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The History of Philosophy: The Hellenistic and Roman Age | The Hellenistic and Roman Ageis the second part of Brehier's great Histoire de la philosophie, originally published in the 1920's and '30's. Following The Hellenic Age, it completes Brehier's account of the classical philosophers.
The post-Aristotelian systems are taken up in this part - the Socratics, the Old Stoa, Epicureanism, Skepticism, Neo-Platonism, and Hellenism and Christianity.
"Nothing is harder to disentangle than the history of intellectual thought," writers Brehier. Yet he consistently separates the vital from the peripheral and illuminates the main trends of philosophical thought, from the emergence of the minor Socratics to the full flowering of Neo-Platonism. |
Advertising: Concept and Copy | Ideas are what make advertising great, but they're elusive, which is why great ads are so rare. Advertising: Concept and Copycovers the conceptual process, from developing smart strategy to executing it with strong, distinctive copy. Over two hundred ads, many in color, demonstrate the strong thinking and writing that underlie the best advertising. |
Devil Seeker (Cycle Devils, #1) | Kat is looking for a man, but not one in an MC
Backfire is not looking for much more than the occasional one-night stand
Here comes trouble... |
The Scent of Rain | Could it be that the life Daphne's always wanted is right under her nose?
Daphne Sweeten left Paris--and a job she loved--to marry the man of her dreams in the U.S. But when he stands her up on their wedding day, she's left reeling and senseless. Literally. She's been trained as a perfume creator and now her sense of smell has disappeared along with her fiance.
She has to figure out why her nose isn't working, fix it, and get back to Paris. Meanwhile, she'll rely on her chemistry skills and just hope her new boss at Gibraltar Products, Jesse, doesn't notice her failing senses. They'll be working together on household fragrances, not posh perfumes. How hard can it be?
As Daphne and Jesse work on a signature scent for their new line, she feels God at work as never before. And the promise of what's possible is as fresh as the scent of rain. |
Drums Around the Fire | Original anthology of 17 stories based on the Werewolf: The Apocalpysegames, with a lexicon.
"Introduction: The Talefires" * Anonymous
"Tales of Glory"
"The Fall of Criton" * Emrey Barnes
"The Guardian Stone" * William Spencer-Hale
"Patchbelly and the Plague-Wolf" * Phil Brucato
"Tales of Honor"
"Night Flyer" * Sam Chupp
"Gambit" * Nigel D. Findley
"Loba's Tale" * Daniel Greenberg
"Tales of Wisdom"
"The Rabbi's Tale" * Bud Webster
"Apocalypse Noir" * Bill Bridges
"Otava" * Rustin Quaide
"Totem Tales"
"Pegasus" * Phil Brucato
"Coyote" * James Medley
"Chimera" * James A. Moore
"Tales of the Umbra"
"Restricted Entry" * Robert Hatch
"Gardens Are Their Seeds * Stewart Weick
"End Time Song * Daniel Greenberg
"Afterward: The Closing of the Moot" * Anonymous
"A Tale of the Apocalypse"
"Trinity Caern" * Sam Inabinet
"Lexicon" * Misc. Material |
Homintern: How Gay Culture Liberated the Modern World | A landmark account of gay and lesbian creative networks and the seismic changes they brought to twentieth-century culture
In a hugely ambitious study which crosses continents, languages, and almost a century, Gregory Woods identifies the ways in which homosexuality has helped shape Western culture. Extending from the trials of Oscar Wilde to the gay liberation era, this book examines a period in which increased visibility made acceptance of homosexuality one of the measures of modernity.
Woods shines a revealing light on the diverse, informal networks of gay people in the arts and other creative fields. Uneasily called "the Homintern" (an echo of Lenin's "Comintern") by those suspicious of an international homosexual conspiracy, such networks connected gay writers, actors, artists, musicians, dancers, filmmakers, politicians, and spies. While providing some defense against dominant heterosexual exclusion, the grouping brought solidarity, celebrated talent, and, in doing so, invigorated the majority culture.
Woods introduces an enormous cast of gifted and extraordinary characters, most of them operating with surprising openness; but also explores such issues as artistic influence, the coping strategies of minorities, the hypocrisies of conservatism, and the effects of positive and negative discrimination. Traveling from Harlem in the 1910s to 1920s Paris, 1930s Berlin, 1950s New York and beyond, this sharply observed, warm-spirited book presents a surpassing portrait of twentieth-century gay culture and the men and women who both redefined themselves and changed history. |
A Family Christmas | "When I began assembling [this] collection, I was skeptical that I would learn anything new about Christmas, but reading and reflecting on the history and spirit of Christmas brought back many memories, and taught me a great deal. . . . The literature of Christmas ranges from the miraculous to the tragic, the profound to the ridiculous, but always represents the connection to something larger than ourselves." --Caroline Kennedy In A Family Christmas, Caroline shares the Christmas poetry, prose, scriptural readings, and lyrics that are most dear to her, drawing on authors as diverse as Harper Lee, Nikki Giovanni, Martin Luther King Jr., Billy Collins, John and Yoko, and Charles Dickens. There are also many lesser-known gems throughout and personal treasures from her own family--including a young Caroline's Christmas list to Santa Claus and a letter from her father as President to a child concerned about Santa's well-being. This diverse and unique anthology will become a timeless keepsake, and will enrich your heart and mind with the spirit of Christmas. A Family Christmasincludes selections from: Groucho Marx, Emma Lazarus, Mark Twain, Sandra Cisneros, Pearl S. Buck, Truman Capote, Gabriela Mistral, Ogden Nash, Clement Clarke Moore, Vladimir Nabokov, Marianne Moore, Calvin Trillin, E. B. White, and many more. |
Der wiedergefundene Freund | A daring novella about the loss of innocence in pre-war Germany.
Reunion is the story of intense and innocent devotion between two young men growing up in "the soft, serene, bluish hills of Swabia," and the sinister (but all too mundane) forces that end both their friendship and their childhood.
The year is 1932. Hans Schwartz is Jewish, the son of a Stuttgart doctor who asserts that the rise of the Nazis is "a temporary illness, something like measles which will pass off as soon as the economic situation improves." The Holocaust would be unthinkable for these characters, but of course it looms over the story: Hans's friend, the young Count Konradin von Hohenfels, has a mother who keeps a portrait of Hitler on her dresser. The two boys share their most private thoughts and trips to the countryside of southwest Germany, discuss poetry and the past and present of their country, and argue the existence of a benevolent God.
The eventual disintegration of this cherished relationship foreshadows the fate of Europe's Jews-- but Uhlman doesn't end his story with neat polarities. Years later, exiled in America, Hans comes upon a revelation about von Hohenfels which provides a stunning denouement and leaves the reader recalling Uhlman's haunting, lyrical descriptions of the vineyards, opera houses, and dark forests of Wurttemberg. |
Angel Tracks in the Himalayas | Few know the price of the Gospel like Gary Shepherd. This is a life-changing story of what it really takes to follow God's call. You may never look at your Bible the same way again... Gary's simple faith, captured in eloquent detail, will make you feel as if you are right in the center of the action: facing the King Cobra, hearing the witch scream, feeling the searing bullets. If you have ever wondered, in an age of relativism and limp-wristed Christianity, where the real Kingdom is operating-then read these pages. With honesty and craftsmanship, Gary relates his journey in a way that will comfort those who have served and know... and inspire those whose time has yet to come. "I have known Gary for many years and have admired his faith and sacrifice for the Bibleless peoples of the world. His love and service to the people of Nepal has made him one of my heroes. His story, however, is not just his story, it is God's story. And for anyone who takes seriously God's command 'to go into all the world, ' it is our story." Bernie May - Former President of Wycliffe Bible Translators "Angel Tracks in the Himalayas is an account of unusual faith and venture... You will be reading about miracles accomplished through the power of the Holy Spirit." Dr. Orval C. Butcher - Founder of Skyline Wesleyan Church Gary and Barbara Shepherd began serving in Nepal with Wycliffe Bible Translators in 1969. In November of 1991, after 22 years, the Magar New Testament was officially dedicated. Today there is a vigorous band of believers spread throughout the Himalayas. Gary currently resides in Dallas, Texas, with his wife, Kerry. He enjoys being outdoors and taking his grandchildren fishing. |
Kaden's Breeder (Galactic Breeders, #1) | Librarian's note: This is an alternate cover edition for ASIN: B006IYFVHY.
Kaden has waited twelve long years to finally claim a Breeder of his own. Breeders are a necessity that the Dregs do not take lightly. Without them, his species would eventually die out. The moment he sees Carina ascend from the Mantra's vessel, he must have her. However, Carina's selection for the Galactic Governing Council's Breeder policy was done illegally. A third party is responsible for Carina's abduction and her fate is much for a more sinister reason. It is demanded that she be returned to the Mantra for "re-assignment". Kaden will never give her up without a fight, even if it means an intergalactic war with a fearsome and powerful enemy. |
Whispers in Autumn (The Last Year, #1) | In 2015, a race of alien Others conquered Earth. They enslaved humanity not by force, but through an aggressive mind control that turned people into contented, unquestioning robots.
