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When word finally reaches him that his sister and her family have died a horrid death at the hands of a cattle baron and his craven cowhands, Taggart McBain comes down off the mountain with bear traps, a double barrel coach gun, two LeMats, and a Winchester. He's on the hunt. When the task is done and blood soaks the Nemesis, NV, desert, he receives a shock - his sister is still alive.

When the latest string of murders sweeping New York City lands on Detective Fitzgerald S. Rodriguez's desk, the signature evidence hits too close to home. Being unable to stop the murder of his own mother has made Fitz a jaded man. Now, he will stop at nothing to protect the one he loves. Serial killer Mark Chambers is like a cat that preys on unsuspecting mice for sport. When a fresh kill no longer quenches his sexual appetite, he sets his sights on Makenna Justice. The fiery redhead, with her emerald green eyes, ignites a fire in him that he hasn't had since his first kill. 

Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 is a classic science-fiction novel named for the temperature at which paper combusts. The story is set in a futuristic United States, run by an authoritarian government, where nearly everyone’s attention is preoccupied by mindless television and radio programs. Purchase this in-depth summary to learn more.

The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers (2014) by Ben Horowitz offers advice on how to build and operate a startup. Building a business is an exciting and fulfilling venture, but it comes with tremendous difficulties, losses, and challenges. Buy this in-depth summary to learn more. (Disclaimer: This is NOT the original book. If you’re looking for the original book, it is available from Amazon and Audible.)

Neuroscientist and best-selling author David Eagleman’s book Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain offers a review of science about how the brain works and considers the nature of human consciousness. Everything a person thinks, believes, and feels emanates from the brain. Purchase this in-depth analysis and audio summary to learn more.

Cozen Taylor has more than earned her place as one of North America’s most successful thieves. Her name is whispered among criminal elite as the go-to thief when someone needs a heist. She has never failed. A call from the Miami-based Astor family could change all that with a job that seems almost impossible to complete. The mark should be simple - a stolen family heirloom, the man who has kept it hidden for more than 20 years, and six months to return the piece to its rightful owners. Nothing is ever that easy.   

Welcome to Rannit, an ancient city awash in magic and mayhem. Wracked by war, but embracing the dubious wonders of steam and iron, Rannit is on the path to renewal - but old magics and older shadows won’t go easily into the light. Markhat earns his living as a finder. On behalf of his clients, Markhat will find anyone, or anything, for a fee. In Three Mean Streets, his clients include a dead man’s ghost, a mighty Troll warrior seeking his cousin’s mounted head, and the true identity of the corpse allegedly stalking the grounds of a rich widow’s mansion. 

Drawing the Dragon is a genre-fusion tale of what happens after humans leave Earth - only scratching the star-strewn surface of what they discover about the universe and themselves. A story about the power of intention, galvanized by compelling villains and passionately charged heroes. Both sides learn that hate consumes reason, love can cross any distance, and reality is what you make it.

Conspiracy: Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and the Anatomy of Intrigue is a detailed account of an extraordinary conspiracy led by Thiel, a Silicon Valley billionaire with a vendetta against a website that intruded on his personal life. Working with a clandestine legal team, Thiel spent nearly a decade developing a plan to take Gawker down and ultimately used Hogan, a washed-up wrestler who sued Gawker over a sex tape, as an instrument of revenge.... (Disclaimer: This is NOT the original book. If you’re looking for the original book, it is available from Amazon and Audible.)

Healing Back Pain: The Mind-Body Connection (1991) by John E. Sarno explores the topic of tension myositis syndrome (TMS), a back-pain disorder from which many Americans suffer. The underlying cause of TMS is unresolved psychological tension, and the most effective treatment is to become aware of and treat that psychological problem. (Disclaimer: This is NOT the original book. If you’re looking for the original book, it is available from Amazon and Audible.)  

Rise and Grind: Outperform, Outwork, and Outhustle Your Way to a More Successful and Rewarding Life (2018) is a motivational audiobook that teaches aspirational professionals how to develop an efficient, ceaseless work ethic that can be used to overcome obstacles and achieve success. (Disclaimer: This is NOT the original book. If you’re looking for the original book, it is available from Amazon and Audible.)  

Your Best Year Ever: A 5-Step Plan for Achieving Your Most Important Goals (2018) by Michael Hyatt is a self-help book that examines goal-setting across different areas of life. Hyatt introduces a process he engineered to help high achievers become more productive, find work-life balance, deepen their relationships, and optimize their happiness and health.... Listen to this in-depth analysis to learn more.

An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth: What Going to Space Taught Me About Ingenuity, Determination, and Being Prepared for Anything (2013) by Chris Hadfield tells the Canadian astronaut's life story and offers practical life advice based on his professional experience. Hadfield demonstrates how the unusual way in which astronauts work is surprisingly applicable to everyday life. Purchase this in-depth analysis to learn more.

A clue and a fatal accident sends Mark Springfield across the country to the Golden State. With him is an encrypted device able to communicate with The HUUT, the only satellite able to image below the earth's surface. If his sister is still alive, he'll use it as bait to get her back.

Abby Stein is young, smart, and obedient. But even obedient girls can make a mistake once in a while. While most girls learn a lesson and move on, Abby isn't allowed to do that. When a poor choice at a party leaves Abby pregnant and alone, her overly religious parents and church community will make her life so miserable that she's forced to consider suicide as her only way out. With nowhere else to turn, Abby makes a desperate call from the parking lot of New Hope Christian Church. 

Please note: This is an analysis of Blue Ocean Shift, not the original book. Blue Ocean Shift: Beyond Competing - Proven Steps to Inspire Confidence and Seize New Growth by W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne offers a step-by-step strategy to identify and capture untapped markets. It is the process-oriented sequel to the authors' highly influential book about strategic planning, Blue Ocean Strategy (2005). Purchase this in-depth analysis to learn more.

Napoleon napped as rain spotted the habitat's skylight. Tonight as any other, he'd fallen asleep listening to the footfalls of spiders. But now, his super-keen ears detected something else - something more than rain ticking off glass. It was a faint squeaking noise, like chittering rats. His eyelids parted moistly, revealing yellow crescents which shined in the dark, and he blinked several times, awakening. The sound was that of his nemesis. Drawing closer.

I grew up in Normal, Illinois, but had lived in New Jersey for more than 30 years when my father died at the age of 84. I was 54 at the time and soon learned that family secrets had been kept from me. Strange deaths, tragedies, indiscretions, and relationships lay in my past, totally hidden. It took me seven years to uncover these secrets from personal interviews, genealogical studies, public records, and cutting-edge scientific work done by worldwide experts. Along the way, I trace my own life path from wanting to be a mechanic to gaining a master's degree at MIT.

Warning! The Happy Leader can revolutionize your life by opening your heart and mind to new possibilities, a fresh perspective, and the inspiration to take action. You might even find yourself signing up for a marathon! The Happy Leader, at its heart, is a story that tells us happiness and success are within our reach, and all we need is for someone to nudge us in the right direction. 

Looking back, Tara Carter wonders if what followed her first kiss was a warning of things to come. At the young age of 10, her heart broke when her best friend, Trey, moved 1,500 miles away. Crossing paths five years later, the two teens exchange beautiful letters that cement their love. They embark on an idealized relationship, despite trauma and heartbreak on both sides, only to be forced apart shortly after.