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A war has been waging for centuries; a magical and technological battle between good and evil. This conflict will affect life everywhere, but not everyone is aware it exists. When twelve-year old Max Rigdon is sent to stay with his grandfather for the summer, he unwillingly enters the fight. The day Max steps off the bus he is marked with an evil curse and immediately becomes the target of evil men and creatures with designs on ruling the universe. Not only does this curse cause Max physic...

The appearance of Jonas, in the arena, brought a glimmer of hope to Breyden's desperate circumstances. The incident with his parents, Jinsar, James and the chip had crushed all expectations for any kind of future. How will Jonas be able to take him to his friends and can he even help them? How will he escape with the tracking device embedded near his spine? Will he live long enough to escape?If he is rescued, will he be able to find a hobbled James before conditions in some horribl...

Breyden is at a major crossroads in his life - return to the life he had known and be a part of the corrupt, evil People’s Government or become a high-priority target of the that establishment as an outlaw, hunted by it and his own father.With the aid of some new friends, Breyden sets out to build his own army to fight the system. His efforts to gain the necessary people and equipment to start his revolution puts him at odds with an underground government also set on maintaining th...

When a series of brutal crimes defies all rational explanation, investigators are forced to confront a possibility no one wants to believe. Each crime scene points to a presence that leaves no physical trace—only fear, unanswered questions, and bodies in its wake.As law enforcement races to stop the killings, the line between criminal psychology and the supernatural begins to blur. What starts as a hunt for a human suspect becomes something far darker, drawing those involved into a...

While the success of Disneyland is largely credited to Walt and Roy Disney, there was a third, mostly forgotten dynamo instrumental to the development of the park—fast-talking Texan C. V. Wood. Three Years in Wonderland: The Disney Brothers, C. V. Wood, and the Making of the Great American Theme Park presents the never-before-told, full story of “the happiest place on earth.” Using information from over one hundred unpublished interviews, Todd James Pierce lays down the arc of Dis...

News is "one of the few things that connects us as a nation" observes the protagonist in the title story of Newsworld, a new collection by Todd James Pierce that explores America's obsession with news and entertainment culture. The characters in "Newsworld" seek to design realistic theme park attractions, such as "OJ's Bronco: The Ride" and "Seige at Waco," that allow park guests to experience the complexities of contemporary news events for themselves. In the story "Columbine: Th...

While the success of Disneyland is largely credited to Walt and Roy Disney, there was a third, mostly forgotten dynamo instrumental to the development of the park—fast-talking Texan C. V. Wood. Three Years in Wonderland presents the never-before-told, full story of "the happiest place on earth." Using information from over one hundred unpublished interviews, Todd James Pierce lays down the arc of Disneyland's development from an idea to a paragon of entertainment.In compel...

Finding Peace Bundle: 2 in 1 Bundle, Inner Peace, and Be CalmAre you constantly worrying and in distress? Do you always have racing thoughts and crippling anxiety? There are ways you can do to achieve peace and serenity within yourself. You don't need to break the bank to go on some expensive retreat to find your inner peace. You need to learn how to find your peace and serenity while living in your daily reality.Inner peace and serenity may mean different things for differen...

The Port of Los Angeles is all around us. Objects we use on a daily basis pass through it: furniture, apparel, electronics, automobiles, and much more. Yet despite its centrality to our world, the port and the story of its making have been neglected in histories of the United States. In A Machine to Move Ocean and Earth, historian James Tejani corrects that significant omission, charting the port's rise out of the mud and salt marsh of San Pedro estuary.By the mid-nineteen...

Set during the French and Indian Wars, The Deerslayer vividly captures the violence and rugged beauty of the American frontier. In the wilds of New York, where tensions rage between tribal Indians and white pioneers, a white hunter known as Deerslayer is initiated into the moral codes of wilderness society. When he and his loyal Mohican friend attempt the daring rescue of an Indian maiden, they are caught in the crossfire between a cunning enemy and two merciless white bounty hunt...

Family Theories: An Introduction by James M. White, Todd F. Martin, and new co-author Kari Adamsons provides an incisive, thorough primer to current theories of the family that balances the diversity and richness of a broad scope of scholarly work in a concise manner. This best-selling text draws upon eight major theoretical frameworks developed by key social scientists to explain variation in family life. These frameworks include social exchange and choice, symbolic-inter...