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Heavy Sky

by Alex O. Harb ...

Series Book 1 - Skies of Azoria
Three and a half centuries ago, a Federation probe found a world with floating islands and an EM storm negating modern tech.Unofficial settlers followed, knowing life would never be the same: without computers or robots — only steam, hand labor, and no way back. They built zeppelins, tamed giant eagles, and forged kingdoms in the clouds. For generations, the sky held.Now the Federation has come ... Read more

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Three and a half centuries ago, a Federation probe found a world with floating islands and an EM storm negating modern tech.Unofficial settlers followed, knowing life would never be the same: without computers or robots — only steam, hand labor, and no way back. They built zeppelins, tamed giant eagles, and forged kingdoms in the clouds. For generations, the sky held.Now the Federation has come
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O.B.B.

by Paolo Javier ...

OBB a.k.a. The Original Brown Boy has many identities: it is a comics poem and a manifesto on comics poetry; an experimental comic book sequel to a poem twenty years in the making; and an homage to the Mimeo Revolution, weird fiction, kamishibai, the political cartoon, Pilipinx komiks history, and the poet bp Nichol. Javier deconstructs a post-9/11 Pilipinx identity amid the lasting fog of the ... Read more

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OBB a.k.a. The Original Brown Boy has many identities: it is a comics poem and a manifesto on comics poetry; an experimental comic book sequel to a poem twenty years in the making; and an homage to the Mimeo Revolution, weird fiction, kamishibai, the political cartoon, Pilipinx komiks history, and the poet bp Nichol. Javier deconstructs a post-9/11 Pilipinx identity amid the lasting fog of the
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Howls From Hell

A Horror Anthology

by Grady Hendrix, P.L. McMillan, Alex Wolfgang, Amanda Nevada DeMel, B.O.B. Jenkin, Christopher O'Halloran, J.W. Donley, Joe Radkins, Joseph Andre Thomas, Justin Faull, Lindsey Ragsdale, M. David Clarkson, Quinn Fern, S.E. Denton, Shane Hawk, Solomon Forse, Thea Maeve ...

Narrated by Nathaniel Forse ...

Unabridged

10 hours 32 min

Spacefaring researchers disturb an ancient horror. An enchanted object curses a grieving widow. A haunted reel torments a film student. A murder trial hinges on a chilling testimony.In Howls From Hell, sixteen emerging horror writers pave the way for the future of the genre. Fans of dark and macabre fiction will savor this exhibition of all-original tales born from one of the fastest-growing ... Read more

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Spacefaring researchers disturb an ancient horror. An enchanted object curses a grieving widow. A haunted reel torments a film student. A murder trial hinges on a chilling testimony.In Howls From Hell, sixteen emerging horror writers pave the way for the future of the genre. Fans of dark and macabre fiction will savor this exhibition of all-original tales born from one of the fastest-growing
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The Truth Detective

Lessons from Poker on Risk, Reward and Imperfect Information

by Alex O'Brien ...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE GAMBLING BOOK AWARDS 2026In THE TRUTH DETECTIVE, Alex O'Brien reveals the remarkable tools and radical thinking required when getting to the truth.At the poker table you need certain skills to win. The more Alex O'Brien played competitively, the more she realised those skills are essential in everyday life too. From reading body language to calculating risk, dealing with ... Read more

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE GAMBLING BOOK AWARDS 2026In THE TRUTH DETECTIVE, Alex O'Brien reveals the remarkable tools and radical thinking required when getting to the truth.At the poker table you need certain skills to win. The more Alex O'Brien played competitively, the more she realised those skills are essential in everyday life too. From reading body language to calculating risk, dealing with
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Porch Swings, Parlors & Pryin’ Eyes

Gossip, Gumption, and the Glories of Small-Town Life

by Anne Warner, Edna Ferber, Booth Tarkington, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, O. Henry, Benjamin Stevenson, Mary Stewart Cutting, Madeline Yale Wynne, Katharine M. Roof, Wilbur D. Nesbit0, May McHenry1, James Whitcomb Riley2, William James Lampton3, Thomas Bailey Aldrich4, Carl Sandburg5 ...

