Caleb and his younger brother, Sceiro, are orphans who live alone in small cottage on the outskirts of a remote village. While they have remained safe to date, both boys know that a great many dangers lie in wait within the woods that surround their cottage. When Caleb, who is his village’s best hunter, volunteers to take his brother to the city to discover the meaning of the ancient symbols that have adorned Sceiro’s body since birth, their dangerous journey leads them on an adventure neither could have predicted. While on their search, the brothers become ensnared in a chain of events that include an abduction, assassins, and a tribal war influenced by elements of the paranormal and pseudosciences. Will they find a way to survive so that Sceiro can realize his true destiny? In this fantasy tale, two orphan brothers embark on a perilous journey from their remote village to the city to learn the meaning of the markings on the youngest boy’s body.

Waking up chained in a dark cellar, Ariane must struggle to survive and escape the strange fortress she finds herself in. All those around her play by rules she does not understand, and there is also this strange thirst that water cannot sate...

Linda Loan Thi Baer was born Nguyen Thi Loan in 1947, in the small village of Tao Xa, Thai Binh, North Vietnam. Her father was killed during a Viet Minh attack in 1951. Her mother remarried a wealthy practitioner of Chinese medicine who was also a war widower. Their family relocated to South Vietnam during the mass exodus of 1954, where they were forced to move constantly due to economic, political, and military conditions. They eventually settled near Vung Rau, south of Saigon. Loan left home at the early age of thirteen to seek work at various menial jobs in Saigon to help her family and to escape the physical abuse of her stepfather. After she turned sixteen, she became a club dancer and a black-market dealer. She met and married an American Air Force officer in 1968 and later followed him to the United States. She was naturalized and became an American citizen in 1973. While raising two sons and a daughter, she obtained her GED and attended many college courses. Linda graduated first in her class at cosmetology school in 1982. She received her cosmetology license from the state of South Carolina. In 1986, she opened her own business, Linda B. Hair and Nail Salon. In 2015, the salon was renamed Elegance by Linda B. She still owns and operates it at the time of this book's publication. ​ Full of love, heartache, and humor, Linda's unique storytelling will have you laughing and crying, eager for more.

Embark on a captivating journey through the wondrous organs of the human body with Hemma and her bright friend, Hemera! Join Hemma, a cheerful red blood cell, as she sets out on an extraordinary adventure from the bone marrow. Accompanied by Hemera, they explore the amazing organ within our body, starting with the heart and lungs, where they learn how blood pumps and oxygen fills our lungs. From there, they discover the marvels of our protective skin, the strength of our muscles, and the amazing digestive system. Meeting the liver and pancreas, they figure out the secrets of turning food into energy. Their expedition takes them to the diligent kidney cells, responsible for keeping our blood clean and healthy. As they venture into the captivating worlds of our eyes and ears, Hemma and Hemera appreciate the wonders of sight and sound. Finally, their adventure leads them to the brain, where thoughts, memories, and dreams come alive. Prepare for an unforgettable journey filled with excitement, laughter, and enlightening discoveries. Let your imagination soar as you explore the remarkable functions that make us who we are. Get ready to join Hemma and Hemera on this extraordinary expedition, where learning and joy go hand in hand!

"Red Blood traces part of the life's journey of Jesse Rainwater, a young Native American man, as he travels throughout North America and Mexico. Jesse interacts with a variety of other people, and gains valuable insight into his own values, relationships, spirituality, heritage, and self-discovery. The story takes place in the 60s and 70s when social change was occurring as a result of movements like Red Power and Civil Rights"-- Publisher description.

Until the end of the Cold War, the politics of national identity was confined to isolated incidents of ethnics strife and civil war in distant countries. Now, with the collapse of Communist regimes across Europe and the loosening of the Cold War's clamp on East-West relations, a surge of nationalism has swept the world stage. In Blood and Belonging, Ignatieff makes a thorough examination of why blood ties--in places as diverse as Yugoslavia, Kurdistan, Northern Ireland, Quebec, Germany, and the former Soviet republics--may be the definitive factor in international relation today. He asks how ethnic pride turned into ethnic cleansing, whether modern citizens can lay the ghosts of a warring past, why--and whether--a people need a state of their own, and why armed struggle might be justified. Blood and Belonging is a profound and searching look at one of the most complex issues of our time.

25th ANNIVERSARY EDITION • From the bestselling author of The Passenger and the Pulitzer Prize–winning novel The Road: an epic novel of the violence and depravity that attended America's westward expansion, brilliantly subverting the conventions of the Western novel and the mythology of the Wild West. Based on historical events that took place on the Texas-Mexico border in the 1850s, Blood Meridian traces the fortunes of the Kid, a fourteen-year-old Tennesseean who stumbles into the nightmarish world where Indians are being murdered and the market for their scalps is thriving. Look for Cormac McCarthy's latest bestselling novels, The Passenger and Stella Maris.