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The Dead Key

2014 Winner—Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award—Mystery & Thriller

It’s 1998, and for years the old First Bank of Cleveland has sat abandoned, perfectly preserved, its secrets only speculated on by the outside world.

Twenty years before, amid strange staff disappearances and allegations of fraud, panicked investors sold Cleveland’s largest bank in the middle of the night, locking out customers and employees, and thwarting a looming federal investigation. In the confusion that followed, the keys to the vault’s safe-deposit boxes were lost.

In the years since, Cleveland’s wealthy businessmen kept the truth buried in the abandoned high-rise. The ransacked offices and forgotten safe-deposit boxes remain locked in time, until young engineer Iris Latch stumbles upon them during a renovation survey. What begins as a welcome break from her cubicle becomes an obsession as Iris unravels the bank’s sordid past. With each haunting revelation, Iris follows the looming shadow of the past deeper into the vault—and soon realizes that the key to the mystery comes at an astonishing price.

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The Top Ten Things Dead People Want to Tell You

From the afterlife – a new perspective on your life: “I know this may come as a shock, and you know I’m not fond of using stale one-liners, but – ‘reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.’ I’m as alive now as I was on the day we met, except, maybe, more so.” If the dead could speak, don’t you wonder what they would say to those of us they’ve left behind? What would they tell us to soothe our sorrow, calm our fears of what happens when we die, and fire us up to live the best possible lives now? With wisdom, humor, and, yes, joy, New York Times best-selling author Mike Dooley explores our most pressing and profound questions about the afterlife – and this life – from the fresh perspective of those who have made the transition to the next phase. Revelations they share:

We were ready; you are not. There’s no such thing as a devil or hell. We’re sorry for any pain we may have caused. Your pets are just as crazy, brilliant, and loving here as they were there. Nothing can prepare you for the beauty of the moment you arrive.

In this audio program, you’ll learn that our loved ones are not lost to us; that our time on earth is both a school and an adventure; and that we can reshape our own fortunes, starting today.

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The Top Ten Things Dead People Want to Tell YOU

“I know this may come as a shock, and you know I’m not fond of using stale one-liners, but—‘reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.’ I’m as alive now as I was on the day we met, except, maybe, more so.”
     If the dead could speak, don’t you wonder what they would say to those of us they’ve left behind? What would they tell us to soothe our sorrow, calm our fears of what happens when we die, and fire us up to live the best possible lives now?
     With wisdom, humor, and, yes, joy, New York Times best-selling author Mike Dooley explores our most pressing and profound questions about the afterlife—and this life—from the fresh perspective of those who have made the transition to the next phase. Revelations they share:
We were ready; you are not.There’s no such thing as a devil or hell.We’re sorry for any pain we may have caused.Your pets are just as crazy, brilliant, and loving here as they were there.Nothing can prepare you for the beauty of the moment you arrive.     In this audio program, you’ll learn that our loved ones are not lost to us; that our time on earth is both a school and an adventure; and that we can reshape our own fortunes, starting today.

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Doctor Who: Dead Air

This is an exclusive, original adventure for the 10th Doctor, read by David Tennant. Featuring additional music and effects, Doctor Who: Dead Air has never been previously published.

Hot on the heels of a creature that exists through sound, the Doctor lands on a pirate radio station boat in the late 1960s. The creature has already killed some of the DJs, and the Doctor befriends the survivors. But then the lights go out, and a desperate race for survival begins. Who can the Doctor trust in the dark?

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Speaker for the Dead (The Ender Quintet)

In the aftermath of his terrible war, Ender Wiggin disappeared, and a powerful voice arose: The Speaker for the Dead, who told the true story of the Bugger War.

Now, long years later, a second alien race has been discovered, but again the aliens’ ways are strange and frightening…again, humans die. And it is only the Speaker for the Dead, who is also Ender Wiggin the Xenocide, who has the courage to confront the mystery…and the truth. Speaker for the Dead, the second novel in Orson Scott Card’s Ender Quintet, is the winner of the 1986 Nebula Award for Best Novel and the 1987 Hugo Award for Best Novel.

A Reading Guide for Ender’s Game.

THE ENDER UNIVERSE

Ender’s Series: Ender Wiggin: The finest general the world could hope to find or breed.

The following Ender’s Series titles are listed in order: Ender’s Game, Ender In Exile, Speaker for the Dead, Xenocide, Children of the Mind.

Ender’s Shadow Series: Parallel storylines to Ender’s Game from Bean: Ender’s right hand, his strategist, and his friend.

The following Ender’s Shadow Series titles are listed in order: Ender’s Shadow, Shadow of the Hegemon, Shadow Puppets, Shadow of the Giant, Shadows in Flight.

The First Formic War Series: One hundred years before Ender’s Game, the aliens arrived on Earth with fire and death. These are the stories of the First Formic War.

