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Author Ken Brandt presents a gloriously positive view of life’s challenges while riding his roller coaster of vision setbacks and improvements. An adventure- and humor-filled journey that includes: being dragged by galloping horses in Montana, helping firefighters combat an arson blaze, captaining his university parachuting team, and a long, convoluted successful chase of a thief in New York City.

Our relentless drive to create makes us unique among living creatures. What is special about the human brain that enables us to innovate? Why don't cows choreograph dances? Why don't squirrels build elevators to their treetops? Why don't alligators invent speedboats? Weaving together the arts and sciences, neuroscientist David Eagleman and composer Anthony Brandt explore the need for novelty, the simulation of possible futures, and the social components that drive the inventiveness of our species.

Charlie Buckworth is the latest rookie at the new Hero Search and Rescue Academy. He’s always dreamed of one day being a K9 handler, but he’s been saddled with an enormous Newfoundland who seems determined to make sure Charlie doesn't graduate. Add to that, he’s pretty sure the B&B he’s staying at is haunted, and there’s a strict yet stunning librarian hounding him about hefty late fees for a book he borrowed over a decade ago. All Charlie wants to do is borrow a book on how to manage his mischievous pup and read it without being disturbed by ghosts. Taylor Klein never quite fit ...

Brody Stillwell grew up in South Africa, but his parents moved back to the U.S. when he was a teenager. Ever since he left, he missed the majestic beauty and the friendliness of the people in the captivating land. Two years ago, when the chance to return as a rescue agent with the Wild Animal Protection Agency presented itself, he accepted without hesitation. He’s proud of his excellent track-record of repelling poachers, but now his perfect streak is threatened when a group of criminals are targeting a herd of elephants. When Sarah Foster booked an African safari tour as her next ...

Police Officer Brooke Patterson is dedicated to her calling to help others, despite having to deal with the difficulties of being female in a male-dominated profession. To help her de-stress from her job, Brooke's friends talk her into taking a vacation the weekend before Christmas. The trio head to Clear Mountain Resort to ski, spend time at the spa, and relax. When they arrive and their suite isn't ready, the front desk clerk suggests they go on a sleigh ride-a new feature of the resort. Little does Brooke know, the last-minute activity will change her life forever. After a difficult ...

The full collection of the exciting Wild Animal Protection Agency series! Come be a part of the adventure, danger, and heartfelt moments with the Wild Animal Protection Agency, where brave men and women work alongside each other all over the world, to do the most risky job of all — rescue injured and endangered wild animals. Simmering with suspense, intrigue and heart-stopping romance, these six books will keep you turning the pages to their stunning happily-ever-afters! Rescue Agent for Dana Rescue Agent for Sarah Rescue Agent for Kylie Rescue Agent for Josette Rescue Agent for Margo ...

Until last week, I was comfortably passing for human. Then the half-dragon warrior Tam showed up on my doorstep. He demanded my help in recovering a stolen dragon egg and yanked me out of my ordinary life. After surviving that trial together, the brash warrior has switched his allegiance to a new dragon queen...me. He's appointed himself my bodyguard and the newly-hatched baby dragon's caretaker.

Peter Brandt, a litigator at the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), has been at the forefront of some of the toughest cases of animal abuse in the last 10 years - including supervising a team of lawyers working to protect the interests of farm animals. In this revelatory and often surprisingly funny memoir-cum-manifesto, Brandt describes his growing awareness of the extent of the cruelty of animals in concentrated animal feeding operations (a.k.a. factory farms) and the manifold harms to human health, local communities, and the environment for those who live near them.

Rescue Agent Ryland Stark has traveled all over the world with the Wild Animal Protection Agency, but a part of his heart has always remained in his hometown of Ferriday, Louisiana. When the animals in the bayou are in jeopardy due to exotic animal traders, he knows he needs to protect the place he loves. What he doesn’t expect is to end up working with his high school sweetheart in the process. Josette Trudeau never really got over her first boyfriend, even though he took off for the Army when he was eighteen and never looked back. She’s dated, but no one ever measured up to the nearly...

Rescue Agent Corbin Granger loves everything to do with the snow. When his career as a professional snow boarder was cut short, he pivoted into a career focused on his second love, animals. He finally got his dream posting in the Alaskan frontier, grateful to return to the glacial home he’s been missing. So when a wildlife biologist comes knocking on his cabin door, it’s the last thing he wants. Penny Roberts is thrilled to explore the wildlife located on a remote Alaskan mountain. She thinks she’s prepared for anything, but when a massive storm rolls in and separates her from her ...

