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Extreme temperatures present a significant challenge to AC systems, which engineers and installers say are really only designed to keep indoor temperatures about 20 degrees cooler than outside.

This is an IN-STORE EVENT with authors Parker Adams and Carl Vonderau. The event will consist of a 30 minute discussion, followed by a Q&A with the audience, and finally a book signing. How to Order a Signed Book: When you purchase book for this event you'll get a signed edition! Simply write "signed copy" in the order comments at checkout to reserve your copy! How to Order a Signed/Personalized Book Add the author's book to your cart. At checkout in the "order comments" box write "signed only" or to whom your book should be personalized (i.e. "To: Ms. Galaxy"). Requests for anything beyond a name, like a note or quote, are up to the author's discretion and are not guaranteed. Orders must be placed by Noon PST on the day of the event (March 18) if you want personalization. Please call the store if you wish to purchase a book, or add/alter personalization to an existing order, after this time. About the Author: The son of a navy helicopter pilot, Parker Adams chased great white sharks as a marine biologist before becoming a patent lawyer who litigates multimillion-dollar cases for high-tech clients. In his spare time, he writes high-stakes thrillers that feature travel and technology, including the best-selling Seth Walker series (as Joseph Reid) and most recently, The Lock Box. A graduate of Duke University and the University of Notre Dame, he lives in San Diego with his wife and children. Carl Vonderau is a former banker and anti-money laundering specialist turned crime fiction writer. A graduate of Stanford University, Carl has lived and worked in Latin America, Canada, and North Africa. His debut thriller, Murderabilia, won the Best Debut Mystery award from Left Coast Crime and the San Diego Book award for Best Mystery. Carl lives in San Diego with his wife. Saving Myles is his latest novel. About "LOCK BOX" - When an army-vet-turned-safecracker is forcibly recruited to be part of a dangerous heist, she'll need all her skills to get out alive in this fast-paced thriller perfect for fans of Jeffery Deaver and P. J. Tracy. Nearly a decade after getting chased out of the Army for fighting back against abuse, Monna Locke's skill and discretion have made her the go-to safecracker for Los Angeles clients who need vaults opened and no questions asked. When a lawyer hires her to retrieve a box from his client's mansion, it seems like an easy payday--until she opens the safe and is immediately attacked by heavily-armed men. Locke barely escapes and returns to her isolated cabin only to find the client waiting in her home, threatening what she holds most dear: her son, Evan. After being knocked unconscious, she wakes up across the country, trapped in her own personal nightmare: she and Evan will be held captive until she helps a seedy crew pull off a seemingly impossible heist. Forced to practice breaking into the most impenetrable safe ever designed, Locke bides her time and eyes her escape routes. She knows there's no way to finish the job she's been forced into, but it's either crack the lock, or lose everything. Mysterious Galaxy on Facebook / Instagram

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Jamie Childers is graduating from Cal State San Marcos with Bachelor's degrees in criminology and history. She supports fellow vets and her nephew and niece heal from trauma.

Donald Trump on Saturday night suggested President Joe Biden “should have to take a cognitive test," only to confuse who administered the test to him in the next sentence.

The Biden-Harris administration has a new initiative called "Time Is Money."

Lawmakers' spouses from both parties have worked to promote cancer awareness and prevention for more than 30 years. They stress the disease impacts families regardless of party and needs a spotlight.

As evacuations continued in California, some Oregon residents were cleared to return home after a storm dropped welcome rain but also potentially dangerous lightning on the biggest blaze in the U.S.

At least 16 people have died at the park this year, including five fatalities in August alone. No single factor is to blame, but several deaths have followed stretches of extreme weather.

In an era when connecting the tidbits of an artist’s private life can seem more important than following a musical thread between songs, West of Roan's Queen of Eyes revives faith in the power of the concept album.