Collection: Adult

The new Captain America has a big shield to carry. Is he up to the task? Find out in these subversive, exciting and uplifting short stories inspired by the Marvel comic book universe, written by celebrated Black authors.

The new Captain America has a heavy shield to hold. As a black man in America, Sam Wilson knows he has to be twice as good to get half as much credit. He must be a paragon of virtue for a nation that has mixed feelings towards him. In these thirteen brand-new stories, the all-new Captain America must thwart an insurrectionist plot, travel back in time, foil a racist conspiracy, and save the world over and over again.

As the Falcon, Sam Wilson was the first African-American superhero in mainstream comic books. Sam's trials and tribulations reflect the struggles many Black Americans go through today, as Sam balances fighting supervillains and saving the world with the difficulties of being the first Black Captain America. This action-packed anthology inspired by the Marvel comic book universe, will see Sam team up with familiar friends like Steve Rogers, Redwing and Nomad, while fighting Hydra, Sabretooth, Kingpin, and other infamous villains.

These are stories of death-defying courage, Black love and self-discovery. These are the stories of a super hero learning what it means to be a symbol.

These are the stories of Sam Wilson.

Featuring original stories by Maurice Broaddus, Jesse J. Holland, Gar Anthony Haywood, Nicole Givens Kurtz, Kyoko M., Sheree Renee Thomas, Gary Phillips, Danian Jerry, Gloria J. Browne Marshall, Glenn Parris, Christopher Chambers, Alex Simmons.

A Legal Roadmap for Your Divorce

This book explains the divorce process, from knowing how to file or answer a divorce petition to figuring out how to divide assets and debts and share parenting time. The author gives particular consideration to finding ways out of conflict that impose the least amount of emotional damage, particularly to children. It includes suggestions for dealing with various roadblocks.

This book explains:

• how the legal divorce process works and how to get through it in the least damaging way possible for yourself and your children


• how divorce mediation can help you reach fair agreements about custody, property, and support


• where to find the state-specific forms and information you'll need, along with more do-it-yourself resources


• how to get help from a lawyer without losing control of the process, and


• how to prepare a settlement agreement to document what you and your spouse decide about property, custody, and support.

Throughout this book, one theme is constant: it's to everyone's benefit, and especially children's benefit, to make a divorce as civil as possible. Avoiding fighting now will make life easier later. There are other important benefits as well, such as saving thousands in legal fees and getting a better night's sleep.

This book is intended to be a legal companion to those going through divorce, providing practical and supportive advice and information along the way, and helping them through the process.

Get the educational services and support your child needs and deserves

If your child has special education needs, their Individualized Education Program (IEP) is your school's plan to meet those needs. As a parent, you want to understand and participate in the IEP process and to be able to advocate for your child This powerful book covers:

• eligibility rules and assessments


• working with outside experts


• developing your child's ideal educational program


• preparing for and attending IEP meetings, and


• resolving disputes with school districts.

The 12th edition explains the law and provides key forms, sample letters, and resources you need at every stage of the IEP process. This book can help you to advocate for the education your child deserves.

Wildsam Field Guides: Iowa Prarie leads travelers through the Hawkeye State, with guidance from trusted locals. Contributors include noted faculty from the Iowa Writers Workshop, including Ethan Canin and Tracie Morris; travel writer Tree Meinch; and local business leaders Zachary Mannheimer and Mike Draper. This handsome volume features a deep dedicated section celebrating Iowa's literary heritage and the craft of writing, as well as itineraries and insights on food, farming, outdoors and arts and culture.

What happens when love feels divine, but the cost is your soul?

What if the love you were willing to sacrifice everything for was built on deception?

When Catrina fell in love, she believed she had found a rare, soul-deep connection. He was charismatic, attentive, and transparent about his terminal kidney disease. She devoted herself fully, emotionally, physically, spiritually, even preparing to become his living kidney donor. But beneath the devotion, something was off.

As the relationship unfolded, compassion became obligation, patience became self-erasure, and love quietly blurred into control. When the truth finally surfaced, it revealed not a single betrayal, but a calculated pattern of manipulation that had been repeated long before her.

Dialysis of the Soul is a raw, unfiltered memoir drawn from real-time journal entries and reflection. It explores how illness can be used as camouflage, how love can blind even empowered women, and how intuition speaks long before the mind catches up.

This is not a book about blame or diagnosis. It is a story of awakening, self-trust, and reclaiming power after psychological deception. For any woman who loves deeply, gives freely, and wonders why something doesn't feel right, this book offers clarity, language, and the courage to choose herself.

This is not a guide book. It's a tell-tale compilation of poetic justice that pays homage to the infectious charms of parenthood and mixed blessings of adulthood. Fiction, like fact, can teach lessons. As long as you can get the 'I can relate' factor, who cares where the advice comes from? With a satirical edge and a twist of verbiage, each poem has a moral lesson in its content.

