Sick World

I should’ve hugged her more. I should’ve loved her more. But the truth is, I couldn’t. Even after we were free, I couldn’t love them like that. Because I could never shake the feeling that each time they walked away from me, it would be the last time I saw them.

A deadly virus has been unleashed aboard a passenger ship. Soon the ship will be overrun with blood and death. There's nowhere to escape. But there are heroes onboard too. Heroes like Jack Wardsley, a disgraced police officer with nothing left to lose, or the mysterious 'Pathwalker,' a stranger with the power to see the the future and alter the passage of time. Saving the passengers onboard will be next to impossible, but they will have no choice but to try. Failure might mean the end of the world.

When the world collapses under the weight of a fast-spreading sickness, survival becomes a brutal daily calculation and trust is the most dangerous gamble of all. Society fractures almost overnight. Cities fall silent. Families disappear. Those left behind learn quickly that the infection isn’t the only thing to fear. In a world ruled by scarcity, desperation turns ordinary people into monsters, and love becomes both a weakness and a lifeline. Addy has survived alone for days inside the walls of her apartment, watching civilization unravel through cracked windows. Food is dwindling. ...

They call him the Sick Heart. They say he's a shameless monster. They say he's a ruthless killer. They say he's as twisted as the man who owns him. They say a lot of things about Cort van Breda. But in our world violence is money, and money is winning, and winning is life, and life is the only thing that matters. Except...he wasn't meant to win that last fight. And I wasn't meant to be his prize. But he did. And I am. And now his sick heart owns me.

Almost every Christian will tell you that when you accept Jesus as your Savior, you receive eternal life; consequently, you get to go to Heaven. But what if eternal life wasn't so much about going somewhere and more about getting something into you? What if eternal life was not only to affect your spirit, but also to affect your body? In Possessors Of Life, Chad Gonzales reveals revolutionary truths about salvation that will manifest healing and miracles in your life. These truths will stop the frustrating cycle of working and waiting for healing and enable you to step into a life of grace ...

In 1918, a world war raged, and a lethal strain of influenza circled the globe. In the midst of all this death, a bizarre disease appeared in Europe. Eventually known as encephalitis lethargica, or sleeping sickness, it spread worldwide, leaving millions dead or locked in institutions. Then, in 1927, it disappeared as suddenly as it had arrived. Asleep, set in 1920s and '30s New York, follows a group of neurologists through hospitals and asylums as they try to solve this epidemic and treat its victims - who learned the worst fate was not dying of it, but surviving it.

"Allows readers to practically experience firsthand how humans have adapted to and dealt with disease throughout history...necessary and timely...engaging and entertaining. Highly recommended." ―Library Journal, starred "[A] splendid examination...Deeply insightful if unsettling." ―Kirkus...

For 200 years, a noble Venetian family has suffered from an inherited disease that strikes their members in middle age, stealing their sleep, eating holes in their brains, and ending their lives in a matter of months. In Papua New Guinea, a primitive tribe is nearly obliterated by a sickness whose chief symptom is uncontrollable laughter. Across Europe, millions of sheep rub their fleeces raw before collapsing. What these strange conditions share is their cause: prions.

As a writer, activist, and theology student, Lyndsey Medford was used to critiquing unsustainable medical, environmental, economic, and social systems from a theoretical perspective. But when her autoimmune disorder roared out of remission, she discovered that her own body's systems lived at the very real vortex of all those systems' dysfunction.

Why do we feel broken when we're sick and suffering? Why does help so often fall short—even when we've done everything "right"? Right questions. Wrong assumption. In UnBroken, physician and healer Karyn Shanks MD, radically reframes our suffering: The problem isn't us. The problem is how we've been taught to think of ourselves when we're the most vulnerable and in need. That story of disconnection is not only false—it's traumatizing. Drawing on the sciences of human potential and wisdom gleaned from four decades of clinical experience and her own healing journey—Dr.

