The Canadian Civil War: Volume 1 - Birth of a Nation

In 1755 France controlled most of the North American continent. What if they still did? This novel explores the French period from two perspectives – an historically accurate description of Jolliet’s discovery of the Mississippi, coupled with a hypothetical contemporary view of “Canada.” Based in Green Bay, this Canada struggles between the Catholic north and Huguenot Louisiana.In 1755 France controlled most of the North American continent. Starting with Quebec and Montreal on the St Lawrence, they controlled the Great Lakes, the Ohio River Valley, and the Mississippi down to New Orleans. What if they still did? This novel explores the French period from two perspectives – an historically accurate description of Jolliet’s discovery of the Mississippi and the enormous agricultural lands that opens to the French, coupled with a hypothetical contemporary view of a “Canada” extending across the continent. Based in its capital of Green Bay, this nation struggles between a Catholic north and a Huguenot Louisiana. Told by an American historian resident in Green Bay, the novel gives credit to the French history of the region often slighted in our textbooks.
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The Gilded Man: A Romance of the Andes

This book was digitized and reprinted from the collections of the University of California Libraries. It was produced from digital images created through the libraries’ mass digitization efforts. The digital images were cleaned and prepared for printing through automated processes. Despite the cleaning process, occasional flaws may still be present that were part of the original work itself, or introduced during digitization. This book and hundreds of thousands of others can be found online in the HathiTrust Digital Library at www.hathitrust.org.
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Araman

The Unisayan are not sacred, worshipped or protected... They are hunted.Araman Raliena uses her healing powers to save the life of General Kassen, who is to murder a creature she fights to protect, interrupting a dangerous man's plans to stop an alliance between two kingdoms. Dergen will use the Rite of the Sinner to enslave an Armon's sacred power and not even Raliena's will can oppose him...The mysterious Unisayan are not sacred, worshipped or protected... They are hunted. Despite vowing never to complete her duty as Araman and lure a Unisayan to a Knight’s sword, Raliena uses her healing powers to save the life of Kassen; a General who is to murder a creature Raliena fights to protect. This act of kindness unwittingly interrupts a dangerous man’s ploy to stop an impending alliance between two tremulous kingdoms, but Raliena is mistaken when she thinks it is the throne he wishes to claim. A shadowy past rouses a new future for Fardonmeria and with a dusky past of his own, Dergen will use the Rite of the Sinner to gain what is his by force. Using the ancient slavery of an Armon’s sacred power, he will become Master Sinner and not even Raliena’s will can oppose him.
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The Loner

An amusing and exciting tale of student life in Liverpool in the Swinging Sixties.Mark is a nervous student. He is ruled by an overwhelming, irrational fear of people – particularly girls – which shows itself in a bad stammer, and a terror of heights.Fiona is the girl of his dreams, but she is in a steady relationship with a lifelong boyfriend in Scotland. Mark realises he is never going to get anywhere in life or in love unless he undergoes a complete personality change.He is befriended by Bob, who has a passion for potholing (and free love), and a plan is hatched. If Mark can beat his fear of heights – an escapade down a cave or two should sort that one – maybe he can also overcome his fear of girls and win Fiona...So begins a whole series of madcap adventures, featuring a yacht race, horse riding, underground adventures in Yorkshire and Mendip caves, dances, parties and some wild and riotous student incidents, often involving too much...
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Irresistible

An urgent and expert investigation into behavioral addiction, the dark flipside of today's unavoidable digital technologies, and how we can turn the tide to regain control. Behavioral addiction may prove to be one of the most important fields of social, medical, and psychological research in our lifetime. The idea that behaviors can be being addictive is new, but the threat is near universal. Experts are just beginning to acknowledge that we are all potential addicts. Adam Alter, a professor of psychology and marketing at NYU, is at the cutting edge of research into what makes these products so compulsive, and he documents the hefty price we're likely to pay if we continue blindly down our current path. People have been addicted to substances for thousands of years, but for the past two decades, we've also been hooked on technologies, such as Instagram, Netflix, and Facebook—inventions that we've adopted because we assume they'll make our lives better. These...
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Drunk Tank Pink: And Other Unexpected Forces That Shape How We Think, Feel, and Behave

