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As seen on the TODAY show as "the best thriller."

A hypnotic, sinister debut mystery about a seemingly good cop who is secretly the daughter of a notorious serial killer.

Anna Koray escaped her father's darkness long ago. When she was a girl, her childhood memories were sealed away from her conscious mind by a controversial hypnosis treatment. She's now a decorated sheriff's lieutenant serving a rural county, conducting an ordinary life far from her father's shadow.

When Anna kills a man in the line of duty, her suppressed memories return. She dreams of her beloved father, his hands red with blood, surrounded by flower-decked corpses he had sacrificed to the god of the forest.

To Anna's horror, a serial killer emerges who is copying her father - and who knows who she really is. Is her father still alive, or is this the work of another? Will the killer expose her, destroying everything she has built for herself? Does she want him to?

But as she haunts the forest, using her father's tricks to the hunt the killer, will she find what she needs most...or lose herself in the gathering darkness?

Nada más rápido, mejora tu técnica y aumenta tu resistencia.

Esta guía completa analiza en profundidad los músculos y sistemas del cuerpo involucrados en la natación para explicarte cómo funcionan en el agua y mostrarte cómo puedes aplicar esta información y perfeccionar así tu técnica, optimizar tu rendimiento y alcanzar tus objetivos de entrenamiento.

¿Qué hay en su interior?

• Explicaciones fáciles sobre cada estilo de natación, con imágenes para mejorar tu brazada y hacerla más eficiente.
• Planes de entrenamiento para todos los niveles, con ejercicios para desarrollar velocidad, resistencia y técnica de natación.
• Consejos sobre alimentación, descanso y mentalidad deportiva, para rendir mejor tanto en la piscina como en aguas abiertas.

Ya sea que nades por diversión, entrenes para una competición o planees explorar el océano, Natación te da las herramientas para superarte y disfrutar aún más de la este deporte. ¡Sumérgete en su interior y lleva tus habilidades a otro nivel!

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Learn the science needed to perfect your stroke, swim faster, and endure for longer.

Natación dives deeper than any other book to examine the muscle groups and bodily systems involved in being an effective swimmer, how they interact with the hydrodynamics of water resistance, and how you can apply this knowledge to streamline your technique and achieve your training goals.

In this 'Science of' book, you can explore:

• Swimming strokes that are anatomized so you can analyze and adapt your stroke to swim smarter.
• Full-spectrum training programs - for all abilities and goals - combine drills, speed work, and endurance with dry land conditioning routines targeting muscle strength, flexibility, and aerobic intensity.
• The latest scientific insights are explained, including optimum nutrition, the importance of sleep hygiene, techniques for mental resilience, and questions about wetsuits and open-water swimming.

Whether you're swimming simply for relaxation, competing for a club, training for a distance badge or triathlon, or planning to explore the oceans, Natación will support you both in and out of the water.

The thrilling second installment in New York Times bestselling author Ian Douglas's Galaxy Raiders series.

As war rages on against the formidable Galactic Authority, Admiral Alexandra Morrigan leads a daring expeditionary fleet into the galactic frontier, searching for unlikely allies in the stars. For if humankind has any hope of survival, it will need them.

After three years of deep-space combat, Earth has been devastated by the toll of war. A crushing attack by the Galactics has triggered a new ice age, killing billions and driving survivors to the brink, and now the world's nations are breaking into factions. Some want peace, some want resistance, and a select few have joined forces with the Galactics outright.

As allies become enemies, Admiral Morrigan faces threats from within and without. While Earth's leaders consider surrender, she must choose between obedience and rebellion, retreat and resistance, to seize whatever sliver of hope humanity has left.

Sex Education meets Euphoria in this dark contemporary novel that tackles perfectionism, emotional abuse, and the dark side of social media. Now in paperback!

