In the early years of Mars colonization, one man makes a startling discovery while exploring the Asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. This discovery leads him on a quest for the truth to a question he has been after since childhood. Out of contact with Mars for weeks, the First Martian was on his own. He was lost in the belt., and didn't know the way back to Mars. While searching for the way home, he would receive help from some unexpected guests. He would finally get the answer to anot...

a thrill to watch and feel the world awaken and come to colorful life. It didn't seem to matter what anchorage or marina I was in, or mountain I was on.There are some very good reasons why so many boats are named after women. It's kind of like snuggling up with your lover, and she snuggles back in the soft way that only a woman can. The slight tug of the dock lines as she reaches her limit in the gentle breezes giving assurance that all is well and you are still secure at the docks...

War has contaminated Earth's water supply. 2 Men embark on a daring mission. Humanities first ever interstellar voyage to a far away planet, to bring back clean water. Along the way Aliens are discovered, and the men are inadvertently dragged into a civil war. They later discover their only means of escape from the planet has been decimated, and they become dependent on these same aliens for their very survival. Meanwhile Earth, which is in chaos is embarking on a daring plan of its own, d...

This is the Second Edition of this book. This is a book about "how to win" at playing craps. In addition, it covers all of the basics of the game so you will have a working knowledge of the table layout and various bets. Many of the craps wagers that you see players make are sucker bets and don't apply to this winning strategy. Yes, the house can be beaten on a regular basis!

It seems the exciting game of craps is continuing to evolve with new ways to evoke more fun for the player and generate increased profits for the casinos. Low Rollers Guide to Proposition Bets covers both the standard Proposition bets and Side bets including a bunch of new ones.Most of us gamblers are greedy by nature so with the promise of a large payoff we just jump right in and pray – "come on YO" then add a silent "amen" and it becomes a prayer, we are just praying to the gods ...

This book is a compilation of poems written by inspiration by Professor Emeritus Charles Alan Long, that reflect a long career of scholarship with many historical and lyrical expressions hidden by layers of research and teaching. A chronology of sorts, it begins in Dr. Long’s youth in college over sixty years ago, and continued until he was 80, as a teacher, professor of research, museum director, soldier, with success in bio-mathematics, natural history, as a philosopher, critic, and member ...

Plan! Strategize! Build wealth!Be proactive in your quest to live the life you dream of.Holding three Masters’ Degrees and a qualified Financial Planner, Mortgage Planner, Mortgage Broker, Estate Agent and Property Advisor, Andrew Crossley of the Australian Property Advisory Group, has launched his powerful blueprint for Property Investment success.Learn how to understand what you’re really buying, and dodge the traps of spruikers and their dreaded up-sell technique...

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From New York Times bestselling author and legendary storyteller Alan Moore, the second book in the Long London Series, a daringly inventive fantasy novel about murder, mayhem, and magic.It's 1958 and Dennis Knuckleyard has decided to leave his adventures in the Great When in the past where they belong. For nine years, he's avoided so much as thinking about the magical version of London, until he rediscovers an unpleasant reminder of his last adventure-a k...

She was every man’s dream—and one man’s nightmare. Johnny Hayden and Doug Rance had a scheme to take real estate entrepreneur Wallace Gunderman for all he was worth. But they needed a girl on the inside to make it work. Enter Evelyn Stone: Gunderman’s secretary, his lover—and his worst enemy. Gunderman had promised to marry her, but never came through. Now she’s ready to make him pay …

From the New York Times bestselling author and legendary storyteller Alan Moore, the first book in an enthralling new series about murder, magic, and madness set between two Londons-one recovering from World War II, and one a secret world unlike any other.“Extraordinary . . . very funny . . . It does what fantasy does best which is show us something beyond our experience.” -Susanna Clarke, New York Times bestselling author of Piranesi

"The action gets hot on the icy fjords" in this gripping novel of two British commandos in World War II Norway ( Kirkus Reviews).Norway, 1943. A land in the grip of Nazi occupation, where men and women still fight for freedom in constant danger from German murder squads and Norwegian traitors.It is to find such a traitor that two men are sent from Britain. Their mission is twofold. First, to expose—and kill—the traitor. Second, to carry out a brilli...