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The fleet survived five centuries in hiding. Now it has to prove it can fight. Fourteen days ago, the Ark Fleet fired its first shots in five hundred years. The Dominion patrol is gone. But the intelligence the fleet recovered changes everything — forty-one thousand humans are living under alien occupation on a frontier mining world called Northfall. Labor units. Compliance codes. A population that named its own prison and kept counting its dead. Captain Will Statham has the fleet, the firepower, and an eleven-week window before the Dominion sends something the Ark Fleet can't survive. ...

It has been 10 years since the Battle of the Breach and the oceans are still, but restless. Vindicated by the victory at the Breach, the Jaeger program has evolved into the most powerful global defense force in human history. The PPDC now calls upon the best and brightest to rise up and become the next generation of heroes when the Kaiju threat returns.

She came to steal a ship. She woke a warlord. Talia Vance survives by salvaging the forgotten wrecks drifting through the lawless outer rim. When she sneaks aboard a mysterious alien warship hoping for a payday, she expects empty corridors and dead technology. Instead, she awakens the ship’s captain. Kharon Vael is a relic of a forgotten empire—an alien warlord preserved in stasis for centuries aboard a battle cruiser powerful enough to shatter fleets. According to the ancient laws of his people, the one who wakes the captain becomes his ship-mate… bound to the ship, the mission, and ...

When legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, rise from the sea, a war begins that will take millions of lives and consume humanity's resources for years on end. To combat the giant Kaiju, a special type of weapon is devised: massive robots, called Jaegers, which are controlled simultaneously by two pilots whose minds are locked in a neural bridge. But even the Jaegers are proving nearly defenseless in the face of the relentless Kaiju. On the verge of defeat, the forces defending mankind have no choice but to turn to two unlikely heroes.

It's been 10 years since humanity's war with the monstrous Kaiju ended and the Breach at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean was sealed. The Pan Pacific Defense Corps remains vigilant in anticipation of the Kaiju's return, expanding and advancing their fleet of massive mechs known as Jaegers and accepting the best and the brightest candidates into the Jaeger Academy Training Program. Then tragedy strikes as a deadly act of sabotage casts suspicion on the newest cadets.

Jerry’s boss rewards him with a surprise trip to Thailand with all expenses paid. It’s an offer too good to be true, so naturally there’s a hook. His boss needs Jerry to travel with him because Jerry is needed to entertain his boss’s girlfriend’s friend. Apparently, his girlfriend can’t be happy unless her special friend is happy too. As his boss explains it, a happy girlfriend is a good girlfriend, so he needs to find this friend a man to date for the length of the vacation. It seems to be a small price to pay for an all-expense paid vacation, so Jerry agrees to a blind date. ...

Their families hate each other. They're supposed to hate each other. On the court, their animosity and competitive natures take over. Off the court, though...

A young man's journey through the Philippines' most unlikely obsession: Basketball. In Pacific Rims, Rafe Bartholemew, journalist, New Yorker, and veteran baller, ventures through the Philippines to investigate the country's love of basketball. From street corners where diehards fashion hoops out of old car parts to the professional league where politicians exploit team loyalties to win elections, Pacific Rims gets the story - and gets in the game.

Berl Pickett is living in the small town of Livingston, Montana. The son of Pentecostal rug-shampooers, Pickett has never been the social toast of the town, but when he is accused of negligent homicide in the death of his former lover, he finds himself ostracized by his colleagues and realizes just how small his little village truly is. But fortunately for Berl, the very thing that sets him apart—his inability to follow the pack—proves to be his saving grace. With this inglorious hero, McGuane has created an unforgettable voyager.

They told Derek Calver that he'd find an odd bunch among the Rim Runners out on the edge of space: Refugees from the Interstellar Transport Commission from the Survey Service, the Waverly Royal Mail and the Trans-Galactic Clipppers. But Calver didn't mind; he said he was a refugee from the Commission himself. He might have added that he was a refugee from Derek Calver, the mistakes he had made, the opportunities he had thrown away, the dreams that had been lost.

