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Americosis Vol. 2

Texas. California. New York. Hank is searching for the Savior. Libby's looking for salvation. And the Savior's looking to understand what the hell's going on in the America he came to save. Erica's looking after the possible next President. He's looking to change America. And John Baldini's looking for his wife. Everyone else is just looking for their next victim. The madness continues. Who will survive? Americosis Vol. 2: Blood & Sand.

Gopher Up Your Sleeve

Brief, humorous rhymes describe animals both ordinary and unusual, including a rooster, a javelina, and a python.

Whale Song

Counting as they sing, whales use their mighty voices to pass on to one another the numbers from one to ten.

Stepping out of Line

Two years ago Roxie Starr left behind her life as a Vegas showgirl and came home to Wayback, Texas to open a styling salon. She claims she's there to help with her younger sister, but the truth is age was catching up to her body and the time had come to step out of the chorus line. Fighting against a nagging injury, Dev Laredo is determined to finish one last rodeo. He won't return to his Oklahoma ranch until he's won enough to cover his brother's college tuition. The sight of a sassy redhead sparks his interest, but her tender ministrations to his injury touch his lonely heart. Can two bruised souls put aside their differences and give love a fighting chance?

Noel

The beauty and spirit of Christmas resounds in this lyrical picture book by beloved children's author Tony Johnston with breathtaking illustrations by renowned watercolor artist Cheng-Khee Chee and illustrator of the bestseller, Old Turtle. On Christmas Eve, people bundle up in the cold and follow the sounds of the bell to gather in celebration. Creatures great and small stop to listen--children, dogs, cats, and birds--as a brass band marches through town. The poetry and imagery of these verses and the classic feel of this lush artwork make for a memorable Christmas read-aloud.

Whisper Privileges

Miami, Florida is the venue for the Special Olympics National Games and Clay Rutledge's son is competing in the games. A sure bet to win the gold, father and son plan to ride their tropical victory to the World Games--until an unexpected turn of events jeopardizes their plans for fortune and fame. Tasked with managing the events, Sydney quickly learns that Clay's quiet, sexy confidence demands special attention, something she's more than willing to oblige. But a jealous ex-lover of a boss has other plans, as does her office nemesis. Trapped between a desire to mix business with pleasure and a boy who reminds her of a life she swore to move beyond, Sydney is at a personal crossroads. She can have career or love--but to attain both requires a consent she yearns to give but fears impossible.

Prince

Legendarily reticent, perverse and misleading, Prince is one of the few remaining 80s superstars who still, perhaps, remains unexplained. Now a firm fixture in the pop canon, where such classics as "Purple Rain", "Sign o' the Times" and "Parade" regularly feature in Best Ever Album polls, Prince is still, as he ever was, an enigma. His live performances are legendary (21 Nights at the O2 in 2007) and while recent releases have been modestly successful at best, his influence on urban music, and R'n'B in particular, has never been more evident. The Minneapolis Sound can now be heard everywhere. Matt Thorne's "Prince", through years of research and interviews with ex-Revolution members such as Wendy and Lisa, is an account of a pop maverick whose experiments with rock, funk, techno and jazz revolutionized pop. With reference to every song, released and unreleased, over 35 years of recording, Prince will stand for years to come as the go-to book on the Great Man.

ABCs of Christianity: An Outline for Living in the "Now" and Relating to God

THE ABCs OF CHRISTIANITY is a concise summary of the fundamental principles of the religion of Jesus, presented so today's generation will understand the Bible and experience the gift of knowing God. Yes, this isGrandma's religion. The underpinnings are the same rock solid concepts taught for 2,000 years. But this book is what texting is to ancient scrolls with each concept presented in concise, almost outline, form. Every doctrine is further referenced by Scripture, allowing readers to use the Bible translation of their choice-whether it be a leather-bound King James Version on onion-skin paper, a Biblical translation app, (on phone or tablet), or favorite spirituality Internet site. Stripped of anecdotes, wordsmithing, and other mechanics used to communicate biblical truth, this handbook is meant to serve all who wish to live in the now and experience the gift of actively knowing God.

Tanamera

Opulence. Invasion. Terror. And forbidden passion in 1930s Singapore. 'They were the golden days, when Singapore was as rich as its climate was steamy, its future as assured as it was busy. And those days were made even better when, as was inevitable, I fell in love with the Chinese beauty of Julie Soong and, against all unwritten canons of Singapore life, we became lovers.'

Training Through Dialogue: Promoting Effective Learning and Change with Adults

A lively, step-by-step approach to training the trainers of adults. Using numerous examples from a variety of settings, author Jane Vella compels instructors to critically examine their old teaching model and discover a new experience in education.

The Transfigured Hart

In this new novel by the author of The Wild Hunt and Wizard's Hall, a boy and a girl form an unlikely friendship to protect a unicorn from hunters.

A Question Of Belief

Presented in the familiar format of the board book, this ironic bent on childhood primers will make a fantastic and thoughtful gift for that expressive thinker, student, scholar or armchair philosopher seeking inspiration in their day-to-day lives.

Zeki Loves Baby Club

On Wednesdays, Zeki and his mummy go to Baby Club. There he plays peek-a-boo; sings the rolly song, the happy song, plays with animals and meets new friends. Babies and toddlers just love looking at images of other babies like themselves. They also enjoy seeing their everyday world in a story. So, young children will enjoy looking at Zeki and his friends as parents share the book with them. The story features a number of favourite songs and rhymes from the baby clubs the author runs for young children and their parents. Readers can stop on any page and sing the song - the words are printed in the back of the book.

What'll We Do with Ragland Park?

In his demesne near the logging town of John Day, Oregon, Sebastian Hada thoughtfully ate a grape as he watched the TV screen. The grapes, flown to Oregon by illegal jet transport, came from one of his farms in the Sonoma Valley of California. He spat the seeds into the fireplace across from him, half-listening to his CULTURE announcer delivering a lecture on the portrait busts of twentieth-century sculptors.

Hale and Gemini

*A Paranormal Romance reimagining of Hansel and Gretel* The third son of the Bear Clan, Hale thought he had his life figured out. He had a stunning bride, his iron faith in the Mother, and has spent the last five years training to be the future clan leader. But when his life comes crashing down around him, Hale knows he can't stay home. Leaving behind everyone he's ever known, Hale is alone with his thoughts as he crosses the Alderwood in search of his sister. Then Gemini--the clan flirt and known gossip--follows him, demanding his protection. She's just as determined to leave her life behind. Hale doesn't know what made her leave her sisters or suitor, but he has no choice but to continue with a helpless girl at his side. Neither ever expected just how dangerous the Alderwood could be. Oblivious of Hale's departure, Parson and Raene travel to Terrana to ask political favors in exchange for their clan leader's freedom, but lingering injuries threaten their arrival--and their lives. They'll need the help of an unlikely ally if they hope to succeed. A new paranormal romance from RS McCoy, author of The Sparks Saga, The Luminary Chronicles, and The Extraction Files series. Book Three of The Alder Tales.

The Runaway (Journey into Submission 3)

Kate has, finally, found a lover and a Master worthy of her submission. As they begin to explore the sensuality and the eroticism of their Dominant-submissive relationship, her past returns to threaten all that she now holds dear. She is forced to decide between the past and the present, but finds herself unable to choose either...

Whirl (Ondine Quartet, #1)

Outspoken and independent, Kendra Irisavie has always played by her own rules. She's an ondine, a water elemental gifted with the powerful magic of Empath Virtue and trained to be a fighter. Pursued by Aquidae demons, she and her mother remain Rogue, hiding among humans to avoid becoming casualties in an ancient war. Everything changes when violence erupts on Kendra's seventeenth birthday. A dark stranger appears, promising answers to her mysterious past and stirring unexpected feelings in her fiercely guarded heart. But as Kendra uncovers the truth about her heritage and future, she realizes just how deep the lies and deception run. Now, in the face of unthinkable odds, she will need all her wits, skills, and magic to fulfill an extraordinary prophecy. The first in a sweeping urban fantasy series, Whirlis the beginning of a young woman's exhilarating journey for survival, love, and hope as she fights for her place in a world where she doesn't belong.

Chess: From First Moves to Checkmate

This new edition of a classic title will seduce a huge range of readers, from novice to intermediate players. Computer-generated artwork recreates the chessboard, pieces and moves in a wholly original way. Readers will improve their game with graded puzzles, and can brush up on the fascinating history of chess, with features on great players and legendary matches.

Scout's Honour (The Covert Academy, #1.5)

A novella continuing the story of The Covert Academy. Jayson Georgiou is a playboy pilot with little ambition beyond his own pleasure, safe within the shelter of the Academy and its students. After Sarah and Joshua's daring adventure into the heart of the Colonnade, Jayson and his assigned crew are ordered on a suspicious supply-run mission, deep into a Confederate drone production city. There Jayson uncovers a new threat to the Academy, challenging his allegiance. Yet Jayson has a mysterious past driving him to chase after his illusion of security, desperate to hold on to it, until it is too late to turn back...

