**Brought to you by Penguin.A brilliant new theory of how society works from one of the most iconoclastic thinkers of our time**What leads to political turbulence and social breakdown? How do elites maintain their dominant position? And why do ruling classes sometimes suddenly lose their grip on power?For decades, complexity scientist Peter Turchin has been studying world history like no one else. Assembling vast databases mined from 10,000 years of human activity, ...

Have you always wondered how to use runes as a spiritual guide?Whether you're a curious beginner or an experienced practitioner of divination, Odin's Runes is the only guide you need to start a lifelong journey to unlock the true power of runes.In Odin's Runes, you'll discover:• A deep dive into the Elder Futhark runes – discover the meaning of each rune and its uses• The starting point: Where runes came from (and w...

Book 4 of the American Spy Sisters - Inspired by the brave U.S. women secret agents working for Britain’s intelligence agencies during WW II.Lacy Farrington Forbes never wanted the life of a debutante. But after a family tragedy pulls her back to America from a post-deb whirl in London on the brink of WWII, she trades ballrooms for battlefields—volunteering with the Red Cross to raise funds for a field hospital near the Russian-Finnish fro...

Learning disabilities (LD) are a root cause of major problems in our society. Vast numbers of youngsters are not receiving appropriate education. Nancy Lelewer’s story began when even less was known about learning disabilities than is known today. In a gripping and fast-moving narrative style, this book brings home the fact that LD persons need to receive instruction via different routes and the earlier the better. This Second Edition is a complete update of the award winning first edition...

The story of Chesapeake pirates and patriots begins with a land dispute and ends with the untimely death of an oyster dredger at the hands of the Maryland Oyster Navy. From the golden age of piracy to Confederate privateers and oyster pirates, the maritime communities of the Chesapeake Bay are intimately tied to a fascinating history of intrigue, plunder and illicit commerce raiding. Author Jamie L.H. Goodall introduces infamous men like Edward "Blackbeard" Teach and "Black Sam" Bellamy, a...

Includes Books 1-3 in the Millersville Thriller Series, full of lies, deceit, suspense and danger.Shore LodgeThe ThievesCabin EightShore Lodge: Her grief threatened to swallow her whole. When a seedof betrayal plants a devastating truth, will blood prove thicker thanvengeance?The Thieves: Her sudden foray into crime may have her feeling g...

A young woman. An organ harvesting crime ring. They’ll leave her for dead, unless she can outsmart them.Emily lost her job in a jewelry store and can’t find work in her hometown. She takes her cat and her few belongings, says goodbye to her only friend and drives west to live with her aunt. Exhausted from driving, she stops at The Gas Station Motel.The only room available is down a dimly lit interior hall, where she’ll be locked inside until morning when the vacant store op...

Her ex-husband disappeared, leaving her overwhelmed, cleaning up the mess he left behind. She suspects a friend of foul play but can’t prove it. She must find out the truth to protect her daughter from heartbreak.Irena Fishbone is always in a hurry, repairing boat engines and caring for herteenage daughter. She’s built a thriving business despite her ex-husband owing her for child support. But when he disappears, she must sell off his prized possessions to pay his debts.

A writer flies in from Paris and she's exhausted, but there's a party at the house where she's staying. She meets a strange man with an unusual ability.Perfect for one short listening session!“Creepy!” Reader comment

An exhausted writer. A cottage on a dead-end road. Locals want her gone. Her ex is hunting her down. Don’t go down into the poisoned hollow...Leni is on edge. Fleeing the city and a stalking former boyfriend, she rents a cottage on an island to write a new book. But her vision of living in an idyllic setting near the beach is shattered when residents in a hollow on a dead-end dirt road conspire against her, seeking to drive her out.Locals surround the cotta...

Jacklyn Stone's husband dies in front of her on their anniversary. Bereft and alone, her children betray her, lock her in a psych ward, cut her off from her friends, and rapidly dismantle her life. Blood is the tie that binds, but can she cut the bonds and regain her freedom?"A fast-paced and satisfying thriller, with a heroine you will want to root for. This book made a long plane ride disappear!" ERICA BAUERMEISTER, NY Times bestselling author of The Scent Ke...

A powerful new explanation of China's rise that draws from the business world to show that China is not simply copying established great powers, but exploiting geopolitical opportunities around the world that those other powers had ignored.Thirty years ago, the idea that China could challenge the United States economically, globally, and militarily seemed unfathomable. Yet today, China is considered another great power in the international system. How did China man...