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For these rivals, the chemistry is lethal. From the acclaimed author of western romance Homebound comes a wickedly-funny, small town rom-com where two rival contract killers are hired for the same joband must pretend to be married to survive.Sabrina and Lawton go together as well as Dom Perignon and Frito pie. They have nothing in commonexcept for the fact that they unalive people for a living. Sabrinas a clever, Manhattan darling with a penchant for poison-tipped manicures. Lawton is a reckless, down-and-dirty cowboy who isnt afraid to get the pigs involved in clean-up duty. They despise each other, and not just because of what happened two years ago When theyre hired for the same surveillance job in cozy, postcard-perfect Wyoming, they quickly realize theyll have to stop tossing out death threats if they want to get it done. Theres only one problem...they have to pose as an oh-so-happily married couple to get close to their targets, which means strolling through pumpkin patches and smiling on horseback ridesall while pretending theyre not fantasizing about what the other would look like in a coffin. Things get even messier when they start wondering if theyve walked into a dangerous trap. And, more importantly, will they kill off any chance at something real before they make it out alive?

Becoming a true friend of the Buddha is within our reachall we need is a discerning eye and an open mind.In A True Friend of the Buddha, Thich Nhat Hanh employs the spirit of investigation and free inquiry to revisit and critically assess some key Buddhist teachings. Even in the time of the Buddha, there were many peopleincluding those in the monastic communitywho did not recognize the true spirit of what the Buddha taught. As such, misunderstandings have been introduced throughout history into many of the Buddhas teachings. By revisiting these teachings with a discerning eye, Thich Nhat Hanh demonstrates how to remove inconsistencies and errors that have persisted, in some cases, since the Buddhas own time. Using clear and direct language, Thich Nhat Hanh investigates the teachings passed down on key Buddhist teachings such as emptiness, non-self, nirvana, and the Twelve Nidanas, among others. Through these examples, the Zen master helps us to hone our capacity for critical examination of the teachings so that we become free from dogma. This is how to look with the eyes of a real studentand a true friendof the Buddha.

Perfect for fans of A Hole Is to Dig by Ruth Krauss and Maurice Sendak, here is a cozy yet witty collection of short poems about everyday objects that will inspire a love of language in readers ages 3-7.In this inventive collection of poems, author Irene Latham invites readers to take off their shoes and wander around a wide variety of houses, meeting everyday objects with newfound wonder. These short, thoughtful poems are wordspinnersa new poetry form invented by the author that delightfully defines a word by spinning together its sound and function. Charmingly illustrated by award-winning Amy Hevron, Come In! Come In! is a poetic celebration that young readers will want to savor over and over.

A trio of male college students are caught in a three-way stalker disaster in a hilariously obsessive BL love triangle story unlike any other!Itaru Hachimori, Yamato Mitsunaga, and Hiromasa Taté have a few things in common, such as attending the same university, suffering from hopeless crushes, and...being actual stalkers?! Itaru is stalking Yamato, Yamato is stalking Hiromasa, and Hiromasa is stalking Itaru! With so many arrows going so many different directions and no mutual interest of any kind, how is anyone possibly going to be able to sort anything out?!

In this imaginative picture-book collection of poems, a variety of tools that help humanssuch as eyeglasses, wheelchairs, and fidget toysaudition to be superheroes.Its time for tryoutssuperhero tryouts! Who will be chosen for the top-secret Superhero Crew? Will it be the eyeglasses that help Lata see clearly? The wheelchair that helps Nat race across the basketball court? The seizure alert dog that helps May when a seizure starts? And/or best friends Akeem and Javon, who are always there for each other? As the contestants show off their skills in the illustrations and in Laura Purdie Salass playful poems, its clear that we all need a little help and that these helpers are our superheroes. Featuring a dyslexia-friendly font, action-packed art, and exuberant poems, this picture book is a buoyant celebration of everyday triumphs.

When clouds cover the solstice star, Ella continues the family tradition on wishing on a star on winter solstice in a new way.A warm, wintry tale that helps kids navigate disappointment, reminding readers that even when plans shift, the magic of tradition can still shine through.Bundled in snow clothes, Ella waits to join Gramps on her first winter solstice adventure. They go up Winter Solstice Hill, where they will pick a holiday tree and Ella will get to partake on the family tradition for the first time: making a wish on the winter solstice star. But when clouds hide the solstice star, Ella worries she will miss out on this important family tradition. Then a snow storm forces Ella and Gramps to cut their trip short. Will Ella be the only one in her family to not make a wish on the winter solstice star? Or will Gramps help her find a way?

