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Private Detective Greyson Travers has a secret, but he isn’t the only one. When a stunning widow asks him to investigate the suicide of her husband, Greyson plans for an easy resolution. But a quick look into the past gets dangerous for his future. He isn’t the only one interested in the case, and the longer he’s involved, the more victims turn up dead.

Whether sudden or years in the making, divorce can leave families with a lot of pain and uncertainty - and with the children in the mix, the stakes are even higher. Enter author Paul Mandelstein, the divorced father of four children and founder of the Father Resource Network (FRN). In The World's Best Dad After Divorce: A Guide to Co-Parenting for Divorced Dads, Mandelstein helps fathers (and mothers) discover a path to navigate the stormy waters of divorce and create a healthy extended family environment, guided by the principles of collaboration and cooperation.

After the 2016 election, Americans witnessed a frightening trend: the rise of a host of new extremist groups across the country. Emboldened by a new president, they flooded political rallies and built fervent online presences, expanding rapidly until they were a regular sight at everyday demonstrations. Amid the chaos, one group emerged as a leader among the others, with matching outfits, bizarre rituals, and a reputation for violence: the Proud Boys. We Are Proud Boys is the definitive narrative exploration of this notorious street gang and all the far-right movements they’re connected to.

Private detective Greyson Travers doesn’t talk about his past, but when a specter from his youth is released from prison, he’s forced to unlock buried memories. His old nemesis is stirring tension in the criminal underworld, and it’s not long before the trouble boils over into Greyson’s private life.

Emi Vargas, whose parents helped save the world, is tired of being told how lucky she is to have been born after the climate crisis. But following the public assassination of a dozen climate criminals, Emi’s mother, Kristina, disappears as a possible suspect, and Emi’s illusions of utopia are shattered. A determined Emi and her father, Larch, journey from their home in Nuuk, Greenland to New York City, now a lightly populated storm-surge outpost built from the ruins of the former metropolis. But they aren’t the only ones looking for Kristina.

Loner detective Greyson Travers just found his latest client dead on the sidewalk. Left with only a cryptic coin and a victim no one knows, it’s a case he doesn’t want. When a corporation producing androids offers to fund his investigation, Greyson smells a setup, but a girl with a mysterious past may hold clues to the truth. Dangerous people move in the shadows of this city, and now Greyson is in their sights. But with a fast car and his sarcastic AI riding shotgun, he’s betting he can hunt down the killer before his time is up.

The Essential Revolution by Michael McGinnis is a transformative tale that will not only leave you questioning how you perceive the issues in your life but the ones the whole world is facing right now. Follow the story of Marcus Ogabi, a policeman whose life is turned upside down when he shoots a young man, Dimitri Tanomeo, in the toughest part of town known as the Pit. Little did he know, this encounter would lead him to join forces with Zach Markland, a technological genius, and Dimitri himself, to start a movement that would change the course of humanity.

Throughout The Money Mind for Kids, you’ll find seven concepts I’ve seen as common threads throughout these families. You’ll discover the most important thing every successful family passes to each generation.

Parents instinctively push their kids to succeed. Yet well-meaning parents can put soul-crushing pressure on kids, leading to under-performance and serious mental health problems instead of social, emotional, and academic success. So where are they going astray? According to Drs. Chris Thurber and Hendrie Weisinger, it all comes down to asking the right question. Instead of “How much pressure?”, you should be thinking “How do I apply pressure?”

When Garrett Walkinshaw pays a visit to his sister, he finds her murdered—his albino niece left emotionally scarred on her bed. Determined on getting revenge, the two set out after the killer, following a bloody trail of skin-lacking bodies. After Garrett's best friend—a recently freed slave—joins the road-trip hunt, they're forced to teach Garret' s niece the dark world of survival and assassination in the gritty wild west, where they're met with myriad of roadblocks in the form of evil lawmen, bizarro brothers, a swamp witch, and more.

For some kids, Long Lake, Georgia is home. But for 14-year-old Baker Gray, it’s just another stop, another town in another state. Because of his mother’s nomadic lifestyle, he’s never had a best friend, never kissed a girl, and he’s certainly never met anyone like Cassandra Larsson - the enigmatic, older girl whose idea of fun blurs the line between right and wrong.

In Freedom Street, financial advisor and CEO Scott Danner shares lessons learned and insights gained from nearly two decades of managing assets, purchasing financial practices, and creating succession plans to ensure a future that is both prosperous and rewarding. He knows what it takes to effectively balance your goals to serve your clients, make an impact in your community, and make your next chapter count. Learn what Scott did to create a rich life now, live his legacy today, and own the future of his dreams.

Vancouver, Canada. Software engineer Indira Saraf refuses to march to her traditionalist parents’ old-world drum. Resentful of her brother’s golden-boy acceptance but still a devoted sister, she encourages him to confess his secret affair before he ends up married to a woman he doesn’t want. So she’s horrified when his student and lover is slain and he’s arrested for the gruesome crime.

Have you ever asked yourself “What if I’m a tightwad and my significant other is a spendthrift?” or vice versa? Scott Rick, a behavioral scientist at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, knows that many people do. He also knows that the financial aspects of an intimate relationship can become a money minefield if couples try to navigate it without first discussing all of the financial issues between them, especially if those two people have different approaches to spending.

A discovery in the deepest parts of the ocean threatens all humanity. An unlucky man awakes during brain surgery. Russians make a shocking discovery when they dig the world’s deepest hole. Two men guard a mysterious empty room. An impenetrable, sound-swallowing darkness envelopes a town. These and other harrowing tales await you in Saxon’s first collection featuring fan favorites and never-before-published exclusives.

After years of terrorist attacks, murders and kidnappings, citizens of the State vote to enact the Protector Program. A predictive policing system, it signals the dawn of the New Era. Passive iD chips are implanted in every citizen's wrist, providing convenience and protection. The chips enable users to unlock homes, start cars, transact in stores, and monitor their health. They also collect data.

Private detective Greyson Travers is on a case he can’t quit. Isolated at a remote lodge with a half-dozen other guests, he’s on the trail of a priceless historical artifact. But when the body of a stranger goes missing in the fog, the treasure hunt quickly becomes a murder investigation. Suspicion grows as Greyson plays a dangerous cat-and-mouse game with a killer who is making up all the rules. No one at the lodge is who they seem and Greyson will need to decipher friend from foe if he wants to escape the island alive.

Joey Hawke’s life is turned upside down when a future version of himself drags him into a bathroom stall. Together, they have 72 hours to save humanity. And they have to do it against the biggest, most bizarre con the world has ever seen. Failure means the poisonous destruction of every city in the world. But Joey and his future self fail, and things rapidly descend into an unstoppable extinction-level event. Only he holds the key to saving billions of lives by turning back the clock...if he knew how.

Glover, Texas has three restaurants, two gas stations, and its very own underground crime syndicate. Other than that, the town’s about as lively as roadkill. That’s been Cake Donaldson’s experience, anyway....

Having never been outside the walls of Gramm Jones Foster Care Facility, sixteen-year-old Levi leaves in the middle of the night with an empty backpack and a newfound lust for life. A journey that leads him into the arms of delusional newlyweds, drunkards, polygamists, the dangerous, and the batshit crazy. His destination? Hermosa Beach, California where he's told there is another like him, with the face of a skull.