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The frigate Kestrel has been shot to pieces. She’s out of fuel, stranded deep behind enemy lines. It looks hopeless. But Tom Thrush, junior lieutenant and acting captain, has sworn he’ll get his people home. Escape means fuel, and that means taking it from the enemy. A daring raid gives the Kestrel a fighting chance—but a rescued prisoner has some disturbing news. A ragtag local militia has put together a fleet. The fleet is gathering—and it’s about to blunder into a trap.

On the world of Gaiyel lies a continent named Bardane, it is here where heroes must be born again. This is Our Quest!Hello avid adventurers, I am Jake your Dungoen Master, welcome to the beautiful world of Dungeons and Dragons. For those of you new to D&D, this is a story driven fantasy game, where a Dungeon Master, or “DM”, will narrate a fictional world and players will role play characters within the world. Players must overcome a variety of challenges, set by the DM, such as puzzles; traps and fights, in order to progress further in the story. They do this by rolling a multitude of ...

When the zombie apocalypse hits the quiet Asheville, NC, subdivision of Whispering Pines, the residents don't turn to the police or the military. Nope. They rely on their iron-fisted Home Owners Association! Which Jace Stanford and his family aren’t too keen on. Undead hordes are hard enough to deal with in a post-apocalyptic hellscape, who needs HOA fines too?

Crypto Confidential tells the salacious story of the industry everyone is talking about right now. In doing so, it sheds light on some of the most scandalous financial crimes of the 21st century. From billion-dollar fraud cases to international money laundering cartels, political bribery and even faked deaths, it lifts the lid on the intricate and immense web of malpractice which crypto founders spin to trap ordinary investors. 

Stonewall Honor author Jake Maia Arlow delivers a sapphic Jewish twist on the classic Christmas rom-com in a read perfect for fans of Kelly Quindlen and Casey McQuiston. It all starts when Shani runs into May. Like, literally. With her mom’s Subaru. Attempted vehicular manslaughter was not...

Copper Inskeep holds Windydown Vale’s deepest and darkest secret: He is the ghoul who haunts the Vale, donning a gruesome costume not only to scare travelers away from the dangers of the surrounding swamps, but also to keep them from discovering Windydown Vale’s best-kept secret. When a terrified girl claims she and her father were attacked by a creature, one that could not have been Copper, her accusation threatens Copper’s secret, his closest friendship, and the fate of all Windydown.

THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Named a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker, The Financial Times, Kirkus Reviews, and The Associated Press "Superbly reported . . . Reads like a Shakespearean drama on steroids." — Los Angeles Times "Explosive." —The New York Times "[The] most...

You are capable of achieving more than you ever imagined. You have power that the Lord God has designed especially for you. His master plan is to carry you to new and exciting heights of splendor, hope, and love. His power will help you through personal difficulties as well as guide you into the dreams he has destined for you. This book gives you the keys to yielding to his power and trusting his ways above your own.

Dive into the dynamic world of ethical hacking with "CompTIA Pentest+," your definitive guide to understanding and excelling in the art of penetration testing. Authored by seasoned cybersecurity experts, this comprehensive book provides an immersive journey through the critical principles, methodologies, and practical applications needed to navigate the CompTIA Pentest+ Certification.

A bombshell dropped. A war on the horizon. The entire universe in peril. And Roak is pretty much done with it all. Except he doesn't get to be done. He has one more hunt left. A hunt to find and finally kill Father. If Roak survives the galactic war he's about to start.

Includes Z-Burbia 4: Cannibal Road, Z-Burbia 5: The Bleeding Heartland, and Z-Burbia 6: Rocky Mountain Die.

Think about the last time you were truly in awe—perhaps on a walk or whilst watching a musician perform live—maybe you felt goosebumps or you lost your sense of time? Unbeknownst to you, some pretty incredible things were happening inside your body. Your fight-flight-freeze response became less active and activity decreased in your brain's default mode network, which is associated with both chronic pain and anxiety. Your interleukin-6 levels decreased, which can reduce chronic inflammation and lower your risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and depression.

My Life as a Coder is the ninth book in Janet Tashjian's much-loved, diary fiction My Life series starring reluctant reader Derek Fallon. Derek Fallon receives an exciting new gift--a laptop! But there's a catch: it has no Wi-Fi so he can't use it for gaming. If he wants to play computer games...

London, 1972: O'Connell, a charismatic anarchist, dies of an overdose, leaving his artist boyfriend, Pearson, and fellow activist Nina in shock. It also leaves a spare room in their squat, so Pearson moves in Sweet Thing, a streetwise yet vulnerable young boy he initially picks up but then tries to help. Pearson isn't the only one who's interested though: glam rock star Johnny Chrome is on the brink of a breakdown and is convinced that Sweet Thing is the only one who can bring him back.

In The Secret to Great Oral: Learn How to Have a 10/10 Relationship Through Good Oral Communication, relationship coach Jake Maddock shows you how to build a 10/10 relationship with a partner. You're almost certainly the reason your past relationships have failed—and Jake shows you exactly why. He teaches you the five pillars of a successful relationship: masculine and feminine energy, attraction, courtship, communication, and intimacy.

If you've ever walked into a room and felt invisible… If you've ever spoken and watched people glaze over…If you've ever walked away thinking, "I should've said that…" — this audiobook is the turning point.

From the New York Times bestselling authors of Sprint comes “a unique and engaging read about a proven habit framework [that] readers can apply to each day” (Insider, Best Books to Form New Habits). “If you want to achieve more (without going nuts), read this book.”—Charles Duhigg...

Going to your first yoga class might be a little weird, but what isn't weird the first time you try it? Your first day at a new job was little weird because it was new - you didn't know where things were, you didn't know peoples' names, and so on. There was a lot to remember and learn, but you survived; you got connected and got comfortable. Developing a yoga practice isn't really painful, although your poses and routines will be grueling at times.

Forging Men in Faith and Purpose. Life is God's own Foundry, and he's asked us to be men of purpose and leaders of our home, our children, and our wives. We won't find the strength for these things in ourselves, so join us as we explore the fruit of finding strength and endurance in the forge of life that is required to live out the purpose God has for you.

It's the 22nd century. Humanity has taken its first steps into the galaxy, and we've found ourselves in a vast playground of alien races and cultures. As the newest players on the universal stage, though, we're at the bottom of the food chain. Welcome back to the Four Horsemen universe, where only a willingness to fight and die for money separates humans from the majority of the other races. While some of the stories deal with mercenaries, others introduce listeners to the other guilds, organizations, and races that make up the landscape of the Four Horsemen universe.