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Release date: January 3, 2013 No fictional character is more renowned for his powers of thought and observation than Sherlock Holmes. But is his extraordinary intellect merely a gift of fiction, or can we learn to cultivate these abilities ourselves, to improve our lives at work and at home?
We can, says psychologist and journalist Maria Konnikova, and in Mastermind she shows us how. Beginning with the "brain attic"--Holmes's metaphor for how we store information and organize knowledge--Konnikova unpacks the mental strategies that lead to clearer thinking and deeper insights. Drawing on twenty-first-century neuroscience and psychology, Mastermind explores Holmes's unique methods of ever-present mindfulness, astute observation, and logical deduction.?
In doing so, it shows how each of us, with some self-awareness and a little practice, can employ these same methods to sharpen our perceptions, solve difficult problems, and enhance our creative powers. For Holmes aficionados and casual readers alike, Konnikova reveals how the world's most keen-eyed detective can serve as an unparalleled guide to upgrading the mind.

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• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Viking Adult (January 3, 2013)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0670026573
• ISBN-13: 978-0670026579
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 1.3 inches

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It‘s Not Always Black And White: Caught Between Two Worlds: John Reed PhD: 9781478716693: Amazon.com: Books

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Publication Date: January 16, 2013 Growing up biracial in post-WWII Germany, Dr. Reed's struggle to find acceptance straddles two continents. Travel with him on his journey as he goes from being born out of wedlock, to earning his doctorate. Learn from his lessons and you, too, can be healed! Even when he was too young to understand racism and prejudice, he could still feel the feelings of annoyance, negativity, and outright hatred. As he grew older, he carried hurt from his childhood into his youth. As a young man, he realized he had to somehow get over this hurt if he wanted to move forward with his life. One particular summer provided the catalyst that would take him on his journey of self-discovery and healing; and one very important mentor became available, when the time was right. His parents met in post-WWII Germany. His father, a black American soldier; his mother, a white German girl. Unmarried, his mother found herself with child, just as his father was being deployed back to America. After he was born, his father came back and married his mother. They lived together as a family for some years, until it all fell apart, and his father moved back to America without him. He often bore the brunt of his mother's hatred for his father and black people; physically, verbally, and emotionally. All the while he wanted only one thing, to be loved and accepted. As a cover for his growing insecurity, the boy finds that being an excellent soccer player, gets him through much strife. When the family relocates from Germany to America, it takes years of adjusting. Going off to college was a huge step toward freedom; freedom from the lack of acceptance he felt from his mother. He returns to Germany, and realizes that he is no longer accepted in his own home town. His mother's attitude toward him hasn't changed; it seems she can't stand to be near him. He starts to question his mother's love. His best friend shares with him some disturbing news: he was not treated well by his mother. He starts to

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• Paperback: 102 pages
• Publisher: Outskirts Press (January 16, 2013)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 147871669X
• ISBN-13: 978-1478716693
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.2 inches

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End of the Line (Arcana): Bianca D��Arc: Amazon.com: Kindle Store

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Please note, this is a SHORT STORY, not a novel.

Enemy Captain Fedroval – Val for short – shoots down a one-man fighter out near the Galactic Rim, but the pilot, much to his surprise and horror, is a human woman named Lisbet Duncan. The alien warriors have a strict code. In their culture, making war on females is a shameful stain on one's honor. The captain doesn't quite know what to do with Lisbet, but he can't let her die alone in space. He orders his men to tow her life pod into their battle ship.

Val is the last of his line – heir to a doomed legacy – because no respectable jit'suku woman will have him after the destruction of his family. He has put all his considerable resources into building his state-of-the-art battleship and joining the fight to take the human galaxy, hoping to restore his honor in some small way. This is Val's first foray into human space and his first encounter with a human female. He finds her strangely alluring and altogether irresistible.

Lisbet is attracted to Val as well. When he puts the moves on her, she can't resist his masculine charm, but she doesn't like being a prisoner – even if she is being kept in a gilded cage, treated more like a guest. She doesn't know a lot about jit'suku culture and it's pretty clear they don't understand much about humans. It's going to be fun educating her captor about just how headstrong, fierce… and loving… a human woman can be.

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Blizzard Bride - Sweet Western Romance: Sharaya Lee: Amazon.com: Kindle Store

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Blizzard Bride
Sweet Romantic Old West Novella
46 pages

December 1879.
Winter is descending on the frontier homestead of Nate Langdon. A blizzard rages. The young farmer now has time to study the "Green Book," a mail-order bride catalogue that arrived from Boston a couple days ago, since there really are not enough suitable women out here in the wilds of the West.
Nate reads--when he hears the neighing of a horse outside. The horse is saddled, but there is no rider.
He checks and finds by the brook the frozen body of a cattle driver. Desperate to save the man, he scoops him up. It takes Nate a minute to realize--he's holding a woman in his arms...

