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Good Harbor

Anita Diamant's international bestseller "The Red Tent" brilliantly re-created the ancient world of womanhood. Diamant brings her remarkable storytelling skills to "Good Harbor" -- offering insight to the precarious balance of marriage and career, motherhood and friendship in the world of modern women. The seaside town of Gloucester, Massachusetts is a place where the smell of the ocean lingers in the air and the rocky coast glistens in the Atlantic sunshine. When longtime Gloucester-resident Kathleen Levine is diagnosed with breast cancer, her life is thrown into turmoil. Frightened and burdened by secrets, she meets Joyce Tabachnik -- a freelance writer with literary aspirations -- and a once-in-a-lifetime friendship is born. Joyce has just bought a small house in Gloucester, where she hopes to write as well as vacation with her family. Like Kathleen, Joyce is at a fragile place in her life. A mutual love for books, humor, and the beauty of the natural world brings the two women together. They share their personal histories, and help each other to confront scars left by old emotional wounds. With her own trademark wisdom and humor, Diamant considers the nature, strength, and necessity of adult female friendship. "Good Harbor" examines the tragedy of loss, the insidious nature of family secrets, as well as the redemptive power of friendship.

The Unschooled Wizard (Sun Wolf and Starhawk, #1-2)

Omnibus book club edition containing the Ladies of Madrigyn and the Witches of Wenshar.

Best Friends Forever

Addie Downs and Valerie Adler were eight when they first met and decided to be best friends forever. But, in the wake of tragedy and betrayal during their teenage years, everything changed. Val went on to fame and fortune. Addie stayed behind in their small Midwestern town. Destiny, however, had more in store for these two. And when, twenty-five years later, Val shows up at Addie's front door with blood on her coat and terror on her face, it is the beginning of a wild adventure for two women joined by love and history who find strength together that they could not find alone.

The Aeneid for Boys and Girls

Relates in vigorous prose the tale of Aeneas, the legendary ancestor of Romulus, who escaped from the burning city of Troy and wandered the Mediterranean for years before settling in Italy. Patterned after the Iliad and the Odyssey, the Aeneid was composed as an epic poem by Virgil, to glorify the imperial city of Rome.

All's Fairy in Love and War (Avalon: Web of Magic, #8)

To Kara's astonishment, she discovers that a portal has opened in her bedroom closet and two goblins have fallen through! They refuse to return to the fairy realms and be drafted for an impending war. In an attempt to roust the pesky creatures, Kara falls through the portal, smack into the middle of a huge war. Kara meets Queen Selinda, who appoints Kara as a Fairy Princess and assigns her an impossible task: to put an end to the war using her diplomatic skills. All's Fairy In Love And War is the eighth book in Avalon: Web of Magic, a twelve-book fantasy series for middle grade readers. Through their magical journey, the teenage heroines discover who they really are . . . and run into plenty of good guys, bad guys, and cute guys. Out of print for two years, Seven Seas is pleased to return the Avalon series to print in editions targeted for today's readers, with new manga-style covers and interior illustrations.

Playmaker: A Venom Series Novella

Secrets. Sometimes keeping them in confidence is a good thing. Other times secrets can slowly allow a woman's soul to rot. Whitney Beaupre has been hiding a big secret for years, one that's beginning to wear her down both on and off the ice. Pretending to be something she's not is exhausting. Wanting to be free but afraid to break out of her prison is terrifying. Seeking love but then hiding from it is crushing to the spirit, yet Whitney feels compelled to keep living the lie. Until the night Hannah Kym appears in her life. Whitney's attraction to Hannah is deep, fierce, and instantaneous. The Temple art major is everything Whitney has dreamed of and more. But those old fears keep clawing at the Venom center, keeping her locked in the closet despite the passion and affection she feels for Hannah. Can love finally break the shackles holding Whitney's heart and soul captive?

The Devil's Notebook

Wisdom, humor, and dark observations by the founder of the Church of Satan. LaVey ponders such topics as nonconformity, occult faddism, erotic politics, the "Goodguy badge," demoralization and the construction of artificial human companions.

Crowner Royal (Crowner John Mystery, #13)

London, 1196. At the command of Richard the Lionheart, Sir John de Wolfe has left his beloved West Country for the Palace of Westminster, where he has been appointed Coroner of the Verge. But with the king overseas, embroiled in a costly war against King Philip of France, Sir John is dismayed to discover that the English court is a hotbed of greed, corruption and petty in-fighting. The murder of one of the palace clerks, stabbed in broad daylight and thrown into the River Thames, leads John to suspect that there's a conspiracy underway to overthrow King Richard. And with the visit of the dowager Queen Eleanor fast approaching, the new Coroner must risk his life to prove his suspicions are right, root out the traitors within and prevent a national catastrophe.

90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death and Life

As he is driving home from a minister's conference, Baptist minister Don Piper collides with a semi-truck that crosses into his lane. He is pronounced dead at the scene. For the next 90 minutes, Piper experiences heaven where he is greeted by those who had influenced him spiritually. He hears beautiful music and feels true peace. Back on earth, a passing minister who had also been at the conference is led to pray for Don even though he knows the man is dead. Piper miraculously comes back to life and the bliss of heaven is replaced by a long and painful recovery. For years Piper kept his heavenly experience to himself. Finally, however, friends and family convinced him to share his remarkable story.

Heaven

What is Heaven really going to be like? What will we look like? What will we do? Won't Heaven get boring after a while? We all have questions about what Heaven will be like, and after 25 years of extensive research, Dr. Randy Alcorn has the answers. In the most comprehensive and definitive book on Heaven to date, Randy invites you to picture Heaven the way Scripture describes it-- a bright, vibrant, and physical New Earth, free from sin, suffering, and death, and brimming with Christ's presence, wondrous natural beauty, and the richness of human culture as God intended it. God has put eternity in our hearts. Now, Randy Alcorn brings eternity to light in a way that will surprise you, spark your imagination, and change how you live life today. If you've always thought of Heaven as a realm of disembodied spirits, clouds, and eternal harp strumming, you're in for a wonderful surprise. This is a book about real people with real bodies enjoying close relationships with God and each other, eating, drinking, working, playing, traveling, worshiping, and discovering on a New Earth. Earth as God created it. Earth as he intended it to be. And the next time you hear someone say, "We cant begin to imagine what Heaven will be like," you'll be able to tell them, "I can."

Penny from Heaven

It's 1953 and 11-year-old Penny dreams of a summer of butter pecan ice cream, swimming, and baseball. But nothing's that easy in Penny's family. For starters, she can't go swimming because her mother's afraid she'll catch polio at the pool. To make matters worse, her favorite uncle is living in a car. Her Nonny cries every time her father's name is mentioned. And the two sides of her family aren't speaking to each other! Inspired by Newbery Honor winner Jennifer Holm's own Italian American family, Penny from Heaven is a shining story about the everyday and the extraordinary, about a time in America's history, not all that long ago, when being Italian meant that you were the enemy. But most of all, it's a story about families--about the things that tear them apart and bring them together. And Holm tells it with all the richness and the layers, the love and the laughter of a Sunday dinner at Nonny's. So pull up a chair and enjoy the feast! Buon appetito!

Dog Heaven

In Newbery Medalist Cynthia Rylant's classic bestseller, the author comforts readers young and old who have lost a dog. Recommended highly by pet lovers around the world, Dog Heaven not only comforts but also brings a tear to anyone who is devoted to a pet. From expansive fields where dogs can run and run to delicious biscuits no dog can resist, Rylant paints a warm and affectionate picture of the ideal place God would, of course, create for man's best friend. The first picture book illustrated by the author, Dog Heaven is enhanced by Rylant's bright, bold paintings that perfectly capture an afterlife sure to bring solace to anyone who is grieving.

The Tommyknockers

Unabridged CDs, 25 CDs, 30 hours Read by TBA Bobbi Anderson and the other good folks of Haven, Maine, have sold their sould to reap the rewards of the most deadly evil this side of hell.

Crude World: The Violent Twilight of Oil

A stunning and revealing examination of oil's indelible impact on the countries that produce it and the people who possess it. Every unhappy oil-producing nation is unhappy in its own way, but all are touched by the "resource curse"--the power of oil to exacerbate existing problems and create new ones. In Crude World,Peter Maass presents a vivid portrait of the troubled world oil has created. He takes us to Saudi Arabia, where officials deflect inquiries about the amount of petroleum remaining in the country's largest reservoir; to Equatorial Guinea, where two tennis courts grace an oil-rich dictator's estate but bandages and aspirin are a hospital's only supplies; and to Venezuela, where Hugo Chavez's campaign to redistribute oil wealth creates new economic and political crises. Maass, a New York Times Magazinewriter, also introduces us to Iraqi oilmen trying to rebuild their industry after the invasion of 2003, an American lawyer leading Ecuadorians in an unprecedented lawsuit against Chevron, a Russian oil billionaire imprisoned for his defiance of Vladimir Putin's leadership, and Nigerian villagers whose livelihoods are destroyed by the discovery of oil. Rebels, royalty, middlemen, environmentalists, indigenous activists, CEOs--their stories, deftly and sensitively presented, tell the larger story of oil in our time. Crude Worldis a startling and essential account of the consequences of our addiction to oil.

