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From morpho butterflies in the rain forest to the blue jay flitting past your window, vanishingly few living things are blue. Yet this hard-to-spot accent color in our surroundings looms large in our affections. Science journalist Kai Kupferschmidt has been fascinated by blue since childhood. His quest to find and understand his favorite color and its hallowed place in our culture takes him to a gene-splicing laboratory in Japan, a volcanic lake in Oregon, and to Brandenburg, Germany - home of the last Spix's macaws.

In this crackling portrayal of friendship in peril, a young woman's world is upended when a tragedy in her best friend's life tests the boundaries of their sisterhood—a sharp and compelling debut novel from a Ghanaian-American writer. Dzifa has always felt a bit off. Maybe it's the family...

In Venice, magic is not unusual. Merle is apprenticed to a magic mirror maker, and Serafin–a boy who was once a master thief–works for a weaver of magic cloth. Now, Venice is under siege by the Egyptian Empire; its terrifying mummy warriors and flying sunbarks are waiting to strike. All that...

Do you feel the disconnect? A persistent thrum beneath the noise of daily life? Science offers a cold, accidental universe. Religion demands blind faith. Both leave the deepest questions of your existence unanswered. But the "Ever-Present Echo" you feel is not a flaw—it is a signal. The Echo of Eternity is the roadmap to the truth your soul has been screaming for. This is not a self-help book of empty platitudes. It is a rigorous introduction to Ontological Mathematics—the science of the soul. Authored by the Architects of Unconcealment, this book strips away the illusions of the ...

Hustle, hustle, hustle, argh!When did we learn that the only way to get what we want is to push, and lean, and keep going, and fight, and hustle? I'm exhausted just thinking about it. Hustle is fighting against resistance and pushing through even when it's painful. Un-Hustle invites you to try something different, something natural. Un-Hustle invites you to enjoy yourself and your journey. And most importantly, Un-Hustle invites you to stop fighting nature and your own potential and to allow that which you want to come to you. Everything you want is waiting for you to allow it, but it's NOT...

Auf der Erde schreibt man das Jahr 1551 Neuer Galaktischer Zeitrechnung, gut dreitausend Jahre vom 21. Jahrhundert alter Zeitrechnung entfernt. Nach großen Umwälzungen in der Milchstraße haben sich die Verhältnisse zwischen den unterschiedlichen Sternenreichen beruhigt; im Großen und Ganzen herrscht Frieden. Vor allem die von Menschen bewohnten Planeten und Monde streben eine positive Zukunft an. Tausende von Welten haben sich zur Liga Freier Galaktiker zusammengeschlossen, in der auch Wesen mitwirken, die man in früheren Jahren als »nichtmenschlich« bezeichnet hätte.

Auf der Erde schreibt man das Jahr 1551 Neuer Galaktischer Zeitrechnung, gut dreitausend Jahre vom 21. Jahrhundert alter Zeitrechnung entfernt. Nach großen Umwälzungen in der Milchstraße haben sich die Verhältnisse zwischen den unterschiedlichen Sternenreichen beruhigt; im Großen und Ganzen herrscht Frieden. Vor allem die von Menschen bewohnten Planeten und Monde streben eine positive Zukunft an. Tausende von Welten haben sich zur Liga Freier Galaktiker zusammengeschlossen, in der auch Wesen mitwirken, die man in früheren Jahren als "nichtmenschlich" bezeichnet hätte.

Gutta Mamis includes four novellas featuring cold-hearted women who get ahead in America's grimiest underworld: "Twisted Loyalty" by Kai, "Three the Hard Way" by C. J. Hudson, "The Face of Death" by Brandie Davis, and "Chasers" by N'Tyse.

The topic of security culture is mysterious and confusing to most leaders. But it doesn't have to be. In The Security Culture Playbook, Perry Carpenter and Kai Roer deliver experience-driven, actionable insights into how to transform your organization's security culture and reduce human risk at every level. This book exposes the gaps in how organizations have traditionally approached human risk, and it provides security and business executives with the necessary information and tools needed to understand, measure, and improve facets of security culture across the organization.

