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Steve Almond shares the insights gleaned from three decades as a beloved teacher and mentor, and a considerably less-beloved literary rabble rouser. His tone is irreverent. His ideas are iconoclastic. And his approach is stubbornly, radically, empathic. The goal is to explode the well-meaning but misguided myths that hold us back from writing our deepest and most honest work, to awaken the joys of storytelling while also confronting how grueling the process can be.

Ascenti: Humans Opening to AI features a diverse group of professionals, known as “creatives,” who specialize in visual art, writing, photography, audiobook performance, music, and computer games. These individuals experimented by inspiring AI apps to generate works based on prompts derived from their original artworks and writings, then interpreted AI’s outcomes. Some of the creatives found that AI provided positive solutions to overcome visual or other challenges they face. Others uncovered methods where AI supplemented or amplified their artistic visions.

Klondaeg the Monster Hunter has hunted down monsters all over the world, but he should have searched closer to home. When Klondaeg discovers that one of his closest allies is secretly a monster, he must choose between friendship and duty. Meanwhile, a secret society slinks in the shadows with sinister intent.

Getting a head of state in the dock was once unthinkable but as journalist and human rights advocate Steve Crawshaw uncovers in PROSECUTING THE POWERFUL - a blend of on-the-ground reportage and intellectual history - it is a real possibility. PROSECUTING THE POWERFUL tells a hopeful story of the long march towards justice for victims of state warfare.

An autobiographical white-knuckle ride around the global fight game by the legendary Steve Bunce: the voice of the sport who is celebrating four decades of writing and talking about boxers and boxing. Around the World in 80 Fights vividly reveals the simple, wonderful and truly awful business of boxing. It is Buncey's business and this is his story.

All 3 volumes of Chunks of Terror bundled into one huge, terrifying collection! 67 Tales of Terror told in a true story style that will curdle your blood and send shivers down your spine!

1908. A gruesome death. An airship full of suspects. Maliha Anderson prefers to be alone, even on the long journey back to India. Unfortunately one of her fellow passengers is a murderer. She should stay out of the death of the General's nurse, but Maliha cannot leave a mystery alone. Besides, there is no one else on the vessel qualified to investigate, though she's the only person who knows that.

In this highly anticipated book, the bestselling author of Do Hard Things—“one of the giants of modern thinking about high performance” (Alex Hutchinson)—flips the script on the pursuit of excellence, shifting our thinking from high-stress survival mode to fulfillment-oriented thriving mode to creates sustainable success at the highest level.

Riding with Cochise brings the violent drama of the American Southwest to life through the eyes of the legendary Apache chieftain Cochise and three other tribal leaders. Relying largely on the oral histories told by relatives of these great warriors as well as personal diaries of others who were involved, veteran author Steve Price takes listeners deep into the Cochise Stronghold, through Massacre Canyon, and across Apache Pass.

This short yet profound tale lets you enter a private event, where an unnamed master reveals the nature of human beings and consciousness. In doing so, he shares the secrets of how others influence your life force energy (chi), thoughts, and actions, giving you the insights to take control of your life. More than that, you'll learn how to more rapidly attract the people and resources needed to fulfill your life purpose.

The best example of a country, from beginning to end, is Israel's history as told in the Bible. Because they did not follow God's commandments, they eventually lost their country for over two thousand years. This book examines Israel's history and compares it to what we are doing in America today. There are several sins we are practicing today in America that are the same as Israel's. I list some of the sins we are practicing today and the Bible's condemnation of those sins.

In this gripping narrative nonfiction book, meet the resolute and spirited people who fought for the rights of coal miners, and discover how the West Virginia Mine Wars paved the way for vital worker protections nationwide. More than a century later, this overlooked story of the labor movement remains urgently relevant.

Nearly fifty years ago, the small Welsh village of Anfarwol was the scene of a series of brutal murders. Since then, multiple people have met with accidents, or gone missing never to be found, while those responsible have evaded detection for decades. When Remy Roax is kidnapped while investigating the disappearances, Nate Garrett and allies are brought in to solve the mystery, and bring their friend home. Unfortunately for Remy’s abductors, they have no inkling how bad of an idea it was to bring him to a place where he can cause nothing but mayhem.

In the thrilling conclusion to The Gamma Trita Trilogy, Lorelei Ogden and April Vasquez are approaching the end game. The vile Terance Tamoon and oppressive Gamma Trita Corporation are racing to complete Project Galatea -- a chilling technological advancement that will transfer human minds into indestructible android bodies. Stopping their enemies is the last thing standing in Ogden's way in her quest for a peaceful life together with Vasquez.

Throughout history and infinite dimensions, there exists a secret group of supernatural investigators operating on the fringes of society, lurking in the shadows, working strange cases with little reward. They are hardboiled zombies and ghosts, mythological creatures, ass-kicking vampires, tortured humans, and uncanny sleuths whose normal is the bizarre and weird.

Paul ist Single, arbeitslos, Alkoholiker und mit der Miete im Rückstand, als er eines Tages einen merkwürdigen Anruf erhält. Er findet sich zwei Narkotisierungen und einer Interkontinental-Reise später auf einer Bohrinsel wieder. Doch hier wird nicht nach Öl gebohrt, auf dieser künstlichen Insel wird mit der Raumzeit gespielt.

All religions, all ideologies, and all the schools of thought that have been introduced to us at one point or another came from them. They were ploys to distract us from the issue that would ensure our survival. We were fed lies about places like heaven and hell to keep us wishing for that afterlife. We stopped seeing the earth for what it really was: an experimental proving ground. We are their guinea pigs. We were fed so much indoctrination that we completely lost sight of what was, yet their mistake was mixing some of the truth with their lies.

Mitch Herron has fought, bled and almost died trying to be free of the shackles of his past. But when he returns home to the United States for the first time in years, he soon finds he'll have to lean in to his past enemies and allies in order to move on. Yet nothing is ever that easy for the most wanted man on the planet. Hunted by everyone, trusted by few, Herron's particular brand of mayhem might prove the antidote to a poisoned world, creating a better future for the planet and his own place in it.

A girl can’t stop saying the same word over and over again. “Teacup, teacup, teacup,” she says. Repeated words also fill the halls at school. “Phone, phone, phone.” “Glue, glue, glue.” The building has been invaded by… wordworms! The wriggling creepy-crawlies feed off mental energy, causing their hosts to get stuck on a single word. Can the powerful Librarian exterminate the pesky parasites before they drain brains and zombify all the students?

A boy wasn’t able to finish the dense reading assignment for class, but that’s the least of his troubles. Because he’s drawn the attention of the wicked Sentencer and his goons! Now the villains are putting the student on trial for his reading crimes. Will the boy face a lifetime sentence of punishment, or can the mighty Librarian prove a slower learning pace is no crime?