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BARGAIN eBOOK BLOCK #1 – {06-18-2013}
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Body Talk (Faithgirlz!) by Nancy Rue
Genre(s): Religions, Christianity, Science, Nature & How It Works, Health, Maturing, Social Situations, Emotions & Feelings, People & Places, Girls & Women
K nowledge is power, girlfriend. One day you were a happy-go-lucky kid, and the next—wham! Your emotions are out of control, hair is growing where it never dared grow before, and your best friend whispers to you in gym class that you need to start wearing some kind of torture contraption she calls a bra. What is going on? Body Talk gives you the lowdown on all the really weird body stuff—and shows you how all this weird stuff is actually a part of God’s plan for the beautiful, confident, grown-up you!
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The Thank You Economy by Gary Vaynerchuk
Genre(s): Business & Investing, Industries & Professions, Customer Service, Marketing & Sales, Consumer Behavior, Marketing, Skills, Communications, Running Meetings & Presentations, Meetings & Presentations
T his book is enhanced with content such as audio or video, resulting in a large file that may take longer to download than expected.
The Thank You Economy isn’t some abstract concept or wacky business strategy… and the enhanced edition isn’t just the book – here Gary comes face to face with the reader with exciting video and audio — it’s the way we buy and sell, the way we’re interacting on all levels, at this exact moment. The way our marketplace functions has been evolving right before our eyes, changing into one that places heavy value on social interaction, which means the individuals and brands that “out-care” and “out-love” their competition will see the biggest returns. The businesses harnessing the word-of-mouth power coming from social media, those that can shift their culture to be more customer-aware and fan-friendly, will pull away from the pack and profit in today’s markets. Gary Vaynerchuk will lay out the thoughts, beliefs, and case studies that support this enormous change, covering everything from the consumer to the CEO while focusing on the connections in between.
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The Diet Dropout’s Guide to Natural Weight Loss: Find Your Easiest Path to Naturally Thin by Stan Spencer
Genre(s): Health Fitness & Dieting, Diets & Weight Loss, Weight Loss, Diets, Healthy, Weight Maintenance
T his book isn’t about the latest celebrity diet, wonder food, or miracle supplement. It’s about creating a personalized weight loss plan–your own easiest path to naturally thin. While you can lose weight with almost any diet, keeping the weight off is much more difficult, requiring permanent changes in eating and exercise habits. This book provides a science-based approach for making those changes in a way that works best for you, without wasting time, money, or effort.
Dr. Spencer explains why we gain weight and why the fat lost by dieting almost always comes back. He then presents an array of practical weight loss tools for controlling emotional eating, calming cravings, boosting metabolism, and improving nutrition and exercise. In the final chapter he has you create a natural weight loss plan based on your unique set of needs, abilities, and preferences. Simple recipes are provided for weight loss foods that reduce cravings and prolong satisfaction.
What this book offers is a solid approach to weight loss–self-directed, gradual, and lasting–in contrast to the quick but fleeting weight loss offered by most one-size-fits-all diet plans.
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Hunt the Killers Down by Van Holt
Genre(s): History, Americas, United States, 19th Century, Civil War, Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Westerns
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Hunt the Killers Down
The War Between the States had just ended. But the war between Jeff Braden and the killers who had murdered his folks was just beginning. What he didn’t know was that the worst killer of them all was a likable young man that no one suspected.
More old West gunfighting novels by Van Holt:
Curly Bill and Ringo: They Rode to Hell Together
The Last of the Fighting Farrells
The Bushwhackers
Hellbound Express
Wild Desert Rose
Rubeck’s Raiders: the Old West Rides Again
The Fortune Hunters
The Stranger from Hell
The Man Called Bowdry
The Vultures
Blood in the Hills
Six Gun Solution
So Long, Stranger
Coming soon by Van Holt:
The Bounty Hunters
Riding for Revenge
Dead Man’s Trail
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Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex by Mary Roach
Genre(s): Education & Reference, Writing, Research & Publishing Guides, Journalism & Nonfiction, Health Fitness & Dieting, Psychology & Counseling, Sexuality, Science & Math, Biological Sciences, Anatomy, Biology, Self-Help, Sex, Journalism, Professional & Technical, Professional Science
“ Rich in dexterous innuendo, laugh-out-loud humor and illuminating fact. It’s compulsively readable.” –Los Angeles Times Book ReviewThe best-selling author of Stiff turns her outrageous curiosity and insight on the most alluring scientific subject of all: sex.
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FREE eBOOK BLOCK #1 – {06-17-2013}
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Gehenna (West of Hell #1) by Jason Brant
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Horror, Ghosts, Occult
“ And ye shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your daughters shall ye eat.” – Leviticus 26:29
When two cannibalistic, gravely wounded men stagger into the town of Gehenna, all Hell breaks loose. Infamous outlaw Mad Dog McCall, stuck in the city jail, must fight for his life to escape. The lonely, intelligent, and snarky Karen must make horrific sacrifices to survive the night against the growing army of the dead.
Together they set upon a journey of biblical proportions, fighting against the living and the infected, hoping against hope to find a safe haven in the middle of Hell.
The Old West can’t fathom the zombie hoard that is about to consume it.
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Wicked Good by Joanne Lewis
Genre(s): Social Situations, Family Life, Literature & Fiction, Literary, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers, Psychological Thrillers, Parenting & Relationships, Special Needs, People & Places, Literary Fiction
W icked Good is full of rich characters with whom you will cry, hope, laugh, and cheer. Rory is a character not seen in other novels, every action and thought a contradiction. For example, he is concerned about the safety of the squirrels in his garage yet brutal in his quest toward self-identity and independence. Rory’s discoveries about his birth parents and himself leaves him and Archer hopeful in their knowledge that no matter where life takes them, they will always have unconditional love for the other.