Earth Unaware, Earth Afire.

Ender Novellas

A War of Gifts, First Meetings.

The Authorized Ender Companion: A complete and in-depth encyclopedia of all the persons, places, things, and events in Orson Scott Card’s Ender Universe.

Ender Wiggin, the hero and scapegoat of mass alien destruction in Ender’s Game, receives a chance at redemption in this novel. Ender, who proclaimed as a mistake his success in wiping out an alien race, wins the opportunity to cope better with a second race, discovered by Portuguese colonists on the planet Lusitania. Orson Scott Card infuses this long, ambitious tale with intellect by casting his characters in social, religious and cultural contexts. Like its predecessor, this book won both the Hugo and Nebula Awards.

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Saying Kaddish: How to Comfort the Dying, Bury the Dead, and Mourn as a Jew

Anita Diamant’s knowledge, sensitivity, and clarity have made her one of the most respected writers of guides to Jewish life. In Saying Kaddish, she shows how to make Judaism’s time-honored rituals into personal, meaningful sources of comfort. Diamant guides the reader through Jewish practices that attend the end of life, from the sickroom to the funeral to the week, month, and year that follow. There are chapters describing the traditional Jewish funeral and the customs of Shiva, the first week after death when mourners are comforted and cared for by community, friends, and family. She also explains the protected status of Jewish mourners, who are exempt from responsibilities of social, business, and religious life during Shloshim, the first thirty days. And she provides detailed instructions for the rituals of Yizkor and Yahrzeit, as well as chapters about caring for grieving children, mourning the death of a child, neonatal loss, suicide, and the death of non-Jewish loved ones.”In the past, when a Jew died, no one asked, ‘When should we schedule the funeral?’ or ‘How much would you like to spend on the casket?’ or ‘Where will she be buried?'”

The law and the synagogue had ready answers to all of these questions, as Anita Diamant notes in Saying Kaddish. Yet today, Jews must grapple with dozens of questions that make the process of grief difficult to understand in religious terms–questions such as, “How can I, as a Jew-by-choice, mourn for my Catholic father or my Baptist sister?” Diamant’s book guides readers to make responsible decisions about how to honor the dead with integrity. Her practical advice is complemented by personal reflections and historical explanations, in a book that will help readers find their way, and make them feel less alone, in the excruciatingly lonely process of grief. –Michael Joseph Gross

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Conversations with Jerry and Other People I Thought Were Dead: Seven Compelling Dialogues That Will Transform the Way You Think About Dying . . . and Living

“This remarkable book by Irene Kendig offers deep comfort and gentle peace to anyone grieving the death of a loved one.” -Neale Donald Walsch, N.Y. Times Bestselling Author of Conversations with God”This wonderful book, filled with love and wisdom, provides many answers about our ‘deceased’ loved ones. Highly recommended.” -Robert Schwartz, Author of Your Soul’s Plan”This book speaks truth. Consciousness is immortal and distinct from the body.” -Bernie Siegel, M.D., NY Times Bestselling Author of 365 Prescriptions For the         Soul and Faith, Hope & HealingIrene Kendig’s mission is to inspire conscious, joyous living. Grateful Press, LLC is proud to announce that her debut book, Conversations with Jerry and Other People I Thought Were Dead: Seven compelling dialogues that will transform the way you think about dying . . . and living, has been honored with multiple national and international awards since its release:
WINNER, HEALTH: DEATH & DYING        BEST BOOKS 2010 AWARDS
WINNER, HEALTH: DEATH & DYING        2011 INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS
SILVER MEDAL WINNER, DEATH AND DYING         2010 INDEPENDENT PUBLISHER BOOK AWARDS
FINALIST, NEW AGE NON-FICTION         2010 NATIONAL INDIE EXCELLENCE AWARDS
FINALIST, DEATH AND DYING        2011 NATIONAL INDIE EXCELLENCE AWARDS
In this remarkable collection of interviews with seven people who’ve died, Irene Kendig, with the help of a gifted medium, explores what happens when we transition from physical to non-physical life. Each of the seven dialogues begins with the same question: What did you experience when you released your last breath on earth? This book is for anyone who has ever wondered whether there is a Heaven or a Hell, a Judgment Day, or a reunion with loved ones. It will illuminate and inspire your heart and mind whether you believe in an afterlife or not. These dialogues explore life from a spiritual perspective, which elevates consciousness and empowers you to make choices in alignment with your soul’s purpose. 
The responses offered by Ms. Kendig’s loved ones not only diminish fear of dying, they provide solace for those who grieve, and inspire all to live courageously, joyfully, and respectfully . . . now. If you are hungry for spiritual truth and meaning, this book is a banquet of knowledge, wisdom–and peace of mind.

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  • Compelling dialogues about living and dying