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Facebook, PayPal, Alibaba, Uber - these seemingly disparate companies have upended entire industries by harnessing a single phenomenon: the platform business model. Platform Revolution delivers the first comprehensive analysis of how platforms use technology to match producers and consumers in a multisided marketplace, unlocking hidden resources and creating new forms of value. When a company like Uber connects drivers with passengers, everybody wins - except traditional cab companies, which are scrambling to survive.

Take your first steps into the adrenaline-fuelled fiction of the 41st millennium with a thrilling collection of tales, including an action-packed novella pitting noble Ultramarines against sinister necrons. Whether you're dipping a toe into the galaxy of Warhammer 40,000 or are a hardened veteran of the universe, this anthology is the perfect way to discover the many factions of the games in action-packed tales.

Politics in the European Union is an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the EU. Unique in its in-depth coverage of the history of the EU, the book explores a wide range of topics, including institutions and policies, making it a complete guide to understanding the complex nature of the EU.

TV reporter Candy Sloan has eyes the color of cornflowers and legs that stretch all the way to heaven. She also has somebody threatening to rearrange her lovely face if she keeps on snooping into charges of Hollywood racketeering. Spenser's job is to keep Candy healthy until she breaks the...

“Crackling dialogue, plenty of action, and expert writing.”—The New York Times Rachel Wallace is a tough young woman with a lot of enemies. Spenser is a tough guy with a macho code of honor, hired to protect a woman who thinks that kind of code is obsolete. Privately, they will never see...

Spenser is good at finding things. But this time he has a client out on Cape Cod who is in over his head. Harvey Shepard has lost his pretty wife -- and a very pretty quarter million bucks in real estate. Now a loan shark is putting on the bite.Spenser finds himself doing a slow burn in the Cape...

Welcome to Anatomy & Physiology Made Easy, Volume 2–where complex biology transforms into catchy poems that'll actually stick in your brain. Think of it as your friendly study buddy who happens to be really good at rhyming about the endocrine system!

THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER An absorbing historical fantasy, She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan reimagines the rise to power of the Ming Dynasty’s founding emperor. ‘This audacious, brilliant debut is a vivid, original reimagining . . . immersive storytelling at its...

I don't believe in commitment. I believe in freedom. Fun. The next flight, the next party, the next gorgeous woman who doesn't ask for forever. So, when my father drops his favorite ultimatum—get married, have a child, and prove I'm worthy of the Westwood empire—I handle it my way. With an...

Cages with prisoners that have been transformed into weapons. Illusions that hide the faces of monsters. Slave traders, who were already an object of contempt in Mikhail's past life. This is all just the prologue to a new struggle, where blood flows in rivers and death lurks around every corner...

The empire is crumbling, cities are on fire, and against this backdrop of bloody events appears a hero who can quell the chaos. Mikhail continues along his path of evolution, where each new dominant is a step toward power, but also a step closer to the abyss of insanity. In this book, our hero's...

Parker (Shop Manager) and Matthew (Assistant Shop Manager) sit down to break down the current state of the sports card hobby, dive into the latest sports news, and share their takes on what’s happening in the game. Hang out with us as we talk shop, have some laughs, and play a fun sports-themed game along the way. Whether you’re a collector or just a sports fan, there’s something here for you.

I don't believe in happily ever after. I believe in strategy. Leverage. Control. So when my father lays down his favorite ultimatum—get married, have a child, and prove I'm worthy of the Westwood legacy—I already know how to win. I go back to the one girl I never got over. Red hair. Smart mouth. Big heart. And a body I've explored in my dreams for years. She shattered me years ago—and now runs herself ragged rescuing stray dogs instead of running in the billionaire circles she was born into. She needs funding for her foundations. I need a wife on paper. A deal between us makes perfect sense.

The only thing standing between Georgia and her fairy-tale wedding is a murder. Or two. When a young woman pleads for help from Georgia Fenchurch in locating a missing Crown investigator, Georgia resists. Her wedding is only a week away. Before she can say no, she's knocked to the ground by an assailant attempting to kill the young woman. Georgia now feels she must help. She soon finds herself up to her wedding veil in stolen treasure and coded letters. With the Duke of Blackford's help, Georgia follows a trail of missing men and dead bodies.

Décadas después de que una rebelión arrasara la isla de Sídhe, Fia Riftborne ha aprendido tres lecciones esenciales para sobrevivir: mantener la cabeza baja, no llamar la atención y evitar a toda costa a la Guardia de Sídhe. Pero eso no es tan fácil: Fia esconde un poder secreto que, si se descubriera, la pondría en peligro. Y cuando un simple recado sale mal y lo desata, Fia sabe que ya no puede seguir ocultándose.

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Star Light, Star Bright by Guy Parker-Rees is a forthcoming title from Roaring Brook Press...

Noch immer kämpft Orlaith mit den Dämonen ihrer Vergangenheit – und mit ihren Gefühlen für Rhordyn. Erst als die Rebellion gegen das grausame Königreich eskaliert, beginnt Orlaith endlich ihre Magie zu kontrollieren. Nur sie kann den bevorstehenden Krieg entscheiden. Während dunkle Enthüllungen und tief verborgene Geheimnisse sie in den Abgrund zu stürzen drohen, muss sie sich entscheiden: Ist sie bereit, dem Wahnsinn ein Ende zu bereiten?

This book is not for everyone. It is for the person who senses, deep down, that there must be more to their life than what they are currently experiencing. Wounded to Wise is a powerful and integrative guide for those who are ready to move beyond simply managing symptoms and begin understanding the deeper meaning behind their experiences. For those who have followed conventional paths and still feel something essential has been missed, this book offers a new perspective. It invites curiosity, reflection, and the willingness to explore the connection between story, body, and healing.

Invisible until they don't want to be, some are charming and most are manipulative. This book is an introduction to serial killers, including their traits, attributes, why they kill, how they get caught, profiling, and characteristics. This is a chilling and engrossing account of several notorious killers like Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, the BTK killer, Gary Ridgway, Jack the Ripper, and many more.