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Chef Charming by Lyn Ellerbe
Genre(s): Christian Books & Bibles, Literature & Fiction, Romance, Religion & Spirituality, Fiction, Contemporary, Religious Fiction, Christianity, Christian Fiction
T he neatly ordered life of Chef Marcus MacRae changed dramatically when Aurora Sinclair walked into his evening cooking class. Marcus was drawn to Aurora but couldn’t seem to stop himself from pushing her away. He fought to hide his ridiculous, unwanted attraction behind a facade of indifference.
Aurora ‘Rori’ Sinclair could not understand what she had done to annoy the handsome chef. Letting her roommate talk her into taking this class so close to graduation was a bad idea. The dislike she read in Chef MacRae’s actions confirmed her mistake. Not only was she facing the pressure of her graduate art show but now this enigmatic man had invaded her life. Unfortunately she found herself fighting a losing battle with attraction. Marcus was fascinating, and according to their mutual friends, not really a mean guy.
Would Rori be able to keep her attraction secret long enough to survive the class? Would Marcus be willing to admit his feelings in time to keep her from walking out of his life forever? Could God actually use ‘love at first sight’ to bring two people together?
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ZERO POINT The Triangle Conspiracy by Rafael Lima
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Sea Adventures
R obert looked at the glowing, bubbling water. Something was coming up. Something was surfacing; something big.
“What’s down there Commander?” Robert yelled over the noise of the chopper circling overhead.
“Something our enemies will fear.” Hawks yelled back.
“Two minutes sir; we’re in the hot box.” One of the soldiers called urgently.
“At the end of the day, all that you will have is another blurry photo of some underwater lights and the start of yet another UFO conspiracy theory; another farfetched Bermuda Triangle story like it’s been for sixty years; Roswell all over again.” Hawks yelled.
Commander Hawks leaned close to Robert locking him in a stare. He paused staring at him. Finally a smile crossed his face.
“I want you both to see what’s down there because you’re not going to believe it and because when you try to tell others they won’t believe it either.”
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A ghost ship reportedly sunk in 1948 mysteriously appears out of a yellow fog. Days later the 60-year-old life raft is found in new condition, with no survivors.
The last radio messages from flight 19 filters through a ships radio six decades after the pilots disappeared.
Drawn by these mysteries Samantha Weiss a beautiful but icy Marine archaeologist enlists renowned Bermuda triangle authority Robert Medina; together they discover a series of clues drawing them into uncharted depths at the edge of a secret Navy base.
Set in the emerald waters of the Bahamas, zero point the triangle conspiracy discards all the existing theories of the triangle; blending fact and fiction to come up with a theory and a story that may or may not be fiction.
Read “Zero Point the Triangle Conspiracy” because if you dissapear in the triangle the only thing left are questions.
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The Farmer’s Market Seasonal Cookbook Cooking Fresh Food Fast While Eating Local and Staying Green by Karen Pettine
Genre(s): Cookbooks Food & Wine, Natural Foods, Special Occasions, Seasonal
D iscover why eating healthy meals made from fresh, local ingredients has never been more fun and easy! Join the thousands of Americans that are rediscovering why there is nothing better than purchasing fresh, local ingredients for home cooking.
Local farmer’s markets are back and booming. Across the United States consumers are becoming more aware of the positive impact they can have on their local economies, the environment, and their overall health by shopping for food that has been grown right in their own backyard. What’s better is that by shopping at farmer’s markets you are ten times more likely to pack your bags with colorful fruits and veggies than you are when you shop the non-organic, processed aisles of many big-chain supermarkets.
The Farmer’s Market Seasonal Cookbook takes you through all four seasons, showing you just how satisfying and simple farm-to-table cooking can be. With over 50 recipes that span every meal (including dessert!), you will be inspired to start making simple changes in how you shop and prepare food for your family.
Enjoy recipes like:
* Rainbow Chard and Basil Pasta
* Asparagus and Bacon Quiche
* Sweet Corn and Black Bean Tacos
* Nectarine Tartlets
* Slow Cooker Stuffed Cabbage Rolls
* Orrechiette with Turnip Tops
* Mulled Apple Cider
* And so many more!
With The Farmer’s Market Seasonal Cookbook as your guide, you will be ready to enjoy fabulous “farm-to-table” meals year-round! Get started cooking fresh food fast today!
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BARGAIN eBOOK BLOCK #1 – {06-09-2013}
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Does the Noise in My Head Bother You?: A Rock ‘n’ Roll Memoir by Steven Tyler
Genre(s): Arts & Photography, Music, Musical Genres, Rock, Biographies & Memoirs, Arts & Literature, Composers & Musicians, Leaders & Notable People, Rich & Famous, Memoirs
“ Steven Tyler is one of the giants of American music, who’s been influential for a whole generation of Rock ‘n’ Roll fans around the world. Long May He Rock!”
–Sir Paul McCartneyDoes the Noise in My Head Bother You? is the rock memoir to end all rock memoirs–the straight-up, no-holds-barred life of Grammy Award-winning, Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame inductee, and all around superstar legend Steven Tyler, lead singer of Aerosmith (and celebrity judge on American Idol). This is it–”the unbridled truth, the in-your-face, up-close and prodigious tale of Steven Tyler straight from the horse’s lips”–as Tyler tells all, from the early years through the glory days, “All the unexpurgated, brain-jangling tales of debauchery, sex & drugs. and transcendence you will ever want to hear.”
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Before the Season Ends (A Regency Inspirational Romance) by Linore Rose Burkard
Genre(s): Christian Books & Bibles, Literature & Fiction, Fiction, United States, Religion & Spirituality, Romance, Regency, Religious Fiction, Christianity, Christian Fiction
I n her debut novel of what she calls “spirited romance for the Jane Austen soul,” author Linore Rose Burkard tells the intriguing story of Miss Ariana Forsythe, a young woman caught between her love for a man who doesn’t share her faith and her resolution to marry only a fellow believer in Christ.