Fallon is a fixer. From planning prom to organizing her college applications, she's got it all figured out...except for when her younger sister comes to her with very basic questions about sex. Shocked that she knows so little--and her fellow classmates even less--Fallon decides some practical education is in order. And Fallon isn't above practicing a little civil disobedience by creating a secret underground off-campus group.

Shelby is a fighter. Having her nose broken is nothing new in her semiprofessional career...but this time it's her boyfriend who threw the punch. Now her phone is blowing up with texts from a new guy who tells her she's perfect, she's special, she's everything he's ever wanted...except for a few small details. Shelby's happy to adjust for him, because isn't that what a healthy relationship is about?

Jobie is a failure. She doesn't have enough followers and her posts never go viral, no matter how hard she crushes challenges and applies exactly the right filter. But a friendly DM from a good girl just like her points her in the direction of a whole new audience of admirers. Guys who just want to talk. Guys who give her the attention she's always wanted.

The lives of all three girls intersect in Fallon's secret class, rumors of which have parents up in arms. Fallon needs to keep herself anonymous, Shelby needs to keep her new boyfriend happy, and Jobie needs to keep her followers...who keep asking for more. Each girl finds herself trapped in an inescapable situation--that will leave one of them dead.

At a frozen lakeside crime scene, a corpse carries an accusatory note: "If anything happens to me, arrest Brendan Holmes."

Mysteries trail Brendan Holmes, Margaret Marple, and Auguste Poe wherever they go. At a remote lodge in upstate New York, the embattled private investigators have taken refuge from the assailant who bombed their sleek city headquarters. When the discovery of a body in the lake puts the detectives back in the headlines and under suspicion, the elusive killer issues his despicable orders: stop solving crimes--and start committing them.

"Patterson ... will have readers checking their locks twice." -Booklist

"Patterson's latest thriller keeps readers guessing ... a fine chase." -People

¿Y si el único mandamiento fuese el amor?

Durante siglos hemos hablado de fe, doctrina y creencias. Pero pocas veces hemos vuelto al centro: el carácter y la forma en que amamos.

El único mandamiento es una adaptación moderna de La cosa más grande del mundo de Henry Drummond, uno de los clásicos espirituales más influyentes del siglo XIX. Esta edición actualiza su mensaje con un lenguaje claro y directo para el lector contemporáneo, manteniendo intacta la fuerza de su idea principal: el amor es la base de toda transformación verdadera.

Aquí no encontrarás teoría religiosa complicada. Encontrarás una reflexión profunda sobre:

• El verdadero significado del amor cristiano

• La diferencia entre fe intelectual y carácter transformado

• Cómo desarrollar paciencia, humildad, generosidad y dominio propio

• Por qué el amor es la única realidad que permanece

• Qué significa vivir una espiritualidad práctica en el día a día

Este libro une espiritualidad, desarrollo personal cristiano y crecimiento interior en un mensaje sencillo pero exigente: no se trata solo de creer, sino de amar mejor.

Si buscas un libro de fe profunda, pero aplicable a la vida real...

Si te interesa el pensamiento cristiano clásico adaptado al presente...

Si quieres fortalecer tu carácter y vivir una espiritualidad más auténtica...

Este libro es para ti.

Porque todo pasa.

El amor permanece.

Y si el amor lo cambia todo, vale la pena descubrir por qué.

Tackle your workload with Claude

Claude For Dummies gets you started with the AI program that's made to help you find solutions to your toughest problems. With this beginner-friendly guide, you can learn to write effective prompts, fact-check results, and get things done faster with Claude's help. Not sure where to start? This Dummies guide has your back, with ideas for what you can (and can't) do with AI chatbots--both in everyday life and in business settings. You'll also get a rundown on the different models and plans, plus step-by-step examples of how to use Claude for document creation, data analysis, research, organization, and beyond. Separate hype from reality and learn how Claude AI can boost your productivity--responsibly.