No grammar tests. No memory drills. No chance of failure. Welcome to Learn with Paul Noble – a unique, tried and tested language learning method that has been used by almost a million people to speak fluently and confidently in no time at all. Take a simple, relaxed approach to learning a language that has been proven to succeed every time. Unlike more traditional language learning courses, Paul Noble’s unique method has no grammar tests, no memory drills and no chance of failure.

Two touring buffoons tell you about their thoughts and then insult you for being a muggle.

The History of Hawai’i—Unveiled Journey across centuries of struggle, resilience, and transformation in Hawai‘i Unveiled, a sweeping narrative that brings the islands’ extraordinary past to vivid life. From the arrival of the first Polynesian voyagers in double-hulled canoes to the contemporary movements for sovereignty and cultural renewal, this book traces the epic story of Hawai‘i with clarity and passion. Drawing on archaeology, oral traditions, historical records, and modern voices, Hawai‘i Unveiled reveals how Hawai‘i’s people have continually redefined themselves in ...

Living distraction-free with organized digital life and better “real” relationships doesn’t have to be complicated or difficult, even if you’ve tried other solutions that didn’t work. The truth is, it’s much simpler than you think. Amazon best-selling author Kai M. Jordan provides you with a step-by-step blueprint and a 21-day plan to Organize Your Digital Life and apply a digital detox without overwhelming yourself with complicated approaches and strategies.

Auf der Erde schreibt man das Jahr 1551 Neuer Galaktischer Zeitrechnung, gut dreitausend Jahre vom 21. Jahrhundert alter Zeitrechnung entfernt. Nach großen Umwälzungen in der Milchstraße haben sich die Verhältnisse zwischen den unterschiedlichen Sternenreichen beruhigt; im Großen und Ganzen herrscht Frieden. Vor allem die von Menschen bewohnten Planeten und Monde streben eine positive Zukunft an. Tausende von Welten haben sich zur Liga Freier Galaktiker zusammengeschlossen, in der auch Wesen mitwirken, die man in früheren Jahren als "nichtmenschlich" bezeichnet hätte.

It's time to embrace the no thanks, hard pass, I don't wanna, yeah-nah! And NOT feel guilty about it. Have you ever heard, "Say YES, and work out how"? It's a great philosophy IF we say YES in alignment with ourself, our values, and our goals. The problem is we often perceive this message to mean that we should just say yes to every offer and 'opportunity' without knowing our why, our purpose, or our focus. Successful people make decisions quickly and change their minds slowly (and they DO change their minds). Successful people do not SAY YES and work out how. Successful people make quick ...

Philip K Dick meets The Matrix in this action-filled metaphysical tale. Jane is a hungry prostitute who has recently been liberated from her pimp, Real Money. On a fateful night, she meets Dick, a despairing hitman who is seeking an angel of forgiveness. After he reveals himself to Jane, Dick offers to kill Real Money as an act of revenge. When her pimp is murdered in prison, Jane goes into hiding with Dick, her mind reeling with a mixture of guilt and gratitude. Then, Jane meets Monique at a seedy nightclub called The Labyrinth. Monique is a mysterious being called a Cretan who appears to ...

Introducing The Quantum Prayer, an inspiring, deeply personal, chronicle of how the author, Dr. Joshua Kai, remarkably transformed his entire life in the course of one year.

INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER AND SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 TASTE CANADA AWARDS AND THE RAKUTEN KOBO EMERGING WRITER PRIZE. For fans of Eat Pray Love, Wild, and H is for Hawk, The Measure of My Powers is the story of one woman's search for self-love, experienced through food and travel. "With...

Deadly magic and malice threaten Merle and Serafin in this breathtaking sequel to The Water Mirror. Merle -- carrying the mysterious Flowing Queen within her -- and Vermithrax, the winged stone lion, are flying into Hell. They are looking for help in freeing Venice from the invading Egyptian...

The first season of the Tor.com Collection includes the following Tor.com audiobooks originally published separately in the fall of 2015: The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps by Kai Ashante Wilson; Witches of Lychford by Paul Cornell; Sunset Mantle by Alter S. Reiss; Binti by Nnedi Okorafor; The Last Witness by K. J. Parker; Of Sorrow & Such by Angela Slatter; Envy of Angels by Matt Wallace; The Builders by Daniel Polansky....