A shifty shapeshifter cons an intergalactic casino, a married robot couple moves to the burbs, punker space rhinos invade a small town in Colorado, and you, yes you, get to see firsthand what goes on in one of the strangest restrooms in the universe. This delightfully twisted collection of four short stories is easily devoured in one sitting and will leave you hungry for more. Views: 38
Brilliant is a collection of short stories set in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates, a polyglot city where cultures collide and converge, where money — and sometimes justice — is no object, where in less than two generations towers have replaced tents. Views: 38
Michael Lewis’ Flash Boys revealed how high-frequency trading has
created a ruthless breed of traders capable of winning whichever way the
market turns. In Rogue Code, Mark Russinovich takes it one step further
to show how their grip on high finance makes the stock market
vulnerable to hackers who could bring about worldwide financial
collapse.Cyber security expert Jeff Aiken knows that no computer
system is completely secure. When he’s called to investigate a possible
breach at the New York Stock Exchange, he discovers not only that their
system has been infiltrated but that someone on the inside knows. Yet
for some reason, they have allowed the hackers to steal millions of
dollars from accounts without trying to stop the theft.When Jeff
uncovers the crime, the NYSE suddenly turns on him. Accused of grand
larceny, he must find and expose the criminals behind the theft, not
just to prove his innocence but to stop a multibillion-dollar heist that
could upend the U.S. economy. Unwilling to heed Jeff’s warnings, the
NYSE plans to continue with a major IPO using a new, untested system,
one that might be susceptible both to hackers and to ruthless
high-frequency traders willing to take any risk to turn a profit.Now
Jeff Aiken must unearth the truth on his own, following the thread to
the back alleys of Rio de Janeiro to take on one of the world’s most
ruthless cartels.Praised for his combination of real-world
technology and quick-paced action, with Rogue Code Mark Russinovich
delivers an intense thriller about a cyber threat that seems all too
possible---and the Wall Street traders who might allow it to happen.Includes
a foreword by Haim Bodek, author of The Problem of HFT: Collected
Writings on High Frequency Trading & Stock Market Structure Reform. Views: 38
Cindy is heartbroken. The love of her young life, the person she has idolised since birth, has died. Cindy loved her sister more than life itself, she was her whole world, but then she committed suicide and Cindy wants to know why. Cindy, a young, ambitious and determined girl, inherits everything that her sister had, including a lawsuit with the man that Cindy suspects killed her sister. She vows revenge on this billionaire tyrant, this sadistic murderer, and goes to Las Vegas to track him down. She assumes a new identity, a new persona; she joins the brothel where he is the biggest client and she gets to work. Cindy isn’t an innocent, heartbroken girl anymore. Now she’s Kelly West, a feisty woman that will do anything to get what she wants, and Kelly wants to bring this billionaire to his knees. The Plan is the first book in The Shamed Billionaire series, a hot and steamy New Adult series about a young woman who strives to get what she wants in a cut-throat, dangerous and kinky world. Views: 38
If you want more, you have to give less.That's the secret to dating in high school. By giving as little as they expect to get in return, seventeen-year-old Aubrey Housing and her three best friends have made it to the second semester of their senior year heartbreak-free. And it's all thanks to a few simple rules: don't commit, don't be needy, and don't give away your heart.So when smoking-hot Nathan Diggs transfers to Lincoln High, it shouldn't be a big deal. At least that's what Aubrey tells herself. But Nathan's new-boy charm, his kindness, and his disarming honesty throw Aubrey off her game and put her in danger of breaking the most important rule of all: don't fall in love. Views: 38
No one can find it. That's the first thing. The Recording Room is on the eleventh floor, at the end of a rat-hued hallway that some workers at the newspaper have never seen; they give up on the ancient elevator, which makes only local stops with loud creaks of protest. Like New Yorkers who refuse to venture above Fourteenth Street, there are newspaper workers who refuse to go above the fourth floor for fear of being lost forever if they leave the well-lit newsroom for dark floors unknown.In this room you'll find Lena. She works as a transcriptionist for the Record, a behemoth New York City newspaper. There once were many transcriptionists at the Record, but new technology and the ease of communication has put most of them out of work, so now Lena sits alone in a room on the building's eleventh floor, far away from the hum of the newsroom that is the heart of the paper. Still, it is an important job—vital, really—a vein that connects the organs of the... Views: 38
The Battle of New Orleans Reconsidered arose organically from the rich
heritage of St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana. The same land that was
witness to the Battle of New Orleans would also spawn a unique and
vibrant culture known for close-knit families, good food, refineries and
the activities centered around the bountiful wetlands.
