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By most popular accounts, the universe started with a bang some 13.8 billion years ago. But what happened before the Big Bang? And how do we know it happened at all? Here prominent cosmologist Niayesh Afshordi and science communicator Phil Halper offer a tour of the peculiar possibilities: bouncing and cyclic universes, time loops, creations from nothing, multiverses, black hole births, string theories, and holograms. Along the way, they offer both a call for new physics and a riveting story of scientific debate.

Kanastya has come a long way from being the outcast from the Haffen swamps. Now she's the first dragon mage in generations. But power comes with a price. She's become the target of the black dragon himself. He can level cities with his sharr'vok death breath, command an army of the walking dead—and he's hunting Kanastya for something only she possesses: her dragon song. Serving on Vorden's war council should make her an asset. Instead, her unstable magic threatens to make her a liability. Every spell slips through her hands while her enemy grows stronger.

The night Nora's parents were murdered, something ancient and malevolent stirred beneath the waves—and it never let go. No one else felt it. But Nora did . . . she still does. The darkness whispers her name, curls through her thoughts, tempts her with release. On the edge of the Mackinac Bridge, Nora is ready to surrender. But fate has other plans. Saved by Kairos, a powerful celestial, who claims she's his fated mate, Nora is thrust into a hidden world of otherworldly beings and ancient prophecy. Her past—wiped away. Her future—bound to a war that began long before she was born.

When Rentt senses something wrong with his familiar, Edel, he and Lorraine leave Hathara and return to the city of Maalt. They find the city in flames, swarming with thralls. Rentt finds Edel safe beneath the orphanage. Through his familiar, our hero learns that a single vampire may be the cause of all the chaos. Matters are complicated when Rentt runs into Gold-class adventurer and vampire hunter, Nive Maris . . . who still suspects Rentt may be a vampire! When they delve into the new dungeon, the group runs into another familiar face . . .

With the alien scourge responsible for the greatest war in humanity's history in full retreat, Kira Forrest anticipates a few months of rest and relaxation while she and her found family recover from their ordeal. Her hard earned peace is cut short when an attack on the Great Houses reveals cracks in the very foundation of the empire. When blame is laid at the feet of Kira's birth house, she will have to find the true perpetrators quick if she wants to protect her new home and everyone within it.

Managers and entrepreneurs know they have a great product or service—but they may not know how best to sell it. Useful for nearly any sector or industry, this book is a thoroughly practical guide on how to build an excellent sales organization, brick by brick. Creating an effective sales organization is a challenge for many businesses, and it's easy to waste resources on ineffective approaches. Many MBA and executive education programs do not cover sales management in any depth.

When Harris took his video game-obsessed teenage son camping, he was hoping for a bonding session in the great outdoors teaching his boy the essentials of how to survive in the wilderness. But when mysterious forces destroy society and impose a game-like system upon the survivors, Harris and Leo discover they have a lot to teach each other. Harris can’t survive this new world without Leo's gaming experience, and Leo can't survive without his dad's survival instincts and skills. Now they have three goals: level up, gear up, get home to mom.

A group of desperate student filmmakers break into Crawford Manor for an unauthorized night shoot. They have no choice. Their lead actress has quit. They're out of time. They're out of money. They're out of luck. For Crawford Manor has a past that won't stay dead, and the crew are about to come face-to-face with the hideous secret that stalks the halls. Will anyone survive . . . the NIGHT SHOOT?

The Weyr of the Evenstar was meant to be a place of honor—a home for those chosen to ride dragons. For Kanastya, it's a battlefield. Bullied for her differences and weakened by an illness, every day is a fight for survival. Yet among the dragons, she finds solace and belonging. But as threats beyond the weyr grow and dragons prepare for war, Kanastya must discover the true meaning of strength. Not the kind forged in perfect health or flawless skill, but the kind that rises despite everything. For her greatest power might not be the one they train for . . . but the one that makes her different.

After the Earth is destroyed, the devastated world's last survivors begin civilization anew. In a world forever changed by the horrors of humanity's wars . . . A world that has now become a place where magic is real . . . A world where monsters and worse have come to life . . . A world where magic and science blend with pop culture . . . Come along and join Hiro and his friends on their journey through their first year at Warrior Academy! Come along for adventure, romance, and revenge!

The conflict between skilled mercenaries and the trapped group of prospectors has been getting worse. New monsters have also been arriving in the anomalous zone. Some of them have even managed to get over to Earth. Their abilities have been increasing so much that they will soon be able to devour humans and mercenaries alike and nothing will stop them becoming kings of the Other Side. If that happens, Earth will lose its chance to stay isolated from other worlds. Survival is possible if unique skills can be developed. It's a risk worth taking but the prospectors are running out of time.

In Wisdom Untethered: The Time for Questions, Michael A. Singer offers direct answers to life's deepest challenges: how to find peace amid chaos, how to handle the mind's endless chatter, how to let go of emotional pain, and how to live from the vast awareness that you truly are. In this groundbreaking guide, Singer explores the universal struggles we all face, such as the need to control, the fear of change and surrender, and the illusion that peace lies somewhere outside of ourselves.

Kennedy Hellebore knows how to keep a secret. She's been a witch-in-hiding her whole life. But when she moves to Edinburgh for a study-abroad program, the enchanting city seems to have plans of its own. Including magically bonding her to three unexpected new friends. Bennett MacKay never meant to run (literally) into his beautiful neighbor and would do anything to make it up to her. Lucky for him, she needs help with Edinburgh lore, and that's his specialty.

Adam Cain is getting too old for this shit. Sure, he only looks to be around thirty, but this is his second lifetime, and he's getting a little tired of always having to kick alien ass. Besides that, he's got piles of energy credits, so he doesn't have to keep risking his life for the money. But then again, he is The Human for Hire, the best of the best, and everyone knows it.

Let's do this thing! The invasion's about to begin. Sergey's got no time to waste and enemies up the wazoo . . .

If there's one thing most Americans can agree on, it's that everyone hates white liberals. Conservatives hate them for being culturally tolerant and threatening to usher in communism. Libertarians hate them for believing in the power of the state. Socialists hate them for serving as capitalism's beard. Even liberals hate liberals—either because they can't manage to overcome their own prejudices, or precisely because they're so self-hating. This is the starting point for Kevin M. Schultz's lively new history of white liberals in the United States.

In this book, bestselling author Alex Shevrin Venet empowers everyday changemakers by showing how equity-centered trauma-informed practices can guide our approach to school change. Unlike other books on social justice, this powerful resource doesn't tell you which changes to implement; instead, it focuses on helping you develop the skills, strategies, and tools for making change meaningful and effective.

A job from an old family friend unleashes a flood of surprises. And there's a bigger problem than dark mage threats—the patriarch is sick, and only one healer can save him. The mission? Complete the job—and track down that healer. Along the way there will be new allies, unexpected charges, and a conspiracy starring the mysterious death mage once again. Oh, and that pesky riddle from the past? Still needs solving. Time to buckle up. Things are about to get interesting.

Donna Grant presents Book 9 in the Skye Druids series.

When a silent little girl is abandoned at court, Anna isn't the obvious choice to take her in. But something about the child feels painfully familiar—and impossible to walk away from. She thinks it's temporary. Just until the system finds a better option. But then a figure from her past resurfaces—the one she thought she'd escaped for good. He's watching. Waiting. And the closer he gets, the more Anna's carefully rebuilt life begins to splinter.