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER.An illuminating look at the way the thoughts we have and the decisions we make are influenced by forces that aren't always in our controlWhy are people named Kim, Kelly, and Ken more likely to donate to Hurricane Katrina victims than to Hurricane Rita victims? Are you really more likely to solve puzzles if you watch a light bulb illuminate? How did installing blue lights along a Japanese railway line halt rising crime and suicide rates? Can decorating your walls with the right artwork make you more honest? The human brain is fantastically complex, having engineered space travel and liberated nuclear energy, so it's no wonder that we resist the idea that we're deeply influenced by our surroundings. As profound as they are, these effects are almost impossible to detect both as they're occurring and in hindsight. Drunk Tank Pink is the first detailed exploration of how our environment shapes what we think, how we feel, and the ways we behave.The world is populated with words and images that prompt unexpected, unconscious decisions. We are so deeply attracted to our own initials that we give more willingly to the victims of hurricanes that match our initials: Kims and Kens donate more generously to Hurricane Katrina victims, whereas Rons and Rachels give more openly to Hurricane Rita victims. Meanwhile, an illuminated light bulb inspires creative thinking because it symbolizes insight.Social interactions have similar effects, as professional cyclists pedal faster when people are watching. Teachers who took tea from the break room at Newcastle University contributed 300 percent more to a cash box when a picture of two eyes hung on the wall. We're evolutionarily sensitive to human surveillance, so we behave more virtuously even if we're only watched by a photograph. The physical environment, from locations to colors, also guides our hand in unseen ways. Dimly lit interiors metaphorically imply no one's watching and encourage dishonesty and theft, while blue lights discourage violent activity because they're associated with the police. Olympic taekwondo and judo athletes are more likely to win when they wear red rather than blue, because red makes them behave aggressively and referees see them as more dominant. Drunk Tank Pink is full of revelatory facts, riveting anecdotes, and cutting-edge experiments that collectively explain how the most unexpected factors lead us to think, feel, and behave the way we do.Review"Adam Alter's book will change the way you look at our world."—Dan Ariely, New York Times bestselling author of Predictably Irrational “You’ll laugh, you’ll gasp, you’ll shake your head in disbelief as Alter shows you that we are all, to some degree, balls in a giant pinball machine. If you want to see the bumpers — and regain some control of your destiny — read this delightful book.”—Jonathan Haidt, author of New York Times bestseller, The Righteous Mind"A fascinating compendium of the hidden currents that influence our thoughts, beliefs, and actions.”—Gary Marcus, New Yorker columnist, and author of New York Times bestseller, Guitar Zero"With remarkable clarity and subversive humor, Alter presents a radical new perspective on human nature."—Paul Bloom, author of How Pleasure Works "Adam Alter has collected the most wonderfully strange and surprising nuggets of recent psychological research in one book. I guarantee you'll be want to share the incredible anecdotes in Drunk Tank Pink with friends."—Joshua Foer, New York Times bestselling author of Moonwalking with Einstein "Drunk Tank Pink is a smart and delightful introduction to some of psychology’s most curious phenomena and most colorful characters."—Daniel Gilbert, New York Times bestselling author of Stumbling on Happiness"Reading Adam Alter’s book about the many ways our perceptions are affected is so compelling that it put me in a seriously suspicious frame of mind…he seems to realize that his material does not require much to make it fascinating—not even a fancy font."—The Smithsonian (a "Notable Book")"Popular NYU psychology and marketing professor Adam Alter has composed a fascinating tome about the hidden things that make us think, act, and feel the way we do. The debut result will please readers of Malcolm Gladwell and other writers about unexpected wonders. Editor's recommendation."—Barnes & Noble (A "Book of the Month" and "Editor's Recommendation" book)"Alter’s findings are intriguing…he peppers his text with illustrative anecdotes, incidents, studies and characters, making the book highly readable and informative."—Kirkus Reviews (A Kirkus Recommended book) "Alter not only explains the source of many cognitive quirks, but convincingly argues that comprehending them affords a better understanding of broader behaviors, from cyclical poverty to altruism... In Alter's hands, case studies take on new life... as he fluently moves between psychology, medicine, and cultural history, offering surprises to readers at many levels of expertise."—Publishers Weekly About the AuthorAdam Alter is an assistant professor in the marketing department at the Stern School of Business, New York University, with an affiliated appointment in the NYU psychology department. A native of Australia, Alter earned his Ph.D. in social psychology at Princeton University in 2004, focusing on how people reach the judgments and make the decisions that shape their lives. He has lectured at numerous institutions including Harvard, Yale, MIT, Stanford, Cornell, and the University of Chicago. Alter is a guest blogger on the Psychology Today website.
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26 Erotic Sex Stories

