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Tough Choices

Risk, Security and the Criminalization of Drug Policy

By: Toby Seddon,Lisa Williams,Robert Ralphs

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Tough Choices

Risk, Security and the Criminalization of Drug Policy

By: Toby Seddon,Lisa Williams,Robert Ralphs

In recent years, British drug policy has undergone a transformation: tackling 'drug-driven' crime through criminal justice interventions has arguably become the central priority and focus. The 'criminal justice turn', as the authors refer to current UK drugs policy, is based on three simple and linked assumptions: drug-driven property crime is a major driver of local area crime rates, especially in deprived neighbourhoods; the criminal justice system can be used to target these drug-motivated offenders and direct them into treatment; and treatment can lead to significant reductions in their offending. Tough Choices: Risk, Security and the Criminalization of Drug Policy explores a series of questions about the 'criminal justice' turn in British drugs policy, from why it happened at all to what led policy to unfold in the way that it did, by analyzing policy documents and over 200 interviews conducted with key players in the policy development and implementation process. At the practice level, the authors explore how the strategic vision of the drug-crime 'problem' has shaped the ways in which drug-using offenders are identified, targeted and managed - in other words, why the implementation of the Drug Interventions Programme on the ground has taken the forms that it has. This is addressed through a detailed examination of practice in three local areas. Both the emergence of this new policy direction and its implementation in practice can best be understood as part of a wider transformation in governance in which risk-based thinking has become central to the ways in which we seek to address our contemporary insecurities. The book is based on a 30-month ESRC-funded research project on the Drug Interventions Programme and draws on the extensive empirical data generated during the project.

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OUP Oxford

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0191634239

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Fatal Burn

By: Lisa Jackson

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Fatal Burn

By: Lisa Jackson

“A TIGHT, TWISTY PLOT CATAPULTING TOWARD A FIERY CONCLUSION WILL PLEASE FANS AND SHOULD EARN JACKSON NEW ONES.” –Publishers Weekly He’s been waiting for this moment. With every kill, he can feel her getting closer. Very soon—just a few more victims to go. All he needed was the girl, Dani, and now that he has her, his plan is in motion, and no one can stop it... “A BOOK THAT’S HARD TO PUT DOWN.” –Times Record News The police don’t believe Shannon Flannery when she says someone is out there, watching her, trying to kill her. The only person on her side is Travis Settler. The former Special Forces agent is convinced Shannon’s dark past has something to do with the disappearance of his daughter, Dani—a child whose connection to Shannon is just the beginning of a nightmare... “ONE OF JACKSON’S BEST.” –RT Book Reviews Secrets have been kept from Shannon. Dark, dangerous, and very fatal secrets. Now, with no one to trust but a man who has every reason to doubt her, Shannon’s determined to discover the shocking truth, even if it brings her face to face with a serial killer whose slow burn for vengeance will not be denied...

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Kensington Publishing Corp.

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142012921X

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Don't Let the Lipstick Fool You

By: Lisa Leslie,Larry Burnett

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Don't Let the Lipstick Fool You

By: Lisa Leslie,Larry Burnett

Foreword by Earvin "Magic" Johnson "Absolutely one of the best players ever to play the game." --Bill Walton A three-time Olympic gold medalist, three-time MVP of the WNBA, and the first woman ever to dunk in a professional basketball game, Lisa Leslie is considered one of the greatest players in the history of women's basketball. But before the superstar was the child growing up too fast in South Central Los Angeles. Over six feet tall in the sixth grade, with a father Lisa never knew, and a sister she couldn't trust, her life seemed destined to go nowhere fast--another failed statistic in the American dream. Today, Lisa is a poised, beautiful, assertive, six-foot-five-inch basketball powerhouse. Her elegance and charm have made her a favorite with fans, the fashion world, and even Hollywood. With hard-won candor and confidence, Lisa Leslie shares in her own words her empowering story about finding grace under pressure, and exceeding expectations--including your own--by playing like a girl. "There are a lot of young girls out there who look up to Lisa Leslie. I think it's great that they can look at Lisa and say we don't have to make sacrifices." --Sheryl Swoopes, Houston Comets and U.S. Olympic Team "Lisa is doing for women what Michael Jordan has done for young men." --Michael Cooper, Lakers great and L.A. Sparks head coach "She has it all: beauty, brains, and athleticism. She brings class, fashion, and she's sassy in her own way. She has all that and the championship rings to back it up." --Nancy Lieberman, ESPN analyst and Hall of Famer "Lisa Leslie is absolutely one of the best players ever to play the game. She is a leader who works hard, plays hard, and carries herself with incredible poise, grace and dignity. She is an icon and a perfect role model." --Bill Walton, ESPN commentator and NBA Hall of Famer Larry Burnett is an Emmy award-winning journalist and sports broadcaster. He has known Lisa for fifteen years and has been the radio and television play-by-play announcer for her L.A. Sparks' games for the past nine seasons. Burnett has anchored Sports Center and The NBA Today Show for ESPN, and he has hosted the Lakers' radio broadcasts and The Phil Jackson Show.

