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With the growth of the U. S. national government under the Obama administration, the perennial debate over where to draw the line between public and private has come to the fore yet again. This time around, however, the stakes are higher than ever as unprecedented amounts of public money are poured into private corporations. In Drawing the Line, Andrew Stark takes a fresh and provocative look at how Americans debate the border between the public realm and the private.

Day by day The Fever grew stronger, surging across boundaries in its relentless assault on humanity. The news pouring out across the airwaves turned more shocking by the hour. Hospitals had started closing their doors. The dead and dying littered the landscape.The tiny group stranded on Portsmouth Island listened as the horror unfolded. They had nowhere to run, and nowhere to hide. The struggle to survive had taken on a new meaning.

He's wild. He's unpredictable. He's Jake Bishop, the hometown hell-raiser who's made it big. She's sweet. She's sassy. She's Luna Moon, the brat from his past who's been crushing on him for years.

When Megan's literary agent threatens to drop her unless she writes a hot and steamy erotic novel, she decides to take a break at a remote mountainside cabin in search of inspiration. But like others who have visited the cabin, Megan gets more than the inspiration she went searching for. Megan finds herself in an erotic adventure that even she couldn't dream up.

Stranded on Portsmouth Island, William Hill struggled to survive even as The Fever raced across the world, leaving a scattered wasteland of the dead and dying in its wake. The news brought stories of storms and riots, of people starving while the government promised food.

Everybody seems to take it for granted that the world is getting more secular - that faith is doomed by modernity. Scientists, secularists, and atheists applaud the change; religious believers lament it. But here's the thing: They're all wrong, and acclaimed author Rodney Stark has the numbers to prove it. The Triumph of Faith explodes the myth that people around the world are abandoning religion.

William Hill knew his chances of avoiding the virus sat squarely between slim and none. With experts predicting a global pandemic, his choices boiled down to not if, but where he would die. While the rest of the world built barricades and set up distribution points for food, he chose a simpler end. The island had been one of the last and best times with his father. He couldn't think of a better place to spend his final days.

Leela has always dreamed of a life of adventure. She always felt there was something different about her. When she meets Eli, all of her hopes and wishes come true. She discovers she is really one of the Tuatha, an ancient species with supernatural powers. But, discovering the truth of her identity is only the beginning for Leela. She must not only learn how to use her newfound abilities, she must do so as she and Eli fight for their survival.

Feeling neglected by her husband Ben, 25-year-old Chloe Wells spends much of her time fantasizing about the men she comes across in her everyday life. Desperate to bring some romance back into her sexless marriage, Chloe books a night for her and Ben at The Cabin.

When Yale student Sarah Storm comes out to her parents, they disown her and withdraw all support for her education. A few days later, Sarah's long-term girlfriend breaks up with her and Sarah loses everything that matters - family, future dreams, and love. Forced to leave Yale with only the contents of her dorm room and a boat of a car bequeathed to her by her grandmother, Sarah scrambles to get her life back on track at the University of Rhode Island.

To every girl with a pulse, he's Lawton Rastor - billionaire bad boy, former underground fighter, and heartbreaker extraordinaire. But in his own private torment, he's the guy who lost his only chance at her - the one exceptional girl he can't quite forget. He's a notorious bad boy with a terrible reputation. She's a plucky nice girl who wants to play it safe. How can Lawton, who built his empire on raw badness alone, win the heart and mind of the sweetest thing he's ever known?

Whether you're in your first year of management or your 20th, Why Leaders Fail is a must-listen for all leaders who know they need to be constantly learning, improving, and developing their leadership skills.

With the biggest storms come wreckage...but in their wake, the potential for a new beginning awaits. After losing her job and her marriage in a single day, Audrey Davis feels adrift and unsure of what direction - if any - her life is taking. So when an old friend asks her to house-sit in Florida for a few weeks, the lure of relaxing beaches and warm waters is too much to resist. What she doesn't count on is Cedar Key fixture and eccentric, tattooed musician Liam Stone.

Jude and Haven share a secret. One he willingly hides and she tries to forget, but regardless, it has tied them together. It's not until their relationship is discovered that Haven has a choice to make.

Are you stuck in a rut? Do you watch from the sidelines while others accomplish great things? Have you faced crushing disappointment? Do failures paralyze you? This inspiring book will help you move past your fears; it is for people who are tired of letting their excuses get in the way. Dr. Cindy Starke overcame deeply ingrained childhood fears and a complete lack of ability to swim or bike and completed a full iron-distance triathlon - 140.6 miles of swimming, biking, and running.

When Anna decides to leave her husband, she makes for a remote cabin on a desolate mountainside, where she has arranged to meet her lover. With a bag of stolen money and paranoid that she is being hunted by the police, Anna reaches the cabin.

Mia's Story: When Nathan Chaplin stepped out of the rain and into Mia's life, she believed at last she could put her sinful past behind her. But on her wedding night, Mia knew she could no longer keep her secrets from her new husband. out into the mountains for the secluded honeymooner's cabin, Anna's past finally catches up with her.

She's a poor girl from Hamtramck. He's a billionaire bad boy from Detroit. They should've never crossed paths. But when they do, thanks to Chloe's latest housesitting gig, the collision of sparks, secrets, and misunderstandings leaves both of them yearning to belong exactly where they shouldn't - with each other.

Only a little more than a year into his papacy, Pope Francis is being hailed by the news media, Christians, and non-Christians alike as a refreshing figure in the Vatican. His humility, piousness, and forward-thinking ideas have been celebrated around the world. Reflections from Pope Francis features brief excerpts for reflection from Pope Francis's homilies, speeches, and addresses.

Steel-nerved master thief Parker has his eyes on a fat prize. The prize, a slow stuffed with money—a gambling casino on the Hudson River. It is not in Parker's nature to gamble, so he leaves nothing to chance. From the phony politician to the getaway boat, from bringing guns on board to getting the money off, Parker has it all planned. There are only a few problems.