A collection of six short stories of the dark and mysterious by author Mark Sheldon. In "The Second Chance," Claire awakens suddenly to find herself sitting in the waiting room of the enigmatic "Dr. T." She has no recollection of how she came to be here or even where "here" is. In "The Life of Death," see the birth and early adolescent years of Morrey, and witness her journey to become the Angel of Death. In "The King of Lost Vegans," Jonathan Sykes travels 2,000 years into the future and discovers the bizarre fate of the human race. In "A Letter to Mr. Barnabus Blathersby," a mysterious and deadly affliction has begun spreading across the East Coast. In "The Story of Bob," a man on the high road to Wall Street loses everything when an old friend sets him up to fail. In "You Did it Again," Anne's family finds a secluded abandoned cabin to take shelter after their car breaks down in the middle of a blizzard - but the arrival of a strange child plunges them into a mystery beyond any of their comprehension.
In this, the final installment of Mark Sheldon's epic series, Sheldon takes us back in time to see the origins of the Norcinite race. Follow Deucalion through the 18th century as he mercilessly pursues his quest of vengeance upon the Gottlehrling family. Believing it to be his only chance at finding rest, Deucalion relentlessly pursues the descendants of Victor Gottlehrling across Europe - but an unexpected adversary rises from the ashes of Deucalion's reign of terror and proves to be the one person alive capable of standing between Deucalion and the obliteration of the Gottlehrling bloodline. A percentage of the author's net royalties for this special edition will be donated to Book Aid International (www.bookaid.org), a literacy charity based in the United Kingdom.
In this, the ninth installment of Mark Sheldon's epic "Noricin Chronicles" saga, journey back to the very beginning and witness the origins of the madman who, after a life of societal rejection, would go on to become the most dangerous sociopath the world has ever known: the Scorpion.
The Norcinites, a secret race of super-humans, have been hiding in the shadows of civilization for over a hundred years. No one knows how the first of the Norcinites, Steven Noricin, came upon his powers, but they all fear what would happen if the Old Race - the Commen - were to learn of their existence. In the 1960's and 1970's, the Norcinite world was torn apart by a genocidal maniac known only as the Scorpion. The Scorpion was defeated in 1979 by Nevar Loeren, but his spirit - unbeknownst to the Norcinites - endured. Now, twelve years after the fall of the Scorpion, the warlord is regaining strength and it appears as if the fates of the Old and New Races rest on the shoulders of one twelve year-old boy, Daniel Regal, an orphan who shares a mysterious bond with the dreaded Scorpion. --- This is a special paperback omnibus edition of books 1-4 of Mark Sheldon's "The Noricin Chronicles." A percentage of the author's net royalties for this special edition will be donated to Book Aid International (www.bookaid.org), a literacy charity based in the United Kingdom.
As Dan Regal continues his quest to discover the Scorpion's true identity, he finds himself irrevocably tangled in the very murders he came to investigate. The closer he comes to the truth, the more he begins to realize just how much his own fate is interwoven with the mysterious man who turned his life upside down. But what Dan does not realize is that the truth he seeks is buried in a terrible, long-kept secret, and there is only one man who can unveil that secret...
Ever since the Siege of Snisnar, Dan Regal and his friends have been on the run, keeping in touch with their former teacher, Darius Saget, to keep abreast of news out in the real world.Dan's ragtag team find themselves in a race against time to uncover the mysterious Relics of Time before the Scorpion - for the Relics are the Scorpion's only hope to build a weapon that will defeat Dan, once and for all. As the Norcinite world finds itself on the brink of battle, each and every person must be asked the ultimate question: Who will submit to their hatred and their fear, and who will stand up for what they know to be right?In this fast-paced fifth installment of his epic twelve-part series, “The Noricin Chronicles,” Mark Sheldon mercilessly pulls his readers further into his world of mystery, riddles, and adventure as he brings us ever closer to the inexorable climax of this thrilling story.
Ever since the Siege of Snisnar, Dan Regal and his friends have been on the run, keeping in touch with their former teacher, Darius Saget, to keep abreast of news out in the real world. Dan's ragtag team find themselves in a race against time to uncover the mysterious Relics of Time before the Scorpion - for the Relics are the Scorpion's only hope to build a weapon that will defeat Dan, once and for all. As the Norcinite world finds itself on the brink of battle, each and every person must be asked the ultimate question: Who will submit to their hatred and their fear, and who will stand up for what they know to be right? But as Dan finally finds himself facing the destiny he has always believed to be his fate, he begins to realize that fate may have other plans of its own... A percentage of the author's net royalties for this special edition will be donated to Book Aid International (www.bookaid.org), a literacy charity based in the United Kingdom.
