The Last Lecture


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The author, a computer science professor diagnosed with terminal cancer, explores his life, the lessons that he has learned, how he has worked to achieve his childhood dreams, and the effect of his diagnosis on him and his family.




Night Watch


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New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Suzanne Brockmann has thrilled audienceswith her Tall, Dark and Dangerous series. Experience it here with a hero who must face themost daring adventure of all—falling in love. How can he choose between an old flame and a new spark? When US Navy SEAL Chief Wes Skelly is sent to LA on assignment, he reluctantlyagrees to go on a blind date with Brittany Evans, the sister-in-law of a fellow SEAL.After all, he's been secretly pining for a very unavailable woman and he needs to get overher. So what does he have to lose? Plenty, as it turns out. Because suddenly the woman he'd thought he could never have issingle. However, so is Brittany—and she's in danger because of him. He knows he can keepher safe… Book 11 of Tall, Dark & Dangerous series. Originally published in 2003.




Pecking Order


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New York Times bestselling author Omar Tyree continues to write captivating novels with Pecking Order, the tale of an ambitious young accountant, Ivan Davis, who jumps into the high-stakes racket of industry promotions and celebrity parties in Southern California. Starting with a simple plan to promote business network events among the rich, famous, and frivolous clients he works with, Ivan begins to make a name for himself. He soon comes face-to-face with Lucina Gallo, the reigning diva of San Diego's nightlife culture. She needs a new partner she can trust, and one who knows everything about money. For this dollar-hungry entrepreneur, the timing couldn't be better. Who wouldn't want to be partners with the most glamorous girl in the city? Ivan quickly teams up with her for business -- and for possible pleasure. However, for Lucina, business is business and nothing extra. Or is it? After throwing a sizzling-hot birthday party for a popular San Diego Charger, Ivan finds himself babysitting Lucina's so-called girlfriends, some of the most spoiled and exotic women he has ever encountered. That's when the business deals begin to fall outside the bounds of simple promotion and parties. Ivan finds himself thrust into the limelight and lands at the doorstep of easy access to women, cash, cars, private jets, and multimillion-dollar real estate. But as the ridiculous amounts of money and power start to pile up, leaving a trail of broken hearts, fractured egos, and challenged loyalties, Ivan is forced to ask himself: How much money is enough? Pecking Order, with its perfect blend of money, plot, sex, and vulnerability, is another urban classic novel as only Omar Tyree can write them!




Phenomenal Experiences


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PHENOMENAL EXPERIENCES will motivate and stimulate readers to learn more about ancient cultures and people in the world. Adventures, discoveries, challenges, dangers, different environments, terrains, ancient and primitive people are vividly described. Unusual, remarkable and phenomenal experiences occur as these adventures enfold. Artifacts, ancient ruins, primitive customs, beliefs and lifestyles are revealed as archeologists and anthropologists go on expeditions to Ethiopia in Africa, Jordan, Australia, Arizona, the Amazon River and jungle, Copan in Honduras, Egypt, Easter Island and Stonehenge in England. Julian and Adriana Davidson, who met, fell in love and married, experienced multiple, phenomenal experiences together as they traveled to a variety of different, ancient cultures to discover and learn about ancient civilizations and places in the world. Enjoy these enfolding, spectacular, dynamic adventures and journeys into the past as you read PHENOMENAL EXPERIENCES.




Night Watch and Hard Target


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The most daring adventure of all Night Watch by New York Times Bestselling Author Suzanne Brockmann US navy SEAL chief Wes Skelly has been secretly pining for a very unavailable woman for years. So when he agrees to go on a blind date with Brittany Evans, he’s not really expecting romance. But the single mom is kind, caring and beautiful. And when Brittany is suddenly in danger, he knows he must keep her safe. Because now he has everything to lose… FREE BONUS STORY INCLUDED IN THIS VOLUME! Hard Target by USA TODAY Bestselling Author Barb Han Border Patrol agent Reed Campbell is shocked to find Emily Baker hiding out in a crate of guns smuggled into Texas. She claims she was kidnapped and held hostage by Mexico’s most elusive drug lord, a man Reed’s desperate to bring down. Determined to protect her, he takes her on the run, risking his life. Keeping Emily alive is a problem. Keeping his heart safe is nearly impossible. New York Times Bestselling Author Suzanne Brockmann




A Long Pull


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California transplant Brian Lawson runs a popular North Dakota coffeeshop, but still can't make money. One day he's fighting the competition - and the next day fighting for his life, diagnosed with bone cancer. A radical, dangerous treatment could be his cancer cure; a beautiful, equally dangerous woman could be the cure for everything else.




