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In 1954, two Bedouin boys unearthed an ancient jewel-encrusted box, and more than a half century later, the box has reappeared on the black market. A rogue CIA agent believes that Army Chaplain Jaime Richards knows its whereabouts and its mysteries. After a three-year stay in the Garden of Eden, Jaime was armed with eternal secrets and knowledge, but the reappearance of the illustrious Treasure of Eden just might be the biggest threat Jaime has ever faced. Having escaped one pursuer, Jaime is determined to find the treasure before it and its secrets fall into the wrong hands.

Claudia Wilson never quite trusted her roommate, an artist named Tom. After finding a body buried in a snow bank outside her front door, her suspicions about his eccentric behavior only worsen. Unemployed and obsessed with the murder, she realizes how little she knows about the people who live around her, including Tom. Tempted by love but unable to trust a man with a past in light of the murder, Claudia does everything she can to find out about the killer. The results lead her to a startling discovery.

A young book editor stumbles from the site of a chemical attack in a London subway, accepts a woman's offer of help, and then vanishes. A group of boys in upstate New York go sledding. One never comes home. After two years in Eden, Jamie has chosen to return to the "terris" world as a duel citizen. But she soon discovers that seemingly random kidnappings are fatefully and tragically connected. The victims, all descendants of Eden, have the one thing people outside of paradise want - a way to live forever.

"Peace must be fought for." The Thrilling saga of the Save the World Academy series comes to a powerful end in this gripping conclusion! As Viktor Steel's grand scheme to take over the world is revealed, the students must fight to survive in a race to protect the planet and themselves from a global threat. Prepare for an epic battle that will leave you speechless. Heads will roll!

An evil that has been unseen in the Academy walls for decades returns in this fourth instalment; the legendary Brotherhood of the Rabbit has risen to antagonise the students of Save the World Academy. With their twisted ancient rituals and rumours of double agents threatening the school, the students and teachers must be on their guard to stay alive.

Women define career success in a wide variety of ways. But whatever a woman's personal definition, if she is in a traditionally male-dominated career - virtually all high status, highly compensated fields - her career is at risk because of pervasive gender stereotypes. This highly practical book makes clear that women don't need to change who they are to succeed in their chosen careers, and they certainly don't need to act more like men.

The Academy's watches appear to have taken a sinister agenda placing all the students in harm's way, leaving one question on everybody's lips. Who is attempting this sabotage? Meanwhile, in an undisclosed location, lies the Salamander clan pulled unwillingly deep into Steel's schemes of world tyranny. Also hidden from the world, trapped deep in the swamps with no hope of escape, Jade Steel suffers at the hands of the deadly Lizard Lord's daughter.

To what extremes would you go to return humankind to its full creative potential after generations of game-leveling genetic tampering? For the followers of a martyred genetic engineer named James Illion, the answer is obvious - all the way to the very edge of the death of civilization itself. Joshua 1011, the artificially created son of Illion, finds he is the carrier of a deadly and life-altering viral weapon.

The day before Crystal Brave's 13th birthday celebration, her parents leave for the Taum Sauk Mountain to study petroglyphs, planning to return the next day. All plans are disrupted by the long-predicted New Madrid earthquake. The devastation in Southeast Missouri cuts off all communication, leaving Crystal desperate to find out if her parents are safe. True to Brave family tradition, Crystal takes the courageous step of going to find them herself.

He's back! One of pulpdom's all-time favorite heroes, Jim Anthony, Super Detective, in three fast-paced action adventures. From the dense, hot jungles of Guatemala to the dark alleys of New York City, Jim Anthony and his associates battle the forces of evil and injustice.

Welcome to a world controlled by the great spirit and science Margas, a world that has crawled out of years of devastating viral plagues only to find that the immuno-nanotech sentinels meant to protect and enhance a whole generation of children are rising from within to become an even greater threat. Warped at the genetic level to mimic characters of a sophisticated life-support game, the Children of the Reckoning must struggle against the artificial intelligence reaching for their minds through their own bodies and face the stigma of "otherness" in a world of deadly political intrigue and strict social controls.

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? What is that mysterious object in the sky? With the help of their friend, Grace, the family of foxes venture into the world of humans to solve the mystery. Curious will stop at nothing to figure it out. Catcher wonders if he can catch it. Cutie just wants to hide. A book to promote curiosity, imagination, and problem solving in young children.

In this audiobook, the Green Ghost will face a giant mechanical monster on a long abandoned boardwalk, attempt to solve the murder of his old mentor, and uncover a ring of foreign saboteurs using radio frequencies to carry out their missions of terror and destruction. Here are pulp thrills and spills showcasing one of the most original classic pulp heroes ever invented. Brought to you by Airship 27 Productions, the new home of high adventure.

For Doris, a swimmy-in-the-head 13-year-old, it seems life can get no worse. She's tragically unpopular at school and failing American History. She's grounded and will not be attending the spring dance. And now, a creepy bug-eyed man is going to grant her a wish, whether she likes it or not.

Jade attempts to harness her skill and discover more of her father's plans, unaware of a looming reptilian threat deep in the swamps that is preparing something sinister for the green-eyed girl and the unorthodox pupils of Save the World Academy.

An Academy riddled with rich history, tales of heroes, daring feats, and dangerous missions, it is considered a great honor to grace the halls of the four Houses. In this first installment, a 16-year-old girl named Jade Steel is unleashed to destroy the wonders of the world, but not if the pubescent, precocious, rude, immature, crass, and unlikely candidates of Save the World Academy foil her father's plans for planet domination first.

Faith Richards knows she'll never be able to outrun her demons, but she's not looking for absolution. She's looking for release. When she's forced to return home by circumstances she'd rather not discuss, she runs straight to Noah. The only boy that could ever make her feel alive. The only boy who ever truly broke her heart. The only boy who could possibly save her from herself.

The race is on to stop a madman bent on unleashing the ancient plagues of Egypt against he modern world. Tell-el-Balumum, Egypt. The dig of an ancient temple is decimated by fiery hail from the heavens. And that's only the beginning. Buenos Aires. Paris. West Point. The countdown has begun. Only Army Chaplain Jaime Richards, along with rock star Mark Shepard, can stop the catastrophe and save the mysterious Sword 23 from the clutches of a psychopath...if they can find the true mastermind in time.

Synapjock Ciaran Dolan is about to learn that his stories are the stuff of a Biblical Genesis - if he can survive the many characters of his own mind and reunify himself within, the gift he will bequeath to machine-kind may be full membership in the species known as human. And all the terrible responsibilities such membership entails.

For generations, the Company has produced made-to-order men and women for the jobs humankind itself no longer wishes to fill - soldiers, scientists, and administrators. It depends on the very predictability of what it creates, as does Earth and the far-flung galactic agricultural colonies. But not everyone finds such homogeneity comforting. Joshua 1011 is the living masterpiece of a genius with a singular mission and vision - bring back the ancient genotypes that once were the backbone of creative life.