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Essential E. E. Smith Short Stories brings together three imaginative science fiction adventures by one of the genre’s classic pioneers. Featuring Lord Tedric, Robot Nemesis, and Storm Cloud on Deka, this collection delivers fast-paced storytelling, strange worlds, and bold ideas that helped...

A striking classic science fiction collection featuring three memorable E. E. Smith stories—Subspace Survivors, Tedric, and The Vortex Blaster—blending cosmic adventure, danger, and imagination into one powerful volume for fans of vintage space fiction...

When the veil between worlds tears, only a Bridge-Walker can mend it. Mike Harrison is a university lecturer living a quiet life in Devon — until a dragon named Ceres appears during meditation and turns his world upside down. Bonded to a malachite scale that pulses with ancient magic, Mike...

Army veterans Jean and Wade Sinclair once took an oath to defend the Constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic. Now they are middle-aged public servants who haven't sparred with anyone but each other in decades. Their home in central Florida is nowhere near the halls of power, but they can't just sit around and do nothing while their country begins to resemble an enemy they once fought.

A Nation Without is a bold and timely novel that reimagines a familiar redemption story on moral reckoning for modern America. When a man immersed in prejudice is confronted with undeniable truths about the world around him, he discovers that everything he takes for granted—his daily comforts, his freedoms, the very fabric of his life—rests on centuries of minority and immigrant labor, ingenuity, and resilience he's never acknowledged.

Why manage stress if you don't have to experience it in the first place? This book is not about coping strategies. It's about developing a framework of understanding that renders stress unnecessary. Through precise, well-supported explanations, you'll learn how to maintain a calm, balanced disposition in response to any situation, past, present, or future.

When Olivia Carter moves into the quiet Maplewood Apartments, she believes she has finally found a peaceful place to rebuild her life. The rent is manageable, the neighbors seem polite, and the building rules appear simple. Except for one line written in bold. No pets allowed. For most tenants it is an ordinary policy. For Olivia it becomes a problem the moment she discovers a frightened stray cat hiding near the back stairwell during a stormy night. Thin, trembling, and clearly abandoned, the small animal awakens something in Olivia she cannot ignore. Keeping the cat means breaking the rules.

Vincent Lupo is a jaded, wine-soaked immortal just trying to finish writing his latest smutty novel and avoid the people he’s wronged—magical or otherwise. Then a severed head turns up in his fridge, branded with an invocation sigil and whispering lines from a play he wrote a century ago. A play the wrong people believe is prophecy. Now Vincent’s neck-deep in death cults, cursed scripts, and a once-devoted mortal aide who’s now a cult leader hellbent on crafting his own narrative—and casting Vincent as the unwilling Bloodbard at centre stage.

Chaque jour, à la résidence des Merles bleus, Georges, 95 ans, Marcel, de six ans son cadet, et Jean-Marc, fraîchement retraité, se retrouvent sur leur banc. Un matin, Georges est retrouvé mort au fond de son lit, dans des circonstances suspectes. Qui aurait pu vouloir la peau du nonagénaire ? Avec une immense tendresse pour ses personnages, Géraldine Smith signe un roman policier aussi léger que subtil.

Things are heating up for the archaeologists digging at Hamblin's Fort, an ancient Native American settlement in Arkansas. The local sheriff tries to involve them in his drug dealing. A mysterious black dog is shadowing their excavations. The marriage of "Boss Man," the crew chief, is unraveling, and Cecelia, one of the crew, claims she can see a menacing dark red energy vortex flowing up from the temple mound.

From the moment I first picked up one of Jade Jackson's books, she's had me in a chokehold. But when we start talking and flirting online, I end up with a very real crush on her. And when we finally meet in person, the sparks between us could start a forest fire. When Jade reveals that she needs surgery that will impact her life as an author, and her insurance company refuses to pay, the solution is obvious—we should get married. While Jade thinks I'm doing it all for her, she doesn't realize she's giving me everything I've ever wanted. Someone to care for and somewhere that feels like home.

«Hai una sorella?» La domanda innocente di una bambina riapre in Caitlin una ferita che non si è mai rimarginata. Perché la risposta non è semplice. Non lo è da sedici anni. Da quella sera d'estate in cui Caitlin e Olivia sono rimaste sole in casa per la prima volta: popcorn, la televisione accesa, le risate soffocate sotto le coperte. Poi il sonno. Quando la luce dell'estate svanisce, le due sorelle vanno finalmente a dormire. Ignorano la figura che le osserva da una finestra. Ignorano la porta sul retro che si apre mentre dormono. Quando i genitori tornano, il letto di Olivia è vuoto.

Growing up in the 1920s and 1930s, Pete, Howard and Ann Bradbury do what they can to please a father who is unrelenting in seeking to have them submit to his strict demands on them. No matter how harsh their father is, their mother does what she can to provide a good home for them. In spite of their father’s callousness, they often share their individual expectations in life. As they mature, they yearn for independence while maintaining the closeness to friends and family.

Packed with ideas, stories and practices to help close the confidence gap, Coach Yourself Confident is a guidebook for individuals who recognize that their confidence lags behind their capability.

Christian ministry is full of challenges for husbands and wives—both individually and as couples. Work through this book together to build up your mutual support and a sustainable ministry.

Tara Selter's world is expanding. 'A literary phenomenon nearly 40 years in the making.' The Cut 'A classic in the making.' Chetna Maroo 'Startling.' New Yorker 'Absolutely wonderful.' Lauren...

TWO MEN. TWENTY YEARS. ONE PROPOSAL. Danny and Luis have been a couple for decades. Piece by piece, they’ve built a life together. They’ve created a home. The only thing they didn't have was a marriage. When they met, it was illegal. But the law finally changes, and Danny decides to propose...

She’s hiding from danger in the Scottish countryside. He’s a bodyguard with a troubled past. Can love bring them together? Rachel French never thought of herself as famous—until her best-selling book became a hit TV show. Now, troubling letters from an anonymous admirer have sent her...

A mysterious figure on an old fishing boat, anonymous postcards, disappearing cousins – Mizzy is thrilled to have a new mystery to solve! The next instalment in this charming series for middle-grade readers, starring a girl with Down syndrome. Spending half-term with cousins in St...

From birth we treat boys differently to girls: we hold them less, talk to them less and discipline them more harshly. Society is full of stereotyped masculinity and families often pass down inherited beliefs of what 'manliness' should look like. How to Raise a Gentle Man is a book for any parent...