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The human body is a fascinating system. What you call me is actually a collection of tens of trillions of cells, that somehow operate on your behalf. All you have to do is think. This book explores some of the extraordinary properties of the human body.What if I told you that the energy released from the largest nuclear explosion in human history was a mere sneeze when compared to the human diet?How long do you think it would take a giant to feel you smashing his big toe with...

What would happen if our world turned into a computer game?It might sound tempting at first, but there's one small detail you should know: in this game, people are nothing but non-playable characters, useful only for the service they provide to the real players. Experience, development, loot, levels—none of that is for us. Our role is merely to dance to the tune of our masters, who have come to our world to turn it into a character farm and a space for their own entertainment....

Sometimes, it takes killing to make a living.That fiancee? She’s married—to another guy.The family business? His parents sold it.Jack Bennet returns from the war to find the life he left behind has moved on without him. The only option he has to make ends meet lies in a military surplus junkyard starship. What’s a former Combat Search and Rescue soldier to do?Fix up the ship, hire the cheapest pilot—a notorious drunk—and take the first contr...

In a former life, Jack was gifted, meaning he possessed peculiar abilities. If rich folks found themselves in a jam, Jack could use his talents to get them out of it. Where others were sure to fail, Jack's aristocratic clientele could always count on him to finish jobs cleanly, efficiently, and leave no trace, for which his services commanded a hefty fee.But one day, Jack picked a fight with the wrong man and his old life came to an end. But, as it turned out, his story was far fro...

Max has attempted to decipher the ancient script and get answers to his questions, but so far, all these attempts have ended in failure. It's time for a new plan of action. It's time to prepare for the attack his enemies will inevitably launch. And that attack is coming soon—Max has no doubt about that whatsoever. The dark assassin's visit to the Fox Den? That was just the beginning.Besides the renewed activity among the dark forces, the fragile balance of power in Mainland has fin...

The remnants of Duke de Clairmont's army are surrounded by enemy legions under the command of Ricardo di Lorenzo, otherwise known as the Golden Lion. Marshal de Clairmont himself is badly wounded, and already at death's door.Duke de Bauffremont and Duke de Gondy have assembled their forces on the border between Bergonia and Vestonia, and now, under Prince Philippe's leadership, this army is about to march off to rescue the surrounded Vestonian force. But that won't be enough to bea...

John Abbott is all in.He's up to his eyeballs in debt to pay for school, and he's just moved his small family forty light-years from Earth for a plum job with the wealthy interstellar corporation, The Sarovar Company. John's first assignment is to discreetly investigate possible corruption at the remote Arrowhawk Station, where Company traders buy the famous Sarovari Weave from the three-sided, crablike Weavers.John finds evidence of theft and worse, but when the guilty par...

An elderly recluse informs historian Cameron Thorne that he has discovered the secret at the core of Freemasonry. The next day, he is killed. Thorne quickly focuses on a mysterious stone tablet, given to Moses by God along with the Ten Commandments, purportedly passed down to the Freemasons by the medieval Knights Templar. When a sultry Mossad agent joins the search—claiming that the tablet contains ancient scientific equations and formulas lost to mankind—Thorne becomes certain of one thi...

Life as a skeleton isn't easy, especially in the endless caverns of the dwarven Underdeep, but Henry and his fellow adventurers are up to the task. They retrieved dwarven treasures, fended off hordes of enemies, and are one step closer to reviving all their fellow undead beneath the mountain.Standing in their way, a powerful enemy has risen from below. From the distant land of Ikrit, Lord Stavros has sent his most powerful Acolytes to stop them. On top of it all, Henry is plagued b...

Need a break from stories with world-ending stakes?Ever dreamt of escaping to a place where your biggest quest is leveling up your crafting skills and building a town brick by brick?The highly anticipated conclusion to the Blade's Rest series is here, and it's everything you've been waiting for!Join Josh, Linc, and Hilly one last time as they put the finishing touches on the settlement of Blade's Rest. Brick by brick, plank by plank...

Religious fanatics inform historian Cameron Thorne that a medieval stone tower in Newport, Rhode Island is a secret portal—built by the Knights Templar—through which the Antichrist will appear. A group of Native Americans share this belief, claiming that the shape of Turtle Island, their name for North America, was revealed to them by ancient aliens passing through this same portal centuries ago. It all seems utterly ridiculous, until Cam's teenage daughter Astarte is kidnapped and dragged...