A beyond-the-screen graphic novel adventure set before the events of James Cameron's award-winning film Avatar: The Way of Water!After defending their home of Pandora and sending the Resources Development Administration packing back to Earth nearly fifteen years ago, the Na’vi returned to their peaceful lives. Former US Marine Jake Sully, now accepted as Na’vi himself in an avatar body, has started a family with Neytiri. Despite more than a decade of peace...

Beyond Traditional Performance Management: A Comprehensive and Fresh Approach to Performance Reviews provides a compelling new picture of what an effective performance management system could look like. By giving examples of how each element can be improved and implemented, a comprehensive picture of how the entire system could look begins to emerge. This book achieves this by examining the key questions that performance management system designers should ask, exploring realistic ...

This book showcases and disrupts the academic pipeline for Asian and Asian-descent scholars who go through doctoral programs to their seniority in U.S. academia in Language Education. With a focus on care, mentorship, and collective healing for future Asian scholars in Language Education, the chapters in this book detail diverse experiences and strategies for overcoming inequity and power imbalance, with contributions from doctoral students and those on the tenure/tenured track or who choo...

A research-backed, story-driven guide that shows how humility—properly understood—multiplies personal growth, connection, and influence—from the co-author of The One-Minute Entrepreneur and Prosper.In a culture where the loudest voices dominate business and politics, it can seem like humility is a liability. But what if it is actually the key to lasting success?Entrepreneur and best-selling author Ethan Willis shows that humility—not ego—p...

Bob Dylan’s art and image are at once rivetingly iconic and eternally elusive. Yet one aspect of his career remains underexplored: his appearances and depictions on screen. Since the mid-1960s, Dylan has been the subject of documentaries, an actor in feature films, and the auteur of his own film projects, as well as the inspiration for both traditional and unconventional biopics.I’m Glad I’m Not Me explores Dylan on film, from D. A. Pennebaker’s direct cinema classic D...

Star Chapter Books are the perfect bridge for kids moving beyond beginning readers but not yet ready for longer chapter books. With short chapters, bold two-color illustrations, and fast-paced, funny stories, these confidence-building books make reading fun and rewarding.Dog siblings Betsy and Bones travel to Tokyo and get swept up in a whirlwind of overnight fame in this third book in the Dog Meets Dog series!Betsy and Bones say “konnichiw...

They took an oath. Now, they will pay the price.Eve Shepherd has lasted longer than her enemies, or even she, expected. But now a new, stronger enemy emerges threatening her husband’s life if she doesn’t stop her search for him. The ultimatum is brutal—stop her search, or he will die.She begins to suspect that his disappearance was not an accident but a calculated trap within a vast, shadowy network. As she peels back ...

A forest almanac for our time that is inspiring, informative, and grounded in hopeTapper’s groundbreaking first book How to Love a Forest offered a pragmatic and hopeful vision for our relationship with forests and other ecosystems. His new book, The Forest Year, lives inside the practice of staying, caretaking, and paying attention. Following the author’s forest through a year of life, the book explores flowers, birds, forest ecology, biodiversit...

British witchcraft and paganism in film and television.For more than a century, witches have cast their spell over audiences across Britain. From the fantasy crones of silent cinema to the murderous Satanists of 1970s horror, the persecuted women of historical dramas to the fresh-faced students of Hogwarts, the theme of witchcraft has captivated generation after generation. But what do these on-screen tales of witchery and magic tell us about modern culture—both in...

A simple, proven, and step-by-step approach to taking control of the college admission processEthan Sawyer (the College Essay Guy), along with dozens of top admission experts, will help you stand out by showing colleges and universities how your values and your drive will change you, your alma mater, and the world.

Write a college essay that gets you noticed—and gets you in.Whether you're feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or just unsure where to start, College Essay Essentials by Ethan Sawyer—aka The College Essay Guy—offers a clear, proven roadmap to writing essays that stand out.

When a serial killer joins the FBI, criminals had better watch out.Infamous serial killer Francis Ackerman Jr. hasn't lost his macabre tastes. He's just changed sides.Working for a highly secretive division of the FBI, Ackerman is helping the Bureau track down the most dangerous murderers currently active in the United States.His first assignment is 'The Alien', a killer whose MO is leaving mutilated bodies in highly intricate crop circles. The Alie...