The Passion (Dark Visions, #3)

This is the final tale in the bestselling author L.J. Smith's romantic horrortrilogy. Now, Kaitlyn Fairchild and her friends must put the powerful crystalto the test--to stop an experiment that has turned one of them into a psychicvampire. Kaitlyn must choose at last--Rob or Gabriel.

Servius' Commentary on Book Four of Virgil's Aeneid

A unique tool for scholars and teachers, this translation and commentary, on facing pages with the original Latin, allows easy access to Servius' seminal work on one of the most widely-read books of the Aeneid: Book 4.-- Introduction on the life of Servius, the textual tradition -- Latin text of Vergil's Aeneid, Book 4, with Servius' commentary beneath it -- Facing-page translation of both Vergil and Servius -- Endnotes -- Bibliography -- Facsimile of the 1536 edition of Servius' commentary on Book 4

Untold Secrets: Fire & Ice

Arrianna Williams is an ordinary 25 yr. old woman or so she thinks. She has stumbled across a very special book and she soon sees just how special this book really is or at least she thinks she knows. The book comes to life and Arrianna is no longer reading the pages but is in the story herself. Shortly after reading the book she runs into an old childhood friend Damian. She quickly falls for him but it doesn?t last long. Hurt; she finds comfort in another man. Thinking her life is completely normal, she soon finds out she has a special gift that puts her life in danger. An Archangel named Gabriel comes to her rescue but in turn things only get worse. She is now being hunted for her gift and the man she sought comfort with is in desperate need of her to save his life. Meanwhile her feelings for Gabriel grow stronger as she wonders if he could be her true love. Could this Angel ever love her the way she loves him? Will she defeat the fallen angel and demons after her? So many secrets so many lies and so much heartache will happen during her journey to discovering who she really is and what she was meant to do.

Vision of Sir Launfal and Other Poems

Number 30 in a series of literary pamphlets published monthly and available at the price of 15 cents per copy, or a yearly subscription (19 numbers) for $1.25

Holding On

When single mother Danielle Jordan discovers her seven-year-old son, Trevor, has leukemia, she is thrust into a desperate mission to save his life. Despite the best medical efforts, chemotherapy fails and doctors inform her a marrow transplant is his only hope. But the search for a donor presents a new set of challenges. Because finding a match among blood relatives is his best hope, Danielle must return to her hometown and confront painful childhood secrets and people who left deep scars on her heart. Can she face her demons to save the son she loves so dearly? A portion of the proceeds from each book sold are donated to organizations helping children fight cancer.

Understand God's Word - Walk in the Truth

Embrace the word of God with the inspirational book Understand God's Word - Walk in the Truth. This powerful look at the Lord's instructions and warnings before the day of judgment acts as His trumpet of the time of restoration. It is meant to help people understand God's word and follow the path of truth. The Lord opened the first seal and sent His angel on the white horse to lead His army to restore the whole land. He sounded the trumpet and proclaimed that His time of restoration has come. The Lord speaks to the people through the Holy Bible, to make them understand His word. He reveals all His commands to them, to make them walk in the truth. He leads the believers and the churches to repent, to forgive their sins. Ultimately, He is determined to bring back His chosen people and let them enter the kingdom of heaven. Organized into forty different chapters, each chapter is divided into two parts: the first part consists of the Lord's instructions and warnings aimed at showing people how to "walk in the truth," while the second part summarizes key passages of the Holy Bible to help readers truly understand God's word. Each chapter demonstrates how he who wishes to enter the kingdom of heaven must obey all of the Lord's commands, and how a thorough understanding of the Holy Bible is needed in order to do such. Ms. Zhang Yun was called by the Lord to work on this book on February 22, 2012. The Lord revealed that He will raise up His faithful servants in the whole land to do His holy work together. She was commanded to share FREE eBook with the believers, which contains the first parts of all chapters. Readers may go to the official website walktruth.com to download it. If they would love to have paperback to read, they may purchase it on Amazon.com.

The Slaughtered Virgin of Zenopolis (Inspector Capstan #1)

BATHS, BANKS AND ROMAN INSURRECTION Detective Inspector Capstan investigates a murder at Bath's almost famous Basin Museum, a hapless armed robbery, the theft of ancient Roman weaponry and the answer to "one across" in the local newspaper. Meanwhile, the city is under threat of Roman invasion and their leader, Becky Philips, is taking no prisoners.

Dead in the Morning (Patrick Grant, #1)

Gerald breezily introduced his wife, Helen, to Mrs. Mackenzie, "the greatest cook in the world". Smoothing her hands on her apron, Mrs. Mackenzie smiled pleasantly -- and then her expression changed. Cathy noticed suddenly what a piercing glance came from her bright blue eyes when she was interested. She could not be said to stare, in the sense that Gran did, but nevertheless she was summing Helen up just as shrewdly. Her gaze narrowed. Her hand that she had been about to extend dropped to her side. Helen's already pale face had turned a chalky white ...

Emma

The funny and heartwarming story of a young lady whose zeal, snobbishness, and self-satisfaction lead to several errors in judgment Emma takes Harriet Smith, a young woman previously unknown to good society, under her wing, scheming for her advancement through an advantageous marriage. Her efforts to find Harriet a suitor occupy all of Emma's time. However, in the midst of her often fumbled attempts, she settles on a most unlikely union with her own constant critic: Mr. Knightly. This novel is part of Brilliance Audio's extensive Classic Collection, bringing you timeless masterpieces that you and your family are sure to love.

The Switchblade Mamma

Lillian Ann Cross is forced to live the worst nightmare of her life. She is an everyday middle class American, striving to survive in an everyday changing world. Her life was abruptly turned upsidedown forever as she was kidnapped and forced into a world called "Hen Fighting." A world in which women fight and bets are made upon their bloodshed.Lillian is forced to comply due to the threats made upon her mother's life. Being a loving person her whole life, Lillian finds difficulty grasping her new functions. As she is conditioned to live in her new world, she is subjected to an experimental procedure. A procedure which has taken the lives of a few before her. As she survives, she now has to learn how to live with her new "implants." Implants which strengthen her bones, giving her strength and an upper ability amongst others. Implants which require weekly sustenance, or she will die.

Foundation (Foundation, #1)

For twelve thousand years the Galactic Empire has ruled supreme. Now it is dying. But only Hari Seldon, creator of the revolutionary science of psychohistory, can see into the future--to a dark age of ignorance, barbarism, and warfare that will last thirty thousand years. To preserve knowledge and save mankind, Seldon gathers the best minds in the Empire--both scientists and scholars--and brings them to a bleak planet at the edge of the Galaxy to serve as a beacon of hope for future generations. He calls his sanctuary the Foundation. But soon the fledgling Foundation finds itself at the mercy of corrupt warlords rising in the wake of the receding Empire. Mankind's last best hope is faced with an agonizing choice: submit to the barbarians and be overrun--or fight them and be destroyed.

To Have and Have Not

Hemingway's classic novel about contraband, intrigue, and love To Have and Have Notis the dramatic story of Harry Morgan, an honest man who is forced into running contraband between Cuba and Key West as a means of keeping his crumbling family financially afloat. His adventures lead him into the world of the wealthy and dissipated yachtsmen who throng the region, and involve him in a strange and unlikely love affair. Harshly realistic, yet with one of the most subtle and moving relationships in the Hemingway oeuvre, To Have and Have Notis literary high adventure at its finest.

Guardian Cougar (Finding Fatherhood, #2)

In the Finding Fatherhood series, these shifters become daddies in unconventional ways. Cougar-shifter Jackson Sperry rescues Hannah from the ocean, and she has no memory of how she ended up floating in the Pacific. She also doesn't remember who she is or how she came to be pregnant. He's drawn to her and determined to protect her as they unravel the mystery of her past. It isn't long before he's ready to claim her as his mate and raise her son as his own--but without knowing the details of her past, the future remains uncertain, and he fears someone is still hunting Hannah and her baby.

Investor Behavior: The Psychology of Financial Planning and Investing

WINNER, Business: Personal Finance/Investing, 2015 USA Best Book Awards FINALIST, Business: Reference, 2015 USA Best Book Awards InvestorBehaviorprovides readers with a comprehensive understanding and the latest research in the area of behavioral finance and investor decision making. Blending contributions from noted academics and experienced practitioners, this 30-chapter book will provide investment professionals with insights on how to understand and manage client behavior; a framework for interpreting financial market activity; and an in-depth understanding of this important new field of investment research. The book should also be of interest to academics, investors, and students. The book will cover the major principles of investor psychology, including heuristics, bounded rationality, regret theory, mental accounting, framing, prospect theory, and loss aversion. Specific sections of the book will delve into the role of personality traits, financial therapy, retirement planning, financial coaching, and emotions in investment decisions. Other topics covered include risk perception and tolerance, asset allocation decisions under inertia and inattention bias; evidenced based financial planning, motivation and satisfaction, behavioral investment management, and neurofinance. Contributions will delve into the behavioral underpinnings of various trading and investment topics including trader psychology, stock momentum, earnings surprises, and anomalies. The final chapters of the book examine new research on socially responsible investing, mutual funds, and real estate investing from a behavioral perspective. Empirical evidence and current literature about each type of investment issue are featured. Cited research studies are presented in a straightforward manner focusing on the comprehension of study findings, rather than on the details of mathematical frameworks.