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Kensington Publishing Corp.

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0758251777

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9780758251770

Early Learning Theories Made Visible

By: Miriam Beloglovsky,Lisa Daly

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Early Learning Theories Made Visible

By: Miriam Beloglovsky,Lisa Daly

Go beyond reading about early learning theories and see what they look like in action in modern programs and teacher practices. With classroom vignettes and colorful photographs, this book makes the works of Jean Piaget, Erik Erikson, Lev Vygotsky, Abraham Maslow, John Dewey, Howard Gardner, and Louise Derman-Sparks visible, accessible, and easier to understand. Each theory is defined—through engaging stories and rich visuals—in relation to cognitive, social-emotional, and physical developmental domains. Use this book to build a stronger comprehension of the foundations of early learning theories and become more reflective and intentional in your work with young children.

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Redleaf Press

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1605543837

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9781605543833

Heartfelt

Creative Spiritual Guidance for Everyone in Existence

By: Lisa Love

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Heartfelt

Creative Spiritual Guidance for Everyone in Existence

By: Lisa Love

We share a spiritual journey with a singular purposethat we feel Loved, unconditionally. Here is a heart-to-heart communication of experience that goes far beyond conception, designed with heart to walk with the reader step-by-step on a destined path. Many religions employ metaphors to communicate more deeply, as does Heartfelt. Here too are a lifetimes epiphanies, simple poetry in the language of the heart, practical experience opportunities to try this moment, and playful, heart-awakening story times for the inner child in everybody. Every word here is a prayer of gratitude to True Source. What is True Source? We may have some name picked out for the one True God, Love, Universe, Allah, or True Sourcebut only a feeling and an attitude can open the connection. The attitude is being Loved, and Heartfelt is a map of many paths to this singular destination. ? ..very beautiful.. Irmansyah Effendi, M Sc., Founder of Reiki Tummo, Open Heart Meditation, Secrets of Natural Walking, and Padmacahaya International Institute for Inner Study, says of Heartfelt.

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Balboa Press

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1504383133

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The Hunt for Bigfoot

A Novel

By: Lisa A. Shiel

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The Hunt for Bigfoot

A Novel

By: Lisa A. Shiel

Katy Gallagher and her mentor, historian Charlie Bergren, scour the Earth for proof current evolutionary theories are flawed. Their quest turns dangerous when Katy is threatened and Charlie vanishes. To find him, Katy must join forces with his son, Rick, who's a skeptic about everything Katy believes in. Plunging into the depths of Michigan's north woods, Katy and Rick tumble into a double-edged mystery -- a hidden Bigfoot society protected by an ancient race with highly advanced technology who will stop at nothing to keep their secrets; and a mysterious billionaire willing, for his own reasons, to kill to preserve the Bigfoot legend. To stay alive, Katy and Rick must unravel an enigma half a billion years in the weaving. They must find the creatures science says cannot exist.

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Jacobsville Books

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0974655309

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9780974655307

Double Dog Dare

By: Lisa Graff

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Double Dog Dare

By: Lisa Graff

What would you do to win a dare war? In a humorous and insightful novel reminiscent of her award-winning titles The Thing About Georgie and Umbrella Summer, Lisa Graff tells the story of fourth-graders Kansas Bloom and Francine Halata, who start out as archenemies, until--in a battle of wits and willpower--they discover that they have a lot more in common than either would have guessed. This dual-perspective novel will appeal to girls and boys alike--and to anyone who has ever wanted anything so badly that they'd lick a lizard to get it.

