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A father of three in a biracial marriage trying to claim a piece of the American Dream. On the eve of his thirty-fifth birthday, he finds himself broke, estranged from his Boston Brahmin wife and three children, and living in a friend's spare bedroom in Brooklyn. He has four days to come up with the money to keep his family afloat, and four days to make sense of his past and his future in a country where he feels preprogrammed to fail. But he has...
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"Prior to purchase, I recommend that the reader transport their attention to the author's website, so they may determine whether this work is suited for their interests. As, The Last Generation was not prepared for that consumer of a fast food diet. Should the reader then rescind upon their resolution to procure this document, no offence will taken by the author.".. Michael Thomas
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In this book you will learn:
That the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem is not the remains of a Jewish temple, but the remains of a Roman temple to Jupiter.
That Jesus and his brother James were vegetarians who were opposed to all animal sacrifices.
That Jesus and James worshipped at a Jewish temple in Egypt, and they lived a century earlier than the commonly accepted time.
That a chronological falsification has taken place in various biblical texts.
That...
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The poems in Atheists and Empty Spaces explore the quintessential aspect of humanity – the need of having something in which to believe. Modern humanity attempts to fill the empty spaces in the psyche with emotional and psychological sustenance that was once provided by communal connections, religion, and the worship of deities or even nature.These poems explore how, in many ways, people have all become atheists because they no longer know how to...
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Western Australia, 1909. William Watson' s beloved father is set on an expedition to the north-west to map water sources in the Pilbara. Invited along, fifteen-year-old William embarks on the outback journey of a lifetime. At sea and on land, William will forge lasting friendships with his fellow travellers, and transform his relationship with his father as together they face the darkness in some men' s hearts – including the...
6) Say Cheese
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Grover "Shep" Shepherd is the only thing Felix Medrano loves more than being the current darling of Hollywood. He throws a star-studded surprise engagement party to declare their love to the world, and it's a smash, save for one detail: Shep is a no-show. Felix knows Shep missed his flight home from New Orleans, but that was hours ago. What's the hold up? Shep's still at the airport is what, watching flight after flight wing westward without him....
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Samir is a lot closer to forty than he is to fourteen. For all the good it does him -- when he's around cutie-pie Kerry, a waiter at his favorite happy hour hotspot, he feels more like a tween girl backstage with a boyband than any kind of upstanding professional. Especially when he's drunkenly inspired to write a letter to Santa Claus, in which he asks to find Kerry under his tree on Christmas morning. A wish that verges on coming true, even, until...
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Five stories. Eleven men. The countless joys of coming together at Christmas. Whether they're spending treasured time with friends, showing up for forced family fun, or making good their escape from the shopping throngs, the men in these stories are all about to make the same discovery: love makes a terrific present. Contains the stories: The Gift of the Gay Guy: 'Tis the night before Christmas when Derrick Halvorson catches Lee, a hot one night stand,...
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When Richard is invited to join Colin for Christmas in Cancun, he's on the next flight out of Winnipeg faster than you can sayFeliz Navidad. He'll take sun and sand over shoveling snow any day, but more importantly, he believes the invitation as an obvious sign Colin has at last chosen him over his rival Joaquin. Now they can get on with the business of being a couple. But life with Colin is full of surprises. Not only has he also invited Joaquin...
10) Hot Shots
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Since he first laid eyes on Michael Phelps as a teenager, young Beau has longed to be an Olympian; the better to sleep with as many other Olympians as possible. Too bad he's a flop at every sport he tries.
An offhand reference by his European mother reveals a family connection to the world of competitive shooting, and a quick -- if not wholly truthful -- email nets Beau an invitation to Luxembourg to train with Marcel, a dashing rifle champion. He...