"The Impactful Technology Leader" explores how exceptional tech leaders create lasting impact across three interconnected dimensions: driving innovation within their organizations, building great workplaces for their teams, and expanding opportunities for the next generation of technology professionals. Through interviews with award-winning CIOs/CTOs and leaders dedicated to creating diverse talent pipelines, alongside survey data from over 1,600 technology leaders across 60+ countries, the book reveals what distinguishes the most successful leaders in the field. These leaders succeed by cultivating three essential qualities: listening to learn before acting, communicating to connect their team with the organization's mission and purpose, and acting courageously to do "the next right thing" even when it's difficult.

The book challenges readers to move beyond the "technology treadmill" of reactive problem-solving and instead become intentional drivers of innovation, builders of resilient cultures, and champions of diversity and inclusion. It argues that technology leadership is a privilege that comes with responsibility, not just to manage systems and deliver projects, but to develop people, inspire purpose, and shape the profession's future. Through real-world stories, research-backed frameworks, and practical guidance, "The Impactful Technology Leader" provides a comprehensive roadmap for current and aspiring technology leaders who want to create meaningful, lasting impact that extends far beyond their tenure.

Big questions. Amazing answers. Endless discoveries.

Why do stars shine?
Why do animals behave the way they do?
Why does the human body work in such incredible ways?
Why is the world full of strange, powerful, and fascinating mysteries?

1000 Whys Kids Book is a curiosity-packed journey through the most exciting questions about science, space, animals, nature, the human body, and the world around us.
Inside, readers will discover a huge collection of engaging why questions, surprising answers, and mind-blowing facts designed to turn learning into a thrilling adventure.

This book is filled with fascinating topics that keep pages turning, including:

• Science and how things work.

• Space, planets, stars, and the mysteries of the universe.

• Animals, nature, and the wonders of the living world.

• The human body and the incredible systems inside us.

• Strange facts, surprising explanations, and unforgettable discoveries.

Whether you love wild facts, big ideas, or the thrill of finally understanding how the world works, this book delivers question after question, answer after answer, in a format made to spark excitement and curiosity from beginning to end.

If you are looking for a highly engaging nonfiction book packed with discovery, wonder, and irresistible facts, 1000 Whys Kids Book is the perfect addition to any bookshelf.
Open the book, start asking why, and get ready to explore a world of amazing answers.

The big, bad, women's martial arts manga, Teppu is finally here! This action-packed fan favorite will give you ringside seats to witness how real mean girls fight! A Kodansha Print Club series.

DON'T FEEL, THINK

After her first amateur fight ends in a swift KO, Natsuo is disappointed...not in her dominant performance, but because the win came too easy, a far cry from the brutal challenge that she craves. When she finds out that her rival Yuzuko Mawatari will be entering the rookie selection competition for the big G-Girl tournament at the end of the year, it lights a fire under her. She trains single-mindedly for the chance to pummel Yuzuko's little face in the ring, but her coach thinks it's far too soon to be entering a competition of that caliber, full of killer fighters...a prospect that makes Natsuo only more hungry.

Breaking Free and Healthy: My 20-Year Battle with Addiction is the truth of my life, from childhood through the age of thirty-three, told as clearly as I can tell it. It begins where one chapter of my life ended: the day I walked out of the Virginia Beach Jail and unknowingly stepped into a new kind of freedom. I didn't understand then what I was stepping into, only that something in me had finally surrendered. I was ready... ready to listen to learn and learn to listen. Ready to hear the guidance of a God of my understanding, and ready to accept help from people who had walked this path before me.

I am grateful to have survived long enough to write these pages. I am grateful for every lesson, every failure, and every small miracle that carried me to this moment. And above all, I am grateful that I can now share the goodness of God revealed through even my darkest trials. - Paulette Dash Edwards

Breaking Free: My 20-Year Battle with Addiction is Paulette Dash Edwards' testimony of survival, redemption, and purpose-a story written to remind readers that no matter how deep the struggle, freedom is possible, and a new legacy can be built.

Paulette Dash Edwards is a master hairstylist, barber, cosmetologist, and instructor with more than 30 years of experience in the beauty industry. A woman in long-term recovery who openly shares her journey to bring hope to those struggling with addiction, Paulette currently serves as a sponsor, walking alongside others as they pursue freedom and restoration.

A gifted professional and entrepreneur, Paulette has owned and operated her own salon for decades, mentoring countless stylists and barbers, many of whom have gone on to open successful salons and barbershops under her guidance. She is also a member of the Black Chamber of Commerce, an active volunteer in her community, and a proud mother of three living daughters, a grandmother of eight, and a great-grandmother of two.