If you enjoyed this story and want to know what happened next, make sure to check out the sequel: "Come back, Blizzard Bride!"

Also see Sharaya's newest: "The Runaway Mail Order Bride"


ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Sharaya Lee owns a collie dog, two guitars, and lives in the countryside with her family.

Sharaya Lee and Sherman Lee share a desk. If you liked this story, you'll also enjoy Sherman's Western "They Knew No Mercy," available for Kindle and in paperback right here on Amazon.

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House Rules: A Chicagoland Vampires Novel: Chloe Neill: Amazon.com: Kindle Store

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In a city full of vampires, trouble never sleeps.

At the tender age of twenty-seven, Merit became a sword-wielding vampire. Since then, she's become the protector of her House, watched Chicago nearly burn to the ground, and seen her Master fall and rise. Now she'll see her mettle—and her metal—tested like never before.

It started with two . . . Two rogues vanishing without a trace. Someone is targeting Chicago's vampires, and anyone could be next. With their house in peril, Merit and her Master, the centuries-old Ethan Sullivan, must race to stop the disappearances. But as they untangle a web of secret alliances and ancient evils, they realize their foe is more familiar, and more powerful, than they could have ever imagined.

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Edge of Dawn: A Midnight Breed Novel: Lara Adrian: Amazon.com: Kindle Store

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In this pulse-pounding and thrillingly sensual novel, New York Times bestselling author Lara Adrian returns to the mesmerizing world of the Midnight Breed, following new characters into a dark future where an uneasy peace can unravel into war—and a great betrayal can mask an all-consuming love.
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Twenty years after the terror of First Dawn—when mankind learned that vampires lived secretly among them—the threat of violence reigns as the two species struggle to coexist. The only group preserving the fragile harmony is the Order, an elite cadre of Breed warriors dedicated to protecting humans and vampires alike. And in this precarious world of torn loyalties and shattered trust, Mira, a fiery squad captain, finds that every fight bears an intensely personal cost.
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Raised among the Order, Mira has always believed in the warrior's code of swift—and even lethal—justice. But the one thing she desires more than the Order's hard-won acceptance is Kellan Archer, a sexy but troubled Breed fighter. In love with him since childhood, Mira once broke through his tough exterior during an unexpected night of rapture, but the next day he mysteriously disappeared, never to return.
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Kellan didn't think he would ever see Mira again—or have to confront the truth of why he left. After abandoning the Order years ago, he now leads a band of human rebels intent on carrying out their own vigilante rule of law. Yet a high-profile kidnapping assignment brings him face-to-face with the past he sought to avoid, and the striking woman he has tried desperately to forget. And as tensions mount and the risk of bloodshed grows, Kellan and Mira must take sides—between the competing missions that dominate their lives, and the electrifying passion that claims their hearts.
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Praise for Lara Adrian's Midnight Breed novels
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"Evocative, enticing, erotic."—J. R. Ward, bestselling author of Lover Mine
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"A riveting novel that will keep readers mesmerized . . . If you like romance combined with heart-stopping paranormal suspense, you're going to love this book."—BookPage, on Darker After Midnight
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"A fast-paced tale of romantic suspense and intense realistic characters . . . Adrian compels people to get hooked on her storylines."—Romance Reviews Today, on Shades of Midnight
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"An entertaining ride and as usual kept me riveted from page one."—The Romance Reader Connection, on Ashes of Midnight
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"Packed with danger and action . . . Adrian has hit upon an unbeatable story mix."—RT Book Reviews, on Midnight Rising
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"An adrenaline-fueled, sizzlingly sexy, darkly intense addition to Lara Adrian's addictively readable paranormal Breed series."—Chicago Tribune, on Midnight Awakening

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Bewitch (Vampire Erotic Theatre Romance Series Book 5): Felicity Heaton: Amazon.com: Kindle Store

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A vampire with a past stained with blood and a soul tainted with darkness, he is perfect in his self-control, never surrendering to his darkest desires. Now a beautiful witch in the shadowy fae underworld threatens to reawaken long denied hungers and tempts him with carnal pleasure.

Payne despises the incubus side of his mixed genes and refuses to give it free rein, but when the wickedly sexy Elissa offers him a possible way to help a friend, he finds it difficult to resist paying the price, even if it will be his undoing--one night of passion at her command.

Elissa is a witch down on her luck until Payne comes crashing into her life. The dangerously handsome male is the key to fulfilling a promise she made, but he is also forbidden, and surrendering to the wildfire passion he stirs within her means risking ruin and death.

When one incredible night of fulfilling their deepest fantasies leads to more than just a pathway to keeping a promise and saving a friend, will they be able to overcome the barriers that stand between them and forever?


Adults only--highly erotic vampire romance book / novel, contains light BDSM and submission / dominance themes

Vampire Romance Books in the Vampire Erotic Theatre romance series
Covet
Crave
Seduce
Enslave
Bewitch
Unleash - Coming in 2013

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