Danger Close is the childhood story of war correspondent Michael Yon.Spanning Yon’s formative years, from the devastation he felt at the loss of his mother at age seven to becoming a Green Beret at 19, Danger Close opens with a proverbial bang. In Ocean City, Maryland, the author is forced to defend himself in hand-to-hand combat and accidentally kills his assailant.In youth, Michael catches alligators with his bare hands in the state he loves, Florida, wh...

Since the late nineteenth century, various agencies of the U.S. government have developed elaborate bureaucratic procedures to manage "suspect" Asian groups. Ju Yon Kim explores the modes of engagement and contestation available to those who are subjected by the state to both relentless documentation and demands to perform—whether as lawful immigrants, obedient colonial subjects, or loyal Americans. Even as paper documentation has been critical to authorizing exclusion, surveillance, and i...

Urban legends come to life…Everyone’s heard an urban legend before, but few have ever come face-to-face with one. These phenomena are everywhere, existing in the shadows of reality. More and more of them have been appearing in the wake of the faceless kid sighted all over Japan. If you see her or one of the urban legends she brings—pray the boy in the red hood finds you before it’s too late. You won’t stand a chance on your own. But with his help, you may just live to see another day…

A deadly epidemic and racial segregation at the turn of the last century causes a young woman to flee for a new life with meaning and hope, despite a sense that things will never be the same. Arriving in New York City, she encounters the latest industrial wonders and the shadows of the industrial masses left behind. A burgeoning new art world-including the impressionist work of painter Mary Cassett, a beloved relative and a kind stranger with a camera-figures in her new life.

A beautiful picture book of cosmic dimensions about the tranquility and happiness that come from no longer feeling alone, by Korean singer-songwriter Lee Juck and award-winning illustrator Lee Jinhee.A 2025 Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of the Year!A long, long time ago, in a far, far corner of the universe, there lived a lonely little star. One day, a comet appears—is this finally the star’s chance to make a friend? Inspire...

Jackson Peale is a former lawyer. Ran into some trouble a few years ago. Booze. Drugs. Lost his license. Works as a private detective now. But after waking up in a strange Charleston motel, he'd not been enthusiastic about finding a guy named Khalil. But the client was a mysterious woman who looked like a Kardashian with black hair pulled back in a ponytail, sunglasses, and a tight, tan dress that fit all of her curves. He knew he shouldn't take the assignment from Staci Turner. But he did...

Jackson Peale is a former lawyer. Ran into some trouble a few years ago. Booze. Drugs. Lost his license. Works as a private detective now. But after waking up in a strange Charleston motel, he’d not been enthusiastic about finding a guy named Khalil. But the client was a mysterious woman who looked like a Kardashian with black hair pulled back in a ponytail, sunglasses, and a tight, tan dress that fit all of her curves. He knew he shouldn’t take the assignment from Staci Turner. But he did...

'Captivating storytelling and cutting-edge science ... Prepare to question everything you thought you knew' DANIEL Z. LIEBERMAN, author of The Molecule of More'This book will profoundly change the way you consider your own mind' LEWIS DARTNELL, bestselling author of The Knowledge, Origins and Being Human'A compelling account of how a mind emerges from the brain' CHRIS FRITH, Emeritus Profes...

THERE ARE WORSE THINGS THAN THE BOOGEYMAN...The internet is full of creepypastas, cryptid sightings, tales of paranormal activity, and unsolved disappearances. These are mostly rumors and pranks fueled by trolls—entertainment. But the unlucky few learn the hard way that some legends are true. Many of these unfortunate souls are doomed, but their luck may change if they cross paths with the boy in the red hood. He roams from town to town and appears wherever strange things occur. Is he a li...

This novel vividly recounts the actions of three protestors disabling bulldozers to protect the land from a housing development. Two brothers—Don and Drew--grow marijuana on a nearby ranch and raise savvy pit bulls. In a bar brawl on the Colorado river, Don dives into the water to get away. An assailant follows, they grapple, and one of them drowns. An acquaintance escapes from a mental institution, steals his father’s motorcycle, money and identity, and pursued by the police, leads them t...

BELIEVE THE TALES OR RISK ANGERING THE SPIRITS.Fushigi Senno’s search for his sister continues as he follows the paranormal events she leaves behind her like a trail of breadcrumbs. And thanks to a special spell and notebook, he can seal away anything dangerous he comes across. But even with tools this handy, Fushigi has his work cut out for him. Between bad-tempered demons, cruel spirits, and an entire town affected by a mysterious phenomenon from the sky, he may never be able to catch up...

Caring for their mothers at the end of their lives and grieving for them after their deaths brought them together. Seven women from diverse racial, cultural, and religious traditions with differing sexual orientations and life experiences became seven "sisters in mourning," meeting to share their grief and to remember together--not only their mothers but themselves as daughters. This book is a rich compilation of narratives that emerged through vulnerable conversations--a spiritual, emotio...