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Surrogate For The Billionaire | Being a CEO and owner of a large company, Bryce doesn't have time for dating.
So when his urges tell him he wants a child to one day take over his empire, he decides to do what he does best:
Throw money at the situation.
When he places an ad for a surrogate mother, he expects a purely business relationship that will end in the child he wants.
What he gets instead is Lateisha, a beautiful and smart woman who could just be the girl he's willing to make time for.
Spending more and more time together, soon feelings start to grow and these feelings are revealed.
But with Lateisha convinced she's not ready for a child of her own, and outside forces doing what they can to ensure the two don't fall into a real relationship, can this business agreement realistically turn into the family that dreams are made of?
Or will the two cut ties and part ways once their contract is up?
Find out in this emotional yet sexy romance by Tyra Small of BWWM Club.
Suitable for over 18s strictly, as contain scenes of a hot and sexual nature. ;) |
Haunted Warrior (Highlander, #6) | Kendra Chase is exhausted from her work as a ghost whisperer, so she's been looking forward to her vacation in Edinburgh. But work awaits her as the tiny fishing village is being excavated, and supernatural uprisings have been reported.
Graeme MacGrath knows the source of the psychic trouble. The excavation is disrupting the protective veil between this world and darker, more ancient ones. He hates to admit it but he will need the fetching Kendra and her paranormal abilities to save the town he loves from unspeakable evil. |
White is for Witching | "Miranda is at home--homesick, home sick ..."
As a child, Miranda Silver developed pica, a rare eating disorder that causes its victims to consume nonedible substances. The death of her mother when Miranda is sixteen exacerbates her condition; nothing, however, satisfies a strange hunger passed down through the women in her family. And then there's the family house in Dover, England, converted to a bed-and-breakfast by Miranda's father. Dover has long been known for its hostility toward outsiders. But the Silver House manifests a more conscious malice toward strangers, dispatching those visitors it despises. Enraged by the constant stream of foreign staff and guests, the house finally unleashes its most destructive power.
With distinct originality and grace, and an extraordinary gift for making the fantastic believable, Helen Oyeyemi spins the politics of family and nation into a riveting and unforgettable mystery. |
Love's Dream Song | Autumn O'Neill came to Arizona on an archaeological dig hoping to find out what happened to the ancient Anasazi tribes, but her true desire was to discover her own Navajo roots. It didn't help that the dig was located on Jess Barron's ranch and that the handsome rancher scorned his own native American heritage and believed Autumn was part of a drug ring operating on his land.
When the dig is compromised and danger threatens their lives, Jess and Autumn can no longer fight their attraction for each other. They both come to understand that finding answers means listening to the voices of their ancestors and the longings of their hearts. |
From the Velvets to the Voidoids: A Pre-Punk History for a Post-Punk World | In a thorough chronicle of the American underground punk and New Wave rock scene, noted music critic Heylin explores the origins and evolution of this fiery music phase of the '60s and '70s--from the Velvet Underground to the Ramones to the Talking Heads. |
The Remnant (The Awakening #1) | Lt. Commander Hrothgar Tebrey finds himself assigned to an archaeological expedition as a military attache because of his knowledge of alien technology. It should have been an easy assignment, light duty to recover from the disaster of his previous mission, but things quickly begin to go wrong. Someone, or something, is manipulating events to sabotage the expedition.
When the science team becomes marooned on the planet by the tides of war, the sinister force reveals itself, and Tebrey must fight against a seemingly unstoppable enemy to save not just himself, the expedition, and the woman he loves, but his very soul.
Some things are worth dying for, but it's the things worth living for that matter. |
Psyren #07: Revised: 12/2 | Reads R to L (Japanese Style). Ageha Yoshina just got transported to a warped alternate dimension where you've got to fight your way back to our world--or die trying.
December 2nd Revolution Ageha and his fellow Psionists discover that their actions in the present may be altering the outcome of the future. Now everything they know--and everyone they love--is in danger, including their mentor Elmore Tenjuin. But their attempt to save their beloved Elmore is interrupted...by a sudden, jolting return to the Psyren world! |
Collision Control (Crossing Forces, #4) | A one night stand can't possibly mean forever...
Detective Jared Manning met his match at a bar. After a night of passion, she sneaks out of his bed without so much as a note. Problem is, now he can't find her.
Kindergarten teacher Melody Nash doesn't do one night stands. Embarrassment gets the best of her and she lies about her name.
When they collide at her school, Mel resists his pull. She won't risk her heart on the obvious playboy, even though she can't stop thinking about the night in his arms.
Stress engulfs both Jared's personal and professional life. His brother is at the centre of the joint case he and his partner are working in cooperation with FBI. He puts his job on the line when he fails to share his blood relation--a complication he doesn't need, considering the FBI agent on the case is convinced his brother killed her fiance.
Balance is the name of the game. Can Jared save his brother and convince Mel they're meant to be together?
Reader advisory: This book contains references to past sexual abuse and rape that happened when the character was a child. |
Death beyond Disavowal: The Impossible Politics of Difference | Death beyond Disavowal utilizes "difference" as theorized by women of color feminists to analyze works of cultural production by people of color as expressing a powerful antidote to the erasures of contemporary neoliberalism.
According to Grace Kyungwon Hong, neoliberalism is first and foremost a structure of disavowal enacted as a reaction to the successes of the movements for decolonization, desegregation, and liberation of the post-World War II era. It emphasizes the selective and uneven affirmation and incorporation of subjects and ideas that were formerly categorically marginalized, particularly through invitation into reproductive respectability. It does so in order to suggest that racial, gendered, and sexualized violence and inequity are conditions of the past, rather than the foundations of contemporary neoliberalism's exacerbation of premature death. Neoliberal ideologies hold out the promise of protection from premature death in exchange for complicity with this pretense.
In Audre Lorde's Sister Outsider, Cherrie Moraga's The Last Generationand Waiting in the Wings, Oscar Zeta Acosta's The Revolt of the Cockroach People, Ana Castillo's So Far from God, Gayl Jones's Corregidora, Isaac Julien's Looking for Langston, Inge Blackman's B. D. Women, Rodney Evans's Brother to Brother, and the work of the late Barbara Christian, Death beyond Disavowalfinds the memories of death and precarity that neoliberal ideologies attempt to erase.
Hong posits cultural production as a compelling rejoinder to neoliberalism's violences. She situates women of color feminism, often dismissed as narrow or limited in its effect, as a potent diagnosis of and alternative to such violences. And she argues for the importance of women of color feminism to anycritical engagement with contemporary neoliberalism. |
The Wiggles: Wiggly Shapes (Wiggles Early Learning Books) | Learning about shapes is serious business. Or is it? The Wiggles love to learn about shapes and have fun at the same time. Everywhere they look they find squares, triangles, circles, and rectangles. Hop on board with The Wiggles and discover fun shapes. |
Where Courage Calls (Return to the Canadian West #1) | Beth Thatcher new schoolteacher in "respectable pool hall" days, for remote mining town Coal Valley. She depends on God, has Bible plays with children weekly. Childhood friend, mothers played matchmaker, Edward Montclair, new Mountie, accompanies her on train to Lethbridge, but gives her luggage to thief posing as porter. Another Mountie, Jarrick, comes for Sunday dinner. |
Alexi's King (Pride Valley #1) | [Siren Everlasting Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Futuristic Paranormal Romance, M/M, shape-shifters, HEA]
Running for their lives from their angry wolf pack, Alexi and his three best friends stumble into a cave in the forbidden forest. Hungry, soaked to the bone, and frightened, they wander deep into the earth. What they find shocks them.
Alexi and his friends walk through a glowing door to find themselves in a world of plush green grass and sunny skies, something they haven't witnessed in a very long time. But when they are surrounded by a pride of lion shifters, Alexi wonders if walking through that door was the smartest move.
Especially when Lansing, the king of the pride, tells the wolf shifters they are four thousand years into the future, and nothing but lion shifters rule the earth. And the king has special plans for Alexi, plans that make Alexi wonder if he's stepped into a dream or a nightmare.
Not all of the lions are happy that the wolves have arrived in their world. One in particular plans to kill the wolves, along with the king. Can Lansing stop the culprit from taking Alexi's life, or will his pride feel Lansing's mighty roar when Alexi is targeted for death? |
Cave of the Bookworms | One night, after awakening from a terrible dream, a young boy heads out on his bike. Soon he arrives at a mysterious cave, which he feels an urge to explore. Inside, a giant, deadly worm has trapped the Librarian! Now, the boy is in danger as well. |
The Final Warning (Maximum Ride, #4) | Hunted all their lives, they've had to fight life-threatening and belief-defying battles piting their strength against the fearsome force of their shadowy enemies. But as their predators evolved, their unique ability to fly is no longer enough to save them. With their genes mutating to astonishing effect, the flock establishes a new set of skills to unleash as they strive for survival. But just as they struggle to get to grips with these physical changes, emotionally they face new challenges too: life on the fringe of society can be a lonely existence.