One Night Stand

Catelella Ross thought that she had been through it all and had come out of the other side a winner. Beating leukemia and getting her life back with the support of her husband, that's what she thought. When her husband Michael discovers that she can't have a child due to the chemotherapy he leaves her. Catalella tries to commit suicide but when she is saved she wakes up with a new lease on life. A few years later she concentrates all her efforts on the law firm that her father had left to her. Ethan McCreery had a hard time growing up. The death of his father forced him to take over the family empire, but he still had his father's best friend calling the shots. He has to prove himself so as to inherit all of the fortune his father had left to him. A billionaire business man by day and a night club owner by night, a one night stand changes his life completely. Bewitched by Catalella's full lips the last thing he expected to come out of them are the words "I am pregnant!"

Tuesday Tells it Slant

Tuesday Morning has always been a little different. She's kept a diary since 1989 and while researching for her English Lit thesis in 2003 on Emily Dickinson's transcendental tendencies, finds a poem that will change her life. Haunted by a past that she considers less than desirable, Tuesday recreates her history with the stroke of a pen. Page by page, year by year, she rewrites her painful memories as she has always fantasized. Bullied and discontented with her body before, she now becomes popular, thin and desired. Throughout this cleansing process, she consciously decides what to keep and what to toss. She scans her old diary entries for words that trigger painful and unpleasant thoughts: Fat Tuesday (her nickname in high school), Katie (her childhood neighbor turned bully), Writer (her dream of becoming) and Monday (her identical twin sister). Tuesday finds herself in an odd place six years later, unknowingly spending each day of her life as someone that she was never meant to become. With each breath of her new life, Tuesday obliviously loses more of herself. When a special person of her past returns to her present, Tuesday is forced to choose between the life that she had once desired and her true self. We all have deep secrets and skeletons in our closets. Imagine having the ability to not only change the past, but also completely alter the present and future. How far will Tuesday go to erase her past? And how much of herself will she lose in the process?

Unsocially Yours: The UnSocial Dater

Sugar and spice and everything nice, may be what some girls are made of. Katherine Anne Teresa Brun is not one of those girls. Katherine was raised doing what she was told, and playing it safe...most of the time. With a strong love for a book she received as a gift, Alice in Wonderland, she lives her life believing that everything is nonsensical, thus making it impossible to 'fit in' with others. She doesn't care. After attending an all girl catholic school and living her life with an over exuberant, overprotective, overbearing mother, Katherine is heading to college. Out from under her mother, and 'father's' rule she can finally live life... on her own terms. Her very first day as a college freshman, at Harvard University, Katherine decides to throw caution to the wind, and her ever-unsocial self goes out to play.

Money for Content and Your Clicks for Free: Turning Web Sites, Blogs, and Podcasts Into Cash

Want to make money from your creativity? Here's how If you're a blogger or podcaster, an artist or musician, or someone who creates any other type of online content and dream of earning income from your creative efforts, you have endless options on the Internet. But to seize them, you must become part businessperson--a creative entrepreneur. If that thought intimidates you, you're not alone. JD Frazer has been there, and he shares with you everything you must know about syndication, advertising, branding, merchandising, copyright protection, ethical considerations, how to attract consumers, and more. If you want to earn a living from what you create, here's what you need to do: * Make wise decisions that protect your intellectual property and your interests * Approach the subject of paying for content without alienating your audience * Understand the realities of self-syndication * Weigh the advantages and disadvantages of membership features on your Web site * Learn how branding and merchandising apply to your art * Be prepared for fame as well as anonymity, and the hazards of both * Recognize the ethical balance that exists between creator and consumer * Explore online resources that assist the creative entrepreneur Visit our Web site at www.wiley.com/compbooks

Don't Play With Slenderman

Are you sick of Slenderman stories where someone tries to tape a special event or even his whole life and accidentally stumbles upon Slenderman, who will continue to haunt him for months or even years on end? I tried to do something different in "Don't Play With Slenderman" because why would Slenderman just stalk you till you go mad? "Would you believe me if I told you that Slenderman is real? No, of course you wouldn't. I suppose you came here hoping for another scary story about the tall faceless man, never considering that it might actually be real. But who am I to complain? I've never considered such a possibility myself and paid dearly for my ignorance. I might still be alive but that could change in a matter of hours..." Find out what happened to David in a place far from home. Will he be able to cope with what happened? And why does he expect that he could die in a matter of hours?

How To Piss Off A Dragon (How To Piss Off A Dragon, #1)

Ever wonder how you get so deep into crap that you have to stop and think... nope, a shovel is just not going to be big enough to dig me out of it this time. Yep, that's the kind of girl I am. I have no filter and I more often than not open mouth and let the verbal diarrhoea pour forth. In fact, that may be how I found myself in the situation I am in right now. I'm just guessing though. I mean really, what kind of karma does a girl have to have to find herself tied spread-eagled, naked on top of a pile of gold? By the way, who in the hell has fucking stakes sticking out of mountains of gold to tie helpless women to anyway? Oh, since I am on the self-pity train... "Gold is not comfortable," I yelled aloud. A growly chuckle from the depths of my prison was the only answer I got for my outburst. I digress; it is time to go back to the beginning of this little story. Let it be a lesson to you people out there. Take this as gospel, everything I am about to tell you is the honest truth... Hi, my name is Lexi and this is how to (very easily) piss off a dragon. This is part one of a serial on how to piss off your very own dragon. It's not really that hard you know.

West Virginia

"Beautiful, menacing." --Publishers Weekly "A new and promising debut writer, who has found his own voice by speaking the voices of two places at once." --Electric Literature West Virginiais a moody wild ride of a novel. Dark, momentous, soulful, deeply human - the book turns the mind inside out, questioning the places we live and the reasons why we both leave them and come back." --Vol.1 Brooklyn "Halstead's descriptions are thoroughly artistic, whether they're of the party scene or the big city's gritty human rainbow or the strip-mined mountains and franchise-glutted highways." --Kirkus Reviews Jamie Paddock spent his youth trying to escape West Virginia. Persistent determination and the sacrifice of all emotional attachment led him to New York City. There, his need to become what the city demands of him, along with the strong gravitational pull of his new obsession, Sara, fuel a growing anxiety that his home, and his old way of life, are disappearing forever. But Jamie revisits the seamy underside of Appalachia when he returns to his holler to investigate what led his father to suicide, finding parochial prejudices, strange sexual tensions, and family skeletons. Will Jamie learn what really happened to his father and heal his old wounds? Can he escape West Virginia a second time, or will he succumb to its ominous control?

Her Beguiling Bride (Beguiled, #2)

A St. Paddy's Day Fling! Three years have passed since Belle Holloway gave her heart to Alice O'Malley, the brash woman Union soldiers left on the doorstep of Belle's Georgia plantation. Now Reconstruction Era taxes threaten their home, and Belle must decide between the female lover whose touch sets her flesh and soul ablaze. Or a cold marriage to a wealthy man and an even colder bed. In hopes of saving the plantation, Belle and Alice travel to Savannah where doors close at every turn. Until Alice tenders a scandalous proposal that could cost them everything...or offer them the love of a lifetime. Publisher's Note: This book contains explicit sexual situations, graphic language, and material that some readers may find objectionable: anal play/intercourse, female/female sexual practices.

Quest for the Nail Prints

If you've ever imagined spending time with the Lord Jesus in His time, this energetic and ultimately gut-wrenching thriller may very well be just what the Great Physician ordered. Quest for the Nail Prints is a new time-travel thriller by author Don Furr. Set in the final days of the life of Christ, Quest for the Nail Prints follows three twenty-first century travelers are transported back in time to Jerusalem on the first Palm Sunday. There they come face to face with the rugged, radical prophet known throughout the land as Jesus of Nazareth on his way to the cross. There literally is a hole punched through the entire book from beginning to end, and you'll find the story fills some very important "holes" in your quest for knowledge and understanding of our Savior's last days.

Djinn and Tonic (The Houri Legends, #2)

Detective Carson Hale knows Leila is hiding something from him. He's in the hospital after a strange and inexplicable attack destroys his favorite bar, the Old Shillelagh. While the attack leaves Carson with stitches, bruised ribs, and a concussion, Leila is mysteriously uninjured, and she either can't or won't offer a satisfactory explanation. While her lies and evasions are setting off his detective instincts, her body sets off other alarms. Leila Najafi has a lot of secrets and a complicated past. She ran away to Detroit to get away from her family, but she's been been discovered by the one man that could destroy her. Sexy detective Carson Hale blows into her life at the worst possible time. Now Leila is forced to make a decision that could both cause heartbreak and war.

