The ROUAFWIT industrial PC is equipped with Celeron J6412 processor, featuring 4 cores and 4 threads, with a maximum clock speed of 2.6GHz. It is robust, reliable, and operates with low power consumption, providing continuous and stable computing power for industrial environments. Even under prolonged high loads, it maintains excellent performance and stability. It supports Watchdog functionality, Wake-on-LAN, and PXE diskless boot capabilities The ROUAFWIT industrial PC is equipped with 1 x SO-DIMM DDR4 2666/2933/3200MHz CPU (maximum capacity 32GB), 1 x m.2 2280 SATA SSD bay, 1 x m.2 2230 E-Key (supports Wi-Fi module), 1 x m.2 3052 B-Key (supports 4G/5G module), 1 x SIM card slot Extensive Interfaces and Compatibility: 1 x 8111H LAN, 1 x i210 LAN, 2 x USB 3.2, 2 x USB 2.0, 6 x COM ports (COM1/COM2 can be configured in BIOS for RS232/422/485 modes), 1 x 16Pin GPIO port, 1 x HD, and multiple interfaces for easy connection to monitors, keyboards, mice, and peripherals. Compatible with multiple open-source operating systems Heat dissipation + Display: The chassis is enclosed, relying on an aluminum profile for heat dissipation, eliminating the potential for malfunctions caused by traditional built-in cooling fans and dust accumulation inside the machine. It provides an HD external display interface, an HD Graphics display core, supports external display expansion, and supports synchronous or asynchronous touch operation Features and Packaging: DC 9-36V wide voltage power supply; provides two types of locking power terminals: round and wire-mounted; offers two installation methods: wall-mounted and DIN rail mounting; includes: mini pc *1, power adapter *1, power cord *1, GPIO terminal block *1, 2*2 terminal block *1, mounting lug *1, mounting lug screws *4, DIN rail bracket *1, DIN rail bracket screws *2

AN INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER From the national bestselling author of Parents Weekend, comes one of the most anticipated thrillers of the year. "Everything I want in a thriller!"-Ashley Elston "I could not put it down!"-Angie Kim "Nonstop twists!"-Jason Rekulak "A master of his craft."-Jeneva Rose Every May 1st, a serial killer stalks a small town. Every year he comes for them . . . On May 1, 1992, Jules Delaney and Quinn Riley hardly know each other. Jules is high school queen bee in a small Midwestern town when she survives a brutal attack by the elusive May Day Killer-a predator who strikes every May 1st and then vanishes without a trace. Quinn, a boy from the wrong side of the tracks, is arrested the same night after trying to break up a fight and nearly killing someone. By morning, their lives are forever connected. A year later, Jules is haunted by trauma and guilt, tormented by one question: Why was she spared? Quinn is newly released from juvenile detention and returns home to devastating news-the unsolved murder of his mother. Over the next decade, their lives are revisited on a single day each year: May 1st. As the years pass, secrets surface, lies unravel, and the paths of Jules and Quinn draw closer together. Two mysteries edge toward the truth-what really happened the night Jules was attacked, and who murdered Quinn's mother? All the while, the May Day Killer is still out there. And the clock is racing toward another anniversary. Twisty, high-concept, and emotionally charged, The Anniversary is an addictive murder mystery and nail-biting thriller-but it's also a tender, heartrending story about fate, innocence lost, and two people bound by a single day. With its masterful structure and propulsive tension, The Anniversary reaffirms Alex Finlay as one of the leading thriller writers today.

