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A curious girl experiments with her father’s putrefying corpse. An attempt at resurrection in Key West leads to an unusual meal. An evening with a babysitter brings forth an altogether different form of “Satanic Panic.” Tim Waggoner calls Douglas Ford a “sinister surgeon with a night black scalpel,” and with this collection of stories, you’re invited to witness what happens when we cut up dad.

A 2024 Best Book Awards Winner for Urban Poetry, and Finalist in both the Narrative and Contemporary Poetry categories, The Cabin at the End of the World is Douglas Cole’s first poetry collection to explore the prose poem. Inspired by Charles Baudelaire, Octavio Paz, Claudia Rankine and James Wright, Cole tells a tale of the world in fragmentary, dreamlike poems rich in musical language that retains a mystery bringing listeners back again. If the finger pointing at the moon is not the moon, then these poems are visions wrought in moonlight.

The Republic sends its best beyond the stars. The Tenth Corps brings them home—if they survive. Aboard the ISS Do Us Part, newly minted Captain Drake is handed command of a patchwork crew, an aging ship, and a mission with more questions than orders. Their destination: Korve, a remote planet caught in a fierce storm, corporate ambition, and the eerie silence of a colony that should never have gone dark. But as Drake leads his new and unknown crew deeper into the storm, he uncovers more than he could anticipate. In a galaxy built on exploration, the frontier has always been dangerous.

Ein schiefgegangener Deal zwingt die taffe Überlebenskämpferin Aro auf die Flucht vor der Polizei, und ausgerechnet der privilegierte Hawke wird unfreiwillig zu ihrem Retter. In der verlassenen Geheimbar »Carnival Tower« suchen sie Zuflucht, und Welten prallen aufeinander, während sie sich verstecken. Obwohl sie einander nicht vertrauen, sind sie auf den anderen angewiesen. Und je mehr Zeit Aro und Hawke miteinander verbringen, desto verwirrender werden ihre Gefühle.

When states die, there are massive consequences. Somalia's death in 1991 created a safe haven for criminal non-state actors and has unsettled the Horn of Africa for decades. When the Iraqi state was dismantled in 2003, a similar set of consequences plagued the Middle East and the international system more broadly. In How States Die, Douglas Lemke provides an analysis of this phenomenon by reconceptualizing the definitions of the state and state death. A state exists, according to Lemke, whenever a set of state-like political entities exercise control over a populated territory.

The war on Ofilia is heating up and the outcome will depend on our mana potion deliveries. So, what's the problem? Well, it's been a week since the System arrived on Earth, and that means high-level hostiles from other worlds could start showing up at any time . . .

Tasha und ihre Schwester Alice ähneln sich wie Zwillinge, dabei könnten sie kaum unterschiedlicher sein. Tasha ist verheiratet, hat Kinder und lebt in der Nähe ihrer Heimatstadt Bristol. Alice hingegen führt ein luxuriöses Leben, macht Karriere und reist mit ihrem Mann um die Welt. Als Tasha dringend Urlaub braucht, schlägt Alice ihr einen Haustausch vor. Aber der Wechsel hat fatale Konsequenzen – Alice wird in der Nacht angegriffen und schwebt in größter Lebensgefahr. Und während Tasha um ihre Schwester bangt, fühlt sie sich in ihrem eigenen Haus nicht mehr sicher.

Tasha und ihre Schwester Alice ähneln sich wie Zwillinge, dabei könnten sie kaum unterschiedlicher sein. Tasha ist verheiratet, hat Kinder und lebt in der Nähe ihrer Heimatstadt Bristol. Alice hingegen führt ein luxuriöses Leben, macht Karriere und reist mit ihrem Mann um die Welt. Als Tasha dringend Urlaub braucht, schlägt Alice ihr einen Haustausch vor. Aber der Wechsel hat fatale Konsequenzen – Alice wird in der Nacht angegriffen und schwebt in größter Lebensgefahr. Und während Tasha um ihre Schwester bangt, fühlt sie sich in ihrem eigenen Haus nicht mehr sicher.

What might happen if a superior race of humans was genetically engineered? How would it be engineered? What would they look like? How would they interact with other humans? How would they change society? Synthetics Rising is the story of an experiment to create better humans. The idea is to engineer humans who are not prone to making selfish, irrational, and emotional decisions-individuals capable of leading the world with logic and reason. Their genes are designed to make them not only highly intelligent and athletic but also unselfish, rational, and especially objective.

