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Na pequena cidade de Ealing, Iowa, Austin e seu melhor amigo, Robby, libertam acidentalmente um exército incontrolável. São louva-a-deus de um metro e oitenta de altura, completamente tarados e famintos. Essa é a verdade. Essa é a história. É o fim do mundo e ninguém sabe o que fazer.

The Book of Drabbles is an anthology of stories that are exactly 100 words in length. Within this audiobook are stories of magic, science, and horror. Step inside and let these amazing authors from around the world wrench your heart, make you smile, or unsettle you to your core.

Sometimes, the simplest way to save money is to not spend it in the first place. Without budgeting and tracking every penny that goes in and out of your account, it’s easy not to notice where some of your hard-earned money goes. This book will highlight some of the areas where you might be throwing away money without even realizing and suggest some simple tips to help you get your spending on track.

Leaving your job is easy - except when your job was assassination. Book 1 of the Masterton Files finds Jonathon Michael Masterson trying to retire in the hills of Kentucky where he is challenged by an old friend, an old issue, and a series of antagonists hell-bent on capturing or killing him. To survive and protect his girlfriend, Abby, he must use wit, wile, and weapons to overcome all obstacles and solve his friends time sensitive issue in the process. Fast-paced action, twists and turns, and a lot more wait for you in Vengeful Son!

Water, is the fourth in a series of four horror anthologies based on the elements. Within this book, you will find a variety of stories from some of the best independent horror writers on the scene today. Immerse yourself in tales of shipwrecks, evil spirits, terrifying aquatic creatures, and much more.

In recent times the deadliest strain of the influenza virus has become known as Man-Flu. Man-Flu has been known to affect men with a very devastating impact compared to the effect influenza has on women. It is thought that this strain, which has developed and mutated over the last 20 to 30 years, is on the increase and will undoubtedly be able to infect as many men as possible. The purpose of this book is to help you spot the signs and symptoms and to help you deal with what can only be described as a very dangerous and debilitating infection.

De acuerdo al Journal of Marketing Research, “Airbnb ha servido a más de 50 millones de huéspedes desde que fue creado en 2008 y tiene una capitalización de mercado rondando los $30 billones”. Además, Fortune.com plantea que los ingresos de Airbnb llegarán a $3 billones en 2020. Y, finalmente, eMarketer sugiere que Airbnb continuará aumentado sus clientes en USA durante el 2019 y que 36.8 millones de adultos en Estados Unidos usarán Airbnb este año, un incremento de 21.2% por encima de 2016.

Mark Zuckerburg and Bill Gates agree - automation has fundamentally changed the structure of the US economy. Elon Musk has said that a universal basic income is the only solution to robotics taking over people's jobs. But, is UBI really the solution for the United States? Fear not: Universal Basic Income in the United States: Is UBI a Good Idea? is here to help you decide.

The Apollo lunar missions of the 1960s and 1970s have been called the last optimistic acts of the 20th century. Twelve astronauts made this greatest of all journeys and were indelibly marked by it, for better or for worse. Journalist Andrew Smith tracks down the nine surviving members of this elite group to find their answers to the question "Where do you go after you've been to the Moon?"

Miscarriages is a memoir that brings the perspective of a christian woman to the experience of miscarriage. The trials and emotional changes, the feelings experienced when being around other pregnant woman after having had a miscarriage, how turning to God got her through them, and more. Kathleen, a mother of three and married for 20 years, relates her personal feelings and emotions. As you listen the book you will experience a conversation with Kathleen about this topic and learn how one woman dealt and struggled with this topic.

According to the Journal of Marketing Research, “Airbnb has served more than 50 million guests since it was founded in 2008 and has a market capitalization eclipsing $30 billion”. Furthermore, Fortune's website states that Airbnb profits will top $3 billion by 2020. And, finally, eMarketer suggests that Airbnb will continue to grow US users through 2019 and that 36.8 million adults in the United States will use Airbnb this year, an increase of 21.2 percent over 2016.

When he was four years old, Sam Abernathy was trapped at the bottom of a well for three days, where he was teased by a smart-aleck armadillo named Bartleby. Since then, his parents plan every move he makes. But Sam doesn’t like their plans. He doesn’t want to go to MIT. And he doesn’t want to skip two grades, being stuck in the eighth grade as an 11-year-old with James Jenkins, the boy he’s sure pushed him into the well in the first place. He wants to be a chef. And he’s going to start by entering the first Blue Creek Days Colonel Jenkins Macaroni and Cheese Cook-Off.

Bret Pine sees something in the woods that leaves him very troubled. He’s not sure he can even talk about it without being labeled as crazy. When the disappearance of a family of four from Europe draws national media attention, some people in town want to point fingers. Then, on the last day before summer break begins, Bret and his friend Ashley blow the school’s electric grid with a single touch. A few people close to Bret seem to know more than they want to admit about the legend of Light Guardians and it has him seriously contemplating his murky beginnings.

Sixteen-year-old Jack gets drunk and finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time: he is kidnapped, but escapes, narrowly. The only person he tells is his best friend, Conner. When they arrive in London as planned for their summer break, a stranger hands Jack a pair of glasses. Through the lenses, he sees another world called Marbury. There is war in Marbury, which is a desolate and murderous place where Jack is responsible for the survival of two younger boys.

Best friends Jack and Conner can’t stay away from Marbury. It’s partly because of their obsession with this alternate world and the unresolved war that still wages there. But it’s also because forces in Marbury - including the darkest of the dark, who were not revealed in The Marbury Lens - are beckoning the boys back in order to save their friends… and themselves.

Fourteen-year-old Stark McClellan (nicknamed Stick because he’s tall and thin) is bullied for being "deformed" - he was born with only one ear. His older brother, Bosten, is always there to defend Stick. But the boys can’t defend each other from their abusive parents. When Stick realizes Bosten is gay, he knows that to survive his father's anger, Bosten must leave home. Stick has to find his brother, or he will never feel whole again. In his search, he will encounter good people, bad people, and people who are simply indifferent to kids from the wrong side of the tracks. But he never loses hope of finding love - and his brother.

Ryan Dean West is a 14-year-old junior at a boarding school for rich kids. He’s living in Opportunity Hall, the dorm for troublemakers, and rooming with the biggest bully on the rugby team. And he’s madly in love with his best friend Annie, who thinks of him as a little boy. With the help of his sense of humor, rugby buddies, and his penchant for doodling comics, Ryan Dean manages to survive life’s complications and even find some happiness along the way. But when the unthinkable happens, he has to figure out how to hold on to what’s important.

Once again blending multiple story strands that transcend time and place, Grasshopper Jungle author Andrew Smith tells the story of 15-year-old Ariel, a refugee from the Middle East who is the sole survivor of an attack on his small village. Now living with an adoptive family in Sunday, West Virginia, Ariel's story of his summer at a boys' camp for tech detox is juxtaposed against those of a schizophrenic bomber and the diaries of a failed arctic expedition from the late 19th century.

A famous soccer player is found dead in the clubhouse. An unidentified stowaway is murdered aboard a US Navy warship while another man is found asphyxiated in an empty, locked room. These are several of the twisted puzzles challenging the Baker Street sleuth as he once again takes up the hunt on the fog-ridden streets of London, accompanied by his faithful ally, Dr. Watson.

People buy on price when they have nothing else to differentiate you from your competitors. The Dominant Brand will give you the power to stand out from your competitors, with a brand to be proud of, that speaks to your ideal customer in a way that emotionally engages them. Becoming the dominant brand in your niche will give you more time and more profit, so you can spend it on what you enjoy, with the people you love.