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Kissing Lessons (Before...and After, #2) | A kiss is just a kiss. It doesn't have to mean anything. Does it?
At seventeen, Merry's never been kissed. Since he doesn't want to disappoint his prom date, he asks his more experienced best friend, Boone, for some pointers. Surprisingly, Boone agrees to give him a hands-on lesson.
But they have no idea what they're getting into.
They explore hundreds of ways to make out, but somehow it isn't enough. A week later, they're back together for another session. This time things go further than either of them planned, and their relationship becomes awkward and uncomfortable.
Have they learned enough to salvage their friendship andhelp it evolve? Their lessons have come to an end. They can either part ways forever... or share a true love's kiss. |
Inn the Laughing Dragon | Three mercenaries meet at an inn. During the telling of tales all turn out to be dragon slayers. And outside a storm rages...
Get acquainted with the short stories of Mike Jansen. "Inn The Laughing Dragon" was his first ever story. It first appeared in Dutch magazine Ator Mondis 3 in 1991 as "De Laatste Draak" (The Last Dragon). The story is the basis for the dark fantasy novel "The Failing God", first part of a fantasy cycle taking place on and around the fictional island of Cranborn. The English translation of this novel is slated for late 2012. |
Harry: A Prince Among Men | Prince Harry has always been a controversial figure, frequently making the headlines for both good and bad reasons.
The second son of the heir to the throne has always enjoyed a privileged position.
While the elder son is burdened from birth with the prospect of the succession, his younger brother enjoys all the trappings of royalty without any of the responsibilities.
Prince Harry has often taken full advantage of this and the tabloids have dubbed him the "party prince".
But, after losing his beloved mother, Princess Diana, at a young age, and being plagued by tabloids throughout his life, it is not surprising.
His turning point came when he proved himself on the front line in Afghanistan.
He has worked hard to become an effective charity fundraiser, both for children and AIDS victims in Africa, and for his injured comrades in arms.
And because of that he has turned his public image around to become the 'people's prince'.
'Harry: A Prince Among Men' tells the story of Harry's progress, from his wild younger days to his heroic feats in recent years.
"Harry comes across as humane, humorous and sometimes vulnerable in this lively, insightful biography" - Holly Kinsella, author of Just The Way You Are.
Nigel Cawthorne is the author of some eighty books - and a major contributor to at least twenty more, including 'Jeremy Clarkson: Motormouth', 'Che Guevara: The Last Conquistador' and 'The Empress of South America'. He lives in Bloomsbury, London's literary area. |
A Christmas Memory 2 (Memories, #2) | It's been a year since coach Adam Sutton changed JJ's life with a Christmas proposal. Now happily married, the two men are dealing with everything life is throwing at them - new family members, homophobia and prejudice, not to mention an unexpected offer that is about to change both their lives - forever. |
Agony/Ecstasy: 21 Stories of Agonizing Pleasure | All new stories of punishing extremes and unbearable pleasure...
With historical, contemporary, and futuristic backdrops, this outrageously diverse collection of original stories explores every conceivable variation of BDSM erotica--from knitting circles to the Titanic to a retelling of The Little Mermaid. Featuring all-new stories by Meljean Brook, Jean Johnson, Bettie Sharpe, Jill Myles, Margaret Rowe, Sara Thorn, and more, this book has everything a reader could hope for in an erotic romance. |
Fables of Fortune: What Rich People Have That You Don't Want | Imagine private jets ready for an afternoon flight to New York City for a transcontinental shopping trip . . . luxury yachts circling the globe awaiting their owner's arrival . . . fully staffed but rarely visited vacation homes throughout the world. The rich live trouble free lives of graceful ease. Or do they?
In Fables of Fortune, author Richard Watts pulls back the brocade curtain to reveal the precarious path of wanting more. As the advisor to the super rich, Watts reflects on the reality of wealth and a difficult and heartbreaking lesson: "The wealthiest person is not who has the most, but who needs the least."
Fables of Fortuneconvincingly persuades readers that wealth may be overrated. Through vignettes based on true stories, Watts reveals the challenges the super-wealthy face, including marriages based on net worth, interfamily inheritance battles, faux friends, entitled children, alienation, and spiritual depletion.
The successes and failures of life inspire the heartbeat of passion and self-actualization. Watts will challenge readers to reconsider key life questions of personal value and discover surprising new answers. Fables of Fortunereveals an honest, comparative, eye-opening analysis for any reader who believes wealth is a rose without thorns. Read on and gain perspective and appreciation for your own real fortune in life. |
Everyday Vegan Eats: Family Favorites from My Kitchen to Yours | Home-style family dishes from expert cook and photographer Zsu Dever, who convinced her family to go vegan and cooks delicious meatless meals for them every day. Great comfort food with substitution options for allergies. The book is easy to use and has full color photos.
With expert cooking skills, California restaurant veteran Zsu Dever not only convinced her family to go vegan, but has kept them happy for many years with a variety of home-style dishes. In this book, she shares the secrets of how she did it and how you can make her family's favorite dishes at home.
Everyday Vegan Eatsis filled with comfort-food recipes guaranteed to please everyone at the table, from vegans to omnivores. The recipes focus on familiar favorites that have been reconfigured to suit a healthier lifestyle, including:
Tater Tot Casserole
Lasagna Americana
Arroz non Pollo
Deli Reubens
Baked Macaroni and Cheese
and many others
The book contains clearly written recipes made with easy-to-find ingredients, a number of practical step-by-step recipe photos, and helpful tips for the beginner to make "going vegan" easy and delicious. The book also helps readers get the most out of vegan living with tips on vegan basics, how to shop, and stocking a vegan pantry. The book has full-color photos and features appendices for resources, a glossary, and equipment, as well as helpful indexes. |
Framed and Burning (Dreamslippers, #2) | A couple of PIs with the ability to "slip" into another person's dreams find themselves defending one of their own. Someone sets fire to Mick Travers' studio, killing his assistant, and Mick won't give an alibi. Eccentric Granny Grace and her level-headed granddaughter Cat hope to prove his innocence and hunt down the real killer. Will they discover that a jealous rival was out to destroy Mick's art--and reputation? Or is something even darker behind the arson and murder? |
Panther Creek: Madness And Murder | Mississippi Tuesday, May 19, 1896
Civil War veteran Babalard Creech has murdered two of Panther Creek's leading citizens. The local Sheriff is called upon to pursue Creech into his lair deep in the swampy hills of the Mississippi delta country. This fast paced story unfolds over the course of a single week in the lives of an unforgettable group of people that include young deputies Jake Church and Sam McCain whose inexperience and bravery will be put to the supreme trial in their pursuit of Creech.
Danny Price, survivor of the Little Bighorn, will join them in their hunt for Creech along with Uncle Catfish a alcoholic, sometime deputy and Joe Crowfoot, an ex-slave who lives in the shadow of Creech's hills. You will also meet the women in Jake and Sam's lives:
Avice Markham, the banker's daughter who is engaged to young Sam. Carrie Aster, widow of one of the murdered men who lusts after Sam. Juliana Franklin, born of mixed blood, white and black parents, the object of Jake's desires. Ionia Desmond, scarred and shunted aside by society, who harbors an unrequited love for Jake and who may be the only decent human being in Panther Creek.
As the story climaxes, Jake and Danny lead a posse into the hills to track down Creech resulting in a mortal battle that will leave men dead and crippled, changing the lives of everyone involved forever.
Panther Creek is a meticulously researched and highly visual novel full of excitement and humor in the style of Larry McMurty and Elmer Kelton, drawing on the history of the Mississippi delta region in a turbulent time. It incorporates the best of the Western, Historical and Action genres with unexpected twists and revelations. |
Flux (Starblind, #3) | Taken captive, experimented on, and rescued by a mysterious bounty hunter ... all things Zula, The Pittsburgh's second-in command, didn't have on her to-do list. She isn't worried though. After all, as a Galvraron, she has her superior logic to rely on. At least she did ...
Suddenly Zula finds her cognitive skills compromised by a device that puts her emotions in control, turning her entire world upside down. Add in the fact that she's forced to spend time with a man from her past, and soon Zula finds herself wondering: How does one fight adversaries such as love and lust? And does she really want to? |
Dream It, Write It, Publish It! An Australian Guide To All The Hard Parts No One Tells You About Self-Publishing | Dream It, Write It, Publish It! An Australian Guide To All The Hard Parts No One Tells You About Self-Publishing is a quick and simple guide for up and coming Australian authors who choose the path of self-publishing with Smashwords and Amazon's KDP and CreateSpace so they can own all of the rights and make all of the money.
This book is broken down into seven quick and easy to read guides, each with seven quick and easy to read steps, such as: things you need to know, plans to becoming an author, the business of being an author, self-publishing, getting your money, social media, and press and publicity. Each section focuses on specific aspects that Australians definitely need to know about when publishing their print or e-books online.
It doesn't matter if you're young or old, writing a novel or non-fiction e-book is not beyond you. If you're Australian, have an imagination, the energy and willingness to slog your guts out because you want to do it all yourself, then there are many things you need to know for writing, publishing and selling via the internet. Like the legalities of being an international seller on the big self-publishing websites.
