Tech experts Vivek Wadhwa and Alex Salkever describe dozens of astonishing technological advances in this fascinating and thought-provoking book, which asks what kind of future lies ahead -- Star Trek or Mad Max ? Breakthroughs such as personalized genomics, drones, self-driving vehicles, and artificial intelligence could make our lives healthier, safer, and easier. On the other hand, the same technologies raise the specter of a frightening future...

Hoping to find some distant relatives as a birthday present for her father, Dana has a DNA test run and is surprised when the results indicate that she has a half brother, Brandon. Dana Fields plans to surprise her father with the results of a DNA test. He never knew his parents, and she hopes to find him some distant relatives for his birthday. Instead, Dana discovers a half brother her age-- and his very existence means her parents' happy marriage...

It's the most dangerous case of Will Trent's career. He knows this from the moment he sets foot in the abandoned Atlanta warehouse where a body lies on the floor--the body of an ex-cop. Bloody footprints leading away from the scene reveal that another victim, evidently a woman, was carried away ... and has vanished into thin air. And, worst of all, the warehouse belongs to the city's biggest and most high-profile athlete--a local hero protected by...

"Sophie Honeywell always wondered if Thomas Gordon was the one she let get away. He was the perfect boyfriend, but on the day he was to propose, she broke his heart. A year later he married his travel agent, while Sophie has been mortifyingly single ever since. Now Thomas is back in her life because Sophie has unexpectedly inherited his aunt Connie's house on Scribbly Gum Island -- home of the famously unsolved MunroBabymystery"--Publisher website....

"My name is Antônio Pereira, but everyone knows me as Arthur Black. I am a writer. In the past, I was rich, influential, and coveted because of my children's stories. But I lost almost everything. You know how it is ... what comes easy, goes easy ... Since I'm opening my heart, I need to confess that I lied about my most famous book, the book that became a great success in cinema. I always thought they would never talk about it, but I was wrong....

"Fast-paced action ... first-rate sf space adventure" ( Library Journal ) from the #1 New York Times -bestselling author of Star Wars: Thrawn . Deep in space lies the black hole known as Angelmass, so called because it emits enigmatic particles with the unusual ability to render humans calm, reasonable, and incapable of lying -- which would normally be seen as a good thing. But not by everyone. For while Empyrean human colonies on the edge of the...

Discover God's wild freedom as you find your identity in Jesus with 100 devotions that will help you target and banish lies and insecurities. Jess Connolly and Hayley Morgan, bestselling authors of Wild and Free, walk you through the gift of truly knowing who you are in Christ in Always Enough , Never Too Much: 100 Devotions to Quit Comparing, Stop Hiding, and Start Living Wild and Free. We've all been there. We know that sneaking, small voice in...

"A bomb explodes on a sunset charter cruise out of Friday Harbor at the height of tourist season and kills everyone on board. Now this fishing and boating community is in shock and asking who would commit such a heinous crime--the largest act of mass murder in the history of the San Juan Islands. Forensic profilers know there are two types of domestic terrorists: those who use violence to instill fear for political purposes but stop at murder because...

"Her sister's boyfriend. Her worst nightmare. On the night of her mother's wake, Ewan kisses a shocked Ruby. They both agree to pretend that the kiss never happened -- in fact, according to Ewan, no one even needs to know he walked Ruby home. Because Ewan is seeing Ruby's sister, Sophie. He's been wonderful to Sophie, comforting her after her mother's murder and taking care of her little kids, too. In short, he's been the perfect boyfriend. This was...

From a New York Times -- bestselling author and lifelong runner, a groundbreaking guide to fighting depression and anxiety one run at a time There's no other book like this. Longtime running writer Scott Douglas marshals expert advice (especially his own, cultivated from more than 110,000 miles of personal experience), and a growing body of scientific research to show how running can make us happier. How? Everyone knows that running builds stronger...