Situation Room (a Luke Stone Thriller—Book #3)

"TRANSMISSION is riveting, unexpected, and firmly rooted in strong psychological profiles backed with thriller and sci-fi elements: what more could readers wish for? (Just the quick publication of Book Two, Arrival.)"--Midwest Book ReviewFrom #1 worldwide bestselling fantasy author Morgan Rice comes a long-anticipated science fiction series debut. When SETI finally receives a signal from an alien civilization, what will happen next?A 13 year old boy, dying of a rare brain disease, is the only one able to hear and decode signals from outer space. SETI confirms it is a real signal.What is the message? How will the world react?And most of all: are the aliens coming?"Action-packed …. Rice's writing is solid and the premise intriguing."–Publishers Weekly, re A Quest of Heroes"A superior fantasy… A recommended winner for any who enjoy epic fantasy writing fueled by powerful, believable young adult protagonists."

Thanks to advancing technology and shifting mores, the amount of change we experience in our lifetimes is truly exceptional. Objects and practices that are commonplace can very quickly become outmoded. In this witty and informative collection of short essays, journalist and social commentator Anna Jane Grossman takes a thoughtful look at what everyday apparatuses, ideas, and behaviors are quickly disappearingor else have already left the wkkk.nete contains essays and entries on more than 100 alphabetized fading subjects, including Blind Dates, Mix Tapes, Getting Lost, Porn Magazines, Looking Old, Operators, Camera Film, Hitchhiking, Body Hair, Writing Letters, Basketball Players in Short Shorts, Privacy, Cash, and, yes, Books. This ode to obsolescence also includes 25 quirky pen-and-ink line illustrations to further help us remember exactly what we’re missing.

The first in a two-book series, Sergeant Lamb's America tells the story Sergeant Roger Lamb, an Irish soldier who served on the British side during the American War of Independence. Based on real historical events and people, Sergeant Lamb recounts the British defeat and the capture of his unit at the Battle of Saratoga in a voice that's both funny, insightful, and wise.This fictionalized account is based on the journals of the historical Sergeant Roger Lamb, and is largely faithful to the true eyewitness account of the American Revolution told from the loser's perspective. With his engaging, personable voice and basic decency of character, Sergeant Lamb reminds us that regardless of how history casts the British side, there were good men on both sides of this important conflict.

With stories by acclaimed and exciting new YA writers: Louise HawesJ. James Keels Ron Koertge Chris Lynch Norma Fox Mazer Lauren Myracle Jamie Pittel Anita Riggio Mary Ann Rodman Ellen Wittlinger Jacqueline Woodson Tim Wynne-Jones A stellar line-up of young adult writers examines our relationship with beauty in stories that haunt, amuse, stir, and fascinate. A beauty queen with a chin-hair problem, an aspiring model who would rather take pictures than be in them, a boy in love with the gorgeous nurse he's never seen, a girl named Beauty who feels like anything but—the teenagers in these dozen stories feel the power of beauty, whether it's to trap, save, torment, or comfort. In an era when image seems to have triumphed over virtue and reason, this timely, discussion-provoking collection asks young readers to think about what is truly beautiful.

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林杰先生是个名牌大学毕业的工程师。他与妻子分居两地并生有一个女儿，现六岁，由妻待养。夫妻分居的艰苦使他爱好文学，并最终成为一个知名度很高的作家。他是幸运儿，但复杂的爱情插曲让他尝到了不少心情感伤的疾苦和遭遇。因为他的才华及其为人的事理他除妻以外，有一天被一个名叫水灵的漂亮姑娘所爱。他从拒爱，敢爱到深爱，到水灵姑娘被其生父最终卖给日本人作老婆，从而自已又经历了被另外两个女人爱上的故事。

林未汀因收到一盆匿名害羞草结缘庄遇。万人迷校草庄遇，见林未汀骨骼惊奇，人高马大，天生一张臭脸，甚有臭豆腐之功效，能有效隔离不喜之人。挡烂桃花，站岗放哨，无所不能。于是胁迫她达成契约，成为假情侣。与此同时，林未汀发现名动一时的大提琴选手庄遇居然拉得一手烂琴。而哲学系的她却在大提琴方面有着不斐的实力。这一反差叫人费解。随着两人的相知，林未汀逐渐发现了庄遇的秘密……

七叶神器初现，异世孤魂来寻，千年之前宿命，万年之巅战者，天地规则阻挠，八方寂令束缚，千年之梦长眠，万古零丁长叹，皆集于此……我，逆天归来，势必破天地规则，毁万里河山，颠空间秩序。嗜魂铃，药王鼎，阴阳双刃，戮神弩，引魂灯，绝遥琴，寂天锤……七叶现世，与谁有关？时逢乱世，谁出英雄？ 周六更新

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