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Act or ACT may refer to: Arts and entertainment A.C.T, a Swedish band Act (band), a British band Act (drama), a segment of a dramatic or musical work (such as a play, opera, or ballet) ACT Music, a German music label ACT Theatre, in Seattle, Washington, US Acting, theatrical performance Acts, a 2012 album by American band RNDM American Conservatory Theater, in San Francisco, California, US Arts & Culture Trust, a South African cultural organisation responsible for the ACT AwardsBusiness organizations AdaCore, formerly Ada Core Technologies, Ada specialist software company Advanced Cell Technology, stem cell company Advanced Computer Techniques, a U.S. software company 1962–1994 Applied Computer Techniques, later Apricot Computers, UK Atria Convergence Technologies, a telecommunications company in India Aviation Composite Technology, an aircraft manufacturer in the PhilippinesEducation ACT (nonprofit organization), provides assessments etc. for US school students etc. ACT (test), for college admission, US Asian College of Technology, Cebu City, Philippines Australian College of TheologyGovernment / military AC Transit, a transit agency serving Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, California Advanced Clean Trucks Regulation, a rule made by the California Air Resources Board which requires trucks to decarbonize Advanced Concepts Team, a research team of the European Space Agency Agency for Community Transit, a paratransit system for Madison County Transit, Illinois Allied Command Transformation, a NATO strategic command Azienda comunale del traffico, a former transport operator in Lugano, Switzerland Puerto Rico Highways and Transportation Authority (Spanish: Autoridad de Carreteras y Transportación)Political parties and campaigning/advocacy groups ACT Alberta, a Canadian coalition to raise awareness about human trafficking ACT Alliance, an alliance of churches for coordinating humanitarian assistance and development work ACT New Zealand, a political party in New Zealand ACT-CIS Partylist, a political party in the Philippines ACT Teachers Partylist, a political party in the Philippines ACT! for America, an advocacy group in the United States Action for Children's Television, an organization dedicated to improvements in children's television Agir (France) (French for Act), a political party in France Alliance for Change and Transparency, a political party in Tanzania Amazon Conservation Team, a non-profit organization that works to protect the Amazon rainforest America Coming Together, a US political groupProfessional organizations Academy of Clinical Thyroidologists, United States Alliance of Concerned Teachers, Philippines American College of Toxicology Association for Citizenship Teaching, UK Association for Competitive Technology, international association of software developers Association of Cinematograph, Television and Allied Technicians, UK Association of Corporate Treasurers, UKSports Australia national cricket team American Canadian Tour, a stock car racing seriesOther organizations ACT (now Together for Short Lives), a children's charity in the United Kingdom Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust, a UK charity Anglican Church in Thailand The Association of Commercial Television in Europe, a group which represents the business interests of the commercial television sector at the EU institutions Associated Container Transport (ACT) a consortium of five British shipping companies - Ben Line, Blue Star Line, Cunard (Port Line), Ellerman Lines and the Harrison LineLaw Act (document), a document recording the legality of a transaction or contract Acting (law) refers to someone temporarily exercising the powers of a vacant position Act of Parliament, Act of Congress, or Act of Tynwald, a statute or law passed by a legislature Advance corporation tax, a tax collected in the UK until 1999Places Australian Capital Territory, the territory in which the Australian capital city of Canberra is seatedTransport ACT, the IATA code for Waco Regional Airport, Texas, US ACT, the National Rail code for Ascot railway station, Berkshire, UKScience, technology, and mathematics Computing ACT-R, a symbolic cognitive architecture Apple Certified Trainer, one of the Apple certification programs ACT (NASDAQ), Automated Confirmation of Transactions, a trade reporting and clearing system Act! CRM, Contact Management and CRM softwareMedicine Acceptance and commitment therapy, a type of cognitive-behavioral therapy Acetylcholine, (ACt/ACh) a neurotransmitter Activated clotting time, a test of coagulation Adoptive cell transfer, transfer of cells into a patient, usually immune system cells Artemisinin based combination therapy, a treatment for malaria Assertive community treatment, a system for treating mental illnessOther uses in science, technology, and mathematics Act or S-act, the action of a monoid on a set, or a semiautomaton ACT (audio format), a file format Ford ACT, a transit system Astrographic Catalog/Tycho or Tycho-2 Catalogue Atacama Cosmology Telescope, Chile ACT, a codon for the amino acid ThreonineOther uses ACT mouthwash, produced by Chattem Behavior Acting (rank), temporary military rank Achterhooks, ISO 639-3 language code, a Dutch dialect Courtney Act, Australian drag queen, singer, and television personality ACT, in linguistics, glossing abbreviation for active voice. 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Best Seller Act Books of 2024

