Early Work

Andrew Martin’s serio-comic debut audiobook, Early Work, follows an aspirational author desperately seeking his muse in all the wrong places—only to find it in an adventurous woman with a unique perspective on life and love. For young writers of a certain temperament—if they haven’t had...

A practical action guide for financial independence and early retirement from the popular Our Next Life blogger. In today's work culture, we're expected to hustle around the clock. But what if you could escape the traditional path and get on one that doesn't require working full-time until age...

Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days is a collection of interviews with founders of famous technology companies about what happened in the very earliest days. These people are celebrities now. What was it like when they were just a couple friends with an idea? Founders like Steve Wozniak (Apple), Caterina Fake (Flickr), Mitch Kapor (Lotus), Max Levchin (PayPal), and Sabeer Bhatia (Hotmail) tell you in their own words about their surprising and often very funny discoveries as they learned how to build a company.

Before Madame Bovary. Before Sentimental Education. Before the ferocious self-discipline that made Flaubert one of the most exacting writers who ever lived — there was a teenager in Rouen, writing in secret, at full intensity, with no audience and no restraint. This collection gathers Flaubert's earliest works, written between the ages of fourteen and twenty-one, and published here together for the first time. They include tales of obsession, horror, forbidden passion, satanic rebellion, and premature death — a bookseller who kills for rare volumes; a creature born of man and ape who ...

A Netflix Original Film Series A New York Times Bestselling Series Over 8 Million Copies Sold Ivy and Bean go searching for treasure in Book 12—the final story in the New York Times bestselling early chapter book series! It's Career Day at Emerson Elementary School, and all the students have...

The Letters of Saint Jerome: Scripture, Theology, Friendship, and Christian Life Discover the writings of one of the ancient Church’s greatest biblical scholars through a substantial collection of Jerome’s letters, together with introductory material that places his life and work in historical context. Explore Jerome’s remarkable correspondence with bishops, scholars, monks, noblewomen, friends, and other Christians throughout the Roman world. Encounter Jerome as a biblical scholar, with letters addressing Scripture, translation, interpretation, and the study of Hebrew and Greek. ...

History is written by the victors. But the truth survived in the shadows. The Apostles are dead. The Roman Empire is hunting believers through the streets. But the greatest threat to the early church is not the sword of the Emperor—it is the men in fine linen standing behind the pulpits. In The Pre-Nicene Church Fathers, the veil is pulled back on the first three centuries of Christian history. As the decentralized, blue-collar house churches fight to survive in the freezing catacombs and hidden cellars of the ancient world, an elite class of wealthy, educated philosophers begins a ...

What happens when the work that made experts becomes the first work a machine can do? The Ladder Starts Too High examines the quiet machinery of expertise: first drafts, observed practice, correction, repetition, judgment, and responsibility earned in measured steps. It separates AI exposure from job loss—and asks the harder question of who will learn the work when the first rung disappears. Drawing on a 150-source evidence ledger and cross-occupation analysis, Andrew Yoon Joo Lee follows the problem through customer support, software and engineering, law and accounting, medicine and ...

Master storyteller Stephen King (writing as Richard Bachman) presents this gripping and remarkable New York Times bestselling crime novel about a damaged young man who embarks on an ill-advised kidnapping plot—a work as taut and riveting as anything he has ever written. Once upon a time, a...

Twenty thousand years ago, women were making and wearing the first clothing created from spun fibers. In fact, right up to the Industrial Revolution the fiber arts were an enormous economic force, belonging primarily to women. Despite the great toil required in making cloth and clothing, most books on ancient history and economics have no information on them. Much of this gap results from the extreme perishability of what women produced, but it seems clear that until now descriptions of prehistoric and early historic cultures have omitted virtually half the picture. 

Zora Neale Hurston is best remembered today for her work as a novelist, but she was also an accomplished dramatist, short story writer, and folklorist. That range of interests and styles is on full display in this collection.

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE The brilliant and chilling first novel Stephen King ever wrote tells the tale of the contestants of a diabolically cruel competition where 100 boys start the “long walk” and there is only one winner—the one that survives. In a dystopian near-future, America has...

This program is read by the author. "Choo narrates the book herself with a grace of voice and manner that is rare in authors. Further, she delivers Chinese names and phrases with the intonation of a native speaker, lending another level of authenticity to this odd and wonderful tale."—The...

"Love and Friendship" is a short epistolary novel by Jane Austen, written in 1790, when Austen was just 14 years old. The story is told through a series of letters between the characters, primarily the protagonist, Laura, and her close friend, Isabel. The novel is a satirical take on the romantic fiction of the time, with Laura's escapades and misadventures serving as a critique of the societal norms of the day. The story follows Laura's attempts to navigate the social scene and find a suitable husband, which leads to a series of humorous and ridiculous situations.

The Theological Masterpieces of One of Christianity's Greatest Fathers Discover the rich theological vision of Gregory of Nyssa through his dogmatic treatises and pastoral letters, presented in a carefully revised edition that brings one of the fourth century's most influential Christian thinkers to modern readers. Collects Gregory's major dogmatic treatises and surviving letters from NPNF Series 2, Volume 5 Explores the Trinity, the Incarnation, the Holy Spirit, and the Christian life Includes pastoral correspondence that reveals Gregory's ministry in the early Church Carefully revised ...

A Foundational Voice of Early Christian Apologetics—Newly Translated for Modern Readers This volume presents a clear, modern English translation of the principal surviving works attributed to Justin Martyr, one of the most important Christian thinkers of the second century. Modern English translation from the Greek text of Patrologia Graeca vol. 6 Includes both First and Second Apology addressed to Roman authorities Features the full Dialogue with Trypho, a landmark Christian–Jewish debate Includes lesser-known apologetic treatises to Greek audiences Translated for accuracy, clarity, ...

Defending the Nicene Faith Against Its Greatest Fourth-Century Challenge When Eunomius argued that God's nature could be fully comprehended by human reason and that the Son was unlike the Father in essence, Gregory of Nyssa produced one of the Church's greatest theological responses. This volume presents his masterful defense of Nicene orthodoxy in a carefully revised modern edition. Includes Gregory's complete Against Eunomius and related anti-Eunomian writings Features an original introduction to Gregory of Nyssa's life, ministry, and theology Carefully revised from the historic NPNF ...

A riveting true-crime history of London's first modern police force as told through its most notorious murder cases. The idea of "Scotland Yard" is steeped in atmospheric stories of foggy London streets, murder by lamplight, and fiendish killers pursued by gentleman detectives. From its...

Discover the writings of one of the great architects of Nicene Christianity. Saint Basil of Caesarea was a theologian, bishop, preacher, pastor, and defender of the faith whose writings helped shape the Christian understanding of the Trinity and the life of the church. Encounter Basil's powerful defense of the divinity of the Holy Spirit Explore his teaching on Christian faith, worship, holiness, and discipleship Read his searching reflections on wealth, generosity, and responsibility toward the poor Discover the theological and pastoral concerns preserved in his extensive correspondence ...

Unlock the timeless wisdom of America’s most versatile Founding Father. Benjamin Franklin was more than a statesman. He was a printer, inventor, philosopher, humorist, scientist, and diplomat — a self-made man whose life became a blueprint for personal and civic success. In a world of constant change, Franklin’s wit, discipline, and bold curiosity remain astonishingly relevant. Lessons from Benjamin Franklin: Wit, Work, and the Art of Self-Made Success distills the practical wisdom of this extraordinary figure into lessons you can apply today. Each chapter blends vivid stories from ...