Download or read book Olivia Decoded written by Vivi Barnes and published by Entangled: Teen. This book was released on 2016-09-06 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This isn’t my Jack, who once looked at me like I was his world. The guy who’s occupied the better part of my mind for eight months. This is Z, criminal hacker with a twisted agenda and an arsenal full of anger. I’ve spent the past year trying to get my life on track. New school. New friends. New attitude. But old flames die hard, and one look at Jack—the hacker who enlisted me into his life and his hacking ring, stole my heart, and then left me—and every memory, every moment, every feeling comes rushing back. But Jack’s not the only one who’s resurfaced in my life. And if I can’t break through Z’s defenses and reach the old Jack, someone will get hurt...or worse. The Olivia Twisted series is best enjoyed in order. Reading Order: Book #1 Olivia Twisted Book #2 Olivia Decoded

Download or read book Decoded written by Mai Jia and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2014-03-12 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Decoded tells the story of Rong Jinzhwen, one of the great code-breakers in the world. A semi-autistic mathematical genius, Jinzhen is recruited to the cryptography department of China's secret services, Unit 701, where he is assigned the task of breaking the elusive 'Code Purple'. Jinzhen rises through the ranks to eventually become China's greatest and most celebrated code-breaker; until he makes a mistake. Then begins his descent through the unfathomable darkness of the world of cryptology into madness. Decoded was an immediate success when it was published in 2002 in China and has become an international bestseller. With the pacing of a literary crime thriller, Mai Jia's masterpiece also combines elements of historical fiction and state espionage. Taking place in the shadowy world of Chinese secret security, where Mai Jia worked for decades, it introduces us to a place that is unfamiliar, intriguing and authentic. And with Rong Jinzhen, it introduces us to a character who is deeply flawed and fragile, yet possessing exceptional intelligence. Decoded is an unforgettable and gripping story of genius, brilliance, insanity and human frailty. Mai Jia (the pseudonym of Jiang Benhu) is arguably the most successful writer in China today. His books are constant bestsellers, with total sales over three million copies. He became the highest paid author in China last year with his new book, Wind Talk. He has achieved unprecedented success with film adaptation: all of his novels are made - or are being made - into major films or TV series, the screenplays of which are often written by Mai Jia himself. He is hailed as the forerunner of Chinese espionage fiction, and has created a unique genre that combines spycraft, code-breaking, crime, human drama, historical fiction, and metafiction. He has won almost every major award in China, including the highest literary honor - the Mao Dun Award.

Download or read book Decoded written by Mai Jia and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2014-03-18 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Translation originally published: London: Allen Lane, 2014.

Download or read book Dragon Daddy Diaries A Girl Grows to Greatness Volume 2 written by Ameko Kaeruda and published by J-Novel Club. This book was released on 2021-12-13 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in her second year at the Florence Royal Academy for Girls, Olivia can’t wait to start paying it forward by fulfilling her duty to look after the younger kids. However, little does she know that one of the new first-years is a bona fide powerhouse—and a new rival who’s eager to nab the King’s Pupil title away from her! Meanwhile, by the vicissitudes of fate, the dragon, the Dark Queen, and Clowria all end up at the academy as well. Is Olivia's school ready for all these big personalities?

Download or read book Olivia Twisted written by Vivi Barnes and published by Entangled: Teen. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "One of the most interesting premises of any contemporary YA book this year. Moreover, its parallels to the literary powerhouse Oliver Twist are brilliant. With Barnes’ near-flawless writing, excellent character development and a smart storyline that readers will devour, this book deserves its RT Top Pick." -RT Book Reviews Tossed from foster home to foster home, Olivia's seen a lot in her sixteen years. She's hardened, sure, though mostly just wants to fly under the radar until graduation. But her natural ability with computers catches the eye of Z, a mysterious guy at her new school. Soon, Z has brought Liv into his team of hacker elite?break into a few bank accounts, and voila, he drives a motorcycle. Follow his lead, and Olivia might even be able to escape from her oppressive foster parents. As Olivia and Z grow closer, though, so does the watchful eye of Bill Sykes, Z's boss. And he's got bigger plans for Liv... Thanks to Z, Olivia's about to get twisted. The Olivia Twisted series is best enjoyed in order. Reading Order: Book #1 Olivia Twisted Book #2 Olivia Decoded

