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"After witnessing the tragic death of a classmate, seventeen-year-old Cal desperately searches for a way out of his blink-and-you'll-miss-it rural town of La Sombra, California—before he, too, becomes a nobody-migrant statistic.
In the summer of 1994, seventeen-year-old Cal 'California' Garcia can't seem to escape the gossip and horrified looks of his fellow La Sombra residents. They judge him on nothing more than the long scar on his face, his beat up '68 Mustang, and always being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Cal constantly feels like he's been set up to fail. His father left his family after the tragic accident that gave him his scar. His mother spends all her time at church, enchanted by the words of a crooked pastor. And his new-old Mustang brings more trouble and chaos than it's worth. Everything about being in La Sombra tells him he is and always will be a nothing. But as his senior year is coming to an end, his life is turned drastically upside down. Out by the railroad tracks, Cal finds Nora, valedictorian Nora, fallen off a bridge. The monarch butterflies stitched onto her jeans are seared into his memory forever. Having found her body, Cal becomes a person of interest in Nora's suspicious death.
As Cal tries to escape suspicion, an opportunity for a way out of La Sombra emerges from nowhere, and Cal is forced to choose his own fate. Will Cal finally decide who he is and where he wants to be? Or will he let circumstance choose for him and live his life as just another statistic in a farm-worker town?"
"One pilot's fight could change everything.
David Wayne is a talented but underestimated mech pilot struggling to build his company, Raven Inc., in a half-finished facility plagued by sabotage attempts
But powerful forces are circling.
When the elite Wolverine mercenary squad—the same group that once rejected David for being 'too scrawny'—comes calling for help with a dangerous rescue mission, David seizes the opportunity to prove himself.
Infiltration missions in treacherous canyons are just the beginning.
The mysterious Kessara Combine wants Freedman's revolutionary dampener technology and will stop at nothing to get it. David must forge uneasy alliances, push experimental technology to its limits, and lead his ragtag team against overwhelming odds. His mech skills will be tested in white-knuckle aerial maneuvers and desperate last stands.
The stakes? Not just his reputation, but the lives of his crew, the future of Freedman's work, and perhaps the balance of power across entire star systems. Will David's daring gambit establish Raven Inc. as a respected force to be reckoned with? Or will the endless sabotage and corporate vultures finally tear apart everything he's built?"
"'I am ready to join the Sisterhood of Viggy after reading The Rotting Room. Time to take my vows, now that I've novitiated on this awe-inspiring novel, and commit myself to a lifelong calling of reading whatever Parr Hampton writes.' —Clay McLeod Chapman, author of Wake Up and Open Your Eyes
Sister Rafaela, a newcomer to the cloistered Sisters of Divine Innocence, yearns for redemption from her horrific past. However, her new abbey, bound by a vow of silence and a disturbing burial ritual, hides its own sinister secrets.
When a mysterious stranger arrives and dies soon after, her body resists decomposition, sparking fevered claims of sainthood among the nuns . . . but Rafaela suspects something far darker.
As the abbey teeters on the edge of madness, Rafaela and local priest Father Bruno race to uncover whether the Sisters of Divine Innocence are graced by a divine miracle—or consumed by unspeakable evil.
'Hampton delivers a masterclass in narrative restraint, yet refuses to pull her punches. By taking its vows alongside The First Omen, Immaculate, and Suspiria, The Rotting Room ascends to horror literature heaven.' —Nick Roberts, author of The Exorcist's House and Mean Spirited"
"No one denies the Wolverines—unless they have a death wish.
David Wayne spent years proving he was more than just a 'twiggy' engineer unfit for the battlefield. Now, as the mastermind behind Raven, Inc., he's built a team of outcasts, innovators, and fearless pilots willing to defy the impossible
When the Wolverines—a powerful mercenary force that once mocked him—come knocking with a lucrative offer, David knows better than to trust their sudden interest.
