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In the vertical city of Aero, breath is the only currency that matters.Built on the rim of a massive, dormant volcanic crater, the city is choked by a heavy, invisible "Miasma" that pools in the depths. The rich live at the summit in thin, pure air, while the poor scavenge in the toxic fog below, paying for every lungful of compressed oxygen.Elara is a Canary. Cursed with hyper-sensitive lungs that bleed at the slightest rise in toxicity, she is a living alarm system for the mines. Fragile, pale, and treated as equipment rather than a person, she has spent her life in a gilded cage, guarded by the elite who use her pain to stay safe.Kaelen is a Diver. A scarred scavenger who free-dives into the deadliest layers of the crater to salvage ancient technology, he is addicted to the "Rapture"the euphoric high of near-asphyxiation. He is reckless, lethal, and slowly dying from the toxicity he craves.When Kaelen kidnaps Elara to guide him to the craters floor, their survival becomes a desperate negotiation. Elara needs his oxygen tanks to keep breathing; Kaelen needs her bleeding lungs to navigate the invisible, shifting currents of death.Trapped in the suffocating dark, forced to share masks and air in a proximity that blurs the line between survival and desire, they discover that the Miasma isnt just gas. It is the exhalation of something ancient sleeping beneath the rock. And it is waking up.He is the breath she needs. She is the warning he ignores. Together, they are running out of air.

Master. Slave. Brand. The Hidden Truth of NXIVM by Tahlia Stewart

The mountain has stood for a thousand years. It is about to crack. Stonefast has endured for over a millennium - a vast dwarven city carved deep into the heart of a mountain. Its corridors stretch for miles. Its forges never cool. Its records are older than kingdoms.And its stone has always held.Until now.When Senior Structural Warden Borin Stonewake discovers a fracture where none should exist, the numbers refuse to make sense. Pressure is rising from below - impossible according to every archive, every load model, every law of stone.Engineers apprentice Runa Ashmark finds columns failing under forces no one has calculated. Deepdelver captain Uldrik senses something moving beyond the sealed depths - behind doors that were never meant to open again.As corridors buckle and the council hesitates, an unthinkable truth emerges:The foundation of Stonefast was built on a mistake.And the mountain is correcting it.Under Deep Stone is a slow-burning epic fantasy of engineering, politics, and survival perfect for readers who love deep worldbuilding, layered tension, and multi-POV storytelling.The stone does not forgive.

They couldnt kill him.They couldnt remove him.So they tried to replace him.When federal troops ride into Dry Willow under the banner of "territorial authority," Deputy Marshal Jonah Creed finds himself sidelined by men who believe the frontier belongs to Washingtonand to the railroad.New laws are posted. Guns are registered. Authority shifts from the street to the ledger.Behind it all stands a system determined to prove that local justice is outdatedand that resistance is instability.But Creed knows something the governor does not:Dominion built on pressure must eventually break something.And he refuses to let it break his town.Iron Dominion is a hard-driving Western of power, patience, and a lawman who understands that sometimes the strongest stand isnt loudits unyielding.

Mind and Soul on CanvasThere are countless ways to approach an artists work: through society, politics, and the influence of the Masters. Then there is biography. For Gary Horn (AKA G Gray THorn), learning disabilities and mental illness are both positive and negative forces that inspire his subjects and shape his imagery. His life from a troubled home in Americas Heartland, to service in Vietnam, an unloving marriage, and fifteen complicated years in New York City has been an effort to live fully in the only identity he has ever had: that of a painter.This book is less about adversity vanquished and bliss attained than it is a narrative of creativity quixotic in ambition, forged in hardship, and triumphant in perseverance. Both biography and monograph, this book is the compelling personal story of a very human man and an introduction to the art of a gifted contemporary painter.

