Breakneck


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The Breakneck section of what is now the lovely little town of Middlebury, nestled in the tree-lined hills of west central Connecticut, has been the scene of many interesting stories of America’s past. Lost cemeteries, Smallpoxe houses, visits by future United States Presidents and encampments by famous French generals of the Revolutionary War enrich this area with history and intrigue. Th e reader will enjoy learning of the early settlers, who lived there in the wilderness and the myriad, thought provoking events occurring in this tiny village. Though separated by time and distance, the residents of Breakneck served a very important role in the success of this country’s independence and greatness.




Breakneck


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Pursuing a string of senseless murders of clean-cut young adults, detectives M.C. Riggio and Kitt Lundgren find the investigation shattered by M.C.'s fiance's murder, which strains M.C.'s relationship with Kitt and brings the fiancé's true nature into question.




Breakneck


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A runaway train. A killer out for revenge. US Marshal Arliss Cutter is assigned to security detail for Supreme Court Justice Charlotte Morehouse and her teenage daughter, Ramona. It’s a routine task – until the family decide to explore the wilderness on the famous Glacier Discovery train. Hiding onboard are Chechen terrorists, who launch a surprise attack. While they seize control of the engine, Cutter manages to escape with Justice Morehouse by jumping off the moving train – and into the unforgiving wilderness. With no supplies and no connection to the outside world, Cutter and the judge must cross a treacherous terrain to stay alive. But Ramona is still on the train. And the terrorists plan to execute her live on camera... An unputdownable thriller set in one of the world's most unforgiving climates, perfect for fans of Adam Hamdy and Lee Child.




Breakneck


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A remorseless killer. A string of innocent, clean-cut victims. Detectives M.C. Riggio and Kitt Lundgren must race against a cold-blooded predator who moves at breakneck speed in this heart-pounding thriller from New York Times bestselling author Erica Spindler. Hot on the heels of their last case, partners Mary Catherine (M.C.) Riggio and Kitt Lundgren, detectives in the police department's Violent Crimes Bureau in industrial, blue-collar Rockford, Illinois, are called out to a college student's apartment where a young man with no criminal record, not even a noise complaint from his neighbors, appears to have been murdered in his sleep. The trail seems cold, until another victim turns up, and then another... each one striking closer to home for M.C. The growing list of seemingly emotionless kills leaves M.C. and Kitt little to follow—like the first victim, all the targets are young adults, kid-next-door types who've never taken a step outside the law. Meanwhile, the case starts to take its toll on M.C.'s personal life, setting her on edge with her partner and putting their hard-earned friendship in jeopardy. As M.C. and Kitt hunt a faceless killer, they are led deep into the cyberuniverse, where no one is who he seems and you never know who's watching. At the heart of this mesmerizing thriller is the relationship between two headstrong women as they struggle to balance their dual roles, to learn to trust, and to walk the fine line between upholding the law—and taking it into their own hands.




Showstopper!


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This “inside account captures the energy—and the madness—of the software giant’s race to develop a critical new program. . . . Gripping” (Fortune Magazine). Showstopper is the dramatic, inside story of the creation of Windows NT, told by Wall Street Journal reporter G. Pascal Zachary. Driven by the legendary David Cutler, a picked band of software engineers sacrifices almost everything in their lives to build a new, stable, operating system aimed at giving Microsoft a platform for growth through the next decade of development in the computing business. Comparable in many ways to the Pulitzer Prize–winning book The Soul of a New Machine by Tracy Kidder, Showstopper gets deep inside the process of software development, the lives and motivations of coders and the pressure to succeed coupled with the drive for originality and perfection that can pull a diverse team together to create a program consisting of many hundreds of thousands of lines of code.




Breakneck Point


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A gripping new crime series for fans of Val McDermid, Jane Casey and Cara Hunter ‘Gold-standard crime writing’ Erin Kinsley ‘An impressive start in an exciting new series’ The Sun ‘Authentic and atmospheric’ Adele Parks, Platinum ‘Packed with authenticity’ Mail Online




Breakthrough Teams for Breakneck Times


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Learn to tap into a team's collective brainpower to reach breakthrough results. This guide presents a proven process for organizations to build teams that go beyond surviving to thriving, no matter whether the goal is charitable fund raising or new project development.




Seize Me


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Winter Belov was the sweet innocent one in her crime family, the dutiful daughter that never disappointed her father. One day, her father does the unspeakable. When he turns his back, Winter flees across the country, taking her life savings with her, determined never to enter that sort of lifestyle again; but when she becomes an exotic dancer her life changes once more.




Well, That Was Awkward


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Gracie has never felt like this before. One day, she suddenly can’t breathe, can’t walk, can’t anything—and the reason is standing right there in front of her, all tall and weirdly good-looking: A.J. But it turns out A.J. likes not Gracie but Gracie’s beautiful best friend, Sienna. Obviously Gracie is happy for Sienna. Super happy! She helps Sienna compose the best texts, responding to A.J.’s surprisingly funny and appealing texts, just as if she were Sienna. Because Gracie is fine. Always! She’s had lots of practice being the sidekick, second-best. It’s all good. Well, almost all. She’s trying. Funny and tender, Well, That Was Awkward goes deep into the heart of middle school, and finds that even with all the heartbreak, there can be explosions of hope and moments of perfect happiness.




Withstanding Me


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While the chaos and bloodshed have slowed for a short period, life is never quiet in the world of Breakneck. The club is taking time to regroup from internal betrayal and the changing of the guard in a rival group.