Let's Go California 10th Edition


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Completely revised and updated, Let's Go: California is your insider's guide to the Golden State. Let's Go's forty-five years of travel savvy deliver the practical facts you'll need, from navigating L.A.'s freeways to finding the hottest nightlife. Expanded coverage of national parks, beaches, hiking, and skiing get you out of the city, while listings in the alternatives to tourism chapter show you how to make a difference or become a movie star. Whether you'd rather trek Yosemite's backcountry trails or sample California cuisine in Berkeley's gourmet ghetto, Let's Go can lead the way.




Let There Be Towns


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Three pillars supported the empire of New Spain. The first two, the presidio and the mission, have lived on in history and the popular imagination. The third, less studied and less understood, has lived on in the traditions of local self-governance and the distinctive cultural and social patterns of the Southwest. That third pillar is the civil settlement, or town, with its distinctive governmental institutions. Town councils, or cabildos, brought to the northern frontier a high degree of law and order, patterns of local government, a rough democracy, and the principle of justice based on rule of law. The towns populated the Borderlands, introduced industry, and contributed to the economy and defense of Hispanic territories. Let There Be Towns presents the origins and contributions of six of the early settlements of New Spain--San Antonio and Laredo in Spanish Texas, Santa Fe and El Paso in Nuevo Mexico, and San Jose and Los Angeles in Alta California. In Let There Be Towns, Gilbert R. Cruz carefully assesses their importance as part of the Spanish government's policy for implanting in North America the linguistic, social, religious, and political values of the crown. Ten years of archival study, as well as travel through Spain and Mexico researching the origins of colonial towns in parent institutions, have led the author to the provocative conclusion that town settlements and their civil governments were even more important than the more glamorous missions and presidios in establishing Spanish dominion over the northern Borderlands.




The Blue Plane


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The chase continues. Doug and Chris Scott fought their way through what they thought was a rogue virtual reality program, but which turned out to be something much more frightening and unfathomablea true alternative reality. On the way back to Hong Kong where it all began, they died in a plane crash and awakened in an empty universe. Their only company is the mysterious Grasshopper Man, who serves as occasional messenger and guide. Another young couple falls into the alternative bittersweet nightmare, computer programmer Stan Brent and his mathematician wife Audrey, in this second book of The Grasshopper Man series. Trapped in what they come to call The System with them are colleagues Mary Wells, Luke Simmons, and Jacob Ellery. The mercenary computer guru Ann Crenshaw and her two assistants, Todd Richards and Brett Thompson, follow them into the trap. They are pursued through time and place by Indonesian pirates, battle their way across wartorn France, relive harrowing episodes from their own pasts, and endure other adventures in Nepal, Irian Jaya, New Zealand, the U.S., and other times and places. Their only help comes from the enigmatic Jane, who was sent in to rescue Doug and Chris and became trapped herself. But how long will she be there to help? On the outside, four homeless Chinese children from mainland China are trapped in their own adventures, intersecting occasionally with the others in The System. The storylines continue to explore the nature of Reality as they continually prove that Love is the most important Reality.




Insiders' Guide® to San Diego


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San Diego, California’s second largest city with 70 miles of beaches and a mild Mediterranean climate, is popular for visitors—temporary or permanent. Insiders’ Guide to San Diego is the quintessential and comprehensive source for travel and relocation information about this sprawling, spectacular Southern California city. Take advantage of the personal perspective of the local authors to gain detailed knowledge necessary to making the most of your experience. Now in its sixth edition, this fully updated and revised guide includes seven maps and 32 black-and-white photographs.