Magic and mayhem collide in the second volume of this fantastical new series!Amelia Shadows’ father is the most powerful dark magician in the entire world—so you know his house is full of dangerous souvenirs from his many magical exploits. While poking around in one of her father’s many trophy rooms, Amelia breaks the most important magical rule of all—when you find a mysterious box making strange noises, under no circumstances should you open it! Now there’s a fer...

The Making of the Lawman...Mega-City One, 2080. It is Joe Dredd's first year as a full-eagle Judge – he may have been created from the genes of Eustace Fargo, the ‘Father of Justice’, and thus part of an illustrious lineage, but right now Dredd is not long graduated from the Academy, and yet to establish himself as the metropolis’s toughest, greatest cop. His reputation will be moulded in the years ahead, but at the moment he’s a young lawman, fresh on the streets....

Mega-City One, 2080. Judge Joe Dredd’s first year on the streets as a full-eagle Judge. Bred for justice, trained in law, Dredd’s no helpless rookie, but he’s not the seasoned veteran we know either. Three tales follow the first adventures of the future city’s greatest lawman. With an introduction by the Mighty Tharg!City Fathers: The brutal murder of a Justice Department-sanctioned spy uncovers something new and dangerous in the sector’s murky black market. Unless...

Rookie Year’s OverMega-City One, 2081. Judge Joe Dredd’s been on the beat for a year. He’s made tough calls, tackled hardbitten perps, and seen the consequences of his choices come back to bite him.But he’s not done learning yet. Dredd’s second year on the sked will see him back out in the Cursed Earth, where right and wrong are questions that go beyond the easy answers of the Law; he’ll tackle an apparent serial killer—or more than one?—targeting journalis...

Something’s rotten in the Hall of Justice…...although I don’t really follow politics, myself. You could say I ‘work with my hands.’ I’m a head-breaker for the Mob; I come for you if you owe the Bushman money. Or whatever other reason he gives.But today’s job just can’t go right. Supposed to be beating up a loser with a bad habit, but I picked the wrong guy and now I’m babysitting some lab nerd babbling about Judges and bioagents, and it turns out I’m follow...

Choosing to start a business is a powerful decision. It brings with it a great sense of freedom, but also a great sense of responsibility. We know there's a reason why you believe starting a business is right for you, but if you're going to be successful, you need real advice from real business owners.Entrepreneurship is a journey, and while everyone's path is unique, all businesses share common goals and universal struggles. Startup outlines the four stages that all business owner...

This book was illustrated by Kira, 11, and Ashe, 5,written by Meighan and Matthew Smith,and officially approved by Freya, 4.This is their take on the alphabet, and we hope you love reading it as much as they loved coloring, creating, and making it their own.

Your brain is not your enemy, and God did not make a mistake when he knit you together. Yet you have probably been handed devotional methods built for a mind that does not think the way yours does, and then blamed yourself when they fell apart by day three. If you have ever cried over a missed quiet time, or felt too ashamed to tell your small group how your devotions actually go, this book was written with your name on it. It adapts the practices of faith until they fit the brain you were...

A boy’s wish to be a star wrestler is granted in this wacky middle-grade fantasyOllie and his older brother, Hollis, have wrestling in their blood: Their mom was a pro whose dreams of stardom were dashed by a devious opponent. Now she’s an overworked, underpaid ref at Slamdown Town, the local arena. Ollie’s goal in life is to win the golden championship belt for his mom—immediately followed by his other goal: to hang his bully of a brother from the roof by his tigh...

You won't agree with everything in this book. That's part of the beauty of advice—you can take it or leave it. But by considering the advice in this book you will either see something in a new way, or simply be forced to reaffirm what you already thought. Either way, you will think critically about how you run your business, what you do, and why. You'll be a better small business owner as a result.

Kill the Noise explores the basic premise that small business owners need to develop discipline and focus on what it is they truly do best and avoid the distractions, wasted time and unproductive side projects. The noise. By learning to identify and kill the noise, small businesses can operate more efficiently with a simpler model.The book includes practical examples and personal stories that apply to small businesses of nearly all types.

It has been mere months since Viking Wulf Sternhammer returned to the 22nd century with Search/Destroy agent Johnny Alpha, and the legendary partnership they forged is in its infancy. Sternhammer knows nothing of Alpha’s past, and is still getting used to the everyday prejudice that mutants suffer at the hands of the norms.When they are approached on the Doghouse by a grieving parent who lost her daughter in a shuttle explosion and tasked with finding her missing husband, their sea...