  • Unnatural Acts synopsis, comments

    Unnatural Acts

    Stuart Woods

    In this actionpacked thriller in Stuart Woods’s #1 New York Times bestselling series, Stone Barrington discovers that some jobs don’t pay… When a hedge fund billionaire hires Ston...

  • See, Judge, Act synopsis, comments

    See, Judge, Act

    Erin M. Brigham

    Although more and more classrooms are integrating servicelearning components into their curriculum, teachers and students often lack the unique pedagogical resources or frameworks ...

  • Act synopsis, comments

    Act

    Kayla Miller

    Act is the funny and honest followup to the middle school graphic novel sensations Click and Camp. Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier, Shannon Hale, and Victoria Jamieson.  ...

  • Act of Mercy synopsis, comments

    Act of Mercy

    Mandy M. Roth

    Paranormal Shifter Military Special Ops Romance Paranormal Security and Intelligence Operative Duke Marlow has a new mission: find, interrogate and possibly eliminate the targetMer...

  • The Bend in Redwood Road synopsis, comments

    The Bend in Redwood Road

    Danielle Stewart

    Most days it’s manageable. No more than a quiet wondering around the edges of her mind.   What has become of the baby she left behind? Smiling through the pain and suffering i...

  • The Children Act synopsis, comments

    The Children Act

    Ian McEwan

    A brilliant, emotionally wrenching novel from the Booker Prize winner and bestselling author of Atonement about a leading High Court judge who must resolve an urgent caseas well as...

  • Act Two for Murder synopsis, comments

    Act Two for Murder

    Denise Grover Swank

    The second book in the four book USA Today bestselling Magnolia Steele Mystery series.   Magnolia may have escaped arrest for murder, but her troubles are far from behind her....

  • Act of Treason synopsis, comments

    Act of Treason

    Vince Flynn

    The fallout from a horrific Washington explosion has just begun, along with CIA superagent Mitch Rapp’s hunt for a killer with a personal agenda in this “fun, fingerblistering page...

  • Released synopsis, comments

    Released

    Gypsy-Rose Blanchard, Melissa Moore & Michele Matrisciani

    GypsyRose Blanchard discovered that her whole life was a lie. After eightandahalf years of incarceration, she can finally tell you the truthwith this exclusive collection of interv...

  • The Way Down synopsis, comments

    The Way Down

    Danielle Stewart

    Roark Miller protects people for a fee. A substantial one. It’s a fair exchange. His expertise in security for their money. Socialites. Diplomats. Famous athletes. He doesn’t ask q...

  • Swimming to Catalina synopsis, comments

    Swimming to Catalina

    Stuart Woods

    Stone Barrington thought he'd heard the last of former girlfriend Arrington after she left him to marry Vance Calder, Hollywood's hottest star. The last thing Stone expected was a ...

  • Act synopsis, comments

    Act

    David Rotenberg

    A lively, conversational textbook dedicated to the art of acting from a master teacher. Act: The Modern Actor’s Handbook is the result of 30 years of one of North America’s most re...

  • Vanishing Act synopsis, comments

    Vanishing Act

    Thomas Perry

    “A challenging and satisfying thriller . . . [with] many surprising twists.”The New York TimesJane Whitefield is a Native American guide who leads people out of the wildernessnot t...

  • An Officer and a Spy synopsis, comments

    An Officer and a Spy

    Robert Harris

    NATIONAL BESTSELLER A whistleblower.  A witch hunt. A coverup. Secret tribunals, outofcontrol intelligence agencies, and government corruption. Welcome to 1890s Paris.&#x...

  • Just One Evil Act synopsis, comments

    Just One Evil Act

    Elizabeth George

    #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Punishment She Deserves Elizabeth George delivers another masterpiece of suspense in her Inspector Lynley series: a gripping childindang...

