The Root World of Ashtian rumbles with the thinning Veil of Thorns to the far East, which divides this realm and the next, where ancient threats awaken from within. As the Central Kingdoms are preoccupied with their rivalries and ploys for conquest and warfare, some will find themselves tangled within the vines of the ever-changing cycle.This threat is personal for Sir Tarys Darb, a Knight of the Order from within the Bark of the Root, as the last Knight of Seasons of the Conclave,...

In a realm where magic collides with technology, Reg's destiny unfolds in flames.Dive into danger with Reg Rawlins as she races against time to help her adopted dragon, Ember. With Ember spiraling out of control Reg embarks on a perilous quest to Drakuntsee, a legendary dragon colony.From her earliest memories, Reg has always been different.Amid cryptic prophecies and a search for an ancient grimoire coveted by a digital entity, Reg must harness her...

The Einstein Nexus: Book 1A NovellaWhat began as a curiosity for two teenage boys became a physic's research project into the time effects of the Einstein-Rosen bridge.At first, the excitement of the project concealed the dangers, even from the experts.But in time danger leads to disaster.The Einstein Nexus: Book 1 is the first novella in a series about time travel and teenage boys.S...

The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India. It is of immense importance to the culture of the Indian subcontinent, and is a major text of Hinduism. Its discussion of human goals (artha or 'purpose', kama or 'pleasure', dharma or 'duty', and moksha or 'liberation') takes place in a long-standing tradition, attempting to explain the relationship of the individual to society and the world (the nature of the 'Self') and the workings of karma.

The second edition of the Clinical Handbook of Interstitial Lung Disease is an update of the first edition and provides a comprehensive guide for practicing physicians and other healthcare providers who are involved in the diagnosis and management of diverse forms of interstitial lung disease (ILD). Key global opinion leaders in respiratory medicine have drawn on their knowledge and experience to generate an authoritative, comprehensive, and concise guidebook for use in clinical s...

Redemption feels good—while it lasts.Our indomitable flower lady, now Iris, tracks down her son and moves to Charlotte, N.C. Fortunately, her burn injuries in Toronto led to plastic surgery that makes her unrecognizable, even to her son—she hopes. In North Carolina, she creates an idyllic family life for herself. She now has a grandson to love, a son who has become very fond of her, and her dream house.But before long, she must deal with problems that threa...

A dead influencer. A cold case killer. A detective spiraling into darkness.When social media star Todd Summers is found strangled to death in his luxury apartment, Detective Chief Inspector Carter discovers the victim was about to drop an explosive exposé-one that promised to finally solve the Beach Gay Eight murders, a series of brutal killings that terrorized Melbourne's gay community in the 1990s.But someone didn't want those secrets revealed.As ...

Redemption feels good-while it lasts.Our indomitable flower lady, now Iris, tracks down her son and moves to Charlotte, N.C. Fortunately, her burn injuries in Toronto led to plastic surgery that makes her unrecognizable, even to her son-she hopes. In North Carolina, she creates an idyllic family life for herself. She now has a grandson to love, a son who has become very fond of her, and her dream house.But before long, she must deal with problems that threa...

The modern guide for raising safe, confident, and informed children—now fully updated for today’s digital worldPraised as a “must-have resource” for parents, The Sex-Wise Parent offers a compassionate, thoroughly researched and evidence-based guide to raising children who are safe, confident, and informed about their bodies, their relationships, and the intersection between them. Dr. Janet Rosenzweig, a nationally recognized expert on child welfare and sex...

When washed-up novelist and community college professor Xavier Si disappears, John Groff meets an underground revolutionary movement set to destroy the dam above Mothwick. The leader of the revolutionary group, the enigmatic Mr. Gold, seems to have witnessed the construction of the dam and the European colonization of North America. Meanwhile, sometimes-student Kimberly Kahn, the daughter of the town's climatologist, struggles to find meaning in a world ravaged by war and environmental deg...

Inspired by true events, No Safe Ground follows Matt 'Johno' Johnson. Once among the best—an elite British Special Forces operator, now a close-protection contractor. He is haunted by an ambush in Afghanistan that killed three of his men. Isolated and battling PTSD and guilt, he feels a sense of unfinished duty.After a deadly encounter with the Zeta cartel in Central America, Johno escapes and takes a job in Northern Iraq, searching for redemption. The task: protect, extract, move ...

How leaders can turn their team's individual differences into deeper trust, greater creativity, and winning results.Look around your team. You see people with different communication styles, perspectives, cultural norms, and capabilities. These differences are expressed in all kinds of ways—a casual gesture in a meeting, a colleague's opinion on a current event, an intense work style—and can often lead to friction, even conflict. You try to manage around them, but ...