If you're a security expert, what do you do if your fiancee suddenly goes missing, presumably kidnapped?If you're Daniel Trent, a highly trained specialist in hostage negotiation, the answer is simple
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Set in the year 2098, in Galactic Mission five school children have won an international competition to visit outer space and journey to the distant star system of Alpha Centauri on the spaceship Argo
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As models of the Earth/atmosphere system and observations become ever more sophisticated, and concerns about climate change and societal impacts of extreme weather and its forecasting grow, understand
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The Atlas of Life on Earth offers a comprehensive, chronological survey of the Earth, its landscape and its life forms, from the beginning of the solar system 4.5 billion years ago to the present day.
A high-interest book addresses common questions kids ask about space, from why the sky is blue to where the solar system ends, and presents entries with photos and illustrations that clarify key conce
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The Avengers scramble to deal with the threat of another Universal System as the New Adam's true self is revealed - and the most dangerous hero on Earth is created! As the team faces the World Breaker
When David's grandma wins a hotelier award and goes to accept it on another planet, security officer Tate assumes full control of the Intergalactic Bed & Breakfast. His decision to put the alien t
Modern computer technology meets the history of warfare in this book, the Great Battles of WWII. A stunning new look at the most spectacular campaigns of World War II, this book uses incredible comput
17 of the greatest battles of the Civil War come alive as never before for as breakthrough computer graphics recreate every detail of the Civil War's most important battles.A team of experts has resea
A level 1 reader in the Scholastic Discover More Reader series.PLANETS guides beginning readers on a journey of exploration through the solar system, showing how planets were formed, their attraction
This Adventure Time character file is a fun in-world guide to all the popular characters, presented from the point of view of BMO, the lovable but socially awkward video game system.
When Liv Bloom lands an art scholarship at Wickham Hall, it’s her ticket out of the foster system. Liv isn’t sure what to make of the school’s weird traditions and rituals, but she couldn’t be happier
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World-hopping, high-action adventure starring a smart boy with computer skills and a tough girl who pilots a blimp The airship Everness makes a Heisenberg Jump to an alternate Earth unlike any her cre
To become a registered nurse in the United States, nursing school graduates must pass the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN). It is a computer-adaptive test with b
Discover the movements that will help common ailments such as depression, insomnia, and hypertension; ease the digestive system; strengthen the legs; and stimulate the kidneys.
Rather than providing students with "the answers," Making Sense of Criminal Justice, Second Edition, challenges them to think critically about how the criminal justice system deals with difficult situ
The first book in the Anna Curtis series takes readers on an exhilarating ride through the criminal justice system as a young prosecutor battles a disturbing murder case that conflicts dangerously wit
Written in a friendly style, this brief introductory book makes the study of psychology accessible and engaging to readers with little background in the subject. Nevid's comprehensive learning system-
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This comprehensive and practical book covers law enforcement and the criminal justice system as a whole (including courts, corrections, and juvenile justice) in one easy-to-understand volume. You'll f
Preparing to implant a revolutionary mini-computer into the brain of a blind boy that will enable him to see, brilliant young neurosurgeon Ali O'Day finds her efforts sabotaged by a bomber who is dema
Based on 30 years of experience, a natural-health-care practitioner presents a groundbreaking healing system that integrates elements of classical Chinese medicine, personalized nutrition and extrasen
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In 2011, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1973, authorizing its member states to take measures to protect Libyan civilians from Muammar Gadhafi’s forces. In invoking the “respons
"In the near future, a post-quake San Francisco is ruled by a private corporation called the Bay Area Security Service. BASS has established and maintained order in the new city-state with a police fo
Set eighty years in the future, this novel by the best-selling author Michael O'Brien is about an expedition sent from the planet Earth to Alpha Centauri, the star closest to our solar system. The Kos
Trained to kill, but built for love... Captain Morgan Boland is at the top of her game, as is her former lover, Navy SEAL Jake Ramsey. Then a military computer selects them to partner in a special op.
A first collaboration by the author of Ringworld and the Nebula Award-winning author of Timescape finds a human expedition to another star system jeopardized by the discovery of an immense bowl-shaped
This comic collection picks up where the film "Star Trek: Into Darkness" leaves off as the U.S.S. Enterprise deals with threats to the security of the Federation.
"Football is the country's most popular pastime, and yet most of what happens in today's NFL is a mystery. The New York Jets gave Nicholas Dawidoff a security code, a locker, an office in the scouting