Academic cultural offerings were rare when the Nunez History Lecture
Series began in 2001. Some folks at Nunez Community College, the only
institution of higher education in the Parish, decided to tell the
stories of the people of St. Bernard and Louisiana, hoping that a
handful of others might also be interested. After 14 seasons of over 100
lectures and an average attendance of over 100 people, the Lecture
Series is still finding new stories to tell.
A natural outgrowth of the Lecture Series was to feature a more
detailed treatment of the second most important historical event in St.
Bernard Parish history, the Battle of New Orleans. And the College was
the natural place since the battlefield was in sight of the campus on a
clear day. However, the plans for the first Symposium were delayed by a
few years when the most important historical event in St. Bernard
Parish history, Hurricane Katrina, left six feet of water across the
Nunez campus and up to seventeen feet of water across the rest of the
Parish.
By January of 2013, the first Battle of New Orleans Historical
Symposium was held at the College, with the audience likely sitting in
the exact spot that soldiers mustered for the Battle. Once the
Symposium became established and successful, the only nagging problem
was the ephemeral nature of the knowledge being created. With some of
the most passionate and knowledgeable speakers in the nation, it just
seemed natural to expand and preserve the great information being
presented.
So in a labor of love, many of the top lecturers agreed to put pen
to paper and tell the story of the Battle of New Orleans in greater
detail. The result is The Battle of New Orleans Reconsidered Views: 38
A psychological thriller in the tradition of Patricia Highsmith about two couples caught in a web of conflicting passions while deep-sea diving off the beautiful Canary IslandsIn the late 1990s, Sven Fiedler and his girlfriend, Antje, left Germany for the island of Lanzarote, rejecting what Sven considered a vulgar culture of materialism and judgment. The young couple set up a diving service catering to tourists eager to bask in the warm sunshine and explore the silent, gleaming marine paradise that makes this otherwise barren volcanic island such a remarkable retreat. Sven's approach was simple: take the mechanics of diving seriously, instruct his clients clearly, and stay out of their personal business as best he can.And life on the island goes smoothly until two German tourists--Jola von der Pahlen, a daytime soap star on the verge of cinematic success, and Theo Hast, a stalled novelist--engage Sven for a high-priced, intensive two-week diving... Views: 38
Newlyweds Jay and Adriana had a happy marriage and a spectacular sex
life—until tragedy struck. Wounded in a car accident, Jay spent a year recuperating
while Adriana worked overtime as a chef to pay their bills. Though he’s made nearly a
full recovery, some aspects of their intimate play will never be the same. It’s a small
price to pay, all things considered. But when a long struggle with the insurance company
results in an overdue payout, Jay has a plan. He’ll take some of it and hire a high-end
rent boy who specializes in sexual dominance. Not for him, but as a gift for Adriana,
for taking care of him for the past twelve months. Paul is the handsome stranger they
choose...and the one who changes everything. What starts out as a onetime session to
fulfill a fantasy turns into something bigger than all of them. But when the money runs
out and Paul’s dangerous past resurfaces, the sacrifices required to stay together may
end up tearing them apart... Views: 38
Charlie Jardim has just trashed his legal career in a spectacular courtroom meltdown, and his girlfriend has finally left him. So when a charitable colleague slings him a prosecution brief that will take him to the remote coastal town of Dauphin, Charlie reluctantly agrees that the sea air might be good for him. The case is a murder. The victim was involved in the illegal abalone trade and the even more illegal drug trade. and the witnesses aren't talking. And as Dauphin closes ranks around him, Charlie is about to find his interest in the law powerfully reignited. Jock Serong lives and works on the far southwest coast of Victoria. He was a practising lawyer when he wrote Quota and is currently a features writer, and the editor of Great Ocean Quarterly. He is married with four children, who in turn are raising a black dog, a rabbit and an unknown number of guinea pigs. Quota is his first novel.'Pitch-perfect dialogue,... Views: 38
