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There are places in America where a scar, physical or emotional, speaks louder than a badge or a pulpit or a diploma ever could. In 2008, Caheri Gutierrez, a young model from one of Oakland's most dangerous neighborhoods, was shot in her beautiful face and nearly killed in a drive-by. Until You Bleed tells the story of her journey from troubled youth to traumatized victim to community leader seeking to heal herself and her city.

This book will teach you everything you want to know about digital photography, including how to make the most from your camera's exposure triangle, how to compose photos, the composition rules to use, and a lot more. Say good-bye to boring photos once you listen to and implement what this book teaches.

A group of friends think it'll be fun to rent a haunted house until they're awakened by the cries of one of them locked in a life and death struggle with the supernatural resident determined to eat him.

Every new stepmom finds themselves struggling with these same thoughts. Life is meant to be tough, and joining a new family and assuming the role of "mom" is one of the toughest things imaginable. But I've got good news: All your problems are temporary! If you have an action plan and know what you're doing, you can seamlessly make the transition to stepmom. This book will give you that action plan.

In The Scientific Sherlock Holmes, James O'Brien provides an in-depth look at Sherlock Holmes's use of science in his investigations. Indeed, one reason for Holmes's appeal is his frequent use of the scientific method and the vast scientific knowledge which he drew upon to solve mysteries. For instance, in heart of the audiobook, the author reveals that Holmes was a pioneer of forensic science, making use of fingerprinting well before Scotland Yard itself had adopted the method.

They're baaaaaaaaaaaaacckkkkk!!! Rocky Coast Radio Theatre returns with yet another copious cornucopia of classic concoctions, crafted and compiled for the captive congregation (gotta love that thesaurus!). Nightmares on Congress Street, Part V offers dramatized adaptations (complete with music and sound effects) of chilling stories penned by Edgar Allan Poe, Hugh B. Cave, and H. P. Lovecraft, as well as a few additional treats.

In his best-selling How to Be Right, James provided an invigorating guide to how to talk to people with bad opinions. And yet the question he always gets asked is: 'if you're so sure about everything, haven't you ever changed your mind?' In an age of us vs them, tribal loyalties and bitter divisions, the ability to change our minds may be the most important power we have. In this intimate, personal new book, James' focus shifts from talking to other people to how you talk to yourself about what you really think. 

What Was It? is a landmark work of supernatural fiction in which terror arises not from apparitions or superstition, but from direct physical evidence of the impossible. The unseen assailant breathes, struggles, bleeds, and can be bound—yet remains utterly invisible. What begins as a nightmare becomes a methodical investigation, as science, logic, and courage are brought to bear on a phenomenon that refuses explanation.

Delve into the captivating world of Fitz-James OBrien, the Irish-born author hailed as a hidden genius of weird fiction. As the vital link between Edgar Allan Poe and later masters like Algernon Blackwood, Ambrose Bierce, and Arthur Machen, OBriens work offers a unique blend of the fantastical and the scientific. In this collection, youll discover some of his most celebrated tales, including The Diamond Lens, where a sance, a murder, and a microscopic universe collide, and What Was It?‚a chilling story of an invisible murderer that predates both H.G. Wells The Invisible Man and Bierces The ...

Audiolibro narrado en castellano. Fitz James O’Brien irlandés a quien el maestro del terror cósmico Howard Phillips Lovecraft lo bautizó como el Poe céltico dedicándole las siguientes palabras: “Entre los primeros discípulos de Poe puede colocarse al joven y brillante irlandés Fitz James O’Brien, emigro a Estados Unidos y murió honrosamente en la guerra civil. A él debemos What Was It?, el primer relato corto bien estructurado sobre un ser tangible pero invisible, y prototipo del Horla de Maupassant; fue él, también, que creó el inimitable Diamond Lens.

Desde el comienzo de la historia en numerosas y diferentes culturas han aparecido leyendas sobre los vampiros. Estos mitos se han transmitido de generación en generación y se han convertido en parte imprescindible del folclore popular. Posteriormente, autores como Polidori, Charles Nodier...

Set in a mysterious boarding house in the heart of 19th-century New York, a group of residents decides to investigate the house’s eerie reputation. Among them is Harry, who soon finds himself at the center of a nightmarish encounter. In the dead of night, as shadows loom and silence reigns, he is seized by an invisible force, a creature that defies explanation and challenges the very fabric of human understanding.

The Sync Button Podcast is Just the opinion of 2 “old school” DJs on today’s current state of the DJing industry. Drawing from our past and present experiences we will dive into the rise and fall of DJing from all angles. Simon & Anton are close friends who often spend time passionately chatting about what we love, mostly DJing, Music and DJ Tech. Every 2 weeks we will choose a topic and take time to share our thoughts, we will be including everything from Club to Mobile and everything in between including the technology and music that drives our passion.

Presenting an audio anthology of Victorian ghost stories to chill you to the bone this holiday season.

Throughout the long centuries of human history is the want, and the need, to share information, to exchange ideas and for that knowledge and experience, for curiosity and learning, to be the basis of a civil society. In this volume we offer up a small selection of talents from the literary landscape of 1800 to 1849 and its male authors whose time has now come again.