Stepping on Roses, Volume 4

Reads R to L (Japanese Style), for T+ audiences. New maid Keiko Kinoshita enters the Ashida household under the guise of helping out, but she's actually a spy for the vice president of Soichiro's company. As Sumi struggles to keep her past a secret, will Keiko's insidious schemes destroy the couple?

Stepping on Roses, Volume 3

Reads R to L (Japanese Style), for T+ audiences. Sumi begins to regret running away with Nozomu and wonders if she loves him after all. Nozomu's love for her, however, is bordering on becoming an unhealthy obsession. When things heat up and Sumi's life is in danger, will Soichiro come to her rescue?

No Kiss for the Devil (Riley Gavin and Frank Palmer #5)

When young female reporter, Helen Bellamy is found murdered and dumped in the Essex countryside with Riley Gavins name on her, Riley is called in to identify her. She immediately recognises the woman as a previous lover of her friend and colleague, ex-Royal Military policeman, Frank Palmer. Palmer, now a PI, knows of only one way to deal with it: find the killers. Meanwhile, Riley receives an attractive job offer writing a profile of controversial London businessman, 'Kim' Al-Bashir, a front-runner bidding for control of vast international telecomms licences against shadowy Russians with Mafiya connections. It becomes clear that anything she writes about Bashir wil be distorted and used to discredit him, and that the murdered Bellamy has already been down this route. Realising they are on a parallel course, Riley and Frank join forces to find out just who they are up against... and to prevent Riley ending up with the same fate as Hellen Bellamy.

House Rules

When your son can't look you in the eye...does that mean he's guilty? Jacob Hunt is a teen with Asperger's syndrome. He's hopeless at reading social cues or expressing himself well to others, though he is brilliant in many ways. But he has a special focus on one subject - forensic analysis. A police scanner in his room clues him in to crime scenes, and he's always showing up and telling the cops what to do. And he's usually right. But when Jacob's small hometown is rocked by a terrible murder, law enforcement comes to him. Jacob's behaviors are hallmark Asperger's, but they look a lot like guilt to the local police. Suddenly the Hunt family, who only want to fit in, are directly in the spotlight. For Jacob's mother, Emma, it's a brutal reminder of the intolerance and misunderstanding that always threaten her family. For his brother, Theo, it's another indication why nothing is normal because of Jacob. And over this small family, the soul-searing question looms: Did Jacob commit murder?

Westward Wild (Montana Mail Order Brides #21)

A clean historical western cowboy romance novel about a mail order bride. Montana Mail Order Brides - Westward Series Book 21 When refined, handsome Tom Sebastian and wild child Ivy Danvers meet, their attraction is immediate. They don't care about social class, but others do. Can they battle outside influences or will lack of faith doom their love?

The Book of Skulls

Seeking the immortality promised in an ancient manuscript, The Book of Skulls, four friends, college roommates, go on a spring break trip to Arizona: Eli, the scholar, who found and translated the book; Timothy, scion of an American dynasty, born and bred to lead; Ned, poet and cynic; and Oliver, the brilliant farm boy obsessed with death. Somewhere in the desert lies the House of Skulls, where a mystic brotherhood guards the secret of eternal life. There, the four aspirants will present themselves-and a horrific price will be demanded. For immortality requires sacrifice. Two victims to balance two survivors. One by suicide, one by murder. Now, beneath the gaze of grinning skulls, the terror begins. . . .

To Catch a Ripple

Helen Knight, 32, dreams of a happy future, but after her mother's betrayal and her stepfather's abuse, she's caught in the past. Then, Helen meets her roommate's cousin, Robert Seagrave. Helen falls in love with the charming, elusive novelist, but Rob holds a dark secret--he is under a family curse which chains him to the patriarch, Lord Gabriel. The malevolent Gabriel controls whatever Rob and his family can do, and love is forbidden. In order to have a future with Rob, Helen sets out to break the curse. She and Gabriel enter a dangerous game, and after she discovers the patriarch's deadly secret, she may not have a future at all.

Fox Five (Charlie Fox, #0)

FOX FIVEis a collection of stories by the highly acclaimed crime thriller writer, Zoe Sharp. All feature her ex-Special Forces soldier turned self-defence expert and bodyguard, Charlotte 'Charlie' Fox. In A Bridge Too Far, we meet Charlie before she's become a professional in the world of close protection. When she agrees to hang out with the local Dangerous Sports Club, she has no idea it will soon live up to its name. Postcards From Another Countryhas Charlie guarding the ultra-rich Dempsey family against attempted assassination - no matter where the danger lies. A finalist for the CWA Short Story Dagger, Served Coldputs another tough woman centre stage - the mysterious Layla, with betrayal in her past and murder in her heart. Off Dutyfinds Charlie taking time away from close protection after injury. She still finds trouble, even in an out-of-season health spa in the Catskill Mountains. And finally, Truth And Liesputs all Charlie's skills and ingenuity to the test as she has to single-handedly extract a news team from a rapidly escalating war zone. Also included: Excerpt from KILLER INSTINCT: Charlie Fox book one, Meet Charlie Fox, Meet Zoe Sharp, info on the other books in the Charlie Fox series.

High Profile (Jesse Stone, #6)

The murder of a notorious public figure places Paradise, Massachusetts, police chief Jesse Stone in the harsh glare of the media spotlight. When the body of controversial talk-show host Walton Weeks is discovered hanging from a tree on the outskirts of Paradise, police chief Jesse Stone finds himself at the center of a highly public case, forcing him to deal with small-minded local officials and national media scrutiny. When another dead body-that of a young woman-is discovered just a few days later, the pressure becomes almost unbearable. Two victims in less than a week should provide a host of clues, but all Jesse runs into are dead ends. But what may be the most disturbing aspect of these murders is the fact that no one seems to care-not a single one of Weeks's ex-wives, not the family of the girl. And when the medical examiner reveals a heartbreaking link between the two departed souls, the mystery only deepens.

Christless Christianity: The Alternative Gospel of the American Church

Is it possible that we have left Christ out of Christianity? Is the faith and practice of American Christians today more American than Christian? These are the provocative questions Michael Horton addresses in this thoughtful, insightful book. He argues that while we invoke the name of Christ, too often Christ and the Christ-centered gospel are pushed aside. The result is a message and a faith that are, in Horton's words, "trivial, sentimental, affirming, and irrelevant." This alternative "gospel" is a message of moralism, personal comfort, self-help, self-improvement, and individualistic religion. It trivializes God, making him a means to our selfish ends. Horton skillfully diagnoses the problem and points to the solution: a return to the unadulterated gospel of salvation.

Blue Screen (Sunny Randall, #5)

Buddy Bollen is a C-list movie mogul who made his fortune producing films of questionable artistic merit. When Buddy hires Sunny Randall to protect his rising star and girlfriend, Erin Flint, Sunny knows from the start that the prickly, spoiled beauty won't make her job easy. And when Erin's sister, Misty, is found dead in the lavish home they share with sugar daddy Bollen, there doesn't seem to be a single lead worth pursuing. But then Sunny meets Jesse Stone, chief of police in Paradise, Massachusetts, under whose jurisdiction the case falls. It immediately becomes clear that Jesse and Sunny have much in common. While searching for the killer, they learn an awful lot about each other-and themselves. Tracking Misty's murderer reveals a host of seedy complications behind Erin's glamorous lifestyle as well as Buddy Bollen's entertainment empire, made up of shady film deals and mobsters out for revenge. But in a world where there's little difference between the good guys and the bad, exposing the killer could prove to be Sunny's undoing.

Hundred-Dollar Baby (Spenser, #34)

A client from a decades-old case reaches out to Boston PI Spenser-but can he rescue troubled April Kyle once more? Longtime Spenser fans will remember that once upon a time, though not so long ago, there was a girl named April Kyle-a beautiful teenage runaway who turned to prostitution to escape her terrible family life. The book was 1982's Ceremony, and, thanks to Spenser, April escaped Boston's "Combat Zone" for the relative safety of a high-class New York City bordello. April resurfaced in Taming a Sea-Horse, again in dire need of Spenser's rescue-this time from the clutches of a controlling lover. But April Kyle's return in Hundred-Dollar Babyis nothing short of shocking. When a mature, beautiful, and composed April strides into Spenser's office, the Boston PI barely hesitates before recognizing his once and future client. Now a well-established madam herself, April oversees an upscale call-girl operation in Boston's Back Bay. Still looking for Spenser's approval, it takes her a moment before she can ask him, again, for his assistance. Her business is a success; what's more, it's an all-female enterprise. Now that some men are trying to take it away from her, she needs Spenser. April claims to be in the dark about who it is that's trying to shake her down, but with a bit of legwork and a bit more muscle, Spenser and Hawk find ties to organized crime and local kingpin Tony Marcus, as well as a scheme to franchise the operation across the country. As Spenser again plays the gallant knight, it becomes clear that April's not as innocent as she seems. In fact, she may be her own worst enemy.

