Jason Ryan
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In a tough economy, attracting and retaining talent can make all the difference in a company’s survival, but cutting costs is equally as important. The solution to both is Gen Y employees. This demographic creates value and profit because 18 to 32-year-olds are the least expensive to employ, or cheap to keep. They are also difficult to keep, however, as their unique employment priorities differ greatly from those of their older employers. In order...
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Today, a trip to Hawaii is a simple six-hour flight from the West Coast, but almost a century ago, it was a nerve-wracking and twenty-six-hour journey across 2,400 miles of the open Pacific. Race to Hawaii chronicles the thrilling first flights during the Golden Age of Aviation, a time when new airplanes traveled farther and faster but were also unreliable, fragile, and hampered by primitive air navigation equipment. The US Navy tried first, sending...
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The stranger-than-fiction story of the now-notorious Lowcountry clan, in all its Southern Gothic intensity—by an author with unparalleled access to and knowledge of the players, the history, and the place.
The most famous man in South Carolina lives in prison. He stands convicted of a staggering amount of wrongdoing—more than 100 crimes and counting. Once a high-flying, smooth-talking, pedigreed Southern lawyer, Alex Murdaugh...
The most famous man in South Carolina lives in prison. He stands convicted of a staggering amount of wrongdoing—more than 100 crimes and counting. Once a high-flying, smooth-talking, pedigreed Southern lawyer, Alex Murdaugh...
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World-class beaches, fragrant frangipani, swaying palms, and hula girls. Most folks think of Hawaii as a vacation destination. Mob-style executions, drug smuggling, and vicious gang warfare are seldom part of the postcard image. Yet, Hawaii was once home to not only Aloha spirit, but also a ruthless, homegrown mafia underworld. From 1960 to 1980, Hawaiian gangsters grew rich off a robust trade in drugs, gambling, and prostitution that followed in...
7) Swamp Kings
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The stranger-than-fiction story of the now-notorious low country clan, in all its Southern Gothic intensity-by an author with unparalleled access to and knowledge of the players, the history, and the place.
The most famous man in South Carolina lives jailed in the state capital. He stands accused of a staggering amount of wrongdoing-ninety-nine crimes and counting. Once a high-flying, smooth-talking, pedigreed Southern lawyer, Alex Murdaugh is...
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Today, a trip to Hawaii is a simple six-hour flight from the West Coast. But almost a century ago, the first flights to Hawaii required a nerve-wracking and uncertain twenty-six-hour journey to isolated and elusive islands located in the middle of the world's largest ocean. Pilots prayed they would encounter land after flying a full day and night across 2,400 miles of the open Pacific.Race to Hawaii chronicles the thrilling first flights to Hawaii...
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2024.
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First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
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English
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"The stranger-than-fiction story of the now-notorious Lowcountry clan, in all its Southern Gothic intensity--by an author with unparalleled access to and knowledge of the players, the history, and the place. The most famous man in South Carolina lives in prison. He stands convicted of a staggering amount of wrongdoing--more than 100 crimes and counting. Once a high-flying, smooth-talking, pedigreed Southern lawyer, Alex Murdaugh is now disbarred and...
10) The greatest true crime stories ever told: tales of murder and mayhem ripped from the front page
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[2021]
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English
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"An arresting collection of murder and mayhem from the front pages of history that captured the whole world's attention"--
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Galaxy Zack volume 9
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English
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Zack is happy to test a new android his father helped develop for Nebulonics before she goes into production, but her ability to learn causes problems when she develops a crush on Zack after watching a romantic movie.
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Galaxy Zack volume 11
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Although Halloween is not celebrated on the planet Nebulon, Zach, a boy from Earth, discovers that ghosts may be real.
13) The Watcher
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English
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Unaware of its terrible history, a young couple purchases their dream home. But it soon becomes clear that they may not be alone in the house... and that someone-or something-is determined to drive them out
14) Mary Horror
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English
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Mary Horowitz is a normal high school senior who has just moved from Salem, Massachusetts to a small town in New Jersey. Mary's life has not been going the way she planned. Her grandmother has passed away, her best friend Kelly has been missing for almost two weeks, and she suspects her boyfriend of cheating on the eve of her homecoming dance. A distraught Mary comes home to witness her family being brutally murderered.
15) Return to Earth!
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Galaxy Zack volume 10
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First Little Simon hardcover edition.
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English
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"Zack is headed back to Earth for the first time since moving to Nebulon. He can't wait to see Bert and show his new friend, the former bully Seth Stevens, all around his old stomping grounds. When Zach's dog Luna escapes and goes missing, sightseeing plans take an unexpected turn. Will Zack find Luna before he has to head home to Nebulon?--
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Galaxy Zack volume 13
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First Little Simon hardcover edition.
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English
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When his project malfunctions during the Intergalactic Science Fair, will Zack, a boy from Earth living on the planet Nebulon, be able get things under control before disaster erupts?
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Galaxy Zack volume 15
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First Little Simon hardcover edition.
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English
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"Picked to represent their planet Nebulon in the Interstellar Space Race, Zack and his friends navigate their specially designed car through an underwater maze, around planetary rings, and through the stars! But when trouble stirs within the team, Zack must take charge. Can he lead them to victory?"--
19) Space camp
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Galaxy Zack volume 14
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First Little Simon hardcover edition.
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English
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Will troublesome cabin mates ruin Zack's summer at space camp on the planet Sylvan?
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Galaxy Zack volume 18
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First Little Simon hardcover edition.
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English
Description
When Zack and his friends enter the Starcade gaming competition, Zack thinks it is all fun and games--until he realizes that the decisions he makes while playing the game starts to affect his daily life on Nebulon.
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