A Trick of the Light


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A New York Times Notable Crime Book and Favorite Cozy for 2011 A Publishers Weekly Best Mystery/Thriller books for 2011 With A Trick of the Light, Louise Penny takes us back to the deceptively peaceful village of Three Pines in this brilliant novel in her award-winning, New York Times bestselling series featuring Chief Inspector Armand Gamache. "Hearts are broken," Lillian Dyson carefully underlined in a book. "Sweet relationships are dead." But now Lillian herself is dead. Found among the bleeding hearts and lilacs of Clara Morrow's garden in Three Pines, shattering the celebrations of Clara's solo show at the famed Musée in Montreal. Chief Inspector Gamache, the head of homicide at the Sûreté du Québec, is called to the tiny Quebec village and there he finds the art world gathered, and with it a world of shading and nuance, a world of shadow and light. Where nothing is as it seems. Behind every smile there lurks a sneer. Inside every sweet relationship there hides a broken heart. And even when facts are slowly exposed, it is no longer clear to Gamache and his team if what they've found is the truth, or simply a trick of the light. "Penny has been compared to Agatha Christie [but] it sells her short. Her characters are too rich, her grasp of nuance and human psychology too firm...." --Booklist (starred review)




Into the Light


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In New York Times-bestselling science fiction epic Out of the Dark, Earth beat back an alien invasion. Now we've got to make sure they don't come back, in Into the Light. The Shongairi conquered Earth. In mere minutes, half the human race died, and our cities lay in shattered ruins. But the Shongairi didn’t expect the survivors’ tenacity. And, crucially, they didn’t know that Earth harbored two species of intelligent, tool-using bipeds. One of them was us. The other, long-lived and lethal, was hiding in the mountains of eastern Europe, the subject of fantasy and legend. When they emerged and made alliance with humankind, the invading aliens didn’t stand a chance. Now Earth is once again ours. Aided by the advanced tech the aliens left behind, we’re rebuilding as fast as we can. Meanwhile, a select few of our blood-drinking immortals are on their way to the Shongairi homeworld, having commandeered one of the alien starships...the planet-busting kind. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.




The Light


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Bria Ford, a college student with a distant wealthy father and the seemingly perfect boyfriend, is driving to Florida with her three best friends, but they never arrive. In the predawn hours of Thanksgiving, a bright light flashes and everything electronic stops. Stranded on a frozen highway, the group's only hope rests in two strangers, the handsome Jonah Page and his sister. The strangers lead the way as the six of them battle freezing temperatures, dehydration, and hunger to make it to the Page family home in rural North Carolina. Once there, their lives become a battle against both nature and those who try to take their lives. While struggling to survive in a world she has never known, Bria discovers that her life was based on lies, and these strangers know the truth. In this first book of the New Dawn series, Bria must learn who she is, find a way to forgive, and open her heart to those who love her.




Into the Book of Light


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What if you could find a way to enter another reality full of wild and life changing adventure? And what if every time you fell asleep you woke up in that other reality? Welcome to the world of Theo Dunnery, a twelve year-old boy who feels alone and full of fear when he stumbles on an ancient book that draws him into another world. In that world, he learns he must complete a quest to find the Five Seals of Truth if he is to conquer his fears. Facing great odds and many enemies, Theo sets off on the adventure of a lifetime to discover who he really is as the son of Elyon, and overcome the darkness that has haunted him for so long. Join Theo on The Dream Traveler's Quest, one story told in four chapter books.




Your eBook Survival Kit, 3rd edition


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A practical, no nonsense guide into the essentials of composing and publishing eBooks. The Kit provides advice and step-by-step instructions on how to set up a file for conversion into the dominant formats of ePub, mobi (Kindle), optimised pdf as well as the new Fixed Layout formats suitable for spread-oriented books. You'll then see how to package the files for uploading to online distributors such as Amazon, Apple and Kobo by starting with a master file that is similar to that created for print or print on demand (POD) production. The Kit also provides strategies for getting out the word about your title to the global community. What's new in the 3rd Edition? • Information on the new export features from InDesign CC (Creative Cloud) that allow you to export to Fixed Layout formats as well as "flowable" ePub files for eBook devices. • an up-to-date review of the latest dedicated eBook Readers, smartphones, phablets and tablets in terms of what functionality they have for enhanced eBook files • the best FREE conversion programs • Step by step instructions on how to set up your book in iBooks Author, and how to prepare and add multimedia elements to your iBooks Author work • Streamlining your workflow in Word, Pages and Adobe's Creative Cloud Suite to shorten the conversion process • hands-on directions on how to use Sigil to edit your ePub files and Calibre to view and convert them to Kindle friendly mobi files • how to validate your files in iBooks Author and Kindle Previewer offline before uploading them to Apple and the Kindle Store • when to outsource conversion of your book, to whom and how much you should expect to pay • updated social media strategies for spreading the word about your book • and much, much more




Your EBook Survival Kit


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A practical, hands-on guide into the essentials of composing and publishing for eBooks. The Kit provides advice and step-by-step instructions on how to set up a file for conversion into the dominant formats of ePub, xhtml and pdf and then how to package it for uploading to online distributors such as Amazon, Apple and Kobo by starting with a master file that is similar to that created for print or print on demand production. The Kit also provides strategies for getting out the word about your title to the global community.




