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41) Wild Town
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In trouble more often than not, guilty of assault, manslaughter, and honorably discharged from the military by the skin of his teeth, David "Bugs" McKenna can't seem to help doing the right thing at the wrong time--or the wrong thing, every chance he gets.
But when he drifts his way into Ragtown, Texas, things seem to finally be turning around for Bugs. He gets his first job in years as the hotel detective of the landmark Hanlon Hotel. But now...
42) The Stowaway
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Trust betrayed . . .
Michael: He's still having flashbacks of his escape from the underground compound. Only Cameron, the mysterious girl he met behind bars, seems to understand him-and realize that the sheriff may be gone but an even more dangerous enemy is out there . . .
Cameron: She fell for Michael while in the compound . . . spying on him for Sheriff Valenti. Now she feels guilty, and wishes she could tell him the truth. But how can she be honest-without...
43) Land of Demons
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Hadjar received a task from his Mentor and traveled to the border between the two Empires. During his journey, his skyship was attacked in enemy territory, forcing him to abandon it. He barely survived, thanks to the efforts of people whom he is obliged to kill on the spot — the Lascanians.
This unpredictable storm of events stranded the Mad General far away from his goal. Suddenly, he found himself fighting alongside enemy cultivators and even...
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A voyage of exploration—to the outer reaches of our inner lives.
UFOs are a myth, says David J. Halperin, but myths are real. The power and fascination of the UFO has nothing to do with space travel or life on other planets. It's about us, our longings and terrors, especially the greatest terror of all: the end of our existence. This is a book about UFOs that goes beyond believing in them or debunking them, to a fresh understanding of what they...
45) Demon City
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Not everyone managed to survive the bloody battle. The strong, the brave, the courageous, and the good all fell with honor. The war spared few and took away many of the best...
Hadjar Darkhan was one of the few who survived and is now ready to continue his journey. The battle is over, and the dead have been sent on their last journey. The unknown and the perils of the imminent war are still waiting for Hadjar. He can sense that his life is about...
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Never underestimate the capacity of a plant to learn something new from a dinosaur.
Bud is getting a crash course in how to fight a war all on his own. At the same time, the needs of his homeworld and the Imperium distract him from the goal of finding where the Rawtenuga entered the core galaxy from.
Being Thorn's heir has both positive and negative aspects to it, and as the war with the Rawtenuga keeps getting bigger, so do the demands from the...
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A complete update to the hit book on the real physics at work in comic books, featuring more heroes, more villains, and more science.
Since 2001, James Kakalios has taught "Everything I Needed to Know About Physics I Learned from Reading Comic Books," a hugely popular university course that generated coast-to-coast media attention for its unique method of explaining complex physics concepts through comics. With The Physics of Superheroes, named one...
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One hero's hopeless quest for glory may decide not only his own fate but that of the entire realm . . .
It's been two years since Nate abandoned his boring life on Earth to travel to another realm. Two years of slaying monsters to level up his elemental powers. Two years of longing to become a hero. So when one of the realm's immortal rulers betrays their kin, he vows to do whatever it takes to bring the renegade to justice.
Determined to prove...
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Pirates and Slavers Beware, the Spacemage is coming for you! All Thorn wanted was to be a Battle Mage. He had the talent, and his whole future was before him. On the day of Choosing, he finds things don't always go as planned. Suddenly Thorn's life is thrown into fast forward, and he finds himself in a world not of his own choosing. In a world of spaceships and blasters, instead of horses and swords, Thorn needs to adapt and survive, make new allies,...
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Welcome to the challenge. You're an absolute nobody here-nothing; a zero; a useless lump of meat filled with bones. You're but a delicious morsel for your antagonists and those who got lucky at the start. The only goal you can have in your miserable existence is to kick the bucket as soon as possible.
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The classic first-contact science fiction novel that launched the career of Jack McDevitt, the nationally bestselling author of Coming Home-now revised from the original edition, and featuring a new foreword.
From a remote corner of the galaxy a message is being sent. The continuous beats of a pulsar have become odd, irregular . . . artificial. It can only be a code.
Frantically, a research team struggles to decipher the alien communication....
52) Dwarf City
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Becoming the Hero of the Dragon Lands isn't easy. You have to survive a ruthless tournament. However, even after his victory, one he'd earned with sweat and blood, Hadjar's deadly adventure had just begun.
The winner gets everything he could ever ask for: accolades, a wreath that symbolizes his greatness, and the Emperor's undivided attention. His duty is to escort the dragon Princess to the Ruby Mountains, the dwarves' homeland. But the wreath isn't...
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The Spacemage is back!
It's been eighty years since Thorn split his people into six societies spread across the galaxy. He's known all that time a timeline shift was coming, and the role he needed to play when it did. The mages of his world are ready, including his great-great nephew, Bud.
For Bud, living in the shadow of his legend relative hasn't really been an issue, and his role in the timeline shift is supposed to be minor. But Kali has an...
54) The Vanished
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Gone for good? Max is on a mission to save Alex, who is stranded on the home planet. Alex may be lost or wounded-or worse. To get Alex back, Max knows he'll need one of the Stones of Midnight. If only he knew where to find one . . . Liz understands that Max can't rest until he finds Alex. And she's been busy herself-spending time with Roswell newcomer Adam. She's been having so much fun with Adam that Max is in danger . . . of being forgotten.
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T. R. Westwood: distinguished professor of biology and the galaxy's greatest hunter is in for the biggest challenge of his career. When an unknown animal starts killing off settlers on a backwater planet run on coal and steam power, he's the only person who can help stop the slaughter. Rocks and spears or shotguns and canons, he'll use whatever is allowed to get the job done.
In a post-singularity future where the human race has spread to millions...
57) Land of Magic
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He left behind the Northern Kingdoms, tired of their wars and schemes. The golden waves of the Sea of Sand didn't drown him in fire, but the Evening Stars ultimately didn't bless him with their light. Despite his many adventures, despite the fact he's already endured enough hardship to last him several lifetimes, his soul was restless. Finally, Hadjar Darkhan and his friend, Einen the Islander, reached the capital of the Darnassus Empire-Dahanatan.
They...
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For the powerful, there's always someone who wants your help.
Diplomacy is the bane of Bud's life these days.
As riots rage across the Human Federation space, what he'd been told on Sanctuary accelerates. Everyone wants his help.
The consequences of losing your temper for a moment grow with your power.
But is this a good thing or bad? Only time will tell, but suddenly everything seems to be happening at once.
There's a galaxy outside of sector...
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In Scaling Altruism: A Proven Pathway for Accelerating Nonprofit Growth and Impact, veteran social impact advisor and entrepreneur Donald Summers delivers a comprehensive, step-by-step blueprint to transforming a small or mid-size nonprofit into an impactful and extraordinary agent of change. The book contains templates, tools, exercises, and crystal-clear implementation guides that listeners can apply immediately to begin scaling their social impact...
60) One Last Choice
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Some mysteries don't solve themselves . . .
The trail seems never ending. Sadie Turnberry had played her cards close to her chest, but she's not the main target anymore.
Another name whispers in the wind. A name with no background but a whole lotta legacy.
Dick has caught a whiff of the endgame and now he can't let go, no matter who gets in his way.
Accompanied by a fabled mercenary slash assassin-for-hire, Valentina Winters, Dick is about to...