Labor and Desire: Women's Revolutionary Fiction in Depression America

"This critical, historical, and theoretical study looks at a little-known group of novels written during the 1930s by women who were literary radicals. Arguing that class consciousness was figured through metaphors of gender, Paula Rabinowitz challenges the conventional wisdom that feminism as a discourse disappeared during the decade. She focuses on the ways in which sexuality and maternity reconstruct the "classic" proletarian novel to speak about both the working-class woman and the radical female intellectual." --From the book, via Amazon

Wedding Girl

You've Got Mailmeets Julie & Juliain the new foodie fiction from the author of Recipe for Disaster. Top pastry chef Sophie Bernstein and her sommelier fiance were set to have Chicago's culinary wedding of the year...until the groom eloped with someone else in a very public debacle, leaving Sophie splashed across the tabloids--fifty grand in debt on her dream wedding and one-hundred percent screwed on her dream life. The icing on the cake was when she lost her job and her home... Laying low, Sophie moves in with her grandmother, Bubbles. That way, she can keep Bubbles and her sweater-wearing pug company and nurse her broken heart. But when Sophie gets a part-time job at the old-fashioned neighborhood bakery, she finds herself up to her elbows in dough and reluctantly giving a wedding cake customer advice on everything from gift bags to guest accommodations. Before she knows it, she's an online wedding planner. It's not mousse and macarons, but it pays the bills. But with the arrival of unexpected personal and professional twists, Sophie wonders if she's really moving forward--or starting over from scratch... Includes Recipes

Faminelands: The Carp's Eye (Book 1)

Elfin mercenaries, Lark and her brother Orin, hunt down a perfect pearl known as the Carp's Eye.

The Gingrich Senators: The Roots of Partisan Warfare in Congress

The Senate of the mid twentieth century, which was venerated by journalists, historians, and senators alike, is today but a distant memory. Electioneering on the Senate floor, playing games with the legislative process, and questioning your fellow senators' motives have become commonplace. In this book, noted political scientist Sean Theriault documents the Senate's demise over the last 30 years by showing how one group of senators has been at the forefront of this transformation. He calls this group the "Gingrich Senators" and defines them as Republican senators who previously served in the House after 1978, the year of Newt Gingrich's first election to the House. He shows how the Gingrich Senators are more conservative, more likely to engage in tactics that obstruct the legislative process, and more likely to oppose Democratic presidents than even their fellow other Republicans. Phil Gramm, Rick Santorum, Jim DeMint, and Tom Coburn are just four examples of the group that has includes 40 total senators and 22 currently serving senators. Theriault first documents the ideological distinctiveness of the Gingrich Senators and examines possible explanations for it. He then shows how the Gingrich Senators behave as partisan warriors, which has radically transformed the way the Senate operates as an institution, by using cutthroat tactics, obstructionism, and legislative games. He concludes the book by examining the fate of the Gingrich Senators and the future of the U.S. Senate.

Botham's Book of the Ashes: A Lifetime Love Affair with Cricket's Greatest Rivalry

Sir Ian Botham and the Ashes are as closely intertwined as willow and leather or Merv Hughes and his moustache. You simply cannot think of one without the other. In this book, Sir Ian takes you on a ride through a lifetime's relationship with cricket's oldest and most treasured prize, revealing just how it has shaped his life and how he has helped to turn it into the contest it is today. From the moment he first watched the likes of Ken Barrington stride to the wicket in jaw-jutting defiance to the day he flayed Australia's bowling attack around Headingley as if playing with his mates in the park, and then onwards to his role in commentating on what was arguably the finest series of the lot in 2005, Sir Ian has a rich and varied connection with the Ashes, and he tells all here. The Ashes is a series that has provided incredible highs and heartbreaking lows for English and Australian fans alike over the past 35 years. Sir Ian has often been at the center of the roller-coaster ride. Whether it is the story of his days as England's dogsbody in 1974 in Melbourne or the refusal to let Bob Willis bowl downwind until he was angry enough to skittle the Aussies in 1981, they are all revealed in depth in Botham's Book of the Ashes.

What Do You Do?

WHAT DO YOU DO? A hen lays eggs... A cow gives milk... An elephant squirts water... But what does a beetle do?

It's Funny Where Ben's Train Takes Him

Ben draws a train that takes him to all sorts of wonderful places before returning him to his own bed.

Terence Conran's DIY By Design: Over 30 Projects To Make and More Than 100 Design Ideas For Every Room In Your Home

Restore, revamp, repair, and revitalize your home! Whether it's tiling a kitchen work surface or building a bedroom wardrobe, these projects will make a room more attractive and functional. Enhance comfort, increase storage space, introduce character into a setting--when you "do-it-yourself," almost anything is possible. Construct a folding screen to divide a space into two areas or a bed with a storage drawer underneath. Replace cupboard doors, panel a bathroom with pine boarding, or install a wall of display shelving. Plus, 250 color photographs and ingenious ideas, including bathroom lighting and heating options, will open your eyes to potential improvements for your home. 256 pages (all in color), 9 1/2 x 11.

Eighteenth-Century Europe: Tradition and Progress, 1715-1789

The new second edition of the standard text on eighteenth-century Europe draws on the most important recent developments in the field to enrich its compact, accessible, and thematic history. There are several advantages to adopting this text.

Hope's Daughter

Life should be simple for Cassie. For the small population of Earth survivors who live on the Space Station Hope everything they do is planned and scheduled, down to the cyclical food menus, their roles in the station, even how many children they have. Despite rigid controls directing her life, Cassie feels more out of synch than ever and worries she won't find a place for herself within the station community. Perhaps that's because she's hearing things inside her head that can't possibly be real. Or maybe it's the regular elopements of her peers, heading off to a romantic future in the Married Quarter of the space station, whilst she's never even been attracted to a boy - no matter how hard her best friend Ami pushes them at her. Then there are the odd questions her work placement partner Balik keeps raising. His questions are just as troubling for her as his distracting smiles and eyes that seem to see inside her. As Cassie draws closer to Balik she finds that everything else in her life begins to shift. He tells her things that call into question the system they live within. She can't believe he is right, but at the same time she finds it hard to deny the sincerity of his ideas. Could there be a connection between Cassie's problems and Balik's questions? The truth will drag them both to a terrifying and deadly conclusion beyond anything they could have imagined.

Peppa Pig: George's Balloon

Grandpa Pig buys George a dinosaur balloon but George keeps letting it go. Who will rescue the balloon when it starts to float away? A new adventure featuring Peppa and George.

BUSINESS INNOVATION in the 21st Century

The Business Innovation book, with Foreword by Dipak Jain, Dean, Kellogg School of Management, provides a framework for process of innovation in corporations for introducing new products, services, or solutions faster.** Features -- Powerful new framework called Brinnovation; Types of innovation: Fundament, Platform, Derivative, and Variation; Management of Innovation; Measures of innovation.** Table of Contents -- Part I. Evolving Innovation -- History, Tools, creativity, innovation on demand; Part II. Understanding Innovation -- Brain processes, Framework, Deployment, Measures; Part III. Institutionalizing Innovation -- Service, Protecting, Commercializing, and Managing Innovation; Wisdom of Innovation by Bob Galvin, Former Chairman/CEO of Motorola.** To receive bulk discount, or purchase hardcover version, please visit www.accelper.com.

Half Bad (Half Life, #1)

Wanted by no one. Hunted by everyone. Sixteen-year-old Nathan lives in a cage: beaten, shackled, trained to kill. In a modern-day England where two warring factions of witches live amongst humans, Nathan is an abomination, the illegitimate son of the world's most terrifying and violent witch, Marcus. Nathan's only hope for survival is to escape his captors, track down Marcus, and receive the three gifts that will bring him into his own magical powers--before it's too late. But how can Nathan find his father when there is no one safe to trust, not even family, not even the girl he loves? Half Badis an international sensation and the start of a brilliant trilogy: a gripping tale of alienation and the indomitable will to survive.

Grace for Drowning

From the New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal best-selling author of The Alpha Group comes a new romance about the devastating power of guilt and two people's struggle to overcome their pasts. Hope is a dangerous thing. I know that more than most. Everything good I've ever had has been stolen from me -- my friends, my fiance, my innocence, some would say even my sanity. All I have left is the cage. Fighting is the only thing that eases the ache inside me even a little. It's the only thing that keeps the bottle at bay. I was content to ride out my life alone. I was done dreaming that things could be better. But then I met Grace, and from that moment, all I could do was dream. She's battling those same demons, only she's losing. I don't want to care, but something about her calls to me. That pain in her eyes is so sharp, so familiar. I know it's only a matter of time before it pulls her below the surface. I can help her, and maybe, just maybe, she can help me too. For the first time in what feels like forever, I've got hope, and that scares the hell out of me. This book is told from dual perspectives, so both Grace and Logan get their say. It is a full length (300 page) novel with no cliffhanger. There is likely to be a sequel, but the story can be enjoyed alone. Not suitable for younger readers. This is an intense story that deals with issues of alcoholism and military PTSD, and it contains adult content.