Ambient Intelligence


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This volume of the LNCS is the formal proceedings of the 2nd European Symposium on Ambient Intelligence, EUSAI 2004. This event was held on November 8–10, 2004 at the Eindhoven University of Technology, in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. EUSAI 2004 followed a successful first event in 2003, organized by Philips Research. This turned out to be a timely initiative that created a forum for bringing together European researchers, working on different disciplines all contributing towards the human-centric technological vision of ambient intelligence. Compared to conferences working on similar and overlapping fields, the first EUSAI was characterized by a strong industrial focus reflected in the program committee and the content of the program. As program chairs of EUSAI 2004 we tried to preserve the character for this event and its combined focus on the four major thematic areas: ubiquitous computing, context awareness, intelligence, and natural interaction. Further, we tried to make EUSAI 2004 grow into a full-fledged double-track conference, with surrounding events like tutorials and specialized workshops, a poster and demonstration exhibition and a student design competition. The conference program included three invited keynotes, Ted Selker from MIT, Tom Rodden from the University of Nottingham and Tom Erickson from IBM.




Chasing Legends - FREE eBook


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Free eBook to download! My rules for survival: 1. Hide my true vampire nature. 2. Keep my vamp friends safe. 3. Avoid SCAR at all costs. I look like a normal human. I'm not. I'm a rogue vampire. In my world, vamps are treated as dangerous criminals who must be subdued. By law, all vampires have to get an implant. Sure, the device calms blood lust and violence, but it also strips us of our true natures, and worse, it allows the government to control us. I know for a fact that vamps can live peacefully without the implant. My friends and I have been doing it for months, all thanks to the blood of a mythical flying beast we chanced upon in the mountains. But our stash of dragon blood is almost gone. And one of my friends is on the verge of losing control and exposing all of us. We have to find more dragon blood before it's too late. Before SCAR -- Supernatural Crime Action and Rehabilitation -- captures us and forces us to submit to the "cure." I'll do anything to save myself and my friends, even travel to a world ruled by dragon shifters. But I never expected my quest for survival would lead me to fall for a dragon. That might make things complicated . . . Download Chasing Legends today because you won't want to miss this story packed with vampires, dragons, adventure, and romance! Fantasy romance, forbidden love, dragon shifters, vampire romance, free ebook, free books to download, free paranormal romance, free fantasy romance, books for free, free books to read, free fantasy books, free ebooks, download for free, free kindle book.




The Most Efficient Way to Publish an eBook


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Peter Buffington took his personal experience with self-publishing and freely shares his hard-won wisdom and best advice for those looking to do likewise. This is a great guide for those starting out in self-publishing by someone who is successful in this genre and with the process. -Shelia F. English, CEO/Author/Producer, Circle of Seven Productions The Most Efficient Way to Publish an eBook is a fantastic and concise guide for anyone considering self-publishing. Peter's experiences as a best-selling aviation author and eBook conversion consultant are shared in this book and I love his bite-sized and easy-to-follow approach. - Paul Cameron, CEO, Booktrack




The Light We Give


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A National Bestseller “I love this book… It is rich in wisdom, religious and personal, and it is absolutely charming.” —Anne Lamott, author of Dusk, Night, Dawn and Help, Thanks, Wow An inspiring approach to a happier, more fulfilling life through Sikh teachings on love and service. As a boy growing up in South Texas, Simran Jeet Singh and his brothers confronted racism daily: at school, in their neighborhood, playing sports, and later in college and beyond. Despite the prejudice and hate he faced, this self-described “turban-wearing, brown-skinned, beard-loving Sikh” refused to give in to negativity. Instead, Singh delved deep into the Sikh teachings that he grew up with and embraced the lessons to seek the good in every person and situation and to find positive ways to direct his energy. These Sikh tenets of love and service to others have empowered him to forge a life of connection and a commitment to justice that have made him a national figure in the areas of equity, inclusion, and social justice. The Light We Give lays out how we can learn to integrate ethical living to achieve personal happiness and a happier life. It speaks to those who are inspired to take on positive change but don’t know where to begin. To those who crave the chance to be empathetic but are afraid of looking vulnerable. To those who seek the courage to confront hatred with love and compassion. Singh reaches beyond his comfort zone to practice this deeper form of living and explores how everyone can learn the insights and skills that have kept him engaged and led him to commit to activism without becoming consumed by anger, self-pity, or burnout. Part memoir, part spiritual journey, The Light We Give is a transformative book of hope that shows how each of us can turn away from fear and uncertainty and move toward renewal and positive change.