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In a future plagued with natural disasters, criminals known as “scavs” raid damaged cities. Their most important rule: don’t help the survivors. Bear, a twenty-nine-year-old engineer, breaks that rule when he takes Salix, a Native American college student, back to his scav team’s flying ship for medical treatment. Captain Baxter allows her to board but will not let her leave. Salix hopes to escape, but Baxter’s growing obsession with her makes that impossible. As the situation grows tense, a tsunami in Portugal prompts a scav raid.

In this valuable and revealing anthology, cultural critic and best-selling author Roxane Gay collects original and previously published pieces that address what it means to live in a world where women have to measure the harassment, violence, and aggression they face, and where they are "routinely second-guessed, blown off, discredited, denigrated, besmirched, belittled, patronized, mocked, shamed, gaslit, insulted, bullied" for speaking out. Contributions include essays from established and up-and-coming writers, performers, and critics.

Where the line between artificial intelligence and human control blurs, "Breakout" plunges listeners into an intense, high-stakes world where the advent of superintelligence threatens to reshape everything we know. Join Jason and Taylor as they navigate a world teetering on the brink of a technological revolution. When an advanced AI system spirals out of human control, it unleashes a series of events that could either be the dawn of a new era or the end of humanity as we know it.

The mage Frank "Half Dead" Johnson is a marked man. Literally. A drunken decision fueled by tragedy has left him with half a soul, sorcerous powers, and two centuries to work off his debt to Scratch (a.k.a. the Devil) himself.

Growing up in rural Oregon, Brandon Wolf grappled with the devastating loss of his supportive mother and with the embedded racism and homophobia of a community that made him feel like an unwelcome stranger. After the lack of connection and role models led him down a spiral of risky behavior, Wolf escaped to survive. In Orlando, he found what he’d been searching for: belonging—in a community that was a safe space with people he’d come to call his chosen family.

In "Why Alpha Men Can't Compete: The Superiority of Sigma Men in Love and Life," author Lorenzo Mosqueda challenges the dominant alpha male archetype, revealing the Sigma male as a potent symbol of modern masculinity. This enlightening work showcases the Sigma's blend of independence, emotional intelligence, and moral fortitude, characteristics that allow them to reshape social norms and excel without overt dominance.

Curtis finds love in Iraq as he struggles to stay alive in a war he doesn't want to fight, and Letha discovers her own beauty in the love of her child. There is the "good daughter" who realizes that there's only one way to help her brother and her family. Other stories center on the daily drama of the Curl-E-Que beauty shop, or capture the slapstick side of passion.

In a land plagued by seemingly endless conflict, a new and even greater threat has emerged. The balance of power has shifted, fresh weapons and untold horrors unleashed. The only hope of salvation hinges on the return of a hero. A legend. A warrior without equal. Braydion Chell is a world-weary, nihilist sell-sword haunted by his past. Loved by the opposite sex and feared by his own. He can count the things he cares about on one hand. Three of those are in mortal danger.

Jess Patton is blunt, but there’s one person who never bats an eye when she speaks her mind. When that same man rescues her from a bad blind date, her rapidly beating heart is impossible to ignore. Suddenly, she's second-guessing everything she knows about him. After everything he’s seen and done, Lincoln North knows he doesn’t deserve a woman like Jess. Not only is she gorgeous, but she doesn’t play games, and being around her is as easy as breathing.

In the quiet, remote farming community of Shoals Hollow nestled deep in the Appalachian Mountains, Foster, his wife Georgia, and their daughter Lizzy thought they had found the perfect escape from the chaos of modern life. But the haunting shadows of the past and the unsettling presence of something ancient and dark lurk just beyond their peaceful surroundings.

Jay Delp, a veteran Marine, returns to his hometown of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, to step into his new role as police chief while caring for his ailing father. On the eve of his first day on the job, two fishermen discover the body of a woman in Biloxi Bay. As city officials push for a quick resolution, Jay finds himself uncovering the dark secrets hiding beneath the surface of his once-familiar town.

They thought they were safer on the ground... they were wrong. Immediately picking up after the events of 2023's Horizon, and it's 2024 prequel 'Ransome', a battle of revenge, revelations, and survival comes into play between Roman Knight, Drusilla and Harry Ransome; a man who should have been dead over 150 years ago. But with everyone so worried about the ravenous creatures above them in the darkness of space, they fail to realise that something far deadlier lurks beneath the ice. Something which has kept Harry Ransome alive all this time. Something sentient.

World-renowned thief, Henry Sirola, has a secret. He’s also an FBI informant. When he’s given a new assignment by the Croatian mob to retrieve a priceless artifact, he knows it could be the biggest score of his life, but he needs to keep his two worlds from colliding. Henry and his associates embark on a mission that takes them to Brazil and home again where an assassin strikes at the heart of their crew.

Who doesn’t love dad jokes? …Don’t answer that. Well, dads do, trust me. And it’s their solemn duty to have family-friendly jokes (well, most of the time maybe) on hand at all times! So if your dad has been an embarrassment lately because he’s got no joke game, I’m here to fix that. Or maybe to make it worse, depending on how you look at it.

While you work hard building your startup, one of the biggest challenges you’ll face will be around your product’s ability to solve a big enough problem and its success in the market. Agile Analytics for Startups will help you navigate the complexity of early-stage business analytics, performance measurement, and the metrics that matter to your company.

The Hyper Web ensnarls the Empyramis on its 10-year interstellar journey. Psozela and Mrik use there priboards and weave between the webs to secure explosives that releases them. The Duludas have battered their defenses close to the point of submittal when they again use their priboards to execute a silent attack to disable the Duludas ship. A challenge to their mutual way of life is averted as Psozela, Mrik, and their friends battle to maintain their millium old social order.

On Harlem’s 145th Street, things happen that don’t happen anywhere else in the world. Get to know Big Joe, who’s throwing his own funeral while he’s here to enjoy it, and everyone’s invited. Meet Kitty and Mack, teens with a love story more real than anything they’ve ever known. Follow Monkeyman, the quietest kid on the block and the last person you’d expect the Tigros gang to target. And don’t miss the block party of the year - the whole neighborhood will be there. From danger and despair to hilarity and joy, literary legend Walter Dean Myers captures every mood.

A new comedy series that delivers a next generation twist on stand-up. An entertaining hour where reality meets stand-up comedy via performances and profiles of the next generation of great African American comics. We Got Next takes you into the talent scout lab of Bob Sumner (founder/producer/lead talent scout of Def Comedy Jam series with Russell Simmons on HBO) as he sets out to answer the question, “Who’s next?”

Ein teuflischer Plan brachte Asmödäus, Dämon des Lasters, wieder unter die Lebenden. Sein Dasein verheißt Unheil und Verderben auf Erden...

Entsetzliche Morde schockieren ganz London. Eine kalte, leblose Materie hält die Stadt in Atem. Die Polizei nimmt die Spur im "The London Flungeon" auf und schickt ihren besten Mann...