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In the first book of the Capital Mysteries—an early chapter book mystery series featuring fun facts and famous sites from Washington, D.C.—KC Corcoran always watches the news. So it's no surprise that she notices right away when the President of the United States starts acting funny on TV.

In the seventh book of the Capital Mysteries, KC and Marshall are thrilled to take a tour of the United States Treasury, where stacks and stacks of money zip off the presses in the printing and engraving building, millions of dollars a day. But the friends find that a bundle of bills is missing. That's a hundred thousand dollars—gone! How did the thief slip the money out past cameras, guards, and locked doors? KC has a suspect. She has a clue. Now she just needs to figure out how in the world it was done!

In the fourth book of the Capital Mysteries—an early chapter book mystery series featuring fun facts and famous sites from Washington, D.C.—KC's mom is getting married...to the President of the United States! KC wants the day to be perfect, but someone keeps leaking wedding secrets. They newspapers have even printed where the president and his bride are going on their honeymoon. To save the wedding, KC and Marshall have to track down the spy in the White House!

In the sixth book of the Capital Mysteries—an early chapter book mystery series featuring fun facts and famous sites from Washington, D.C.—KC gets a front row seat to the Fourth of July festivities at the White House. What better place to be on the fourth than Washington, D.C.? But KC spots fireworks coming from a very peculiar place—the FBI building! Although the president thinks it was an accident, KC and her friend Marshall know better. They are sure those fireworks were covering up a clever crime!

In the eleventh book of the Capital Mysteries—an early chapter book mystery series featuring fun facts and famous sites from Washington, D.C.—KC and Marshall are painting a closet in the White House when they come across a forgotten cubbyhole. Hidden inside is an old box of homemade toy horses that one belonged to Thomas Jefferson! KC and Marshall take the historic treasure to Jefferson's home, Monticello, but right after they get there, the box—with all the horses inside—is stolen! How did a thief snatch the horses from right under everyone's noses?

In the ninth book of the Capital Mysteries—an early chapter book mystery series featuring fun facts and famous sites from Washington, D.C.—KC and Marshall are helping out with the baby tigers at the National Zoo when they meet a new friend, Sunwoo, from China. Sunwoo's father is lending the zoo a precious jewel caled the Tiger's Eye to raise money for endangered tigers. But during the zoo's big party, the lights suddenly go out. And when they're turned back on, the jewel is missing! Who stole the Tiger's Eye?

Do Over Doc is the first book in the Matchmaker Series. Dr. Cody Roberts is a large animal veterinarian and bi-vocational pastor. He works exclusively for the H&F Ranch in Bandera, Texas where he is dealing with grief over the death of his wife the year before.

In this classic companion to the best-selling book The Calvary Road, Roy and Revel Hession teach that seeing Jesus is the answer to every aspect of our Christian life. Painting a refreshing and challenging picture of the Lord Jesus, they tell of him in whom all the needs of human hearts are met. Two themes occur again and again in these chapters - grace and revival - but the main direction and theme is always Jesus.

Meet William Butcher a.k.a. The Butcher, former Navy SEAL, now a disgraced ex-NCIS agent. Those who stole $9 billion in cash from Iraq want him dead. The cops want him for murder. Butcher's only hope is his former NCIS colleague and closest friend Linus Schag. Together, Schag and Butcher tear away the veil of conspiracy, uncovering a criminal enterprise reaching into the highest levels of government.

Il n'y a pas pire vengeance que ce qui blesse ceux qu'on aime. À moins qu'on ne les tue. Il n'y a pas pire obsession qu'un fantôme qui vous hante. À moins que ce ne soit celui d'un ami. Il n'y a pas pire crime que de tuer une enfant. À moins de la tuer deux fois. Un New York sombre et violent, avec des rues comme des canyons dans lesquels la vie se perd et la mort s'engouffre. Avec fracas parfois, comme lorsqu'elle vient saisir une petite fille, retrouvée assassinée, le corps mutilé, au milieu d'un amas d'épaves de voitures.

Roy Sharples draws on decades of experience at the vanguard of business innovation and a deep affinity for applying an artistic instinct to explore these questions, offering novel solutions. Building on a broad survey of the misfits who defined the modern world, from Dada to Elon Musk and Bauhaus to Acid House, he explores what makes the creative mind tick. He also examines the conditions that nourish creativity in organizations of all sizes, from artists to corporations to civilizations.

Our lives are busier and faster than ever before - it can feel as if we’re being carried to and fro, at the mercy of the latest technological evolution or political news and feeling distant from God. But God is close at hand, and when the storm is at its height, that’s when he draws closest. Peace in Turbulent Times invites listeners to take a few moments out each week with God’s Word to meditate on it, to ingest it, to hear God speaking through.

When I speak about "unmistakable", it references God, not us. We stand amazed at His mercy, forgiveness, and patience. We are utterly unworthy of any of his interventions in our lives.

A sandstorm uncovers a long buried secret in the Iraqi desert, an ancient Sumerian temple dating back at least 6,000 years to the beginning of civilization. An American army patrol sent to investigate the ruins is trapped inside the temple's eroded walls, first by an insurgent ambush and then by another, even more powerful sandstorm. When an enemy mortar shell blasts an opening into a hidden burial chamber, Captain Adam Cadman and his soldiers take refuge deep in the ruins. What they find hidden inside threatens to destroy every belief about the beginnings of mankind.

A gentle story that captures the humor and quiet magic of the relationship between a young girl and her grandfather. Told in Roy’s distinctive style, this series of anecdotes, life lessons, and inventive half-truths is rich in authenticity and charm as Bamps explains the world to Bronwen during their walks together through the countryside.

Rhodri hates Wednesdays. Before his father left home for good, Wednesdays were something special - now, they are taken up by tests and his so far unsuccessful efforts to get on the school football team. But all this changes when Rhodri meets Idris, one of King Arthur’s legendary court, who wants nothing more than to achieve his full knight status and gain a seat at Arthur’s Round Table - and the two decide to work together to achieve their aims.

In this collection of 20 short tales, Roy Noble celebrates the fascinating histories and traditional stories rooted in Wales, some canonical, and others less known today, but equally deserving of attention, such as the spirit of Penderyn and the maid of Cefn Ydfa. Seamlessly blending anecdote and personal insight with historical detail, Roy has compiled a selection of humorous and engrosing explorations of traditional Wales and suffused each with his passion, knowledge, and natural gift for storytelling.

This is a three-book bundle which addresses various subtopics, including but not limited to these: Where does bitcoin come from? How do you acquire your first bitcoins? What are pros and cons? And what are the predictions for the future? How do you become a winner in this game? Do you buy and hold? Start day trading? What has made some people millionaires or even billionaires, and what has made other foolishly or unfortunately lose their cash in this? Be more educated now so you can comprehend what you’re getting yourself into.

You might be wondering if investing in bitcoin is a good idea, and although nobody has all the answers (including me), it does help to understand what you invest in. Guides like these can help you find answers as to where the future lies of this digital cryptocurrency, and if other coins are worth investing into, as well.

Bitcoin can be confusing. Some people lose money while others become rich with it. And typically, if you make something, it means someone else lost something, and vice versa. So, how do you become a winner in this game? Do you buy and hold? Start day trading? Well, although there are many variables that go into this, it will definitely help to understand what cryptocurrency is all about.