The ultimate sacrifice must be made to solve a horrific time anomaly. And Jon Hansen has a fairly stinking good idea exactly who will have to do the noble thing.As Jon Hansen begins his senior year in high school, he and his friends are focused on the future. Unfortunately, a past skirmish on Yden is still having repercussions. Bailey of the Shark Clan is out for revenge, and he may have secret support in the Executive Council. Worse, time is stopping on Earth for increasingly long intervals, and only Jon's ankh sets him apart. An unstable portal is the cause, but his search for answers uncovers an ancient prophecy that seemingly spells his doom. Can Jon repair the hole in the universe before time stops forever, or will he have to sacrifice himself to save the world?Book Three of the Yden Trilogy. Views: 38
He's different. And he's definitely trouble...Lyssa Logan has an uncanny ability to know exactly what you're thinking, and she can solve crimes before they actually happen. Lately, however, she's been having a few issues. Brutal headaches, power fluctuations, possibly losing her grip on reality. Oh, and she appears to have stopped aging...The moment Kyros Vassalos sees Lyssa, he knows she's one of his kind. No hocus-pocus, no voodoo. They're just very rare "extra-sentient" beings with the extraordinary ability to unlock the full potential of the mind. Now he must teach Lyssa to control her power...before it overwhelms and destroys her. Lyssa is pretty sure Kyros is trouble. Hot, leather-pants-wearing trouble. But she's running out of time. And once she steps into Kyros's world, there's no going back... Views: 38
A stubborn woman is hard to capture, but once you have, what do you do with her?
Storm Davis does not like being told what to do. Her new partner in the Phoenix Intelligence Agency seems to think he has the right. She can’t seem to shake him like she has her previous partners. He infuriates her with his calm, unaffected boredom. When his control shatters, it is with unexpected results, and Storm isn’t one to shy away from anything.
Killian Erutan is working through being brought back from the dead and now he’s a firebird. He is still an Amazonian Warrior but being a firebird, he has more to handle. Add to that the aggravating partner he’s saddled with and Killian has his hands full. Storm is flaky, a pain in the ass and used to having her own way. He will not stand for it. The warrior in him cannot trust such a person at his back. Yet she gets under his skin and one sizzling kiss later, he finds he aches for her with no idea why.
When they stumble upon the dangerous man they are seeking who can bring the collapse of the world, Storm surprises him with her actions. The danger of what they are facing and their rising passion make them come together.
Sometimes in life, you find the one who makes your immortal bloodline…come alive. Views: 38
Megan Whitaker desperately wants to forget what the Malone brothers have done to her over the past two years – the haunting images and sensations still plaguing her thoughts and dreams—but she can’t. Charles may be dead, but Zander isn’t. I’ll bring you back to me. She wants to believe she’s safe with Nick in their secluded new home, but it doesn’t keep her from looking over her shoulder, jumping over unexpected sounds, carrying a concealed weapon or even preparing for the worst. Because she fears the time is near. Nick Ellis has seen a change in his long, lost love. Battered emotionally and physically, Megan spends her days at self-defense classes and researching things that’ll never allow her to let go of the past. And he feels guilty even wanting her to, because he knows that heathen will return, it’s only a matter of time. And when he does, Nick knows he will do everything possible to save her, even if it means taking another shot to the heart. But for Megan, there is no escaping the world of sex trafficking, nor the band of men who continually aid one another to keep it thriving. And as her nightmarish world encroaches on reality, Megan soon realizes there are far worse evils to fear than the sadistic man who haunts her dreams. Views: 38
