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You Wouldn't Want to Be a Ninja Warrior!: A Secret Job That's Your Destiny


John Malam - 1999
    Examines the skills needed to become a ninja, including practicing with weapons everyday, listening and not asking questions, and keeping identity secret.

Commando


James Evans - 2019
     A colony is under invasion. It’s time to send in the Commandos. When the Royal Marines are called to New Bristol, they’re expecting their mission will be just another insurgent hunt. What they face when they arrive is anything but a spot of local trouble though.After a brutal firefight, Lieutenant Warden finds himself leading the remaining Commandos in defence of the colonists. Their enemy has superior numbers, weaponry and armour. They see the colony as a soft target, but they weren’t counting on facing the Royal Marine Space Commandos. Warden must bring the fight to the enemy, and bring it with all the fire and fury he can summon. With only their basic weapon packages and equipment available, it’ll be a tough fight.Can one young Lieutenant and a score of Marines bring an end to the invasion?

Forgive Us


E.T. Gunnarsson - 2020
    Generation after generation, survivors fight on enduring the world caused by their ancestors.In 2153, fledgling nations clash over land and resources. London is a veteran of the wasteland, struggling to protect his adopted daughter Rose as the world decays around them. Little does he know that both he and Rose will soon find themselves drawn into a warJust how far is London willing to go to protect Rose from a world full of violence, hate, and apathy?Fans of The Gunslinger and Mad Max will love E.T. Gunnarsson’s multi-award-winning book Forgive Us, a story readers call “thrilling, brutal, awesome, and completely unique.”

Embark


Jon Justice - 2018
    Two of Earth’s largest corporations now supply the planet with the technology and fuel to make air and space flight available to everyone. Taft Gaurdia spends his weekends at an abandoned flying field, racing through the skies with his three best friends and the girl he longs to be with, Kaytha Morrow. After receiving a mysterious message from her deceased NASA-scientist father, Kaytha and Taft make a shocking discovery.  With Earth now suddenly facing a great disaster, a ruthless and power hungry enemy emerges. Unwittingly, Taft, Kaytha and their friends are thrust into the middle of humanity's fight for survival and future among the stars.

Conquer Basic Spanish: A Short Introduction To Beginners Spanish, Including Spanish Grammar, Verbs and Vocabulary (Learn Spanish Book 4)


Linda Plummer - 2014
    I'm sure it will be ...

Sea Siege


Andre Norton - 1957
    But on an island in the West Indies a small group of American Seabees, scientists and natives knew otherwise, knew that a horror more terrifying than any man had ever known had been unleashed in the seas -- and that no one could stop it...

Manna from Heaven


Roger Zelazny - 2003
    This new collection includes all five previously uncollected Amber stories, plus the prologue from the rare limited edition of Trumps of Doom, and 16 other fantasy and science fiction stories (including a collaboration with Harlan Ellison).

The Lion of Comarre and Against the Fall of Night


Arthur C. Clarke - 1968
    Clarke. Originally published in 1968, it has been reprinted several times. Both concern Earth in the far future, with a utopian, but static human society.Against the Fall of Night was later expanded and revised into a novel as The City and the Stars, one of Clarke's best-known works.The Lion of Comarre has a similar theme. It is about a dissatisfied young man in search "something more" in a future society that believes it has discovered everything and ceases to advance. The two are not, however, in the same future history.

Why Scientists Disagree About Global Warming: The NIPCC Report on Scientific Consensus


Craig D. Idso - 2015
    This claim is not only false, but its presence in the debate is an insult to science." With these words, the authors begin a detailed analysis of one of the most controversial topics of the day. The authors make a compelling case against claims of a scientific consensus. The purported proof of such a consensus consists of sloppy research by nonscientists, college students, and a highly partisan Australian blogger. Surveys of climate scientists, even those heavily biased in favor of climate alarmism, find extensive disagreement on the underlying science and doubts about its reliability. The authors point to four reasons why scientists disagree about global warming: a conflict among scientists in different and often competing disciplines; fundamental scientific uncertainties concerning how the global climate responds to the human presence; failure of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to provide objective guidance to the complex science; and bias among researchers. The authors offer a succinct summary of the real science of climate change based on their previously published comprehensive review of climate science in a volume titled Climate Change Reconsidered II: Physical Science. They recommend that policymakers resist pressure from lobby groups to silence scientists who question the authority of the IPCC to claim to speak for climate science. More than 50,000 copies of the first edition were sold or given away in five months to elected officials, civic and business leaders, scientists, and other opinion leaders. The response from the science community and experts on climate change has been overwhelmingly positive. To meet demand for more copies, we have produced this second revised edition. Changes include a foreword by Marita Noon, at the time executive director of Energy Makes America Great, Inc. Some of the discussion in Chapter 1 has been revised and expanded thanks to feedback from readers of the first edition. Graphs in Chapters 4, 5, and 6 are now full color, and new graphs have been added.

