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Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart is in love.Assigned to oversee the installation of a priceless exhibit for the British Museum in Vienna, Lethbridge-Stewart soon meets the intoxicating Melandre, a mysterious fashion model from Paris. Romance quickly blooms and they are soon going on a date, seemingly oblivious to the fact that someone, or something, is stalking Melandre.Anne Travers, meanwhile, is helping out an old archaeologist friend on the Greek islands uncovering the remains of a mysterio...

Michael Sloan, co-creator of the classic 1980s TV show The Equalizer—now reimagined in a series starring Queen Latifah—presents an original story of the mysterious, former covert intelligence officer who helps desperate people who are in need of his unique and deadly skills."Got a problem? Odds against you? Call the Equalizer."Robert McCall is a former covert operations officer for the CIA who tries to atone for past sins by offering, free o...

"Kyle drew his Colt revolver and fired, hitting one of the gunmen. Up on the second floor landing, Doc Holliday drew the gun from the small of his back and fired. Taggart took the bullet in his shoulder and tumbled down the staircase. From where Skeeter was standing, it looked as if Kyle was the one who had shot Taggart. Skeeter turned to look at Doc, whose gun was out of sight again. It did not appear as if he was even armed. Tears flooded Skeeters eyes as she looked at Doc, betrayed."

Robert McCall's friend, Granny, a one-time covert agent for a shadowy spy organization called The Company, sends McCall a cryptic message telling him that he is being imprisoned in a North Korean prison camp. He and the other western prisoners are being tortured.The prisoners are surrounded by dense forest from which there is no escape. McCall embarks on a perilous course to rescue his friend and the other prisoners, aided by two charismatic North Korean mercenaries. It is a suicid...

Are you someone who desires to become a ruthless individual? Are you tired of being pushed around, mocked and frustrated by your boss, coworkers and family members? Have you read countless book and blog article about how to be ruthless, only to be frustrated with the bad behavior that it seems to encourage?Believe it or not, but there’s actually a middle ground between being a complete push over and being a strong, assertive individual. With the Art of Being Ruthless, we’re going t...

An ex-CIA agent travels to Syria in search of a missing US Army captain in this thriller by the co-creator of the classic TV show The Equalizer.Michael Sloan, the co-creator of The Equalizer—the classic TV show now reimagined in a series starring Queen Latifah—presents an original story of the mysterious ex-intelligence operative using his skills to help people in desperate and dangerous situations . . ."Got a problem? Odds against you? ...

My hope is that, in reading this book, you will discover what makes a strong leader, a better team, and a winning culture. Ultimately, I want you to see this book as a tool to help you not only identify these talents, but what you can do to help develop them further, the science behind why development programs around them work, and setting up your company for future success.In this book, you'll learn about:Why the right culture of talent development and the skills foc...

Michael Sloan, co-creator of the classic 1980s TV show The Equalizer—now reimagined in a series starring Queen Latifah—presents an original story of the mysterious, former covert intelligence officer who helps desperate people who are in need of his unique and deadly skills.“Got a problem? Odds against you? Call the Equalizer.”Robert McCall is a former covert operations officer for the CIA who tries to atone for past sins by offering, free...

Is the universe fine-tuned for complexity, life, or something else? This comprehensive overview of fine-tuning arguments in physics, with contributions from leading researchers in their fields, sheds light on this often used but seldom understood topic. Each chapter reviews a specific subject in modern physics, such as dark energy, inflation, or solar system formation, and discusses whether any parameters in our current theories appear to be fine-tuned and, if so, to what degree. Connectio...

In Killed in Action, Michael Sloan, the co-creator of The Equalizer—the classic TV show now reimagined in a series starring Queen Latifah—presents an original story of the mysterious ex-intelligence operative using his skills to help people in desperate and dangerous situations.“Got a problem? Odds against you? Call the Equalizer.”Between seeking a young woman drawn into a white slavery ring and hunting a psychotic vigilante getti...

Now in a full-length book, the New York Times Pulitzer Prize–winning graphic story of a refugee family who fled the civil war in Syria to make a new life in AmericaAfter escaping a Syrian prison, Ibrahim Aldabaan and his family fled the country to seek protection in America. Among the few refugees to receive visas, they finally landed in JFK airport on November 8, 2016, Election Day. The family had reached a safe harbor, but woke up to the world of Donald ...

When you’re a female sports reporter, you have to work twice as hard. Prove your worth. Show people that you belong in the room.The pressroom. Not the bedroom.Oops. And there’s my first mistake.In my defense, resisting Hunter McAvoy is easier said than done.Professional football insiders call him the hottest up-and-coming coach in the league. Gossip columns rate him as the sexiest coach in pro sports.But only I know that when he kisses you, you feel ...