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In this #1 New York Times bestseller, FBI Agent Pendergast reluctantly teams up with a new partner to investigate a rash of Miami Beach murders ... only to uncover a deadly conspiracy that spans decades. After an overhaul of leadership at the FBI's New York field office, A. X. L. Pendergast is...

Known as artificial intelligence, experts warn that the technology comes with great benefits, but also with great warnings. What will we sacrifice for the benefits of this new world? Will we sacrifice our jobs and human relationships for robots? Will we allow machines to read our minds and sacrifice privacy for the benefit of crime reduction? Will we merge with machines and manipulate our genes and DNA to obtain longevity?

It's done. Christopher Jupiter is coming for me. It’s only a matter of time before he catches me, and I know exactly what he’s going to do. He’s going to open me up, let the Evils escape, and then, the whole world will be destroyed. And right now, I can’t think of a way to stop him. None of us can. The pressure is unbearable. Romeo is tormented, teetering right on the edge of madness. But even I didn't realize how far he was willing to go to protect me.

She's old-money Miami. He's barefoot Coconut Grove. The only thing they had in common was the law, until they faced each other in the steamiest murder trial of the century, a case that would make sparks fly, headlines scream, and opposites attract. Surrounded by crooks, con men, and a cast of colorful characters, Steve Solomon and Vickie Lord must solve the crime before they end up in ruin, in jail, or, worse, in bed.

Everything I’d known about the world was a lie. On my thirteenth birthday, I, Alcatraz Smedry (yes, I got named after a prison, don’t ask), received my inheritance: a bag of sand. And then I accidentally destroyed my foster parents’ kitchen. It’s not my fault, things just break around me, I swear! I thought the sand was a joke until evil Librarians came to steal it. You’re probably thinking, “Librarians are nice people who recommend good books,” but that’s just what they want you to think!

So now you've heard all about me, Alcatraz Smedry, and how I was swept out of my life in your normal world and into the fight against the Librarians (jerks!). After being all heroic and stuff in that tale, I didn’t expect to charge headlong into enemy territory: the Library of Alexandria, where I—and my grandpa and my grouchy bodyguard Bastille and her even grouchier mother and some weirdly gifted cousins—run across the Curators (ghosts who will gladly help you check out a book as long as you don’t mind giving up your mortal soul) and some new nasty Librarians who hate our guts.

This is the fight everyone has waited millions of years to see. Tyrannosaurus rex has the advantage in size and pure power. But Velociraptor is quick and smart, plus he has lots of friends. Uncover how these very different predators lived and how they may have brawled with each other inside.

A wild and unexpected journey through culture, science, philosophy, and religion to better understand the mercurial genius of William Blake.

They wouldn't call it betrayal if it didn't come from a friend... For lack of a better word, Destiny's life is perfect. She met the man of her dreams her first week in college. Her grades are stellar, and she's got the lead role in the choir. But someone in her circle isn't happy for Destiny's success. And that person won't stop until she meets her demise. Des always gets the short end of the stick. She fights with everything she has to be noticed, but she's always overlooked. Her roommate, Destiny, always seems to come out on the winning side.

Torn Between A Real One vs My YN The gritty new release from Tiffany Forbes Siah has the kind of life women pray for. A solid man who provides. A thriving salon with her name on it. And a ring that says she’s chosen. Her husband is a Real One—loyal, protective, and built for the long haul. But somewhere between stability and routine… Siah stopped feeling alive. Then she meets Smoke. Young. Reckless. Unpredictable. The type of yn who don’t follow rules—and definitely don’t respect marriages. And one look at him? That’s all it takes. What starts as curiosity turns into obsession...

The publication of Power vs. Force by Sir David R. Hawkins, M.D., Ph.D., reveals to the general public secret information heretofore only shared by the author with certain Nobelists and world leaders. Analyzing the basic nature of human thought and consciousness itself, the author makes available to everyone the key to penetrating the last barrier to the advancement of civilization and science and resolving the most crucial of all human dilemmas.