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Penguin

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0142424129

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9780142424124

The Seren Stone

By: Lisa Shambrook

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The Seren Stone

By: Lisa Shambrook

Loren has always loved the fabled stone necklace her mother keeps hidden in her jewellery box. Steeped in lore and legend, it is said that it must be guarded from all who seek it. Unable to resist the lure of the beautiful stone, Loren accidentally invokes its magical properties, catapulting them to another realm. Soon everything is wrong. The Welsh valleys are flooded, the moon is fractured, and dragons—who should only live in storybooks—fill the skies. As Loren and her two siblings are drawn into a future that is barely recognisable, they team up with Orca, a cowardly lechrad, who helps them travel the enchanted land and protect the stone. They’ll need to fight evil and right their wrongs if they ever hope to return home again—and the stone’s peculiar magic might be their only chance.

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BHC Press

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1643972537

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9781643972534

Flashpoint

A Chasing Fire: Montana Novel

By: Susan May Warren,Lisa Phillips

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Flashpoint

A Chasing Fire: Montana Novel

By: Susan May Warren,Lisa Phillips

SECRETS. BETRAYAL. SACRIFICE. THIS TIME, THEY'RE NOT JUST FIGHTING FIRE. An original series created by bestselling authors Susan May Warren and Lisa Phillips. The Hollywood heartthrob and the firefighter with a secret… Rookie firefighter Emily Micah is determined to prove herself as a new recruit to the elite Jude County Hotshots wildfire team. Assigned to the film set of The Drifters, Emily's mission is to protect the cast and crew from the special effects that could ignite the tinder-dry Montana forest and start a wildfire. If only her favorite actor—TV star Spenser Storm—wasn’t getting in her way. What could go wrong? Haunted by the memory of a rabid stalker, former child TV star Spenser Storm is hoping to revive his career, but he’s torn between the glitz and glamour of Hollywood and the life of a cowboy on his family’s ranch in Montana. It doesn’t help when he sees the movie that’s supposed to launch his future is going up in flames. And then there’s beautiful and brave Emily Micah, who not only saves his life, but seems to understand him, maybe better than she should. As an arsonist threatens the film production, seemingly with the goal of destroying the movie entirely, Spenser realizes he'll stop at nothing to protect his future and the woman now stealing his heart. But Emily harbors a secret…one that could destroy the flame between them. And when it comes out, it could cost them everything, and ignite an inferno that could destroy all of the northern Montana forest. Chasing Fire: Montana Series, Book One—Flashpoint—delivers a thrilling and emotional rollercoaster ride that will leave you breathless, yearning for more, and eager to dive into the next chapter of the thrilling series. Chasing Fire: Montana Book 1: Flashpoint Book 2: Flashover Book 3: Flashback Book 4: Firestorm Book 5: Fireline Book 6: Fireproof

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Sunrise Publishing

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1963372085

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9781963372083

Dragon Bones

By: Lisa McMann

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Dragon Bones

By: Lisa McMann

Ten years after Alex and Aaron Stowe brought peace to Quill and Artimé, their younger twin sisters journey beyond Artimé in the second novel in the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling sequel series to The Unwanteds, which Kirkus Reviews called “The Hunger Games meets Harry Potter.” The Artiméans have suffered some devastating blows. After years of peace, the recent daring adventure of twins Thisbe and Fifer Stowe have brought about dire consequences. Thisbe has been captured, Fifer is injured, and Sky is lost at sea. The twins’ older brother Alex, head mage of Artimé, is paralyzed with fear of losing anyone else he loves. Fifer must convince him to finally trust her to help in the battle ahead now that their true enemy has been revealed. Meanwhile Thisbe is trapped underground in the catacombs, where the ancient dragon rulers are buried. Along with fellow prisoners, Thisbe’s job is to transport dragon bones from her crypt to the extracting room, where others extract the magical properties dormant in the bones. When it appears no one is coming back to rescue her, Thisbe must train in secret, trying to learn how to control her fiery magic and use it to escape. As her situation becomes more grave, she might even have to align herself with the ultimate evil. Unfortunately it’s a risk she has to take.

