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Bend to Baja documents a surf-inspired road trip along the West Coast of North America. In February 2005, a group of world-renowned surfers left Ventura, California, for Bend, Oregon. From Oregon, the crew worked its way south to the tip of Baja, looking for waves and traveling in a pickup truck converted to run on alternative fuel sources: veggie oil and biodiesel.
Jeff Johnson, along with Chris, Keith, and Dan Malloy, experienced a road trip centered...
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Neville Goddard (1905-1972) emerged as a significant figure in the realm of metaphysical thought, leaving an indelible mark as both an author and a charismatic lecturer. Born in Barbados and later moving to the United States, Goddard's life journey encompassed a captivating exploration of the human mind's potential and its intricate connection with the universe. His pioneering work delved into the realms of manifestation, consciousness, and the power...
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While social media has many benefits, it often serves as a breeding ground for divisiveness and hostility. Hidden behind our screens, we are often tempted to type things we would never say aloud.
With wisdom from the Proverbs, Pastor Jeff Johnson offers five practical questions that can help us cultivate heavenly wisdom in our use of social media:
• Am I controlled?
• Am I calm?
• Am I careful?
• Am I compassionate?
• Am...
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"Crime. Vengeance. Love. Physics. The infamous Deadbomb Bingo Ray is a high level fixer in the City of Brotherly Love. He's the man you call when you've crossed the line into hopeless and there's no way back to anywhere. Three years have passed since Ray burned a hedge fund manager on behalf of a pool of retirees, and now the money man is back for revenge. While Ray unravels the plot and orchestrates some payback of his own, he unwittingly steps into...
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"In this third novel in the Darby Holland Crime Novel series, Darby's past rises up to do more than haunt him. You can run, but in the information age you can only hide for so long. Midnight Rider Productions is a dark web nightmare machine, headed by the one man who years ago drove Darby to hide in the seamy environs of Old Town and make his life there. But Darby left his own mark back in the day, and the shadowy head of production has a grudge to...
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Darby Holland novels volume 1
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"The first novel in a series of noir (and funny) crime novels set in Portland, Oregon's seedy side, featuring resourceful Darby Holland, owner of the tattoo parlor called The Lucky Supreme, and his brilliant and slightly mad side kick-- the twiggy, vinyl clad tattoo artist, Delia"--
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Thrilling sequel to LUCKY SUPREME. Time is up in Old Town. As the pace of gentrification reaches frenzy in Portland, Oregon, Darby Holland's beloved tattoo parlor, Lucky Supreme, is destroyed by a bomb that ripped through an entire city block. Only a warning call from his favorite prostitute saved his life. Developers have been like wolves at the door of D'mitri (the drunken landlord) for the past few years, but this is different. With nothing to...
9) Knottspeed
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Enigmatic, charming, and brutally resourceful, Knottspeed is a man on a mission. He also happens to be dead, but the rumors of his demise have been slightly exaggerated-by the man himself as the key to his plan.
A problem-solver, a finder of lost people and rare things, and an accomplished criminal, Knottspeed is experiencing Big Love for the first time in his life, and his elaborately orchestrated plot to reunite with his beloved will profoundly...
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A bookkeeper with a two-year college degree retires with more than $5 million in his investment accounts. A renowned surgeon is shocked to discover that he doesn't have enough to retire. Based on real people, the two stories in One Decade to Make Millions prove that anyone can retire wealthy and anyone can go broke.
The only question is how much attention you decide to pay to your finances-and when you decide to start.
If you start saving in your...
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A bookkeeper with a two-year college degree retires with more than $5 million in his investment accounts. A renowned surgeon is shocked to discover that he doesn't have enough to retire. Based on real people, the two stories in One Decade to Make Millions prove that anyone can retire wealthy and anyone can go broke.
The only question is how much attention you decide to pay to your finances-and when you decide to start.
If you start saving in your...
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Wow I Never Knew That! volume 4
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You'll learn how Kitty Litter clawed its way into our homes. And you'll learn how a bulletproof vest stops a bullet. And we'll "cut to the chase" and explain the history behind this common phrase!
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Wow I Never Knew That! volume 10
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How the Jersey shore and one of its famous boardwalks helped to inspire the iconic board game Monopoly. How did a donkey and an elephant become associated with politics? What's the difference between top-grain leather and full-grain leather?
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Wow I Never Knew That! volume 8
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Learn many astonishing secrets within the world's most famous train station, Grand Central Terminal. Why don't birds fall off branches when they sleep? And how do dry cleaners clean your clothes without water?
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Wow I Never Knew That! volume 1
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Learn how a pharmacist and an accountant created Coca-Cola. How a U.S. president helped create the Teddy Bear. How the Slinky and Wiffle Balls were invented.
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Wow I Never Knew That! volume 6
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Find out the truth behind how Sweet 'N Low actually got its name! Why do we yell Shotgun when getting into a car with friends? How the potato chip was invented out of anger.
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Wow I Never Knew That! volume 11
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How does one revolutionary machine keep the fun and action going on the ice? You'll learn about the Zamboni Ice Resurfacing Machine. What is the meaning of "looking a gift horse in the mouth?" Why did some pistachio nuts used to be red?
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Wow I Never Knew That! volume 13
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Learn how almond nuts get transformed into "milk." And why are movie trailers shown at the beginning of the film? And learn how detergents make your clothes seem brighter and whiter.
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Wow I Never Knew That! volume 2
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How the Etch A Sketch was based on a plotting device to create graphics. What did Neil Armstrong really say when he stepped on the moon, the answer will surprise you! Where did the explosive name Bikini come from?