Corruption, greed, and runaway technology have come to a breaking point in the not-too-distant future...From Emmy and Peabody Award-winning writer Daniel Powell (Ugly Americans, Life & Beth) and newcomer Erin Foley-Chan, along with fan-favorite artist Dennis Calero (Spider-Man Noir, Assassin's Creed, X-Factor), comes a sci-fi noir series like no other ...A seemingly random murder in the area known as the Techslum turns out to be much more than it appears, as the corpse is d...

On Thursday, June 21, 2016, our Catholic parish of St. John Neumann, Lancaster, PA started a transformation when Fr. Daniel F. X. Powell, Jr. became our pastor. What was most impressive were his Sunday homilies—sermons that explain the Bible readings at Mass. He often suggested we look inside ourselves and meet the Lord to enrich our spirituality. It was also apparent his suggestions could be a meditative guide in prayer for any Christian denomination, but especially for Catholic Eucharist...

"These art avengers...took on toxic debt culture—and won."—The Guardian"[They] want to blow up the whole financial system."—The***New York Times***Art hacks life when two filmmakers launch a project to cancel more than £1m of high-interest debt from their local community.Bank Job is a white-knuckle ride into the dark heart of our financial system, in which filmmaker and ar...

Collected here are 20 tales of darkest crime and criminals, by some of the foremost mystery writers of the pulp era. Included are:THE ART OF MURDER, by Norman A. DanielsSEX MURDER IN CAMERON, by Michael FessierHOT-MOTOR HOMICIDE, by Norman Ober“GIVE ME A BREAK,” by Norman StruberEAR-WITNESS, by Maurice BeamTHE GENTLEST OF THE BROTHERS, by David AlexanderAUTHOR’S ADVENTURE, by Upton SinclairONE WAY BRIDGE, by Phil HinerONE DRIN...

Be afraid, be very afraid of Terrifying Tales, the sixth volume in the Guys Read Library of Great Reading.Eleven masters of suspense—Kelly Barnhill, Michael Buckley, Adam Gidwitz, Adele Griffin and Lisa Brown, Claire Legrand, Nikki Loftin, Daniel José Older, Dav Pilkey, R.L. Stine, and Rita Williams-Garcia—have come together to bring you a bone-chilling collection of original ghost stories with illustrations by Gris Grimly, perfect for sharing around the campfire, reading ...

All they wanted was a vacation to the Grand Canyon. Instead, they found themselves on a collision course with a terrible, timeless darkness.Welcome to Adrienne, home to history's worst serial killers and mass murderers. Nestled in an isolated meadow high in the Sierra Nevada, Adrienne is sort of like a cosmic lint trap. It collects the universe's negative energy—all of our blackest human impulses—before purging that darkness back into the world in a yearly lottery. From Hitler to B...

Corruption, greed, and runaway technology have come to a breaking point in the not-too-distant future... When a seemingly random murder in the area known as "Techslum" turns out to be much more than it appears, investigating FBI agent Vera Morales becomes embroiled in a conspiracy that could very well change the course of human evolution.

After the war, a sickly mother gives birth to twins. Realizing they can’t care for both boys, the parents keep one child and give the other, who was considered to be not normal, to a family member.Though he was well cared for and was given an education and the best of everything, he was resentful of not being raised by his birth family. In addition, he seemed to have inherited some of his mother’s mental instability. He was caught in the grips of changing morals, discovering the su...

Transparent Teaching of Adolescents is a combination of philosophy, method, and application of research-based strategies that follow the progression of the school year. A global, collaborative effort, the dialogue between this teacher and her former students presents both the wholeness of teaching and a model of how to build rapport, engage high school students in their experience, and enrich their learning at the secondary level of education.

*Children’s Book Council Favorites Award*That quokka may be cute, but does it want a hug? The quokka says "No!"In Don't Hug the Quokka!, young readers get a lighthearted and friendly introduction to the concept of consent, learning that even the most adorable creatures might not want a hug—unless they say so!Consent is a really important topic for parents to introduce to young children, but it can be tricky to do so in a wa...

Jenna's life has always been a fight. From the traumatic and mysterious loss of her mother on a dark woodland road when she was 15, to the abusive and controlling boyfriend she's recently escaped, she has learned that trust hurts you in the end. Now Jenna's found what she hopes is happiness with her new girlfriend, Holly. But the world is full of darkness - some of it ancient, some of it closer to home. . . Evil, and those who serve it, will not let Jenna go.

From Lost Friends to Changed Worlds to Goodbye EarthThe Unbound Collection is the first three editions of the Unbound Anthology Series published by Science Fiction and Fantasy Publications.26 Amazing Authors26 Amazing StoriesOne CollectionWith themes of Lost Friends, Changed Worlds, and Goodbye Earth, eveyone will find at least one favorate story. Enlightening, dark, fantasitical,***Warning***The Unbo...