"Outstanding . . . full of emotional realism and resonance." — FOREWORDRigsby, Wisconsin: Amid the placid, scenic small-town beauty, the teens of Rigsby are roiling with struggles over what might come next, where to turn, and what's standing in their way.When Anna welcomed new friend Bethany to town, it gave her some distraction from simmering issues of her own. Now, we turn to Anna's story and . . . it's not great. Her school lunc...

It's 2002 in rural Rigsby, Wisconsin, and Bethany, searching for stability and an escape from her oppressive family, finds solace in new high school friends. But everyone is struggling beneath the town's idyllic surface, and everything is about to change.Rigsby, Wisconsin: It's just another nowhere town, but Bethany has finally found some stability here, far from the baleful, watching eyes of her oppressively disapproving mother. Jeordie and Erik are welcoming new ...

"Embraces death as a concept with due complexity." — PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, Starred Review"A very powerful collection that aims right for the heart, and is strongly recommended." — CEMETERY DANCE,Death — the one aspect of life we all have in common — is waiting for everyone, yet our practices, beliefs, myths, and stories about it are as diverse as we are. YOU DIED celebrates these vibrant cultural expressions of the g...

If aliens made you an offer you couldn’t refuse, would you still wager everything on your faith? What price would you pay to save your city? Can the last member of a doomed church find hope once again?Since the original 2016 anthology, Mysterion has carried readers to settings strange and wonderful with stories about the challenges of belief, about characters struggling to understand worlds that cannot make sense—and, when that fails, to be true to their convictions, to ho...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Four chilling true crime stories expose the darkest depths of human evil across decades and continents. From the American Midwest farmhouses where Paul Runge terrorized elderly couples in a methodical killing spree, to the sanitarium where Dr. Linda Hazzard systematically starved her wealthy patients to death while convincing them it was medical treatment. Journey into the twisted mind of Jack Unterweger, who used his literary celebrity...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Enter the darkest corners of the human psyche in this unflinching true crime audiobook chronicling five of history’s most horrifying killers. From Gary Heidnik’s Philadelphia house of chains and cannibalism, to Anatoly Slivko’s Soviet-era ritual murders captured on film, each chapter plunges you into a nightmare of manipulation, obsession, and methodical brutality. Witness Cayetano Santos Godino—the Argentine child killer dubbed “The An...

Be Fearless is researched-based call to action for those seeking to live extraordinary lives and bring about transformational change.LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER * NATIONAL BESTSELLERWeaving together storytelling, practical tips and inspiration, the book will teach you how to put the five fearless principles to work so that you too can spark the sorts of remarkable breakthroughs that can impact the...

This investigation into arthritis solves some of the oldest mysteries of the human condition. Utilizing over 900 scientific references and thousands of years of traditional clinical history, the causes and natural solutions for gout, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, septic arthritis, juvenile arthritis, reactive arthritis and other forms of arthritis are uncovered with clear scientific evidence. Proven arthritis pain relief is found utilizing special foods, herbal medicines and specia...

When Ananias Case boards a ship in Fowey, England in 1826 bound for Carbonear, Newfoundland, he’s not looking for adventure; he’s a man on the run. The strictures of class division are left in the wake, while a fractured society in the throes of rapid evolution awaits beyond the sea. An historical novel based on real events, Ananias is the story of a man seeking a new life while struggling with the ghosts of his past. This sweeping adventure of discovery, connection and heartache ...

Too much exercise can kill you. The Haywire Heart is the first book to examine heart conditions in athletes.Intended for anyone who competes in endurance sports like cycling, triathlon, running races of all distances, and cross-country skiing, The Haywire Heart presents the evidence that going too hard or too long can damage your heart forever. You'll find what to watch out for, what to do about it, and how to protect your heart so you can enjoy t...

"Superb choice ... An engaging story about a woman and her canine overcoming heartbreak as a pack." -Kirkus ReviewsLucy and John are soon to be married. Their small pack is rounded out by their rescued dog, Skip. But when John walks out after seven happy years, Lucy and Skip’s world is turned upside down. Lucy only has Skip for emotional support, and Skip is hiding a secret: he’s to blame for the breakup and Lucy’s broken heart.Now, with the help of a hoarder neigh...

Be Fearless is researched-based call to action for those seeking to live extraordinary lives and bring about transformational change.LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER * NATIONAL BESTSELLERWeaving together storytelling, practical tips and inspiration, the book will teach you how to put the five fearless principles to work so that you too can spark the sorts of remarkable breakthroughs that can impact the...