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New York Times bestselling author Kimberly McCreight raises the stakes in the second book of the heart-pounding Outliers trilogy, a uniquely speculative story about secrets, betrayal, and a world where one small group of people are blessed or cursed with an incredible power. Wylie may have...

Scatterings, set in Santa Cruz California in the ’80s, weaves the true crime story of the Trailside Killer into a suspenseful, heartbreaking mystery of an abducted identical twin sister. Characters come to life against the colorful backdrop of Santa Cruz’s beauty and weirdness.

Mourning her wayward brother’s death, Verity Wilde has turned her back on Williamsburg society, striving to live by her notion of true religion: to keep oneself unspotted from the world. But when she boards a ship to claim an indentured Scottish clerk, she’s unprepared to find another Scotsman, starved and gravely ill, left on deck untended. With scarcely more knowledge of the man than his name and place of origin—William Crockett of Skye—pity compels Verity to purchase his indenture too, meaning to provide the compassionate death denied him by the ship’s crew. Only he doesn’t die.

Sam Holmes is a young, enthusiastic school teacher living an uneventful, albeit pleasant life – even if he won't admit to himself how lonely he is. Dedicated to teaching, and inspired by the kids passing through his 8th grade history class, Sam is energized by the end of the school year. Now he has the time to dedicate himself fully to training for the historic New York City Marathon - his first. But Sam's simple life is radically changed when his father suddenly passes away and the Last Will and Testament are read to him.

In a dying world, survival is just the beginning. Avalon and Alexa have survived six years alone in a barren wasteland where a single bee sting means death. When the mutant bees find them, the sisters are rescued by the SOS—a network of rebel scientists fighting to save humanity. But the biggest shock isn't the cure they're developing. It's discovering their long-lost parents are alive and leading the resistance. Ellen and Albert Gainsborough faked their deaths to protect their daughters while developing a cure for the deadly bee toxin. Now reunited, the family faces an impossible choice:...

The nail-bitingly tense sequel to THE OUTLIERS by New York Times bestselling author Kimberly McCreight. “Wylie, trust your instincts.” The line goes dead… Wylie may have escaped the isolated camp in the woods, but she is far from safe. The only way to protect herself is to understand her...

When asked by a former colleague to help her daughter, a young girl being haunted by a frightening ghost, Mary has no idea that the mystery she stumbles into will quickly become entangled with the case that has just landed on Bradley Alden’s desk: an assortment of bones in an unmarked grave. Feeling at a loss now that Mike has moved on, Mary nevertheless works diligently to uncover the story behind a ghost—or two— who are terrified to talk to the police, even an ex-cop like Mary. Luckily, Bradley is right beside her when the story she seeks somehow leads back to a scattering of bones.

In Highland Scotland in 1850, Catrìona lives life to the rhythm of seasons and Gaelic songs, until a dramatic change of circumstances forces her to fight for everyone and everything she loves. Years later Rose, an artist, who's trying to make sense of her fractured family and her own restlessness, searches among ruins in a deserted landscape.

This edition brings together A Scattering and Anniversary into a single book of lamentation and remembrance, its subject being Christopher Reid's wife, the actress Lucinda Gane, who died of cancer at the age of 55. A Scattering was first published in the UK in 2009 to wide acclaim, winning the Costa Book of the Year Award. This moving and fiercely self-reflective collection is divided into four poetic sequences.

Nearly all of us are discouraged when it comes to evangelism. We love the Lord, and we want others to become Christians, but we are afraid and have many reasons and excuses for why we don't or can't share the gospel. After being diagnosed with incurable cancer in 2013, until his death in 2023, Jeremy told countless people the gospel. Scattering Seeds of Hope explains the method Jeremy found so effective: simply sharing Bible stories, being a good friend, and asking questions.

Gina Rae, a tenacious defense investigator, is trying to find evidence that will vindicate her client, Darren Lewis. Her boyfriend, Detective Tae Lee, still grappling with the aftermath of a devastating tragedy, sets out to prove Darren’s guilt. Their quest propels them into a world where the wealthy and powerful play... by their own set of rules. As Gina and Tae get closer to discovering the truth, they soon find themselves on a collision course with a methodical, ruthless killer.

A WORLD HAS NO NAME The longest Summer in the history of Newlandos has finally ended, and a brutally vicious Winter descends. The followers of Frost have once more awakened... and they march south, towards the Great Moat. And if the Long Stand that guards the Moat should fall... who, then, will ward the Mortal Realms from the choking grasp of final Frost? JANUS FROST, outborn son of High Lord Ibraham Grimm, has taken the Grey and risen to the post of High Commander of the Long Stand. But extraordinary times require extraordinary measures, and by throwing open the ranks of the Stand and ...

In 2020, thousands of church leaders shut down the assembly of the saints in response to Covid-19. For example, John MacArthur said, "The clear demand of Scripture is to be subject to the [civil government]. We conform, we are submissive to the government. That was an easy call for us." Other pastors claimed that God "prevented" the saints from meeting. In the end, these pastors effectively scattered the sheep, telling them to stay away from their shepherds.

When Deputy US Marshal Danielle "Danny" Martin was told she'd gotten a promotion, she expected to be leading her own fugitive retrieval team. Instead, she got transferred to Pontian, Florida, of all places, and assigned to a Superhero support detail for Focus, a seemingly immortal superhero who is also one of the most famous lesbian icons on the planet. Bad enough she's got to spend every day working with a woman she's had a crush on since she was five years old, but when she arrives at her new post, things start getting weird. 

Chase Saxton has been living a lie. He is gay, and he wants to come out to his parents, at last. He hopes he'll have their support, but it is a chance that he feels like he must take--whatever way it may go. He does have the undying support and love from his adored aunt. Once Chase comes out to his parents, many things change in his life, and it feels like his world is in a whirlwind, and at times, he feels like he doesn't know where to turn. This is Chase Saxton's story of love, betrayal, and sacrifice.

This collection of true stories will invite you to lean into the process of understanding the larger implications of how suicide affects others. This book poses several questions.

What happens to the people left behind when someone commits suicide?

How do the survivors navigate the grieving process? Which methods do they use? Do they ever recover from such a profound trauma?

These questions are answered through the written submissions of the 26 contributors to this work.

LIDAR—Light Detection and Ranging—is no longer confined to the realm of specialized scientific research. It has become a transformative technology that quietly yet profoundly shapes how we observe, navigate, and understand the world around us. In this eBook, we have explored the rich history, theoretical foundations, technical advancements, and growing applications of LIDAR in a variety of domains, ranging from autonomous vehicles and environmental monitoring to archaeology, space exploration, and smart infrastructure. We traced its evolution from early concepts of optical ranging to ...

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In its 4.5 billion–year history, life on Earth has been almost erased at least half a dozen times: shattered by asteroid impacts, entombed in ice, smothered by methane, and torn apart by unfathomably powerful megavolcanoes. And we know that another global disaster is eventually headed our way...