Driven to the wastelands of Antarctica, each day brings a new threat for the flock. Danger is never far away and while fighting to save their own skin, they have a new mission to undertake - one with devastating global consequences. |
Cemetery Hill (Desolace, #5) | After a raging, intense battle with a large contingent of the Black Knight's minions, Edward and the remaining members of his group take shelter in an abandoned inn to lick their wounds. Formulating a plan to chase after the demonic creatures in order to eradicate the threat of a reoccurrence, Brian and Katie head off, leaving their werewolf companion to keep watch over their leader as he attempts to heal.
Following the trail of the railroad tracks, they discover more than they were bargaining for; the retreating demons spring an ambush on the unsuspecting duo as they ascend toward the pinnacle of the mountain. Surviving the surprise attack and, for the time being, eliminating the immediate threat, Brian and Katie continue to climb. As they reach the termination point of the railroad tracks, they find themselves staring at the gaping entrance to a cave.
Determination fueling them, they step through the opening, making sure there aren't more of the tiny demons regrouping inside. As they enter, a blood red veil of light falling over their vision. The expansive chamber is adorned with row upon row of enormous, wooden crosses, some of which have nude prisoners shackled to them. Could this be the place Julie had referred to as Cemetery Hill? If so, what were the odds of her still being alive? Would Katie find her best friend in this chamber of horror, or was she too late? |
Short Novels of the Masters | Ten classic short novels appear in this collection by noted editor Neider. The contents include: Benito Cereno by Herman Melville, Notes from Underground by F. M. Dostoyevsky, A Simple Heart by Gustave Flaubert, The Death of Ivan Ilych by L. N. Tolstoy, The Aspern Papers by Henry James, Ward No. 6 by A. P. Chekhov, Death in Venice by Thomas Mann, The Dead by James Joyce (recently made into a musical), The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, and The Fox by D. H. Lawrence. In the introduction, Neider discusses the themes that arise in several of the novels, grouping them by more than just their greatness. |
Into the Darkness (Darkness, #1) | "I want all of you, and every last drop of your pleasure."
When cultural blogger Kathryn Smith writes about her meeting with St. Anthony's favorite hero, Lightning, she has no idea what kind of trouble her keen observations and sharp tongue will land her in.
The disturbingly handsome, and decidedly shady, hero is not the only one who takes offense to her critical writings, and before she knows it, Kathryn is wrapped up in the seedy underbelly of America's most crime infested city.
And in the shadows lurks a greater darkness, whose eyes are set on conquering the woman his sworn enemy has taken an interest in.
First part of the paranormal romantic suspense serial 'Darkness'.
Features two uncompromising bad boysand their very steamyromancing of one lucky, voluptuous lady. |
Sophie's Secret (Whispers, #1) | After shedding 30 pounds of baby fat, Sophie Sinora has grown into a pretty, but insecure, teen in bloom. To make her life more complicated, Sophie can sometimes read minds.
Sophie's BFFs, AJ and Krysta, are also 'gifted' with paranormal abilities. Keeping their gifts secret proves difficult, as their powers are strengthening, making them feel more and more like freaks.
When Sophie falls for Jacob, she hopes he'll ask her out to the Freshman Formal. But when she's forced to cheat and lie for him, she wonders how far she'll have to go to make him like her. Add to her growing list of problems - her teacher's suicidal thoughts, a locker bully who wants to kick her butt, the hot school flirt who won't stop teasing her, her pregnant sister who boots Sophie out of her room, and the growing tension between Sophie and her best friends.
Sophie's got issues. Hopefully, she can fix them in time to save her teacher's life and her social life. |
Death Note: Black Edition, Vol. 1 | Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects--and he's bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies, and now Light has vowed to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of evil. But when criminals begin dropping dead, the authorities send the legendary detective L to track down the killer. With L hot on his heels, will Light lose sight of his noble goal...or his life? |
Blurring The Line | When DEA agent Beth Thomson recruits ex-soldier Armando Torres as an undercover agent, she knows she has hit the jackpot.
He will infiltrate 'Los Zetas', one of Mexico's deadliest cartels, and expose their drug-running into the USA. In turn, she promises to turn a blind eye to him finding and killing the rival cartel member who shot his best friend. Beth is good at overlooking the gruesome details of her job; her focus is the bigger picture - nailing 'El Escorpion', the mysterious and most-wanted leader of the 'Los Treintas' gang.
Torres soon climbs the cartel ladder, and has the tattoo markings to prove his loyalty. So when a secret meet with Beth goes wrong, his cover is strong enough for him to save her from his fellow gang members. His silence hints at the horrors he has performed to get him where he is, and his brutality and strength both scare and arouse Beth simultaneously. The heat between them is unprofessional and yet undeniable. But has he gone rogue? Can Beth trust him to put her mission before his own revenge? And can she trust herself with him? |
The Avengers: The Ultimate Guide to Earth's Mightiest Heroes | Comic fans, young and old, can now learn everything there is to know about Marvel's very first Super Hero team, The Avengers. Making their very first appearance in The Avengers #1 in September of 1963, The Avengers have been known as the "Earth's Mightiest Heroes" ever since!
Full of stunning comic book art, DK's Avengers: The Ultimate Guide to Earth's Mightiest Heroes allows readers to discover the backstories, powers, allegiances, and archenemies of each member of this spectacular Super Hero team including Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hawkeye, and many more.
Did you know Tony Stark (aka Iron Man) was born on Long Island? Or that Captain America's uniform is made of a fire-retardant material? With engaging information full of interesting character facts and a dynamic and innovative page design, Avengers: The Ultimate Guide to Earth's Mightiest Heroes is guaranteed to WOW even the most die-hard Avengers fans. |
Fifty Years in the System: One Man's Struggle to Prove his Sanity | From the age of nine, Jimmy Laing lived under lock and key, first at the Baldovan mental institution and then at Carstairs State Hospital, the Scottish equivalent of Broadmoor. He was never tried or sentenced, for he had committed no crime. He was simply the victim of the system of dealing with "problem children" in the 1930s. Yet once in that system, he was certified insane and remained its captive for nearly 50 years, experiencing brutality and sexual harassment by staff and inmates, and witnessing theft, corruption and even murder. His long struggle to prove his sanity ended with conditional release in 1987. This is Laing's account of those experiences. |
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Judaism | One of our most popular religion and history titles - updated and reivsed.
This guide contains a complete, authoritative account of the Jewish people - including profiles of Biblical and political leaders - and focuses on understanding the Jewish influence on American and world culture, offering insights into the Yiddish and Hebrew languages, theater, art, literature, comedy, film, television, and more. |
Does Jesus Really Love Me?: A Gay Christian's Pilgrimage in Search of God in America | When Jeff Chu came out to his parents as a gay man, his devout Christian mother cried. And cried. Every time she looked at him. For months. As a journalist and a believer, Chu knew that he had to get to the heart of a question that had been haunting him for years: Does Jesus really love me?
The quest to find an answer propels Chu on a remarkable cross-country journey to discover the God "forbidden to him" because of his sexuality. In this timely work--part memoir, part investigative analysis--he explores the explosive and confusing intersection of faith, politics, and sexuality in Christian America. Surveying the breadth of the political and theological spectrum, from the most conservative viewpoints to the most liberal, he tries to distill what the diverse followers of Christ believe about homosexuality and to understand how these people who purportedly follow the same God and the same Scriptures have come to hold such a wide range of opinions. Why does Pastor A believe that God hates me, especially because of my gayness? Why does Person B believe that God loves me, gayness and all?
From Brooklyn to Nashville to California, from Westboro Baptist Church and their god hates fags protest signs to the pioneering Episcopal bishop Mary Glasspool, who proclaims a message of liberation and divine love, Chu captures spiritual snapshots of Christian America at a remarkable moment, when tensions between both sides in the culture wars have rarely been higher. Both funny and heartbreaking, perplexing and wise, Does Jesus Really Love Me? is an intellectual, emotional, and spiritual pilgrimage that reveals a portrait of a faith and a nation at odds. |
Main Street Animal Shelter: Graphing | Use information about the Main Street animal shelter to practice graphing! This title introduces young readers to bar graphs, pictographs, and related early STEM concepts. Vivid, familiar images, clear tallies, and simple mathematical diagrams help children understand graphs and encourage them to create their own! |
Come What May (All Saints, #1) | Jonas needs Tate. He just doesn't know it yet.
Or at least, he doesn't want to admit it. Because there is no way Jonas Ashcroft is gay. He's a straight, carefree frat boy player, just like any good son of a conservative state senator. If only his struggle to convince everyone--especially himself--didn't leave him so miserable. No matter how many girls or bottles he drowns himself in, Jonas can neither escape nor accept who he is.
Enter Tate. He's smart, confident, and instantly sees right through Jonas's surly exterior. Sure, he's done things in life he's not proud of, but he knows who he is and what he wants. And what he wants is Jonas. As their easy friendship intensifies into something more, Tate introduces Jonas to a life he's never known. One filled with acceptance and sex and a love that terrifies and excites them both.