After nearly being killed by the disembodied Scorpion at the end of the previous school year, Dan Regal has more than earned a quiet summer alone at Snisnar - his solitude interrupted only for private lessons each morning with Mr. Loeren on the bank of the school pond. But his reprieve is not destined to last, and in September the other students return to Snisnar to commence their studies. Almost as soon as the rest of the school has returned, strange things begin to happen (strange even for Snisnar), and before long, it becomes quite clear that the Scorpion did indeed survive his encounter with Dan last spring, and has set himself to killing Dan once and for all. As if having the Scorpion after him were not enough, there is also a new teacher at the school who makes Ms. Virgus look like a cute, cuddly long-eared jerboa - and this teacher seems to have it in for Dan and his friends. There are also whispers going around the school of a long-lost heirloom of Steven Noricin's; a goblet that, according to legend, has the power to grant immortality to its drinker, and it seems as if the Scorpion is now seeking out this relic so that it may aid him in his return to power. Will Dan be able to find the Gottlehrling Goblet before the Scorpion gets his hands on it?
After another short summer reprieve, Dan's classmates return to Snisnar to face their darkest year at school yet. The Scorpion is still at large, and now the students of Snisnar are disappearing at an alarming rate. Worst of all, Dan is the prime suspect for the mysterious kidnappings. As the school's faculty suffers strain from within, Dan finds himself in a race against time to find out who the Scorpion has currently possessed, and what he is planning to do with the kidnapped students. Will Dan be able to solve the mystery before it's too late to save the missing students?
Dan Regal has always been alone, having been left on the steps of an orphanage when he was only a baby. He has never had any visitors, nor made any true friendships with the other children at the orphanage. Aside from this utter, inescapable aloneness, Dan Regal is an entirely normal, unremarkable young boy. But all of that is about to change... On Dan's twelfth birthday, he receives a visit from a mysterious stranger, a man by the name of Nevar Loeren, who claims to be the Principal of a school for children with special gifts - and he says that Dan has the very gifts they seek. The mysterious Mr. Loeren then vanishes before Dan's very eyes, leaving him to doubt his sanity. But this will not be the last young Dan sees of the enigmatic stranger. Little does Dan know it, but he is just about to find out that he is part of a world he never even dreamed to be possible - and that he is anything but alone in that world.
As Dan continues on his quest to discover the true identity of the Scorpion, he finds himself entangled in a web of mystery and deceit. As he tries to unriddle the enigma of the Scorpion's past, Dan soon finds out that his own past is more entwined in that mystery than he ever could have imagined. As Dan draws ever closer to uncovering the terrible truth about the Scorpion, he will also at last unlock the secret of his own origins. But at what price?
As Dan Regal takes his plunge into the past, he finds himself surrounded by the ghosts of those he lost. Despite Mr. Loeren's dire warnings against meddling with the events of the time, Dan is determined to fix the wrongs of his past - starting with preventing Mr. Loeren's murder. But as Dan quickly becomes dangerously entangled in the web of time, he soon discovers just how little control over his own destiny he truly has.
Liver disease is the leading cause of death in the UK after heart, cancer, stroke and respiratory disease. The good news is that liver disease can often be prevented or to some extent even repaired. This book looks at lifestyle factors and medical interventions that can help. Topics include: the liver and its functions types of liver disease and their symptoms, such as hepatitis, cirrhosis, alcoholic liver disease, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and cancer tests and checks treatments from your doctor lifestyle factors, such as cutting out alcohol and eating a healthy diet complementary remedies
This enlightening book integrates humanistic and transpersonal psychotherapy principles with family systems work. Transforming the Inner and Outer Family discusses a wide range of creative methodologies, such as the use of meditation, guided imagery, and energy centers in the body to bridge the inner and outer experiences of the individual and family members. Chapters explore the healing capacity of intense affect to unify significant others through the transformation of fear, anger, and grief to understanding, compassion, love, and forgiveness. The book is practical as well as theoretical, containing many case studies focusing on individual, couples, and family therapy. In addition, a special chapter is included on the use of family of origin sessions. Transcripts of actual cases show detailed methods of entering into the therapy system to promote change and demonstrate the operational definition of spirituality and its practical utilization in psychotherapy. Also included is a special candid interview between the author and Virginia Satir, mother of family therapy, nine months before she died, on her personal and professional life. Transforming the Inner and Outer Family presents an integrative family systems model that emphasizes the coordination of existential, humanistic, and transpersonal healing psychologies. This model coordinates Virginia Satir’s later thinking with Roberto Assagioli’s model of psychosynthesis. Author Sheldon Kramer blends principles of psychosynthesis with family systems work and thoroughly explains the use of his new model, Mind-Body Systems Therapy,TM including: development of internal family configurations the spiritual dimension within the systemic context integrating the use of the body with meditation in healing practices methods of healing the inner nuclear and intra-generational family bridging the inner and outer familial world stages of inner and outer healing the use of self in therapy Transforming the Inner and Outer Family is on the cutting edge of current emerging interests in alternative medicine, especially in holistic principles of healing, with emphasis on the spiritual dimension as a major healing conduit for transformation. Readers will discover in this book a solid theoretical base that integrates traditional psychology, including psychodynamic/object relations theory, with less-mainstream forms of psychotherapy, and will learn effective strategies for helping individuals, couples, and families heal.