  • Dead in the Water synopsis, comments

    Dead in the Water

    Stuart Woods

    Stone Barrington only wants a winter getaway from the chill of New York in the beautiful, tropical Caribbean paradise of St. Mark's. But what the lawyer and excop gets instead is t...

  • Scary Close synopsis, comments

    Scary Close

    Donald Miller

    When it comes to authenticity, is being fully yourself always worth the risk? From the author of Blue Like Jazz comes New York Times bestseller Scary Close...

  • Red Notice synopsis, comments

    Red Notice

    Bill Browder

    Freezing Order, the followup to Red Notice, is available now! “[Red Notice] does for investing in Russia and the former Soviet Union what Liar’s Poker did for our understanding of ...

  • Master of the Game synopsis, comments

    Master of the Game

    Sidney Sheldon

    Kate Blackwell is the symbol of successa beautiful woman who has parlayed her inheritance into an international conglomerate. Now, celebrating her 90th birthday, Kate surveys the f...

  • Vanishing Acts synopsis, comments

    Vanishing Acts

    Jodi Picoult

    The #1 New York Times bestselling author of modern classics such as My Sister’s Keeper and Small Great Things weaves a “richly textured and engaging” (The Boston Globe) tale that e...

  • Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, Expanded Edition synopsis, comments

    Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, Expanded Edition

    Steve Harvey

    An International BestsellerOver 3 Million Copies Sold!With translations in more than thirty languages, Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man is the definitive relationship guide for wo...

  • The Disappearing Act synopsis, comments

    The Disappearing Act

    Catherine Steadman

    From the New York Times bestselling author of Something in the Water and Mr. Nobody comes “an unputdownable mystery about the nightmares that abound in the pursuit of Hollywoo...

  • The Juggling Act synopsis, comments

    The Juggling Act

    Pat Gelsinger

    Lunch is reserved for meetings, technology makes us available anytime, anywhereand somewhere along the way 9to5 morphed into 24/7, and technology makes us available anytime, anywhe...

  • Alternate Side synopsis, comments

    Alternate Side

    Anna Quindlen

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER  “Captures the angst and anxiety of modern life with . . . astute observations about interactions between the haves and havenots, and the realities o...

  • Heart of the Matter synopsis, comments

    Heart of the Matter

    Emily Giffin

    "Giffin excels at creating complex characters and stories that ask us to explore what we really want from our lives."Atlanta JournalConstitutionTessa Russo is the mother of two you...

  • Acts of Mercy synopsis, comments

    Acts of Mercy

    Ciara Graves

    Mages. Sirens. Demons. Dragons. Gryphons. A Federal Paranormal Unit. Attackers of magic. The Mercy Temple Chronicles will hook you!Mercy Temple lives in a world where paranormals a...

  • Slightly South of Simple synopsis, comments

    Slightly South of Simple

    Kristy Woodson Harvey

    NATIONAL BESTSELLER Glitter Guide’s “Must Reads for April” PopSugar’s “Ultimate Summer Reading” Bustle’s Books to Read and Discuss With Your Mom and Grandma New York Live’s “Ashley...

  • Act One, Wish One synopsis, comments

    Act One, Wish One

    Mindy Klasky

    "Fresh and often hysterically funny, this story also has a solid emotional core." Romantic Times Stage manager Kira Franklin discovers a brass lamp in the back of a prop closet, c...

  • 10 Things You Need To Know About Writing As An Act of Communication synopsis, comments

    10 Things You Need To Know About Writing As An Act of Communication

    Johannah Rodgers

    A brief introduction to writing as a means of communication.

  • An Invisible Thread synopsis, comments

    An Invisible Thread

    Laura Schroff

    This 10th anniversary edition of the beloved #1 New York Times bestseller includes a new introduction and afterword by the author. Chronicling the lifelong friendship between a bus...

  • Deeper Than the Dead synopsis, comments

    Deeper Than the Dead

    Tami Hoag

    A serial killer terrorizes a small California town in this gripping thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Tami Hoag.California, 1985Four children and young teacher Ann...

