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Mr. Edison has just invented a long-burning light bulb, but he's keeping a huge secret: he's also discovered time travel. In fact, he built his own time machine. The kids get an even bigger surprise when a young Mr. Crowe walks into Edison's laboratory - as his assistant! The older and dangerous Mr. Crowe is sneaking around Menlo Park, too, with plans to destroy the time machine. If he does, George and Gracie will be stuck in 1879...forever. The twins need Mr. Edison's help. But can they stop Crowe in time?

Thirteen-year-old twin brothers Jayce and Val are about to jump the multi-verses on a dangerous dare, but true danger is closer to home than they realize. The Jupiter Prime colony has been orbiting the stormy gas giant for nineteen years and all anyone wants is to get back to Earth. Sent to preserve the best and brightest of the population, a grievous error in the Prime's navigation coordinates sent the colony to an alternate dimension with no way to return to the Earth they call home.

This is the tale of an average modern American man riding the freeways and living high in the peaks of the American southwest. Frank is seeking the love of a beautiful American woman, the dream of wealth, the thrill of adventure, the misfortune of murder, and the longing to be a part of this life everyone else seems to be so comfortable with. Aren't we all?

George and Gracie begin their adventure in Dover, Delaware 1776. The kids are surprised to discover that one of them changes into an animal every time they travel, and this time Gracie is a horse. All the twins want to do is return a pair of antique school desks and search for their parents. But instead they find themselves in the middle of the American Revolution and end up helping Caesar Rodney make his famous ride into Philadelphia to vote “yes” for the Declaration of Independence. Crowe lands in Delaware, too, and he plans to take the time machine - with George and Gracie inside!

In this next adventure, George and Gracie travel back in time to Hershey, Pennsylvania, in 1907. Their mission: To return an antique rug and rescue their parents. When the time machine lands them smack-dab in the middle of a barn, George turns into…something pretty weird. And Gracie drives a car into a fence. They meet Milton Hershey, the chocolate king, who invites them to be his chocolate tasters. But when George and Gracie discover a plot to steal Mr. Hershey's perfect - and secret - chocolate recipe, they put themselves in danger to stop the thieves.

Robert had just been let go from his supervisor role at a tech firm. After his interview at Geek Tech, Inc., he agrees to a one-time test run to see if he'll like the job, since the entire situation seems a bit shady and his predecessor was killed on the job. Come along for the journey as he fixes computers and technology in a world of goblins, dwarves, elves, trolls, orcs, and talking horses.

Seven true stories about the craziest, creepiest, and funniest customers I've ever met as an in-home computer technician. Read them at your own risk....

Technology has made rapid advancements over the past couple of years. With the advent of incredibly inexpensive and convenient smartphones and tablets, people of all walks of life now connect to the Internet everywhere they go, at all hours of the day. As a small business owner, there's one thing you can't afford to do in this bold new age: rely on print advertising. Online marketing isn't simply an aspect of local business promotion anymore. It's the foundation. Business owners understand this and act upon it are flourishing. Those who don't are putting their future at incredible risk.

Starting in 1978 and ending in 2000, I worked in the music industry as a technician. My journey started in the bars and rock clubs on Long Island, New York, and eventually took me to arenas and stadiums around the world working for KISS, Alice Cooper, Stone Temple Pilots, and many other groups. This is my story. From club gigs after school as a teenager, to concerts on every continent on the planet.

This is the student handbook for high school students attending a GrievingTeens Grief Camp. We will help you organize a grief camp in your area that meets these goals and objectives. Our mission is to see people grow through grief and become people equipped to help others throughout their lives. For more information go to grievingteens.com or grievingteensgriefcamp.com.

This series of explanations and articles breaks down some commonly misunderstood elements of computers and home theater. Explanations are given in a basic, understandable way (without sounding too "techy"). Topics include: basic computer types, basic home theater (video), basic home theater (audio), audio/video cables, computer viruses, e-mail security, understanding encryption & passwords, backing up your hard drive, and computer speed/startup items.

Having spent 10 months on the run after he was framed for the murder of an estate-clearing associate, handyman Jay Porter returns to his hometown of Ashton, New Hampshire. During his time as a fugitive, he searched for a hard drive - evidence that would put his longtime nemeses Adam and Michael Lombardi behind bars. But he came up empty handed.

Twelve-year-old Tommy Bolton has only ever experienced the simple life: hang out with friends, crush on a pretty girl and enjoy summer vacation. Maybe finish the puzzle on the dining table and definitely avoid bossy Mrs. Gleeson at all costs. But then he wakes up one morning and his mom's whereabouts are unknown. His father is acting...different. And there's a woman in the basement. She's scared, alone, and asking Tommy to save her. But saving her would cost Tommy his entire simple life. And he's not sure she's worth it.

FBI Inspector Nathaniel Croft and his team of agents get tapped personally by the FBI Director, Ann Greenburg, to solve a brutal murder at the FBI academy in Quantico, Virginia. The FBI team is pressured to arrest the murderer before the Commandant of the Marine Corps Senate Confirmation Committee hearing begins in 30 days.

When Luc, his brother, and a desk jockey for the agency, sent him on this assignment, they’d both known it would be dangerous. Neither of them had anticipated that he might not come back. As hard a man as he was, he was close to losing it right now. He didn’t intend to let his prey escape. Unfortunately, he was in a tight spot—a prison cell at El Mina, off the coast of Ghana.

Ravenscar got in the car, and before pulling away, he opened the envelope. His last assignment. Three pictures fell out and Ravenscar froze. Little had he known that when he told de Laisser someone was still calling his name, de Laisser would know where the call came from. He looked back down at the pictures. Three people, three betrayals.

Zach and Chelsea grew up in idyllic suburbia. Then one day, their father vanished without explanation, ripping their world apart. A year later, a dangerous man shows up looking for him, a man who claims to hunt monsters and things that go bump in the night.

He started out as a bat boy. Then a newspaper correspondent. A press agent. A traveling secretary. A general manager. A vice president. A president. And then part-owner of the Cincinnati Reds, Houston Colt 45s, Cleveland Indians, and New York Yankees. Twice Gabe Paul was named Major League Executive of the Year by The Sporting News, only the fifth baseball executive to win the award more than once.

The Dust Bowl uprooted a lot of families and orphaned even more children. No one knows this better than Nat, a teenager who rides the rails from town to town looking for work. After helping a girl accused of witchcraft, Nat stumbles upon a home for wayward children run by a vibrant woman named Camille. She takes in children who have been thrown away and teaches them how to use their untapped potential to do extraordinary things...like magic.

The fate of the galaxy rests on the shoulders of the Chosen, a group of individuals with unique abilities capable of stopping the spread of Corruption by The Dark Master. Jared is one of these Chosen, living in a world oppressed by the Aretul. The Aretul imprison men and boys as prey for their Hunters, subjecting them to unspeakable horrors. For two long years, Jared has been running and hiding, doing whatever he can to stay alive and evade the Aretul’s grasp.