Over a century after the end of the Earth, life goes on in Redemption, the sole remaining lunar colony, and possibly the last outpost of humankind in the Solar System. But with an existential threat burrowing its way to the Moon’s core, humanity must recolonize the homeworld.Twenty brave dropnauts set off on a mission to explore the empty planet. After training for two and a half years, four of them—Rai, Hera, Ghost and Tien—are bound for Martinez Base, just outside the Old Earth c...

"A sweet and engaging story that’s hard to stop reading, with truly good characters and a well-written and believable plot." - YA Books CentralSometimes life doesn’t go according to plan.My summer was planned from packing lists to trip itineraries. Or so I’d thought.It’s the night before my trip abroad, and my boyfriend Matt showed up at a party with another girl. The boyfriend I’m supposed to spend seven weeks with in Brazil.No way...

A group of strangers meets at Ragazzi, an Italian restaurant, for a cooking lesson that will change them all. They quickly become intertwined in each other's lives, and a bit of magic touches each of them.Meet Dave, the consultant who lost his partner; Matteo and Diego, the couple who run the restaurant; recently-widowed Carmelina; Marcos, a web designer getting too old for hook-ups; Ben, a trans author writing the Great American Novel; teenager Marissa, kicked out for being bi; an...

Chosen by Booker T. Washington himself, this respectful biography traces the public life of one of America's most influential leaders through the eyes of men who knew him well. It is less a full life story than a clear account of the major phases of his work, his rise from slavery to national prominence, and the enduring legacy of education, service, and dignity he left behind. Theodore Roosevelt's preface hails Washington as a great American whose devotion to industrial education, practic...

A practical guide to how we can positively adapt to a changing world, from the internationally bestselling authors of The 100-Year Life."Wonderful . . . This thought-provoking book is a must-read." Daron Acemoglu, New York Times bestselling co-author of Why Nations FailSmart new technologies. Longer, healthier lives. Human progress has risen to great heights, but at the same time it has prompted anxiety about wher...

“Its humor will entertain younger readers, and the characters are intriguing enough to hold up a story that owes much to the Harry Potter series.”—BooklistEven though thirteen-year-old Marcus Kanenas is confined to a wheelchair, he sees himself as a survivor and a dreamer. In fact, his favorite dream is of a world far away, a world where magic is as common as air, where animals tell jokes, and where trees beg people to pick their fruit. He even has a name for this place—Farw...

Welcome to Oberon, one of the seven wonders of the Common Worlds—a perfect half-sphere of a planet that defies the laws of physics.Jameson has just arrived on this strange world in search of a rare psychoactive called pith. His local guide, Xander, is a handsome, cocky wing man with a troubled past, who guides him into the wilds on a quest to find the source of the mysterious substance.As the world starts to fall apart around them, they race to avert a cataclysm while fight...

Oberon is unique among the Common Worlds - a half-world with a strange past and an uncertain future.Jameson Havercamp and Xander Kinnson are thrust into the middle of a world-ending event and have to scramble to save the world - and themselves.Along the way, they peel back the layers of the onion to discover secrets wrapped in secrets that will eventually take them to where it all started - and may provide the key to saving Oberon and everyone on it.SKYTHANE...

Some stories are epic.The Earth is in a state of collapse, with wars breaking out over resources and an environment pushed to the edge by human greed.Three living generation ships have been built with a combination of genetic mastery, artificial intelligence, technology, and raw materials harvested from the asteroid belt. This is the story of one of them—43 Ariadne, or Forever, as her inhabitants call her—a living world that carries the remaining hopes of humanity, and the ...

Most people think blockchain is about cryptocurrency. It isn't. At its core, blockchain is an operating system for digital trust. The Blockchain Operating System explains blockchain from the ground up through systems thinking rather than technical complexity. Instead of beginning with wallets, mining, or speculation, the book begins with a simple question: How can strangers trust one another without relying on a central authority? From that foundation, readers are guided through the archit...

He’s an expansion hockey team owner taking over for his father. She’s a former sports agent who lost her job because of him. When their lives collide, can they give each other a second chance?After a terrible day at her awful job, the last thing Mia Hammond expects is to see her ex at happy hour. On the floor. Unconscious, after falling over at the sight of her.They always did make a disastrous pairing.Aaron Stanek is humiliated to discover not only...

Artificial intelligence is often discussed as a single tool: a chatbot, image generator, search assistant, or productivity application. But AI is becoming something much larger. It is increasingly embedded in software, businesses, institutions, physical infrastructure, and the systems people rely on every day. Understanding AI therefore requires more than learning how to write prompts or use the latest application. It requires seeing the full operating system forming around it. In The AI O...