Title: Teeth_ Vampire Tales Author: Ellen Datlow File Type: Mobi Subject:Fiction:Young Adult Description:Fascinated by vampires? Then feast on nineteen tantalizing, bite-sized tales exploring the intersections between the living, dead, and undead. The vampires in these stories range from romantic to chilling to gleeful—and touch on nearly every emotion in between. The one thing they have in common is their desire for blood. . . . Stories frombr Genevieve Valentinebr Steve Berman br Christopher Barzakbr Neil Gaiman br Delia Shermanbr Garth Nix br Suzy McKee Charnasbr Kaaron Warren br Cecil Castellucci br Jeffrey Ford br Nathan Ballingrud br Kathe Koja br Catherynne M. Valente br Melissa Marr br Ellen Kushner br Cassandra Clare br Holly Black br Lucius Shepard br Emma Bullbr Tanith Lee About the AuthorExperts in the genres of mythic and speculative fiction, Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling have edited numerous anthologies for readers of all ages. Together and individually they have won abundant honors, including multiple World Fantasy, Hugo, and Bram Stoker Awards. Ellen Datlow has also received the British Fantasy Society's Karl Edward Wagner Award for outstanding contribution to the genre. She lives in New York City. Terri Windling is the recipient of the Science Fiction Writers Association's Solstice Award for outstanding contributions to the speculative fiction field. She lives in Devon, England.
Title: Without Prejudice
Author: Andrew Rosenheim
File Type: Mobi
Subject:Fiction:Suspense
Description:
Robert, recently returned to live in Chicago, is contacted by a childhood friend who has just completed more than twenty years in prison for a horrific crime.Without Prejudiceis a compulsive story of race and the dangers that can lie in the past.
Title: The Falcon at the Portal_ An Amelia Peab
Author: Elizabeth Peters
File Type: Mobi
Subject:Mystery
Description:
Amelia and family have arrived in Egypt for the 1911 archeological season--afterthe marriage of young Ramses' best friend David to Amelia's niece Lia. But trouble finds them immediately when David is accused of selling ancient artifacts. While Amelia and company try to clear his name and expose the real culprit, the body of an American is found at the bottom of their excavation shaft. As accusations of drug dealing and moral misconduct fly, a child of mysterious antecedents sparks a crisis that threatens to tear the family apart. Amelia brings her brilliant powers of deduction to bear, but someone is shooting bullets at her--and coming awfully close!Amelia and family have arrived in Egypt for the 1911 archeological season---after the marriage of young Ramses' best friend David to Amelia's niece Lia. But trouble finds them immediately when David is accused of selling ancient artifacts. While Amelia and company try to clear his name and expose the real culprit, the body of an American is found at the bottom of their excavation shaft. As accusations of drug dealing and moral misconduct fly, a child of mysterious antecedents sparks a crisis that threatens to tear the family apart. Amelia brings her brilliant powers of deduction to bear, but someone is shooting bullets at her---and coming awfully close!Amelia and family have arrived in Egypt for the 1911 archeological season---after the marriage of young Ramses' best friend David to Amelia's niece Lia. But trouble finds them immediately when David is accused of selling ancient artifacts. While Amelia and company try to clear his name and expose the real culprit, the body of an American is found at the bottom of their excavation shaft. As accusations of drug dealing and moral misconduct fly, a child of mysterious antecedents sparks a crisis that threatens to tear the family apart. Amelia brings her brilliant powers of deduction to bear, but someone is shooting bullets at her---and coming awfully close!
Title: The Peach Keeper_ A Novel
Author: Sarah Addison Allen
File Type: Mobi
Subject:Contemporary
Description:Amazon.com ReviewstrongA Letter from Author Sarah Addison Allenstrong She put a penny on her windowsill and cracked the window, because her grandmother once said that ghosts often forget they’re ghosts and will go after money, but if they get close enough to an open window, the night air will suck them out. --Chapter Eight, The Peach KeeperThe original title of The Peach Keeper was God Eats Peaches, which I took from the old saying, “When God eats peaches, He saves the pit.” I had a cousin who would never throw away a peach pit based on that saying. She thought it was bad luck. My family is full of strange Southern superstitions. My great-aunt never liked for company to come in through one door and leave through another because she said that meant the preacher would visit. How many of us grew up seeing our mothers throw a pinch of salt over their shoulders when salt was spilled? How many of us remember when our grandmothers whispered that a bird tapping on a window meant someone was going to die? We took these things on trembling faith as children, believing them to be real because everything was real back then. Everything had possibilities. So how do we explain, with our skeptical grown-up natures, why we still make an X in the air when a black cat passes. Why we still have to eat something in the morning before we will tell someone about our bad dreams. Why we still worry about umbrellas being opened indoors. What is it about superstitions that stay with us, that encourage us to pass them on? Flights of fancy, maybe. Or nostalgia. Or maybe the power of the unknown is just that strong. We can’t help but think: What if it’s true? What if it just might be true? So we take an ounce of prevention instead of a pound of cure. We knock on wood and avoid ladders and never break mirrors. Just in case. ReviewPraise for _The Peach Keeper _Allen juggles smalltown history and mystical thriller, character development and eerie magical realism in a fine Southern gothic drama. The underlying tension will please and unnerve readers, as well as leave them eager for Allens next. -_Publishers Weekly_ Praise for Sarah Addison Allen’s The Girl Who Chased the Moon “Captivating . . . Sarah Addison Allen produces tantalizing fiction.”—_The Roanoke Times_ “A dusting of magic, the aroma of sugary cakes swirling through the breeze, and a girl who unwittingly brings change to a town of misfits make for a sweet summer story filled with hope and forgiveness.”—Beth Hoffman, author of Saving CeeCee Honeycutt “Charming and entertaining . . . Don’t miss this spellbinding tale.”—_Asheville Citizen Times__ _ “Allen clearly knows that all the fun is in the journey. . . . Sit back, open this book and join her.”—Greensboro _News & Record _“An enjoyable read [with] doses of magical realism and romance.”—Associated Press “Easy to devour in one sitting.” —_The Atlanta Journal-Constitution_
Title: Star Wars_ Galaxy of Fear 09_ Spore
Author: John Whitman
File Type: Mobi
Subject:Science-Fiction:Star Wars
Description:Tash, Zak, and Uncle Hoole stop on the planet Ithor for supplies, including a mineral the Shroud needs for its engines. The mineral isn't available on Ithor, but one of the Ithorians knows where they can find it—on a mining colony in the middle of a space slug-filled asteroid belt. The journey to the colony is filled with many dangers. But nothing prepares Hoole, Tash, and Zak for what they meet when they reach their destination. An ancient life-form has been released from its tomb. It has lurked there, waiting, for many years. It cannot be seen. It is made from pure evil. And its name is Spore.