WARNING: These are erotic short stories for ADULTS ONLY! All characters are over the age of eighteen and the story contains scenes of oral sex and penetrationFeaturing erotic juicy scenes, these stories are guaranteed to keep you glued to your Kindle like nothing else!122,418 words26 erotic sex stories including:Addicted To Cum by Ethan TaylorCowboy on Heat by Ethan TaylorFinally Free In The Caribbean by Ethan TaylorMy First Time Lesbian Sex by Ethan TaylorMystery Woman by Ethan TaylorSexual Symbiosis by Ethan TaylorThe Gift That Keeps On Giving by Ethan TaylorThe Startup GangBang by Ethan TaylorThe Trade Off by Ethan TaylorTo Rise From The Ashes by Ethan TaylorFucked by my Friend’s Partner by Hanna LoveKeeping the Wolf from the Door by Hanna LoveMy Big, Beautiful, Busty Woman by Hanna LoveSummer of Love by Hanna LoveTrial and Punishment by Hanna Love .Fishnet Fuckers by Hanna LoveThreesome in the Mountains by Layla MillsStrip Football by Layla MillsIntimate Personal Training by Layla MillsEducating the Younger Man by Layla MillsCouples Night Out by Layla MillsConfessions of a Babysitter by Layla MillsAll My Fantasies in One Night by Layla MillsAffair with an old Flame by Layla MillsA Crush in Bondage by Layla MillsA Sexual Break from Homework by Layla MillsExcerpt:As she settled on all fours over me Allen kept himself with his knees on either side of my head and slowly, to allow me to watch, he rubbed the head of his prick up and down Michelle's wet tight hole. Her juices dripped out of her as he did and when he slipped between her folds Michelle swallowed me and moaned through her mouthful. Allen very slowly pushed all the way in and then pulled all the way out dripping Michelle’s fluid on to my face. Once he was parted from her he pushed his erection downward so I could swallow him and to taste his fiance on his manhood. I had to admit the taste was amazing and as his rod slid farther into my mouth I tried to swallow every bit of their mixture as I possibly could. Allen slowly pulled out of my mouth and replaced himself inside Michelle. I could hear Michelle moan deeper as he did and Allen pushed into her again then out to have me swallow him again. Once again I could not believe that I was allowing a man to put his johnson in my mouth but from the position of where Michelle was on top of me and the taste of their sex mixed together I did not care in the slightest. I hoped in that one moment that I could contact them on the other side of our hike and maybe do this again in a bedroom or perhaps we could get a hotel room because this whole experience was changing me and my views on sex. Allen was rock hard as he slowly rotated in and out of my sucking mouth and Michelle never once stopped blowing me as Allen and I had our moment. He pulled out of me and pushed back into Michelle who was quivering and dripping with sweat. He grabbed her hips and began a slow rhythm of penetration allowing me enough space to suck in Michelle's clit. The sex that dripped from her was even more intoxicating than the alcohol we drank earlier and as I licked her flesh she began to speed up her oral pleasure on me. Her moans grew in volume as Allen and I both pleased her and before I knew she was cumming harder than the first time. Allen began ramming deeper and harder into Michelle which turned her into a tiger on top of me and as her climax ripped through her she bucked her hips making it nearly impossible for me to keep a hold of of her love nub. She stayed on my erection through out Allen's slamming motion and what ever it was that she did during her explosion with her mouth was all it took for me to begin mine. Allen's own groans increased and he shoved one good time deep inside Michelle when he held still so I could watch his balls empty in to Michelle's eager vagina. Michelle had a third orgasm that was more just a part of the second and sucked as hard as she could on my shaft which made me release. The org
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Silent and Unseen

In Silent and Unseen, veteran submarine commander Captain Alfred S. McLaren describes in riveting detail the more significant events that occurred early in the Cold War during his seven years, 1958-1965, onboard three attack submarines: the USS Greenfish (SS-351), USS Seadragon (SSN-584), and USS Skipjack (SSN-585). Through myriad stories and anecdotes, his book focuses on the development of attack-boat tactics and under-ice exploration techniques.The commanding officers that a young submarine officer serves with will determine how well prepared he will be to assume his own command years later. This was particularly true in attack submarines, during the early high-risk years of the Cold War. They were continually at sea, and each reconnaissance and intelligence collection mission was of potentially great, and sometimes extraordinary, value to the government of the United States of America. The missions more often than not required closing of the potential enemy to...
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Accessible EPUB 3

With the introduction of EPUB 3, publishers now have the means to create a single rich data source for audiences of all reading abilities. Through practical tips and examples, Accessible EPUB 3 takes you inside the EPUB 3 format and explores how you can enrich and enhance content for all readers. Author Matt Garrish demystifies the process of making content easier to access, demonstrating how accessible practices are intertwined with standard content best practices.
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