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  DATELINE: PURGATORY - Examining...

  Kathy Cruz

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  The brutal murders of young Devon and Damon Routier in the early morning hours of June 6, 1996, put their mother—Darlie Routier—at the heart of one of the most notorious murder cases in modern Texas history—despite her own throat having been slashed to within two millimeters of her carotid artery. 
  The actions of a small-town police department and those within Dallas County's ruthless justice system created a perfect storm that swept up the young mother and landed her on death row. There she has remained, in a nine-feet-by-six-feet cell, despite claims of her innocence by those who know her, findings about the alarming fallibility of bloodstain analysis, and her husband's admission that at the time of the murders he was soliciting help to stage a home burglary to commit insurance fraud. 
  In Dateline Purgatory, award-winning journalist Kathy Cruz enlists current-day legal experts to weigh in on the shocking transgressions that resulted in one of the country's most controversial death penalty convictions. 
  With the help of the infamous death row inmate and a former FBI Special Agent known as “Crimefighter,” Cruz would find that her journey through Purgatory was as much about herself as it was about the woman dubbed “Dallas’s Susan Smith.”

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  Fear Talking The - The True...

  Chris Westoby

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  Chris is sixteen. He wants to do well at college, have fun with his mates, be a good boyfriend and son. But anxiety takes its grip and won't shake loose. This is his true story.
  
  Chris Westoby takes us inside his past self, a teenager from a small English town. He's trying to be a good friend, student, son and boyfriend, but he struggles to be in company without wanting to hide. And things only get worse: it's nearly impossible to take the bus to college without catching the next bus home.
  
  His obsessive germaphobia begins to destroy his life. How can one boy overcome all this? Chris gives an unflinching, raw account of his troubles and presents what he's has learned. This book offers an outstretched hand to those fighting these same battles, or to anyone who's watching someone else go through the same.
  
  'The Fear Talking' does not promise to solve your problems, but it shows you that you're not alone. That's all Chris ever wanted, really; to unflinchingly capture the warmth and darkness of the teenage years.

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  Elephant Mountain - A Remarkable...

  Debbie Ethell

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  Elephant Mountain is the gripping tale of Debbie Ethell, a young woman whose fascination with an elephant skull in a bone museum leads her down an unexpected path. What begins as a curiosity about the tragic love story of Morgan Berry, the man who gave us Packy (the first baby elephant born in a U.S. zoo in forty-four years), and Eloise Berchtold, one of the world’s greatest animal trainers, soon becomes a chilling mystery. The couple, each killed by separate elephants they raised, left behind a legacy tangled in secrets, cover-ups, and unanswered questions. 
  As former owners of a secluded elephant farm in the rugged Pacific Northwest, Morgan and Eloise’s lives and deaths hold the key to a truth long buried beneath layers of deception. Determined to uncover what really happened, Debbie draws on her experience as a conservation research scientist and the steadfast support of her best friend, who is facing a life-threatening illness. While navigating the shadows of her own past, including her ongoing recovery from alcoholism, Debbie finds courage and insight from a herd of wild elephants in Kenya, a group she has studied since childhood. Their stories of survival and loss mirror her own as she delves deeper into a mystery that will test her resolve and redefine her future.

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  Poems From The Chinese - A...

  Arthur Waley

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  These are called ''' Poems from the Chinese"" and we have Mr. Waley's assurance that there are in existence Oriental originals. But if it be so (and, of course it is) then we have here a literary miracle. It is a platitude that translation of poetry is either bad verse or bad translation. But Mr. Waley, translating not merely from one language into another, but almost from one planet into another, has produced a body of living poetry, in which there is every reason to believe he re-creates, without distorting, the Chinese poets. This is an unparalleled feat. But as we are, with about six exceptions in the whole of Great Britain, incapable of comparing the English and the Chinese, we must address ourselves to these poems as though they had been written by an Englishman of the twentieth century, and judge them on that basis. It is a severe test to apply to translations, but Mr. Waley emerges from it serenely victorious. Indeed, serenity is the keynote of all this work—the serenity of assured mastery in a difficult medium but still more of outlook. The beauty with which these poems are. inlaid is fundamentally a wise beauty and the wisdom is as much in the shape of Mr. Waley's mind as in that of China. There is no need to hurry here. Wisdom goes at an even pace, and has time between her penetrations of the stars to observe the smallest things of life. Her leisurely glance sweeps over them with patient gold, and they settle, almost without a sigh, into decoration and into pattern. We have lost {and the Chinese have lost) the secret of their enamels of the great periods. But Mr. Waley has private access to them, and his poems, varnished with just that cool and even certainty of paint and texture, achieve one filial translation— the translation of colour into speech. -- Humbert Wolfe.

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  #butGod - The Power of Hope When...

  Jeremy Freeman, David Platt

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  Read by the author. 
  “Sir, your sons have been in a car accident. How quickly can you get here?” 
  The phone call no parent wants to receive would lead to a miracle only God could give. 
  When Jeremy and Emily Freeman’s teenage son Caleb was in a devastating car accident, doctors gave him a 10 percent chance of survival. Fear of losing a child was all too fresh for the Freemans—their seven-year-old son, Trey, had died just four years earlier from a genetic immunodeficiency. 
              But God. 
  In #butGod Jeremy shares the incredible story of Caleb’s recovery, the darkness that nearly overtook their family in the waiting, and the #butGod movement that captured the prayers of Christians around the world. #butGod includes heartfelt excerpts from Emily’s prayer journal and encouragement from Jeremy that goes beyond platitudes to a hard-won trust in God’s goodness. This inspiring story offersgreater understanding of the beauty God can bring through suffering;an honest glimpse of how one family grew closer together despite grief, tension, and doubt;a powerful example of how God works through the prayers of His people.hope for whatever struggle you are facing; 
    
  Whatever sorrow you are walking through, #butGod leads you to the sweetness found in trusting God with suffering…and the deeper faith that comes from seeing His purpose in the pain. 
  A playlist and daily devotionals are included in the audiobook companion PDF download.

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  The Apocalyptic Writings -...

  Various Ancient Writers

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  What if echoes of doom and hope lay in dusty scrolls detailing cosmic battles, divine judgments, and the afterlife’s secrets—waiting to challenge our modern outlook? 
  In this collection, presented for today’s readers, encounter the world-shaking visions of 2 Esdras, the cryptic warnings of 2 and 3 Baruch, and the vivid tours through heaven and hell in the Apocalypse of Abraham or Peter. These apocalyptic texts loom large in the imaginations of believers who wrestled with empire, catastrophe, and ultimate redemption. 
  Included Texts:2 Esdras (4 Ezra), 3 Esdras, 2 Baruch, 3 Baruch – Post-exilic revelations on Israel’s future and cosmic events.Apocalypse of Abraham & Apocalypse of Peter – Journeys through higher realms, punishment of sinners, and rewards for the righteous.Ascension of Isaiah, Sibylline Oracles – Prophetic glimpses of unfolding destiny.Vision of Ezra – Additional end-time perspectives from an alternate Ezra tradition. 
  What You’ll Discover Inside:Eschatological Dramas – Scenes of angelic conflicts, global upheaval, and final hope.Moral & Theological Questions – Reflect on justice, suffering, and the triumph of good.Jewish & Christian Bridges – Understand how these texts shaped early religious expectations.Prophecies for Today? – See how apocalyptic literature resonates with modern crises and spiritual inquiry. 
  Dare to peer into cosmic revelations that once guided entire communities—challenging hearts and stirring the imagination of countless generations.

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