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Little Charley Ross was abducted in front of his home in Philadelphia. It was the first kidnapping for ransom in the United States. This historical event is central to this Midnight Marauder adventure. John Crudder is once again summoned to Washington DC by the President. He is commissioned as a special agent to the president to find the kidnapped boy. The Midnight Marauder’s help is needed to solve the kidnapping and hopefully recover the boy. This historical novel closely follows the facts of that case.

Lemuel Gulliver sets out on a series of travels, but each time he finds himself shipwrecked in new and unfamiliar lands. And how unfamiliar! In Lilliput, everyone is tiny, and it takes thousands of them to capture him; in Brobdingnag, they’re huge and treat him as a sort of living toy; in Laputa, they live on a floating island inventing impossibly mad projects; and the Houyhnhnms are horses! But through all his adventures, Gulliver learns to see humans in a different way, too.

Successful Silicon Valley real estate developer and wealth creator Roy Goble shares the surprising lessons he learned as a boy working in his family junkyard. Skillfully uniting the teachings of Jesus with the sometimes messy realities of leading people and getting things done, Salvaged helps leaders at all levels discover powerful opportunities to follow Jesus in the real world - and in surprisingly simple ways.

The Roman Catholic Church is in a major crisis. At the core of this crisis is male supremacy—men who dominate the church and view themselves as superior to women. An all-loving God created everyone of equal worth and dignity. There are no exceptions! This memoir, written by a Catholic priest for forty years, addresses the injustice of male supremacy, sexism and the spiritual abuse of women in the Catholic Church. Author Roy Bourgeois grew up in a small town in Louisiana. After graduating from college, he spent four years in the military and received the Purple Heart in Vietnam. Leaving ...

The second Civil War, the Sequel, came and went in the United States leaving radiation, sickness, and fractures too deep to mend. One faction, the Homestead Territories, dealt with the devastation by recruiting immigrants from Africa and beginning a new slave trade while the other two factions stood by and watched. Ji-ji Lottermule was bred and raised in captivity on one of the plantations in the Homestead Territories of the Disunited States to serve and breed more “muleseeds." There is only one way out—the annual Freedom Race. First prize, freedom.

I'm going to put it simple: I always wanted a cock. Since I can't have one, I'll go for the second best thing. Let's see how big I can get by roiding up and building up my muscles. Follow me on an insane trip of muscle passion!

Is your team agile and self-organizing? What is your role as a leader? Team leadership is the missing link that connects all the buzzwords you hear these days to the real world where actual people have to learn, implement, and mainly, believe and push for this stuff to happen. This audiobook is meant for software team leaders, architects, and anyone with a leadership role in the software business. Hear advice from real team leaders, consultants, and everyday gurus of management.

NCIS Special Agent Linus Schag is no stranger to violence and bloodshed, but when he’s sent to Iraq to take custody of two Navy SEALs suspected of murder, he finds himself thrust into a manmade inferno as coalition forces fight to free Northern Iraq from the Islamic extremist group called ISIS.

Featuring cast from the original television series, Blood and Fire is a special audio drama to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Dark Shadows. 'Some are born with magic, some acquire magic, and others have magic thrust upon them...' The year is 1767. Young widow Laura Murdoch Stockbridge is to marry Joshua Collins, heir to the Collins fortune. Meanwhile, Joshua's sister Abigail is in love with disreputable sailor Abraham Harkaway. But the course of true love never did run smooth....

Ce livre de maturité fait apparaître avec plus d'éclat que jamais les qualités d'émotion, d'évocation et d'écriture qui singularisent si fortement l'œuvre de la grande romancière. En s'inspirant du temps où elle enseignait au Manitoba, Gabrielle Roy trace ici le portrait d'élèves qui, pour elle, portent à la fois le visage de l'enfance et celui de l'humanité tout entière.

Carla was feisty and sexy. She wanted all the things beautiful women want, smart clothes, men, and above all, money. Mentored by Fat Yang, a wealthy restaurant owner she travelled the world playing high stakes poker. But what did Fat Yang really have in store for her that put her in danger? Then she found out. Using her ample charms and playing her cards close to her chest she set out to turn the tables. Then MI5 began to show an interest in Fat Yang movements.

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An elderly man believes he will die if his grandfather clock stops ticking - and when the clock is given away; he must stop at nothing to keep it wound.

Nine-year-old Jenny Carson is brutally murdered in Kenton Wood on her way from school. Then Charles Lendon is found stabbed to death with a skewer through his heart. He was a ruthless lawyer and something of a womanizer. Jenny's father blamed him for her murder. As the local police struggle, Inspector Crow is called in. Can he connect the two killings? He discovers that several of those closest to Charles Lendon had good reason to hate him: his housekeeper lover, her unstable brother, even the boyfriend of his attractive young colleague Cathy Tennant.

The RSPB’s Book of the Season The distinctive white-tailed sea eagle was driven to extinction in Britain more than 200 years ago, but this immense predator is making a return to our skies, thanks to Roy Dennis, an ornithologist, conservationist and arguably the driving force behind the UK’s...

It’s War! After learning that her real enemy was David ‘DP’ Petty, Rain Robinson focused all of her attention on finding and ending him and Sterling, DP’s longtime friend and drug dealing business partner. But DP is dealing with problems of his own. DP’s girlfriend, Venus is in love with R.J. and can’t wait to be with him again. As for Carter Garrison, finding and killing Damián Custodio is still at the top of his list. The Reign of Rain Robinson continues in Retaliation, and now it’s time to stop messing around and take the fight to them.

Roy Sharples draws on decades of experience at the vanguard of business innovation and a deep affinity for applying an artistic instinct to explore these questions, offering novel solutions. Building on a broad survey of the misfits who defined the modern world, from Dada to Elon Musk and Bauhaus to Acid House, he explores what makes the creative mind tick. He also examines the conditions that nourish creativity in organizations of all sizes, from artists to corporations to civilizations.

A sandstorm uncovers a long buried secret in the Iraqi desert, an ancient Sumerian temple dating back at least 6,000 years to the beginning of civilization. An American army patrol sent to investigate the ruins is trapped inside the temple's eroded walls, first by an insurgent ambush and then by another, even more powerful sandstorm. When an enemy mortar shell blasts an opening into a hidden burial chamber, Captain Adam Cadman and his soldiers take refuge deep in the ruins. What they find hidden inside threatens to destroy every belief about the beginnings of mankind.

Farmer Paddy Fenton faces financial ruin as a result of foot and mouth disease among his flock. Then he gets an offer that he can’t refuse: ready cash to rent one of his outbuildings. He doesn’t enquire too closely as to what is happening there until a police raid uncovers a sinister operation. Eric Ward agrees to represent Fenton and soon finds himself in a bitter turf war. The criminal network stretches far beyond the local Northumberland countryside.

Artificial intelligence is already reshaping how we work, communicate, and solve problems. Now it is transforming education. Classrooms, teaching methods, and learning paths are evolving faster than ever before. But what does this change really mean for students, teachers, and parents? The Future of Education in an AI World is a clear, practical guide to understanding how artificial intelligence will influence learning at every level. Instead of fear or hype, this book offers a balanced look at the opportunities and challenges ahead. Inside, you’ll discover how AI is changing classrooms, ...