Mixed Tape Time Machine.A nostalgic short story about music, friendship, and second chances.What if one song could rewind the worst moment of your life?For Becky, one bad moment in a mall food court could haunt her the rest of her life.When Becky fails to stand up for her friend Ashley in front of a group of mean girls, the damage is immediate--and unforgettable. Ashley walks away humiliated, and Becky is left with a knot of regret ...

Master storyteller J.E. Turnbo pens another short story thriller about rooting for the good guys until you realize they're not so good.Now 635 nights inside Blockháus Number 2, a prison the outside world pretends does not exist, Dirk Doogan wrestles with never seeing the guards in a place where no one questions the rules. Where NO ONE escapes.Dark, tense, and gripping, Blockháus Number 2 is a prison-break thriller about desperation, betrayal, and the terrible cost ...

Itahori gets trapped in an abandoned hospital with five strangers. And in the building, among them, a person starts hunting them down. The group has no idea who that is.As things escalate, our protagonist's PTSD returns. It causes him to hallucinate in such a manner that it blurs the line between reality.Blood on the Spiral is an experience that will change you forever.

Tactical Church Administration is a comprehensive guide that empowers church leaders with effective administrative strategies essential to fulfilling their congregational missions. Recognizing the unprecedented challenges churches face today, the book emphasizes that sound administrative practices are foundational to ministry growth, not mere bureaucratic tasks.

The first time you open a chatbot, the whole thing feels like a dare with no instructions. You stare at a blank box that will answer almost anything, and the moment you ask a real question, the machine delivers a wall of confident text that may be completely wrong. You then remember there are new models, new features, and new people claiming they make a fortune with the exact tool you cannot figure out. You close the tab, tell yourself you will learn it later, and the later never comes. Th...

Imagine waking up with your brain feeling sharp and focused, overflowing with creativity, innovative thinking, and clear decision-making.For 34 years, New York Times best-selling author Jim Kwik has been the world’s #1 brain coach, teaching Fortune 500 CEOs, leading entrepreneurs, Hollywood icons, elite athletes, and millions of everyday heroes how to accelerate their learning, achieve peak performance, and transform their life.Now in his latest gr...

True mastery is not control over others—it is command over oneself.The Power of Self-Mastery is a practical and philosophical guide to developing discipline, focus, emotional intelligence, and inner strength in a world filled with distraction and pressure. Blending psychology, timeless wisdom, and actionable daily practices, this book shows readers how to build the internal structure necessary for lasting success and fulfillment.Rather tha...

Nina Flores is twenty-eight, exhausted, and at her wit's end. Her eleven-year-old daughter Penny is already taller than her, sharper than her, and absolutely certain she could run their household better than her mother ever could. It's one of the oldest stories in parenting—a kid who thinks being in charge is easy, and a parent who's tired enough to let her find out.So Nina steps down. For one week, Penny runs everything. The meals, the bills, the schedule. Nina puts on her daughte...

How well do you actually understand war?For over 2,000 years, military thinkers have tried to explain war; yet no single, coherent theory has ever truly captured how it works. A Theory of War sets out to change that.This is not a history book. It is not a collection of opinions. It is a clear, structured attempt to define war from first principles; grounded in evidence, not fashion, and built to stand the test of time.Written for practition...

In this collection of his favorite manufacturing stories, industry veteran Jim Vinoski challenges one of the biggest, most harmful myths in our country today: "Americans don't make anything anymore."Nothing could be further from the truth. Vinoski delves into the histories of some of the most fascinating manufacturers in the United States today to show that, yes, a whole lot of very cool people are still making very cool things here.Did you know:Zamboni wa...

**Twelve compressed masterworks from this great American writer of catastrophe fiction, in which lives are upended as much by broken hearts as by collapsing dams, hideously mismanaged wars, gargantuan wildfires, and apocalyptic storms“Jim Shepard is a fantastic writer—compassionate, funny, and fearless—[whose work] does what great writing always does: inspires us to look more closely at life, and be more caring.” —George Saunders"A deft, audacious artist." —Norman Rush, Nat...

With AI upending work and life, the founders of Axios and bestselling authors of Smart Brevity offer a one-stop survival guide to dramatically improving your life, work, and happiness.Toxic complexity clogs our meetings, inboxes, calendars—even in our daily habits. We can do so much more, but first we need to do less.Simplify shows you how. It's a step-by-step playbook for spending mos...