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20 stories of magic and technology Almost everyone carries a smartphone these days. They sit in pockets and on tables. They sleep on headboards and are the first things their owners check in the morning. They’ve edged out more mundane equipment like calendars and MP3 players. They...

"Welcome to The Bestiary! Unusual Pets for Unusual People since 1890!" In The Bestiary Pet Shop, the rats have started a circus, Bertie the crow gives lectures on 'Living With Humans' and Blue the macaw, who speaks English, has just been elected Speaker for the Parliament of Fowls....

Children aren’t immune to stress. Kids are especially prone to feel fear before stressful events in their lives. Family, school, and team sports’ schedules have been crammed into their daily activities so extensively that many children are robbed of their free recreational “growth” time, and...

"Have no fear, citizens! Captain Superlative is here to make all troubles disappear!" Red mask, blue wig, silver swimsuit, rubber gloves, torn tights, high top sneakers and . . . a cape? Who would run through the halls of Deerwood Park Middle School dressed like this? And why? Janey—quick...

There is a five-toothed man wandering the shores of my city. He has a knife, a map, and mysterious story. He is looking for a lost pirate and a treasure, but one of his old buddies is bent on destroying him. A thieving buccaneer by the name of Telescope Jim has overtaken the islands in the South Seas....

Under the docks floats a dead shark with the figure of a man inside . . . He comes from one of the worst pirate prisons in the South Seas. He has his eye set on a map left in an antique shop that he hopes will help him in avoiding the authorities. This is all before he plunges into gunfights, shipwrecks,...

Some criminals are just too dangerous to be on the streets. A serial killer plots to escape from the highest security area of the jail and he is intent on murder…again.

J.S. Cook debuts haunted American expatriate Jack Stoyles whose numb exile in an unexpected Atlantic outpost is suddenly brightened by a stranger who kisses him -- and then dies. Betrayal graft a lost girl and too many deaths. With good reason Jack called his place Heartache Cafe.This short story in ebook format part of the Partners in Crime #5 Committed to Memory print series

In the early part of his career, J. S. Fletcher worked as a historian, producing a number of important scholarly works. When he later turned to writing mysteries, he imbued his tales with rich detail and fascinating, well-drawn characters that highlight his training as a historian. The Rayner-Slade...

For each developmental stage between the ages of 10 and 18, educator Arthea J. S. Reed provides lists of books organized by genre and carefully selected for teen appeal. In addition to a detailed bibliography, Reed focuses on the particular challenges for each age group, and highlights strategies...

Suitable for advanced undergraduate and graduate students of physics, this classic volume by a prominent authority in the field provides an account of some simple properties of metals and alloys associated with electron transport. Introductory chapters examine the bulk properties of electrical resistivity,...

The Final Countdown - What Isaac Newton failed to discover. 01 - The Prophecy of St. Malachy 02 - The Hidden Prophecy of the Basilica of St. Paul outside the Walls 03 - Warning Signs 04 - The Prophecies of Hollywood 05 - Is Barack Obama the Reincarnation of Abraham Lincoln? 06 - The Nemesis...

Tina’s story continues in Tangled Further. Tina’s life is complicated. She makes ends meet by working in a little coffee shop. Has a 'friend' that is not her boyfriend. When she finally met 'him' life got more interesting, but what happened when 'his' ex returned? That is the trouble with triangles. A...

Michael is new to the big city. On his first night out he discovers a new bar as well as the enchanting Miss Polly Anna. The pair share drinks and dance, and as the evening winds down Polly invites him home. But will what she reveals in the privacy of her apartment ruin their perfect evening? This...