Asthma affects 1.1 million children (1 in 11) and 4.3 million adults (1 in 12) in the UK – that’s one in five households. Fortunately, effective modern drugs mean that deaths from asthma are less rare than they used to be, especially in view of the millions of people who suffer from the disease in the UK. Nevertheless, one person dies from asthma in the UK every seven hours – and most are adults. Adults also account for 58 per cent of hospital admissions for asthma. The UK still has some of the highest asthma rates in Europe, yet, asthma in adults rarely gets the attention it deserves. This book aims to redress the balance. Topics include: What is asthma? Types of asthma Common asthma triggers Occupational asthma Diagnosing asthma in adults Treating asthma in adults Coping with asthma: beyond drugs
When you hear the word “hero,” what does your mind’s eye picture? If it is a superhero, soaring across the sky or scaling skyscrapers is a single leap, you need to read this book! In Search of HEROES will help you to understand that real, honest-to-goodness heroes are all around you every day . . . and they look an awful lot like you! Written in verse that is fun to read and great food for thought, with colorful and creative illustrations that will add to your pleasure, In Search of Heroes will delight the youngest child as a read-aloud favorite as it charms and challenges independent young readers through the early elementary grades. So pull up a chair and open this book to learn about some genuinely heroic traits lived out by everyday people who are anything but ordinary! Then let YOUR search for heroes begin!
Have you ever woken one morning with a burning, insatiable desire to go out and kill someone? Sarah Killian, a notoriously foul-mouthed and mean-spirited serial killer for hire, along with her cohort assassin Mary Sue Keller, are back on assignment for the Trusted Hierarchy of Everyday Murderers (T.H.E.M.). After receiving an ominous warning from a mark-gone-wrong, it becomes clear that Nick Jin-Sarah's former nemesis-is still at large and singling her out. Sarah and Mary Sue are dispatched to Tennessee to discreetly kill off an accused family of KKK organizers, but their true mission is to lure Nick Jin into a trap. But will Nick-always several steps ahead of T.H.E.M.-see their bait for what it is? One thing is guaranteed: blood will be shed. In the spirit of Sidney Sheldon, Dean Koontz, and Joss Whedon, The Mullets of Madness is a truly unique blend of horror, suspense and espionage. This thriller is proudly represented by Crystal Lake Publishing-Tales from the Darkest Depths. Interview with the author: What makes this suspense thriller so special? It is the only example I'm aware of that blends the genres of horror-thriller and spy/espionage-thriller. Tell us more about Sarah Killian. Sarah Killian is a no-nonsense bad-ass-sharing ranks with Buffy Summers and Sydney Bristow. Sure she's a violent sociopath, but that's just part of her charm. Why should readers give this series a try? Sarah Killian offers snark, blood-n-gore, spy gadgets, sex, and intrigue (not necessarily in that order!).
This is the story of Eric, the lost son of Deucalion. Cursed by deformity, hated by his deranged, traumatized mother, and destined to hide in the shadows. But even after a life of crime and hatred, there is one force on Earth that may be able to save Eric's soul: love.
Though sleep occupies more than one third of our lives, sleep disorders did not gain full recognition, or extensive evaluation and treatment by medical practitioners until the early 1980s. Initiated by the intense investigation associated with rapid eye movement (REM) sleep in the early 1950s, and later with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, the explosion in the early 1970s of modern sleep medicine research remained largely focused on adults, with few clinicians specifically addressing pediatrics. Yet children are clearly quite different from adults in terms of sleep pattern, and advances in research and clinical practice in the last quarter of the 20th century finally spawned the subspeciality of pediatric sleep medicine. Dr. Sheldon and his colleagues have assembled an invaluable guide for this relatively new field, offering discussions of sleep laboratory recording montages, monitoring and pneumography, pediatric sleep disorder management strategies, and normal and abnormal polysomnographic comparisons in infants and children. Clinicians will now have at their disposal an impressive array of clinical data and observations to add to their diagnositic acumen for sleep-related disorders in children.
Maggie Dallen, last of the Gottlehrling bloodline, lived a relatively idyllic life, until the death of her husband left her pregnant, in a world turned upside down. As Maggie flees from the trauma of her past, little does she know that a madman with a vendetta against her family is hunting her down...and will stop at nothing to find her.
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