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Simon and Schuster

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1481456865

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9781481456869

The Television Entrepreneurs

Social Change and Public Understanding of Business

By: Ms Lisa W Kelly,Professor Raymond Boyle

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The Television Entrepreneurs

Social Change and Public Understanding of Business

By: Ms Lisa W Kelly,Professor Raymond Boyle

With business seemingly everywhere on television, from the risks of the retail and restaurant trade to pitching for investment or competing to become the next 'apprentice', The Television Entrepreneurs draws upon popular business-oriented shows such as The Apprentice and Dragons' Den to explore the relationship between television and business. Based on extensive interviews with key industry and business figures and drawing on new empirical research into audience perceptions of business, this book examines our changing relationship with entrepreneurship and the role played by television in shaping our understanding of the world of business. The book identifies the key structural shifts in both the television industry and the wider economy that account for these changing representations, whilst examining the extent to which television's developing interest in business and entrepreneurial issues is simply a response to wider social and economic change in society. Does a more commercial and competitive television marketplace, for instance, mean that the medium itself, through a particular focus on drama, entertainment and performance, now plays a key role in re-defining how society frames its engagements with business, finance, entrepreneurship, risk and wealth creation? Mapping the narratives of entrepreneurship constructed by television and analysing the context that produces them, The Television Entrepreneurs investigates how the television audience engages with such programmes and the possible impact these may have on public understanding of the nature of business.

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Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

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1409495191

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9781409495192

Strengthening the PRO Hypothesis

By: Lisa A. Reed

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Strengthening the PRO Hypothesis

By: Lisa A. Reed

The syntax of Control structures remains a topic of heated debate: Standard generative treatments continue to analyze them in terms of PRO, a hypothesis challenged in alternative syntactic frameworks, semantic circles, and even within the generative tradition itself. This book: (a) examines empirical paradigms currently assumed to favor a PRO approach over competing theories, demonstrating that alternative approaches offer equally plausible treatments of these facts; (b) develops five novel arguments amenable to analysis only within a PRO approach; (c) puts forth a radically revised PRO approach to Control according to which PRO continues to be analyzed as a non-expletive nominal, but one lacking phi- and Case features in the computational component. Contra standard theory, PRO is argued to never undergo movement to a position even as high as the first NegP that dominates its initial merge position. Furthermore, Control complements are shown to take the form of such diverse categories as CP, IP, vP and VP; and (d) considers how a syntactically phi-featureless noun comes to be understood to bear phi-features, as well as how tense limits PRO’s distribution in a here-to-fore unnoticed fashion.

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Walter de Gruyter

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1614510415

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9781614510413

The Passionate Miss Prudence

By: Lisa Noeli

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The Passionate Miss Prudence

By: Lisa Noeli

When a young lady at a library accuses a rakish lord of a scandalous prank, he sets out to prove his innocence, and teaches her not to judge a book by its cover. Original.

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Zebra Books

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0821777181

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9780821777183

Why We Read What We Read

By: John Heath,Lisa Adams

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Why We Read What We Read

By: John Heath,Lisa Adams

The authors examine the best-selling books of the past 16 years, exploring common thematic threads that resonate with American readers.

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Sourcebooks, Inc.

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1402224702

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9781402224706

Should You Keep a Secret?

By: Lisa Darcy

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Should You Keep a Secret?

By: Lisa Darcy

Two women have learned something shocking about their friend’s husband—and revealing it could either save her or destroy her . . . During a night out at the pub, Stella and Carly accept an invitation to a local party, but the scene they find there is not what they expected. It’s a swingers’ event—and their friend Jesse’s husband is there among the swingers. Now the two women aren’t sure what to do. Stella, who works with Jesse at the library, is inclined to keep quiet. She doesn’t want to poke her nose into someone else’s marriage, and on top of that, she knows Jesse is facing a potential job loss. The last thing she needs is more stress. Carly, on the other hand, thinks telling the truth is the right thing to do. Meanwhile, the angry threats from Jesse’s husband warning them to keep their mouths shut only make the situation worse. As the two deal with their own personal lives—Stella facing a marital separation and an ailing mother-in-law, Carly coping with loneliness as her husband works long hours—they find themselves blurting out the shocking news. And even as dark secrets about Jesse’s situation are revealed, Stella and Carly will make some discoveries of their own.

