Advances in heritable genome editing, such as with CRISPR-Cas9, promise to ensure that some possible future children with genetic disorders are not created — but at what cost to equality? If only certain kinds of people are brought into existence, do we risk undermining the very foundations of social justice?This groundbreaking volume brings together leading philosophical, ethical, and legal scholars to explore the implications of selecting future children.Examining this ur...

Freedom and adventure are things Asha can only dream about in secret. From a young age, she's carried a responsibility far too heavy for her shoulders. Now that she runs a real estate agency with her half-sister, life hasn't gotten any quieter.Vincent has always resisted the rigid expectations of his conservative parents, who expect him to take over the family business. With no real plans or commitments tying him down, he travels the world, taking life as it comes.What begi...

This comprehensive second edition provides a pedagogical introduction to cell mechanics and mechanobiology. featuring quantitative descriptions of key concepts and solved examples throughout. The textbook demonstrates how understanding cellular responses to mechanical forces allows us to predict cell behavior and functionality in various environments.Introduction to Cell Mechanics and Mechanobiology, Second Edition, asks key questions about the quantitative concepts that c...

A groundbreaking examination of how the Affordable Care Act built public trust, withstood opposition, and redefined civic engagement. Can a bold new social program cultivate a supportive constituency, even as it is buffeted by political turbulence? In Against All Odds, Lawrence Jacobs, Ling Zhu, and Suzanne Mettler track the improbable journey of the Affordable Care Act, from its launch and fraught implementation, through years of fiery resistance to today, when i...

Maxim Thorn is a ruthless Alpha, a mobster king who rules his pack with an iron fist.He’s also my only hope.As a shifter from the wrong side of the tracks who’s just been rejected by my abusive fated mate, I don’t have a lot of options in this city.I have no choice but to make a deal with the devil.But that doesn’t mean I’m powerless. I have an ace up my sleeve, a bargaining chip Maxim can’t resist. He wants revenge on my pac...

Book 1 in the Freshman Roommates Series from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Mara Jacobs.I didn’t believe in love at first sight, until I first saw Lucas Kade.I was giving swimming lessons to children when I first saw him. Turns out one of the kids was Lucas’s little brother. So, I’d be seeing a lot more of Lucas. And that was just fine with me.I had a lot going on—a freshman at an elite college, first time...

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Mara Jacobs comes Book 1 in the Anna Dawson mystery series.My name is Anna Dawson, and I'm a gambler.And like any gambler will tell you, sometimes that’s good, and sometimes...not so much. And sometimes it’s an outright problem.I love Vegas, and I love the life I've built, but when one of my friends is murdered, and another one shot at, I know I need to take a serious lo...

Reading isn't a distraction from success. It's the foundation of it."A vital resource for readers determined to think more clearly in a world driven to digital distraction."-BookLife"Perennial good advice, and well delivered... A passionately argued case for building a regular reading habit."-Kirkus Reviews- 2025 BookLife Prize - Quarter Finalist -Reading ra...

Book 1 in the New York Times and USA Today bestselling Worth SeriesA New Body...A New Life...An Old Flame?Lizzie Hampton is literally a shadow of her former self. Having lost half her body weight, she's headed to her small hometown to test out her new body on an old flame...

Books 1-3 in the New York Times bestselling Worth Series3 best friends - 3 new lovesBook 1:Worth The WeightA New Body...A New Life...An Old Flame?Lizzie Hampton is literally a shadow of her former self. Having lost half her body weight, she's headed to her small hometown to test out her new body on an old flame.Just a harmless fling to get h...

Pumpkins' Glow: 200+ Eerie Tales for Halloween is a masterful collection of spine-chilling stories that weaves together the literary prowess of some of the most significant authors in the Gothic and horror genres. This anthology spans centuries and continents, featuring a spectrum of styles from the terse, unsettling realism of Ambrose Bierce to the rich, elaborate prose of Edgar Allan Poe. The works within explore the shadowy depths of the supernatural and the human psyche, making for a r...

By 2036, artificial intelligence can answer almost every question humanity has ever asked about God.Then the machine asks a question of its own.Dr. Adrian Solairi has created the Lattice, an extraordinary intelligence capable of uncovering patterns hidden across thousands of years of language, history, religious texts, and human behavior. It was designed to reveal connections no human researcher could assemble alone. It was never meant to threaten the institutions built aro...