A distress call from Jorath changes everything. A rogue militia has taken hostages, and no one else is willing to fight for them. With time running out, David and his crew launch a daring infiltration, using strategy, sabotage, and sheer nerve to dismantle the enemy's stronghold.
One mistake could cost innocent lives.
With only his custom mech, a handful of allies, and a risky plan, David must strike fast before the enemy retaliates.
Failure means innocent lives lost. The Wolverines are watching, waiting for him to fail. Will David prove them wrong, or will Jorath become his final stand?"
"A scrawny pilot vows to master the art of mech combat . . .
The Wolverines thought David Wayne was too scrawny to pilot a mech. They laughed in his face, telling him he needed more muscle and, hell, maybe a mustache to be worthy.
But they underestimated the furious spark of ambition that burned inside.
Driven by the sting of their ridicule, David teams up with his sarcastic AI, Tabitha, and a crew of overlooked society rejects, transforming scrap into a weapon that defies all expectations.
He'll forge his own path by creating a mech unlike anything they've ever seen: fast, deadly, and fueled by the pure, unadulterated fury of being told he couldn't.
Talon is a high-octane ride, where one pilot will obliterate the notion that you have to be a hulking brute to dominate in combat.
The bigger the mechs, the harder they will fall, and David is ready to make them all crash and burn or DIE TRYING."
"When the system turns its back on the forgotten, Talon steps into the fire.
David Wayne just wanted to repair his battle-scarred mech, Raven One—but life had other plans. A remote colony on Therasis begs for rescue, thieves and pirates plague the galaxy's shadows, and a brilliant scientist's research could save millions . . . or become a weapon that topples empires.
His secret weapon? A fiercely protective, sometimes sarcastic AI named Tabitha. Together, they skirt the law with forged sedation logs, bribe corrupt officials, and hack Federation databases—all while rushing headlong into a war that corporate giants would rather keep hidden.
Every skirmish earns Talon new allies—and new enemies. From Nexus City to the dunes of Therasis, David's ragtag crew goes where no legitimate mercenary outfit dares to tread. But how many rules will he break to shield those left behind by the system?
And can Talon's newfound unity withstand betrayal from within?
The galaxy's underdogs have one last hope: a mercenary team brave enough to fight for what's right. Will David's unstoppable bond with Tabitha spark a new era of freedom, or will it draw the ire of forces far more powerful than they can handle?"
"Refusing the queen's order to gas a crowd of protesters, Minister Shea Ashcroft is banished to the border to oversee the construction of the biggest defensive tower in history. However, the use of advanced technology taken from refugees makes the tower volatile and dangerous, becoming a threat to local interests. Shea has no choice but to fight the local hierarchy to ensure the construction succeeds-and to reclaim his own life.
Surviving an assassination attempt, Shea confronts his inner demons, encounters an ancient legend, and discovers a portal to a dead world-all while struggling to stay true to his own principles and maintain his sanity. Fighting memories and hallucinations, he starts to question everything . . .
Sleeping Worlds Have No Memory is a thought-provoking meditation on the fragility of the human condition, our beliefs, the manipulation of propaganda for political gains, and our ability to distinguish the real from the unreal and our willingness to accept convenient 'truths.' The novel is a compelling exploration of memory, its fragile nature, and its profound impact on our perception of identity, relationships, and facts themselves."
"Amid the chilling rise of Hitler's Germany, a twelve-year-old boy and his friends confront rising Nazi threats during a family trip to Austria in this third book in the action-packed middle grade series Web of the Spider for fans of I Survived and A Night Divided.
It's the summer of 1931 and, like most summers, Joshua and his family are vacationing in Salzburg, Austria. But unlike most years, Joshua is looking forward to escaping the upheaval and bigotry back home in Heroldsberg and the Nazi presence threatening Jewish families like his own. This year, he's invited his best friends Rolf and Ansel to join him for one last summer before Rolf leaves for America with his father.
But the trip becomes far from relaxing as the Nazis take root in Austria as well, and a gang of Hitler Youth set their sights on Joshua and his friends. When the boys decide to hike up the mountains to camp out at Joshua's family cabin, things go from bad to worse when they quickly realize they aren't alone. Can the boys evade the Nazis and make it back to their families safely?"
