An exploration of the Anthropocene and "a relentless reckoning of how we, as a species, got ourselves into the mess we're in today" ( The Wall Street Journal).Meteorites, mega-volcanoes, and plate tectonics—the old forces of nature—have transformed Earth for millions of years. They are now joined by a new geological force—humans. Our actions have driven Earth into a new geological epoch, the Anthropocene. For the first time in our home planet's 4.5-billion-...

LAURENDANENEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHORLAURENDANE"When you awaken, you will have to find her yourself. Or she will find you."These were the words given to Rowan Summerwaite by the Goddess as Rowan lay clinging to life. Broken-but not defeated-by the ancient Vampire Enyo.After weeks of mandatory downtime, a recharged and vengeance-fueled Rowan heads out fr...

Trouble never takes a vacation in Bad Blood, the seventh installment in the epic Goddess with a Blade series by New York Times bestselling author Lauren Dane.After spending the last two years locked in one deadly struggle after the next, Rowan Summerwaite deserves delicious meals, excellent sex and uninterrupted sleep on high-quality linens. But when two separate investigations converge in unexpected ways and a new threat to the Treaty blows into ...

A man with a prison record has no place around a fresh faced college student.Tell that to Rory Prince. He should stay the hell away from Olive Cunningham. There's one small problem, though. She won't stop almost getting killed. With this too-smart, too-sweet girl holding his heart in her hands, Rory is powerless to do anything but keep saving her.Homeschooled from a young age, Olive is now out on her own and discovering the world, one milkshake flavor at a ...

Izzy Gallo has never been described as a member of the weaker sex. She's a woman who doesn't take crap from anyone. Growing up with four older overprotective brothers has hardened her, making her a force to be reckoned with.Against the wishes of her two brothers, Izzy takes a weekend trip to Bike Week in Daytona, turning her world upside down. Over her head, in a world she doesn't understand, there's only one man who can save her.James Caldo has dedicated his life to protec...

There are many reasons I should have handed in my resignation the day I met my new boss, Hudson Case.First off, he's the reason I lost my first waitressing job. Secondly, he's gruff, grumpy, and another inconvenient g-word... gorgeous. And to top it off, he's my good friend's dad.Oh, and did I mention, he's also my new roommate? Yeah, we'll get to that in a sec.It all started when I begged my friend to get me a temp position working as her dad's adm...

The Ancient Human Occupation of Britain Project (AHOB) funded by the Leverhulme Trust began in 2001 and brought together researchers from a range of disciplines with the aim of investigating the record of human presence in Britain from the earliest occupation until the end of the last Ice Age, about 12,000 years ago. Study of changes in climate, landscape and biota over the last million years provides the environmental backdrop to understanding human presence and absence together with the ...

All three vampire books in the Fae Guardians series combined in one box set—over thirty hours of listening time.1 - The Secrets in Shadow and Blood - Narrated by Heather Costa and Eric Michael SummererWhen Violet wakes thousands of years after a nuclear holocaust, she finds the world very different. Fae exist now. They’re vicious, animalistic monsters—including vampires. Determined to make up for an unforgivable mistake, she becomes a covert assass...

Do miracles really happen? Can we know if the supernatural world exists?“The central miracle asserted by Christians is the Incarnation. They say that God became Man. Every other miracle prepares the way for this, or results from this.” This is the key statement of Miracles, in which C. S. Lewis shows that a Christian must not only accept but rejoice in miracles as a testimony of the unique personal involvement of God in His creation.Using his characteristic lucidit...

My fake boyfriend is now…my new roommate?Miles Garrett, pro basketball player and star of every one of my fantasies, has decided I’m moving in with him.My brother’s teammate has always protected me out of loyalty. He makes me feel like everything will be okay even when my life is on fire.But when he looks at me, I wonder what it would be like if he was truly mine. If I had the dream life and dream job and the dream guy.Did I mention we c...

Atticus the Storyteller is determined to take part in the great Storytelling Festival near Troy. He leaves his family in Crete and sets off on a year-long journey round Greece with his donkey, Melissa; and wherever he goes he tells his favourite myths to anyone who'll listen.The 100 myths include all the favourites, such as the wanderings of Odysseus, the labours of Heracles, the stories of King Midas, Daedalus and Icarus, and Theseus and the Minotaur.Volume 2, read by Simo...

In the vast literature on how the Second World War has been remembered in Europe, research into what happened in communist Poland, a country most affected by the war, is surprisingly scarce. The long gestation of Polish narratives of heroism and sacrifice, explored in this book, might help to understand why the country still finds itself in a «mnemonic standoff» with Western Europe, which tends to favour imagining the war in a civil, post-Holocaust, human rights-oriented way. The specific ...