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The award-wining author of Second Acts and The Last Republicans draws on interviews and conversations with seven presidents to identify the essence of character, leadership and legacy that has defined each of them and the modern American presidency. Throughout his career as an author, journalist...

In Decrypting Money, cryptocurrency experts Marco Krohn, Anthony Jefferies, Marco Streng, and Zoran Balkic pull back the curtain on the world of public ledgers, decentralization, mining, blockchains, and private keys. They reveal a place where printing presses cannot debase money and funds are safely—and quickly—transferred over insecure networks. Without technical jargon or complicated formulae, this insightful resource provides everyone from the bitcoin novice to the experienced user with background knowledge.

A Hollywood A-list actor asks Will to pilot her on a suspicious mission. A secret meeting to reveal Will's ability to vanish goes horribly wrong when the Deputy Director of the FBI assigns Will and Andy a simple, yet unexpected task. And connections between a feared drug cartel and emerging terrorist threat point to a disaster with consequences that will shake American democracy to its core. Just another Tuesday for Will and Andy Stewart. Will and Andy race to stay one step ahead of security and law enforcement authorities bent on taking an international investigation down the wrong road.

Making it HUGE in Video Games recounts the astonishing journey of an unassuming, middle-of-the-bell-curve young man, rising from mundane beginnings to scale the dizzying heights of artistic distinction and financial success in the worldwide video game industry. This is the story of Chance Thomas, a moderately talented musician who struggled and grew to compose original scores for some of the most well-known entertainment properties in the world.

Jill was raised in a militia, but found the strength to break away. She hadn't expected that break would lead her to a life filled with supernatural friends and space battles, but she could handle anything thrown her way. Even the sexy alien she kept butting heads with.

Caught up in a series of hideous headline-generating crimes, Will Stewart confronts the question of whether to reveal himself or allow innocent lives to be lost. An old enemy surfaces. A vile night stalker poses a threat. And helping Andy in a race to determine the fate of a missing Essex police officer while testing the side effects of "the other thing" pushes Will to the edge...

Luka is a formidable force on the ice but has never faced a challenge quite like me. He is determined to be there for me and our unborn child when he learns about my pregnancy. But my reluctance to share my motive for fleeing Houston in the first place leaves him in the dark about the dangers lurking in the shadows. Luka and I experience a rollercoaster of emotions and unpredictable twists as we deal with love, secrets, and hockey. Amidst the laughter and camaraderie of the locker room, we must confront our fears and fight for our love against all odds.

A colorful tour through the enthralling world of oriental carpets and its unusual characters that is also an honest and often humorous meditation about beautiful objects and our impulse to collect them. One day, the prizewinning poet George Bradley happened to take note of a carpet that had lain...