The #1 New York Times Bestselling Author A Stephanie Plum Novel Janet Evanovich's novels are the hottest bestsellers in America! # 1 New York Times # 1 Wall Street Journal #1 Los Angeles Times #1 Entertainment Weekly #1 Publishers Weekly Stephanie Plum's got rent to pay, people shooting at her, and psychos wanting her dead every day of the week (much to the dismay of her mother, her family, the men in her life, the guy who slices meat at the deli . . . oh, the list goes on). An ordinary person would cave under the pressure. But hey, she's from Jersey. Stephanie Plum may not be the best bounty hunter in beautiful downtown Trenton, but she's pretty darn good at turning bad situations her way . . . and she always gets her man. In To the Nines, her cousin Vinnie (who's also her boss) has posted bail on Samuel Singh, an illegal immigrant. When the elusive Mr. Singh goes missing, Stephanie is on the case. But what she uncovers is far more sinister than anyone imagines and leads to a group of killers who give new meaning to the word hunter. In a race against time that takes her from the Jersey Turnpike to the Vegas Strip, Stephanie Plum is on the chase of her life. The unforgettable characters, nonstop action, high-stakes suspense, and sheer entertainment of To the Nines define Janet Evanovich as unique among today's writers.

A publishing event— #1 New York Times bestselling author Terry Goodkind turns in a new direction and delivers a stunningly original thriller. Turning twenty-seven may be terrifying for some, but for Alex, a struggling artist living in the midwestern United States, it is cataclysmic. Inheriting a huge expanse of land should have made him a rich and happy man; but something about this birthday, his name, and the beautiful woman whose life he just saved, has suddenly made him—and everyone he loves—into a target. A target for extreme and uncompromising violence . . . In Alex, Terry Goodkind brings to life a modern hero in a whole new kind of high-octane thriller.

To the Nines will introduce you to a whole new golfing experience by sharing the stories of nineteen nine-hole layouts across the country. Fenwick, Katherine Hepburn's playground, dates back to the 1890s. Just before a hurricane destroyed her family home in 1938, Hepburn aced Fenwick's ninth hole and shot even par. Long before Mike Keiser set out to turn a chunk of Oregon coast into one of the world's great golf destinations, he built The Dunes Club, easily the finest nine-hole course of the modern era. To the Nines will send you on a mission to discover the roots of the game, and to seek out your own unique and unheralded courses. This second edition includes recent renovations and rebunkering of several of these classic “nines” as well as a chapter on a newly built course.

This is a story about the youth of the Earth, when magic and all kinds of miraculousness were not yet gone. The tale begins with the ambitious mage Dolo, driven by an insatiable thirst for power, who embarks on a perilous journey to uncover the source of magic itself. His quest leads him to the Eye of Hell, where he strikes a fateful bargain with Erlik, the condemned god of the Underworld. In exchange for a God-Screener Cloak that renders Erlik unseen, Dolo obtains access to the legendary Godstone, the ancient fount of unparalleled power. However, Dolo's thirst for power blinds him to the consequences of his actions. He forgets his promises to Erlik and exploits the abilities of Godstone, plunging the world into chaos. In the face of this escalating danger, a warrior shaman emerges, destined to restore balance by reclaiming the stolen relic and returning it to its rightful place. Kalbars of Benguraz is an orphan adopted by the shaman of the village. Found abandoned in a fire as a baby, with a brand on his chest, Kalbars possesses the innate abilities required to become a shaman himself. Whether his possession of these abilities is a coincidence or his destiny is the essence of his journey. In this tale of sword and sorcery, shamans of the continent are warriors and saviours of people against all kinds of infernal creatures, entities, and supernatural threats. Kalbars is always alone in his heart, but never alone in his presence. His fascinating journey through nine distinctive kingdoms reveals an adventure of a lifetime and countless colours of the world before him. From the most humble inns to the most wondrous palaces, from the deepest wells to the highest heavens, he roams. The Servants Of The Nine is an epic fantasy novel filled with mythology, gods , and battles for survival. A thrilling journey of power, fate, and self-discovery, perfect for readers who love tales of heroic quests and mythical worlds.

The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art has been the most important mathematical source in China for the past 2000 years, comparable in significance to Euclid's Elements in the West. The Nine Chapters quickly acquired a distinguished reputation, and was the standard mathematics textbook in China and the surrounding regions until Western science was introduced in about 1600. This volume contains the first complete English translation of the Nine Chapters, together with the illuminating commentary of Liu Hui written in the 3rd century AD and other early century commentaries and further insights provided by the translators. The Nine Chapters contains 246 problems and their solutions, which fall into nine categories that are firmly based on practical needs. There are methods for solving problems in areas such as land measurement, construction, agriculture, commerce, and taxation, while the Chinese commentators provide the algorithms needed to solve the problems, and explanations of how the algorithms work. The translators' commentary provides clear and accessible background material for the Western reader, explanations of technicalities, and notes on the treatment of similar or identical mathematical problems in other countries. This first, full-English translation gives us an idea of the distinctive style and important contributions that have been made by traditional Chinese mathematics.