The ROUAFWIT industrial PC is equipped with Celeron J6412 processor, featuring 4 cores and 4 threads, with a maximum clock speed of 2.6GHz. It is robust, reliable, and operates with low power consumption, providing continuous and stable computing power for industrial environments. Even under prolonged high loads, it maintains excellent performance and stability. It supports Watchdog functionality, Wake-on-LAN, and PXE diskless boot capabilities The ROUAFWIT industrial PC is equipped with 1 x SO-DIMM DDR4 2666/2933/3200MHz CPU (maximum capacity 32GB), 1 x m.2 2280 SATA SSD bay, 1 x m.2 2230 E-Key (supports Wi-Fi module), 1 x m.2 3052 B-Key (supports 4G/5G module), 1 x SIM card slot Extensive Interfaces and Compatibility: 1 x 8111H LAN, 1 x i210 LAN, 2 x USB 3.2, 2 x USB 2.0, 6 x COM ports (COM1/COM2 can be configured in BIOS for RS232/422/485 modes), 1 x 8GPIO, 1 x HD, and multiple interfaces for easy connection to monitors, keyboards, mice, and peripherals. Compatible with multiple open-source operating systems Heat dissipation + Display: The chassis is enclosed, relying on an aluminum profile for heat dissipation, eliminating the potential for malfunctions caused by traditional built-in cooling fans and dust accumulation inside the machine. It provides an HD external display interface, an HD Graphics display core, supports external display expansion, and supports synchronous or asynchronous touch operation Features and Packaging: DC 9-36V wide voltage power supply; provides two types of locking power terminals: round and wire-mounted; offers two installation methods: wall-mounted and DIN rail mounting; includes: mini pc *1, power adapter *1, power cord *1, GPIO terminal block *1, 2*2 terminal block *1, mounting lug *1, mounting lug screws *4, DIN rail bracket *1, DIN rail bracket screws *2

AN INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER From the national bestselling author of Parents Weekend, comes one of the most anticipated thrillers of the year. "Everything I want in a thriller!"-Ashley Elston "I could not put it down!"-Angie Kim "Nonstop twists!"-Jason Rekulak "A master of his craft."-Jeneva Rose Every May 1st, a serial killer stalks a small town. Every year he comes for them . . . On May 1, 1992, Jules Delaney and Quinn Riley hardly know each other. Jules is high school queen bee in a small Midwestern town when she survives a brutal attack by the elusive May Day Killer-a predator who strikes every May 1st and then vanishes without a trace. Quinn, a boy from the wrong side of the tracks, is arrested the same night after trying to break up a fight and nearly killing someone. By morning, their lives are forever connected. A year later, Jules is haunted by trauma and guilt, tormented by one question: Why was she spared? Quinn is newly released from juvenile detention and returns home to devastating news-the unsolved murder of his mother. Over the next decade, their lives are revisited on a single day each year: May 1st. As the years pass, secrets surface, lies unravel, and the paths of Jules and Quinn draw closer together. Two mysteries edge toward the truth-what really happened the night Jules was attacked, and who murdered Quinn's mother? All the while, the May Day Killer is still out there. And the clock is racing toward another anniversary. Twisty, high-concept, and emotionally charged, The Anniversary is an addictive murder mystery and nail-biting thriller-but it's also a tender, heartrending story about fate, innocence lost, and two people bound by a single day. With its masterful structure and propulsive tension, The Anniversary reaffirms Alex Finlay as one of the leading thriller writers today.

Two rivals. One room. Three weeks to ruin everything. Liam Harris is Team USA's most intimidating enforcer - six-foot-three, granite-jawed...and so deep in the closet he's forgotten there's a door. He's at the Winter Olympics for one reason: gold. What he's not here for is Nicolas Arsenault. Nic left the US for Quebec at sixteen and never looked back. He's bilingual, bisexual, and he's built his whole life around refusing to be anyone other than who he is. Liam hates him so much that six years ago he broke Nic's shoulder on the ice. And now they're sharing a room in the Olympic village. Nic's dual citizenship means he's taken a spot on the roster for the USA. Liam doesn't want him there. Nic's not thrilled either. But somewhere between the taut glances and the on-ice chemistry they can't deny, something happens that neither of them has a playbook for - making every stolen hour behind a locked door harder to walk away from. But the Games have an expiration date. Liam's agent is circling. A journalist is closing in with a story threatening to out closeted players. And Nic has been here before: waiting for a man to choose him, watching the clock run out. The countdown is real. And falling for each other might cost them everything they've spent their careers building. Perfect for fans of Rachel Reid's Heated Rivalry who want higher stakes, a slower burn, and an Olympic clock ticking down to zero. Medaling is a standalone dual-POV, rivals-to-lovers MM hockey romance featuring forced proximity, a closeted athlete finding his courage, explicit open-door scenes, and a guaranteed HEA.

