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The boy was eight years old, an orphan and always hungry. When his mother died, he went to live with his grandfather who didn't treat him well. To forget about his bad fortune, and to get away from his grandfather, he went for walks in the small town away from the slum where he lived. Hoping to find something to eat, he looked through display windows in stores, butcher shops, and restaurants, but no one gave him anything. One day he was in front of a candy shop and he saw many kinds of delicious and colorful candy. But something caught his attention: a paper cone filled with sugar covered almonds which became his obsession, to the point that he had dreams about it. The paper cone filled with almonds was worth a 10-cent coin, but the boy didn't have it... ************************************************************************************************ Era un niño de ocho años, huérfano y siempre tenía hambre. Cuando murió su mamá, se quedó a vivir con su abuelo que no lo trataba bien. Para olvidarse de su mala fortuna, y alejarse del del abuelo, caminaba por las calles del pueblo lejos del barrio pobre donde vivía. Como tenía hambre miraba por los escaparates de las tiendas de comida, carnicerías y restaurantes, pero nunca le ofrecían nada. Un día se detuvo delante de la vitrina de una dulcería y vio con [placer, alegría, encanto, deleite] todo tipo de dulces deliciosos y muy coloridos. Lo que más le llamó la atención fue un cucurucho de papel lleno repleto de almendras garapiñadas, y se obsesionó tanto que cada noche soñaba con el cucurucho. Pero, costaba diez centavos, y el niño no los tenía...

FEW AUTHORS CAN WRITE IN SUCH A KNOWLEDGEABLE AND ENGAGING WAY about topics as diverse as Tennessee politicians, lawyers, and community leaders such as Lamar Alexander and Bill Haslam; important Supreme Court decisions; foodie favorites like Benton's Bacon, banana pudding, wine pairings and coffee selection; parenting tips and making holidays special from the perspective of a working "swim mom"; shoes from high heels to Chuck Taylors; sports of all sorts, many from a Big Orange perspective; health pointers; TV, movie, book and music reviews and recommendations; cars; and pets; and countless others. In this book, award-winning author Angelia Nystrom has done just that with easy-to-read, down-to-earth, humor. While the book is so captivating that you will want to read straight through, because it is comprised of a series of articles that read like short stories, you can also take it along to read when you have a few minutes of unexpected downtime. If you know Angelia, you already understand why this book is such a page-turner, but for those of you who don't, let me introduce you. ---Cynthia "Cindy" Richardson Wyrick, United States Magistrate Judge

Francis Hardesty explores all sorts of animals and their quirks on his humorous trip through the alphabet. The silly poetry of the book is perfect for young readers to enjoy. Hardesty wrote this historic work of literary fiction over 120 years ago for his adored granddaughter. Over a century later, this book has been updated by Mary Ann Hardesty Ross, the beloved granddaughter who loved reading this book over and over. She has added colorful photos of the animals in the book and freshened the prose for today's young readers.

"I'd tell you to be careful, but we wouldn't be here if you'd ever taken that advice. No reason to start now, right?"For millennia the Anadens have ruled the known universe. They believe they've crafted the perfect empire, ordered and impervious to challenge. They believe the fight has been crushed out of the species they subjugate. They are wrong.It's a suicide mission, without a doubt. Alex Solovy and Caleb Marano must steal crucial intelligence from the Anadens' central military headquarters. To succeed, they'll need to navigate a strange universe ruled by a cabal of powerful immortals, populated by aliens they've never met and fueled by technology they've never seen. They're going to need a little help-the kind of help only a suicidally defiant anarchist on the run from more than just personal demons can provide.As Anaden agents close in, back home in Aurora humanity races to prepare. Steeled from the Metigen invasion and the rise of Prevos, no longer will they wait for doom to come to them. Forewarned the Anadens intend to crush them out of existence, humans, Artificials and Prevos join together to bring the war to the doorstep of the enemy, even as a shadowy foe re-emerges to jeopardize all they've built.*Our universe is but a snowglobe-an experiment born of desperation and hope. The true universe is unfathomably vast, teeming with life and untold wonders. And it is enslaved.Created by ancient aliens in a daring gambit to understand the nature of the enemy, humanity is now asked to be the savior of a universe not their own. If they are to succeed, they must rise above not only their fractious past but the sins of their genetic ancestors to boldly embrace a future they never dared imagine possible.

Dana is the pampered daughter of a wealthy diplomat by day, but she hunts monsters at night. After witnessing a brutal home invasion that resulted in her mother's death, she takes extreme measures to avenge her. Tracking the men responsible is arduous work but killing them is next to impossible. Neal thinks his new assignment, protection for the diplomat's daughter, will be a walk in the park. Trained for combat, the last thing he wants is to babysit some spoiled, rich woman. When he stumbles upon Dana's secret life of monsters and mayhem, he finds he may be the one that needs protecting. Note: This book is a Re-Release from the version originally published in 2014. Additional action and romance was added to enhance your reading pleasure. Warning: This book contains violence, explicit language, and sexual content, and is intended for adults. If you don't enjoy paranormal, supernatural, or urban fantasy books, this may not be the book for you.