• Discover why Claude is different from other AI tools
• Practice effective prompting and troubleshoot ineffective responses
• Learn which tasks are best suited for AI chatbots and how to validate AI output
• Get ideas for implementing Claude in everyday workflows, at work and at home
• Understand Claude's privacy and data use policies

This book is for anyone interested in how Claude can improve their workflow, as well as businesses using Claude to automate tasks and unlock AI-driven productivity.

Miami, 1951. 25-year-old Kay Thompson has earned the trust of former First Lady and celebrated human rights leader Eleanor Roosevelt--both as her secretary and ally in advocacy. But when the duo becomes entangled in a deadly international mystery connected to a famous performer, can Kay truly trust her own instincts before it's too late?

With a flurry of UN engagements bringing Mrs. Roosevelt to vibrant South Beach, Kay is thrilled to escape the post-Christmas blues in Washington, DC--and distance herself from the sting of her recent breakup with private investigator Tim O'Malley. The dizzying sights and sounds of Miami reach their peak at the Copa City Club, where a late-night meeting with singer Josephine Baker reveals a troubling truth: Baker's bold stand against segregation has made her a target.

Josephine dismisses the threats. But Rosaleen her cautious young assistant with big dreams--is deeply afraid. That's why it's a stunning shock when a dead man turns up in Josephine's dressing room and Rosaleen is the one arrested for his murder. Determined to exonerate her new friend, Kay joins forces with Mrs. Roosevelt and her former flame to confront the sinister forces lurking just beneath Miami's glittering Art Deco surface. But when a killer's scheme comes into sharp focus, Kay must act swiftly in a quest for justice that proves far more dangerous than she ever bargained for . . .

Unlock the combined power of Python and AI to supercharge your next technical project and your career

Python & AI For Dummies explores the exciting combo of two revolutionary technologies that are reshaping how we work, code, and solve problems. Authors John C. Shovic and Mary Everett draw on their extensive work in computer science, precision agriculture, and artificial intelligence to walk you through the intersection of Python programming and AI applications. No matter your professional background, learn how to use Python's versatility to unlock AI's transformative power.

This guide offers hands-on approaches to implementing AI with Python. It moves from foundational concepts to advanced applications, covering essential Python libraries: TensorFlow, PyTorch, OpenCV, and scikit-learn. It also explores essential AI concepts, like neural networks, machine learning models, and natural language processing.

Python & AI For Dummies is packed with hands-on projects and real-world examples, that explain how to build machine vision systems, create language models, implement reinforcement learning, and develop AI agents. Broken down into manageable, jargon-free lessons, explore topics from theoretical programming fundamentals to cutting-edge AI applications.

Inside the book:

• Grasp fundamental AI concepts including machine learning, neural networks, and deep learning architectures
• Explore eight essential Python libraries designed specifically for AI development and data manipulation
• Build practical projects, including machine vision systems, large language models, and AI agents
• Learn proven techniques for data preprocessing, model training, and avoiding common pitfalls like overfitting
• Gain insights into emerging technologies including generative AI, transformers, and the Model Context Protocol

A can't-miss resource for programmers interested in expanding their AI skillset, professionals in finance or marketing who want to develop new capabilities, and small business owners ready to streamline their operations, Python & AI For Dummies offers step-by-step guidance, troubleshooting tips, and real-world applications in industries from manufacturing to agriculture.

We are a nation born from the conviction that people must be free. But since the middle of the last century, that idea has been co-opted. Forces on the political Right have justified exploitation by cloaking it in the rhetoric of freedom, leading to pharmaceutical companies freely overcharging for medication, a Big Tech free from oversight, politicians free to incite rebellion, corporations free to pollute, and more. How did we get here? Whose freedom are we--and should we--be thinking about?

In The Road to Freedom, Nobel prize winner Joseph E. Stiglitz dissects America's current economic system and the political ideology that created it, laying bare their twinned failure. "Free" and unfettered markets have only succeeded in delivering a series of crises: the financial crisis, the opioid crisis, and the crisis of inequality. While a small portion of the population has amassed considerable wealth, wages for most people have stagnated. Free and unfettered markets have exploited consumers, workers, and the environment alike. Such failures have fed populist movements that believe being free means abandoning any obligations citizens have to one another. As they grow in strength, these movements now pose a real threat to true economic and political freedom.