Two rivals. One room. Three weeks to ruin everything. Liam Harris is Team USA's most intimidating enforcer - six-foot-three, granite-jawed...and so deep in the closet he's forgotten there's a door. He's at the Winter Olympics for one reason: gold. What he's not here for is Nicolas Arsenault. Nic left the US for Quebec at sixteen and never looked back. He's bilingual, bisexual, and he's built his whole life around refusing to be anyone other than who he is. Liam hates him so much that six years ago he broke Nic's shoulder on the ice. And now they're sharing a room in the Olympic village. Nic's dual citizenship means he's taken a spot on the roster for the USA. Liam doesn't want him there. Nic's not thrilled either. But somewhere between the taut glances and the on-ice chemistry they can't deny, something happens that neither of them has a playbook for - making every stolen hour behind a locked door harder to walk away from. But the Games have an expiration date. Liam's agent is circling. A journalist is closing in with a story threatening to out closeted players. And Nic has been here before: waiting for a man to choose him, watching the clock run out. The countdown is real. And falling for each other might cost them everything they've spent their careers building. Perfect for fans of Rachel Reid's Heated Rivalry who want higher stakes, a slower burn, and an Olympic clock ticking down to zero. Medaling is a standalone dual-POV, rivals-to-lovers MM hockey romance featuring forced proximity, a closeted athlete finding his courage, explicit open-door scenes, and a guaranteed HEA.

"You might not think a story set in the Bangkok sex trade is your cup of tea, but Timothy Hallinan might change your mind with the humanity of his characters against the seamy backdrop, notably his detective Poke Rafferty."-Raleigh News & Observer The eighth installment in Timothy Hallinan's Edgar Award-nominated ticking-clock thriller about the most dangerous facets of Bangkok's seedy underbelly. The two most difficult days in Bangkok writer Poke Rafferty's life begin with an emergency visit from Edward Dell, the almost-boyfriend of Poke's teenage daughter, Miaow. The boy's father, Buddy, a late-middle-aged womanizer who has moved to Bangkok for happy hunting, has disappeared, and money is being siphoned out of his bank and credit card accounts. It soon becomes apparent that Buddy is in the hands of a pair of killers who prey on Bangkok's "sexpats"; when his accounts are empty, he'll be found, like a dozen others before him, floating facedown in a Bangkok canal with a weighted cast on his unbroken leg. His money is almost gone. Over forty-eight frantic hours, Poke does everything he can to locate Buddy before it's too late.

Two years after the emotionally charged events of Deadlock and the bittersweet farewell shared between Dick and Yuto, Yuto has been released from the confines of Schelger Prison. He is unexpectedly headhunted by the FBI, where he eagerly takes on the challenge of following the evidence in hopes of locating and apprehending the dangerously elusive terrorist mastermind known only as Corvus--Nathan. Yuto's ultimate motivation is to have a chance to be reunited with Dick Burnford once again. During the course of his investigation into Corvus's shadowy past, Yuto manages to find a new ally and partner in the laid-back and openly gay Rob, a skilled criminologist from the University of California who possesses valuable connections to one of Corvus's followers. This unlikely duo embarks on an intense journey, following Corvus's trail across the country, which ultimately and unexpectedly leads Yuto to Dick, who is still deeply entrenched in his work for the CIA as an undercover operative, with one goal in mind; to kill Corvus/Nathan for the murder of his former comrade and lover. As Yuto and Dick's paths collide, both men race against the clock to reach Corvus first.

No. 1 bestselling author Stephen King's unforgettable novella - first included in his 1990, award-winning collection Four Past Midnight and made into a highly acclaimed miniseries - about a terrifying plane ride into a most unfriendly sky is now available as a stand-alone publication. The flight attendants were gone; almost all the passengers were gone; Brian Engle was willing to bet the 767's two-man cockpit crew was also gone. He believed Flight 29 was heading east on automatic pilot. On a red-eye flight from L. A. to Boston, ten passengers wake up to discover everyone else has disappeared. Brian Engle, a trained pilot, remembers something about a strange aurora borealis and turbulence reports over the desert. Now he has to try to land the plane. But the safe haven of Bangor airport is not what it seems. It's eerily empty. The clocks have stopped. The food and drink is tasteless. The fuel doesn't burn. And the sound, like 'radio static', is getting closer. Craig Toomy, an investment banker, believes he knows what's coming. The Langoliers. Which means time is, quite literally, running out . . . A spine-tingling, propulsive novella, The Langoliers is a brilliant read from the masterful Stephen King.