Trouble at home sends the young woman to her aunt’s townhome in the fashionable Mayfair district of London. There she finds worse troubles than those that prompted her flight from home. Ariana is soon neck–deep in high society and at odds with Mr. Phillip Mornay, London’s current darling rogue. Then a scandal changes Ariana forever. Her heart, her faith, and her future are all at stake in an unexpected adventure that gains even the Prince Regent’s attention.
Will Ariana’s faith survive this test? And what about her heart? For it’s Ariana’s heart that most threatens to betray the truths she has always believed in. When she finds herself backed against a wall, betrothed to the wrong young man, how can it ever turn out right?
Jane Austen readers and fans of Regency romances everywhere will love Before the Season Ends.
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Jack: Straight from the Gut by Jack Welch
Genre(s): Biographies & Memoirs, Professionals & Academics, Business, Business & Investing, Management & Leadership, Leadership
I n an anticipated book on business management for our time, Jack Welch surveys the landscape of his career running General Electric, one of the world’s largest and most successful corporations. Here he reveals his philosophy and management style.
Reviews
Jack is the Tiger Woods of management. All CEOs want to emulate him. They won’t be able to, but they’ll come closer if they listen carefully to what he has to say.”
Warren Buffett, chairman, Berkshire Hathaway
“An American treasure, Jack Welch teaches us how a leader with keen intellect, guts, and honor can impart courage to people around him, weather unexpected storms, inspire performance, and take an organization to greater and greater heights. His formula challenges all of us and any institution striving for excellence.”
Bernadine Healy, M.D., president and CEO, American Red Cross
“Jack Welch gave team leadership new meaning as he took an industrial giant and turned it into an industrial colossus with a heart and a soul and a brain.”
Michael D. Eisner, chairman and CEO, The Walt Disney Company
“Jack Welch, the brilliant business magician, has finally disclosed his mysteries of management. Now we must accept the generosity of his challenge and try to match or exceed him.”
Nobuyuki Idei, chairman and CEO, Sony Corporation
“Jack’s vision and courage, his ability to prevail, his art of motivation and, of course, his success, make him the role model of entrepreneurs and managers worldwide.”
Dr. Thomas Middelhoff, chairman of the board, Bertelsmann AG
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Naturally Up to 160 Calories. Everyday Delicious Treats! by Revital Federbush
Genre(s): Cookbooks Food & Wine, Baking, Desserts, Health Fitness & Dieting, Diets & Weight Loss, Food Counters
H ow much sugar can we eat a day?
This is the famous nutritionist Professor Marion Nestle’s advice:
How can we enjoy eating sweets without gaining weight or impairing our health? As a journalist, I’ve asked the famous nutritionist, Professor Marion Nestle, that same question in an interview. In her very interesting book “What to Eat”, she wrote that she loves to eat sweets and that she allows herself to eat 10% from her calorie intake as sugars (4 tablespoons a day). The daily calorie intake of an average person is 1,600- 2,200 calories. That means that everyone can eat a treat that has160-220 calories everyday.
Of course you can eat a little piece of chocolate, but who can? A160 calories piece is too small. As a woman who has to struggle with her sweet tooth, I started to invent treat recipes that were tasty and of sufficient size (for example, a standard-size muffin or two large cookies) and had up to 160 calories.
What’s the secret? How come a regular cake has about 500 calories and my cakes are only 160 calories? It’s as sweet as any regular cake and has regular sugar and no artificial sweeteners. In past years, I’ve explored the field of fat substitutes in cakes. The secret is replacing the one ingredient that contains the most calories in cakes –fats– with tasty and healthy natural substitutes like applesauce, yogurt, and orange juice. Fat has an important role in cakes. It gives texture and moisture. But fat is also why cakes are so fattening. In fact, a cup of sugar has 750 calories while a cup of oil has 1,700 calories! After thousands of attempts in my kitchen, I discovered certain combinations of ingredients that can give the same soft texture and moistness of fat in cakes but at up to twenty times fewer calories. I tested all the recipes on picky eaters, adults, and even children. Most of them could not guess these were low-calorie treats. These are easy-to-prepare recipes so you can eat your daily tasty, healthy treat, but without the calorie penalty.
With the “Naturally Up to 160 Calories. Everyday Delicious Treats!” you can:
* Discover the secrets of and innovative techniques for making delicious, fluffy cakes using natural, healthy ingredients such as applesauce (100 calories/cup), Greek yogurt (183 calories/cup) and orange juice instead of oil and butter (1,700 calories/cup). You can enjoy a good-size sweet treat (the size of a standard muffin, cupcake or two large cookies) of 160 calories max.
* Find a large and varied range of easy, from-scratch recipes for sweet and healthy cakes, cupcakes and cookies, using only natural ingredients, including real sugar, and without any fake ingredients such as artificial sweeteners, egg substitutes or any other dietetic products.
* Make healthy, delicious treats for children. All recipes were sampled on children – they loved the flavors and had no idea they were eating low-calorie treats.
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Messages: Book 1 in the David Chance Series (Suspense, Mystery, Thriller) by John Michael Hileman
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers, Suspense, Genre Fiction, Political, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction, Adventure, Teens
D avid Chance can see messages in the sea of words around him, messages that warn him of future events.
Words are everywhere– on labels, magazines, sign posts, t-shirts– everywhere. And as much as David Chance would like to hide from them, he can’t. Words keep leaping off objects around him, forming messages in his mind. But how is this possible? Has his brain suddenly taken an evolutionary leap forward, or are the mysterious messages proof of divine intervention?
Driven to answer a question he’d long ago abandoned, and stalked by the killer he’s trying to stop, David risks everything to follow the messages to a dirty bomb set to go off in the heart of Boston. But can he trust the author of the messages to protect him from a terrorist who seems to know his every move.
