From the moment she transformed into a werewolf, Alex was terrified.First, of the man who attacked her—then of herself. If her inner wolf breaks free again, people could die, and she’ll be the one hunted.Alex struggles to keep her savage passenger caged, but life doesn’t make it easy. The Committee ruling the supernatural community would punish her for the slightest misstep. A group of zealots are targeting supernatural beings of all kinds. Worst of all—som...

In a time of uncertainty about our environmental future—an eye-opening global tour of some of the most wounded places on earth, and stories of how a passionate group of eco-restorers is leading the way to their revitalization.Award-winning science journalist Judith D. Schwartz takes us first to China’s Loess Plateau, where a landmark project has successfully restored a blighted region the size of Belgium, lifting millions of people out of poverty. She journeys on t...

Alex is more unified with her inner wolf than ever, but now the Committee threatens to tear them apart.As her connection to the creature within her solidifies, Alex’s other relationships fracture. Anne now views Alex with suspicion. Emma is quickly losing patience with their new living arrangement. And Ben, having dodged arrest for violating the terms of his tether, hasn’t contacted Alex.But there are larger problems for Hopewell’s werewolves. Joe Stone, a ...

In the years following her role as the lead author of the international bestseller, Limits to Growth—the first book to show the consequences of unchecked growth on a finite planet— Donella Meadows remained a pioneer of environmental and social analysis until her untimely death in 2001.Thinking in Systems, is a concise and crucial book offering insight for problem solving on scales ranging from the personal to the global. Edited by the Sustainability Institute’s Di...

A new "farm-to-closet" vision for the clothes we wear--by a leader in the movement for local textile economiesThere is a major disconnect between what we wear and our knowledge of its impact on land, air, water, labor, and human health. Even those who value access to safe, local, nutritious food have largely overlooked the production of fiber, dyes, and the chemistry that forms the backbone of modern textile production. While humans are 100 percent reliant on their...

I knew that opening the letter from the sorcerer Azar would have deadly consequences.So we had prepared.We’d planned.We knew we might have to defend ourselves, our freedom. And that I might finally get a chance to exact the revenge I kept telling myself I wasn’t interested in exacting.What we didn’t know was that we’d find ourselves hosting a dysfunctional family reunion — the kind where everyone tries to kill someone at least once over dinner.Sorcer...

Alex idolized her grandfather. When she discovers he wasn't the man she knew, she fears what her future will hold.Alex’s werewolf gene triggered years after her beloved grandfather’s death. He left a letter sharing how to survive as a werewolf to guide her. But old articles documenting violent attacks and a mysterious key to an unknown lock turn up in his belongings. Alex is driven to seek answers about her grandfather’s secret life.With Ben as her co-pilot...

It’s been five years since I’ve seen him. An unexpected event takes me back to the place where it all began.But I’m no longer the naive young woman he once knew. And he’s no longer the man who took nearly everything from me.Can this be our time? Or is it too late? Did I find myself only to lose him?

A new client. A new system. And a new level of danger.Alex Hawke is still adjusting to his unexpected life among the stars. Between tactical drills, study modules, and wondering whether he’ll ever find his way back to Earth, he’s barely keeping up. But when a high-profile shipping company calls in Shepherd Security Services, it’s their biggest contract yet—and their riskiest.Raided cargo. Missing goods. An inside job no one can trace. The deeper they dig, t...

You can turn any problem into a mystery. There are now enough agile templates and frameworks to turn any simple insight into a challenge that naturally can only be resolved with this or that method or framework. Yes, I am sitting in a glass house. I make my money giving companies valuable tips and my name is associated with Kanban. However, my goal is to never make things more complicated than what they really are. And a simple insight goes along with this: An agile organization is not cre...

Lessons from the groundbreaking grassroots campaign that helped launch a new political revolutionRules for Revolutionaries is a bold challenge to the political establishment and the “rules” that govern campaign strategy.It tells the story of a breakthrough experiment conducted on the fringes of the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign: A technology-driven team empowered volunteers to build and manage the infrastructure to make seventy-five million ...

She’s a loose cannon who can grow fangs and fur. Will protecting her found family get her into lethal trouble?Michigan. Alex Steward dreads losing her temper. Still rootless six years after a brutal attack triggered her latent werewolf genes, the impulsive thirty-something is always ready to run, fearful of the monster inside her. But when her sweet and gentle pal is assaulted on the street, she’s determined to learn why… even though getting involved with the super...