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“I think something might have happened to me Saturday night. Something bad.”Private Investigator Dani Ripper’s client list is nuttier than the Looney Tunes conga line, but she diligently solves one crazy case after another, waiting for a game-changer. Enter Riley Freeman, 17-year-old honor student.Saturday afternoon Riley quietly placed a little strawberry sticker on her private area and pretended it was a tattoo. She didn’t tell anyone about it. That night she went to a slumber party that featured drinking and boys. Riley fell asleep, woke up the next day with no reason to think anything happened……Until Monday, at school, when a classmate called her Strawberry.Coincidence or crime? Dani agrees to investigate. And the roller coaster ride begins.

Eat Happy has 154 delicious grain-free, gluten-free recipes that are also free of any processed sugars. There are meats, fish, sides, soups, starters, casseroles, slow cooker recipes, breakfast dishes, and even desserts to satisfy any sweets craving you might have, all with virtually no sugar. If you are low carb, paleo, are wanting to keep autoimmune issues at bay, or just want to lose extra weight, Eat Happy gives you comfort food where you won’t miss the sugars or grains so your body and brain can feel happy from eating real foods. In 2012, after almost ten years of being gluten free due to celiac, Anna Vocino found she was gaining weight faster than a tick on a labradoodle. Turns out the culprit wasn’t overeating or too much fat in the diet, but the pesky sugars and grains in all those gluten free comfort foods. When Anna started podcasting with Fitness Confidential author Vinnie Tortorich, she adapted her entire way of eating to do what Tortorich coined: NSNG—No Sugars No Grains. Sure enough, the weight dropped off, the inflammation due to celiac finally calmed down, and for the first time in her life, she learned what it meant to be truly happy about food. All of Anna’s recipes are delicious, easy to make, and so satisfying, you won’t even know you’re eating healthy. Craving rich, decadent chocolate pots with fresh cream that are delicious but not fattening? Wanna make a grain-free pizza crust that actually helps you lose weight? Dying for pancakes, but you’ve committed to avoiding carbs? How about hearty shepherd’s pie, tater tots, sizzling ginger rice, all made with cauliflower instead of high carb rice and potatoes? Eat Happy offers low carb comfort foods to please the entire family.

“I am no fool. I knew that if I wanted to make it to the end of the week alive, I would have to avoid upsetting Grandpa as much as possible. No singing, no playful nips, no jaunty bell.”Bird and Grandpa stay home in Massachusetts while Mother, Father, Joseph and Maya head south for a winter holiday. When Grandpa determines to set tropical Bird free in freezing February, Bird must use every bit of bird brain power to outsmart him.• Will Bird become a parrot popsicle?• What’s in the creepy second bedroom where no one ever goes?• Do Grandpa and Bird play Dig a Hole to China and Send Birdie on a Trip?In the spirit of Tom and Jerry, Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd, and Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote, here come Bird and Grandpa in the hilarious first short story in the Grandpa Hates the Bird series!

Reid Clark is a pro golfer at the top of the leader board during the PGA tour; he is also a hothead with a reputation for trouble. Reid receives a death threat right before teeing off on the final day of the Master's Tournament, and hires a P.I. to track down the perpetrator. Suspense builds throughout as Reid tries to compete in one of golf s most prestigious contests...and woo the woman he loves...while dodging death at every turn. Sudden Death will score big for all mystery lovers."You like golf, you like murder mysteries - - then Sudden Death is your book!" James Patterson "Pure fun, pure intrigue. The action never stops till a fascinating climax." Clive Cussler Be sure to read Dead Ball, the highly endorsed sequel to Sudden Death.

