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She lost everything in a single night of fire and blood. Now, she must fight her way out of darkness-before it consumes her soul.In the wake of a brutal Danish raid that leaves her home in ashes and her family slaughtered, Astrid-young, grief-stricken, and fiercely determined-flees into a world of uncertainty. With only her brother's life to protect and a heart burning for justice, she boards a Viking ship not as a passenger, but as a survivor stee...

Works of theatre that depict grievous histories derive their force from making audible voices of the past. Such performances, theatrical or tourist, require the attentive belief of spectators. This engaging new study explores how theatricality works in each instance and how 'playing the part' of the listener can be understood in ethical terms.

Deep in the dark below the surface of the mountain, a pharma company has developed a phosphorus fruit that provides a renewable energy source for humans. This fruit has the potential to eliminate some incurable illnesses. But it might, just as easily, kill!Adam soon becomes caught up in a secret mission to rescue his island. He has only seven days to stop the company from stealing the islan...

She tracks financial fraud by searching for things that don't fit. The last thing she expected was the charming younger hockey star across the hall fitting into her life perfectly.CASSIDYMy life runs on strict methodology: hypothesis, evidence, and conclusion. Fresh out of a passionless divorce, I took a six-month forensic accounting contract in Frostwood with three simple rules: solve the fraud, make partner in Boston, and keep my...

Thirteen years ago, he let her leave without asking her to stay. Now she's back as his team's physical therapist—and the only woman capable of putting him back together.SLOANEI had a four-point plan when I returned to Frostwood: Be a consummate professional, treat my father through his health battles, never look back, and stay strictly hands-off the roster.That plan disintegrates the second Reid Callahan steps into my clinical suite...

Doris Willis has served as a Christian teacher, ministry leader, workshop leader, and conference speaker. She currently serves as the women's ministry director and as a teacher at Morse Street Baptist Church in Denton, Texas, where her husband, Larry Willis, is the senior pastor.One of her greatest joys is seeing others grow in deeper fellowship with the Lord through ministering, mentoring, teaching, and developing others to teach the message of the Gospel and guiding them to disco...

The Kingdom of Falyncia is saved. Peace reigns. Or does it?Sold by her father to the ruler of Fire Island, Riona must submit or face dire consequences. But she's not alone. Kiarra, a guardian spirit disguised as a housecat, is determined to save her. Even if it means breaking Falyncia's treaty and putting them at risk for war.When a powerful medallion is discovered, everything changes. Whoever wields it can destroy guardian spirits with a flick of the wrist…and bring nation...

When people hear of an island where dreams come to life, many sell everything they have to pursue their greatest desires, but hopes vanish into horror as nightmares become reality.To corral the chaos, in steps members of a daring organization. They're the ones people call to contain the most dangerous creatures. They are the Dream Chasers.Join Kim, Derek, Juan, and Chelsea as they battle fearsome beasts and come face to face with their own worst nightmares.Contains ...

The sword quivers in Alaina's hand. With one final stroke, she can slay the gladiator, win back her freedom ... and lose the trust of her people forever.The Kingdom of Falyncia is caught in a war between a guardian spirit and a powerful demon, and Alaina barely escapes with her life. Yet she vows to one day claim the throne. When she finally returns home, the enemy has her in his grasp. Now she must choose between freedom and staying true to her people. If she fails to kill the gla...

In late 2025, New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman described a new era--the Polycene--characterized by the increasingly complex interplay of powerful forces: AI, climate change, global economics, and geopolitics. These forces accelerate within a highly interconnected system, demanding that humanity address complexity at a planetary scale. In AI and the Crisis of Control (2026), Russell E. Willis explored the consequences of artificial intelligence on this transformation, providing a...

Artificial intelligence now shapes decisions once guided by human judgment—and in the process, responsibility is quietly disappearing. As AI systems spread through organizations and institutions, leaders find themselves surrounded by power they can neither fully see nor clearly answer for. In AI and the Crisis of Control, Russell E. Willis argues that the central challenge of AI is not runaway machines or malicious intent, but the erosion of human agency inside complex systems. When decisi...

In the 1920s and 1930s, Edwina "Salt" Evelyn and Jewel "Pepper" Welch learned to tap dance on street corners in New York and Philadelphia. By the 1940s, they were Black show business headliners, playing Harlem's Apollo Theater with the likes of Count Basie, Fats Waller and Earl "Fatha" Hines. Their exuberant tap style, usually performed by men, earned them the respect of their male peers and the acclaim of audiences. Based on extensive interviews with Salt and Pepper, this book chronicles ...