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Orienting to Chance

Probabilism and the Future of Social Theory

by Michael Strand, Omar Lizardo ...

Explores the implications of chance and uncertainty in social theory and offers a new interpretation of the sociological canon.Since the founding of the discipline, sociologists have endeavored to understand the structures of groups, organizations, and societies, and how these entities condition our behavior. While some of the foundational theorists saw these processes as largely deterministic, ... Read more

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Explores the implications of chance and uncertainty in social theory and offers a new interpretation of the sociological canon.Since the founding of the discipline, sociologists have endeavored to understand the structures of groups, organizations, and societies, and how these entities condition our behavior. While some of the foundational theorists saw these processes as largely deterministic,
... Read more
Spontaneous Combustion Vol. II

by Michael Strand, Maxwell Reagan, Claudia Ionescu, Mike Lauer, Nathan Sacks, D. Zane Davis, Stephanie Olson, Claire Hoy, Michael T. Johnson, Scott Burtness, Deidra Purvis, Randy Holland ...

Spontaneous Combustion is the classic "play-in-a-day" theater exercise in literary event form. We gather writers together, provide three story prompts, and give them 24 hours to compose a unique piece of pulp fiction. Our favorites are invited back to prose-slam their short stories for a public audience. In the end, everyone casts a vote and the people-chosen "Top Tales" are bound in the next ... Read more

$4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Spontaneous Combustion is the classic "play-in-a-day" theater exercise in literary event form. We gather writers together, provide three story prompts, and give them 24 hours to compose a unique piece of pulp fiction. Our favorites are invited back to prose-slam their short stories for a public audience. In the end, everyone casts a vote and the people-chosen "Top Tales" are bound in the next
... Read more
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Hetgarib's Curse

by C. M. Alongi ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Blackwing
Unabridged

3 hours 30 min

Jinua is a paladin, granted powers by the gods and sent on missions to protect their interests in the mortal realm.Ontiku is a necromancer, hated by gods and mortals alike.After their unlikely alliance against Enejel, the two follow the evil queen’s trail to the city of Capulstos, certain that they’ll go their separate ways as soon as the mission is complete—assuming they don’t kill each other, ... Read more

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Jinua is a paladin, granted powers by the gods and sent on missions to protect their interests in the mortal realm.Ontiku is a necromancer, hated by gods and mortals alike.After their unlikely alliance against Enejel, the two follow the evil queen’s trail to the city of Capulstos, certain that they’ll go their separate ways as soon as the mission is complete—assuming they don’t kill each other,
... Read more
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To Kill a Necromancer

by C. M. Alongi ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Blackwing
Unabridged

2 hours 30 min

In a world of greed, gods, and monsters, paladins are chosen to do what no mortal human can. Granted divine attributes of their chosen deity, they protect the broken fragments of human civilization from any and all threats. Often from necromancers, those born with the ability to speak with and raise the dead. Such a power inevitably corrupts and turns each and every necromancer evil.Right?Jinua ... Read more

$14.95 USD

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In a world of greed, gods, and monsters, paladins are chosen to do what no mortal human can. Granted divine attributes of their chosen deity, they protect the broken fragments of human civilization from any and all threats. Often from necromancers, those born with the ability to speak with and raise the dead. Such a power inevitably corrupts and turns each and every necromancer evil.Right?Jinua
... Read more

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Christian Nationalism Explained: History, Theology, and the Future of Faith and Politics in America

by Michael Strand ...

Narrated by Michael Strand ...

Unabridged

1 hour 54 min

Navigate the collision of faith and politics through a clear, objective lens without the usual cultural outrage. Perfect for your morning commute or preparing for tough political conversations, this calm historical exploration cuts through the noise. You will finally grasp the theological roots and real-world impact of a movement reshaping the nation.Listen to personal stories of those drawn to, ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Navigate the collision of faith and politics through a clear, objective lens without the usual cultural outrage. Perfect for your morning commute or preparing for tough political conversations, this calm historical exploration cuts through the noise. You will finally grasp the theological roots and real-world impact of a movement reshaping the nation.Listen to personal stories of those drawn to,
... Read more
Monte Carlo Calculations in Nuclear Medicine

Applications in Diagnostic Imaging

Edited by Michael Ljungberg, Sven-Erik Strand, Michael A. King ...

Series series Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
From first principles to current computer applications, Monte Carlo Calculations in Nuclear Medicine, Second Edition: Applications in Diagnostic Imaging covers the applications of Monte Carlo calculations in nuclear medicine and critically reviews them from a diagnostic perspective. Like the first edition, this book explains the Monte Carlo method ... Read more

$70.99 USD

From first principles to current computer applications, Monte Carlo Calculations in Nuclear Medicine, Second Edition: Applications in Diagnostic Imaging covers the applications of Monte Carlo calculations in nuclear medicine and critically reviews them from a diagnostic perspective. Like the first edition, this book explains the Monte Carlo method
... Read more
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Blood Challenge [Dramatized Adaptation]

World of the Lupi 7

by Eileen Wilks ...

