Strange Days

At the edge of chaos, one geek stands tall. Five years ago, dateless dork Bill Ryder somehow saved the world, banishing magic and monsters to the shadows. He thought it was over, that he was finished with that life. Too bad for him, shit’s about to get surreal again. Now the impossible has happened. His goddaughter is conjuring fireballs from thin air and two vampires have shown up at his doorstep looking to kick his ass.

Gamer, geek, and legendary vampire Bill Ryder isn’t having a great day. His girlfriend is lost in another dimension, his apartment’s been staked out by werewolves, and to top it all off, he’s flat broke. Too bad there’s no rest for the wicked. Monstrous beasts of biblical proportions have been unleashed upon the world, leaving Bill with a mighty big question—how the hell is one poor-ass vamp supposed to stop something the size of a battleship? All’s not lost, though.

Revered today for articulating America's founding principles, the first 10 amendments - the Bill of Rights - were in fact a political stratagem executed by James Madison to preserve the Constitution, the federal government, and the latter's authority over the states.

Eric didn't ask to be a vampire. In fact he didn't even believe in them. Biting your own tongue with your fangs does a lot of convincing. Even so, being a part-time undead isn't as easy as you might think. It can let you hold down a day job, true, but sometimes the night "life" can be more than a little difficult, what with those bloodthirsty urges and predatory instincts kicking in.

Kim Barker is not your typical, impassive foreign correspondent—she is candid, self-deprecating, laugh-out-loud funny. At first an awkward newbie in Afghanistan, she grows into a wisecracking, seasoned reporter with grave concerns about our ability to win hearts and minds in the region. In The Taliban Shuffle, Barker offers an insider’s account of the “forgotten war” in Afghanistan and Pakistan, chronicling the years after America’s initial routing of the Taliban, when we failed to finish the job.

Do you really want the crooked baby-kissers and fake news to tell you what your rights are? Wouldn’t you rather discover them for yourself? The founders fought tirelessly to guarantee these God-given rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. But let’s face it - the Bill of Rights is hard to understand. Its text is flowery and puzzling. It’s full of legal and political jargon.

Luke is the coolest sixth grader at Benjamin Wright Middle School. But when his dad dies unexpectedly—leaving the family penniless—his world is turned upside down. Forced to move with his family to Grandma’s house on Blackbeard Creek in the marsh, Luke must adjust to a strange, new life on the Georgia coast. In addition to the stress of being the new kid in school, Luke finds himself constantly teased and bullied by his mean cousin Buck. Just when he thinks life can’t get much worse, Luke almost drowns on a cold, moonless night while mullet jumping. Then, after Luke and Buck get ...

From the writer of "The Journal of Snow Woman" and "The Strange Husband" comes a story of love, violence and adventure. Coby Lastings from his youth was fast with his guns. He learnt young because he saw his father and others takin' advantage of by men who used their guns to get what they wanted. He knew from a young age that no one would take advantage of his family or friends. He also fell in love with Abby, the prettiest girl in town. He had two problems here. She was the girl his older brother loved also. The second problem was she didn't want someone who lived by the gun. She said she ...

Bill Ryder’s past and present are about to collide. His girlfriend’s been marked for death by the immortal temptress who wants him. One’s a witch and the other’s a vampire, which means the chances of them talking out their problems over tea are slim to none. It’s bad enough Bill’s too distracted by evil leprechauns and redneck werewolves to put a stop to it, but now something massive has been spotted prowling the waters of the Hudson - a harbinger of biblical proportions, forewarning of dark times to come.

As teen math prodigy Agnijo Banerjee and his teacher David Darling reveal, complex math surrounds us. If we think long enough about the universe, we're left not with material stuff, but a ghostly and beautiful set of equations. Packed with puzzles and paradoxes, mind-bending concepts, and surprising solutions, Weird Math leads us from a lyrical exploration of mathematics in our universe to profound questions about God, chance, and infinity. A magical introduction to the mysteries of math, it will entrance beginners and seasoned mathematicians alike.