Notenbuch mit 50 TV-Songs & Themen aus TV-Serien Arrangiert für Klavier Gesang & Gitarre Von Klassikern bis zu modernen Serienhits Leicht spielbare Arrangements Für Anfänger & Fortgeschrittene geeignet Beliebte Serienmusik zum Nachspielen 50 Titelsongs und Themen von bekannten TV-Serien aus der Vergangenheit und Gegenwart arrangiert für Klavier Gesang und Gitarre. Von Dallas der 1970er über die Evergreens Lindenstraße und Tatort bis hin zu den Mega-Hits Games of Thrones und The Walking Dead bietet dieses Notenbuch eine große Auswahl an populären und leicht spielbaren Songs. Inhalt: (Meet) The Flintstones A Case For Two Alarm For Cobra 11 As Days Go By Baba O'riley Battlestar Galactica Bemidji MN Beverly Hills 90210 California Dreamin Crockett's Theme Dallas Desperate Housewives Downton Abbey Drivin 'Home To You Fame Far From Any Road Flipper Game Of Thrones Großstadtrevier Hawaii Five-o Hey Pippi Longstocking House House Of Cards I Do Not Want To Wait I See Love It's A Jungle Out There Knight Rider Lindenstraße Love And Marriage Love Boat Matlock Maya The Bee Miss Marple Mission: Impossible My Life Peter Gunn Secret Star Trek: The Next Generation Superman Tatort Thank You For The Flowers The Addams Family The Gummi Bears The Muppet Show The Office The Walking Dead The The The Transparent Who Has Turned The Clock ? Why Am I So Happy

No. 1 bestselling author Stephen King's unforgettable novella - first included in his 1990, award-winning collection Four Past Midnight and made into a highly acclaimed miniseries - about a terrifying plane ride into a most unfriendly sky is now available as a stand-alone publication. The flight attendants were gone; almost all the passengers were gone; Brian Engle was willing to bet the 767's two-man cockpit crew was also gone. He believed Flight 29 was heading east on automatic pilot. On a red-eye flight from L. A. to Boston, ten passengers wake up to discover everyone else has disappeared. Brian Engle, a trained pilot, remembers something about a strange aurora borealis and turbulence reports over the desert. Now he has to try to land the plane. But the safe haven of Bangor airport is not what it seems. It's eerily empty. The clocks have stopped. The food and drink is tasteless. The fuel doesn't burn. And the sound, like 'radio static', is getting closer. Craig Toomy, an investment banker, believes he knows what's coming. The Langoliers. Which means time is, quite literally, running out . . . A spine-tingling, propulsive novella, The Langoliers is a brilliant read from the masterful Stephen King.

The forest remembers. The caves never tell. And some secrets refuse to stay buried. At Katthamra Manor, the line between myth and reality is dangerously thin. In the forest of twisted trees, compasses fail, clocks stop, and the locals whisper of 'The Little People' who lure the unwary into the earth. Nine-year-old Andreas Nilsson knows the woods better than anyone - and he knows a secret that could destroy his town. Carrying a stolen skull on his bicycle rack and haunted by the suspicious drowning of his brother, Andreas is playing a game he cannot win. Detective Inspector Maria Wern arrived on the island of Gotland seeking the quiet solace of a summer assignment to escape the wreckage of her divorce. But the peace is shattered just before Midsummer when Andreas vanishes after a party at a local fishing camp. The search leads Maria into the claustrophobic darkness of the Östergarn caves, where generations of school children have carved their names into the stone. Deep in the shadows, Maria discovers two names encircled by a heart - a relic of an old love that was supposed to be dead. As the town's folklore bleeds into a grim reality, Maria realizes that the boy's disappearance is linked to a decades-old betrayal. In a land where the clocks have stopped, Maria is running out of time to find Andreas before he becomes another ghost in the hills. In this atmospheric eighth installment of the Maria Wern series, Anna Jansson weaves a masterclass of psychological suspense, proving that while old love never dies, it can certainly kill. 'Keen-sighted ... Exciting and well written.' - Aftonbladet Sweden 'A deeply absorbing novel.' - Nerikes Allehanda Sweden

