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Fascinating “What If?” stories from Hugo and Nebula award-winning masters of alternate history! What would the world be like if Teddy Roosevelt had fought in World War I? If the space race started during World War II? If Joseph McCarthy had been elected President? These and other questions are answered in this collection of alternate histories. As these stories suggest, the world as we know it might have turned out different than it is today, if only one minor—or major—change had occurred in history.

In the year leading up to the Iowa caucuses, few thought a freshman senator named Barack Hussein Obama would be able to win the Democratic nomination - not to mention become the most popular leader in the world. But something was stirring. Hundreds of young people from all over the country began assembling first in Iowa. These "kids" became the foundation of one of the most improbable presidential campaigns of the modern era. Chris Liddell-Westefeld was one of those kids. He and thousands of other staff and volunteers dedicated their time, intelligence, and resources to help elect Barack Obama.

A resentful member of a high school Quiz Bowl team with an unrequited crush. A Valentine's Day in the life of Every Day's protagonist, "A". A return to the characters of Two Boys Kissing. 19 Love Songs, from New York Times best-selling author David Levithan, delivers all of these stories and more. Born from Levithan's tradition of writing a story for his friends each Valentine's Day, this collection brings all of them to his listeners for the first time. With fiction, nonfiction, and a story in verse, there's something for every listener here.

Jay tracks down Stacy in Malaysia. He wants the sapphire ring she stole. Not knowing he came there after her, she wants him to help her rob a merchant's house. The ring, sex, and curiosity lure Jay into exploring the possibilities. He jumps into the fray with a friendly Malaysian whore as his only backup if things go wrong - he's quite certain they will.

Crystal's husband, Harry, isn't satisfying her, and the lusty looks from the hot young guys in his construction crew excite her. The foreman lets her know he wants her, so she returns to the site after Harry goes to a meeting. The sex is smoking hot and when Harry goes out of town she goes back for more. After he does her, the rest of the crew joins in, sweeping her up in her first gangbang.

Young people come from around the world to enjoy the exotic and erotic atmosphere of Phnom Penh. Sara and Gina have come from Australia and found a universe in which tourists and backpackers mix with hustlers and the Russian mob. Short of cash and unable to find decent-paying jobs, they drift in the bars and the sex trade. It’s exhilarating and pushes them to the edge.

Sara’s plan to stay in Cambodia is shot. Her husband back in Australia suddenly closed out their joint bank account and cancelled her credit cards. She has to find a job quick. A local girl tells her about an opportunity, but it's using sex to work a strange scam...but it’s lucrative. Oddly enough, she finds it suits her and it leads to other intriguing opportunities. When she finds out she’s working for a Russian mob, it all gets even stranger.... Welcome to SE Asia.

It can be hard to change jobs when you work for the Russian mob. Sara's working a scam in a Phnom Penh hotel for Mikka. Freelancing, entertaining Chad’s kinky clients is a lot more fun, but the mob Mikka works for reacts violently when people try to quit. She has to meet her quota or else. When Bel arrives in Phnom Pehn, she’s on the run from the law. Ironically, people who befriend her, rob her, taking her money, passport, and clothing. Now she's broke and forced to please her landlord if she wants to eat and not be arrested.

It isn't just blood lust that has him aroused. Jason is an assassin, and Lady Anne has summoned him to a secret meeting in her chamber in the castle. She wants to hire him to kill the King's youngest son. The Prince has threatened to arrest her husband for treason and have their property confiscated if she doesn't give in to his sexual demands. Lady Anne is certain that after the Prince enjoys her, he'll carry out his plan anyway, leaving her with nothing. And so, she wants him dead.

Powerful thoroughbred stallions stand at stud at a South American ranch in the middle of nowhere...It’s a place well known for breeding mares. Her husband Manny brought her there. He said he is thinking of investing in the place, but the studs that own the place, a father and two sons, are more interesting to Gina than any business deal. They appreciate a filly in heat when they see one, and while Manny does his due diligence, they take her hard, taking turns and several at once. When Manny finishes going over the books, Gina learns his other agenda.

Phnom Pehn, the Pearl of the Orient, is known for its nightlife and fast times. Sara and Gina have left Australia, along with husbands and lovers, looking for some of that adventure. SE Asia is an acquired tasted, but they find the parties and hot guys wonderfully addition. And here, where no one knows them, there seem to be no rules at all.

Tyler had always been a rebel, using what she had to get what she wanted...like seducing a deckhand to sneak on board a luxury megayacht while running from the police. She's always gotten her way, and now this bad girl thinks she's managed to combine an escape with a free ocean cruise. The billionaire owner of the yacht has other ideas. Brad is hot, rich beyond most people's wildest dreams, and like Tyler, he also uses what he owns to get what he wants. The difference is, what he owns is everything, including his yacht...and in his mind, anyone aboard it.

Thought to have been born in London, England c. 1342/43, Geoffrey Chaucer is considered "the first finder of our language" even before the time of Shakespeare. His The Canterbury Tales ranks as one of the greatest poetic works in the English language.  

The incomparable Jonathan Lethem returns with nine brilliant stories that prove he is a master of the short form as well as the novel.Jonathan Lethem stretches new literary muscles in this scintillating new collection of stories. Some of these tales - such as "Pending Vegan", which wonderfully captures a parental ache and anguish during a family visit to an aquatic theme park - are, in Lethem's words, "obedient (at least outwardly) to realism."

It’s a miracle. The fountain of youth discovered flowing through the veins of postmillennials. In idyllic planned communities, freed from adulting and student loans, the young can live in guilt-free organic luxury. All it costs them is a weekly blood donation to extend the lives of their privileged elders. But prices are going up. There’s much more to the utopian Sunset Consortium than anyone realizes in this chilling trilogy. 

Whether you're preparing for a college entrance exam or a major business presentation, Ron Fry's How to Study Program equips you for a lifetime of learning. Conversational, approachable, and newly revised, this comprehensive program includes the all-time best seller, How to Study, plus six other helpful study guides.

This modern English edition of Chaucer's classic begins on a spring day in April. Sometime in the waning years of the 14th century, 29 travelers set out for Canterbury on a pilgrimage to the shrine of Saint Thomas Beckett. Among them are a knight, a monk, a prioress, a plowman, a miller, a merchant, a clerk, and an oft-widowed wife from Bath. Travel is arduous and wearing; to maintain their spirits, this band of pilgrims entertain each other with a series of tall tales.

When Jason comes across an attempt to rape and kidnap the cruel and beautiful Lady Xena, he rescues her and her maid. He finds her beautiful, grateful, and aroused by the spilling of blood and Jason's physique. She encourages him to take her as a reward, there on the road, and he is happy to do so.

A terror attack in Oslo lures a disenchanted Interpol agent into the maelstrom of the impending Russian presidential election run-off.