The fully illustrated Gonzo classic from Hunter S. Thompson and Ralph Steadman, The Curse of Lono blends satire, myth, and immersive reportage into a cult counterculture masterpiece.Tasked with covering Hawaiis largest annual running event, the Honolulu Marathon, Hunter S. Thompson and Ralph Steadman quickly abandon conventional sports reporting. What begins as race coverage erupts into an odyssey of excess and an obssession with Lono, the Hawaiian god of rain and fertility. As Thompsons reportage fractures into the surreal, Steadmans illustrations intensify their descent, transforming their time on the islands into a hallucinatory exploration of Hawaiian myth and dark Americana. The result is The Curse of Lono, a Gonzo classic of immersive journalism and illustrated nonfiction.

Emmy-winning comedian Katt Williams delivers a raw, unfiltered memoir that takes readers on a wild ride from homelessness to Hollywood, revealing the resilience, faith, and unapologetic humor that define his iconic career. With a forward by Shaquille ONeal.At thirteen, Micah Williams told his devout Jehovahs Witness parents he was done. Knocking on doors wasnt his calling, but knocking out audiences would be. He hitchhiked to Florida, hustled odd jobs, and years later would transform into Katt Williams, Emmy-winner, five-foot-five giant of comedy. The only man in Hollywood who can rock both a press and curl and sold-out arenas. Katt details the grit and unwavering self-belief that fueled his ascent from an impromptu set at a small Florida comedy club to commanding audiences worldwide. He funded his own tours, kept his ownership, and he learned early that if youre going to be underestimated, you might as well profit from it. Katt also reveals the quieter side of the man behind the mic: thoughtful, spiritually grounded, and deeply committed to fatherhood. He addresses the headlines head-on, sets the record straight on his legal battles, while sharing what it really means to survive Hollywood without losing ownership of your money, your voice, or your peace. From the soul of a man who refuses to fail, this memoir is part comedy masterclass and part middle finger to convention. Its not just for fans; its for anyone whos ever been told their dreams were too loud. Katt delivers a blueprint for betting on yourselfand winning.

For fans of Marianne Cronin and Clare Pooley, a warm, witty, page-turning tale of belonging, identity, and girl drama at every age centered on three generations of suburban Chicago women.Mona is living the dream . . . until, at thirty-eight, her busy stay-at-home-mom life is upended. Suddenly, her grandmother moves into assisted living, her charity work kicks her to the curb, her teenager, Grace, doesnt need her anymore, and none of her friends are showing up for her. Suddenly, Mona has no purposeunless you count stress-eating. But shes the only one struggling. Shy Graceignoring her mothers dreams for her to join the it kids in drama clubis off finding her voice (and a new band) at Bubbys retirement home and making friends. Even Bubbys too busy fending off resident mean girls and finding romance to pay Mona much mind. Then, on top of it all, Monas twenty-year high school homecoming goes viral for all the wrong reasons, leaving her convinced shes wasted her life. But when tragedy strikes, she is forced to face the truth: The only person who can make you feel small is youand sometimes you have to lose everything you thought defined you to find what truly matters. Heartfelt, funny, and refreshingly honest, Drama Drama Drama is a celebration of second acts, self-worth, and learning to skip the drama and live your own life.

From the award-winning author of Bestiary, three cousins are forced to complete an impossible and violent task set by a vengeful demon.Cousins Cindy, Yangyang, and Mandys hot, tedious summer unfolds in their grandmothers hauntingly familiar house. Mandy, the eldest, seeks connection online and exchanges emails with a stranger. Yangyang, the youngest, retreats into her own imagination in search of meaning. But every morning Cindy wakes with strange objects in her mouth: a button, a berry, a coin. One night, a starved figure with a mouth the size of a needle-tip appears at Cindys bedside. She is hunger-afflicted, a demon with no descendants to feed from: she is Needlemouth. Part vampire, part hungry ghost, Needlemouth forces the girls into a grim task to end a mans life. Cindy, Yangyang, and Mindy are plunged in and out of the demon realm, where they are called to break out of the indifference and numbness of their claustrophobic worlds, and where they are met with the most rageful and resistant parts of themselves. In a quest to satisfy the demons hunger, they unravel their shared grief and reckon with the cyclical violence that shaped their family. For readers of Akwaeke Emezi and Carmen Maria Machado, K-Ming Chang has crafted a reimagined coming of age novel that asks: what does it mean to become the monster instead of slaying it?

