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From the time the country was founded, early Americans assumed that the land's natural resources were infinite, including its birds, which were zealously hunted for food, game, and fashion. With the rapid extinction of the passenger pigeon—a bird once so numerous that its flocks darkened the sky in flight—many realized actions needed to be taken if other birds were to be saved. What followed was both a spiritual awakening and a great crusade to save birds and their habitat.

Bestselling Rebel of the Sands author Alwyn Hamilton is back with a glittering fantasy thriller about a glamorous media darling, a surprise heiress, and the magical competition of a lifetime. At sixteen, Honora "Nora" Holtzfall is the daughter of the most powerful heiress in all of Walstad. Her...

A family dealing with a tragedy when an unexpected guest arrives for the holidays… A stranger who seems to have mysteriously stepped out of the past… A surprising chain of events that will teach the family about the miracle of forgiveness… A special gift left behind Christmas Day that causes the family to realize there are times, when needed the most, that help can come unexpectedly and unannounced… Sometimes from a perfect stranger…

Cursed by an unrelenting beauty, Adrian has drawn the frenzied attention of adoring strangers since childhood. As a twenty-nine-year-old in New York City, he spends his days drifting between affairs with women (and occasionally men) who provide him with everything he needs, from spending money to luxurious vacations to even, once, a mini yacht. With this generosity comes a dangerous possessiveness that often puts him at risk of much worse than heartbreak. But as people begin removing their masks in the spring of 2021, Adrian's aimless sexual availability is interrupted by a shocking discovery.

Thoughtful Cinema explores how films raise and suggest answers to philosophical questions through an in-depth analysis of how seven films engage with various philosophical traditions, ranging from the nineteenth-century German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche to the twentieth and twenty-first century American philosopher Judith Jarvis Thomson.

After nuclear Armageddon, the low-caste masses live in a digital utopia while their bodies starve, kept alive and complacent by nano-bots and AI implants. Mazz’s AI glitches, making him highly unpopular at high school. Accidents follow him wherever he goes. It turns out that his glitchy AI causes nano-bots to misbehave around him.

When rumors circulate within a small Texas town about strange events happening at Whitlock Manor, Jack Stinger is determined to investigate. Disturbing phenomena occur when he and his friends trespass on the property, and a horrifying secret emerges. Teens mysteriously become missing, and Jack believes the abandoned mansion is to blame. Turning to his older brother for help, Jack convinces Victor that the house is haunted, which leads to a challenge because Victor has always scoffed at the supernatural.

Project X has made his mark on the physical world in a battle to save Claudia from the Shadow Man. He must possess her, and he’s willing to pull out all the stops to make it happen. She belongs with him in his world; she just has to say good-bye to every human connection she has made. Claudia Belle has become a distraction when John Slater can’t afford a single misstep.

John Slater is a Venator. It’s all he’s ever wanted. He’s devoted his life to the cause in a way few other cadets can. He’s faster than the others, stronger, and with the director’s support behind him, there’s nothing he can’t do. At least until he meets Claudia Belle. She unnerves him with her mere existence. They’re connected in a way John has never experienced and never expected. And that connection is the very thing that could get them both killed.

Following a civil war, an empire grapples with the devastating fallout. His conscience heavy, Peasant General Guarding Bear wants to usurp the tyrannical emperor’s throne. But the general’s rivals continue to play games, seeking to avenge their name and reclaim the Northern Imperial Sword. With his reign threatened and no progeny to his name, the emperor plots to conceive an heir by stealth.

When a Reacher terrorist group enlists the help of a deranged serial killer, their goal is simple: bring chaos to Britain. But when the death count starts rising, chaos comes sooner than expected. As tensions between the London elite and the surrounding slums reach a breaking point, Charlie finds himself in handcuffs on the wrong side of the border. Government agents are closing in, and he is running out of time.