If you have the dream and want to make it happen, take your future career into your own hands and be your own self-published author, then Dream It, Write It, Publish It! An Australian Guide To All The Hard Parts No One Tells You About Self-Publishing is the book for you. |
The Case Study Guide to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy of Psychosis (Wiley Series in Clinical Psychology) | This is a practical volume which reflects how treatment programmes can be compatible with the reality of service delivery and mental health provision in an organisational context. It also supports both training and clinical practice by presenting examples of clinical cases to illustrate the assessment, treatment planning and implementation processes of CBT for psychosis.
* Based on extensive clinical experience and real life service settings
* Deals with the roles of several mental health disciplines, as they combine in the these treatment programmes
* Cases from a variety of settings: inpatient, outpatient community
* Describes techniques used with the full range of symptoms
Part of the Wiley Series in Clinical Psychology |
The Diamond of Drury Lane (Cat Royal, #1) | MYSTERY, TREASURE, AND A LIFE ON THE STAGE. The first episode of the adventures of Cat Royal is a big, fat juicy read. She's Cat Royal - four foot four, with long red hair, green eyes and not a penny she can call her own. But she does know a secret - where a treasure is hidden in the theater that is her home. The problem is, she isn't the only one looking for it. One adventure leads into the next, taking Cat - and readers -- through the colorful streets of late 18th Century London. The exciting mystery - filled with fascinating characters, lots of incident, theatrical spectacles, and even a bit of political intrigue - will thrill readers.
The Diamond of Drury Laneis a 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year. |
The Invader's Plan | The stage is set as listeners meet the characters and discover the plans involved in Mission Earth--a Voltarian plan to help Earth's inhabitants save the planet so the Voltar Confederacy can use it in their conquest of the galaxy. |
The Big Book of Brain Games: 1,000 PlayThinks of Art, Mathematics Science | About the original 1000 PlayThinks,Will Shortz of The New York Timessaid it best: "The most wide-ranging, visually appealing, entertaining, gigantic collection of brainteasers since Sam Loyd's Cyclopedia of Puzzlesalmost a century ago." Inside The Big Book of Brain Games, you will find an obsessive collection of 1,000 challenges, puzzles, riddles, illusions--originals as well as must-do classics--it's like salted peanuts for the brain. With jampacked pages and a full-color illustration for each entry, the book, opened anywhere, is a call to action. (And it's guaranteed to make you smarter.) Twelve basic categories include Geometry, Patterns, Numbers, Logic and Probability, and Perception. An easy-to-read key at the top of each game ranks its difficulty on a scale of 1 to 10, while indices in the back cross-reference the puzzles. (You'll find the answers back there, too.) |
Fodor's Hawaii 2012 | Full-color guide
* Make your trip to Hawaii unforgettable with 60 maps, illustrated features, and 295 color photos.
Customize your trip with simple planning tools
* Top experiences and
attractions
* Lodging comparison charts
* Easy-to-read color regional maps
Explore Maui, Oahu, the Big Island, Kauai, Molokai, and Lanai
* Discerning Fodor's Choice picks for hotels, restaurants, sights, and more
* "Word of Mouth" tips from fellow Fodor's travelers
* Illustrated features on Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, the Road to Hana, and Napali Coast
* Best beachcombing, water sports, and spas
Opinions from destination experts
* Fodor's Hawaii-based writers reveal
their favorite local haunts
* Revised annually to provide the latest information
Added bonus:At the end of each Fodor's hotel review, we've included snippets from TripAdvisor reviews. Plan your trip with the extra peace of mind that comes from knowing each of Fodor's expert selections is reinforced by consumer experience and feedback. |
The Caped Crusade: Batman and the Rise of Nerd Culture | A witty, intelligent cultural history from NPR book critic Glen Weldon explains Batman's rises and falls throughout the ages--and what his story tells us about ourselves.
Since his creation, Batman has been many things: a two-fisted detective; a planet-hopping gadabout; a campy Pop-art sensation; a pointy-eared master spy; and a grim and gritty ninja of the urban night. For more than three quarters of a century, he has cycled from a figure of darkness to one of lightness and back again; he's a bat-shaped Rorschach inkblot who takes on the various meanings our changing culture projects onto him. How we perceive Batman's character, whether he's delivering dire threats in a raspy Christian Bale growl or trading blithely homoerotic double-entendres with partner Robin on the comics page, speaks to who we are and how we wish to be seen by the world. It's this endlessly mutable quality that has made him so enduring.
And it's Batman's fundamental nerdiness--his gadgets, his obsession, his oath, even his lack of superpowers--that uniquely resonates with his fans who feel a fiercely protective love for the character. Today, fueled by the internet, that breed of passion for elements of popular culture is everywhere. Which is what makes Batman the perfect lens through which to understand geek culture, its current popularity, and social significance.
In The Caped Crusade, with humor and insight, Glen Weldon, book critic for NPR and author of Superman: The Unauthorized Biography, lays out Batman's seventy-eight-year cultural history and shows how he has helped make us who we are today and why his legacy remains so strong. |
The Boy is Back in Town | Who's that guy? There was a time when the devastatingly sexy Ethan Chandler left Marigold Chance blushing and tongue-tied, but thankfully that's all in the past. Now that the ice-cool international yachtsman has sailed smoothly back into her life, she's determined to show him that the ugly duckling's become a thoroughly modern swan - a beautiful, driven businesswoman with no time for him! Yet Ethan seems equally determined to ruffle her perfectly groomed feathers and show her what she's been missing out on - it's time to let go and live for the future! |
Love of the Gladiator | She has to trust him to love him...but not to want him.
Gwenn's life has been marked by fury and rebellion, and she has the scars to prove it. As a slave, each new owner she's had has only made her fight more. But when she is bought by a gladiator training school, she finally finds something to fight for--glory in the arena, where everyday people are made immortal.
The gladiators at the school think her presence there is a joke. That includes her trainer, Lucius. This cocky arena veteran has a body molded from marble, and his arrogant persona lights her mind on fire. Every glance from him sends wet heat through her body. Their chemistry is instant, and soon both ache to join each other in a battle that would tear down any bedroom.
But Lucius's past places a series of obstacles in their way. None are more terrible than the bloody secret he holds that would destroy any hope he has for Gwenn's affection.
As desperate as she is to be close to him, he only pushes her further away. And when the truth is spilled in a thrilling, violent climax, Gwenn must decide between her unstoppable attraction or her desire for victory.
Gwenn was born a warrior. But it's only in the arena that she will know if she wants the love of a gladiator. |
Enforcer's Price (Demon Horde #1) | A man looking for redemption
Colt spent eight months in prison for trusting the wrong woman, nearly bringing down his entire motorcycle club in the process. Now he needs to fix the MC's cash flow problems or watch the only family he's ever known fall apart.
Meeting Krista wasn't part of his mission.
Falling for her could mean his destruction.
A single mom trying to get by
Krista was ready to leave hooking behind when her ex cleaned out her bank account. Stuck working to provide for her daughter, she protects herself with one rule: never get involved with someone at the club.
Not that she wants to. Sex has become a job, a means to an end.
One night together as an escape
Krista's body wakes at Colt's touch, allowing her to imagine a life after the MC. A future. A happily-ever-after, if only briefly. Krista brings out feelings in Colt he forgot could exist. But just as he begins to trust again, Krista's truth is revealed - testing the very boundaries of Colt's jealousy and faith. |
Case of Desire (Hopewell General, #4) | Rich, super-successful New York attorney Maxwell Wade has never lost a case. Hired by Hopewell General to settle a potentially explosive lawsuit, the freewheeling bachelor plans to continue his winning streak by getting Camille Hunter into bed. The spunky PR manager is arousing a healthy dose of desire...but seems to be the only woman immune to his sensual charms.Camille wasn't expecting Prince Charming when she meets the suavely handsome hotshot lawyer. Forced to work together to protect the Virginia hospital from erupting scandal, she knows she won't be able to resist Max for long. But she doesn't plan to be just another notch in the seductive playboy's belt. Until Max stuns her with a passionate declaration and makes his case...for love! |
The Cold War: A Very Short Introduction | The massive disorder and economic ruin following the Second World War inevitably predetermined the scope and intensity of the Cold War. But why did it last so long? And what impact did it have on the United States, the Soviet Union, Europe, and the Third World? Finally, how did it affect the broader history of the second half of the twentieth century--what were the human and financial costs? This Very Short Introduction provides a clear and stimulating interpretive overview of the Cold War, one that will both invite debate and encourage deeper investigation.
About the Series: Combining authority with wit, accessibility, and style, Very Short Introductionsoffer an introduction to some of life's most interesting topics. Written by experts for the newcomer, they demonstrate the finest contemporary thinking about the central problems and issues in hundreds of key topics, from philosophy to Freud, quantum theory to Islam. |
Capturing Cresselia: Unofficial Stories for Pokémon Collectors, #2 | Welcome to Camp Pikachu, where kids can act out adventures from their favorite Pokemon games and cartoons, battling other teams to earn points and badges and, if they're lucky, make it into the Summer Camp Hall of Fame!
