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When it comes to presidential campaigns, fiction can be more thrilling than truth. Such is the case in the extraordinary story of high-stakes presidential politics told in Richard North Patterson's No Safe Place.

Hours after 22-year-old Brett Allen finds her boyfriend brutally slain, she finds herself in police custody, the prime suspect. Her aunt, Caroline Masters, is summoned to act as her defense attorney. The result is a painful meeting with Brett, whom Caroline has not seen since infancy, and a confrontation with 3 people from whom she is deeply estranged: her first lover who is now the prosecutor, her half-sister, and most difficult of all, her domineering father. The story moves quickly now, opening into the police investigation and the courtroom. Yet the truths about herself and her family that Caroline ultimately uncovers are painful beyond the deepest doubts and shocking beyond the deepest fears that haunt her adult life - and make up the explosive core of the author's most powerful novel to date.

A newly elected president faces the unexpected chance to nominate a new chief justice of the Supreme Court. His first choice is a nationally respected Court of Appeals judge, a woman whose nomination faces two serious obstacles: a long-held personal secret; and the prospect that a volatile abortion case- a trial pitting a 15-year-old girl against her pro-life parents- will come before the court. And the Senate majority leader is determined to thwart the president's nomination for reasons that cross the boundary between the political and the personal.

If you've ever wondered why people are resistant to your ideas, methods or approach in relationships then This is the Kindness is a must read. The goal in all relationships, whether it's corporate teamwork, friendships, dating or marriages, is to quickly find compatibility and harmony so that you can achieve and complete a multitude of projects. In this book you'll learn why listening to the needs of others, identifying what's important to them, and giving your best are just part of the secret formula to strong partnerships.

Everything you do in life involves some sort of negotiation. You negotiate with your boss over your salary...with your coworkers over where to hold a meeting...and even with your family about where to take a vacation. When you buy a car, sell an idea, or solve any problems that involve others, your ability to negotiate is the key factor to getting what you want, and what you deserve. How to Become a Better Negotiator shows you the five basic steps of negotiation, how to avoid negotiation pitfalls and arrive at a successful conclusion.

From a funeral procession in Asia, to an ancestral estate deep in the heart of a vaguely Victorian forest, to a carriage accident in the vast universe of The Runelords, Unnatural Worlds takes listeners on a journey to the far side of the imagination. Funny, heartbreaking, frightening, but most importantly, memorable, the original stories in this anthology go places few writers dare reach. Unnatural Worlds marks the perfect start to the brand-new Fiction River anthology series.

Whether it's at home or at work, so much of our lives involves negotiating to get what we want. From negotiating a higher salary, to lowering costs from suppliers, to hammering out a new contract with a major customer, or even deciding where to go on vacation, the only way to consistently arrive at successful conclusions is to master the art of negotiation.

The spellbinding story of an American lawyer who takes on a nearly impossible case - the defense of an African freedom fighter against his corrupt government's charge of murder. Damon Pierce's life has just reached a defining moment: a gifted California lawyer, he's being divorced by his wife and his work often seems soulless. Then he receives a frantic e-mail from Marissa Brand Okari - a woman he loved years ago - and decides to risk everything to respond to her plea for help.

Als Malcolm en Maud Angel worden vermoord, staan er twee dingen vast: hun dochter Tandy is de laatste die ze in leven heeft gezien, en zij en haar drie broers worden van de moorden verdacht.Ondanks haar onzekerheid over wie ze wel en niet kan vertrouwen, is Tandy vastberaden om te bewijzen dat zij en haar broers onschuldig zijn. Maar dan krijgt ze flashbacks. Het zijn herinneringen van vroeger en ze brengen bepaalde familiegeheimen aan het licht. Om voor haar eigen onschuld en die van haar broers te kunnen pleiten, moet Tandy verder graven in het verleden van haar ouders. En dat is gevaarlijk.