When Cassie steps into the spotlight as the new wife of billionaire philanthropist Robert Schwarzman, she seems to have it all—glamour, wealth, security. But behind the flawless gowns and perfectly curated public image lies a woman with a secret. Because marrying Robert wasn’t exactly the fairytale she likes to portray. And Robert? He’s not the only one who wants her.

As cartas que te escrevi e nunca te enviei reúne poemas e cartas escritas ao longo de cinco anos, marcados por melancolia, raiva e momentos de coragem. Embora o leitor possa encontrar declarações de amor e breves alegrias, o tom predominante é íntimo, denso e por vezes sombrio. Trata-se de uma curadoria de dores, sentimentos difíceis que foram colocados no papel como forma de enfrentamento. Mais do que um livro comercial, é um mergulho pessoal no vazio e no limbo emocional, onde a escrita surge como tentativa de dar sentido ao que não tem explicação.

Rural Route to Mars tells the story of Robert “Robesy” Agnar, a restless teenager trapped between the dusty farmlands of Nebraska and the stars he dreams of reaching. Battling family tensions, academic struggles—especially with math—and the crushing weight of lost friendship, Robesy’s world is one of dirt roads and fading small-town hopes. But one late summer day, everything changes. A mysterious stranger, a strange symbol, and a relic from the past pull Robesy into a reality far beyond the boundaries of his quiet life.

Seventy years ago a five year old boy Pilgrim stumbled from his attic bedroom to greet a new day. He was a sick little boy diagnosed with “double pneumonia”: a steamer beside his bed. He’d spent the night in a desperate struggle to draw each breath. His grandfather almost died in the flu epidemic of 1917. A nurse saved him: calling for oxygen as she noted a blue pallor that marks the last stages of a dying man. After passing “that hump”: his grandfather lived on, then courted that nurse and married her!

Alarm startled Gracie's face as she heard a smack and then a thud. She quickly ran around the old mahogany bar to see an injured customer on the floor with a bleeding lip. She stooped down and gazed into his aqua, blue eyes and wanted to dive in. "Tony! grab that bar towel and some ice!" What's this cowboy doing here in my bar fighting and tearing up the place? she asked herself. She gingerly dabbed at his growing lip; she felt compassion on this good-looking man who seemed totally out of place here in Boston.

In the gripping fourth installment of The Addlestone Chronicles, British secret agents James and Louise Harcourt-Heath, along with Donald and Beatrice Hutchinson, venture into the heart of a nation engulfed by civil war. Their mission: to discreetly observe and report on a conflict that threatens not only Spain but the stability of all Europe. As battles rage between the democratically elected Republicans and General Franco’s insurgent Nationalists, the agents find themselves navigating a landscape of deception, danger, and political intrigue.

Cobb draws on his extensive experience as managing partner of the Finishing Fund, weaving together inspiring stories of transformed lives in remote regions with biblical insights, and offering listeners hope and practical guidance for living faithfully in these momentous days.

In Deadly Housewives, critically acclaimed mystery writer Christine Matthews has gathered 13 of the biggest names in women's mystery and suspense for an intriguing short story collection. These previously unpublished stories illuminate a different dark corner of the housewife-psyche, including sex, marriage, abandoned careers, jealousy, kids, and female friendship.

I should have died when the storm threw me overboard as a child. Everyone said it was a miracle I survived, but I know better. I never told anyone what I saw beneath the waves that day. Who would believe me? Half the time, I don’t believe myself. Someone—or something—rescued me. Ever since then, my life has been a search for answers. I need to prove myself wrong, because being right would be unfathomable. Now, years later, my expedition goes sideways and I end up back where it all started—underwater, and in the arms of the creature who saved me. He’s not just real. He’s breathtaking. Powerful.

In Portrait of a Kaleidoscope Life, Dr. Douglas Johnson shares a dazzling mosaic of moments that are as daring as they are transformative. From bloody bullfights and failed parachute jumps to conducting cancer research and surviving his own diagnosis, his life defies convention and embraces reinvention. Along the way, he finds himself caught in the collapse of the Shah of Iran, the chaos of the Desert One rescue mission, and the shadows of nuclear disasters like Chernobyl.

In 2028, former homicide detective Rachel Hunt is hired by Katherine Richardson, a wealthy descendant of Grace Carrington, to use Sinclair Whitlock's time machine once again. Her task: travel back to Southampton, England, and uncover the fate of Grace, a fifteen-year-old girl, and her governess, Edith Winslow. They disappeared just a day before boarding the Titanic—and the mystery has haunted Katherine's family for over a century.