But some inner demons refuse to be shaken off so easily. When Jonas's old life barges in, he faces a shattering choice, one that could destroy everything he and Tate have fought so hard for. Sometimes love just isn't enough--and sometimes it's exactly what you need. |
The Horrible, Miserable Middle Ages: The Disgusting Details about Life During Medieval Times | From leftover trenchers and stinky chamber pots to barber surgeons and the black plague, life could be really miserable for people during medieval times. Get ready to explore the nasty side of life in the Middle Ages. |
A Treasury of Poems: A Collection of the World's Most Famous and Familiar Verse | More than 400 great poets in one value-priced volume.
With nearly 440 poems by such greats as Plato, Shakespeare, Bryon, Keats, Christina Rossetti, Wilde, Dickinson, Emily Bronte, Sandburg, and more, this invaluable compendium captures the full breadth of human experience and emotions. The well-loved verses that fill these pages cover such universal topics as Aging, Beauty, Bereavement, Brotherhood, Celebration, Courage, Greed, Faith, Farewells, Friendship, Fun, and of course, Love. Here are such favorites as Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken" and Samuel Taylor Coleridge's "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner." T.S. Eliot's "The Hollow Men," with its haunting verbal images, captures the emptiness of disillusionment, while Alexander Pope's "Epigram" ("You beat your pate, and fancy wit will come: / Knock as you please, there's nobody at home") offers pure, wry amusement. Everyone who appreciates the power of words to reaffirm the soul and express the deepest and most intimate of feelings will treasure these masterpieces. |
Betrayal (Southern Belles, #2) | Alternate cover edition for ASIN #B00CIBZKBS
A family tragedy. An unexpected legacy. A geek turned big, strong cop and a sassy best friend.
BETRAYAL is the second book in the Southern Belles series by erotic romance author, Amanda Heartley.
Annabelle's revenge on the director who crossed her as an actress in LA was sweet, however, a recent event has turned her life upside down and now she returns to her small hometown in Georgia, leaving her dreams of Hollywood and the big screen behind. She's reunited once more with her smart and sassy best friend who introduces her to a side of her she never knew existed.
Then she sees HIM, ...the snot-nosed, geeky kid she teased in grade school and now he's all grown up! He's tall, handsome and hot! This super hunky sex god also happens to be the sheriff and most eligible bachelor in town who can give her everything she craves and more ...but is his love enough for her? Betraying him from what she thought was innocent fun was the last thing she ever wanted to do and the harder she tries to make things better, the faster everything falls apart.
Annie gets a harsh reality check when she discovers that the two people she loved and trusted the most were hiding a even bigger secret. Can she forgive them and learn to trust again or is it too much for their relationship to bear?
***Mature Content Warning*** - Betrayal is an erotic contemporary novella. 17+ for language and adult situations. |
Delivering on Digital: The Innovators and Technologies That Are Transforming Government | What if you could file your taxes or open a business online in mere minutes? It's already possible in Estonia. So why are some US government agencies still running software from the 1960s with no upgrades in sight? When HealthCare.gov went live in October 2013, many called the website a catastrophe. For the U.S. Federal government, however, the launch ultimately proved pivotal: it underscored the necessity of digital excellence in public institutions and inspired hundreds of the tech industry s best and brightest to come to Washington with the singular mission to modernize government. So how do you take a government built on analog, industrial-era frameworks and redesign it as a fully digital state? We must imagine a new kind of government. Imagine prison systems that use digital technology to return nonviolent offenders promptly and securely into society. Imagine a veterans health care system built around delivering a personalized customer experience for every Vet. We now have the digital tools (cloud computing, mobile devices, analytics) and the talent to stage a real transformation. This book provides the handbook to make it happen. William D. Eggers, author of nine books and a leading authority on government reform, knows how we can use tech-savvy teams, strong leadership, and innovative practices to reduce the risks and truly achieve a digitally transformed government." |
How to Knit: Techniques and Projects for the Complete Beginner | A ball of yarn, a pair of knitting needles, and a pattern--while these things look wonderfully appealing at the craft store, they can quickly become overwhelming to the beginner knitter once the project begins. How to Knit is a simple, step-by-step guide to knitting nine stylish projects including a hobo bag, beanie hat, and clutch. For those with little or no knitting experience, this simple-to-learn, project-based resource starts readers off with the basics and helps them through the initial stages of this fun and creative craft. Rest assured, all the knitting essentials are here, including how to properly hold the needles, cast on and off, make a tension swatch, form the basic knit and purl stitch, and much more. |
Amelia's 7th-Grade Notebook (Amelia's Notebooks, #21) | A Note from the Author - Amelia!
"Now I'm in 7th grade and things are getting complicated. Should I wear
makeup or not? Am I pretty? What does it mean to be a 7th grader? I have
lots of questions but no answers."
-me, Amelia |
Negative Burn: The Very Best from 1993-1998 | Negative Burn was an anomaly, merging together genres, pushing boundaries and allowing the top comic book talent in the world an opportunity to experiment and tell stories that they wanted to tell. When told that a black & white anthology title without a defined theme would never last beyond five issues, Negative Burn exceeded all expectations by running 50 issues and ending of its own decree, garnering numerous industry award nominations along the way.
The biggest stars in the industry co-existed side-by-side with the next wave of superstars, to produce perhaps the most eccentric anthology title in the history of comics. This volume takes the very best from the first 50 issues of this prestigious anthology and presents them all together here for the first time. |
A Fairy Tale: Fluid Mechanics | Are you interested in physics but not as interested in curling up with a nice heavy textbook on a Friday night?
If you would rather read a fairy tale, this book's for you. It introduces the fundamental concepts (no equations- just the ideas behind them) of fluid mechanics.
Here are some of the topics it covers:
Buoyancy
Archimedes' Principle
Bernoulli's Principle
Volume Flow Rate
Pressure
This story won't let you ace a physics test by itself, but it will give you a better foundation for working with equations and solving problems- having an intuitive understanding of the concepts in one of the fundamental necessities in a physics class, and it can be hard to get that from a textbook.
Plus, it's pretty painless:
Once upon a time, there lived a princess in a castle... |
Scorpius Rising (The Scorpius Syndrome #0.5) | With a deadly disease spreading like wildfire across the country, microbiologist Nora Medina needs to focus all her energy on stopping the pandemic. Playing with dynamite--in the form of her way-too-hot ex--is the last thing she should be doing. But forced to work with Deacan McDougall against unexpected enemies with the seconds ticking by, she knows the explosion is coming... |
The Man in the High Castle | It's America in 1962. Slavery is legal once again. the few Jews who still survive hide under assumed names. In San Francisco the I Ching is as common as the Yellow Pages. All because some 20 years earlier the United States lost a war--and is now occupied jointly by Nazi Germany and Japan.
This harrowing, Hugo Award-winning novel is the work that established Philip K. Dick as an innovator in science fiction while breaking the barrier between science fiction and the serious novel of ideas. In it Dick offers a haunting vision of history as a nightmare from which it may just be possible to awake.
From the Trade Paperback edition. |
The Huntsman's Tale: Volume 3 | Oxford, Late Summer 1353. On hearing that his cousin is short-handed for the harvest, Nicholas Elyot takes a group of friends back to the family farm to help. When a deer hunt in Wychwood ends in tragedy, suspicion is directed toward the huntsman, a boyhood friend of Nicholas. Yet the victim has made many other enemies, any one of whom could have shot the fatal arrow. Can Nicholas uncover the real killer before it is too late? |
Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life | In the rush of modern life, we tend to lose touch with the peace that is available in each moment. World-renowned Zen master, spiritual leader, and author Thich Nhat Hanh shows us how to make positive use of the situations that usually pressure and antagonize us. A ringing telephone can be a signal to call us back to our true selves. Dirty dishes, red lights, and traffic jams are spiritual friends on the path to "mindfulness"--the process of keeping our consciousness alive to our present experience and reality. The most profound satisfactions, the deepest feelings of joy and completeness lie as close at hand as our next aware breath and the smile we can form right now.Lucidly and beautifully written, Peace Is Every Step contains commentaries, meditations, personal anecdotes, and stories from Nhat Hanh's experiences as a peace activist, teacher, and community leader. It begins where the reader already is--in the kitchen, office, driving a car, walking--and shows how deep meditative presence is available now. Nhat Hanh provides exercises to increase our awareness of our own body and mind through conscious breathing, which can bring immediate joy and peace. Nhat Hanh also shows how to be aware of relationships with others and of the world around us, its beauty and also its pollution and injustices. The deceptively simple practices of Peace Is Every Step encourage readers to work for peace in the world as they continue to work on sustaining inner peace by turning the "mindless" into the mindful. |
The Warlock Unlocked (Warlock, #3) | In Gramarye, where everyone who is anyone is a witch, and where Rod Gallowglass has only just begun to learn of the awesome powers he possesses, a battle between worlds has begun. In the fight to preserve freedom, Rod is about to learn if his strength will be enough to save his precious world--and all democracy--from destruction. Reissue. |
Guarded (True Alpha, #2) | New Adult Paranormal Romance serial
THIS IS THE SECOND EPISODE OF SIX in the True Alpha serial.
Shifters live in the shadows of Seattle, just under the skin of the alpha male, dot-com entrepreneurs who are building a new Silicon Valley in the Emerald City.
As Lucas fights his instinctual attraction to Mia, focusing instead on guarding her and keeping her safe from the Red pack, Mia tries to discover the truth about Lucas's dead mate.
