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Hey, you, all lovers of science and technology, this richly illustrated book is for you, no matter what age and what level of understanding of physics you have. This is a combination of humour and scientific insight at its best. The author, Lyndon N. Smith, a highly-acclaimed British academic, explains in a unique, provocative, and accessible way the past and present approaches of scientific endeavour and invites you to a discussion about the fascinating technological developments that we may expect to see in the future.

Bods Among Men is aimed as a guidebook for reshaping how we think about ourselves in relation to the food we eat, the bodies we move, and the emotional and spiritual travails that consume us in our ongoing physical journey as men. Finally, there is the most essential acknowledgement of all: Reframing our choices so that diet and exercise are no longer a means to an end, but rather an inevitable consequence of life-altering awareness.

Amber Henry is in a controlling and manipulative relationship with her boyfriend Lionel. Lionel is stern in his hold over Amber, but she wants to live her own life. Amber gets the courage to escape after finding about an ongoing affair. She escapes and tries to make it on her own. She makes new friends, but she is certain she is being followed as she tries to manage her newfound life. She believes her ex-boyfriend is chasing her and causing deaths to the new people around her. She builds a new relationship and finally feels safe and secure, but to her surprise, she is not safe.

Survivors trapped in a sunken vessel find themselves hunted through the depths by a deadly adversary. A skeptical journalist discovers the sinister inhabitants of a fake haunted house are all too real. And a husband commits murder to protect his wife, only to learn he has created something even more dangerous....

Security specialist Sophie Ang goes off-grid into the remote valley of Kalalau on Kaua`i, where she stumbles across the disappearance of a young boy. As she races against time to save him, uncovering ugly secrets hidden in the heart of the jungle, the events she tried to flee on Oahu gather momentum. Special Agent Marcella Scott straps on her heels and wades in to help deal with what the cyber vigilante the Ghost has left behind, and trying to clear Sophie from a murder charge.

Set in today's political climate, Derrick learns political strength is needed to ensure the sustainability of his civic-minded conglomerate, and prevent the blockage of future projects that threatens to supplant the business powers that be. In the fight for political power, his mother spearheads the grass-roots voting initiative to change the leadership in Congress.

Someone is attacking and robbing luxury yachts as they sail the Hawaiian Islands leaving their passengers missing and presumed dead. Sergeant Lei Texeira, with her typical leap first look later style, dives into a case with the Coast Guard to find answers that lie as deep as Davy Jones’ locker.

Security specialist Sophie Ang returns to Maui, working alongside dynamic partner Jake Dunn to solve a series of bizarre and escalating threats against a rocker with a beach mansion. But soon, catching a crazed stalker becomes the least of Sophie’s problems: A deadly enemy is hell-bent on taking her down, along with anyone she cares about.

Incredible Science Fiction: Amazing Tales from the 50's and Beyond, Volume Two collates a collection of some of the very best science-fiction stories published in the '50s together. All these stories (with the exception of The Anatomy of Fear) are now in the public domain and were original published in various science-fiction magazines that were very popular in the 1950s. This is a lovingly curated collection of some of the very best stories published during this time. This collection includes a further story from the Hugo Award-nominated Rog Phillips.

Comfortably Insane is more than just overcoming addiction. It is about recognizing your flaws, taking ownership of them, recognizing that change is within you, and making the daily choice to do better and be better. My book provides 42 lessons learned to help you on your journey out of the hell of alcoholism.

An entertaining and easy-to-listen audiobook about a practical blueprint to simplify Canada's horribly frustratingly overly complicated tax system. The author shares his frustration with a wildly inefficient, impossibly complex, and heartlessly impersonal bureaucracy that routinely ensares honest, hard-working people in its labyrinthine maze. The Grumpy Accountant tells the story of Jerry, a typical Canadian, and George, his trusted grumpy accountant, who guides him through the tax system at every stage in life.

Der Journalist Chris stand frierend vor dem Gefängnis, aus dem er gerade entlassen wurde, und wartete auf ein neues Leben. Er hatte keinen Plan, keine berufliche Zukunft, nichts, nur eine Vergangenheit, die ihm den Pulitzerpreis auf der einen und mächtige Feinde auf der anderen Seite einbrachte. Also wartete er und fror. Dann sah er sie, oder besser das Auto. Es war ein roter Mustang. Die Frau lehnte an der Motorhaube und blickte zu ihm. Er blickte zurück. Hätte er gewusst, was er damit auslöste, hätte er in die andere Richtung geschaut.

After being taken to the world of Betwixt as a child, our protagonist, now an adolescent, finds herself dealing with a dual reality - on top of the usual difficulties of high school. Betwixt: The Call of the Void is a dark fantasy novella that follows the life of a teenager dealing with high school as well as an alternate reality that pulls her through the depths of darkness.

Strong-willed Maggie is a gifted psychologist and counselor. However, her dismal business skills leave her desperately trying to save her private practice. Having lost in love, Maggie avoids romantic situations. When enticing Hugh Bradford enters her life, Maggie runs scared. Can she overcome her wariness with the handsome and wealthy Hugh Bradford enough to chance her heart?

Strong-willed Maggie is a gifted psychologist and counselor. However, her dismal business skills leave her desperately trying to save her private practice. Having lost in love, Maggie avoids romantic situations. When enticing Hugh Bradford enters her life, Maggie runs scared. Can she overcome her wariness with the handsome and wealthy Hugh Bradford enough to chance her heart?

Ever get the feeling that not everything is cool with school? Best-selling author Neal Pollack is dissatisfied with what his teenage son, Elijah, is learning in his studies. Neal wants to fill in the gaps, while Elijah just wants him to chill out a little. Together, they embark on the father-son field trip of a lifetime, which includes stops in New York's poetry-slam scene, a medical-marijuana dispensary, and a convention to discuss evolution with 1,700 biologists.

When you add Extra Credit to your library you will receive all 10 episodes, each with a runtime of approximately 20 minutes.

The Panda Who Loves Bamboo is a brand new audiobook that has brought to life the beloved audiobook in lyrical prose. A panda and his friend discover that they have run out of bamboo, so they set out on a mission to find more. On their way, they meet an angry tiger who guides them to a farm with an unlimited supply; but can they help calm the tiger in return? Our passion is to use stories and audio to help children improve their early communication skills and positive thinking. Most importantly though, the aim is to put smiles on the faces of many children.

The situations in this audiobook happened over three decades ago. Ironically, the events and management insights described in Leading in Chaos are even more relevant today! Managers from the front line to the boardroom may be dealing with fellow employees and colleagues in the grips of opioid addiction on a regular basis. Partisan politics has permeated every part of our lives, including the work place and navigating the political waters as a manager today truly takes conviction and fortitude. Further, bureaucracy still reigns supreme in our government agencies.

The day the second atomic bomb was dropped, Clabe and Leora Wilson’s postman brought a telegram to their acreage near Perry, Iowa. One son was already in the U.S. Navy before Pearl Harbor had been attacked. Four more sons worked with their father, tenant farmers near Minburn until, one by one, all five sons were serving their country in the military. Leora’s Letters is the compelling true account of a woman whose most tender hopes were disrupted by great losses. Yet she lived out four more decades with hope and resilience.

The long-awaited sequel to The Corridor - a laugh-out-loud comedy set in Oxford University which follows the student lives of the next generation of Prime Ministers and world leaders. The Corridor is a documentary-style comedy which follows a group of Oxford students through their conversations, tweets, emails, video diaries, and text messages. Unsurprisingly, the students are more interested in their bizarre clubs, secret dining societies and political schemes than attending lectures or writing essays.