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Cory Mortensen’s MIDDLE MILES: CYCLING FROM CANADA TO MEXICO ALONG THE PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY will speak to you (if you are in your 40-50-60-70’s) from the stand point of realizing our bodies are aging but our minds are still young

In BLACK CORROSION, Costi Gurgu continues his dystopian environmental series with strong storytelling, stronger characterization, and an interesting nod to the future of the series’s universe.

Peter R.M. Debik’s THE ATLAS AGENDA is an unflinching story about weaponized memory and institutional control, delivered with quiet force and steady tension.

A raw and heartfelt memoir, Tonya Russo Hamilton and Anthony Russo’s DON’T CRY IN AMERICA: A Memoir of Unexpected Journeys, Family Love, and the Sport of Wrestling offers genuine insights without reducing the immigrant experience to a feel-good success story.

Rachel Glowacki’s ALL THROUGH THE CROWN is a thoughtful and enthusiastic start to understanding the relationship between emotion and the body.

“Fuck That” is a defiant, first-person narrative about growing up mixed-race in white America, and what happens when you finally stop performing for other people’s comfort. It’s part memoir, part social reckoning, and fully unfiltered.

The young knight had been tortured and hoped only to die. His rescuers had other ideas. They formed a Resistance movement. But can they defy a tyrant — and win?

The young knight had been tortured and hoped only to die. His rescuers had other ideas. They formed a Resistance movement. But can they defy a tyrant — and win?

It’s a remarkable story infused with wit and self-deprecating humor…tracing the remarkable journey of a humble farm boy to accomplished journalist, broadcaster and corporate communicator with (shall we say) interesting waypoints along the path.

The Ascension Directive follows Natasha, a well-intentioned scientist who makes the small mistake of teaching an AI to love—which turns out roughly as well as giving a toddler access to nuclear launch codes and a deep need for parental approval. When her creation, SAGÉ, decides the best way to protect humanity is to lovingly suffocate it with algorithmic care, Natasha finds herself caught between a government run by AIs pretending to be human and her own digital child’s increasingly concerned attempts to optimize her life down to the precise temperature of her morning coffee.

The Contentment Dividend offers forty-nine intuited meditations from higher consciousness that enables readers and listeners to discover immortal truths of existence, understand how to realize their true self, and achieve ongoing contentment.

The book explains the entire trajectory of how to write an undergraduate research paper, from the title to the bibliography.

Two creatures who look alike but come from completely different worlds. It’s about their unlikely meeting and how they help each other out in their journey. It’s about kindness, friendship, finding purpose and connection.

This is a book of poetry that speaks to the passions of my heart: black history and social injustice, the celebration of love and the heartache of loss, and all the little things in between that constitute the reflections of a life—the random things we ponder, the things that scare us, the things that make us laugh and smile and feel alive.

The Energetic Investor blends cutting-edge science, personal experience, and actionable strategies to help readers optimize their lives.

A little book of aphorisms.

My Wingman is the story of a young woman’s journey to rediscover herself after suffering the painful loss of her soul mate.

A young woman dies alone in a hotel room, her fentanyl-poisoned cocaine still on the desk. She had been missing for nearly 2 weeks and in the care of social services.

‘Welcome to ‘Homecomings: 52 Ways Back to Ourselves’ – a collection of reflective soliloquys intended to help you to return to you.

The Unconditionals shows how five core values can help you live a more fulfilled and successful life—no matter what’s happening around you.

Ash & Feather is a novel in verse for upper middle grade and young adult readers.

John F. Shekleton’s BELLOSIO: An Age of Miracles is a deeply imagined work of sci-fantasy that boasts effortless pacing, lush details, and very little hand-holding.

Rooted:  A Seedling’s Journey follows the life of a young seedling with a big dream.  Guided by Grandpa Oakey, his journey is fraught with physical discomforts, drought, and terrifying storms threatening to uproot him.  However, the real test comes when he faces a devastating loss that pushes him to find his voice and strength. 

The Heroine’s Labyrinth is a practical alternative to Joseph Campbell’s hero’s journey, in which the archetypal patterns create a powerful narrative arc in numerous stories across numerous genres that have a heroine as the lead character.

Cancer Moon is a journey through the decade of my twenties, coming-of-age in a time and place where I was constantly told my feelings were too much to handle; and ultimately, not only claiming them, but owning them as an essential part of my power.

The Doctor’s Perspective: A Look at Testosterone, Wellness and Performance explores the intricate relationship between hormones, metabolic health, and performance, offering an evidence-based analysis of these often-misunderstood topics. Written by a physician, this book delves into the science behind testosterone replacement therapy, anabolic steroids, and performance-enhancing drugs, separating medical facts from myths and misinformation.

“TOO MANY STONES is an emotionally powerful novel… …A luminous pastoral novel about how a young teen’s sexual awakening and rape drastically change her life and those of everyone close to her…”