A veteran of Gulf War II, telepath Greg Mandel enters the high-tech world of computer crime, zero-gravity smuggling, and artificial intelligence when an elusive saboteur threatens a powerful organization and the very future of humankind. Views: 211
The heartbreaking chronicle of an illness, written by a son graced with enormous literary talent.'My mother, a house that is slowly collapsing, a bridge dancing to a tremor.' It started when she could no longer remember the word for 'book'. Then her mind, her language and her identity began to slip away.This is Erwin Mortier's moving, exquisitely observed memoir of his mother's descent into dementia, as a once-flamboyant woman who loved life and pleasure becomes a shuffling, ghostlike figure wandering through the house. Piecing together the fragments of her lost life, and his own childhood, Mortier asks: what do we become when we lose the repertoire of habits and words that make us who we are? How well do we really know our families? How do you say goodbye to someone who is still there and yet not, suspended between life and death? Stammered Songbook is a heartbreaking and poetic expression of a son's love; an extraordinary hymn to language; a... Views: 211
When Emma meets Christopher, it isn't long before the handsome, hunky young man manages to sweep her completely off her feet. But when she learns disturbing truths about her father's tragic death that involve Christopher she is forced to reconsider the depths of her feelings once his true identity is finally revealed.Have you ever thought that the present reality can be predetermined and constantly monitored by the dark forces of the future world with the only aim to protect their own reality? Could the present and the future be evolving simultaneously? What if you suddenly discovered that everything you have considered to be your own choices were nothing but inevitable responses to the sly directions of the future? Even worse, what if it was your heart that betrayed you by selecting the future? When Emma meets Christopher, it isn’t long before the handsome, hunky young man manages to sweep her completely off her feet. Seeing him as her “guardian angel,” Emma can’t help falling head over heels for the magnificent specimen she sees as the perfect man; however, as time goes on, Emma eventually learns disturbing truths about her father’s tragic death – truths that, surprisingly to her, actually involve Christopher – forcing her to reconsider the depths of her feelings once his true identity is finally revealed...Gate Deadlock, a time-travel romance, will share with you the secrets of the future and of forbidden love. Views: 210
The Diamond Arrow – Golden Warriors is a ?ctional book that relates the story of Silas and Lydia, twin brother and sister, who embark on a captivating adventure that transforms them into Golden Warriors. Set in the 11th century, their enchanting expedition leads them to ?nd an ancient scroll which will be re-discovered centuries later among the Dead Sea Scrolls. The twins unexpectedly meet with a wise man living inside a mountain that has special abilities and get to use a hovering portal which transports them instantly to a secret gathering. While they journey through fascinating events, they converse with a powerful angel of the heavens' armies who provides them with detailed insights on the full divine armor that links them to the spiritual world. Readers will enjoy a memorable adventure in this novel while being exposed to a practical way to apply the Word on a daily basis. The booklovers will equally delight in fast-paced action, fresh humor, and... Views: 210
A Bad Boy trying to be good, a Good Girl driven to be bad and a five year old who wants to rule the world...When an injury ends Flynn Boyle's professional soccer career, he doesn't know what to do with himself or the rest of his life. According to the tabloid press, all he's good for is partying hard, womanizing and making an ass of himself. The sad thing is—they aren't far wrong. With no other plans, Flynn heads back to his Highland hometown to regroup—unfortunately, his wild lifestyle and reputation follow him there. Abby McKenzie is a widow with a five year old. She's trying to keep her business going, and keep her head above water, while she raises her child and gets over the death of her husband. When Flynn Boyle buys the plot of land next to Abby's and sets up home in a luxury RV, Abby fears the worst. The last thing she needs is to be swept up in the drama of an immature playboy. All Abby wants... Views: 210
Madelaine needs funds to keep her business on Australis Island afloat. Troy needs a wife to secure an inheritance which would benefit not only him but also his extended family. So when a business proposal is put to Madelaine after she's already fallen for Troy, it muddies the waters to true love... Should she marry before she knows it's really love? And if she marries, will that ruin every chance they might have had? Views: 210
The seventh installment in #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Gordon Korman's Swindle series!
UNLEASHED: freed from restraint, running wild, not being held back by anyone or anything . . .
Luthor, a former attack dog, is supposed to be on his best behavior now that he’s in the care of Savannah, a girl who’s easily a dog’s best friend. But every time a certain truck passes by Savannah’s house, Luthor goes into attack mode — and chaos follows.
Meanwhile, Griffin Bing is locked in the fight of his life with his archenemy, Darren Vader. Both are trying to win an invention contest — and will stop at nothing to be victorious.
A runaway dog. Some majorly strange inventions. A mysterious neighbor. A stolen object of great value. These are a few of the ingredients in UNLEASHED, Gordon Korman’s latest Swindle mystery. Like a Doberman with a mission in mind, there’s no holding this story back! Views: 209
Frances Leviston's first collection, Public Dream, was one of the most acclaimed debuts of recent years, and praised for combining 'technical mastery with a lucidity that verges on the hypnotic' (Independent).Leviston's keenly-anticipated second book sees both an intellectual and dramatic intensification of her project. We often credit poetry as a kind of truth-telling, but it can also be an agent and a vessel of disinformation: in the course of making its proofs and confessions, it also seeks to persuade and seduce by any means it can. Leviston uses both sides of poetry's tongue to address one of the key questions of the age: how have we come to know what we think we know? In the title poem, a woman preparing for a child's birthday party suddenly glimpses the invisible screen of false data behind which she lives - and her own complicity in its power. Many of these poems are concerned with ruined or abandoned structures, dismembered and disappearing bodies,... Views: 209
