A beautifully illustrated journey into the science behind everything dark and shadowy and the secrets of the night sky.From glowing creatures of the deep ocean to dazzling auroras in polar skies, this captivating non-fiction book reveals the wonders that come alive when the Sun goes down. Young readers will discover night-blooming plants, underground worlds, and the science behind moon phases, shooting stars, and firework displays. With fascinating facts and stunni...

Discover how herbal remedies can treat common ailments and improve your general health.In The Botanical Wellness Guide, professional herbalist Anna Newton reveals how plant-based remedies can help with everyday health issues. From anxiety, eczema and irritable bowel syndrome to treating colds and digestive issues, Anna shares clear guidance for creating a range of herbal infusions, tinctures, ointments and decoctions.Packed with hundreds of beautif...

She trusted him with her life. He lied about why he came.Sutton O’Hara has enough on her plate raising her orphaned niece and nephew and working as a nutritionist at a retirement home. But when clues among the residents point to the Circle—a powerful secret network linked to decades of missing girls and murder—she refuses to look away.Former Naval investigator Blake Redford is determined to keep Sutton safe. Posing as her boyfriend gives him the perfect exc...

At both ends of the wealth spectrum, the laws governing credit and debt hardwire patterns of both privilege and poverty. They drive financial extraction by creating a flow of assets from the pockets of low-income families into the bank accounts of high-wealth ones. In short, some families are legally enabled as they accumulate and preserve great fortunes that get passed down through generations—while others are locked into a cycle of scraping by, just hoping to find affordable housing and ...

Analyzing Narrative Online: Affordances and Practices offers a comprehensive introduction to exploring narratives in fast-evolving social media spaces such as Facebook, Instagram, X/Twitter, TikTok and YouTube. It traces the rise of “small stories” as a form of storytelling that thrives within the logics of immediacy, ephemerality and curated sharing.Adopting a technographic, hands-on approach, this book addresses the theoretical issues and methodological choices that shap...

A new dark romance series from the New York Times bestselling author of Twist MeShe fears him from the first moment she sees him.Yulia Tzakova is no stranger to dangerous men. She grew up with them. She survived them. But when she meets Lucas Kent, she knows the hard ex-soldier may be the most dangerous of them all.One night—that’s all it should be. A chance to make up for a failed assignment and get infor...

When Danielle Boatman inherits Marlow House, she dreams of turning it into a seaside bed and breakfast. Since she’s never visited the property, Danielle’s not sure what awaits her in Oregon. She certainly doesn’t expect to find one of the house’s previous owners still in residence. After all, the man has been dead for almost ninety years—shouldn’t he have moved on by now?Charming Walt Marlow convinces Danielle the only way he can move on is if she solves the mystery of his death. D...

One lie can destroy everything…After enduring years of manipulation and an immeasurable amount of loss, Charlotte Kelly makes one last ditch effort to change her life and try to find happiness again. She knows she’ll see him when she moves back home, she’s planning on it. The connection she still feels to him after all these years is undeniable. But one lie tore them apart years ago, and she’s afraid some mistakes can’t be forgiven.Travis Parker doesn’t like liars....

From New York Times & USA Today bestselling author Dima Zales, an intense new techno-thriller that pushes the limits of what it means to be human.With billions in the bank and my own venture capital firm, I’m living the American dream. My only problem? A car accident that leaves my mother with memory problems.Brainocytes, a new technology that can transform our brains, could be the answer to all of my problems—but I’m not the only one who ...

How the American and French Revolutions were interpreted in the Italian states and how that understanding helped redefine the concept of revolution itselfIn Echoes of a Distant Republic, Anna Vincenzi explores the evolving meaning of “revolution” in the eighteenth century by surveying the reactions in Italy to the upheavals in America and later France. Drawing on a wide range of sources—from periodicals and gazettes to diplomatic correspondence, ecclesiast...

This collection of fifteen stories from the cult author of Ice examines war and mental illness from her signature surreal point of view. Inspired by Kavan's own experiences nursing traumatized Second World War soldiers and as a patient in various asylums, these pieces communicate the claustrophobia and isolation of life amidst conflict or caught in the gears of an institutional machine - but also the stunning beauty of physical experience, as her cast of outsiders find themselves ...

Bounded Leadership Theory: Constraints and Orientations in a Global Perspective offers a fresh and realistic account of leadership in a world shaped by uncertainty, complexity, and multiple constraints. Moving beyond heroic, trait-based, and universal models of leadership, the book presents leadership as situated action: relational, contextual, morally charged, and bounded. It argues that leadership effectiveness depends not simply on individual competencies but on the fit between...