Five months to Titan. Four brave crew members. One incredible mystery.Jeff Dolan always wanted to be an astronaut. After helping a private space company build a ship that can travel to Saturn's largest moon in five months, he gets his chance. Shortly after launch, a devastating malfunction forces Jeff and the crew to make a choice: continue to Titan or go back home. As the truth about their mission unravels, one thing is clear: Someone on Earth knew about the syste...

Leaving Earth is the easy part. Surviving the trip to a new home 10,000 light years away is a journey like no other.Merritt Alder is done with Earth. The planet is polluted and overpopulated, and its people are hungry.Earth's first colony, Galena, is a pioneer world 10,000 light years away. It has clean air, unpolluted water, and continents of arable land. Anyone can start a new life…if they can get there.For Merritt, the journey is only the beginni...

This work provides an authoritative overview of the composition of public opinion in America, the methodologies by which public opinion is measured, and the importance of polling to U.S. politics, policy, and culture.This revised edition is a comprehensive resource for understanding all aspects of public opinion polling in the United States, including major and emerging theories and concepts; historical and current methodologies; political, journalistic, and corpor...

This journey starts with a young man named Yichen, who is fresh out of high school and dealing with his recently deceased father, who was his last living relative. Upon learning of a mystery of his past, he starts his journey. Aiming to continue his family heritage, he comes across trouble at every turn, whether a simple disagreement or fighting mystical creatures to live.His adventures take him away from his planet, and in search of some form of love, he comes across many new exper...

Eight years after their ship crash-landed, the colonists from Earth have learned to survive on another world.Despite the relative harmony of the colony, Galena remains a treacherous place. The oceans are ruled by massive aquatic beasts that restrict the survivors to their farms and the lands beyond...where other dangers lurk.A chance recovery of multipurpose space suits in a salvage crate and an unnatural tunnel leading away from the colony unlock a pathway...

The end begins.A meteor makes landfall in South Africa, carrying a strange substance that alters plants, soil—and humans.Yet something much more dangerous is on a collision course with Earth—something that will change the future forever.In a Hail Mary attempt to save the planet from certain doom, the government sends a ship and its crew directly into the path of the oncoming threat. The crew's daring plan might be the only way to save humanity....

On his 15th birthday, Leo appears at the spring equinox celebration he helped organize with his mother. Unbeknownst to him, he will soon experience something that will forever alter the course of his life.Whilst traveling (willingly or not), Leo learns new skills that will aid in his survival or prosperity. Sadly, there are challenges he must overcome at nearly every turn.Feeling despair as he loses those closest to him and all he knows, this young man must find where he be...

This book is number 2 of the Yichen’s Journey series and picks up right where book 1 left off. This book is about a young man whose world was destroyed, his family all gone, his fiancé kidnapped, among various other problems. He must find a way to not only create a home for himself but also for those following him.As he makes his way in this new world, he tries to rescue his kidnapped love, establish connections, and find his place in this new world. Will things turn out well, will ...

Two crews return to Titan. Who will survive?Titan: The largest moon of Saturn. A deadly enigma harboring the greatest secret in the history of humankind.In the wake of the first mission, two companies with very different goals plot a return to that distant moon. Their ships are safer, their technology has improved…and they want answers. The competition triggers a new space race that will push the crews to the very edge of survival.Yet Titan does not...

This book tells the story of the 2020 presidential election campaign, exploring how Joe Biden secured the Democratic nomination and defeated Donald Trump in the general election. It argues that Democratic Party elites paved the way for Biden’s victory, enabling him to overcome numerous campaign missteps to defeat one of the largest, wealthiest, most competitive fields in history. It details how elites discouraged potential rivals from entering the race, orchestrated rules to truncate the f...