Laughter Unleashed: Embrace the chaos as you race against the clock, shouting words that match the category and letter. This fast-paced card game is a hilarious way to bond with family and friends over card games for families, turning game night into an uproarious affair. Fun for All Ages: Whether you're looking for engaging card games for kids or side-splitting games for adults and families, this gem has you covered. Watch as players of all ages jump in, eager to join the boisterous excitement. Highly Portable: Tuck this compact travel card game into your bag and bring the joy of laughter wherever you go. From cozy living rooms to lively picnics, it's ready to inject a burst of glee into any gathering, near or far. Endlessly Entertaining: With a trove of categories and letters, no two rounds are alike. These travel card games deliver fresh hilarity each time you play, keeping everyone engaged and on their toes, game after riotous game. Quick to Learn, Thrilling to Play: In mere moments, players will be off to the races, frantically conjuring up words to earn points and claim victory. Get ready for an exhilarating ride that'll leave you breathless with laughter., Hersteller: Exploding Kittens

Sie hat das Leben, um das sie alle beneiden. Aber was verheimlicht sie? Als Holly auf die ruhige Baker Straße zieht, sorgt sie für reichlich Aufruhr. Sie ist attraktiv und talentiert, und so dauert es nicht lange, bis die Anwohner ihrem Charme erliegen. Aber warum sollte jemand wie sie die aufregende Großstadt hinter sich lassen, um stattdessen mit einer einsamen älteren Dame zu leben? Ihre Nachbarn sind fasziniert von Holly und beobachten sie bei jeder Gelegenheit von ihren Fenstern aus. Doch gerade als sie beginnen, Holly in ihrer Mitte zu akzeptieren, sieht jemand etwas, das die Vorstadt-Idylle zerstören könnte - etwas, das sich unmöglich ignorieren lässt. Weswegen ist Holly wirklich hergezogen? Und werden die düsteren Geheimnisse ihrer Vergangenheit sie bald alle in Gefahr bringen? Ein spannungsgeladener Psychothriller, der dich von der ersten Seite in den Bann zieht. Perfekt für Fans von Gillian Flynn, Sue Watson und Daniela Arnold. Was Leser:innen über Die Fremde nebenan sagen: "Großartig ... 10 Sterne!" Two Girls and a Book Obsession "Einer der besten Psychothriller, die ich je gelesen habe ... unglaublich." Nigel Adams Book Worm "Lässt dich bis zum Ende miträtseln! Ich habe jede Drehung und Wendung geliebt und konnte nicht aufhören zu lesen, weil ich unbedingt wissen musste, was das große Geheimnis war." Buried in a Book "Ein Wort - spektakulär! ... Ich habe es vor Spannung kaum ausgehalten und es gab Momente, in denen ich vergessen hab zu atmen ... Genial! Ein großartiges, süchtig machendes, spannendes, fesselndes, fabelhaftes Buch." Renita D'Silva "Eine Achterbahnfahrt von Gefühlen und Geheimnissen ... Als ich es endlich um 3:45 Uhr morgens beendet habe, war ich so nervös, dass ich dreimal meine Schlösser kontrolliert hab ... 5 Sterne!" Janet's Book Corner "Die Art von Buch, die du beginnst und bis zur letzten Seite nicht weglegen kannst ... süchtig machend, spannend." A Haven for Book Lovers

"At ten years old, the Heir of Jasad fled a massacre that takes her entire family. At fifteen, she buried her first body. At twenty, the clock is ticking on Sylvia's third attempt at home. Nizahl's armies have laid waste to Jasad and banned magic across the four remaining kingdoms. Fortunately, Sylvia's magic is as good at playing dead as she is. When the Nizahl Heir tracks a group of Jasadis to Sylvia's village, the quiet life she's crafted unravels. Calculating and cold, Arin's tactical brilliance is surpassed only by his hatred for magic. When a mistake exposes Sylvia's magic, Arin offers her an escape: compete as Nizahl's Champion in the Alcalah tournament and win immunity from persecution. To win the deadly Alcalah, Sylvia must work with Arin to free her trapped magic, all while staying a step ahead of his efforts to uncover her identity. But as the two grow closer, Sylvia realizes winning her freedom means destroying any chance of reuniting Jasad under her banner. The scorched kingdom is rising again, and Sylvia will have to choose between the life she's earned and the one she left behind"--

