With the first two books in the Acacia Trilogy, Acacia and The Other Lands, David Anthony Durham has created a vast and engrossing canvas of a world in turmoil, where the surviving children of a royal dynasty are on a quest to realize their fates--and perhaps right ancient wrongs once and for all. As The Sacred Band begins, one of them, Queen Corinn, bestrides the world as a result of her mastery of spells found in the ancient Book of Elenet. Her younger brother, Dariel, has been sent on a perilous mission to the Other Lands, while her sister, Mena, travels to the far north to confront an invasion of the feared race of the Auldek. Their separate trajectories will converge in a series of world-shaping, earth-shattering battles, all rendered with vividly imagined detail and in heroic scale. David Anthony Durham concludes his tale of kingdoms in collision in an exciting fashion. His fictional world is at once realistic and fantastic, informed... Views: 70
The promise of "green jobs" and a "clean energy future" has roused the masses. But as Robert Bryce makes clear in this provocative book, that vision needs a major re-vision. We cannot—and will not—quit using carbon-based fuels at any time in the near future for a simple reason: they provide the horsepower that we crave. The hard reality is that oil, coal, and natural gas are here to stay.Fueling our society requires that we make good decisions and smart investments based on facts. In Power Hungry, Bryce crushes a phalanx of energy myths, showing why renewables are not green, carbon capture and sequestration won't work, and even—surprise!—that the U. S. is leading the world in energy efficiency. Power Hungry delivers a clear-eyed view of what's needed to transform the gargantuan global energy sector. Views: 70
When a wannabe sci-fi author receives his 1000th rejection letter, how can he possibly recover? Easily, by getting drunk and writing a best-selling sex novel.Middle-aged clerk, Reuben Rudge, has been writing sci-fi novels for years, and getting nowhere. His latest rejection letter is the last straw, so he gets drunk watches a late night TV documentary about BDSM. In the morning he wakes up naked on the hall floor, with a new manuscript to post.A few weeks later he receives a letter addressed to Ms Raspberry Caine, inviting her to contract talks with a publisher for the adult novel 'Disciplinary Attraction'. After finding the manuscript on his laptop Rudge is shocked by its content, and even more so when he realises that he's the author. Fearing a lack of credibility he persuades young Becky, a complete stranger at his bus stop, to pretend to be Ms Raspberry Caine at the meeting with the publisher. The book soon becomes a bestseller, and Rudge lies to his wife about a new office job he has in London. He employs Becky full-time as Raspberry Caine, and she has to bluff her way through the book launch and a succession of functions attended by celebrities, VIPs and the ‘arty-farty’ glitterati.The publisher puts pressure on Rudge to write the sequel, but he can't come up with any ideas. Becky steps in to assist by writing about some of the kinky exploits enjoyed her famous new friends, but forgets to change their real names. Will a scandal unfold? Does Mrs Rudge discover her husband's secret life?SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY LOW PRICE Views: 70
An insider's view of the most successful show in the history of TV, 60 Minutes.The most popular TV show in America isn't American Idol, and it's not Survivor. Month in, month out, the most–watched program in America is 60 Minutes, drawing a staggering 25 million viewers in an average week.For its entire 34–year history, 60 Minutes was the brainchild (and personal fiefdom) of Don Hewitt, the take–no–prisoners visionary who hustled the show into being and kept it afloat with a mixture of chutzpah, tough talk, scheming, and journalistic savvy. But now that Hewitt is 80 and grudgingly considering retirement, the show's direction is increasingly up for grabs, and the transition will surely be marked by some serious fireworks.As author David Blum provides a fly–on–the–wall perspective on the show's upheavals, he'll also trace its past; although the show has aired some 5,000 pieces and has made household names of Mike Wallace, Ed... Views: 70
Well, it certainly wasn't the assignment detective Katie McClure was expecting. Traveling to London to protect an old scientist who'd been receiving death threats? Too easy.As it turns out, Dr. Macon Douglas is hot. The kind that makes Katie ponder her own kinds of experiments—namely ones that involve Mac being naked. But the death threats are real...along with the wicked chemistry that seems to sizzle and zap whenever they're together. Can Katie keep her professional thoughts in mind and keep Mac safe—or will she risk everything and dare to be bare? Views: 70
