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Holt Cook was never meant to be a dragon rider. He has always served the Order Hall of the Crag dutifully, keeping their kitchen pots clean. Until he discovers a dark secret: dragons do not tolerate weakness among their kin, killing the young they deem flawed. Moved by pity, Holt defies the Order, rescues a doomed egg and vows to protect the blind dragon within.

A lethal alien force from another galaxy attacks earth with devastating power and puts humans on the brink of existence—until an unknown player arrives on the scene. His private secret desert underground base has equipment the world was not supposed to know about unless the world military powers overstepped.

This script delivers the Mat of Joseph Pilates written and narrated by Michael Miller. It includes Cornu cuing, changes locked knees and pointed toes to soft knees and endpoints of tension at metatarsals (demi-point/front snap kick) to reach for more uniform engagement to produce more uniform development. It is a polished product from years of delivery. Follow this script for clarity, precision and flow in your movement. Improve your performance of Mat with this script and get a more uniformly developed body. You can’t go wrong.

The winter wind nipped at the edges of Sarah’s scarf as she hurried down the sidewalk, balancing a tray of cupcakes. It was Valentine’s Day, but instead of planning a romantic evening, she was headed to the local community center. After her recent breakup, Sarah had no interest in love or roses. “Valentine’s Day is overrated anyway,” she muttered under her breath. Yet, when the center posted a call for volunteers to help with their annual Valentine’s Day party for seniors, Sarah decided it was the perfect distraction.

The small town of Maplewood buzzed with excitement as Halloween night approached. The streets were lined with glowing jack-o’-lanterns, fake cobwebs, and flickering lights. At the end of Birch Lane stood an old mansion, abandoned for years, rumored to be haunted. Sam and his best friends, Mia and Oliver, had always loved Halloween. They spent weeks planning their costumes and dreaming up tricks and treats. But this year, things felt different.

The morning sun painted the sky in hues of orange and gold as Ella rushed through her small kitchen. Her three kids were playing noisily in the living room, and the faint sound of football on TV meant Grandpa Joe had already claimed his spot on the couch. Thanksgiving was supposed to be a time for peace and reflection, but this year felt like anything but. Ella sighed, surveying the half-prepared turkey and the empty pantry shelves. It had been a tough year, with rising bills and her job cut to part-time. She couldn’t afford a big feast, but she was determined to make the best of it.

Surviving Pilates is written for Pilates instructors. Pilates is an improvisation of Contrology. Contrology is the method of Joseph Pilates. Surviving Pilates is about a theory of Contrology that explains Contrology and gives the Pilates instructor an understanding of what the method is so they can survive what has become of Pilates. Pilates has evolved into whatever you want to say it is. There is no essence, only improvisation. That’s how Pilates started out when Joseph Pilates died and it has only continued to evolve away from the essence of Contrology.

Dancing with Gravity is about the secret of Cornu Tension. Cornu Tension is a theory in bio-mechanics of Michael Miller's. The theory is simple: oppositional rotation between axes creates two things you can feel, a sense of alignment and of being lighter on your feet because you know how to engage your muscles more efficiently.

This audiobook tells the story of Henry Ford, along with his invention, the popular Model T automobile.

The Texas state constitution of 1876 set aside 3,000,000 acres of public land in the Texas Panhandle in exchange for construction of the state’s monumental red-granite capitol in Austin. That land became the XIT Ranch, briefly one of the most productive cattle operations in the West. The story behind the legendary XIT Ranch, told in full in this book, is a tale of Gilded Age business and politics at the very foundation of the American cattle industry.

This is an autobiographical account of the life and lore of an extraplanar alien named Vinnford Sansbury and his Earthy anchor, Edward Collins. The story unfolds of a life lived in the Unmade Out-Lore and adapting to existence as an "Imaginary Being" in the Remade New Lore, with a smattering of nonlinear short asides gathered from the collective knowledge of the multiverse. But in the fading of Vinny's incredible powers, a creature calling herself "Madam Z" escapes the bonds of his complex Inner World. Now they are caught in a cloak-and-dagger struggle between competing alien factions.

Mary Carson is thrown into the fire as the new chief executive of the United States, the first female to hold that position. Enemies put her to the test soon after based on dovish campaign promises as well as dislike for females in that coveted role. The news media does her no favors since she holds mostly traditional positions. Whether she survives is a defining moment in her life and for the country. Pushed to the brink by the Mexican Cartels and the Iranian Government, Mary must make decisions that fulfill her duty as Commander in Chief.

In this cornucopia of an anthology, you will find essays by some of the world's most beloved novelists, nonfiction writers, essayists and poets. You will see books taking flight in flocks, migrating around the world, landing in people's hearts and changing them for a day or a year or a lifetime. You will see books sparking wonder or anger; throwing open windows into other languages, other cultures, other minds; causing people to fall in love or to fight for what is right.

A man can see the past, present, and future, and his wife is deadly ill so he takes her to a doctor that splits her soul in half and puts it in a locket that he carries around. So when he gets stronger, it feeds her and helps her fight off the infection. In an effort to get stronger he decides to join the army and ends up trying to stop a plot to destroy the world.

Take a trip through the imaginations of 18 visionary writers as they explore the future of trucking in this new science fiction anthology! There's something for every genre fiction fan in this follow-up to the hit 18 Wheels of Horror: A Trailer Full of Trucking Terrors. The highways of the universe will never be the same!

Arrogant. Scornful. Full of pride. Darnuir, prince of dragons, cares nothing for the damage he's doing to the faltering alliance against the Shadow. He thinks himself invincible - right up till a mortal wound forces him to undergo a dangerous rebirthing spell, leaving him a helpless babe in human hands.

Jack Kross only wanted to play the game. Now he’s fighting for his life. When a mysterious hacker takes control of Hundred Kingdoms, Jack is trapped inside the fantasy VR world along with millions of other players. But Jack is in a worse predicament. He’s cornered in the very tower the terrorists have taken as their base; the only free player left within its walls. Even worse, in the real world, his body lies in a sweltering room with no hope of relief.

An alien machine culture is sent to find another home for their Creators, an advanced species with superior intellect. After decades of travel, they stumble upon Earth, a suitable replacement for the decaying planet in Andromeda. Attempts to take Earth are met with stiff resistance until an alternative solution arises.

As winter wanes, the fragile bonds of the Three Races begin to break. With Darnuir recovering from his addiction, and Blaine reclusive in the hallways of his Order, it falls to Lira to manage the mounting tension between the humans and zealous dragons before catastrophe strikes from within the city walls. In Brevia, King Arkus unveils his new weapons to the Assembly of Lords, but is it a gift to his people or a threat? Cassandra fears the latter and vows to curb her father’s new unchecked power that she herself helped to create.

The Cell provides the first complete treatment to piece together what led to the events of 9/11, ultimately delivering the disturbing answer to the question: why, with all the information the intelligence community had, was no one able to stop the September 11 attacks? It also includes a first-person account of John Miller's face-to-face meeting with Osama bin Laden.