Except sixteen-year-old Althea isn't content at all, and she doesn't need the mysterious note inside her locket to tell her she's Something Else. It also warns her to trust no one, so she hides the pieces that make her different, even though it means being alone.
Then she meets Lucas, everything changes.
Althea and Lucas are immune to the alien mind control, and together they search for the reason why. What they uncover is a stunning truth the Others never anticipated, one with the potential to free the brainwashed human race.
It's not who they are that makes them special, but what.
And what they are is a threat. One the Others are determined to eliminate for good. |
The Inflatable Woman | Iris (or balletgirl_42 as she's known on the Internet dating circuit) is a zookeeper looking for love when she is diagnosed with breast cancer. Overnight, her life becomes populated by a carnival of daunting hospital characters. Despite the attempts of her friends--Maud, Grandma Suggs, Larry the Monkey, and a group of singing penguins--to comfort her, her fears begin to encircle her, and she clings to the attention of a lighthouse keeper called sailor_buoy_39.
The Inflatable Woman combines magical realism with the grit of everyday life to create a poignant and surreal journey inside the human psyche. |
National Geographic Little Kids Look and Learn: Bears | Welcome to the world of bears! With fun photos and colorful, approachable design, this wonderful board book guides you through life as a bear, including hibernation, playtime with cubs, the smallest and biggest bears, and finding food! |
Doctor Who: Red Dawn | Ares One: NASA's first manned mission to the dead planet Mars. But is Mars as dead as it seems?
While the NASA team investigate an 'anomaly' on the planet's surface, the Doctor and Peri find themselves inside a strange alien building. What is its purpose? And what is frozen inside the blocks of ice that guard the doorways? If the Doctor has a sense of deja-vu, it's because he's about to meet some old adversaries, as well as some new ones... |
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow / Rip Van Winkle | Large format paper back for easy reading. The two classic Washington Irving short stories |
The Devil's Science | Almost forty years ago we launched the "Voyager Space Probe". It was a feat of human ingenuity. The craft explored the outer planets, sending back information and images to expand our knowledge of this universe. When its mission was complete, Voyager left our solar system for interstellar space. Although we stayed in contact with it, we felt its mission was over....but we were wrong. The moment it left our solar system it was detected by an alien race who were unaware of our location. With intelligence and technology centuries beyond ours, we would stand no chance against this enemy. Our only hope would be to wield a force beyond that of science and man. But what will be the ultimate cost of using such a power? |
The Lost Books of The Odyssey | A brilliant and beguiling reimagining of one of our greatest myths by a gifted young writer, Zachary Mason's brilliant and beguiling debut novel, The Lost Books of the Odyssey, reimagines Homer's classic story of the hero Odysseus and his long journey home after the fall of Troy. With brilliant prose, terrific imagination, and dazzling literary skill, Mason creates alternative episodes, fragments, and revisions of Homer's original that taken together open up this classic Greek myth to endless reverberating interpretations. The Lost Books of the Odyssey is punctuated with great wit, beauty, and playfulness; it is a daring literary page-turner that marks the emergence of an extraordinary new talent. |
DAVID LIVINGSTONE COLLECTION, 5-in-1 [Illustrated]: Missionary Travels and Researches; Last Journals 1 and 2; The Life of Livingstone; How Stanley Found Livingstone | The DAVID LIVINGSTONE COLLECTION brings together some of the most well-known and beloved writings pertaining to Livingstone and his amazing career as a missionary and explorer. This volume if beautifully illustrated with dozens of the original woodcuts and contains the complete texts of:
1. Livingstone's Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa.
This is the classic that really made Livingstone famous. It includes how he felt called to missions work, his early explorations, how he survived an early lion attack and much more! Contains 32 chapters and over 40 illustrations!
2. The Last Journals of David Livingstone, Vol 1
After Livingstone passed away many thought his research and journals were lost. Thankfully they were preserved, located and published in two volumes, each containing 13 chapters with many beautiful illustrations.
3. The Last Journals of David Livingstone, Vol 2
4. The Life of David Livingstone by Garden Blaikie.
An in-depth and touch reflection on the life of the great missionary explorer. This volume brings out aspects of his life, character, spirituality and ministry that were often overlooked due to his many exploits and discoveries. Contains 23 chapters plus 5 appendixes.
5. How I Found Livingstone, by Henry M Stanley.
"Dr Livingstone, I presume?" These now famous words were uttered by Stanley when he finally found Livingstone - whom many thought had perished in Africa. This lively account follows Stanley from the beginning of his commission to find Livingstone, through much hardship, until he finally met Livingstone. 17 Chapters with Illustrations.
* Almost 100 chapters!
* Includes dozens of original illustrations!
* Fully searchable, formatted for your kindle with an Optimized Table of Contents |
Pop-Up: Everything You Need to Create Your Own Pop-Up Book | Want to make a pop-up book? Here's everything you need to assemble four amazing 3-D creations--plus a behind-the-scenes guide to key techniques.
Do you delight in seeing an ingenious pop-up "pop" but feel utterly daunted at the thought of making one yourself? Get your hands on this all-in-one guide and kit, combining the simplest of instructions and the coolest of components for creating a pop-up dragon, castle, jungle scenario, and Frankenstein scene. There's no need for scissors or glue, thanks to press-out, pre-scored, peel-off sticky-back pieces. And for those inspired to learn more, there's also a guide to basic folds and techniques--plus a sample pop-up robot showing how those techniques may be used. The kit's eye-popping features include a roaring dragon, a medieval castle, Frankenstein's laboratory, and a jungle scene full of animals for you to assemble. |
Love, Danger, and Secrets | Travel writer Veronica is engaged to Darren, the Minister for Foreign Affairs in the UK. When an MI6 spy is killed, an international conspiracy is uncovered. Darren recruits Veronica for a dangerous mission to America to deliver a flash drive to Sean Deveron, a friend in the CIA. The two become targeted by a rogue element of the CIA and are now on the run. Their only hope lies in Moscow with Mikhail, a friend of Sean's in the KGB. They flee to Russia where Veronica becomes entangled in a love triangle and experiences erotic love for the first time. Riveting layers of mystery and intrigue set the stage in the glitzy and glamorous world of Moscow's diplomatic circles, where spies are watching spies! But everything is an illusion and everyone has a secret. Filled with erotic passion, romance, lies, deceit and betrayal, Love, Danger, and Secrets pulls out all the stops. This provocative masquerade spans over three continents with its assassins, intrigue, mystery, and erotica. Whom can Veronica trust and will she discover her true soul mate? Lynne Pickering is an internationally renowned artist. She has sold over five thousand paintings in more than thirty countries. She worked as an international finance broker arranging funding for projects from high-rise offices to resorts. She lives with her family in Queensland, Australia. Love, Danger, and Secrets is her second work of fiction. She is currently working on her third novel, an action romance thriller. Publisher's website: http: //sbpra.com/LynnePickering |
Play Nice (The Devil's Share #1) | Dash Conner liked his rock n roll life just the way it was. Money, Fame, Sex, Whiskey. There was nothing else on this earth that he wanted. Right?
Wrong. He wanted Lexi Grant. No, it'd gone beyond that, he needed her. Had to have her. Now all he had to do was convince her, and everyone else, that he could make her happy. That he could be the man she deserved. Loving Lexi had changed his life, and he was about to change hers too. In a big way.
This is book one of The Devil's Share. A series about a bunch of rock stars and the lives they lead.
Sex and bad language, mature audiences only please. 18+ |
Guilt by Association (Rachel Knight, #1) | Los Angeles D.A. Rachel Knight is a tenacious, wise-cracking, and fiercely intelligent prosecutor in the city's most elite division. When her colleague, Jake, is found dead at a grisly crime scene, Rachel is shaken to the core. She must take over his toughest case: the assault of a young woman from a prominent family.
But she can't stop herself from digging deeper into Jake's death, a decision that exposes a world of power and violence and will have her risking her reputation--and her life--to find the truth.
With her tremendous expertise in the nuances of L.A. courts and crime, and with a vibrant ensemble cast of characters, Marcia Clark combines intimate detail, riotous humor, and visceral action in a debut thriller that marks the launch of a major new figure on the crime-writing scene. |
Sinfully Naughty Vol. 1 | A compilation of sexy paranormal and contemporary shorts by USA Today Bestselling Author Milly Taiden.
Includes:
Bitten by Night (M/F) - You can run from the big bad wolf, but you can't hide.