A Savage Place (Spenser, #8)

TV reporter Candy Sloan has eyes the color of cornflowers and legs that stretch all the way to heaven. She also has somebody threatening to rearrange her lovely face if she keeps on snooping into charges of Hollywood racketeering. Spenser's job is to keep Candy healthy until she breaks the biggest story of her career. But her star witness has just bowed out with three bullets in his chest, two tough guys have doubled up to test Spenser's skill with his fists, and Candy is about to use her own sweet body as live bait in a deadly romantic game--a game that may cost Spenser his life.

Yellow Eyes (Legacy of the Aldenata Book 8)

Stand Against the Posleen Horde! Earth invaded! The Posleen aggressors eating what population they don't outright vaporize! Now the aliens are closing in on a vital choke point for the humans: the Panama Canal. No canal, no food. No food--the North American resistance crumbles, and hope fades. What's worse, slimeball appeasers within the U.S. State Department (surprise!) are set to sell out the resistance to another race of would-be galactic overlords. One problem for our enemies: when the chips are down for humans, heroes have a habit of arising: A captain of industry who whips a corrupt and inefficient Central American kleptocracy into fighting shape within weeks. A retired Panamanian woman warrior who returns to the field of battle to rally her people in a last stand to save their children. And a battleship that is literally brought to consciousness by the echoes of ancient naval tradition (and a sentient A.I.) to fight ferociously for her country -- and the captain she's come to love. It's a rip-roaring epic of tactics, heroism, and survival as only two masters of military SF (both of whom served in Panama during their stint in the Army) can tell it. Multiple New York Times and USA Today best-seller John Ringo and Tom Kratman, collaborator with Ringo on the intriguing and controversial Watch on the Rhine, deliver another exciting entry in Ringo's hugely popular Posleen War series. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (DRM Rights Management).

The New Pastor's Handbook: Help and Encouragement for the First Years of Ministry

Start your ministry off strong--and smart If you're like most new pastors, you will suddenly realize in your first years of ministry that you are not prepared for many of the practical aspects of your calling. The New Pastor's Handbook is your guide to navigating these unfamiliar waters. With his hard-won wisdom, pastor Jason Helopoulos comes alongside you as a trusted friend and mentor to help and encourage you through your first years of ministry. He'll show you how to * start out strong at a new church * persevere during difficult seasons of ministry * lead meetings and delegate tasks * safeguard your family * fight discouragement, pastor envy, and a lack of contentment * navigate special ministry needs, such as hospital visits, weddings, and funerals * and much more

The Valley-Westside War (Crosstime Traffic, #6)

Usually Crosstime Traffic concerns itself with trade. Our world owns the secret of travel between parallel continuums, and we mean to use it to trade for much-needed resources with the worlds next door. Preferably without letting them know about any of that parallel-worlds stuff. But there's one parallel world that's different. In it, the atomic war broke out in 1967, at the height of the Summer of Love. Now, Crosstime Traffic has been given a different sort of mission: find out what on earth, or on the many earths, went wrong.

The Little Red Wolf

A young wolf, on a journey to bring his grandmother a rabbit, is charmed by the nice little girl who offers to help him... but nice is not the same as good.

Prince Incognito (Reclaiming The Crown, #3)

A PRINCE WITH NO MEMORY Injured in an attack on the royal motorcade and missing his memory, Alec has one person he can trust. Lillian Bardici, the woman who rescued him. Lily has a soft heart for any hurt creature, but her family has a bitter grudge against Lydia's ruling family-Alec's family. For once his memory returns, Alec knows the truth. He is Prince Alexander, and his family is in danger. All he wants is to find and help them...but now that Alec's found his purpose, will he lose Lily, who's under orders by her family to betray him? Reclaiming the Crown: Born to rule with faith, honor...and love. Enjoy a special 15th anniversary bonus story from Love Inspired Family Ever After by Linda Goodnight

Plain Jane in the Spotlight (The Falcon Dynasty, #3)

Actor and serial dater, Travis Falcon, photographed with yet another woman! Travis Falcon, TV heartthrob, has given the press one too many salacious headlines and his management team wants him to clean up his reputation... So when plain-Jane Charlene Wilkins ends up on set, she's perfect "fake girlfriend" material! Charlene suddenly finds herself on the arm of the star himself. She may not be a professional actress, but she's proving very adept at hiding the truth behind her visit to L.A.... And, with her feelings for Travis becoming all too real, her life is about to get complicated!

Nautical Alphabet

Nautical Alphabet is a children's alphabet book. Each letter has a nautical word and image associated with it. All of the pictures and letters were hand-painted with watercolor.

Blue Sky July

My heart has reshaped a thousand broken pieces, and for every moment I still want to heal him, there are a thousand when I know he's perfect exactly as he is. Set between the summers of 1998 and 2005 in Cardiff, Blue Sky July is the true story of Nia, whose son Joe suffers a devastating brain injury. Through her intimate day-by-day musings, the book explores the impact of the tragedy on Nia's home life, love life, friendships and connection to the world, as the most extraordinary relationship unfolds between herself and Joe. Lyrical, inspiring and utterly compelling, Nia Wyn's powerful yet acutely sensitive account of her experiences will make an indelible impression on all who read it. A testament to the power of a mother's unconditional love for her son, Blue Sky July is a book that deserves to be read by everyone.

Soul Physicians: A Theology of Soul Care and Spiritual Direction

Soul Physicians provides a relevant, in-depth theology of biblical counseling. Just as medical students examine the anatomy of the human body, so soul physicians need to understand the anatomy of the human soul. Soul Physicians offers a theological foundation for the ministry of biblical counseling, soul care, and spiritual direction, equipping the counselor to make Christian counseling truly Christian.

Savage Spawn: Reflections on Violent Children

This thought-provoking and timely book from a #1 New York Timesbestselling novelist and noted child psychologist reveals the factors that often lead to explosive and shocking juvenile violence. "Ethically and morally, kids are works in progress. Throw in psychopathy and you've got a soul that will never be complete." In this powerful, disturbing book, bestselling author and noted child psychologist Jonathan Kellerman shines a penetrating light on antisocial youth--kids who kill without remorse--asserting that "psychopathic tendencies begin very early in life, as young as three, and they endure." Criticizing our quick impulse to blame violent movies or a "morally bankrupt" society, Kellerman convinces us that it is the kids themselves who need to be examined. Carefully. How do children become cold-blooded killers? Kellerman warns that today's aggressive bully is tomorrow's Mafia don, cult leader, or genocidal dictator. Violently psychopathic youths possess an overriding need for power, control, and stimulation, and all display a complete lack of regard for the humanity of others. He examines the origins of psychopathy and the ever-shifting debate between nurture and nature, offering some controversial solutions to dealing with homicidal tendencies in children. As timely as today's headlines, more gripping than fiction, Savage Spawnis a provocative look at the links between society and biology, children and violence. Kellerman's sobering message will remain with you long after the last page is turned.

Better Living Through Plastic Explosives

From an emerging master of short fiction and one of Canada's most distinctive voices, a collection of stories as heartbreaking as those of Lorrie Moore and as hilariously off-kilter as something out of McSweeney's. In Better Living through Plastic Explosives, Zsuzsi Gartner delivers a powerful second dose of the lacerating satire that marked her acclaimed debut, All the Anxious Girls on Earth, but with even greater depth and darker humour. Whether she casts her eye on evolution and modern manhood when an upscale cul-de-sac is thrown into chaos after a redneck moves into the neighbourhood, international adoption, war photography, real estate, the movie industry, motivational speakers, or terrorism, Gartner filets the righteous and the ridiculous with dexterity in equal, glorious measure. These stories ruthlessly expose our most secret desires, and allow us to snort with laughter at the grotesque world we'd live in if we all got what we wanted.

Saving Dee (The Dee Chronicles #1)

Dee Milan knows she's been unlucky in love, having traded in her dreams for the glitz and glamor of marrying a wealthy man. But what she doesn't know is that she'll be even unluckier if her scheming husband Steve--a powerful, ruthless brute--gets away with his latest plan for her. When a mysterious, handsome stranger with brains and a hard body shows up on the sailboat docked next to her yacht, Dee discovers her luck just might change. Jared Herreshoff is brilliant at uncovering fraud, making international deals, and investigating people of interest. He's a master at navigating complex problems and navigating his beloved sailboat Chauffeuse. Although he couldn't save his first love, he's faced with a second chance when he's asked to protect Dee. Can Jared save Dee from a life of bad decisions, deception, and danger? With high-spirited adventure that goes from Miami Beach to the Bahamas and then to Las Vegas, Saving Dee is a wild ride of romance, humor, and excitement.