Marco, Nisha, Logan, and Maddy can't wait to embark on their latest adventure: Pokemon Orienteering! The friends are eager to catch sight of the legendary Cresselia. So, armed with just a map and a set of clues, they strike out to explore the forest around Camp Pikachu. But when the clues lead the group straight to the shore of a nearby lake, Marco is shocked to realize that the only way to move forward is to ride a zip line across the water.
If Marco can't find his courage with the help of his friends, his fears will keep him grounded--and his chances of seeing Cresselia's Lunar Dance are shot. Just as Pokemon can evolve through training, can Marco get stronger through new experiences?
Longtime fans of Pokemon, or new fans of the hit app Pokemon Go, will love reading about Marco and his friends at Camp Pikachu.
Sky Pony Press, with our Good Books, Racehorse and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of books for young readers--picture books for small children, chapter books, books for middle grade readers, and novels for young adults. Our list includes bestsellers for children who love to play Minecraft and Pokemon; stories told with LEGO bricks; books that teach lessons about tolerance, patience, and the environment, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home. |
Love & Kisses, Eloise | Eloise absolutely loves Valentine's Day at The Plaza.She is delivering lots of love love love as she plays Cupid
and makes everyone happy happy happy. |
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile Storybook Treasury | Every home should have a crocodile!
Splish, splash. Over fifty years ago, the Primms moved into the house on East 88th street and found a crocodile soaking in the bathtub. Since then, Lyle has won the hearts of all he meets. This collection features an introduction by Bernard Waber, Lyle's creator, a digital download of Mr.Waber reading Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile, and four complete books:
The House on East 88th Street
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
Lyle and the Birthday Party
Lyle Walks the Dogs |
The War With Mr. Wizzle | Walter C. Wizzle and and his computer are trying to take over Macdonald Hall! Wizzle is making everyone wear a tie and is giving out demerits and detentions like they're going out of style! Bruno and boots have had enough. If The Fish (Headmaster Sturgeon) won't do anything, they will. Wizzle has got to go!
The boys form a coalition with their fellow students and the girls at Miss Scrimmage's Finishing School -- and the Wizzle War in on! They build a machine to simulate earthquakes, program non-existent students into Wizzle's computer, even hide all his computer paper -- replacing it with paper towels. nothing works. But when they match Wizzle with the girl of his dreams things begin to change. But for the better? Nobody knows what will happen once Bruno and Boots get started! |
Pursuing Christ. Creating Art.: Exploring Life at the Intersection of Faith and Creativity | PURSUING CHRIST. CREATING ART. is written for people who are living in the intersection of the Christian faith, and the creation of art. By their nature, artists look at a life of faith differently, and that unique journey warrants an exploration of what it means to be a Christ-follower and an artist. The book intentionally veers away from tips and techniques and formulas, while concentrating on the journey, the mystery, and the heart. |
The Promise (Rebel Promise, #1) | TO PROTECT
On a desperate journey to America, Rebecca Neville promises the dying wife of the Earl of Stanmore to raise and care for her newborn son, James. Once in the New World, Rebecca begins her new life --- as a mother ...
TO CHERISH
Ten years later, the Earl of Stanmore learns of the fate of his family. He sends to the colonies for his young heir so he can raise him as a peer of the realm. With no intention of forsaking her vow, Rebecca returns to England with James to face a future without her beloved charge. But she must also face her tumultuous past ...
TO LOVE
At first glance, the formidable Stanmore sends Rebecca reeling. But beneath his coldly attractive facade and seeming indifference to his son's plight, emotions roil. For there is more to Stanmore and his motives than meets the eye. The enigmatic lord has his own promise to keep --- and a passion for Rebecca that cannot be denied ... |
One Man Against the World: The Tragedy of Richard Nixon | A shocking and riveting look at one of the most dramatic and disastrous presidencies in US history, from Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner Tim Weiner
Based largely on documents declassified only in the last few years, One Man Against the World paints a devastating portrait of a tortured yet brilliant man who led the country largely according to a deep-seated insecurity and distrust of not only his cabinet and congress, but the American population at large. In riveting, tick-tock prose, Weiner illuminates how the Vietnam War and the Watergate controversy that brought about Nixon's demise were inextricably linked. From the hail of garbage and curses that awaited Nixon upon his arrival at the White House, when he became the president of a nation as deeply divided as it had been since the end of the Civil War, to the unprecedented action Nixon took against American citizens, who he considered as traitorous as the army of North Vietnam, to the infamous break-in and the tapes that bear remarkable record of the most intimate and damning conversations between the president and his confidantes, Weiner narrates the history of Nixon's anguished presidency in fascinating and fresh detail.
A crucial new look at the greatest political suicide in history, One Man Against the World leaves us not only with new insight into this tumultuous period, but also into the motivations and demons of an American president who saw enemies everywhere, and, thinking the world was against him, undermined the foundations of the country he had hoped to lead. |
Landscapes of Communism: A History Through Buildings | An evocative historical journey in search of the landscapes that communism built.
During the course of the twentieth century, communism took power in Eastern Europe and remade the city in its own image. Ransacking the urban planning of the grand imperial past, it set out to transform everyday life, its sweeping boulevards, epic high-rise and vast housing estates an emphatic declaration of a non-capitalist idea. Now, the regimes that built them are dead and long gone, but from Warsaw to Berlin, Moscow to post-Revolution Kiev, the buildings, their most obvious legacy, remain, populated by people whose lives were scattered and jeopardized by the collapse of communism and the introduction of capitalism.
Landscapes of Communismis an intimate history of twentieth-century communist Europe told through its buildings; it is, too, a book about power, and what power does in cities. But most of all, Landscapes of Communism is a revelatory journey of discovery, plunging us into the maelstrom of socialist architecture. As we submerge into the metros, walk the massive, multi-lane magistrale and pause at milk bars in the microrayons, who knows what we might find? |
#Ipadonly. the First Real Post-PC Book: How to Use Your iPad to Work and Playand Everything in Between | This book is a result of our experience of using iPads as our main machines, and being #iPadOnly for more than year now. We believe this to be the first real post-PC book. We show how we use our iPads to work, play and everything in between... and how much fun we have in the process. The best part: you can do the same. |
The Jane Austen Book Club | Alternate Cover Edition for ISBN 9780141029344
In California's central valley, five women and one man join to discuss Jane Austen's novels. Over the six months they get together, marriages are tested, affairs begin,
unsuitable arrangements become suitable, and love happens. With her eye for the frailties of human behavior and her ear for the absurdities of social intercourse, Karen Joy Fowler has never been wittier nor her characters more appealing. The result is a delicious dissection of modern relationships.
Dedicated Austenites will delight in unearthing the echoes of Austen that run through the novel, but most readers will simply enjoy the vision and voice that, despite two centuries of separation, unite two great writers of brilliant social comedy. |
Teach Yourself Yoga | Teach Yourself Yoga explains yoga breathing and meditation with clear, step-by-step instructions and illustrations showing how to perform the poses. Newly revised, this book also includes a basic beginner's sequence to help the reader establish a daily routine. Yoga postures and breathing promote flexibility and strength, relieve the stress of everyday living, and bring peace of mind. With regular practice and application, this ancient system can transform one's life. |
When Lightning Strikes (1-800-Where-R-You, #1) | Fire in the sky
Just because her best friend wants to exercise, Jessica Mastriani agrees to walk the two miles home from their high school. Straight into a huge Indiana thunderstorm--and straight into trouble.
Not that Jess has never been in trouble before. Her extracurricular activities, instead of cheerleading or 4-H, include fistfights with the football team and month-long stints in detention--luckily, sitting right next to Rob, the sexiest senior around. But this trouble is serious.
Because somehow on that long walk home, Jessica acquired a newfound talent. An amazing power that can be used for good. . .or for evil. |
Called:?! Following a Future Filled with the Possible | This little book will help you because we designed it for you. Like so many others, you hold deep within you a sense of purpose for your life, even a sense of destiny. Something tucked away in the recesses of your soul will not be quiet. Even the whisper of this voice reminds you that your life was meant for "something more." |
Kraken Fishing (Camp Myth #2) | Welcome back to Camp Myth, the only summer camp built exclusively for young mythological creatures.
Having narrowly escaped from their encounter with a wild Phoenix, Felix the Fae, Argee the Cyclops and Moxie the Kitsune decide to spend a relaxing afternoon at Leviathan Lake. But when the trio accidentally plucks a baby Kraken from its watery home, they attract the attention of its monstrous mama!
Featuring over 50 pieces of original artwork, and a new playable race for Camp Myth: The RPG, this adventure is about to get legendary. |
The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King | A legendary tale, both true and astonishing, from the author of Israel is Realand Sweet and Low
When Samuel Zemurray arrived in America in 1891, he was tall, gangly, and penniless. When he died in the grandest house in New Orleans sixty-nine years later, he was among the richest, most powerful men in the world. In between, he worked as a fruit peddler, a banana hauler, a dockside hustler, and a plantation owner. He battled and conquered the United Fruit Company, becoming a symbol of the best and worst of the United States: proof that America is the land of opportunity, but also a classic example of the corporate pirate who treats foreign nations as the backdrop for his adventures. In Latin America, when people shouted "Yankee, go home!" it was men like Zemurray they had in mind.
