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Over 100,000 copies sold! A true story of a marine and the miraculously loyal dog he befriends in Iraq. Nubs, an Iraqi dog of war, never had a home or a person of his own. He was the leader of a pack of wild dogs living off the land and barely surviving. But Nubs's life changed when he met...

Jim Morris is no stranger to big dreams. Since he was five years old, he passionately yearned to play baseball in the major leagues. However, despite all his hard work and determination, a series of unfortunate events and injuries scuttled his career before he was 25. Doctors told him he would never play again. Then at age 35 - after a string of highly implausible events and at an age when most players are retiring - Morris found himself on the mound as a relief pitcher for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

This final chapter in Daniel Woolrell's Ozark trilogy peels the lid back on a dysfunctional Missouri family as infidelity threatens to consume their world in violence and terror. Shug Akins is a lonely, overweight thirteen-year-old boy. His mother, Glenda, is the one person who loves him—she...

The year is 1877. Automatons and steam-powered dirigible gunships have transformed the nation in the aftermath of the Civil War. Everything on the other side of the Mississippi has been claimed for Russia. Lincoln is still president, having never been assassinated, but the former secretary of war Edwin Stanton is now the head of the Department of Public Safety, ruling with an iron fist as head of the country's military.

In Go Long, authors Dennis Carey, Brian Dumaine, Michael Useem, and Rodney Zemmel take you behind the scenes to witness the business decisions that are enabling leading organizations to outsmart and outlast the competition.

The Greater Key of Solomon remains one of the most influential works of ceremonial magic in the Western tradition. Though attributed to King Solomon, the text reflects centuries of transmission and adaptation. This edition restores the classic 1914 L.W. de Laurence version—derived from S.L. MacGregor Mathers—fully cleansed of advertisements and commercial insertions.

Herobrine—go home! After their failed attempt to bring Peter back from the dead, Jeff, Zion and Lila are now in Herobrine's sights. He wants to punish them, and he does so--by kidnapping Zion! Getting Zion back will be very tricky, but Jeff and Lila have some exciting new friends on their side--ender dragons. But will it be enough to outsmart Herobrine? Disclaimer: This book is an unofficial Minecraft book, a work of fan fiction. It is not endorsed, authorized, licensed, sponsored, or supported by Mojang AB, Microsoft Corp. or any other entity owning or controlling rights to the Minecraft...

The Raven is as much a paradoxical creature as he is important in the myths of many native cultures. The central character of these stories, the Raven is considered the benevolent creator, filling the world with beauty and harmony, the master mind behind all that is good and looked upon with warm admiration. On the other hand, he is often viewed as a malevolent conniving, scheming trickster with self-gratification as his only goal.

In this motivating speech, Dr. Kimbro, author of Think & Grow Rich: A Black Choice, explains the common link between the most powerful and influential African Americans of our time. Dr. Kimbro teaches about the characteristics that will guide you on the road toward of success and prosperity.

Drs. Dennis and Jen Clark have spent years cultivating their daily communion with the Lord, and trained thousands of everyday Christians to do the same. Having struggled, learned, and grown in this practice, they are able to help you create a constant place of secret encounters with God.

The nether golem approaches! Stuck inside the Golemzilla, Jeff and friends can't stop it tramping into Happy Hills. With Herobrine at the control desk, all hope is lost... But then strange glitches start occurring—Can our heroes exploit them and save the village? Disclaimer: This book is an unofficial Minecraft book, a work of fan fiction. It is not endorsed, authorized, licensed, sponsored, or supported by Mojang AB, Microsoft Corp. or any other entity owning or controlling rights to the Minecraft name, trademarks or copyrights. Great Minecraft books for boys and girls aged 8-12 who love...

The White Hotel, one of seven 'unmade movies' available on audio, centres around circus performer Lisa, who visits famous Berlin psychoanalyst Dr Probst to discover the cause of her mysterious breast and pelvic pains. Reading her sexually charged journal, Probst concludes that the answer lies in her past. But then Lisa reveals her unsettling premonitions - 'I see what is going to happen. And what is going to happen cannot be endured.' Is her trauma really the result of childhood memories or a dark vision of the future?

Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho, it's off to the Nether we go! Jeff, Zion, and Lila have never been to the Nether before—they've only seen the pictures. How bad can it be? Turns out, pretty bad...but the news they receive there is even WORSE. Disclaimer: This book is an unofficial Minecraft book, a work of fan fiction. It is not endorsed, authorized, licensed, sponsored, or supported by Mojang AB, Microsoft Corp. or any other entity owning or controlling rights to the Minecraft name, trademarks or copyrights. Great Minecraft books for fans of Steve The Noob, Zack Zombie, Dave The Villager, and Skeleton ...

The giant slime sinks slowly over Happy Hills. Jeff and Zion must find enough Netherite to destroy it before it destroys the village. They've managed quests to the Nether before but this time, Derpboi's coming along. And he's not making things easier... Disclaimer: This book is an unofficial Minecraft book, a work of fan fiction. It is not endorsed, authorized, licensed, sponsored, or supported by Mojang AB, Microsoft Corp. or any other entity owning or controlling rights to the Minecraft name, trademarks or copyrights. Great Minecraft books for boys and girls aged 7 and above. Fans of ...

Hank Castor has been a law enforcement officer most of his adult life. Devastated by the unsolved murder of his wife, he abandons his career as a federal agent to pursue the killer and exact revenge.History professor Eldon Quist’s carefully organized world has come crashing down. Accusations of plagiarism, sexual misconduct, and foul play have stripped him of all he held dear.Charles Redhorse, a larger than life character we met in the first installment of Sound Investigations – A Deadly Dive, has embedded himself into the lives of Hank and Eldon and comes to them for help when his ...

Following in the tradition of its Shingo Prize-winning predecessors, Lean Production Simplified, Third Edition gives a clear overview of the structure and tools of the Lean production system. Written for the practitioner by a practitioner, it delivers a comprehensive insider's view of Lean...

Trust is essential to all relationships, but knowing how to build and maintain it remains elusive. Drawing from three decades of research and consulting, trust experts Dennis and Michelle Reina provide a comprehensive roadmap for creating lasting trust in any relationship.

Five friends venture into the abandoned Blackridge Sanitarium deep in the woods. Inside, the building isn’t empty. Hallways move. Doors close on their own. And patient files appear for people who were never admitted — including a college friend who vanished years ago after a cruel prank they all tried to forget. Now the sanitarium has opened its doors again. And it already has five empty files waiting. Because Blackridge isn’t haunted. It’s alive.

Literary Theory for Robots reveals the hidden history of modern machine intelligence, taking listeners on a spellbinding journey from medieval Arabic philosophy to visions of a universal language, past Hollywood fiction factories, and missile defense systems trained on Russian folktales. In this provocative reflection on the shared pasts of literature and computer science, former Microsoft engineer and professor of comparative literature Dennis Yi Tenen provides crucial context for recent developments in AI, which holds important lessons for the future of humans living with smart technology.

A poverty-stricken girl develops a strange ability that makes her family rich, but at a terrible price. A grieving attorney teams up with a terrifying mythological force to prove that justice reaches beyond the grave. And a police officer discovers that a quiet little antique store is ground zero for an invasion of horrific creatures, hiding in plain sight….