Title: Stinger_ Stinger
Author: Robert R. McCammon
File Type: Mobi
Subject:Horror
Description:
In the remote Texas town of Inferno, a creature of evil beyond anything the world has ever encountered descends. He traps the town and ravages the land with grisly executions and horrible mutations . . . until the people rise up in a final, desperate battle. From the author of Swan Song. Original.
Title: Complete Care for Your Aging Cat
Author: Amy Shojai
File Type: Mobi
Subject:Dogs
Description:In the last few decades, tremendous advances have been made in veterinary technology--nearly tripling the average life span of many pets. But cats that are seven years and older have special needs and require additional emotional support, nutritional help, and medical care. A longer life also means more cats suffer age-related conditions such as kidney problems, diabetes, and arthritis, all of which can be successfully managed with your loving assistance. Complete Care for Your Aging Cat contains the answers you need to care for your mature cat. Pet expert Amy Shojai explains * How to entice your older cat into getting more exercise. * What changes to expect as your cat ages--and which changes are natural and which are warning signs that should send you to the veterinarian. * Which pet-specific over-the-counter medications every owner should keep on hand. * How to use the L.O.V.E. Program to keep your cat loving longer and living better. * Tips on everything from choosing the right products and food for your aging cat to performing nursing care at home. Filled with heartwarming stories, the latest developments in geriatric veterinary care, age-defying tips, and comprehensive reference material, this is the definitive guide to turning back the clock on aging--and keeping senior cats vital, happy, and active throughout their golden years.
Title: V_
Author: Thomas Pynchon
File Type: Mobi
Subject:classics
Description:
Winner of the coveted William Faulkner Foundation First Novel Award in 1963, V. remains a popular literary classic by one of Americas great modernists. This work may well stand as one of the very best works of the century.-- Atlantic Review This work may well stand as one of the very best works of the century. --Atlantic Review Filled with wild humor, inventive wordplay and a darkly imaginative power. --Philadelphia Inquirer
Title: Yes!_ 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to B
Author: Noah J. Goldstein
File Type: Mobi
Subject:Self-Help
Description:
**Small changes can make a big difference in your powers of persuasion**
What one word can you start using today to increase your persuasiveness by more than fifty percent?
Which item of stationery can dramatically increase peoples responses to your requests?
How can you win over your rivals by inconveniencing them?
Why does knowing that so many dentists are named Dennis improve your persuasive prowess?
Every day we face the challenge of persuading others to do what we want. But what makes people say yes to our requests? Persuasion is not only an art, it is also a science, and researchers who study it have uncovered a series of hidden rules for moving people in your direction. Based on more than sixty years of research into the psychology of persuasion, *Yes!* reveals fifty simple but remarkably effective strategies that will make you much more persuasive at work and in your personal life, too.
Cowritten by the worlds most quoted expert on influence, Professor Robert Cialdini, *Yes!* presents dozens of surprising discoveries from the science of persuasion in short, enjoyable, and insightful chapters that you can apply immediately to become a more effective persuader. Why did a sign pointing out the problem of vandalism in the Petrified Forest National Park actually *increase* the theft of pieces of petrified wood? Why did sales of jam multiply tenfold when consumers were offered many *fewer* flavors? Why did people prefer a Mercedes immediately after giving reasons why they prefer a BMW? What simple message on cards left in hotel rooms greatly increased the number of people who behaved in environmentally friendly ways?
Often counterintuitive, the findings presented in *Yes!* will steer you away from common pitfalls while empowering you with little known but proven wisdom.
Whether you are in advertising, marketing, management, on sales, or just curious about how to be more influential in everyday life, *Yes!* shows how making small, scientifically proven changes to your approach can have a dramatic effect on your persuasive powers.