While Luna struggles to protect the scientist's daughter who holds the secret to cold fusion, she is torn between Jonah, her ex-boyfriend-turned-leader-of-a-rogue-nation, and an unknown agent dressed as a knight in shining armor. Who is this dangerous yet alluring knight, and what does he want with Luna? The answers to these questions will shock Luna to the core, and may lead her down a dark path from which she can never return!

The only work to date to collect data gathered during the American and Soviet missions in an accessible and complete reference of current scientific and technical information about the Moon.

320 page omnibus spin-off straight from the pages of Amazing Agent Luna Before Luna's hard-as-nails boss known simply as "Control" ever became a control agent, Jennifer Kajiwara was once a rookie herself. From Jennifer's freshman year in the Agency as a late teen, through her struggles with her parents and her grueling training, to her first dangerous mission as a field agent (and first big romance!), being a young secret agent is never easy. Jennifer must learn the hard way how to play the deadly spy games that make her such a competent control agent years hence, as she becomes embroiled in a secret war full of intrigue, betrayal and deadly consequences. This is the first volume of a two-volume spin-off that will tie directly into events in future volumes of Amazing Agent Luna.

Contains volumes 6 and 7 of Amazing Agent Luna, Seven Seas' premier shoujo manga series that blends high school romance with super spy action. Luna's original mission is over, but her adventures are just beginning! Luna's former nemesis and ex-boyfriend, Jonah Von Brucken, son of the evil Count Von Brucken, is returning to Nobel High and the Agency has sent Luna back with him. When the daughter of a scientific genius working on cold fusion arrives at Nobel, Jonah instantly takes a liking to her and Luna springs into espionage action. But is she worried about the secrets of fusion falling into the wrong hands, or is she just jealous that Jonah has found someone new? A new dangerous agent shows up who is also interested in the secrets of cold fusion—and in Luna herself. Who is he, and what is his mysterious agenda? The answers to these questions will shock Luna to the core, and may lead her down a dark path from which she can never return.

Aidan’s life with his grandfather in Devil’s Ridge worsens. Though his mother puts on a brave face for the sake of her children, she and Aidan are both aware of Grandfather Patrick’s intimate connection with a dark force -- one that the whole town seems to worship. Aidan's new Sidhe acquaintance, Asher Vane, is a compelling figure, but meeting Asher only ignites his grandfather’s fury... and worse. Unable to escape the old man's attention and not even able to leave the house, how will Aidan protect his family? And can he even trust Asher, who wants to take him away from everything Aidan’s ever loved? Includes: 90 Pages of Manga 8400 Word Exclusive Yaoi Story - Dreams of Wood and Water

At long last, Sarah Britton, called the “queen bee of the health blogs” by Bon Appétit, reveals 100 gorgeous, all-new plant-based recipes in her debut cookbook, inspired by her wildly popular blog. Every month, half a million readers—vegetarians, vegans, paleo followers, and gluten-free gourmets alike—flock to Sarah’s adaptable and accessible recipes that make powerfully healthy ingredients simply irresistible. My New Roots is the ultimate guide to revitalizing one’s health and palate, one delicious recipe at a time: no fad diets or gimmicks here. Whether readers are newcomers to natural foods or are already devotees, they will discover how easy it is to eat healthfully and happily when whole foods and plants are at the center of every plate.

This is a dystopian social science fiction novel and morality tale. The novel is set in the year 1984, a fictional future in which most of the world has been destroyed by unending war, constant government monitoring, historical revisionism, and propaganda. The totalitarian superstate Oceania, ruled by the Party and known as Airstrip One, now includes Great Britain as a province. The Party uses the Thought Police to repress individuality and critical thought. Big Brother, the tyrannical ruler of Oceania, enjoys a strong personality cult that was created by the party's overzealous brainwashing methods. Winston Smith, the main character, is a hard-working and skilled member of the Ministry of Truth's Outer Party who secretly despises the Party and harbors rebellious fantasies.

Luna's original mission is over, but her adventures are just beginning! Luna's former nemesis and ex-boyfriend, Jonah Von Brucken, son of the evil Count Von Brucken, is returning to Nobel High and the Agency has sent Luna back with him. When the daughter of a scientific genius working on cold fusion arrives at Nobel, Jonah instantly takes a liking to her and Luna springs into espionage action. But is she worried about the secrets of fusion falling into the wrong hands, or is she just jealous that Jonah has found someone new?

An overview of the rapidly growing field of ant colony optimization that describes theoretical findings, the major algorithms, and current applications. The complex social behaviors of ants have been much studied by science, and computer scientists are now finding that these behavior patterns can provide models for solving difficult combinatorial optimization problems. The attempt to develop algorithms inspired by one aspect of ant behavior, the ability to find what computer scientists would call shortest paths, has become the field of ant colony optimization (ACO), the most successful and widely recognized algorithmic technique based on ant behavior. This book presents an overview of this rapidly growing field, from its theoretical inception to practical applications, including descriptions of many available ACO algorithms and their uses. The book first describes the translation of observed ant behavior into working optimization algorithms. The ant colony metaheuristic is then introduced and viewed in the general context of combinatorial optimization. This is followed by a detailed description and guide to all major ACO algorithms and a report on current theoretical findings. The book surveys ACO applications now in use, including routing, assignment, scheduling, subset, machine learning, and bioinformatics problems. AntNet, an ACO algorithm designed for the network routing problem, is described in detail. The authors conclude by summarizing the progress in the field and outlining future research directions. Each chapter ends with bibliographic material, bullet points setting out important ideas covered in the chapter, and exercises. Ant Colony Optimization will be of interest to academic and industry researchers, graduate students, and practitioners who wish to learn how to implement ACO algorithms.

A LOCUS AWARD FINALIST FOR SCIENCE FICTION The continuing saga of the Five Dragons, Ian McDonald's fast-paced, intricately plotted space opera pitched as Game of Thrones meets The Expanse A hundred years in the future, a war wages between the Five Dragons—five families that control the Moon’s leading industrial companies. Each clan does everything in their power to claw their way to the top of the food chain—marriages of convenience, corporate espionage, kidnapping, and mass assassinations. Through ingenious political manipulation and sheer force of will, Lucas Cortas rises from the ashes of corporate defeat and seizes control of the Moon. The only person who can stop him is a brilliant lunar lawyer, his sister, Ariel. Witness the Dragons' final battle for absolute sovereignty in Ian McDonald's heart-stopping finale to the Luna trilogy. Luna 1. Luna: New Moon 2. Luna: Wolf Moon 3. Luna: Moon Rising