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In 1889 the King of Sweden gave a prize to a young Frenchman for settling the oldest open question in astronomy: whether the solar system will hold together forever. He had not settled it. Worse, he found the error himself, after the memoir was printed and bound, and paid out of his own pocket...

Some ghosts wear boots. Some just whistle.Guatemala, 1977. Private Diego Morales didn't volunteer for the jungle — nobody in Second Platoon did. But the Petén doesn't care whose idea it was. It swallows roads, swallows silence, and, if the old stories are true, it sends something ahead of the...

We are taught to think of culture as a museum: a building full of finished objects, each with a little label, each waiting quietly to be admired. Yuri Lotman spent his life arguing that this picture is precisely wrong. Culture, he insisted, is not a warehouse of things but a living process of making meaning—a vast, restless conversation in which a poem, a duel, a city street, a silence, and a wedding ring are all sentences in the same enormous language. Nothing in it is ever neutral. Nothing in it ever quite finishes. This book is an invitation into that conversation.

We were promised freedom, and we got it. Then we did something Erich Fromm saw coming: we panicked, looked at the open door, and quietly built ourselves a more comfortable cage. We called the bars by friendlier names —convenience, stability, the right kind of life —and we locked ourselves in with a smile. Fromm spent his life mapping that retreat. He watched the twentieth century hand human beings the keys to their own lives and watched human beings hand the keys right back to whoever promised to take the weight.

You keep secrets from the world. But did you know your own body keeps secrets from you? Right now, as you listen to this sentence, your immune system is waging a war you will never feel. Your cells are partitioning information with a sophistication that would humble the CIA. Your brain—that magnificent engine of curiosity—is processing ten billion bits per second while graciously allowing you to be aware of roughly fifty. The rest? Classified. Need-to-know basis. And you, apparently, do not need to know. Secrecy is not a human invention.

On the planet of Corss lies the intergalactic barber shop, Galaxy Kuts. Owned by the Merel Onyx, who has four arms and speaks only in rhyme, this shop is a place where aliens and humans alike come to get their hair cut. Onyx has a dark past as an arms dealer during the last Galactic War, spending five years in space prison for his crimes. However, he now seeks to change his life before it's too late. Deja, a former space ranger with a troubled mind, works at Galaxy Kuts as a barber.

Are you ready to turn your backyard into a food-producing powerhouse? Whether you’re dreaming of reducing your grocery bill, eating healthier, or living a more self-reliant lifestyle, Mini Farming gives you the tools to grow up to 80% of your family’s food—no matter your skill level or yard size. Written and narrated by Craig W. Van Sickle, a lifelong homesteader and mini-farming advocate, this comprehensive guide is your one-stop resource for sustainable backyard agriculture.

A small family in Las Vegas, struggling to make ends meet encounter some interesting people that alter their fortunes. Unfortunately, these people are not the good Samaritans that the Stones' believe them to be. Along with the struggles of their youngest son's medical problems, Patrick's family business hemorrhages money daily. Not sure what to do next, the Stone parents end up making some desperate decisions to make ends meet.

In Hide Island, his sixteenth book and eighth collection of stories, Richard Burgin explores themes of love and crime, memory and identity, abuse and redemption, and the contradictory battle between our fierce struggle to live lives worth remembering and our desire to disentangle ourselves from a past we wish to forget.

Deep off the coast of Cyprus at the bottom of the Mediterranean lies a secret: a recently discovered cyclopean temple that is about to turn the known history of the human race on its head.

Cawley “Caw” McMackin lost his father when he was just a boy. More specifically, he saw his dad get torn apart by a massive monster that was slumbering beneath the surface of a North Carolina lake. Now he’s a grown man who has dedicated himself to guarding the very same lake, ensuring that no one else awakens the creature. That is until the arrival of Vaha Verma, a hotshot tech CEO who claims to want to buy the lake and turn it into a vacation spot.

Father Noah Godfrey is no stranger to turmoil. A former soldier turned priest and son of an acclaimed exorcist; he struggles to find work. Living life under his father’s shadow is taking its toll on him. He needs money to survive, but with few viable prospects, his chances aren’t looking good. Father Zachariah, a religious zealot, separated St. Agatha’s Church from the church body and reestablished a new physical church in the middle of Texas. His return from a mission trip in Brazil raises questions.

Love's Triumph is a compelling and epic tale set in a distant and unknown universe on a planet seven times the size of Earth. On this unique world, a colossal island embarks on a migratory journey, circling the globe every decade. However, during each rotation, barbaric inhabitants from the island descend upon the lands they encounter, wreaking havoc and chaos. Amidst the turmoil, a champion named Aric emerges from the static land dwellers, determined to unite the warring nations under a banner of peace.

James’s life is falling apart at the seams. A dysfunctional marriage. Underemployment. Run-ins with the law. He yearns for redemption from what he’s done and from what he’s failed to do for his wife, Rebecca, and son, Jr. But after James’s latest incident, Rebecca attempts an ill-prepared adventure into the Rocky Mountains with Jr. to gather her thoughts. Things quickly escalate as contact is lost in the restricted area of the forest, and James embarks on a rescue mission.

Come and experience an account of the life of Christ in ministry 2,000 years ago through the testimonies of the two Marys who were closest to him. What would the infamous Mary Magdalene have to say about Christ’s ministry years if we were to ask her? What would Mary, Jesus’ mother, has to say about her son and his ministry? What would each Mary have to say about each other? Let your imagination fly and listen to what Mary Magdalene and Mary, Jesus’ mother, have to say in this poignant interview.

Following the great battle in the winter country, a handful of surviving Lau, too badly wounded to travel, were left to the care of Ugaro tribesmen. Surgeon Dedicat Suelen Haras Soyauta, personal physician to the king of the summer country, can't bear the thought that injured Lau soldiers have been abandoned in the winter country, subject to who knows what barbaric medical practices, perhaps even neglect or outright abuse.

Sean, a criminal defense lawyer in Houston, represents major organized crime figures. As the attorney for a member of the Kansas City mafia, he is placed in the crosshairs of a feud within the mafia. Told from Sean’s point of view, listeners see the operation of the criminal justice system, along with the obligations and dangers of being a defense lawyer. This story reflects both the legal world and the criminal underworld.

Introducing America’s Backyard: A Guide to the Best National Parks for Adventure and Relaxation, your ultimate travel companion to explore the natural wonders of the United States! This comprehensive guidebook provides detailed information on the best national parks to visit for adventure and relaxation, including insider tips and recommendations.

As teenagers in Brookline, Massachusetts, Barry and Elliot were best friends, sharing their passions for sports, music, movies, and girls, as well as their dreams of literary fame. Years later, when it appears Barry’s mother will inherit more than a million dollars, the friends start planning a literary magazine to jump-start their careers, only to bitterly fight once the inheritance finally arrives. For six years they don’t see or speak to each other. 

Majestic sun-temples. Mystic cenotes. Sacred ball-courts. Ritual sacrifice to blood-hungry gods. Mighty jaguars, feathered serpents, obsidian, jade, and gold.