John Rogers
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After the 2012 Olympics London once again entered a period of radical change, one that some people came to see as a battle for the very soul of one of the greatest cities in the world. John Rogers embarked on a series of journeys and encounters in a quest to understand what was going on.
In 'Welcome to New London' John Rogers invites us to join him on a captivating voyage through the ever-changing landscapes and communities of this iconic city. As...
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Join John Rogers as he ventures out into an uncharted London like a redbrick Indiana Jones in search of the lost meaning of our metropolitan existence. Nursing two reluctant knees and a can of Stella, he perambulates through the seasons seeking adventure in our city's remote and forgotten reaches.
When John Rogers packed away his rucksack to start a family in London he didn't stop travelling. But instead of canoeing up the Rejang River to find retired...
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In business, government, and every area of contemporary life, leaders today are struggling to find workable solutions to greater and more complex challenges.
As a former senior Pentagon official and CEO of a billion-dollar company, Rogers has seen firsthand that the current model for solving diverse problem sets no longer works. Organizations and individuals need to adopt an entirely different approach to the biggest challenges they face and embrace...
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Blue Beetle volume 13
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English
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Just when Jaime Reyes thought that he was getting used to mastering the Scarab armor's abilities and balancing his school life, in comes another complication. The armor's alien owners have arrived on Earth. But these aren't your friendly ETs; they have invasion in mind and no one will believe poor Jaime. Thrill to the adventures of DC's latest teen superstar as he takes on a bevy of villains, teams up with other superheroes, and occasionally remembers...
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A resource for both corporate worship and personal devotion, With All Our Prayers invites readers to pray, think, and live into God's purpose for the world and for their own lives. Written by a longtime Presbyterian pastor, the beautiful prayers in this book are theologically grounded in God's steadfast love and invincible grace and contain traditional elements of adoration, confession, thanksgiving, petition, and intercession.
In this helpful volume...
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In 2005, after 30 years of marriage, John Rogers began a series of notes to his daughter and her fiancé as they prepared to embark upon their own married life. Now, after more than a decade, he revisits those notes to explore how his views have evolved-and in what ways they've stayed the same. New wine and old wineskins, the grace of unknowing, sorting the stuff we bring into marriage, silencing the noise of everydayness, tensing the relational body,...
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About the Book My Various Nature Experiences is a compilation of autobiographical short stories that detail John Rogers' experiences over the years with the flora and fauna that Mother Nature has allowed him to be a part of. It is Rogers' deepest wish that readers will relate to the animals and actions that are involved and that they are inspired to remember their own involvement with nature. For those who have not witnessed what nature has to offer...
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Skins and Bone draws Joe Mayfield and Louise (Weezy) Napolitani into a world of high finance, European elegance, and murder. Joe lands his dream job: Move from Florida to New York, join the respected investment bank ZCG, fly with the finance eagles-and be a train ride away from Weezy, his brilliant lover. It's shortly after CyberWar I, and Weezy is chief tracker for the national data base, as well as a member of a group of dark-web hackers. ZCG uses...
9) Fatal Score
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Fatal Scoreis a debut novel about big data, the future of medicine, the pain of loss, and the power of redemption. A few years from now, health care is rationed using HealthScore. When Joe Mayfield's wife's score is slashed, his frantic search to save her makes him a target of Phoenix, set to skim billions at the cost of thousands of lives. Joe goes off the grid, grieving for his wife and working to expose Phoenix. His efforts draw the interest of...
10) Fail Deadly
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Lights go out in Maine. Then Georgia. A ransom note demands one billion dollars. As Weezy, Joe, and the government struggle to find a solution. Then Weezy gets a fail deadly-a ticking time bomb of data that will destroy the Russian oligarchs if it's released on the 'net. When Weezy is kidnapped by the Sobaki to force her to keep the fail deadly closed, she becomes the NSA's prime suspect. Joe's frantic search for her leads him to becoming a prisoner,...
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Blue Beetle (2006) volume 4
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DC Comics
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English
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An alien race known as The Reach has come to destroy Earth and enslave humanity. End game features the Blue Beetle's biggest and most mind-blowing battle yet!
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Blue Beetle (2006) volume 1
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DC Comics
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English
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Jaime has his hands full when he learns the scarab's alien owners are planning to invade Earth -- and no one will believe him! Guest-starring Green Lantern Guy Gardner and the Teen Titans while facing the villainous Eclipso, Typhoon, Giganta and more!
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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English
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While Flynn is bidding on a Ming vase, his girlfriend is ready to call their relationship off because he stood her up again. By the time he gets to their meeting place she has left, and once again he is alone and depressed. His employers tell him to take a vacation, and when he dreams about a woman asking him to find her he decides to go to New Orleans. In New Orleans he meets the girl in his dream, is chased by some Russian goons, and meets a professor...
14) Transformers
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Paramount Home Entertainment
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English
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On the planet Cybertron, a war was waged between the Autobots and the Decepticons for control of the Allspark, a mystical talisman that would grant unlimited power to whoever possessed it. The Allspark is smuggled off the planet, but Megatron goes in search of it. He tracks it to Earth and his desire for power sends him into the Arctic Ocean. The sheer cold forces him into a paralyzed state. His body is later recovered, and before going into a comatose...
16) The Core
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Paramount
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English
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Academy Award® winner Hilary Swank leads an all-star cast in this electrifying journey that puts you in the middle of the most spectacular film adventure. Geophysicist Dr. Josh Keyes (Aaron Eckhart) has made a terrifying discovery: the Earth’s inner core has stopped rotating. Now the planet’s electromagnetic field is deteriorating and within months, Earth will be destroyed. One hope exists: to send Keyes and an elite team of scientists in a subterranean...
18) American outlaws
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Warner Home Video
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Widescreen version.
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English
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At the end of the Civil War, Frank and Jesse James ride home to Missouri to be on their ranch with their mother. As a railroad moves through buying up as much land as possible, burning folks out if need be, the James-Younger gang of outlaws become determined to use any means to protect their land and the land of their townsfolk and friends.
19) Catwoman
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Warner Home Video
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Widescreen edition.
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English
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Sensitive and shy artist Patience Philips works as a graphic designer for Hedare Beauty, a mammouth cosmetics company on the verge of releasing a revolutionary anti-aging product. When Patience inadvertently happens upon a dark secret her employer is hiding, she finds herself in the middle of a corporate conspiracy. What happens next changes Patience forever. In a mystical twist of fate, she is transformed into a woman with the strength, speed, agility...