Her Hero

Her Hero

Aimée Thurlo

Mystery & Thrillers / Romance / Science

SHE NEEDED A HERO... Navajo healer Joshua Blackhorse was the one man who could help Nydia Jim keep a promise to her son -- and save a life. She'd come to Four Winds in search of Joshua -- and became the sale witness to his innocence as he stood accused of a terrible crime. SHE FOUND A MAN... All his life Joshua had followed the old ways of his people -- tolerance, balance and moderation. Now, deserted by his friends, he had to rely on Nydia. But when he looked into her dark eyes, what he felt had nothing to do with moderation. Was Nydia a dangerous temptation...or his only hope?
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One Good Turn

One Good Turn

Chris Ryan

Nonfiction / Science / History

In 1917, Western Front, Ypres, a soldier wakes up in a damp, dark basement. He can't get out. He is covered in mud. His skin is badly burned. And he can't remember anything. But his nightmare doesn't end there. He is tried and found guilty of cowardice, impersonating a fellow soldier and theft. He can barely speak, let alone defend himself. As the verdict is passed and he learns that the death sentence awaits him, he remembers two things: that he took something from a dead man in the trenches, and that the name his accusers have been calling him is not his. With time slipping away, Chris Ransom must try to remember the events that have led him to this moment, so that he can clear his name and save himself.
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100 Mysteries of Science Explained

100 Mysteries of Science Explained

Popular Science

Science / Nonfiction / Reference

From end of the world scenarios to disappearing bees and beyond, the experts at Popular Science magazine uncover the secrets of the universe and answer 100 of science's most mysterious questions.100 Mysteries is segmented into chapters by Physical Matter and Forces, Space, Human Body, Earth, Other Life-Forms, and Human Triumphs and Troubles.Explore the secrets of the universe, and understand the latest scientific thinking on dark matter, black holes, time travel, and much more.
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Song of Two Worlds

Song of Two Worlds

Alan Lightman

Literature & Fiction / Science / Memoir

"VERDICT A vivid and moving book-length narrative poem that places the reader inside of a universe of wonder; of interest to poetry readers and beyond." —Library Journal From the author of international bestseller Einstein's Dreams and National Book Award nominee The Diagnosis. After decades of living "hung like a dried fly," emptied and haunted by his past, the narrator, a man who has lost his faith in all things following a mysterious personal tragedy, awakens one morning revitalized and begins a Dante-like journey to find something to believe in, first turning to the world of science and then to the world of philosophy, religion, and human life. As his personal story is slowly revealed, little by little, we confront the great questions of the cosmos and of the human heart, some questions with answers and others without. An exciting new illustrated edition of a unique narrative poem.
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Night Strike

Night Strike

Chris Ryan

Nonfiction / Science / History

The second book in the Chris Ryan Extreme series. Former SAS hero John Bald is a man at war with himself and fighting a losing battle with the bottle. But then he is reluctantly thrust back into battle... In the race to develop ever more powerful weapons, technology has become the new frontline in global terrorism. And when one of America's most cutting-edge defence contractors suspects a sleeper cell operating in its midst, the Firm reaches out to its most cold-blooded son. Bald's mission: kill the sleeper before they can smuggle top-secret weaponry into the hands of the West's deadliest enemies. But the mission goes sideways, and Bald is the fall guy. Now he must pursue the sleeper from the ghettos of Florida to the war-torn streets of Tripoli, in a relentless hunt for the technology and the truth. Shadowed every step of the way by a ruthless CIA hitman, Bald soon finds that the lines between friend and enemy are blurred, and he'll have to call on all his warrior instincts to stay alive... The Chris Ryan Extreme books take you even further into the heart of the mission with even more extreme action, more extreme language and more extreme pace. Like Call of Duty or Medal of Honor, you'll feel part of the team. Chris Ryan Extreme: Night Strike has previously been published as four separate shorter missions. Now combined in one ebook to keep you at the centre of the action.
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Wardragon

Wardragon

Paul Collins

Nonfiction / History / Science

Wardragon is the culmination of The Jelindel Chronicles in a soaring saga. Finally Jelindel, with her allies, Zimak and Daretor, has tracked the alien mailshirt across two radically different worlds. But the journey is perilous when each step is lined with flying beasts, metal wasps, mercenaries and assassins . . . and the mailshirt linked up with the evil Preceptor to create a deadly enemy. All Jelindel has is a little magic, Zimak's wit and Daretor's sword to scrape through and that is not enough. Collins captures a terrifying, tense world with a touch of humour and holds it to the last shattering battle.
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