Seduced by Days (M/F/M) - Double the fun in this erotic Menage.
A Hero's Pride (M/F) - This first date is about to go from interesting to explosive.
A Hero Scarred (M/F) - Sometimes love can catch a person off guard.
Bratty Lioness Tamer (F/F/M) - Two female lovers will finally get back the man that's rightfully theirs.
Cristina (M/F/M) - Some girls are extra naughty. Cristina is the kind that fantasies are made of.
Warning: Adult content including but not limited to: Violence and raw sexual language and actions. |
The Inevitable Collision of Birdie & Bash | Birdie never meant to be at the party. Bash should have been long gone. But when they meet, a collision course is set off they may never recover from.
Sebastian Alvarez is just trying to hold the pieces together: to not flunk out, to keep his sort-of-best friend Wild Kyle from doing something really bad, and to see his beloved Ma through chemo. But when he meets Birdie Paxton, a near-Valedictorian who doesn't realize she's smoking hot in her science pun T-shirt, at a party, an undeniable attraction sparks. And suddenly he's not worried about anything. But before they are able to exchange numbers, they are pulled apart. A horrifying tragedy soon links Birdie and Bash together--but neither knows it. When they finally reconnect, and are starting to fall--hard--the events of the tragedy unfold, changing both their lives in ways they can never undo. Told in alternating perspectives, The Inevitable Collision of Birdie & Bash by Candace Ganger is a beautiful, complex, and ultimately hopeful teen novel that will move you to the very last page. |
Fourteenth Colony | Jack's heart started pounding. His hands were slippery from sweat as he twisted the grips on the bike. He couldn't help but glance back at the approaching sedans, his gaze drawn toward the danger like a moth to a flame. Jack almost jumped off his bike when he heard a voice through his earpiece. 'Incoming call.' Jack answered, and the same female voice from earlier whispered in his ear.
'Run, Jack.'
Tom can't remember to match his socks and may be hopeless with women, but he is undeniably brilliant. His intellect is about to be put to the ultimate test--his older brother, Jack, has been kidnapped, and it's up to Tom to rescue him.
The all-powerful Originalist government rules 2041 America with an iron fist. Armed checkpoints and vast ghettos dominate the country. Before Jack was kidnapped, he stumbled upon an explosive secret that could start a bloody revolution, but he managed to pass a message to Tom just in time. Will it be enough to save him?
When Tom discovers his family is part of a covert political movement, he must put all his hope in the Fourteenth Colony.
The Author proudly donates 50% of his proceeds to the Covenant House for any books sold by April, 2014. They are a beacon in the darkness for homeless youth.
Midwest Book Review
The "Fourteenth Colony" is an original entertainment from beginning to end and documents its author as a contemporary novelist of considerable merit and imagination. Highly recommended for summer reading lists.
ForeWord Clarion Review Four out of Five Stars
"Altabef's clean writing style shines . . . his descriptions are thorough and fresh." The review goes further to describe Fourteenth Colony as a "fast-paced, futuristic political thriller . . . with an especially enjoyable turn of events at the end." |
Krakens and Lies (Menagerie #3) | The Menagerie trilogy comes to a fantastic conclusion in Krakens and Lies, the third magical and mysterious adventure from Tui Sutherland (New York Timesbestselling author of the Wings of Fire series) and Kari Sutherland. Young readers who love mythological creatures and series like Fablehaven, the Spiderwick Chronicles, and Spirit Animals won't want to miss the Menagerie.
Someone has been sabotaging the Menagerie, and Logan and Zoe are on the case. But their troubles only get worse when the basilisk escapes its enclosure and the merpeople go on strike--leaving the kraken to its own devices. The race is on to solve the mystery and save the Menagerie in this riveting, action-packed finale! |
Fly With Me (Wild Aces, #1) | From the author of the Capital Confessions Novels comes the first in the steamy Wild Aces Romance series.
U.S. Air Force fighter pilot Noah Miller--call sign Burn--loves nothing more than flying hard and fast. When he meets a gorgeous and sassy woman while partying in Las Vegas, he immediately locks on to her.
Jordan Callahan owns a thriving clothing boutique, but her love life is far less successful. Her luck changes when six feet, two inches of sexy swagger asks her to dance and turns her world upside down.
One scorching weekend becomes an undeniable chemistry that they can't leave in Vegas. But the long distance relationship and their different lives threaten to ground their romance. And when the dangers of Noah's job become all too real, Jordan learns being with a fighter pilot means risking it all for a shot at love... |
The Salt Covenants | "But these plans they have laid out for me like an embroidered rug, showing me where my feet must travel, is to me an awful penance for sins I did not commit."Isabel
Spain 1493:Isabel has broken her mother's heart by becoming a sincere convert to Christianity. But when she is noticed by Friar Alonso at La Casa Santa, the Holy House, she is forced to flee the Inquisition by entering into a loveless marriage and sailing with Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to the New World. But all too soon Isabel is forced to struggle alone in her new life and new faith. With all the risks and hardships how is she to survive? And will she ever find love in this strange land? And what of the dangerous Enrique Vivar? Will his hidden agenda cost her her life? |
Cowgirl's Justice | Book 1 of Dawn Nelson's Rancher Series. The town of Danville has changed little since Jesse Walker left her childhood home, the Running W Ranch. However, the people living around there have changed considerably. After leaving an abusive husband she returns home to find she has become a target. Someone is terrorizing the town, killing her animals, and threatening her life. Is it the cult that has taken up residence in the area or someone else? While not looking for a new relationship she finds herself intrigued by a local ranch hand, Justin, who neither wants nor needs a woman in his life. Jesse, Justin, Logan the ranch caretaker, and her best friend Marnie, must get to the bottom of the plan to drive her away before more people are hurt or killed and the town of Danville is changed forever. |
Cloud Castle and Other Papers | Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. |
Live To Tell (Detective D.D. Warren, #4) | He knows everything about you--including the first place you'll hide.
On a warm summer night in one of Boston's working-class neighborhoods, an unthinkable crime has been committed: Four members of a family have been brutally murdered. The father--and possible suspect--now lies clinging to life in the ICU. Murder-suicide? Or something worse? Veteran police detective D. D. Warren is certain of only one thing: There's more to this case than meets the eye.
Danielle Burton is a survivor, a dedicated nurse whose passion is to help children at a locked-down pediatric psych ward. But she remains haunted by a family tragedy that shattered her life nearly twenty-five years ago. The dark anniversary is approaching, and when D. D. Warren and her partner show up at the facility, Danielle immediately realizes: It has started again.
A devoted mother, Victoria Oliver has a hard time remembering what normalcy is like. But she will do anything to ensure that her troubled son has some semblance of a childhood. She will love him no matter what. Nurture him. Keep him safe. Protect him. Even when the threat comes from within her own house.
In New York Timesbestselling author Lisa Gardner's most compelling work of suspense to date, the lives of these three women unfold and connect in unexpected ways, as sins from the past emerge--and stunning secrets reveal just how tightly blood ties can bind. Sometimes the most devastating crimes are the ones closest to home. |
The Hush of Dark Wings (Black Oak #2) | As head of Black Oak Investigations, Ethan Proctor is careful about what he says, what he does, and who his clients are. But when a letter arrives from an old female acquaintance, begging him to investigate the strange goings-on in her town, he gets careless. Without thinking, he travels to the heart of Kansas and a dusty old town where a seemingly friendly cult has recently arrived -- all women, concerned, and cooperative.But if that's the case, why are the, townspeople so afraid? And why are so many people missing? And, Proctor wonders, what are those strange winged creatures circling the sky above town? |
Hard Money: The Naked Truth Behind the Red Light | "Something for the Ladies, and something for the Gents. 'Hard Money' has a bit of both. It pulls back the covers and reveals all the naughty bits you always wanted to know about, but were too afraid to ask . . . ."
Hard Moneytakes you behind the scenes and closed doors at a Sydney brothel, where anything goes, and everything has a price.
This anthology bridges the gap between literature and erotica. Soft enough for a woman, but hard enough for a man, the collection of stories that is Hard Moneywill entertain, amuse, and perhaps even arouse you.
It is not suitable for children, but is definitely filled with "need to know" erotic information for mature readers.