Rich Cohen's brilliant historical profile The Fish That Ate the Whaleunveils Zemurray as a hidden kingmaker and capitalist revolutionary, driven by an indomitable will to succeed. Known as El Amigo, the Gringo, or simply Z, the Banana Man lived one of the great untold stories of the last hundred years. Starting with nothing but a cart of freckled bananas, he built a sprawling empire of banana cowboys, mercenary soldiers, Honduran peasants, CIA agents, and American statesmen. From hustling on the docks of New Orleans to overthrowing Central American governments, from feuding with Huey Long to working with the Dulles brothers, Zemurray emerges as an unforgettable figure, connected to the birth of modern American diplomacy, public relations, business, and war--a monumental life that reads like a parable of the American dream. |
The Confessions of Augustine | This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant. |
On the Way to the Beach | Find a place to sit and watch and listen ... on the beach or in the woods or in a salt marsh. What can you see and hear? |
One Percenter (Noir et Bleu Motorcycle Club #1) | 99% of bikers obey the law. The other 1% make their own...
Eighteen-year-old Tienne Desrochers grew up in the rough world of the Noir et Bleu Motorcycle Club. Bikers. Family. Outlaws. But after her dad's murder, Tienne decides she's had enough. She refuses to end up like her drug-addicted mom. So she grabs her younger brother and leaves it all behind...including her boyfriend, Aiden Gyllenhall.
More comfortable in the middle of a bar fight than at a country club, living with her wealthy aunt and uncle is an adjustment, to say the least. No swearing. Designer shoes that pinch. And charming corporate types like Leland Crofton instead of super-sexy, tattooed Aiden. But even the upper class can't escape the toxic touch of underworld violence. And this time, Tienne won't just learn who she really is--she'll learn who has her back.
Book #1 in the Noir et Bleu Motorcycle Club series |
McDuff Goes to School | When McDuff and his new French-speaking neighbors' dog are enrolled in obedience school, it seems as though McDuff has not learned his lessons. |
When I am Dead, My Dearest: A Hunter Jones Mystery | The author of three wildly successful novels about vampires, Hill Roland has left New York City to come back home to Merchantsville, Georgia. He has the time and the money now to turn his attention to the novel he always wanted to write. He and his literary agent wife have no way of knowing, that his hometown will turn out to be much more dangerous than the city he left. Reporter Hunter Jones, who is just back from her honeymoon with Sheriff Sam Bailey, helps uncover the motive behind the two murders that follow. Earlier books in the Hunter Jones series are "Deep South Dead" and "Death Over the Dam." |
Looking For Harper Lee: An Essay | Best-selling author Mark Childress, also from Monroeville, recounts the influence Harper Lee had on life, his love of literature and the effect reading "To Kill A Mockingbird" had on his young mind, when he first read it while nestled on a porch swing one sunny afternoon, knowing she herself was just right down the road. |
The Way of the Sword and Gun (The Malja Chronicles, #2) | Malja and her companions face a self-made ruler obsessed with taming the destructive magical energies pulsing from a place known as the Library.
But magic this powerful can do more than destroy. It can unlock a path toward the desires Malja buries in her heart. Desires that may tear her from those she cares for the most. |
The Christmas Ladder | Set in the 1920's, The Christmas Ladder is based on a true story. The Reverend W. Merton Snow, newly arrived in his parish in Danville Quebec, found himself unable to acquire a Christmas tree for his young wife and three daughters. This short story of family love, New England ingenuity, and the spirit of Christmas will make a heartwarming story to read to your family, no matter where you're from. |
Drinking with Dead Women Writers | Essays on drinking with Louisa May Alcott, Jane Austen, Erma Bombeck, The Bronte Sisters, Willa Cather, Emily Dickinson, George Eliot, Margaret Mead, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Margaret Mitchell, Carson McCullers, Flannery O'Connor, Sylvia Plath, Ayn Rand and Virginia Woolf.
Most early female writers used pen names because women weren't regarded as competent writers.
Margaret Mitchell wrote only one published novel in her lifetime, but Gone with the Wind won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1937 and sold more than 30 million copies.
Emily Dickinson was so paranoid that she only spoke to people from behind a door.
Carson McCullers wrote The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter at age 22. Her husband wanted them to commit suicide in the French countryside, but she refused.
Ambrose and Turner explore these and other intriguing facts about the most famous (but departed) women in literary history. |
Curation: The Power of Selection in a World of Excess | Curation, or the art of selecting useful information to form meaningful collections, is the new buzzword that tech companies and media professionals have eagerly latched on to. But curation is a far more powerful and deeply relevant idea than we give it credit for. It answers the question of how we make sense of a culture in which problems are often about having too much, and shows how we keep growing in a world of excess. Acts of selecting, refining and arranging to add value help us overcome information overload. This book highlights the numerous places in which this simple but forceful skill is increasingly felt: in art and on the Web, but also in retail and manufacturing, high finance and government policy.
CURATION is an exciting and wide-ranging work of business-oriented non-fiction incorporating the latest thinking in economics, technology, business strategy, complexity theory, media and psychology with strong narratives and big ideas. Through powerful personal stories about real jobs, lives, companies and industries fighting to thrive in crowded markets, it reveals how a little-used word from the world of museums became a crucial business strategy for the 21st century.
Curation is one of the most gripping and unignorable business ideas for our time, and organisations and individuals who make the most of it will position themselves to grow. |
John Shaw's Business of Nature Photography | John Shaw's Business of Nature Photography tells you everything you need to know to turn your dreams of a life behind the camera into a profession. Internationally acclaimed nature photographer John Shaw provides a comprehensive discussion of all aspects of the business: breaking into the field, office management, finding clients, sending out submissions, writing and publishing, and financial and legal matters. By following Shaw's practical suggestions and inspiring advice, you'll be better equipped to establish your own successful nature-photography business. |
Most Valuable Playboy | Length: 6 hours and 22 minutes
Hands down, my favorite thing in the world is to score. Touchdowns. Don't let the fact that I'm the leading pick in the Most Valuable Playboy charity auction fool you. These days, I'm only a player on the field. I've kept my pants zipped all season long - and it is long - because nothing's more important than leading my team to victory every week. Except maybe escaping from the team owner's recently widowed and handsy-as-hell sister, who's dead set on winning more than a date with me. Enter Violet and a well-placed Hail Mary. She's my best friend's sister with a smile as sweet as cherry pie, and a mind that runs quicker than the 40-yard-dash.
After Violet saves the day with the highest bid, I don't even give her a two-minute warning before I kiss her in front of the whole crowd, and then announce that she's my girlfriend. Which would be fine, except my agent tells me we've got to keep up the act while he's negotiating my contract. Violet takes one for the team and pretends to be mine, but our boyfriend-girlfriend scrimmage quickly turns into a full contact sport, and I want it to go into overtime. The problem is - I've been riding the bench for years. How can a guy like me, who finally has a chance to prove his worth on the field, convince the girl she's most valuable to his heart? |
Kregel Pictorial Guide to the Temple | The grandeur of Herod's temple is brought to life in complete detail and full color in this best-selling book. |
Fiddler on the Roof: Based on Sholem Aleichem's Stories | Released to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of the Broadway premiere, the full text and lyrics from the original production of one of the most beloved musicals of the 20th century
Fiddler on the Roofis well established as one of the great works of American musical theater. Adapted from the tales of Yiddish writer Sholom Alecheim and set in Tsarist Russia in 1905, it has proven an indelible tale of family, tradition, wit, and sorrow--all filtered through the ordeals of Tevye, a Jewish Everyman. Tevye, who lives in the fictional village Anatevka, is a hard-working milkman who clings to his faith and traditions, while dreaming of riches he'll never see. He believes he'll need a matchmaker to marry off his older daughters--but they soon force their more modern ideas about romance upon him. His celebrated journey to maintain his family and his faith amidst a rapidly changing world make for a timelessly profound read; the very definition of a classic.
This edition also preempts the next Broadway revival, scheduled for 2015. |
The Sword of Summer (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, #1) | Magnus Chase has always been a troubled kid. Since his mother's mysterious death, he's lived alone on the streets of Boston, surviving by his wits, keeping one step ahead of the police and the truant officers.
One day, he's tracked down by an uncle he barely knows-a man his mother claimed was dangerous. Uncle Randolph tells him an impossible secret: Magnus is the son of a Norse god.
The Viking myths are true. The gods of Asgard are preparing for war. Trolls, giants and worse monsters are stirring for doomsday. To prevent Ragnarok, Magnus must search the Nine Worlds for a weapon that has been lost for thousands of years.
When an attack by fire giants forces him to choose between his own safety and the lives of hundreds of innocents, Magnus makes a fatal decision.