Savage Quest (Savage, #28)

Day in, day out, Annamae Jacobsen pretends to interpret other people's nighttime fancies, earning her way on the carnival circuit, but it is a life she hates, one she didn't choose. A daring escape lands her in the arms of the most exciting man she's ever known: Chief Cougar of the Blackfoot tribe.

Savage Species: Playing Monstrous Characters

A New Breed of Adventurer Whether wondrous or wicked, some monsters have a calling that reaches beyond the ordinary existence of their kind. Traveling alongside other intrepid characters, these heroic creatures carve their places in legend with sword, spell, tooth, and claw. This supplement for the D&D game provides everything you need to play a monster as a character or to make the monsters your heroes fight even more formidable. Inside are over 50 all-new monster classes that show how creatures develop their characteristics and abilities as they gain levels. Along with new prestige classes and monster templates, Savage Speciesalso features new feats, spells, magic items, and more. To use this supplement, a Dungeon Master also needs the Player's Handbook, the Dungeon Master's Guide, and the Monster Manual. A player needs only the Player's Handbookand the Monster Manual.

Drop Dead Demons (Divinicus Nex Chronicles, #2)

The Boys Are Back In Town!And as HEXTRAORDINARILY SEXY AS EVER! - It's the exciting Sequel to DEMONS AT DEADNIGHT! Continuing the thrill-ride adventures of Aurora and the Super Sexy HEXY KNIGHTS! ------------------------- Survival. It's an on-going battle. GOING ON A TREASURE HUNT... Aurora Lahey finally knows why supernatural slayers salivate to slaughter her, but how to stop them? Not so much. Sure, she's discovered her own lethal powers, and has six sexy, super-charged, demon hunting Hex Boys watching her back--the hottest one watching every part of her. But when a seductive stranger delivers a deadly ultimatum, Aurora and the Hex Boys plunge into a do-or-die hunt for a legendary Mandatum treasure, which will finally shift power in their favor. Or unleash hell on earth. NEX MARKS THE SPOT... Pursued by demons of mythical proportions, Aurora and the Hex Boys race deeper into the shadowy world of a centuries-old mystery and brutal conspiracy, where no one and nothing is what it seems. Where love and betrayal go hand-in-hand, and trusting the wrong person not only breaks your heart, but gets you killed. DEMONS ON YOUR TAIL... Uncovering shocking secrets from the Hex Boys' past, hiding her Divinicus Nex identity, lying to her pretend-wish-he-were-real boyfriend, dodging demons, breaking into ancient tombs, taking the unexpected side trip to the dark depths of the Waiting World, tracking a traitor, and passing Physics...Aurora could do that in her sleep. Or more likely, die trying. DON'T GET CAUGHT!

Small Message, Big Impact: How to Put the Power of the Elevator to Work for You

Don't just think of an elevator speech as a generic tool you use in chance moments--consider the concept as a strategy to manage multiple talking points and to communicate more complex idea's as well. Terri L. Sjodin's new work, Small Message, Big Impact, provides an entertaining, straightforward, and practical how-to guide on effectively communicating an important message in a short period of time. She gives readers an inspiring new perspective on the power of what she calls the Elevator Speech Effect and shows them how to employ this amazing little tool to create influence in today's market. Perhaps you want to promote an idea, a project, or a concept. Maybe you are looking to create a more compelling message to sell a product or service that will help you access challenging decision makers. Whatever your purpose--be it professional, academic, political, philanthropic, or personal--you can learn to craft a fresh, brief, and persuasive message that generates tangible results! In this book you will learn * How a small message can have a big impact in helping you to communicate more effectively. * How to build a compelling and persuasive case using six of the most consistently effective arguments in today's market. * How to repurpose your existing presentations; incorporate new creative illustrations, and bring your message to life. * How to speak in your own authentic voice--it's not only what you say, it's how you say it. * How to morph your elevator speech content and employ your best material in a variety of presentation opportunities, including the internet and on social media platforms. This book includes outlines to help you craft your next talk, worksheets, a complete sample elevator speech, evaluation forms--and much more!

Their Secret Paradise

On the island where the gods Love and Lust reside, no one will leave untouched... Parapsychology grad Gina Munson finds her uncle's island resort fascinating,-but romantically dangerous. The supernatural passion of the island caused her a harsh lesson before, and now her only interest is to study the paranormal without falling victim to the resort's special "charms." Contractor David Gilroy wouldn't believe in the island's alleged power even if he knew about it. He's not interested in anything other than his building job...until he runs across Gina sunbathing topless. When summer in paradise blossoms into a desire she may never recover from, Gina knows she can't trust what they're feeling. How can David convince her that his passion is real? What if it isn't?

The Dollmaker (The Forgotten Files, #2)

Dr. Tessa McGowan had never seen anything quite like it. But the mutilated bodies on her exam table tell a stunningly macabre tale: someone with a twisted mind is kidnapping women and altering their faces to resemble real, life-size dolls. As a forensic pathologist, it's her job to aid the agent leading the case--even if that agent is her estranged husband. Twelve years ago an unspeakable tragedy destroyed Dakota Sharp's world. Haunted by the ghosts of his past, he's devoted himself to capturing killers. His only regret is that it cost him Tessa. Now, as the Dollmaker case brings them together--and raises his suspicions that he's crossed paths with this deranged psychopath before--they may just have their second chance. But it seems Dakota's not the only one who wants to make Tessa his own... She may be the Dollmaker's next target, but Tessa has no intention of winding up as another toy on his shelf. Can she and Dakota stop this ghastly killer before his next deadly playdate?

High Priest

The classic document of Leary's experiences w/ expanded consciousness - especially through the use of LSD.

I'm Not the Biggest Bitch in This Relationship: Hilarious, Heartwarming Tales About Man's Best Friend from America's Favorite Humorists

An anthology of bark-out-loud original essays about dogs from some of today's most popular writers. Critically acclaimed memoirist Wade Rouse has gathered some of America's best known humorists- authors, comedians, and actors-to offer biting commentary on what it means to share a life, and a heart, with a dog. From battling for bed space to trying to transform a pampered NYC pup into a Texas rawhide, and from helping a shelter rescue navigate through her new life to interpreting dog run dynamics (and politics), being a canine companion has challenges as tough as any agility course, but laughter is just a tail-wag away. This collection features uncanny insight and witty prose from... Jen Lancaster Rita Mae Brown Laurie Notaro Jane Green Beth Harbison W. Bruce Cameron and many others, including a Foreword by Chelsea Handler's dog, Chunk

Ant, Issue #1

Hannah Washington is Ant. Her memory lost to the trials of her life as a hero, she is searching for answers to a myriad of questions. Some old friends, as well as a few new enemies, are all in line to welcome her back. The heat is on in her action-packed debut in the Image Universe.

The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories

Clarke writes with the twinkling lightness that brings the best folk tales to life- The Times Faerie is never as far away as you think. Sometimes you find you have crossed an invisible line and must cope, as best you can, with petulant princesses, vengeful owls, ladies who pass their time embroidering terrible fates or with endless paths in deep, dark woods and houses that never appear the same way twice. The heroines and heroes bedevilled by such problems in these fairy tales include a conceited Regency clergyman, an eighteenth-century Jewish doctor and Mary, Queen of Scots, as well as two characters from Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell: Strange himself and the Raven King. An Unholy alliance of Austen and Angela Carter- Daily Mail These tales read as if Jane Austen had rewritten the Brothers Grimm...wonderful- Spectator Even if you don't believe in magic it is a tour de force- Sunday Times Clarke is a natural storyteller- Sunday Telegraph

Love You, Hate You: Ballet School Confidential

Kaitlyn, Taylor, Alexandra, and Julian are all students at the Vancouver International Ballet Academy where ballet and drama dominate everyone's lives. Kaitlyn was the star at her old school, but the competition at VIBA is fierce and her reputation as a prodigy is threatened. About to turn 15 years old, Taylor isa bit of a scatterbrain. She's got a lot of potential, but the teachers are frustrated with her lack of confidence, and her troubles at school arent helping. Alexandra has done everything right, and she's determined to become a dancer, but the teachers at VIBA seem to be against helping her. Julian, at 15, loves dance, so going to a professional ballet school seems fun even if it does take over every aspect of his life. It's only their first semester, but these four students will have to push themselves to their limits to make it through their first major performance, The Nutcracker, and continue on the path to becoming professional dancers.

The Night Circus

The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is called "Le Cirque des Reves," and it is only open at night. But behind the scenes, a fierce competition is underway: a duel between two young magicians, Celia and Marco, who have been trained since childhood expressly for this purpose by their mercurial instructors. Unbeknownst to them both, this is a game in which only one can be left standing. Despite the high stakes, Celia and Marco soon tumble headfirst into love, setting off a domino effect of dangerous consequences, and leaving the lives of everyone, from the performers to the patrons, hanging in the balance.

