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The last thing Jett Gavallan would call himself was a hero. A fighter pilot in the Gulf War, he found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time. But he is determined not to let it destroy him. He has created Black Jet Securities, an international financial consulting firm, in order to use his expertise to create enough wealth to do some good in the world. It's a noble goal, but Black Jet Securities' latest and most ambitious deal could destroy everything that Gavallan has worked so hard to build.

Now eighty years old, T. Boone Pickens is a legendary figure in the business world. Known as the “Oracle of Oil,” he built Mesa Petroleum, one of the largest independent oil companies in the United States. When Pickens left Mesa after a downward spiral in the company’s profits, many...

Instant New York Times Bestseller! From the world's #1 bestselling author and former president of the United States, America has a powerful new president ... and her husband's on trial for murder. “Bill Clinton reveals key White House details in murderous new political thriller … It's a...

From award-winning ProPublica reporter Marshall Allen, a primer for anyone who wants to fight the predatory health care system--and win. Every year, millions of Americans are overcharged and underserved while the health care industry makes record profits. We know something is wrong, but the...

Experience Earth from the big bang to the dinosaurs and beyond in this beautifully written, vibrant overview of our home planet's journey from creation to our time today.

Savannah's carefully constructed world begins to unravel the moment she locks eyes with Holly across a biology lab. An 18-year-old redhead from a conservative Kentucky background, Savannah never imagined that her path would cross with a bewitching goth girl from New York—let alone that this encounter would awaken desires she didn't know existed. Holly, with her piercing blue eyes and penchant for black lace, introduces Savannah to a world of fantasy novels, horror conventions, and forbidden pleasures. When a convention outing becomes the catalyst for transformation, Holly helps Savannah ...

The question "what came first?" has shaped human thought since its earliest stirrings, from theological first principles to the search for base reality in simulation theory. This demand for ultimate origins appears so natural that it goes unnoticed, like air supporting breath without announcing itself. But what if this demand contains a hidden error? Boris Kriger's groundbreaking work argues that for certain closed hierarchical structures, the question of primary foundation is not merely unanswered—it is unanswerable.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The intimate, inspiring, and authoritative biography of Sandra Day O’Connor, America’s first female Supreme Court justice, drawing on exclusive interviews and first-time access to Justice O’Connor’s archives—as seen on PBS’s American Experience...

Fresh from her mind-shattering first lesbian encounter, Savannah finds herself craving more of the intoxicating pleasure that only Holly can provide. As the conservative redhead from Kentucky lies in the arms of her goth lover, she begins to question everything she thought she knew about herself, her desires, and her future. Holly, confident and experienced, is eager to guide Savannah through new realms of sensuality. From steamy shower encounters to the introduction of toys that promise even greater ecstasy, Holly patiently tutors her eager student in the art of female pleasure. Savannah, ...

“The first thing you will notice about this engaging and delightful biography is that [Narrator Johnny Heller] sounds like a character actor who moseyed off the set of an old-fashioned oater. His voice is a little scratchy, a little seasoned and perfectly suits this biography of...

The Finale Is Dropping July 5th On Amazon. Struck with tragedy at an early age, Scarlett was rescued from a treacherous life and moved to Jackson Mississippi to start over with a new family. There, she grew into a beautiful girl who’s looks and curves got her attention from many men including her current love interest Pierce Pryce. Though she felt Pierce was perfect for her, she couldn’t claim him as hers because of one issue standing in the way, his longtime girlfriend Essence. Being a side chick was getting old true enough, but she couldn’t leave Pierce alone because of her love for...

Linda is a college girl who likes to indulge her exhibitionist side. She earns money working as a cam-girl and loves it. When her lovely red headed roommate Heather breaks up with her boyfriend and needs a little extra money, she thinks working with Linda one evening doing a cam show might kill two birds with one stone. Little does Heather know that Linda has been fantasizing about her for a while and she intends to make sure that more happens during their cam show than just a little striptease. Linda knows Heather isn’t into girls, but when the cam show starts and the clothes start to ...

A rocket ride of a thriller—the #1 New York Times bestselling blockbuster by President Bill Clinton and James Patterson, "the dream team" (Lee Child). All Presidents have nightmares. This one is about to come true. Every detail is accurate—because one of the authors is President Bill Clinton...

Is the goal of Christianity to build more and bigger church buildings to attract more “church-goers? Or for pastors to gain more followers who sit passively, week after week, listening to their sermons? Or is the goal for the church to make disciples ( locally and among the nations) so that Christ’s kingdom will spread throughout the whole earth? What model do we see in the New Testament that gives the blueprint for doing that?

"Finnegans Wake" is the most deliberately obscure and difficult work in literature. Readers are over their heads and struggling for shore by the second sentence. The "Wake" is often described as unreadable, and that's not entirely unfair given the book's setting in the dark night of the subconscious and dreams where strange shapes shift and merge in a multitude of motifs and the fact that it's written in mixture of many of the world's languages now known as Wakese. "Finnegans Wake" refers to itself as a "nightmaze," something readers translate as nightmare. But what seems at first sight as ...

Susan is a young blonde lawyer who knows she needs to relax. When her friend suggests she try a massage therapist to 'release some tension' Susan decides to take a chance. When she meets Amy, her new therapist, Susan is sure this is just what she needs. Only Amy has more on her mind than just relaxing Susan's muscles and the release that she plans to give the young blonde will take Susan into a whole new realm of sensuality... if she is brave enough to give in to her desires.

From the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning history The Dead Hand comes the riveting story of a spy who cracked open the Soviet military research establishment and a penetrating portrait of the CIA’s Moscow station, an outpost of daring espionage in the last years of the Cold War ...

Brought to you by Penguin. The global number one bestselling authors team up again for a gripping political thriller, unravelling a shocking murder accusation at the White House. Clinton and Patterson are back. And they're better than ever. The President of the United States is up for...

Television host, razor sharp political pundit, and #1 bestselling author Bill O’Reilly focuses in on where we all stand in the Age of Obama in Pinheads and Patriots. In this brave, hard-hitting, provocative volume, the author of Culture Warrior and A Bold, Fresh Piece of Humanity guides...

ON THE HOOK! For 34 years with the LAFD, Bill Siemantel lived a double life. This is the untold story of the chaos, courage, and comedy that happened in between the sirens. You think you know what a firefighter’s life is about. You’ve seen the lights, heard the sirens. That’s the movie version. The real story happens in the spaces in between—in the deafening silence after a death is pronounced, the shared, hysterical laughter that breaks the tension after a close call, and the sacred ritual of a shared meal at 2 a.m. ON THE HOOK is the unforgettable memoir from Bill Siemantel, a ...