Sometimes, the only way to start a new life is to die . . .
From the Compact Disc edition. |
Eternal Beauty (Mark of the Vampire #4.5) | He is captivated by the one who saved him from death--until he finds out who she is...
When his lover is murdered by evil vampire-beast, Cruen, the grief-stricken Synjon Wise believes his life over. Enraged, he flashes her away to a remote spot in South America to give his beloved's body a proper burial. But when the sun blazes overhead and takes her body before his eyes, Synjon's mind completely unravels. Mad with the need to join her, he walks into the sun a morphed male, prepared to die.
He awakens to find himself amongst a breed known as Shifters. As he is nursed back to health by Petra, who saved his life, Synjon feels no gratitude--only anger and guilt that he is still alive. But this female is strong and refuses to let Syn waste away. For the bond that will form between them will be enduring: as nurse and patient, male and female, savior and saved.
Betrayer and betrayed... |
Making Choices: Practical Wisdom for Everyday Moral Decisions | "It's a moral jungle out there," writes Peter Kreeft. In Making Choiceshe describes why we find decision-making so difficult and living with our choices even harder. With penetrating wisdom, good humor, and common sense, Peter Kreeft draws a map through the everyday jungle of moral choices, one simple enough for the believer and convincing enough for the skeptic. This book clears a straight road through the thorny jungles of skewed modern thinking about the way to live, and does do with the easy brilliance, impish insight, and searching simplicity that have become Peter Kreeft's special trademarks. |
The Cowboy's Claim (Cowboy Cafe, #2) | He wants his baby, she wants him gone.
No self-respecting cowboy wants to be a rich girl's dirty little secret. That's why Nick Benson left Grady Gulch, looking for greener pastures even as his heart was breaking. Little did he know that the beauty he left behind was carrying his child, a son. Or that his wealthy lover would be abandoned by her family because of their forbidden affair.
Now Nick has returned, and he wants to be a father to little Garrett. But Courtney Chambers has been taking care of herself long enough to distrust their renewed passion. Her little boy is her life now. Only when he disappears, does she realize how dangerous love can be.... |
The Getaway Guide to Agatha Christie's England | A thorough exploration of the British locales made famous by Agatha Christie. Ranging from London to Wallingford to Torquay, from Harrogate to Burgh Island. These itineraries create a travelling companion for the millions of Christie fans wanting to walk in the footsteps of Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot. |
Eternal Sacrifice (Mortal Enchantment, #4) | The explosive conclusion to Stacey O'Neale's award-winning Mortal Enchantment series reveals the secrets of the fantasy world!
Valac has stolen two of the sacred objects. In a bid to rule all four courts, he has threatened to use Excalibur to cut the mist that protects Avalon--ultimately ending the lives of thousands of elementals. As the Akasha, Kalin has the power to stop him. And she refuses to lose anyone else she loves.
Will she have to sacrifice herself to save them?
Desperate to save Kalin's life, Rowan searches for the long-lost creator of the mist. But what he finds is the very last thing he expected. Everything he thought he knew about his past is turned upside down, and he questions whether he's meant to be the savior or the elemental that destroys them all.
Told from Kalin, Rowan, and Marcus's perspective, the final installment to the series follows their journey of courage, duty, sacrifice, and love. |
Football Sweetheart (Football Sweetheart, #1) | Aimee Freeman is looking forward to the start of her senior year. She knows her best friend Ella has been keeping secrets from her all summer long, but with football season right around the corner, the student trainer decides not to worry about it--they'll have plenty of time to catch up on the field.
Then Ella goes missing, and Aimee realizes those secrets might be the key to finding her. As the case unfolds, Aimee discovers more than one person may have wanted to harm Ella. Was it Ella's current boyfriend, a social outcast the entire city seems intent on blaming for her disappearance? Or her ex-boyfriend, the beloved star quarterback who has harassed Ella since their breakup? The list of potential suspects continues to grow after Aimee reads Ella's journal, but she must first break her best friend's secret code to reveal their identities.
Unbeknownst to Aimee, her investigation has not gone unnoticed. Ella's abductor is watching and waiting. Will he decide Aimee needs to be silenced--making her the next target? |
Creating Robust Vocabulary: Frequently Asked Questions and Extended Examples | Bringing Words to Lifehas enlivened the classrooms of hundreds of thousands of teachers. Responding to readers' success stories, practical questions, and requests for extended examples, this ideal volume builds on the groundbreaking work of Bringing Words to Life. The authors present additional tools, tips, and detailed explanations of such questions as which words to teach, when and how to teach them, and how to adapt instruction for English language learners. They provide specific instructional sequences, including assessments, for grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12, as well as interactive lesson planning resources. Invaluable appendices feature engaging classroom activities and a comprehensive list of children's books and stories with suggested vocabulary for study.
See also the authors' Bringing Words to Life, Second Edition: Robust Vocabulary Instruction, the authoritative guide to research-based vocabulary instruction, as well as Making Sense of Phonics, Second Edition: The Hows and Whys, by Isabel L. Beck and Mark E. Beck, an invaluable resource for K-3. |
Wool Omnibus Edition (Wool, #1-5) | This Omnibus Edition collects the five Wool books into a single volume. It is for those who arrived late to the party and who wish to save a dollar or two while picking up the same stories in a single package.
This is the story of mankind clawing for survival, of mankind on the edge. The world outside has grown unkind, the view of it limited, talk of it forbidden. But there are always those who hope, who dream. These are the dangerous people, the residents who infect others with their optimism. Their punishment is simple. They are given the very thing they profess to want: They are allowed outside. |
Canal De La Reina | A novel. Exposes the social cancer in high society hidden behind the mask of ostentation and pompousness. |
Home Before the Leaves Fall: A New History of the German Invasion of 1914 | The German invasion of France and Belgium in August 1914 came within an ace of defeating the French armies, capturing Paris, and ending the First World War before the autumn leaves had fallen. But the German armies failed to score the knock-out blow they had planned. The war would drag on for four years of unprecedented slaughter.
There are many accounts of 1914 from the British point of view. The achievements of the British Expeditionary Force were the stuff of legend, but in reality there were only four divisions in the field; the French and Germans had more than 60 each. The real story of the battle can only be told by an author with the skill to mine the extensive German and French archives. Ian Senior does this with consummate skill, weaving together strategic analysis with diary entries and interview transcripts from the soldiers on the ground to create a remarkable new history. In addition, all previous classic histories on the subject either focus virtually exclusively on the British experiences or are now very out-of-date such as Barbara Tuchman's Guns of August (1962) or Sewell Tyng's Campaign of the Marne (1935).
Supported by up numerous sketch maps, extensive archival research and poignant first-hand accounts, Home before the leaves fall is an accessible, narrative account of the German invasion that came within an ace of victory, that long hot summer. |
100 Greatest Graphic Novels: The Good, The Bad, The Epic | The universe is vast, and these are its stars!
Filled with superheroes and grade-school heroines, psychotic villains and mythical creatures, tenderness and heartbreak, 100 Greatest Graphic Novelscelebrates some of the finest graphic novels ever written and drawn. This guided tour of incredible stories is wonderfully visual and organized by various themes, offering reviews and commentary of ironic superhero stories (The Dark Knight Returns, Kingdom Come, Watchmen), coming-of-age tales (American Born Chinese, Roller Girl, This One Summer), historical literature (Barefoot Men, Maus, When the Wind Blows), modern drama (Killing and Dying, Marbles, Swallow Me Whole) and everything in between (The Acme Novelty Library, Fred the Clown, X'ed Out). |
Cloud City (Anna Strong Chronicles, #8.5) | Vampire Anna Strong never expected to find the witch Sophie Deveraux on her doorstep, asking for a favor. But Sophie needs help, even if it's from the vampire who killed her sister. Anna, driven both by guilt and obligation, agrees to help Sophie and her psychic alter-ego Jonathan. So begins an adventure that takes them to Leadville, Colorado. All too soon, Anna wonders whether Sophie is truly a victim of circumstance . . . or the author of a clever plot to rid herself of her unwanted psychic twin. |
Meet Paris Oyster: A Love Affair with the Perfect Food | From the #1 New York Timesbestselling author of French Women Don't Get Fatcomes a memorable look at the French appetite for oysters, the characters who harvest and serve them, and the compelling reasons why we should all enjoy them.
MEET PARIS OYSTER
A Love Affair with the Perfect Food
MEET PARIS OYSTER is an engaging exploration of the Parisian love affair with the world's most sensuous shellfish. It centers on Huitrerie Regis, a tightly packed oyster bar in the heart of the City of Light, with an opinionated owner and a colorful cast of regulars. Part cultural journey, part cookbook, and part slice-of-life play, this book introduces readers to the appetites (gastronomic and otherwise) of Paris and its people. Beyond Huitrerie Regis, the French oystermen, and the other characters in pursuit of the oyster, Mireille Guiliano shares information on the best oysters around the world, their nutritional value, the best wine pairings with them, and a dozen mouthwatering recipes that will have readers craving, buying, and preparing oysters with confidence. So take a virtual trip to Paris -- indulge and enjoy! |
When Parents Part: How Mothers and Fathers Can Help Their Children Deal with Separation and Divorce | From the acclaimed, best-selling author of Your Baby & Childand one of the world's leading experts on child development and parenting, a practical, comprehensively researched guide to doing the best for your child during and after separation or divorce.
