During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, one renowned scientist, in his famous bowtie, appeared daily on major news networks such as MSNBC, NPR, the BBC, and others.Dr. Peter J. Hotez often went without sleep, working around the clock to develop a nonprofit COVID-19 vaccine and to keep the public informed. During that time, he was one of the most trusted voices on the pandemic and was even nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize forhis selfless work. He also became one of the m...

JOHNSTONE COUNTRY. ALL SHOTS ON THE HOUSE.Running a small-town saloon is no easy task, even for a former Texas Ranger like Ben Savage. A lot of men get mean after a few shots of hooch. Some get violent.Others get revenge—bloody, bloody revenge …SLAUGHTERDAY NIGHTThere’s a new stranger in town, and he goes by the name of Lucas Blaine. Some folks say he’s the fastest gun in the West. But Ben Savage don’t put much stock in what folks say—until the killing start...

The founding of the university in 1867 created a unique community in what had been a prairie. Within a few years, this creative mix of teachers and scholars produced innovations in agriculture, engineering and the arts that challenged old ideas and stimulated dynamic new industries. Projects ranging from the Mosaic web browser to the discovery of Archaea and pioneering triumphs in women's education and wheelchair accessibility have helped shape the university's mission into a double helix ...

Angelus is a frontier town with a dark colonial past. And, for a century and a half, it’s been a whaling port first and foremost. Queenie Cookson comes from a long line of whalers, but she loves the majestic creatures that visit every winter, so when citified conservationists descend on her community to protest, she’s torn between loyalties. And everything solid around her begins to come apart.

" Cloudstreet gets you inside the very skin of postwar working-class Australians the way Joyce makes you feel like a turn-of-the-century Dubliner." —Elizabeth Ward, The Washington PostAfter two separate catastrophes, two very different families leave the country for the bright lights of Perth. The Lambs are industrious, united, and—until God seems to turn His back on their boy Fish—religious. The Pickleses are gamblers, boozers, fractious, and unl...

He's the bully at college. She's the girl hired to clean his house. Can one Christmas change everything?My dad lost his job and we've been living off our savings while he looks for a new one. Since it's winter, our heating bills are going to skyrocket, so I decide to get a job to help out. When I find out the Thornes are looking for a part-time cleaner, I jump at the chance.When I realise it's those Thornes, I'm terrified. The son, Craig, is one of the nast...

Recovering from a traumatic encounter with a supervillain, Carli Summers just wants to get away from it all. A volunteer position at the cozy Wanderer’s Lake Retreat near the idyllic English village of Duskbury seems the perfect escape. However, her autumnal haven may hide secrets beneath the gold and scarlet leaves. Secrets tied to a superpowered young man named Tom, his shy brother Ned, and a small, shy cat who follows Carli as she works.As Carli forms a connection with fire-powe...

In this slow-burn, heartfelt, modern romance, two gamers try to turn their online connection into something real.For Sylvie Rivera, escaping into the vibrant world of her favorite video game, Mundo is the only time she feels free from the messy ties that bind her to her abusive ex-boyfriend. But now, she's ready to take control of her life--even if it means starting over one hard-earned step at a time.Valentino "Val" Santos is a charming, passionate streamer on the cusp of ...

Accounts of how brave men from Britain, Canada, Australia & New Zealand earned the Victoria Cross in conflicts at sea from the Crimean War to World War II.Naval VCs have been won in places as far apart in time and distance as the Baltic in 1854 and Japan in 1945, in the trenches from the Crimea to the Western Front, in harbours from Dar es Salaam to Zeebrugge, from the Barents to the Java Sea, from New Zealand to the North Atlantic, and from China to the Channel.

Lockie's survived his first year of high school, settling into a new town and his first mad love affair – it's all behind him; he made it! But the world of weirdness hasn't finished with him yet. His little brother's hormones have kicked in, his baby sister refuses to walk or talk – but eats anything in sight – his Dad arrests a sheep and his Mum seems to have checked out of the here and now. As Lockie's world turns upside down, he learns that life is never as simple as it seems and along ...

Their bond was fated by the gods, but their love must be earned.In a land ruled by gods and bound by fate, Runa bears the healing blessing of the Iyashite, a gift from the Goddess of Life.Her magic is sacred, powerful and dangerously coveted. When she’s captured and brought before Keshin, the brutal warlord blessed by the God of War, her fate changes in an instant. The gods forge a divine bond between them, tying their destinies together.But to Runa, this connection...

The writer explores his beloved Australia in a memoir that is "a delight to read [and] a call to arms . . . It beseeches us to revere the land that sustains us" ( Guardian).From boyhood, Tim Winton's relationship with the world around him?rock pools, sea caves, scrub, and swamp?has been as vital as any other connection. Camping in hidden inlets, walking in high rocky desert, diving in reefs, bobbing in the sea between surfing sets, Winton has felt the place...