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Shannon hates Christmas. Mostly because Christmas hates him. It sure seems like it, anyway: every crummy thing that's happened to him since high school has befallen him at the Most Wonderful Time of the Year. Every humiliating break-up, every high-rise hotel fire -- heck, a few years back, one guy he had the hots for up and died. Which goes a long way toward explaining why he's a whimpering mess when he meets Ben the barista one Christmas morning...
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The novel starts out with Michael, one of the main characters, in a church looking for forgiveness. After having helped his terminally ill father, John (from whom, for many reasons, Michael was long estranged until his dad was diagnosed with cancer), end his suffering, he now carries the heavy weight of what he's done. But after that absolution is denied, with the Catholic priest labeling him 'a murderer', Michael steps out into the bright light of...
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Nate tiene talento para el combate espacial después de cientos de victorias en la simulación de videojuegos Cruzado Estelar. Sus habilidades son únicas, lo suficiente como para ganar un raro privilegio. La oportunidad de unirse a otros cinco cadetes de la Alianza y escapar de la tediosa rutina del aula. Entrarán en una competencia feroz a años luz de distancia en el antiguo Imperio Byotai. Sin embargo, días después de su llegada, una facción...
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Suhaib isn't a big believer in barriers. Whether he's skinny-dipping on the clock at his hotel job or spilling uncensored details of his life story just to make conversation, he is who he is and he doesn't care who knows it. Elijah plays his hand a little closer to the vest, and Suhaib can't get his head around Elijah's reckless plan to drive through the worst blizzard to hit Oklahoma since statehood just to meet his sister's new baby. When the storm...
15) Dude Mama
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When button-down biracial lawmaker Cassidy Uematsu meets hardscrabble fry cook Buford "Jax" Jackson, it's lust at first sight. They're only too happy to jump into the sack, and when Jax loses his condom mid-getting-to-know-you, Cassidy urges him forward, damn the consequences. What's the worst that can happen? After a couple weeks of morning sickness and a few months gaining weight, Cassidy learns an unfathomable secret about the men in his family...
16) Honey, I'm Home
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Loving Ruben Pacheco is easy. He's sweet, he's supportive, he keeps the bills paid and plenty of food on the table. Loving living with Ruben's parents presents more of a challenge. They're critical, overbearing, and openly rooting for Gabe to go home so Ruben might crawl back into the closet. Gabe's in love, but he's getting annoyed. Ruben's great and all, but is he worth all the hassle?
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Celebrants and skeptics alike have produced valuable analyses of the Internet's effect on us and our world, oscillating between utopian bliss and dystopian hell. But according to Robert W. McChesney, arguments on both sides fail to address the relationship between economic power and the digital world. McChesney's award-winning Rich Media, Poor Democracy skewered the assumption that a society drenched in commercial information is a democratic one....
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Beijing, Tokyo, Sydney -- these exciting cities are standard fare in the life of flight attendant Todd Eisenbraun, and he chases a romance with sexy-but-straight Josh through them all. Closer to home, a new neighbor in his San Francisco apartment building has a huge crush on Todd. His friends -- Katie, a flight attendant-turned-small appliance repairwoman, and Marzipan Q. Thespian, a man-dangling local philanthropist -- think Todd should at least...
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With no job and no boyfriend, Justin sees no reason to make a big deal out of Christmas this year, so he plunks down his severance pay on a cottage in the Caribbean and jets away for some Me Time. Not that he'd mind a little Us Time, you understand, but the handsome young islanders of his acquaintance are all friendly, fun, and straight as they come. He sure didn't leave San Diego looking for any middle-aged American gym jock, but when one washes...
20) Sin to Get Saved
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Hubert knows he brings shame on himself and on the Lord by being a queer -- his grandad and the pastor of his evangelical church tell him as much all the time. So when he dies in a freak accident, he's as delighted as he is surprised to waltz right through the Pearly Gates, no questions asked. He even gets a beautiful angel named Bartholomew as his very own guide to the Afterlife. But when the angel makes brazen overtures, Hubert realizes his soul...