In the desolate and haunted halls of the ancient Orphanage, Villa delle Anime Risolte, Christine's harrowing journey commences. Abandoned as a child, she becomes a lone soul navigating the eerie confines of the forsaken place by the seaside. The ominous mansion, shrouded in a history of abandonment and loss, becomes the crucible where Christine's psychic abilities emerge, marking her as a vessel for the ethereal. The discovery of her latent gifts...

Despite its myriad dangers, the Abyss still captures the imagination of young explorers like Riko, who wishes to follow in her mother’s footsteps and become a Cave Raider. One day Riko receives news that her mother has died in the Abyss, yet a mysterious note tells Riko that her mother may still be alive. Vowing to uncover the truth, Riko embarks on a journey with a humanoid robot boy name Reg. Together they will discover if they have what it takes...

"The enlivening follow-up to the award-winning sensation The Annual Migration of Clouds. Traveling alone through the climate-crisis-ravaged wilds of Alberta's Rocky Mountains, 19-year-old Reid Graham battles the elements and her lifelong chronic illness to reach the utopia of Howse University. But life in one of the storied 'domes' -- the last remnants of pre-collapse society -- isn't what she expected. Reid tries to excel in her classes and make...

An acclaimed historian captures the true nature of imperialism in early America, demonstrating how the frontier shaped the nation. We are divided over the history of the United States, and one of the central dividing lines is the frontier. Was it a site of heroism? Or was it where the full force of an all-powerful empire was brought to bear on Native peoples? In this startingly original work, historian Robert Parkinson presents a new account of ever-shifting...

The New York Times bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize finalist for Watergate turns his attention to D-Day, one of history's greatest and most unbelievable military and human triumphs, exploring the full impact of this world-changing event and offering a fitting tribute to the people of the Greatest Generation. D-Day is one of history's greatest and most unbelievable military and human triumphs. Though the full campaign lasted just over a month,...

"This photographic celebration of queer love and excellence gathers fourteen LGBTQ+ power couples, offering a glimpse into the journeys that led to their meaningful relationships and thriving careers. From designer Debbie Millman's ardent courtship of writer Roxane Gay (which resulted in their marriage in 2020) to the romantic and creative relationship forged between Perfume Genius bandmates Mike Hadreas and Alan Wyffels on stage during their first...

Platform dependence is a concept that is used to describe what happens when businesses or an entire sector become reliant on one or more digital platforms for their survival. Digital Platforms and the Press argues that we face a major risk of platform-dependent press -- a development that threatens liberal democracies across the world. As James Meese shows, the situation is occurring across the news industry, to the extent that it is difficult to...

"A timely, revelatory look at freedom of speech-our most basic right and the one that protects all the others. Free speech is a human right, and the free expression of thought is at the very essence of being human. The United States was founded on this premise, and the First Amendment remains the single greatest constitutional commitment to the right of free expression in history. Yet there is a systemic effort to bar opposing viewpoints on subjects...

The extraordinary story of American special operator and trailblazer Shannon Kent, who was killed at the age of 35 by a suicide bomber while hunting high value targets on a classified mission in Syria in 2019. Of the 1.3 million active-duty service members in the U.S. military, only a tiny fraction are selected as "operators" in elite special mission units. Shannon Kent was one of the first women to serve at this level and was widely recognized as...