Sometimes the fall is only the beginning.In the year 2048, the crumbling remnants of western North America are suddenly buried in ash, weakening the grip of the brutal dictatorship. A factional landscape springs from the ashes, con man Luke Stokes artfully navigating the clash.But he can't remain above the fray for long, as each faction seeks the truth from Luke regarding his murdered brother's final project. A neural-interface technology that will forever ...

Have you ever had something happen in your life that threw everything sideways? Where you didn't like any of the choices in front of you, creating an uncertain future? This dilemma is at the core of this remarkable and inspiring story by respected human potential coaches and couple Erik Gabrielson and Moira Petit. In 2007, Erik and Moira walked into a routine mid-term pregnancy ultrasound with great hope and excitement for the future. They left with a recommendation to end the pregnancy. T...

In the future, privacy is a thing of the past."Staggeringly smart… Hanberg's expertly honed storytelling is sleek and fast… [an] entertaining tale." —Kirkus ReviewsNevada, 2081. Colonel Byron Shaw safeguards the world’s innermost secrets. From a control center in Area 51, he monitors the expansive surveillance system that once saved him certain death at the hands of ruthless kidnappers. But not everyone trusts technology that peers...

'Incredible... warm, compassionate, full of relatable insights, practical strategies, and, most importantly, takes us one huge step further towards removing the stigma and shame from ADHD'-Alex Partridge, bestselling author of Now It All Makes Sense***From social media sensations Cate Osborn and Erik Gude, with Rennie Dyball, comes a fresh and practical guide to managing ADHD for adults.Just shy of he...

Erik H. Erikson's remarkable insights into the relationship of life history and history began with observations on a central stage of life: identity development in adolescence.This book collects three early papers that—along with Childhood and Society—many consider the best introduction to Erikson's theories."Ego Development and Historical Change" is a selection of extensive notes in which Erikson first undertook to relate to each other observation...

A deployment is a long time alone for a beautiful young wife like Jennifer. When some of his fellow soldiers give their wives permission to play, Evan is encouraged to give Jennifer permissions of her own - and he does, if she has an "uncontrollable urge". Evan is wounded before they work out the details, and when he awakes from a coma weeks later he learns Jennifer has gone far beyond what he had anticipated as she satisfies more than a few of her uncontrollable urges, guided by Evan's bl...

Win more deals with the perfect sales story!“Power Messaging is a foundational element in our global marketing campaigns and sales training programs. We believe the concepts are core to engaging in customer conversations that are focused on their outcomes and what they want to achieve.”—Karen Quintos, CMO and SVP, Dell Inc.“The concepts outlined in this book are critical skills to building a world-class presales organization.”—Ken Ha...

So, that's how my life ends, what a waste of time... These were the last thoughts of a young man, shot by accident in a fight between local gangs. Little did he know that he would soon wake up in another world, a world of Cultivation! Thrust into a new world, Noah Balvan will need to overcome social injustices, magical beasts, and the cutthroat world of Cultivation. This is the story of the Balvan Family bastard, of a transmigrator who previously had no purpose in life, of a boy who will b...

In the quiet town of Willow Creek, eight-year-old Emily Porter stumbles upon a mysterious well hidden deep in the woods. The ominous inscription—”Be Careful What You Wish For”—does little to deter her from making a simple wish: for her family to be happy forever. But when her wish seems to come true, strange and terrifying events begin to unfold.As shadows flicker unnaturally and whispers fill the air, Emily’s brother, Jake, falls mysteriously ill. The family soon realizes that the...

From the multiple prize-winning author of Past CrimesFormer Army Ranger Van Shaw is recently single, out of money, and struggling to keep on the straight and narrow. So when an old contact, Mick O'Hassan, shows up on his doorstep, fresh out of prison and claiming to know the whereabouts of a hidden stash of gold, Van feels the powerful pull of his past.The trouble is, some things are too good to be true, and before they know it Van and O'Hassan are...

In his late teens and early twenties Erik H. Erikson, the widely acclaimed psychoanalyst and developmental theorist, aspired to be an artist. In Erik Erikson’s Verbal Portraits: Luther, Gandhi, Einstein, Jesus, Donald Cappscontends that Erikson’s portraits of respective historical figures not only reflect his artistic gifts but also make a highly creative contribution to psychoanalytic discourse. Moreover, his verbal portraits are vivid and compelling representations of his multifaceted co...

BloodbreakerThough the knight Ovelia Dracaris swore to defend the Blood of Denerre with her life, hers was the dishonored hand that felled the Winter King.ShroudAfter five years as a spymaster, Ovelia resurfaced in a desperate quest for justice that cost her everything: love, her sight, and almost her life.ShieldBlinded and exiled, Ovelia wards her only remaining friend on his quest to save the burning city of Luether, hoping ...