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Why should a reader choose Regenesis? While climate fiction seems to be having a moment, much of the genre focuses on how humans will survive the coming crises. While human concerns are important (to us), The Fallowing offers a different vision of a possible future. In the Fallowing, humanity has left the planet to let it heal from our economic abuses. Regenesis focuses on the mind and world of a nonhuman animal, addressing his concerns from h...

One of "our most insightful social observers" ("Los Angeles Times") cracks the great political mystery of our time: how conservatism, once a marker of class privilege, became the creed of millions of ordinary Americans.

A renowned expert in nonverbal communication, Ekman assembles his research and theories to provide a comprehensive look at the evolutionary roots of human emotions, including anger, sadness, fear, disgust, and happiness.

Why should a reader pick up Blue Mar? How do we find belonging in a world ravaged by climate change? For some, the answer is to build a new home. Blue Mar takes us to a time in the near future, when the world's first plastic island-called Blue Mar-has been geo-engineered in the middle of the rising seas, out of the plastic in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. The story centers on two half-Latina sisters, who search for identity and belonging in...

Following her aunt's suspicious death, Gina Mori, daughter of a Buddhist minister, searches for a missing handbag and discovers the dark underbelly of paradise. In the course of her investigation, Gina falls for Julius, a stream biologist who has recently moved to Hawaii. After discovering her lover's secret past, Gina must confront her own demons. A local girl stuck in a dead-end job, Gina stalks corrupt officials, exposes shady land deals, u...

Sometimes memories return like small caresses, or little feather touches from the past. We smile, remember, savor, and perhaps even wince a bit. Then the memories fade and are forgotten. But if the feather touches persist, there is a story that wants to take wing. The recollections accumulate and gather substance.

Wherever you are in your response to the crises of the changing climate, the warming world, and the extinction of species at the hands of humans, you are not alone. And you are not powerless. As more and more of us acknowledge the looming catastrophe, this realization moves us from private despair to public demands, from personal angst to political activism. For unlike the dinosaur victims of the last mass extinction, we humans have more optio...

How did we get here? That's the question that drives each friend, each foe, and every strand of the stories woven together in Born in Syn. From an unusually intelligent infant, to individuals wrongly accused or imprisoned, to insiders who know things they wish they didn't and outsiders determined to bulldoze their way into the action, dozens of small decisions and huge risks pile on top of one another, contributing to the creation of a future ...

On the newly-discovered planet of Dorset, a small village of travelers try to establish a community. However, Dorset's ecology quickly proves more complex than settlers expected. Led by Celly, the sole surviving warrior of the circle, the people grapple with unforeseen threats. Yet the challenge goes deeper than anyone suspects. Celly, whose memory stands as prodigious as his physical skills, remembers things no one else knows. Can the village...

A series of short stories "Frankie the Bunny" is a wholesome way to instill in children an idea of building a better world. The title character, Frankie, has his life turned upside down the moment he started using a wheelchair. Despite the difficulties Frankie now faced, he discovered that making new friends makes everybody feel wanted, loved and worthwhile to help others.Frankie along with his friends get a fresh start on growing by the seaso...

Follow the journey of Oskar the little squirrel as he faces the challenges of having epileptic seizure. His worst fear become a reality when he finds himself at his new school. He makes new and caring friends that make him realize that no one is perfect. Because of our differences that make each one of us special, we all have something to offer to each other when it really matters the most.

This comprhensive legal guide to wills and estates--with more than 80, 000 copies sold--is now updated to cover the current asset protection options and estate laws.

A series of short stories "Frankie the Bunny" is a wholesome way to instill in children an idea of building a better world. The title character, Frankie, has his life turned upside down the moment he became wheelchair-bound. Despite the difficulties Frankie now faced, he discovered that making new friends makes everybody feel wanted, loved and worthwhile to help others. Frankie and his friends come to the aid of a new friend and their newfoun...

A journalist's obsession with the great white shark brings her to a remote island off the California coast, home to the world's most mysterious and fearsome predators--and the strange band of surfer-scientists who follow them.

Follow the journey of a lovely character, personified by Oskar the little squirrel as he faces the challenges of having epilepsy and epileptic seizures. His worst fears become a reality when he finds himself at his new school. He makes new and caring friends that make him realize that no one is perfect. Because of our differences, which make each one of us special, we all have something to offer to each other when it really matters the most. ...

A series of short stories "Frankie the Bunny" is a wholesome way to instill in children an idea of building a better world. The title character, Frankie, has his life turned upside down the moment he started using a wheelchair. Despite the difficulties Frankie now faced, he discovered that making new friends makes everybody feel wanted, loved and worthwhile to help others. Frankie and his friends come to the aid of a new friend and their new ...

A series of short stories "Frankie the Bunny" is a wholesome way to instill in children an idea of building a better world. The title character, Frankie, has his life turned upside down the moment he started using a wheelchair. Despite the difficulties Frankie now faced, he discovered that making new friends makes everybody feel wanted, loved and worthwhile to help others. Rising rains gave Frankie a fright - but he has to warn the woods! Can...

A series of short stories "Frankie the Bunny" is a wholesome way to instill in children an idea of building a better world. The title character, Frankie, has his life turned upside down the moment he started using a wheelchair. Despite the difficulties Frankie now faced, he discovered that making new friends makes everybody feel wanted, loved and worthwhile to help others. The celebration unfolds and a birthday bash for Frankie lets him know ...

The Adventure of Little Mouse Maggie" is the classic tale of a brave little mouse who dreams of becoming a fearless tiger, and the story that magically transforms her life. It is a fable with a moral that inspires children to dream and work towards becoming better people, yet always being true to themselves.

The title character, Frankie, has his life turned upside down the moment he started using a wheelchair. Despite the difficulties Frankie now faced, he discovered that making new friends makes everybody feel wanted, loved and worthwhile to help others. Frankie's newfound friends of the forest can always be counted on! From trees to bees, this group of buddies takes their adventures with them. From the chair to the air, find out what's next!