A carefully curated collection of 101 sarcastic quotes for people who are out of patience, self-aware, emotionally intelligent and doing their best not to scream in the streets. The quotes say what you're already thinking, but with better timing.

What started on social media as someone sipping coffee and saying a one liner, grew to an avid following of people who enjoy funny, relatable content. Now, audiences can gift this wonderful collection of laugh-out-loud quotes to maintain sanity during an insane time.

Perfect for fans of dry humor, dark wit, and a well-placed eyebrow raise.

Love...or money. What would you do to get it?

Molly and Ben are busy embracing domestic life, hanging out with their pals at Chez Papa, eating duck confit and potatoes Anna. The usual, that is to say, with no local murders for some time.

Then they hear of a death in a château near Périgueux, just a stone's throw from Castillac.

People die every day, as everyone knows. But the death of a very, very rich person? It suggests, as Molly says, certain possibilities...

One self-made med student, three shrine maidens, and one devious marriage plot. If you loved The Quintessential Quintuplets, you've found your new obsession!

Atheist Uryu Kamihate just wants to get into medical school... but his foster father runs a shrine and expects him to marry one of the three priestesses! The buxom Yae, the diligent Yuna, and the sporty Asahi all have their charms...if they weren't miko! The Amagami Shrine is preparing to hold its annual festival, and the three sisters are all eagerly preparing! But when debtors come calling and the shrine faces bankruptcy, can an atheist and three shrine maidens set aside their differences long enough to weather the storm?!

Tierra, que entre riquezas pregonas la vida;

entre tus poros fluyen orgullosas las aguas,

ellas pasean, inquietas, buscan salida

sistema arrecifal oculto, abren sus caricias

En tu interior se moldea, chisporrea, brota;

la existencia misma de una y mil formas,

sol te abraza y el aire suave murmullo canta,

tú sutil, majestuosa, desbordas tus maravillas

Tierra, el fuego ciernen tus entrañas

para dar luz, calor a manos llenas

bravo, destructor, hacedor de hazañas

él arrasa y tú, sus restos regeneras

Tierra, bajo tu sombra duerme plácido,

reposa, sirva su cuerpo para nutrirte;

que su alma en su fuente ha renacido,

para trascender, después de la muerte.

A breath of warm air lifts the canvas opening of the tent to reveal a carpet of crimson petals within. Two bodies lie side by side. Mother and daughter are achingly beautiful in the glow of the twinkling fairy lights above, but their cold blue lips have whispered their last "I love you..."

As a heatwave chokes the small town of Denton, Maxine and Haven Barnes are discovered dead at a local festival, blood-red camellias pressed into their once-clammy skin. Detective Josie Quinn races through the crowds to attend the scene, horrified that something so disturbing could happen at a family event. Maxine was known to the police for issues with her abusive husband, but the trail ends there.

Hours later, a call rocks Josie to her core: another mother and teenage daughter are missing, with the same rare flowers left on their doorstep. And just when the stakes couldn't get any higher, the missing women are linked to the most challenging member of Josie's team, Detective Kyle Turner. He had a secret family he's kept hidden from them all, and now their lives are in danger...

Clock ticking, it will take everything Josie has to break down the walls Turner put up to protect himself and the people he loves. But when tracing the flowers back to their origins has the killer within her grasp, a truth much closer to home reveals itself. And with it, more danger than anyone could have imagined. Can Josie bring this monster to justice before any more precious lives are taken?

An absolutely heart-stopping and totally unputdownable crime thriller from an Amazon, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author. You will be up all night biting your nails and turning pages! Perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, Robert Dugoni and Rachel Caine.

What readers are saying about Stolen Family:

"Absolutely unputdownable-I was up into the wee small hours! Lisa Regan has done it again... I told myself "just one more chapter" and before I knew it, I was reading into the wee small hours because I simply could not put it down... pulled the rug out from under me... relentless... gripping, emotional and packed with twists." Goodreads reviewer, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

"I started reading this and could not put it down. I missed my bedtime by three hours, AND it was a work night... gripping... I had that delicious "ohhhhhh moment... I LOVE it." Calbooklover, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

From the land of the sagas, a collection of little-known, little tales from myth and lore--many available in English for the first time.

This unique and enchanting book opens the door to a captivating world of Icelandic folk legends unfolding across six chapters, each based on a different setting: farm, wilderness, darkness, church, ocean, and shore. The anthology provides translated tales from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, as well as introductions by the author that place these often supernatural happenings in the context of Icelandic society. The legends include tales of hidden people, trolls, ghosts, sea monsters, and even polar bears, exploring themes of love, revenge, and conflict. The book highlights the tension between Christianity and heathen beliefs, past and present, nature and humanity, and divides within society. Drawing from a wide variety of Icelandic sources, the book makes these colorful, entertaining, lively stories available to non-Icelandic speakers, many for the first time.