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Written with clarity, tenacity, humor, and warmth, A Hundred Little Pieces on the End of the World attempts to find tolerable ethical positions in the face of barely tolerable events - and the real possibility of an intolerable future. It is a compelling, surprising, disturbing, and highly literate work of reportage and contemplation.

Michael Shipman is paranoid schizophrenic; he suffers from hallucinations, delusions, and complex fantasies of persecution and horror. That's bad enough. But what can he do if some of the monsters he sees turn out to be real? Who can you trust if you can't even trust yourself? The Hollow City is a mesmerizing journey into madness, where the greatest enemy of all is your own mind.

Michael and Wendy Mixner are a Brooklyn-based couple whose marriage is failing in the wake of a personal tragedy. Michael, a Wall Street trader, is meanwhile keeping a secret: He's lost the couple's life savings. And Wendy, a digital marketing strategist, has been hired onto a data-mining project of epic scale, whose mysterious creator has ambitions to reshape America's social and political landscapes. When Michael's best friend is murdered, the evidence leads back to Wendy's client, setting off a dangerous chain of events that will profoundly change the couple - and the country.

On June 3, 2017, as seen in the Oscar-winning documentary Free Solo, Alex Honnold achieved what most had written off as unattainable: a 3,000-foot vertical climb of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, without a rope or harness. Now adapted for a younger audience, The Impossible Climb tells the gripping story of how a quiet kid from Sacramento, California, grew up to capture the attention of the entire globe by redefining the limits of human potential through hard work, discipline, and a deep respect for the natural world.

Everyone wants to be happy. Everyone. We certainly have opinions about what choices someone might make to get there but we absolutely want happiness, and as much of it as possible. Six Truths is simple, accessible, cutting edge, edgy, and, most of all, necessary. Sid Garza-Hillman has taken all he's learned as a nutritionist, philosopher, speaker, podcaster, Small-Steps coach, ultramarathoner, father, and husband, and distilled it into Six Truths. Six truths that, if you live by them, will deliver you a happy life.

In the shadow of the Pentagon, a secret DoD brain research experiment goes terribly wrong, and an ex-Special Ops soldier escapes, believing he is Viktor Dragunov, the Russian operative from the 80s thriller novel, Attack on America. To capture him, the Feds turn to the person uniquely qualified to predict his next moves, the man who created the fictional character, best-selling author Mathias King.

Jason and MMax found their way home and found Jason's parents alive and well. MMax and Jason were soon asked to go rescue his brother and sister. While Jason is busy trying to rescue his siblings, the evil one, Ray, rears his head and tries to wreak havoc. Can MMax protect Jason during his quest or will both perish? MMax is one smart dog with military training to succeed. Along the way to save his sister, Jason saves Kat from a horrible fate. She is the most stubborn, hardheaded, nice, and lovely woman he has ever met.

When it comes to happiness, grumpy Sheriff Cal Cassidy is an officer in need of assistance. But he's not ready for it to come in the form of his son's pretty new preschool teacher. Sure, she's kind, and she's patient, and she smells like cinnamon cookies, but her head is too far in the clouds to ever see eye to eye with a down-to-earth man like him. It will take a holiday miracle for Angel Cabrera to get through to her favorite student's father. In spite of his challenges, little Justin Cassidy is an absolute ray of sunshine. On the other hand, Justin's dad is a storm cloud in a sheriff's hat.

Chase has lost his fortune. Chase and Wen have lost each other. The world may have just lost its last chance. What's left to lose? Everything! To find the way out, you must first get lost.

We, as a nation, have become desensitized to the shock and pain in the wake of mass shootings. In the bottomless silence between gunshots, as political stalemate ensures inaction, the killing continues; the dying continues. From a Taller Tower attends to the silence that has left us empty in the aftermath of these atrocities. Veteran journalist Seamus McGraw chronicles the rise of the mass shooter to dismantle the myths we have constructed around the murderers and ourselves.

When the flood hits, America's East Coast is evacuated by every means possible. Brooklyn paramedic Travis Cooke had dreamed of reuniting his family, but not like this. Escaping New York with his son and the ex-wife he still loves - and her new husband - they find themselves evacuated on the luxury cruise ship, the Festival of the Waves. Hours later, the Festival lies dead in the open Atlantic: no power, no communications, and nowhere near enough food.

Walker Lund never expected that a chance at love would hit him right on the mouth. Since the moment his brother decided to settle down, Walker has been dodging his family's hopes that he'll do the same. He's never been interested in following in anyone's footsteps. But when he discovers his sexy assailant has given him a fake name and number, he suddenly finds himself in the mood for a little hot pursuit.

When Dr. Kellan Webb is offered the opportunity to trade in his job at a fancy city hospital and take over the small practice in his hometown, he's overjoyed. Working one-on-one with patients and raising his son close to his family will more than make up for the pay cut. And Kellan always has a plan for the future. Sure, his brothers might tease him for being so serious all the time, but Kellan knows there's nothing funny about shouldering his responsibilities like a man. Then, a beautiful young pregnant woman arrives at his house in the middle of the night.

Ashton Beck has been in love with his best friend's little sister forever, but Lucy was always off-limits. Now they're both grown up, and he's finally back home in small-town Trinity Falls, working his dream job as a firefighter. When he hears that her engagement has broken off, Ashton knows the time to declare his feelings has finally come. But a tragic accident leaves Ashton suddenly caring for a toddler before he has a chance.

Undercover in the French Quarter with only each other to trust. A legendary rock band’s reunion is just a ruse for FBI agent Chase McCoy’s investigation. Seven years ago, Skyhawk’s lead singer died under suspicious circumstances. Chase knows Sky Ferguson is fronting the band in her...

Brody Webb has earned a reputation as a pretty boy who would gladly give you the shirt off his back. In spite of his good looks and big heart, Brody's devotion to the family farm lost him his ambitious wife. When the city girl who bought his uncle's bookshop forms an instant connection with his kids, Brody is smitten despite himself. But he fights tooth and nail not to show it. After all, what would an interesting young woman like Sarah want with a small-town farmer so boring he couldn't even hang onto the mother of his two beloved children?

The Trickster is dead. Her actions live on. Theo has been called. Even when Rina had been defeated, the consequences of her attempted ascension continued to ravage the world. Those who live below know of a Primordial emerging from its crumbling prison. Its release would mean the death of all, and the old [Rune-Crafters] who knew how to repair the prison are long gone. There is only Theo left.

Ever since he was a young boy growing up on the streets of Staten Island, New York, Michael Ollis wanted to be a soldier. Inspired by his father, who fought in Vietnam, Mike’s deep desire to serve was cemented on the day his beloved city was attacked. From 9/11 onward, Mike’s one and only mission was to save lives.

Despite liberating millions from the clutches of the tyrant, Theo couldn't prevent Draven's ascent to godhood. Months have passed, months of progress and repair in the mortal world, but tensions are growing once again. An ominous quiet looms over the Divine Realm with no communication from the deities. Something is wrong, but there is little a mortal can do against a god. When an old master appears, however, a plan starts to form. An act of madness. Only a god can fight a god on equal terms.

Smithsonian archaeologist Rabbit Ward travels through time on sponsored expeditions to the past to secure precious artifacts moments before they are lost to history. Although exceptional at his job, Rabbit is not without faults. In a spectacular failure twenty years ago, he lost both the menorah of the second temple and his hot-headed mentee, Aaron. So, when new evidence reveals the menorah’s reappearance in 6th century Constantinople, Rabbit seizes the chance for redemption. But from the moment he arrives in the past, things start to go wrong.