will rides to Wyoming and finds plenty of trouble but he enlists the help of some young cowboys and together they fight the outlaws.

Demons and evil spirits have many names and characteristics that have come down to us through the traditions of the church, the writing of the saints, and the Bible. In addition, these dark spirits have characteristics and activities that are well-known and documented. This book explains it all! A must-listen. This work has been previously reviewed and granted the Imprimatur by Rev. Elden F. Curtiss, former Bishop of the Diocese of Helena, Montana.

While Trump may be nuts and going extinct soon, he also may fight like one of the many animals featured in this book, as well as thousands of other animals. The reason for all the fighting, especially among the males, is for power, territory, and females. And like these animals, Trump is constantly fighting one foe or another.

A comprehensive book on Satan, the demons, and evil spirits in the Bible! Includes exact Scripture references and quotations. Also included: Biblical passages about the Antichrist and the end times. Author Michael Freze, S.F.O., has written numerous books in a series on demonology. Well-established in his field, his works were previously reviewed and given the Imprimatur by Rev. Elden F. Curtiss, the former Bishop of the Diocese of Helena, Montana.

After a devastating breakup, Callie throws herself into her job as vice-president of her father's company. When her father retires, he issues an ultimatum - get married or lose control of the the company. Her business rival Jake Winthrop proposes a marriage of convenience but Callie quickly discovers that her feelings for Jake are all too real. Can a playboy like Jake ever fall for a strong, curvy woman like Callie - and can she let her guard down long enough to let him in?

Nicholas Keller has come to terms with his Thusian heritage and has finally achieved some normalcy in his life. But when new neighbors move in next door at the beginning of his junior year, everything changes. He is launched into an impossible search, uncertain of who to trust, and this time it's not just his own life that hangs in the balance - It's the lives of countless others and everyone he loves.