When the mothers in Cami’s baby class complained to her that the local babysitters were flirting with their husbands to make better tips, Cami saw an opportunity to make a buck herself. She promised her new mothers that she knew the perfect babysitter; one that would cure their husbands of their babysitter fetishes. Her mouth had moved faster than her brain when it came to that promise, however. She didn’t actually know how to deliver the goods until her stepbrother, Todd, called her looking for money. Then she got the great idea of using Todd as a special kind of sitter. Yes, she plans...

Amber was late with a very important delivery. So late, that she was sure she would get fired from her message delivery job, and as a busty 19 year-old college girl, she couldn't afford that. So she talks her way into Mr. Jeffries mansion and proceeds to offer all kinds of sexual favors if he doesn't report her. What Amber didn't count on was Myrna, Mr. Jeffries live-in sex maid. After taking command, he proceeds to make Amber live her ultimate sexual fantasies ! Hot girl on girl action; Backdoor play; lesbian toys, and hot, rough sex! Don't miss it!

“Jeff Pearlman breaks down Tupac’s life like a veteran sportswriter examining a dynasty. This detailed look at his life is the work of a writer who understands the ego of greatness.”—Chuck D “Pearlman delivers rich, engrossing, and fascinating new details about Shakur’s life and...

Conquer the RIMS-CRMP Exam: Your Guide to the RIMS Certified Risk Management Professional Certification offers a clear, concise roadmap to help you master the essential concepts tested on the RIMS-CRMP exam. This guide is designed to support your preparation by focusing on the practical application of enterprise risk management principles across strategic planning, risk identification, assessment, control, communication, and resilience building. Rather than overwhelming you with excessive theory, this book provides a high-level, easy-to-follow overview to supplement more comprehensive study...

Kay was feeling mixed emotions at the moment. Kay had found out that her husband was cheating on her. He had done this despite her spending the better part of their marriage playing the perfect housewife. It wasn't enough to keep him satisfied, apparently. Men, it was hard to know what kept them satisfied. She was angry beyond belief, and yet, she still loved him. Kay needed marriage help, and lucky for her, she has just the person in her life to help her. Kay's new age guide, Madame Vu, claims she knows just the thing to keep Kay's husband in line. She assures Kay that all her husband ...

Murder, sunken treasure, and pirates both ancient and modern send Doc Ford on a nightmare quest in this New York Times bestseller in Randy Wayne White's thrilling series. Marine biologist Doc Ford has been known to help his friends out of jams occasionally, but he's never faced a situation like...

Paul is home from college for winter break. While at home, he worked his hardest to avoid seeing Chelsea. Not because he doesn't get along with her, but because he wants to get along with her better than she wants to get along with him. Yeah, his old childhood girlfriend has friends zoned him, and he has decided not waste more time running his love life down a dead-end street. The best laid plans can quickly come unraveled, particularly when you’re dealing with a sweetheart like Chelsea. While slumming it at the local mall, he runs into her, and she has plans. They’re plans that include...

Hall-of-famer Elgin Baylor was one of basketball’s all-time-greatest players - an innovative athlete, team player, and quiet force for change. One of the first professional African-American players, he inspired others on and off the court. But when traveling for away games, many hotels and restaurants turned Elgin away because he was Black. One night, Elgin had enough and staged a one-man protest that captured the attention of the press, the public, and the NBA.

Planet Earth's greatest artist, Marcus Korol, crashes on the surface of Grimworld, a planet with a base-building system, which Marcus has to master in order to survive and prosper. Even if he can cope with the monsters there are slavers and cannibals nearby. Staying alive, let alone prospering, is a daunting challenge that even a battle-hardened general would find difficult. Yet perhaps art can succeed where warfare would fail.

Crossing the Grand Canyon rim to rim is considered by many hikers and runners to be one of the greatest “bucket-list” achievements. Thousands make the pilgrimage each year to experience the joy of journeying across the Canyon's great expanse. Anyone who descends into the canyon should take time to learn about the history of the trails they use.