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For the last 20 years, George Saunders has been teaching a class on the Russian short story to his MFA students at Syracuse University. In A Swim in a Pond in the Rain, he shares a version of that class with us, offering some of what he and his students have discovered together over the years. Paired with iconic short stories by Chekhov, Turgenev, Tolstoy, and Gogol, the seven essays in this book are intended for anyone interested in how fiction works and why it’s more relevant than ever in these turbulent times.

Julian the Apostate, nephew of Constantine the Great, was one of the brightest yet briefest lights in the history of the Roman Empire. A military genius on the level of Julius Caesar and Alexander the Great, a graceful and persuasive essayist, and a philosopher devoted to worshipping the gods of Hellenism, he became embroiled in a fierce intellectual war with Christianity that provoked his murder at the age of thirty-two, only four years into his brilliantly humane and compassionate reign.

From the Man Booker Prize-winning, New York Times best-selling author of Lincoln in the Bardo, a literary masterclass on how to become both a better writer and reader, on what makes great stories work and what they can tell us about how to live. In A Swim in a Pond in the Rain, George Saunders guides the listener through seven classic Russian short stories he's been teaching for 20 years as a professor in the prestigious Syracuse University graduate MFA creative writing program.

February 1862. The Civil War is less than one year old. The fighting has begun in earnest, and the nation has begun to realize it is in for a long, bloody struggle. Meanwhile, President Lincoln’s beloved 11-year-old son, Willie, lies upstairs in the White House, gravely ill. In a matter of days, despite predictions of a recovery, Willie dies and is laid to rest in a Georgetown cemetery.  

David Haskell's award-winning The Forest Unseen won acclaim for eloquent writing and deep engagement with the natural world. Now, Haskell brings his powers of observation to the biological networks that surround all species, including humans. Haskell repeatedly visits a dozen trees around the world, exploring the trees' connections with webs of fungi, bacterial communities, cooperative and destructive animals, and other plants.

Options trading was a preserve of professional traders in the past. They kept their secrets close to them but now, the veil has been lifted; ordinary people like you and me are trading options to make a full time living! Are you looking to cash in on the trend in options trading to add a new revenue stream while keeping your exposure to risks low? And are you concerned that you may not be fully knowledgeable on how to read chats, analyze investments and apply different strategies used in options trading?

The good news is there are several ways to generate passive income. The bad news is, there are so many out there that you’ll likely find yourself buried under a rubble of information, none of which is actionable or practical. How much does one invest, though? What sort of returns can you expect? How reliable are these returns and how safe is your investment?

Within each of us is an ancient mechanism that eliminates toxic materials, initiates fat burning, and protects cells from becoming dysfunctional - or turning cancerous. It’s called autophagy, and when it’s turned on, the complex operation not only can slow down the aging process, it can optimize biological function as a whole, helping to stave off all manner of diseases and affording us the healthy life spans we never thought possible. It’s the body’s ultimate switch to life. 

In this book, we'll be giving you an extensive and in-depth tour of how you can create yourself additional sources of income without having a single dollar of start-up capital, get away completely from your boss, and start to work on your own. These strategies are not passive at the outset, and our focus is not on how to make them passive. It’s on how to maximize these side-hustles and boost your income.

Everything looks different in this world through the lens of the Cross. This book deals with reconciliation, humility, identity, power, suffering, life, and atonement. These are familar themes for a Lent book but in Dr Tomlin's hands they are given exciting new meaning which will touch the hearts and minds of men and women in a turbulent modern world. Dr. Tomlin is a theologian of the first rank, but he is also a writer with a keen pastoral commitment, celebrated for his common touch.

This engaging audio collection offers access to modern works - translated for the first time into English - for anyone who appreciates a well-told story rich with timeless wisdom. A year-round audiobook for families. Includes a comprehensive introduction on Yiddish culture. 

Passive income is having your asset do the working while you simply do the earning. It is income received on a regular basis which requires little or no effort on the part of the recipient. With an active income, the asset is the person. You are the goose that lays the egg, whether golden or otherwise. But where passive income is concerned, your initial investment - be it in the form of money or effort - is what keeps the cash flowing. This manual is the first book in a series by Passive Income Factory on how to build your financial freedom.

The Warrior Within Me is based on a true story and testimony of rescued faith and trusting in God during the terrifying and uncertain times in Nesheiwat's life. This book was written, after a quest for God began, and the answers came through that terrifying and uncertain seven-year period endured by Nesheiwat. Readers will understand how trust engages faith, the truth about fear, how frequency levels affect your life, and the importance of knowing biblical truth.

Someone asked me what the theme of my collection was. I hate those questions. I'm really bad at theme. I don't think about a theme when I'm writing the story. I'm just trying to tell a story that interests me (and hopefully someone else). Most of these stories are about people who have lost something and are trying to find a way to move on with their lives. I hope you enjoy them.

Sleep is the body’s chance to recuperate, relax, and recharge your mental batteries. Sadly, many people aren’t benefitting fully from the benefits available to all of us from adequate sleep. One in ten people worldwide suffers from chronic insomnia, leading to the Center for Disease Control to classify sleeping disorders as an epidemic. Most people do not realize that even the smallest details count when it comes to enjoying your sleep. The Sleep Guide of Your Dreams provides the knowledge and tools to positively change the way you sleep forever

When his boyhood friend vanishes, a man who has coasted through life on the fading memory of high school heroics, risks everything to save him. Just as Darwin is getting back in the game, Billy vanishes, the FBI wants Darwin's help to find him, and Darwin learns his wife's secret past has put her life in jeopardy. Darwin know's Billy's guilty, but he can't betray his friend, and he's falling in love with Fariba, but can't abandon his wife. He has no good choice, no winning shot , and in this world heroes don't get parades.

Emotional freedom technique is used to manage tension in the body and worry in the thoughts. The underlying principle of EFT is that all emotions and thoughts are forms of energy. This energy, whether positive or negative, has very real physical manifestations that affect all functions of the body.

To prevent a patient from getting serious inflammation and fighting inflammation, he/she has to go through an anti-inflammatory diet. In addition to helping with weight loss, the diet plan can also help prevent illnesses. This helps in maintaining a patient's health. There are many items beyond our influence in life, but if you're lucky your diet isn't one of them. Good nutrition plays an important part in preventing, developing, and managing chronic inflammatory conditions.

Thanks to this book, you'll have perfectly cooked and well-balanced meals, again and again. With this cooking methods, you will achieve better nutrition, richer flavors and more authentic food appearance than you ever did before. Take this cookbook with you on a fresh new challenge, and you will find hundreds of amazing sous vide recipes.

Dr. Bethany Winstead hasn't had time to sign off on love. Dr. Luca Michaelson thinks settling down is a noose. But one night in the ER might bring the love that sets them free. Rising-star surgical resident Luca Michaelson thinks no one can ever get to his heart, content to live in the world of after-work flings and bar hopping. Until he bumps into a brunette who comes to his hospital one night assisting an severely injured patient.