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Open Road Media

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150407517X

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9781504075176

Kinflicks

By: Lisa Alther

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Kinflicks

By: Lisa Alther

Bestselling author Lisa Alther’s classic coming-of-age novel set amidst the changing times of the 1960s American South Growing up in Tennessee in a family of privilege, Ginny Babcock’s world is seemingly idyllic. Her father, the Major, runs the local plant—and, thus, the town—and her mother works on beloved home movies, or “kinflicks,” as her children call them, documenting the quintessential moments of her children growing up. But her mother’s camera isn’t there to capture Ginny’s growing rebellion against her prim Southern upbringing. From her backseat exploits as a popular high schooler, to her late night adventures at the moonshine joint with a greaser boyfriend, to her passionate days with a lover at the militant feminist commune in Vermont, Ginny throws herself into the moment—until, finally, she must return home and look after her ailing mother. Funny, wise, and filled with unforgettable characters, Kinflicks is a captivating novel that draws on the human fallout of turbulent times. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Lisa Alther, including rare photos from the author’s personal collection.

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Open Road Media

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145320587X

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Bigfoot, Mummies, and Aliens

The Human Origins Series Collection (Books 1-4 with Backstories Vol. & 2)

By: Lisa A. Shiel

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Bigfoot, Mummies, and Aliens

The Human Origins Series Collection (Books 1-4 with Backstories Vol. & 2)

By: Lisa A. Shiel

Does Bigfoot exist? Have aliens visited Earth? Where did human beings come from? Known as the Human Origins Project, a team of international adventurers scours the globe seeking answers to these very questions. Founding members Katy, Rick, and Charlie hunt for the truth about Bigfoot--and wind up battling an ancient enemy bent on erasing the true history of the human race. Newcomers Erin and Alex are pulled into the quest for a powerful and mysterious relic sought by aliens and humans alike--though shocking secrets about Erin's own past may provide the sole hope of saving the world from forces beyond conception. The first four books of the Human Origins Series include every nail-biting moment of the team's search for answers. Then, six short stories explore the previous lives of Katy, Rick, and Charlie, back in the days before they embarked on their lifelong quest. Can the Human Origins Project solve the world's biggest mysteries, protect the rest of humanity, and stay alive at the same time? Buy Bigfoot, Mummies, and Aliens today to find out! This e-book includes The Hunt for Bigfoot (Book One in the Human Origins Series), Lord of the Dead (Book Two), Relic of the Ancient Ones (Book Three), Revenge of the Ancient Ones (Book Four), and Traces of Bigfoot (Backstories Vol. 1 & 2 -- also published separately as Bigfoot Beginnings and The Bigfoot Effect).

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Jacobsville Books

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1934631647

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Deep Freeze

By: Lisa Jackson

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Deep Freeze

By: Lisa Jackson

A former screen diva’s biggest fan is about to become her worst nightmare in this psychological thriller by the #1 New York Times bestselling author. When she wakes up, she's very cold. Colder than she's ever been in her life. She can't move or speak. And then she sees him—the one who took her. And before she dies, she wishes she could scream. Former movie star Jenna Hughes left Hollywood for a remote farm in Oregon to escape the confines of fame. But someone has followed her—an obsessed fan whose letters are shockingly personal and deeply disturbing. And while Jenna's already shaken up by what she's seen on paper, she'd be terrified if she knew what Sheriff Shane Carter is investigating. It's a grizzly case that started with the discovery of a dead woman in the woods. Now two more women are missing, one of whom bears a striking resemblance to Jenna.

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Zebra Books

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1420139347

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Say Goodbye

An FBI Profiler Novel

By: Lisa Gardner

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Say Goodbye

An FBI Profiler Novel

By: Lisa Gardner

The bestselling author of Hide and Gone draws us into the venomous mind games of a terrifying killer. Come into my parlor . . . For Kimberly Quincy, FBI Special Agent, it all starts with a pregnant hooker. The story Delilah Rose tells Kimberly about her johns is too horrifying to be true—but prostitutes are disappearing, one by one, with no explanation, and no one but Kimberly seems to care. Said the spider to the fly . . . As a member of the Evidence Response Team, dead hookers aren’t exactly Kimberly’s specialty. The young agent is five months pregnant—she has other things to worry about than an alleged lunatic who uses spiders to do his dirty work. But Kimberly’s own mother and sister were victims of a serial killer. And now, without any bodies and with precious few clues, it’s all too clear that a serial killer has found the key to the perfect murder . . . or Kimberly is chasing a crime that never happened. Kimberly’s caught in a web more lethal than any spider’s, and the more she fights for answers, the more tightly she’s trapped. What she doesn’t know is that she’s close—too close—to a psychopath who makes women’ s nightmares come alive, and if he has his twisted way, it won’t be long before it’ s time for Kimberly to . . . SAY GOODBYE

