The Everi, derisively known as fairies, are a people on the edge: despised or feared by other races, poised precariously between the mundane and the magical, between the People and the Enemy. Born into slavery, orphaned like all her Everi sisters, Sarah is forced on a journey that takes her from one edge to another: from the wild lands to the cities, from the clutches of the Enemy to the safety of the convent, from a life of lowly servitude to the very highest echelons of the world she kno...

The 52-Week Leadership Journey is a year-long, collaborative workbook designed to transform leadership from a title into a daily discipline. Structured as a 52-week roadmap, it equips emerging and experienced leaders with practical tools, reflection prompts, and group activities that drive real behavioral change-not just intellectual insight. Drawing on the wisdom of thinkers such as Carol Dweck, Simon Sinek, Jocko Willink, Patrick Lencioni, John Kotter, and others, this manual integrates ...

Natalie had been twelve for seven days when the dreams began...if she is dreaming. Each night she is supposed to open another door, and each door offers a challenge, and a gift.But is she dreaming? Should she be opening the doors? Things in her world- the real world- are getting stranger and stranger, and there are consequences to opening the doors. Her guide insists that she must open all of them, but there are others telling her not to, and willing to fight to stop her.What...

Marianne is the loneliest child in the world. She died when she was ten; since then she has wandered her vast home, a restless spirit, even after her parents passed away and the house began to crumble around her. But now things are changing. The house has been renewed; it's become a Home, a place for abused and neglected children. The kids are hearing noises, seeing things - Marianne has begun noticing them too. She's started to notice everything, and wants to be a part of it. But Marianne...

What if the sky opened… and whispered your name? Kael is a sound engineer with a forgotten past, a fractured present, and a frequency haunting his future. When the sky tears open above Karavale, the world doesn’t end. It shifts — quietly, profoundly. In the silence that follows, Kael begins to unravel. Not in madness… but in memory. Pulled by a signal that speaks not in words but resonance, he follows breadcrumbs across reality, illusion, and lifetimes — from cityscapes that no longer feel...

Gathers the best work of flourishing but often-neglected avant-garde southern poetsAnother South is an anthology of poetry from contemporary southern writers who are working in forms that are radical, innovative, and visionary. Highly experimental and challenging in nature, the poetry in this volume, with its syntactical disjunctions, formal revolutions, and typographic playfulness, represents the direction of a new breed of southern writing that is at onc...

REIGN OF DRAGONS features an ensemble of fabulous fantasy authors who excel at writing dragons. It showcases a wide range of brilliant talent by up-and-coming authors to veteran storytellers. The authors included are SPFBO finalists, award winners, as well as USA Today and New York Times bestsellers.From romances to heart-stopping battles to LitRPG adventures, this anthology provides a range of tales across subgenres told with many beloved tropes including: dragon-shifters,...

In the Young Readers Edition of The Martian:Classroom-appropriate languageDiscussion questions and activitiesQ&A with Andy WeirSix days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars.Now, he's sure he'll be the first person to die there.After a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate while thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded and completely alone with no way to even signal Earth ...

Before David Ponder ever visited Truman in The Traveler's Gift, Michael Holder began his journey as the last young traveler to receive the unique gifts of wisdom offered by historical greats.In his senior year of high school, Michael hits rock bottom. Having been caught in the wrong place at the wrong time, he has now been suspended from the track team and lost his college scholarship. His coach is angry, his parents are disappointed, and he's diving headfirst into a downw...

How can a young person starting out today - whether in medicine, law or any other profession - make money, have time for the important things in life and maintain a balanced lifestyle? Where can a young professional get mentoring advice from the pros? How can a young professional fast-track his or her career? How can a young professional avoid major career pitfalls on the road to success in the days ahead? In today's challenging economic environment, aspiring professionals need to learn al...

In the World Library of Psychologists series, international experts themselves present career-long collections of what they judge to be their finest pieces - extracts from books, key articles, salient research findings, and their major theoretical and practical contributions.This volume of self-selected papers recognises Andy Young’s major contribution to the study of face perception, for which he received the BPS Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013.Focusing on his ...

In 'Texas Frontier and Cattle Kingdom – 3 Classic Western Fiction Novels,' readers are invited to traverse the rugged landscapes and storied pastures of the American West. This expertly curated collection captures the essence of frontier life and the evolving cattle industry with a blend of historical grit and mythic storytelling. These novels showcase an array of literary styles and thematic explorations, from vivid depictions of cowboy culture to portrayals of the political and economic ...