On the Knife Edge, a timely spy thriller, casts the reader into the throes of the war in Ukraine. Part historical novel, it is based on the true story of the container ship El Faro, which sank off the Bahamas almost nine years ago with no survivors. Among its occupants were five graduates of Maine Maritime Academy. Second mate Melanie is clueless that her former love, Jack Pierce, is now a CIA assassin intent on blowing up her ship. Unaware of his true nature and his mission, she seduces him. After assassinating the Russian Mayor of Sebastopol, Jack is working for the Ukrainian oligarchs. When the hurricane hits, the unlikely pair are the sole survivors. Jack becomes obsessed with Melanie, who is plagued by her brother’s drowning and survivor’s guilt. She runs from Jack, who follows her to the north Maine woods. On Mount Katahdin’s “Knife Edge,” both must fight for their lives.
When Mark Hawkins is found dead in a seedy motel, police deem it an accidental overdose. But billionaire computer genius Avery Turner suspects there might be more to the story. Her old friend was on the trail of the legendary General's Gold, and now Avery is determined to pick up where he left off. Teaming up with Carter Mosley, a deep-sea shipwreck diver and adrenaline junkie turned social media sensation, Avery embarks on a dangerous quest for the treasure—and the truth. From Florida to Maine, and from the mountains of Virginia to the depths of the Atlantic Ocean, they face treacherous gangs, man-eating sharks, and a world of deception and double-crosses. As they navigate hidden clues and uncertain allies, Avery and Carter must outwit their deadly adversaries and unravel the mystery surrounding The General's Gold. But in this high-stakes game, losing the treasure could cost them their lives.
Setting: Out-of-state hospital. April, 2011. “Are we worried?” I ask the doctor, in front of Ted, fully expecting him to say, “Oh, no. Nothing a round of antibiotics can’t treat.” Instead, we find ourselves in a race against death, as we begin an unasked-for journey of denial, hope, anger, love, and everything in between. When Ted was first diagnosed with brain cancer, he and I both started writing about the experience. It was a year before we discovered we were both doing so, and we talked about putting it together in some form of a book. This is our story, told from both voices, a physician, and a registered nurse. Perhaps it will give courage and affirmation to others of the difficult road called brain tumor.
Notes from a Child Psychologist
Louis Propp
Rowman & Littlefield
Notes from a Child Psychologist features ten fictional case studies based on over three decades of the author's work as a psychologist for children and adolescents. Dr. Propp takes readers through a patient's treatment intervention in session-by-session sequence to experience what it's like to sit-in on child, adolescent, and family therapy sessions. Readers can see the progression of how a child struggles with a problem and then returns to treatment as an adolescent, dealing with the same issue in a different way. Each chapter focuses on a different made-up case, examined within the context of family patterns of behavior, featuring concerns which include attention deficit disorder, autism, gender identity, violence, anger, substance abuse, childhood trauma, parental divorce, adoption, parenting, and poverty. Engaging and jargon-free, this resource is beneficial for practicing child psychologists, upper undergraduate and graduate students, as a well as a creative work of education.
Ordinary Moments is a debut collection of sass and human experience. Each spread of pages pairs an exquisitely rendered gesture drawing with a concretely captured, language-sensitive poem. Marjorie's writing makes the case of why poems are often the best translators of human experience. Quietly elegant, simple yet complex, Ordinary Moments is a joy to read for both the reader well-steeped in poetry and those approaching poetry for the first time. Her subtle humor elevates the everyday experience of life and her drawings keep you lingering, page after page, throughout this unique, one-of-a-kind book. A magical thread of imagination weaves throughout as Arnett leads the reader to see her world and the deep meaning in everyday observations.
Bedtime Stories
Steve Langan
Littoral Books
"These are modern day parables that crackle with precision, transforming the common into the luminous. These spry poems ricochet through daily moments of ordinary wonder. Hold on tight!" —Mike Bove. "Langan's poems do what poetry should do: they give me a genuine sense of life being lived... and offer wonders only to be found in poetry of the highest order" —Geoffrey Nutter.
Emma is determined to conquer the one skill no penguin has ever learned, and her dream comes within reach when mysterious creatures visit her on a snowy, windy night, bringing with them an accidental supply of Christmas magic which might just help. But Emma must learn the true source of this Christmas magic if she is to fully realize her dream. A heartwarming, classic holiday story about an exceedingly kind penguin, Emma the Emperor Penguin’s Magical Christmas comes ready for holiday gifting with a handy gift tag presented by Emma herself. This magical Christmas tale is written and illustrated by mother and son team, Kim and Teddy Powers. Teddy’s featured illustration (drawn at age 6, during his "penguin phase") parallels Emma’s story—both demonstrating how determination and kindness can give us all the chance to live out our wildest childhood dreams.
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