Narrated by A Full Cast, Colleen Delany, Nanette Savard, Kimberly Gilbert, Eric Singdahlsen, Michael John Casey, Terence Aselford, Matthew Bassett, Alyssa Wilmoth, Margie Tompros, Sasha Olinick, Tony Nam, Faith Potts, Matthew Keenan, Rebecca Sheir, John Dow, Michael Glenn, Nick DePinto, Ashley Strand, Matthew Schleigh, Jacob Yeh, David Jourdan, Jefferson A. Russell, Deidra Starnes, Nora Achrati ...

Series series World of the Lupi
Unabridged

6 hours 6 min

Lily Yu and Rule Turner's engagement announcement is stirring up ugly passions in the Humans First camp. There's hate mail. Death threats. Lily's car is vandalized. But professionally, things are going smoothly...until a lupus in Tennessee goes on a killing spree.Then Rule's brother, Benedict, catches a lovely intruder--twice. The first time she's sneaking around the home of the leader of Humans ... Read more

$21.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Lily Yu and Rule Turner's engagement announcement is stirring up ugly passions in the Humans First camp. There's hate mail. Death threats. Lily's car is vandalized. But professionally, things are going smoothly...until a lupus in Tennessee goes on a killing spree.Then Rule's brother, Benedict, catches a lovely intruder--twice. The first time she's sneaking around the home of the leader of Humans
... Read more
The Adventures of Israel St. James

Historically Epic Short Stories

by Nathaniel Hicklin, Jason Belden ...

Only the immortal Dr. Israel St. James can collect and keep safe history's most powerful artifacts. With Archimedes' Insight, he can detect the magic lurking beneath the surface of our mundane world. A potent nexus in history or a rare super-genius can manifest magical power within an object. These supernatural Relics are Israel St. James' specialty. As the keeper of Archimedes' Apothecary, he ... Read more

$7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Only the immortal Dr. Israel St. James can collect and keep safe history's most powerful artifacts. With Archimedes' Insight, he can detect the magic lurking beneath the surface of our mundane world. A potent nexus in history or a rare super-genius can manifest magical power within an object. These supernatural Relics are Israel St. James' specialty. As the keeper of Archimedes' Apothecary, he
... Read more
Demons’ Nest

by C. M. Alongi ...

In the long-awaited follow up to her brilliant debut, C. M. Alongi takes us back to Edalide in Demons’ Nest, an intense and thrilling adventure perfect for fans of The City in the Middle of the Night and The Space Between Worlds.The world Olivia knew has changed completely. After discovering that the deadly “demons” of the planet Edalide were actually the sentient chimera species, upending ... Read more

$10.69 USD

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In the long-awaited follow up to her brilliant debut, C. M. Alongi takes us back to Edalide in Demons’ Nest, an intense and thrilling adventure perfect for fans of The City in the Middle of the Night and The Space Between Worlds.The world Olivia knew has changed completely. After discovering that the deadly “demons” of the planet Edalide were actually the sentient chimera species, upending
... Read more

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Citadel

by C. M. Alongi ...

In this luminous sci-fi debut, a nonverbal autistic woman refuses to crumble as she stands against a dogmatic society clinging to a centuries-long conflict built on lies.Citadel is the only human city on the alien planet Edalide, ruled by the biweekly tides that bring both deadly danger and much-needed resources. But the drowning waters, constant threat of starvation, and eternal cold aren’t the ... Read more

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In this luminous sci-fi debut, a nonverbal autistic woman refuses to crumble as she stands against a dogmatic society clinging to a centuries-long conflict built on lies.Citadel is the only human city on the alien planet Edalide, ruled by the biweekly tides that bring both deadly danger and much-needed resources. But the drowning waters, constant threat of starvation, and eternal cold aren’t the
... Read more

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Audiobook

Demons’ Nest

by C. M. Alongi ...

Unabridged

16 hours

In the long-awaited follow up to her brilliant debut, C. M. Alongi takes us back to Edalide in Demons’ Nest, an intense and thrilling adventure perfect for fans of The City in the Middle of the Night and The Space Between Worlds.The world Olivia knew has changed completely. After discovering that the deadly “demons” of the planet Edalide were actually the sentient chimera species, upending ... Read more

$29.99 USD

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Also available as: eBook

In the long-awaited follow up to her brilliant debut, C. M. Alongi takes us back to Edalide in Demons’ Nest, an intense and thrilling adventure perfect for fans of The City in the Middle of the Night and The Space Between Worlds.The world Olivia knew has changed completely. After discovering that the deadly “demons” of the planet Edalide were actually the sentient chimera species, upending
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
To Kill a Necromancer

by C. M. Alongi ...

Series Book 1 - Blackwing Series
In a world of greed, gods, and monsters, paladins are chosen to do what no mortal human can. Granted divine attributes of their chosen deity, they protect the broken fragments of human civilization from any and all threats. Often from necromancers, those born with the ability to speak with and raise the dead. Such a power inevitably corrupts and turns each and every necromancer evil.Right?Jinua ... Read more

$2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Also available as: Audiobook

In a world of greed, gods, and monsters, paladins are chosen to do what no mortal human can. Granted divine attributes of their chosen deity, they protect the broken fragments of human civilization from any and all threats. Often from necromancers, those born with the ability to speak with and raise the dead. Such a power inevitably corrupts and turns each and every necromancer evil.Right?Jinua
... Read more

Also available as: Audiobook