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BARGAIN eBOOK BLOCK #1 – {06-02-2013}
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No and Me by Delphine de Vigan
Genre(s): Teens, Literature & Fiction, Fiction
P arisian teenager Lou has an IQ of 160, OCD tendencies, and a mother who has suffered from depression for years. But Lou is about to change her life-and that of her parents-all because of a school project about homeless teens. While doing research, Lou meets No, a teenage girl living on the streets. As their friendship grows, Lou bravely asks her parents if No can live with them, and is astonished when they agree. No’s presence forces Lou’s family to come to terms with a secret tragedy. But can this shaky, newfound family continue to live together when No’s own past comes back to haunt her?Winner of the prestigious Booksellers’ Prize in France, No and Me is a timely and thought-provoking novel about homelessness that has far-reaching appeal.
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Leave the Grave Green by Deborah Crombie
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, United States, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Mystery, Police Procedurals
W hen Connor Swann, the dissolute son-in-law of renowned and influential Sir Gerald and Dame Caroline Asherton, is found floating in a Thames River lock, the circumstances eerily recall a strangely similar tragedy. Twenty years ago, the Ashertons’ young son, Matthew, a musical prodigy, drowned in a swollen stream while in the company of his sister Julia — Connor Swann’s wife. Police Superintendant Duncan Kincaid and Sergeant Gemma James quickly discover that Connor’s death was no accident, and that nothing in the Asherton family is as it seems. Connor, though estranged from Julia for more than a year, still lives in her London apartment, where his exploits with women and gambling suggest plenty of motives. The Ashertons are far more attached to Connor than to their own daughter, and these are only the first of the secrets that haunt the suspects. New lies cover older lies, as Kincaid finds himself dangerously drawn to Julia Swann, and Gemma must confront her own troubling feelings for Kincaid.
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Skinny Italian: Eat It and Enjoy It – Live La Bella Vita and Look Great, Too! by Teresa Giudice
Genre(s): Cookbooks Food & Wine, Regional & International, European, Italian, Special Diet, Low Fat, Health Fitness & Dieting, Diets & Weight Loss
E at Spaghetti and Still Fit Into Your Skinny Jeans To many of us, “diet” is a four-letter word. And rightfully so. Starving yourself thin or keeping track of each bite like pennies in your checkbook is no way to live. So what’s a girl with skinny jean dreams supposed to do? Teresa Giudice has the answer. In fact, she was born with it. The first-generation Italian-American mom of four and svelte star of The Real Housewives of New Jersey credits her knockout figure to her Old World upbringing. And now, in her fun, encouraging, and budget-friendly cookbook, she skewers the myth that looking fabulous has to be a chore. In Skinny Italian, she reveals how to: substitute tedious meal plans with simple, flavorful recipes, choose fresh, flavorful ingredients instead of counting caloriesslow down and enjoy a faster metabolism, replace starvation with celebration by adopting an Italian attitude to cooking, eating, and entertaining, love food, love eating, and still love your body afterward Teresa shows how anyone can master the cornerstones of Italian cuisine. Learn how to make six different tomato sauces from scratch, how to choose and use the right olive oil, and how to prepare over sixty Giudice family recipes straight from Salerno. From Gorgeous Garlic Shrimp to Beautiful Biscotti, you’ll want to make these sumptuous recipes again and again. Discover how easy and economical wholesome, homemade cooking can be. Skinny Italian is not a diet book. It’s an “eat it and enjoy it” book. Join Teresa and discover how gorgeous can be a sumptuous side effect to living la bella vita.
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Sisters, Ink (Scrapbooker’s Series #1) (Scrapbookers) by Rebeca Seitz
Genre(s): Religion & Spirituality, Fiction, Christianity, Christian Fiction
S isters, Ink marks the first in a series of novels written by, for, and about scrapbookers. At the center of the creativity and humor are four unlikely young adult sisters, each separately adopted during early childhood into the loving home of Marilyn and Jack Sinclair.
Ten years after their mother Marilyn has died, the multi-racial Sinclair sisters (Meg, Kendra, Tandy, and Joy) still return to her converted attic scrapping studio in the small town of Stars Hill, Tennessee, to encourage each other through life’s highs and lows.
Book one spotlights headstrong Tandy, a successful yet haunted attorney now living back in Orlando where she spent the first eight years of her life on the streets as a junkie’s kid. When a suddenly enforced leave of absence at work leads her to an extended visit with her sisters in Stars Hill, a business opportunity, rekindled romance, and fresh understanding of God’s will soon follow.
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The Reunion by David Burnett
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Chick-Lit, Domestic Life, Romance, Contemporary, Genre Fiction, Family Life
I t is the fear of separation from everything she loves that brings Allison Bannister to the beach. She stops on the steps that lead down to the ocean. She is alone. The sun is setting behind her; the tide is rushing in, and dark water is licking at the bottom step. Off to the north, the lights of Charleston shine into the evening sky. To the south, a star twinkles as darkness descends on the barrier islands. Light and dark; good and evil. Reconciliation is not in the cards.
Allison shivers. How easy it would be to walk out into the ocean. Her winter clothes would take on water and weigh her down. When she went under, her body would turn cold, her lungs would fill with water, and all of her troubles would end.
It all started with an invitation to Michael’s high school reunion.
“Reunions are fun!” Allison tells her husband, Michael, when the invitation to his thirtieth reunion arrives in the mail. “You see old friends, talk about old times . . .”
“Talk to a bunch of fat, gray-haired people who I haven’t seen in thirty years . . . A blast.” Michael shakes his head, “Besides,” he adds, “strange things happen at reunions.”
In spite of his reluctance, Allison surprises him with tickets.
