The ticket is real. The destination disappeared three centuries ago.Alice Walker has inherited a failing interstellar travel agency, an aging ship, and a legacy she never wanted.Then a nine year old boy arrives with a first class ticket.His destination is Earth.There is only one problem.It isn't the Earth Alice knows.The coordinates point to a world that has been missing from human space for generations. A destinatio...

Leadership looks impressive from the outside, but from the inside, it can feel isolating, relentless, and heavy. Senior leaders carry responsibilities no one else fully understands—decisions without peers, criticism without context, and pressure that follows them long after the workday ends. Necessary Burdens draws on decades of real-world leadership from two preeminent names in leadership and psychology, exploring unseen realities that come with authority: loneliness, identity st...

Is suffering a curse-or a divine invitation to thrive?After a massive brainstem stroke and 10+ hour surgery, Corey Diggins faced a life he never expected: a body altered, a career paused, and a faith tested. In Innate Ability, he vulnerably shares the lessons he uncovered in the aftermath-how suffering can illuminate purpose, transform thought patterns, and awaken resilience.Drawing on Christian faith, cutting-edge neuroscience, and his own journey of recovery, Cor...

Ketu survived becoming something his people had almost forgotten.He learned to walk between worlds, carrying the pieces of animals and taking their shapes into his own flesh. Bear. Wolf. Eagle. He learned that the old power was never meant to belong to him. It was borrowed. Sacred. Something that demanded respect.But power leaves scars.And some enemies would rather corrupt a man than kill him.When Nikan, the older brother of the corrupted sh...

Audio Production and Critical Listening: Technical Ear Training develops your critical and expert listening skills, enabling you to listen to audio like an award-winning engineer.Featuring an accessible writing style, this revised edition includes substantial new content on parametric equalization and tonal balance, spatial audio and reverberation, dynamics processing, distortion and noise, analysis of sound recordings, as well as updated sections on headphone recommendati...

ORION was formed to protect the world. Neither may survive the night.Decades after a cosmic refugee's arrival gave rise to superpowered beings, ORION, humanity's orbiting crisis aversion organization, faces its darkest hour as the world's protector.When religious extremists seize The Bastion, the Western Hemisphere's most advanced research center, ORION's elite team deploys to break the siege. But the mission goes sideways—FAST. Cynder, the smolder...

Ashcroft House rises over Blackwater Cove, its faded grandeur sheltering more than echoes of the past. Mara Ellison arrives determined to claim her place—and her questions—amid the creeping mist and whispered rumors that have shrouded the estate for decades. Drawn by obligation and unease, she soon finds herself drawn to Luke Mercer, a local with watchful eyes and reasons of his own to keep close. Each new discovery inside the winding halls forces Mara to confront dangerous histories other...

Side effects of a supernatural parasite may include the following: dry mouth, fatigue, auditory hallucinations, and the awakening of dormant magical powers likely to attract negative attention from the local secret society.Charlie Allison is a positive guy—and ambitious. At just twenty-two, he owns his own tour-guide business and his own bus, which he’s exceedingly proud of. He spends his workdays driving tourists around the Pacific Northwest, catering, as of late,...

A deeply personal and revealing Hollywood-survival story from beloved child star Corey Feldman."Spares no details." —Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)"An incredible read." —Richard Donner, Director"People always ask me about life after childhood stardom. What would I say to parents of children in the industry? My only advice, honestly, is to get these kids out of Hollywood and let them lead normal lives." —Corey FeldmanThe New York Times Be...

While Holocaust education is a staple of American schooling, it is rarely studied as a product of the political machine. We often focus on what happens in the classroom, yet the path to those lessons begins years earlier in state legislatures and governors' offices.This essential volume explores the development of Holocaust education in America from the early 1980s to the present. By shifting the focus from pedagogy to politics, this anthology analyzes the rise of two crucial state...

This book provides a practical, detailed guide to making acquisitions in ESOP companies, which have been extremely active in the merger and acquisition market in recent years. The most important reason for this is that after ESOP companies have paid off their acquisition debt, they often accumulate significant cash and strength in the market, both through the performance improvements attributable to the ESOP as well as not having to fund federal and state income tax bills if the company is...

There are moments in life when standing still feels safer than moving forward.Moments when uncertainty, disappointment, or fear make progress feel impossible.Go Forward is a 30-day Christian devotional created for believers who feel stuck, weary, or unsure of their next step — yet know deep down that God is still calling them ahead.This devotional is not about rushing.It's about obedience.It's about trust.