What do you really know about your testicles?Most men know surprisingly little about how their reproductive system works, despite it playing a vital role in fertility, hormones, sexual health and overall wellbeing.In Your Nuts, reproductive scientist Michael Carroll takes readers on an engaging journey into the remarkable biology of the testes. Drawing on three decades of research and clinical experience, he explains how sperm are ...

"One of the best social observers in American fiction." —John Freeman, Literary Hub“Mr. Carroll's world is a little vicious, slippery in its sexuality . . . strangely reminiscent of the hootier, hard-candy end of the Tennessee Williams spectrum. It is flat-out odd, fun, and seeming true.” —Padgett PowellWhen Cuban fishermen first spotted the Key West lighthouse floating in Florida waters, they called her Stella Maris, Star...

Scientifically-accurate illustrations and information-packed sidebars enrich this fascinating tale, the third in this acclaimed series about diversity and space exploration. Set in the future, Max the Dog's friend Tori is all grown up and is the chief scientist of the Jupiter Mission. In order to reach their spacecraft, Max and his crew must take an amazing ride on a new device called the Space Elevator. Once they've probed the planet's atmosphere, Max and friends begin exploring two of Ju...

Dr. Brian Standish isn't happy.His wife thinks he's a misanthropist, but Brian believes he merely hates most people.He never wanted to be a hematologist, or a doctor for that matter. But he is and doesn't like what he sees daily at Kilminster General, his hospital in the west of England: conceit, philandering, and dissembling, with Big Pharma feeding at the trough while acting as a puppeteer for his colleagues. And then there's the ...

Cynthia is weeks away from the qualifiers for the highest honor in competitive colorguard, and she has one rule: zero distractions.For years, Cynthia has lived for a single goal: claiming the coveted Valiant Golden Flag Trophy. With qualifiers around the corner, every sacrifice is focused on making the final stage. Nothing—and no one—will stand in her way.Until she meets Hudson.Hudson once dreamed of the NFL, until a devastating false allegation sha...

She is no longer orphaned teen Jessica Blute, or suburban mom Jen Fellows, or the notorious vigilante known as Jennifer Blood. She is now just another inmate of Las Chacales Women's Correctional Facility. But in her life she has faced - and defeated - unimaginable horrors and overwhelming odds. She knows she can survive this place. She knows that she must survive- because her fight is not yet over. And very quickly, Jennifer learns that someone on the outside is working on a plan... she ha...

**In a world where ancient power rises, a group of young heroes embarks on an epic journey that will test their strength, determination, and newly discovered abilities.“Carroll’s exuberant prose is just right. A novel-length superhero comic sans illustrations [that] should easily appeal to fans of the X–Men and Justice League.”—Publishers Weekly**The time has come for a new generation of heroes . . .Four thousand years ago, the world’s first superh...

Collects Jennifer Blood: First Blood #1-6!After her gangster uncles killed her parents, Jessica Blute survived only by faking her own death. With a new identity, she distanced herself from her past, got married, and raised a family. Then, many years later, she sought out her uncles and delivered brutal, bloody justice! What triggered the transformation of a sweet, loving, domestic goddess into a cold-hearted killing machine? Prepare yourself for the story of Jessie Blute's lost years... an...

United States of America, 2041 A.D.Eustace Fargo’s new justice system has been in effect for eight years. The old days of waiting times and backlogs are over: judgement is quick, and sentencing is instantaneous. The old police academies have all shut down, and the new order is triumphant.But are things any better? Unrest is worse than ever. Criminals are more likely to kill rather than be caught.There’s a war coming for 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...

Regulatory compliance has historically been a concern of only a company’s legal and finance departments. However, as e-commerce continues to dominate retail both in the United States and abroad, regulatory compliance is now a major area of concern for IT managers, everyone on executive teams, and entire boards of directors.Amid a recoiling global marketplace and bigger and more costly cyberattacks, the nexus of “what can our networks do” versus “what are ou...

A superhero adventure series that gives ordinary boys extraordinary powers! Comic-book style adventure meets fast-paced action in this thrilling new series, starting with The Quantum Prophecy."The Quantum Prophecy", first in "The New Heroes" trilogy, takes place ten years after a great battle in which all the world's superheroes and supervillains disappeared.Nobody knows what happened to Titan, Energy, Paragon and their evil adversaries, but when 13-year-old Colin Wagner an...