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FBI thrillers volume 22
Publisher:
Gallery Books
Pub. Date:
2018
Language:
English
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With unparalleled suspense and her trademark explosive twists, #1 New York Times bestselling author Catherine Coulter delves into the terrifying mind of an escaped mental patient obsessed with revenge in this next installment of her riveting FBI series. When he fails to kidnap five-year-old Sean Savich, agents Sherlock and Savich know they’re in his crosshairs and must find him before he continues with his ‘kill’ list. Chief Ty Christie of...
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Cash and Colcord volume 2
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English
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"One of the holiest relics in Christendom, inexplicably defaced… A paranoid old prospector, ritualistically murdered… A controversial exobiologist, tortured and dismembered… When a reclusive man is found dead under grisly circumstances in the Colorado wilderness, CBI Agent Frankie Cash and Eagle County Sheriff Jim Colcord, whom we met in the New York Times bestseller, Extinction, team up again on their most enigmatic and dangerous case yet....
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Artemis Fowl volume 6
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English
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3.7 stars
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Artemis's mother has contracted a deadly disease -- and the only cure lies in the brain fluid of African lemurs. Unfortunately, Artemis himself was responsible for making the lemurs extinct five years ago. Now he must enlist the aid of his fairy friends to travel back in time and save them. Not only that, but he must face his deadliest foe yet...his younger self.
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English
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5 stars
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When Artemis Fowl's mother contracts a life-threatening illness, his world is turned upside down. The only hope for a cure lies in the brain fluid of the silky sifaka lemur. Unfortunately, the animal is extinct due to a heartless bargain Artemis himself made as a younger boy. Though the odds are stacked against him, Artemis is not willing to give up. With the help of his fairy friends, the young genius travels back in time to save the lemur and bring...
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Publisher:
Severn House
Pub. Date:
2021
Language:
English
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"In 1949, during her junior year abroad in Paris, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis bought several inexpensive paintings of Marie-Antoinette by a little-known 18th century female artist. She also had a romantic relationship with Virginia vineyard owner Lucie Montgomery's French grandfather - until recently, a well-kept secret. Seventy years later, Cricket Delacroix, Lucie's neighbor and Jackie's schoolfriend, is donating the now priceless paintings to a...
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Publisher:
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date:
2022
Language:
English
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"The Kiss Quotient meets Love Potion No. 9 in the next sparkling romantic comedy by Lily Menon, The Sizzle Paradox. Lyric Bishop feels like a fraud - she's studying sexual chemistry in romantic partners and what makes for a successful long-term relationship, only she can't seem to figure it out in her own dating life. The science is sound, but how can she give her expert opinion with no real-world experience? In order to complete her doctoral thesis,...
7. Paradox
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Series:
FBI thrillers volume 22
Pub. Date:
2018
Language:
English
Average Rating:
4 stars
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With unparalleled suspense and her trademark explosive twists, #1 New York Times bestselling author Catherine Coulter delves into the terrifying mind of an escaped mental patient obsessed with revenge in this next installment of her riveting FBI series. When he fails to kidnap five-year-old Sean Savich, agents Sherlock and Savich know they're in his crosshairs and must find him before he continues with his 'kill' list. Chief Ty Christie of Willicott,...
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Publisher:
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date:
2022
Language:
English
Average Rating:
2 stars
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"A locked-room murder mystery set at a hotel for time travelers--in which a detective must solve an impossible crime before her own grip on reality crumbles--from the author of The Warehouse On any ordinary day, the Fairbanks--affectionately known to its staff as the Paradox Hotel--is packed with ultra-rich tourists dressed for a dozen different time periods, all anxiously waiting to catch their "flights" to the past. And as if that weren't strange...
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Publisher:
Ecco
Pub. Date:
[2004]
Language:
English
Average Rating:
4 stars
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Whether we're buying a pair of jeans, ordering a cup of coffee, selecting a long-distance carrier, applying to college, choosing a doctor, or setting up a 401(k), everyday decisions-both big and small-have become increasingly complex due to the overwhelming abundance of choice with which we are presented. As Americans, we assume that more choice means better options and greater satisfaction. But beware of excessive choice: choice overload can make...
