When the robots stop working at the same moment, the city doesn’t just slow down—it loses its sense of order. Streets clog, lights fail, and people discover how much of daily life depends on beings they never thought of as equals. The strike is peaceful, but the reaction to it isn’t. Panic spreads faster than logic, and one frightened command is enough to turn a tense protest into open chaos.Harry Harrison builds the crisis from the inside out, letting the story unfold through robo...

Learn to draw manga style!In Draw Manga Style, artist and online art educator Scott Harris shows you the key principles of drawing anime and manga—starting with the fundamentals, then illustrating how to create a wide variety of characters—by following his easy step-by-step tutorials.Manga Essentials. The first 20 lessons teach solid drawing fundamentals that demonstrate how to draw manga cha...

Birder and naturalist Scott Harris shares first-hand accounts of the inspiration and joys of birding from a who’s who of the birding world.Why We Love Birds brings together a chorus of birders to solve the mystery of what draws so many different types of people to the hobby. To learn more about this community he loves so much, writer and naturalist Scott Harris interviewed an incredible mix of bird people—from some of the biggest names in birding, to risin...

Unique in its approach, An Invitation to the Sociology of Emotions treats neophytes as its primary audience, giving students a brief, but thorough, introduction to the sociology of emotions. Including research examples, exercises, and lists of further reading, this text explains as clearly as possible some of the most interesting theoretical concepts that animate sociological research on emotions. In this new edition, the author updates the volume with recent research on emotion m...

After middle-schooler Stephanie makes a wish on a shooting star, the absurd becomes reality in this heartwarming tale of the highs and lows of growing up.Being twelve isn't easy. Dealing with the pressures of junior high is exhausting, and for twelve-year-old Stephanie, life is about to get a whole lot more complicated. Sitting by her bedroom window, Stephanie sees a shooting star. Longing to find someone she likes or at least the chance to meet her celebrity crush...

When Marcus Skarsguard comes home from serving his country in the army, he finds himself trying to discover what is next for him in life. While seeking information at the local community college to discern what his options are, he meets a team of people who are working to attempt time travel. They invite him to join them in the endeavor and Marcus accepts. The challenge enters him into a world of danger, adventure, and self-discovery he never anticipated.

Pete Enders works as an emergency room nurse practitioner, often disheartened seeing the hopeless plight of prostitutes who routinely suffer violence. One bright spot is his new wife, Molly. Molly's sister is also a prostitute, and while trying to help her, Molly is injured and ends up in a coma. Pete is devastated. His life begins a downward spiral and he loses his job.Samantha, a prostitute he knows from the ER, tells him one of her friends has been beaten by their pimp and they ...

Life and legends of Eugene Jacques Bullard, the first black American military aviator... from his childhood to WWI hero, 47 chapters of his life from the time he ran away from home, alone at the age of eight to find freedom and equality in France. This is based on a true life. It is a series of fictional interviews with a man whom I never met.

An in-depth chapter-by-chapter look at the journey of becoming who God called you to be, and how to get there. The Field Notes Study Guide engages the reader to take a personal assessment at the beginning of each chapter followed by a study of the corresponding chapter of the original book, "The Making of a Godly Warrior." Additionally, each chapter guides development as well as thought-provoking questions for the reader to gauge personal spiritual development. This study can be equally ef...

Everyone faces challenge throughout life. Some are personal, some are professional. Some challenges we choose, many are imposed upon us. Often the path we all want or need to follow becomes difficult because of inner turmoil and we become locked up. Our own anxiety about finding the best path or method to overcome what’s before us, keeps us from moving forward and overcoming our challenges.Scott provides insight and tools to overcome whatever challenges are faced, to find joy in li...

In the sun-scorched deserts of the American West, Tanner has spent most of his life trying to outrun a past that's always one step behind. But when a chance encounter pulls him into the shadowy world of a secret government operation, his quiet life spirals into chaos.As Tanner stumbles deeper into a web of lies, corruption, and danger, he crosses paths with the town's power-hungry elite-a ruthless couple who will stop at nothing to protect their empire. Betrayed and hunted, Tanner ...

Although I attended church most of my life, I was lost: I looked at the sky and asked, "Who are you? Tell me what to do, and I will do it." Those words and the actions that followed unlocked the pathway to knowing God, hearing His voice, and reaping the rewards of doing His Word. True personal stories reveal the truth of God's Word, the importance of understanding it, and the spiritual progress accomplished by actually doing it. Any reader will identify with the journey because there is no...