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For decades, a secret army of tax attorneys, accountants, and wealth managers has been developing into the shadowy Wealth Defense Industry. These "agents of inequality" are paid millions to hide trillions for the richest 0.01 percent. 

The professional hitman known as Quarry - star of the Cinemax TV miniseries of the same name - has put killing behind him. But after a beautiful writer of true-crime best sellers drops by to announce he's the subject of her next book, killers descend to give him some of his own deadly medicine, forcing Quarry to journey into his bloody past to find the answers - and settle old scores.

In the first of the What If series, we see the Shrink Bandits arriving on Earth, ready to pressgang people into their army of Legion Elves. Scott is caught up in the middle, and now he finds himself turning into a rare Battle Cleric with the powers to heal...and to shrink! 

Dexter has always been a smooth talker. He's managed to climb the corporate ladder, riding on the coattails of his fiance, Laura, who happens to be the boss's daughter. But Dex isn't satisfied with one woman, so he's been seeing Jane on the side, the company's lead researcher. Jane has been perfecting the company's new shrink ray, and when she tries it out on Dexter, she thinks it's time to make a few demands - a pay raise and more quality time. But to make matters worse, Laura learns of the affair - and the shrink ray.  

It is time to stop worrying and start to replace those sleepless nights for a well-informed pregnancy. One step at a time, we’ll explore the unknown together. No more burning questions, no more anxiety, but an easy-to-consume and straightforward guide every first-time mom will benefit from. So if you want to take care of yourself during pregnancy and know what to expect, then you should listen to this audiobook today!

Years ago, Drakulon - a planet of living vampires, where it rains blood instead of water - faced a terrible drought. So, they sent space scouts out into the cosmos to search for a new home, one where blood was plentiful. The bravest of these volunteers was the beautiful and bold Vampirella, who found herself marooned on a strange new world - one called Earth.

Intermittent fasting isn’t just a weight loss strategy or a hack that bodybuilders use to lose fat quickly while maintaining lean muscle mass. It is, at its best, a healthy lifestyle informed by human evolution and the study of metabolism. It asks the human body to be much more efficient and self-protective than it is accustomed to being in modern times.

A small, isolated mountain town is thrown into fear as teens begin to turn up dead, completely drained of blood, but with no apparent puncture wounds. Fearing a serial killer walks among them, the local sheriff sets his eye on a young man who has had past trouble with the law and foretold the disaster on his radio program. Also showing up in town is a well-known newscaster looking for a big story that she can spin into national news. There is also an old legend about a blood demon....

Mia hadn't been working at Stover Pharmaceuticals long before she overheard her boss, Calvin, arguing with his girlfriend. When she storms by, telling him that she'd never be into his fantasy and was done with him, Mia blushes and goes back to work. But Calvin saw her, and for the first time takes an interest. Now, Mia can have all she wants, as long as she submits to Calvin and his naughty desires...desires that will change her body in a small way....

Eddie has always had a crush on Jennifer Applegate, the gaming world's "Gamer Babe". When he's showing off his company's shrink ray during a tech convention, he lands the attention of his crush. When she invites him to her hotel room, the two explore all the possibilities that shrinking can create....

Keri has always been a science nerd. After watching a demonstration of growing and shrinking potions, she decides to bring some home to show her friend, Jack. 

Deep in an underground facility, Karen Murphy has been working to create a matter reduction chamber. When her tests for organic matter fail, she comes up with a workaround with the hopes of one day shrinking people. When a visitor from another lab stops by, a mysterious accident releases the shrinking solution. Now, a lab full of women and one man must figure out why they are shrinking and how it happened.

Jack has worked alongside his wife and female coworkers at UniTech for years. He's always wondered if Megan had been into girls before they got together. Now that the company has perfected a working shrink ray, he finds that she just may be willing to let him have a little fun, as long as she's included. And of course, the shrink ray.

Kate Sheridan thought she had a handle on life. She had a good job as a legal assistant, great friends, and a life in New Orleans she enjoyed. Until that life came apart at the seams. Now her boss is dead, murdered along with one of his clients, and Kate is on the run from the police who think she's a prime suspect. And things are going to get worse before they get better because what her boss stumbled upon involves far more than just some personal injury case in the Big Easy. 

The year is 1964, and the top secret group Operation Red Dragon has been utilizing advanced technology and superhuman soldiers to keep Kaiju - prehistoric survivors and modern mutations of varying size and strength - from destroying humanity since the end of World War II. Theirs has been a constant struggle to keep these horrifying creatures at bay, and despite some close calls, the world has remained safe. The struggle is about to escalate, however. The Daikaiju - the largest, most powerful creatures in all of creation - are about to make this secret war very public.

Tehran was well known to American businessman Jack Devlin until the day everything changed. When radical Islamic students stormed the US embassy on November 4, 1979, Jack narrowly escaped the revolutionary chaos, leaving behind 80 percent of his business and 100 percent of his heart. To get his beautiful girlfriend, Farideh, out of Iran, Jack accepts a devil’s bargain with the CIA and MI6. He must slip back into Tehran, where the militant students are holding dozens of Americans hostage in their own embassy. 

Painfully insecure and media-shy heiress Pia is duty-bound to marry well. So illegitimate Angelo is completely unsuitable husband material. Yet this irresistible Spanish tech tycoon seduces Pia with an evening of bliss...that leaves her pregnant! Pia can’t afford a scandal, but Angelo wants to publicly claim his heir. Now to control the headlines, Pia must wed the only man who has ever made her feel. With Angelo posing a danger to her well-guarded heart, can she step into the spotlight - with the wedding of the century?

The inspiring stories of six people who changed history. Contents: Antoine Lavoisier, who wrote the first modern chemistry textbook; Humphry Davy, who discovered 'laughing gas'; Charles Darwin, who changed people's ideas with his theory of evolution; Gregor Mendel, who first discovered the science of genetics; Louis Pasteur, who saved millions of lives by killing germs; Francis Crick, who helped to discover the structure of DNA.

The inspiring stories of six people who changed history, including Marco Polo, who taught the world about China; Ibn Battuta, who travelled to 44 countries; Christopher Columbus, who discovered new worlds; James Cook, the first man to sail around the world in both directions; David Livingstone, who explored Africa; and Yuri Gagarin, the first man to go into space.

First there was The Last Quarry, then there was The First Quarry - now look who's caught in the middle.

The enigmatic hit man Quarry - star of seven celebrated novels and an award-winning feature film (The Last Lullaby) - is back in this violent, steamy tale of warring crime families. When two godfathers set out to bump each other off, guess who winds up with both contracts….