Bend Not Break chronicles Ping Fu's journey from China's work camps to top CEO. Bamboo is flexible bending with the wind but never breaking. It suggests resilience meaning that we have the ability to bounce back even from the most difficult times". (Ping Fu's Shanghai papa). Ping Fu is one of the few women running a tech company in the US. But her story begins long before. Born on the eve of China's Cultural Revolution she was separated from her family at the age of eight. She grew up fighting hunger & humiliation & shielding her younger sister from the vindictive teenagers of Mao's Red Guard. At twenty-five she escaped to the United States; her only resources were $80 in traveller's checks & three phrases of English: Thank you hello & help. Yet Ping persevered. Within a year she had completed her English qualifications & started studying computer programming rising to run the team behind Netscape. She then founded Geomagic a company that has literally reshaped the world from personalizing prosthetic limbs to repairing NASA spaceships. Bend Not Break tells the incredible personal story of a journey from imprisonment to freedom from Mao's China to technology start-ups. It is a tribute to one woman's courage in the face of cruelty & a valuable lesson on the enduring power of resilience. Ping Fu is President & CEO of Geomagic Inc. A survivor of China's Cultural Revolution she was imprisoned for her reporting on female infanticide under China's one-child policy & deported to the USA. Fu is one of the few women CEOs in technology & was named the 2005 " Entrepreneur of the Year" by Inc. Magazine. She is a member of President Obama's National Council on Innovation & Entrepreneurship & an adjunct professor in computer science at Duke University." ...

Love can heal us & it can tear us apart... Miles's life is shattered when he loses his beloved wife to a hit-&-run driver. Struggling to hold things together for his son Jonah but obsessing over finding justice a powerful new romance throws everything into uncertainty. As Jonah's teacher Sarah discusses his struggling son with Miles an attraction develops between them with bewildering intensity. But Sarah has a secret of her own one that links her to Miles with a shocking force
- & long-buried truths begin to unravel putting the strength of their passion to the test.
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Someone is murdering humans on the Ripple Creek Werewolf Reservation & the murders are eerily similar to those Chief Ranger Savannah Grant witnessed nearly ten years ago. Having once had the reputation for being the wild sister it seems her past has come back to haunt her. Worse still the man sent in to help with the investigation is the one man Savannah had hoped never to see again
- the man who had taken her trust & her heart & smashed them both. Cade Jones is in Ripple Creek to catch the killer who escaped a decade ago. He doesnt expect to find the woman who nearly caused his death
- a woman who knows far more than shell ever let on. This time Cade has every intention of discovering exactly what she does know. Soon it becomes clear that the murders are not random & Savannah finds herself having to trust the one man shed sworn never to trust again.

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On the werewolf reservation of Ripple Creek a killer is on the loose. Three women are dead & Neva Grants twin sister is fighting for her life. Neva vows to hunt down the killer if Savannah finds the strength to live. To begin the hunt she must seduce a member of the suspected Sinclair clan. To her dismay the only Sinclair not under suspicion is a wolf with a hard-drinking hard-loving reputation. Duncan Sinclair has been called back home to find a killer. Soon hes approached by a wolf who has more than seduction on her mind & he finds himself ensnared in a web of desire & deceit. As the murders continue Duncan & Neva find themselves having to trust each other in order to survive. Can they trust the emotions flaring between them? Or will the lies of the present the deeds of the past & a killers intentions tear them apart? ...

In Beneath Cold Seas author & photographer David Hall takes us into the underwater world of the Pacific Coast from California to Alaska home to the most diverse & spectacular marine life of any temperate or cold-water ecosystem on the planet. From the tiny candy-stripe shrimp giant Pacific octopus ghost-like hooded nudibranchs & migrating sockeye salmon to the worlds largest sea lions Halls stunning photographs & lively text reveal many fascinating species interrelationships & rarely observed animal behaviors. An innovative approach to over/underwater photography places the marine life of the Pacific Northwest in familiar context with hauntingly beautiful images that will surprise even experienced divers & delight the rest of us. An introduction by Sarika Cullis-Suzuki focuses on the conservation issues facing this rich yet vulnerable ecosystem. ...