The Witness House: Nazis and Holocaust Survivors Sharing a Villa during the Nuremberg Trials

Autumn 1945 saw the start of the Nuremberg trials, in which high ranking representatives of the Nazi government were called to account for their war crimes. In a curious yet fascinating twist, witnesses for the prosecution and the defense were housed together in a villa on the outskirts of town. In this so-called Witness House, perpetrators and victims confronted each other in a microcosm that reflected the events of the high court. Presiding over the affair was the beautiful Countess Ingeborg Kalnoky (a woman so blond and enticing that she was described as a Jean Harlowe look-alike) who took great pride in her ability to keep the household civil and the communal dinners pleasant. A comedy of manners arose among the guests as the urge to continue battle was checked by a sudden and uncomfortable return to civilized life. The trial atmosphere extends to the small group in the villa. Agitated victims confront and avoid perpetrators and sympathizers, and high-ranking officers in the German armed forces struggle to keep their composure. This highly explosive mixture is seasoned with vivid, often humorous, anecdotes of those who had basked in the glory of the inner circles of power. Christiane Kohl focuses on the guilty, the sympathizers, the undecided, and those who always manage to make themselves fit in. The Witness House reveals the social structures that allowed a cruel and unjust regime to flourish and serves as a symbol of the blurred boundaries between accuser and accused that would come to form the basis of postwar Germany.

Coraline

"Coraline discovered the door a little while after they moved into the house. . . ." When Coraline steps through a door to find another house strangely similar to her own (only better), things seem marvelous. But there's another mother there, and another father, and they want her to stay and be their little girl. They want to change her and never let her go. Coraline will have to fight with all her wit and courage if she is to save herself and return to her ordinary life.

Coraline

"Coraline discovered the door a little while after they moved into the house. . . ." When Coraline steps through a door to find another house strangely similar to her own (only better), things seem marvelous. But there's another mother there, and another father, and they want her to stay and be their little girl. They want to change her and never let her go. Coraline will have to fight with all her wit and courage if she is to save herself and return to her ordinary life.

Coraline

'An electrifyingly creepy tale likely to haunt young readers for many moons.... a real bedtime-buster'. Read an exclusive excerpt at BookBrowse today. Reading age approx. 9 yrs +. The day after they moved in, Coraline went exploring.... In Coraline's family's new flat are twenty-one windows and fourteen doors. Thirteen of the doors open and close. The fourteenth is locked, and on the other side is only a brick wall, until the day Coraline unlocks the door to find a passage to another flat in another house just like her own. Only it's different. At first, things seem marvelous in the other flat. The food is better. The toy box is filled with wind-up angels that flutter around the bedroom, books whose pictures writhe and crawl and shimmer, little dinosaur skulls that chatter their teeth. But there's another mother, and another father, and they want Coraline to stay with them and be their little girl. They want to change her and never let her go. Other children are trapped there as well, lost souls behind the mirrors. Coraline is their only hope of rescue. She will have to fight with all her wits and all the tools she can find if she is to save the lost children, her ordinary life, and herself. Critically acclaimed and award-winning author Neil Gaiman will delight readers with his first novel for all ages.

Moral Defense (Samantha Brinkman, #2)

For defense attorney Samantha Brinkman, it's not about guilt or innocence--it's about making sure her clients walk. But the case of Cassie Sonnenberg touches a raw nerve in Sam that makes it painfully personal. A savage attack in a suburban home has left a father and son fatally stabbed, and a mother clinging to life. And Cassie, the family's adopted teenage daughter, is accused of the bloody crime. It's a tabloid-ready case that has the nation in an uproar--and Sam facing her biggest challenge. But when she learns the murders were sparked by years of sexual abuse, she doubles down to get Cassie exonerated. Yet, even as Sam probes the secret past of a seemingly happy family, the dark memories of her own tormented life threaten to consume her. And as Cassie's story keeps twisting at every turn, in troubling new directions, Sam must fight all the harder to separate dangerous lies from the terrifying truth.

Coraline

"Coraline discovered the door a little while after they moved into the house. . . ." When Coraline steps through a door to find another house strangely similar to her own (only better), things seem marvelous. But there's another mother there, and another father, and they want her to stay and be their little girl. They want to change her and never let her go. Coraline will have to fight with all her wit and courage if she is to save herself and return to her ordinary life. "I think this book will nudge Alice in Wonderlandout of its niche at last. It is the most splendidly original, weird, and frightening book I have read, and yet full of things children will love." - Diana Wynne Jones "This book will send a shiver down your spine, out through your shoes, and into a taxi to the airport. It has the delicate horror of the finest fairy tales, and it is a masterpiece. And you will never think about buttons in quite the same way again." - Terry Pratchett "This book tells a fascinating and disturbing story that frightened me nearly to death. Unless you want to find yourself hiding under your bed, with your thumb in your mouth, trembling with fear and making terrible noises, I suggest that you step very slowly away from this book and go find another source of amusement, such as investigating an unsolved crime or making a small animal out of yarn." - Lemony Snicket

Face of the Enemy: A New York in Wartime Mystery #1

December 1941: America reels from the brutal attack on Pearl Harbor. Both patriotism and paranoia grip New York as the city frantically mobilizes for war. Nurse Louise Hunter is outraged when the FBI, in a midnight sweep of prominent Japanese residents,storms in to arrest her patient's wife. The desperately ill Professor Oakley is married to Masako Fumi. The nurse vows to help the professor free Masako. But when the murdered body of Masako's art dealer is discovered in the gallery where he'd been closing down her controversial show, Masako's troubles multiply. Homicide detective Michael McKenna doubts her guilt, but an ambitious G-man schemes to lever the homicide and ensuing espionage accusations into a political cause celebre. Struggling to focus on one man's murder while America plunges into a worldwide war, Louise and McKenna defy both racism and ham-fisted government agents in order to expose the real killer.

Slender Man: The Awakening

When a detective gets a Missing Child's case it turns into something so much more that no mortal man should ever have to experience. After a series of events that leads him to believe Slender Man is real, he begins to look into it himself, becoming fixated on the creature, and he too, being yet another in the frightening, yet embracing grip of Slender Man.

The Manager's Book of Questions: 751 Great Interview Questions for Hiring the Best Person

Covering the full spectrum of interview topics, including pressure questions, ice-breakers, and exploratory questions, this text is aimed at anyone who does any amount of hiring, regardless of level. Special Top Ten lists are featured - covering best/toughest/worst interview questions.

Cattus Petasatus! = The Cat in the Hat

-- Original artwork of Dr. Seuss-- Latin-to-English vocabulary -- Note on the verse-form and rhythm

Ruined

I'll save her, but I'll ruin her first. I'm an ex-SEAL working under cover and I risk my life every day. It's a dangerous job, but I live for the thrill. I can't get close to anyone. Women get one night and that's more than enough. Until I go on a mission to take down a sex slave ring. That's when I'm first given Riley. She's innocent and gorgeous, and I know she's never been touched like this before. She's mine to train, bend, and break. I don't want to hurt her. But to keep my cover, I'm going to have to push her limits. And she's going to love it. She'll learn to stay down on her knees, obeying my every command. I go easy on her at first, until I realize that she needs it hard almost as much as I do. The mission is complicated. Danger threatens to rip her away from me. But I won't allow it. I can't stop until I get everything I want, including her. Ruined is a dark romance with steamy scenes and bad language. It's only recommended for readers 18+. Ruined is a STANDALONE, full-length novel. No cliffhanger. Guaranteed HEA. Includes bonus content!

Taking Shots: The Photography of William S. Burroughs

Marking the centenary of William S. Burroughs's birth, this exciting book reproduces the celebrated writer's many rarely seen photographs. Renowned and highly regarded for his experiments with literature, painting, film, and music, William S. Burroughs was also a prolific photographer. However, his photographic work, consisting of several thousand images, has so far received little critical attention or sustained public exposure. This book reproduces many previously unseen photographs and offers fascinating insights into his photographic practices. It also provides convincing evidence that his photos should be considered a significant aspect of his entire body of work. It includes portraits and self-portraits, location shots from his travels in Europe, the Americas, and North Africa, images of construction and demolition sites, and his individual and collaborative experiments with photomontage, assemblage, and collage. Essays by internationally acclaimed scholars of photography and of Burroughs's work offer a variety of critical perspectives on his photographic oeuvre, examining its sources, methodologies, biographical contexts, influences, and purposes. Certain to appeal to his many devoted fans, this publication also coincides with a recent revival of critical and cultural interest in the 1960s art scene and the Beat Generation's writers and artists.

Virtually Free Marketing: Harnessing the Power of the Web for Your Small Business

For many small business owners, marketing can seem like something only for the 'big boys' and the Internet a foreign country. There is a lot you can do, however, to spread the word online about your products and services without spending a fortune in the process. Virtually Free Marketingtakes the reader step-by-step through marketing and selling their own products and services effectively on sites such Amazon, eBay, Google and Facebook, covering essential issues such as: understanding marketing and the 'new' Web starting a blog creating your own website social networking tapping into free or inexpensive sources of help online Accessible, practical and very effective, Virtually Free Marketingis a must-read whether you're running a small company, club, non-profit organisation or social enterprise.

