Prison. Just reading the word conjures up mental images of harshness and negativity. While the word 'criminal' summons feelings of fear, disgust, anger, aggression, and revenge. These near-universal feelings about criminals are the foundation of prisons as places where harm, through neglect, indifference, and paucity, festers and replicates like a virus. For this reason, any conversation about prison and its potential for anything other than harm must start with the people who live there. ...

Plastics explains what plastics are, how they are made, how they are used, and the problems and opportunities they bring.

AI is not just a tool. It's a new creator and a new risk. Artificial intelligence is transforming how companies innovate, create, and compete. But with this transformation comes a legal and strategic minefield.Generative AI tools can produce valuable assets or create unintentional IP violations. Training data may be unknowingly scraped, reused, or leaked. And companies that fail to align their IP strategies with AI use risk litigation, brand damage, and even board liability. This b...

"A gripping story with dramatic twists, and a memorable heroine." —James Patterson, #1 New York Times bestselling authorMcCown County assistant prosecutor Elsie Arnold is prepping an assault case when a girl is found beaten and bloodied at a roadside no-tell motel. Elsie tries to convince the teen to reveal who attacked her, but Mandy is too scared—and stubborn—to cooperate… and then she disappears. Elsie's positive a predator is targeting the Ozark hills,...

The Bram Stoker Award–winning author of Sunglesss After Dark chronicles the life of a werewolf who becomes part of the human—and inhuman—history of the Old West.More than 150 years old, Billy Skillet looks back on his life existing between Native Americans and white men on the frontiers of a growing America, always on the edges of reality and unreality.Born of a werewolf father and human mother from the Old Country, Billy is the only member of his fa...

Nancy Holder and Debbie Viguie, the New York Times bestselling authors of the Wicked series, have created an entirely new trilogy with the passion of Twilight and the grandeur of Fallen. The Wolf Springs Chronicles introduces readers to a town of secrets and the new girl who's about to start believing in werewolves.

Who do you run to?Out in the forest, tensions are blazing like forest fire. The ancient rivalry between the Fenner and Gaudin packs has reached fever pitch, and only a battle will quell the blood lust.Katelyn is caught in the middle, her pack loyalties tested like never before. The person she needs the most – strong, sexy, loyal Trick – has no idea about her dark secrets. And while werewolf wars are raging, the Hellhound is still out there, stalkin...

"The Rules is a must-read for fans of thrillers with truly frightening twists."--School Library JournalNarrated by an alternating unreliable group of teens, this dark thriller will have readers on the edge of their seats. No one is safe and everyone is a suspect. It’s Saw meets I Know What You Did Last Summer.Junior Robin Brisset has no idea what she’s in for when she accepts an invitation to one of Callabrese High’s most exclusiv...

How can we keep children safe in an uncertain world, but also raise them to be confident in taking the healthy, emotional risks necessary to succeed in life? The authors of this unique book—two clinical psychologists, who are also mothers—provide essential guidance for parents and teachers. They explain, step-by-step, how to help children become successful risk-takers: ready to leap at life’s opportunities and triumph over setbacks along the way. With stories based on the...

The question, "Why should I obey the law?" introduces a contemporary puzzle that is as old as philosophy itself. The puzzle is especially troublesome if we think of cases in which breaking the law is not otherwise wrongful, and in which the chances of getting caught are negligible. Philosophers from Socrates to H.L.A. Hart have struggled to give reasoned support to the idea that we do have a general moral duty to obey the law but, more recently, the greater number of learned voices has exp...

Perfect for fans of Twilight.What do you run from?Katelyn had only been in Wolf Springs a short time before she was bitten by a werewolf. And now she carries that creature's curse in her veins.But she's not alone. Wolf Springs is home to a hidden family of werewolves, the Fenners – who swear none of them bit her. Apparently there’s a monster on the loose – something wild and uncontrollable.And to make matters worse, Katelyn...

Girls, Boys, Robots - Everyone is Welcome here!This stellar collection will appeal to both teens and grown-ups who dream of future worlds. ~Kirkus Starred ReviewWhat’s it like to be a space station detective? To be homesick for Mars? What do you say when your robotgets you in trouble?Join the adventures of a diverse cast of characters in this year’s Young Explorer’s Adventure Guide, featuring award-winning writers alongside great new...