Narrated by Meghan Kelly6, Emma Faye7, Alex Picard8, John Hopkinson9, Rebecca Stern0, Shannon Nicole Locke1, A.J. Schuck2 ...

Series Audiobook 5 - A Kaleidoscope of American Storytellers
Unabridged

8 hours 11 min

In the towns where the porch lights glow late, the screen doors creak often, and no secret stays secret for long, life unfolds with charm, chatter, and more than a touch of mischief.Porch Swings, Parlors & Pryin’ Eyes invites you into parlors both prim and peculiar, where romances are whispered behind teacups, rivalries simmer at choir practice, and widows form committees with suspicious speed. ... Read more

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In the towns where the porch lights glow late, the screen doors creak often, and no secret stays secret for long, life unfolds with charm, chatter, and more than a touch of mischief.Porch Swings, Parlors & Pryin’ Eyes invites you into parlors both prim and peculiar, where romances are whispered behind teacups, rivalries simmer at choir practice, and widows form committees with suspicious speed.
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The Ethics of War and Peace Revisited

Moral Challenges in an Era of Contested and Fragmented Sovereignty

by Daniel R. Brunstetter, Jean-Vincent Holeindre, Aidan Hehir, Thomas Lindemann, Alex Giacomelli, Nigel Biggar, Kerstin Fisk, Jennifer M. Ramos, Jean-Baptiste Jeangène Vilmer0, Deborah Avant1, John Kelsay2, John R. Emery3, Shannon E. French4, Victoria Sisk5, Caroline Bass6, Frédéric Ramel7, Brian Orend8, Cian O'Driscoll9 ...

How do we frame decisions to use or abstain from military force? Who should do the killing? Do we need new paradigms to guide the use of force? And what does “victory” mean in contemporary conflict?In many ways, these are timeless questions. But they should be revisited in light of changing circumstances in the twenty-first century. The post–Cold War, post-9/11 world is one of contested and ... Read more

$53.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

How do we frame decisions to use or abstain from military force? Who should do the killing? Do we need new paradigms to guide the use of force? And what does “victory” mean in contemporary conflict?In many ways, these are timeless questions. But they should be revisited in light of changing circumstances in the twenty-first century. The post–Cold War, post-9/11 world is one of contested and
... Read more
Prayer Intimacy With God

by Alex O Fening ...

Although faith is a vital ingredient in one's walk and fellowship with God, The Bible says, "Faith without works is dead." Prayer is a force, which propels and puts faith into motion. Throughout the Bible the distinctive feature of the men of faith was that they were men of prayer. Prayer nourishes faith, and causes the believer to draw from the inexhaustible resources of the Omnipotent. It is the ... Read more

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Although faith is a vital ingredient in one's walk and fellowship with God, The Bible says, "Faith without works is dead." Prayer is a force, which propels and puts faith into motion. Throughout the Bible the distinctive feature of the men of faith was that they were men of prayer. Prayer nourishes faith, and causes the believer to draw from the inexhaustible resources of the Omnipotent. It is the
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The City on the Edge of Forever

by Harlan Ellison, Gabrielle de Cuir, D. C. Fontana1 ...

Narrated by Harlan Ellison, Gabrielle de Cuir, LeVar Burton, Jean Smart, Scott Brick, John Rubinstein, Stefan Rudnicki, Robert Forster, David Gerrold0, Orson Scott Card2, Bonnie MacBird3, Paul Boehmer4, Ryan C. Britt5, Richard Gilliland6, Alex Hyde-White7, Richard McGonagle8, Jim Meskimen9, Larry Nemecek0, Veronica Scott1, Judy Young2, a full cast3, Christian O’Connell4, Richard Brewer5 ...

