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Awaken: Arise is an alarm loudly sounding to Christians. Sure, it's easy for believers to view the moral and ethical decline of America on political corruption and social immorality, but is that truly the case? What if I were to say that the moral compass of Western culture has failed to point "true north"? What if I were to tell you that the decline of American political and social morality and ethics is a result of American Christians, regardless of doctrinal background, failing to be our nation's guiding compass?

Six-Guns Blazing contains two explosive short novels featuring historical figures from the Old West in wildly fictional new adventures. The first, Wyatt Earp and the Devil Incarnate, pits the legendary lawman and his right-hand man, Doc Holliday, against a deadly serial killer leaving a trail of dead bodies in his wake. The second novella, Emmett Dalton Rides Again!, imagines notorious bank robber Emmett Dalton picking up his guns as an elderly man in 1933 and robbing banks alongside the likes of John Dillinger and Machine Gun Kelly.

In Haunting of America, Reverend Christopher Anderson calls upon a decade of experience in paranormal investigation, demonology, and ministry to pull back the curtain of what is tangible, revealing a hidden dimension of spiritual conflict. Through biblical realities combined with personal experiences, Reverend Anderson brings the listener face to face with certain diabolical spirits haunting Western society, politics, and religion. Haunting of America reveals hope for a brighter tomorrow by activating mustard seed faith today.

No time to read? Get the main key ideas from this summary of Michael Pollan’s This Is Your Mind on Plants in 23 minutes or less. This Is Your Mind on Plants (2021) is a personal inquiry into three types of molecules and the extraordinary plants that produce them: the morphine in the opium poppy, the caffeine in coffee and tea, and the mescaline produced by the peyote and San Pedro cacti. American author Michael Pollan explains that we humans strive to vary, intensify, and sometimes transcend our ordinary consciousness.

No time to read? Get the main key ideas from this Summary of Stacey Abrams’s While Justice Sleeps in 23 minutes or less. In While Justice Sleeps (2021), Stacey Abrams narrates a thrilling tale of a brilliant young lawyer with an eidetic memory who saves the world through her loyalty to a man others had deemed insane. The novel follows Avery Keene as she deciphers the cryptic messages left to her by Supreme Court Justice Howard Wynn before he went into a coma. Avery discovers shocking secrets of biological warfare and genetic engineering that had been kept hidden.

No time to read? Get the main key ideas from this Summary of Dean Karnazes's A Runner’s High in 23 minutes or less. A Runner’s High (2021) is an autobiography that tells the story of 58-year-old ultramarathon runner Dean Karnazes and his return to the Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run in 2018, after a 10-year break. Karnazes looks back on his adventures and reflects on his life as a runner. He describes his experience participating in the Bishop High Sierra 100K and then the big one itself - the Western States.

No time to read? Get the main key ideas from this summary of Amanda & Anna Kloots’ Live Your Life in 23 minutes or less.

A group of ghost hunters set out to investigate an abandoned cabin deep in the woods of North Carolina. They knew about the history. They knew about the deaths. It’s too bad they didn’t take the botched exorcism more seriously.

In Don’t Drop the Mic (2021), best-selling author Bishop T.D. Jakes explores the art of communication and how the way we speak and interact with others can be part of our everyday ministries. He clarifies why our manner of speaking and the words we use matter, and offers practical advice on how to craft your message to connect with listeners, whether it's a simple email or a high-profile speech.

Get the main key ideas from this summary of Emily Oster’s Expecting Better in just a short listen.

Get the main key ideas from this summary of Beau Wise and Tom Sileo's Three Wise Men in just a short listen.

No time to read? Get the main key ideas from this summary of Matt Haig’s The Midnight Library in 23 minutes or less. In the fictional story The Midnight Library (2020), Nora Seed, a woman in her mid 30s, experiences all the alternate paths which she had left behind in favor of others. What if she had never given up swimming? Would she have liked her life better as a professional swimmer? What if she had been a glaciologist instead of a student of philosophy? What if she had stayed with her ex-fiancé?

No time to read? Get the main key ideas from this Summary of Jason L. Riley’s Maverick in 23 minutes or less. Throughout history, the world has witnessed discriminations, hostilities, and injustices. It seems that no matter how much human beings evolve, racism will always be manifested in societies, and the fight against it is far deeper and more complicated than what activists, movements, and organizations like to acknowledge.

No time to read? Get the main key ideas from this summary of Liz Wiseman's Multipliers, revised and updated in 23 minutes or less.

Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber (2019) covers the events between the founding of Uber and the ousting of its hard-driving CEO, Travis Kalanick. Based on hundreds of interviews with current and former Uber employees, as well as previously disclosed documents, New York Times reporter Mike Isaac reveals the details behind the dramatic rise and fall of Uber.

No time to read? Get the main key ideas from this summary of John Gordon’s The Energy Bus in 23 minutes or less. Positive people and positive teams manifest positive outcomes. The key ingredient? Positive energy. In The Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work, and Team with Positive Energy (2007), Jon Gordon explains how to cultivate positive energy in your life and career, which you then can share with your coworkers, customers, organization, team, friends, and family. Gordon uses the extended metaphor of a bus you are driving to make his points, hence the title.

Get the main key ideas from this summary of Karen Frazier’s Crystals for Beginners in just a short listen.

No time to read/listen to the original book? Get the main key ideas from Summary of Denise Woods’s The Power of Voice in 23 minutes or less. The Power of Voice (2021) is the closest thing you can have to a one-on-one session with renowned voice and dialect coach Denise Woods.

Get the main key ideas from this summary of Tim Grover’s Winning in just a short listen.

No time to read? Get the main key ideas from this summary of Jim Camp’s Start with No in 23 minutes or less. In Start with No (2002), Jim Camp offers tactics and methods to help you reap better results from your negotiations, thus increasing your profit. Camp pinpoints the mistakes the majority of people fall into when negotiating and suggests the right ways to act instead. Start with No teaches you how to come out on top as a negotiator, leaving no gains on the table.