Fairy Tales: Dramolettes

Fairy Tales gathers the unconventional verse dramolettes of the Swiss writer Robert Walser. Narrated in Walser's inimitable, playful language, these theatrical pieces overturn traditional notions of the fairy tale, transforming the Brothers Grimm into metatheater, even metareflections. Snow White forgives the evil queen for trying to kill her, Cinderella doubts her prince and enjoys being hated by her evil stepsisters; the Fairy Tale itself is a character who encourages her to stay within the confines of the story. Sleeping Beauty, the royal family, and its retainers are not happy about being woken from their sleep by an absurd, unpretentious, Walser-like hero. Mary and Joseph are taken aback by what lies in store for their baby Jesus.

A Murder is Announced

Agatha Christie's most ingenious murder mystery, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers. The villagers of Chipping Cleghorn, including Jane Marple, are agog with curiosity over an advertisement in the local gazette which reads: 'A murder is announced and will take place on Friday October 29th, at Little Paddocks at 6.30 p.m.' A childish practical joke? Or a hoax intended to scare poor Letitia Blacklock? Unable to resist the mysterious invitation, a crowd begins to gather at Little Paddocks at the appointed time when, without warning, the lights go out...

The tale of Jemima puddle-duck

Searching for a convenient nesting place, befuddled Jemima Puddle-Duck chooses a fox's den and is then rescued by barnyard collie and pups from the fox's cooking pot.

REMEMBER

For most people, Christmas is a time of joy and anticipation. But when a freak accident robs Gracie of her memory, the lines between fantasy and reality blur. There's only one thing Gracie wants for Christmas this year and the only man who can bring it is not Santa.

Wycliffe and the Cycle of Death

A respectable bookseller is found bludgeoned and strangled and it's up to Chief Superintendent Wycliffe to find out why . . . When Matthew Glynn is murdered, Wycliffe is mystified. Why would anyone want to kill him? But a look at Glynn's background reveals tension within the family. Alfred Glynn, an eccentric recluse, has born a grudge against his brother for years. The other brother, Maurice, argued bitterly with Matthew over the sale of family land. His sister Sara is caught out in several crucial lies to the police. Add to this a discontented son, the discovery of valuable documents in the bookseller's safe, and the mysterious, still unexplained disappearance of Matthew's wife years earlier, and Wycliffe faces one of his most impenetrable cases yet. And then another Glynn dies . . .

Lost: One Pair of Rose Colored Glasses

Emily Swanson has finally married her knight in shining armor, but there's just one problem: she seems to have lost her pair of rose colored glasses. Can Emily survive the first year of marriage without them? How can she endure the (mis)communication of hint language or the in-laws who forget to knock? Is it possible to still love a man who can't follow a shopping list? And how in the world did she end up with someone who won't cut down a Christmas tree? Emily struggles to stay lovely and sweet while dealing with a late honeymoon, her husband's new puppy, and the newfound paranoia that everything makes her look fat. But with tricks from Mother and the Cult of Married Women (along with a whole lot of sass), Emily soon learns how to keep her sanity and carry on. Kick off your heels, grab a glass of wine, and laugh along as Emily Swanson discovers the realities of life together in marriage that are quickly revealed when the rose colored glasses come off.

I'm with Stupid

A hilarious tale of girl meets boy, girl falls in lust, girl discovers boy is not playing with a full deck... When Kas meets William while on safari in South Africa he seems perfect-a gorgeous park ranger, both kind and brave (he saved the tour from certain death by water buffalo). Her two best friends, Max, an endlessly scheming personal trainer, and Libby, a jobless bombshell, would like to get their hands on William...but he's only interested in Kas, an editorial assistant at a struggling New York literary agency who thinks William is out of her league. The two have a fling, and Kas returns home to New York wondering if she'll hear from William again. So when he finally sends an email, she's delighted. Until she opens it. The email is not quite the love missive Kas expected. Did she misjudge William? A miscommunication ensues, triggering a rapid-fire series of comic developments that, within days, bring William to New York, now under the impression that Kas has offered him a place to live. As he unveils his big plan to take Manhattan by storm and make his fortune, Kas finally recognizes how limited William's intellectual capabilities are: He makes Kevin Federline look like Albert Einstein. Readers are along for the outrageous ride as Kas copes with her new roommate's eccentricities, including a preoccupation with the Psychic Friends Network and a passion for collecting Big Apple-themed souvenirs, and the realization that her dream man is a comic nightmare. "Elaine Szewczyk is smart and funny, and knows that New York bars and African safaris have something important in common: When it comes to dating, it's a jungle out there. If you savor Sophie Kinsella or Lauren Weisberger, you'll want to add her to your reading list."---Chris Bohjalian, author of MIDWIVES, THE DOUBLE BIND, and SKELETONS AT THE FEAST "Spirited, irreverent, bilious, and above all funny, Elaine Szewczyk's bitter cocktail provides a much-needed antidote for the chick-lit genre..."---Adam Langer, author of Ellington Boulevard, Crossing California, and The Washington Story

Roman Avec Cocaïne

A bizarre and deeply disturbing account of a young man's descent into addiction, this story brilliantly mirrors the tumultuous events of early 20th-century Russian history. Struggling with the confusion and insecurities that adolescence brings, Vadim seeks an outlet for his frustration. Following unfulfilling attempts at classroom rebellion, filial disobedience, and teenage sex, he is drawn further and further into the world of illicit drugs. As his desire to experiment with narcotics grows stronger, so too do his feelings of worthlessness and isolation; and his ultimate physical surrender to cocaine mirrors his nation's psychological capitulation to a world where morals no longer apply. This extraordinary work, astonishingly prescient for its time, is written by the pseudonymous M. Ageyev.

Captain America: Winter Soldier (The Ultimate Graphic Novels Collection: Publication Order, #7)

The questions plaguing Captain America's dreams and memories have been answered in the most brutal way possible. And in the wake of this brutality, General Lukin makes his first all-out assault - tearing open old wounds and threatening to make new scars that will never heal!

Little Bigfoot Goes to Town

Arrth, a Bigfoot tween, has lived a sheltered and somewhat lonely life until he runs into a skin-faced human. The ugly monster almost scares Arrth right out of his fur. He has to hide or he'll be in big trouble with his parents and the clan. But when the monster tries to shoot an innocent rabbit, Arrth must act. His brave deed backfires and the Bigfoot clan is in danger of discovery. Or worse, total destruction. When it becomes clear that Arrth is the only one who can save the clan, he leaves the safety of Bigfoot Valley in the desperate hope of saving his kind.

The Fisherman

In upstate New York, in the woods around Woodstock, Dutchman's Creek flows out of the Ashokan Reservoir. Steep-banked, fast-moving, it offers the promise of fine fishing, and of something more, a possibility too fantastic to be true. When Abe and Dan, two widowers who have found solace in each other's company and a shared passion for fishing, hear rumors of the Creek, and what might be found there, the remedy to both their losses, they dismiss it as just another fish story. Soon, though, the men find themselves drawn into a tale as deep and old as the Reservoir. It's a tale of dark pacts, of long-buried secrets, and of a mysterious figure known as Der Fisher: the Fisherman. It will bring Abe and Dan face to face with all that they have lost, and with the price they must pay to regain it.

Bounty Hunter 4/3: My Life in Combat from Marine Scout Sniper to MARSOC

The fight for Jason Delgado's life and soul began when he was just a boy. He ultimately escaped the death and drugs of a crime-riddled Bronx by way of the United States Marine Corps. However, after earning his way into the esteemed ranks of the service's famed Scout Snipers, Delgado saw that old struggle reignited when he was dumped into the hell of war in Iraq. There Delgado proved not only a participant, but a warrior capable of turning the tide in several of the most harrowing and historically important battles of the evolving war. He took all the hard lessons learned in combat and, as MARSOC's original lead sniper instructor, made himself a pivotal figure in revolutionizing the way special operations snipers trained and operated. But even after accomplishing his mission in the military, Delgado still faced that original fight, struggling to understand and accept the man his experiences had transformed him into.

Smoke

An Amazon Best Book of the Year A Goodreads Best Book of the Month From the internationally bestselling author Catherine McKenzie comes an evocative tale of two women navigating the secrets and lies at the heart of a wildfire threatening their town. After a decadelong career combating wildfires, Elizabeth has traded in her former life for a quieter one with her husband. Now she works as the local arson investigator in a beautiful, quaint town in the Rockies. But that tranquil life vanishes when she and her husband agree to divorce and a fire in nearby Cooper Basin begins to spread rapidly. For Elizabeth, containing a raging wildfire is easier than accepting that her marriage has failed. For Elizabeth's ex-friend Mindy, who feels disconnected from her husband and teenage children, the fire represents a chance to find a new purpose: helping a man who has lost his home to the blaze. But her faith is shattered by a shocking accusation. As the encroaching inferno threatens the town's residents, Elizabeth and Mindy must discover what will be lost in the fire, and what will be saved.