Emily the Strange: 13 years old. Able to leap tall buildings, probably, if she felt like it. More likely to be napping with her four black cats; or cobbling together a particle accelerator out of lint, lentils, and safety pins; or rocking out on drums/ guitar/ saxophone/ zither; or painting a swirling feral sewer mural; or forcing someone to say "swirling feral sewer mural" 13 times fast.... and pointing and laughing.

A lot of degenerate comedians jump on a stage looking for fame, but Davy Dew was just addicted to laughter. Fame still crept up on Davy and hogtied him in a big way, with all the craziness and scandals that goes with it.

SAME GREAT STORY WITH A BRAND-NEW COVER. FILLED WITH ACTION, ADVENTURE AND LOVE. "the Days of Rains (the Legend of Johnny Rains)" is from the author of "The Strange Husband and “The Journal of Snow Woman.” This is the story of Trace Williams, a mild-mannered farm boy, and his love for his childhood sweetheart, Carrie. The couple is separated, by both time and distance, when Trace leaves on a quest of vengeance for the death of his parents leaving Carrie behind. The search takes longer than Trace expects. There has been no communication between the two of them during all these months. On...

Hezekiah Daly, the "Comanche Killer," had spent his younger days heaping revenge upon the Comanches. After he rescued a young girl, Rebecca, and her brother after the Comanches had killed their parents in a raid, he changed his ways. He learned to love both of them and decided to marry Rebecca. The three of them traveled to northwest Nebraska to start a horse ranch. But trouble seem to be everywhere in the West. Money problems, a fight over the land, finding the horses to start the ranch and worse of all, a wolf that stalks the family. The wolf was wounded by Hezekiah. It was already a man ...

Presence tells the story of one of the most unusual experiences known to humankind: the feeling that someone or something is there, without being seen or heard. These experiences have been given many names—the Third Man, guardian angels, shadow figures, “social” hallucinations—and they have inspired, unsettled, and confounded in equal measure. While the contexts in which they occur are diverse, they are united by a distinct and uncanny feeling of visitation by another. But what does this feeling mean, and where does it come from? When and why do presences emerge?

From the author of The Strange Husband and The Journal of Snow Woman comes this short story that is a sequel to "For Love or Money." After Shannon and E.J. meet in Denver, they quickly marry. Along with their good friend, Annie, they head to Wyoming to buy a ranch. E.J.'s good friend Steve was invited to go along with them, but decided against it. They buy a ranch and love it. They are very happy as this is the first home for all of them. E.J. now goes by the name Ed Brady, not wanting the reputation he had following them. All though very happy, problems happen. E.J. needing to raise money ...

Ever Strange is the first book in a new paranormal romantic suspense series from best-selling romance author Alisa Woods. The first three books in the series follow the three Strange sisters, each powerful witches in an influential magickal family embroiled in a mysterious plot to change everything about the magickal world.

Clayton Matthews, if that’s his real name, is a child of the ‘70s. He smoked pot, drove fast cars, and chased women. He has compiled his experiences (names have been changed to protect the not-so-innocent), into a hilarious look back at the ‘70s. Most of us over 50, will be able to relate to many of these stories, as we laugh our way through this audiobook. You won’t be able to stop listening!

According to Littlewood's Law of Miracles (based on the theory of large numbers and probability), you should expect something truly unusual to happen every 35 days - so strange, in fact, that it will look like a miracle. This book explains how the improbable is probable by focusing on desultory decussation (where two random events from an interesting intersection - a synchronicity) and Littlewood's work in number theory at Cambridge University in the last century. Also explains such concepts as apohenia and patternicity.

Christopher Boone ist fünfzehn Jahre, drei Monate und zwei Tage alt. Er kennt alle Länder und deren Hauptstädte sowie sämtliche Primzahlen bis 7507. Er liebt die Farbe Rot, sagt immer die Wahrheit und kann nur zwei Gefühle voneinander unterscheiden: Trauer und Glück. Unordnung, Überraschungen und Unbekannte kann er absolut nicht leiden. Christopher hat eine leichte Form von Autismus und findet, manchmal ist die Welt schwer zu verstehen.