Captain America faces the elusive super villain the Spot in this action-packed paperback storybook!Captain America is on his way to the community center to give a speech about what it really means to be a hero. But on the way, he runs into the Spot—a super villain who can create interdimensional portals! The Spot is using his powers to rob a museum. Can Captain America stop the villain, return the stolen items, and still make it to his scheduled speech on time? Joi...

From award-winning author Rex Ogle, a mixed-format middle grade novel about three boys who skip school, told in verse, prose, and comics.With a dad in jail and a lack of teachers interested in helping him learn, Manny doesn’t see the point in anything besides skateboarding and writing lyrics. Calvin has so many responsibilities to his father and little brothers that when his bike is stolen, he can’t make it to school on time. And while Liam is studious and wants to...

Struggling to close deals across cultures and unsure which strategy to use at the table?Winning with Ancient Wisdom reveals how timeless Asian and European principles can give you a decisive edge in modern negotiations.Throughout history, powerful negotiation strategies have been passed down from generation to generation. In Asia, this wisdom is captured in idioms and set phrases—such as the famous 36 Chinese Stratagems. In Europe, it is hidden in fables, from La Fontaine t...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • This official Minecraft novel is an action-packed thriller! When a new virtual-reality version of the game brings her dreams—and doubts—to life, one player must face her fears.Bianca has never been good at following the plan. She’s more of an act-now, deal-with-the-consequences-later kind of person. But consequences can’t be put off forever, as Bianca learns when she and her best friend, Lonnie, are in a terribl...

An Indie Bestseller!In a country divided between humans and witchers, Venus Stoneheart hustles as a brewer making illegal love potions to support her family.Love potions is a dangerous business. Brewing has painful, debilitating side effects, and getting caught means death or a prison sentence. But what Venus is most afraid of is the dark, sentient magic within her.Then an enemy's iron bullet kills her mother, Venus's life implodes....

Animalia retraces the history of a modest peasant family through the twentieth century as they develop their small plot of land into an intensive pig farm. In an environment dominated by the omnipresence of animals, five generations endure the cataclysm of war, economic disasters, and the emergence of a brutal industrialism reflecting an ancestral tendency to violence. Only the enchanted realm of childhood – that of Éléonore, the matriarch, and that of Jérôme, the last in the line...

For a long time, I searched for a resource that bridged the gap between cold, clinical textbooks and the warmth of human wisdom. I wanted something that did more than simply list anatomical facts or offer dry, confusing charts of venous valves. I wanted a guide that shared the secrets of how to live better and move more freely while respecting the incredible machinery of the body. When I could not find such a book in the existing literature on circulation, I realized I had to write it myse...

The radical, paradigm-shifting international bestseller that destroys our delusions about energy consumption and will change the way we talk about climate change.We have long been taught that humanity’s relationship with energy is one of progress, with wood superseded by coal, coal by oil, oil by nuclear—until at some future point everything will be replaced by “green” energy. But the long-held belief in transition and sustainability is completely untrue, Jean-Baptiste Fressoz argu...

The NEW, UNWRITTEN WAY: VIPs aren't the problem—sneaking them in through the back door at 3 AM is.Here's the fun part: Play "The Staircase Method."Never eat carbohydrates (sugars/starches) on an empty stomach. EVER. That's throwing a VIP directly through the skylight—it crashes the party, and the bouncer (insulin) has to work triple-shift, gets exhausted, and quits (that's diabetes).Your New Rule: Be...

Winners never quit. But quitting helps one little rabbit win big.When you step up to the plate, and all eyes are on you …When the crowd is cheering for you to hit one out of the park …Do you have to?Out of the Box is a groundbreaking picture book by award-winning author and baseball superfan Stacey May Fowles that encourages young readers to listen to their own instincts and give themselves a break — even as others may demand they p...

Catholic wisdom stated in a simple, sublime, penetrating way. St. Jean-Marie Vianney's sage counsel on 36 important topics, including the Holy Spirit, the Blessed Virgin, Prayer, Suffering, Hope, Envy, Grace, and Paradise. Probably the most persuasive exhortation ever urging us to renounce sin. Highly recommended for every Catholic!

Building the Cross Crawler Machine is far more than a mere creative hobby for a quiet Sunday afternoon; it is a radical act of quiet rebellion. It is a deliberate, courageous choice to reclaim one's inner world from the forces of distraction. This concept represents a fundamental restoration of the self in a society that seeks to commodify every available second of our attention. This deep-seated hunger for privacy, depth, and genuine self-direction is precisely why this work is so vital a...