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Frank and Joe are two teenage brothers who hope to follow in the footsteps of their father, a famous private detective. The Hardy Boys are joined by two friends, Chet and Biff, for a winter campout in a cabin on a remote island in Barmet Bay. But there seem to be others interested in the cabin, and a secret that it might hold. A sinister stranger orders them off the island, and when the boys don't comply, their food supplies are stolen.

On a bitter winter day in 1887, Charlotte Earnshaw’s life will change forever—for she will meet the dark avenging stranger who will force her father’s return to Africa: Jasim Bin Rashid, the prince of Zanzibar. In her quest to find her long lost true love Geoffrey, Charlotte falls prey to Mal d’Afrique, the dark secret of Eastern Africa and all its perils. Even as she returns to her beloved Cornwall, danger awaits in the sinister form of her predatory brother-in-law Derek Gallwey, and she must decide ultimately where her heart lies.

Thus Were Their Faces offers a comprehensive selection of the short fiction of Silvina Ocampo, undoubtedly one of the twentieth century's great masters of the story and the novella. Here are tales of doubles and impostors, angels and demons, a marble statue of a winged horse that speaks, a beautiful seer who writes the autobiography of her own death, a lapdog who records the dreams of an old woman, a suicidal romance, and much else that is incredible, mad, sublime, and delicious.

Finding and knowing God is less about right theology and belief and more about right geography. It is not so much about where we stand on issues but about where we stand with others and whether we are willing to embrace them as expressions of the Divine.

September 1914: The world is at war, and Europe is in flames. Paris had just fallen to the German forces of Kaiser Wilhelm, and the Entente forces are reeling back in disarray. With the fall of Paris, France is in dire straits, and General Joffre, its commander-in-chief, is relieved of command. The two allies meet in London to see how the war can be prosecuted from that point.

Life be Life-ing! While adversity, losses and setbacks are unavoidable in this human experience, Take This L is a profoundly brilliant reminder to anyone at any stage of life experiencing an L that it's just a season, and this, too, shall pass. Through vivid testimonial storytelling, the author helps the listener understand how a new generation is able to find balance between the fragility naturally brought on by L's and the resilience eventually gained in coping with adversity and loss.

Oh No! We’re Gonna Die is a compilation of short stories about close calls in Alaska involving the author and his friends and family. These stories are written in a humorous fashion, but still convey the apprehension, excitement and relief involved in life-threatening adventures. It shows how a relatively small mistake can become a major problem in the remote Alaska bush. It takes the listener on adventures throughout the state with a unique cast of characters who never seem to lack in questionable judgment or bad luck.

Columbia Business School professor Sandra Matz reveals in fascinating detail how big data offers insights into the most intimate aspects of our psyches and how these insights empower an external influence over the choices we make. This can be creepy, manipulative, and downright harmful, with scandals like that of British consulting firm Cambridge Analytica being merely the tip of the iceberg. Yet big data also holds enormous potential to help us live healthier, happier lives.

In Miami's deceptive calm, private investigator Matt Gage is pulled into a case that cuts to the core of the city's athletic empire. Hired by sports agent Jimmy Lawson, Gage is tasked with infiltrating the shadowy Sunshine Sports Collective and unraveling a dark conspiracy that spans the recesses of Miami's underbelly to the pulsing heart of its illustrious arenas.

Unerwartetes Geschenk. Wenn Noel Braxton zu seiner berüchtigten Geburtstagsparty einlädt, stehen die prominenten Gäste nicht nur Schlange, sondern auch vor einer Herausforderung: Was schenkt man einem Millionär, der sich alles Erdenkliche selbst kaufen kann? Diana landet eher zufällig auf der Feier des attraktiven Unternehmers. Als ihre Schwägerin krank wird, springt sie als Vorzeige-Begleitung für ihren Bruder ein. Umgeben von der High Society erlebt Diana in Noels Villa eine Veranstaltung, die einzigartig ist. Doch auch das Präsent, das sie mitbringt, ist besonders.

Our nation is in an existential struggle pitting our democracy against the forces of autocracy. America’s growing inequalities in income and wealth and persistent racial inequities have divided our country, polarized our politics, and unleashed our tribal instincts. Our evolved human nature has given us a hybrid genotype. We are all partly selfish and partly altruistic, partly hierarchical/authoritarian and partly egalitarian, and we are all tribal. Is our hybrid human nature compatible with egalitarian democracy?

With more than 50 years of professional experience, Mark C. Zweig has seen it all—from the fear and excitement of starting a new business to the joys and challenges of life as an entrepreneur. In Confessions of an Entrepreneur: Simple Wisdom for Starting, Building, and Running a Business, Zweig draws upon this wealth of experience to offer practical, easy-to-understand guidance for bringing a business to life and cultivating success at every stage of its development.

With interstellar victory behind him, his greatest enemies vanquished, and two galaxies now at peace, Charlie and his friends had settled into a happy life of contented normalcy on the beaches of Earth. Even his dragon companion had made new friends and found a fulfilling life. And with Leila's first child on the way, Charlie really thought the universe was smiling on him at long last.

When your luck just plain sucks in not one galaxy, but two, most people would throw in the towel. But not Charlie. In fact, it almost seemed like he was a glutton for that sort of misery.

A magic wielding astronaut fighting off an alien invasion with his dragon friend? Charlie thought they might actually pull it off...that is if Lady Luck decided to play nice for a change. Unfortunately, knowing his fortunes, the odds of that were slim to none.

Sucked through a wormhole, Charlie's spaceship crash landed on a distant world, yet somehow he survived. But survival was about to get a lot harder as he found himself not just stranded on a new planet, but in another galaxy entirely. One ruled not by the laws of technology, but by magic. A realm of space pirates, deadly assassins, alien gladiators, and even dragons. For the spaceman from Earth, it was enough to make his head spin.

Adrian Hell is an assassin with a legendary reputation. When he’s hired to take out a corrupt businessman, he quickly realizes that the job isn’t as straightforward as it first appears. The more Adrian learns about his target, the more he becomes one himself. Caught in the middle of two powerful enemies, Adrian must use every tool in his deadly arsenal to survive.

Five short stories now available in audio format!

This book employs scientific evidence to examine why humans tend to make poor investment choices. Most investors continue to see their investment results harmed by the book’s two main themes: fear and greed. Fear and greed are human emotions that are as old as history, even prehistory. The bible also cites fear, greed, envy, and desire as destructive influences, so this has been going on for a long time.

In Making Millions, Going Broke, Gary Arblaster provides you with a firsthand look at the most basic characteristics he has witnessed working with people since 1994 who have retired well. He not only provides a behind the scenes look of the financially independent, he also provides you with thought-provoking questions for you to consider in your own financial situation.