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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() His research focuses on the collective system of thinking and knowing, ranging from the distribution of attention and intuition, the origin of ideas and shared habits of reasoning to processes of agreement (and dispute), accumulation of certainty (and doubt), and the texture–novelty, ambiguity, topology–of human understanding. I am also an External Professor at the Santa Fe Institute. James Evans is Director of Knowledge Lab, Professor of Sociology, Faculty Director of the Computational Social Science program, and member of the Committee on Conceptual and Historical Studies of Science at the University of Chicago. Director, Knowledge Lab Professor, Sociology, University of Chicago Faculty Director, Masters Program in Computational Social Sciences External Professor, Santa Fe Institute ![]()
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Baldacci zero day series6/29/2023 ![]() ![]() Criminal Investigations Department Agent John Puller is the best of the best. What makes this story so engrossing is John Puller he is a combat veteran with medals, accommodations, and the background training to have become a general but decided to turn all of that training towards investigating military crimes. Together they race against time and deceptions to discover what secrets this seemingly innocent town could be hiding that would warrant killing two entire families and a police officer. The local deputy knows she needs help and reluctantly lets Puller into the investigation once he singlehandedly disables a meth lab they discover across from their crime scene. One of the people in the house was military with top secret clearance, and with national security at risk, John Puller is sent in to investigate. Postmen Howard Reed sets out to deliver a package but stumble into a crime scene. It’s a fast paced read that borders on the incredulous but is definitely worth staying up all night to finish. ![]() ![]() Reviewed by Diane Basting (Library Staff) ![]()
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Books like violet made of thorns6/29/2023 ![]() 'Violet made of thorns is thrilling, tense and highly addictive. The first in a darkly enchanting fantasy duology about a morally grey witch, a cursed prince, and a prophecy that ignites their fate-twisted destinies. ![]() Her wits may protect her in the cutthroat court, but they can't change her fate - nor the doomed attraction growing between her and the prince. Honesty is for suckers, like the oh-so- not-charming Prince Cyrus, who plans to banish her once he's crowned.īut when the king orders her to predict Cyrus's love story for an upcoming ball, Violet accidentally awakens a dreaded curse that could ruin them all. Violet is a seer and a liar, influencing the court with her cleverly phrased - and not always true - divinations. There's always a price for defying destiny. ![]() The first in a darkly enchanting fairytale-tinged fantasy duology about a morally grey witch, a cursed prince, and a prophecy that ignites their fate-twisted destinies, perfect for fans of The Cruel Prince and Serpent & Dove. ![]()
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The Resurrection Maker by Glenn Cooper6/29/2023 ![]() ![]() It all started with a phone call about a potential sensational discovery about their shared passion: the Holy Grail. Arthur Malory, a scientist and amateur archaeologist, has just seen his best friend die at the hands of a ruthless murderer. ![]() He decides to write his famed work Le Morte D’Arthur, hiding within his tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table an enormous secret: the key to finding the Grail.Įngland, present day. Locked up in a cold, damp cell, the knight Thomas Malory is despondent: he has failed in his quest to recover the Grail. For centuries, rulers, clerics, scholars and adventurers have searched in vain for the sacred cup from which Christ drank at the Last Supper. ![]() From the acclaimed author of the international sensation Library of the Dead comes a nail-biting new thriller that spans the globe and reaches back through the centuries in a dangerous, breathless search for the answer to one of history’s most provocative and intriguing questions: Does the Holy Grail exist?įifteenth-century England. ![]()
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All that glitters book gita trelease6/29/2023 ![]() ![]() The sisters are no longer burdened by his presence, but he’s absconded with the savings Camille had been hiding. When Alain suddenly disappears, it’s a mixed blessing. But the coins don’t hold their shape, and Alain is constantly losing what they earn, leaving them unable to pay the rent. ![]() ![]() The only sibling in her family to whom their mother was able to teach magic, Camille relies on her ability to painstakingly transform scraps of metal into money to buy food and medicine. Her younger sister, Sophie, was affected by smallpox as well and needs medicine, while her older brother Alain – once a protective and responsible sibling – has become a volatile drunk and a gambler who loses all of their money. When smallpox takes her parents, orphaning her and her two siblings, Camille Durbonne must find a way to keep her family afloat. Gita Trelease’s début young adult novel is an enchanting romp through the streets of Paris in 1789 in which magic literally winds through the city and through the story. Take magic and romance, mix in the tumult of Paris on the eve of revolution, and you’ll get the historical fiction delight that is Enchantée. ![]()
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Vampire academy book 36/29/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Adrian and Lissa are growing closer (in a teacher-student sense) while practicing their Spirit use, making Christian jealous. She begs Dimitri to find a way to get them into the trial, and he promises to see what he can do. Meanwhile, Rose overhears that Victor Dashkov's trial is coming soon - and that she and Lissa aren't going to be called to testify. In a sudden twist, Christian is the only person who truly believes that Rose didn't screw up on purpose. During the first attack on Christian, Rose sees Mason's ghost and freezes - and is accused of being a sore loser by her teachers. Rose complains to her teachers, but ultimately resigns herself to guarding Christian. Rose is positive that she will be paired with Lissa, but instead is paired with Christian Ozera, while Eddie Castile (Mason's best friend) is paired with Lissa. Rose, in shock over Mason's death, prepares with the rest of the novices for the Qualifying Exam, in which the novices protect the Moroi students from "attacks" by "Strigoi" (their Dhampir teachers). Shadow Kiss continues the story of the main character, Rose Hathaway and her education in becoming a Guardian. The release of the book pushed the Vampire Academy series into the New York Times Best Seller list for the first time, making its debut at #4. It is the third novel in the Vampire Academy series, and was preceded by Frostbite. Shadow Kiss is a vampire novel written by Richelle Mead. ![]()
