Detective Erickson is called to the scene of a horrific murder during a frigid early winter morning where he meets a fourteen-year-old, Alexandria, who is on her way home. He will find that their paths cross frequently as he desperately tries to beat the forty-eight-hour window that all murder investigators have before a case goes cold.As he chases shadows and leads that go nowhere, Alexandria unknowingly comes to his aid and provides him with insights and angles that eventually le...

In a sprawling metropolis of digital dreams, an infinite labyrinth shifts and breathes. The boundaries between the digital and the visceral blur, as memory and machine intertwine in unexpected symphonies. Jorim Kallix, a reserved game archivist, finds himself ensnared in this mercurial maze of neon geometries and pixelated ruins. Each shift of the labyrinth mirrors his haunted inner life—a journey through cryptic corridors that unravel his hidden past.From the moment he steps throu...

Bella, an autistic elementary school girl, comes from a well-to-do but uncaring home. Her mother and father frequently push her off onto the school that she attends but makes it difficult for the school to provide services for her special needs. Bella, unable to communicate, struggles with everyday life and needs to be assisted with simple things such as eating, using the bathroom, and changing. Things get worse for Bella before they get better. Bella’s mother sees her child as an obstacle...

Step into the spiritual heart of the Yoruba people, an ancient culture rooted in present-day Nigeria. The Sacred Teachings of the Orishas invites you to explore a powerful spiritual tradition that is central to West African identity and continues to influence communities worldwide.The Orishas are sacred spirits born from the forces of nature and shaped by ancestral wisdom. They inhabit rivers, storms, mountains, and winds, embodying earth's elements as well as qualities like healin...

The Yoruba Practitioner's Training Compendium offers a comprehensive study of Yoruba spirituality by combining two core texts into a single volume: The Yoruba Spiritual Training Manual & The Sacred Teachings of the Orishas. Written by a legitimate Babalawo, this authoritative guide blends essential teachings with step-by-step spiritual practices, equipping readers with the tools to embark on a transformative spiritual journey.The first part of this book p...

Winner of the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education Edited Volume Book of the Year AwardWinner of the 2026 Distinguished Contributions to Gender Equity in Educational Research Award from the American Educational Research AssociationThe growing population of engineering students who identify as Latin* are underrepresented in the field of engineering. Latin* refers to an individual of Latin American origin or descent, without ...

An Ocean of Wonder: The Fantastic in the Pacific brings together fifty writers and artists from across Moananuiākea working in myriad genres across media, ranging from oral narratives and traditional wonder tales to creative writing as well as visual artwork and scholarly essays. Collectively, this anthology features the fantastic as present-day Indigenous Pacific world-building that looks to the past in creating alternative futures, and in so doing reimagines relationships betwee...

This book traces the origins and activities of the longest-standing collaborative teacher group in education, the Portfolio Group. Each chapter documents, historically and conceptually, the main intellectual moments in the evolution of the idea of knowledge communities. Authors illuminate the expansive work, research, and the leading/learning influence that the Portfolio Group has had in the local education community as well as on the international education landscape. In doing so, they il...

Shift your fear into top gear. Set your pulse racing with this collection of automotive horror that fires on all cylinders. This bad boy comes fully-optioned with fifteen tales of classic cars and motorcycles behaving badly, and the star-studded lineup is sure to provide all the nightmare fuel you can handle. So strap in and hold on, because we're going pedal to the metal. It's blood-soaked horror or bust, and we aren't stopping for anything. You're in for a ride.

The doctrine of deification or theosis has been gaining interest among scholars for some time. Yet most publications on the topic have focused on Orthodox and Roman Catholic traditions and have subsumed the discussion under the category of soteriology. If "being transformed into the same image" (2 Corinthians 3:18) is truly essential to the Christian life, a fuller understanding of this biblical concept is needed for Christians of all traditions.In this vo...

An urgent call for awareness of the dangers of Christian nationalism, including the origins and implications.In 2022, Bishop Curry charged the House of Bishops Theology Committee to study Christian nationalism, an issue that has increasingly come to the forefront of conversations surrounding Christianity, democracy and white supremacy. The committee’s methodology in an Anglican framework of scripture, tradition, reason, and liturgy sheds light on the foundation of ...

Cómo identificar y rebatir las falacias de la izquierda radicalLos progresistas se presentan como los defensores de la razón, la ciencia y la justicia social. Pero ¿qué ocurre cuando sus argumentos no resisten el más mínimo escrutinio?En Mitos progres, el filósofo Michael Huemer desmonta, con datos y rigor, algunas de las ideas más influyentes y repetidas del progresismo actual: que la brecha salarial entre hombres y mujeres se debe al machismo; qu...