Legend of the Erased; is a Psychological Portal fantasy intended for Adults,about an artist who, after her world shatters, attempts to take her own life. Beckoned into a dream by a nameless shadow, Serrain finds herself lost in a dreamworld made of her own creations.Empty Pages follows the artist, the shadow, and the characters within the dreamworld."Once upon a time, there was a dream.Serrain Whitman just wanted to escape, to run from the darkness that stol...

AI Use Cases for Consular Affairs explores applications for artificial intelligence (AI) across issues such as visas, passports, border security, disaster evacuation, and identity verification. It shows how AI can improve fairness, expand access, and return precious time to public servants, while confronting the risks and ethical dilemmas head-on.Drawing on more than sixty years of combined diplomatic experience—including the adjudication of tens of thousands of visas and ...

This carefully curated anthology brings together a broad selection of timeless works in one digital edition. Readers can discover essential voices, memorable stories and enduring ideas across a rich variety of literary styles. Prepared for comfortable continuous reading, this collection is ideal for exploring classic literature or returning to lasting favorites.

As one of the most iconic American singer-songwriters in history, Bob Dylan has been a major figure in music and one of the best-selling artists for over sixty years. Coming out of the Greenwich folk scene in the 1960s, Dylan’s music has evolved over the years and defies musical genres. While countless books have been written about Dylan, none have focused on how country music shaped his songwriting, performance style, and musical evolution.From his earliest years, Dylan was drawn ...

Vince Flynn’s #1 New York Times bestselling Mitch Rapp series continues the American Assassin storyline, taking the young CIA operative on his first deep-cover mission in which he infiltrates a jihadi organization bent on unleashing a weapon of mass destruction—written by Don Bentley.Mitch Rapp signed up to be an assassin.A lone wolf who hunts and kills his nation’s enemies on their turf.Now, he has a new mission.When Mitch...

Across nearly 20,000 square kilometres of ancient land, Kruger National Park reveals itself not as a destination, but as a living, breathing presence. In this extraordinary book, the park speaks through a chorus of voices: rangers, scientists, workers, travellers and the wildlife and landscape itself.From the slow rhythm of a dawn drive to the magnetic silence of a riverbank, each page invites you deeper into a world where elephants shape landscapes, antelope sustain entire ecosyst...

For the first time ever, Bob Chapek breaks his silence on his tenure as the Walt Disney Company’s CEO, offering a behind-the-scenes account of the challenges he faced—from getting the job just weeks before a worldwide pandemic, to the shifting political landscape, to his ousting given Bob Iger’s apparent desire to return.In 1993, Bob Chapek began his career at the Walt Disney Company as the marketing director for home video. After twenty-seven years of hard work, c...

A grandad's attempts to contol the terrible twins by making them listen to his outlandish stories

Nate Cross really doesn't want any more magic in his life, until the night he takes a wrong turn and gets hit in the face by an angel.In 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast of the United States, and tore a hole in time and space. Through this hole, or "Rip," magic came into our world, creating monsters and other supernatural creatures throughout the South, all the way from the Louisiana/Texas line to Miami. Nate is trying to live a simple life, running a record store in New ...

This is a chronicle of 30 notorious New England murder cases spanning from the 1800s to 2000, from well-known cases that shocked the country to lesser-known cases that petrified the small towns they were committed in.At one point in the 1970s there were so many murders in one small Connecticut county that a New York newspaper openly asked if this tiny area was perhaps the most violent county in the nation. The irony was incredible, with bloody old ...

Confronting structural inequities in child welfare that have long harmed Indigenous children and familiesA decade after the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action—five of which focused directly on the protection of children—and in the wake of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, systemic failures in Canada’s child welfare system persist. The passing of Bill C-92, which affirms Indigenous communities’ inherent rig...

From the best-selling Worst-Case Scenario series comes expert advice for one of the most extreme situations of all: middle age.Your knees are hurting. Your relationships are changing. Your retirement funds are okay-ish, maybe—you can’t quite remember (and can you actually retire in this economy?).Whether you're in the midst of a full-blown midlife crisis or you’re just feeling . . . a little bit older, this indispensable guide from the world’s best-selling ...