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Jackson Reynolds and Beau Benoit are two men with unknown pasts. Jackson hires Brooke Benoit as his university assistant. Brooke is Beau’s sister. Beau is a Harvard MBA who begins in the private sector on Wall Street. He quickly moves up into the Federal Reserve. Jackson and Brooke work to develop Jackson’s dream: to alter the game of Monopoly into a real-time predictor of any micro or macro economy. Beau’s position at the Fed creates the opening to move the Manopoly Project into the mainstream federal government.

There is something quite special about this fine collection of tales of terror from the Sceptered Isle, each and every one crafted in the dead of the night by twisted, fevered minds, who have brought the darkest denizens of the blackest shadows crawling and slithering to life to terrify those brave souls amongst you who dare to listen.

What do you do when it's raining cats and dogs...and pigs and whales? Take refuge in 15 stories of wild and wicked weather. They will freeze you to the core, they will soak you to the bone. You will find no pot of gold at the end of this rainbow, no sunshine after the rain. Just thunder and lightning that's very, very frightening. There's a storm coming....

As the Civil War raged and goldfields beckoned, a gunman stalked the territories on a mission to kill American settlers. He would elude governors and armies, bounty hunters, and posses, until his demise at the climax of a fierce high-country manhunt. By then, Felipe Espinosa had claimed more than 30 lives to quietly become one of the nation's first serial killers and foreign terrorists.

The controversy grows with every sale of the best-selling novel. Throughout the contemporary fictional storyline of The Da Vinci Code, author Dan Brown skillfully weaves "historical" assertions intended to shake the very foundations of Christianity. Authors James L. Garlow and Peter Jones present compelling evidence that Brown's assertions are not only historically inaccurate, but may also contain a hidden agenda.

They're about to make off with millions in stolen diamonds -- until someone beats them at their own game . . . Three thieves have been planning the perfect diamond heist for months. They're finally ready to make the hit, and everything is set to go off without a hitch -- until a rival crew shows...

In 1943, a young soldier named James Jones returned from the Pacific, lightly wounded and psychologically tormented by the horrors of Guadalcanal. When he was well enough to leave the hospital, he went AWOL rather than return to service, and began work on a novel of the World War II experience. Jones’s AWOL period was brief, but he returned to the novel at war’s end, bringing him to the attention of Maxwell Perkins, the legendary editor of Fitzgerald, Hemingway, and Thomas Wolfe.

Nelson Algren reading from The Man With the Golden Arm, James Jones reading from The Thin Red Line, John Updike reading “Lifeguard” from Pigeon Feathers and Other, Bernard Malamud reading from “The Mourners” from The Magic Barrre.

James Baldwin reading from Another Country and Giovanni's Room; WIlliam Styron reading from Lie Down in Darkness; James Jones reading from From Here to Eternity; and Philip Roth reading from Letting Go.

Find out how cow-farts are wrecking the world, what a fossil fuel even is and why 'earthships' (and not spaceships) are the future! This book will help you understand what climate change is and how on Earth we can stop it TOGETHER! A hilarious and light-hearted look at the problems facing planet Earth, perfect for educating and comforting children who are worried about climate change.

A must-listen for anyone concerned about social justice and the future of our democracy, The Last Plantation exposes the mechanisms that perpetuate racial inequality in the halls of Congress and challenges us to confront and transform this unequal workplace that shapes our politics and society.

Mike is always clumsy and inept when he goes camping with his friends, but one night his problems come in handy.

ESTE É UM EPISÓDIO DA OBRA "CARTA PARA O MEU JOVEM EU", DE. JANE GRAHAM, QUE APRESENTAM CARTAS PARA MALCOLM MCDOWELL E JAMES EARL JONES MAIS JOVENS. SE QUISER LER TODAS AS CARTAS LEIA A OBRA COMPLETA. Se a viagem no tempo fosse uma possibilidade, o que você diria ao seu eu adolescente, caso o encontrasse? Em Carta Para Meu Jovem Eu, personalidades das mais diversas áreas refletem sobre o que teria sido bom saber antes. Elas também lembram aqueles momentos mágicos que gostariam de reviver. O livro inclui a participação especial de personalidades brasileiras.

Model Railway hobbyists James and Sam navigate the trials and turnouts of something thats considered "a dying hobby" Both having been into railways since a young age, they share their thoughts and opinions as well as bad luck stories around the hobby and sometimes the wider world.

T.S. Eliot tells us in his poem “The Hollow Men” that the world will end not with a bang, but with a whimper. Well, he was wrong. Dead wrong. When death and destruction come, the screams of terror, horror, and excruciating pain will rend the blood-red sky and be heard across the world. When your number is up, there’s nowhere to run and no place to hide. You can't cheat death; death will find you. It always does.

In Re-Vision, Daniel Drumwright shares his extraordinary story of overcoming adversity and finding hope in the darkest of times. Once a vibrant young professional with dreams of a successful career, Daniel's world was shattered when he was diagnosed with a life-threatening illness. Facing the loss of his vision and battling a grueling recovery, he was forced to confront his deepest fears and redefine his identity.

The search for a perfect world begins …The oppressive life of an eighteenth-century French peasant is not enough for young, ambitious Alexandre Brunet. Aided by a charismatic priest and inspired by the rebellion of the common man in America, he risks everything in a tragic failed attempt to achieve the dream of freedom for people and free markets—a perfect world.

Most people sleepwalk through life, unaware of their breath’s numerous capacities. Don’t be part of that unfulfilled group. Reclaim your birthright as a luminous, fully thriving human through the ancient power of breath work.