Grace has built her life on order-quiet routines, careful research, and the belief that the past belongs safely behind glass. As a university librarian in the rainy Pacific Northwest, she has always found comfort in systems that behave as expected. But when a forgotten photograph slips from between the pages of a library book, her carefully controlled world begins to fracture. The woman in the image has red hair, a radiant smile-and Grace's face. What follows is not imagination. Vivid memo...

How America left its indelible footprint on the culture and politics of SingaporeIn the first decade after World War II, Singapore underwent radical political and socioeconomic changes with the progressive retreat of Great Britain from its Southeast Asian colonial empire. The United States, under the Eisenhower administration, sought to fill the vacuum left by the British retreat and launched into a campaign to shape the emerging Singapore nation-state in accordanc...

You can take her with you...If you're like most dog owners, you want a trustworthy companion you can take on family vacations, to ball games, on hikes, and to cafes and festivals. You want your dog to behave when you have guests, stay peacefully at hotels, ride calmly in elevators, and maintain proper doggie decorum in all kinds of situations.Chances are, you've watched and admired assistance and therapy dogs who are attentive to their owners' needs no matt...

Of all the dreams I'd ever chased, the last thing I expected was for a nightmare to be the one that came true.I'm no stranger to survival. I've always acted a lot tougher than I am, but I'm a big believer in fake it until you make it. But even I couldn't imagine the relentless pursuit of my former kidnappers, and the only thing standing in their way is four calculating and dangerous men.Each time I think I've found some measure of relief, a new danger threa...

Walter "Dake" Dockery and Billy Bates sense a unique chemistry on the day they first meet in the lobby of Global Sports Network's headquarters. Pivotal career crossroads bring them to GSN's door, ready to challenge the likes of ESPN by unconventional means-creating a talk show playing directly to sports fans in the 55-and-older audience segment. However, Barrett Simpson, the hotshot program manager assigned to oversee the fledgling Dake and Bates Show, finds little value in the neophyte co...

This completely revised and updated edition, illustrated with 359 color photographs and drawings, brings together in a single volume the anchoring systems most popular among climbers. If you’re new to trad climbing, this book details the necessary skills needed to make safe gear placements and build solid and efficient anchor systems, based on simple guidelines. This new edition of Climbing Anchors is the climber’s complete and authoritative source of information on placement and evaluatio...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This book is also dedicated to people who brainstorm a lot but can't make heads or tails of their brainstorm results. If you're the type of person who is great at connecting the dots and making all sorts of random logical connections, it may seem like you are never at a loss for ideas. This may seem like a good thing, but if you actually try to implement any of these ideas, it may turn out that they're incomplete. It may turn ou...

He'd do absolutely anything to protect her in novel filled with heart-racing romance and breathless suspense that kicks off the Wingman Security series.Security expert Royce Morgan has fought like hell to change his ways. Since Jules Cambridge left him and married someone else eight years ago, he's not the man he once was. But he casts the past aside once death threats propel Jules back into his life again, this time in need of his protection.In Las Vegas for...

Francine was doing really badly in her math class as she was unable to focus. She had a crush on her teacher and Ms. J. offered to tutor her after school. However, the mature woman knew what was behind Francine’s bad grades and she used it to her advantage with passion. For Mature Audiences Only (18+)

In his sensational novel The Descent, Jeff Long created a world of stunning terror and adventure, "an imaginative tour de force" (Jon Krakauer). Now he imagines a scenario so vivid, so haunting, it anchors his place among storytelling masters.YEAR ZEROAn archaeological manhunt is raging in the holy land -- a hunt for the historical Jesus. For Nathan Lee Swift, a young American field researcher and expectant father, the line between noble discovery an...

A practical handbook for the artist or writer—experienced, aspiring, or somewhere in between. Long draws from her extensive background as a poet, writer, and master teacher, but also gathers the insights and practices of a wide range of high-achieving artists, including mystery writer Raymond Chandler, choreographer Twyla Tharp, poet and performance artist Patti Smith, and the painter Joan Miró.

Lamar was about to be deployed with his unit when he decided to spend a few weeks at home before rejoining his base unit. He went to visit his best friend Kevin but found his sister Jasmine. He could not believe his eyes as Jasmine was now really hot but the young woman had a fantasy she wanted to fulfill. For Mature Audiences Only (18+)