Healer's Touch (Hearts And Thrones, #4)

Marius believes himself to be an ordinary small-town apothecary - until the imperial guards show up at his door. Then he learns the truth: he is cousin to the Kjallan emperor. Before he was born, his mother eloped with her beloved, leaving the palace and its intrigues behind. Now Marius returns to the imperial seat, where he will learn healing magic and struggle to adapt his small town soul to big city life. Meanwhile, the neighboring nation of Sardos has collapsed, and refugees are pouring over the border. Isolda, a Sardossian shopkeeper, is among them.She has fled her cruel husband and now ekes out a living on the streets of the imperial city. When Marius meets Isolda in the aftermath of a factory explosion, he falls for this determined woman who, like him, is far from home and struggling to find her place. But Isolda faces daily discrimination and harassment, while Marius's imperial relatives parade before him a bevy of women they deem more suitable to his station. Marius must decide: is he the emperor's dutiful cousin, grateful for the gifts that have been given him, or is he his mother's son, prepared to sacrifice everything for love?

Nemesis (Southern Comfort, #4)

Chosen as one of the Best Reads of 2013 by Kindles & Wine Blog. What happens when your childhood nemesis turns out to be the love of your life? That's only one of the dilemmas Sadie Rose Mayhew must face when she returns to her childhood home. Seeking a fresh start after her broken engagement, Sadie moves into the house she left behind as a teen. Neglected since the death of her grandmother, Sadie sets about putting the place back together just as surely as she's repairing her life - the main problem at first being her next door neighbor. Sadie remembers Declan Murphy as the pesky little brother of her best friend Kathleen, the fly in the ointment of her childhood. And when they encounter each other again on an adult playing field, the sparks they struck against each other as kids turn to full-fledged pyrotechnics - especially when Sadie's life is threatened on one of her first nights in town by two very aggressive burglars with an agenda. There is something in Sadie's grandmother's house that her last renter left behind, something valuable enough to drive men to kill. And as both Sadie and Declan learn, sometimes your enemies are closer than you think.

The Crimson Petal and the White

"Michel Faber leads us back to 1870s London, where Sugar, a nineteen-year-old whore in the brothel of the terrifying Mrs. Castaway, yearns for escape into a better life. Her ascent through the strata of Victorian Society offers us intimacy with a host of lovable, maddening, unforgettable characters." They begin with William Rackham, an egotistical perfume magnate whose ambition is fueled by his lust for Sugar, and whose patronage of her brings her into proximity to his extended family and milieu: his unhinged, child-like wife, Agnes; his mysteriously hidden-away daughter, Sophie; and his pious brother Henry, foiled in his devotional calling by a persistently less-than-chaste love for the Widow Fox, whose efforts on behalf of The Rescue Society lead Henry into ever-more disturbing confrontations with flesh.

Twelfth Grade Kills (The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod, #5)

It all comes down to this. Vlad's running out of time. The Elysian Council has given him weeks to live, and that's if the Slayer Society doesn't kill him - along with all the citizens of Bathory - first. Then there's the issue of Vlad's father, who may or may not still be alive after all these years, and oh yeah, that tiny little detail in the Pravus prophecy about Vlad enslaving Vampirekind and the human race. So much for college applications. In this epic finale to Heather Brewer's heart-stopping Chronicles of Vladimir Tod, dark secrets will be revealed, old friends will become enemies, and warm blood will run cold. Just be careful it isn't yours.

Labyrinth (Languedoc Trilogy, #1)

In this extraordinary thriller, rich in the atmospheres of medieval and contemporary France, the lives of two women born centuries apart are linked by a common destiny. July 2005. In the Pyrenees mountains near Carcassonne, Alice, a volunteer at an archaeological dig stumbles into a cave and makes a startling discovery-two crumbling skeletons, strange writings on the walls, and the pattern of a labyrinth; between the skeletons, a stone ring, and a small leather bag. Eight hundred years earlier, on the eve of a brutal crusade to stamp out heresy that will rip apart southern France, Alais is given a ring and a mysterious book for safekeeping by her father as he leaves to fight the crusaders. The book, he says, contains the secret of the true Grail, and the ring, inscribed with a labyrinth, will identify a guardian of the Grail. As crusading armies led by Church potentates and nobles of northern France gather outside the city walls of Carcassonne, it will take great sacrifice to keep the secret of the labyrinth safe. In the present, another woman sees the find as a means to the political power she craves; while a man who has great power will kill to destroy all traces of the discovery and everyone who stands in his way.

The Serpent and the Rose (War of the Rose, #1)

The beautiful Averil is heir to the Duchy of Quitaine, in the Kingdom of Lys. She is a powerful mage, trained by the Ladies of the Isle, but when her father calls her home to take up her duties, she must leave that life behind. In her city of Fontevrai, she meets Gereint, raised as a common villager but greatly gifted in magic, a novice of the magical order of the Knights of the Rose. The Knights and their sister order, the Ladies of the Isle, defend a great secret: the means and location of the Serpent's imprisonment a thousand years ago by the Young God in whose name their order was founded. Quitaine is under subtle attack by the King of Lys, who has secretly become an adept of the hidden order of the Serpent, and he will let nothing and no one stand in the way of his quest to discover how to free his God. But the Knights of the Rose, and the Ladies of the Isle believe that if the Serpent is freed, the world will be enslaved to chaos: humanity will destroy itself, and all that man has made will be corrupted. The War of the Rose and Serpent has begun again, after a thousand years.

End-Time Gangster

Byron Goines presents a fictional story about life in the "hood" combined with end-time Bible prophecy. The story covers the life of a single mother, her three children, and the grandmother...who is the matriarch of the family. The story also covers the lives of gang members in the context of the story, one of whom is her son. This story is written to entertain and inform through the combination of both of these elements shaped into a smooth flowing, engaging story.

Bad Boy Daddy

He wanted a baby. I needed a man. Faith The first time I saw Jackson, I hated his guts. He was everything I could never have. Pure, panty-wetting, manhood. And I was trapped in a loveless relationship with his worst enemy. I never would have dreamed he craved my womb so badly he was willing to do anything for it. Jackson My father's death taught me a lot of things. Most importantly, I needed a child. I had to have a son before my enemies caught up with me. So when Faith came begging for protection, I knew exactly what I wanted. I yearned for her body. Lust raged through me like a wildfire. I longed to make her pregnant with my child. I gave her an offer she couldn't refuse. A life for a life.My protection, in exchange for everything she had to offer. I'd die for her, but she would give me a son. I took her womb. I never suspected she'd take my heart.

My Life in Middlemarch

A New Yorkerwriter revisits the seminal book of her youth--Middlemarch--and fashions a singular, involving story of how a passionate attachment to a great work of literature can shape our lives and help us to read our own histories. Rebecca Mead was a young woman in an English coastal town when she first read George Eliot's Middlemarch, regarded by many as the greatest English novel. After gaining admission to Oxford, and moving to the United States to become a journalist, through several love affairs, then marriage and family, Mead read and reread Middlemarch. The novel, which Virginia Woolf famously described as "one of the few English novels written for grown-up people," offered Mead something that modern life and literature did not. In this wise and revealing work of biography, reporting, and memoir, Rebecca Mead leads us into the life that the book made for her, as well as the many lives the novel has led since it was written. Employing a structure that deftly mirrors that of the novel, My Life in Middlemarchtakes the themes of Eliot's masterpiece--the complexity of love, the meaning of marriage, the foundations of morality, and the drama of aspiration and failure--and brings them into our world. Offering both a fascinating reading of Eliot's biography and an exploration of the way aspects of Mead's life uncannily echo that of Eliot herself, My Life in Middlemarchis for every ardent lover of literature who cares about why we read books, and how they read us. From the Hardcover edition.

Neil Young: The Definitive History

Neil Young is a rock icon, with a career unrivaled in its breadth, innovation, and success. This celebration of the man and his music tells the story of Young's nearly six-decade rock 'n' roll journey. It traces the singer/songwriter's memorable work with Crazy Horse, Buffalo Springfield, and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young; his solo albums and tours; his activism, particularly for green causes and Farm Aid; and his personal life. Classic and rare images, record artwork, and contemporary press and marketing materials make this a sumptuous, must-have volume for every fan.

Amadi's Snowman: A Story of Reading

When Amadi disobeys his mother and runs off to the market instead of sticking around for a reading lesson, he encounters a much-admired older boy secretly reading at a book stall. Crowding himself in among the stacks of books, Amadi becomes intrigued by a storybook with pictures of a strange white creature with a carrot for a nose. Over the course of a typical mischievous day, unable to shake his questions about the snowman, Amadi discovers the vast world reading could open up--especially for an Igbo man of Nigeria.

