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Being summoned to protect a burger joint from a monster, teach a class at the magic academy, or dealing with film critic cats, is something Rico is almost used to at this point. What Rico faces now isn’t another simple summoning, he must square off against the powerful infernal, Gary, and there’s no respawn in this fight. Rico’s gathered his allies, amassed powerful magic, and prepared in every way he can think of, but will it be enough?

Finn continues to grow his power, both personal and political. Being the only High Lord has its advantages, but it comes with unexpected responsibilities and demands on his time. With other Houses plotting against him and orders from the King to eliminate some troublesome nobles, Finn still finds time to adventure with his newly reformed party of companions. There are new dungeons to explore, battles to fight, and deals to be made. An unexpected development on his home world forces Finn to take drastic action in order to retake his throne and protect his citizens.

Elijah Hart is dying. Wracked by cancer and weakened by chemotherapy, all he wants is to spend what little time he has left with his sister and her family in Washington. But fate has other plans. When the mysterious World Tree extends its branches to Earth, Elijah's Seattle-bound flight crashes into the Pacific Ocean and a game-like system takes hold—reshaping humanity's future as well as his own destiny.

Ascending should have been the easy part. But after being thrown into the void, Thorn finds himself stranded in a strange world filled with even stranger creatures. Together with his cute battle pet, the mysterious god beast Hati, and a sentient AI named Eve, Thorn must forge a place for himself in this new world. Unfortunately, the local guilds all have other ideas, and soon the Titan finds himself embroiled in plots that even his famed strength cannot help him with.

The orcs have been driven back, and Ironshore still stands. But for Elijah Hart, victory rings hollow without his family. Ready to resume his search for them, he'll trek across monster-infested wilds, to magical rifts that spill nightmares into the world, and through the ruins of a shattered Earth. Each battle sharpens his power, drawing the attention of Thor Gunderson—the most dangerous hunter alive—who has marked Elijah as his prey.

Lukas Aguilar does not believe in gods. Despite—or perhaps because of—his deep knowledge of mythology and lore, Lukas has always valued what is practical, factual, and verifiable, eschewing faith for what he can see right in front of him. That is, until an earthquake destroys his home, and he wakes up in a dark cavern infested with bloodthirsty and unearthly creatures, wielding strange powers and hearing an even stranger voice in his head claiming to be a goddess.

#1 New York Times bestseller and arguably the best business narrative ever written, Barbarians at the Gate is the classic account of the fall of RJR Nabisco at the hands of a buyout from investment firm KKR. A book that stormed both the bestseller list and the public imagination, a book that...

Riddled with a soul disease and pitted against brutes twice his size, Hale knew he was destined to die in the arena. He's an orphan. A pawn in some unseen game of the Council as they seek to awaken dark magic through even darker means. But it turns out for him… death isn’t the end. A fearless act sends Hale back from death’s door with a Legendary Spirit in tow. The Torn Wing–an ancient dragon known for toppling entire kingdoms–lends its own dark magic.

Chad Johnson built his following by being a troll. Online games, social media, you name it—he's there with a witty comeback. But when he goes too far during a televised stream, he's handed a punishment unlike any other. Instead of the usual ban or suspension, Chad's sentenced to thirty days of full immersion therapy in Isle of Mythos—a world of epic fantasy filled with dungeons and mythical creatures. The twist? He's forced to embody a forest troll, one of the most-despised races in Mythos.

Things are heating up on Earth, and Rico is doing his best to keep a lid on the chaos. But it’s not easy to help deal with the threats at home when you’re randomly summoned away at a moment’s notice. From exploring a haunted mansion, protecting goblin trains, to a crooked card game, Rico does what he can to help his summoners that call upon him. The rewards for each summoning are nice, but a new arena challenge awaits Rico, and if he can come out on top, he just might gain the power he needs to keep our world safe.

On the planet of Taldain, the legendary Sand Masters harness arcane powers to manipulate sand in spectacular ways. But when they are slaughtered in a sinister conspiracy, the weakest of their number, Kenton, believes himself to be the only survivor. With enemies closing in on all sides, Kenton forges an unlikely partnership with Khriss - a mysterious Darksider who hides secrets of her own.

Ninety percent of Americans own a copy of the Bible, and while it's the most widely read book, it's also the least understood. Regardless of your religion, understanding the Bible brings much of Western art, literature, and public discourse into greater focus. The Bible for Dummies appeals to people of all faiths, as well as those who don't practice any particular religion, by providing interfaith coverage of the entire Bible and the often fascinating background information that makes the Bible come alive.

The world has been remade. Transformed by the touch of the World Tree, Earth has regressed to a pretechnological age. Machines no longer function, nations have fallen, and the remnants of humanity struggle to survive in a world brimming with danger . . . and power. But from the ashes of civilization, Ethera—a mystical energy that grants supernatural abilities through a game-like system of stats, spells, and magical evolutions—has emerged.

Ethan was just a plain old engineer, but everything changed when he was reborn into a world of skills, levels, and magic. With advanced knowledge far ahead of the time period he now finds himself in, he's primed to succeed. Especially because he can construct, deconstruct, and reconstruct runes—something no one else can do.

'Consistently entertaining... Splendid' Mail on Sunday 'Crammed with personal, often priceless insights about cut-throat life in the fast lane' Irish Times A massively entertaining oral biography of the golden era of critically derided yet monumentally popular radio rock, when Journey, Boston...

In the 1940s, mathematicians set out to design computers that could act as ideal rational agents in the face of uncertainty. The Irrational Decision tells the story of how they settled on a peculiar mathematical definition of rationality in which every decision is a statistical question of risk. Benjamin Recht traces how this quantitative standard came to define our understanding of rationality, looking at the history of optimization, game theory, statistical testing, and machine learning.

Jenna Gonyea is a young marketing whiz living the good life in Austin, Texas as a supplier of custom AI services to the likes of Dell and Tesla… far removed from anything government. But her family has a secret. Her grandmother, Helen Gonyea, had been a CIA officer during the cold war. Everyone knew it but it was seldom discussed until… an accidental discovery by her father reveals that both of her grandparents, Helen and Jerry, had been lifelong intelligence agents. And, her grandfather’s accidental death in 1964 might not have been an accident after all.

Despite all the advantages that came with being a Titan, for Thorn, it has come with equally Titan-sized problems. Thorn has freed himself from an ancient curse and cleared up the political turmoil in the capital, but the looming threat to Northern Angoril posed by the Orc invasion of Rasyn carries him back to the Elven island. But not before he deals with a cultist infestation in his own home.

Barely had Thorn entered the Tower to begin his climb when he finds himself running afoul of a merchant cartel and the floor’s Adventurer’s Guild. Now, adrift with a young woman and an old sailor and at the top of the guild’s wanted list, Thorn finds himself hemmed in on every side.

No empty child has ever reached a year of age, yet I am now 13. It has been a long and miserable 13 years, where the best I can manage to do is walk with difficulty. Sometimes, I cannot even manage that.