An excellent overview of the diversity of Mexican music and its powerful role in society to awaken, narrate, and interpret political consciousness.The essays in Migration, Dislocation, and Place Making in Mexican Popular Music explore a convoluted musical landscape through personal testimonial, cultural history, and musical ethnography. The iconic regional traditions of mariachi and musica norteña, from the center and north of the country, hybridize and become a musical lifeline for immigrants under stress. When rural economies collapse and the only cash crops are illegal, traditional corrido ballads morph into narco-corridos, deceitfully sacralized with folk saints. The international idiom of rock is fully naturalized and Mexicanized to offer powerful social critiques to youthful urban listeners. Popular diva singers challenge racism, discrimination, xenophobia, and homophobia. Social and cultural change in greater Mexico has multiple soundtracks that replenish and redefine ethnicity. This anthology is tightly focused on popular music and its powerful role in society to awaken, narrate, and interpret political consciousness. The variety of styles highlighted here distinguishes it from other works on Mexican musical traditions.Interdisciplinary in scope, this anthology is sensitive to the nuances of the struggles over identities represented through Mexican musical expressions. It defines the imagined communities and identity formation of Mexican immigrants across class and regional differences as reflected in the music they choose to listen to. It examines the cultural economy of fans and followers and the reciprocal influence of musical consumers and producers, analyzing the impact Mexican musicians have on second-generation Chicanos in California and the Borderlands who are coming of age and redefining their place within the social fabric of the United States. Contributors to this volume detail the ways in which fans and musicians alike use Mexican music to challenge cultural expectations to re-create a world of communion, hope, defiance, and self-recognition.

False Positive is a gripping, unflinching memoir that takes readers from the American South to global battlefields and prisons, chronicling a life shaped by survival, love, and the pursuit of justice. It is both a modern epic and a raw, authentic exploration of resilience in the face of extreme circumstances.From a troubled childhood in the American South to the battle-scarred fields of Ukraine, Tristan Seth Nettles has lived a life that almost defies belief. Born between wealth and poverty, armed with stubborn determination and a restless spirit, Tristan navigates a world that seems determined to break him to its mold and somehow survives, grows stronger, and fights back.False Positive is the true story of a man who outruns his past but never forgets it. As a rambunctious youth, soldier, international dark web drug dealer, outlaw, lover, and mercenary, Tristan travels the world from armed home invasions in Mississippi to mountain top temples in Nepal, from Southeast Asian prisons to battlefields in Eastern Europe chasing truth, redemption, and ultimately, justice. When the woman he loves, Ashley Oosthuizen, is wrongfully imprisoned and sentenced to death in Thailand, Tristans mission becomes clear. What began as a reckless search for freedom turns into an international fight for someone elses.Told with dark humor, brutal honesty, and heart-stopping intensity, False Positive is a modern epic a real-life odyssey in the spirit of Forrest Gump and Catch Me If You Can. Its a raw, unforgettable journey through love, loss, crime, war, and the deep, messy beauty of being human.

This surprisingly accessible book uses key math concepts and more than 500 short exercises to teach functional programming to experienced coders.Functional programming is a coding paradigm that emphasizes functions, repeatable computations that take input data and produce corresponding outputs. Functions are also important concepts in math, and a lot of deep mathematical insights shed light on functional computer programming.In this book, the author uses functional programming to introduce mathematical concepts most notably set theory, abstract algebra, and category theory and in turn uses that math to describe functional programming design patterns. The more than 500 short programming exercises included in the book will help you master functional programming and math skills alike, with code examples presented in the F# language.

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The 9th book in the Killer VHS Series, hailed as "the modern day Goosebumps for Adults" by Horror Obsessive.Happy Hour is the latest horror novella from Bram Stoker and British Fantasy Award nominated author Gemma Amor.The eccentric onwer of a 90s underground London cocktail bar has a unique and disturbing way of keeping an eye on everything and everyone, then disappearing those who dont behave. Famous politicians, glamorous actresses, and international stars are all dying to get in... and to get out.

Youve never heard of Roman Ganzha. But if you lived or worked in America between 1997 and 2016, theres a good chance he stole from you.The Spider King is the never-before-told true story of a Ukrainian child prodigy who became one of the most dangerous cybercriminals and real-world operators in modern history. By age twelve, Roman Ganzha was hacking government systems. By his twenties, he was earning hundreds of thousands of dollars a week for the Russian mob, founding cybercrime networks like Anonymous and Silk Road, and pulling off audacious diamond heists using nothing more than fake IDs, Post-it notes, and nerve.Roman built malware that still infects networks today. He hacked the FBI, moved millions for organized crime, and stole an estimated $250 millionall while remaining a ghost in the system. And then, at the height of his power, he walked away.With thousands of open warrants still active against him and constant pressure to return to the criminal underworld, Roman risks everything to tell his story for the first time. Written with acclaimed true crime author Everett De Morier, The Spider King is part confession, part cautionary tale, and a rare, firsthand look inside the shadowy worlds of cybercrime, organized crime, and survival.The Spider King is a gripping saga of brilliance, brutality, and redemption, and the true cost of living a life where freedom is always one step out of reach.