Hard Moneywas written by a woman, with a soft-edged, humorous writing style that appeals to both sexes. Pay your fee, step inside, and turn UP the lights . . . you willget your money's worth. |
V: WaveSon.nets/Losing L'una | Prize-winning poet and hypertext pioneer Stephanie Strickland pushes the boundaries of the printed word to create a completely original poetic experience. "V" is an invertible volume with two beginnings. Turning the volume from WaveSon.nets to Losing L'una and back again, over and over, creates a fluidity that extends to the poems themselves: words slip and pour across numbers that have their own lives. In the undulant fold at the book's open center one jumps, via a Web site pointer, to "V"'s third section, which will exist in electronic space at www.Vniverse.com. "V"'s muse is Simone Weil, and in this new book Strickland's elegy for Weil is widened to include a long line of known and conjured women. An extraordinary work that is meant to be glimpsed and scanned and begun again, "V" pulses with many orders of knowledge, organization, and rhythm. |
Dirkle Smat and the Flying Statue | The Explorer's Club is back! Join the gang in another exciting adventure, this time on the back of a flying Pegasus! This chapter book for early readers, ages 6 to 10, returns with Dirkle, his little brother Quid Smat, along with Toonie Oobles, Fiddy Bublob, and the inventor of the roto-scooter and the Lumleyline, the creative genius, Bean Lumley. Travel with them to the land of the Pegasi. Illustrated throughout with bonus pages at the end for readers to form their own Explorer's Club. Lynn Garthwaite lives in Bloomington, Minnesota with her husband and two sons. |
Chaos Bleeds (Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 5, #7) | Favourite villain Ethan Rayne is back in town -- along with the ancient evil known only as The First. |
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children, #1) | At the dawn of Man, the story of one woman's battle for survival... Set 35,000 years ago, The Clan of the Cave Bear tells of a young girl, Ayla, separated from her parents during an earthquake, and later adopted by a strange tribe whose physical and mental qualities differ starkly from her own. As she grows up, a set standard of behaviour is expected of her, but she determined to find her own way, even at the cost of earning banishment from the Clan. |
Lords of Discipline, The | This powerful and breathtaking novel is the story of four cadets who have become bloodbrothers. Together they will encounter the hell of hazing and the rabid, raunchy and dangerously secretive atmosphere of an arrogant and proud military institute. They will experience the violence. The passion. The rage. The friendship. The loyalty. The betrayal. Together, they will brace themselves for the brutal transition to manhood... and one will not survive.
With all the dramatic brilliance he brought to The Great Santini, Pat Conroy sweeps you into the turbulent world of these four friends - and draws you deep into the heart of his rebellious hero, Will McLean, an outsider forging his personal code of honor, who falls in love with a whimsical beauty... and who undergoes a transition more remarkable then he ever imagined possible. |
This Is a Call: The Life and Times of Dave Grohl | This Is a Call, the first in-depth, definitive biography of Dave Grohl, tells the epic story of a singular career that includes Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age, and Them Crooked Vultures. Based on ten years of original, exclusive interviews with the man himself and conversations with a legion of musical associates like Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme, DC punk legend Ian MacKaye, and Nevermindproducer Butch Vig, this is Grohl's story. He speaks candidly and honestly about Kurt Cobain, the arguments that almost tore Nirvana apart, the feuds that threatened to derail the Foo Fighters's global success, and the dark days that almost caused him to quit music for good.Dave Grohl has emerged as one of the most recognizable and respected musicians in the world. He is the last true hero to emerge from the American underground. This Is a Callvividly recounts this incredible rock 'n' roll journey. |
Class (Maggie Adair #1) | One teacher and a class of unruly girls - what can possibly go wrong? As term begins, so do the fun and games.
It's about love lives... Maggie Adair has left a rough comprehensive school in Glasgow to teach at Downey House, an exclusive boarding school for girls. Maggie has been dating Stan McAteer for years - safe, comfortable and about as exciting as soggy toast. Can their relationship survive? Especially when Maggie meets David McDonald, her opposite number at the boys boarding school over the hill. Every single girl in the school has a crush on him, but not Maggie... yet.
It's about school lives... Two girls. Same form. Simone Kardashian has won a scholarship and is determined to make her parents proud. Fliss Abney is furious at being so far from home and her friends. As Simone tries desperately to fit in, Fliss tries desperately to get out.
It's about private lives... Veronica Delaforce knows how to manage a school. Routine and discipline are fundamental to her role. But Veronica has a secret that could ruin her career. |
Blue Moon Promise (Under Texas Stars, #1) | Coble is a great writer, she knows what readers want and she does not disappoint.--Romantic Times
Lucy Marsh's worldly resources are running out, but she's fiercely determined to care for her younger brother and sister. When she discovers that their father's recent death was no accident, Lucy is eager to leave town. She accepts a proxy marriage she believes will provide safe refuge. But trouble follows her to Texas where her new husband is surprised to suddenly have a wife and children to care for.
Nate Stanton always hoped he'd marry someday, but running the family ranch meant he had no time for romance. When his father deposits Lucy Marsh--a city girl--on his doorstep, with two siblings in the bargain, he expects ranch life will send her running on the first train out of town. But Lucy is made of tougher stuff than Nate imagined. When danger moves in, Nate finds he'd give anything to protect Lucy and the children he's grown to love. Even if it means giving up his ranch.
Blue Moon Promiseis a story of hope, romance, and suspense . . . immersing the reader in a rich historical tale set under Texas stars. |
Desert Wind (A Lena Jones Mystery, #7) | When P.I. Lena Jones's Pima Indian partner Jimmy Sisiwan is arrested in the remote northern Arizona town of Walapai Flats, Lena closes the Desert Investigations office and rushes to his aid. What she finds is a town up in arms over a new uranium mine located only ten miles from the magnificent Grand Canyon. Jimmy's sister-in-law, founder of Victims of Uranium Mining, has been murdered, but the opposing side is taken hits, too. Ike Donohue, the mine's public relations flak, is found shot to death, casting suspicion on Jimmy and his entire family. During Lena's investigation, she finds not only a community decimated by dangerous mining practices, but a connection to actor John Wayne and the mysterious deaths resulting from the 1953 filming of "The Conqueror." Gabe Boone, a wrangler on that doomed film, is still alive, but the only person the aged man will confide in is John Wayne's ghost. It's up to Lena to penetrate Gabe's defenses and find out the decades-old tragedy no one in Walapai Flats wants to talk about. By delving into the area's history, Lena learns that old sins never die; they're still taking lives. As with "Desert Wives: Polygamy Can Be Murder," this seventh book in the Lena Jones series exposes real life crimes, and the reason why high-ranking government officials want those crimes to remain under wraps. |
Mission Impawsible | From the New York Timesbestselling author of Murder Most Howl comes another Paws & Claws mystery...
In the pet-friendly town of Wagtail, Virginia, there's no love lost when Holly Miller meets her match in a murderer...
Holly and her grandmother, Oma, are working their tails off to prepare the Sugar Maple Inn for an upcoming matchmaking festival for pet owners. While Holly has no interest in pairing up, Oma plans on playing Cupid and finding someone to warm her reluctant granddaughter's heart.
Unfortunately, one man Holly does meet is cold--dead cold--and he has a personal letter from Oma in his pocket. As suspicion is cast over the inn's guests, Holly--with the help of her furry friends, Trixie the Jack Russell and Twinkletoes the kitten--must fetch the real killer, or she may soon have a date in court. |
The Five People You Meet In Heaven | Elderly amusement park maintenance worker Eddie dies while trying to save a young girl who gets in the way of a falling cart. In Heaven he meets five people who where unexpectedly instrumental in his life, discovering with each what he was supposed to have learned and what his purpose on Earth was. |
Van Gogh Struggle & Success | Developed in close collaboration with the Van Gogh Museum, written by the museum's former chief curator dr. Fred Leeman, and narrated by Academy Award(c)-winner Dame Helen Mirren, this audio-biography provides you with a highly accessible and lively expert account of Van Gogh's life in just under two hours. The accompanying art booklets trace the development of his revolutionary work and its increasingly successful reception up to this day.
Helen Mirren narrates the story of Vincent's struggle for recognition, and his existential doubts about the value of success. Vincent's quest to live an authentic, artistic, life is an endeavor that speaks to our shared human uncertainties and strengths. Here, for the first time, the artist's marketing acumen, his protracted struggle for recognition, and his ultimate refusal of that same recognition are put center-stage. The booklets allow you to reflect on Van Gogh's work while listening, and illustrate in lavish detail how his oeuvre was catapulted to ever greater fame after his tragically early death. Taken together, the audio-biography & art book lets you follow Van Gogh's challenging ascent from a late and unpromising start to the heights of his current reputation. |
The Tombs of Atuan | WHEN YOUNG TENAR is chosen as high priestess to the ancient and nameless Powers of the Earth, everything is taken away -- home, family, possessions, even her name. For she is now Arha, the Eaten One, guardian of the ominous Tombs of Atuan. While she is learning her way through the dark labyrinth, a young wizard, Ged, comes to steal the Tombs' greatest hidden treasure, the Ring of Erreth-Akbe. But Ged also brings with him the light of magic, and together, he and Tenar escape from the darkness that has become her domain.With millions of copies sold, Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea Cycle has earned a treasured place on the shelves of fantasy lovers everywhere. Complex, innovative, and deeply moral, this quintessential fantasy sequence has been compared with the work of J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, and has helped make Le Guin one of the most distinguished fantasy and science fiction writers of all time. She has won countless awards for her work, including the Nebula, Hugo, National Book, and Newbery Honor awards, and lives in Portland, Oregon. |
Toxic Tales (Acidic Fiction #2) | Something is wrong, because the real world is slowly shifting away from reality. It might be a steamy romance cooling into icy animosity, an innocent childhood violently cut short, or just the mangled animal carcasses showing up in the woods every night.
