Two for Five takes you on a gripping journey through the notorious streets of South Jamaica Queens and exposes you to the lives of three young brothers coming up in the drug game.As the money flows, so to does the drama and the cost of doing business on the merciless streets of Queens is paid for with blood and an increased body count.You smoke, you buy, you live, you die...

The public health benefits of giving city dwellers increased opportunities to lead physically active lifestyles are well known to urban planners, public health scholars, and government officials. Moreover, increases in “active living,” such as walking and cycling, help the environment, support local businesses, and reduce traffic congestion, among other advantages. But despite wide agreement that active living is both achievable and valuable, best practices are not easy to implement.

The public health benefits of giving city dwellers increased opportunities to lead physically active lifestyles are well known to urban planners, public health scholars, and government officials. Moreover, increases in “active living,” such as walking and cycling, help the environment, support local businesses, and reduce traffic congestion, among other advantages. But despite wide agreement that active living is both achievable and valuable, best practices are not easy to implement.

The design and use of federal grants-in-aid to state and local governments have posed policy choices for every presidential administration since that of Lyndon B. Johnson. The papers in this volume describe the decisions these administrations have made, analyze why only some of these choices prevailed politically, and explain how large amounts of federal aid have affected local governments.These studies mark the final chapter in a major research effort carried out by the Brookings G...

An earl hiding from his future . . .Lawrence Browne, the Earl of Radnor, is mad. At least, thats what he and most of the village believes. A brilliant scientist, he hides himself away in his familys crumbling estate, unwilling to venture into the outside world. When an annoyingly handsome man arrives at Penkellis, claiming to be Lawrences new secretary, his carefully planned world is turned upside down.A swindler haunted by his past . . .Georgie...

Suppose you're Bernie Rhodenbarr.You've got a dream job, running your own cozy secondhand bookstore, complete with Raffles, your caudally challenged cat. It's in Greenwich Village, and your best friend's dog grooming salon is two doors away, and the two of you lunch together and meet for drinks after work.And you've got another way to make a buck. Every once in a while you put your conscience on the shelf and let yourself into someone else's residence, and ...

In the gospel and in life, our individual journeys of exploring our past while moving forward into the future with faith are highly varied. We all have unique stories, and it is only through sharing them that we are able to wholly “bear one another’s burdens, that they may be light; . . . [and] mourn with those that mourn; yea, and comfort those that stand in need of comfort” (Mosiah 18:8-9). If we are to embrace and give life to our covenants, truly becoming God’s people, we must begin by...

Facing his demons in his first year of sobriety, Matthew Scudder finds himself on the trail of a killer. When Scudder's childhood friend Jack Ellery is murdered, presumably while attempting to atone for past sins, Scudder reluctantly begins his own investigation, with just one lead: Ellery's Alcoholics Anonymous list of people he wronged. One of them may be a killer, but that's not necessarily Scudder's greatest danger. Immersing himself in Ellery's world may lead him right back to the bar...

'A joy to read ... mind-expanding' Book of the Week, Guardian'A bold and brave paean to our planet's ligneous, leafy kingdom' Telegraph'An impressive exploration and dazzling insight into the lives of plants' Reaction Book DigestWhat is it like to be a plant?It's not a question we might think to contemplate, even though many of us live surrounded by plants. Science...

When Hazem Mulhim was starting out in life, his father presented him with two brown envelopes: one bulging with money, the other flat with some dollar bills. Only one—and its contents—would be his. After a brief but memorable discussion, his father made the decision that would influence the rest of Hazem’s life. Two Brown Envelopes offers a refreshingly candid account of the ups and the downs of building a business in the age of globalization. Hazem started out as a shop owner, opening the...

In the scorching sands of the Nubian Desert, a rogue terrorist cell clutches a tactical nuke, primed to smuggle it into Tel Aviv and unleash nuclear hell. Time’s ticking down to doomsday.Enter Dwight “Rocco” Cavarra, battle-hardened ex-SpecOps legend, hastily assembling a ragtag squad of elite outcasts: Green Berets, Rangers, SEALs, and Recon Marines. They’re raw, they’re ruthless, and they’re the only shot at stealing back the WMD before the Middle East erupts into World War III.

50 Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1800s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. More than 29 hours of vintage science fiction. These science fiction short stories were written by some of the most acclaimed, successful and influential authors of the time including, Isaac Asimov, Philip K. Dick, Ray Bradbury, Arthur C. Clarke, Robert A. Heinlein, Robert Silverberg, Harry Harrison, Clifford D. Simak, Murray Leinster, H. G. Wells, Mary Shelley, Leigh Brackett, Margaret...