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"Here is the story behind one of the most remarkable Internet successes of our time. Based on scrupulous research and extraordinary access to Google, the book takes you inside the creation and growth of a company whose name is a favorite brand and a standard verb recognized around the world. Its stock is worth more than General Motors’ and Ford’s combined, its staff eats for free in a dining room that used to be ... (more)

The Memoirs of Helen of Troy: A Novel

by Amanda Elyot

History’s Greatest BeautyTells the Story of Her Life Gossips began whispering about Princess Helen from the moment of her birth. A daughter of the royal house of Sparta, she was not the progeny of King Tyndareus, they murmured, but of Zeus, king of the gods. Her mother, Queen Leda, a powerful priestess, was branded an adulteress, with tragic consequences. As Helen grew to adulthood her beauty was so breathtaking... (more)

Jenny Casey Trilogy: Book 3

Worldwired

by Elizabeth Bear

Give Canada’s Master Warrant Officer Jenny Casey an inch and she’ll take a galaxy. That’s just the kind of person a world on the brink of destruction needs. The year is 2063, and Earth has been brutalized. An asteroid flung at Toronto by the PanChinese government has killed tens of millions and left the equivalent of a nuclear explosion in its wake. Humanity must find another option.... Perched above the... (more)

A Private Hotel for Gentle Ladies

by Ellen Cooney

Charlotte Heath, a lively, independent redhead of humble beginnings, is married to the scion of the powerful Heath family. When, on her first outing after a long illness, she spies her husband, Hays, bending to kiss another woman in the village square, impulsive Charlotte heads her horses straight out of town. Upon arriving at The Beechmont Hotel, Charlotte makes a shocking discovery: The classy Beechmont is a... (more)

Mortal Danger (Berkley Sensation)

by Eileen Wilks

The USA Today bestselling author returns to the fascinating world she introduced in Tempting Danger, where a woman's very soul is in mortal danger. An agent in the FBI's Magical Crimes Division, Lily Yu's job is to hunt down a charismatic cult leader bent on bringing an ancient evil into the world. And her only hope will be to trust Rule Turner, a werewolf prince with whom she has mated. And if Lily can't... (more)

Forbidden Magic

by Cheyenne McCray

Cheyenne McCray’s paranormal romances seduce with an award-winning combination of heat and fantasy. Now, she weaves the first tale in an enthralling new series sizzling with dark magic and dangerous desires. Prepare to be spellbound by Forbidden Magic... D’Anu witch Silver Ashcroft knows she walks a perilous line by practicing gray magic. But it’s the only way to protect herself from the evil that surrounds... (more)

Licked Clean (Nexus)

by Yolanda Celbridge

Beautiful dominatrix Severe Campaign far exceeds her corporal punishment brief in shaming and enslaving wayward young Luke Redruth. Later, he becomes discipline master at Lick's Girls' school. Yet lustful pupils and staff conspire to have them both sent to a Brazilian plantation where police girls and their rods make 'baked chickens' of them both.

Alex Cross: Book 11

Mary, Mary

by James Patterson

FBI agent Alex Cross is on vacation with his family at Disneyland when he gets a call from the Director. A well-known actress was shot outside her home in Beverly Hills. Shortly afterward, an editor for the Los Angeles Times receives an e-mail describing the murder in vivid detail. Alex quickly learns that this is not an isolated incident. The killer, known as Mary Smith, has done this before and plans to kill... (more)

$Winter Moon: Moontide\The Heart Of The Moon\Banshee Cries$

Winter Moon: Moontide\The Heart Of The Moon\Banshee Cries

by Tanith Lee, C. E. Murphy

Mercedes Lackey "She'll keep you up long past your bedtime." -- New York Times bestselling author Stephen King In an isolated land where the lure of the "Moontide" leads to shipwrecks, a woman is torn between obeying her father or her king. When she chooses to follow a Fool, she discovers magic she'd never expected . . . at a price that might be too high . . . Tanith Lee "Few writers today can... (more)

The Weather Warden: Book 4

Windfall (The Weather Warden, Book 4)

by Rachel Caine

Weather Warden Joanne Baldwin's stormy personal life is taking its toll on her patience-and her powers. But when the truce between the Wardens and the mystical Djinn starts to self-destruct, Joanne finds herself forced to choose between saving her Djinn lover, saving her Warden abilities-and saving humanity.

Kitty Norville: Book 1

Kitty and the Midnight Hour

by Carrie Vaughn

Description: VAMPIRES. WEREWOLVES. TALK RADIO. Kitty Norville is a midnight-shift DJ for a Denver radio station—and a werewolf in the closet. Sick of lame song requests, she accidentally starts "The Midnight Hour," a late-night advice show for the supernaturally disadvantaged. After desperate vampires, werewolves, and witches across the country begin calling in to share their woes, her new show is a raging... (more)

The Big Book of Porn: A Penetrating Look at the World of Dirty MoviesQuirk Books

The Big Book of Porn: A Penetrating Look at the World of Dirty MoviesQuirk Books

by Seth Grahame-Smith

Porn is more mainstream than ever—witness recent bestsellers by Jenna Jameson, Traci Lords, The Vivid Girls, and Pamela Anderson. Continuing this fine tradition is The Big Book of Porn—a friendly, funny celebration of adult movies. Chapters include: - Know Your Classics: The 25 most important adult films. - Great Moments in Porn History: From the first stag movie to the invention of the VCR. - The Pantheon of... (more)

The Uglies: Book 2

Pretties

by Scott Westerfeld

Gorgeous. Popular. Perfect. Perfectly wrong. Tally has finally become pretty. Now her looks are beyond perfect, her clothes are awesome, her boyfriend is totally hot, and she's completely popular. It's everything she's ever wanted. But beneath all the fun -- the nonstop parties, the high-tech luxury, the total freedom -- is a nagging sense that something's wrong. Something important. Then a message from Tally's... (more)

Dain: Book 4

The King Imperiled

by Deborah Chester

For twelve years, King Faldain and his warrior-wife, Queen Alexeika, have sought the Chieftain--and the evil sorceress behind him--who killed their son the day barbarians attacked the palace. Now Dain, suffering from a powerful, life-threatening curse, struggles homeward to be saved by the Chalice of Life. But he is about to be betrayed by one closer than he could ever imagine.

Best Lesbian Erotica 2006 (Best Lesbian Erotica)

Best Lesbian Erotica 2006 (Best Lesbian Erotica)

by Tristan Taormino

The Bestselling Lesbian Erotica Series in America! Capturing the Hottest, Freshest Lesbian Erotica of the Year

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The Google Story

Inside the Hottest Business, Media, and Technology Success of Our Time

by David A. Vise