Taken from the final months of Acidic Fiction, this anthology collects the fiercest and finest contemporary science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories from Spring 2015.
Featuring 14 toxic tales by David Barclay, Sean Benham, M. James Bizzell, R. Y. Brockway, Erin Cole, Alicia Cusano-Weissenbach, Loren Eaton, Joshua Harding, Kiya Krier, Joshua Mannix, Dara Marquardt, Samuel Marzioli, M. B. Vujacic, and Robert Luke Wilkins.
These stories, selected and edited by Steven x Davis, contain a fascinating variety of voices and ideas from every corner of contemporary speculative fiction, all with an acidic edge. |
Weird Detective #1 | The streets of New York have been plagued by a pattern of crimes too weird and bizarre for the average detective. Lurking in the evidence are shadows of loathsome horrors from beyond space and time, seeking to usher in the unimaginable evil of the Old Ones. And the only man capable of fighting against the unspeakable terrors isn't a man at all. Detective Sebastian Greene is one of them--it takes a monster to catch a monster. |
A Surprise for Abigail (Women of Surprise #1) | Cole Stanton was a man on the move. On his own since the death of his family, he drifted from place to place, guarding his heart from attachment to anything or anyone. Meanwhile, Abigail Monroe was busy planning her wedding until she was jilted by her intended, Edward Quinn. Her heart broken and her hopes dashed, Abigail vowed to never fall in love again, fleeing to the town of Surprise to visit her sick Aunt Margaret. However, when Abigail arrived, she found that her Aunt Margaret had an unorthodox request of her: become the town's first woman sheriff! When Abigail agrees, her life quickly turns upside down. Her first arrest is none other than Cole Stanton, for drunken and disorderly conduct. After his arrest, it becomes clear to Abigail that Mr. Stanton could be much more than he seems. He may very well be a wanted man: wanted both by the law and by Abigail. |
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) | Long ago, in a time forgotten, a preternatural event threw the seasons out of balance. In a land where summers can last decades and winters a lifetime, trouble is brewing. The cold is returning, and in the frozen wastes to the north of Winterfell, sinister forces are massing beyond the kingdom's protective Wall. To the south, the king's powers are failing--his most trusted adviser dead under mysterious circumstances and his enemies emerging from the shadows of the throne. At the center of the conflict lie the Starks of Winterfell, a family as harsh and unyielding as the frozen land they were born to. Now Lord Eddard Stark is reluctantly summoned to serve as the king's new Hand, an appointment that threatens to sunder not only his family but the kingdom itself.
Sweeping from a harsh land of cold to a summertime kingdom of epicurean plenty, A Game of Thrones tells a tale of lords and ladies, soldiers and sorcerers, assassins and bastards, who come together in a time of grim omens. Here an enigmatic band of warriors bear swords of no human metal; a tribe of fierce wildlings carry men off into madness; a cruel young dragon prince barters his sister to win back his throne; a child is lost in the twilight between life and death; and a determined woman undertakes a treacherous journey to protect all she holds dear. Amid plots and counter-plots, tragedy and betrayal, victory and terror, allies and enemies, the fate of the Starks hangs perilously in the balance, as each side endeavors to win that deadliest of conflicts: the game of thrones.
Unparalleled in scope and execution, A Game of Thrones is one of those rare reading experiences that catch you up from the opening pages, won't let you go until the end, and leave you yearning for more. |
Unlucky For Some - A Thirteen Short Story (Love by Numbers, #4.5) | This short story is a FREE read for subscribers to my newsletter.
It follows Harry (H), from the 'Love by Numbers' series and can be read even if you haven't read the series or Harry's book 'Thirteen'. |
The Serial Artist | Some cops are willing to bend the rules when it comes to catching criminals. Detective John Ressler is no different, except the rules he bends are the laws of physics.
The Serial Artist is a gritty detective novel about the hunt for a serial killer who leaves his own original works of art at each of the crime scenes as a calling card. Paintings, sculpture, music. Nobody can explain how he does his art so quickly, often in locked rooms. Nobody can explain how he seems to stay one step ahead of the police, despite all the clues he leaves. And Ressler must stop him or the next artwork will be of someone he loves.
The story follows New York City Detective John Ressler who quickly realizes that there is more to this killer than can be explained by normal police work. The Serial Artist is the first novel by author George Finney and is the first installment of the Relativity Detective series. |
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia, #5) | Lucy and Edmund, with their dreadful cousin Eustace, get magically pulled into a painting of a ship at sea. That ship is the Dawn Treader, and on board is Caspian, King of Narnia. He and his companions, including Reepicheep, the valiant warrior mouse, are searching for seven lost lords of Narnia, and their voyage will take them to the edge of the world. Their adventures include being captured by slave traders, a much-too-close encounter with a dragon, and visits to many enchanted islands, including the place where dreams come true.
This edition follows the original numbering scheme. More recent publishers have re-numbered the volumes so that the books are ordered chronologically. This was reportedly the author's preference. Other editions number this book as #5.
Please respect the title as printed. |
The Weekend Effect: The Life-Changing Benefits of Taking Two Days Off | 'A powerful argument, and practical advice, on the importance of reclaiming your leisure time to live a happier and more fulfilling life' Gretchen Rubin, New York Timesbestselling author of Better Than Beforeand The Happiness Project
Years ago Katrina Onstad was an au pair in France. Every Sunday, as best as she could tell, France shut down. No one worked; no one shopped for groceries, or did any kind of shopping. It felt like a ritual, sacred and culturally protected.
Now, her weekends are more like a laundry list of to-do items dashed off between hockey training, doing actual laundry, checking emails, working on an assignment, and on and on.
She began to do research to see if she was alone in feeling like weekends are almost non-existent anymore. As she dug further, she realized that this feeling was almost universal.
Filled with rich research and stories, as well as her own struggles, Katrina takes us through the negative impact that losing our downtime has on all areas of our lives. She'll show us how some people and companies are already taking steps to eliminate the relentless 7-day-a-week availability that modern work life seems to require. Not anti-technology, rather this is about a return to the ritual of weekend. |
Love Letters to the Dead | It begins as an assignment for English class: Write a letter to a dead person.
Laurel chooses Kurt Cobain because her sister, May, loved him. And he died young, just like May. Soon, Laurel has a notebook full of letters to the dead - to people like Janis Joplin, Heath Ledger, Amelia Earhart, and Amy Winehouse - though she never gives a single one of them to her teacher. She writes about starting high school, navigating the choppy waters of new friendships, learning to live with her splintering family, falling in love for the first time, and, most important, trying to grieve for May. But how do you mourn for someone you haven't forgiven?
It's not until Laurel has written the truth about what happened to herself that she can finally accept what happened to May. And only when Laurel has begun to see her sister as the person she was - lovely and amazing and deeply flawed - can she truly start to discover her own path.
In a voice that's as lyrical and as true as a favorite song, Ava Dellaira writes about one girl's journey through life's challenges with a haunting and often heartbreaking beauty. |
Star Wars: Empire and Rebellion: Honor Among Thieves | Nebula and Hugo Award nominees Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck--writing as James S. A. Corey--make their Star Wars debut in this brand-new epic adventure featuring Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, and Princess Leia Organa. The action begins after the destruction of the Death Star in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope.
When the Empire threatens the galaxy's new hope, will Han, Luke, and Leia become its last chance?
When the mission is to extract a high-level rebel spy from the very heart of the Empire, Leia Organa knows the best man for the job is Han Solo--something the princess and the smuggler can finally agree on. After all, for a guy who broke into an Imperial cell block and helped destroy the Death Star, the assignment sounds simple enough.
But when Han locates the brash rebel agent, Scarlet Hark, she's determined to stay behind enemy lines. A pirate plans to sell a cache of stolen secrets that the Empire would destroy entire worlds to protect--including the planet where Leia is currently meeting with rebel sympathizers. Scarlet wants to track down the thief and steal the bounty herself, and Han has no choice but to go along if he's to keep everyone involved from getting themselves killed. From teeming city streets to a lethal jungle to a trap-filled alien temple, Han, Chewbacca, Leia, and their daring new comrade confront one ambush, double cross, and firestorm after another as they try to keep crucial intel out of Imperial hands.
