The Xaris have possessed the Universe, and they just hired the wrong guy...Enter the Layo Galaxy: an asteroid so massive that it converges into various ends of the universe.It is the 'heart' of all gravity, and governed by a ruthless class of automatons, known as the Xaris. For eons, these cosmic dictators have successfully controlled all realities. Until now...Meet, Phaldone Valeen, The Feuler. This spy, co-joined twin, psychotic butcher, ...

For fans of Little Fires Everywhere, a novel that explores the ambiguities of motherhood and salvation through the anguished relationship between a troubled, undocumented Mexican teenager and the grieving, upper-middle-class mother who takes her in.After the drug overdose of her teenage son, Helen, a privileged white woman, takes in Mia, a troubled and undocumented Mexican teenager.Although they initially fill each other’s voids, Helen’s lofty expe...

The second volume of Darren Aronofsky's original graphic novel series Human Nature**, a surreal and satirical graphic novel adventure like no other**From the visionary minds behind Black Swan and The Whale, Darren Aronofsky and Ari Handel, along with writer Jeff Welch and acclaimed artist Martín Morazzo (Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum) comes Human Nature Book 2, the penultimate chapter in this razor‑s...

You can love God sincerely--and still feel exhausted, empty, and quietly disappointed with your spiritual life.Does it ever feel like despite doing all the "right things," you're still worn down by constant striving? Many believers feel trapped in a cycle of overcommitment and performance, wondering why intimacy with God feels elusive when they're trying so hard to be faithful.Kristen Welch knows this struggle firsthand. As a bestselling author, nonprofit f...

In this series of accessible lectures, Fredric Jameson explores German philosophy and critical theory as it de�veloped in the wake of World War Two. Focusing on key thinkers - Horkheimer, Adorno, Heidegger, Habermas, Marcuse, Beuys, Enzensberger, Kluge, and Sloterdijk - Jameson weaves close readings of texts with anecdotes and aper�us to craft a narrative about the uses of the�ory. He delves into world-historical phenomena, such as the legacy of Nazism and the formation of the European Uni...

Love makes us all braveDARIOAfter escaping my controlling ex-boyfriend and moving to Redwood Bay, I swear off men for good. The only company I need is my new rescue dog, Queenie. Meeting gorgeous firefighter Lochlan Bell at puppy training class doesn't count because he's straight, yet for some bizarre reason he's decided to become my friend. When he suggests pretending to be my boyfriend for Thanksgiving to stop my concerned family from worrying ab...

“But everyone else has it.” “If you loved me, you’d get it for me!”When you hear these comments from your kids, it can be tough not to cave. You love your children―don’t you want them to be happy and to fit in?Kristen Welch knows firsthand it’s not that easy. In fact, she’s found out that when you say yes too often, it’s not only hard on your peace of mind and your wallet―...

The plan was simple for the Queen: let let the Ogre breed her until no king would want her. One week in his cabin and Claudia knows the weight of his body pressing her against every wall, every table. Knows the stretch of him filling her completely. She can no longer pretend this is just the arrangement. Claudia enjoys being his to breed and so she invites him to bed, knowing there will be no sleeping tonight.

Massacres await between the stars.In Evolving Crane, book 3, death comes in threes(1) Blast between galaxies with the galactic drug dealer, Kontriss. Place your bets bet on him, cause the cosmic drug lord always delivers. Until his vast accomplishments place the Xaris on high alert. When a drug deal goes horribly wrong on Planet Nappassiss, the Xaris steal Kontriss' most prized possession, The Triple

A practical Q&A guide from Jack Welch and Suzy Welch addressing tough questions in business, leadership, management, culture, strategy, careers, execution, and personal effectiveness. Written in a direct, action-focused style, the book offers clear business judgment for managers, entrepreneurs, and professionals.

Claudia fled an arranged marriage and found something better. When the wounded princess wakes in an ogre's cabin, the beast warns her 'the land is no safe place for a woman', but that sounds less like a warning and more like an invitation.Bearing his huge heir would ruin her for the king, and Claudia wants to be ruined properly. In this world, half-breeds don't come easy, but she's eager to learn exactly how hard an ogre can try. Claudia forms a deal: to be bred over and over by th...

Told through the voices of twenty European Jews who survived the Holocaust, The Hunted presents a micro historical account of persecution and survival under Nazi rule. Drawing on diaries and memoirs, it reconstructs a multiplicity of experiences across national, social, and religious contexts, examining how individual decisions were shaped by family networks, local conditions, and shifting policies. Each chapter traces a single year in the lives of the protagonists, situating thei...