Recent research clarifies why parents--fathers as much as mothers--are so crucial to children of all ages and how their separation can turn children's lives upside down. Drawing on the latest scientific findings, as well as on her many years of professional and personal work with children, Penelope Leach describes how parents can minimize the impact of separation and divorce on children through the six stages of a child's life, from infancy to adulthood. She helps parents find ways to continue being fathers and mothers when they are no longer husbands and wives. She explains recent studies that overturn numerous common assumptions, revealing, for example, that many standard custody arrangements can undermine young children's attachment to parents and in the case of infants even negatively affect their brain development; that unless infants and toddlers are already closely attached to both parents, regular overnights with the noncustodial parent may be damaging; and that dividing a child's time equally between the parents may be "fair" to them but seldom is best for the child. And, throughout, Leach grounds her approach with anecdotal evidence presented in the voices of children and parents themselves.
Leach's child-centered advice, profoundly thoughtful and thorough, tackles the issues from every angle--emotional, scientific, psychological, practical, legal--covering everything from access, custody, and financial considerations to managing separate sets of technology in two houses. Above all she is insistent that for the sake of their future development, the needs of children must be put first. She is persuasively clear that mutual parenting, while seldom easy, is the best way forward for both the parents and the children. |
The Resurrected Nations: Short Histories of the Peoples Freed by the Great War and Statements of Their National Claims | This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant. |
Red Socks Go with Absolutely Anything | This book "...will speak to youngsters from their earliest and most intimidating moments, and will carry them throughout their lives in a wonderfully empowering way." You'll be inspired!
Sometimes it is hard to find exactly the right words to show that you are sharing your encouragement and support. This uplifting story demonstrates that a simple pair of red socks can give someone special a boost when they are feeling down or out of their comfort zone. You'll find yourself smiling when you see how red socks go with absolutely anything!
* Winner in the National Indie Excellence Awards (Inspirational / Motivational)
* Winner in the 2016 Bookvana Awards (Children's Novelty & Gift Book)
* Silver Winner in the Nautilus Book Awards (Children's Illustrated Fiction)
* Silver Winner in the 2016 Literary Classics Book Awards (Self Esteem Early Reader)
* Bronze Medalist in the 2016 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards (Mind-Body-Spirit / Self-Esteem)
* Honorable Mention in the 2016 Next Generation Indie Book Awards (Children's Picture Book - ages 6 years and up)
* Finalist in the 2015 USA Best Book Awards
* Finalist in the 2016 International Book Awards.
* Literary Classics Seal of Approval
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Yours Completely (Reign Book 2) | For fans of J Lynn, Jodi Ellen Malpasand Sylvia Daycomes Yours Completely, an all-consuming, raw and powerful love story . . .
Lana Case knows what it feels like to be tossed aside - first by her family and then by the man she naively believed was her true love. But when Jack leaves, reconfirming that she isn't worthy of love, her world shatters. The last person Lana thought to find refuge in is an adrenaline-junky firefighter, let alone Jack's best friend. Yet Callum Malone's easy-going, playboy persona is just what she needs.
When Lana finds herself the target of a stalker who isn't going away, Callum not only welcomes her into his home, but also into his bed. Unable to deny the chemistry between them, Lana gives in and after a night of fiery passion discovers what it finally feels like to not only be cherished - but safe. Lana and Callum are falling fast, knowing they're both far out of their depth. And then Jack returns to claim the woman he left behind . . .
Addictive and unforgettable, Lana's story will seduce, surprise and stay with you. A brand new romance by the #1 Bestselling author of Break Me Slowly, the Reignseries is an emotional roller coaster you'll want to keep riding forever. |
See No Evil (Alpha Guardians #2) | Librarian Note: This series has been renumbered, currently this is book #2 (former book #1)
Fierce Scottish werebear Rhys Macaulay isn't looking for a mate. Hell, he's just adjusting to being an Alpha Guardian... and to living in 2015 New Orleans. The moment he lays eyes on curvy blond Echo, his whole universe realigns, and Rhys finds himself with a new set of priorities.
Claim. Mate. Protect.
One little problem: Echo is fated for more than warming Rhys's bed. She's a powerful medium in her own right, able to communicate with ghosts from the past. But more power means more enemies, and soon Echo draws an adversary of her own. When Voodoo king Pere Mal discovers Echo's special talents, he will stop at nothing to get what he wants...
Even if he destroys Echo, Rhys, and the entire world in the process.
This is the first full-length book in the Alpha Guardians series. See No Evil is an action-packed, pulse-pounding tale. Blending elements of urban fantasy and paranormal romance, this book is sure to satisfy BBW and shifter romance lovers. Happily Ever After Guaranteed! |
In Too Deep (Due South, #1) | She vowed never to return.
To save her brother from financial ruin, Piper Harland must do the one thing she swore she'd never do--return to the tiny island home-town where Ryan "West" Westlake crushed her heart. Piper is tough, resilient and a little wild--much like the remote and beautiful Stewart Island where she grew up. As a cop who's part of the elite New Zealand Police National Dive Squad, bringing the dead back to their families still doesn't stop the guilt she feels over her father's drowning death. Now nine years later she's obligated to return to a hostile community as the outsider, and forced to work with the man who was once her best friend and first lover.
She's a risk he can't take.
West is an Island man, through and through. As owner of the local pub, he lives and breathes the local community, and sure as hell can't imagine living anywhere else. But most of all he refuses to ever fall for a woman like his flighty mother. He lost Piper once to give her the chance to fulfil her dreams of becoming a cop. But now she's back for an unexpected six week visit to help her brother--his best mate. Maybe West wants her a little bit, maybe he can't resist the temptation to tease and touch her, but can he fall in love with such a flight risk?
Saying goodbye the second time might just destroy them both. |
The Little Drummer Girl | John le Carre has earned worldwide acclaim with novels that navigate the shadow worlds of espionage. In "The Little Drummer Girl," one of his most enduring works, le Carre took leave of the Circus, George Smiley, and all his people, and presented instead an original canvas that remains, two decades later, stunningly fresh and topical. It was then, and is now, a thrilling, moving, and courageous novel of Middle Eastern intrigue.Charlie is a promiscuous, unsuccessful, English actress in her twenties. Vacationing on the Greek island of Mykonos with friends, she longs for commitment. But to what? To whom? Intrigued by a handsome, solitary bather, Charlie finds herself lured into the "theatre of the real." For the mysterious man is Kurtz, an embattled Israeli intelligence officer out to stop the bombing of Jews in Europe. Forced to play her most challenging role, Charlie is plunged into a deceptive and delicate trap set to ensnare an elusive Palestinian terrorist...and soon proves herself a double agent of the highest order. |
Dismantling the Empire: America's Last Best Hope | In his prophetic book Blowback, published before 9/11, Chalmers Johnson warned that our secret operations in Iraq and elsewhere around the globe would exact a price at home. Now, in a brilliant series of essays written over the last three years, Johnson measures that price and the resulting dangers America faces. Our reliance on Pentagon economics, a global empire of bases, and war without end is, he declares, nothing short of "a suicide option." Dismantling the Empire explores the subjects for which Johnson is now famous, from the origins of blowback to Barack Obama's Afghanistan conundrum, including our inept spies, our bad behavior in other countries, our ill-fought wars, and our capitulation to a military that has taken ever more control of the federal budget. There is, he proposes, only one way out: President Obama must begin to dismantle the empire before the Pentagon dismantles the American Dream. If we do not learn from the fates of past empires, he suggests, our decline and fall are foreordained. This is Johnson at his best, delivering both a warning and an urgent prescription for a remedy. |
Smash the Hammer (250-Word Stories) | In this collection of 250-Word stories, author Sean Hill (creator of @VeryShortStory) has crafted fifty creative, humorous tales that are sometimes dark and include a touch of strange. These engaging flash fiction stories invoke worlds that entertain and stay with you long after reading them. |
Ashen City (Black Tiger, #2) | Make your choice, Ember Carter. And make it count.
Ember Carter has escaped the flames of death. But will she ever be free from Chief Titus? When the orchard goes up in smoke and her family turns up missing, Ember returns to Frankfort hoping to find her brother and father, and to get Titus to drop the death wish he has against her.
But Titus is always one step ahead. When Ember faces him head-on, she's captured, only to receive another death sentence. But on her way to her execution, plans go a little askew, and Ember finds herself traveling to the one place no one dares travel: Louisville. If the outskirts of Ky were a ghost town, the ashen city is the borderline of hell itself, but it's the one place Ember can find refuge from the people who want her dead.
