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Marek Myers is an up-and-coming goalie, but he's also not out. At least, he wasn't. Because one kiss with the wrong man slams Marek out of the closet and into the spotlight. Determined to make the best of a bad situation, Marek goes on the offensive, charming the media one interview at a time, happy to be the poster boy the media is after. Only, not everyone is pleased with the attention Marek is receiving, and he finds himself traded to a different team.

A private consultant who specializes in knowledge management and organizational storytelling, Stephen Denning has a list of clients that includes GE, IBM, Shell, McDonald's, and the US Army. In this witty book, he explains that storytelling can be the key to overcoming obstacles and generating enthusiasm in the workplace. With Denning's guidance, leaders can steer their companies toward new levels of success.

New York, 1926. Reapers - once-human vampires - stalk the shadows. The Saint family has reigned over the city for years, protecting its inhabitants through their thriving reaper-hunting enterprise. But reluctant heir Elise Saint faces a chilling threat: the Harlem reapers want her dead. When new reaper Layla Quinn was turned, she lost her parents, the protection of the saints, and her humanity - and she'll never forget how Elise Saint betrayed her. Now reapers are inexplicably turning part-human, leaving grisly murders in their wake.

For Evereska, the last elven refuge on Faern, it’s a battle for survival. For the Chosen of Mystra, it’s a potent rival for their goddess’s dominion over magic. For the human realms of Faern, it’s a permanent shift in the balance of power. For a lost race of powerful archwizards, it’s a flying mountain they call home. From the author of The Summoning, Beyond the High Road, and Death of the Dragon (with Ed Greenwood), the Realms-shaking Return of the Archwizards series continues!

Jonah Bennett is a virgin. At twenty-seven, his inexperience is the most humiliating secret Jonah has. The men he's met always want to move faster than he does, and after one particularly disastrous first date, he's forced to turn to his best friend for help. Spencer is one of the few people Jonah trusts, but when he confesses his secret, Jonah fears their friendship may be over.

The epic Star Wars odyssey enters a new frontier as the heroes of the New Jedi Order confront a monstrous evil–insidious, unseen, and insatiable. . . . Despite being given new worlds to populate, the insectoid Killiks have not found peace. An unknown enemy has been attacking the new...

Warlock Holmes may have demons in his head, but now Dr. John Watson has a mummy in his bloodstream. Specifically that of the sorcerer Xantharaxes, who when shredded and dissolved in an 8 percent solution, results in some extremely odd but useful prophetic dreams. There's also the small matter of Watson falling for yet another damsel-du-jour, and Warlock deciding that his companion needs some domestic bliss....

In Evereska and Cormyr, alliances crumble. In the sun-baked desert of Anauroch, an empire of darkness is established. In the soul of a tortured elf, the future is decided. From the author of The Summoning, The Siege, and Death of the Dragon (with Ed Greenwood), the Realms-shaking Return of the Archwizards series comes to a stunning conclusion!

A few decades into the digital era, scientists discovered that thinking in terms of computation made possible an entirely new way of organizing scientific investigation; eventually, every field had a computational branch: computational physics, computational biology, computational sociology. More recently, "computational thinking" has become part of the K-12 curriculum. But what is computational thinking? This volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series offers an accessible overview.

Warlock Holmes is dealing with a jerk who just so happens to be a stockbroker. There may be a link. He's also trying to hunt down some tokens to control something magical (it's all rather complicated), and Moriarty just won't stop taking over people's bodies. And of course Dr. John Watson is by his side (mostly) but not quite as useful as he once was.... 

A funny paranormal adaptation of the original Sherlock Holmes mysteries. Warlock Holmes: The Sign of Nine is the fourth book in this quirky series.

Azoun IV, in the twilight of his years, is still a shining hero to most of his subjects, and to all but the eldest, the only king they've ever known. He's led them capably out of dark doom before. Yet Cormyr has never faced so many mighty and mysterious foes at once. Demonic ghazneths, ancient curses, weird trees of foul magic, goblins and their kin on the rise in the northern wilderlands, a blight upon the land, rebellious mutterings, dying war wizards...and a dragon the likes of which no living eyes on Faerun have ever seen.

Ethan Bennett plays guitar, barbecues, and owns a diner. He's a widower whose life still revolves around his sons, but he wouldn't have it any other way. When Mickey, a younger man his son had been helping shows up at the diner, cold to the bone, thin as a rail, Ethan knows he can't send him away. He expects to help Mickey out for a while, what he doesn't expect is the way the quiet younger man occupies his every waking moment.

Gil Valentine knows three things: he doesn't want kids, he doesn't want a relationship, and he likes to be alone. He spends Sundays tinkering in the garage, cruising on his motorcycle, and enjoying the luxury of a bed that he doesn't have to share. After his last relationship with his best friend's brother ended in disaster and nearly cost him a friendship, Gil swore off anything that might lead to complications.

Brodie Taggart travelled around the world, and all he has to show for it is a broken heart. After meeting Liam in Greece and falling headfirst into a whirlwind affair, Brodie is left alone and bereft after Liam receives a mysterious phone call and breaks things off. In love with a man who doesn't want him anymore, Brodie does the only thing he can think of—he goes home.

The seer Alaundo prophesied that seven scourges would sweep Cormyr way in ruin. For centuries the royal family has stood watch against that day and devoted their lives to the protection of the realm.But in a time when their ancient guardians slumber and their most loyal servants disappear, when a terrible evil prepares to sweep down upon their home - Who will protect the royal family?

The third title in a classic trilogy about the giants of the Forgotten Realms world. Giants are little written about, and this trilogy, written by New York Times best-selling author Troy Denning 10 years ago, was the first to detail them. The Titan of Twilight is the third novel in a trilogy that deals with the giants of the Forgotten Realms setting. This reissue features new cover art.

Atreus of Erlkazar: Hidden from his powerful family's enemies behind the hideous mask of his own face. Sent by the goddess of beauty on an impossible mission. Driven to find a way past his own flesh, into a soul torn between destiny and love. Deep in the ancient valleys of the enigmatic Utter East, Atreus will finally look into the...Faces of Deception.

In the fifth book of the multi-author Sundering series, New York Times best-selling author Troy Denning sends an embittered paladin, Kleef Kenric, on a quest to stop evil forces from taking advantage of the chaos rolling across the land of Faern and claiming dominion over the entirety of the Realms. Stubbornly clinging to his family’s worship of a long-forgotten god, Kleef Kenric soon discovers that his god has blessed him with divine gifts, making him one of a new group of Chosen cropping up around the Realms.

An unstoppable business revolution is under way - and it is Agile. Companies that embrace Agile Management learn to connect everyone and everything...all the time. They can deliver instant, intimate, frictionless value on a large scale.