Die STM32F373xx-Familie basiert auf dem leistungsstarken 32-Bit-RISC-Kern Arm Cortex-M4 mit FPU, einer Frequenz von bis zu 72 MHz, der Einbettung einer MPU und Embedded Trace Macrocell (ETM). Die Familie umfasst Hochgeschwindigkeits-Embedded-Speicher bis zu 256 KByte Flash-Speicher, bis zu 32 KByte SRAM) + eine umfangreiche Palette von erweiterten I/Os und Peripheriegeräten, die an 2 APB-Busse angeschlossen sind. Die STM32F373xx-Controller bieten 1 schnellen 12-Bit-ADC (1 Msps), 3 16-Bit-Sigma-Delta-ADCs, 2 Komparatoren, 2 DACs (DAC1 mit 2 Kanälen und DAC2 mit 1 Kanal), 1 Low-Power-RTC, 9 Universal-16-Bit-Timer, 2 Universal-32-Bit-Timer, 3 Basis-Timer. Bis zu 2 I2Cs, 3 SPIs (alle mit Muxed-I2Ss), 3 USARTs, CAN und USB. Temperaturbereich von -40 - +85 °C einer Spannungsversorgung von 2,0 bis 3,6 V. Ein umfangreicher Satz von Energiesparmodi ermöglicht die Entwicklung von Low-Power-Anwendungen. Die STM32F303xB/STM32F303xC Familie bietet Geräte in Gehäusen von 48 Pins bis 100 Pins an. Der Satz der enthaltenen Peripheriegeräte ändert sich mit dem gewählten Gerät. Features . Core: ARM 32-bit Cortex-M4 CPU (72 MHz max), single-cycle multiplication and HW division, DSP instruction with FPU (floatingpoint unit) and MPU (memory protection unit) . 1.25 DMIPS/MHz (Dhrystone 2.1) . Memories - 64 to 256 Kbytes of Flash memory - 32 Kbytes of SRAM with HW parity check . CRC calculation unit . Reset and power management - Voltage range: 2.0 to 3.6 V - Power-on/power-down reset (POR/PDR) - Programmable voltage detector (PVD) - Low-power modes: Sleep, Stop and Standby - VBAT supply for RTC and backup registers . Clock management - 4 to 32 MHz crystal oscillator - 32 kHz oscillator for RTC with calibration - Internal 8 MHz RC with x 16 PLL option - Internal 40 kHz oscillator . Up to 84 fast I/Os - All mappable on external interrupt vectors - Several 5 V-tolerant- Up to 45 I/Os with 5 V tolerant capability . 12-channel DMA controller . One 12-bit, 1.0 ìs ADC (up to 16 channels) - Conversion range: 0 to 3.6 V - Separate analog supply from 2.4 up to 3.6 . Three 16-bit Sigma Delta ADC - Separate analog supply from 2.2 to 3.6 V, up to 21 single/ 11 diff channels . Three 12-bit DAC channels . Two fast rail-to-rail analog comparators with programmable input and output . Up to 24 capacitive sensing channels . 17 timers - Two 32-bit timers and three 16-bit timers with up to 4 IC/OC/PWM or pulse counters - Two 16-bit timers with up to 2 IC/OC/PWM or pulse counters - Four 16-bit timers with up to 1 IC/OC/PWM or pulse counter - Independent and system watchdog timers - SysTick timer: 24-bit down counter - Three 16-bit basic timers to drive the DAC . Calendar RTC with Alarm, periodic wakeup from Stop/Standby . Communication interfaces - CAN interface (2.0B Active) - Two I2C Fast mode plus (1 Mbit/s) with 20 mA current sink, SMBus/PMBus, wakeup from STOP - Three USARTs supporting synchronous mode, modem control, ISO/IEC 7816, LIN, IrDA, auto baud rate, wakeup feature - Three SPIs (18 Mbit/s) with 4 to 16 programmable bit frames, muxed I2S - HDMI-CEC bus interface - USB 2.0 full speed interface . Serial wire devices, JTAG, Cortex-M4 ETM . 96-bit unique ID

