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In Roughing It, Mark Twain recounts his real-life journey across the American West with wit, grit, and wide-eyed wonder. Originally published in 1872, this semi-autobiographical travelogue follows Twain as he joins his brother—appointed Secretary of Nevada Territory—on an epic overland stagecoach ride from Missouri to the frontier. Along the way, he encounters a colorful cast of characters, from outlaws and prospectors to pioneers and desperados, all set against the backdrop of dusty deserts, fledgling mining towns, and gold rush chaos.

This anthology, with an introduction by Robert Silverberg, offers a sweeping survey of robots as depicted throughout literature. Since the Iliad—in which we are shown golden statues built by Hephaestus “with minds and wisdoms”—humans have been fascinated by the idea of artificial life. From the Argonautica to the medieval Jewish legend of the Golem and Ambrose Bierce’s tale of a chess-playing robot, the idea of what robots are—and who creates them—can be drastically different.

Step into the wildly over-the-top world of The Curious Book (originally titled The Enemy Conquered; or, Love Triumphant), Mark Twain’s wickedly funny satire of 19th-century romantic fiction. In a tale dripping with flowery prose, impossible heroics, and swooning declarations of love, we meet the valiant Major Elfonzo—a man of honor, swordplay, and strangely poetic monologues. His heart beats only for the lovely Ambulinia, whose beauty is rivaled only by her baffling metaphors. But standing between them? An angry father, absurd obstacles, and enough melodrama to fuel a dozen dime novels.

Dr. "Sport" Warrick witnesses the murder of a family friend who gives her a mysterious black case and instructs her to give it to CIA agent Sean McGee. She escapes into Sean's protective custody and presents him with the case. When a plot by Russia to infiltrate our nation is uncovered, Sean finds out too late how near the enemy is. The dilemma is how to keep Sport safe and resolve the escalating danger to the USA. When they realize the President is the next target, they join forces with a rag-tag team of patriots to stop the assassination.

Do you doubt that it’s possible to build a business, make money, and grow spiritually at the same time? Explore story after story in Meditating Entrepreneurs and transform your thinking. You will discover that you have what it takes to create a life of joy and abundance. Fifteen entrepreneurs, committed to their inner development and a peaceful world, share their wisdom of inner bliss and outer success.

What started out as a youth group on a short-term mission trip to Colombia has turned into something much different. Caught in the crossfire of a vendetta against one of their chaperones, they run for their lives through a jungle they know little about...When CIA Agent McGee volunteered with his wife to chaperone a church group to Colombia, he never dreamed he’d be battling assassins from an unknown enemy...As the killers close in, CIA agents come down with a team of Marines. All hell breaks loose.

Marcus Aurelius, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Napoleon Hill are some of the most notable names in nonfiction classics. While these authors each come from very different time periods, their thoughts have been chronicled in the books that they wrote, and their advice has been followed by millions of individuals for centuries.

Rosemary Weathers landed the perfect job. Recruited right from her doctoral program at MIT, Rosie found herself in a top-secret, high-tech micro-robotics lab where every tech tool she ever dreamed of was at her fingertips. Better still, she lived (for free) in a modern high-rise in the heart of Miami with a panoramic view of Biscayne Bay. Her tiny I.M.P.s (Individual Micro-robotic Personnel) would make America (and the world) a better place. At least, that's what she was led to believe.

Step into the world of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, one of the most thrilling and enduring tales from The Arabian Nights, retold by Andrew Lang. This legendary story follows Ali Baba, a humble woodcutter, who stumbles upon a secret cave filled with unimaginable riches, hidden by a band of ruthless thieves. As he uncovers the magical words—“Open, Sesame!”—that grant access to the treasure, Ali Baba’s life is forever changed. But with fortune comes peril, as the forty thieves seek vengeance, leading to a battle of wits, deception, and daring escapes.

A contemporary novel about a baby boy abandoned near the Miccosukee Reservation in the Florida Everglades west of Miami. The surrounding community of Native American neighbors adopt and raise the young John Doe as their own, and when they realize that John has the ability to come and go with such stealth that his communal family members seldom notice, he is given the surname Ghostwalker. John Ghostwalker is a kindhearted and precocious young man, a superior student, and a socially peculiar human being.

Cadence Sinclair was a 17-year-old girl from America's heartland who loved horseback riding, a comfortable pair of jeans, and hanging out with her friends. That was before the Scourge. It's been 11 months since a deadly virus wiped out billions. For the few who remain, life as they knew it is over. Nations fell, governments were rendered obsolete, and resources became scarce. The human race had to start over, facing even greater odds....

Island One, the U.S.'s first space colony and symbol of an American renaissance, is in trouble. Low morale, shoddy workmanship, unexplained malfunctions, and avoidable accidents have become a way of life, and nobody seems to know why. Is it the Russians? Home-grown anti-technologists? Arabs afraid of cheap solar power from space - or something even more sinister?