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In the battle for survival, one family makes its final stand… In the aftermath of a devastating EMP attack, Austin and Amanda must seek out a new safe haven. When the tiny plane flying them to Seattle is forced to make an emergency landing, they find themselves stranded with a group of kids at a tiny mountain airstrip, miles from their destination. And they’re not alone… Lydia Koble’s shadow stretches even into the remote Washington wilderness. When a truck full of armed militia pulls up, Austin and Amanda fear the worst. But it’s not Koble’s forces who have captured them.

The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan convinced many policymakers and scholars that the United States should pull back in international affairs and that restraint should guide grand strategy. Paul D. Miller offers a tough-minded critique of this trending body of thought, arguing that US security in fact depends on active, sustained support of the international liberal order.

In the final chapter of the Monster Squad sagas, the teams face enemies on every side. Not only must they face the Titans, they also have to deal with Thorn and his ambitious thirst for power. Deaths must be avenged, plots thwarted, and an army of supernatural beings are about to storm from beyond the veil and into the world of man. With government agencies plotting their destruction and their own Oversight Committee ready to disavow them, will this finally be the end of our heroes? Listen to find out more.

Noah Lysander, son of the former Marine Commandant and Chairman of the Federation, followed his twin sister in enlisting as a Marine. While Esther excelled, getting commissioned as an officer, Noah is not so driven, and when he proposes to Miriam, he makes a pledge to be a better husband and future father than his own father had been. Reenlisting for armor, Noah becomes a crewman on an M1 Davis, the most powerful tank ever developed. He quickly finds out that despite nominal peace within the Federation, the deployment demands placed on his platoon are heavy.

A strange virus has resurfaced in the Serengeti, not seen since the Second World War, infecting man and beast alike. Its victims soon become violent, viciously attacking anything that wanders into their path. Logan Reed, a former Australian Special Forces soldier turned African game warden, is at the front line of this disastrous outbreak. Together with his team, including his sister, a Serengeti Zoologist, Logan searches for clues to the contagion's origin in hopes that knowing where it came from will help them stop it. And they'd better hurry. It's spreading....

Political Research Design and the Science of Politics offers listeners detailed information about the basic principles and nuances of developing empirical research design procedures to predict and describe political phenomena. In chronicling the predominant approaches used in empirical political research, the strengths and limitations of various research strategies are contrasted. Major controversies in contemporary political science are discussed.

Desperate to prove her innocence and right her past wrongs, Jorja confronts her secret past head-on. Only to be further entangled in a deadly plot for revenge that leaves her overwhelmed with moral questions and a deep longing for redemption. Will her conscience stop her from doing whatever it takes to finally be free from her past?

Months after an ancient rage virus erupts from the depths of Yellowstone, survivors find themselves battling not only the infected, but each other. Predators prey on the weak and strength comes only in numbers. Government researchers are working tirelessly to find a cure, but time is running out. Over 90 percent of the world’s population is dead or infected and the number climbs daily. Follow a select group of survivors as they fight to carve out an existence while defending themselves from rage fueled cannibals and roving bands of marauders.

The practice of charging interest on loans has been controversial since it was first mentioned in early recorded history. Lending is a powerful economic tool, vital to the development of society but it can also lead to disaster if left unregulated. Prohibitions against excessive interest, or usury, have been found in almost all societies since antiquity. Whether loans were made in kind or in cash, creditors often were accused of beggar-thy-neighbor exploitation when their lending terms put borrowers at risk of ruin.

While tracking a potential terrorist cell, the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force sends a field team to investigate. Traveling deep into the Catskill Mountains, the Albany field office discovers something far more terrifying than a terrorist training camp. With more questions than answers, the JTTF team gathers their evidence and prepares to leave the forest when all Hell breaks loose. What started as a routine investigation quickly turns into a fight for survival against a foe that knows every inch of the terrain they are fighting on.

The dust has settled, and the squads train new team members while licking their wounds. No peace can be had, and tensions remain high with the threat of the Titans looming over their heads. Phoenix and his wolves retreat to a forest sanctuary only to be called back to deal with a new threat. A threat that could possibly put all of humanity at risk. Rufus Thorn, now the vampire chancellor, hatches his own plan to free the Sicarii and erase all of the human hunters without firing a single shot. Just another day at the office for these covert operators.

Influenza swept the planet. In months, two billion were dead. In the decimated United States, President Andrew Thomas signed an Executive Order to spray the national food and water supply with a flu vaccine. It spread and mutated up the food chain. The infected craved the flesh of the living and the undead walked the earth. Overnight, Emily Gray's privileged world was ripped away.

Late summer in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Bim Mayer and Hank Johnson from the Finder Team try to enjoy the lull between missing-person cases while they soak up some sun in Boone, North Carolina. But the quiet days of summer suddenly turn dark when half a dozen people go missing in less than a week. And the only clues the team can find are a strange assortment of black keys.

After losing her brother to the violent conflict between the FBI and the Genoskwa, fearless reporter Patricia Murphy enlists a Special Agent, the only known survivor, to help her confirm the dark events that took him from her. Accompanied by a Police Beat reporter, a Native American hunter-tracker, and an ex British SFF field expert, she dives head first into the Catskills searching for answers and a verifiable way to break the horrific story that left the bones of a hundred men and women lying in the woods.

Weeks after escaping the toxic collapse of civilization, Hazel and her found family are holding on by grit and ingenuity. Bash’s remote cabin offers a fragile refuge—and the last clean water they can find. But even deep in the Oregon wilderness, safety is an illusion.

Dustin is an up-and-coming magician. Jane is his assistant. She's also the love of his life. While performing a new trick called The Disappearing Lady, Jane disappears — for real. Dustin is brought in for questioning. He wants to cooperate but can't answer the most important question. Where is Jane? When things look their worst, Jane reappears. Only. There's something wrong with Jane.

For Hazel Northrup, it’s the day she escapes the only world she’s ever known—a fanatical water-worshipping cult deep in the Oregon wilderness. With her little brother in tow, she flees into a dying world, vowing to keep him safe from both the toxic wasteland and the ruthless men hunting them. Miles away, a remote research team discovers something far worse than silence: water that kills. Stranded and grieving, scientist Emily, survivalist Bash, and their last remaining colleague make a desperate bid to escape the forest—only to collide with Hazel and Caleb.

After losing a 12-man Joint Terrorism Task Force and a full tactical SWAT unit to an unknown feral creature roaming the Catskills, the FBI wants revenge. Cop killers must pay the price, and this time the price is blood. Converging on the area with five dozen highly trained tactical operators, a full support team, and a combat helicopter, the Bureau brings war to the mountain. While utilizing drones, thermal optics, high powered weaponry and millions of dollars’ worth of the best training Uncle Sam can provide, the battle still proves devastatingly one sided.

Joe has everything he’s ever wanted—a home of his own, a fiancée he adores, and a stepdaughter he loves as his own. Life is finally good. But as he settles into his new home, an old friend returns. When Joe was a boy, he wasn’t alone. Boo was always there—silent, watchful, fiercely protective. Boo listened when no one else would. Boo made the bad people go away. Joe thought Boo wasn't real. He was wrong. He was never just pretend.

The forest was supposed to be a refuge. But when the Wellspring cult discovers their hidden cabin—and brings armed allies with them—Hazel, Caleb, and their found family are forced to make a devastating choice: abandon their sanctuary or be destroyed. On the run once again, hunted through a toxic wilderness, the group is exhausted, fractured, and running out of water. Their only lead is a trail of cult "waystations" that might hold the key to survival... or a trap waiting to snap shut.