We hear the distant echoes of piercing screams. Once, these screams rang through the flames. Now, they vibrate across burnt remnants, growing gradually softer in the smoke-fogged air. From the ashes, four survivors rise Ñ Dutch, Jin, Aletta, Aysi. The chosen ones, but not the only ones. Meanwhile, pure evil has come to Earth, hell-bent on destroying all who remain. What was once the world we called our home has become a sickening, frightening purgatory, its surfaces crawling with red-eyed creatures of sheer darkness. The human survivors find themselves lost, both in body and in soul. Where are they to go now, seeing as their home is not their own? And even if they manage to survive, can hope survive, as well? Amid all the despair, our four heroes hear a distant calling, a voice both soft and welcoming: ÒAngel Falls.Ó They are to go there. And perhaps, upon completing their treacherous journey, they will at last encounter some needed answers...

Up until the day the Angel Virus appeared, people of the world thought they knew the meaning of true terror. After all, they'd seen thousands of years of war, starvation, illness, and other forms of tragedy. Yet, the emergence of the Angel Virus brought about a deeper level of sorrow and a fiercer degree of trauma than any living person had dreamed existed. On the day the Virus came, all over the world, children suddenly began to die. The virus inflicted great grief on humanity, but humanity would not have time to mourn. A war between good and evil was soon to heat up. The Angel Virus is only the beginning of a battle that carries much more than earthly implications. This is a divine confrontation in a world buckled by despair, where the laughter of children has been silenced forever.

Designed for the Little People of the World Waiting to Join and Share in the Light... A wonderful spiritual primer for the whole family. Through meditations, games and activities, learn to use basic spiritual gifts and develop awareness through basic meditations, aura reading, balancing chakras, healing fears, listening to inner voice, understanding angels and spirit guides, analyzing dreams and more.

Navigate a post-apocalyptic world and experience a thrilling finale with the ultimate Maximum Ride novel. Discover the ninth and ultimate Maximum Ride story! Legions of Max fans won't be disappointed by this encore episode in the beloved series about the incredible adventures of a teenage girl who can fly. As Maximum Ride boldly navigates a post-apocalyptic world, she and her broken flock are roaming the earth, searching for answers to what happened. All will be revealed in this last spectacular "ride"-a mesmerizing grand finale featuring all of the nonstop action and twists and turns of a blockbuster Patterson page-turner!

Book IX of the multivolume series, The Easy-To-Read Encyclopedia of the Spiritual Path - Here at last is an indispensable book that has been urgently needed in these uncertain times. The book lays out, in an orderly and clear fashion, the guidelines for leadership in the world and in ones' own life.All the areas of our society and personal life that need discipline and leadership are pointed out. A firm foundation and guidance from a psychological and spiritual perspective are offered for change. The ascended masters are called upon for their wisdom and sometimes opinions on the matters ranging from the political arena to science and religion.This book serves as a reference manual for moral and spiritual living and also offers a vision of a world where strong love and the highest aspirations of humanity triumph.

Public health officials and organizations around the world remain on high alert because of increasing concerns about the prospect of an influenza pandemic, which many experts believe to be inevitable. Moreover, recent problems with the availability and strain-specificity of vaccine for annual flu epidemics in some countries and the rise of pandemic strains of avian flu in disparate geographic regions have alarmed experts about the world's ability to prevent or contain a human pandemic. The workshop summary, The Threat of Pandemic Influenza: Are We Ready? addresses these urgent concerns. The report describes what steps the United States and other countries have taken thus far to prepare for the next outbreak of "killer flu." It also looks at gaps in readiness, including hospitals' inability to absorb a surge of patients and many nations' incapacity to monitor and detect flu outbreaks. The report points to the need for international agreements to share flu vaccine and antiviral stockpiles to ensure that the 88 percent of nations that cannot manufacture or stockpile these products have access to them. It chronicles the toll of the H5N1 strain of avian flu currently circulating among poultry in many parts of Asia, which now accounts for the culling of millions of birds and the death of at least 50 persons. And it compares the costs of preparations with the costs of illness and death that could arise during an outbreak.