Fifty years ago, in a small, fragile spacecraft designed for only one purpose—landing on the Moon—two American astronauts prepared to fly that spacecraft from its 10 mile high orbit above the Moon down to a landing on the Sea of Tranquility. It was a sea in name only. It was actually a bone dry, ancient dusty basin pockmarked with craters and littered with rocks and boulders. Somewhere in that 500 mile diameter basin, the astronauts would attempt to make Mankind’s first landing on the Moon.Neil Armstrong would pilot the Lunar Module “Eagle” during its twelve minute descent from orbit down to a landing. Col. Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin would assist him. On the way down they would encounter a host of problems, any one of which could have potentially caused them to have to call off the landing, or, even worse, die making the attempt. The problems were all technical-communications problems, computer problems, guidance problems, sensor problems. Armstrong and Aldrin faced the very real risk of dying by the very same technical sword that they had to live by in order to accomplish the enormous task of landing on the Moon for the first time.Yet the human skills Armstrong and Aldrin employed would be more than equal to the task. Armstrong’s formidable skills as an aviator, honed from the time he was a young boy, would serve him well as he piloted Eagle down amidst a continuing series of systems problems that might have fatally distracted a lesser aviator. Armstrong’s brilliant piloting was complemented by Aldrin’s equally remarkable discipline and calmness as he stoically provided a running commentary on altitude and descent rate while handling systems problems that threatened the landing. Finally, after a harrowing twelve and a half minutes, Armstrong gently landed Eagle at “Tranquility Base”, a name he had personally chosen to denote the location of the first Moon landing.In “Landing Eagle-Inside the Cockpit During the First Moon Landing”, author Mike Engle gives a minute by minute account of the events that occurred throughout Eagle’s descent and landing on the Moon. Engle, a retired NASA engineer and Mission Control flight controller, uses NASA audio files of actual voice recordings made inside Eagle’s cockpit during landing to give the reader an “inside the cockpit” perspective on the first Moon landing. Engle’s transcripts of these recordings, along with background material on the history and technical details behind the enormous effort to accomplish the first Moon landing, give a new and fascinating insight into the events that occurred on that remarkable day fifty years ago.

"Capitalism 101" is an attack on forced altruism andequality. It calls for a change to the ways we govern our western democracies.The book is a blueprint of how a just and free society should be built in orderto survive. Ayn Rand showed us what not to do. George Orwell showed us whatwould happen if we will go the wrong way. Fifty years later, Leon Weinsteinshows us what is needed to be done as quickly as possible in order to keep ourfreedom and continue enjoying our prosperity.The system of governing in the US and other WesternDemocracies proved to be flawed and apparently stops functioning as plannedwhen a country hits deep financial crisis. In other words, when more than halfof the voters receive from the state without contributing to the mutual basket,the democracy fails. At this point it will be unable to stop or even reduceentitlement programs and the morphing into a nanny state and eventualtransformation into a tyranny will start. A right to vote granted to those who do not contribute tothe society, allows them to take from those that earned what they were unableto earn with their own labor. A right given to the government to increase taxesat any time the government wants it, leads to corruption and destruction oftrust between the productive part of the society and the elected officials. Thebook proves that a right to vote granted to everyone is counterproductive andwill bring any country to a bankruptcy and to either a left or a right tyranny.Voting rights is a privilege and shall be earned. This book proves beyond a reasonable doubt that in order tosustain high quality of life and the freedom that Americans enjoy agovernment's role shall be redefined as "to protect and serve" and NOT to usetaxpayers' money to choose favorites, create entitlements or compete with theprivate sector. One of the conclusions that a reader will inevitably reachafter reading this book, is that before enacting any law or a reform,we-the-people shall check it against two major principles: (a) it can't harmeven a smallest part of the society, and (b) it can't take from anyone anyproperty if the owners disagree. All existing laws should be checked againstthe same principles and corrected.Minorities (any minority including blacks, Jews, woman, man,handicapped, whites, smokers, rich, homosexuals, or any other minority) shouldbe fully protected. Rich are also a minority and their rights should beprotected as the rights of any other minority. Smokers are also a minority.People or groups that you may not like should be protected at any cost. No majority can take from even one person what is hiswithout the owner' explicit permission. Not money, not property, not fruits ofhis labor or ideas he created. Even if the majority wants it badly, or needs itbadly. Even if an owner is a very bad (by majority standards) person. Even ifhe has abundance and they have none. The society has to protect the rights ofeach and every individual, each and every group however small it is. Otherwisethe society will become a prison for all. By defending someone today, youprotect your own interests in the future.