The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference

This celebrated New York Times bestseller -- now poised to reach an even wider audience in paperback -- is a book that is changing the way Americans think about selling products and disseminating ideas.

The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature

New York Timesbestselling author Steven Pinker possesses that rare combination of scientific aptitude and verbal eloquence that enables him to provide lucid explanations of deep and powerful ideas. His previous books, including the Pulitzer Prize finalist The Blank Slate, have catapulted him into the limelight as one of today's most important and popular science writers. Now, in The Stuff of Thought, Pinker marries two of the subjects he knows best: language and human nature. The result is a fascinating look at how our words explain our nature. What does swearing reveal about our emotions? Why does innuendo disclose something about relationships? Pinker reveals how our use of prepositions and tenses taps into peculiarly human concepts of space and time, and how our nouns and verbs speak to our notions of matter. Even the names we give our babies have important things to say about our relations to our children and to society. With his signature wit and style, Pinker takes on scientific questions like whether language affects thought, as well as forays into everyday life: why is bulk e-mail called spam and how do romantic comedies get such mileage out of the ambiguities of dating? The Stuff of Thoughtis a brilliantly crafted and highly readable work that will appeal to fans of readers of everything from The Selfish Geneand Blinkto Eats, Shoots & Leaves.

Another Word A Day: An All-New Romp through Some of the Most Unusual and Intriguing Words in English

A smorgasbord of surprising, obscure, and exotic wordsIn this delightful encore to the national bestseller A Word A Day, Anu Garg, the founder of the wildly popular A Word A Day Web site (wordsmith.org), presents an all-new collection of unusual, intriguing words and real-life anecdotes that will thrill writers, scholars, and word buffs everywhere. Another Word A Day celebrates the English language in all its quirkiness, grandeur, and fun, and features new chapters ranging from "Words Formed Erroneously" and "Red-Herring Words" to "Kangaroo Words," "Discover the Theme," and "What Does That Company Name Mean?" In them, you'll find a treasure trove of curious and compelling words, including agelast, dragoman, mittimus, nyctalopia, quacksalver, scission, tattersall, and zugzwang. Each entry includes a concise definition, etymology, and usage example, interspersed with illuminating quotations. Praise for a word a day "Anu Garg's many readers await their A Word A Day rations hungrily. Now at last here's a feast for them and other verbivores. Eat up!" --Barbara Wallraff, Senior Editor at The Atlantic Monthlyand author of Word Court "AWADies will be familiar with Anu Garg's refreshing approach to words: words are fun and they have fascinating histories." --John Simpson, Chief Editor, Oxford English Dictionary

Gunner: An Illustrated History of World War II Aircraft Turrets and Gun Positions

Inside the gunners' turrets of World War II's finest fighter aircraft In this superb book, aviation experts Donald Nijboer and Dan Patterson expose the firing positions of World War II aircraft and show the gunners' turrets in which so many young airmen fought and died. Here are the stories from veteran gunners that describe in spirited detail what it was like to fly in and fight from World War II's classic aircraft. Gunner provides documented accounts of men who learned to shoot at moving targets from a moving platform, facing the terrible odds of survival in this highly dangerous combat environment. Aircraft profiled include: Boeing B-17 Superfortress Messerschmitt ME 410 Avro Lancaster Grumman TBF Avenger Douglas A-20 Havoc Ilyushin IL-2 Shturmovik Bristol Blenheim

Back to You

Lexi and Mason met when they were just 15 years old and four years later life takes away there happiness. After another four years pass life brings them back into each others lives will they ever get there happy ever after or will it be to late

Chew, Vol. 12: Sour Grapes

The final story arc of Tony Chu, the cibopathic federal agent with the ability to get psychic impressions from what he eats. Mysteries are solved, secrets are revealed, and lives are lost. Many, many lives. This is the end of the line for the New York Times bestselling, Harvey and multiple Eisner Award-winning series about cops, crooks, cooks, cannibals, and clairvoyants. Collects CHEW #55-60 plus the smash hit spin off one shot CHEW DEMON CHICKEN POYO.

Golden Years

Your working life has come to an end. Your children may have grown up. Suddenly a life that was busy and hectic may start to feel empty. Many people go into retirement with a sense of loss. But this should be one of the happiest phases of your life - and with the right attitude certainly will be. In this invaluable guide, Michael Davenport shows you how to make the most of your retirement. He looks at how to come up with new goals and ambitions. He explains how to manage your finances. And how to make time for children and grandchildren - but also for yourself. This is the one-stop, complete guide to making sure your Golden Years are just that - Golden. Michael Davenport is an accomplishing comedy writer and script-editor who has contributed to several classic comedy shows. He is the author of an acclaimed series of wedding speech and business presentation guides.

The Stone of Farewell (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, #2)

In this mesmerizing sequel to The Dragonbone Chair, best-selling author Tad Williams, returns us to the troubled realms of humans, Quanuc trolls, and Sithi, as the dark magic and terrigying minions of the undead Sithi ruler, Ineluki the Storm King, spread their seemingly undefeatable evil across the realm of Osten Ard. As the very land is blighted by the power of Ineluki's wrath, the tattered remnants of a once-proud human army flee in search of a last sanctuary and rallying point --THE Stone of Farewell, a place shrouded in mystery and ancient sorrow. And the widely scattered surviving members of the League of the Scroll desperately struggle to fulfill missions which will take them from the fallen citadels of humans to the hidden mountain caves of the Qanuc...across storm-tormented waters to discover the truth behind an almost-forgotten legend...through a forest alive with dangers no human could hope to brave...to the secret heartland of the Sithi, where the near-immortals must at last decide whether to ally with the race of men in a final war against those of their own blood....

The Book of Lamentations

Set in the highlands of the Mexican state of Chiapas, The Book of Lamentationstells of a fictionalized Mayan uprising that resembles many of the rebellions that have taken place since the indigenous people of the area were first conquered by European invaders five hundred years ago. With the panoramic sweep of a Diego Rivera mural, the novel weaves together dozens of plot lines, perspectives, and characters. Blending a wealth of historical information and local detail with a profound understanding of the complex relationship between victim and tormentor, Castellanos captures the ambiguities that underlie all struggles for power. A masterpiece of contemporary Latin American fiction from Mexico s greatest twentieth-century woman writer, The Book of Lamentationswas translated with an afterword by Ester Allen and introduction by Alma Guillermoprieto."

Two Ends Of Sleep: A Novel

Since being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, Rusty's life is consumed by inactivity. She used to be a writer and political activist, but overwhelmed by the fatigue of her illness, the lethargy of political disillusion, and self-pity, she now lives within the two ends of sleep: waking up, and dozing off.Two Ends of Sleep charts her clear-eyed observations of the world around her, the depths of her passivity and the beginning of her idiosyncratic journey back. True, Rusty is cynical and sarcastic, but she is also determined to cope with her diagnosis on her own terms. Wildly inventive sexual fantasies and complicated lesbian entanglements are part of the remedy. Simultaneously funny and serious, Two Ends of Sleep is a cleverly appealing and unsentimental narrative.

MEGHNA

The young and dashing Rahul Sinha lives in England with his parents, Shyam and Rajni. He is an only son of the rich banker. Rahul is totally attached to his father but does not care for his mother. Read the book to find out why.... Rahul is exulted with his efforts at work paying off and plans a holiday with his best friend Sanjay Srivastav who lives in Mumbai with his wife Reema, kids Sasha and Rehaan and most importantly, his sister, Meghna. Rahul recalls meeting Meghna just before they parted six years ago. Meghna works for a website and also teaches modern dance as she loves it. She's thrown for a toss when Rahul comes visiting. She had thought he had forgotten them. But how could Rahul do that? Sanjay's his best friend and Rahul had always treated their home as his own. Sanjay's mother had been more of a mother to Rahul than his own. Rahul had stayed away after moving to England or so Meghna believes. Thus begins the story of Rahul and Meghna, the teasing, the flirting, the anger, the tears... ...will they find love? ASIN: B00KUPUURS

The Protectors Series Bundle

Betrayed - Book #1 Cassie Reeser is a bona fide superhero. But what did she have to give up to get that way? Her brother, Peter's experiments might have saved her life, but now she's little more than a weapon in his eyes and he'll use her how he wishes. Before she was a Protector, Cassie was her brother's personal lab rat. Can she break from his tyrannical rule or will she sacrifice herself to save her friends? Reluctant Protector - Book #2 For five years, Cassie Reeser has been her brother's personal lab rat. Peter's experiments have made her a stronger, faster, better human. And she's not the only one. To rescue her friends, she'll have to depend on former war correspondent, Seth Adams. Cassie might not think she needs his protection, but he'll die before he lets Peter have her back. Forsaken Protector - Book #3 The enemy of her enemy is her friend. Almost one year after escaping Gentech Facilities, Symone Jackson lives in the shadows with her nightmares. Garrett Hunter thought he was one of the good guys, but on routine surveillance of a suspected terrorist, he discovers the awful truth...he's not the only super human around. Can Symone overcome her mistrust of Garrett and stop living in the shadows?