Download or read book The Replacement Crush written by Lisa Brown Roberts and published by Entangled: Teen. This book was released on 2016-09-06 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A smart, charming teen romance." —Kirkus Reviews After book blogger Vivian Galdi’s longtime crush pretends their secret summer kissing sessions never happened, Vivian creates a list of safe crushes, determined to protect her heart. But nerd-hot Dallas, the sweet new guy in town, sends the mission and Vivian’s zing meter into chaos. While designing software for the bookstore where Vivian works, Dallas wages a counter-mission. Operation Replacement Crush is in full effect. And Dallas is determined to take her heart off the shelf.

Download or read book Political Power Play written by Bill Valiontis and published by Bill Valiontis. This book was released on 2024-02-17 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A seasoned investigative journalist stumbles upon evidence of a high-ranking government official’s involvement in a covert operation. As she digs deeper, she becomes the target of powerful forces determined to silence her. The truth lies hidden in classified files, encrypted messages, and a decades-old conspiracy. A charismatic politician rises to power, promising change and reform. But behind the scenes, a shadowy figure pulls the strings, manipulating elections, orchestrating scandals, and controlling the fate of nations. A relentless detective races against time to expose the true puppet master before democracy crumbles. A brilliant cryptographer discovers an encrypted message embedded in a seemingly innocuous government memo. As she deciphers the code, she unravels a web of corruption, betrayal, and international espionage. Her pursuit of truth leads her to the heart of power, where loyalty is a deadly game. A decorated intelligence officer grapples with divided loyalties. Tasked with infiltrating an extremist group, he becomes entangled in their cause. But as he gains their trust, he uncovers a plot that threatens global stability. Now, he must choose between duty and conscience, risking everything to prevent catastrophe. A brilliant hacker discovers a hidden algorithm embedded in government databases. The code predicts political assassinations, economic collapses, and terrorist attacks. As chaos erupts, she races against time to decipher the algorithm’s origins and expose the puppet masters pulling the strings.

Download or read book All the Broken Pieces written by Cindi Madsen and published by Entangled: Teen. This book was released on 2012-12-11 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "All the Broken Pieces kept me guessing and frantically flipping the pages. It's a unique story with layered characters I couldn't help but fall in love with." -Nyrae Dawn, author of Charade What if your life wasn't your own? Liv comes out of a coma with no memory of her past and two distinct, warring voices inside her head. Nothing, not even her reflection, seems familiar. As she stumbles through her junior year, her two minds get louder, insisting she please the popular group while simultaneously despising them. But when Liv starts hanging around with Spencer, whose own mysterious past also has him on the fringe, life feels complete for the first time in, well, as long as she can remember. Liv knows the details of the car accident that put her in the coma, but as the voices invade her dreams, and her dreams start feeling like memories, she and Spencer seek out answers. Yet the deeper they dig, the less things make sense. Can Liv rebuild the pieces of her broken past, when it means questioning not just who she is, but what she is?

Download or read book The Summer I Became a Nerd written by Leah Rae Miller and published by Entangled: Teen. This book was released on 2013-05-07 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the outside, seventeen-year-old Madelyne Summers looks like your typical blond cheerleader—perky, popular, and dating the star quarterback. But inside, Maddie spends more time agonizing over what will happen in the next issue of her favorite comic book than planning pep rallies with her squad. That she's a nerd hiding in a popular girl's body isn't just unknown, it's anti-known. And she needs to keep it that way.Summer is the only time Maddie lets her real self out to play, but when she slips up and the adorkable guy behind the local comic shop's counter uncovers her secret, she's busted. Before she can shake a pom-pom, Maddie's whisked into Logan's world of comic conventions, live-action role-playing, and first-person-shooter video games. And she loves it. But the more she denies who she really is, the deeper her lies become...and the more she risks losing Logan forever.

