It is going to be the coldest winter ever, and Caje’s dad can see the signs. Squirrels flood the trees, heading south. Deer have their winter pelts months early. And game in the woods is so scarce that Caje and his dad go hungry as often as not. Caje’s dad only knows nature. He’s a “woodsy” a hunter, a scavenger, a wild man who lseeps in caves and hollow trees and doesn’t like other people. He’s raised Caje to be like him. Which is why Caje is so confused when his dad abandons him at his u...

Chris Brabson is full of hate. He hates the Yankee soldiers who are camping in his beloved Tennessee woods; he hates their snotty Northern ways and their belief that they know what's best for the South; he hates that they've taken all of his family's food to feed their own troops. And he hates that his own brother has joined the Union side of the war when, to Chris, it is clear that the Confederacy is the side to fight for. When his hatred proves more powerful than good sense, Chris spies ...

"When are you going to do the very thing you always say that you want?" Atlas continued.Calix released his held breath, willing the tightness in his chest to relax, but found, instead, his teeth grinding together. "Which is what?"Atlas spoke evenly. "Cast off your mother's influence and make up your own mind. Do you like Flynn or not?"Calix snapped out his answer. "Yes."-----Billionaire, Calix Steele has fo...

Following the iconic I, Robot, the next adventure in the Robot series finds detective Elijah Baley swept into one of the most emotionally charged and dangerous situations in Earth’s history when he’s tasked with solving the murder of an illustrious robot scientist.“With his fertile imagination, his wit, and his prolific output, Isaac Asimov truly laid the foundation for all future generations of science fiction writers.”—Kevin J. Anderson, New ...

“Eric Steele and author Sean Parnell are the real deal.”— Lee ChildSpecial operative Eric Steele, introduced in Man of War, is on the hunt for a formidable Russian terrorist in this high-intensity tale of international intrigue from the author of the New York Times bestselling memoir Outlaw Platoon.Badly injured while stopping a rogue agent from obtaining weapons of mass destruction, elite warrior Eric Steele is d...

Trafficking of persons (mostly women and children) for commercial sexual activities and forced labor is one of the fastest growing areas of international crime. The United Nations estimates that 4 million men, women, and children become victims of international trafficking each year.Trafficking & the Global Sex Industry focuses on the international trafficking of women and children for forced labor and prostitution. This remarkable anthology takes a broad geographical and e...

History is not one story, but many. In Rethinking Japan’s Modernity, M. William Steele takes a new look at the people, places, and events associated with Japan’s engagement with modernity, starting with American Commodore Matthew Perry’s arrival in Japan in 1853. In many cases, this new look derives from visual sources, such as popular broadsheets, satirical cartoons, ukiyo-e and other woodblock prints, postcards, and photographs. The book illustrates the diverse, and som...

Trauma-Informed Practices With Children and Adolescents is a sourcebook of practical approaches to working with children and adolescents that synthesizes research from leading trauma specialists and translates it into easy-to-implement techniques. The approaches laid out address the sensory and somatic experiences of trauma within structured formats that meet the "best practices" criteria for trauma-informed care: safety, self-regulation, trauma integration, healthy relationships,...

"The Great Steel Strike and its Lessons" by William Z. Foster is a critical examination of the 1919 steel strike in the United States, which was one of the largest labor strikes in American history. Foster, a prominent labor leader and activist, provides an in-depth analysis of the events leading up to the strike, the strategies employed by the workers, and the responses from both the steel companies and the government. The book serves as a historical account and a reflection on the labor ...

From the broken silence of childhood trauma to the triumphant song of survival, Razzy's Life: Steel Heart is the raw and unforgettable true story of a woman who endured unthinkable pain and rose anyway.Shawntee Williams delivers an emotionally charged portrait of Razzy, a woman whose early years were shaped by betrayal, abuse, and heartbreak. Born into a world where love was complicated and safety was uncertain, Razzy learned to survi...

What if resilience wasn't a feeling—but an engineering project?In Steel Spine, Timothy Watkins demolishes the myth that grit is a gift some people are just born with. Instead, he lays out a raw, tactical blueprint for building unshakable strength—from the inside out. Drawing from Spartan philosophy, military discipline, biological science, and brutal personal truths, this book doesn't ask you to "believe" in yourself. It teaches you to construct t...

Trauma in Schools and Communities uses the power of first-hand, autobiographical narratives to illustrate the advantages and pitfalls of specific interventions implemented in the wake of tragedies. This book addresses short- and long-term impacts of traumatic events and the challenges both survivors and responders face, using case studies from the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing; the Gulf War; the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks; Hurricanes Katrina and Rita; student suicides; the ...