At the reunion, Michael does see his old friends. They do talk about old times. They watch a video, “Turn Back the Clock” – high school, 1979. As she meets his friends, listens to their stories, and watches the video, Allison discovers a Michael she does not know, a boy who was so very different from the “staid, serious attorney” to whom she is married.
Michael does have a blast. “Wouldn’t it be wonderful,” he asks later in the evening, “if you could crawl through a worm hole and find yourself in high school, again?”
Over the next few weeks, Allison attempts to cope with the strange things that happen as Michael “crawls though the worm hole,” and morphs back into the person he was thirty years earlier. She rolls her eyes when he plays practical jokes. She shakes her head when he trains to run a marathon. Where is the man I married?
Michael’s desire to return to his youth sets in motion events which disrupt their lives and tear the couple apart. Michael spends long hours in his new art studio, alone. Allison feels rejected and begins to build a life of her own, a life that does not require Michael. Before long, Michael and Allison, a couple who seldom spent time apart, rarely spend time together. They both feel neglected, and each blames the other. A long separation, the unexpected appearance of Michael’s college girl friend, an unplanned rendezvous, and a charge of adultery threaten to end their marriage forever – and Allison finds herself alone on the beach.
The Reunion is a tale about how seemingly insignificant events can lead to a marriage on the brink, about the danger of staying silent when problems arise, and, above all, about the journey a couple in love takes as they attempt to obtain forgiveness, to avoid divorce, and to find themselves again.
Includes discussion questions for reading groups.
Extensively re-edited in April 2013.
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FREE eBOOK BLOCK #1 – {06-01-2013}
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Ghosts of Victims Past by Steven Beste
Genre(s): Humor, Social Situations, Bullies, Literature, People & Places
D rew Wolf and his lacrosse teammates run around Sparta Middle School like a pack of wild animals. They’re bigger and stronger than most kids and they make it their daily mission to torment the weak and terrorize the weird. It even looks as though they’re going to get away with their latest stunt–taking a pants down picture of one of the school’s biggest wimps, Andrew Spinkowitz (AKA Sphincter). Drew is planning on sending the picture around school but before he can hit send, he is visited by the three spirits–past, present and future–and is forced to confront what will happen if he goes through with it. Can the spirits convince Drew to change his ways or will disaster strike both bully and victim?
Ghosts of Victims Past (Word Count 28,729. Reading Level 3.5) is an exciting, funny and touching middle grade novel that has an important message about the consequences of one’s actions. Boys (ages 8-12) will especially enjoy the first person narrative. Because the story ultimately has a powerful anti-bully message, parents and teachers will want children to read it. Plus, this novel mirrors Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, and it can be an important introduction for young readers into classic literature.
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Change in Management (Jim Meade: Martian P.I) by RJ Johnson
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Mystery, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction, Adventure
M urder, betrayal, the fate of humanity… it’s all in a day’s work for Jim Meade, Martian P.I.
In 2097 humanity is ruled by two major powers: The Consortium and Coalition. But Jim Meade is a Runabout – someone who doesn’t care who’s running the show so long as he can earn his keep peacefully in the deadly Zero-G fights that keep the Martian colonists entertained on a nightly basis.
After one of his fights goes horribly wrong, Meade finds himself deep in debt to one of the most dangerous warlords on Mars. When a beautiful Coalition officer asks to help clear her father’s name, he seizes the opportunity to make some easy money.
However, Meade quickly finds out that he’s entangled within a dark conspiracy that gets stranger at every turn and if he wants to survive the change in management, he’ll need every ounce of wit, whiskey and guts he’s got.
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Books 1-3 (Magic England) by Z.E.F
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy, Contemporary, Magic & Wizards, Metaphysical & Visionary, Paranormal & Urban
T he first three Magic England books available in one volume!
The Rascals
Swick,Topper and Haley are rascals, and so when they catch their History teacher Mr. Holliswotter having an affair, they see it as a perfect opportunity to take advantage.
Planning to rob the unfortunately named Silly Twofingers, the three rascals blackmail Mr. Holliswotter into joining their plot, but soon find they may have bitten off more than they can chew. Also competing for Silly’s fortune are the dangerous and alluring Beauties who operate in their town, and the deadliest, most notorious gangster in the land, Walter Pray. Meaning the rascals must use all of their ingenuity and daring if they are to escape with their lives, let alone a fortune…
The Lovers
Many versions of events have swept through Magic England concerning the tragic affairs of Mr. Tefilo Winter and his lover Miss. Leola Denvers, ever since news of their deaths headlined all national newspapers.
However the true events of that dreadful spiral are known only to a rare few, one such person was Mr. Volvic Manor, who was sat alone one rain beaten night a couple of months after the events, in The Peacemakers Club, taking a drink.
Suffering in silent misery he was met by a young man called Jack, to whom he told the whole terrible affair…
The Fashionables
It seemed that everyone in Magic England wanted to be a Fashionable. They wanted the Fashionable lifestyle, and were prepared to do anything to get there.
Some wanted to be like the sweet Miss. Lily, and some wanted to be like the beautiful Miss. Evan, while others idolised the self proclaimed ‘The Bon’. But underneath the Fashionable world were terrifying dangers known only to a few, and malicious designs to manipulate and betray the people.
And when Charlotte and Orwell, two young and talented artists, get caught up in the Fashionable web, they must face the dilemma: is it worth gaining the whole world, if you lose your soul?
Love fantasy? Looking for a new and exciting fantasy series to get stuck into? Look no further!
- New Magic England books every two weeks!
- Unique Magic England facts at the end of each book that will take you deeper into the Magic England world and what inspires it.
