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It seems unlikely that James Naismith, who grew up playing "Duck on the Rock" in the rural community of Almonte, Canada, would invent one of America's most popular sports. But Rob Rains and Hellen Carpenter's fascinating, in-depth biography James Naismith: The Man Who Invented Basketball shows how this young man - who wanted to be a medical doctor, or if not that, a minister (in fact, he was both) - came to create a game that has endured for over a century.

It's 2052. A new reality is just a download away. Decay is ubiquitious as the world's population shrinks under Sagan's Law. But no one cares, as their lives are consumed by the Digital Sea: an immersive augmented reality that's always on, seen through eye-screens and controlled by the mind. Zel Aurora, a skilled reality-hacker, can change the Digital Sea with a thought, but all that power can't save her daughter from a deadly disease. So Zel makes a deal with the Djed, a powerful crime lord that she's betrayed once before, to stop the new realities threatening his global empire.

The greatest mystery of the ancient world remains the identity of whoever set fire to the Great Library in Alexandria. One hundred years later, Heron of Alexandria - the city's most renowned inventor and creator of Temple miracles - receives coin from a mysterious patron to investigate the crime. Desperate to be free of the debts incurred by her twin brother, she accepts and sets in motion a chain of events that will shake the Roman Empire and change the course of history forever.

James Collier is a London based dominant, and in this rare, unapologetic expose, he shares some of his more romantic, debauched, and whimsical escapades. With help from Maggie Carpenter, he has dramatized his stories and put them together for this unique novel.

Visiting the galaxy's only Cageless Zoo should be a special treat for Melandre and her children. Except she's still trying to reckon with her husband's recent death and how she's going to raise two highly independent children on her own. As their visit quickly falls to chaos, Melandre learns that family is the only thing left she has to rely on.

Jimmy McSwain returns to help his sister's boyfriend fight a murder charge - and finds he may just have a lead on a cold case. Hell's Kitchen private investigator Jimmy McSwain returns in a twisting tale of past sins and present-day vengeance.

Life is a game, unless you're not the one winning. Gabby DeCorte, top student and reality-hacker extraordinaire, has been doing whatever it takes to keep her best friend, Zaela, from falling behind in LifeGame. Zaela has gifts of artistry that amaze Gabby, but none of those skills translate in LifeGame and with final exams coming up, they can't afford to waste a single minute. But when a mysterious group called the Frags contacts Gabby claiming to know what really happens to the losers of LifeGame, she must choose between winning and what she believes in.

Returning home on a wet, blustery night, Malcom Mead spies his neighbor wrestling with a young woman. When he hastily intervenes, the man claims she tried to pick his pocket—an accusation she vehemently denies. Given the dreadful weather, Malcolm takes pity on her and hustles her inside.

This is a quintessentially American story of one man's journey through his career and life. Wall Street veteran Ben Carpenter chronicles the people he met, the experiences he had, the mistakes he made, and what he learned along the way. Listeners will encounter a colorful cast of real-life characters which include Big Hank, Hoops, Sweater Girl, The Zombies, Mr. Nuts, The Cheese, Deep Throat, and The RAT.

Wir alle kennen die Geschichte von den vier Reitern. Den Vorboten der Apokalypse. Der Zerstörung in Menschengestalt. Vier der attraktivsten, heißesten – Moment, nein – streicht das. Ihr versteht, worauf ich hinaus will. Mein Name ist Ruby Morningstar. Ich betreibe mit meiner besten Freundin ein Tattoo-Studio in Portland, habe einen Waschbären als Haustier, einen verrückten Ex, der mich verfolgt, und nicht zu vergessen diese eine Kleinigkeit: Ich bin ein Dämon. Ein Halbsuccubus, um genau zu sein. Die letzten dreiundzwanzig Jahre meines Lebens habe ich an diese Geschichte geglaubt.

This book is designed to help people answer the question as to whether or not it is God's will to heal. The Scriptures are used to illustrate that it is God's will to heal.

Einst jagte ich Hexen. Jetzt lebe ich mit ihnen. Meine Vergangenheit als Kopfgeldjägerin der Übernatürlichen macht es nicht mir leicht und mich in den neuen Kreisen, in denen ich mich bewege, nicht unbedingt beliebt. Schockierend, ich weiß! Jemand will mich tot sehen. Zu schade, denn ich bin gut darin, am Leben zu bleiben. Das hält Ronan jedoch nicht davon ab, ein Alpha-Arschloch zu sein. Er will, dass ich in Nathalies Apartment und in Sicherheit bleibe, während er sich in Gefahr begibt und mir Brees Zukunft vorhält. Aber das wird nicht passieren.

Reformed party girl Meg Ashley leads a life of privilege, thanks to a bestselling horror novel her mother wrote decades ago. But Meg knows that the glow of their very public life hides a darker reality of lies, manipulation, and the heartbreak of her own solitary childhood. Desperate to break free of her mother, Meg accepts a proposal to write a scandalous, tell-all memoir.

Ein Jahrzehnt lang habe ich die Übernatürlichen gehasst, denen meine Welt gehört. Ich habe sie gejagt. Ich habe sie getötet. Und jetzt – dank der größten Wendung des Schicksals bin ich mit einem von ihnen verbunden. Welche Ironie! Eine Kopfgeldjägerin der Übernatürlichen zu sein, ist nicht gerade ein populärer Job. Aber nach den magischen Kriegen gibt es nicht mehr viele Dinge, die ein Mensch tun kann, um das Essen auf den Tisch zu bringen. Was mein rechter Haken nicht erledigt, schaffen zum Glück meine Waffen.

If there’s a healthy way to grieve, Erin Gaines hasn’t found it. After her husband’s sudden death, the runaway success of the tech company they built with their best friends has become overwhelming. Her nerves are frayed, she’s disengaged, and her frustrated daughter, Shorie, is pulling away from her. Maybe Erin’s friends and family are right. Maybe a few weeks at a spa resort in the Caribbean islands is just what she needs to hit the reset button…

The young English narrator of Lea Carpenter’s dazzling new novel has grown up unhappily in London, dreaming of escape, pretending to be someone else and obsessed with a locked private garden. On the eve of her twenty-first birthday, at a party near that garden, she meets its charismatic and mysterious new owner, Marcus, thirty-three years older, who sweeps her off her feet. Before long they are married at his finca in Mallorca, and at last she has escaped into a new role–but at what price?

Channeling their own experiences, sixteen exceptional authors subvert mental health stereotypes in a powerful and uplifting collection of fiction.

She needed to learn the hard way that bad girls who spy on men like me don't just get spanked. They get taken roughly and shamefully, with every climax more overwhelming than the one before.

Sexual abuse is the secret shame that lies deep within. Men hold on to this secret shame for an average of 25 years before they disclose the hurt and pain they have endured and carried from sexual abuse perpetrated by another male. As men disclose their abuse, it is important to examine how the abuse changed their thinking and behavior. A good majority of men were abused before puberty. The research shows that men, on average, are abused around the age of eight or nine, while in the latency stage of development.

Eight-year-old Grace is last seen in a sweetshop. Her mother, Emma, is living a nightmare. But as her loved ones rally around her, cracks begin to emerge. What are the emails sent between her husband and her sister? Why does her mother take so long to join the search? And is there more to the disappearance of her daughter than meets the eye?