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Bantam

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0553905236

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9780553905236

Chasing Brooklyn

By: Lisa Schroeder

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Chasing Brooklyn

By: Lisa Schroeder

When Lucca died, no one took it harder than his best friend, Gabe. It's exactly one year later, and Gabe has just died of a drug overdose. Tragedy striking yet again. Brooklyn, Lucca's girlfriend, has learned to wear a mask of strength and indifference after losing the boy she loved. But inside, her emotions are in turmoil. Now her dreams are being haunted by a ghost, gray and sinister. She knows it's Gabe chasing after her, but she doesn't know why. She's desperate to find a way to stop the nightmares, but she feels like she has no one to turn to. Nico, Lucca's brother, has learned to cope by shutting everyone out. So when he learns of Gabe's death, he's not too fazed by it. But soon he begins hearing voices in his sleep, seeing notes on his window, and getting general signs requesting him to do one thing: Save Brooklyn. Convinced it's Lucca, Nico reaches out to help Brooklyn as best he can. Together they discover a mutual desire to live again, as they also discover a growing desire for each other.

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Simon and Schuster

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1416998829

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Halloween Carnival Volume 5

By: Richard Chizmar,Lisa Tuttle,Norman Prentiss,Kevin Quigley, Ph.D.

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Halloween Carnival Volume 5

By: Richard Chizmar,Lisa Tuttle,Norman Prentiss,Kevin Quigley, Ph.D.

Richard Chizmar, Lisa Tuttle, Norman Prentiss, Kevin Quigley, and Peter Straub unmask monsters hiding in plain sight in an anthology of heart-pounding short fiction assembled by horror author and editor Brian James Freeman. DEVIL’S NIGHT by Richard Chizmar You’ve read about what happened that night. What you don’t know is the true extent of the damage. The papers got it wrong—and the truth is so much worse than you thought. THE LAST DARE by Lisa Tuttle Elaine hasn’t been back to her hometown in years. The house she lived in is gone. The tower house isn’t—nor are the stories of the fate that befalls whoever dares to go there. THE HALLOWEEN BLEED by Norman Prentiss People think there’s some sort of mystical power that allows enchantments and witchcraft to come to life on Halloween night. But real magic obeys no calendar—and true evil strikes whenever it’s least expected. SWING by Kevin Quigley In Hollywood, everyone lives forever. At least that’s what I used to think . . . before Jessica. But no one seems to live long when they’re around me. PORK PIE HAT by Peter Straub When it comes to jazz, there are players, and there are legends. “Hat” was a legend. His real name didn’t even matter. Still, he had his secrets—secrets best left buried in the past. Praise for Halloween Carnival Volume 5 “This miniature cavalcade of spine-tingling and thought-provoking horrors lives up to its name and is the perfect Halloween treat.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

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Hydra

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0399181059

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After She's Gone

By: Lisa Jackson

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After She's Gone

By: Lisa Jackson

“A mind boggling read with both psychological and thrilling twists” from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Fatal Burn (Fresh Fiction). Sister, Sister . . . As teenagers, Cassie Kramer and her younger sister, Allie, survived a crazed fan who nearly killed their mother, a former Hollywood actress. Still, Cassie moved to L.A. from rural Oregon, urging Allie to follow. Yet while Cassie struggled with her acting career, Allie, suddenly driven, rose to stardom. But now her body double has been shot on-set—and Allie is missing. Crying in the Night . . . As police investigate, Cassie begins to look like a suspect—the jealous sister who finally snapped. Soon the media goes into a frenzy, and Cassie ends up in a Portland psych ward. Is she just imagining the sinister figure at her bedside, whispering about Allie? Is someone trying to help—or drive her mad? What Has Given You Such a Fright? Convinced she’s the only one who can find Allie, Cassie checks herself out of the hospital. But a slew of macabre murders—each victim masked with a likeness of a member of Cassie’s family—makes her fear for her life, and her sanity. And with each discovery, Cassie realizes that no one can be trusted to keep her safe—least of all herself . . . “With moderate gore, a hint of romance, and many dynamic female characters, After She’s Gone is a sure bet for Jackson’s popular blend of women’s fiction and suspense.”—Booklist

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The Wise Ones Collection - Books 4-6

By: Lisa Lowell

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The Wise Ones Collection - Books 4-6

