New worlds, new civilizations.What will we find out there when we go looking? Who might find us?Join us as we go looking for life beyond the farthest star.Be sure to pick up the whole set of Boundary Shock Quarterly at your favorite retailer.

The life of the independent trucker in space. Hauling things and having adventures while just trying to make your payments to the bank. At least until something goes desperately wrong.

Gary Burgin sat up and rubbed his aching chin. The purple Turquani who'd just decked him didn't look back as it oozed back into its ship.Seconds later, the spacecraft screamed into the cloudless Kansas sky, drowning out the Rolling Stones blasting from Gary's decaying lemon-yellow pick up."Okay," Gary said. "I probably deserved that."He stood, dusted off the seat of his worn jeans and looked for witnesses. He hated it when aliens came in their own ships like that. M...

Children's social–emotional and self-regulation skills are critical for success in school and, ultimately, in the workplace. How can educators determine the most effective approaches for measuring students' interpersonal competencies? And how can they use the data to improve their own practice? Relevant for school leaders, educators, researchers, and other stakeholders, this book brings together leading experts from multiple disciplines to discuss the current state of meas...

There are monsters out there. Sometimes, they come inside, too.Are you ready for the dark and hungry things that emerge from the blackness of space or the beauty of an alien world?Join more than a dozen of your favorite storytellers as they look into those dark corners. And find those eyes reflecting back at you.

A morality tale from BBC Radio 4's 'Afternoon Play' slot, about a struggling chef in Salford. 'The Janitor' was originally broadcast on 6 May 2011. Kevin is struggling to keep his new restaurant afloat in posh Salford Quays. But then Jonno turns up. The boy he was a dad to for a couple of years when he was shacked up with his mother. He couldn't save the mother, can he now save the kid? All fifteen stone of him? Starring Jason Done from 'Waterloo Rd' as Kevin and Tachia Newall as Jonno. Al...

Learning at home is now the new normal. Need a quick and painless refresher? Barron’s Painless books make learning easier while you balance home and school.Reading comprehension gets easier as students learn what kind of reader they are, discover how to keep facts in their head, and much more.Titles in Barron’s extensive Painless Series cover a wide range of subjects, as they are taught at middle school and high school levels. Perfect for supportin...

The Armaments Issue. The future isn’t just starships and galactic civilizations. Often, it will come down to the punk on the street with a knife in their hand. Or the soldier fighting for dirt. Ten stories of cybernetic shopkeepers, accidental diplomat warriors, and lost Electronic Beings facing the ultimate test.Cold Steel and Hot Blasters.

Every Business Is God's BusinessThe notion that labor for profit and worship of God are now, and always have been, worlds apart, is patently false. The Early Church founders were mostly community leaders and highly successful businesspeople. The writing of the Gospels was entrusted to Luke, a medical doctor; Matthew, a retired tax collector; Mark, the manager of a family trust; and John, a food supplier. Lydia was "a dealer in purple cloth." Dorcas was a clothes de...

The future will not always be shining and bright. Crime will be there. What form will it take?"Tomorrow's Crimes"looks at what the mystery genre will be like when the sky and the stars are the limit.Fourteen stories, including "The Blood-Red Leaves of Autumn" by Annie Reed, as originally seen in Mystery, Crime, and Mayhem Issue 9 and the 2024 Year's Best Mysteries.Come see what tomorrow will bring.

Cloak And Dagger.These words were the inspiration, the dare I put to the writers out there. Create for me art on that theme. They responded with music, words, and excitement.Science fiction, urban fantasy, or sword and sorcery fantasy. Come explore the many places that twenty-odd visionaries went when they heard those words and enjoy all the bright and dark places you might go.Part of the Blaze Ward Presents anthology series, be sure to get them all wherever you get yo...

The first comprehensive textbook on effective church planting from a veteran church planter.The Apostle Paul was a veteran church planter who "laid a foundation like a wise and master builder" and there is much we can learn from his example. Paul indicated that there were basic skills and experiences required to successfully plant a church. Church Plantology examines the wide variety of church planting methods and ideologies in contemporary pastoral practi...