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Meko Torres is a roving freelance journalist in the twilight of his twenties. Meko Torres has a lust for romance, art, skiing, and the natural world. Jack Badenhausen, an old college buddy of Meko's, is the assistant editor of a fiercely independent newspaper in Aspen, Colorado. Meko is restless with talent to burn. Jack writes to his pal asking for help as a stringer just as Meko's thirst for parts unknown grows undeniable. Meko's ready for the open road and drives north from his latest r...

A powerful, provocative, and genre-bending literary memoir that grapples with victimhood, recovery, and resilienceIn the before, Jesse James Rose is happy. She has a beautiful boyfriend with melty glacier eyes, she’s on a euphoric journey of gender exploration, and New York City is perfect.In the after, she’s single, making dinner for her grandfather, and wondering if he’s going to forget her name today. Except, in the before, her first-grade music teacher ...

Life in a medieval fantasy world is never dull, especially when your husband has a score to settle with a dragon.Living in Norsewood Lodge—the only modern building complex in this entire world—is like running a five-star resort for people who've never seen indoor plumbing. And yes, they consider the entire lodge sacred ground.But just as I'm settling into my role as the miracle-working countess—and trying to figure out why my gorgeous husband runs ...

Who knew building a medieval fantasy kingdom would involve feeding two starving nations?With the mining dungeon crisis behind us, I thought Aldric and I could focus on expanding Norsewood and maybe enjoying our newfound love. Just as things are going smoothly with our first Christmas celebrations underway, the elves and dwarves we rescued come to us with a desperate plea: their ancient nations are starving.Launching the largest relief effort this w...

"How would you like to star opposite the tallest, darkest leading man in Hollywood?"Enticed by these words, brunette leading lady Fay Wray dyed her hair blonde and accepted the role of Ann Darrow in King Kong—and stayed with the project even after learning that her "leading man" was a 50-foot ape.King Kong is a 1933 landmark black-and-white monster film about a gigantic gorilla named "Kong" and how he is captured from a remote lost prehistoric isl...

The story was perfect until I rewrote it. Now I have to choose: stick to the script, or write my own happy ending.I thought I knew exactly how this story would end. The villainess wife gets her comeuppance, the hero finds his true love, and everyone lives happily ever after.Except I've gone completely off script.As Victoria Everett, I was supposed to be Manhattan's ice queen, the woman Jason needed to divorce to find his destiny. Instead, I...

Boo Hoff is a collection of three unique novellas."Fastest Course in the West" is the story of a man's quest to run the California International Marathon in hopes of qualifying for the oldest and most prestigious road racing event: the Boston Marathon. It showcases the physical and mental agony and also the ecstasy of running with purpose 26.2 miles."Six and Sunny" tells of the adventures of Chuck Bailey, a young, workaholic management consultant. Bailey grows tired of livi...

Elevate your business communication and secure your competitive advantage with "How to Hear YES More Often." Authored by Certified Persuasion Specialists, this book reveals the science and art of ethical persuasion, ensuring long-term success without compromising integrity.Discover the Secrets of Ethical Persuasion:Real-World Examples: Gain insights from real-world scenarios and experiences that demonstrate the effective application of persuasion principles.Scientifi...

Future Folk Horror: Contemporary Anxieties and Possible Futures analyzes folk horror by looking at its recent popularity in novels and films such as The Ritual (2011), The Witch (2015), and Candyman (2021). Countering traditional views of the genre as depictions of the monstrous, rural, and pagan past trying to consume the present, the contributors to this collection posit folk horror as being able to uniquely capture the anxieties of the twenty-first ce...

This book is concerned with whether we can develop our understanding of the mind through the application of new approaches to the study of complex systems. It is divided into two sections. The first is concerned with the application of non-linear systems theory to the psychoanalytic study of the mind. The second is concerned with the technical application of the ideas of chaos theory to the understanding of therapeutic action and psychic change. It concludes with a consideration of the res...

This book is about how we can deepen our understanding of subjectivity through the use of the concept of triangulation. Fundamentally, this book seeks to address the question of how we can be objective about subjectivity. If psychology, as a scientific discipline, is concerned with the study of human experience, which is essentially subjective; then we are faced with the problem of how apply the scientific method, as it is commonly understood. If experience is essentially unique to the exp...