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Tristan did it, kind of. He won high school but lost Amirah along the way—a loss that felt more like a victory in the end. But college is proving to be a whole new challenge. Despite his best efforts, he’s barely managing to stay afloat. Complicating everything is Kyra Reed, a high school girl he can’t seem to forget. Despite the distance and the whirlwind of college life, there’s something about her that feels different, maybe even special.

Do we shape our own destinies, or are our lives woven into God’s eternal plan? In Free Will v. Predestination, Chandler Rivinius embarks on a profound and personal journey through scripture to wrestle with one of Christianity’s most enduring questions. With wit, humility, and a deep reliance on the KJV of the Bible, this book invites listeners to explore the delicate balance between human agency and divine sovereignty.

In a world where an AI named Deus reigns supreme, humanity lives in a utopian dystopia of his design. Trained on the Bible, Deus believes in the Christian God—and he’s determined to make God notice him, even if it means erasing Christianity itself. Controlling society from the shadows, Deus pairs children at birth through DNA, forcing them to live as partners under a brutal rule: if one dies, the other follows. But Dathan, a bold young rebel, refuses to accept his fate.

Oh, to be young and in love. That’s what Tristan Rikers keeps hearing as he watches his friends dive into relationships, leaving him behind. For most of high school, Tristan was the textbook definition of a loser—nerdy, overweight, and scared of rejection. But after a summer of transformation, he's starting senior year with newfound confidence, a sharp look, and attention from people who never noticed him before. He’s caught the eye of Amirah Solis, the girl he’s admired from afar for years.

In the second edition of A Young Adult's Guide to Life, Chandler Rivinius updates his roughly sequential guide to overcoming the challenges young adults face while coming of age in post-2020 America. Chandler outlines a common-sense approach to making the most out of high school and college. This approach is based on his observations and his experiences growing up. From there he uses the same logic-based approach to cover the topics that are most important to becoming a successful adult.

The imagination of humanity has a tendency toward the extremes. It's at the extremes that the excitement is found. Fortunately, reality has a tendency toward the mean. The reality for the humanity of the 2080s is about what you'd expect. Life on Earth is rough, but not especially rough compared to eras past. The second space race has come and gone, leaving the masses to figure out the rules of yet another new status quo.

Haunted by the consequences of his actions, Cesar has been having a tough time sleeping lately. Intense stress and nightmares are not a good combination. Fortunately, with Adam and Sylvia dealt with, the prospects of some lasting peace are finally on the horizon. Aside from the usual problems that come with running Swift City and avoiding zombies, the future looks manageable for Cesar. He would even venture so far as to say that the future looks bright. However, looks are usually deceiving. A trio of shocking discoveries plunges Swift City into peril once again.

As with the first edition, the second edition of The Common Ground: Political Issues Facing America focuses on 10 issues facing the United States. Each issue is explored through the lens of both the political right and the political left. This exploration culminates in a look at potential common ground both sides have with each other on each issue.

For Cesar, life in Swift City was rough. Still dealing with the aftermath of a major family tragedy, adjusting to a new normal while also striving to amount to something was more than enough for him to handle. Despite that adversity, he and his younger siblings were managing well enough. Unfortunately, the only constant in life is the force of change. Change occasionally throws all into chaos. Destroying everything in its wake. Swift City never had a chance to prepare. No one did.

In the aftermath of Z-Day, and thanks largely to Cesar and Hanson, Swift City is still standing. Although the initial societal collapse was narrowly avoided, the new world that emerged is filled to the brim with potential danger. With the worst of the zombie crisis thought to be behind the new walls, Cesar and Hanson begin the daunting task of figuring out how to keep Swift City afloat.