Guarded (True Alpha 2) is 70 pages or 17,000 words. It's the second of six episodes in the True Alpha serial.
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RELEASE SCHEDULE - 2014
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9/2 - Guarded (True Alpha 2)
9/16 - Hunted(True Alpha 3)
9/30 - Captured (True Alpha 4)
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The Call of Cthulhu | One of the feature stories of the Cthulhu Mythos, H.P. Lovecraft's 'the Call of Cthulhu' is a harrowing tale of the weakness of the human mind when confronted by powers and intelligences from beyond our world. |
Skippyjon Jones: Up and Down | As always, Skippyjon invites readers to join in the magic that comes of a playful imagination. Little ones will learn all the ins and outs with Skippyjon Jones. He goes up and down, back and forth, and over and under. At the end of the day, he's ready to begin again. Opposites have never been so loco! |
Meet the Denver Broncos | "An introduction to the Denver Broncos professional football team. Includes information about the team's history, stadium, star players, and uniforms. Features include: a true/false quiz, photos, vintage trading cards reproductions, maps, and records. Table of Contents, glossary, additional resources and index"-- |
Laughing in the Dark: A Comedian's Journey through Depression | A Kind Friend to Walk with You...
For many, depression is associated with shame and humiliation -- even a lack of faith. But in this refreshingly honest and oh-so-very-real revelation of one woman's journey through depression, you'll hear the voice of a kind friend. And in her words you'll find hope and renewed confidence that will guide you through your own darkness and into the light.
If you are currently suffering from depression -- this book will help you realize you're not alone.
If you have a loved one dealing with depression -- this book will help you understand.
If you are a mental-health professional -- you now have a new tool to encourage your clients.
Along with the humor, Chonda shares practical insight, biblical teaching, emotional support, and sympathetic concern. Whether you've experienced depression in your own life or in the life of someone you love, this friend has something to offer you: help, hope and, believe it or not, plenty of laughter. |
The Best Thing (Kent Brothers, #3) | Tori Lewis had a perfect working relationship with Brody Kent, until a year ago, when a flaming hot kiss changed everything between them. With passion dancing a wicked tease around them, they have to decide which direction their relationship is going. But Tori doesn't want to risk losing her job and the only family she knows, while Brody wants to shake things up and make Tori his. Can he convince her he's worth the plunge into the unknown? |
Memory and Emotion: The Making of Lasting Memories | Most of us remember where we were and what we were doing on September 11, 2001. Why do most experiences leave little trace while some--even terrible ordeals that people wish they could forget--leave memories that last a lifetime? That is the mystery at the heart of this book.
Drawing on fascinating research and case studies, James McGaugh, a distinguished neuroscientist, reveals that the key to understanding how memories are created may well be understanding how they are lost. He shows that lasting memories are not stored instantly. Why the delay? The author explains how the slow consolidation of memory has important adaptive consequences. It allows physiological processes activated by experiences to regulate the strength of the memory of the experiences. Emotionally arousing experiences induce the release of stress hormones, which act on the brain to influence the consolidation of our memories of recent experience. These findings have important implications for the controversial issues of post-traumatic stress disorder and repressed memory syndrome.
From the prescientific writings of William James to the animal studies of the memory-research pioneers Pavlov, Thorndike, and Tolman, to the latest research of psychologists and neurologists drawing on PET imaging studies of the brain and laboratory experiments involving a variety of drugs, this succinct book provides a wealth of information. |
The Truth about Twinkie Pie | "A quirky, heartwarming coming-of-age debut novel about a girl who s out of her element but up for the challenge"
Take two sisters making it on their own: brainy twelve-year-old GiGi (short for Galileo Galilei, a name she never says out loud) and junior-high-dropout-turned-hairstylist DiDi (short for Delta Dawn). Add a million dollars in prize money from a national cooking contest and a move from the trailer parks of South Carolina to the Gold Coast of New York. Mix in a fancy new school, new friends and enemies, a first crush, and a generous sprinkling of family secrets.
That s the recipe for "The Truth about Twinkie Pie," a voice-driven middle grade debut about the true meaning of family and friendship." |
Deadly Provenance | "Still Life: Vase with Oleanders" is a painting by Vincent van Gogh, believed to have been confiscated by the Nazis during the Second World War Today, almost seventy years later, world-renowned digital photographer, Maggie Thornhill is searching for the missing work of art. Her lifelong friend, Ingrid, has asked her to do the impossible -- authenticate the painting from a photograph. The photograph in question was passed down to Ingrid by her grandfather, Klaus Rettke a key member of the German Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg, the Nazi organization appointed to confiscate art from the Jews. Obscure references in Klaus Rettke's diary convince Maggie that Rettke stole the painting from the Nazis. Now she must use science to verify that the painting in the photo is genuine, something that has never been done before. From the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. to the Musee du Jeu de Paume in Paris, Maggie searches for answers. Finally, she confronts the possibility that there is not one painting, but the original and several forgeries. With tens of millions of dollars at stake and a killer at large, she is determined to find the authentic Van Gogh. To do so, Maggie must stay alive . . . something that's proving difficult to do. |
All Played Out (Rusk University, #3) | First person in her family to go to college? CHECK.
Straight A's? CHECK.
On track to graduate early? CHECK.
Social life? .....yeah, about that....
With just a few weeks until she graduates, Antonella DeLuca's beginning to worry that maybe she hasn't had the full college experience. (Okay... Scratch that. She knows she hasn't had the full college experience).
So Nell does what a smart, dedicated girl like herself does best. She makes a "to do" list of normal college activities.
Item #1? Hook up with a jock.
Rusk University wide receiver Mateo Torres practically wrote the playbook for normal college living. When he's not on the field, he excels at partying, girls, and more partying. As long as he keeps things light and easy, it's impossible to get hurt... again. But something about the quiet, shy, sexy-as-hell Nell gets under his skin, and when he learns about her list, he makes it his mission to help her complete it.
Torres is the definition of confident (And sexy. And wild), and he opens up a side of Nell that she's never known. But as they begin to check off each crazy, exciting, normal item, Nell finds that her frivolous list leads to something more serious than she bargained for. And while Torres is used to taking risks on the field, he has to decide if he's willing to take the chance when it's more than just a game.
Together they will have to decide if what they have is just part of the experiment or a chance at something real. |
Rise of the Balloon Goons (The Notebook of Doom, #1) | Monsters + Humor + Fun = THE NOTEBOOK OF DOOM!
This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line called Branches, which is aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!
Alexander has just moved to a new town where he is about to uncover all sorts of monsters! He finds an old notebook with the word "DOOM" inscribed on the front cover. The Notebook of Doom, which Alexander now holds, contains top secret information about monsters! In this first book, Alexander goes up against spooky balloon goons--unique and twisted arm-waving balloon guys! This book is full of humor, engaging black-and-white illlustrations, and of course . . . monsters! |
Black Mask 4: The Parrot That Wouldn't Talk and Other Crime Fiction from the Legendary Magazine | From its launch in 1920 until its demise in 1951, the magazine "Black Mask" published pulp crime fiction. The first hard-boiled detective stories appeared on its pages. Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler, Erle Stanley Gardner and John D. MacDonald got their start in "Black Mask." The urban crime stories that appeared in "Black Mask" helped to shape American culture. Modern computer games, films, and television are rooted in the fiction popularized by "the seminal and venerated mystery pulp magazine" ("Booklist").Otto Penzler selected and wrote introductions to the best of the best, the darkest of these dark, vintage stories for the collection "The Black Lizard Big Book of Black Mask Stories." Now that collection is available for the first time on audio. Includes: "Bracelets" by Katherine Brocklebank; read by Carol Monda"Diamonds Mean Death" by Thomas Walsh; read by Alan Sklar"Murder in the Ring" by Raoul Whitfield; read by Jeff Gurner"The Parrot That Wouldn't Talk" by Walter C. Brown; read by Pete Larkin"Let the Dead Alone" by Merle Constiner; read by Oliver Wyman |
Wanting (River City, #1) | Businessman Mac McGuire fell head over heels in love with Amanda Conner. His money has always gotten him what he wanted, but not this time. He's trying to rescue her from the poverty and violence of River City's housing projects and pull her into his glamorous world of downtown high-rises and opulence. Mac is used to risking everything and winning, but he realizes that wanting Amanda could cost him everything. Is that a price he's willing to pay? |
Collected: Essays and Stories on Life, Death and Donkeys | If there's a theme tying these pieces together, perhaps it's identity, our constant quest for one that fits; that keeps fitting even as we change. We are scattered, like our stories, forever torn between people and places; we are all of us pulled this way and that by the different parts of our identities that don't necessarily fit together, at first glance, but still come together to make a whole. Perhaps, for me, writing is the thread I use to keep it from splitting apart.
There are other themes, too: there is death and there is love (what else?), and the fear and the uncertainty that death and love both stoke and soothe. There is trust and jealousy; falling and finding your feet on ever-shifting ground. There are the negative feelings that we all succumb to, from time to time, the dark sides of our personalities, and the little sparks of joy that will eventually lead us back to where we want to be. And running through it all, that tentative thread of identity, the seams of who we are in this life, regardless of the where and the how; alone, for ourselves and for others.
