Lock your doors and say your last rites, for these five tales are quite the fright! The Venetian Masked Murderer will leave you terrified of all those who hide behind a silly Halloween mask. Then, you'll want to grab some popcorn for a delightful girl's night in with Oh, Miranda. She'll make sure to put you in your place if you dare to taunt her, so mind your manners. Take heed with Beeps, and be careful with the apps you download. While some apps may be pleasant and harmless, others may i...

She was beautiful and fragile. She was trapped and afraid. The Late Christmas Gift is an explosive tale about how battered wife, Larissa, seeks out revenge on her abusive husband, Marcus. As you root on for Larissa, you'll be bombarded with a trail of harrowing suspense that'll only leave you wanting more. And when you thought you had enough, you'll be sideswiped by an unexpected, gut-wrenching ending.

Hello Earth Club is a story about a group of climate curious friends who set out to connect with the world and change it before the climate does.Join the journey as these kids approach a complicated subject with kindness, inclusivity, and the optimism a change of this magnitude requires.Whether you live on land, the air, or the sea, we are all connected and that is key.

"This book doesn't just promise to change the way you think about sleight of hand and David Copperfield—it will also change the way you think about the mind." —Jonah Lehrer, New York Times–bestselling authorStephen Macknik and Susana Martinez-Conde, the founders of the exciting new discipline of neuromagic, have convinced some of the world's greatest magicians to allow scientists to study their techniques for tricking the brain. This book is the result of t...

Develop the clinical nursing judgment you need to become a safe, competent clinician! Strategies, Techniques, & Approaches to Critical Thinking: A Clinical Reasoning Workbook for Nurses, 6th Edition uses a case-based, workbook format to help you build clinical reasoning skills. The clear, step-by-step approach helps you learn and apply essential knowledge, guiding you through increasingly sophisticated levels of critical thinking, priority-setting, and decision-making. More than 100 realis...

This book reports on the latest research and developments in Biomedical Engineering, with a special emphasis on topics of interest and findings achieved in Latin America. It covers applications of artificial intelligence in medical diagnosis, cutting-edge biosignal processing methods, machine learning models in healthcare, and new technologies for medical rehabilitation and diagnosis. Based on the 1st Latin American Conference on Digital Health (CLASD 2024),held on October 3-5, 2024, in Pa...

Growing up in the Plains country of west Texas, eighteen-year-old David Puckett is torn between his desire for commitment and intimacy, and a need for power and self-sufficiency. He's handsome and clever, and sometimes even lucky.

In a world where a boy who is in touch with his emotions is considered weak,a mother reminds her son about the bravery that liesin sitting with an emotion, allowing it to come and go,and leave behind a guide to the deepest desires in his heart.

This "fascinating and illuminating account" explores how we might perceive the mind if we didn't put humans at the center of our understanding ( The Guardian Observer).Popular science writer Philip Ball explores a range of sciences to map our answers to a huge, philosophically rich question: How do we even begin to think about minds that are not human?Taking a uniquely broad view of minds and where to find them—including in plants, aliens, and God—Ph...

"Fascinating and beautiful . . . if only chemistry had been like this at school." —Matt Ridley, New York Times–bestselling author of Genome, in Prospect magazineLike the alphabet, the calendar, or the zodiac, the periodic table of the chemical elements has a permanent place in our imagination. But aside from the handful of common ones (iron, carbon, copper, gold), the elements themselves remain wrapped in mystery. We do not know what most ...

In this compendium of literary wisdom, celebrated authors share insights and anecdotes on the art of turning good stories into bestsellers.Simon Akam and Rachel Lloyd, hosts of the renowned podcast Always Take Notes, have spent years delving into the lives and minds of literary luminaries. Now they share the most illuminating and unforgettable interview moments, as writers from Irvine Welsh to Tracy Chevalier and Marlon James reveal the secrets to their su...

In this trailblazing work from the internet’s most empathetic math teacher, Ben Orlin unravels the secrets behind the world’s most confounding language.Math, it is said, is the "universal language.” But if a language brings people together, why does math make so many of us feel so alone? In Math for English Majors, bestselling author Ben Orlin (Math with Bad Drawings) offers fresh insights for the mathematically perplexed and mathematical masters ...