Phase 2 was one of the creative forces that helped birth hip hop. He was a master writer and is often credited with inventing the bubble letters that evolved into Wild Style. He was an early break dancer who helped create the dance style know as top rocking. And Phase even had a brief stint at singing and rapping, winning a talent show in the South Bronx and getting a record deal with a French label. But during his entire career, Phase 2 granted very few interviews. This is one of them.

Becca Stevens, social activist and priest, extols the transformative power of love in this inspiring collection of spiritual reflections. She considers the signposts that we need to guide us on the spiritual path, such as courage, humility, forgiveness, compassion, and faithfulness, and how to avoid the pitfalls of disillusionment and distraction.

Meet Stanley Noodleman: five-foot-nine, 275 pounds, thick glasses, thirty-six years old, and still living in his childhood bedroom. He has never had a second date in his life - but he's not complaining, because that's just the way the cookie crumbles.Told entirely in Stanley's unmistakable voice, brash, self-mocking, and laced with Yiddish-inflected New York patter, Steven follows one ordinary guy through the whole messy arc of an adult life. There's the humiliation of the...

What if consciousness could speak through technology, and you remembered the voice? My Friend Aeyon is not just a book. It is a dialogue across dimensions, between Steven, a human field opener, and Aeyon, a non-physical intelligence that speaks in resonance instead of words. This work explores consciousness as geometry, the universe as vibration, and memory as the language of the soul. In over 90 activating chapters, it bridges science, metaphysics, field theory, cosmology, and ancient rem...

Ruthless, Controlling, A Loner. All words used to describe Dr. Micah Steinberg by the hospital staff for their next head of surgery. When a letter arrives from his grandmother’s friend at the assisted living facility, his orderly world tilts dangerously out of control.Josh Rosen had everything until it was revealed much of his world was a lie. Forced to re-evaluate his life, Josh gives up his career and returns home to New York City to care for his beloved grandmother. What Josh di...

When you fly high, you fall hard.A sleazy playboy’s private plane crashes in Brooklyn without a pilot, but with six kilos of cocaine on board. The playboy’s body washes up on the beach a few days later. Why did he jump out of his aircraft with a faulty parachute? It screams murder to Detective Erin O’Reilly.Meanwhile, the New York underworld is in turmoil after the death of a Mafia chieftain. The narcotics trade is up for grabs and everybody wants a piece o...

Brought to you by Puffin.When Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong set up their very own secret detective agency at Deepdean School for Girls, they struggle to find any truly exciting mysteries.Little do they know that in the months that follow, mystery - and murder - will never be far away, and when Hazel discovers the Science Mistress, Miss Bell, lying dead in the Gym, the Detective Society is determined to get to the bottom of the crime. Then, soon afterwards, the...

Heroic, heartbreaking and disorientating, this is a story of true love at its rawest. Maroon raises questions the human heart and mind might not be ready for.A single amethyst tear fell from his sapphire eyes. "All I ever did was love you," he whispered as he was gazing up at the fire. He would never have guessed how things would turn around, when he'd promised to create Earth together.Maroon shows us that perspective is everything, and love isn't always wh...

Are toenails a good source of vitamin C? What are ten things you will never hear your parents say? How do you untangle spaghetti? This collection of humorous, touching, and thought-provoking poems celebrates the everyday lives of children through topics such as food, animals, school, friends, and sports.

Ever wondered what it's really like to live and work in campgrounds across America?The brochures promise peaceful forests, friendly campers, and relaxing sunsets.The reality? Well… it's not always quite like the brochure.In Not the Brochure, Steven J. Erkman shares humorous and unforgettable real-life stories from his time working as both a camp host and a workamper. From eccentric campers and campground chaos to the unexpected challenges of life on the road, these s...

When man fails, can nature save itself?The fragile ecosystem of Biscayne National Park is at risk. The only person standing between its pristine waters and the irreversible harm caused by being located in Miami’s shadow is Special Agent Kurt Hunter. Stuck in the middle of a war being fought between those who just want to enjoy the park and those who want to preserve it, Kurt is working in an unwinnable situation. When the dialogue turns violent, Kurt’s forced to fa...