Fifty years ago, in a small, fragile spacecraft designed for only one purpose—landing on the Moon—two American astronauts prepared to fly that spacecraft from its 10 mile high orbit above the Moon down to a landing on the Sea of Tranquility. It was a sea in name only. It was actually a bone dry, ancient dusty basin pockmarked with craters and littered with rocks and boulders. Somewhere in that 500 mile diameter basin, the astronauts would attempt to make Mankind’s first landing on the Moon.Neil Armstrong would pilot the Lunar Module “Eagle” during its twelve minute descent from orbit down to a landing. Col. Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin would assist him. On the way down they would encounter a host of problems, any one of which could have potentially caused them to have to call off the landing, or, even worse, die making the attempt. The problems were all technical-communications problems, computer problems, guidance problems, sensor problems. Armstrong and Aldrin faced the very real risk of dying by the very same technical sword that they had to live by in order to accomplish the enormous task of landing on the Moon for the first time.Yet the human skills Armstrong and Aldrin employed would be more than equal to the task. Armstrong’s formidable skills as an aviator, honed from the time he was a young boy, would serve him well as he piloted Eagle down amidst a continuing series of systems problems that might have fatally distracted a lesser aviator. Armstrong’s brilliant piloting was complemented by Aldrin’s equally remarkable discipline and calmness as he stoically provided a running commentary on altitude and descent rate while handling systems problems that threatened the landing. Finally, after a harrowing twelve and a half minutes, Armstrong gently landed Eagle at “Tranquility Base”, a name he had personally chosen to denote the location of the first Moon landing.In “Landing Eagle-Inside the Cockpit During the First Moon Landing”, author Mike Engle gives a minute by minute account of the events that occurred throughout Eagle’s descent and landing on the Moon. Engle, a retired NASA engineer and Mission Control flight controller, uses NASA audio files of actual voice recordings made inside Eagle’s cockpit during landing to give the reader an “inside the cockpit” perspective on the first Moon landing. Engle’s transcripts of these recordings, along with background material on the history and technical details behind the enormous effort to accomplish the first Moon landing, give a new and fascinating insight into the events that occurred on that remarkable day fifty years ago.

“I love this book! Read it and you’ll see why Vinnie’s the guy that trains me. He’ll make you laugh, get you in the best shape of your life and inspire you with his incredible but true story.”Howie MandelAmerica’s Angriest Trainer, Vinnie Tortorich, exposes the nasty underbelly of the fitness industry while getting you into the best shape of your life. For over 20 years, Vinnie has been Hollywood’s go-to guy for celebrities and athletes looking to get fit fast. Now, in this hilarious and often r-rated memoir, he holds nothing back. What’s the best piece of fitness equipment money can buy? What’s the fastest way to lose weight: diet or exercise? Why are health clubs worse than used car lots? In FITNESS CONFIDENTIAL, Vinnie tells all. So get ready to get fit, get inspired and get the dirt with Hollywood’s most outrageous personal trainer!

Praise for Child of the Sword:"...a magical world of witches, wizards and war in this high-energy first installment of an epic-fantasy series...A fine fantasy novel that will provide readers with a good weekend escape from reality" — Kirkus ReviewsKindle Book Review Editor's Pick"This book grabbed from the start. I finished it and had to pick up the 2nd one right away."—A. C.Rat is no ordinary ThiefA small feral child, he steals what he can to feed the gnawing hunger in his gut, though nothing can satisfy the hunger in his soul.But he has a special talent that the wizards and witches of the clans covet, so Clan Elhiyne abducts him and gives him the name Morgin.Can he escape the scheming of the clan's calculating and manipulative leader, the matriarchal old witch Olivia?And as he grows into manhood, can he survive the inter-clan rivalries, and the hatred that smolders between Olivia and her arch-enemy Valso, leader of Clan Decouix?A can't-put-it-down read. Pick it up today!