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7 Day Quick Start to Green Juicing by Mariam Turay
Genre(s): Cookbooks Food & Wine, Drinks & Beverages, Juice, Health Fitness & Dieting, Diets & Weight Loss, Other Diets, Diets
T he Complete Guide to Getting Started Juicing, Why It’s Beneficial, Along With a 7 Day Green Juice Plan
Do you want to lose weight? Have more energy? Detoxify your body? Improve your skin, hair and nails? Do you just want to be healthier? This book is for you! So how can you achieve one or all of these benefits? The easiest and healthiest way is through juicing. One of the best things you can give your body is a glass of fresh green juice. Actors, supermodels, and athletes are all doing it. It’s not a secret anymore. And it doesn’t cost thousands of dollars. You can do it too, in fact, everything you need to know about juicing can be found in this book.
The 7 Day Quick Start to Green Juicing is the complete guide to juicing. You’ll learn:
Benefits of Juicing. Juicing isn’t just for weight loss or cleansing. Juicing vegetables and fruits offers immune boosting and healing benefits as well.
What’s The Best Juicer for You. There are hundreds of juicers on the market, which can be very confusing, all is simplified for you to make your decision easy.
How to Juice.
Strategies to Help You Save Money on Produce.
7 Day Juice Plan + Shopping List. Seven green juice recipes to make your transition to juicing an ease.
Tips to Help Prevent Produce Waste.
A Complete Chart on Fruit & Vegetable Flavoring. Fruits and vegetables all have different types of flavors. You’ll learn their flavor groupings (tart, sweet, bitter, spicy, earthy and more).
A List of Fruit & Vegetable Substitutions.. Depending on your location or the time of season some of the vegetables and fruits may not be available, this list offers comparable substitutions.
The 5 Step Green Juice Formula. How to make endless juice combinations in 5 steps.
Free Bonus. Special bonus to help support you on your juicing journey
And much more
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Baseball Ethan and His Little League Dreams by KP Baker
Genre(s): Social Situations, Sports & Games, Sports, Baseball, People & Places, Boys & Men, Sports & Activities
B aseball season is an exciting time for boys involved in Little League. If you are looking for a way to excite your baseball fanatic about reading as much as he loves baseball, introduce him to the main character, Ethan, in this encouraging book for kids. Your child will love to read and follow along with Ethan and his baseball adventures as the Little League season starts.
Ethan loves to play baseball and does so every chance he gets. This year was a big year for him because he was moving up in the organization. He was now in the league that allowed the kids to pitch and bases to be stolen. Ethan was nervous, but his parent’s faith in him and his endless hours of practice made him believe that he would be able to succeed and possibly even become the pitcher that he has always dreamed of becoming.
In this book, Ethan shows kids of all ages that when they set their mind to something and stay dedicated to it, they can succeed at their dreams. Ethan joins his two best friends Jason and Joey in this book, both of which also have their own dreams to succeed at baseball, and together they set off to be picked by one of the best coaches in the organization. The sheer thought of being coached by the man that coached the championship team last year was enough to make Ethan and his friends believe that this would be a great year of baseball for them.
“Baseball Ethan and His Little League Dreams,” is a great book to help your child want to read. Even if you have a child that is only into sports and refuses to pick up a book, he will want to see just what happens to Ethan in this book about summertime fun. Offering your child the best of both worlds, this eBook is the perfect way to encourage summertime reading.
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Deep Into the Game: S.W. Tanpepper’s GAMELAND (Episode 1) (Volume 1) (S. W. Tanpepper’s GAMELAND) by Saul Tanpepper
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction, High Tech, Dystopian, Hard Science Fiction
I t’s a game people are dying to play. Literally.
They were created to be soldiers. They were used as common laborers.Now the Undead are Players in a live-action computer game.
Welcome to GAMELAND. Set in the middle of Long Island’s forbidden wasteland, it’s where the rich and privileged play out there violent fantasies, pitting cybernetically-controlled zombies against one another for money, power, and entertainment. Most people buy their way into The Game. Others get in by dying.
Jessica Daniels and her gang are going to hack their way in.
In a world drowning in contradictions, Jessie Daniels is just trying to make sense of it all. Her long-dead father is universally reviled for having invented Reanimation technology, yet the very monsters he helped create have become entrenched in a society increasingly dependent upon them. For security. For work. And now, for entertainment. As Jessica — a computer gamer and hacker — approaches her eighteenth birthday, all she wants is to escape her family’s dark past.
She’s about to crash headlong into it.
EPISODE 1: Deep Into The Game
A reckless, end-of-summer plan leads Jessie and her friends onto Long Island hoping simply to catch an unlikely glimpse of the infected victims of a decades-old outbreak. But if they think breaking in was easy, they’ll soon discover that getting back out is a killer. Someone — or something — doesn’t want them to leave. Not alive, anyway.
Five hackers. One game. Ten thousand Undead.
Deep Into the Game is the first book in the hi-tech dystopian thriller GAMELAND. Structured along the lines of television’s The Walking Dead and Law and Order, the nearly 400,000-word series consists of eight individual episodes, first published monthly between May and December 2012. All are available digitally in single and multi-episode packages, as well as in an omnibus edition. Also available in print.
Not recommended for readers under age 15.
Want more GAMELAND?
For insight into the world of GAMELAND, including how it all started, check out the short story Golgotha, available individually in digital format as well as in the short story collection Shorting the Undead and Other Horrors, by the same author (print and digital).
Also check back for the companion book, The Infected Files: GAMELAND hacked, which will include timelines, a glossary of terms, character dossiers, essays, articles and more. Expected publication date: 1 April 2013.
To receive advance notice of new releases, special (and exclusive) pricing events and giveaways, signings and appearances, subscribe to the newsletter, Tanpepper Tidings: tinyletter.com/SWTanpepper (copy and paste into your browser’s address bar, or visit the author’s webpage at tanpepperwrites.com).