When we get away from our natural heritage, we suffer. When we return to it, we thrive. Listen to Sick to Fit to discover how Josh LaJaunie went from a 420-pound food addict to the cover of Runner’s World magazine, as well as live appearances on Good Morning America and The Today Show. Discover the simple secrets for a healthy life that have transformed dozens of members of the Missing Chins Run Club and hundreds of clients of WellStart Health from sick and sad to fit and fulfilled.

Emma Watson’s Our Shared Shelf book club choice NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER All they wanted was the chance to shine. Be careful what you wish for… ‘The first thing we asked was, “Does this stuff hurt you?” And they said, “No.” The company said that it wasn’t dangerous, that we...

They called it The Light. It wiped out most of humanity. Those who didn’t die were twisted into something else—feral, bloodthirsty, and unstoppable. Three years later, Cal Hershel roams the ruins, barely surviving the monsters, the slavers... and his own unraveling mind. Then comes Cassandra—a sharp, stubborn 14-year-old orphan who doesn’t fear him, even when she should. Together, they form a fragile alliance in a world that kills the weak and punishes the kind. But Cal is hiding something. Something worse than the creatures hunting them. And when Cassandra discovers the truth, ...

Part biography of a wartime adventurer, part detective story, and part faith journey, this intriguing book from a New York Times journalist and bestselling author takes us inside the modern-day making of a saint. The Saint Makers chronicles the unlikely alliance between Father Hotze and Dr...

Are you ready to unravel the mystery behind suffering? Gain a deeper understanding of why we suffer, why evil, sickness, suffering, and pain exist in this world, with the eye-opening book "Why We Suffer: Why Does God Allow Evil, Sickness, Suffering, and Pain to Exist in this World?" written by an expert in religious philosophy and the study of human suffering. In this thought-provoking book, the author acknowledges the different beliefs surrounding God and challenges readers to question the kind of God they believe in. As someone who has studied multiple religions, the author brings a ...

Livie Christiansen had been sick in bed for too long. The sixty-year-old, single woman was finding it too difficult to get back on her feet. At the suggestion of her sister, she reluctantly calls on Metro Services to deliver a temporary robot body. Livie transfers her consciousness into the metallic body and a new world opens up to her. She soon learns that the comfortable, secure world of 2070 is not what it seems. As Livie heads down the rabbit hole, she discovers that the world is a very sinister place indeed. Jeff Nebeker-Johnson, the author of Darkness: A Slave's Story, delivers his ...

"Dr. Kristina Kill Stitcher’s mission is to help as many people in her lifetime as she can, especially children. Early on in her career, Dr. Stitcher already saw children to help them with their health and overall well-being. Since then, she has grown her practice into one of the biggest and best in her state! Her resilient desire to continue learning and improving her skills has led her to share her powerful knowledge and experience on raising healthy children in a sick world.

En este libro, una especie de autobiografía en clave viajera, Diego Enrique Osorno prueba su compromiso radical con la crónica y presenta una serie de testimonios y experiencias que conforman en conjunto una reflexión crítica y plural del siglo xxi.

When Adam and Eve ate from the forbidden tree, sin exploded into the human race. Violence, lust, pride, rebellion, broken families, corrupt systems—every evil we see today traces back to that moment in Genesis 3. In ***Pandora’s Box Opened***, Dr. Michael H. Yeager exposes the spiritual roots behind the chaos of our world and proclaims the only true solution: Jesus Christ. With biblical clarity and bold conviction, he shows how what was unleashed through the first Adam is crushed by the Second. The world is broken. Sin is real. Judgment is certain. But hope remains. The box was opened...

Bloomsbury presents Pirates of Darksea by Catherine Doyle, read by Patrick Moy. ‘Utterly brilliant. Sensationally swashbuckling. Completely magical’ – A.F Steadman, author of Skandar and the Unicorn Thief From the award-winning author of The Storm Keeper's Island, set sail on Catherine...