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Always Maintain a Joyful Mind: And Other Lojong Teachings on Awakening Compassion and Fearlessness

Always Maintain a Joyful Mind: And Other Lojong Teachings on Awakening Compassion and Fearlessness

by Pema Chodron

Listen to an audio sample online in MP3 format—click here. For centuries Tibetan Buddhists have relied on a collection of fifty-nine pith teachings (called lojong in Tibetan) to help them develop wisdom and compassion amid the challenges of daily living. In this book Pema Chödrön introduces these transformative teachings and offers guidance on how to make them part of our everyday lives. The lojong teachings... (more)

High Noon

by Nora Roberts

Police Lieutenant Phoebe MacNamara found her calling at an early age when an unstable man broke into her family's home, trapping and terrorizing them for hours. Now she's Savannah's top hostage negotiator, defusing powderkeg situations with a talent for knowing when to give in-and when to jump in and take action. It's satisfying work-and sometimes those skills come in handy at home dealing with her agoraphobic... (more)

Dragonlance: Dark Chronicles: Book 2

Dragons of the Highlord Skies

by Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman

The story starts in the Tower of High Sorcery in Palanthus, which is under assault by the forces of the Kingpriest. The wizards, knowing they must surrender, remove as many valuable artifacts as they can. An elven wizard named Feal-Thas takes a dragon orb to the distant land of Ice Wall. That orb is sought by the Dragon Highlord Ariakas, who assigns the task of its recovery to Kitiara Uth-Matar, half-sister of the... (more)

Heart Full of Soul: An Inspirational Memoir About Finding Your Voice and Finding Your Way

Heart Full of Soul: An Inspirational Memoir About Finding Your Voice and Finding Your Way

by Taylor Hicks

For the longest time, during some rough boyhood years in Alabama and the grind of performing on the road, the odds against me were discouraging. But there was always a voice inside telling me it was going to get better. Mom and Dad certainly started out with good intentions, but early on, as their marriage went south and I went in whatever direction was necessary to avoid the fallout, I realized my life was going... (more)

Killer Weekend

by Ridley Pearson

The #1 New York Times bestseller returns with a completely new setting-the magnificent natural beauty of Sun Valley, Idaho-and a heart-stopping story in which a local sheriff struggles to protect a controversial politician from the elegant plan of a hired assassin. Eight years ago, in Sun Valley-snowcapped playground for the wealthy and ambitious-all that stood between U.S. Attorney General Elizabeth Shaler... (more)

Fourth Realm: Book 2

The Dark River

by John Twelve Hawks

A frantic race to save a long-lost Traveler. An epic battle for freedom. Two brothers whose power puts them on a collision course . . .with each other. In The Traveler , John Twelve Hawks introduced readers to a dangerous world inspired by the modern technology that monitors our lives. Under constant surveillance of the ‘Vast Machine,’ a sophisticated computer network run by a ruthless group, society is... (more)

Dear G-Spot: Straight Talk About Sex and Love

Dear G-Spot: Straight Talk About Sex and Love

by Zane

Dear G-Spot is New York Times bestselling author Zane's long-awaited guide to what she knows better than anyone else: love and sex. Dear G-Spot includes real letters from real people, both women and men, who have sought Zane's advice over the years -- the preacher's wife worrying about being judged, the virgin, the guy next door, the gay man next door, the woman with low self-esteem, and the other woman... (more)

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