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We all know the history of science that we learned from grade school textbooks: how Galileo used his telescope to show that the earth was not the center of the universe; how Newton divined gravity from the falling apple; how Einstein unlocked the mysteries of time and space with a simple equation. This history is made up of long periods of ignorance and confusion, punctuated once an age by a brilliant thinker who puts it all together. These few tower over the ordinary masses, and in the traditional account, it is to them that we owe science in its entirety. This belief is wrong.

World on Fire picks up where Magnificent Vibration left off: with the hapless Bobby Cotton and his beloved bride (and former nun), Alice, having unleashed a global pandemic that’s fast wiping out half the world’s population - and at God’s request. Bobby guides a very pregnant Alice and a motley crew of survivors to the Holy Land, darting through the hazards of a world that has fallen to pieces in a way more thorough than any we have seen. But Bobby’s newborn daughter is born with astonishing abilities, and she’s not alone.

Deed So, a coming-of-age story, takes place in a small Southern town in 1962. It was the last year of innocence - the year before the Kennedy assassination, the civil rights struggle, feminist activism, and the Vietnam War changed America forever.

Brainy 12-year-old Agnes Hayden "Haddie" Bashford wants nothing more than to leave Wicomico Corners and escape to the exciting world beyond its narrow, tradition-bound borders. A series of shocking incidents brings the outside world crashing down on her backward village, exposing long-buried family secrets....

Based on extensive interviews with conservative opponents of the president, Robert P. Saldin and Steven M. Teles reveal why such a wide range of committed partisans chose to break with their longtime comrades in arms. 

Where Have All the Humans Gone is a story about a family of pigeons in London during the coronavirus pandemic. Peter the pigeon, the youngest member of the family, learns how to be self-sufficient, as he slowly discovers why his human friends have all disappeared from view.

On the outskirts of Buenos Aires in 1907, Doctor Quintana pines for head nurse Menéndez while he and his colleagues embark on a grisly series of experiments to investigate the line between life and death. One hundred years later, a celebrated artist goes to extremes in search of aesthetic transformation, turning himself into an art object. How far are we willing to go, Larraquy asks, in pursuit of transcendence?

Here it is - The 3 H's Trilogy, now available in a complete collection that is a weird mix of cosmic horror, weird fiction, comedic bizarro, and dark romance! The 3 H's Trilogy begins with the story of a woman who falls in love with a decapitated head. From there, the story only gets weirder and darker, and is unlike any other tale ever written. Edited by Jeff O'Brien, who also provided an introduction for this collection.

A major discovery at a geothermal drilling site in Iceland is the beginning of an astonishing story that began 15,000 years ago on earth. A story that has been debated by our holy men for the millennia: Is there life after death, or do we just disappear? Billionaire Baron Bradford wants to know for sure. He wants to find a way to take his vast wealth with him to his next life. If you were a billionaire, would you want to leave it all behind and start over again with nothing? What if you really could take it all with you...but how?

‘All men should strive to learn before they die what they are running from, and to, and why’ Rick Stein's childhood in 1950s rural Oxfordshire and North Cornwall was idyllic. His parents were charming and gregarious, their five children much-loved and given freedom typical of the time. As he...

This is a completely updated edition of the 1983 classic that introduced a powerful method for gaining freedom from self-defeating behaviors and beliefs. Rick Carson, creator of the renowned Gremlin-Taming Method, has revised the book to include fresh interactive activities, real-life...

Map-obsessed Thomas spends his days and nights on a virtual tour of the world through his computer screen, believing he must store the details of every town and city in his head. Then one day, while surfing a street view program, he sees something that shouldn't be there: a woman being murdered...

A career advisor explains why many talented, hard-working people often miss out on their full career potential, revealing the tells, blind spots, secrets, and unspoken rules you need to know in order to play the game to win. While many careers have been impacted by economic downturns, failed...

Grandfather looks around at all the faces glowing in the dim light of the ambers from the fire and starts his tale. "It was long ago, and we, The People, lived far from here in a place called The Kingdom. We lived among and worked with Giants!" Steven shakes his head no and buries his face in his hands. "Not the Giant story!" All the children are cuddled up close to their parents and very frightened, all except Steven, a non-believer in these tales of Giants.

Ever try finding a virtuous man in the Big Apple circa the 1930s? A fool's errand, right? Well, Nick O'Brien is no fool. The war vet and former cop turned in his badge and then turned his back on the crooked criminal justice system. He's got a new mission: to be that good man in a bad city. With honesty and compassion, Nick hangs out the shingle of his own private detective agency to aid the victims of evil. He's out to crush corruption, case by case.

International tensions arise as nine gifted children mysteriously disappear from a Southern California research conference. It is believed these children possess extraordinary gifts, but do their gifts come from another reality? - another Time? The single parents of the two American children find themselves drawn together as they are pitted against a mysterious agency and led into a labyrinth of intrigue, government cover-up, the paranormal, and murder.

Marion Legrand arrives from France with her daughter after receiving a cryptic letter from her ailing sister Mimi, unaware of what lies in store for them in Florida. They are assailed by a coterie of oddballs at an "otherwise stable no-nonsense age discretionary retirement community". It's late-life crisis at Sunny Glen Palms, and from the golf greens to the clubhouse the veil of the American psyche is lifted, revealing the sometimes breezy sometimes topsy-turvy world of retirement.

A moment of tragedy. A season of uncertainty. An infinite eternity. Gary Dale embarks on a journey that will define his life, and the life hereafter. Emotional, touching, and funny, The Keysmith is an uplifting tale of discovery leading to one man's ultimate destiny.

Getting super powers, traveling through time, and saving a kingdom, all with the power of the fart! Fighting the evil wizard Hendrick with the help of Merlin, Robinhood, the ferries of the forest, goblins, trolls, and Little Red Riding Hood and her grandma, the wolf.

Detective Norton is a broken man. Still grieving the murder of his girlfriend, he is called to investigate the daylight slaughter of an entire office amid rumours of a mysterious and lethal computer program. As the conspiracy unfolds the technological killer has a new target. Fighting for survival, Norton must also battle his inner demons, the wrath of MI5, and a beautiful but deadly mercenary only known as Orchid.

Jake Cooper knows all too well who he loves, even if she doesn't love him in return. After almost jeopardizing their friendship because of one kiss, Jake's decided to set aside his feelings for Sienna...for now. During a night out, Jake is introduced to Ronnie and begins to form a friendship with her. This relationship causes tension between him and Sienna and she starts to show signs of jealousy. With Dark Falkon recording their new album and spending long hours in the studio, Lukas doesn't have a lot of time to spend with Sienna. She's not used to this distance between them.