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How To Stick To A Diet: The Ultimate Guide To “Hacking” Your Brain For Unstoppable Motivation And Lifelong Diet Success by Derek Doepker
Genre(s): Health Fitness & Dieting, Addiction & Recovery, Drug Dependency, Alternative Medicine, Healing, Self-Help, Eating Disorders, Disorders & Diseases, Diabetes, Mental Health, Personal Health, Men’s Health, Recovery
H as modern psychology uncovered powerful but simple mind “hacks” that allow you to literally rewire your brain for unstoppable motivation?
In “How To Stick To A Diet”, you’ll discover what the most recent psychological research has uncovered can be done to unlock the motivation you need to reach your health, fitness and weight loss goals – regardless of willpower.
You’re about to discover…
* Why losing weight through dieting can backfire causing a person to end up more overweight down the road, and what is essential if you want to keep fat off FOREVER.
* The truth about why “diets don’t work” is both true AND false! (The truth may surprise you!)
* How 4 core emotional wants (that dictate your behavior) can make it impossible to stick to a diet unless you start to use them the right way.
* How changing one word you say can flip a switch in your brain to generate willpower on demand.
* 3 “mind hacks” that instantly changing your feelings towards any foods! With these tricks in your tool belt, you’ll know exactly how to stop any food addiction.
* Why it’s almost impossible for you to fail when you take the one simple approach most people don’t even try!
* Why diet tips for enhancing weight loss motivation without first explaining this *one* thing are almost useless.
* How you can still eat all of your favorite treats without them screwing up your diet, weight loss efforts, or health and still stay slim.
* Hands down the best, quickest, and safest way to lose weight while preventing metabolic shutdown ever invented!
* How to instantly shut down the body’s stress response so you’ll never have to worry about being too stressed out which can kill dieting motivation.
* The real reason you crave sugar and snacks, and how a couple inexpensive items from your local grocery store will stop addicting sweet and salty food cravings dead in their tracks. (Never give into binge eating again when you know this!)
* Why following typical advice on “goal setting” may actually make it nearly impossible to sustain your results, and what recent research has shown you must do when setting goals for long-term success.
* What research has shown can actually alter your genetics, and what you must do to make sure your genes aren’t keeping you unhealthy and out of shape.
* Why people feel so stressed out about dieting, and how you can free yourself of feeling overwhelmed when approaching diet. TIP: Discover this secret and apply it to other things, and your happiness will skyrocket in all areas of your life!
* A little known tip to get organic quality food at wholesale prices so you can eat the healthiest foods without breaking your budget.
* How you can make days worth of healthy food in only 5 minutes of prep time. When you know this strategy, “not having time” will never stop your diet success.
* Where to find the best deals on supplements, protein shakes, and health foods online so you can avoid wasting hundreds to thousands of dollars.
* And much more!
Dieting can mean giving up your favorite foods, spending hours in the kitchen preparing meals, not enjoying meals with friends, struggling to stop food cravings, and paying a fortune on costly health foods. Factor in the stress of trying to change your dietary habits, and it’s no wonder having to muster up the motivation to stay on a diet can feel downright impossible.
But if sticking to a diet was impossible, then how can a person that ate fast food every single night, drank sugary soft drinks all day, and hated healthy foods transform into someone that has eaten a healthy diet everyday for 9 years straight?
The answer may have something to do with a few little known secrets about human psychology that allow you to completely transform the wiring in your brain. You don’t need more diet books telling you what you already know. You need valuable insights into how to take total control of your mind, body, and life – permanently.
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Stock Trading Riches: The Simple, But Powerful Formula That Transforms Your Stock Picks Into Money Pumps by Praveen Puri
Genre(s): Business & Investing, Investing, Introduction
P raveen Puri, a trading and financial veteran, developed a passion for simplicity, minimalism, and Eastern philosophy. He created a pure Zen trading system that does not use any news reports, indicators, or charts to distract from Now. Instead, it uses a simple calculation to surf in flow with the market.
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Done With Being Fat by T.C. Hale
Genre(s): Health Fitness & Dieting, Diets & Weight Loss, Weight Loss, Nutrition, Diets, Weight Maintenance
D ONE WITH BEING FAT is brought to you by touring comedian turned natural
health expert, T.C. Hale (aka Tony Hale). Not only will Tony have you
laughing out loud while he reveals the secrets behind weight loss and
how the human body functions, you will also learn how to look at your
own body chemistry to understand the underlying cause of YOUR weight
issues. Since the reasons for weight gain vary from person to person,
once you understand what is going on with your chemistry, this book will
help you understand what foods, supplements, or lifestyle changes could
eliminate your need to continue buying bigger pants.
This book is the straightforward version of the laugh out loud,
KICK YOUR FAT IN THE NUTS. Both versions explain the science behind
menstrual cramps. The version you choose to read is just a matter of
taste.
Here’s what some of Tony’s celebrity clients have to say:
“Working
with Tony is like jumping into the arms of your favorite aunt. Except
it’s not. At all. I mean, his methods work. But it’s not like that at
all.”
– Jane Lynch – Glee
“I
confess to being a full-blown ‘gymophobe.’ (I still have flashbacks of
my mean fourth-grade gym teacher!) Tony actually makes the gym
panic-attack free.”
– Tom Kenny – Voice of Spongebob
“Wait.
You mean the short skinny trainer dude with the neon sneakers who
writes books about women’s menstrual cramps? Did he ever get a single
menstrual cramp? I don’t think so. The guy who helps fat people get
skinnier? Was he ever fat ? I don’t think so. And what’s with th whole
fake I don’t talk thing? Is it turrets? If he did talk, would it be a
string of expletives even I would be offended by? I guess he has a
sense of humor. That’s something good.”
– Betty Thomas – Director – 28 Days, The Brady Bunch Movie, etc.
“You can argue with Tony, or you can do what he says and buy smaller jeans.”
