A terminally ill man finds new purpose in life when he meets a young woman named Jenny. Amidst the chaos of a zombie outbreak that has taken over America, they embark on a dangerous journey, fighting vigilante violence and hordes of flesh-eating zombies.As the world around them descends into chaos, the two survivors unite with other stragglers on the shore of a lake, only to face a new and treacherous challenge. With the help of Don, an off-grid survivalist friend, they make contac...

Ron Shaich is a business visionary who has been part of building three iconic restaurant brands: Au Bon Pain, Panera Bread, and now Cava. Along the way, he developed "fast casual," a $100 billion–plus segment of the industry. Now he reveals what he learned about entrepreneurship, running large enterprises, business transformation, and life itself. He illustrates these lessons with his experiences turning a small cookie store into 2,400 restaurants with $5 billion in revenue, delivering ann...

He Gave Away Five Million Dollars. The Diagnosis Was Wrong. The Doctor Has Vanished.Carson Winfield was given six months. So he did what a decent man does, and gave away his five-million-dollar fortune to the people who needed it more.Then the phone rang. The tests were wrong. He is going to live a long, healthy life. The money is gone. And the doctor who diagnosed him has disappeared.The police arrive with questions about the missing physician and ...

In her debut collection, Theresa Braun explores the inner workings of the human heart and what it is we most desire—forgiveness, acceptance, love, fame, or merely to escape who we really are. Whether we are battling ghosts, demons, mythical monsters, the past, or other dimensions, we are really facing the deepest parts of ourselves. These thirteen tales of horror and dark fantasy may appear to be a matter of good versus evil, but they are all a reflection of the hidden corners of the soul ...

I married my enemy's daughter. If I can't make him pay for his sins . . . she will.Valachi, the name of a rival mafia family, was the last word on my mother's dying lips.After years of careful deceit and planning, my moment of revenge has finally arrived. The head of the Valachi family has died, leaving his innocent daughter vulnerable.She is forced to take my hand in an arranged marriage. By the time she learns my true identity, it will be...

Immediately upon his release from a twenty-five-year prison sentence, former veterinarian Trevor Westmore gets his first surprise as a free man: A guard gives him a German shepherd puppy. While Trevor anxiously tries to build a new life, his dog, Libby, provides the routine and responsibility he needs to navigate his re-entry into society.All Trevor wants is to earn a living, to stay out of trouble, and to be left alone — until he meets and falls for local veterinarian Laura Fenway...

The Commission has sent Azrael, their deadliest assassins, not knowing that a monster already prowls the streets of New York City. Ivan Romanov.After years of waiting patiently in the shadows, I've finally come to claim what is mine. And that prize is Viviana Valachi, the youngest daughter of the Valachi Don. She is timid and obedient, everything her father raised her to be. But there is a fire in those Valachi eyes that is matched only by her brother, who...

Living with anxiety, panic disorders, or phobias can make you feel like you are helpless, stuck, and that you don't have control of your life. Packed with the most effective skills for assessing and treating anxiety, this evidence-based workbook contains the latest clinical research to help you tackle the fears that hold you back.Written by Edmund Bourne—a leading expert in the treatment of anxiety disorders—and recommended by therapists worldwide, this fully revised and updated ei...

A smart, well-constructed sci-fi first contact thrillerIn 2017, a mysterious interstellar object transited the Solar System bound for deep space. By the time it was noticed, it had already passed Earth. It was soon forgotten, dismissed as a comet or planetary fragment. Earth's scientists turned to more pressing matters.But it was no mere rock. An alien spaceship looking for habitable planets, it sent a machine probe to Earth, containing a sentient quantum c...

I messed up, and now it's time to face the music . . . literally.I thought I was helping. That I knew best. Even though he was saying he didn't want it, I knew he would be loved by millions if he'd just let the world hear his talent.So, I did it, anyway. I uploaded a video of my not-so-secret crush, Bram Baker, singing and playing his guitar to my popular and heavily followed BingBang account, and guess what!? I was right. The video reached million...

Featuring a foreword by bestselling novelist Dennis Lehane, Blood in the Desert gathers, for the first time, the finest of English's published essays and reporting alongside new work, including the haunting title piece, which has never before appeared in print.A former New York City taxi driver turned acclaimed chronicler of crime, corruption, and the American underworld, English has spent four decades practicing a form of literary journalism that remains as vital as ever....

In Tastes Like Money, veteran liquor industry leader and founder of RumChata—the clever kitchen experiment that became a global phenomena—Tom Maas, delivers a first-hand story that exposes the behind-the-scenes battles, trademark wars, crises, and triumphs that built a world-famous product.The book begins with the day Maas was unceremoniously and unexpectedly dismissed from his role as vice president of marketing and sales at Jim Beam at age forty-nine. From there, the aut...