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A winter storm ravages a small community in New England, but the residents of one street are unprepared for what the snow brings: an ancient curse, an entity that knows both their sins and their regrets and will stop at nothing to consume what belongs to it. When John Stephenson peers out of his window on a Tuesday morning, he sees nothing but clear, gray skies hovering above the houses on his staid suburban street, but the next 48 hours will prove to be a waking nightmare from which John and his neighbors cannot escape. As the first flakes fall, the whispering begins.

Logic is often perceived as having little to do with the rest of philosophy, and even less to do with real life. In this lively and accessible introduction, Graham Priest shows how wrong this conception is. He explores the philosophical roots of the subject, explaining how modern formal logic deals with issues ranging from the existence of God and the reality of time to paradoxes of probability and decision theory. Along the way, the basics of formal logic are explained in simple, non-technical terms, showing that logic is a powerful and exciting part of modern philosophy.

Behind the familiar surfaces of the telephone, radio, and television lies a sophisticated and intriguing body of knowledge known as information theory. This is the theory that has permitted the rapid development of all sorts of communication, from color television to the clear transmission of photographs from the vicinity of Jupiter. Even more revolutionary progress is expected in the future.  

Aaron Andrews, a newly-minted doctor, returns to the village of Aetherton to take up his late father's practice. Hopes of easing into his new role and restoring the local clinic are dashed, however, when the disfigured body of a child is discovered in an empty flowerbed. Working closely with Evander Cochrane, the village's sole law enforcement officer, Andrews is forced to admit that the girl's death is anything but natural.

In The Long Game, Rush Doshi draws from a rich base of Chinese primary sources, including decades worth of party documents, leaked materials, memoirs by party leaders, and a careful analysis of China's conduct to provide a history of China's grand strategy since the end of the Cold War. 

In the 18th century, the British minister and mathematician Thomas Bayes devised a theorem that allowed him to assign probabilities to events that had never happened before. It languished in obscurity for centuries until computers came along and made it easy to crunch the numbers. Now, as the foundation of big data, Bayes's formula has become a linchpin of the digital economy. But here's where things get interesting: Bayes's theorem can also be used to lay odds on the existence of extraterrestrial intelligence, and on the biggest question of all: how long will humanity survive?

What will separate you from the rest early in your career? The ability to take ownership, manage expectations, navigate people dynamics, and communicate professionally - skills that school doesn't teach.

Henry David Thoreau was a leading figure in the American Transcendentalist movement and the era of US literary emergence, an intellectual with worldwide influence as essayist, social thinker, naturalist-environmentalist, and sage. Thoreau's Walden, an autobiographical narrative of his two-year sojourn in a self-built lakeside cabin, is one of the most widely studied works of American literature. It has generated scores of literary imitations and experiments in back-to-basics living.

Susan L. Shirk, a former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State responsible for China, knows many of today's Chinese rulers personally and has studied them for three decades. She offers invaluable insight into how they think—and what they fear. In this revealing book, you will see the world through the eyes of men like President Hu Jintao and former President Jiang Zemin. We discover a fragile communist regime desperate to survive in a society turned upside down by miraculous economic growth and a stunning new openness to the greater world.

Seven Days in Augusta is a celebration of what makes the Masters singular and iconic, from the par-3 contest to Amen Corner to Butler Cabin. Mark Cannizzaro goes behind the scenes of the exclusive competition, covering wide-ranging topics including green jacket rituals, tales from The Crow's Nest atop the clubhouse, the extreme lengths some fans have gone to acquire tickets, and what goes on outside the gates during Masters week. Features some of the most memorable and dramatic moments from the tournament's history, this is an essential, expansive look at golf's favorite event.

Most people are taught that calamities of nature are caused by God. There are businesses that exist to replace property deemed destroyed by an act of God. We feel that loved ones are taken by God through some disease or tragedy before we are ready for them to go. We learn growing up that God controls everything about our lives and we are to fear Him. We are told that if we dont straighten up and act correctly, God will punish us. But without God and His moral righteousness, how can we know what is the correct manner of conducting our lives?

Every week, millions of Christians across the world hear Scripture read from the lectionary. They are exposed to the content of the Bible through assigned weekly readings from the Old Testament, the Psalms, the Gospels, and the remainder of the New Testament. These readings affirm that Christ is...

Once upon a time, Jonathan West lost his best friend, Ansel, under horrific circumstances. Or, at least, he thought he had. On a warm summer night, he finds himself reunited with the dead man - and hunted by a hideous entity that occupies Ansel's body.

Abandon all hope, for The Huntsman is coming. In the darkest depths of the South, an unholy terror stalks the darkness. The Huntsman, a figure of twisted legend, leads his pack of hellish hounds through the shadows, driven by a hunger for blood and a thirst for vengeance. For generations, his name has been whispered around campfires and in hushed tones, a cautionary tale used to frighten disobedient children into submission. But when a plantation owner hires him to track down a runaway slave, The Huntsman's malevolent power is unleashed upon the land.

Sometimes the people with secrets are more dangerous than the secrets themselves. With a thirst for danger and the skills to survive, black ops agent Titus Black is tapped to apprehend a rogue hacker who has escaped an underground CIA detention facility in Finland. When the man disappears into Russia, Black is tasked with tracking the hacker down before he leaks sensitive government secrets to nefarious organizations. However, Black soon learns that the biggest threat to U.S. national security isn’t a hacker with secrets but the people with secrets to hide.

The best lies often contain the truth. When a terrorist organization claims responsibility for an attack on a cruise ship in the Caribbean, the victims seem random. But things aren’t always as they seem. Asked to investigate quietly, Titus Black and the Firestorm team stir up a hornets nest within the U.S. government that threatens to expose some high-level officials.

The deadliest bombs don’t tick…they just explode. When an asset at an Iranian nuclear facility gets left behind in a massive exodus of Mossad agents from Iran, Black gets tasked with extracting her. But the simple assignment opens up a world of questions for Black and the Firestorm team, leading down a path to a deadly conspiracy. Black and his partner Christina Shields must criss-cross the globe searching for answers in a high-stakes game.

Not even darkness can hide from Titus Black. When members of the intelligence community in Washington started disappearing, the CIA was prompted to investigate. Unable to trust anyone at the agency, the CIA turned to Firestorm and Titus Black to uncover the truth. However, what Black found was more than a vendetta against the agency by rogue operators, instead uncovering a conspiracy that stretched deep into the federal government. And with time running out, Black has to eliminate the ring leader before he executes his plan that will lay waste to the United States.

Some wars never end. When an old Russian missile silo suddenly disappears, U.S. military brass become concerned that something is afoot. Instead of risking of international incident, Titus Black is sent to investigate—and disarm the weapon. But what he uncovers sets him on a dash across the globe to stop a madman terrorist and a Russian who’s willing to go to great lengths to help establish his country as the world’s greatest superpower. And as Agent Black digs deeper, he finds that the bad actors have an unlikely ally that threatens millions of innocent lives—and the global balance of power.

Some conspiracy theories are actually true. When a high-ranking U.S. government official goes missing, the president wants to keep the situation from the public, summoning the Firestorm team to take handle the job. However, when Titus Black and the team hit the ground, the clock is ticking. With just three days to find the kidnapped official and return home before everything is exposed, Black must navigate a precarious situation to ensure success behind enemy lines. But when things go south, Black must improvise. And there’s no margin for error.