Catastrophic events expose the vulnerabilities of human societies while revealing capacities for resilience, adaptation, and institutional transformation. This comprehensive examination analyzes major disasters across historyfrom volcanic eruptions and earthquakes through plague pandemics and famines to industrial accidents and environmental collapseexploring not just their immediate devastation but their long-term social, economic, and political consequences.Drawing on archaeological evidence, medical records, government reports, and survivor testimonies, this book reveals how disasters interact with existing inequalities, how societies organize relief and reconstruction, and how catastrophes trigger institutional reforms or social upheaval. It explores why similar events produce different outcomes depending on governance structures, resource distribution, and cultural responses to crisis.The narrative examines how communities maintained social cohesion or fractured under extreme stress, how authorities maintained legitimacy or lost credibility through crisis management, and how disasters accelerated changes already underway or created genuinely new historical trajectories. It analyzes the relationship between disaster vulnerability and social organization, how knowledge from past catastrophes was preserved or forgotten, and what survival patterns reveal about human adaptability. Without sensationalism, this work provides rigorous analysis of how catastrophes shape human history and what they teach about societal resilience.

Behind the ceremonial grandeur of European monarchies lay a world of political maneuvering, contested legitimacy, and ruthless competition for power. This meticulously researched account examines how succession disputes, royal marriages, court factions, and personal conflicts shaped dynastic politics across five centuriesfrom Medici Florence to Habsburg Vienna, from Tudor England to Romanov Russia.Drawing on diplomatic correspondence, court records, and contemporary chronicles, this book reveals how scandals exposed deeper structural tensions within monarchical systems. It explores how illegitimacy questions threatened dynasties, how royal favorites disrupted established hierarchies, how financial corruption undermined state authority, and how personal relationships between monarchs influenced European politics. Each case study demonstrates how individual actions intersected with institutional constraints and international rivalries.The narrative examines the mechanisms of court politics, the role of advisors and mistresses, the legal frameworks governing succession, and how scandals were managed or exploited by rival factions. It analyzes how information spread through diplomatic networks, how propaganda shaped public perception, and how dynasties survived or fell based on their ability to maintain legitimacy. Without sensationalism, this work provides serious analysis of how personal conduct and political power intertwined in monarchical Europe.

Time as the Governor of the Flesh is a profound exploration of what it means to live inside bodies governed by timeaging, working, striving, and survivingwhile carrying an essence that is not bound by clocks, calendars, or productivity demands. In a world that measures human worth by speed, output, and endurance, this book offers a radical and compassionate alternative: the possibility of living with presence, meaning, and spiritual agency.Blending spiritual insight with practical reflection, this book guides readers through the hidden ways time shapes identity, behavior, stress, and self-perception. It reveals how modern life quietly trains us to surrender our sense of self to schedules, urgency, and external demandsand how we can gently reclaim authorship over our inner lives.Through accessible frameworks, reflective concepts, and grounding spiritual perspective, readers will learn how to: Reconnect with their sense of meaning beyond productivity Understand the relationship between time, body, and identity Develop presence in a fast-moving, distracted world Reclaim agency over attention, energy, and purpose Live from essence rather than pressure This is not a book about escaping time. It is a book about transforming your relationship with it.For readers seeking depth beyond traditional self-help, Time as the Governor of the Flesh offers a spiritually grounded, intellectually rich path toward conscious living. It speaks to anyone who has felt rushed by life, disconnected from purpose, or trapped in cycles of doing without beingand offers a way back to wholeness, presence, and inner authority.

The Renaissance was not simply a revival of classical learning but a period of profound cultural disruption that challenged medieval authority, transformed artistic production, and created new forms of knowledge. This comprehensive examination explores how humanism, scientific inquiry, and artistic innovation intersected with political conflict, religious upheaval, and economic change across Italy and northern Europe.Drawing on artistic treatises, scientific manuscripts, merchant records, and contemporary correspondence, this book reveals how Renaissance culture emerged from specific urban contexts where patronage networks, guild structures, and international trade created opportunities for experimentation. It explores how artists challenged conventions, how anatomical studies questioned religious doctrine, how printing technology democratized learning, and how philosophical debates undermined scholastic certainties.The narrative examines who participated in Renaissance culture beyond famous names, how women navigated restricted intellectual spaces, how craftsmen and scholars collaborated, and how ideas circulated through courts, universities, and workshops. It analyzes resistance from established institutions, the relationship between cultural production and political power, and how Renaissance innovations laid foundations for scientific revolution and religious reformation. Without idealizing the period, this work provides rigorous analysis of how cultural movements challenge existing orders.