Brilliant

During her 7th year at Hogwarts, Hermione is intrigued right from the start by the new Astronomy teacher, Professor John Smith. This strange man has captured all her attention and she seems to have done the same to him. As the year goes by, talking to someone on a more intellectual level becomes something of a drug for her. Letters from Ron become less frequent and conversation with John are more often. The student-teacher wall falls to allow a great friendship to form. But Hermione's feelings are much more than that. She is falling for the wizard with the metal wand. But an affair isn't the only thing happening is the castle. Strange things are happening to Hermione that even her great mind cannot explain.

The Cost of Doing Business

"Poetic, down trodden and nihilistic, Jonathan Ashley treads through parts of the human psyche that others fear for one black tar mind-fuck-ride of a novel." - Frank Bill, author of CRIMES IN SOUTHERN INDIANA and DONNYBROOK In Jonathan Ashley's dark humor debut crime novel, a Louisville bookstore owner leaves his used volumes of Yeats behind to get into the drug trade and make some real money. Jon Catlett, a misanthropic literary obsessive, is facing the loss of the only thing in the world he loves; his used bookstore, a haven for fellow weirdos, outcasts, misunderstood geniuses and malcontents. Jon has several other problems, the least of which are his love affair with a bi-polar femme fatale heiress to a thriving northern steel company or the exponentially growing opiate habit he has developed. When Jon, during a deal gone wrong, accidentally kills a fellow drug addict, getting away with murder turns out to be the least of his worries. The steps he and Paul, the obsessive-compulsive manager of Jon's store, must take to cover up the killing result in the two cornering Louisville's blossoming heroin trade. From West End gangbangers to dirty cops and crusading narcotics detectives, Jon and his unstable partner in crime must dilute their morals and thicken their skin if they are to have any hope of surviving the lucrative but deadly life they've stumbled upon. MORE PRAISE FOR THE COST OF DOING BUSINESS: "Ashley breaks our hearts, he breaks all the rules and, most importantly, he breaks our expectations of what a simple crime story can be. He shatters it, in fact, leaving readers craving another deadly taste--much like the lost souls in this chilling, amazing story." - Patrick Wensink, author of BROKEN PIANO FOR PRESIDENT "We live in a capitalistic society, yes, but nobody said doing business is easy or even enjoyable. Jonathan Ashley makes this point quite well in The Cost of Doing Business. Of course when the business is the heroin trade, the stakes are life and death, but is the suspicion, the betrayal, the plotting and scheming, all that different than what goes on in the corporate world? Louisville bookstore owner Jon Catlett leaves his used volumes of Yeats behind to get into the drug trade and make some real money, and the result is blood-filled mayhem. He never loses his sense of literate irony, though, taking us through a fast, unpredictable novel with equal parts darkness and humor. A very confident debut." - Scott Adlerberg, author of SPIDERS AND FLIES "...poetic observations worthy of Daniel Woodrell or Matthew McBride" - January Magazine

The Belonging Series (Belonging #1-3)

Part I Multiracial, Deborah Withers' love for her mother has turned to hate. The gullible woman, after fifteen years, still believes her long-lost husband will magically return to her. When Deborah discovers her mother has jeopardized her future to Oxford by forging information on her financial application in an attempt to win her father back, she decides to leave her deluded mother and seek a better life for herself. She believes any college is out of reach, until a guardian angel offers to pay all fees and accommodations for her at Oxford. She cannot believe her luck and turns her back on her mother. Soon, she finds out her guardian angel is not a blessing, but a curse. The Belongingseries is sensual and mysterious, it will intrigue you and have you coming back for more. Part II Deborah has had a blissful three years since she last saw the Sparks. Her recollection of how her guardian angel who helped secure her dream of going to university turned into a nightmare were well and truly past her. She was grateful that she was able to graduate. Grateful that the time she had spent apart from her mum had meant that there could be some sort of reconnection. Until an announcement was made at the University assembly and everything was about to change. Deborah had to say goodbye to her dreams of becoming a teacher. Her grandmother was awaiting her return back home and so was the love of her life. Deborah's bliss is over and her nightmare has only just began! Part III As Deborah listens to the truth behind the Spark's household, she starts to question her relationship with Roy. Deborah thought she knew it all. Roy had used her from the start and played with her innocence. Until a chain of events occur and Deborah meets the one man that Roy never wanted her to meet. The more time she spends with him, the more she starts to doubt her decision. Is Deborah strong enough to survive in the billionaire's lifestyle? Was her gut feeling about Roy the one she should have hung on to, when she moved into the house stating this was the one place she belonged. The conclusion to the Belongingseries will take you on a bumpy ride and have you wanting more. Author's note:Due to strong language and sexual content, this book is not intended for readers under the age of 18.

Superman Archives, Vol. 2

These are the stories that catapulted Superman into the spotlight as one of the world's premier heroes of fiction. These volumes feature his earliest adventures, when the full extent of his powers was still developing and his foes were often bank robbers and crooked politicians.

Love Means... Patience

A Love Means... Story Years after his discharge from the Marines under "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," Cody Culver lives in a PTSD-induced world all his own. On a mission, under misconceptions that Geoff and Eli are the enemy, Cody breaks into their farmhouse but is quickly brought back to his senses by a frying pan to the head. After receiving much needed help in the hospital, Cody has nowhere to go. Luckily, kindhearted Eli knows just where to turn. When Eli asks former Marine Brick Hunter to help, Brick isn't sure he wants to get involved. But Brick has worked through his own PTSD, and like it or not, he owes Eli a favor. With Cody struggling to rejoin the real world and Brick agreeing to take him in, they discover they have more in common than either of them thought possible. Though Cody tries to stay in the here and now, he sometimes flashes to unexplainable traumatic events-events that don't fit his usual war zone delusions. As the "delusions" grow more frequent, it becomes apparent they might not be delusions at all. Cody may have actually witnessed a murder.

The Body Electric

The future world is at peace. Ella Shepherd has dedicated her life to using her unique gift--the ability to enter people's dreams and memories using technology developed by her mother--to help others relive their happy memories. But not all is as it seems. Ella starts seeing impossible things--images of her dead father, warnings of who she cannot trust. Her government recruits her to spy on a rebel group, using her ability to experience--and influence--the memories of traitors. But the leader of the rebels claims they used to be in love--even though Ella's never met him before in her life. Which can only mean one thing... Someone's altered her memory. Ella's gift is enough to overthrow a corrupt government or crush a growing rebel group. She is the key to stopping a war she didn't even know was happening. But if someone else has been inside Ella's head, she cannot trust her own memories, thoughts, or feelings. So who can she trust?

A.I. Revolution, Vol. 1

Like everyone else in the future, Sui's used to having useful robots around, until her father brings one home that looks like a hot guy! Sui names him Vermillion and sets about teaching him all she knows about humans and their lives.

The Dream of the City: A Novel

A story of love and the struggles of change that captures the artistry, history, and beauty of Antoni Gaudi's dreamlike architecture in Barcelona Amid the changes of the modernist movement in twentieth-century Barcelona, a miraculous encounter brings two families together. The lovely Laura Jufresa, daughter of a wealthy goldsmith and one of the most prominent artisans in the city, dreams of going to Rome to learn how to make the most avant-garde jewelry of her time. Dimas Navarros, part of a humble and hardworking but poor family, searches for enchantment in Barcelona. The entwinement of these two lives and the metropolis in which they must thrive will forever change their fates. Centered around the construction of Antoni Gaudi's phantasmagoric Sagrada Familia and the pull it has on each character, The Dream of the Cityis both a historical imagining and a vibrant vision of the shapes and people that bring Barcelona to life.

The Time Of Light

Markus, a former German soldier devastated by the outbreak of this new war, seeks atonement from an Armenian priest for his part in the Nazi invasion of Russia. Framed by the 9-day Nagorno-Karabakh conflict of 1994, this book contains a story weaved from historical narration and tales - tales of war and tales of women - as two men talk.

On the Move: A Life

When Oliver Sacks was twelve years old, a perceptive schoolmaster wrote in his report: "Sacks will go far, if he does not go too far." It is now abundantly clear that Sacks has never stopped going. From its opening pages on his youthful obsession with motorcycles and speed, On the Moveis infused with his restless energy. As he recounts his experiences as a young neurologist in the early 1960s, first in California, where he struggled with drug addiction, and then in New York, where he discovered a long-forgotten illness in the back wards of a chronic hospital, we see how his engagement with patients comes to define his life. With unbridled honesty and humor, Sacks shows us that the same energy that drives his physical passions--weight lifting and swimming--also drives his cerebral passions. He writes about his love affairs, both romantic and intellectual; his guilt over leaving his family to come to America; his bond with his schizophrenic brother; and the writers and scientists--Thom Gunn, A. R. Luria, W. H. Auden, Gerald M. Edelman, Francis Crick--who influenced him. On the Moveis the story of a brilliantly unconventional physician and writer--and of the man who has illuminated the many ways that the brain makes us human.

