**'Superior horror literature'** New York Times**'A story so scary you may never want to go on vacation again'** USA Today**'There's no let-up, not so much as a chapter-break where you can catch your breath'** Stephen King**'Smith has tapped into our collective fear that nature is finally battling back and given us a decidedly organic nightmare'** Gillian Flynn__________________Craving an adventure to wake them ...

“Spectacular. . . . Ten shades blacker and several corpses grimmer than the novels of John Grisham. . . . Do yourself a favor. Read this book.” —Entertainment WeeklyTwo brothers and their friend stumble upon the wreckage of a plane–the pilot is dead and his duffle bag contains four million dollars in cash. In order to hide, keep, and share the fortune, these ordinary men all agree to a simple plan.

First published in 1847, Jane Eyre was the most popular of the novels composed by the Brontë sisters. The narrative bristles with energy and passionate conviction, and was the first English-language novel written from the perspective of a child.Jane is an orphan, raised in the household of an unsympathetic aunt, who shows great favor to her own children—but not to Jane. Jane is soon sent to a boarding school, presided over by the harsh and tyrannical Mr. Brocklehurst. She ...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Trapped in the Mexican jungle, a group of friends stumble upon a creeping horror unlike anything they could ever imagine in "the best horror novel of the new century" (Stephen King). Also a major motion picture!Two young couples are on a lazy Mexican vacation—sun-drenched days, drunken nights, making friends with fellow tourists. When the brother of one of those friends disappears, they decide to venture into the jungle to loo...

Some doors should never be opened.In Ten Doorways to Darkness, author Scott A. Smith invites you into a collection of ten chilling horror stories where curiosity, desperation, and fate lead ordinary people straight into nightmares.A mysterious sealed box bought at a storage auction unleashes something ancient and deadly.A relentless hunt in the wilderness turns into a fight for survival against something far worse than the cold.A simple gift carries a horrif...

It's hard to know what specific opportunities, technologies or challenges the future will bring. If you want to overcome the uncertainties of tomorrow, it's essential that you build a future culture**.**The potential for success is limitless for businesses which develop a culture designed for innovating and adapting to the future. Drawing upon decades of experience as futurists and consultants, Scott Smith and Susan Cox-Smith offer...

I played around with ideas for this book for eight years. I've been selling seasonal plants and fresh produce for over 50 years and selling at the farmers market now for 27 years. I love doing it, and every year, it gets better.About 10 years ago, we did a survey counting customers. We knew that we were pulling in 10 to 12 thousand customers a day. That really bothered me because that was only three percent of the area population. I decided that I would like to try to educate folks...

Approach the future as a conversation, not a declaration.How can you be prepared for what's next when emerging trends constantly threaten to turn your strategic plan on its head? The world of business is experiencing a state of hyperchange influenced by global movements, disruptive technologies, political uprisings and new consumer expectations. If your world is turned upside down, will you know how to pivot and thrive, or will you be roadkill in the 'adapt or die'...

Do You Dream of Retiring and Making a Living As a Writer? Learn How!Do you dream of one day retiring and spending the rest of your days sitting on your couch and watching TV? Maybe! But if you do, then you probably are not reading this description! Most people, even in retirement, want to have a job. We may not call it a job, or even think about it as a job--but we want to do something.For many people, that job is writing that great story they’ve h...

This book reports the results of an ethnographic study, focusing primarily on the experiences of four teachers of the Chinese language in Australian secondary schools. The author creates an audience for their voices as they reflect on their own understandings of culture, language teaching, and culture in language teaching through semi-structured interviews, and compares these reflections with written stimulus dialogues designed to elicit 'culture-in-language' reflections, as well as curric...

We all have a story to tell. Three years after losing his first wife to breast cancer in 2001, Scott met Rhonda through an Internet dating service, and, after a whirlwind romance, they married in 2005. The next few years were filled with both bliss and the challenges of blending two families and five children. In 2009, Rhonda was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. This book chronicles their seven-year journey through the raw emotions of e-mails exchanged with their amazing support group of ...

Are Your Ready to Quit Your Job and Make a Living As An Author?I was offered my first book deal before the age of 30. I was over the moon! I had a literary agent, and one of the top publishers in the country; when the book was published, there were even mega-production studios calling my agent to inquire about the rights.It’s what every author dreams of, right?!Kind of. Sort of. No!It used to be. But that was several years ago. That...