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A killer leaves a deadly wake in Sacramento. Ian's son Brandon, the city's newest homicide recruit, believes the murders follow a pattern: the perpetrator prefers blunt force to bullets. The results are chillingly familiar to his father's methods. Ian thinks the tally belongs to a young assassin he helped train. If he's right, Brandon doesn't stand a chance. The third installment of this bestselling series asks if blood truly does rise above all else.

Credit repair has historically been based on the tactic of disputing all of the negative items on a credit report over and over again. In many cases, disputing an older negative account will actually lower your credit score! The authors get right to the point sharing the actual process they used to help mortgage clients quickly raise their credit score. See results in just weeks. Listen to this book in less than an hour and get started today with these simple steps to increasing your credit score.

Murder comes in two familiar forms. Whether as a crime of passion with high emotions or a cold dispassionate plot to take life in order to gain in some way, the act strikes us all as somehow inhuman. Beneath us as civilised beings. But however we cloak our animal instincts the need to remove a human being and gain relief from abuse or gain from money, the term is just the same – MURDER. Robert Louis Stevenson, Arthur Conan Doyle, J M Barrie, W W Jacobs and many others bring their literary heft to bear in as calculating a way as any killer could.

Sam is greeted on his arrival on Belvedere island by Sharma Leslie. She is the foster daughter of Jonathan Battle, the man who has hired Sam. Jonathan Battle is worried about a man that he was once involved with and whom had committed murder. Jonathan had stopped him before he could finish his work and his now enemy had then devoted his life and fortune to searching him out. Jonathan had recently learned that he had caught up with him at last, and was actually living next door.

From Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, here are the best stories of 2002, written by four of the most respected writers of our day: Robert Silverberg, James Patrick Kelly, Ian Watson, and Gregory Benford. Also try The Best of Analog Science Fiction and Fact Magazine and The Best of Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine 2002.

A spectacular collection of classic ghost stories from some of the masters of spooky fiction. 'On the Brighton Road' by Richard Middleton; 'A Ghost Story' by Mark Twain; 'The Everlasting Club' by Arthur Gray; 'The Snow' by Hugh Walpole; 'Rose Rose' by Barry Pain; 'The Ghost Ship' by Richard Middleton; 'The Bus Conductor' by E. F. Benson; 'The Tarn' by Hugh Walpole; 'The Diary of Mr. Poynter' by M. R. James.

The Ultimate Gothic Horror Collection is a fully indexed collection of classic gothic stories, read by four Audie-winning narrators. Included here are stories by Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker, Robert Louis Stevenson, Sheridan Le Fanu, Oscar Wilde and Edgar Allan Poe.

To Hell and Back serves as a mosaic of contemporary fears and timeless terrors, curated and edited by the Bram Stoker Award-winning Joe Mynhardt. This collection of horror stories brings together a diverse array of tales from both beloved and emerging voices in the horror genre, each story a unique exploration of the dark corners of the human psyche.

This collection of tales transports the listener to a time when staircases creaked in old manor houses, and a candle could be blown out by a gust of wind—or by a passing ghost. Penned by some of the greatest Victorian novelists and masters of the ghost story genre, each comes to life in this vivid rendition.

The four stories in this compilation, not by James, are meant to serve as prime illustrations of the best work of a few of his contemporaries and immediate antecedents.

Twenty-four of the greatest science fiction stories of all time in this fourth sci-fi short story collection, including works by Jerry Dunham, Emmett Dowell, James Causey, Gordon Randall Garrett, James A. Cox, Phyllis Sterling Smith, Richard A. Sternbach, Robert Sheckley, E. G. Von Wald, Keith Laumer, Jerome Bixby, Frederik Pohl, Roger Dee, Arnold Marmore, James H. Schmitz, Lester del Rey, Cordwainer Smith, Ray Bradbury, and Philip K. Dick.

Step into the heart of America's foundation with Charters of Freedom: The United States Law Collection, a beautifully curated and remastered edition of the three most pivotal documents in American history: The Declaration of Independence, The United States Bill of Rights, and The United States Constitution. These timeless texts, which have shaped the values and freedoms of the nation, are now more relevant than ever.

When an EMP cripples the nation's power grid, lawlessness erupts across the country. Fighting against the chaos, Detective Mike Thorton must rescue his family from the city and bring them to his sister's cabin in the mountains.

Delve into the poignant memoir of Robert James Manion (1881-1943), a Canadian doctor who selflessly volunteered for the medical corps during World War I. This captivating narrative not only recounts his harrowing experiences on the front lines but also explores his journey into politics after the war, where he served in various Canadian governments. Notably, the memoir omits references to American soldiers, as it was penned before the United States entry into the conflict. Join us as we uncover the life and legacy of a remarkable figure through the eyes of David Wales, the narrator.

An exploration of “mind design” technologies and practices--mindapps--that boost intellectual capacity and enable new ways of thought and action Reveals how mindapps transform the patterns of our mind-body complex and help generate new ideas by enabling access to new mind states ...

Un livre culte, best-seller mondial, qui inspira l'un des plus grands films de Clint Eastwood. Francesca Johnson, fermière de l'Iowa, était seule cette semaine-là ; son mari et ses enfants s'étaient rendus en ville pour la foire agricole. Sa rencontre avec Robert Kincaid, écrivain-reporter qui photographiait les ponts du comté de Madison, eut lieu au cours de l'été 1965. Dès leur premier regard, ils surent qu'ils étaient faits l'un pour l'autre de toute éternité.

We live in a world defined by invisible rules. From the behavior of crowds to the structure of a joke, there is always a framework operating in the background. Join host Robert James Cross as he cracks open the Dictionary of Theories to deconstruct the world around us. In each episode, we take one theory off the shelf and use it as a lens to examine culture, art, and the chaos of everyday life. It’s not a lecture, it’s an investigation. Welcome to the intersection of academic rigor and raw conversation. Welcome to Cross Theory.

Betty Pacutho Udongo was an elected member of the Ugandan Parliament when she founded the Nebbi Standard Academy, a secondary school in Northern Uganda. The school was founded to serve the needs of students in the region, but quickly became much more when orphans from a nearby refugee camp started to arrive after receiving word that they would not be turned away.

A major work of financial theory and practice with immediate relevance to the rebuilding of the economy, and restoring the promise of equality When the government decides to spend money, it simply creates the necessary funds for itself--as if out of thin air. That's how we pay for interstate...

During the coldest winter on record, an EMP sends America back into the Stone Age. Jack and his family find sanctuary in their cabin in a small, remote town, hidden deep in the forest. Little does Jack know the blizzard will be the least of his problems.