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Derek Taylor's iconic memoir is a rare opportunity to be immersed in one of the most whirlwind music sensations in history: Beatlemania. As Time Goes By tells the remarkable story of Taylor's trajectory from humble provincial journalist to loved confidant right at the center of the Beatles' magic circle. In charming, conversational prose, Taylor shares anecdotes and reminiscences so vivid and immediate that you find yourself plunged into the beating heart of 1960s counterculture.

Ashlee Parker is dead, and Emily Shepherd's dad is accused of the crime. A former soldier suffering from PTSD, he emerges from the woods carrying the girl's broken body. "Gone," he says, then retreats into silence. What really happened that wild night? Emily knows in her bones that her father is innocent - isn't he? Before he's convicted, she's got to uncover the truth. Does Damon Hilary, Ashlee's charismatic boyfriend, have the answers? Or is he only playing games with her...the kinds of games that can kill?

Charlotte Carlisle is the only woman I've ever loved and never touched—because lusting after your brother's future queen is frowned upon. It never mattered that their betrothal was a political move made by our parents, that they didn't love each other—she was completely off limits to everything but my constant fantasies. And I've spent the last decade pushing her away, desperate to save my sanity. Now that my brother's abdicated the throne for his true love and left me holding the crown, the one woman I've always wanted is the same person enlisted to help me choose my future Queen.

I've got three months before I'll be crowned King of Elleston—all because I was born two minutes before my twin brother. I thought I'd have more time, but with my father's recent death and fifty million people looking at me to lead, it's time to put aside my personal aspirations and take the crown. Love is a luxury I don't have—not with a royal betrothal to uphold. The lines that define my choices are black and white. But when I collide with a pink-haired American goddess who brings my world back into startling color, I know I can't take the crown without tasting her first.

From an old family trunk comes a manuscript which never saw the light of day. Its pages tell of the life, times, and blackmail of a young queer aristocrat stepping into 1768 Society. A time of wig powder and heeled slippers. Duels and social climbers, when the most popular member of the government is declared an outlaw. Hugh Entwistle enters this world wealthy, witty, and well-connected. Everything to be a success—everything, except that thing stuck to the bottom of his heeled slipper.

On New Year's Eve, life changed forever. A devastating EMP tore across the nation, leaving society in ruin. Six months on, after a harrowing and tragic conflict, Aoife is living at a new community. But life is far from straightforward. Food supplies are dwindling. Virus and disease ravage the population. And Aoife herself is torn up with guilt, haunted by visions from the past. But everything changes when a mysterious survivor arrives with promising news: a safe haven, with a thriving community, just miles away. Will Aoife and the group find the salvation they are searching for?

On New Year's Eve, a devastating EMP ripped across the nation, leaving society in ruin. There are no signs of hope. There are no signs of rescue. Only chaos. Max and Aoife are living in the countryside, far away from society. Self-sustainability is the goal. But supplies are already running low. And when Max falls desperately ill, it soon falls on Aoife to take a dangerous trip into town to get him the medical supplies he needs.

It's New Year's Eve, and the world is about to change. Forever. Out of nowhere, a catastrophic EMP event cripples the nation's power supply. Cars spiral off the streets. Planes hurtle from the skies. And in the powerless confusion, it doesn't take long for terrified survivors to resort to violence. Max is working as a security guard in the city center when the power goes out. Surrounded by chaos, he knows he only has one choice: to get out of the city and get to the countryside. But will he make it out of a city that is rapidly collapsing?

The world is changing so fast that it's hard to know how to think about what we ought to do. David Edmonds has put together a philosophical task force to get to grips with these challenges. Twenty-nine philosophers present provocative and engaging pieces about aspects of life today, and life tomorrow—birth and death, health and medicine, brain and body, personal relationships, wrongdoing and justice, the internet, animals, and the environment. The future won't look the same when you've finished this book.

Leo might still be an undefeated fight club champion, but his past has brought him to his knees. When the one person he had successfully avoided for five years is thrust back into his life, the broken pieces he’d tried to glue back together shatter in an instant. Juliette Salinger has taken control of her life, but that doesn’t mean she’s in for a smooth ride. She can’t give up on her family and she’ll fight for Leo with everything she has. With Juliette now caught in the middle, Leo will need to find a way to protect the woman he loves.

Six years. Seventy-two months. Over two thousand days. That's what I'd dedicated to that guitar-playing a*sehole, Danny Silver. Now I, Daisy Piper, was left to pick up the wreckage of his love while he ran off with the band to find fortune and fame. Life went on without him, and a new man soon rescued me from the ashes of Danny, but a part of my heart remained broken. First loves can't be forgotten so easily, and when Danny returned to our small hometown in Devon—famous and adored by millions—I couldn't stop myself from wanting to get a glimpse of the man I'd once laid beside.

Six months after the devastating battle with Christopher, Aoife and Max are facing another harsh winter in their community. Supplies are limited. People are struggling. But everyone is doing their best to adapt to this powerless world. But then horror strikes at the very heart of the community. Out of nowhere, a crippling attack leaves the estate in ruin. And a violent tragedy devastates Aoife.

How do we connect the gospel message to the epidemic of shame in western culture? Trevor explores why our culture is now more shame based, and reflects on how the gospel message can make sense in this new reality. He unpacks what this means for the way we form our contemporary Christian communities while asking questions about their language, shape, style, and leadership.

Subversive mission is submission—to God and local leaders. Subversive mission offers a new way forward for outsiders called to crosscultural ministry by serving as humble alongsiders. Join Craig Greenfield on this inspiring journey in Asia and beyond as he rediscovers the fivefold missional gifts of apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor, and teacher, and demonstrates how each of these must look radically different in a crosscultural context. Along the way, you'll discover your own missional type through the Missional Type Inventory and come face to face with the five most common pitfalls that Westerners face in crosscultural settings.

I am going to die. What was once my mates' curse is now killing me, but I will never give up on our eternity. War is coming. Our enemies won't stop until my mates and I are dead—our magic wiped from the face of the Otherworld. Extinction is the only thing they will accept. I may be new to this world, but it's mine now. No matter what, I won't let it fall into their hands. The Alphas will pay for what they've done. To me. To my mates. To the wolves they were meant to protect.