As an economic advisor to presidents and as chief economist at the World Bank, Stiglitz has witnessed these profound changes firsthand. As he argues, the failures follow from the elites' unshakeable dedication to "the neoliberal experiment." Explicitly taking on giants such as Friedrich Hayek and Milton Friedman, Stiglitz exposes accepted ideas about our political and economic life for what they are: twisted visions that tear at the social fabric while they enrich the very few.

The Road to Freedom breaks new ground, showing how economics--including recent advances in which Stiglitz has played such an important role--reframes how to think about freedom and the role of the state in a twenty-first century society. Drawing on the work of contemporary philosophers, Stiglitz explains a deeper, more humane way to assess freedoms--one that considers with care what to do when one person's freedom conflicts with another's. We must reimagine our existing economic and legal systems and embrace forms of collective action, including regulation and investment, if we are to create an innovative society in which everyone can flourish. The task could not be more urgent, and Stiglitz's latest book is essential reading for those committed to the American ideal of an economic and political system that delivers well-being, opportunity, and meaningful freedoms for all.

Dr. Layanna James has mastered the art of healing broken hearts-except her own. At forty, she's one of the world's top cardiothoracic surgeons, but the sudden loss of her husband Angel has left her emotionally hollow and clinging to the routine of a life that no longer fits.

Caleb Black knows grief intimately. A retired pro athlete, he once dreamed of traveling the world with his wife, Maria-until illness stole her from him far too soon. Now grounded in Winston Hills, he finds unexpected solace in the one woman who truly understands his pain: Layanna, his late best friend's wife.

What begins as comfort between two grieving souls slowly simmers into something neither of them saw coming-desire, laughter, and a connection too strong to ignore. But love isn't easy when it's tangled in the past. As Layanna and Caleb navigate their growing feelings, they must also confront long-buried family secrets and the guilt that threatens to pull them apart.

Enigma is a deeply emotional, slow-burning tale of healing, forbidden desire, and the courage it takes to choose happiness-no matter how complicated the path. With steamy passion, honest vulnerability, and flashes of unexpected humor, C.M. Barnes delivers a story where love dares to grow in the cracks of heartbreak.

Long hailed as a masterwork of modern German literature, The Book of Hours (1905) marks the origin of Rainer Maria Rilke's distinctive voice and vision--where clarity of diction meets unexpected imagery and first-person poetry discovers its full lyric possibility. In these audacious poems, a devout but candid speaker addresses an ultimately unknowable deity, passing through love, fear, guilt, anger, bewilderment, loneliness, tenderness, and exaltation in his search for meaning.

In this dual-language edition, Edward Snow, "the most trustworthy and exhilarating of Rilke's contemporary translators" (Michael Dirda, Washington Post), makes Rilke's achievement accessible as never before in English. Snow retains a striking fidelity to the German text while also conveying the captivating psychological presence that animates Rilke's best poems.

Don't Just Survive the Collapse. Rebuild It.

The modern world hangs by a thread. We live in an era of complex, fragile systems that most of us don't understand. When the power grid fails, the supply chains shatter, and the internet goes dark, bushcraft skills alone won't save you. You don't just need to survive the first month; you need to rebuild for the next decade.

Are you holding the blueprint for the future?

The Ultimate Guide to Rebuilding a Civilization is a dense, no-nonsense technical archive designed to bridge the gap between the Stone Age and the Industrial Revolution.

Author and researcher James Evans has compiled the foundational knowledge necessary to restart society. This book focuses on the "hard skills" of civilization: the processes, chemistry, and engineering that separate a scavenging existence from a thriving community.

Packed with detailed diagrams, step-by-step instructions, and critical scientific context, this manual covers 50 essential discoveries across six key domains.

