Chronicles of a Dangerous Mind is a series based on real people and real-life events. "Fire of Mercy" is the first book in the series, and it's based on the life of an incarcerated patient the author treated several years ago. Jonas's story is a gripping tale of how he became a serial arsonist and killer; the devastating destruction for which he was responsible; his lost hope and faith; and his pursuit of understanding, healing, and redemption. All the names and settings were changed to pr...

Have you made a New Year's resolution to get married out of nowhere? Did it work? When the author turned thirty, she put getting married on her New Year's resolution list, not because she wanted to get married or had a boyfriend but because of social pressure in which she lived. Social pressure made her think that if she wanted to ever get married, it was better to do so sooner than later. For three consecutive years, she prayed about it and made efforts to form relationships. After three ...

Is it bad to cheat on your boyfriend with the fabric of space and time?Content note: This story contains graphic sexual content.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

This is the eighth annual edition of the Long List Anthology. Every year, supporting members of WorldCon nominate their favorite stories first published during the selected year to determine the top five in each category for the final Hugo Award ballot. This is an anthology collecting more of the stories from that nomination list to reach more readers.The Long List Anthology volume 8 collects 21 science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories from that nomination list, totaling over 4...

The year's best science fiction and fantasy as selected by The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers AssociationThis latest installment of the prestigious Nebula Awards Showcase anthology series—which has been published annually since 1966—reprints winning and nominated works from the 57th Annual Nebula Awards, as voted on by members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA).Nebula Awards Showcase 57 features stories and excerpts by this y...

The year's best science fiction and fantasy as selected by The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers AssociationThis special 60th anniversary edition of the prestigious Nebula Awards Showcase anthology series reprints winning and nominated works from the 60th annual Nebula Awards, as voted on by members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA).Nebula Awards Showcase 60 features stories and excerpts by this year's Nebula Award winners and ...

A sci-fi fairy tale Tor.com Original from PH Lee, "How the Crown Prince of Jupiter Undid the Universe, or, The Full Fruit of Love's Full Folly."Once upon a time the Crown Prince of Jupiter glimpsed a miniature of Esmerelda, Princess of the Sun, and fell instantly in love. But was that really such a good idea?At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

The July/August 2019 issue of Hugo Award-winning Uncanny Magazine. Featuring new fiction by Sarah Pinsker, Greg van Eekhout, Rachel Swirsky and P. H. Lee, Marie Brennan, A.C. Wise, and Maurice Broaddus. Reprinted fiction by Tim Pratt, essays by Aidan Moher, Tansy Rayner Roberts, Karlyn Ruth Meyer, Marissa Lingen, and Elsa Sjunneson-Henry, poetry by D.A. Xiaolin Spires, Alexandra Seidel, Cynthia So, and Betsy Aoki, interviews with Greg Van Eekhout and Maurice Broaddus by Caroline M...

The vampires aren't even the worst part about being a teenage trans girl on tumblr.Author's Note: This story is set on tumblr in the early 2010s. It depicts, among other things: internalized and externalized transphobia, homophobia, and misogyny; grooming; alcoholism; intimate partner violence, including both physical and sexual assault; murder; cannibalism; gaslighting; the online culture of the period and the weaponization of that culture to silence, manipulate, and abuse.

With the rapid rise of graph databases, organizations are now implementing advanced analytics and machine learning solutions to help drive business outcomes. This practical guide shows data scientists, data engineers, architects, and business analysts how to get started with a graph database using TigerGraph, one of the leading graph database models available.You'll explore a three-stage approach to deriving value from connected data: connect, analyze, and learn. Victor Lee, Phuc K...

The premier Tier 3 intervention for the Pyramid Model, Prevent‐Teach‐Reinforce for Young Children (PTR‐YC) is a research‐proven, family‐centered approach used in preschool settings nationwide to resolve persistent challenging behaviors. Now this bestselling PTR‐YC guidebook is in a thoughtfully revised second edition, with enhancements and additions informed by user feedback, the authors' training experiences, and new studies on the effectiveness of the model.Developed by top behav...

Los Angeles was founded in 1781 as one of the two original Spanish pueblos in California. At the time of statehood in 1851, Los Angeles began to reconsider its "cow town" condition, and gradually transformed an American city into the magnificent metropolis we know today. Drawn from the collections of the University of Southern California, the Los Angeles Public Library, and the Los Angeles City Archives, Jeffrey Samudio and Portia Lee record the history of a community that established itse...