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Ever since it was first drilled more than 150 years ago, oil has been both a blessing and a curse. It has enabled economic growth, provided an efficient energy source, fuelled our entire infrastructure - and caused wars, pollution and global warming. These seven dramas, set between 1951 and 2045, and taking us from postwar Iran to futuristic Lancashire, examine the role oil has played in shaping our world: recounting incredible stories of wealth, power, politics and corruption.

Nola Cespedes, an ambitious young reporter at the Times-Picayune, finally catches a break: an assignment to write her first full-length feature. While investigating her story, she also becomes fixated on the search for a missing tourist in New Orleans' French Quarter. As Nola's work leads her into a violent criminal underworld, she's forced to face disturbing truths from her own past.

Sixty thousand people watched as Candace Rodriguez literally fell off the stage while performing the national anthem, wrecking more than her self-esteem. Is her music career over? Now, weighing 350 pounds and jilted by her fiancé after the shame of her public fall, can she find another chance at true love? Will her new Christian faith anchor her future hopes?

Deor Smithfield had it all figured out. She had a great education, a new job teaching at a good university, and a plan to move across the country to start her new life. Then her body betrayed her, and she seemed to be falling prey to the same wasting sickness that killed her mother. When medical science failed her in spectacular fashion, Deor's grandmother told her that her long-lost father was more than just another deadbeat dad - he was a faerie, and she's a Changeling, half-human, half-fae.

Brielle Reyes may not have post-college life planned out like some of her friends do, but she figures she'll work for her mother's home cleaning service while job hunting. It'll work out as long as she doesn't fall in love. Her last relationship was a disaster and she has no idea where she'll be in a few weeks, let alone the rest of her life. Since the only guy in her age range she sees now on a regular basis is cantankerous if handsome client Archer Ward, she probably won't have a hard time sticking to that vow. Probably.

When decorated Silver Stone Police Captain Robert Towers leaves home after a bad day with his wife and doesn't return, all eyes turn to his wife, Ruby, for answers. But as his disappearance stretches from one day to the next, it raises conflicts about the state of their marriage, his love for his family, and his dedication to duty. Caught between the glare of public suspicion and her own confusion, Ruby is left with one viable option - to pray hard - and that she does.

Leslie Joy flew in World War II for the Royal Air Force (RAF) as a Lancaster Bomber Pilot. In November 2011, at the age of 88, he recorded this audiobook at his home in North Yorkshire, England. Hear Les tell his very own gripping story about life during and after World War II. Listen to Les recall how he was trained by the RAF as a pilot in Canada, experienced New York City and Chicago as a young man and then how he returned to England to become one of Britain's World War II heroes.

Shannon Joy is an independent broadcaster, podcaster and videocaster. She launched her daily show ten years ago and has grown from a tiny radio station in Rochester, NY to national syndication featured today on Rumble, Twitter, iHeart Radio and every major podcast platform in America. Her daily commentary reaches nearly 100,000 eyes and ears each week and features some of the most prolific voices in the freedom movement. Shannon boldly rejected COVID lockdown protocols, refused to wear a mask, organized dozens of local protests against lockdowns & vaccine mandates and planted many local ...

Last Christmas, Callie Aspen left her tour-guide job and settled in Heart's Harbor, Maine. Now, she helps out at Book Tea, her great aunt’s vintage tearoom, where each treat has a bookish clue. Although she’s excited to start her new life, Callie worries she may regret having burned her bridges behind her. Fortunately, she finds immediate distraction in the preparations for a spectacular Fourth of July tea party, which will recreate key moments from the town's rich history.

Elizabeth and Bobby are out at the club and are feeling hungry for something new. Sure, Elizabeth has plenty of snacks she can call up at a moment's notice, but nothing beats sampling a new meal. Antonne checks everything a hotwife needs: tall, dark, handsome, and packing plenty of meat to satiate her appetite.

Before he became a legend, he was just a boy… On an ordinary day, you could see him. A young boy named Prince Rogers Nelson, who had parents who fought, nowhere to call home, and a collection of memories turned into sound: the shouts of anger, the purr of pigeons, the roar of cars down a busy Minneapolis street, and the whisper of cold wind on budding lilac bushes. Other sounds joined in as he taught himself to play the guitar, piano, drums, and much more, leading to the day this ordinary boy began to make music—and became extraordinary.

Do you want to uncover the amazing benefits of meditation? Looking to explore the different types of meditation and how they can help you, even if you've never tried it before? Then this is the book for you! Written with the beginner in mind, this comprehensive, practical book breaks down 10 of the most popular forms of meditation, and how you can practice them all to feel the incredible results.

Being sent to patrol the Earth was supposed to be the greatest honor. To control who lives and who dies, world hunger, war, and sickness is the ultimate power. But on our first night as humans, we failed. Cursed. Our powers bound against our will to a group called The Elders. Now, they dictate how and when we use our gifts. For centuries, we’ve tried to find a way to break the curse but to no avail. And then, we saw her. The one who is the key in setting us free.

Maybe you are successful in some areas of your life, such as in your profession. However, you are unusually sad, discouraged, or depressed; you feel empty, as if you are living in a dark place, or you are even wanting to isolate or hurt yourself. Sometimes you feel irritable or agitated, physically tired for no reason, or tired of living altogether. You have tried everything - medications, therapy, and alternative methods - but nothing seems to help. Fun activities no longer interest you, and you can’t truly enjoy your relationships or your work. You have appetite or sleep problems.

A contemporary Christian romantic suspense thriller collection. The New Rulebook framed Ruby Masters for murder after a routine delivery turned deadly, leading to a manhunt. Her biggest obstacle? She had no idea about her pursuer's identity. Her best friend from childhood, police officer Robert Towers, swung to her rescue, only for things to get complicated when he announced his conversion to Christ while their hearts got entangled.

By best-selling author Melissa Joy Jonsson, Practical Play the Heart-Centered Way is a dynamic guide offering new ways to interact with a complete system of creating, relating, and embodying empowered, joy-filled, extraordinary living.

Not only will his father not support his goal to become a NY stockbroker, he would stand against any chance of his succeeding. Jabez set his heart on his goal. But several odds stood in his way - lack of money, insufficient education, and moral support. Will he make it to the NY Stock Exchange as a stockbroker or will his dream be squashed before it begins?

Enjoy an evening of irreverence and hilarity as Judy Gold sits down with Joy Behar, the award-winning talk show host, comedian, writer and actress. Hear anecdotes and highlights from her life and career, as well as behind-the-scenes stories from her new TV show, Joy Behar: Say Anything!

For Manannán mac Lir, a musician and Celtic demigod, life had become a blur of post-gig parties, expensive whisky, and cheap sex. And then the baby almost died - a baby he had sworn to protect. On the hunt for the would-be killer, Mac finds Artemis Black, a stunningly dangerous woman who's inexplicably able to intertwine life magic with death magic. For the safety of his people, he should destroy her. But the aching vulnerability in her eyes calls to him.

On a balmy midsummer's evening in 1923, a young woman - foreign, dishevelled and heavily pregnant - is found unconscious just off the railway tracks in the tiny logging community of Woody Creek. The town midwife, Gertrude Foote, is roused from her bed when the woman is brought to her door. Try as she might, Gertrude is unable to save her, but the baby lives.