A stormy night. A plane crash. A deserted island—or so it seems. Sonic and Tails find themselves castaways, surrounded by robots hardwired to target them! That's no island—it's the weathered hulk of the Death Egg, and it's crawling with scrapped, rusted, and malfunctioning Badniks! Each and every one of them was created by Eggman to destroy that meddlesome hedgehog, but the mad doctor left other creations as well. Lethal, personal, familiar creations. What other secrets does the crumbling ...

Returning home to a post-apocalyptic Colorado after years spent hunting down the people responsible for his father's death, Jack Brooks finds his sister in the last stages of a horrible plague. Shortly before her death, she reveals that she had a premonition that Jack's destiny lies far to the north, where he will find something of great value that he must protect with his life. While not fully convinced of her psychic gift, Jack feels lost after her death, so he leaves home and heads nort...

Understanding that we are created for purpose and to share knowledge. This book which is worded from a opinion within fact towards a truth among a fairytale or how I summarize as fair-to-tale. Striaght from the mind is what you will view as you read along the freely written pages inside. A must read, guaranteed ton only relate but also refocus what you may think into a deeper overstanding of that thought. To Have a question with no answer, speculation and assumption's. Only to be distracte...

Anthropologists have long considered kinship as the basis for social solidarity. Indeed, the idea that kinship is grounded in positive sociality has found its way into most anthropological accounts and has served as an orienting framework directing decades of scholarly research. But what about when it is not? What about instances when kinship is anything but ‘warm and fuzzy’ but is characterized, instead, by neglect, violence, negative affect, or a lack of nurturance and care? In the three...

Winner of the 2017 Race, Gender, and Class Section Book Award from the American Sociological AssociationPopular discussions of professional women often dwell on the conflicts faced by the woman who attempts to “have it all,” raising children while climbing up the corporate ladder. Yet for all the articles and books written on this subject, there has been little work that focuses on the experience of African American professional women or asks how their perspectives...

This collection explores the dynamics of the modern, middle-class American family and its near-constant state of transition. The editors introduce the book by situating it within the context of work, family, and ethnographic research on middle-class families in the United States. Emerging and established scholars contributed chapters based on their original field research, following each chapter with a personal reflection on doing field work. The volume concludes with an original essay by ...

A freehand written book, noted by everyday thought, expressed by what is perceived daily. what we think hourly, and how we feel at that moment. The details and descriptions of whats know but not expressed. What is realized but is not adjusted or confronted. The life we live and the will that we have among a journey that we know but in truth is nonchalantly taken for granted. To those thoughts and Inner emotions, come opinion within the fact and how to analyze yet monopolize on the vision a...

She’s his One True LoveBen Sinclaire has loved Hope Hansen since grade school. Between a scandalous age difference and a family feud, a romance between them was always forbidden. When Hope returns to Prairie, Ben’s finally ready to make his move, but he’ll have to get around her brothers and a field of admirers to do it.He’s her biggest mistakeEight years ago, Ben crushed Hope’s dreams for a Happy Ever After. She’s never forgotten h...

Named a Most Anticipated/Best Book of the Month by: NPR * USA Today * Time * Washington Post * Vulture * Women’s Wear Daily * Bustle * LitHub * The Millions * Vogue * Nylon * Shondaland * Chicago Review of Books * The Guardian * Los Angeles Times * Kirkus * Publishers WeeklySo often deployed as a jingoistic, even menacing rallying cry, or li...

NOAH CUTTER WAS A MAN OF HIS WORD…Scarred in body and soul, rancher Noah didn't consider himself fit company for anyone. But when his brother's philandering finally caught up with him, honor dictated that Noah claim his brother's widow as his own….Standing on her doorstep, with his collar turned up and a rifle by his side, Noah was about the most intimidating man Katherine had ever seen. And though one man's false promises had already dashed her dreams, she...

He had one job only…Cash Aiken has devoted his life to protecting others, first as part of an elite Navy SEALS unit, then as a bodyguard for the top security agency in the nation. He never expected to fall for his latest asset, a woman more innocent-girl-next-door than Country Music Superdiva, or that a frozen moment of inattention would nearly cost her life – and his career. Broken and alone, he accepts a chance at a new life at Resolution Ranch, only to discover ...

A Best Book of 2023 by Inc.Social psychologist and Stanford professor Brian Lowery presents a provocative, powerful theory of identity, arguing that there is no essential "self"—our selves are social creations of those with whom we interact —exploring what that means for who we can be and who we allow others to be.There’s nothing we spend more time with, but understand less, than ourselves. You’ve been with yourself every waking mo...