This moody and unforgettable coming-of-age novella from acclaimed author Tyler Jones is set against the eerie backdrop of a traveling Halloween fair. Sixteen-year-old Clay hopes his beat-up first car will provide escape—from his parents' collapsing marriage, from the bleakness of his neighborhood, and from the confusion of first love. But on a misty November night, he and his friends sneak into the Fright Fair, a grimy, retro horror carnival packed with animatronic ghouls and flickering li...

Struggling with the pressures of being a new father and the weight of regrets, Jamie Fletcher travels to Hawaii hoping to connect with his estranged brother, Eric. After a shocking act of violence that ends with corpses in an alley, the brothers end up on a fishing boat, along with the captain and his troubled son, in the middle of the ocean, where they encounter an uncanny and terrifying phenomenon that will signal a shift in the evolution of the world. Features an introduction by Nat Cas...

Open the page and feel the grip of the narratives as they deliver twists and turns so powerful you'll need to pause and catch your breath. Two young brothers are tasked with burying the family dog only to uncover terrible family secrets. A courtroom sketch artist who can draw the evil she cannot see, that no one dares believe. Grotesque government experiments, a remote viewer who blurs past and future, a crate that contains ancient evil, and bloodthirsty machines are all part of Tyler Jone...

When you click a location on a map in a strategy game, your digital soldier perfectly navigates around walls, trees, and rivers to reach the exact destination without getting stuck. This seamless, intelligent movement is not pre-animated; it is the real-time execution of one of the most brilliant mathematical formulas in computer science: the A* (A-Star) Algorithm. This textbook deconstructs the absolute core of artificial spatial navigation. A* works by breaking the digital world into a g...

Axil the axolotl finds himself at a new school with new challenges. Change can be hard for someone who is very sensitive to his environment. Where will Axil find help on his first day? Did you know that not everyone experiences school in the same way? This is a story about a kid and how he overcame his difficulties. Axil the Axolotl is a highly sensitive kid who learns, at school, ways to accommodate his needs.

This book is your ultimate Simon Cowell resource. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, facts, quotes and much more.In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Simon Cowell's whole picture right away. Get countless Simon Cowell facts right at your fingertips with this essential resource.The Simon Cowell Handbook is the single and largest Simon Cowell reference book. This compendium of information ...

"Das Schlimmste, was Ihnen passieren könnte, ist, dass Sie dieses Buch lesen und sofort jedes Wort bejubeln. Ich hoffe, dass Ihnen hin und wieder einige Worte dieses Buches, das Sie in Händen halten, im Halse stecken bleiben werden." Chuck Palahniuk Eine Sammlung voller mutiger Geschichten. Tabuthemen, einzigartige Erzählstile, drastischer Sprache und ein untrügliches Händchen für das Risiko. Das alles und viel mehr zeichnet die Geschichten in diesem Buch aus. Dem Auftakt zu einer Reihe wa...

THE WORST LIE EVER TOLD TO ANYONE IS TO CONSUME LESS FOOD WHEN THEY WANT TO LOSS MORE WEIGHT.After my ex-wife cheated on me, saying that she didn't find me attractive, that she had never loved me, and that she was leaving and taking the dog with her, I made the decision to lose weight. This personal story inspired me to shed over 100 pounds in just six months and have kept the weight off ever since. Emotional suffering can spur transformation in powerful ways."\ 

Longstanding debates about neoliberalism in the United States center around whether it has created a culture of entrepreneurial selfhood or a carceral state. Credit, Cops, and Cages presents a novel theory and relevant empirical evidence arguing that capitalist individualism combines both of these tendencies.The book's interdisciplinary authors first derive a critical framework and set of social-psychological hypotheses from the long-neglected criminologica...

A sexy, dirty talking alpha. The beautiful, sweet, and fiery Bella. Her boss. A contract that forces him to marry. An arrangement that will change them forever. Meet Tyler Hawk...Tyler Hawk is a man with secrets and a dark past. A man who has known tragedy and betrayal. He wants for little, but what he wants is more power, a legacy that is his own, and not his father's. There are obstacles in his way, one of which is the scandal his father left behind and a will with certain demand...

Interpersonal Violence Against Children and Youth uses empirical research to provide an overview of the risk factors, different types of violence against children and youth, their victimizations (online and offline), as well as prevention practices and strategies. Pulling together researchers, practitioners, and educators from around the world, this book addresses the various practices and efforts different countries use to protect children and prevent interpersonal violence. These forms o...

Tyler Hawk. A man who seems to have it all, except her. Bella. Beautiful, rebellious Bella. His employee. His best friend's sister.Now his father is dead and the future of the family empire depends on him taking a wife. And there is only one woman he can dare act out this charade with—and that's her. A woman he trusts. A woman he burns for.And suddenly, it's not a charade at all.But when the man who declares he will never fall in love, falls, what comes next?