What do you really know about your testicles?Most men know surprisingly little about how their reproductive system works, despite it playing a vital role in fertility, hormones, sexual health and overall wellbeing.In Your Nuts, reproductive scientist Michael Carroll takes readers on an engaging journey into the remarkable biology of the testes. Drawing on three decades of research and clinical experience, he explains how sperm are ...

Cynthia is weeks away from the qualifiers for the highest honor in competitive colorguard, and she has one rule: zero distractions.For years, Cynthia has lived for a single goal: claiming the coveted Valiant Golden Flag Trophy. With qualifiers around the corner, every sacrifice is focused on making the final stage. Nothing—and no one—will stand in her way.Until she meets Hudson.Hudson once dreamed of the NFL, until a devastating false allegation sha...

She is no longer orphaned teen Jessica Blute, or suburban mom Jen Fellows, or the notorious vigilante known as Jennifer Blood. She is now just another inmate of Las Chacales Women's Correctional Facility. But in her life she has faced - and defeated - unimaginable horrors and overwhelming odds. She knows she can survive this place. She knows that she must survive- because her fight is not yet over. And very quickly, Jennifer learns that someone on the outside is working on a plan... she ha...

Collects Jennifer Blood: First Blood #1-6!After her gangster uncles killed her parents, Jessica Blute survived only by faking her own death. With a new identity, she distanced herself from her past, got married, and raised a family. Then, many years later, she sought out her uncles and delivered brutal, bloody justice! What triggered the transformation of a sweet, loving, domestic goddess into a cold-hearted killing machine? Prepare yourself for the story of Jessie Blute's lost years... an...

"One of the best social observers in American fiction." —John Freeman, Literary Hub“Mr. Carroll's world is a little vicious, slippery in its sexuality . . . strangely reminiscent of the hootier, hard-candy end of the Tennessee Williams spectrum. It is flat-out odd, fun, and seeming true.” —Padgett PowellWhen Cuban fishermen first spotted the Key West lighthouse floating in Florida waters, they called her Stella Maris, Star...

Scientifically-accurate illustrations and information-packed sidebars enrich this fascinating tale, the third in this acclaimed series about diversity and space exploration. Set in the future, Max the Dog's friend Tori is all grown up and is the chief scientist of the Jupiter Mission. In order to reach their spacecraft, Max and his crew must take an amazing ride on a new device called the Space Elevator. Once they've probed the planet's atmosphere, Max and friends begin exploring two of Ju...

Regulatory compliance has historically been a concern of only a company’s legal and finance departments. However, as e-commerce continues to dominate retail both in the United States and abroad, regulatory compliance is now a major area of concern for IT managers, everyone on executive teams, and entire boards of directors.Amid a recoiling global marketplace and bigger and more costly cyberattacks, the nexus of “what can our networks do” versus “what are ou...

The wicked pen of John D. Frankel strikes again. The long-awaited sequel to The Heretofore Un-Tolled History of the Independent Republic of Harvey Markson has finally arrived.Readers who enjoyed Frankel’s first novel, a witty existential tour of life inside the brokerage houses and investment banks of Toronto’s Bay Street, will revel in this clever sequel with its familiar layers of tongue-in-cheek narrative, droll humor, and incisive portraits of The Stre...

Scientifically-accurate illustrations and information-packed sidebars enrich this fascinating tale, the third in this acclaimed series about diversity and space exploration. Set in the future, Max the Dog's friend Tori is all grown up and is the chief scientist of the Jupiter Mission. In order to reach their spacecraft, Max and his crew must take an amazing ride on a new device called the Space Elevator. Once they've probed the planet's atmosphere, Max and friends begin exploring two of Ju...

The long-awaited prequel to the other books in the Science Adventures with Max the Dog series, this installment follows Max on his trip to the International Space Station where he shares in the adventures of astronaut life and helps save everyone from a potential disaster along the way. The book teaches children to see themselves and the planet in a new light and encourages readers to discover how they can help make the world a better place. Accompanying the story of how Max saves the day ...

I was discharged from the Army In January of 1973 after convincing the military command that I was unfit to continue training to kill other human beings. My beliefs at the time about God, heaven and hell were limited to the teachings of the Catholic Church during the 50's and 60's. All I knew at the time was that there was more to life than what I had been taught growing up. The books Jonathan Livingston Seagull, The Teachings of Don Juan, and Be Here Now, along with the music by the Moody...

What happened to the fun times of our childhood?Are they really gone - or have we forgotten how to play and explore now that we are adults?A questioning baby boomer shares his inspirational journey about growing up in the fifties and sixties, playing carefree on the water, and excelling at sports... only to be swept into the river canyon of life - the draft, army indoctrination, psychedelic drugs, marriage, and children.Always probing the unknown, in the seventies, ...