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The assassination of Julius Caesar is one of the most notorious murders in history. Even now, many questions remain about his death: Was Brutus the hero and Caesar the villain? Was Mark Antony aware of the plot? Using historical evidence to sort out these and other puzzling issues, historian and award-winning author Stephen Dando-Collins recaptures the drama of Caesar's demise and the chaotic aftermath as the vicious struggle unfolded for power between Antony and Octavian.

It is never easy to put a painful past behind when you have been weighed down by it for so long. The burden of what you went through can put such a strain on your psychological, emotional, and physical well-being that it may make your present unbearable. This book has been written to help you to come to terms with traumatic experiences and begin to heal from within.

From Amber Collins, author of over 180 size-related stories, comes the much anticipated second volume in her Giant Couples Collection.

Orchids are some of the most commonly grown houseplants. Provided they have proper growing conditions, it isn’t difficult to learn how to take care of orchid plants. Are orchids difficult to grow? Many of them are. In fact, some are almost impossible to keep alive, much less bring into bloom - even for professional growers. But there are dozens of varieties of orchids, and hundreds of hybrids, that are perfectly happy growing on a sunny windowsill or under lights. Learn how to grow orchids with this amazing audio guide.

Fifty great classic short stories selected from the works of the best writers of the last century.

One day on the island of Lindow, a giant woman collapsed on the beach. The mayor, James, saw this as an opportunity for his community. As the giantess rolled over and fell asleep, he ordered his villagers to secure her to the ground. Now, he's opened a giantess theme park...but will she stay asleep long enough to make money?

This short set of poems is an expression of our universal need for connection, to ourselves as well as to others, in the most practical and human way possible. Within this beautiful connection to ourselves and others is an essential reconnection to and reconciliation with our shared consciousness. This is, I believe, the ground of our being and the fundamental reality. It seems to me that in order to arrive at this place of intimate connection, it is necessary for us to return to the present, and there, to let go of the past and the illusion of the future.

Collins makes language learning fun, fast and flexible. Pick up the essentials of the Japanese language with this easy-to-use audio introduction. Covering everything from finding your way to talking about yourself, Collins 40-minute audio can help you learn short and simple phrases quickly by...

Mr. Reuben Wray, a retired actor who has had little public success, flees Stratford-upon-Avon fearing pursuit by the police. He arrives in Tidbury in the Marsh and sets up shop teaching elocution. Two local villains notice he carries a rather large cash box and attempt to steal the contents. When their plans come to naught and they exact their revenge Mr. Wray is left devastated and it takes Annie, his granddaughter, and her intended, Martin, to rectify the situation.

Michael and Francis are best friends, drawn together by their common secret - Evgard. Evgard is a fantasy world that Michael and Francis have created together, a world both fierce and dangerous. It is also a world that has become weirdly entwined in both their lives; actions in one world are uncannily mirrored by actions in the other.

The work-family conflict that mothers experience today is a national crisis. Women struggle to balance breadwinning with the bulk of parenting, and stress is constant. Social policies don't help. Of all Western industrialized countries, the US ranks dead last for supportive work-family policies: No federal paid parental leave. The highest gender wage gap. No minimum standard for vacation and sick days. Can American women look to European policies for solutions?   

It's 1989, and in a small town on the Austria-Hungary border, nobody talks about the war; the older residents pretend not to remember, and the younger ones are too busy making plans to leave. The walls are thin, the curtains twitch, there is a face at every window, and everyone knows what they are not supposed to say. But as thousands of East German refugees mass at the border, it seems that the past is knocking on Darkenbloom's door. Still, though, nobody talks about the war. Until a mysterious visitor shows up asking questions.

The adage, “go to school, get good grades, get a job, work hard, and make money,” is no longer valid. Working for a living will not make you wealthy. Now is the time to “work smarter, not harder.” You can make money in various ways, at any time and from anywhere. You can generate money while walking, conversing, commuting, surfing, etc. You can even make money during the time you spend at your regular 9-5 job! All you need to know is how to manage your time, develop new ideas, and have a burning desire to be wealthy.

Tough, cynical, and clever, Nathan Heller has been called "the perfect private eye", the best investigator that Chicago (where "lightning" means gunfire) has to offer. Created by New York Times best-selling novelist and Road to Perdition creator Max Allan Collins, the classic PI comes vibrantly to life in this collection of 13 stories, all based on real cases of the 1930s and '40s.

The concluding Hammer novel begins with a 21st-century funeral before flashing back to summer, 1973. Nine years after the events of Dig Two Graves, Hammer takes another unlikely vacation—this time on Long Island to help look after his partner Velda Sterling’s seventeen-year-old sibling, Mikki. When Mikki gets hooked on heroin, Hammer—filled with contempt for dope dealers—goes on a rampage. He will find those behind the drug racket and teach them what shooting up is all about.

With thoughtful clarity, veteran pastor and itinerant Bible teacher Bruce Collins explains and illustrates how believers can learn how to hear the Lord more clearly and serve others in using the gift of prophecy responsibly.

Recently, it has become increasingly evident that extreme concentrations of wealth and power have profound impacts on our politics, but extreme inequality's influence on our daily lives—and our futures—has been vastly overlooked. In Burned by Billionaires, Chuck Collins, an author and a senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington DC, chronicles how the actions of the top .01% have severe consequences for the rest of us.

Collins makes language learning fun, fast and flexible. Pick up the essentials of the Vietnamese language with this easy-to-use audio introduction. Covering everything from finding your way to talking about yourself, Collins 40-minute audio can help you learn short and simple phrases quickly by...

I know how you feel; I’ve been right there, experiencing your feelings and thoughts. I know the worries, and concerns. I know how it’s easy to let PCOS take control of you when in fact you should be the one controlling it. I’ve created this audiobook so you can learn how.

The Pragmatist’s Guide to Sexuality takes a deep dive into research surrounding human sexuality, while also presenting one of the most comprehensive studies into what arouses people, using this data to explore everything, from the social structures of early hominids to the future of dating.