With one fateful decision, the Empire of Twelve Kingdoms drifts from tenuous peace to limitless conflict. Emperor Eberhart's unexpected abdication creates an absence of power just as the land most needs leadership. Kinship, unity, and hope give way to ambition, conspiracy, and tragedy. Royal families, once allied, now fight for the throne, heedless of a rising threat from abroad. All the while, an ancient, sinister presence looms in forgotten corners, awaiting the opportunity to reclaim a world it once enslaved.

In this story, the divine mystery of chemistry between Hotwives and the men who love them is explicitly explored. Berlin falls for Cody, a well-endowed artist with a passion for sharing her with other partners. Autumn returns from her honeymoon with younger Kevin, hungry to expand their matrimonial bed with other couples. And Casey and Paul embrace their desire for pleasing an intimate crowd and throw a private party.

An ex-Navy Seal used to being alone, a plus-sized single mom struggling to juggle her responsibilities, and a hurricane that brings them together. Mason Fredericks knows everything there is about water. It’s what makes him the perfect instructor for water rescue at the Disaster City Search and Rescue Academy. Any chance he gets, he spends it in the water. So, when he finally gets a weekend off, he heads to the nearest lake. While fishing, he sees a boy struggling in the water, and he and his K9 partner, Dover, dives in to save him. When he returns the boy to his waiting mother, he can’t...

Conrad Gaines spent his whole life being made to feel inadequate, even after he got into an elite Ivy League college and created a company worth billions. Once he accepted he would never fit in, he focused on taking down those who made his life miserable. Tiffany Boswell has always had to prove herself capable as any man. First to her professors, then to her father, and even to her brother. When she's finally given the opportunity to co-run the family oil business, she's determined to not let anything get in her way, especially a man like Conrad Gaines.

At least, that's what high school sophomore Derrick Townsend hears on the television as the coming Y2K apocalypse grows nearer every day. On top of that, he's now the new kid in town, having moved to Mount Vernon a week before school starts for the next semester. Music-obsessed, he creates mixtapes of his favorite songs to help him cope with - and escape - this new, unfamiliar world.

The Irishman is an epic saga of organised crime in postwar America told through the eyes of World War II veteran Frank Sheeran, a hustler and hit man who worked for legendary crime boss Russell Bufalino alongside some of the most notorious figures of the 20th century. Spanning decades, Sheeran's story chronicles one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in American history, the disappearance of legendary union boss Jimmy Hoffa, and it offers a monumental journey through the hidden corridors of organized crime: its inner workings, rivalries and connections to mainstream politics.

Detective Grant Rogers is tracking a criminal... And his case will take him straight into the arms of his ex. It's not easy seeing the woman you might have loved again, especially when you know you promised to never hurt her. As Grant stands in front of Macy, feelings flood back to him. But he has a job to do and he can't let his guard down. He explains to Macy that he's in town on official business, tracking down a suspect. But secretly, he also hopes to reconnect with her. The only problem is, he's not sure he can protect Macy while trying to win her back. Macy West thought she had left ...

Find and kill the corporate stupidity that drives customers crazy. CEO and award-winning business writer John R. Brandt offers concrete examples of how any organization - large or small, and regardless of industry - can innovate in ways that delight customers and attract top-level talent. Nincompoopery - terrible customer service, idiotic business processes, and soul-crushing management practices - surrounds all of us. We lose time, patience, and profits as stuck-in-the-past organizations actively prevent us (and our customers) from getting the value we (and they) deserve.

Kris Merrill is a member of a small insurgent group operating within a multi-level metropolis that stretches from San Francisco to the Mexican border. Her attempt at rescuing Ian Miller failed, leaving her alone and her unborn son without a father. Without the trust of the insurgents, Kris is relegated to low-level assignments for them, and trying desperately to keep her pregnancy a secret. She is alone. War has started between the corporations. The people living in the lower levels of San Angeles have become the victims.

Chase and Wen collide with the CIA in a desperate attempt to protect a top-secret program. A mysterious group is methodically destroying tech companies, and domestic terrorists are setting the nation on fire. A technology that sees everything can be blinding; it's one hell of a hot summer.