Eradication is the final book of the Plastic Girl trilogy.After a mysterious research ship filled with dangerous newcomers arrives, Eva and Iris fight to maintain the fragile alliance between the polylilakes and humans. In the exhilarating conclusion of the Plastic Girl series, the two species must come together or suffer total eradication.Plastic Girl is a YA climate sci-fi trilogy with a companion prequel novella.Eva grew up in a ...

Vampires, sea monsters, aliens, banshees, slashers and more. Ten horror-themed micro stories, each a spooky, bite-size treat at exactly two hundred and fifty words. Read one just before bed if you dare!

In a snap, the apocalypse descends, wiping out almost everything.Almost.A few survivors struggle in the ruins, fighting until the bitter end.After The Fall (A Blaze Ward Presents Special Edition) brings together twenty different visions: some hopeful, some desperate, and some just plain weird. Many different takes on what the world might look like after aliens came down. Or the Elder Gods awakened.Or if Darkness itself just fell.Come join US...

A comprehensive handbook that empowers citizens to participate in local governance and community decision-making. This guide explains how local government works and provides strategies for civic engagement, from attending town meetings to organizing community campaigns. Readers learn to navigate city councils, school boards, and planning commissions while developing skills to communicate with elected officials and drive change in their communities. Perfect for concerned parents, engaged ne...

What happens when the repressed Evan meets a very interesting kind of artist? One who knows how to enjoy what he does and revels in the world of art, which Evan just doesn't quite understand the appeal of.He chose to live a tough life to ensure financial security and comfort. But when Jasper breaks into his life and forces him to confront his actual desires, it isn't such an easy decision anymore.What does he really want?For Jasper to dominate him any chance they got? ...

“Power in Your Hands: A Practical Guide to Local Political Engagement” by Jean Feder Maison is a transformative and inspiring guide that empowers everyday citizens to understand, navigate, and actively participate in local politics. In an age where global headlines dominate and many feel powerless to change the world around them, Maison reminds readers that the most meaningful political power often begins right at home — in our neighborhoods, our cities, a...

Used by more than 80% of Fortune 100 companies, Apache Kafka has become the de facto event streaming platform. Kafka Connect is a key component of Kafka that lets you flow data between your existing systems and Kafka to process data in real time.With this practical guide, authors Mickael Maison and Kate Stanley show data engineers, site reliability engineers, and application developers how to build data pipelines between Kafka clusters and a variety of data sources and sinks. Kafka...

This new edition of Qualitative Marketing Research seamlessly integrates theoretical foundations with practical applications in qualitative marketing research, positioning methodologies within the broader landscape of marketing strategy, managerial decision-making, and contemporary consumer psychology.The book offers an extensive examination of qualitative research approaches, beginning with established techniques like focus group interviews (FGI) and individual in-depth i...

A 2026 Nebula Finalist for Best Comic Writing.Shel, a supernatural version of Mary Shelley, and her monster-rescuing crew are back in the highly anticipated second book of the Mary Shelley's School for Monsters series.Mary Shelley's School for Monsters: The Killing Stone is a thrilling adventure that ends in letting go of monster-sized grudges. The most dreaded yōkai in Japan—Tamamo-no-mae, the nine-tailed kitsune—has been freed from the Killing Stone. Unfortunatel...

Through The N Word, author Daniella Maison reveals the historical and present-day effects and ramifications of using the N word in modern language. In this book, Maison argues that the N word cannot be neutered, deemed unsullied, or recast as an innocent street idiom. Aimed at a generation who have incorporated the term into their everyday dialogue, Maison expounds the argument for boycotting the word completely. Whether you are undecided, a proud user of the word, or simply intrigued by t...

Where is the Kingdom of God? Explore the dual nature of God's kingdom as both a present reality within believers and a future kingdom to be established on earth. Drawing from biblical teachings and theological insights, the chapter emphasizes the transformative power of the kingdom in individuals and communities, citing examples such as Mother Teresa's ministry and the Civil Rights Movement. Ultimately, it calls for embracing the values of God's kingdom and working towards its realization ...

Special Study Edition - Annotations+ Biography of St. Alphonsus+ Paper on the Redemptorists+ Essay on our Moral Crisis+ Book Club QuestionsTwo of St. Alphonsus LIguori's classics in one volume!"Uniformity" is a book foremost about the Love of God. Saint Alphonsus composed "Uniformity" to help Christians bring their way of life in line with God's will each one of us. There are 7 chapters that will show you with concrete ideas you can put into ...