In the ashen city, Ember must learn that being a hero is more than doing what is right because she can, but doing it for the good of the people. And when plans take a turn for the worst, she must decide if it's worth risking her life to save her country. |
The Sleepover Club on the Beach (The Sleepover Club, #42) | The girls go on a weekend trip to the seaside, and find a bottle with a mysterious message in it, washed up on the beach. What can it mean? |
Better Living Through Plastic Explosives | From an emerging master of short fiction and one of Canada's most distinctive voices, a collection of stories as heartbreaking as those of Lorrie Moore and as hilariously off-kilter as something out of McSweeney's. In Better Living through Plastic Explosives, Zsuzsi Gartner delivers a powerful second dose of the lacerating satire that marked her acclaimed debut, All the Anxious Girls on Earth, but with even greater depth and darker humour. Whether she casts her eye on evolution and modern manhood when an upscale cul-de-sac is thrown into chaos after a redneck moves into the neighbourhood, international adoption, war photography, real estate, the movie industry, motivational speakers, or terrorism, Gartner filets the righteous and the ridiculous with dexterity in equal, glorious measure. These stories ruthlessly expose our most secret desires, and allow us to snort with laughter at the grotesque world we'd live in if we all got what we wanted. |
Infinity (Chronicles of Nick, #1) | At fourteen, Nick Gautier thinks he knows everything about the world around him. Streetwise, tough and savvy, his quick sarcasm is the stuff of legends. . .until the night when his best friends try to kill him. Saved by a mysterious warrior who has more fighting skills than Chuck Norris, Nick is sucked into the realm of the Dark-Hunters: immortal vampire slayers who risk everything to save humanity.
Nick quickly learns that the human world is only a veil for a much larger and more dangerous one: a world where the captain of the football team is a werewolf and the girl he has a crush on goes out at night to stake the undead.
But before he can even learn the rules of this new world, his fellow students are turning into flesh eating zombies. And he's next on the menu.
As if starting high school isn't hard enough. . .now Nick has to hide his new friends from his mom, his chainsaw from the principal, and keep the zombies and the demon Simi from eating his brains, all without getting grounded or suspended. How in the world is he supposed to do that? |
The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo | The Emmy Award-winning comedian, actress, writer, and star of Inside Amy Schumer and the acclaimed film Trainwreckhas taken the entertainment world by storm with her winning blend of smart, satirical humor. Now, Amy Schumer has written a refreshingly candid and uproariously funny collection of (extremely) personal and observational essays.
In The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo, Amy mines her past for stories about her teenage years, her family, relationships, and sex and shares the experiences that have shaped who she is - a woman with the courage to bare her soul to stand up for what she believes in, all while making us laugh.
Ranging from the raucous to the romantic, the heartfelt to the harrowing, this highly entertaining and universally appealing collection is the literary equivalent of a night out with your best friends - an unforgettable and fun adventure that you wish could last forever. Whether she's experiencing lust-at-first-sight while in the airport security line, sharing her own views on love and marriage, admitting to being an introvert, or discovering her cross-fit instructor's secret bad habit, Amy Schumer proves to be a bighearted, brave, and thoughtful storyteller that will leave you nodding your head in recognition, laughing out loud, and sobbing uncontrollably - but only because it's over. |
Crossing the Creek: A Practical Guide to Understanding Dying Process | Hospice Registered Nurse Michael Holmes'gives clear explanations of what to expect during the dying process. Covers the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual process that dying people undergo as they transition from living into death. |
Your Little Red Wagon: A Conversation on Approaching God | Theres something almost magical about an old Radio Flyer wagon, isnt there? It conjures up all kinds of images and memories. The sight of one stirs my emotions and takes me back to my childhood. You may or may not have had a wagon, but you at least knew someone who did. I have another little red wagon, and so do you. An imaginary one. You and I started piling stuff into this imaginary wagon so early in life that we can hardly remember the first things that went into them. But somewhere along the way, we discovered tragedy, pain, disappointment, and disillusionment. Those, too, went into the wagon. What if we could let go of the wagon, drop the handle and not worry about it anymore? No more shame. No more lies. No more hiding. What if you no longer had to worry about the good stuff covering the bad stuff because neither matters? If youre looking for that kind of freedom, I want you to know that it can be found in these pages. Proceed without caution. |
Red Rose, White Rose | The powerful story of Cecily Neville, torn between both sides in the War of the Roses. Perfect for fans of Philippa Gregory.
Richard, the thirteen-year-old Duke of York, England's richest heir.
Told through the eyes of Cicely and her half-brother Cuthbert, Red Rose, White Rose is the story of one of the most powerful women in England during one of its most turbulent periods. Born of Lancaster and married to York, the willowy and wayward Cicely treads a hazardous path through love, loss and imprisonment and between the violent factions of Lancaster and York, as the Wars of the Roses tear England's ruling families apart.
So nearly queen herself, Cicely Neville was the mother, grandmother and great-grandmother of kings - and her descendants still wear the crown. |
My Royal Temptation (Arrogant Heirs #1) | He's the biggest billionaire bad boy in the kingdom, heir to the throne, and one royal prick. He'll never settle down, but that doesn't mean he can't give his female subjects the royal treatment.
I will never love.
I will not marry.
Happily ever after doesn't exist in my kingdom.
I'm Prince Nikolai, Duke of Westcraven and heir apparent to the Edenvale throne. I've got rock hard abs, live hard, and f**k even harder. Life is a nonstop party until my father and evil stepmother hire Kate Winter, a prim and proper matchmaker, and give me an ultimatum: marry by my twenty-ninth birthday or they'll hand my crown to the banished brother who once a betrayed me.
There's no way in hell I'll give my heart to any woman.
Because you cannot give what is broken beyond repair.
But what hides beneath Kate Winter's ice queen exterior is a fiery redhead who likes it hot. She may have a sharp tongue in the throne room, but oh the things that tongue can do when no one else is looking.
That's why I didn't see it coming--Kate Winter enticing me, body and soul. Now she's the only woman I want--and according to Royal Law, the woman forbidden to be my queen.
But I'm sure as hell no Prince Charming, and I've never been good at following rules.
My Royal Prick is a stand-alone, over the top, steamy, full-length novel that's part of a connected series. No cliffhanger, lots of toe-curling dirty sex, and a guaranteed happy ending. Not recommended for audiences under 18.
All books in THE ARROGANT HEIRS SERIES can be read on their own or as companions to the other books in the series:
My Royal Prick (Nikolai)
My Royal Sin (Benedict)
My Royal Mess (Damien)
My Royal Scandal (Christian)
My Royal Secret (X) |
Dünyaya Düşen Adam | Thomas Jerome Newton is an extraterrestrial from the planet Anthea, which has been devastated by a series of nuclear wars, and whose inhabitants are twice as intelligent as human beings. When he lands on Earth - in Kentucky, disguised as a human - it's with the intention of saving his own people from extinction. |
At Home: Sarah Style | Following the bestselling success of Sarah Style, HGTV star and design queen Sarah Richardson invites readers into the homes she's most proud of designing--her own!
Renowned designer Sarah Richardson guides readers through a variety of houses--from urban spaces, to secluded farmland getaways, to the islands of cottage country--that all showcase her signature style of casual elegance and nature-inspired design. In addition to the hundreds of design tips and never-before-seen photos--including many from Sarah's personal collection--there are forty-five beloved recipes that reflect Sarah's design style: comforting, fun, and meant for sharing. This is a behind-the-scenes tour that will inspire readers to achieve winning style on any budget.
At Home: Sarah Styleis the ultimate guide to living in style, loving your home, and entertaining with ease. |
Sleep While I Sing | Nobody knew who she was, this attractive blonde propped up against a tree in the rain. Nobody knew where she was going on this secluded stetch of the Sunshine Coast highway of British Columbia. But had someone considerately dropped her off here with her hair combed, her face clean, and her throat slashed.
Much as they'd like to, nobody in the sleepy hamlet of Sechelt knows anything about the death. So Staff Sergeant Karl Alberg has to start from scratch. But he finds his mind being distracted by Cassandra Mitchell, the local librarian with whom he has an on-again, off-again relationship, and her infatuation with a flirtatious actor visiting from Los Angeles. As Alberg struggles to separate jealousy from suspicion, the killer stalks the sleepy town, and only another murder can lead Alberg to the horrifying truth. |
The Starkest Truth (Breaking Insanity, #2) | This is not a romance.
After her recent nuptials, Nikki Brenton is quickly thrust into a world she once avoided. Unable to adjust, her unhealthy addictions begin to tempt her and threaten to poison more than her sanity.
Nothing has ever been peaceful for Eric Brenton, and his life with Nikki is no exception. The past he suppressed has returned to wreak havoc on his life. He quickly discovers he can't avoid his past, because it's ready to attack him where he is most vulnerable.
When the truth is as subjective as reality, the line between trust and doubt is tested; for Nikki and Eric the line may come dangerously close to disintegrating.
Content contains descriptive violence, graphic sex, coarse language, and scenes that some readers may find objectionable. Reader discretion is strongly advised. |
The Billionaire's Innocent - Part 1 (The Forbidden Series) | The Forbidden Series
Billionaires who can look, but shouldn't touch!
