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As a park ranger with the National Park Service's law enforcement team, Andrea Lankford led search and rescue missions in some of the most beautiful (and dangerous) landscapes across America, from Yosemite to the Grand Canyon. But though she had the support of the agency, Andrea grew frustrated with the service's bureaucratic idiosyncrasies, and left the force after twelve years. Two decades later, however, she stumbles across a mystery that pulls her right back where she left off: three young men have vanished from the Pacific Crest Trail.

Whether you’re looking to try mushrooms for healing, personal or spiritual growth, out of curiosity, or for just plain fun, Your Psilocybin Mushroom Companion helps you prepare for every type of journey—from microdosing to full trips and even “trip sitting.” With this book, you’ll find it’s never been easier to use these sacred fungi safely and responsibly.

Lilac Girls, Martha Hall Kelly's debut, is a World War II-era novel based on real people and events. The novel tells the intertwined stories of three women: Caroline Ferriday, a New York socialite and philanthropist; Kasia Kuzmerick, a Polish prisoner at the Ravensbrück concentration camp for women; and Herta Oberheuser, a Nazi doctor at Ravensbrück.

Discover all the secrets and countless benefits of fermentation today! This audiobook is intended to introduce anyone to the art of fermenting food at home. It is specifically geared toward true beginners. Inside you'll learn about what fermented foods are and why they are so good for you; how fermentation was used in different cultures throughout history; how to make base recipes such as kefir, whey, brine, and sauerkraut; and more.

By listening to this book, you will learn everything you need to know about adrenal reset. You'll understand adrenal fatigue, its symptoms, the food to avoid, and the right exercises to do, and you'll learn meditation techniques.

Inspector Rebecca Mayfield has been a by-the-book cop until Richie Amalfi enters her life. Find out how they meet in the Christmas novella, The Thirteenth Santa, when the search for a missing Santa brings Richie and a surprising amount of Christmas cheer into Rebecca’s life. Then, in One O'Clock Hustle, when Richie is accused of murder, he runs to Rebecca to help him prove his innocence.

In her memoir, Brain on Fire: My Year of Madness, Susannah Cahalan recounts her battle with a rare, debilitating autoimmune disease that led to psychosis and, eventually, catatonia. Previously healthy, Susannah never guessed that one day she would wake up in the hospital with almost no recollection of her battle with a disease that threatened not only her sanity, but her life. With the help of one particularly talented doctor, Susannah eventually obtained a diagnosis and began the long road to recovery.

Please note: This is summary and analysis of the book and not the original book. Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi is a novel in stories about the Atlantic slave trade and its aftermath. The novel begins with the stories of two African half-sisters of the Fante and Asante tribes: Effia and Esi. Effia is born in the late 18th century in Fanteland on Africa's Gold Coast, on the night of a devastating fire near her father's compound. Her adoptive mother, Baaba, immediately resents her, because Effia is the daughter of her father Cobbe's house girl.

This book is all you will ever need if you want to learn about and eventually conquer Leptin resistance. It is informative, easy to follow, and gives in-depth information about the condition itself and the various means by which it can be controlled. This book also features many recipes that can be copied or altered to produce delicious meals that will help you regain your Leptin sensitivity and tickle your taste buds, too.

Strong Looks Better Naked is a hybrid memoir-lifestyle book in which reality TV star Khloé Kardashian shares hard-won and heartfelt lessons about taking care of her body, mind, and heart. She shares tips about healthy living, including recipes, her favorite forms of exercise, her musical playlists, and the daily routine that keeps her grounded even as she manages the pressures of continually being in the media glare.

A romp with Max Thorton becomes more, but Kenna McIntyre's standing by her tried and true method of dating - she's moving on. Having successfully dodged Max's calls and crushed any remaining sparks, Kenna learns that one of their encounters has produced startling results - a pregnancy she didn't believe possible and activation of her fire witch powers. Can she reconcile her past relationship failures with a future that includes Max - if only as the father of her child?

The Lean Startup offers a set of tools and methodologies for entrepreneurs both in startups and established corporations to better achieve success. Since the vast majority of startups fail, understanding how to build a better company saves society's most precious commodities: ideas, time, and the skills of its people. The lean startup movement sets out to prevent future failures....

The Autoimmune Solution is a self-help book for people who are or know someone who is struggling with an autoimmune disorder. It offers listeners the tools they need to overcome their illnesses by treating such disorders at their root causes, namely inflammation and overexertion of the immune system, through a plan called the Myers Way....

All the Single Ladies is an examination of the role of marriage in the lives of women in the United States today and a historical accounting of how the institution arrived at its current juncture. Following an academic investigation into the state of marriages for American women in the past, Traister describes the ways women are reclaiming the institution on their own terms - or avoiding it altogether.

In See Sam Run, award-winning writer and journalist Peggy Heinkel-Wolfe describes how her parenthood quickly descended into chaos as her son, Sam, became uncommunicative and unmanageable. Little by little, she found a new truth: that by learning to understand the ugliness inside herself, she learned to love her new life and her son, and to harness, at last, the energy she needed to realize Sam's fullest potential.

San Francisco Homicide Inspector Rebecca Mayfield has vowed to have nothing more to do with mystery man Richie Amalfi, but when he tells her about the strange deaths of clients of a local psychic medium, her decision changes. Rebecca has always been intrigued by the paranormal, and despite her logical and practical nature, she can't resist looking into the deaths.

How far would you go to get what you wanted? That's the question author Catherine McKenzie addresses in Spin - a delectable debut novel that takes listeners into the connected worlds of pop culture, tabloid journalism, and celebrity rehab. The story of a newbie undercover gossip reporter who follows a troubled starlet into a rehab clinic intending to dig up all the dirt she possibly can, Spin is smart, hip, utterly engaging contemporary fiction in the vein of Jennifer Weiner and Emily Giffin.

From licking a Monet in Paris, to pushing an abusive macho honeymooner off his sailboat in the shark-infested Galapagos, to saving her toddler son from a charging bull elephant in Africa, these 14 delightful, award-winning true tales will inspire listeners to follow the call of a wild life and leave home with their doors unlocked.

Whether you're stuck in middle management, stalled in mid-career, or mulling over a major career change, sometimes the proverbial glass ceiling feels very real indeed - a barrier keeping you from fulfilling your potential. Unlike other books, which focus on fixing you, Kick Some Glass empowers you to break through your glass ceiling and guides you toward understanding your context and uncovering what you really want, what your definition of success is, what your values are, and how to set the goals to reach your potential.

Seattle reporter Mimi Raynard is having a bad week. Her ex-husband is now her boss at the TV station and wants her head on a platter. When three prostitutes die of a suspicious heroin overdose Mimi gets the story, but in her nervous enthusiasm, manages to bungle it. The narcotics detective on the case tries to help, but both are outfoxed by the buxom intern. Desperate for a new job, Mimi takes a friend's advice and dresses up as a Russian Mafia madam for a resume tape she has no intention of sending out.