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The title comes from "The Atomic Man," the seventh story in the collection, where a teenager named Calvin Reece understands what he has become. He has become light: the loneliest thing in the universe, touching everything, holding nothing. But the phrase describes all twelve protagonists. Each one reaches the world in some remarkable way and finds that the reach itself prevents the grasp. They affect everything around them and possess nothing of what they most need: ordinary human closeness, the unremarkable warmth of being known without being studied, feared, worshipped, or fled from.

Rodric Vale spent sixty years as the world's greatest hero. He answered every summons, fought every war, saved every kingdom that asked. He reached Level 100—the only person ever to do so—and became a legend.

Every life is shaped by quiet intersections—the people we used to be, the ones we once loved, and the choices that linger long after they’re made. How do we navigate the space between what’s behind us and what’s right in front of us? When familiar lives intersect again—an old love, a new commitment, a friendship tested by history—what unfolds isn’t drama, but quiet reckoning.

Maya Carson poured years of work, love, and savings into the Beach House she shared with Julian Barrett. She paid all the bills, invested everything in the renovation, painted every wall, sanded the floors and trim, rebuilt the gardens, and imagined the family they might one day have. But when the relationship shatters, Maya faces a brutal truth: she was never married, and her name was never on the title. In the eyes of the Barrett family, she owns nothing.

After the Great Wars devastated most of the planet, a lone soldier named Marcus wanders the world in search of a new purpose. But the world is not as he remembers, finding the land has devolved into a modern dark ages. Old countries and borders no longer exist as new orders are established in the chaos. Bandits roam the countryside murdering anyone they come across, while morals mean nothing as power is law.

An innocent man doesn’t run. He fights. After two combat tours in Afghanistan, Adam Cash returns to small-town Pinyon, Texas, hoping for peace and a steady job as deputy sheriff. But his high school nemesis, Sheriff Griff Turner, has other plans and makes it clear Cash isn’t welcome. Still haunted by war—and by the heartbreak of walking away from his high school sweetheart, Edie—Cash launches a longshot campaign to unseat Turner and loses. When Turner turns up dead the next day, all signs point to Cash.

The Shatter Between Heartbeats is not a poetry collection. It is a psychological event. A descent into the raw architecture of the human mind, where trauma is not described but embodied-where anxiety tightens like a vice, depression seals every exit, and survival is carved line by line without anesthesia. Written by E. T. Vale and edited by Amir Kapoor, this groundbreaking anthology explores the lived experience of mental illness through twenty-four unflinching, interconnected poems.

Lieutenant Manny Ibarra, a former commander of LAPD’s infamous SIS Unit—often referred to as the “Death Squad”—was known for keeping his aggressive team under control. However, everything changed when his brother, homicide detective Frank Ibarra was gunned down in the driveway of his Los Angeles home by a gang from East L. A. Devastated by his murder, Manny declared war on the gang, seeking justice on his own terms, a form of justice that was not found in any law book. This deadly vendetta would ultimately cost Manny his career with the LAPD.

Lieutenant Charlie Parnell grinds through his daily routine in Army Intelligence at Arlington Hall Station, Virginia. He tracks Cuban movements through Havana newspapers and Cuban radio, but what he’s counting are the dreary days until his military discharge. When the colonel calls him up to the command post one day, the last people Charlie expects to meet are two suits from the CIA.

COR Values is a true and evocative story that captures the intricate dynamics of faith, family, and personal convictions. At the heart of this narrative is a pastor, deeply rooted in his beliefs of sin and salvation, who faces a profound dilemma when his wife's sister decides to marry someone he considers a sinner. This situation challenges the very core of his teachings, which advocate for separation from sinners to maintain spiritual purity.

The search for answers on Earth has become deadly. After the Sphere mysteriously goes dark, Nolen Aromas and William Walker double down, throwing their enormous wealth into an intricate dance of wits to control Wendy, Earth’s only known AI. However, a newly freed Wendy has plans of her own, and Earth and the battered Martian colony find themselves pawns in the dangerous game.

Step into a world where technology reigns supreme and artificial intelligence is the new norm. The thrilling new series takes you on a captivating exploration of the possibilities and pitfalls of AI and algorithmic personalities, challenging you to consider the complex ethical and social issues that arise in a world just 30 years into the future.

Our future selves are obstinate in repeating the same errors every single time. In this book, I will describe elements in ourselves that contribute to what I call the “stupidity factor” of our future selves. I will present tips and techniques that you can use for taming that incorrigible future self to be less…stupid. Because when you realize your future self is still you, you will most likely behave the same way your present self behaves in the future. That’s an advantage because the future self will never magically change or surprise you with new behaviors. That’s a fact!

This collection of humorous short stories are mostly true events during my life to date, some from my youth, some as a young adult, and some when part of my hair turned gray and the rest of it turned loose. They may not make you laugh so hard that tears run down your leg, but I hope they do. I have always enjoyed a good story and loved to listen to my parents and grandparents tell the tales from their youth. The stories were always voiced but not written and with age, the memories of the tales fade and become obscure.

Joe Roberts was named Tojo Roberts by his Japanese mother, but it's been shortened to Joe by everyone else. When he comes home to Arizona after military service in Iraq, he brings with him PTSD nightmares and unexpected wealth. He struggles with both. When he meets Lisa at a veteran's hospital PTSD meeting, his life is changed for the better.

Some call them creative geniuses. Others label them workaholics. Either way, if you’re going to keep up with them, you’d better be moving quickly. These driven individuals are the movers and shakers building the world around us. Somehow, they’re able to capitalize on opportunities before others even notice them. Fueled by endless passion and ideas, they have unlimited energy to get things done. While we might not understand them, we can’t help but notice that they have something special inside. That’s The EntreSpirit.

Many lives are in imminent danger, but a mysterious entity has the power to change everything. Life is a breeze for Andreas, a simple man, and the captain of a ferry in one of Norway’s tourist-packed fjords. But things are not as perfect as they may seem. When Andreas begins to receive messages from an unknown source, he realizes that the future of the world is in danger. He decides to leave everything behind and devote his life to a single mission - saving the planet.

Arik Bar-Nathan is one of the most skilled field agents in the international espionage scene. Coming from a childhood in the slums, he has accomplished nearly every goal and is now head of the Caesarea Special Operations Division in the Israeli Mossad, and second in command of the organization.

Do you want to learn the fundamentals of Buddhism? Do you want to learn it in a practical manner that actually improves your day-to-day life? Do you want to learn it in an easy-to-understand manner? Buddhism now is more popular than it has been in decades; the Buddha’s incredible teachings are starting to get the recognition they deserve. What has happened recently is a wave of books that only go over the theory of Buddhism and don’t cover the most important aspect - how Buddhism can transform your daily life and revolutionize you as a person.

Is it possible? Can an ordinary human being really become a perfect person in three short days? Milo Crinkley thought so. What gave him the idea was a book that fell on his head one day at the library - a book with the impressive title Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days! The author, Dr. K. Pinkerton Silverfish, did look kind of weird, but he claimed to be the world's leading authority on perfection.