A Black Mans Life in a Corrupt Corporation: When Integrity Becomes a Threat is a raw, unfiltered memoir about what it truly means to navigate corporate America as a Black man. Through powerful storytelling and lived experience, the author exposes the gap between what companies claim to stand for and how they actually operate behind closed doors.

Cole Hartley left Willow Creek ten years ago to chase his NHL dreams, breaking Emma Chens heart in the process. Nowa career-ending injury brings him home to the small Vermont town he never wanted to see again. Emma has moved onor so she tells herself. Her cafe is thriving, shes beloved by the community, and her heart issafely locked away. The last person she needs disrupting her peace is the grumpy ex-boyfriend who ghosted her a decadeago. But when Cole reluctantly agrees to coach the struggling youth hockey team that Emmas cafe sponsors, proximitybecomes unavoidable. Late nights planning fundraisers lead to vulnerable conversations. Grumpy meets sunshine. Oldfeelings resurface. Just as Emmas walls crumble, she discovers Coles been hiding a secret job offer that could take him away again. Ina town where second chances are earned, not given, Cole must prove hes ready to stay. And Emma must risk her heartone more time. A swoon-worthy small-town hockey romance with second-chance feels and a guaranteed HEA.

USA Today bestselling author Shari L. Tapscott brings you Royal Fae of Rose Briar Woods, a collection of standalone, connected novels full of magic, romance, and royal intrigue. Sure to please fans of high-chemistry romantasy, this series follows a trio of royal fae siblings as they navigate wicked court politics, love, and family.Eleanor has only a few memories of her childhoodwhite roses, a beautiful but cold queen, a garden with mirrors, and terrifying creatures.But mostly, she remembers a boy. A boy who saved her from whatever her memory is holding hostagea boy who wasnt human.Now eighteen, Eleanor is old enough to leave the orphanage shes lived in for the last twelve years. Determined to rediscover her lost memories and find the friend who rescued her, she ventures into the Rose Briar Woods.But when she reunites with her youthful hero, she discovers he is a boy no longer. Drake is a broken prince of Faerie, tarnished by a wicked curse and haunted by the fear that history will soon repeat itself. Only together can the pair vanquish the monsters from their past, but memories are not the only thing theyll have to face.A dark queen stirs in her unnatural slumber, and so does the fearsome beast that waits in the shadows, eager for her to wake once moreThe Disgraced Fae is a tale of love, loyalty, and magic. Each book in the series is a complete story, and although its best to read them in order, there are no cliffhangers.

Cole Hartley verliet Willow Creek tien jaar geleden voor zijn NHL-droom en brak Emma Chens hart. Nu dwingt eencarrierebeeindigende blessure hem terug naar het kleine stadje in Vermont. Emma is verder gegaanof dat vertelt ze zichzelf. Haar cafe floreert en haar hart is veilig weggeborgen. De laatstepersoon die ze nodig heeft is haar humeurige ex-vriendje die haar geghostet heeft. Maar wanneer Cole het lokale jeugdhockeyteam gaat trainen dat Emmas cafe sponsort, wordt nabijheid onvermijdelijk.Late avonden, kwetsbare gesprekken, en oude gevoelens komen terug. Net wanneer Emmas muren afbrokkelen, ontdekt ze dat Cole een geheime baan aangeboden heeft gekregen. In een stadwaar tweede kansen verdiend moeten worden, moet Cole bewijzen dat hij dit keer blijft. Een hartverwarmende kleinestad-hockey-romance met tweede kans en een gegarandeerd happy end.

