Caution: Contains Small Parts is an intimate, unsettling collection from award-winning author Kirstyn McDermott.A creepy wooden dog that refuses to play dead.A gifted crisis counsellor and the mysterious, melancholy girl she cannot seem to reach.A once-successful fantasy author whose life has become a horror story - now with added unicorns.An isolated woman whose obsession with sex dolls takes a harrowing, unexpected turn.Four stories that will...

Great balls of steel!Bray is a spoiled, rich young man addicted to the Virtual Sex Room and a pleasure enhancing substance that makes him regenerate faster. When he misses his brother's bonding ceremony, the secret of just how far addicted he is, comes out. Of course, he won't take help because he doesn't need help. All his friends and family are wrong!Kamden is the sexiest straight guy in the universe and wants nothing more than to see his friend Bray kick the habit. He pr...

***Goodreads Choice Award Winner for Best Science & Technology Book of the Year*In this scientifically informed account of the changes occurring in the world over the last century, award-winning broadcaster and natural historian shares a lifetime of wisdom and a hopeful vision for the future.**See the world. Then make it better.I am 93. I've had an extraordinary life. It's only now that I appreciate how extraordinary.As a young man, I felt I was out there in...

NATIONAL BESTSELLERA vital approach to combating climate change and creating a better world for us and our future generations—from beloved Buddhist and environmental activist Thich Nhat HanhWe face a potent intersection of crises: ecological destruction, global warming, inflation, rising inequality, racial injustice, and the lasting impacts of a devastating pandemic. As shown time and time again, the situation is beyond ur...

A classic introduction to the story of Earth's origin and evolution—revised and expanded for the twenty-first centurySince its first publication more than twenty-five years ago, How to Build a Habitable Planet has established a legendary reputation as an accessible yet scientifically impeccable introduction to the origin and evolution of Earth, from the Big Bang through the rise of human civilization. This classic account of how our habitable planet was as...

The renowned cave diver takes readers on "a thrill ride into unfamiliar worlds"—exploring the hidden depths of our oceans and sunken caves ( Publishers Weekly).More people have died exploring underwater caves than climbing Mount Everest, and we know more about deep space than we do about the depths of our oceans. In this thrilling firsthand account, Jill Heinerth blends science, adventure, and memoir to bring readers face-to-face with the terror and beauty ...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In this “gripping narrative of a world on the cusp of profound change” (New Statesman), an award-winning journalist and leading international social researcher argue that the global population’s inevitable decline will dramatically reshape our social, political, and economic landscape.“An ambitious reimagining of our demographic future.”—The New York Times Book ReviewFor half a century, statisticians,...

What if males and females were completely different species from each other?WALLS OF WIND explores this question and its ramifications on an alien world in which males and females are two equally intelligent sentient species: Ghen and Bria. They are interdependent and reproductively symbiotic, although physically, emotionally and mentally they have little in common. Or so they believe, until their city-state is threatened by increasing internal conflict and a terrifying external pr...

Just as a professional athlete doesn’t show up without a solid game plan, ethical hackers, IT professionals, and security researchers should not be unprepared, either. The Hacker Playbook provides them their own game plans. Written by a longtime security professional and CEO of Secure Planet, LLC, this step-by-step guide to the “game” of penetration hacking features hands-on examples and helpful advice from the top of the field.Through a series of football-style “plays,” this strai...

A sustainable lifestyle starts in the kitchen with these use-what-you-have, spend-less-money recipes and tips, from the friendly voice behind @ZeroWasteChef.In her decade of living with as little plastic, food waste, and stuff as possible, Anne-Marie Bonneau, who blogs under the moniker Zero-Waste Chef, has learned that "zero-waste" is above all an intention, not a hard-and-fast rule. Because, while one person eliminating all their waste is great, if t...

Here's a book that's seriously streetwise. Lonely Planet Kids' City Trails: Washington DC features colourful themed trails, from history and culture to food and nature, that reveal amazing facts and intriguing tales that kids won't find on the tourist routes or inside the average guidebook. We'll show them where to find Henry the giant elephant, oyster sandwiches, the Grand Canyon on a ceiling, and lots more!Join Lonely Planet explorers Marco and Amelia as...

A space station at the edge of the galaxy just found a planet that's slipping off the edge entirely.After losing control of his magic, wizard Cedric The Brown blew up his boss and nearly crashed a space station into a planet. Determined to make amends, he pledges to help the mining station negotiate with the nearby planet's mysterious magical inhabitants.With nothing but the bankrupt station as severance pay, Director Fujita Hiroko moves to the edge of the galaxy t...