As a Knight of Crystallia, I, Bastille, swore to protect the Smedry clan from the Evil Librarians. (And believe me, screwups like them constantly need protecting.) But when Alcatraz Smedry got strapped to an altar of outdated encyclopedias to be sacrificed to the dark gods, I arrived too late―and instead his father took his place. Now Alcatraz is a blubbering mess, so it’s up to me lead the charge against his father’s killer: Biblioden, founder of the Evil Librarians―I was sure he died centuries ago!―who’s back to complete his goal of world domination. 

Who changed the sex of God? This groundbreaking book proposes that the rise of alphabetic literacy reconfigured the human brain and brought about profound changes in history, religion, and gender relations. Making remarkable connections across brain function, myth, and anthropology, Dr. Shlain shows why pre-literate cultures were principally informed by holistic, right-brain modes that venerated the Goddess, images, and feminine values.

In this gripping account, IRS special agents-turned-whistleblowers Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler expose the shocking truth behind their investigation into the Biden family—and the powerful forces that tried to stop them. Shapley and Ziegler made headlines when they testified before Congress...

From the Author of the Best Selling Stan Lee Lied - Your Handy Guide to Every Lie in the Origins of Marvel Comics comes Ditko & Romita vs Lee - The Origins of the Amazing Spider-Man - answering the long debated question of 'Who Really Created Spider-Man?' In June of 1962, Marvel Comics released Amazing Fantasy #15, featuring the first appearance of Spider-Man. A lot has been written and said about this creation, as his popularity grew and grew, until he became one of the most popular superheroes in the world. Here we examine the TRUTH, as to who actually created Spider-Man. Filled with ...

Spiritual writer, theologian, and philosopher Jesuit Fr. Robert Spitzer tackles the topic of recognizing and overcoming spiritual evil. His focus is the human heart. His goal: our moral and spiritual transformation, which leads to true peace and genuine happiness. The book is divided into two main parts: the realities of God's goodness and of spiritual evil, and recognizing and overcoming diabolical tactics, which range from temptation and deception to the Deadly Sins.

Vs. - A collection of essays on duality and conflict in magick, mythology and paganism Edited by Kim Huggens "Relationship cannot be created without duality: we are divided for love's sake, for the chance of union..." Vs. is a unique collection of twenty-one essays exploring the dynamic and wide-ranging nature of duality in magic, paganism and folklore, from polarity to paradox to opposition to friction to union. The essays by magicians, witches, folklorists, sorcerors, Norse and vodou practitioners, weave together diverse threads of wisdom, knowledge, experience and inspiration into a ...

What will Gameknight999 do when his own friend is infected with the evil Herobrine virus? With the destruction of the infected Ender Dragon, the monster kings were forced to retreat. Herobrine's poisonous XP has been captured in an obsidian box and sealed tightly. Gameknight999 and his friends know that the obsidian box will have to be destroyed to eliminate the evil virus once and for all. But how? And who will be brave enough to do it?

Read Four of #1 Bestselling Author Paul Levine’s Greatest Legal Thrillers SOLOMON vs. LORD introduced Steve Solomon and Victoria Lord, squabbling lawyers who could end up in court, in jail...or in bed. The novel was nominated for the James Thurber Humor Prize and the Macavity Mystery Award. "One of the best legal thrillers of the 21st Century.” - Best Thrillers THE DEEP BLUE ALIBI, second of the series, takes Solomon and Lord deep into a murder case in the Florida Keys and was nominated for an Edgar Allan Poe Award. "Mix Grisham's legal expertise with Hiaasen's humor and Lee Child's ...

Red pill or blue pill? Neo had it easy. Which would you choose: A classy sweetheart to treat you like a king, or a lusty babe to rock your world. The gift of healing to ease your pain, or the power of hellfire to dish it out. More importantly…blonde or brunette. Or do you have the will to keep it all? When his father is murdered, Kyle Bishop inherits the mantle of the Arbiter, humanity's last hope of survival in the eternal war between Heaven and Hell. The Celestial Court appoints two chaperones, a female angel and a female demon, to protect the young Arbiter from otherworldly threats. Or...