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For Mason Mortimer Morrison, life isn’t so magical. His dad was just sent to jail, his grades have been plummeting from meh to yikes, and, oh yeah, two officers from some organization called Magix just showed up to arrest him in the middle of fourth period. Talk about bad luck. Mason knows he’s innocent. But in order to clear his name, he’s going to need the help of a plucky Magix junior detective and a cantankerous talking bunny - and a little bit of magic.

I never thought I’d get laid off when my contract at the mining colony of Port Ellipsis was abruptly terminated two years early. Now, I have a few extra credits and all the free time in the galaxy, so it’s time to ditch this barren colony and take a well-earned vacation. One small problem—a gorgeous redheaded thief slips aboard my ship, and her cutting-edge cargo is worth millions, if not billions, to the people who want to get it back. When we meet a sweet alien girl with an innocent smile, things get even more complicated.

You love the game of poker, but you usually leave the game a loser. This is frustrating because you know you have what it takes to make a lot of money playing poker. You have two options: Spend nearly a decade learning from trial and error, or learn the information provided in this book. I have been a profitable player for eight consecutive years, but my approach isn't the norm. I threw everything you're supposed to do out the window and focused on what approaches to the game lead to the highest probability of long-term profits. That's it. That's all I care about: Profits!

Perhaps best-known for his outrageously brilliant one-liners on Mock the Week, comedian Glenn Moore delivers a tale of comic mishaps in this BBC radio comedy series. Looking back through his almanac at a big event in history, Glenn finds out what he was doing at the time and looks into other strange connections to the day in question. Sit back and listen as Glenn interweaves extraordinary scenes from his life with a big event in history.

This time there's a lot more than money on the line. After posting a staking offer for a friend on Facebook, everything spirals out of control. Tyler must recoup the money L (the staker) is owed or it's throat-slitting time. Tyler digs his hole much deeper by ripping off an underground poker game in order to pay L. Instead of one enemy, he builds a long list. He must return to the felt in an effort to repay his debts. Prepare for guns, sex, poker, violence, and a little humor.

In Too Far on a Whim, Tyler A. Pitrof presents a high-spirited revision of the US Navy's commitment to high-steam propulsion systems, the mainstay of its World War II fleets. Pitrof's research persuasively demonstrates that in its war against the Imperial Japanese Navy, the US Navy succeeded despite its high-steam propulsion systems rather than because of them. Pitrof provides an account that extends far beyond technology and into matters of naval hierarchies and bureaucracy, strategic theory, and ego.

This audiobook will help you in taking your first steps towards maintaining a bullet journal. Use your bullet journal to unleash your creativity, stop procrastination, clear your head so you can work towards achieving your life goals, and get your life back on track. Your bullet journal is the most powerful tool you will ever come across that can actually change your life and help you realize your dreams. Having a bullet journal and maintaining a bullet journaling habit is an absolute must for you if you feel you are not able to realize your true potential.

We're not seeking to win one nightly. If that were the case, this book would be titled Winning the Nightly. We want more than that. We want to conquer. For those who don't know, I win a lot of nightlys. I'm going to share my secrets with you.

You are about to become a father and you want to be prepared for what's to come. You also want to support your partner through everything. Raising a baby comes with a lot of surprises. The truth is, most parents just rush it. But expecting your first child is a well-researched terrain for which there are many successful tips and strategies.

NYC, 2013. During late night trips on the A train, we get snapshots of Tyrone's life - his close relationship with his mother, his attempts to flirt with a coworker, Niesha, his job as a bouncer, and his dreams of going back to school. As new traumas accumulate, Tyrone's world becomes as claustrophobic as the subway car, with as few opportunities to exit or change course.

Vesta Colony has a problem: Aliens are snatching men until they disappear for good. Humanity's defensive forces are stretched too thin to help a distant outpost, and so, the desperate founders, as well as their investors, are given the bad option of recruiting the worst while bribing the rest.

A quiz show hosted by Steve Punt where a team of three university students take on a team of three of their professors: The show is recorded on location at a different University each week, and it pits three Undergraduates against three of their Professors in a genuinely original and fresh take on an academic quiz. The rounds vary between Specialist Subjects and General Knowledge, quickfire bell-and-buzzer rounds and the 'Highbrow & Lowbrow' round.

He's on Top details the methods and adventures of those irresistible men who control their partners with a glance, a tickling whip, or a measured smack on the bottom. As true tops, the bossy hunks in these stories understand that BDSM is about exulting in power that is freely yielded. Contributors such as Amanda Earl, Mackenzie Cross, Alison Tyler, and Mike Kimera cover the full range of the male dom's brand of sensual sadism, from spanking and bondage to public sex and power exchange.

Lose weight quickly and effectively with meal prepping! Are you interested in meal prepping your food, but often find yourself wondering about why it matters? If you’re someone who is looking to become healthier, but want some direction, then this book is for you!

Jolt will help you recognize that in many situations, it's not a lack of skill that is holding you back, but your own limiting beliefs and habitual thinking. Deep within all of us lies an inner spark to be unleashed, if only we can find the way to shape our thinking, carve out the right action, and rock the world.

Implante na sua empresa a máquina de vendas que levou a Salesforce.com a gerar mais US$100 milhões em receita anual recorrente. Toda empresa precisa vender, isso é inquestionável. No entanto, a maior parte delas permanece refém do acaso, sobrevivendo à base de resultados pífios, insuficientes e imprevisíveis. Receita Previsível (Predictable Revenue) é uma provocação a empresas, gestores, empreendedores e todos aqueles que lidam com vendas, para que saiam da posição de vítimas passivas da demanda de mercado e passem a protagonistas dos resultados.

A search for the contemporary Nikola Tesla - considered a mad scientist by his society for predicting global warming more than 100 years ago - fuels this analysis of climate issues, which introduces thinkers and inventors who are working to find possible ways out of the energy crisis. From Louis Michaud, a retired refinery engineer who claims we can harness the energy of man-made tornadoes, to a professor and a businessman who are running a company that genetically modifies algae so it can secrete ethanol naturally, these individuals and their unorthodox methods are profiled.

Minka isn't sure she should trust the sexy Special Forces soldier who found her. Subjected to horrors, on the run from scientists set on locking her in a cage, Minka is terrified of the monster she's becoming...and somehow, Angelo is the only one who can calm the beast inside her and make her feel safe. But can she trust the way he makes her feel when she's not even sure she can trust herself?

When obscure crime writer Ethelred Tressider vanishes, his dogged literary agent, Elsie Thirkettle, is soon on his trail. Finding him (in a ramshackle hotel in the French Loire) proves surprisingly easy. Bringing him home proves more difficult than expected - but (as Elsie observes) who would have predicted that, in a hotel full of stamp collectors, the guests would suddenly start murdering each other? One guest is found fatally stabbed, apparently the victim of an intruder.

Remy Boudreaux is back in his hometown of New Orleans. On the eve of a tropical storm, Remy and his buddies prowl the French Quarter. One tantalizing scent captures Remy's senses, forcing him to follow until he is face to face with Triana Bellamy, his beautiful high school crush. But when a mysterious wolf pendant ropes them both into danger, Remy's protective instincts kick in. He may have to reveal his true self - and hope that Triana accepts him.