But even with the crack support of Luke Skywalker's X-Wing squadron, the Alliance heroes may be hopelessly outgunned in their final battle for the highest of stakes: the power to liberate the galaxy from tyranny or ensure the Empire's reign of darkness forever. |
The Mike Hammer Omnibus: " I, The Jury " , " My Gun Is Quick " , " Vengeance Is Mine! " V. 1 | This omnibus collection includes 'I, The Jury', 'My Gun Is Quick', and 'Vengeance Is Mine!', the first three Mike Hammer novels. Given their hot, fever pitch prose and breathless pacing, Spillane's Mike Hammer novels quickly became one of the most successful series when they were first published over 50 years ago. |
A Gladiator Dies Only Once (Roma Sub Rosa, #11) | This is the second compilation of short pieces featuring Gordianus the Finder, filling in the gaps between the novels Roman Blood and Catilina's Riddle. |
The Scribes: A Novel about the Early Church | Journey with Justin, Marcus and Juliana through the Mediterranean world of 179 A.D. on an adventure that will forever change their understanding of the church they serve and the scripture they seek to copy faithfully. Discover romance, mystery, theology, adventure, and manuscripts. |
High Treason: The Assassination of President Kennedy & the New Evidence of Conspiracy | s/t: Assassination of President John F. Kennedy-What Really Happened
High Treasonremains one of the touchstone texts for many who are unconvinced that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the '63 assassination of John F. Kennedy. "Too many people have too much at stake to allow the truth to come out," cautions Livingstone, "even tho it has been squeezed out drop by drop over the years. The cover-up is kept in place to this day by those with interests that are threatened by the truth of a political assassination." Among the provocative conclusions that Livingstone reached, & which he expands in this revised edition, is that "all of the evidence, including the famous Zapruder film, was fake," deliberately altered to conceal direct proof of multiple gunmen. He enlists several people, including eyewitnesses to the autopsy, to go on record in order to support this allegation, & also documents the "strange deaths" of numerous people who he believes are related one way or another to the cover-up. Altho there are some occasional lurid turns of phrase, High Treasonis for the most part one of the calmer, more levelheaded examinations of JFK's death. |
A Bride for Matthew (Sun River Brides #5) | Emily Wilkins has led a glamorous life, part of a famous Circus family she has her own Act and a loving family. But a dramatic accident in the Ring means she has to face up to the fact that she never felt she fitted in. With her faithful donkey Claude she sets out for Montana to heal and find herself, but she gets much more than she ever bargained for.
Widower Matthew Simmons wants something more than he always has had. As a boy he longed to run away with the Circus, but now he is taking the biggest gamble of his life. It could be the best thing to ever happen to him, or could it ruin his life, and that of his beloved son. |
Venus in Love, Vol. 06 (Venus in Love, #6) | Suzuna and Eichi are interested in each other...and their friend Yuki is interested in them both! He's even more confused about his feelings when he falls sick and both his crushes take care of him! When he decides to challenge Eichi to a tennis match over Suzuna, things might change-but will it be for the better? |
My Year Inside Radical Islam: A Memoir | Born into a spiritually ambiguous family (his parents are nonpracticing Jews who follow the "Infinite Way"), Gartenstein-Ross grew up in the 1980s, in Ashland, Ore., a bucolic, posthippie paradise with a live-and-let-live ethic. Spiritually adrift through his teens, he discovers Islam through a classmate at Wake Forest University. Gartenstein-Ross--young and searching, like so many Americans of his socioeconomic class--quickly falls under the spell of fiercely committed Muslims. He begins working for al Harman, a radical Islamic charity that would eventually be linked to al-Qaeda, and soon starts a simultaneous process of being drawn deeper into the world of radical Islam and being repulsed by its brutal realities. Gartenstein-Ross fights an inner battle between his idealism, shaped by his socially conscious if somewhat scattered liberal upbringing, and his sense of the growing gap between his personal notion of Islam and the mounting list of rules and limitations its practice entails. This would seem compelling stuff, but throughout the story seems blunted. Even the chapters near the end that deal with Gartenstein-Ross's role as an informer for the FBI after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, lack tension and real insight into the dilemma faced by so many cut adrift in Western secular culture. |
You and Me and the Moon (My Only Home, #2) | The sequel to Amber Allure's Best Seller My Only Home...
Two years after best friends Noah Hill and Luke Wesson became lovers, the men begin to feel the stress of juggling their careers and raising a child while still making time for each other. Finally, in an effort to rejuvenate their relationship, Noah insists on taking Luke away on a quiet weekend vacation, just the two of them.
But things don't exactly go as planned, and all of Noah's old fears come roaring back. Luke needs to meet Noah halfway before fear and doubt eats away at everything they have together...
Genres: Gay / Contemporary / Exhibitionism / Public Places |
Idylls of the King and a Selection of Poems | "A glorious poet."--Gerard Manley Hopkins
With regal melancholy and superb craftmanship, Alfred, Lord Tennyson evokes Past and Present--the Isle of the Lotos-eaters, heraldic Camelot, and his own twilit English gardens--seeking to reconcile the Victorian zeal for public progress with private despair. He juxtaposed opposites--not only Old Times and New, but also Beauty and Squalor, High Class and Low--and then entwined them, allowing his work to transcend its own achievements and intentions. Using eloquence, epic grandeur, and myth, Tennyson created the masterful style most imitated by poets of his era. And his haunting, rhapsodic poems, detailing the struggles of kings and commoners, still cast their lyrical spell today. |
A Curse Dark As Gold | Gold thread promises Charlotte Miller a chance to save her family's beloved woolen mill. It promises a future for her sister, jobs for her townsfolk, security against her grasping uncle - maybe even true love. To get the thread, however, Charlotte must strike a bargain with its maker, the mysterious Jack Spinner. But the gleam of gold conjures a shadowy past - secrets ensnaring generations of Millers. And Charlotte's mill, her family, her love - what do those matter to a stranger who can spin straw into gold?
This is an award-winning and wholly original retelling of "Rumplestiltskin." |
Legacy Found (Legacy, #3) | She outran her memories. She couldn t outrun her past.
"Legacy, Book 3"
Shelley is a killer. Never mind that her crime freed her from thirty-five years of brutal captivity the bounty hunters on her trail don t care. For the first time in her life, she is on her own, free to put the past behind her and explore what it means to be a werewolf.
James Riley is dead tired. After a week untangling legal and financial affairs his brother s death left behind, he s feeling every ounce of his new responsibility as Wolf Creek pack alpha. He s not too tired, though, to notice his sexy waitress is a werewolf one that strangely doesn t recognize him as one of her own kind.
After his questions rattle her composure and get her fired, Shelley figures the least James can do is drive her to the next town, but he wants more. He wants to take her home. And despite her fear, something inside her is irresistibly drawn to his commanding yet gentle presence.
James is willing to give Shelley all the time she needs to embrace her heritage, her sexuality, and eventually his love. But her past will not be denied...and her secrets demand a price paid in blood.
Warning: This book contains a hunky werewolf, a woman with a secret past, a lost family found, nasty bounty hunters, and lots of steamy hot sex! " |
Mississippi Sissy | Mississippi Sissyis the stunning memoir from Kevin Sessums, a celebrity journalist who grew up scaring other children, hiding terrible secrets, pretending to be Arlene Frances and running wild in the South.
As he grew up in Forest, Mississippi, befriended by the family maid, Mattie May, he became a young man who turned the word "sissy" on its head, just as his mother taught him. In Jackson, he is befriended by Eudora Welty and journalist Frank Hains, but when Hains is brutally murdered in his antebellum mansion, Kevin's long road north towards celebrity begins. In his memoir, Kevin Sessums brings to life the pungent American south of the 1960s and the world of the strange little boy who grew there.
"Kevin Sessums is some sort of cockeyed national treasure." --Michael Cunningham |
When Elements Collide (Wolfegang Series Book 3) | Some things that are lost aren't meant to be found...
We hope to find the coordinates to Asgard where I will find my brother, on a planet at the edge of space that has ties to the ancient Norse culture. Celeste, Ricky, Wolfe, and I have to overcome the native's dislike for outsiders; their distrust and suspicion well-founded as they are one of the last societies free from the Federation.
To get these coordinates my crew and I have to brave the harsh environment of the Northern Continent which is covered in ice and snow year-round. The location of Asgard isn't the only thing waiting for us in this icy wilderness. The locals speak of monsters that hide in the dark recesses of their land, guarding something no one is brave enough to find. Will we survive long enough to acquire what we came for? |
By Royal Command (Royal Weddings, #2) | The only way Lauren can escape from the war-torn island of Sant'Rosa is to marry Guy, a sexy stranger, in a fake ceremony.