Unabridged

8 hours 1 min

The original teleplay that became the classic Star Trek episode, with an expanded introductory essay by Harlan Ellison, The City on the Edge of Forever has been surrounded by controversy since the airing of an “eviscerated” version—which subsequently has been voted the most beloved episode in the series’ history. In its original form, The City on the Edge of Forever won the 1966–67 Writers Guild ... Read more

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The original teleplay that became the classic Star Trek episode, with an expanded introductory essay by Harlan Ellison, The City on the Edge of Forever has been surrounded by controversy since the airing of an “eviscerated” version—which subsequently has been voted the most beloved episode in the series’ history. In its original form, The City on the Edge of Forever won the 1966–67 Writers Guild
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Implementing Service Level Objectives

by Alex Hidalgo ...

Although service-level objectives (SLOs) continue to grow in importance, there’s a distinct lack of information about how to implement them. Practical advice that does exist usually assumes that your team already has the infrastructure, tooling, and culture in place. In this book, recognized SLO expert Alex Hidalgo explains how to build an SLO culture from the ground up.Ideal as a primer and daily ... Read more

$41.09 USD

Although service-level objectives (SLOs) continue to grow in importance, there’s a distinct lack of information about how to implement them. Practical advice that does exist usually assumes that your team already has the infrastructure, tooling, and culture in place. In this book, recognized SLO expert Alex Hidalgo explains how to build an SLO culture from the ground up.Ideal as a primer and daily
... Read more
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A Secret in the Garden

by Jeneane O'Riley ...

Narrated by Alex Picard, Ian Bedford ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Dark Manor Chronicles
Unabridged

13 hours 33 min

From USA Today bestselling author Jeneane O'Riley comes the first in a series of deliciously dark and whimsical standalone romances.Some secrets were never meant to be unearthed.Perched on a windswept cliff, Blackwood Manor looms like a dark monument to a mysterious family. Behind its grand iron gates, one part of the estate has been left to rot since the tragic death of Hester Blackwood: the once ... Read more

$25.00 USD

From USA Today bestselling author Jeneane O'Riley comes the first in a series of deliciously dark and whimsical standalone romances.Some secrets were never meant to be unearthed.Perched on a windswept cliff, Blackwood Manor looms like a dark monument to a mysterious family. Behind its grand iron gates, one part of the estate has been left to rot since the tragic death of Hester Blackwood: the once
... Read more
Database Internals

A Deep Dive into How Distributed Data Systems Work

by Alex Petrov ...

When it comes to choosing, using, and maintaining a database, understanding its internals is essential. But with so many distributed databases and tools available today, it’s often difficult to understand what each one offers and how they differ. With this practical guide, Alex Petrov guides developers through the concepts behind modern database and storage engine internals.Throughout the book, ... Read more

$41.09 USD

When it comes to choosing, using, and maintaining a database, understanding its internals is essential. But with so many distributed databases and tools available today, it’s often difficult to understand what each one offers and how they differ. With this practical guide, Alex Petrov guides developers through the concepts behind modern database and storage engine internals.Throughout the book,
... Read more
Apache Iceberg: The Definitive Guide

Data Lakehouse Functionality, Performance, and Scalability on the Data Lake

by Tomer Shiran, Jason Hughes, Alex Merced ...

Traditional data architecture patterns are severely limited. To use these patterns, you have to ETL data into each tool—a cost-prohibitive process for making warehouse features available to all of your data. The lack of flexibility with these patterns requires you to lock into a set of priority tools and formats, which creates data silos and data drift. This practical book shows you a better way ... Read more

$43.19 USD

Traditional data architecture patterns are severely limited. To use these patterns, you have to ETL data into each tool—a cost-prohibitive process for making warehouse features available to all of your data. The lack of flexibility with these patterns requires you to lock into a set of priority tools and formats, which creates data silos and data drift. This practical book shows you a better way
... Read more

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