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Cosmogenesis is one of the greatest discoveries in human history, and yet most science books do not explore the effects it has had on our individual minds. In Cosmogenesis, Brian Thomas Swimme narrates the same cosmological events that we agree are fact but offers a feature unlike all other writings on this topic. He tells the story of the universe while simultaneously telling the story of the storyteller.

Artificial intelligence is everywhere. This book goes beyond merely a definition of artificial intelligence, delving into a discussion of strategies, tools, vendors, and trends to ensure, as a consultant and/or business leader, you are competitive in 2019 and beyond. Artificial Intelligence: Foundations for Business Leaders & Consultants illustrates how to successfully embed artificial intelligence in yours or your client's organization through a simple view of a complex topic to enabling listeners to leverage AI for competitive advantage.

In The Earth's Imagination, cosmologist Brian Thomas Swimme places the human psyche within the 15 billion-year cosmic process in order to highlight the directions in which human consciousness is evolving today and into the future. With a remarkable ability to make contemporary scientific findings accessible and engaging, Dr. Brian Thomas Swimme relates the history of the universe to the modern human.

Deed Corrigan earned his reputation as a gunfighter - the hard way. But now, after forging cattle trails and fighting off the Comanche, he’s setting his sights on a brighter future. With the help of his older brother Blue, a Civil War veteran who lost his arm in battle, Deed turns the Rafter C homestead into a successful, working cattle ranch. But when a land-grubbing banker tries to wipe out the competition - slaughtering ranchers, robbing farmers, and building an army of hired killers - Deed and Blue have no choice but to fight back with everything they’ve got.

Vampire Cat Crawfield Russell is looking forward to a little down time with her best friend, Denise. But when witches crash the party, a fun getaway turns into a paranormal showdown.

No one thought that MacTrump - Lord of MacTrump Towers, Son of New York - would ascend to the highest position in the kingdom. Yet with the help of his unhappy but dutiful wife Lady MacTrump, his clever daughter Dame Desdivanka, and his coterie of advisers, MacTrump is comfortably ensconced in the White Hold as President of the United Fiefdoms, free to make proclamations to his subjects through his favorite messenger, McTweet. The Democrati, mourning the loss of their cherished leader O'Bama, won't give up without a fight.

For The Penguin Book of Murder Mysteries, writer and anthologist Michael Sims did not summon the usual suspects. He sought the unfamiliar, the unjustly forgotten, and little-known gems by writers from outside the genre. This historical tour of one of our most popular literary categories includes stories never before reprinted, features rebellious early “lady detectives," and spotlights former stars of the crime field—Austrian novelist Auguste Groner and prolific American Geraldine Bonner among them.

Everything you know about vampires is wrong, as struggling actress Esther Diamond discovers after taking a job as a victim in The Vampyre, an off-Broadway cult hit in Manhattan. Not only is she besieged by fang-wearing vampire groupies, fanatical anti-vampire activists, and the bloodsucking paparazzi, but she also has to put up with broody lead actor Daemon Ravel, who claims to be a real vampire. But when one of Daemon's fan girls turns up dead - and drained of all her blood - Esther is determined to help.

What does it mean to be human, to live on planet Earth, in the universe as it is now understood? Best-selling author and mathematical cosmologist Brain Swimme takes us on a journey through the cosmos in search of the “new story” that is developing in answer to this age-old question.

Als Irene Adler aus ihrer Betäubung erwacht, findet sie sich allein in einem Dorf der Mapuche wieder. Sie wird von den Bewohnern des Dorfes gefangen genommen. Zu ihrem Entsetzten muss sie feststellen, dass sich Theodora Sachs und Aleister Crowley ebenfalls in dem Dorf aufhalten. Im Gegensatz zu ihr werden die beiden allerdings als Gäste behandelt. Währenddessen sorgt sich Mr. Wu in Temuco über das plötzliche Verschwinden von Irene Adler. Mithilfe von Dr. Duerte und Fernando Abad setzt er alle Hebel in Bewegung, um ein Lebenszeichen von der Sonderermittlerin der Krone zu erhalten.