Perhaps uncollectedwould be a fairer description of the little book you're holding, but there is power in names, and I think the title I have chosen is more of a wish than a description; an invocation, almost a prayer. To be collected, and not scattered. To be collected, even when there are parts of you scattered all over the place. To be able to collect these parts, to bring them together in some loose, imperfect way, and make a thing that's meaningful. A thing that fits. |
Shiverton Hall: The Creeper | Don't look behind you. Resist with all your power. He'll go away, perhaps, as long as you don't look.
Arthur Bannister is back for another term at Shiverton Hall, where eerie events are unfolding. First, a burned stranger shows up in the middle of the night uttering dire warnings. Then a young boy disappears, leaving behind only an ancient book as a clue. And then there's that dreadful feeling Arthur has that he's being watched . . .
Full of spine-chilling tales and deliciously creepy characters, this second story from Shiverton Hall is enough to make you leave the lights on at night. |
Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl: A Memoir | From a leader of feminist punk music at the dawn of the riot-grrrl era, a candid and deeply personal look at life in rock and roll.
Before Carrie Brownstein codeveloped and starred in the wildly popular TV comedy Portlandia, she was already an icon to young women for her role as a musician in the feminist punk band Sleater-Kinney. The band was a key part of the early riot- grrrl and indie rock scenes in the Pacific Northwest, known for their prodigious guitar shredding and their leftist lyrics against war, traditionalism, and gender roles.
UNTITLED MEMOIR is the deeply personal and revealing narrative of Brownstein's life in music, from ardent fan to pioneering female guitarist to comedic performer and luminary in the independent rock world. Though Brownstein struggled against the music industry's sexist double standards, by 2006 she was the only woman to earn a spot on Rolling Stonereaders' list of the "25 Most Underrated Guitarists of All-Time." This book intimately captures what it feels like to be a young woman in a rock-and-roll band, from her days at the dawn of the underground feminist punk-rock movement that would define music and pop culture in the 1990s through today. |
History of Warfare: The Second World War In The West | Germany's defeat in 1918 left the nation resentful--and paved the way for Nazism's ascent and the fierce determination to reverse that loss. Follow the spread of war throughout the world, and the technological developments and refinements of weaponry, as the Germans undertake the blitzkrieg of Eastern Europe in 1939-41; enlist other discontented countries in their cause; and wage a bitter offensive against Russia. Also covered is the Anglo-American counter-offensive in Africa and the battles that raged in the Mediterranean and North western Europe. 224 pages, 70 color illus., 80 b/w illus., 7 3/4 x 10 3/8. |
Chasing the Heretics: A Modern Journey Through the Medieval Languedoc | Tracing the remains of a vicious historical drama through the alluring villages and countryside of southern France, Rion Klawinski animates the theological ideas and political realities behind the Catholic Church's 13th-century Albigensian Crusade against a heretical sect of passivists known as the Cathars. The vibrant people and cities of contemporary Languedoc offer a counterpoint to Klawinski's historical explorations, making his journey appealing to tourists, armchair travelers, and history buffs alike. |
Honour this Day (Richard Bolitho, #19) | In September 1804, as England stands alone against France and the fleets of Spain, Vice-Admiral Richard Bolitho hoists his flag above the veteran Hyperion and sets sail with a new squadron for the Caribbean. His orders are to plan and execute a daring dawn raid on the Spanish Main. |
Notes on Armagedon | Found short stories and speeches of Mr. Vonnegut, collected by his son. |
Requiem's Song (Dawn of Dragons, #1) | Weredragons, men call them. Monsters. Cursed ones. People who can turn into beastly reptiles.
In an ancient world just rising from darkness, they are everywhere. Some wander the plains with clans of mammoth hunters. Others are born in riverside huts. Some live across the ocean where seafaring tribes are discovering the secrets of bronze and writing in clay. Everywhere their curse is the same--people who can grow wings, breathe fire, and take flight as dragons.
And everywhere, they are hunted. They hide in forests and caves, dispersed. Many are alone, unaware that others exist. They are shunned, afraid, dying . . . until a group of these lost souls binds together and stands tall.
A blacksmith in a world of stone tools. A mammoth hunter exiled from her tribe. A traveling juggler and a wandering warrior. An elderly druid and an outcast prince. They are weredragons. They are cursed and hunted. Together they will forge a new tribe, a home for their kind. A dawn of dragon rises. The nation of Requiem is born. |
The Honeymoon Effect: The Science of Creating Heaven on Earth | The Honeymoon Effect: A state of bliss, passion, energy, and health resulting from a huge love. Your life is so beautiful that you can't wait to get up to start a new day and you thank the Universe that you are alive.
Think back on the most spectacular love affair of your life--the Big One that toppled you head over heels. For most, it was a time of heartfelt bliss, robust health, and abundant energy. Life was so beautiful that you couldn't wait to bound out of bed in the morning to experience more Heaven on Earth. It was the Honeymoon Effect that was to last forever. Unfortunately for most, the Honeymoon Effect is frequently short-lived. Imagine what your planetary experience would be like if you could maintain the Honeymoon Effect throughout your whole life.
Bruce H. Lipton, Ph.D., bestselling author of The Biology of Belief, describes how the Honeymoon Effect was not a chance event or a coincidence, but a personal creation. This book reveals how we manifest the Honeymoon Effect and the reasons why we lose it. This knowledge empowers readers to create the honeymoon experience again, this time in a way that ensures a happily-ever-after relationship that even a Hollywood producer would love.
With authority, eloquence, and an easy-to-read style, Lipton covers the influence of quantum physics (good vibrations), biochemistry (love potions), and psychology (the conscious and subconscious minds) in creating and sustaining juicy loving relationships. He also asserts that if we use the 50 trillion cells that live harmoniously in every healthy human body as a model, we can create not just honeymoon relationships for couples but also a "super organism" called humanity that can heal our planet. |
After Identity: Rethinking Race, Sex and Gender | Social and political theorists have traced in detail how individuals come to possess gender, sex and racial identities. This book examines the nature of these identities. Georgia Warnke argues that identities, in general, are interpretations and, as such, have more in common with textual understanding than we commonly acknowledge. A racial, sexed or gendered understanding of who we and others are is neither exhaustive of the 'meanings' we can be said to have nor uniquely correct. We are neither always, or only, black or white, men or women or males or females. Rather, all identities have a restricted scope and can lead to injustices and contradictions when they are employed beyond that scope. In concluding her argument, Warnke considers the legal and policy implications that follow for affirmative action, childbearing leave, the position of gays in the military and marriage between same-sex partners. |
Leonidas and the Kings of Sparta: Mightiest Warriors, Fairest Kingdom | The Spartans have seemingly never gone out of interest, serving as mythic icons who exemplify fearlessness and an unwillingness to give in against impossible odds. Yet most are unaware of the true nature of the Spartan leaders--the fact that the kings maintained their position of power for 600 years by their willingness to compromise, even if it meant giving up some of their power, for example.
Organized in a logical and chronological order, "Leonidas and the Kings of Sparta: Mightiest Warriors, Fairest Kingdom" describes the legendary origins of the dual kingship in Sparta, documents the many reigning eras of the kings, and then concludes with the time when the kingship was abolished six centuries later. The book examines the kings' roles in war and battle, in religion, in the social life of the city, and in formulating Spartan policy both at home and abroad. No other book on Sparta has concentrated on describing the role of the kings--and their absolutely essential contributions to Spartan society in general. |
Stepbrother Anonymous | Love is for suckers.
That's always been Hudson Farrow's take on it. His mother has practically made a career out of saying I do, which is why he's found himself in another upstate town, preparing to watch her walk down the aisle with another yacht club asshole, nursing his cynicism with Scotch at another lonely dive bar. A sassy siren that sets his blood on fire wasn't part of the plan, neither was a new stepsister, and now Hudson's a man with a problem because he's just found out they're one in the same.
Skylar Walsh never thought the one and only man she's ever brought home would turn into anything beyond a few orgasms. Until six-foot-four, sinfully sexy, talented and tattooed sweeps her off her feet--and right between his thighs--on his custom Harley. When Hudson demands her phone number before the night's over she knows she's in for a wild ride. When she runs into him at her father's wedding the next day she realizes she may have just made the biggest mistake of her life. A dozen sheet-clenching, toe-curling, and soul-shatteringly good times in the last twenty-four hours.
Warning: Hudson is hellbent on his Sky, and he won't let a little thing like I do come between them. Filthy-sweet tattooed hearts, perfectly placed piercings that hit all the right spots, and love and fate inked so deep no force can keep them apart. Hold onto your hearts because Stepbrother Anonymous stole mine! |
The Little Engine That Could: An Abridged Edition | The classic story in a board book format
One of the true classics in children's books is now available in a sturdy board book edition perfect for little hands! The story has been slightly abridged and features the famous illustrations from the original Hauman edition. Now toddlers can cheer on the little blue engine and that "can-do" attitude that keeps her chugging along! |
Bearly Legal (Bear Shifters of Alaska, #2) | Fun, Standalone Read. Series can be read in any order.