This book teaches how computers actually work using small programs written in the C language, exploring numbers, overflow, primes, and algorithms through hands-on experimentation.You would not know it by looking at me, but I have been computer programming as a hobby since I was 14 years old. My first programming language was QBASIC. It was a language and a program for interpreting that language that ran on MS-DOS. However, the usage of this language has diminished over time because it does not run without an emulator or modern BASIC language dialects meant to mimic it.However, I moved to the C Programming Language as my main computer language. I have dabbled in Java, JavaScript, Lua, Perl, Python, and the beast known as C++. However, of all these languages, C remains my native language because of how simple it is to remember. In spite of its quirks, C is what I recommend to a beginner, not in spite of its limitations but because of them! Therefore, most of the recipes in this code cookbook will be in the form of C source code.But this book will contain more than just the C language. There are times when other languages, such as Bash, HTML, Markdown, and maybe even Lua or Python, will just make a lot more sense in the context of what is being done.For example, computer programming is used to create art, web pages, books, and video games. However, programming is also hard work and a lonely pursuit because almost nobody understands it except those of us who are called to this sacrificial art of communicating with a computer.I got my start in the world of computer programming because I first loved numbers. I am the stereotype of an autistic savant who sees everything as a number. If you like numbers, my hope is that my recipes for generating number patterns will be of some use to you.And if you dont like numbers, then you probably wont do well as a computer programmer because everything is a number in the context of a computer. The size, shape, and color of every text or picture element in the video games you play were, at one point, written into the code by one or more programmers who probably were not paid enough for the work that went into their craft!This book is meant to be used as an introduction to programming for people who like arithmetic and numbers in general. No prior programming experience is necessary, but it certainly helps. I have included instructions on how to install a C compiler and get started writing small programs.Other than that, this book can be used as a reference book for how to achieve things using a specific programming language. I frequently refer to it when I forget how I implemented an algorithm. For example, my "Powers of Two" program and my "Prime Finder" are programs that date back as far as my teenage years. These were my introduction to the joy of computer programming. Maybe they can be yours too!

the Greeks goddesses and Norse Gods arrive back in Southern Ireland from Greece in Porsche cars loaded with treasures and the local Irish women arrive in the their traditional horse drawn caravans by the Terences lake and meet up with the supposed mythological characters at the lake. The robots come over from their spaceship situated in the middle of the lake to inspect the caravans. Later the local women meet up with the playwrights at Maggies farm and debate fortune telling with them.

Eine mitreiende Geschichte uber den Zweiten Weltkrieg, in der ein junger Deutsch-Jude von Europa in die USA fluchtet und der Army beitritt, um gegen die Nazis zu kampfenAls die Nazis Europa erobern, fliehen der judische Max und seine Eltern vor der Judenverfolgung der Deutschen nach Holland, wo Max nicht nur gute Freunde findet, sondern auch eine lebensverandernde Liebe erlebt. Doch als Hitler 1940 in Holland einmarschiert, fluchtet Max nach Chicago. Seine Eltern und Freunde muss er zurucklassen. Als er vom Tod seiner Eltern erfahrt, verpflichtet sich Max umgehend freiwillig fur den Dienst in der Army. Nach der Grundausbildung wird er ins Camp Ritchie in Maryland geschickt. Dort nimmt er an einem Ausbildungsprogramm fur den Geheimdienst teil und lernt alles uber Verhortechniken und Spionageabwehr.Max wird an das OSS entliehen und fuhrt gefahrliche Auftrage in den besetzten Landern durch. Auerdem verhort er deutsche Kriegsgefangene, vor allem nach dem D-Day und der Ardennenoffensive, wo er trotz lebensbedrohlicher Umstande wichtige Informationen uber die deutschen Truppenbewegungen ausspioniert.

She was never meant to enter his world.He was never meant to love her.Lila learned early that survival mattered more than dreams.With no family to protect her and a past filled with scars, she expects nothing from lifeuntil fate binds her to Leo Adams, a cold, powerful billionaire who sees marriage as duty, not desire.To Leo, their union is simple:a responsibility to fulfill,a problem to contain,a promise without emotion.But Lila refuses to remain invisible.Quiet strength turns into courage.Protection turns into obsession.And a contract meant to keep distance begins to feel dangerously close to love.Then the truth explodes.Secrets about Lilas pastA hidden bloodline that could shake empiresA child who changes everythingAs enemies close in and power shifts, Lila faces an impossible choice:Stayand destroy the man she loves.Or leaveand save him from herself.Because sometimes the greatest act of loveis walking awayand trusting fate to lead you back.Perfect for readers who love: Billionaire romance with deep emotion Marriage of convenience / contract marriage Strong, resilient heroine Protective alpha hero with a hidden heart Pregnancy trope & family secrets Corporate power struggles and high-society drama Painful separation powerful reunion A hard-earned, deeply satisfying happily ever afterIf you believe love should be chosen, not owed,His One and Only Love will stay in your heart long after the final page.