Whiskey Beach

For more than three hundred years, Bluff House has sat above Whiskey Beach, guarding its shore--and its secrets. But to Eli Landon, it's home... A Boston lawyer, Eli has weathered an intense year of public scrutiny and police investigations after being accused of--but never arrested for--the murder of his soon-to-be-ex wife. He finds sanctuary at Bluff House, even though his beloved grandmother is in Boston recuperating from a nasty fall. Abra Walsh is always there, though. Whiskey Beach's resident housekeeper, yoga instructor, jewelry maker, and massage therapist, Abra is a woman of many talents--including helping Eli take control of his life and clear his name. But as they become entangled in each other, they find themselves caught in a net that stretches back for centuries--one that has ensnared a man intent on reaping the rewards of destroying Eli Landon once and for all...

Whiskey Beach

For more than three hundred years, Bluff House has sat above Whiskey Beach, guarding its shore - and its secrets. To summer tourists, it's the crown jewel of the town's stunning scenery. To the residents of Whiskey Beach, it's landmark and legend. To Eli Landon, it's home... A Boston lawyer, Eli has weathered an intense year of public scrutiny and police investigation after being accused of murdering his soon-to-be ex-wife. And though there was never enough evidence to have him arrested, his reputation is in tatters as well as his soul. He need sanctuary. He needs Bluff House. While Eli's beloved grandmother is in Boston, recuperating from a nasty fall, Abra Walsh has card for Bluff House, among her other jobs as yoga instructor, jewelry maker, and massage therapist. She is a woman with an open heart and a wide embrace, and no one is safe from her special, some would say over-bearing, brand of nurturing - including Eli. He begins to count on Abra for far more than her cooking, cleaning, and massage skills, and starts to feel less like a victim - and more like the kind of man who can finally solve the murder of his wife and clear his name. But Bluff House's many mysteries are a siren song to someone intent on destroying Eli and reaping the rewards. He and Abra will become entangled in a centuries-old net of rumors and half-truths that could pull them under the thunderous waters of Whiskey Beach... Passion and obsession, humor and heart flow together in a novel about two people opening themselves up to the truth - and to each other.

L.A. Requiem (Elvis Cole, #8)

The day starts like any other in L.A. The sun burns hot as the Santa Ana winds blow ash from mountain fires to coat the glittering city. But for private investigator Joe Pike, the city will never be the same again. His ex-lover, Karen Garcia, is dead, brutally murdered with a gun shot to the head. Now Karen's powerful father calls on Pike (a former cop) and his partner, Elvis Cole, to keep an eye on the LAPD as they search for his daughter's killer--because in the luminous City of Angels, everyone has secrets, and even the mighty blue have something to hide. But what starts as a little procedural hand-holding turns into a deadly game of cat-and-mouse. For a dark web of conspiracy threatens to destroy Pike and Cole's twelve-year friendship--if not their lives. And L.A. just might be singing their dirge.

Song of Princes (Homeric Chronicles, #1)

Sing Muse. Sing of the shining citadel of Troy rising from the hot sands of Asia. Sing of the Greek palaces ascending from their rocky hilltops. Sing of one woman's dream heralding the madness of men and the murder of innocents. From bull dancing rings and wild meadows, the Forgotten Prince must choose between love and a golden crown. From seclusion and safety, the Golden Warrior must choose between his honor and his life. From behind the Great Wall, the Golden Prince must choose between his family and his city. And from a rugged realm on the far side of Greece, the Warrior King must choose between his son's life and certain exile. Here shepherds and princes, warriors and kings, and seers and lovers seek to conquer their passions, outwit destiny or surrender to it.

White Masks

Why was the corpse of Khalil Ahmad Jaber found in a mound of garbage? Why had this civil servant disappeared weeks before his horrific death? Who was this man? A journalist begins to piece together an answer by speaking with his widow, a local engineer, a watchman, the garbage man who discovered him, the doctor who performed the autopsy, and a young militiaman. Their stories emerge, along with the horrors of Lebanon's bloody civil war and its ravaging effects on the psyches of the survivors. With empathy and candor, Elias Khoury reveals the havoc the war wreaked on Beirut and its inhabitants, as well as the resilience of a people.

Miss Guided (Guide to Love, #0.5)

His matchmaking plans are about to backfire. Running out of time... Mystery writer Marcus Sullivan is determined to find someone for his younger brother Liam to love. Playing matchmaker on vacation in St. Lucia, Marcus tries to interest Liam in beautiful, local tour guide Crescentia St. Ives. Unfortunately, things don't go to plan. And when Marcus and Crescentia are stranded during a thunderstorm, the plot to match her with his brother incinerates in the flames of desire. No way can Liam have her when Marcus can't keep his hands off. Too bad he can't write a happier ending to their blossoming romance. Running away... Crescentia St. Ives' career as a public defender in New York has taken a toll. Following an emotionally devastating case, she returns to her homeland, St. Lucia. While her uncle is recovering from a heart attack, she helps out with his floundering tour company. The product of a holiday affair, Crescy is determined not to follow in her mother's footsteps. But her resolve is severely tested when she meets Marcus Sullivan. Can she convince him that they can have more than a fling? Or will his secret be too much to overcome?

Unconditional Surrender - to a soldier of war

Liam McGregor is drawn to war where desperate soldiers give him what he craves - rough and ready sex tinged with danger and violence. Liam is an addict for excitement and adventure - he needs the adrenalin rush that comes from extreme situations. He's also an addict for big hard cock pounding away at his ass. So naturally this British mercenary spy is bowled over by Arkady Borsov - a brute of a man who can deliver both in spades! Sadly for Liam, Arkady is a captain in an occupying army fighting the rebel forces that Liam has sided with. Liam is on a mission, tasked to deliver an important package that must not fall into unfriendly hands. And there are no more hostile hands than those of Arkady Borsov's - he's a lean mean fighting machine that Liam should avoid at all costs, yet somehow Fate brings them together. Over the course of five steamy encounters, the enemy captain stretches Liam to the limits, physically, mentally and emotionally. Arkady is after information - he's after the man - and he's a soldier of war who will accept nothing less than... Unconditional Surrender.

The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake

On the eve of her ninth birthday, unassuming Rose Edelstein bites into her mother's homemade lemon-chocolate cake and discovers she has a magical gift: she can taste her mother's emotions in the slice. To her horror, she finds that her cheerful mother tastes of despair. Soon, she's privy to the secret knowledge that most families keep hidden: her father's detachment, her mother's transgression, her brother's increasing retreat from the world. But there are some family secrets that even her cursed taste buds can't discern.

The Mummy Megapack(r): 20 Modern and Classic Tales

Hours of great reading await, with tales from some of the 19th and 20th century's most renowned horror and dark fantasy authors! Explore the uncanny world of mummies, ancient egypt, and dark sorcery, with these 20 stories: SYMPATHY FOR MUMMIES, by John Gregory Betancourt SOME WORDS WITH A MUMMY, by Edgar Allan Poe THE POWER OF WAKING, by Nina Kiriki Hoffman THE MUMMY'S FOOT, by Jessie Adelaide Middleton LOST IN A PYRAMID, OR THE MUMMY'S CURSE, by Louisa May Alcott THE RING OF THOTH, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle THE ROMANCE OF A MUMMY, by Theophile Gautier THE GREEN GOD, by William Call Spencer THE BOOK OF THOTH, by Lafcadio Hearn AN AZTEC MUMMY, by C. B. Cory LOT NO. 249, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle THE MUMMY'S FOOT, by Theophile Gautier THE STORY OF BAELBROW, by E. and H. Heron A PROFESSOR OF EGYPTOLOGY, by Guy Boothby MY NEW YEAR'S EVE AMONG THE MUMMIES, by Grant Allen WHATEVER WAS FORGOTTEN, by Nina Kiriki Hoffman THE FORSAKEN TEMPLE, by C. W. Leadbeater THE DOOM OF AL ZAMERI, by Henry Iliowizi OBSESSION, POSSESSION, by Elliott O'Donnell THE PERFUME OF EGYPT, by C. W. Leadbeater And don't forget to check out all the 300+ other volumes in the MEGAPACK(r) series! Search on MEGAPACK(r) in the ebook store to see the complete list...covering adventure stories, military, fantasy, ghost stories, and more!"