If you want to learn about one of history’s most fascinating minds and uncover some of his secrets of imagination—secrets that enabled him to invent machines light years ahead of his time and literally bring light to the world—then you want to read this book.Imagination amplifies and colors every other element of genius, and unlocks our potential for understanding and ability.It’s no coincidence that geniuses not only dare to dream of the impossible for the...

'I just love the world of Patrick Rothfuss' Lin-Manuel Miranda'He's bloody good, this Rothfuss guy' George R R MartinSequel to the extraordinary THE NAME OF THE WIND, THE WISE MAN'S FEAR is the second instalment of this superb fantasy trilogy from Patrick Rothfuss. This is the most exciting fantasy series since George R. R. Martin's A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE, and a must-read for all fans of HBO's GAME OF THRONES.Picking up the tale of ...

"His books are all action, unfolding with a laconic efficiency that would make his killers proud."—The EconomistBusinessman Georges Gerfaut witnesses a murder—and is pursued by the killers. His conventional life knocked off the rails, Gerfaut turns the tables and sets out to track down his pursuers. Along the way, he learns a thing or two about himself. . . . Manchette—masterful stylist, ironist, and social critic—limns the cramped lives of professionals i...

Available for the first time in paperback and digital, "Cottonmouth" is a prequel to KIN set in the aftermath of the Great Depression in Tennessee, a time of religious fervor and charlatanism, of thieves, murderers, and moonshiners.Here you'll meet Horseshoe Collins, a traveler on a vengeful search for the father who abandoned him; Billy Wray, a snake-handling Pentecostal preacher bringing the promise of salvation to rural communities paralyzed by fear of the Devil; and Jonah Merri...

What do a smuggling gang, a curse that won't go away, and a frequently lost dog have to do with each other?Answer: they're all here to disrupt Mennik Thorn's hard-earned peace and quiet.As the sole freelance mage in the city of Agatos, Mennik is used to some odd clients and awful jobs. But this time, one of his clients isn't giving him a choice. Mennik might have forgotten about the smugglers whose operations he disrupted, but they haven't forgotten about h...

Samuel A.Patrick returns with a concise and engaging biography of the iconic star ✨: MARIA CALLASMaria Callas continues to fascinate us decades after her death.That's not only because she was arguably the greatest opera diva of the 20th century, but also because both her life and her death were shrouded in a Machiavellian web of scandal, mystery, and deceit.Now, Samuel A. Patrick, known for his insightful biographies of the world's most famous women, tells Maria Ca...

As a Man Thinketh Reloaded reimagines a classic for a modern audience. Fast, fearless, and relentlessly insightful, this book reframes thought as the architect of reality—not a sermon, but a testable method. Drawn from James Allen's classic—original text included to enjoy—and positioned across key philosophical heavy-weights and modern thinkers, it invites you to explore where your thinking happens, and how your world takes shape.PART I explores five electric questions:

This book is a review, by Stephanos Pesmazoglou, on Artemis Cooper's biography of Patrick Leigh Fermor, who epitomised the double love affair with England and Greece for the whole period since the late 1930s from the late 1930s until his death in 2011. Additional suspense is provided by his leading the small group that captured General Kreipe, the newly arrived commander of German troops on Crete, which is the book’s centre of gravity. It is A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man who chos...

A quiet evening ends in murder on a muddy mountain road. Local attorney Lije Evans and his beautiful wife, Kaitlyn, are gunned down. But the killers don’t expect one of their victims to live. After burying Kaitlyn, Lije is on a mission to find her killer—and solve a mystery that has more twists and turns than an Ozark-mountain back road.When the trail of evidence goes cold, complicated by the disappearance of the deputy who found Kaitlyn’s body at the scene of the crime, Lije is driven to ...

From the bestselling author of The Social Affair and HER comes a mind-bending thriller that's soaked with raw sensuality, as an investigator’s search takes a wicked turn when he meets a beautiful and provocative woman.Ali is a sex therapist-slash-guru, famous for the work she does helping others find pleasure.The problem: Ali can never quite find it for herself.Her life’s work makes nothing taboo, nothing off limits. And she’s trie...

The future of the human race hangs in the balance. A powerful alien race called the Jegg has invaded Earth, wiping out half of the Terran Confederation.In a hidden base under the Sahara Desert, a team of scientists works to mount a resistance against the invaders. Fitting a spacecraft with folding-space technology, they plan to travel to the other side of the galaxy to find a mysterious energy source that could help them defeat the Jegg.But none of them are ready for what t...

Design is changing faster than most teams can comfortably absorb.AI tools are accelerating execution, expectations are shifting, and many UX and product designers are quietly wondering what their role will look like in the next phase of the industry.In Design Orchestrator, product designer Michael Newman explores what this moment really means for designers working in UX, product design, and digital teams. Rather than focusing on AI tools themselves, this audiobook looks at ...