No one wins at Dalwood Academy ... and no one survives.Let her burn. Let her burn. Let her burn.The heat licking at the hem of my skirt is one thing, but that chanting is enough to do my head in. I wince at the immense throbbing in my skull, the way it feels as though someone's cracked it open with an ice pick and is now wiggling the fucking thing back and forth.Fuck them. Fuck this.I don't care anymore. Maybe I deserve this. Maybe ...

"A testament to the relationship and contributions of women writers, lest we forget their impact and inspiration . . . [an] amazing journey." —Ntozake Shange, author of For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is EnufFrom the first recorded writer to current bestsellers, Becca Anderson takes us through time and highlights women who have left their mark on the literary world. This expansive compilation of women writers is a chance to delve deepe...

Faithheart is Book Two in The Song That Stays series by Joseph Moro, a romantasy story about love, choice, and the true nature of power.After the events of The Heart of the Dawn, Joe is torn from everything he knows and thrust into a place where truth has been hidden in plain sight for generations. There, he discovers something the world has forgotten. Power is not something to be taken. It cannot be stolen, forced, or controlled. It can only be shared.As Joe learns to see ...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This comprehensive guide is your key to becoming a self-sufficient homeowner or kick-starting your career as an HVAC technician. Whether you're eager to handle home maintenance independently or curious about the HVAC industry, this book is your ultimate resource. Dive into a wealth of knowledge with easy-to-understand instructions, pictures, diagrams, and practical advice. Learn the ins and outs of HVAC systems, from th...

Book I of The Song That StaysIn a world once held together by living music, where faith and magic were meant to rise in harmony, an ancient order shattered that balance. The Temple declared one power sacred and the other forbidden, branding those born with awakened gifts as destroyers. What followed was not peace, but a quiet, smothering silence—the kind that buries truth, memory, and mercy.Joe was one of the marke...

Daily Inspirational Prayers and Meditations for Self-Reflection and GratitudeNew Beginnings is a spiritual guidebook for changing your life featuring meditations, affirmations, prayers, and blessings for each day of the year.Pray every day. In her latest gem, bestselling author Becca Anderson offers inspirational words for each day of the year to those exploring new horizons or rebooting their directions in life.

Standard corporate evaluation approaches are improved by trendy innovation, especially as it concerns technological scale up and environmental issues such as digital networking or ESG compliance. Whereas traditional firm appraisal follows institutional guidelines and best practices, frontier research still must define the boundaries of these trendy issues, linking a strong theoretical background to practical advances that still need fine-tuning. This revised book, written by an academic wh...

Noam Chomsky and linguist Andrea Moro explore language, the history of science, Big Data and AI, and the mysteries of the human brain.Influential linguist Noam Chomsky and his longtime colleague Andrea Moro have a wide-ranging conversation, touching on such topics as language and linguistics, the history of science, and the relation between language and the brain. Chomsky discusses today’s misplaced euphoria about artificial intelligence (Chomsky sees “lots of hype...

A transportive work of historical fiction chronicling the life, loves, and iconic successes of Rafael Guastavino, the influential yet largely forgotten Spanish architect of New York’s Gilded EraIconoclast. Genius. Womanizer. Architect Rafael Guastavino’s signature vaulted tile ceilings revolutionized Gilded Age New York City. The Oyster Bar in Grand Central, the Prospect Park Boathouse, and the iconic Old City Hall subway station number among his masterpieces. But ...

This book looks at the analogic application of standard corporate valuation approaches to trendy digital tokens, expressed by cryptocurrencies, and validated through blockchain systems. Whereas traditional firm appraisal follows institutional guidelines and best practices, frontier research still must define the boundaries of these trendy issues, linking a strong theoretical background to practical advances that still need fine-tuning. This book, written by an academic and a senior consult...

This second edition offers a primer on the valuation of startups and scaleups. Innovative startups are characterized by high growth potential that usually absorbs liquidity. These features are unattractive for traditional banks, which are replaced by other specialized intermediaries such as venture capital or private equity funds, which diversify their portfolios and base their strategies on a multi-year exit. Startups coexist in an evolving ecosystem with established firms, to which they ...

A novel reading of De rerum natura through the lens of neurolinguistics.In the poem De rerum natura, written in the first century BC, Lucretius set out to explain the atomic theory of the universe and the triumph of reason over superstition to a Roman audience. In Lucretius and the Bat with Blue Eyes, a collection and critical translation of every passage on language in this great classic, renowned neurolinguist and novelist Andrea Moro e...