Raised in a religious household, Drew Tanner pursues his dream of playing in the Major Leagues. The gifted ballplayer finds the love of his life while on his quest.A family tragedy puts him on a collision course with life's injustices and creates a crisis in faith. He quites the game but six weeks later, the All-star is convinced to return in order to help the team's race for the pennant. During the come-back game, a freak incident involving eleven-year-old Maddy Tyler unleashes a ...

Through a comparative analysis of six case studies, this volume illustrates key conflict-resolution techniques for peacebuilding. Outside parties learn how to facilitate cooperation by engaging local leaders in intensive, interactive workshops. These opposing leaders reside in small, ethnically divided countries, including Burundi, Cyprus, Estonia, Guyana, Sri Lanka, and Tajikistan, that have experienced communal conflicts in recent years. In Estonia and Guyana, peacebuilding initiatives s...

Minimalism: A Beginner’s Guide to Simplify Your LifeIf you are interested in learning How To Declutter, De-Stress And Simplify Your Life With Simple Living, this book is your first step to learning how to live more with less.Minimalism: A Beginner’s Guide to Simplify Your Life will teach you the fundamental basics of minimalism, all in simple terms that even the most novice of beginners can understand and implement.In this book you will learn:

Save money. Retire early. The lazy way.So you've heard of lazy investing? But you're not quite sure what it's all about? You want to invest your money wisely, while avoiding crazy high fees and shady brokers? You know you need to save for retirement, but you don't know how? If this sounds like you, then The Lazy Investors’ Guide is exactly what you need!Investing doesn't have to be as difficult as it’s usually made out to be. There's got to...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From “a legal literary legend” (USA Today) comes a gripping thriller of two childhood friends who find themselves on opposite sides of the law as adults, with all of John Grisham’s trademark twists and turns.For most of the last hundred years, Biloxi was known for its beaches, resorts, and seafood industry. But it had a darker side. It was also notorious for corruption and vice, everything from gambling, prostitution...

**In this #1 New York Times bestseller from the world’s most popular storyteller, Alex Cross's family vacation is cut short when a Hollywood A-lister is murder, forcing him into a mysterious world of luxury, gossip, and hidden secrets.The inspiration for #1 hit streaming show, Cross.**FBI Agent Alex Cross is on vacation with his family in Disneyland when he gets a call: a well-known actress was shot outside her home in Beverly Hills. Shortly afterward, an ...

The 30th anniversary edition of the first V. I. Warshawski novel, Indemnity Only, featuring a new afterword from Sara ParetskyMeeting an anonymous client late on a sizzling summer night is asking for trouble. But trouble is Chicago private eye V. I. Warshawski’s specialty. Her client says he’s the prominent banker John Thayer. Turns out he’s not. He says his son’s girlfriend, Anita Hill, is missing. Turns out that’s not her real name.V. I.’s search...

Do you like Kathryn Shay’s high-powered stories about cops and firefighters? Then you’ll love the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author’s O’Neil books. CLOSE TO YOU centers around the Secret Service, an exciting and important profession she’s tackled before."Kathryn Shay writes believable characters you can't help falling in love with. While this is my first Kathryn Shay book, it won't be my last. I'm looking forward to reading the next installment in this series.” The Romance Read...

Chicago politics—past, present, and future—take center stage in this complex and compelling V.I. Warshawki novel from New York Times bestselling author Sara Peretsky.Tracking down missing persons is part of V.I. Warshawski’s job. But Lamont Gadsden has been missing for more than forty years—last seen heading out into the 1967 blizzard, in the midst of Chicago’s racial unrest. V.I. figured the search would be futile. She didn’t realize it would be lethal......

A vacation he couldn't refuse. A murder he didn't commit. A hellhole he needs to escape.Harry Hawkins, a tough and experienced former London cop, goes on a surprise vacation to Las Vegas with a group of lifetime friends, expecting to party hard. What he doesn’t expect is to wake up in a dead-end motel with a woman’s corpse in the bathroom and his memory shot to bits.As he starts to piece together the events that led him there he is moved, by an unseen hand,...

Sunny Randall, "Boston's leading lady gumshoe" (New York Daily News), returns as hired bodyguard for the spoiled, and possibly dangerous, prize female client of a sleazy producer. This time, she gets a little help from Parker's popular character Jesse Stone, making a guest appearance here