4:50 From Paddington

In Agatha Christie's classic mystery 4:50 From Paddington, a woman in one train witnesses a murder occurring in another passing one...and only Miss Marple believes her story. For an instant the two trains ran side by side. In that frozen moment, Elspeth McGillicuddy stared helplessly out of her carriage window as a man tightened his grip around a woman's throat. The body crumpled. Then the other train drew away. But who, apart from Mrs. McGillicuddy's friend Jane Marple, would take her story seriously? After all, there are no other witnesses, no suspects, and no case -- for there is no corpse, and no one is missing. Miss Marple asks her highly efficient and intelligent young friend Lucy Eyelesbarrow to infiltrate the Crackenthorpe family, who seem to be at the heart of the mystery, and help unmask a murderer.

White Fire (Pendergast, #13)

Past and present collide as Special Agent Pendergast uncovers mysterious connections between a string of 19th century bear attacks in a Colorado mining town, a fabled, long-lost Sherlock Holmes story, and a deadly present-day arsonist. In 1876, in a mining camp called Roaring Fork in the Colorado Rockies, eleven miners were killed by a rogue grizzly bear. Corrie Swanson has arranged to examine the miners' remains. When she makes a shocking discovery, town leaders try to stop her from exposing their community's dark and bloody past. Just as Special Agent Pendergast of the FBI arrives to rescue his protege, the town comes under siege by a murderous arsonist who-with brutal precision-begins burning down multimillion-dollar mansions with the families locked inside. Drawn deeper into the investigation, Pendergast discovers a long-lost Sherlock Holmes story that may be the key to solving both the mystery of the long-dead miners and the modern-day killings as well. Now, with the ski resort snowed in and under savage attack-and Corrie's life suddenly in grave danger-Pendergast must solve the enigma of the past before the town of the present goes up in flames.

Fog

Outside an isolated cabin, winter fog caresses spruce trees. Inside, two men, lovers, have enacted a plan of revenge, kidnapping the handsome son of the man who wronged one of them. Al, the accomplice, has stalked Rob for weeks, and his infatuation for the young man has grown deeper than he ever anticipated. So much so that he finds himself drawn to protect Rob from the rage and vengeance burning away his partner Jay's insides. Caring for their bound and gagged captive, with each passing day Al finds his power over Rob a potent and irresistible aphrodisiac and his heart dangerously moved. But Jay has no intention of ever allowing the young man to escape.

War Stories, Volume 3

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: The first new volume of Garth Ennis powerful War Stories series features tales ripped from the pages of history itself delivering a horrifying and riveting look at some of the most brutal battles throughout time. This essential tome includes three stories of battle written by Ennis and illustrated by Tomas Aira including: Castles in the Sky: A horrifying tale of early bomber pilots and their incredibly difficult missions during wartime. Thrust into the sky with a new team of soldiers these brave men learn quickly the horrors of aerial combat over the skies of Germany. Children of Israel: In 1973, the Golan Heights was the home to the most brutal tank warfare in history. As a young nation of Israel faced the imposing forces of the Syrian army, the true mettle of these soldiers would be tested as never before. The Last German Winter: February 1945: as the Soviet war machine crashes into eastern Germany on a tidal wave of carnage and revenge, a mother and her children join the flood of refugees struggling to stay ahead of the invaders. But the realities of battle are dreadful to behold, and what the little family find waiting for them is deadlier than any mythical dragon. Worse still, the strange figures who appear from the deep woods are far from being knights in shining armour- and in these dark times, the price of salvation may just be too much to bear. This volume collects War Stories #1 - 9 of the ongoing comic book series."

Crossed, Volume 15

Comics horror veteran Mike Wolfer writes and illustrates a powerful new chapter in the Crossed saga! After admitting two women into their defensible stronghold atop a collapsed bridge, an uneasy alliance of survivors discovers just how the women successfully navigated through the horrors on the ground below. They followed the advice of their -bible, - a best-selling, -zombie survival guide- novel. Fiction or not, the book could be the answer to saving all of their lives in the wasteland ruled by the maniacal Crossed. But trust in the uninfected can be more dangerous than the violent urges of the Crossed themselves. There is no help, there is no hope. There is only the Crossed. This volume collects issues #81 - 86 of the ongoing Crossed: Badlands series.

The Afterlife (Joe Vampire, #2)

So...yeah. It's me again. America's most sarcastic vampire. I'm back on the blog. It's been a while - about a year, if we need to get into specifics. Which I usually do. It's just a thing with me. A lot has happened since we last chatted - some good, some bad. All worthwhile, in the grand scheme. I've dealt with the whole Living Dead thing long enough now to know how to keep it from taking over my life. What I'm still figuring out is how to keep it from wreaking havoc on everyone else's lives. It's a roller coaster, for sure, but I'm convinced that waiting for me somewhere on the other side of the Other Side is a real-life life, not just some artificially-sweetened half-life substitute. I want a family. I want my music. I want the dream come true, not the dream fell through. And I'm determined to have it, regardless of how eternal this afterlife thing might be. But it's a hell of a lot to keep track of. Barring any unforeseen developments that might undo all my vampirosity, I may have to grow up a little in order to get it all to work out. I'm ready for that, though. As fun as it might seem to hang with the Lost Boys, I can't be Peter Pan-pire forever.

Amity

Close your eyes and think of a phrase that describes the most horrible act that you can imagine. Search for that phrase on the internet, and a website called Amity will be in the top of the list. The regulars at Amity can help you learn about that horrible thing. If you desire, can help you find it. Or help you do it. Reclusive neckbeard Timothy Berbee has exiled himself from the world, and spends his time to huddled with the reckless population of Amity. When they turn their collective poison on him, his life turns into a battle to reconnect with his lost humanity, and a race against his own apathy to save the life of a stranger. In a satirical whirlwind story based on real-world events, AMITY explores the allure of online lives and the downward spiral when absolute anonymity overrides one's moral compass.

Windswept: Windswept Book One

Labor organizer Padma Mehta is on the edge of space and the edge of burnout. All she wants is to buy out a little rum distillery and retire, but she's supposed to recruit 500 people to the Union before she can. She's only thirty-three short. So when a small-time con artist tells her about forty people ready to tumble down the space elevator to break free from her old bosses, she checks it out -- against her better judgment. It turns out, of course, it was all lies. As Padma should know by now, there are no easy shortcuts on her planet. And suddenly retirement seems farther away than ever: she's just stumbled into a secret corporate mission to stop a plant disease that could wipe out all the industrial sugarcane in Occupied Space. If she ever wants to have another drink of her favorite rum, she's going to have to fight her way through the city's warehouses, sewage plants, and up the elevator itself to stop this new plague. File Under:Science Fiction[ Plagues, Plots & Planets | One-Eyed Wonder | Bad Tips, Good Tipples | This Little Bar I Know ] From the Paperback edition.

Crossed + One Hundred, Volume 2 (Crossed +100 #2)

Alan Moore s redefining of the Crossed universe 100 years in the future continues with his hand selected successor, Crossed: Wish You Were Here scribe, Simon Spurrier. Future s world was devastated by the realization that one of her closest friends was actually the ultimate Trojan horse and led to the devastation of Chooga. Now as she helps a new town of survivors prepare for the organized attack of the evolved Crossed, she realizes that her best efforts may not be enough. The Crossed have a plan and they are coming. No amount of wishful fiction will prevent the conflict to come. This masterwork is a self-contained whole new world; no prior knowledge of the Crossed series is needed. Crossed +100 Vol 2 TP contains the continuing story originally presented in issues #7 - 12 of the ongoing comic book series. "

War Stories, Volume 4

Garth Ennis visionary series reaches deep into the recesses of history and finds the most spine chilling tales of conflict and war throughout the modern era. This new volume delivers powerful stories that illustrate the horror and humanity within the violence and misery. In this vital tome are two stories written by Ennis and illustrated by Thomas Aria including: Our Wild Geese Go: "T'was England bade our wild geese go, that small nations would be free..." In the Second World War, any Irishman wanting to fight the Nazis had to join the British army- the Republic of Ireland having declared neutrality when the war began. Now, a small unit of Irish soldiers join the advance into Germany- where the going is rough and the enemy nowhere near surrender. And old tensions remain from Ireland's own struggle for independence, as well as the bloody civil war that followed. The Tokyo Club: How do you join The Tokyo Club? Simple. You climb into your single seat, single engine fighter- loaded with fuel and ammunition- and fly 700 miles across the open Pacific until you reach the mainland of Japan. There you fight off any enemy aircraft attempting to hit the American bombers you're escorting to their targets. Still alive? Now comes the fun part. You fly another 700 miles back home to your airstrip on Iwo Jima, fuel running lower and lower, nothing but ocean for miles around. Any battle damage you've suffered will reduce your chances even further. Make it back and you're in the club. And more good news: you get to do it all again tomorrow. This volume collects War Stories #10 - 15 of the ongoing comic book series."

Polar Star (Arkady Renko, #2)

In the long-awaited sequel to Gorky Park, Arkady Renko returns to Russia to work on the Polar Star, a huge fishing-factory ship. When a young girl is murdered, Renko is asked to investigate . . . and enters a case as chilling and gripping as his previous adventure.