A historical African-Wild West horror story of supernatural vengeance and terrifying occultic magic from the winner of the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement. Two fearsome deities battle each other for the souls of white twins destined to either bring vengeful devastation or salvation to their community in Texas, USA, for a great injustice done to their mother.When Sally-Mae Jenkins is violated and impregnated by the twin scions of a wealthy rancher, shes sent to join the African missionary ship as a widow. Pregnant and terrified, Sally-Mae vows vengeance on all those who abused her and her family.Amara is a young woman with the body and face of an old hag. The village outcast, Amara can eat the diseases ravaging the villagers and cure the most deadly ailments. But her powers drain her youth and her strength and the only help she has is the fearsome entity that claimed her soul, the spirit known as Aja-Mm, the death-giver and physician of the dead.When Sally-Mae arrives in Amaras village, her unborn twins become the focus of both the Python-Goddess, Asata, who wants the twins dead, and Aja-Mm, who wants the twins alive in her service, just like Amara. And suddenly, Sally-Mae finds the boys, with their unearthly and fearsome powers, have become the weapons of her vengeance against the unsuspecting citizens of her home town back in Texas.A gripping tale of supernatural horror, bitter revenge and battling deities, suffused with Onohs trademark thrilling storytelling, wit and dark humor.

An original novel set in the Halo universebased on the New York Times bestselling video game series!2552. As the planet Reach falls to the alien alliance known as the Covenant, a lone human shipthe UNSC Pillar of Autumnfled into slipspace and has arrived at a place that could change the course of this decades-long war. An ancient, mysterious ringworld: Halo. With human forces scattered across the surface of this immense alien construct, Staff Sergeant Marvin Mobuto must now lead his fellow crewmatessurvivors from the ships brigback to the Autumns crash site to rally and regroup with their allies. Desertion, drunk and disorderly, and murder are only a few of the charges that Mobutos squad carriesand keeping them in line might prove to be just as difficult as surviving the zealous, entrenched Covenant warriors who believe they have found the gateway to paradise. But as war rages across the rings landscape for control of the installations weapons and secrets, a far more terrible threat from deep within Halos underworld is hellishly unleashed that transforms this conflict into a desperate battle of survival for UNSC and Covenant alike...

From former NHL general manager and bestselling author of Draft Day comes an behind-the-scenes insiders look at the toughest job in sports.There is no other job in professional sports more dynamic than being a general manager in the NHL. Every dayall dayGMs deal with the owner and financial staff, the coaching staff, the players and their families and agents, the office staff, sponsors, luxury-box holders, season-ticket holders, and corporate boxes. And then theres the media: news-hungry no matter where they are, from Toronto and Montreal to Miami and Los Angeles. GMs are responsible for free agency and salary cap headaches, and the number one job of a general manager: team construction. GMs are the final decision-maker on all hires, fires, trades, and buyoutsafter, that is, they have cleared all this with the owner. Through it all, GMs need a very thick skin and they make for easy targets. Keeping the entire fanbase happy is impossible, and their job, while enjoying every minute of the experience, is always at risk.In Game Day, MacLean shares insights from GMs current and past, finding out what makes these hockey executives tick. What trades do they regret making? Which player do they wish theyd drafted? What coaching hire seemed wrong from the first practice? Whats it like to hoist the Stanley Cup or, conversely, miss the playoffs and head for the links? Game Day is a must-read for anyone who wants to know the secret moves made behind closed boardroom and locker-room doors.

"Paced like lightning strikes in a summer storm, this story hooks you from the first scene and compels you with each revelation. Each page crackles with tension."-Bradley Somer, award-winning author of Fishbowl and We Are All of Us Left Behind Maeve Whitman has come a long way. As a teenage mom whod escaped an artists cult by sacrificing her best friend, shes created a safe and perfect suburban life.But when the former cult leader, who is now a renowned photographer and father of her daughter, tracks her down and threatens to force her child back to the farm she escaped from, Maeve is faced with a choice: take her children and flee or stay and fight for the life shes built for her family.With her daughter facing the chaotic and slippery monsters who almost destroyed Maeve, shes pulled back into a web of destruction she thought shed escaped for good. By confronting her past, shell need to find the strength to take back her future and change the path her mother once set for them.Just how far will the colony go to get her back in their clutches? Fans of "Ill Never Tell" by Catherine McKenzie, "This Might Hurt" by Stephanie Wrobel, and "An Honest Lie" by Tarryn Fisher will enjoy "Pretty Bird" by Hilary Faktor.