It isn’t a war—it’s a massacre. Mindless mechanical aliens are destroying everything in their path. And their path is heading straight for Earth…The Prox don’t even notice us. They are simply devouring and reclaiming every scrap of metal they encounter. They have destroyed several colonies, killing everyone and leaving only wreckage in their wake.Captain Jeff Bowers is a shell of a man, reduced to solo missions where he can’t piss anybody off. He is spying ...

Most books about supplements try to answer the same question: what should you take?This book asks a better one: how do you decide what belongs in your life in the first place?Walk into any pharmacy and you'll find shelves of vitamins, powders, and capsules promising energy, immunity, longevity, focus, and repair. Some of them help in specific cases. Many don't. Most people end up somewhere in between, taking a few things they're unsure about, skipping othe...

Built using the renowned, hands-on Missouri Method, this textbook prepares readers to write about and communicate with people of different backgrounds, offering real-world examples of how to practice excellent journalism and strategic communication that takes culture into account.No matter what the communication purpose, this book will help readers engage with difference and the concept of fault lines, and to identify and mitigate bias. It provides guidance on communicating the com...

This is the first scholarly edition of the Memoirs of Laetitia Pilkington (1709?-1750), a poet, ghostwriter, and protégée of Jonathan Swift and the playwright/stage manager Colley Cibber. Swift’s first biographer by virtue of her lively portrayals of him, Pilkington remains the best chronicler of the great satirist’s private life while he was at the height of his influence and creativity. Offering as well an account of Pilkington’s own tumultuous and unconventional life, the Memoi...

Vardon knows why Lorelei dreams of the sea. But how do you tell the girl you like she's not human?Between school, swim team, gossipy friends, and cleaning cages at her dad’s veterinary clinic, Lorelei doesn’t have time to worry too much about the odd dreams that haunt her sleep most nights. She considers herself about as normal as a girl can be, in her circumstances. Her mom left when she was six, but Dad did his best to make up for it with small-town stability.

FINDING OUT is the story of Jeremy Chericun' s trip to visit his aged aunt and, later, to attend her funeral. At this function he finds himself on an adventure in the company of a beautiful woman named Ahmay. She helps him find the person he truly was meant to be (so he assumes) and a love (with her) of which he never knew he was even remotely capable. CRIMSON MOON, In an apocalyptic world overrun by werewolves, vampires, and zombies, a determined young woman named Lily must confront her h...

Save time and money with in-depth reviews, ratings, and details from the trusted source for a successful Disneyland vacation.How do some guests get on the big, new attraction in less than 20 minutes while others wait for longer than 2 hours—on the same day? Why do some guests pay full price for their visit when others can save hundreds of dollars? In a theme park, every minute and every dollar count. Your vacation is too important to be left to chance, so ...

Landmark new 90th anniversary edition featuring a wealth of charming illustrations from Tove Jansson, creator of the Moomins, published in English for the first time.Whisked away from his comfortable, unambitious life in his hobbit-hole in Bag End by Gandalf the wizard and a band of dwarves, Bilbo Baggins finds himself caught up in a plot to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon. Although quite reluctant to take part in...

Black Appalachia: Race, Place, and Identity is the long-awaited successor to Blacks in Appalachia (1985), the first modern anthology to examine the socioeconomic, cultural, and political experiences of Black Appalachians. Edited by Cicero M. Fain III, Sheena Harris Hayes, Wilburn Hayden Jr., and William H. Turner, Black Appalachia features more than twenty-five emerging and established scholars and creatives who challenge how we think about the region by finding ...

Owl Capone–he’s got a heart as big as his fedora and he is ready to steal hearts everywhere.Owl knows the way into people’s hearts is through his legendary sandwich wraps and OG secret family sauce served at his restaurant in the Windy Forest. He’s practically considered a celebrity! But when he is unexpectedly betrayed by his right-hand man, a sneaky little rat named Gus, Owl is forced to close the doors to his restaurant.Will Owl be able to win back his c...

The half-human daughter of a love god. The fae heir to a powerful destiny. And the aphrodisiac expected to save Underworld from disaster.Hazel can’t help what she is. Being the daughter of a love god isn’t all fun and games. She wants no part of her father’s world. Otherworld forests are full of huge, scary creatures and annoying pixie pests. And the people there are no better…they’ve never even given her a chance.She wants nothing to do with Sidhe men, eit...