Download or read book Such Sweet Sorrow written by Jenny Trout and published by Entangled: Teen. This book was released on 2014-02-04 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Never was there a tale of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo... But true love never dies. Though they're parted by the veil between the world of mortals and the land of the dead, Romeo believes he can restore Juliet to life, but he'll have to travel to the underworld with a thoroughly infuriating guide. Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, may not have inherited his father's crown, but the murdered king left his son a much more important responsibility---a portal to the Afterjord, where the souls of the dead reside. When the determined Romeo asks for help traversing the treacherous Afterjord, Hamlet sees an opportunity for adventure and the chance to avenge his father's death. In an underworld filled with leviathan monsters, ghoulish shades, fire giants, and fierce Valkyrie warriors, Hamlet and Romeo must battle their way through jealousy, despair, and their darkest fears to rescue the fair damsel. Yet finding Juliet is only the beginning, and the Afterjord doesn't surrender souls without a price...

Download or read book Secrets of a Reluctant Princess written by Casey Griffin and published by Entangled: Teen. This book was released on 2017-03-07 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At Beverly Hills High, you have to be ruthless to survive... Adrianna Bottom always wanted to be liked. But this wasn’t exactly what she had in mind. Now, she’s in the spotlight...and out of her geeky comfort zone. She’ll do whatever it takes to turn the rumor mill in her favor—even if it means keeping secrets. So far, it’s working. Wear the right clothes. Say the right things. Be seen with the right people. Kevin, the adorable sketch artist who shares her love of all things nerd, isn’t exactly the right people. But that doesn’t stop Adrianna from crushing on him. The only way she can spend time with him is in disguise, as Princess Andy, the masked girl he’s been LARPing with. If he found out who she really was, though, he’d hate her. The rules have been set. The teams have their players. Game on.

Download or read book The Borrowed Life written by Holly Hampton and published by Rawl Hardial. This book was released on 2024-05-23 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Borrowed Life: A Gripping Psychological Thriller Their perfect life was a lie. Now, they must pay the price. Olivia Davis's world shatters when her husband vanishes, leaving behind a mountain of debt and a chilling mystery. Forced to confront the devastating truth of his deception, Olivia finds herself entangled in a dangerous game of cat and mouse, hunted by ruthless forces from her husband's hidden past. Fueled by desperation and a mother's fierce love, Olivia embarks on a perilous journey, shedding her ordinary life for a terrifying existence in the shadows. She teams up with her best friend, Sarah, whose own dark secrets emerge, revealing a strength and cunning neither of them knew they possessed. Together, they transform into unlikely warriors, their fight for survival blurring the lines between victim and perpetrator, love and betrayal. They navigate a treacherous underworld of deception, violence, and shattered trust, their every move a desperate gamble against a relentless enemy. As they uncover the truth behind her husband's disappearance, they are confronted with a chilling question: how far will they go to protect the ones they love? Can they reclaim their lives from the clutches of a monstrous underworld, or will the darkness they embrace consume them entirely? A thrilling psychological thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat, The Borrowed Life is a chilling exploration of love, loss, and the terrifying lengths a mother will go to protect her family. Fans of Gone Girl and The Silent Patient will devour this gripping tale of survival, sacrifice, and the monstrous choices we make in the face of unimaginable darkness.

Download or read book Knead to Know written by Agatha Rose and published by Publifye AS. This book was released on 2024-09-28 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In ""Knead to Know,"" Olivia Wheatley's peaceful life as an artisan baker in Lighthouse Cove takes an unexpected turn when she uncovers a cryptic message hidden in an antique rolling pin. This discovery plunges her into a centuries-old mystery involving smugglers, hidden treasures, and long-buried family secrets. As Olivia kneads together clues from the town's rich history and her own lineage, she finds herself at the center of a tantalizing puzzle that threatens to upend her quiet seaside existence. With the help of her eccentric great-aunt Mabel and a charming local historian, Olivia must sift through layers of deception and local lore to uncover the truth. The quaint charm of Lighthouse Cove provides a delightful backdrop for this culinary whodunit, where freshly baked aromas mingle with the salty sea air and whispers of the past. As Olivia's sleuthing skills prove just as valuable as her baking expertise, she races to solve the mystery before someone tries to keep the town's secrets firmly under wraps. This cozy mystery blends small-town charm with historical intrigue, offering readers a mouthwatering escape filled with quirky characters, tantalizing treats, and a dash of romance.