From internet stars Elle & Blair Fowler comes a scintillating new novel that takes readers Beneath the Glitter "of the glitzy L.A. social scene. " Welcome to a place where dreams are made. & where nothing--and no one--is ever what it seems." After their make-up & fashion videos went viral on You Tube sisters Sophia & Ava London are thrust into the exclusive life of the Los Angeles elite. Here fabulous parties air kisses paparazzi & hot guys all come with the scene. Sophia finds herself torn between a gorgeous bartender & a millionaire playboy & Ava starts dating an A-list actor. But as they're about to discover the life they've always dreamed of comes with a cost. Beneath the glitter of the Hollywood social scene lies a world of ruthless ambition vicious gossip...and betrayal. Someone close to them someone they trust is working in the shadows to bring the London sisters falling down. & once the betrayal is complete Sophia & Ava find themselves knee-deep in a scandal that could take away everything they care about including the one thing that matters most--each other." ...

When a tainted beauty... After being shamelessly seduced by a married man Zelah Pentewan finds her reputation is in tatters. Determined to rise above the gossip-mongers Zelah knows she can rely on no one but herself...MEETS A FORMIDABLE BEAST! But her independence takes a knock when a terrifying stranger must come to her aid. Major Dominic Coales formidable manner is notorious but Zelah shows no signs of fear. She doesnt cower at his touch as she begins to get a glimpse of the man behind the scars... The Notorious Coale Brothers They are the talk of the Ton! ...

Michael Phelps is one of historys greatest Olympic champions & may be the greatest swimmer of all time. Beneath the Surface" is his story in his own words. In this candid memoir Michael Phelps relives the glory of the 2004 Olympics & his record-breaking eight gold medals in 2008. Completely up to date this book covers the 2012 Olympic games as well where Phelps expects to win four more gold medals. He also openly & honestly chronicles his journey from awkward teen to media-savvy superstar. Phelps writes about his battle with attention deficit disorder the trauma of his parents divorce & challenges that come with being thrust into the limelight. Athletes & fans alike will be fascinated by insights into Phelps training & mental preparation. Without a doubt this is a must-read for any sports fan." ...

Twelve-year-old Tammy Franklin has learned too much about death too quickly. Two years ago she lost her mother to a long lingering illness & now the body of the woman her father married in an attempt to replace his wife has been found on a railway embankment close to the Franklin farm. This time the death is murder. As Superintendent Markby one of the first on the scene well knows Tammy now stands to have her father taken from her for Hugh Franklin is suspect number one in the mind of the inspector to whom Markby has delegated the case. But despite his need to distance himself from the murder Markby begins to realise that the truth is destined to be far more complex than he ever envisaged.. . ...

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy War Horse Star Trek: Into Darkness The Hobbit trilogy Twelve Years a Slave August: Osage County The Fifth Estate; Hedda Gabler After the Dance Frankenstein; Hawking To the Ends of the Earth The Last Enemy Parade's End & of course Sherlock. For most actors these stellar cinematic theatrical & television events would be the highlights of a lifetime's work. On Benedict Cumberbatch's resume they are only a few of many entries. Especially since 2010 his performances have garnered a plethora of best actor awards both in the theatre (Evening Standard Theatre Award Critics Circle Theatre Award & Olivier Award) by playing the dual roles of Victor Frankenstein & the Creature in the National Theatre's Frankenstein & on television (Broadcasting Press Guild Award Critics Choice Television Award Crime Thriller Award & TV Choice Award) by starring as the titular Holmes in the BBC's Sherlock. Add these & other recent accolades to nearly a decade s nominations & awards (such as the Golden Nymph as best actor in Hawking) & it's easy to see why Benedict Cumberbatch is often hailed as the actor of his generation. Cumberbatch's body of work further

Includes:: indie films radio plays & series television documentaries live dramatic readings multimedia advertisements & even the occasional stint as a fashion model. He often shares an intriguing perspective on his profession as evidenced in sometimes controversial interviews. He has become so much in demand that online box offices crash when tickets for his performances go on sale & before a Cheltenham Literature Festival Q&A session fans overwhelmed Twitter when so many responded immediately to a call for questions. Cumberbatch consistently is a top name on lists ranging from sex appeal to global influence. In 2012 he beat David Beckham in the former & U.S. President Barack Obama in the latter. Increasingly part of Cumberbatch's job involves the role of celebrity. Benedict Cumberbatch is at a pivotal point in his profession & his career trajectory especially as documented in entertainment media permits a closer examination of just what it means to be a celebrity or star in Britain or the U.S. & how an actor may be perceived very differently in London or Hollywood. This performance biography is an analysis of a man in transition from working actor to multimedia star as well as the balance between actor & celebrity. It looks at what makes this actor so well suited to play one of popular culture's iconic characters Sherlock Holmes & how Sherlock is so well suited to propel Cumberbatch toward greater global fame.

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