A magnificent cultural biography that charts the life of one of our greatest writers, situating her alongside the key historical and social moments that shaped her work.As the first Black woman to consistently write and publish in the field of science fiction, Octavia Butler was a trailblazer. With her deft pen, she created stories speculating the devolution of the American empire, using it as an apt metaphor for the best and worst of humanity—our innovation and in...

Life has the tendency to take us to dark places. We feel loneliness, anger, fear and anxiety to name but a few. Our challenge is to have the emotional and spiritual resilience to face our storm. In her book Pandemics and Other P-Words, Karen Solomon takes us through the journey she experiences during these moments. The beauty is she does not leave you in the dark of her reality.She takes you to where these experiences make sense in the context of life as it is when you feel "throug...

National Book Award finalist Karen E. Bender returns with stunning speculative stories of parents and children, together and apart, surviving near-future dystopias that feel all-too-possible—and realities that can be even strangerGrounded in both the contemporary United States and a variety of dystopias, celebrated author Karen E. Bender’s otherworldly collection examines the evolving dynamics of the nuclear family during adolescence, motherhood, the empty nest, an...

Traditional fantasy worlds are shit. The technology is pathetic, the magic is too showy, the beer tastes like piss, and no one wants to be friends with the evil kingdom.Yadis volunteered to make an alliance with one of the human kingdoms. It needed to be done, and she was the only one who could do it. She knew it would be hard to convince humans to become friends with Demonians, but she didn't think it would be this hard.

A handbook that you will refer to throughout your entire pharmacy education!Pharmacy Student Survival Guide is a one-of-a-kind roadmap for excelling in pharmacy practice courses. A unique combination calculations, kinetics, drug information, medical terminology, and laboratory data book all in one, the Guide helps you organize case information, improve problem-solving skills, learn terminology, and impress faculty during rounds.Pharmacy Student Survival Guide...

This book brings together expert opinions from scientists to consider the evidence for climate change and its impacts on ticks and tick-borne infections. It considers what is meant by 'climate change', how effective climate models are in relation to ecosystems, and provides predictions for changes in climate at global, regional and local scales relevant for ticks and tick-borne infections. It examines changes to tick distribution and the evidence that climate change is responsible. The eff...

Once upon a time, Ben Johnson believed he had forever sewn up with Layla. But fairy tales rarely come true in reality. Long before her nephew was in a hunting accident and she blamed Ben for not preventing it, the two of them had broken up, citing irreconcilable differences. Layla hadn't wanted his family to know the truth. Following the accident, she walked out--for good, he assumed.Charlize Seagrave never fit in anywhere, drawn to danger, darkness, and drugs. For years, she was t...

Since September 11, 2001, the mind of the country has been on safety, yet little has been mentioned in the press about the industrial facilities that line our major waterways and populate our industrial cities. We drive past them every day. Are they safe? And more to the point: are we?A mystery/thriller, Unreasonable Risk introduces Hannah Morrison, a young refinery engineer who struggles with working in a man's world. When an explosion rips through the plant, Hannah tries to rescu...

How do you know destiny when it knocks on your door, or recognize it if it's always been there?Christian Riley, Elizabeth Horace, and Oscar Albright grew up together, the cliched "church kids", but Chris quickly found everything about his life stifling. When he moves to Los Angeles to get away from everything his existence has dictated for him, he doesn't expect Elizabeth to follow him, but he's known for as long as he can remember that she loves him obsessively...just as Oscar lov...

In both law firms and other businesses, the conversation around organisational diversity is in many ways more fervent, active, and engaged than ever before. Prominent figures in the profession make bold declarations about their belief in the positive contribution increased diversity brings, and firm websites are not considered complete without a visible commitment to improve their inclusivity. It would seem that everyone is aware of the problem, and is vociferous about their attempts to ta...

Concentrate on the biblical author's message as it unfolds.Designed to assist the pastor and Bible teacher in conveying the significance of God's Word, the Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament series treats the literary context and structure of every passage of the New Testament book in the original Greek.With a unique layout designed to help you comprehend the form and flow of each passage, the ZECNT unpacks:The key m...

From USA Today bestselling author Karen Erickson comes the first sexy stand-alone novel in her WORTH IT series!All’s fair in love and business…Alexander Worth has two great passions—his family business, and his control. Being president and CEO of Worth Luxury Goods allows him to exercise both. No one crosses him.But then Tessa Crawford crosses his path. She’s professional, shy, voluptuous—and his employee. His legendary control is all that’...