King Carson is forced to tangle with his ex-lover.
The state is trying to press King and a few others into giving up their land at half the going value. He's no pushover and will do whatever it takes to save his homestead.
Lexi Laven is all prowl and growl, and happy to take on the state's battle. Their history left her with a bad taste in her mouth. King walked away after she'd fallen hard for the strong and sexy bear shifter. She was left to lick her pride for far too long.
Heartache, sexual tension, and a heated battle take the couple on an emotional roller coaster. When a third party is thrust into their lives, King decides he isn't willing to share. Only problem, Lexi isn't his any longer. Can he convince her to give him another chance?
This book is a standalone read with no cliffhangers. Be sure to grab your copy today for a fun and tangled ride! |
Beautiful Things that Happen to Ugly People | Beautiful Things that Happen to Ugly People utilises a series of stream-of-consciousness vignettes and poems to uncover the yearning soul beneath the piles of societal conditioning, loneliness and urbanisation. These words, whether sad and amusing or cutting and poetic, are woven into illustrations and art pieces to blur the line between art and literature, reality and unreality, to serve the heart in the unifying experience of being alive.
If a glimmer of one true emotion is garnered from these pages, Beautiful Things has served its purpose.
From the back cover:
"Beautiful Things that Happen to Ugly People attempts to piece together the mysterious life of Paulie, a man seeming to live in all times and no time at all, a faceless composite of our most human of souls. The fragments of his life glimmer in like memories through poetry and prose, photos and paintings, images that recall first kisses adn wayward dreams, with treasured letters from frinds and lovers, collected over the years. It is literature wrapped around art and art wrapped around literature, the pages like dots for the reader to connect with their own lines.
Beautiful Things that Happen to Ugly People was written and illustrated by Sarah E Melville with letters written to Paulie by members of the Year Zero Writers group and its community." |
The Wisdom of Islam and the Foolishness of Christianity | A unique Christian response to nine common philosophical objections to Christianity made by Muslims. |
Transcending Queen (Pawned Queen 2) | Transcending is the act of rising above limitations of ordinary experience to pass through emotions that extend beyond our understanding, enabling one to emerge aware after great struggle.
Jack and Melissa find themselves in another challenging investigation of broken promises and lives manipulated by someone people should have been able to trust. They are hired to find the truth about Father Clayton and the communities' beloved church. He welcomes them under the assumption Melissa needs help after losing her husband, John. Problems arise when she falls for the priest in question while she genuinely desires a normal life. She tries to push through her emotional problems as her whole world seems to come crashing down around her. The more she struggles to do the right thing, the deeper she digs her own grave as her past haunts and the future is unknown. There comes a time when she has to face facts and try to rise above it all.
"They just want the truth," Jack demanded.
"The truth is never what is seems," Melissa cried out.
SK Thomas of "Pawned Queen" welcomes you to another novella in this thriller series forcing you to question belief and faith in humanity. |
Conflicts Of Memories | Situated at the confluence of history, media and cultural studies, this book reconstructs the often deeply discordant and highly selective memories of the Holocaust in Italy in the postwar era. The author's core method is one of reception analysis, centred on the public responses to the many films and television programmes that have addressed the Holocaust from the 1940s to the present day. Tied to the heritage of Fascism, antifascism, and the Resistance, public memory of the Holocaust in Italy has changed greatly over the years. Self-acquitting myths of Italian innocence and victimhood, and universalising interpretations grounded in Catholicism and Communism, provided the initial frameworks for understanding the Holocaust. However, the last two decades have seen an increasing centrality of the Holocaust in memory culture but have also witnessed the establishment of a paradigm that relativises other fascist crimes and levels the differences between Fascism and antifascism. Working with the largest corpus yet established of Holocaust film and television in Italy, from the 1948 retelling of the Wandering Jew myth to Roberto Benigni's controversial Life Is Beautiful, from the American miniseries Holocaustto Perlasca: The Courage of a Just Man, Conflicts of Memoryprobes Italy's ongoing, if incomplete, process of coming to terms with this important aspect of its past. |
Ships of the World: An Historical Encyclopedia | Ships have always played an important role in shaping human destiny, and this comprehensive and very readable encyclopedia covers more than one thousand of the world's best-known and most significant vessels of every size and type. Each ship is described in a vivid short essay that captures its personality as well as its physical characteristics, construction, and history, from the drawing board to the scrap yard or museum. Even fictional ships and boats, such as the African Queen, are included. Two hundred illustrations show the grandeur and grace of oceangoing vessels, maps help the reader follow the tracks of the great seafarers and naval campaigns, and time lines offer a chronological perspective on archaeological sites, naval warfare, technology, exploration, and disasters at sea. Ships of the World is not only an invaluable reference but fascinating reading for anyone who has the slightest interest in history or who simply likes messing about in boats, whether on the water or from a comfortable chair at home. |
Escape to the Sun | Paradise is the perfect place to hide, but can a troubled past ever be left behind?
When Heather Holt's marriage falls apart she longs for a change of scenery and jets off to the remote archipelago of Bocas del Toro where everyone has a story they'd rather forget. Taking a job managing a secluded bed and breakfast in the middle of paradise is the perfect place for Heather to start over and the sexy surfer who always seems to be hanging around only adds to the appeal.
Ash Anderson has spent the last few years running away from his past and hiding out where no one knows him--or can get close enough to try. He may be a player but that's only because the last thing Ash needs is a relationship. It's too dangerous. But when Ash meets the sexy brunette who manages Casa del Sol he begins to feels things he hasn't felt in a very long time and start's to want things that are impossible.
Heather's not ready to get involved with anyone so quickly after her divorce so a tryst with the hot, enigmatic loner might be perfect. But when the intensity between them heats up beyond either of their control, life in paradise gets stormy and everything that matters is on the line.
Can Heather let down her guard long enough to allow new love into her life? Can Ash escape the danger of his past or will loving Heather destroy both of them? |
Paranormality: Why We See What Isn't There | Professor Richard Wiseman is clear about one thing: paranormal phenomena don't exist. But in the same way that the science of space travel transforms our everyday lives, so research into telepathy, fortune-telling and out-of-body experiences produces remarkable insights into our brains, behaviour and beliefs. Paranormality embarks on a wild ghost chase into this new science of the supernatural and is packed with activities that allow you to experience the impossible. So throw away your crystals, ditch your lucky charms and cancel your subscription to Reincarnation Weekly. It is time to discover the real secrets of the paranormal. Learn how to control your dreams -- and leave your body behind Convince complete strangers that you know all about them Unleash the power of your unconscious mind. |
Fatal Photographs | Photograher Charles Edgar Rathbun was trying to crack the big time, and so was Linda Sobek, a former Los Angeles Raiders cheerleader turned model. An assignment for Autoweek took them to an isolated location called El Mirage dry lake. At first, it was the shoot of a lifetime. But, when it was over, Linda would be dead. In his unsettling account, Nerad details the stow of an exquisite woman and her collision course with the man who killed her. The book dramatically traces the last hours of Linda's life and the subsequent investigation. From the search for her body to the search for the truth, this is a journey into the psyche of a man who some called a troubled soul, and others a cunning sexual predator. |
Exile & Pride: Disability, Queerness, and Liberation | "Eli Clare works a vital alchemy. . . . Using the language of the elemental world, he delineates a complex human intersection and transmutes cruelty into its opposite--a potent, lifegiving remedy."--Alison Bechdel, author of Fun Home
First published in 1999, Exile & Prideestablished Eli Clare as one of the leading writers on the intersections of queerness and disability. With this critical tenth-anniversary edition, the groundbreaking publication secures its position as essential to the history of queer and disability politics, and, through significant new material that boldly interrogates and advances the original text, to its future as well. Clare's writing on his experiences as a genderqueer activist/writer with cerebral palsy permanently changed the landscape of disability politics and queer liberation, and yet Exile & Prideis much too great in scope to be defined by even these two issues. Instead it offers an intersectional framework for understanding how our bodies actually experience the politics of oppression, power, and resistance. At the heart of Clare's exploration of environmental destruction, white working-class identity, queer community, disabled sexuality, childhood sexual abuse, coalition politics, and his own gender transition is a call for social justice movements that are truly accessible for everyone.
Blending prose and theory, personal experience and political debate, anger and compassion, Exile & Prideprovides a window into a world where our whole selves in all their complexity can be loved and accepted.
An award-winning poet and essayist, Eli Clare is also the author of The Marrow's Telling. |
American Household Botany: A History of Useful Plants, 1620-1900 | In this fascinating book, a celebrated author rescues from the pages of history the practical experience and botanical wisdom of generations of Americans. |
Jagged Hearts (Knight's Watch, #1) | Five Years Ago: Brutal Attack Rocks Entertainment Industry
Paisley Ames can't escape the headline splashed across every news outlet, a vivid reminder of the tragedy that changed her life and still haunts her. Despite the passage of time, she can't heal. She can't let in the man who might show her how to live again.
Barrett "Bare" Locke took one look at Jamison Knight's daughter and saw a survivor. A woman, fierce and strong. Too bad she doesn't see it. He understands what it is to lose someone you love. If Paisley will give him the chance, he'll show her how to heal the jagged pieces of her broken heart.
