Distinction is only efficacious and only possesses its proper force when it is the outcome of the qualities we have been endeavoring to inculcate in this book.—from book

An average walk could easily turn into a lot of fun! See what's around, ask yourself why, there could be more reasons than one!With your imagination and of course an open mind, anything is possible, who knows what you will find!

When does freedom go too far?Doctor Rowena Halley has finally found a job that pays enough to live on. Too bad it’s a continent away from one of the men in her life, and an ocean away from the other. Plus, the campus she’s teaching at is not the idyllic haven it seems.There are the usual problems of academia: busywork, embarrassing extracurricular activities, a difficult department chair. And then there’s real danger. A Gamergate activist has been invited t...

Beginners of all ages will win more games after studying this easy-to-follow book. This isn?t another random collection of puzzles, but a systematic course that teaches you how to checkmate your opponent. Experienced chess coach Kevin Stark explains elementary mating patterns in all the important positions and provides many tests to see if you have really mastered the technique. A fun book and a great help in achieving the ultimate goal in chess.

Would you cut out your healthy breasts and ovaries if you thought it might save your life? That's not a theoretical question for journalist Lizzie Stark's relatives, who grapple with the horrific legacy of cancer built into the family DNA. It is a BRCA mutation that has robbed most of her female relatives of breasts, ovaries, peace of mind, or life itself. In Pandora's DNA, Stark uses her family's experience to frame a larger story about the so-called breast cancer genes, explorin...

The master criminal gathers a gang to rob a casino boat, but things don't run smoothly in this hard-boiled caper novel.Foreword by Lawrence BlockParker's got a couple of rules that have helped keep him alive throughout his long career. One of those is never to work on a boat. But with a gambling boat cruising down the Hudson, stuffed to the gunwales with cash, Parker's got a plan, a team, and a new rule: a shot at a big enough score makes a...

A master thief wraps up some unfinished business in this fast-paced, hard-boiled crime novel by the author of Nobody Runs Forever.Parker's got a new fence and a new plan to get the loot back from a botched job. But a bounty hunter, the FBI, and the local cops are on his tail. Only his brains, his cool, and the help of his lone longtime dame, Claire, can keep him one step ahead of the cars and the guns in this final Parker thriller.Praise for ...

When the phone rang, Parker was in the garage, killing a man.He makes it in time to pick up the call - and is immediately dispatched to Montana on a new job. This time he's in for a mighty haul, but he has to work with a new, unknown accomplice - the only man who can crack a formidable security system.With broken promises and bodies piling up behind them, one question remains: Is there enough room in this heist for both men to come out alive?

Jude and Haven share a secret. One he willingly hides and she tries to forget, but it regardless, it has tied them together.It's not until their relationship is discovered that Haven has a choice to make. She can pine for the man who walked away or choose a new path.But secrets have a way of showing themselves, making it difficult for Haven to let go...And when she does, can Jude live with the consequences?

The Ballad of Halo Jones meets Becky Chambers' Wayfarers by way of 3:10 to Yuma; a clash of law and lawlessness, storytelling and truth in a headlong romp across the stars.After forty years of wreaking havoc across the galaxy, the outlaw Nine Lives – AKA Former General Gabriella Ortiz – has finally run out of lives. Shot down into a backwater at the system's edge, she is rescued by deputy marshall Havemercy Grey.Hav is a true soul, trying ...

The year is 1864. Sister Thomas Josephine is on her way from St Louis, Missouri, to Sacramento, California. During the course of her journey, however, she'll find that her faith requires her to take off her wimple and pick up a gun. Innocent Visitandine nun Sister Thomas Josephine wants nothing more than an adventure-free journey out west. But adventure is what she'll get - and heaps of it - when she's taken hostage by a desperate outlaw on the Laramie Plains of Wyoming. Before long she'll...

Max hates his sister's boss: the wealthy, domineering and sexy Samuel. One day Max can't take it anymore: he snaps and confronts Samuel face-to-face. The day afterward, Max gets word that Samuel wants to see him again, but he's not ready for what Samuel has in store for him. Max is torn in multiple directions: he hates Samuel but cannot deny his attraction to him, yet he also doesn't want to simply be another of Samuel's conquests. What will happen to them?WARNING: This 5,348-w...