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Manager kristen callihan6/29/2023 ![]() Sin leapt too, landing lightly on his feet and taking off even as part of the roof began to cave under his weight. Slate and dirt rained down, clacking and clattering as the thing took to the rooftops. Sin stretched his arm out, his silver fingers appearing like glass in the darkness. ![]() This was London, after all, a city of foul, coal-leaden fog and evil lurking in shadowy corners.īreath burning in his lungs, he dashed around a corner, following the slim figure ahead, a dark cloak fluttering behind it like a flag. The moonless night reduced everything to dark shapes, echoing sounds, rank smells. For Sin had no clue as to its nature its scent was a strange mix that he'd never before encountered, though it appeared human in shape, which really meant nothing in his world of shape shifters and demons. Irritated, Sin put forth the effort and increased his pace, pushing himself to his limits.Ĭhrist but this thing was fast. Too far to catch or get a proper look at. ![]() ![]() His prey was just ahead, moving at inhuman speed and agility through the dark alleyway. He did not need footwear, for his skin would never tear, and clunky boots affected his speed and balance. John Evernight ran full-out, his bare feet hitting the cold, slick cobbles with nary a sound. ![]()
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Fool Hearts by Emmy Sanders6/29/2023 ![]() ![]() She attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism in 1983. She moved from Charlotte to Raleigh in her junior year of high school and graduated from Needham B. Lawrence was born in Charlotte, North Carolina. In 2021, she began starring in the Paramount+ neo-Western series, Joe Pickett. Her film credits include Gossip (2000), Middle of Nowhere (2012) and Solace (2015). Lawrence had notable recurring performances in Desperate Housewives, Drop Dead Diva, Rizzoli & Isles, The Ranch, Shameless and Queen Sugar. she starred in the CBS supernatural drama Wolf Lake in 2001, and the CW teen drama Hidden Palms in 2007. ![]() She received three additional Emmy Awards nominations for her later television performances.Īfter her NYPD Blue breakthrough, Lawrence starred in the sitcoms Fired Up (1997-98) and Ladies Man (1999-2001). The role garnered her three Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series, and Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama. From 1993 to 1999, she starred as Sylvia Costas in the ABC drama series, NYPD Blue. Sharon Elizabeth Lawrence (born June 29, 1961) is an American actress. ![]()
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Hellfire ed macy6/29/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Taking the reader right to the heart of the war in Afghanistan, ‘Apache’ offers an unprecedented degree of proximity to the action and horror that troops in the region are faced with on a daily basis. ![]() The rescue of Lance Corporal Mathew Ford has been hailed as one of the most remarkable and daring rescues of modern wartime and Ed's bravery on the ground at Jugroom Fort led to him being awarded the Military Cross – one of the first in the Army Air Corps' history. The climactic build-up to the rescue mission at Jugroom Fort is both dramatic and deeply moving. Designed in the mid 1980s to take on the Soviets, these machines have proven themselves as the perfect tool for combat in Afghanistan – the Apache is the helicopter Prince Harry pilots as a captain of the Army Air Corps.Įd Macy's account of the incredibly hard Apache selection process, tougher than that of the SAS, combined with his description of the sheer difficulty of flying one of these helicopters, provides a fascinating insight into the relationship between man and machine fighting in the toughest conditions imaginable. ‘Apache’ is the first book to come from the cockpit of the most sophisticated fighting helicopter the world has ever known. An astonishing first book, ‘Apache’ is a story of courage, comradeship, technology and tragedy, during the ongoing war in Afghanistan. ![]()
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Scales and a Tail by Stormy Glenn6/29/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Everyone is given some drug that compels them to find a mate – and they must claim them within 24 hours of drinking the drug. The first little bit explains the setting/rules for why there is an enforced order for shifters to find mates of an opposite species – something about strengthening bonds and diminishing in-fighting. If you are in the mood for something just silly, fun, sexy, and sentimental – this is for you! This is an entire series, but you don’t necessarily have to read them in order. Can he convince Sebastian he's worth the trouble, or will the dragon prince wash his hands of the whole bunny fiasco? He wants to be good, to make Sebastian proud of him, really he does, but things just keep happening to him, bubble gum mishaps, getting drunk, not to mention that fact that he is a true bunny and constantly horny. ![]() When he finds himself mated to Sebastian Drakus, a dragon shifter and prince of his kind, Beauregard can't seem to make himself behave no matter how hard he tries. He also is cursed with violet eyes, hyperactivity, a strong weakness for anything shiny, and a penchant for leaving bubble gum everywhere. Simple enough, right? Unfortunately, he is the only white bunny shifter in existence. There is no escaping the Midnight Matings. If they don't, they will never have a mate. Everyone who attends the UPAC Conference now has 24 hours to claim a mate of a different species. The elders are tired of their younger people playing the field, causing trouble, and fighting with each other. ![]() |