But someone doesn't want Paisley to heal. They want her to remember...until they decide it's time for her to die. |
The Climb of My Life: Scaling Mountains with a Borrowed Heart | Perkins was only 30 years old when she learned she needed a heart transplant. This inspirational tale of hope and accomplishment tells the story of her recovery and ascents up mountains such as Mt. Kilimanjaro--all on a borrowed heart. |
Sex and the Cthulhu Mythos | H. P. Lovecraft was one of the most asexual beings in history at least by his own admission. Whether we accept this view of his own sexual instincts or not, there is no denying that sexuality normal and aberrant underlies a number of significant tales in the Lovecraft oeuvre. The impregnation of a human woman by Yog-Sothoth in "The Dunwich Horror" and the mating of humans with strange creatures from the sea in "The Shadow over Innsmouth" are only two such examples.
In this pioneering study, Bobby Derie has presented an objective and scholarly analysis of the significant uses of love, gender, and sex in the work of H. P. Lovecraft and some of his leading disciples. Along the way, Derie treats such matters as Lovecraft's relations with his wife, portrayals of women in his work, and the question of homosexuality in his life and work. Many Lovecraft stories are subject to detailed examination for their sexual implications.
Derie then examines the work of such significant writers of the Lovecraft tradition as Robert E. Howard, Clark Ashton Smith, Ramsey Campbell, W. H. Pugmire, and Caitlin R. Kiernan, whose work features far more explicit sexuality than anything Lovecraft could have imagined. Derie goes on to study sexual themes in other venues, such as Lovecraftian occultism, Japanese manga and anime, and even Lovecraftian fan fiction.
The result is a comprehensive and incisive examination of a delicate subject but one whose significance in Lovecraftian writing can hardly be denied." |
Duck Thief & Other Stories | David Langlinais weaves textured, evocative tales of family and outdoorsmanship, of the human struggle to find identity in an ever-changing landscape. Duck Thief and Other Stories--set mostly in Louisiana's southern parishes--is reminiscent of Ellen Gilchrist, with stories rich in the native culture and French patois. Langlinais's voice is clear, straight-forward and seemingly effortless. Pride, race, death, mental illness, infidelity--no subject is off-limits. Cajun narratives, as well as those taking place in big-city Texas, shine a light on characters trying to find their way through the world, to make sense of situations that make no sense at all. |
Notes from the Underground | Often considered a primary forerunner of existentialist philosophy, Notes from the Undergroundis a novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky, written in the form of a memoir by its central, unnamed character, a former civil servant in St. Petersburg struggling with dark psychological issues.
Listen to on your smartphone, notebook or desktop computer. |
The Jack of Souls (The Unseen Moon, #1) | An outcast rogue must break a curse put on his fate, or die on his next birthday.
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Harric Dimoore must break the curse put on his fate, or die on his nineteenth birthday. As the day approaches, deadly creatures from the spirit world haunt him. To survive, he'll need more than his usual tricks. He'll need help--and a lot of it. But on the kingdom's lawless frontier, his only allies are other outcasts.
One of these is Caris, a mysterious, horse-whispering runaway, intent upon becoming the Queen's first female knight. The other is Sir Willard--ex-immortal, ex-champion, now addicted to pain-killing herbs and banished from the court.
With their help, Harric might keep his curse at bay, but for how long?
And both companions bring perils and secrets of their own: Caris bears the scars of a troubled past, and Willard is at war with the Old Ones, an order of insane immortal knights who once enslaved the kingdom, and who now return to murder Willard, and seize the throne from his queen.
Together, Harric and his companions must overcome fanatical armies, murderous sorcerers, and powerful supernatural foes.
Alone, Harric must face the temptation of a forbidden magic that could break his curse, but cost him the only woman he's ever loved. |
Polymath (Zarathustra Refugee Planets, #2) | Polymath is a science fiction novel by John Brunner, first published in 1974 by DAW Books, an expansion of Castaways' World (Ace 1963).
A spacecraft filled with refugees from a cosmic catastrophe crash-lands on an unmapped planet. There the survivors must face the reality of their precarious situation; the ship was lost and little had been salvaged from it. Everything comes to depend on one bright young man accidentally among them, a trainee planet-builder, or "polymath". While it would have been his job to oversee all aspects of establishing a successful colony he faces major difficulties; not only is his education incomplete, he had been studying a vastly different planet. |
True (True Believers, #1) | When Rory Macintosh's roommates find out that their studious and shy friend has never been with a guy, they decide that, as an act of kindness they'll help her lose her virginity by hiring confident, tattooed bad boy Tyler Mann to do the job...unbeknownst to Rory.
Tyler knows he's not good enough for Rory. She's smart, doctor smart, while he's barely scraping by at his EMT program, hoping to pull his younger brothers out of the hell their druggy mother has left them in. But he can't resist taking up her roommates on an opportunity to get to know her better. There's something about her honesty that keeps him coming back when he knows he shouldn't...
Torn between common sense and desire, the two find themselves caught up in a passionate relationship. But when Tyler's broken family threatens to destroy his future, and hers, Rory will need to decide whether to cut her ties to his risky world or follow her heart, no matter what the cost... |
The Good, the Bad & the Difference: How to Tell the Right from Wrong in Everyday Situations | The man behind theNew York Times Magazines immensely popular column The Ethicist syndicated in newspapers across the United States and Canada as Everyday Ethics casts an eye on today s manners and mores with a provocative, thematic collection of advice on how to be good in the real world.
Every week in his column on ethics, Randy Cohen takes on conundrums presented in letters from perplexed people who want to do the right thing (or hope to get away with doing the wrong thing), and responds with a skillful blend of moral authority and humor. Cohen s wisdom and witticisms have now been collected in The Good, the Bad & the Difference, a collection of his columns as wise and funny as a combination of Dear Abby, Plato, and Mel Brooks. The columns are supplemented with second thoughts on (and sometimes complete reversals of) his original replies, follow-up notes on how his advice affected the actions of various letter writers, reactions from readers both pro and con, and observations from such guest ethicists as David Eggers and the author s mom. Each chapter also features an Ethics Pop Quiz, and readers will be invited to post their answers on the book s Web site. The best of them will appear in a future paperback edition of the book.
The Good, the Bad & the Difference is divided into seven sections:
Civic Life (what we do in public)
Family Life (what we do at home)
Social Life (what we do in other people s homes)
Commercial Life (what we do in situations where money is a factor)
Medical Life (the rights and obligations of patients and caregivers)
Work Life (ethics for the professional sphere)
School Life (moral questions from and about kids)
Each section provides a window into how we live today, shedding light on the ways in which a more ethical approach to the decisions we make, and to our daily behavior, can make a big difference in how we feel about ourselves tomorrow. From the Hardcover edition." |
Scene of the Crime: Return to Mystic Lake | TWO FBI AGENTS WERE ON A CASE THAT COULD COST THEM THEIR CAREERS--AND THEIR LIVES.
Only a life-and-death mission could make FBI special agent Jackson Revannaugh leave Louisiana for Kansas. But a husband and wife have gone missing in a case with disturbing similarities to an unsolved one, and Jackson's desperate for answers. And the trick is keeping his desire for his new partner from compromising the operation.
Marjorie Clinton knows Jackson's type only too well. But with passion--and the case--heating up, she soon has to trust the Southern charmer with her life. Because someone in this friendly lakeside town is a killer. Someone who's made Marjorie a target and could expose the secret Jackson hoped would stay buried forever. |
Hive (Book One of The Hive Series) | Librarian's Note: Alternate Edition
isbn: 0975922947 isbn 13: 9780975922941
FREEZING COLD AND DARKNESS IS JUST THE BEGINNING...
At the most desolate place on Earth, a small group of researchers make a startling discovery. Hidden beneath the cold, snow, and ice of Antarctica is something ancient.
From the beginning, Jimmy Hayes had a bad feeling about - Kharkhov Station. But when mummies were discovered in the ruins of a pre-human civilization, the real trouble began...
Journey into the frigid darkness of the Antarctic where timeless horrors await in the icy depths at the bottom of the world. In the seemingly endless night, monsters lurk and human sanity is challenged in this thriller from Tim Curran.
(Description from back cover of trade paperback edition) |
The Heart of a Cowboy (Blue Falls, Texas, #6) | WHAT IS SHE HIDING?
Of all the Brody boys, Garrett would have been voted most likely to settle down. But somehow, the right woman never came along. Until now. Veterinarian Natalie Todd left Blue Falls when she was a kid, but she seems to fit right in. Her old friends are there and she has a job with the local vet if she wants it. Every kiss tells Garrett she feels the same way he does. So what's holding her back?
Natalie can't say, and every kiss just makes it harder. She came back to fulfill her father's dying wish, and found a happiness even greater than she remembered. The secret she carries will destroy everything, plain and simple. That's why she can't tell him. Not yet. Maybe not ever. |
Death Drops (A Natural Remedies Mystery #1) | When a holistic doctor's beloved aunt is murdered and the valuable recipe for her skin cream stolen, Dr. Willow McQuade must find the killer before he strikes again.