Die Bewohner der Raumstation "Lunaris" erkranken nach und nach an dem todbringenden Virus, den die Crew der "Montanari" von ihrer Weltraummission mitgebracht hat. Ein Impfstoff muss her - und zwar schnell! Roscoe und sein Team machen sich auf den Weg nach Brasilien. In einem geheimen Labor, versteckt im tiefsten Regenwald, müssen sich der Captain und Helix 19 ihrer Vergangenheit stellen.

The Pearl Saga continues as a small-town private detective, Evan Gold, tries to solve a series of baffling murders while keeping his neck out of the noose! Evan is surrounded by a beautiful client, a sly grifter, and an ominous man dressed in black. Each of them crossing and double-crossing each other to gain possession of a mysterious, pearl-like stone with some strange properties...and nothing is what it seems!

In belgischen Gent kommt es zu einem dramatischen Kampf auf Leben und Tod. Die Maschinenmenschen des Erfinders von Kempelen sind erwacht. Doch handelt es sich hierbei nicht um die einzige Bedrohung. Moriartys Gegenspielerin, die junge Shanna Randall, ist mit den geheimen Aufzeichnungen des Erfinders verschwunden. Die Spur führt dabei zurück nach England. Moriarty erhält Unterstützung durch Sonderermittler Oscar Wilde. Die beiden Männer müssen sich einer Gefahr entgegenstellen, die weitaus bedrohlicher ist, als sie zunächst angenommen haben.

Aufruhr in der Familienresidenz des stellvertretenden Verteidigungsministers: Mordanschlag auf die Tochter des Hauses. Ein Eindringling wollte sie mit einem Dinosaurierknochen erschlagen. Aber wie ist er in ihr fensterloses Zimmer gelangt, zumal auch die Tür verschlossen war? Ein Kriminalfall ganz nach dem Geschmack von Auguste Dupin! Zusammen mit seinem Freund und Chronisten Edgar Allan Poe nimmt er sich des Rätsels um das "gelbe Zimmer" an.

From the New York Times bestselling author of Dealing with Dragons comes this timeless fantasy, about an ordinary girl who discovers she's the heir to a dark throne, and must find her place between her life on Earth and her magical inheritance. "A heart-stopping, unique adventure for all!"...

England hat sich kaum vom Schlag des Zirkels der Sieben erholt, als Mycroft Holmes die Nachricht über ein äußerst seltsames Verbrechen ereilt. Die Familie Jarvis wurde offenbar vergiftet. Mycroft Holmes bittet Professor van Dusen, der gerade bei ihm weilt, sich der Sache anzunehmen. Als die Denkmaschine dabei ist, den Tatort zu untersuchen, stößt überraschend Sherlock Holmes dazu. Wie es aussieht, wurde der große Detektiv von einem Unbekannten hierher gelenkt.

“Monterey” Jack Danvers is a teenaged pickpocket trying to go legit, in the forgotten town of Goodin Gulch, California. But plans for an honest life are abandoned when his old partner-in-crime, Mack Sutherland, comes calling with the score of a lifetime. Mack has a plan to reunite a widow with her property - a gold mine producing wealth unimaginable! The only problem: The mine is operated by the notorious, volatile swindler Cornelius Brown. Not sure if he is up to the task, Monterey joins the adventure unaware he will face shipwreck, kidnapping, and a mysterious pearl to guide him.

Sabrina Cubbins is just a simple girl, but when she enrolls at Mr. Alexander's Pottery Palace, she discovers she has a whole lot more to learn about growing up. After Sabrina gets bad advice that ruins her first pottery project, her parents present her with a mysterious Story Box to help her out. But Sabrina's biggest challenge lies ahead as she tries to sort out the good friends from the bad.

Gratuitous Serendipity is an intriguing compilation of actual accounts of events in one man's life that both changed his life and changed the world (just a little). Gratuitous Serendipity will leave you wondering just how much each of us play in the role of creating and influencing history. Some stories just take a different look at the world around us, and how information can be put together in a slightly altered way. Often, just by looking at something differently, the same data can produce significantly changed results.

A new “haunted house” record just like we loved when we were growing up, but this one is special! This one, Edgar Allan Poe’s Haunted House of Usher, takes us on a diabolical journey through the dark creative mind of Poe as we experience some of his most chilling tales! Roderick Usher’s house is alive! And dying! Are these actual events you witness, or are they Usher’s madness come to life? Come, and visit the Haunted House of Usher, and experience what lurks inside!