DescriptionYuri Danko, a deep-cover Russian asset for Covert-One, is on the run. His last communication was a cryptic and urgent plea for extraction. With no hint of what could have driven Danko to such extreme action, operative Jon Smith is sent to the pre-arranged…
DescriptionAs she winds up the California mountains, Tessa McCamfrey wonders if she's driving away from her life, or being driven to it. The answer is both. Closer to the summit she comes across an abandoned crime scene and an intricately designed, barbed ring. Tessa slips the ring on her finger, the barbs pierce her, and she is transported to another world. It is the colorful, thriving city of Bay'Zell, a city on the brink of war, and Tessa and a possible ally are drafted into immediate danger. Her task is to master her unknown power or the Barbed Coil will destroy a world.
DescriptionDuring the 1970s and '80s, the music business was dominated by a few major labels and artists such as Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Billy Joel, Paul Simon, Barbra Streisand and James Taylor. They were all under contrac…
DescriptionThe classic book that inspired the award-winning, internationally released film Whale Rider, winner of Best Film at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival and 2004 Academy Awards Best Actress nomination for Keisha Castle-Hughes. Eight-year-old Kahu craves her great-grandfather's love and attention. But he's focused in his duties as Chief, in a tribe that claims decent from the legendary "whale rider". A male has always inherited the title of Chief, but now there is no male heir. There's only Kahu, and her great-grandfather sees no use for a girl. Kahu will not be ignored. And in her struggle she has a unique ally: the whale rider himself.
DescriptionForty-four percent of the American population is convinced that Jesus will return to judge the living and the dead sometime in the next 50 years, writes Sam Harris. "Imagine the consequences if any significant component of the U.S. government actually bel…