Dr. Willow McQuade, N.D., a twenty-eight-year-old doctor specializing in natural remedies, has decided to take sabbatical and visit her Aunt Claire, the owner of Nature's Way Market and Cafe in idyllic Greenport, Long Island. The idea of rest and relaxation is quickly forgotten when Willow arrives from a morning meditative walk to discover her Aunt Claire dead in the store, a strange almond-like smell emanating from her mouth and a bottle of flower essences by her side.
Despite her Zen nature and penchant for yoga, Aunt Claire had a knack for getting into confrontations with folks. An activist, she held weekly meetings for different causes every week in the store. The police want to believe the death is accidental--but Willow thinks she may have been poisoned.
Things get worse when Aunt Claire's valuable recipe for a new natural age-defying formula, Fresh Face, is stolen during a store break-in, and an attempt is made on Willow's life. Desperate for a way out of the mess, she turns to a handsome young cop Jackson Spade. Together the two set about solving the case the natural way--through a combination of hard work, common sense, and a dose of luck. |
Road Rage (Graphic Novel) | Acclaimed novelist/Eisner-winning graphic novelist Joe Hill collaborated with his father, Stephen King, in Throttle, for the first time on a tale that paid tribute to Richard Matheson's classic tale, Duel. Now, IDW is proud to present comic-book tellings of both stories in Road Rage, adapted by Chris Ryall with art by Nelson Daniel and Rafa Garres. |
Anarchism, Marxism and the Future of the Left: Interviews and Essays, 1993-1998 | Murray Bookchin has been a dynamic revolutionary propagandist since the 1930s when, as a teenager, he orated before socialist crowds in New York City and engaged in support work for those fighting Franco in the Spanish Civil War.
Now, for the first time in book form, this volume presents a series of exciting and engaged interviews with, and essays from, the founder of social ecology.
This expansive collection ranges over, amongst others, Bookchin's account of his teenage years as a young Communist during the Great Depression, his experiences of the 1960s and reflections on that decade's lessons, his vision of a libertarian communist society, libertarian politics, the future of anarchism, and the unity of theory and practice. He goes on to assess the crisis of radicalism today and defends the need for a revolutionary Left. Finally, he states what is to be valued in both anarchism and Marxism in building such a Left and offers guidelines for forming a new revolutionary social movement. |
Connected Underneath | Madena, New York. A small town like any small town: everybody keeps an eye on everybody else's business, nobody recognizes the secrets that connect them.
Teenage Persephone trades sex for the tattoo sessions that get her high enough to forget that her girlfriend doesn't love her and she isn't sure she loves her dad. Theo used to be the high-school bad boy who could never have the respectable girl he adored from afar now he owns the last video store in town and worries wretchedly about the daughter he never understood. Natalie, trying so hard to grasp the last shreds of respectability, would do anything to forget the baby she gave up long ago, including betray the baby's father. And wheelchair-bound Celeste who has never had a life, desperate to connect, watches and makes up stories and finally understands that things have gone terribly wrong and she stands at the heart of disaster.
Connected Underneath is a lyrical, scalpel-keen dissection of ties that bind and those that cannot hold. |
NOT A BOOK Zen 2013 Page-A-Day Calendar | The breakfast of sages. Adapted from the wise bestseller The Little Zen Companion, the Zen Calendar offers a quote, koan, parable, or sutra for an enlightened start to every day. The Zen of Henry Miller:"If there is to be any peace, it will come through being, not having."The Zen of Confucius:"To know that you know, and to know that you don't know--that is real wisdom."The Zen of Kahlil Gibran: "I discovered the secret of the sea in meditation upon the dewdrop."Plus the Zen of Dogen, the Zen of Lao- Tzu, and the Zen of the Buddha himself: "Stop, stop. Do not speak. The ultimate truth is not even to think." |
Did I Ever Thank You, Sister? | Sal Di Leo returns after 30 years to the Catholic orphanage outside Chicago that he and his siblings called home in 1963. This is the beginning of a journey of discovery and remembrance as Sal is forced to reconstruct his life as it really happened, including some of his most difficult years at Boys Town in Nebraska.
As an adult, Sal tried to rise above his turbulent past in an aggressive quest for power and money. Successes soon led to failures. Eventually, a wise friend convinces Sal to go back to his roots and look for the good experiences and valuable lessons he learned as a nine-year-old orphan. |
10 Reasons You Feel Old and Get Fat...: And How YOU Can Stay Young, Slim, and Happy! | Like most people in our society, you might see the years from the age 30 onward as a slow, painful decline marked by the following outcomes: weight gain, fatigue, mysterious aches and pains, illnesses, memory issues, low libido, and sadness and anxiety. But contrary to popular belief, the real obstacle for most of us isn't age--it's loss of function. Our bodies are perfectly capable of remaining slim and vigorous, and our brains can absolutely stay clear and sharp--ifwe give them what they need.
The problem is that most of us don't do that. We don't realize what our bodies need, so we eat the wrong foods, skimp on sleep, and deprive our bodies of the movement they crave. Overwhelmed by the stresses and the pressures of our lives, we take a host of prescriptions, never realizing how they might be disrupting our body's innate ability to heal. Most insidious of all, many of us lack the personal support and the community that we need to feel fully alive. Instead, we buy into the myth that age means decline.
A pioneer and internationally recognized expert in integrative and functional medicine, Dr. Frank Lipman proves that you don't have to feel this way. You have a choice! In his latest book, Dr. Lipman breaks through the common myths and misconceptions surrounding aging and dieting, and he zeroes in on what you need to do in order to feel your very best. His two-week Revitalize Program brings together key information regarding insulin resistance and carbohydrate intolerance, gut and hormonal imbalances, sleep disorders, medications and supplements, and community support. The Revitalize Program features delicious recipes, handy shopping lists and meal plans, simple exercises, and powerful stress busters to support you along the way. Dr. Lipman also offers a lifelong Maintenance Program, so that after two life-changing weeks, you can continue on your path toward ultimate health and wellness!In just two weeks--only 14 days--you can feel so much better than you ever imagined! |
The Copywriter's Handbook: A Step-By-Step Guide To Writing Copy That Sells | The classic guide to copywriting, now in an entirely updated third edition
This is a book for everyone who writes or approves copy: copywriters, account executives, creative directors, freelance writers, advertising managers . . . even entrepreneurs and brand managers. It reveals dozens of copywriting techniques that can help you write ads, commercials, and direct mail that are clear, persuasive, and get more attention--and sell more products.
Among the tips revealed are
* eight headlines that work--and how to use them
* eleven ways to make your copy more readable
* fifteen ways to open a sales letter
* the nine characteristics of successful print ads
* how to build a successful freelance copywriting practice
* fifteen techniques to ensure your e-mail marketing message
is opened
This thoroughly revised third edition includes all new essential information for mastering copywriting in the Internet era, including advice on Web- and e-mail-based copywriting, multimedia presentations, and Internet research and source documentation, as well as updated resources. Now more indispensable than ever, The Copywriter's Handbook remains the ultimate guide for people who write or work with copy. |
Poetic Biography of an American Baby Boomer | The words in this book are of a descriptive look of my life of riveting news, along with creative views, written in a very vivid verse of poetic script. My sacred memories forever incased in my life's span, from which I had developed from a very curious boy, to a quiet mindful man. I present to you through my eyes to in which holds some of the fondest of my memories ties that now lay meticulously in your--the reader's--hands. The years are from 1958, the year of my birth, to the present day, which my generation has come to be known as the Baby Boomer Era. This is when most of the men from this nation returned home from World War II and started large families. |
The Lost Girls of Rome | A young girl has mysteriously disappeared in Rome. On the case are Clemente and Marcus, two members of the ancient Penitenzeri: a unique team, linked to the Vatican, and trained in the detection of true evil. Sandra, a brilliant forensics expert with a tragic past, is also working on the case. When their paths cross, they uncover a terrible secret world, hidden in the dark recesses of Rome.... |
All Those Broken Angels | Comforted by a shadow. Haunted by the truth.
Richard Anderson was the last person to see his friend Melanie alive. She vanished when they were six and while the police never found Melanie, a part of her remained--a living shadow that is now Richard's closest friend.
For ten years, Richard has never questioned the shadow that keeps him company . . . until a new girl moves to town, claiming to be Melanie. Desperate to prove the girl is a fake, the shadow leads Richard to the place where her killer buried her bones. But Richard finds skeletons from several different children . . . and evidence suggesting that perhaps the shadow isn't who she says she is. |
The Redemption of Tehlm Sevet: Volume Three | A few seconds are all it takes to destroy the misconceptions of a lifetime, yet still burden a mortal-born god with more unanswered questions. Herfod, current avatar of the Ylf Lord, regains his divine heritage, but can a legacy of secrecy, betrayal and sorrow save him and his growing family of consorts from Mahall Ryn's enmity? And are the hidden allies of the premier angel, Hamen Rys, helping the situation or hindering its resolution? (Content warning: Adult fiction. This is the twelfth book in The Soulstone Chronicles. This series contains male-male romance and other glbtq content.) |