Inside this technical arsenal, you will learn how to:

- FEED A COMMUNITY: Move beyond subsistence gardening with scalable agriculture, the heavy plow, four-field crop rotation, and long-term food preservation like canning.

- MASTER MATERIALS: Stop relying on scavenging. Manufacture your own concrete, fire durable bricks, blow glass, and produce paper for record-keeping.

- FORGE METALS: Build a bloomery furnace, smelt iron from raw ore, produce steel via the Bessemer process, and cast the tools needed for reconstruction.

- HARNESS POWER: construct water wheels, windmills, double-action bellows, and even steam engines to automate labor.

- SYNTHESIZE CHEMICALS: Create essential supplies from scratch, including soap for hygiene, lye for processing, sulfuric acid for industry, and black powder for defense.

- RESTORE HEALTH: Understand the microscope, apply antisepsis to prevent infection, synthesize natural antibiotics, and utilize anesthesia.

This book is an insurance policy for the knowledge we take for granted. Whether you are a serious prepper, a homesteader looking for deeper self-reliance, or simply someone who understands that knowledge is the only true security, this manual belongs on your shelf.

When the lights go out, competence is the only currency. Secure your copy today and be ready to build.

Moving to Alaska for adventure, Mary Jacobs's job-and pay-at the cannery fails to excite. When she begins working on a fishing vessel, she is hooked. But in this man's world, if women get hired, they usually cook, clean, and do unimportant jobs. Mary aspires for more. Much more.

Determined to command her own fishing boat, despite rejection and setbacks, Mary works tirelessly, expands her knowledge and skills, and advances in the positions she holds, all the while fishing in gorgeous bays surrounded by wildlife-and raising a family.

She Takes the Helm captures the adventures, dangers, and thrills of fishing in Alaska. Although men still dominate in that world, Mary Jacobs's life shows how women can break barriers, overcome obstacles, and realize their dreams.

FREEDOM QUEST: A Love Story follows Michael Griffin, a gifted musician whose journey through the Southern California music scene of the 1960s-80s becomes a cautionary tale about artistic integrity, the pursuit of stardom, and the cost of chasing dreams. From backing up strippers in North Beach, San Francisco, to nearly landing a Capitol Records deal, from fronting his band Freedom Quest to losing the love of his life, Grace, Michael's story captures the raw reality of what it means to live and breathe music.

Their story begins in 1965, when an instant spark ignites between them in a San Fernando Valley music shop. As Michael chases his musical destiny amid the counterculture revolution, Grace becomes his anchor, his muse-and the love he can't live without. But the struggle between artistic integrity and commercial success, betrayal, and the chaos of the times tear them apart, sending each down separate and often harrowing paths of self-discovery.

FREEDOM QUEST is a sweeping and emotional odyssey. A love story that survives separation, success, failure, and illness and reveals the redemptive power of music. At its heart lies a timeless truth that true love does exist.

It is June 1940. With the German occupation of Norway complete and Paris falling, Europe is in chaos. Refugees are fleeing in all directions, finding all exits blocked. There is one way out: the Arctic harbor town of Liinahamari, a forgotten port on Finland's northern coast. Among the refugees fleeing up the Arctic Ocean Highway are the Crown Princess of Norway and her three children.

A ship, The Queen of the North, will be waiting for the refugees at Liinahamari, arranged by personal order of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who has developed a fondness for the Crown Princess of Norway that will last until his death. The Queen of the North is scheduled to depart on August 16, 1940. The ship will also be expecting an item of significant interest to the US Navy. Smuggled from a Swedish armament works by an unlikely group of Anglos, Swedes, and Poles, an object is to be concealed in its hold that could very well change the course of the war in the Atlantic...

Based on real events, Foxfire is the story of a military operation that actually took place in 1940. Part spy thriller, part love story, and part celebration of an extraordinary landscape, Foxfire will take you on an epic journey up the Arctic Ocean Highway to a place now lost to history.