– Kari Wahlgren – Voice of Tigres – Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
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The Soulmate Experience: A Practical Guide to Creating Extraordinary Relationships by Joe Dunn
Genre(s): Self-Help, Personal Transformation, Relationships, Love & Romance, Health Fitness & Dieting, Religion & Spirituality, Spirituality, Personal Growth & Inspiration
2 012 International Book Awards Gold Medal Winner in the “Relationships” category
2012 Living Now Awards Silver Medal Winner in the “Relationships/Marriage” category
Create the Love of Your Life–Keep the Life in Your Love
Single, in a relationship, or married: people of all walks of life and all ages are finding this new book on enlightened relationships inspiring, accessible, and truly transformational. This revolutionary guide will help you create and sustain a relationship that is intimately connected on all levels–emotional, intellectual, sexual, and spiritual–and a continual source of love, inspiration, and joy.
In Part 1, chapters like “Loving Your Body,” “Reducing Your Baggage,” and “Raising Your Soulmate Potential” will help you release anything that might be preventing you from experiencing a deeply connected relationship. As you read, you will quickly begin to feel more loving and compassionate toward yourself, more connected to those around you, and more confident about and creating your own soulmate experience.
In Part 2, chapters such as “Creating a Context,” “Turning Expectations into Invitations,” “Transforming the Energy of Jealousy,” “Exploring the Edges,” and “Connecting on a Soul Level” will give you everything you need to approach even the most challenging aspects of relationships in ways that will actually deepen your experience of love and intimacy. You will discover the secrets to keeping the love, passion, and connection in your relationship fully alive–every single day. And you will learn how to lovingly guide each other to release limiting beliefs, heal the past, rise above perceived limitations, and unlock the potential in every area of your lives.
Whether you’re on a quest for your soulmate, looking for deeper connection in the relationship you have right now, or just want to experience much more love in your life, the ground-breaking ideas in this book–and the many stories of real people putting them into practice–will fill you with love, inspiration, and possibility. Because The Soulmate Experience isn’t just a book. It’s a great way of living life.
About the Authors
Mali Apple and Joe Dunn host the very popular community “The Soulmate Experience” on Facebook. They have dedicated their relationship to discovering how to create magical relationships and keep the magic in any relationship alive. Their greatest joy is inspiring others to bring more of the soulmate experience into all their relationships.
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Sometime Soon by Debra Doxer
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Chick-Lit, Contemporary Women, Romance, Contemporary, Contemporary Fiction, Romantic Comedy
D ating is making Andrea Whitman miserable, and she’s not just tired of it, she’s jaded.
She wonders if an attractive, successful woman with a strong sense of right and wrong can find love in a fast-paced, inked-up, follow-the-path-of-least-resistance kind of world. Andrea admits she’s choosey, and she can be opinionated. But after years of dating, she would settle for kindness, consideration, and some chemistry. In her pursuit of those traits, she has been insulted, demeaned, and more than a little hurt. She is ready to give up on finding a relationship to concentrate on more attainable goals like success in her high-tech career, and being a good friend and sister. But those friends, and her family, will not allow her to throw in the towel.
Andrea isn’t lacking dates. Her cup is overflowing, and there’s one man who has potential. The chemistry between them is undeniable. But when Andrea lets the disappointments of her past affect the relationships of her present, she risks losing one of the good guys when he finally does come along.
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Liquid Fear by Scott Nicholson
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, United States, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Mystery, Thrillers, Horror, Suspense
W hen Roland Doyle wakes up in an unfamiliar motel room with a strange man’s wallet in his pocket and a woman’s dead body in the bathroom, he fears the worst…and that’s before he finds the vial of pills labeled “take one every 4 hrs or else.” Or else what? Ten years ago, Dr. Sebastian Briggs’s clinical drug trial for a cutting-edge fear-response drug went horribly wrong — or did it? It’s true that one trial participant died and five others were left with no memory of what happened to them. But now several interested parties, including a major pharmaceutical company and an ambitious U.S. senator, are willing to back Briggs’s continued research. All he has to do is recall his five surviving “volunteers,” whose addiction to a mysterious drug has left them largely at his disposal. They will do anything necessary to keep the pills coming and to stave off the creeping phobias, intense sexual impulses, and all-consuming madness that lurk on the edges of their minds. It’s easy enough for the good doctor to lure the survivors back to the remote Monkey House, where the original trials took place. But when the pills finally run out…that’s when the real show begins.
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25 Fitness Failures That Keep You Fat: How To Overcome The Common Pitfalls That Sabotage Your Weight Loss by John Miller
Genre(s): Health Fitness & Dieting, Diets & Weight Loss, Other Diets, Exercise & Fitness, Diets
C ould you be sabotaging all of your weight loss efforts by making one
of these common mistakes without even knowing it?
It’s been estimated that over 90% of people who lose weight through
dieting and exercise gain it all back again.
Inside 25 Fitness “Failures That Keep You Fat, you’ll discover what these hidden “X-Factors” are that keep you from losing weight.
You’ll learn…
after making a resolution, and how you can guarantee this NEVER
happens to you.
calorie intake without feeling overly deprived and without shutting
down your body’s metabolism.
on track with their exercise plan.
WARNING: Don’t even bother to try to lose weight if you’re not
addressing this common issue!
stupid simple ways to eat healthy on a shoestring budget.
can’t be bothered with time consuming cooking.
My name is John Miller, and I’ve been helping men and women all over
the world reach their fitness goals through my online fitness blog. I
wrote this book to summarize the things that I have discovered during
my years in and out of the gym. These are things that I wish I knew
years ago that wolid have saved me hundreds of hours of trial and
error dealing with my own weight loss efforts.
I believe by sharing these proven insights with you which I’ve had to
learn the hard way, you’ll be able to rise above the frustrated,
confused, and overwhelmed ranks of people all over the world
struggling to find the key to permanent weight loss.