For Logan Black, Jaiven Rodriguez and Zair al Ruyi, New York is spread out before them like the Garden of Eden...and no one knows the sweet taste of forbidden fruit better than America's most ruthless billionaires!
Jaded, cynical, with a darkness that threatens to consume them whole, they think they've seen it all. But temptation has something new in store for each of them...
When Nora Grant decided she wanted to make something of her life, she didn't realize it would lead straight to Prince Zair al Ruyi. Beneath his polished royalty, Zair has warrior's blood running through his veins, and he's found his next conquest! No matter how innocent Nora is, she can't resist the touch of this royal billionaire.
Collect all three novels in The Forbidden Series:
THE BILLIONAIRE'S INTERNby USA TODAYbestselling author Maisey Yates
THE BILLIONAIRE'S FANTASYby USA TODAYbestselling author Kate Hewitt
THE BILLIONAIRE'S INNOCENTby USA TODAYbestselling author Caitlin Crews |
No Such Thing as Society: A History of Britain in the 1980s | From the Falklands war and the miners' strike to Bobby Sands and the Guildford Four, from Diana and the New Romantics to Live Aid and the 'big bang', from the Rubik's cube to the ZX Spectrum, this account uncovers the truth behind the decade that changed Britain forever. |
Serving Our Children: Charter Schools and the Reform of American Public Education | Public education is failing America's children, especially those in poor urban areas. Washington, D.C. Council member Kevin Chavous has long been an outspoken advocate for educational reform through the charter school movement. In his book "Serving Our Children," Chavous explores what his city has learned from the charter school experience and what it means to American public education as a whole. Chavous shows how charter schools can serve as models for national public education reform across the country. He describes how greater flexibility and autonomy allow these schools to better serve the needs of students and their families. |
Louis L'Amour Trail Mix: Volume Two | More than any writer before or since, Louis L'Amour brought the American West to life. His action-packed stories dealt with eternal themes: honor, deceit, passion, betrayal, loyalty, courage, love. His settings were historically accurate, his prose riveting, and his characters colorful: good guys, bad guys, tough, roughs, sidekicks, and saints. TRAIL MIX II gathers four popular Louis L'Amour stories, performed by Willie Nelson: "Mistakes Can Kill You," "The Nester and the Piute," "Trail to Pie Town," and "Big Medicine." |
On Her Majesty's Secret Service | In the aftermath of Operation Thunderball, Ernst Stavro Blofeld's trail has gone cold--and so has 007's love for his job. The only thing that can rekindle his passion is Contessa Teresa "Tracy" di Vicenzo, a troubled young woman who shares his taste for fast cars and danger. She's the daughter of a powerful crime boss, and he thinks Bond's hand in marriage may be the solution to all herproblems. Bond's not ready to settle down--yet--but he soon finds himself falling for the enigmatic Tracy.
After finally tracking the SPECTRE chief to a stronghold in the Swiss Alps, Bond uncovers the details of Blofeld's latest plot: a biological warfare scheme more audacious than anything the fiend has tried before. Now Bond must save the world once again--and survive Blofeld's last, very personal, act of vengeance.
The text in this edition has been restored by the Fleming family company Ian Fleming Publications, to reflect the work as it was originally published.
www.ianfleming.com |
Love Your Life: Cultivating Your Vision and Tending Your Dreams | Have you ever experienced the nagging sensation that your life hasn't turned out the way you planned? When you look at your life, do you wonder how you got where you are now?
It's easy to be swept up in the tide of family expectations, career diversions, financial responsibilities and personal insecurities to end up far adrift from where you'd originally planned.
This book is designed to help you get back on track so that you can live a life that you love and reclaim your happiness.
You'll discover a simple 8-step process to:
* Connect with your vision, purpose and passion.
* Define your personal and professional aspirations.
* Develop an action plan to accomplish your goals.
* Overcome any obstacles to your success.
* Achieve the life of your dreams.
If you're ready to live a life that is both satisfying and fulfilling, this book is for you. |
Flight of the Fox: Shadow's Daughter | (A short story spin-off from the Shadow Legacy series featuring Duncan's older sister - Jewel)
Once a killer and thief for hire, Jewel is reluctantly being controlled by a mad man bent on world domination. Her brother's life hangs in the balance and she must use every trick at her disposal to save him and obtain a rare magical artifact or lose that which is most precious to her. |
Why Rat Comes First: A Story of the Chinese Zodiac | The story of why rat comes first in the Chinese zodiac. In English. |
Worse Than Rotten, Ralph (Rotten Ralph | Rotten Ralph makes an earnest attempt at good behavior but is enticed, not too reluctantly, into a series of misadventures by some ruffian alley cats. |
The Magical Tale of Santa Dust - A Christmas Tradition | The Magical Tale of Santa Dust is the magical tale of two small children who, on Christmas Eve, sit by their window eagerly awaiting the arrival of Santa, only to be bypassed on his yearly journey. Save for the antics of a giggling, bungling elf - and some magical dust - their Christmas dreams come true.
Each book is sold with one pouch of magical Santa Dust shrink wrapped together. After you sprinkle your magical Santa Dust hang you red pouch on your Christmas tree as a Christmas tree ornament. Santa Dust is a magical potion used by children worldwide to help guide Santa and his reindeer to their door. |
Tease Me (Tease Me, #1) | **Do not read this book if you do not like fast paced, erotic plots, forward thinking women, dominant and tattooed Latin men, and dirty sex. Lots of dirty sex. Extra panties are recommended. Prudes be warned: this book is HOT. For readers 18+**
Ellie Morgan has played the role of the good girl her entire life. She follows the rules, works hard, does what she's supposed to do, and rarely takes an unnecessary risk. But when she's turned down again and again for a promotion at work, Ellie decides she must do something drastic to prove her skills as a police officer to everyone at work...and to herself.
But the small drug deal she tries to bust turns out to be bigger and more dangerous than she ever imagined, and she finds herself kidnapped and smuggled across the border to Mexico. Her life is now in the hands of Alejandro Calaveras, a handsome and powerful cartel leader.
Alejandro promises not to kill her...as long as she agrees to obey him. With his dark eyes, tattoos, and devil-may-care attitude, Ellie agrees, knowing that submitting to someone as dangerous and sexy as Alejandro could be her undoing...or her escape.
From the moment he lays eyes on her, Alejandro is drawn to Ellie. As an American police officer, Ellie is the forbidden fruit, the enemy, the one who has the power to destroy him.
After he gets a taste, he wants more. And Alejandro always gets what he wants.
TEASE ME is part one of a three part novella serial. It is approximately 33,000 words long.
Tempt Me, coming 2.17.15
Take Me, coming 3.10.15 |
The Betrayed (The Lost Words, #1) | In the ancient land of the Realms, where armies clash and heroes arise, only the most cunning and courageous can redeem a war torn land from certain annihilation. The Betrayed, Igor Ljubuncic's epic, gritty fantasy novel, spins a searing tale of a world in the throes of war. With furious, fast-paced action and fascinating characters, this wildly inventive saga will thrill anyone who demands fantasy at the top of its game.
A war is brewing in the Realms. When the new religious sect of Feor from Caytor invades the Safe Territories, the home of the old gods, Commander Mali of Eracia scrambles to counter its advance. To that end, Adam, an Eracian prostitute who awaits hanging, is spared to join the army. In the Territories, a former criminal Ayrton and his young protegee Ewan face the threat of the invaders. Can the ruthless followers of Feor be stopped, and the old faith be saved?
As nations clash, old rivalries are set aflame and nothing seems sacred, sinister and ancient secrets are revealed. With wit and adrenalin, The Betrayed weaves a taut and textured landscape of warring factions, foes and allies, to deliver a full-on fantasy tale for the ages. |
Day Hikes Around Sonoma County: 125 Great Hikes | Sonoma County is 35 miles north of San Francisco on the Pacific coast. This California county is known for its wineries and a magnificent natural landscape--a picturesque mix of rugged coastline, steep cliffs, forested hillsides, and verdant agricultural valleys. The cities, towns, and villages are as diverse as the geography. Interspersed throughout the landscape are thousands of acres of undeveloped parklands, forests, and open space. Day Hikes Around Sonoma County is a collection of 125 of the county's best day hikes, providing access to both well-known and out-of-the-way greenspace. Hikes are found along the Pacific Ocean, across the coastal ridges, into wide valleys, and through thick forests. A third of the hikes are located along the coastline, accessed by Highway 1, which connects the coastal towns as it snakes along the oceanfront cliffs and bluffs. Many coastal access points that are not easily recognized from Highway 1 are clearly described. The remaining hikes explore the inland mountains, hillsides, and valleys through numerous state parks, regional parks, and undeveloped land. Highlights include fog-shrouded redwood forests, creekside canyons, wildlife sanctuaries, lakes, tidal bays, wave-pounded coastline, and sweeping panoramic views. A wide range of hikes accommodates amateur to avid hikers, from beachfront strolls to canyon treks. Straight-forward directions and clear maps accompany all hikes. A thorough index includes cities, trails, and points of interest. |