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Val James became the first African-American player in the NHL when he took to the ice with the Buffalo Sabres in 1982, and in 1987 he became the first Black player of any nationality to skate for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Born in central Florida, James grew up on Long Island and received his first pair of skates for his 13th birthday. At 16 James left home to play in Canada, where he was the only Black person in junior and, often, in the whole town.

Packed with real-life lessons from an experienced manager and coach, Nurture provides bite-sized people management tips to help you get the most from your new team. The information in this audiobook will increase your chances of successfully navigating the journey from buddy to boss.

Many hybrid forms of the mystery-crime-thriller genre exists. All of them are narratives that keep one in suspense about what is about to happen. The thriller also shares a literary lineage with ancient epic and myth populated by monsters, terror and danger. Alexandre Dumas, Alfred Hitchcock, and Robert Ludlum are some of the masters of the genre.

This audio recording is designed to teach you how to relax, to escape from the stress of everyday life, forget your worries, and just let go. Ever thought that it would be nice to just relax completely? Well that's exactly what you are going to do as you listen to this recording.

Explore the secrets of the universe with selections from the works of three of the greatest scientific minds of our lifetime. Widely regarded as the most brilliant theoretical physicist since Einstein, Stephen W. Hawking has delved into today's most important scientific ideas about the cosmos, expanded upon the rich history of scientific thought, and reveled in the complexities of the universe in which we live.

Buffalo Bill Cody, Bat Masterson, and other legendary heroic figures of America's Old West get the royal treatment in White Hats, a collection of stories by esteemed Western authors. This anthology is expertly compiled by Robert J. Randisi, who has gathered extraordinary stories of those who wear the white hat from well-known authors like John Jakes, Richard S. Wheeler, James Reasoner, and others.

There is magic in the mundane, if only you look for it. This collection of four stories will have you taking a second glance at the world around you.

While connecting me up to various machines and monitors and placing nitroglycerine tablets under my tongue, the doctor looked at me early on and said: "You waited too long to get here, sir." I was petrified. There was no immediate response on my part, only a deep sense of fear entombed by a completely paralyzed inner spirit. Much to my surprise, he spoke again: "Sir, you've waited too long to get here. You're not going to make it."

The 11th Hour Audio Anthology is a collection of 11 macabre tales created by masters of modern audio drama to haunt and terrify you.

Compiled by the Dark Poet Princess, Xtina Marie, here are 16 delectably horrific tales of the sinister side of dark romance, where not everything is hearts and flowers, and moonlight strolls hand-in-hand with your beautiful soulmate. This phenomenal anthology - named in honor of that unique part of the female anatomy believed by some to summon satan himself - overflows with the darkest storytelling and the brightest talent on the independent writing scene today: Madison Estes, John Leonard, J.N. Cameron, Arista Cyrene, Steve Wands, Joe Palumbo, Jeremy Billingsley, and more.

For many generations, the stock market has been a place where fortunes have been made. It can also be one of the safest places to invest your money over the long term. However, the stock market can be a confusing place for the novice and with so many strategies out there, and a variety of different investments to choose from, it can be easy to get confused. This new guidebook, however, has all the information that you will need to succeed.

Do you find yourself worrying or stressing out more than you'd like? Do you struggle with stress? Does it overwhelm your thoughts? Once you understand what stress is and how to properly use your body to alleviate it, maybe even completely as an issue in your life, forever! You already know this, but you are always in control! Once you have a process of how to control your emotions and your body, you'll be able to relax and handle any situation appropriately!

"The Pond" by James Agee Jr.: The Pond is an exclusive body of water that offers magnificent healing powers for those who can afford to visit. One struggling family has faced hardship and saved to be able to visit The Pond, but is it truly everything that they thought it would be? "Meet Me on the Next World" by Chris Manning: Maria is stuck in a rut. Bored with her life as an office drone, one day, she begins to see mysterious words appearing in the most unexpected places. Interpreting these words as instructions, she follows them to their thrilling conclusion.

A fabulous anthology of some of the finest stories ever written.

Are you tired of the system you live in? Are you sick of being told how to live, what to eat, what to do and say and think? Should life really be like this? One man in England has taken a stand against the tide and cried out "No More!" His name is John James Harris and he has declared himself to be a Freeman of England using ancient laws of the land.

One of the most powerful dramas of Christian faith ever written, this captivating allegory of man's religious journey in search of salvation follows the pilgrim as he travels an obstacle-filled road to the Celestial City. Along the way, he is confronted by monsters and spiritual terrors, among them Worldly Wiseman, Giant Despair, and the demons of the Valley of the Shadow of Death. An enormously influential 17th-century classic, universally known for its simplicity, vigor, and beauty of language.

In the last 10 years or so bitcoin has evolved from being an oddity that was of interest to a select few, to becoming the talk of the financial world. Some people have made millions from it, while others have enjoyed more modest windfalls. But will it ever become an accepted form of currency? In this book, Bitcoin: The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Understanding Bitcoin, you can find the answers to your questions.

Cryptocurrencies were once believed to be a distant dream when developers first came up with the concept and began exploring potential solutions to bring the dream to life back in the 1990s. However, over a decade after the concept was born, a developer with the alias Satoshi Nakamoto introduced bitcoin. This coin featured revolutionary design concepts that enabled it to work in ways that developers once only dreamed of. Since the emergence of bitcoin, there have been several other cryptocurrencies that have come to the scene to take their own piece of the cryptocurrency pie.

Blockchain technology is probably best known for its use in conjunction with Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. It is an innovative and exciting idea that builds layers of security and promotes confidence in financial transactions that is unsurpassed. But it is also confusing. Now, with Blockchain: The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Understanding Blockchain and Blockchain Technology, you have a guide that will provide all the information you’ll need to become a blockchain expert.

Here we have echoes of John Wyndham’s Midwich Cuckoos, Stephen King’s Children of the Corn, and so many more tales of child-driven terror—all of which serve as tales so cautionary against procreating, the Catholic church might just try to ban Kids Are Hell!