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Presley Cline turns heads and stops clocks. The prettiest girl in town, she ran off to Hollywood only to find Tinsel Town is full of the prettiest girls from hundreds of small towns—and their ghosts. Since Presley can commune with the dead, she would know. Not that she can tell anyone. Declan Anderson is dead tired of the funeral business. He has other dreams, modest they may be, but he’s never been able to leave town like Presley did. He’s burned out and stuck in a rut. Then Presley shows up with her cosmetology case.

When the city of Loamfurt falls to a greater demon, a forgotten temple alliance reforms to fight back. Bernt's friend, Torvald, is called to arms, pulling Bernt into the chaos just as he manages to reestablish contact with Jori, who has roped Ed into helping her with a personal project in the hells. It's a golden opportunity. The expedition to the Sacral Peaks will skirt the Phoenix Reaches, a touchpoint to the elemental plane of fire, and perhaps the key to stabilizing Bernt's spirit.

Stress Nation provides answers to the lingering questions many people have about why they constantly feel tired, lonely, anxious, disconnected, and unwell, explaining in both humorous and poignant prose how the technology that was supposed to make our lives easier is actually one of the leading causes of chronic stress, dysregulated cortisol, and dangerously inadequate sleep. 

Conversations about faith and work often miss an important truth: limitations are not a problem; they're a key part of what it means to be human. Work has always been part of humanity's purpose, but we’re no longer in the perfect Garden of Eden, nor are we in the future new heavens and new earth. To truly address the challenges of work, we need a new theological perspective.

Emma Sutton promised herself three things: she would never move back to Ellery, never work in the family barbecue restaurant, and never have anything to do with Ben Cates ever again. Losing her job and her home might've forced her to break the first two, but she's determined to keep the third.

Matt's in the prime of his life. So when his doctor tells him he only has months to live, he figures it's just really bad luck. But it's about to get a whole lot worse. When Matt's Earthly form finally expires, a truck-avatar system gives him the opportunity to become a hero on the paradise world of Gaia, a supposedly verdant, rich land teeming with plants and potential. What he finds instead is a place completely bereft of life. A literal dead planet. Thanks a lot, truck.

Unity is strength, but the path of a hero is often traveled alone, especially when friends, comrades and allies have been lost. The weight of responsibility is overwhelming, and there is so much at stake that one might feel compelled to howl at the moon Geala. Unfortunately, this moon is nowhere to be found in the Nether, Inferno or Purgatory, nor can it be seen through the leaden acid clouds of Terrastera or beneath the twisted dome of the continent of Meaz.

A must-listen thriller from the author of Dead Already.

By the middle of the twenty-first century, the major powers on Earth had fallen into a second Cold War centralized in cyberspace. The US has made considerable strides in artificial intelligence by introducing the first ALICE system to the world. In an effort to catch up, China and Russia pooled their total AI resources, hoping their combined technologies would meet or exceed the American systems.

Jack, the groundbreaking Elementist, returns, thrust into a world on the brink of chaos. A sinister cult, wielding both elemental and psychic might, emerges from the shadows, setting the stage for a confrontation of catastrophic proportions. The newly revealed Mortal Element, Metal, beckons Jack, offering both unparalleled strength and uncharted danger. Yet, mastery of this element might be his only chance against an ever-growing legion of foes.

Former bookseller, longtime publisher, and author Jon M. Sweeney shows—with history and anecdotes centering around books such as Thoreau's Journal, Tagore's Gitanjali, Martin Buber's Hasidic Tales, and Tolstoy's Twenty-three Tales—what it means to be carried by a book. He explores the discovery that once accompanied finding books, and books finding us. He ponders the smell of an old volume, its heft, and why bibliophiles carry them around even without reading them. He demonstrates how and why there is magic and enchantment that takes place between people and books.

Jack, the unmatched Elementist, is back, and the world can hardly keep pace. Delving deeper into the enigmatic realm of the Elementals, Jack finds himself surrounded by an eclectic array of allies. But who are they truly? Drawn by the magnetic pulse of his burgeoning abilities, shadowed elementalists step into the light, while fervent scientists and creative engineers showcase their prowess. But is Jack treading a dangerous path in weaving this intricate web of alliances? With every new face comes a surge of political deception and societal pressures. 

Jack Williams returns, not just fleeing from danger, but driven by a cause larger than himself. In a world where wielding the elemental forces is both a blessing and a bane, Jack becomes a beacon, a symbol of hope for the Elemental community. Persistently pursued by the unyielding SPP and other shadowy organizations, Jack and his companions are constantly engaged in the thrilling game of cat and mouse, staying a step ahead of their adversaries. But danger is an ever-present companion, and the Elementals are ready to switch from prey to predator.

Editors Denis Alexander and Alister McGrath gather other intelligent minds from around the world to share their startling commonality: Richard Dawkins and his fellow New Atheists were instrumental in their conversions to Christianity. Despite a wide range of backgrounds and cultures, all are united in the fact that they were first enthusiasts for the claims and writings of the New Atheists. But each became disillusioned by the arguments and conclusions of Dawkins, causing them to look deeper and with more objectivity at religious faith.

Jack Williams, our elemental protagonist, returns, learning the delicate dance of controlling the elements, and encountering a daunting reality: Great power is a double-edged sword—one that wields immense responsibility and peril in equal measures. The fiery nemesis, Pyro, is on the loose, his hunger for chaos growing with every conflagration he ignites. As the flames of destruction rise higher and the stakes intensify, Jack grapples with a hard truth: Defeating Pyro is beyond his power alone.

No Democracy Lasts Forever argues that the Constitution has become a threat to American democracy and must be dramatically changed or replaced if secession is to be avoided. Deeply troubled by the Constitution's inherent flaws, Erwin Chemerinsky, the renowned dean of Berkeley law school, came to the sobering conclusion that our nearly 250-year-old founding document is responsible for the crisis now facing American democracy. 

Jack's always been about finding the answer, the key, to everything, but his riddles and locks were always larger than the people in his life suspected. What holds everything together? How could the ancients' understanding of the elements connect to our modern understanding? If Jack understood that, would it mean he could control them? But answers come with consequences, and knowledge always has a price.

When Matt Perison first came to Gaia, everything was wrong and dangerous. He was promised redemption and repayment for dying of cancer, but that turned out to be a lie. He was promised a nice place in which to exist, but instead he got death. He was promised, in all ways, good. But what he has, in all ways, is bad. He's made the best of it though. Aided by his system guardian, Lucy, and the dungeon system itself, Barry, Matt began to build a life for himself. He's getting pretty good at surviving in a place where nothing else is alive. But surviving isn't all there is.

Given the chance to at last snag the hot office assistant he's been after, Jake sets into motion a snowball of events that lead him to strange new worlds-some not of this realm-and to truths not meant to be discovered. With it, humanity dares to challenge the ancients. Now, Earth's Legions must fight for all.

Branded a hero after the victory on Atlas, Jake Adlar is honored with a personal introduction to the Legion's Legate. Easy. What could possibly go wrong? Then he'd be free to confront the deranged, body-snatching Centurion in league with the Synths and save some lives. Meanwhile, the sleeks, who showed up as Earth's saviors only to make humanity their slaves, have enlisted the Legion's services in a mercenary gig.