Darkly comic and fast-paced, Nate's New Age is the bastard son of Bright Lights, Big City, and All That Jazz. A 28-year-old skydiving instructor searches for - and avoids - meaning in his life through substance-abuse and sexual adventure. His most controlled moments are jumping out of a plane at 15,000 feet. Nate knows it is time to plant his feet on solid ground. Will he make changes, or has he become addicted to the plunge?

20/20 Money: See the Markets Clearly and Invest Better Than the ProsTo be a more successful investor, you need to see the investment landscape more clearly. 20/20 Money—from Fisher Investments Press—can help you achieve this goal.Designed to help you think differently about your investing choices, this reliable resource addresses new ideas and challenges widely held conventions. With 20/20 Money as your guide, you'll quickly learn how gain...

The best of O. Henry's stories: "The Gift of the Magi," "The Voice of the City," "The Ransom of Red Chief," and more.

Frank Pollard awakens in an alley, knowing nothing but his name-and that he is in great danger. Having taken refuge in a motel, he wakes again only to find his hands covered in blood. As far as he knows, he's no killer. But whose blood is this, and how did it get there? Over the next few days Frank develops a fear of sleep, because each time he wakes he discovers strange objects in his hands and pockets-objects far more frightening than blood.Husband-and-wife detective team Bobby a...

He was clinically dead after the accident—but was miraculously revived. Now Hatch Harrison and his wife approach each day with a new appreciation for life.But something has come back with Hatch from the other side. A terrible presence that links his mind to a psychotic's, so that a force of murderous rage courses through him.

Klarissa Dreams Redux is an anthology of stories and poetry by a myriad of authors, set against the paintings of Klarissa Kocsis and produced by her daughter, author, Shebat Legion.Klarissa Kocsis has contributed to the Toronto, Ontario, Canada art scene for over twenty years, regularly exhibiting within the city where she has won numerous juried competitions. She is a painter who specializes in egg tempera, and has earned a reputation for portraiture and nudes.Shebat Legio...

Hanson reminds us that we have enormous power, not only to change our frame of mind but also to physically alter our body and even the structure of our brain by taking charge of our thoughts. Learn to retrain your brain from its default position of suffering. Hanson is author of Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence.

An eclectic collection of poetry and short prose, proceeds will go to supporting a Ukraine charity.Poetry about war, warriors, hope, and sunflowers; multi-genre stories from:Part 1 PoetryThe War That Was Not a War – A.L. ButcherMaybe Then – Roman Nyle (Marta Moran Bishop)Hope – Charles E.YallowitzSunflowers – Vickie JohnstoneThe Science of Communication – Andrew P. WestonCourage Personified – A.L. Butcher.The Sunflower...

A Mindful Teaching Community: Possibilities for Teacher Professional Learningdescribes a grassroots professional learning journey wherein a group of practicing classroom teachers researches their teaching practices and the role of mindfulness in their learning. Using a mix of methods, this book illustrates how the storiesof an educator can be uncovered, investigated, and transformed through practicing mindfulness within a community. Through the stories told in this collection the teachers ...

California is at a tipping point. Severe budget deficits, unsustainable pension costs, heavy taxes, cumbersome regulation, struggling cities, and distressed public schools are but a few of the challenges that policymakers must address for the state to remain a beacon of business innovation and economic opportunity. City Journal has for years been cataloging the political and economic issues of our nation's largest metropolitan areas, and in this collection compiled and introduced by City J...

Does your mind torment you with a thousand thoughts when you go to bed?Can't you relax because you're "always thinking," and you're tired of feeling so negative and overwhelmed?⚠️ WHAT YOU WILL LEARN FROM THIS BOOK WILL CHANGE YOU FOREVER ⚠️A guide that will help you face your fears, manage anxiety, control perfectionism, and stop overthinking forever....This book offers much more than a simple understanding of the problem....

23 authors and 11 artists came together to create this aquatic horror anthology curated and edited by Tom Folske. Throughout history, tales of water monsters have fueled sailors' and swimmers' stories, bringing a new fear from the murky depths of the world's most unexplored regions. As it stands, we know more about space than what we know about what lurks at the bottom of the deepest trenches of the ocean and many other water systems. Urban legends, mythical creatures, and cryptids alike w...