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From the time we’re born, a litany of do’s and don’ts are placed on us by our families, our communities, and society. We're required to fit into boxes based on our race, gender, sexuality, and other parts of our identities, being told by others how we should behave, who we should date, or what we should be interested in. For so many of us, those boxes begin to feel like shackles when we realize they don’t fit our unique shape, yet we keep trying because we crave acceptance and validation. But is “fitting in” worth the time, energy, and suffering?

It's a story that weaves its way behind closed doors to reveal intricate machinations normally hidden from public view. Backed by extensive reporting and hundreds of interviews with top players, coaches, and executives, Jake Fischer chronicles secret pre-draft workouts, feuding between player agents and executives, surprising trade negotiations, interpersonal conflict within rosters, organizational power struggles, and the missteps behind infamous public relations fiascos, making for a fascinating and unmissable insider's look at the NBA.

After the death of the Gods, his best friend (and horrible butler), and the love of his life, Kel Lothless has retreated into himself. Taking odd jobs here and there pays the bills but it isn’t enough to fill the void within him after such tremendous loss. However, now the God of Death has called upon him once again and with the aid of Shalinde the zombie necromancer priestess of death who has taken up residence with him Kel is put back into a life and death situation.

Rookie private detective, Jack Hammer (no relation to Mike) is hired by an attractive, Eastern European refugee to track down her missing uncle. Slow to engage, Jack assumes the uncle is simply off on a bender at the local pool hall...until he discovers that somebody has broken into her house, beaten her to a pulp, and left her body floating fully clothed in her own bathtub.

The Clan Novel Saga is a thirteen-volume masterpiece, presenting the war between the established Camarilla leadership and the growing power of the brutal Sabbat on the East Coast of the United States. Each novel is told from the perspective of one of the thirteen clans, intertwining with the others, and filling in missing pieces artfully as we follow battle after battle, intrigue after intrigue—and the appearance of a strange artifact that falls into the hands of a solitary Toreador sculptor.

A prisoner of his own immortal body, Gael’s sole duty to his ruler, the White Prince, is reduced to a title. Executioner. Unable to let go of the nobility that made him human, Gael is thrown into an unimaginable nightmare. And with a new purpose–to save seven-year-old Maddie McDaniel. Through her childlike wonder, Maddie has no idea of the power she wields and the forces that protect her. She is a danger to everything the White Prince has built over centuries and his dreams of the future.

Turning 30, artist and speaker Kyle Scheele wanted to do something unusual to mark this milestone. Instead of a birthday bash, he decided to hold a funeral to memorialize the decade of his life that was ending. Building a 16-foot Viking ship out of cardboard, he invited friends to help him set it on fire—a symbolic farewell to his 20s and all the grief, regret, and mistakes that accompanied those years.

Captain Frank Sherman has spent the last year trying to outrun the war he left behind. But when a call comes in about a friend who never made it home, he doesn’t hesitate to do what no one else will. The trail leads from Kabul's collapse to a dark pipeline of human trafficking, where profit hides behind politics and no one’s hands are clean. Sherman's only lead? A cold trail through the Rocky Mountains—and the kind of enemies who never leave loose ends.

Frank Sherman doesn't want to be found. But when a message arrives from Ruby—a woman tied to his last blood-soaked mission—he knows he can't ignore it. She's vanished into a remote Idaho town—and whatever she was running from just caught up. The locals won't talk. One body's already in the morgue. And the people hunting her aren't amateurs—they're pros with money, muscle, and no mercy. Sherman digs in. Bodies drop. And as the lies tighten around him, he realizes Ruby isn’t the only one being hunted.

In the newly revised third edition of The Only Three Questions That Still Count: Investing by Knowing What Others Don't, renowned investor Ken Fisher delivers an innovative and insightful strategy you can use in your own life to understand and profit from the markets.

West Africa is already a tinderbox when Captain Frank Sherman touches down. A refugee camp lies in ruins. Experimental U.S. drone tech is missing. And someone's doing everything they can to make sure Sherman's team never comes home.

They stole weapons and buried the trail. Now Sherman's digging up the truth. Frank Sherman returns to the California desert to visit his dying mother. But when her nurse asks for help finding her missing brother, Sherman gets pulled into something far darker than expected.

Following the death of his beloved mentor, Dr. Robert “Rocket” Richter, American covert operative, Chase Fulton, inherits far more than a life insurance policy. In Richter’s belongings, Chase discovers journals that take him back to the final days of World War II. The undeniable truths revealed in Richter’s final hours send the young American operative on a harrowing, self-imposed mission into the frozen wilds of Northern Europe, and as far as the icy doorstep of the Kremlin, to save the life of the beautiful Russian spy who almost cost him everything.

It was love at first sight with Finn. The downtown bad boy with the piercing blue eyes, tattooed biceps, and museum-worthy chiseled body. But while he struggled, I was driven. An investigative reporter determined to pursue the truth to get my story. My credo: Dig deep, then dig deeper. Then one time, I dug too deep and literally dug my own grave, losing everything and everyone dear to me.

Drawn by the shards of his obsidian heart, Khraen follows the path south. The islands, largely ignored by the Wizard’s Guild, have become a refuge for the unwanted of the world. Necromancers and sorcerers rule warring tribes, haunted by the ghosts of savage and primal gods. With each fragment, Khraen discovers more of the man he was. There was an Empire. There was a god. And she dreamed in blood.

Pawn shop owner Nancy Pruitt is being stalked. Every night since bringing a mysterious painting into her home, she's been awakened by a rapping at her bedroom window. What's more, the nightly visitor seems to bear quite the resemblance to a figure in her new painting.... Enter Harlan Ulrich: Coffee-fueled eccentric and private detective.

Judd Bryant, a survivor who does not succumb to the horrendous death, is a talented man with a zest for living. He faces his darkest hour until he finds a purpose in the form of Dawson, an eight-year-old boy with an unusual gift.The unlikely pair set out to find others, only to realize that each passing day is increasingly more dangerous than the one before. Their road becomes an obstacle course filled with unimaginable disasters.

Mykella, the eldest daughter of the Lord-Protector of Lanachrona, discovers that someone is diverting significant sums of money from her father's treasury. Soon, a series of fatal and near fatal accidents occur with members of her family and trusted retainers. Then there are attempts to remove Mykella and her sisters from the capital by marrying them off.

Nova Rossi wasn't happy when the Silver Saints MC president assigned him a babysitting job. Not until he saw Rylee Nelson's picture. All it took was one look for Nova to realize that his sister's friend was meant to be his, and he'd do whatever it took to keep her safe.

Whether you're a novice or a seasoned player, this book is your ticket to enhancing your tennis skills by understanding the mechanics behind this stroke and discovering your potential. Learn to embrace the game you love with an unwavering devotion, with step-by-step instructions, opportunities for self assessment, and insightful tips. In just 14 days, you'll unlock the ability to direct blistering forehands to any spot on the court.