When three college besties meet three hot guys in Vegas, anything could--and does--happen.

Why the modern world forgot how to sleep Why is sleep frustrating for so many people? Why do we spend so much time and money managing and medicating it, and training ourselves and our children to do it correctly? In Wild Nights, Benjamin Reiss finds answers in sleep's hidden history -- one that leads to our present, sleep-obsessed society, its tacitly accepted rules, and their troubling consequences. Today we define a good night's sleep very narrowly: eight hours in one shot, sealed off in private bedrooms, children apart from parents. But for most of human history, practically no one slept this way. Tracing sleep's transformation since the dawn of the industrial age, Reiss weaves together insights from literature, social and medical history, and cutting-edge science to show how and why we have tried and failed to tame sleep. In lyrical prose, he leads readers from bedrooms and laboratories to factories and battlefields to Henry David Thoreau's famous cabin at Walden Pond, telling the stories of troubled sleepers, hibernating peasants, sleepwalking preachers, cave-dwelling sleep researchers, slaves who led nighttime uprisings, rebellious workers, spectacularly frazzled parents, and utopian dreamers. We are hardly the first people, Reiss makes clear, to chafe against our modern rules for sleeping. A stirring testament to sleep's diversity, Wild Nights offers a profound reminder that in the vulnerability of slumber we can find our shared humanity. By peeling back the covers of history, Reiss recaptures sleep's mystery and grandeur and offers hope to weary readers: as sleep was transformed once before, so too can it change today.

Three supernatural beings trap their prey in a web of undeniable passion in this collection that features Kate Douglas's Camille's Dawn, in which a powerful shapeshifter, gifted with limitless sexual prowess, sets his sights on Tia, a beautiful woman who is destined to be his mate. Original.

New York Times bestselling author Joyce Carol Oates’ imaginative look at the last days of five giants of American literature, now available in a deluxe paperback edition in Ecco’s The Art of the Story Series. Edgar Allan Poe, Emily Dickinson, Samuel Clemens (“Mark Twain”), Henry James, Ernest Hemingway—Joyce Carol Oates evokes each of these American literary icons in this work of prose fiction, poignantly and audaciously reinventing the climactic events of their lives. In subtly nuanced language suggestive of each of these writers, Oates explores the mysterious regions of the unknowable self that is “genius.” Darkly hilarious, brilliant, and brazen, Wild Nights! is an original and haunting work of the imagination.

Susan and Sarah are sisters who have lived totally different lives. On Susan's birthday, the two decide to go out and party. They find themselves a black man each and head off to separate adventures... This wild bundle contains One Wild Night 1, 2 and 3! One Wild Night Sarah, a mother of two and wife to a neglectful husband, decides to take a night out on the town with her younger sister, Susan. It's Susan's birthday, and she's still single and free to party. Susan convinces Sarah to join her on a night out to a nearby club. The two run into a couple of handsome black men, Joe and Rashid. Rashid takes a liking to Susan while Joe gets close to Sarah. Even though Sarah lets him know she's married and has children, he has a hard time believing it. As the night goes on and the two dance on the hot, sweaty dance floor, she can't help but feel his excitement against her. Susan tells Sarah that she and Rashid are going to go to another place and Joe agrees to take care of Sarah. Joe and Sarah continue to dance and chat when he brings up the fact that he could take her to new heights of pleasure. Sarah tries to laugh it off but she can't help but wonder if what she felt on the dance floor was real. She decides to take him up on his offer and has one wild night to enjoy pleasures like never before... One Wild Night 2 Susan and her sister Sarah decide to celebrate at a night club. It's Susan's birthday and she hasn't been out with her older sister in a long time. The two go to a nearby club and begin to enjoy the night. As the two dance through the night, they run into a couple of large, muscular, handsome black men, Joe and Rashid. Joe gets close to Sarah while Rashid introduces himself to Susan. Susan wants to keep her birthday party going through the night and decides to go out on a wild night with Rashid. Susan lets her older sister know and heads out with Rashid. The two head off to a nearby penthouse overlooking the city. Susan's never been with a black man and when she pulls down his sexy boxer briefs, she learns that she's been missing out on some large... methods of having pleasure. One Wild Night 3 Susan and Sarah both talk about what happened during's Susan's birthday, and are surprised to learn that they both enjoyed incredible nights with big black men. Susan is even more stunned as her sister, Sarah, has always been more of the straight arrow types. While Susan is used to partying hard and one night stands since her college days, her sister is married with two kids. Sarah lets her younger sister know about her own sexual frustrations, living with a husband who's rarely home. And even when he is home, the kids interrupt any chance of having even a little bit of fun. She also lets Susan know that it was her first time with a black man, and she had never felt anything so... big before in her life. When Sarah gets a call from Rashid to come out and party, she can't help but invite Susan. The two go out to Rashid's house party and experience a one night stand beyond their imaginations. This is one wild night they'll want to experience again and again!

"The book gives adults ideas for activities to get kids outside after the sun goes down, from night hikes to trapping moths. It’s also a fascinating meditation on humans’ relationship with darkness.”—Outside "A fun, inventive adventure guide about helping children explore nature after dark . . . Its activities are a great excuse to turn off the television, set down smartphones, and explore the rich, mysterious world just beyond the back door."—Foreword Reviews The go-to guide for exploring nature at night, whether on summer holidays, weekends away or even back garden adventures! Foreword by Chris Packham, author, naturalist, and BBC presenter Learn how to call for owls, walk like a fox and expand your sensory perceptions. Wild Nights Out is a wonderful new hands-on guide for those who wish to take kids (of all ages) outdoors for fun, thrilling nighttime nature adventures. Parents, grandparents, teachers and nature educators alike will discover a wealth of unique activities to explore the natural world from dusk till dawn. Alongside games, walks and exercises to expand our senses, storyteller and outdoor educator Chris Salisbury will bring this unexplored nocturnal dimension to life with lore about badgers, bats and minibeasts as well as tales of the constellations and planets to share around the campfire. In Wild Nights Out you can expect to find: 25 fun and informative games and activities Practical information on how to conduct night walks safely Animal facts and stargazing stories Beautiful black-and-white illustrations throughout Nature has so much to offer at night, so let Wild Nights Out be your guide to the dark. It will boost the resilience and self-confidence of children and adults, and instill a lifelong love of having fun in the outdoors when the sun goes down.