By: Lisa Lowell

Books 4-6 in 'The Wise Ones', a series of fantasy novels by Lisa Lowell, now available in one volume! Heart Stone: The king covets Tanzaa's untapped gifts of magic, but she's in love with someone else: Dayvian, a simple musician who has her heart. After Dayvian learns that he's to be one of the Wise Ones, their life changes. Escaping the court, they seek the Heart Stone: an artifact that can fulfill Dayvian's destiny. But with the odds against them and time running out, can they prevail? Name Magic: Ingri knew nothing of magic until Lar discovered her. He is the King of the Dead: a Wise One gifted with strange, frightening powers. With Ingri, he banishes her demons and teaches her the mysteries of being a human. But soon, she must face her inner demons and fight to master the fire that burns within her. Dream Seeker: Pursuing safety and learning, Jarek and his brother are taken inside the protective walls of Lar's academy. But after Jarek is abducted and thrust into a world of dark magic, a series of world-changing events are set in motion, as the Wise Ones wage war to rescue one of their own. Setting on a journey of transformation, Jarek has to confront many challenges to find his own identity and purpose.

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Celestial Spheres

Alex and Toury Omnibus

By: Lisa Borne Graves

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Celestial Spheres

Alex and Toury Omnibus

By: Lisa Borne Graves

This omnibus edition of the Celestial Spheres series brings the entirety of Alex and Toury's story together in one volume! Not only does it include books 1-3, but it also offers a sneak peek of Mary's story: Wundor. Longtime fans and new readers alike will enjoy this fantastical journey out of our world and into the sphere of Fyr. Fyr At seventeen, Toury arrives in Fyr, where magic is power, a prince's love is deadly, and female autonomy is a dream. Formerly a loner and burden to her adoptive parents, she ruins her chances of a fresh start by offending an ogler who just happens to be the prince. Alex, the Prince of Fyr, is no novice when it comes to pressure. He has to face his father's ailing health, the expectation to marry soon, and the hidden necromancers trying to take over the realm by exploiting his dark curse. At least there's hope in a cheeky savior, but Earth girls aren't so easy. Toury and Alex learn that the strongest magic cannot be conjured but must be earned. They must risk their lives, hearts, and futures to save the land from a darkness of apocalyptic proportions. But can they trust each other enough to save Fyr? Or will everything they hold dear turn to ash? Draca After everything they've been through, Alex and Toury deserve a happily ever after, but being king proxy is not all it's cracked up to be. Alex inherited a world divided by his father, including incensed rebels—and a rogue dragon on the loose!—but the most pressing issue is Toury. Though he chose his kingdom over her and hurt her, by the god and goddess, he loves her too much to let her go. But can he ever do enough to deserve her? Toury is a shell of her former self and grappling to figure out who—in this still-alien world—she will become. Her relationship is a hot mess, nightmares plague her, and rooting out necromancers is more than overwhelming-not to mention family baggage. Becoming queen means overcoming her past and seeing Alex for the man he is and not the cursed monster who destroyed their love. Rebels, dragons, and betrayals galore are just another day of court life. Toury and Alex managed to save the world, but can they repair a torn kingdom while their personal lives are in shambles? Bladesung To say Toury and Alex's reign has been rocky is an understatement. But the danger isn't over yet. Rebels and necromancers are still out there, joining forces under "the commander." As Alex plans against a war beyond what Fyr has seen in generations, he knows they will strike where it hurts Alex most: his heart. He must make the ultimate decision—sacrifice everything, or let his tenacious lifemate save herself? Meanwhile, being a queen is not Toury's dream job—she always wanted Alex, not the crown. But as enemies close in, Toury must make her own harrowing choices to control her own destiny, and if she must, all of Fyr's. In this conclusion to Alex and Toury's love story, they will face horrors beyond their wildest nightmares. Will they be able to heal a fractured kingdom, or will all turn to ash and ruin?

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Voices Found

By: Church Publishing,Marilyn L. Haskel,Lisa Neufeld Thomas

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Voices Found

By: Church Publishing,Marilyn L. Haskel,Lisa Neufeld Thomas

Voices Found: Leader's Guide presents the music from Voices Found in a spiral bound format, easy for an accompanist to use. There are alternate harmonizations, guitar chords, descants, and expanded arrangements of the basic hymns and songs. The Scriptural and Topical Indices along with the Three-Year Lectionary Index (including the Revised Common Lectionary) provide excellent guidance for service planning. The Leader's Guide is not designed just for musicians and clergy. The Guide presents a great deal of background information about the composers, text writers, and arrangers who contributed to the volume. Many parishioners, as well as church professionals, will want to read about the fascinating women who contributed to the Church's Song for over 13 centuries, from the 8th Century to the present.