Like Water

A gorgeously written and deeply felt literary young adult novel of identity, millennial anxiety, and first love, from the widely acclaimed author of The Mystery of Hollow Places In Savannah Espinoza's small New Mexico hometown, kids either flee after graduation or they're trapped there forever. Vanni never planned to get stuck--but that was before her father was diagnosed with Huntington's disease, leaving her and her mother to care for him. Now, she doesn't have much of a plan at all: living at home, working as a performing mermaid at a second-rate water park, distracting herself with one boy after another. That changes the day she meets Leigh. Disillusioned with small-town life and looking for something greater, Leigh is not a "nice girl." She is unlike anyone Vanni has met, and a friend when Vanni desperately needs one. Soon enough, Leigh is much more than a friend. But caring about another person stirs up the moat Vanni has carefully constructed around herself, and threatens to bring to the surface the questions she's held under for so long. With her signature stunning writing, Rebecca Podos, author of The Mystery of Hollow Places, has crafted a story of first love and of the complex ways in which the deepest parts of us are hidden, even from ourselves.

Beautee and the Beast

A killer by day and night, Zaire Pearson never knew that he had a soft side until he met and fell in love with Beautee Hill - a hard working, educated girl from the suburbs of Pasadena, California. She was a beauty that was by far different than the project chicks that Zaire was used to dealing with. Being the beast that he was, Zaire was definitely in need of a "Beautee" to tame his wild side. Beautee knew that meeting Zaire was no accident. She was intentionally placed in his path with an agenda. She knew that not many men could resist her beauty or her booty. As an undercover FBI agent, Beautee was out to gain freedom for her husband, who had been set up by Zaire and wrongly accused of murder. It had taken Beautee years, but she now had enough evidence on Zaire to put him behind bars and free the only man that she ever loved - her husband. Zaire's mission to control the city clouded his thoughts and friends became enemies. Family members went missing and bodies are found throughout the city. A hood tale of love, loyalty, murder and deception leaves you realizing that everything ain't always what it seems.

Piercing the Reich

s/t: The Penetration of Nazi Germany by American Secret Agents During World War II After the success of such offensives as DDay & the Soviet march to the west, the Allies made the mistaken assumption that the 3rd Reich was finished. Then came the autumn of 1944. Hitler rallied with surprising force, driving the Allies back toward Paris. With a long war of attrition & no counterintelligence to speak of, the OSS set out to accomplish what the UK deemed impossible: to penetrate Nazi Germany with a network of spies. Locked away for over 30 years in secret CIA files, here's the true story of how American agents managed to infiltrate the 3rd Reich & shorten the war by months. Based on interviews with surviving operatives & filled with colorful profiles, this book brings to life one of the greatest counterintelligence coups in history--a heroic mission that established the USA as a superpower in international espionage. B&W photos.

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What's for Dinner?

This book consists of a collection of delectable stories to whet your appetite. Each story has an element of death to sink your teeth into; albeit natural, unnatural, compassionate and one with a side order of evil. Appetizer: Gavin wakes up in a morgue, unable to move. Can someone save him in time? Entree: Bev and Mark are offered a place to stay for 3 months - for free. They neglect to read the fine print. Main Course: A Widow goes to great lengths to find the Island. Unaware of what awaits her. Dessert: The good doctor loves what he does. But keeps a deadly secret.

Combat and Other Shenanigans

War is hell...but sometimes it's also funny as hell. Combat and Other Shenanigansis Lieutenant Piers Platt's firsthand account of his year as a cavalry platoon leader in Iraq. Wry, action-packed, and poignant, Combat and Other Shenanigansis the absurd-but-true story of the antics the world's finest soldiers get up to when no one high-ranking is watching.

Robots e imperio

Isaac Asimov's Robots and Empireheralds a major landmark in the Asimovian galaxy of science-fiction. For it not only presents the sequel to The Robots of Dawn, but also interweaves all three of Asimov's classic series: Robot, Foundation, and Empire.Two hundred years have passed since The Robots of Dawnand Elijah Baley, the beloved hero of the Earthpeople, is dead. The future of the Universe is at a crossroads. Though the forces of the sinister Spacers, Dr. Kelden Amadiro has never forgotten - or forgiven - his humiliating defeat at the hands of Elijah. Now, with vengeance burning in his heart, he is more determined than ever to bring about the total annihilation of the planet Earth. But Amadiro has not counted on the equally determined Lady Gladia. Devoted to Elijah Baley, the Auroran beauty has taken the legacy of her fallen lover, vowing to stop the Spacers at any cost. With her two robot companions, Daneel and Giskard, she prepares to set into motion a daring and dangerous plan ... a plan whose success - or failure - will forever seal the fate of Earth and all who live there.

American Maze: Only One Way Out

American Maze is a fish-out-of-water road story about two young guys from Jersey City, NJ on the lam from two mob hit men. Our heroes, Rayf and Cal, with absolutely nothing to live on but their wits hitchhike through America's turbulent southland during the month of November in the year 1963 - the exact time of JFK's assassination. In their attempted escape from the long arm of the mob, they inadvertently rediscover America. Put on your high-top sneakers and run with these guys through this sprawling tale and experience first-hand what they encounter as they navigate the highways and byways of this land in order to find their only way out of this American Maze.

In Jupiter's Shadow

Hiding from others is easy. Hiding from yourself is trickier. Coming of age in rural Western New York in the early 1980s, Greg is the youngest of six in a devout Catholic family. They rely on faith to cope with adversity, including a brother's congenital hydrocephalus and the father's alcoholic mood swings. Greg dreams of escape and adventure, mostly through detective stories, which prepares him to tackle the profound mystery he stumbles across--in the bathtub on the second floor. A fictional detective, Jupiter Jones, provides guidance to explore the clues, but mentorship from a Jesuit priest (an actor with a Hollywood past) ultimately helps Greg reverse his escape path--and solve the mystery between the shadow of "should be" and the light of self-awareness. www.JupitersShadow.com

The Blood and Light Series (Blood and Light #1-6)

This contains all SIX novels and two shorts of the Blood & Light Vampire Series. Blood & Light (book #1) Smoke & Mirrors (book #2) Oil & Water (book #3) Clarity & Reason (book #4 Grace & Beauty (book #5) Hope & Faith (book #6) PLUS two bonus shorts Birth of a Vampire Will and Wonder Rue lives in the quiet little town of Calvary, Minnesota with her brother Kai, and her parents, Grace and William. Calvary is a beautiful place, with no crime, no drama and nestled along the great lakes. It is surrounded in lush forests, quiet, safe, everything you could ever wish for...or is it? As Rue approaches her 17th birthday she is plagued with one problem, a very big one. Her Mother, Grace, has fallen ill. It is not a disease that can easily be fixed with medication, it is one of the mind. Grace has been admitted to Rolling River Asylum and once she is gone, Rue's perfect world starts to crumble around her. Everything she has known is suddenly taken from her and with it her feeling of safety is dissolved. Desperate to pull Rue out of her depression, her brother talks her into going to a party at the Graph house, home to Johnathan Graph, a boy Rue has always felt a strong connection to, but never acted on it. Once she is at the party she reconnects with Johnathan and is shocked at how her feelings seem to be so strong for him, but with one touch Rue has a terrifying vision and it sets everything into motion. Soon after her revelation at the party, Grace and William suddenly disappear and with their absence two strangers, that of Joshua and Samantha Barrington, enter into Rue's life. They come as protectors, not only to her, but to everyone she loves. Without them she would be lost, but with them she is reminded of how much she does not know. There is a war coming, a war that threatens everything she loves, everything she knows or ever will know. She is forced to face the truth about herself and about her family's history, a truth that stems back to the beginning of time and that of the vampire. Rewrite history through the eyes of the immortal.

A Monster Calls

An unflinching, darkly funny, and deeply moving story of a boy, his seriously ill mother, and an unexpected monstrous visitor. At seven minutes past midnight, thirteen-year-old Conor wakes to find a monster outside his bedroom window. But it isn't the monster Conor's been expecting-- he's been expecting the one from his nightmare, the nightmare he's had nearly every night since his mother started her treatments. The monster in his backyard is different. It's ancient. And wild. And it wants something from Conor. Something terrible and dangerous. It wants the truth. From the final idea of award-winning author Siobhan Dowd-- whose premature death from cancer prevented her from writing it herself-- Patrick Ness has spun a haunting and darkly funny novel of mischief, loss, and monsters both real and imagined.

The Loved One

Following the death of a friend, the poet and pets' mortician Dennis Barlow finds himself entering the artificial Hollywood paradise of the Whispering Glades Memorial Park. Within its golden gates, death, American-style, is wrapped up and sold like a package holiday-and Dennis gets drawn into a bizarre love triangle with Aimee Thanatogenos, a naive Californian corpse beautician, and Mr. Joyboy, a master of the embalmer's art. Waugh's dark and savage satire on the Anglo-American cultural divide depicts a world where reputation, love, and death cost a very great deal.

Erotic Diaries of a Warlock: Book 1 of 3

Justin Kairo, a young man coming of age, is searching for his own identity. He cannot find his place in the world until he accepts his own magical powers and embraces his destiny as a warlock.