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Social scientists have long argued over the links between crime and place. The authors of Communities and Crime provide an intellectual history that traces how varying images of community have evolved over time and influenced criminological thinking and criminal justice policy.

In the aftermath of the confrontation with Zordic and the Prophet Bob, Yonuh goes in search of other shifters and Were-creatures to aid him and his friends against not only the P.A.N.E.L. squad, but the ever-growing zealous human followers. Tension boils over as humans turn their hatred on all supernatural beings, spurred on by the promise of the “divine savior” to return the world back to the way it was, before the plague happened. The situation spirals out of control as Zordic makes his move against Yonuh and his friends, forcing a painful ultimatum onto him.

Henry Rockwell has stepped through the Demon’s Gate. With less than a year remaining to gather the seven Cisterns of Sin, Henry and his new friends from Artenia must explore the mysterious new world before them: The Cross-Roads. While Henry is off to new worlds, Alana remains in the magical land of Artenia, where she seeks to find a way to reunite with Henry, master her water magic, and beat her evil ex-boyfriend. With the clock ticking until the return of the great demon Eshteroth, Henry and Alana must do everything possible to prepare for the battle ahead.

It's the small things that you do that create habits which can change the course of your life. Ideas in personal development are of limited value unless you act on them. This audiobook is about taking six key personal growth areas and experimenting with them in your life. The experiments are written in such a way to make them actionable, so that you can put them to the test and observe the results yourself. The information contained here is designed to be short and easily digestible.

When Jillian Dawson moved to Manhattan for work, she was excited about the possibilities a new life on the East coast would bring for her. Little did she know, her boss would be the handsome Gregory Weller, a powerful CEO with a secret life as a WereDragon. Jillian would soon find out that Gregory always got what he wanted, and right now he wanted her, in every way possible. It was only a matter of time before Jillian's resistance would be broken, and she would give in to the dragon's desires. However, what happened next was something that nobody could have ever seen coming.

Iggy follows his kite through a rip in the sky. Behind the sky, he makes new friends and joins them on a quest to find a stolen musical instrument that plays the weather.

"Bah humbug," Lieutenant Colonel Joshua Speed says. How can he be happy? He was ripped from 1957, stranded in the 21st century, and held captive by a super-criminal. Now he's escaped captivity to a homeland he barely recognizes as the country he defended in WWII and Korea as the costumed hero Major Speed. Almost all his friends have died, and he's lost most of what he loved about America.

As Powerhouse, Dave Johnson has become a local legend in Seattle, but choruses of voices advise him that he's wasting his time defending the Emerald City. He's urged to take on more ambitious goals, like defending New York, being a full-time comic book executive, or becoming a bat-breaking evangelist. These questions are pushed into the background when Powerhouse is confronted with an unprecedented crime wave launched by the interdimensional warlord Varlock as part of his effort to help King Bel conquer the Earth.

As archaeologist Tom McCroy and his nephew, Lorton, prepare to map a recently discovered passageway that leads beneath the famous stone statue, little do they realize the danger that awaits. Hidden within the ancient catacombs is something incredible...and something terrible.

Kent Barnum and Patrick Hall, both 15 years old, are busy excavating a tree trunk on Kent's rural Oregon farm when the unspeakable happens.

Hot shot Private Investigator Cole Ustick couldn't care less about politics. However, his boss thrusts Ustick into the world of Idaho politics by assigning him the case of gubernatorial candidate Ignacio Hernandez. Hernandez wants to find the women behind thinly sourced allegations of sexual misconduct against him that appeared in the state's largest newspaper.

He thought it'd be a simple case that would pay the bills. That's why ex-cop turned private investigator Jerry Newton agreed to protect a teacher who'd received some threatening letters. He couldn't know that someone would bomb the teacher's car. He didn't expect to meet a mysterious woman who'd reveal the future to him. He didn't plan on coming to grips with his past. And he never expected to debate the merits of putting a bullet through a man's skull to prevent a series of heinous crimes.

In picturesque Springdale, California, one high school student's world is about to be rocked. Now, confused and hurting, Calvin is on a personal quest to find himself again and to make sense of a seemingly senseless world. In the process, he will befriend those who need help, fall in love with one very special girl, and face down a threat to everything he's fought so hard to hang onto.

A dying Dr. Mark Langer finds a frightened microbiologist who has developed a cure for age. Rejuvenated by genetic engineering, Mark takes over the task of negotiating with the world who should win the treatment and how civilization must cope with the prospect of more overpopulation.

While backpacking, two friends come across a mysterious stranger who doesn't seem entirely of this world. Who he is will challenge everything the two friends believe about what's real and what's fantasy. And when a disaster threatens everyone, will the young stranger prove himself to be a hero? Or something else? Ultimately, a life-and-death decision must be made, but can one young man leave everything behind to save an entire world?

When a priceless - and cursed - Egyptian statue suddenly disappears out of a collector's home, Rick, Jed and their ingenious robot, Meek, are determined to find out the facts. Soon they are hot on a trail of international thieves and a mystery that spans millenniums, where danger lurks at every turn. Is the horrible curse of Ash-ba about to be fulfilled? Rick, Jed and Meek are about to find out.

Theophilus Merlan, a shy geologist, courageously saves an alien boy's life on the planet Yellowsand and acquires some of his DNA. Since the boy is royalty and the present, dying Speaker admires Merlan, he tells Merlan that he is now part Shakk himself and must be the next Speaker or ruler of the Shakk people. Hour by hour, Merlan finds himself changing mentally and physically from human to Shakk.

Dave Johnson's dreams have come true. He's taken Seattle by storm as Powerhouse, a metal-clad crime fighter. His awesome array of powers has the underworld on the run, his charitable efforts are a success, and he has a popular comic book. When his publisher is bought out, he's given every fan's dream: he's tasked with creating his own line of comic books. His biggest problem is his tendency to attract campy, wannabe “supervillains” who aren't worthy opponents.

Welcome to the magical land of Snowybrook Vale! While you're here, enjoy the good company, fine drink and elegant lodging to be had at the Vale's premier vacation spot, Snowybrook Inn. But if you venture into the countryside, watch the shadows! Because Goblins lurk behind every rock, and Imperial soldiers are always around, looking to teach an unruly frontiersman a lesson. Snowybrook Inn is a series of ongoing whimsical fantasy short stories. Each story is mostly self-contained, so you can pretty much listen anywhere in the series without missing anything crucial.

This collection of short stories includes: The clash of science with culture, the gender war, means of avoiding the ills of age and death, the future of mankind, deployment of Star Wars, the politics of a space empire, facing the disasters brought by global warming, death, dealing with the invasion of aliens, genetic hybridization, peacemaking, inventing faster than light travel, settling a new planet, corporate behavior, and a Palestine solution.