Why are great poets so dependent on wine and spirits?Why is alcohol consumption so prevalent in all great civilizations?Why are the fermented juices so irresistible?Why are humans so addicted to alcohol?Clearly, wine is a curse as well as a blessing for humans.Wine is bottled poetry.But dont let the bottle ruin your life!

Quiet Chaos is a visceral collection of poetry that gives voice to the silent, internal battles between love, despair, and survival. Through raw and unfiltered verse, the author navigates the agony of self-sacrificing affection, describing a love where one burns their own flesh to create a moon for a lover who only admires the distant stars. The collection portrays romance not as a fairy tale, but as a "soul tearing grace", where the heart is left hugging thorns and mistaking its own blood for the color of love.Beyond the scars of romance, the book delves fearlessly into the darker realities of the human experience. It articulates the terrifying vulnerability of the female experience, exploring the fear of the "male gaze" and the rage of being undressed by eyes that claim to be kind. The verses also touch upon deep-seated trauma, ranging from the heartbreaking pleas of a child watching a mother endure domestic pain to existential cries for mercy and the desire to "return the precious gift" of life.Ultimately, Quiet Chaos is a mirror for the broken, capturing the feeling of smiling while the heart cries. It is a tribute to the "silence of the night" and the screams of those whose pain remains unheard.

What if your faith was the key to a power you were never meant to have? Sixteen-year-old Jonah Martinez-Cohen has always lived between two worlds-his mothers steadfast Catholic faith and his fathers Jewish heritage. Hes used to walking the line between belief and doubt, ritual and reason. But when strange visions begin to haunt him-visions of people hes never met and tragedies that havent yet happened-Jonah realizes that the boundaries between those worlds are beginning to collapse. At first, he tries to ignore it. He tells himself its exhaustion, coincidence, maybe even madness. But when he meets Dina, a mysterious girl who seems to know more about his condition than she should, Jonahs search for answers turns into a race against time. She tells him that what hes seeing isnt delusion-its a signal. A calling. And the thing calling to him has been waiting a long time. As Jonahs powers grow stronger, so do the consequences. His small-town life begins to unravel. His friends pull away. His family fractures under the weight of old secrets and new fears. And in the shadows, a secretive organization begins closing in, determined to control what he is-or destroy him before he understands it. Torn between love and fear, faith and logic, Jonah must uncover the truth behind his gift: where it came from, what it wants, and why it chose him. But the more he learns, the clearer it becomes that this awakening isnt just about him-its about everyone. "Reborn is about awakening-the moment when faith and self-discovery collide," says author John Chirillo. "Its for anyone who has ever questioned their purpose or struggled to reconcile who they are with what the world expects them to be." Blending supernatural suspense, emotional realism, and philosophical depth, Reborn explores what happens when belief itself becomes power. Its a story about a boy who learns that faith isnt the absence of doubt-its what survives in spite of it. And when that faith awakens something greater, the question becomes not what can you do with it-but what will it cost you. As the first installment in The Reborn Chronicles, Reborn sets the stage for an epic series exploring how faith, science, and self-belief intertwine in a world teetering between revelation and ruin. Each book unpacks a new layer of the mythology surrounding Jonah and Dinas lineage-and the destiny that binds their family across generations. Fast-paced and cinematic, yet deeply human, Reborn is a coming-of-age thriller for a new era-where spirituality meets science, and morality collides with power.Perfect for fans of emotionally charged YA fantasy, Reborn will resonate with readers who crave stories that challenge belief, explore identity, and ignite hope. Its themes of connection, forgiveness, and transformation make it equally powerful for book clubs, classrooms, and cross-generational readers. In the end, Reborn asks a timeless question: What if every choice, every act of faith, every spark of love was part of something bigger-an unseen web binding us all together? Jonahs journey begins with doubt and ends with fire. And once awakened, theres no going back.