A collection of some of the oldest African tales, selected by Nelson Mandela, former president of South Africa, which presents such themes as cunning animals, magic spells, and people who change forms.

Did you know that there are turtles who can track the Earth's magnetic fields? That some fish use electricity to talk to each other? Or that giant squids evolved their enormous eyeballs to look out for whales? The world is so much BIGGER and more "immense" than we humans experience it. We can only see so many colors, we can only feel so many sensations, and there are some senses we can't access at all. Exploring the amazing ways animals perceive the...

One groundbreaking discovery... will change everything. Welcome to Quantum Radio, A.G. Riddle's first new novel in almost two years-a spell-binding epic filled with science, history, and enough plot twists to keep you up turning the pages late into the night. On September 10th, 2008, the Large Hadron Collider began operating at CERN in Geneva, Switzerland. It was-and still is-the largest machine ever built. It has a simple purpose: to examine the...

"I'm Hercules, but my powers are not what they seem. I'm trapped in a marriage with my two enemies and I've accidentally joined a cult. To make matters worse, Augustus and Kharon are trying to seduce me. It doesn't help that my mentors, Achilles and Patro, are acting really strange. Now, a dangerous prisoner has escaped from the Underworld, and things are spiraling out of control. Men are fighting over me. Mysteries are unfolding left and right. And...

Journalist Emily Baker-White charts TikTok's rise from obscurity into the world's most valuable startup, led by its ambitious founder, Zhang Yiming, arguably the father of the modern recommendation algorithm.

"From social media star and change-maker Molly Burke, a vulnerable, honest, and darkly humorous memoir on navigating the challenges of being a blind woman in a sighted world. When Molly Burke was four years old, she was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, a rare degenerative eye disease that leads to eventual blindness, forcing her to see the world through new eyes--literally. Growing up disabled didn't stop her from playing sports, becoming a rock-climbing...

This gentle and profound collection of 365 meditations reminds us that letting go is a daily practice that sets everything free. This cherished work by Melody Beattie was written for those on a journey of recovery and healing, a companion to her classic, Codependent No More. "It was the daily journey that I wanted to write about," Beattie notes in the preface to this new edition. "Of the many healing behaviors I've learned to practice, letting go--in...

Featuring the voices of both new and acclaimed Indigenous writers and edited by bestselling Muscogee author Cynthia Leitich Smith, this collection of interconnected stories serves up laughter, love, Native pride, and the world's best frybread.

The road to Sandy June's Legendary Frybread Drive-In slips through every rez and alongside every urban Native hangout. The menu offers a rotating feast, including traditional eats and

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"The much-anticipated new book by artist and New York Times bestselling author Sally Mann about the challenges and transcendent pleasures of the creative process. Art Work, by photographer and writer Sally Mann, offers a spellbinding mix of wild and illuminating stories, practical (and some impractical) advice, and life lessons for artists and writers--or anyone interested in the creative path. Written in the same frank, fearless, and occasionally...

Eleven-year-old Nathan and his parents have a mission to blend in with humans on Earth, but when Nathan starts growing a tail, he begins to question the true purpose of their alien experiment.