But reunited with Guy under safer conditions, Lauren is overwhelmed by their mutual feelings of explosive desire! And he has news for her: their marriage vows are legal! What's more, he's really a prince, and Lauren is obliged to marry him again -- by royal command! |
Straight, No Chaser: A Mafia Alpha Bad Boy Romance | She's an angel.
And, I'm going to f*cking love clipping her wings.
Luciano Ellison needs a wife.
Well, to be precise, his little brother Eli needs a mother.
The innocent new nanny, Molly, would be perfect. For both of them. Easily filling Eli's life with unconditional love during the day and Luc's bed with pure pleasure at night.
Rich, handsome, and oh so willing to claim her as his own, Luc orchestrates a scheme that leaves her desperate for his help. And willing to accept his self-serving conditions.
This smug bastard thinks he's created a flawless plan, except...
He's a mob king.
She's terrified of him.
And, neither of them can survive without the other.
Straight, No Chaseris a stand alone novel that contains no cheating or cliffhanger and guarantees a "happily ever after." |
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Cultural Etiquette | You're no idiot, of course. You know you're supposed to bow when greeting someone in China and noisily slurp your noodles in Japan. But when it comes to really knowing what to do in foreign countries, you feel as confident as a bowl of wet noodles! Don't burn your passport yet! The Complete Idiot's Guide to Cultural Etiquette is a fun, fascinating, 'round-the-world' guide to how different cultures eat, meet, and greet. In this Complete Idiot's Guide, you get: |
Constructivist Instruction: Success or Failure? | Constructivist Instruction: Success or Failure?brings together leading thinkers from both sides of the hotly debated controversy about constructivist approaches to instruction. Although constructivist theories and practice now dominate the fields of the learning sciences, instructional technology, curriculum and teaching, and educational psychology, they have also been the subject of sharp criticism regarding sparse research support and adverse research findings. This volume presents:
the evidence for and against constructivism;
the challenges from information-processing theorists; and
commentaries from leading researchers in areas such as text comprehension, technology, as well as math and science education, who discuss the constructivist framework from their perspectives.
Chapters present detailed views from both sides of the controversy. A distinctive feature of the book is the dialogue built into it between the different positions. Each chapter concludes with discussions in which two authors with opposing views raise questions about the chapter, followed by the author(s)' responses to those questions; for some chapters there are several cycles of questions and answers. These discussions, and concluding chapters by the editors, clarify, and occasionally narrow the differences between positions and identify needed research. |
Sabin (Leopard's Spots #11) | Sabin just wants his powdered sugar donuts, until he meets a man that tastes better than any sweets Sabin's ever tried...
Sabin has watched his brother fall for a man, a human who was Nischal's mate. Sabin just wants his damned junk food, but no. A weird shifter named Cliff had to mention Sabin in a creepy text and now Sabin can't have a moment's peace.
Until he goes to town with Nisch and Preston, and meets his mate. Hey, no one can tell Sabin he can't be with his mate! Except his mate doesn't know anything about shifters, much less that he is one, and together Sabin and Emmett are thrown into a life or death race to discover a plot that threatens all of humanity... At least, the human part of it. |
Guardians of the Galaxy: Mother Entropy | When the Guardians are entrusted with an important but seemingly straight-forward delivery, nothing can go wrong, right? Right! Until everything starts going very wrong. Things might get a little more chaotic when the team meets the mysterious Mother Entropy: Who is she and what is her business with the Guardians? COLLECTING: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: MOTHER ENTROPY 1-5 |
China Under Communism | This text examines how Marxism took root, flourished and developed within the context of an ancient Chinese civilization. Through analysis of China's history and traditional culture, the author explores the nature of Chinese Communism and how it has diverged from the Soviet model. This book also provides insight into the changing perceptions Westerners have of the Chinese, and vice versa. Features include: assessment of controversial issues - The Great Leap Forward, the Cultural Revolution and Mao's record; coverage of gender and family, ethnicity, nationalism, and popular culture; and the long historical context. This evaluation details how China's political and economic policies have been inextricably linked, and assesses past failures and successes, as well as major problems for the future. |
The Vision of Ayn Rand: The Basic Principles of Objectivism | The never-before published lectures of Nathaniel Branden on Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism. These are the lectures that systematized Rand's views for the first time and made them available to the public.
Nathaniel Branden is a Canadian psychotherapist and writer known for his work in the psychology of self-esteem. A former associate and one-time romantic partner of novelist-philosopher Ayn Rand, Branden played a prominent role in the 1960s in promoting Rand's philosophy, Objectivism. |
Ethics: Twelve Lectures on the Philosophy of Morality | Almost every thoughtful person wonders at some time why morality says what it says and how, if at all, it speaks to us. David Wiggins surveys the answers most commonly proposed for such questions--and does so in a way that the thinking reader, increasingly perplexed by the everyday problem of moral philosophy, can follow. His work is thus an introduction to ethics that presupposes nothing more than the reader's willingness to read philosophical proposals closely and literally.
Gathering insights from Hume, Kant, the utilitarians, and a twentieth-century assortment of post-utilitarian thinkers, and drawing on sources as diverse as Aristotle, Simone Weil, and Philippa Foot, Wiggins points to the special role of the sentiments of solidarity and reciprocity that human beings will find within themselves. After examining the part such sentiments play in sustaining our ordinary ideas of agency and responsibility, he searches the political sphere for a neo-Aristotelian account of justice that will cohere with such an account of morality. Finally, Wiggins turns to the standing of morality and the question of the objectivity or reality of ethical demands. As the need arises at various points in the book, he pursues a variety of related issues and engages additional thinkers--Plato, C. S. Peirce, Darwin, Schopenhauer, Leibniz, John Rawls, Montaigne and others--always emphasizing the words of the philosophers under discussion, and giving readers the resources to arrive at their own viewpoint of why and how ethics matters. |
My Remedy (Open Door Love Story #3) | She followed his lead every step of the way.
Love has to be about more than drunk hook-ups and kissing in the rain ... right?
After many failed attempts at rehab, Izzy Sundall moves to Oregon from Idaho to live with her aunt and uncle and work at their dog kennel. Fed up with disappointing her family, Izzy vows to never take another drink or sleep with another guy who doesn't value her. Well, she vows to try.
When she meets Duncan Fieri - clean cut CrossFit God and former dog handler with the military police - Izzy is sure a good guy like him won't look twice at a bad girl like her. But, he does look at her. Duncan has been where Izzy's at and he thinks they can help each other navigate the tricky landscape of addiction and falling in love.
That is, until Izzy screws up, because that's what she does. But maybe this time she'll find the strength to love herself enough to let Duncan love her too. |
The Laws of Magic (Ruzniel, #1) | Crilodach's selfishness is legendary. Its desire to rule all life has been the cause of every war and every fight for freedom ever known. Now, in the last three days of the universe, the struggles of the great magicians against It, join forces with a spellmaker, the brilliance of the bears, a cloned human child, the mutated Arvernat, the three dragon brothers and a poet to ensure life in the new universe after the Big Bang will have the chance to be free. But will the laws of magic enable them to outmanoeuvre Crilodach, the first and unconquerable sentient being? |
Xavier Decides to Stop a Killing | Alberto is dying. But even at the cusp of death, he is haunted by his life's greatest regret: the love of a young beauty named Carmen. He gets the help of his young friend Xavier to find her, to have another shot at happiness. But soon, Xavier finds that the very task of locating Carmen becomes an all-consuming mission that destroys the things he loves. XAVIER DECIDES TO STOP A KILLING--a tale about love, unfulfilled longing and other monsters--is a tour de force that is jarringly strange as it is familiar. |
Let Nothing You Dismay | "Uproarious...one of the funniest writers around."--The New Yorker
Tad Leary has problems. Just fired from his job at a Manhattan private school, about to be evicted from his sublet, and stalled on his dissertation ("Social Hierarchies of Imaginary Places"), he wakes up on the Sunday before Christmas to realize he has seven parties to attend.
A trooper in jeans and a pressed white shirt, he sets off for brunch with his eccentric family, an afternoon performance-art piece by a friend sporting little more than a tattooed goatee, a dinner party where he runs into an ex-girlfriend, a late-night soiree where he spars with an ex-boyfriend, and more. With a charming combination of wit, wisdom--and just a little whimpering--Tad charts a survivalist's course through Manhattan's social hierarchies.
"A delight.... By turns zany and meditative, satirical and mellow...a gently bittersweet comedy."--Newsday
"A wise, hilarious stocking stuffer."--The Village Voice |
Connor Hawke: Dragon's Blood | Written by Chuck Dixon Art and cover by Derec Donovan In this volume collecting the 6-issue miniseries, an archery contest beckons Oliver Queen's bow-bending son Connor Hawke to the far end of the globe. Accompanied by his old pal Eddie Fyers, Connor accepts the invitation. But a much darker game is afoot, and Connor's life will never be the same! Advance-solicited; on sale February 13 |
Flesh and Stone (Whitewood Journals Volume One) | Seventeen-year-old Ellie Whitewood dreams of being a doctor and giving back to the grandfather who raised her after the death of her parents. When she receives an inheritance from a reclusive aunt, she becomes the mistress of a sprawling manor.