Memory Clouds


Tony Moyle - 2020
    Jake Montana waits for the letter every eighteen-year-old receives on their birthday. It’s the one from the Circuit. It’s the one that determines the rest of your life. Your life partner, job, home, and crucially, your importance factor, all selected for you. In the year 2054 your ‘importance factor’ is everything, but it’s not random. It’s based on a detailed assessment of every thought, emotion and memory you’ve ever stored in your Memory Cloud since the day you first received the implants. Your fate, the Circuit insists, is always yours. But the future that Jake wants most won’t be inside his letter. It can’t be. His childhood sweetheart, Christie, won’t reach her Ascension Day for months so it’s impossible that her name will appear. He’s right, but there are bigger surprises in store. The Memory Cloud has chosen a life for Jake that no one would want. A life that will drag him into the murky world of the Spectrum, a community who denounce the Circuit and refuse to comply to their rules. A life designed to keep Jake from Christie and to hide the truth that lives deep inside him.A truth that the Circuit will stop at nothing to keep from the world.Memory Clouds is book one of the 'Circuit' series, the brand new dystopian thriller from Tony Moyle. if you liked 1984, A Brave New World or The Hunger Games then this is a must read. Grab hold of this wickedly dark, fast-paced page turner today.

Los Heroes y Los Dioses: Relatos de La Iliada y La Guerra de Troya


Andres Montanes - 2009
    The simple and straightforward text is paired with illustrations that capture daily life in ancient Greece to make for a fast-paced read. A final section explores the characteristics of the epic narrative, and themes such as heroism, justice, and cultural identity.

You Wouldn't Want to Be a Mayan Soothsayer!: Fortunes You'd Rather Not Tell


Rupert Matthews - 2008
    Features: - Humorous Handy Hints that relate directly to the text are provided on each spread- High interest topic for children of all ages- Draws in even the most reluctant reader with a lighthearted tone and hilarious illustrations- The cultures and traditions of ancient civilizations spring to life in the pages of this series- Includes glossary and index- Perfect for struggling readers

La Guerra Sucia


Nathaniel Kirby - 2011
    When Leslie discovers that Raúl, along with tens of thousands of other suspected dissidents, has suffered horrific atrocities at the hands of the Argentine government, she finds herself in a life-altering series of events. Will she escape with her life and with the information she needs to help the Argentine people?

Bite Me, Vol. 1


Tracey H. Kitts - 2013
    Kitts, combined for the very first time into VOLUME ONE of the Bite Me, Vampire Romance Collection.The Bite Me Vampire Romance Collection, Volume One includes:1. Till the Break of Dawn2. Frank and The Werewolf TamerTill the Break of DawnThanks to a bet with her best friend, Dawn is about to get involved with the undead love of her life for the second time. So what if he's immortal. It could work, right?Warning: This book contains graphic sex, graphic language, and one smoking hot vampire.Frank and The Werewolf TamerKatherine has had a hard time finding work, mostly because she's a vampire. Turns out, people aren't clamoring to work with the undead. She goes to the massive theme park, Notte Oscura, as a last resort. What Katherine doesn't realize is, there's a lot more waiting for her than just a job.Warning: This book contains graphic sex, graphic language, and violence.

INVASION (The Lost Frontier Book 1)


Jerry Shepard - 2019
     Will the disgraced former Admiral earn the trust of his crew?Known for being a tactical genius, Captain Jameson has been given a less than exciting mission. Go investigate the anomaly. Deep in an unchartered section of space, the UAF Titan must find the source of a mysterious signal.He hates the mission.Babysitting scientists in the middle of nowhere makes him crazy.When they find the artifact, everything changes.A semi-globe, opaque, and glowing, Jameson’s crew makes a single mistake and they are soon in over their heads. Have they just started a war?Will the ship hold together?What’s his next move?You’ll love this first book in this exciting new series, because finding the artifact was only the beginning. Get it now!