"At ten years old, the Heir of Jasad fled a massacre that takes her entire family. At fifteen, she buried her first body. At twenty, the clock is ticking on Sylvia's third attempt at home. Nizahl's armies have laid waste to Jasad and banned magic across the four remaining kingdoms. Fortunately, Sylvia's magic is as good at playing dead as she is. When the Nizahl Heir tracks a group of Jasadis to Sylvia's village, the quiet life she's crafted unravels. Calculating and cold, Arin's tactical brilliance is surpassed only by his hatred for magic. When a mistake exposes Sylvia's magic, Arin offers her an escape: compete as Nizahl's Champion in the Alcalah tournament and win immunity from persecution. To win the deadly Alcalah, Sylvia must work with Arin to free her trapped magic, all while staying a step ahead of his efforts to uncover her identity. But as the two grow closer, Sylvia realizes winning her freedom means destroying any chance of reuniting Jasad under her banner. The scorched kingdom is rising again, and Sylvia will have to choose between the life she's earned and the one she left behind"--

8 HOURS TO STOP AN EXPLOSION...8 HOURS TO FALL IN LOVE. A high-octane, nail biting, flirty sci-fi adventure about a stowaway girl and an entitled boy who find themselves falling for each other as they race against the clock to outwit a band of mercenaries. It’s 2067, and the Graves family has transformed Mars from a rocky wilderness into a chaotic blend of settlements that are part national pride, part corporate conquest. Enter Hunter Graves. After his Dad dies on Earth, Hunter decides to make an unannounced visit to his only other living relatives--his mom and sister who live on Mars. Unfortunately, he arrives at the check-in station moments before a toxin is detected...and he can’t find an escape pod. But a stowaway named Cleo has also missed her chance to escape. And when the two discover each other, they skip the small talk and go straight to sending an SOS. It turns out there is no toxin...but there is a group of mercenaries has infiltrated the station and rigged a bomb to go off in eight hours, obliterating all evidence of their crime. And now for Cleo and Hunter, the race is on to get out.

Skills for Personal & Family Living, a comprehensive Family and Consumer Sciences text for the secondary level, helps students meet the challenges of their daily lives with confidence. They will learn practical skills for making decisions at home, school, and in the workplace. Career features called Career Times describe various careers, their preparation requirements, and personal qualities needed to succeed. New topics include accepting responsibility for decisions and their consequences, influences on behavior and decisions, promoting cultural diversity, preparing resumes, clothing label laws, multisize patterns, and trends in housing. Students can review the Skills for Personal and Family Living text content using our out-of-this-world game! The Skills for Personal and Family Living PowerZone Challenge Game CD offers a quiz-bowl format of challenging questions, 3-D graphics, sound effects, and voice-overs. Each chapter has two questions formats: multiple choice questions test students' content knowledge, while matching questions review vocabulary. Teachers can set game clocks to determine the length of the game's play period as well as the time students have to answer questions. Up to four students or teams can play at a time. The futuristic-looking graphics will hold students' interest, while question content reinforces students' learning experience!

Two years after the emotionally charged events of Deadlock and the bittersweet farewell shared between Dick and Yuto, Yuto has been released from the confines of Schelger Prison. He is unexpectedly headhunted by the FBI, where he eagerly takes on the challenge of following the evidence in hopes of locating and apprehending the dangerously elusive terrorist mastermind known only as Corvus--Nathan. Yuto's ultimate motivation is to have a chance to be reunited with Dick Burnford once again. During the course of his investigation into Corvus's shadowy past, Yuto manages to find a new ally and partner in the laid-back and openly gay Rob, a skilled criminologist from the University of California who possesses valuable connections to one of Corvus's followers. This unlikely duo embarks on an intense journey, following Corvus's trail across the country, which ultimately and unexpectedly leads Yuto to Dick, who is still deeply entrenched in his work for the CIA as an undercover operative, with one goal in mind; to kill Corvus/Nathan for the murder of his former comrade and lover. As Yuto and Dick's paths collide, both men race against the clock to reach Corvus first.