Family versus family.Months have passed since Steve drove off Penelope's army, and Darkwood Farm has only gone from strength to strength. It can now call itself a village providing sanctuary to demi-beasts of all shapes and sizes…even if Blesslan's forces remain parked on its border. For the time being, they're too wary of Steve to invade, but he's refusing to take that as a win. To keep his followers and six beautiful wives safe for good, Steve needs to gather all...

We will not be slaves.The devil has been bested. Zeryesis tried his damnedest, but Lulu's life is back in her hands. No longer must she spend every month worrying about becoming a slave, and it's all thanks to Steve (not that he'll admit it). He's too busy focusing on the future—turning the farm from a hovel into the best around.But that's easier said than done.The Huedom's rulers don't have any interest in letting Steve and his demi-beast companion...

What's the worst thing that can happen on a hiking holiday? Getting lost? Blisters? Falling out with your partner? Try being abducted by aliens and crash-landing on a strange planet that wants you dead.When avid gamer Brandon awakes surrounded by endless snow and countless monsters, he knows his survival odds look slim at best. Not that he's planning to go down without a fight. Being a self-confessed nerd doesn't mean he's going to roll over and die. Brandon's dete...

Why do we consistently choose a smaller reward today over a significantly larger reward next month? The answer lies in an evolutionary flaw in our decision-making software, a glitch that marketers and financial institutions exploit every single day. Hyperbolic discounting is the cognitive mechanism that causes us to drastically undervalue future consequences. This book strips away the academic jargon to reveal how this present bias sabotages our diets, our retirement accounts, and our long...

Never make a deal with a devil.Steve had experience when it came to waking up with hangovers. Being attacked by kobolds? Not so much. After rousing in the middle of a monster-filled forest, he was sure his life was over. That was until he was saved by a fire-wielding angel who was anything but human.Now Steve finds himself a temporary guest on a small run-down farm filled with monster girls who need his help. None more so than the canine beauty responsible ...

Every time a vehicle accelerates onto a highway, it leaves behind an invisible trail of destruction that stretches far beyond the exhaust pipe. We have spent decades scrutinizing tailpipe emissions and carbon footprints, ignoring the microscopic fragments silently peeling off the tires of millions of cars. The hidden ecological mystery lies in the friction between synthetic rubber and harsh asphalt. This daily, microscopic shedding has silently compounded into a monumental disaster, creati...

The New York Times bestseller – with a new afterword about early specialization in youth sports – from the author of Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World.The debate is as old as physical competition. Are stars like Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps, and Serena Williams genetic freaks put on Earth to dominate their respective sports? Or are they simply normal people who overcame their biological limits through sheer force of will and obse...

**"Laskin's narrative captures it all--the fervor, the drugs, the sex, the politics, the magic, the tragedy of the 60s and 70s and most of all the angst of that wonderful, terrible time. A fun, transporting, and evocative read." --Daniel James Brown, New York Times bestselling author of The Boys in the BoatA turbulent coming-of-age novel about a young man who loses his innocence and finds his soul in the ferment of New York City in 1970**On the brink of a ...

**A timeless story rediscovered by each new generation, The Diary of a Young Girl stands without peer. This graphic edition remains faithful to the original, while the stunning illustrations interpret and add layers of visual meaning and immediacy to this classic work of Holocaust literature.“[A] stunning, haunting work of art..."—The New York Times Book Review**For both young readers and adults The Diary continues to capture the remarkable spirit...

This new book by historian David Ohana analyzes Zionism and the Israeli state as a theological ideology. The book pursues this provocative end by showing the dialectical tension between Judaism and Zionism. How has Zionism molded perceptions and images that were formed in the Jewish past, and to what extent were these Jewish themes reflected, modified, and crystallized in the national culture of the State of Israel?Nationalizing Judaism covers constituent topics such as Messianism, ...

A neo-Nazi skinhead is charged with murder, and Legal Aid has assigned him a Jewish lawyer. Over the course of developing a defense for the skinhead, the lawyer is forced to examine the limits of his own liberalism, and the demons underlying it. Cherry Docs is an unblinking examination of hatred, the explosive effect it has on our society, and the hurdles that confront us as we set about eradicating it.

*Best New Science Fiction for Summer by The Washington Post*A Most-Anticipated book of 2017 by The MillionsEveryone else knows the truth about you, now you can know it, too.That’s the slogan. The product: a junky contraption that tattoos personalized revelations on its users’ forearms. It’s an old con, playing on the fear that we are obvious to everybody except ourselves. This particular ad has been circulating New York sin...