"A twelve-year-old boy searches for his father and fights for free press amid the chilling rise of Hitler's Germany in this second book in the action-packed middle grade series Web of the Spider for fans of I Survived and A Night Divided.
Ansel has never been afraid to say what's on his mind. He's always the first among his friends to speak up when something doesn't feel right. When the Hitler Youth first set up shop in Heroldsberg the year before, Ansel quickly made enemies of the chapter's arrogant leader, Hans. Of course, Ansel is also twelve years old, so he spends much of his time reading his favorite Dirk Goodly, Boy Detective novels and trying to make his friends laugh.
But more and more of his classmates have been swayed by Hans's tactics and the Youth organization is growing throughout the city. Ansel knows that Hans and his group are spreading false information—after all, Ansel's father is a journalist for the local paper and has been going toe to toe with Nazi propaganda for a long time.
Then Ansel's father goes missing right before a prominent Nazi leader comes to town. With the local police in the Nazi's pocket, can Ansel and his friends use their detective skills to find his father and thwart the Nazi's plans to suppress the truth?"
"An extensive update to the authoritative introduction to Mexico's ancient civilizations.
Mexico arrives in its eighth edition with a new look and the most recent discoveries. This is the story of the pre-Spanish people of Mexico, who, with their neighbors the Maya, formed some of the most complex societies north of the Andes. Revised and expanded, the book is updated with the latest developments and findings in the field and current terminology.
The new edition includes expanded coverage of Oaxaca, particularly Monte Alba´n, one of the earliest cities in Mesoamerica and the center of the Zapotec civilization. Recent research on the Olmecs and the legacy of the Maya offer a wider and more cohesive narrative of Mexico's history. And a fully revised epilogue discusses the survival of indigenous populations in Mexico from the arrival of the Spanish through to the present day.
Mexico has long been recognized as the most readable and authoritative introduction to the region's ancient civilizations. Featuring up-to-date research, this book brings to life the vibrant ancient art and architecture of Mesoamerica."
"Blending cutting-edge science with gripping storytelling, award-winning data journalist and competitive amateur athlete Henry Abbott reveals that we are on the cusp of a new era in sports medicine, built around the science of ballistic movements—leaping and landing—and the unique fingerprint of your body's physics.
Abbott's inspiring narrative tells the story of sports scientist Dr. Marcus Elliott and the Peak Performance Project (P3), who use technology to study how athletes move and why they get hurt. Applying machine learning and lessons from biomechanics, medicine, and physiology, doctors at P3 can now detect elevated risk of an ACL tear or a pulled hamstring like an echocardiogram can see warning signs of a heart attack.
Through riveting stories of elite athletes overcoming injuries and pushing themselves to the limit, Abbott presents an evidence-based case for intervening early to protect our bodies. And he suggests that we can all harness the science of ballistic movement not just to run fast or jump high but to move with joy and lead fulfilling athletic lives."
"AI is at the forefront of everyone's minds: from students and artists, to CEO's and service workers. But what exactly is AI, and how does it influence our everyday lives? And more than that, what does it mean for our future? Is there a way for us to retain our 'humanness' in a world ever-reliant on tech?
This groundbreaking book argues that the key technology we use to make strategic, political, and ethical decisions is flawed. As we race headlong into a future where we outsource all of our problem solving to artificial intelligence, the greatest threat to humanity is not superintelligent machinery, but a lack of trust in the power of our own minds. This book offers a new way forward—what Dr. Weitzner calls 'artful intelligence'—a philosophy that celebrates our humanness and can help each of us make better decisions and create a healthier relationship with the world around us.
In this book, the author walks us through how AI often fails and how that affects our lives. But listeners will also meet the rockstars, inventors, and business leaders who embody artful intelligence and are changing our world for the better in an era rampant with AI malpractice—while being taught how to do the same."
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