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Without Mercy

By: Lisa Jackson

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Without Mercy

By: Lisa Jackson

“A juicy creep-a-thon . . . builds to a suprising cliffhanger ending.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) At first, it sounds like the answer to a parent’s prayers: an elite boarding school in the Oregon mountains where wayward kids turn their lives around. But behind the idyllic veneer lie disturbing rumors of missing students and questionable treatments. “A NAIL-BITING ROLLER-COASTER RIDE.” —Library Journal Jules Farentino knows her half-sister, Shaylee, has been going off the rails lately. She’s just not sure Blue Rock Academy is the answer. Accepting a teaching position there lets Jules keep an eye on Shay, but also confirms her fears. One student is found hanged, another near death. Something sinister is at hand—and Jules may already be too late to stop it. “THE BOOK’S ENDING WILL THROW MOST READERS FOR A LOOP.” —The Free Lance-Star As a brutal snowstorm sweeps in, cutting off the remote campus from the rest of the world, Jules will discover the Academy’s dark secrets, and confront a murderous evil without limits, without remorse, without mercy . . .

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1496710495

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Woman on Fire

A Novel

By: Lisa Barr

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Woman on Fire

A Novel

By: Lisa Barr

“An exuberant and propulsive thriller laced with sex, art, and history. Lisa Barr has created an unforgettable story that forces readers to question where the line should be drawn between the pursuit of justice and the hunt for revenge.”—Alyson Richman, bestselling author of The Secret of Clouds From the author of the award-winning Fugitive Colors and The Unbreakables, a gripping tale of a young, ambitious journalist embroiled in an international art scandal centered around a Nazi-looted masterpiece—forcing the ultimate showdown between passion and possession, lovers and liars, history and truth. After talking her way into a job with Dan Mansfield, the leading investigative reporter in Chicago, rising young journalist Jules Roth is given an unusual—and very secret—assignment. Dan needs her to locate a painting stolen by the Nazis more than 75 years earlier: legendary Expressionist artist Ernst Engel’s most famous work, Woman on Fire. World-renowned shoe designer Ellis Baum wants this portrait of a beautiful, mysterious woman for deeply personal reasons, and has enlisted Dan’s help to find it. But Jules doesn’t have much time; the famous designer is dying. Meanwhile, in Europe, provocative and powerful Margaux de Laurent also searches for the painting. Heir to her art collector family’s millions, Margaux is a cunning gallerist who gets everything she wants. The only thing standing in her way is Jules. Yet the passionate and determined Jules has unexpected resources of her own, including Adam Baum, Ellis’s grandson. A recovering addict and brilliant artist in his own right, Adam was once in Margaux’s clutches. He knows how ruthless she is, and he’ll do anything to help Jules locate the painting before Margaux gets to it first. A thrilling tale of secrets, love, and sacrifice that illuminates the destructive cruelty of war and greed and the triumphant power of beauty and love, Woman on Fire tells the story of a remarkable woman and an exquisite work of art that burns bright, moving through hands, hearts, and history.

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A Mother's Love

By: Lisa Tawn Bergren,Linda L. Chaikin,Shari MacDonald

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A Mother's Love

By: Lisa Tawn Bergren,Linda L. Chaikin,Shari MacDonald

Three popular authors offer heartwarming stories about the joys and challenges of romance and motherhood.

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1576731065

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American Idol

By: Josh Murray,Lisa Sullivan

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American Idol

By: Josh Murray,Lisa Sullivan

What's it like being a contestant on Idol, where 60 million people a week tune in to watch you livin' out your dreams or bitin' the dust on national TV? Here's your chance to follow your favorite Idol Season 6 stars from the painful beginnings to the star-making conclusion. Ex. Alaina Alexander, Antonella Barbva, Melinda Doolittle, Stephanie Edwards, Gina Glocksen, Leslie Hunt, etc.

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The Scientific Revolution

By: Harry Henderson,Lisa Yount

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The Scientific Revolution

By: Harry Henderson,Lisa Yount

Describes scientific discoveries that took place between 1550 and 1900, examines the development of the scientific method, and discusses the impact of science on people's views of their world.

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