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My book details the life, both early and later, of Pat Welsh, who found fame in 1982 as the voice of E.T. in Steven Spielberg’s immortal film classic about an alien who was left behind on Earth. The narrative includes entries from Pat’s personal diary (written in 1931, at the age of sixteen), stories of an adult Pat, and contemporary perspectives. The diary provides the framework for the book, and beginning with New Year’s Day, 1931, Pat writes with beauty and clarity about many aspects of her life.

This book is a daily Advent devotional.

Rescuca, leader of a rebel uprising among a tribe of otherworldly beings called the Nomed, is trapped in an interstellar prison. His loyal servant, a dark and rumbling beast known as Thaed, lurks in the next cell. Leachim, Rescuca's trusted friend turned betrayer, stands on the other side of the prison bars, taunting him with the shame of his defeat and the undiminished power of Emperor Evol Epaga.

Tex, as his comrades called him, was not the same man he once was upon returning home from 'Nam. No, that man died over there with thousands of other soldiers. He was a casualty of war, sent home with a broken mind and invisible wounds that were impossible to mend.

We were asleep too long. The enemy has been busy. There was a plan to defeat the greatest foe in the galaxy, and I was key to that plan. Unfortunately, I can't remember it. Not to mention, time has taken its toll on the once proud metropolis of Tewhebenco, the center of our operations. Now, it's just an endless jungle, and we have to start from scratch, again. And, we have no means of getting to anyplace civilized.

Rescued, retrained, and re-armed to fight back against the enemy that wants only the destruction of all that is not theirs, there is quite a lot resting on her shoulders. Now, though, Kendra "Amaratzu" Anteen wakes up in a recovery pod with no memory of who she is or what is happening. She only manages to get out of the time-worn and damaged tube by accidentally breaking it.

Beyond the legend, Abraham is inescapably human, reliving the gauntlet of tragedy and abuse that should have consumed him, exposing his private reasons for standing firm on the brink of war.

Welcome to a very different kind of weight loss book. Secrets About the Hcg Diet! shows you how you can lose weight without starving yourself or following difficult and dangerous diet plans. This book includes a detailed guide to doing the hCG protocol. This protocol has been used successfully by many thousands of people to lose weight and improve their health.

Even among Christians there is a difference of opinion about the end of the world. All seem to agree there is a spiritual component to end times, but well-loved preacher D. L. Moody provides a sermon on how he interprets the biblical texts on the subject - and why he believes this is God's blessed hope.

Laurel Dixon has it all. She is a Caucasian woman, living the American Dream... or so she thinks. She has a successful career in a world where women are expected to be home and stay silent. She is a proponent for equal rights, and has finally given birth to her first child after years of failed pregnancies.

In 1989 I was pastoring in picturesque little New England church on Lake Winnipesaukee, two hours north of Boston, in beautiful Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, when I wrote a simple kids' Christmas story to read one Sunday morning to all the children during the cold winter season.

Irelyn Wilkes was Zolt Hamil's seraph. His angel. His hallucination suddenly real. But her abrupt departure from his life has sent him into a tailspin of nameless women, alcohol, and drugs. When Zolt realizes that Irelyn lied to him, he sobers up and sets into motion a public rescue, making an even greater enemy of Marcus Xavier. Marcus doesn't take kindly to people taking what is his, and he's not about to let Zolt and Irelyn ride into the sunset without a fight.

While on vacation, journalist Sandy Travis and her fiance Tom are in a horrendous helicopter accident. The crash causes Tom to have a near-death experience - he sees an ethereal figure who sends him back to the living, so he can accomplish more with his life. After Tom is revived by Sandy, he describes to her his experience. He tells her about being sent back by an Angel so he could achieve more with the living. As it turns out... Tom is wrong. Horribly wrong.

In the second book of "The Snow Kingdom" book series, Sasha, having escaped from the evil Grubby, finds her way onto a college campus and befriends another stray dog named, "Duke." Over the years, Duke has become a mascot of sorts on the campus, and gives Sasha both a human education and life lessons on how to survive out in the world. It's a heartwarming story of friendship and the importance of a great education, for both human and animal alike!

Vampires have a timeless allure, mesmerizing us in every medium from books and graphic novels to movies and television shows. Immortal, eternally beautiful, strong, and sexy, these creatures take what they need, stealing the life force from those unlucky enough to cross their paths - or from those whose luck leads them to the most thrilling experience of their lives.

Our health care system is crippled by desperate efforts to prevent the inevitable. A third of the national Medicare budget - nearly $175 billion - is spent on the final year of life, and a third of that amount on the final month, often on expensive (and futile) treatments. Such efforts betray a fundamental flaw in how we think about healthcare: we squander resources on hopeless situations, instead of using them to actually improve health.

In this first book of The Snow Kingdom series, we find Sasha, a beautiful white Siberian Husky puppy, and her brothers being auctioned off to new masters at the family farm. Unfortunately, Sasha is sold to "Grubby," an abusive and neglectful owner. While she loves Grubby's daughter, Penny, Sasha is determined to escape Grubby's house to the fabled Siberian Husky "Snow Kingdom" in the mountains.

Fjelstad shares his life as a "baby boomer" struggling to search for answers to several questions. Does God cause everything to happen, intervene on our behalf and interact with us personally? Fjelstad struggled through the challenges of a dysfunctional family as a boy, financial hardship and employment rejection as a young man and a medical diagnosis of acute cancer at age 32 with six months to live.

She’s beautiful. She’s enchanting. She’s mysterious and unfathomable. She’s your fondest dream and your worst nightmare. She’s sweet and sublimely submissive. She’s dark and fully in charge. She’s flirty yet mysterious. She promises safety in her arms but there’s danger in her eyes. One look, one scent, one taste, one sigh and you’re rock hard or dripping wet. She’s sex incarnate.

One day a mysterious uncle "Sam" that Rae has never met arrives on her farm. After several shocking events revolving around Sam's arrival Rae finds out she is far from normal. Instead, she's one of the few remaining members of four Viking clans tasked by Odin to protect the world from evil beings that most people only assumed to be myths and legends.