"Capitalism 101" is an attack on forced altruism and equality. It calls for a change to the ways we govern our western democracies. The book is a blueprint of how a just and free society should be built in order to survive. Ayn Rand showed us what not to do. George Orwell showed us what would happen if we will go the wrong way. Fifty years later, Leon Weinstein shows us what is needed to be done as quickly as possible in order to keep our freedom and continue enjoying our prosperity. The system of governing in the US and other Western Democracies proved to be flawed and apparently stops functioning as planned when a country hits deep financial crisis. In other words, when more than half of the voters receive from the state without contributing to the mutual basket, the democracy fails. At this point it will be unable to stop or even reduce entitlement programs and the morphing into a nanny state and eventual transformation into a tyranny will start. A right to vote granted to those who do not contribute to the society, allows them to take from those that earned what they were unable to earn with their own labor. A right given to the government to increase taxes at any time the government wants it, leads to corruption and destruction of trust between the productive part of the society and the elected officials. The book proves that a right to vote granted to everyone is counterproductive and will bring any country to a bankruptcy and to either a left or a right tyranny. Voting rights is a privilege and shall be earned. This book proves beyond a reasonable doubt that in order to sustain high quality of life and the freedom that Americans enjoy a government's role shall be redefined as "to protect and serve" and NOT to use taxpayers' money to choose favorites, create entitlements or compete with the private sector. One of the conclusions that a reader will inevitably reach after reading this book, is that before enacting any law or a reform, we-the-people shall check it against two major principles: (a) it can't harm even a smallest part of the society, and (b) it can't take from anyone any property if the owners disagree. All existing laws should be checked against the same principles and corrected. Minorities (any minority including blacks, Jews, woman, man, handicapped, whites, smokers, rich, homosexuals, or any other minority) should be fully protected. Rich are also a minority and their rights should be protected as the rights of any other minority. Smokers are also a minority. People or groups that you may not like should be protected at any cost. No majority can take from even one person what is his without the owner' explicit permission. Not money, not property, not fruits of his labor or ideas he created. Even if the majority wants it badly, or needs it badly. Even if an owner is a very bad (by majority standards) person. Even if he has abundance and they have none. The society has to protect the rights of each and every individual, each and every group however small it is. Otherwise the society will become a prison for all. By defending someone today, you protect your own interests in the future.

FIRST PLACE PURPLE DRAGONFLY AWARD FOR YOUNG ADULT FICTION. ORPHANED AND ALONE, Conor Archer comes back to his hometown to find himself the center of attention. With the help of new friends, Jace the captain of the football team and Beth, his twin sister, along with a strange Labrador Retriever named Troubles, Conor has to discover who he really is and how he is tied to the mystery of the 'Dark Ones'. They are the children the town is protecting from an ancient river demon and a shapeshifter in the nearby Indian Burial mound. Into the midst of Conor's hunt for the truth comes DIOGENE, a biogenetics company with a scientist willing to do anything to unravel the mystery of the 'Dark Ones'. Conor finds himself caught in a web of lies where myth and science war for humanity's soul.

#1 AMAZON BESTSELLER. RUMORS OF MAGIC AND MURDER hung over the tragedy at Tinker's Grove which destroyed a town and killed some fine people. Aunt Emily thought sending Conor Archer to Ireland to see his godmother was the solution to keep him safe and out of harm's way.Conor went, and immediately got himself in trouble with a local landowner, a Japanese war criminal, and a bunch of Otherworld things that wanted to destroy him. Not everyone was an enemy. There were the secretive Travelers--the Tinker folk with legends that tended to come true. Of course, the Roan were there, the People of the Sea, promising to watch over him. But there was something more--an ancient being camped out on the mysterious Skellig Islands, intent on protecting him and the land.He remembered Aunt Emily slapping an envelope into his pocket saying, "Here's your ticket; have a nice flight; stay safe." Not a chance he thought. Ireland might be a spectacular place, but it was bound to be dangerous. Good thing he had his shapeshifting powers. But would his new found abilities be able to defeat the Dark who wanted him dead?