Selling the property to pay for college seems like the answer to her prayers, but each day she grows more and more attached to the stone gargoyles adorning the manor rooftop.
After finding the Whitewood journals, she learns she is the latest in a line of Caretakers who, with her Sentinels, defends the world from evil. While she is drawn to her Sentinel, Gabriel, and her new life, her future isn't written in stone.
Haunted by dark dreams and facing deadly enemies, is she willing to sacrifice her well-laid plans and accept her new calling...even if it comes with wings and sharp teeth? |
My Friend the Enemy | Hating the Japanese was simple before she met Sogoji.
Pearl Harbor was bombed on Hazel Anderson's birthday and she's been on the lookout for enemies ever since. She scours the skies above Mount Hood with her binoculars, hoping to make some crucial observation, or uncover the hideout of enemy spies.
But what she discovers instead is a 15-year-old orphan, hiding out, trying to avoid being sent to an internment camp. Sogoji was born in America. He's eager to help Hazel with the war effort. Is this lonely boy really the enemy?
In this thought-provoking story of patriotism, loyalty, and belonging, Hazel must decide what it means to be a true American, and a true friend. |
Anzac Girls: The Extraordinary Story of Our World War I Nurses | By the end of the World War I, 45 Australian and New Zealand nurses had died on overseas service, and more than 200 had been decorated. These were the women who left for war looking for adventure and romance but were soon confronted with challenges for which their civilian lives could never have prepared them. Their strength and dignity were remarkable. Using diaries and letters, Peter Rees takes us into the hospital camps and the wards, and the tent surgeries on the edge of some of the most horrific battlefronts of human history. But he also allows the friendships and loves of these courageous and compassionate women to shine through and enrich our experience. Profoundly moving, Anzac Girls is a story of extraordinary courage and humanity shown by a group of women whose contribution to the Anzac legend has barely been recognized in our history. Peter Rees has changed that understanding forever. |
Undone by the Billionaire Duke | Can she tame the shameless duke?The brazen antics of Hugo, Duke of Grovesmoor, and the string of women to grace his bed are tabloid gold. But Eleanor Andrews, newly hired to care for the duke's young ward, refuses to see him as anything but her boss. She desperately needs this job. No matter how gorgeous Hugo is, the stakes are simply too high... Well acquainted with lies and betrayal, Hugo is jaded and cynical, unconcerned with dispelling the salacious rumors about him. But there's something about Eleanor that fires his blood, and he can't turn down the challenge to unbutton his uptight employee! |
Haunting Experiences at Bobby Mackey's | Real stories from various people about the hauntings at the most haunted nightclub in America, Bobby Mackey's Music World |
High-Stakes Homecoming (Haven #4) | Willa North couldn't forget her first love--or what really happened to tear them apart. All she wants now is to hold on to her home, provide for her daughter and not get hurt again. Now Penn Ramsey's back in town, and a sudden storm throws them together in the isolated farmhouse that they both claim to have inherited. While the storm rages, more danger lurks outside in a series of suspicious--and deadly--accidents. They're forced to band together to keep themselves and Willa's daughter alive. But how can they fight the mysterious threat--and reignite the heat that blazes between them--if they can't let go of the pain of the past? |
Writing Analytically | The popular, brief rhetoric that treats writing as thinking, WRITING ANALYTICALLY offers a sequence of specific prompts that teach students across the curriculum how the process of analysis and synthesis is a vehicle for original and well-developed ideas. |
A Little Bit Country | Rorie Campbell has a pleasant, predictable life in San Francisco, where she's seeing a pleasant, predictable man. When her car breaks down on an Oregon country road while she's on vacation, she meets horse rancher Clay Franklin. Clay is, for the moment, her knight in shining armor, but it doesn't take long for him to become much more to Rorie, who learns that a city girl can fall head over heels for a country guy. The only problem is, Clay has no right to return Rorie's feelings. He's engaged to be married to another woman. With more than 60 million books in print, "New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber introduces readers to towns they love and people they can't forget. |
Hedonist's Guide To Beirut | A Hedonist's guide to Beirut tackles one of the Middle East's most vibrant and exciting cities. The continued reconstruction of the city after one of the most publicicsed and bloody conflicts of the 1980s has seen a surge in designer restaurants, clubs and bars with an appetite for nightlife unparralled elsewhere in the region. Ski in the morning, dive in the afternoon in the crystal clear waters of the Mediterranean before a little evening shopping in one of the many world class shops in the newly constructed downtown.
Note: This book was published prior to the summer 2006 war, so some information may not be up-to-date. |
The Price of Fear (Darkman, #2) | Based on "Darkman", the enormously popular film and all-new television series from 20th Century Fox--this thrilling new paperback horror series follows the adventures of crime's deadliest enemy. In The Price of Fear, Darkman battles an ancient evil stalking the city. |
Land of Nod, The Artifact (Land of Nod #1) | Jeff Browning has been haunted by terrifying dreams since the mysterious disappearance of his father (a renowned physicist). But when he finds a portal in his father's office, he must overcome his fears in an attempt to find him.
The portal takes him to another dimension - one populated by fantastic and dangerous creatures and also an advanced society of humans.
As Jeff looks for clues regarding what may have happened to his father, he is accused by some of being a spy while thought by others to be a prophesized figure . . . who may be the key to victory in a developing war. |
Loving Dragon (Dragon Echoes #5) | Lisa and Verrian are almost done with hiding and avoiding police chases. They just need to help the next volunteer to make it to wake his dragon, then maybe they can take time to figure out where their relationship is going
They're prepared for the dragon who attacks them on their way. What Verrian isn't prepared for is for Lisa to get seriously wounded in the fight. What's Verrian supposed to do now? Dragons can heal magically from just about anything, but humans have limitations.
If he doesn't get Lisa to the humans for help, he risks losing the woman who helped him find his place in his clan. If he takes her, he risks arrest and who knows what else.
If only there was another way... |
Pinkalicious 123: A Counting Book | Stay tuned for a brand-new show coming in Winter 2018 to PBS Kids: Pinkalicious & Peterrific!
1 wand, 2 teacups, 3 teddy bears. Learn to count to 20 with Pinkalicious in this pinkamazing board book!
Full of exciting illustrations and fun, playful words, the littlest readers will have a blast learning with Pinkalicious in one of her first board books ever! |
Elizabeth I in Film and Television: A Study of the Major Portrayals | This analysis of how filmmakers have portrayed England's Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603), and the audience's perception of Elizabeth based upon these portrayals, examines key representations of the Tudor monarch in various motion pictures from the Silent era on and in television miniseries. Actresses who have portrayed Elizabeth include Bette Davis, Glenda Jackson, Judi Dench, Cate Blanchett and Helen Mirren; Quentin Crisp appeared as the Queen in Orlando(1992). The text focuses on the historical context of the period in which each film or miniseries was made and1the extent of the portrayals of Elizabeth. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here. |
Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue | The fairies love summertime! That's when they set up camp on the mainland and start bringing in the new season. But this summer ends up being more exciting than ever when Tinker Bell is discovered and captured by a human girl! Vidia and the other fairies quickly plan a daring rescue. Can they save Tink before the girl's father proves to the world that fairies do exist? Find out in this beautifully illustrated hardcover storybook, which tells the whole thrilling adventure of Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue, the direct-to-DVD movie from Disney. |
The Truth About My Success | Paloma Rose is living the dream.
A TV star and Teen Icon, she has everything most girls could ever want. On the other side of town, Dona Ginness is far from living the dream as you can get without actually being in a nightmare.
Normally the paths of Paloma and Dona would never cross. But there is one thing that draws their lives together. They look so much alike they could be twins.
And that's how it all begins... |
Redemption: Waiting for Darkness Book II | Cruz Espinoza - A Darkling seeking redemption for the sins of his past, vows to rid the world of the Firstborns.
The Brotherhood - A secret organization formed centuries ago to eliminate these creatures of darkness.
Firstborns - The most powerful of the Darkling bloodline and the most dangerous.
From the underground closes of Edinburgh, Scotland to the Gothic churches of Cologne, Germany, Cruz searches for the cryptic lost relic of the Fallen. But he isn't alone in his quest, a mysterious Firstborn, known only as Lilith, lurks in the shadows seeking the same artifact that, in her hands, would certainly put the future of humanity in jeopardy.
From the knights of the Middle Ages to modern day soldiers, warriors have secretly battled against the Darkling, protecting mankind. Now the war comes to its inevitable climax.
Will Cruz stop Lilith's reign of Darkness? |