A king's fury shakes a kingdom.A musician's song can calm the storm.A young woman's voice may change the fate of nations.When King Lazal of Tarzul rages at the birth of another daughter, the palace trembles beneath the weight of his despair. His dynasty is failing, his bloodline thinning, and the ancient laws meant to protect his people now threaten to unravel the realm. Only Zu Enki, the king's quiet musician and master of the world's hidden harmonics, dares to inter...

A gothic fantasy debut steeped in vampires, prophecy, betrayal, and a second chance that comes with a deadly price.It begins with a storm, and a voice that answers when no one else will.When tragedy shatters Gary's life, something ancient listens. What it offers is not salvation, but a second chance that pulls him into a hidden world of dark magic and bloodbound legacies.In a realm where vampires rule behind masks of nobility and werewolves are bound by forgotten ri...

In 1649, French colonizers greet the generous Carib people of Grenada with open arms—and secret orders for genocide. From the ashes of a massacre and a desperate, sacrificial leap from a cliff, a curse is born into the soil.Years later, enslaved Africans are brought to work the conquered land, their suffering a constant, brutal offering. With each lash of the whip, each act of defilement, a shadow gathers on Hill Piton, drinking their pain. It is a passive, growing hunger born of u...

#PostWorkout is a book about TRANSFORMATION. In this book, Christopher Oliver also known as "Jolly B the Trainer," shares reflections, life lessons and experiences from his life journey that will inspire anyone who reads this book to grow!In this short but insightful book, readers and listeners will be able to reflect on the lessons learned from his short comings and be able to use his strategies and tools to help strengthen their own mind and bo...

There is a specter haunting advanced industrial countries: structural unemployment. Recent years have seen growing concern over declining jobs, and though corporate profits have picked up after the Great Recession of 2008, jobs have not. It is possible that “jobless recoveries” could become a permanent feature of Western economies.This illuminating book focuses on the employment futures of advanced industrial countries, providing readers with the sociological imagination to appreci...

"A timely and smart discussion of how different cities and regions have made a changing economy work for them—and how policymakers can learn from that." —Barack ObamaWe're used to thinking of the United States in opposing terms: red versus blue, haves versus have-nots. But today there are three Americas. At one extreme are the brain hubs—cities like San Francisco, Boston, and Durham—with workers who are among the most productive, creative, and best paid on the plane...

A sweeping case that, in a world of trade disputes, higher tariffs, and broader geopolitical uncertainty, a new age of economic localization will put an end to the last half century of globalization—by one of the preeminent economic journalists writing today“This invaluable book is as bold in its ambitions as it is readable.”—Ian Bremmer, New York Times bestselling author of The Power of CrisisA KIRKUS REVIEWS

He claimed her freedom, now she must claim her strength.When sheltered omega Shaya sacrifices her freedom to save her sister, she becomes the possession of a savage tribal warrior.He takes her from her home, intending to offer her as a gift to someone in his distant homeland.Isolated and unable to communicate, Shaya strives to remain strong despite his harsh treatment. Yet, in softer moments, he treats her like she is his.As tribe leader, Ka...

The New Localism provides a roadmap for change that starts in the communities where most people live and work.In their new book, The New Localism, urban experts Bruce Katz and Jeremy Nowak reveal where the real power to create change lies and how it can be used to address our most serious social, economic, and environmental challenges.Power is shifting in the world: downward from national governments and states to cities and metropolitan com...

Learning new magic isn’t as easy as Zoe expected, especially when the mages at Gorgon University seem dead set against teaching. Add in some necessary late-night sneaking about, and Zoe is almost certain to be kicked out. No one in their right mind would view going to Wendal as a good alternative, but Zoe ends up there after she accidentally gains the attention of both a dragon and a wolf shifter from Wendal. To regain her freedom, all Zoe has to do is unravel one very large curse that has...

Countries worldwide are struggling to imitate the industrial prowess of the East Asian pacesetters, but growth accelerations have proven remarkably transient. Building a portfolio of tradable goods and services and steadily raising the level of investment in these activities, has generally defied the best policy efforts - in particular, bringing investment ratios on par with East Asian averages has presented the greatest challenge. Hence the search is on for growth recipes not so tightly boun...

What Globalization Now Means for Your BusinessExecutives can no longer base their strategies on the assumption that globalization will continue to advance steadily. But how should they respond to the growing pressures against globalization? And what can businesses do to control their destinies in these times of uncertainty?In The New Global Road Map, Pankaj Ghemawat separates fact from fiction by giving readers a better understanding of the key tre...