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For fans of Michael Connelly and CJ Box, the second thrilling novel in the Charlie Hood series from New York Times bestseller and Edgar-award winner T. Jefferson Parker, now featuring an excerpt from his upcoming novel The Room of White Fire. Deputy Sheriff Charlie Hood cruises the dusty backroads of the new American West. But when his partner is shot dead and Hood is drafted to find the killer, the investigation takes him to places he never wanted to go-where there's no clear line between good and evil.

Katelyn, Mo, and Leon have a new enemy - fire-breathing creatures destroying the Amazon rainforest! Can the Renegades save the human race before the world goes up in flames? In this fast-paced action adventure series, The Renegades are called upon to use their superpowers to combat threats to the world's climate. Holed up on a ranch in Texas, the Renegades are recouping after their Arctic adventures. But a bout of mysterious fires soon sees them fly off to the Amazon, where deadly fire-breathing creatures called Flamejantes are destroying the rainforest. Katelyn, Mo, and Leon must team up with local indigenous activists to stop them. And it looks like something - or someone - sinister is behind the creatures' sudden appearance... Combining urgent issues about the climate emergency and exciting new superheroes with unique powers, this graphic novel is not just a gripping adventure but an important discussion of climate change and its potentially devastating consequences.

They're Heroes...Ignore The Wanted Posters. Claire (Sparrow) thought the worst part about breaking her Hero Ban was being forced to wear an ankle monitor at school. She should have been more worried about being killed. Warp and his team of assassins have set their sights on Claire and her friends: The Renegades. This wouldn't be such a problem if the Renegades could actually work as a team, so Claire is determined to get them working like one. But between a snarky scientist, a rebellious robot, an aggressive angel, an amateur wizard, and the wizard's overprotective older brother, Claire has her work cut out for her. How can the Renegades fight off assassins when they can't stop fighting each other?

They're Heroes...Ignore the Wanted Posters! Ethan's life has never been easy but lately it's getting even harder. He can't find a job, child services are questioning if it was a good idea to give him custody of his six younger siblings, and the super villain gang he used to be a part of is after him. Under the leadership of their egotistical, weather-controlling boss, the Thugs are willing to use any means necessary to get to Ethan. Even if that means going through the rest of the Renegades...or going after Ethan's family.

The figure of the renegade - a European Christian or Jew who had converted to Islam and was now serving the Ottoman sultan - is omnipresent in all genres produced by those early modern Christian Europeans who wrote about the Ottoman Empire. 'The sultan's renegades' inserts these 'foreign' converts into the context of Ottoman elite life to reorient the discussion of these individuals away from the present focus on their exceptionality, towards a qualified appreciation of their place in the Ottoman imperial enterprise and the Empire's relations with its neighbors in Christian Europe. Drawing heavily on Central European sources, this study highlights the deep political, religious, and cultural entanglements between the Ottoman Empire and Christian Europe beyond the Mediterranean Basin as the 'shared world' par excellence.

How far is Ivy willing to go to achieve her goals? Ivy Rose Park is a born leader. Some people may call her bossy, her best friends in the Renegade Girls Tinkering Club know it's because she throws herself heart and soul into everything she does. Ivy has her whole future as an electrical engineer planned out, and nothing will stand in the way of her goals. When she gets the opportunity to meet her idol at Ada Lovelace Charter School’s Career Week, she’ll do anything to impress her. The Renegades start a business for the Entrepreneurial Expo and Ivy knows she can lead the team to victory. But when things get complicated, how far is she really willing to go to succeed? MacGyver meets The Babysitter's Club in this charming story about friendship, technology, and being a good leader. Learn about electricity and circuits while building DIY PROJECTS along with the Renegades in this interactive adventure proving STEM is for everyone. Instructions included for hands-on science and building projects. Visit www.RenegadeGirls.com for downloadables, projects, and more information.

From the author of Sand and Fire and The Hunters..."Fans of Clancy, Coonts, and Dale Brown need to add young to their must-read lists."--Booklist When a catastrophic earthquake hits Afghanistan, American troops rush to deliver aid, among them Afghan Air Force adviser Lieutenant Colonel Michael Parson and his interpreter, Sergeant Major Sophia Gold. The devastation is like nothing they've ever seen. It's about to get even worse. A Taliban splinter group, Black Crescent, has begun shooting medical workers, downing helicopters, and slaughtering anyone who dares to accept Western aid. With coalition forces already spread thin, Parson, Gold, and the Afghan aircrews must find a way to strike back. But they're short on supplies, men, experience, and intel. And the terrorists know it… "One of the most exciting new thriller talents in years."--Vince Flynn

In December of 1945 on Guam, two Japanese soldiers attempted to surrender to a patrol of Marines. The Marines, assuming them to be armed, shot and killed them. Another Japanese soldier witnessed the incident from the jungle. He fled, and his previous assessment of the treacherous Americans was enhanced. His zeal for retribution became ingrained in his psyche. In September of 1946, four Marines on a routine patrol seeking renegade Japanese who had been stealing from the outlying villages on Guam are ambushed by the renegades. One of them was the zealous Japanese soldier. The incident brings about a chain of events that leaves the reader wondering...who are the true renegades? The Marines or the Japanese?

Rogue states pursue weapons of mass destruction, support terrorism, violate human rights, engage in acts of territorial aggression, and pose a threat to the international community. In this timely book, Miroslav Nincic unravels the complex issues and policy choices regarding states that challenge international society's espoused interests and values. Nincic offers a systematic account of the genesis, trajectory, and motivations of renegade regimes. He assesses the effectiveness of sanctions and military responses and discusses how the pursuit of policies that defy international norms is often motivated by a regime's desire for greater domestic control. He provocatively argues that comprehensive economic sanctions can ultimately help a renegade regime strengthen its grip on power. Nincic also argues that force or the threat of force against a rogue state can trigger a protective reflex among its citizens, inspiring them to rally around the government's goals and values. As conventional approaches to international relations become obsolete, Renegade Regimes provides new and necessary frameworks and perspectives.