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The young, sickly Irwin has seen nothing but bad luck in his short life. When his brother finally returns with a magical card for him, his luck is about to change. But will it change for the better? Irwin is sent off together with a group of youths to placate a group of sorcerers. With just the weird utility card gifted by his brother, he can only pray to stay alive long enough. Little does he know that this is the start of an epic journey that will take him across his world and many others, gathering friends, enemies, and power as he does.

Finally out of a portal that almost got him killed, Irwin must find somewhere to hide—a place to learn about forging cards and about the mysterious sentient anvil he found. However, surviving is difficult in a forest filled with demons and monsters. Luckily, he isn't alone, nor as weak as he once was. With new cards slowly strengthening his body and a powerful friend, he sets out to one of the few safe places left in the world. Meant as a simple stop, he will soon find out that nothing is ever simple.

This book explores whether the Metaverse—understood here as a persistent, immersive, and widely utilized, virtual world—will be the next chapter in the evolution of cyberspace, and what that means for people, business, and society. The Metaverse. Depending on your perspective, it's the...

As the climate emergency worsens and biodiversity shrinks, we somehow get used to it. We struggle to remember what summers were like before the unrelenting heat, in those years before wildfires became an annual routine. We adapt, we normalize. Scientists call this "shifting baseline syndrome,"...

Too many executive leaders settle for inadequate employee performance, mediocre outcomes, and unremarkable earnings. But this doesn’t have to be your organization’s reality. There is a way to break through the inertia to engage your team, drive better results, and attract a tribe of loyal customers—by tapping into the greatest driver of brand success: your internal company culture.

The great reputation of Dexter Drake is fading. Once known as one of America's finest stage magicians, Dexter is confined to small tricks and shady bars, run by members of the mob looking to front their illicit wares. And what's worse is there's a new magician in town, with acts so amazing they...

Ethan is a Sun Paladin, one of the most formidable holy warriors of the Empire of the New Dawn. After distinguishing himself in battle, he is offered a promotion to the rank of captain, but only if he undertakes a Warrior Pilgrimage to hunt down and slay an evil sorceress. His quest brings him to the wilds of Sturmgard, where he is confronted with ravenous werewolves, dark sorcery, and questions of his heritage and his true destiny.

Up in the sky! Look! It's Superman! Almost everyone knows about the man from Krypton who, disguised as mild-mannered reporter Clark Kent working with the fearless Lois Lane, fights for the vulnerable and the oppressed. But few know the truth about this indelible character's creation. From...

A polyvagal-informed pathway to your most joyful, easeful autist experience. What if you could embrace your autist identity while working with your nervous system to deepen your relationships and expand your experience? In this revolutionary self-care book, autist clinician Sean Inderbitzen...

The Journey of Becoming You is a 30-minute personal development book, now designed for the casual listener. We get right to the point and go head-on into solving the problems. Who has time these days for 300-page books, anyway? The problems we face in our daily lives most often are a series of small issues that need to be realized and the core issue resolved. They are normally easier to solve than first expected - so let’s get you back on track with a lunch-break listen, that gives you advice you know is true, and that you can start using in your daily activities today!

Around the world, people are facing high and rising levels of mental health problems. There exist effective treatments, but they largely are not reaching people in need. In Mental Health Interventions in Everyday Life, renowned author Alan E. Kazdin examines how the integration of a set of everyday solutions can help people deal with depression, anxiety, loneliness, social isolation, and stress.

Tehran, 1941. The world is ablaze, but in neutral Iran, life carries on—until British and Russian tanks roll in. Though much has been written about World War II, little is known of Iran's trials during the conflict. Many remember the Japanese surprise assault on Pearl Harbor, epitomizing deceitful warfare, just as Operation Barbarossa, Hitler's treacherous invasion of the Soviet Union, played a parallel tune of unexpected aggression.