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Pub. Date:
2018
Language:
English
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A leading economist challenges dominant theories on global inequality, discussing why wealth persistently remains in the hands of a few and how technological development threatens to create a scarcity of unskilled jobs that will lead to even greater inequality.
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Publisher:
W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date:
2021
Language:
English
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"From the New York Times-bestselling author and host of NPR's Hidden Brain comes a counter- intertuitive, thought-provoking exploration of deception's role in human success. Everyone agrees that lies and self-deception can do terrible harm to our lives, to our communities, and to the planet. But in Useful Delusions, host of NPR's Hidden Brain Shankar Vedantam argues that, paradoxically, deceiving ourselves and others can also play a vital role in...
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Pub. Date:
2017
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English
Average Rating:
5 stars
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"From renowned cardiac surgeon Steven R. Gundry, MD, a revolutionary look at the hidden compounds in "healthy" foods like fruit, vegetables, and whole grains that are causing us to gain weight and develop chronic disease. In the deadly game of predator versus prey, an adult gazelle can outrun a hungry lioness, a sparrow can take flight when stalked by a cat, and a skunk can let loose a spray of noxious liquid to temporarily blind a fox. The stakes...
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Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date:
[2025]
Language:
English
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"In his previous ... books, Steven R. Gundry taught readers how to reverse disease and improve health and well-being by preventing and repairing leaky gut. In The Gut-Brain Paradox, he delves even moredeeply into the mysterious and long misunderstood world of the human microbiome. Here Dr. Gundry uncovers the complex and multifaceted ways in which our microbes are controlling the health and functioning of our brains, and how the gut-brain connection...
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Publisher:
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date:
[2025]
Language:
English
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Why do people who have so much, leading comfortable lives filled with unprecedented freedom, choice, and abundance-often feel so unhappy and unfulfilled? This phenomenon is a defining paradox of our time and one we endlessly seek to solve. In The Social Paradox, psychologist William von Hippel argues that we need to think about this problem in a new way. By changing our perspective, we might finally see the solution, bringing us greater happiness...
16. Paradox
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Publisher:
One Mind Good Press
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
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Professor Mary Holmes called paradox "the natural condition of the world. It is both the working principle and the mystery of We are always surrounded by paradox because all of creation is the union of opposites. All energy comes from the union of opposites."3 Holmes is here tying our experience of paradox to our consciousness of opposites. And her insight reminds us that though our human categories of thought are insufficient to contain all of reality,...
17. Paradox
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Publisher:
Page Publishing, Inc
Pub. Date:
2023
Language:
English
Description:
Ever since Captain Kris Janelle ( Raven) woke up, she had the feeling that something was wrong, but she could not quite put her finger on it. Lately, she had been pulling back into her shell as she had when she was young. While on duty Raven will need to keep her wits about herself. She decides to ignore the churning in her gut, but as the day would go on, it goes from bad to worst in a quick minute. Everything is spinning out of control, and now...
18. Paradox
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Publisher:
Evolved Publishing LLC
Pub. Date:
2011
Language:
English
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Ted volunteered for the mission because, after all, it was just a routine trip to Mars. What could possibly go wrong? In the deepest, darkest reaches of space, one must fill the vacuum, the void, the emptiness. Yet do we humans have the "psychological stuff" for deep space travel? If not, we may end up like Ted. EXCERPT: ...When I'm able to set aside the terror and the realization of what a horrible predicament I face, I have so many questions. Why...
19. Paradox
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Publisher:
The Regency Publishers, International
Pub. Date:
2022
Language:
English
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Born premature, blind and diagnosed at an early age as having a form of autism. A boy was institutionalized and later was subjected to an unauthorized test that was given to him by his doctor. The doctor died and his condition was reassessed by his new doctor that differed with the opinion of the boy's previous doctor and he began taking on a new life that was different from the life he subjected to. At the age of twenty five he was released from...
20. Paradox
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Publisher:
Tanyaradzwa Vimbai Mombeshora
Pub. Date:
2025
Language:
English
Description:
Life with its complexities of beauty and sadness, happiness and sadness, success and struggle, clarity and uncertainty. We all search for meaning, connection, and purpose.This is a personal and honest look at what it means to be human. It explores the contradictions and challenges that shape us, and the journey of self-discovery that helps us grow.Through vulnerability and courage, we confront our fears, doubts, and struggles, and learn valuable lessons....
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