First Problems

The inspiration for the Netflix series 3 Body Problem! WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL Over 1 million copies sold in North America “A mind-bending epic.”—The New York Times “War of the Worlds for the 21st century.”—The Wall Street Journal “Fascinating.”—TIME ...

The inspiration for the Netflix series 3 Body Problem! Over 1 million copies of the Three-Body Problem series sold in North America PRAISE FOR THE THREE-BODY PROBLEM SERIES: “A mind-bending epic.”—The New York Times “War of the Worlds for the 21st century.”—The Wall Street...

The inspiration for the Netflix series 3 Body Problem! Over 1 million copies of the Three-Body Problem series sold in North America PRAISE FOR THE THREE-BODY PROBLEM SERIES: “A mind-bending epic.”—The New York Times “War of the Worlds for the 21st century.”—The Wall Street...

This program is read by Rosalind Chao, who stars as Ye Wenjie in the Netflix adaptation, 3 Body Problem. WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL Over 1 million copies sold in North America “A mind-bending epic.”—The New York Times “War of the Worlds for the 21st century.”—The...

Unlock the Power of First Principles Thinking: Transform Your Problem-Solving and Innovate Like History's Greatest Minds Are you ready to revolutionize the way you approach challenges and unleash your innovative potential? Dive into the world of first principles thinking with this groundbreaking guide that will transform your problem-solving skills and ignite your creativity. From the Wright brothers' conquest of the skies to Elon Musk's disruption of multiple industries, first principles thinking has been the secret weapon of history's most brilliant innovators. Now, it's your turn to ...

01011001 01101111... This is how the message arrives. Not with a greeting, but with a death sentence, decoded by SETI from a tightbeam transmission in 2025. It is the first hint that humanity is not alone. It is the last warning they will ever receive. It began with ‘Oumuamua. The anomalous interstellar object that tumbled through our solar system in 2017, a splinter in the mind of science. Was it a natural phenomenon, or something else? The world’s astronomers debated, while a few lone voices in the intelligence community and academia warned it was a scout. They were dismissed as ...

A 2026 Audie Awards finalist for Best Science Fiction! The inspiration for the Netflix series 3 Body Problem! This program is read by Jess Hong, who plays Jin Cheng in 3 Body Problem. Over 1 million copies of the Three-Body Problem series sold in North America. "[Jess] Hong, who stars in the...

Psychic Nora Ashcroft is somewhere she never thought she'd see again: her old world. Desperate to bring Tanner and Eva back to Eastwind as soon as possible, she faces a major up-levee battle in New Orleans. Because without any money or a clear place to start, finding two witches in the city could require more magic than she alone possesses. When she catches wind of mysterious slayings among the local vampires and witches, her only shot at finding her friends could be to unmask a murderer. But time is running out, and a dangerous cloaked figure is running amok....

River is gone and Athens abandoned … With nowhere else to go, the Tartans evacuate both their citizens and the Hawaiian refugees to Galveston, the capital city of New Texas. Surrounded by pre-wave technology, Felicity has never been more uncomfortable while Winter thrives in her position as Assistant Director of the New Anaphedarin project. The shift in Tartan dynamics has caused some friction between the years-long group of friends, but as uncomfortable as the Athenians are, the Hawaiians are having an even harder time adjusting; particularly Zac.

The authors realized that despite billions of dollars being spent annually on sales training, only the top 20% of sales teams around the world, were closing most of the revenue (80% or more) causing stress on management and owners. This is called the 80/20 rule. The 80/20 rule has persisted and, until now, has never been solved. How do we get the rest of the sales team closing like the top salespeople? One of the discoveries they made was that most of the sales training focuses almost exclusively on closing. Of course, closing is important— that’s where the money is made. But there’s ...

When a wary wedding planner and a people-pleasing mayor clash over a historic noise ordinance, their enemies-to-lovers battle might just rewrite the rules of romance. Paige There are exactly forty-two things that can go wrong at a wedding, and I track them all in my color-coded spreadsheet. Opening The Vow, our new Pacific Northwest venue, is my chance to prove that perfect planning prevents heartbreak. But when Juniper Springs' infuriatingly charming mayor delivers a century-old noise ordinance that threatens my marquee event, my perfectly scheduled life spirals into chaos. Ben Calloway is...

The Indignities of Coach Class, the Torments of Low Thread Count, the Never-Ending Quest for Artisanal Olive Oil, and Other First World Problems David Rakoff’s collection of autobiographical essays, Fraud, established him as one of our funniest, most insightful writers. In Don’t Get Too...

“This book blew me away, completely. Gripping from page one, I—quite literally—couldn’t put it down.”—Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling author of The Unhoneymooners Growing up, Mallory Dodge learned that the best way to survive was to say nothing. And even though it’s...

The start of a brilliantly funny accidental time-travel diary series for tweens. It’s Back to the Future meets Judy Blume, with a 13-year-old girl who tackles timeslip mishaps, laugh-out-loud embarrassing moments, and one unpredictable adventure after another. Hi! I’m Lily. My birthday is in...

Is your beloved companion starting to slow down, sleep more, hesitate on stairs, or act a little different than usual? Small changes in an aging pet can be easy to explain away. A slower morning stretch. A missed jump onto the sofa. A new accident in the house. Less interest in food. More restlessness at night. A little confusion. A little anxiety. A little stiffness that seems to come and go. Sometimes these changes are part of normal aging. Sometimes they are signs that your companion needs help. The First Signs Your Dog Is Getting Older is a calm, compassionate, and practical guide for ...

This volume includes: The Ghost in the First Row, The Box That Watch Found, and A Horse Named Dragon.

Fiercetooth, a NightWing obsessed with what could have - and should have - been. Deathbringer, desperate to prove himself as the next great NightWing assassin. Six-Claws, a loyal SandWing, who will soon find that loyalty comes with a price. Foeslayer the NightWing, a dragon in love turned kidnapper, and Prince Arctic of the IceWings, a runaway turned captive. In these four short stories, dig deeper into the world of Pyrrhia to discover what really happened.

“Are you struggling in life? Are you or your family on the brink or in crisis? This is a must read for First Responders. Chad cuts through all the fluff and gets to the core of what's happening and how to fix it now.” - Burke Everything’s changed, and everyone feels it.... The job changes First Responders AND their loved ones, and not just on the surface. For police, fire, military personnel, health care professionals and more, the impact of everyday life follows you home. You feel it. And so does everyone you love. It shows up as: Distance Anger Silence Disconnection Maybe you ...

We've done it so long, so automatically, that we've stopped noticing how strange it is — that a device on the wall has become the first authority we consult every day. Where did the hours come from? Why does a second last exactly as long as it does? Who invented time zones, and why do thirty-eight of them exist when the math only requires twenty-four? Why does the most accurate clock ever built require occasional correction to keep up with the Earth? And is there any chance that the clock didn't just help us keep track of time, but changed the way we think? Seven surprising answers follow...

STOP BORROWING OTHER PEOPLE’S THINKING. Most people believe they think for themselves. The evidence suggests otherwise. Every day, without knowing it, we inherit conclusions we never tested, accept constraints we never questioned, and navigate the most important decisions of our lives by pattern-matching them against what someone else did before us. In business, in careers, in relationships — we mistake familiarity for truth. It works, until the moment it catastrophically doesn’t. There is a better way. It is 2,400 years old. And it has never been more urgently needed. WHAT IF YOU ...