Download or read book A Life Decoded written by J. Craig Venter and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-10-18 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The triumphant memoir of the man behind one of the greatest feats in scientific history Of all the scientific achievements of the past century, perhaps none can match the deciphering of the human genetic code, both for its technical brilliance and for its implications for our future. In A Life Decoded, J. Craig Venter traces his rise from an uninspired student to one of the most fascinating and controversial figures in science today. Here, Venter relates the unparalleled drama of the quest to decode the human genome?a goal he predicted he could achieve years earlier and more cheaply than the government-sponsored Human Genome Project, and one that he fulfilled in 2001. A thrilling story of detection, A Life Decoded is also a revealing, and often troubling, look at how science is practiced today.

Download or read book The Bloomsbury Handbook of Modern Chinese Literature in Translation written by Cosima Bruno and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2023-10-19 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering the first systematic overview of modern and contemporary Chinese literature from a translation studies perspective, this handbook provides students, researchers and teachers with a context in which to read and appreciate the effects of linguistic and cultural transfer in Chinese literary works. Translation matters. It always has, of course, but more so when we want to reap the benefits of intercultural communication. In many universities Chinese literature in English translation is taught as if it had been written in English. As a result, students submit what they read to their own cultural expectations; they do not read in translation and do not attend to the protocols of knowing, engagements and contestations that bind literature and society to each other. The Bloomsbury Handbook of Modern Chinese Literature in Translation squarely addresses this pedagogical lack. Organised in a tripartite structure around considerations of textual, social, and large-scale spatial and historical circumstances, its thirty plus essays each deal with a theme of translation studies, as emerged from the translation of one or more Chinese literary works. In doing so, it offers new tools for reading and appreciating modern and contemporary Chinese literature in the global context of its translation, offering in-depth studies about eminent Chinese authors and their literary masterpieces in translation. The first of its kind, this book is essential reading for anyone studying or researching Chinese literature in translation.

Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Modern Chinese Literature written by Li-hua Ying and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-11-15 with total page 825 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern Chinese literature has been flourishing for over a century, with varying degrees of intensity and energy at different junctures of history and points of locale. An integral part of world literature from the moment it was born, it has been in constant dialogue with its counterparts from the rest of the world. As it has been challenged and enriched by external influences, it has contributed to the wealth of literary culture of the entire world. In terms of themes and styles, modern Chinese literature is rich and varied; from the revolutionary to the pastoral, from romanticism to feminism, from modernism to post-modernism, critical realism, psychological realism, socialist realism, and magical realism. Indeed, it encompasses a full range of ideological and aesthetic concerns. This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Modern Chinese Literature presents a broad perspective on the development and history of literature in modern China. It offers a chronology, introduction, bibliography, and over 400 cross-referenced dictionary entries on authors, literary and historical developments, trends, genres, and concepts that played a central role in the evolution of modern Chinese literature.

Download or read book Wet Wings The Wrath of Real Love written by Joseph Mosata and published by Austin Macauley Publishers. This book was released on 2021-09-30 with total page 577 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two passionate lovers find themselves caught inside a paradox of dreams and nightmares. The world they believed they’d created through synchronized dreams appears to be a much different place basking with the monstrosities of a bleak forgotten world of lost angels living in a valley—ones waiting for the end times. And now Quinton Barker in his quest to find his beloved, an exotic woman by the name Juliana Rose, must battle through his own pain and break free from the wrathful deafening whips of torment and eternal death. With the help of his own tribe inside a tree house village—a utopian territory governed by a tribe of lost angels, he must find the truth and pour it out into reality. Juliana is counting on Quinton to wake up again, but will it be possible after he finds himself seduced by aura of darkness to stay? He is strong enough to find his way back to the wrath of her real love? Will their love ever prevail through the midst of madness and deranged monsters lurking from every mountain cliff? Dive deeper into an ethereal world under constant war with many forces possessed with elusive power!