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1) Paradox
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
With unparalleled suspense and her trademark explosive twists, #1 New York Times bestselling author Catherine Coulter delves into the terrifying mind of an escaped mental patient obsessed with revenge in this next installment of her riveting FBI series. When he fails to kidnap five-year-old Sean Savich, agents Sherlock and Savich know they're in his crosshairs and must find him before he continues with his 'kill' list. Chief Ty Christie of Willicott,...
2) Paradox
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"When Ava finds herself on a desolate alien planet with no memory of her past, she must survive and discover her mission to save the Earth from a fearsome virus"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
As a hero with the power to go anywhere and anywhen, Paradox Girl has made an absolute mess of her own life. She's changed history so often that [she] isn't even sure who she is anymore. Join her in this superhero comedy as she tries to make sense of her chaotic existence, chases bizzare whims, and maybe even finds time to save the day once in a while.
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Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
So why doesn't Eli Teague want to leave? Not that he'd ever admit it, but maybe he's been waiting-waiting for the traveler to come back. The one who's roared into his life twice before, pausing just long enough to drop tantalizing clues before disappearing in a cloud of gunfire and a squeal of tires. The one who's a walking anachronism, with her tricorne hat, flintlock rifle, and steampunked Model-A Ford. The one who's being pursued bysomething. So...
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Description
"A locked-room murder mystery set at a hotel for time travelers--in which a detective must solve an impossible crime before her own grip on reality crumbles ... On any ordinary day, the Fairbanks--affectionately known to its staff as the Paradox Hotel--is packed with ultra-rich tourists dressed for a dozen different time periods, all anxiously waiting to catch their 'flights' to the past. And as if that weren't strange enough, proximity to the timeport...
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Series
Artemis Fowl (Graphic novels) volume 1
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
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Description
Artemis's mother has contracted a deadly disease -- and the only cure lies in the brain fluid of African lemurs. Unfortunately, Artemis himself was responsible for making the lemurs extinct five years ago. Now he must enlist the aid of his fairy friends to travel back in time and save them. Not only that, but he must face his deadliest foe yet...his younger self.
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
The Flash gets a chance to go back in time and right a violent, decades-past crime against his mother. However, the ripples of his good intentions prove disastrous, as a fractured, alternate reality now exists in place of the familiar one. Superman is nowhere to be found, and Batman is a grittier, more violent Dark Knight. Together, with Cyborg, they race to restore the continuity of Flashs original timeline, while this new one is ravaged by war between...
Series
Pub. Date
[2013], c2002
Language
English
Description
While conservationists advocate for African wildlife the continent's indigenous people are experiencing poverty in growing numbers. Many tribes have been reduced to a subsistence farming that can barely sustain them, and their desperate slash-and-burn methods only exacerbate a vicious cycle of agricultural degradation. An additional challenge is the threat posed by hungry elephants that trample settlements and destroy crops. Though it is illegal to...
10) Liars' paradox
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English
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A master of international intrigue, New York Times bestselling author Taylor Stevens introduces a pair of wild cards into the global spy game-a brother and sister who were raised to deceive-and trained to kill . . . They live in the shadows, Jack and Jill, feuding twins who can never stop running. From earliest memory they've been taught to hide, to hunt, to survive. Their prowess is outdone only by Clare, who has always been mentor first and mother...
Pub. Date
[2013], c2012
Language
English
Description
The U.S. job market appears to have a paradox: Many job seekers say they're desperate for work while many employers say they can't fill open positions. Are workers being too picky? Are employers being too cheap? NewsHour economics correspondent Paul Solman explores what's behind the disconnect.
12) The time paradox
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Series
Artemis Fowl series volume 6
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
When Artemis Fowl's mother contracts a life-threatening illness, his world is turned upside down. The only hope for a cure lies in the brain fluid of the silky sifaka lemur. Unfortunately, the animal is extinct due to a heartless bargain Artemis himself made as a younger boy. Though the odds are stacked against him, Artemis is not willing to give up. With the help of his fairy friends, the young genius travels back in time to save the lemur and bring...
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Series
Atlas volume 2
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"The Atlas Paradox is the long-awaited sequel to Olivie Blake's New York Times bestselling dark academic sensation The Atlas Six-guaranteed to have even more yearning, backstabbing, betrayal, and chaos. Six magicians were presented with the opportunity of a lifetime. Five are now members of the Society. Two paths lay before them. All must pick a side. Alliances will be tested, hearts will be broken, and The Society of Alexandrians will be revealed...
Author
Series
Problematic paradox volume 1
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Description
Thirteen-year-old Nikola Kross's world is turned upside down when her father is abducted by aliens and she is suddenly transported to a special boarding school for geniuses, but things get even stranger when she realizes she has certain abilities that put her entire school in grave danger.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Dr. Tim Elmore sheds light on the eight paradoxes the leaders of today must embrace to inspire and connect with their teams more effectively.
Leadership is now more complicated than ever. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, there had been a marked shift in the way we work. Before, it was commonplace to leave your personal problems at home to focus on work. But now, we’re encouraged to bring our whole selves to work—emotions included. At the same...
Author
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
As he worked to build his Great Society, Lyndon Johnson often harkened back to his teaching days in the segregated "Mexican" school at Cotulla, Texas. Recalling the poverty and prejudice that blighted his students' lives, Johnson declared, "It never occurred to me in my fondest dreams that I might have the chance to help the sons and daughters of those students and to help people like them all over this country. But now I do have that chance—and
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