  • Class Act synopsis, comments

    Class Act

    Stuart Woods

    Stone Barrington takes down old and new enemies in the latest thriller from perennial fan favorite Stuart Woods. After a rocky jaunt in Maine, Stone Barrington is settling bac...

  • Three Seconds to Rush synopsis, comments

    Three Seconds to Rush

    Danielle Stewart

    Tara Shiloh knows she’s not a drug addict. She’s positive she’s a good mother and hard worker. So why is she in an alley with a needle in her arm? Waking up in the hospit...

  • Hack the System with Acts of Creative Rebellion synopsis, comments

    Hack the System with Acts of Creative Rebellion

    Authors and Editors of Instructables

    Hack the System with Acts of Creative Rebellion gives you full stepbystep instructions for 23 excellent culturejamming projects.  Learn how to make smell and lightgraffiti, “i...

  • Infinity synopsis, comments

    Infinity

    Sherrilyn Kenyon

    At fourteen, Nick Gautier thinks he knows everything about the world around him. Streetwise, tough and savvy, his quick sarcasm is the stuff of legends. . .until the night when his...

  • Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man synopsis, comments

    Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man

    Steve Harvey

    “Harvey offers surprising insights into the male mentality and gives women strategies for taming that unruly beast.”Philadelphia Inquirer“Women should listen to Steve Harvey when i...

  • Act of Terror synopsis, comments

    Act of Terror

    Marc Cameron

    No one knows who may be the next threat in this “actionpacked” thriller by the New York Timesbestselling author of National Security (Publishers Weekly).  ...

  • Death of a Salesman synopsis, comments

    Death of a Salesman

    Arthur Miller & Christopher Bigsby

    The Pulitzer Prizewinning tragedy of a salesman’s deferred American dream Ever since it was first performed in 1949, Death of a Salesman has been recognized as a milestone of ...

  • Act Like a Success, Think Like a Success synopsis, comments

    Act Like a Success, Think Like a Success

    Steve Harvey

    In his phenomenal #1 New York Times bestseller Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, Steve Harvey told women what it takes to succeed in love. Now, he tells everyone how to succeed in...

  • Act of War synopsis, comments

    Act of War

    Brad Thor

    The #1 New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author Brad Thor delivers his most frightening and pulsepounding thriller ever!After a CIA agent mysteriously dies over...

  • Bone Rattle synopsis, comments

    Bone Rattle

    Marc Cameron

    A thrilling new crime novel from the author of Tom Clancy: Shadow of the Dragon, perfect for fans of the electrifying novels of Lee Child, Jeffery Deaver, and C.J. Box. “Camer...

  • Tom Clancy Act of Defiance synopsis, comments

    Tom Clancy Act of Defiance

    Brian Andrews & Jeffrey Wilson

    When a Russian superweapon is let loose under the waves, it's up to President Jack Ryan to find a countermove in the latest entry in this #1 New York Times bestselling series.US in...

  • Second Act synopsis, comments

    Second Act

    Danielle Steel

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In this gripping novel from Danielle Steel, a top Hollywood executive seeks a new beginning when his career takes an unplanned turn.As the head of a...

  • The Creative Act synopsis, comments

    The Creative Act

    Rick Rubin

    The #1 New York Times bestseller."A gorgeous and inspiring work of art on creation, creativity, the work of the artist. It will gladden the hearts of writers and artists everywhere...

  • A Heartbeat Away synopsis, comments

    A Heartbeat Away

    Michael Palmer

    The New York Times bestselling author and master of suspense delivers another novel at the crossroads of politics and medicine in this shocker of a thriller On the night of the Sta...

  • Use of Force synopsis, comments

    Use of Force

    Brad Thor

    From the #1 New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author Brad Thor comes “his very best” (The Washington Times) thriller, following covert operative Scot Harvath as...

  • Prior Bad Acts synopsis, comments

    Prior Bad Acts

    Tami Hoag

    New York Times bestselling author Tami Hoag returns with a thriller that begins with a shocking crime scene you’ll never forget and follows two relentless detectives on a manhunt...

  • Cutting Ties synopsis, comments

    Cutting Ties

    Danielle Stewart

    Against all odds, Piper Anderson has managed to pick up the pieces of her life. She's holding tight to her budding romance with Officer Bobby Wright, anxious to have her moment wit...