The lost Hollywood novel that scandalized an industry - back in print after 50 years."Queer" is used in its 1913 Webster's Dictionary sense - strange, eccentric, unconventional - a celebration of the gloriously oddball characters of 1920s Hollywood.First published in 1930, Queer People was the insider takedown that set Hollywood's hair on end: a wickedly funny roman à clef by two journalists who actually worked inside the studio system. Irving Thalberg, John Gilber...

The first major work for witches on including Chaos Magick in their practice.In Chaos Witchcraft, listeners will learn a complete system of magick from the founder of The Order of Chaos, Sanhre Daffowt, and simultaneously craft their own personalized magical systems, unbound by rigid traditions and guided instead by personal experience, experimentation, and intuition. This book serves as both a practical guide and a philosophical exploration, covering a va...

His mother was one of the most powerful wizards in the Nurian Empire until she abandoned her people to become a notorious pirate. That choice doomed the family she left behind to a life of disgrace.Yanko White Fox doesn’t remember his mother, but as the only gifted child in the family, he is expected to erase the mark she left on them all. With an affinity for earth magic and communicating with animals, he’s not the most natural candidate to become a warrior mage, but it’s the only...

An openly gay jock. A boy next door. The latter dates a girl, but will that change soon?After Kevin meets Lucas, he can’t get him out of his mind. And as if life at Oak River High isn’t hard enough, Kevin has a girlfriend. In the web of mixed feelings and unjust expectations, one thing leads to another, and ultimately someone’s heart is broken.Time for Goodbyes is a sweet romance and the first novel in Jay Argent’s Oak River Boys series. It’s a sto...

This audiobook read by Daniel Henning takes readers inside the lives of social bees, master communicators of the insect worldWith senses that often seem alien to us, bees navigate complex decisions about where to find food, when to fight or flee, and how to work together. The Language of Bees invites readers into the hidden world of bee communication, a realm where creatures less than an inch long use scent, vibration, movement, and sound to cooperate, shar...

The Prime Minister is compiling a dictionary, and when no one at court can agree on the meaning of "delicious," the King sends his twelve-year-old messenger, Gaylan, to poll the citizenry. Gaylan soon discovers that the entire kingdom is on the brink of civil war, and must enlist help to define "delicious" and save the country.The Search for Delicious is a 1969 New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of the Year.A Macmillan Audio production from ...

Book 5: SEALs of HonorGiven a life that's been little more than an uphill battle, it's no wonder Shadow is so damn good at dealing with whatever's the hardest, the most hazardous and hellish.The life of a SEAL is the one place where Shadow is most comfortable existing. He's certain of what he's capable of achieving, knows when to act and exactly how to do what needs to be done. But when he sets off on a mission to rescue Arianna and her family, his world goes from precise, ...

Book 17: SEALs of HonorWarrick Canton works with Mason’s Navy SEAL team and he’s going stir-crazy on the sidelines while he heals from an ankle injury. He longs for a relationship like the ones his buddies have, but, after his girlfriend of three years dumps him just when he thinks they’re solid, he struggles to believe it’s possible. He’s invited to a backyard barbecue at Mason’s house, where he meets up with the spitfire he’s met before and knows won’t give an inch. Warrick is in...

Sourdough bread fueled the labor that built the Egyptian pyramids.The Roman Empire distributed free sourdough loaves to its citizens to maintain political stability. More recently, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, sourdough bread baking became a global phenomenon as people contended with being confined to their homes and sought distractions from their fear, uncertainty, and grief. In Sourdough Culture, environmental science professor Eric Pallant shows how th...

From beloved authors Katherine Applegate and Gennifer Choldenko, Dogtown Series is an uplifting adventure including Dogtown and Mouse and His Dog. Double your fun!Dogtown is a shelter for stray dogs, misbehaving dogs, and discarded robot dogs, whose owners have outgrown them.Chance, a real dog, has been in Dogtown since her owners unwittingly left her with irresponsible dog-sitters who skipped town.

"About as funny as anything I've ever read." — Graydon Carter, former editor of Vanity Fair, in The New York Times, 2025"Satirizes Hollywood in almost libelous terms… the worst features of Sodom and Gomorrah." — TIME Magazine, 1931A lost Hollywood classic returns, now fully performed, with an authentic Jazz Age soundtrack woven throughout. A must-listen for fans of Seth Rogen's The Studio...

Language, Gender, and Sexuality offers a panoramic and accessible introduction to the ways in which linguistic patterns are sensitive to social categories of gender and sexuality, as well as an overview of how speakers use language to create and display gender and sexuality. Revised to include the latest developments, this book covers discussions of trans/nonbinary/genderqueer identities, embodiment, new media, and the role of language and interaction in sexual harassment, assault...