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Over seven billion people depend on plants for healthy, productive, secure lives, but few of us stop to consider the origin of the plant kingdom that turned the world green and made our lives possible. And as the human population continues to escalate, our survival depends on how we treat the plant kingdom and the soils that sustain it. Understanding the evolutionary history of our land floras, the story of how plant life emerged from water and conquered the continents to dominate the planet, is fundamental to our own existence.

The Tomb of Eternity is the third and final part of the Immortality Arc and sees former Special Forces soldier Joe Hawke and the rest of the team face a lethal enemy who will stop at nothing in the epic hunt for the oldest secret in the world. As the struggle to discover the elixir of life draws to its furious conclusion, Hawke fights against the clock in a desperate search for the dark truth about not only the source of eternal life but also his wife's savage murder, and what he discovers shocks him to his core.

Affected by the Druid's power, something dark lurks within Hadrian Vulmar, threatening the existence of those around him. Following a lead, Zacriah and Nyah head into the forest on an expedition to cure him. When they are ambushed by living dead - bodies controlled by shadow - covered in Druid marks, they know the Druid did not perish in the sea as they thought. The Druid is back. The three known Dragori are sent on a dangerous quest to stop this dark magick before Hadrian gives into his new power and the shadow beings end more innocent lives.

On New Year's Eve, life changed forever. A devastating EMP tore across the nation, leaving society in ruin. Six months on, after a harrowing and tragic conflict, Aoife is living at a new community. But life is far from straightforward. Food supplies are dwindling. Virus and disease ravage the population. And Aoife herself is torn up with guilt, haunted by visions from the past. But everything changes when a mysterious survivor arrives with promising news: a safe haven, with a thriving community, just miles away. Will Aoife and the group find the salvation they are searching for?

From the bestselling author Ben Alderson comes a twisted and spicy reimagining of the Little Red Riding Hood tale. Alpha of Mortal Flesh is a standalone in the Darkmourn Universe and follows Rhory as he uncovers a new race of paranormal creatures that threaten everything dear to him.

The sparsely populated moon, Io, is destroyed in a terrorist attack. Hundreds are dead in the cataclysmic explosion. Thousands become refugees as the shattered remnants of the moon threaten the Jupiter Alliance. Billions throughout the solar system are wondering, "Where next?" Those responsible must be found and brought to justice. The explorer ship Erebus is reassigned from its mission and sent to Jupiter to investigate this atrocity with Trent's international team onboard.

Rodrigo Duterte was elected President of the Philippines in 2016. In his first 18 months in office, 12,000 people were murdered on the streets, gunned down by police officers and vigilante citizens - all with his encouragement. Duterte is a serial womanizer and a self-confessed killer, who has called both Barack Obama and Pope Francis "sons of whores." He is on record as saying he does not "give a shit" about human rights. Yet he is beloved of the 16.6 million Filipinos who voted for him, seen as vulgar but honest, a breath of fresh air, and an iconoclastic, anti-imperialist rebel.

How well do you really know your Facebook friends? My husband loves me. I love him. But, a secret is eating us alive. It's not the one I keep from him. It's not the one he couldn't keep from me. And, someone knows everything. A stranger. A stalker. An online nightmare. I've got mail.

The year is 1942. In New York City, the German spy dutifully follows orders from the Third Reich, climbing the corporate ladder as part of his cover. Everything is perfect until one night when his wife discovers his shocking secret. In Germany, one of the US Army's deadliest commandos parachutes to earth. His mission: wreak havoc from behind enemy lines. But something goes terribly wrong during his jump, leaving him with a lethal injury and a crucial choice. It's kill or be discovered. Two years later, as the parallel plots converge, the American doggedly stalks the German spy.

Death Lords. Celebrations. And arcanists plotting to destroy Astra Academy from within. Gray Lexly thought he had defeated the fragment of Death Lord Deimos, but Gray's dreams are now haunted by a sinister ruler of the abyssal hells. Luckily for everyone in Astra Academy, it seems Deimos won't be escaping the dreamscape anytime soon. Unfortunately for Gray, this means he's stuck with the Death Lord. So, when Deimos's followers—and enemies—come looking for him, it's Gray who stands in their way.

Isha has spent the last year watching his BFF get his happily-ever-after. He's proud of Dom, but...it hurts to see him so free while Isha's love life is still on lockdown. Only Isha's ex-wife knows the secret that he's kept caged for so long - that he's queer too, and he's lonely. Jude's too chained to his work to notice what he's missing by being terminally single, but a new face in the village soon catches his attention. City boy Isha is gorgeous, and when he starts to haunt Jude's reptile shop as well as the hook-up app on his phone, he's a welcome distraction....

"Tethered to the cross" is how the renowned 19th-century English Baptist Minister Charles H. Spurgeon (1834-1892) described the task of ministry and his approach to preaching. Tracing the development of Spurgeon's thought and his approach to biblical hermeneutics throughout his ministry, theologian and historian Thomas Breimaier argues that Spurgeon viewed the entire Bible through the lens of the cross of Christ.

What do the books of Luke and Acts teach us about God, Jesus, and the early church? How do these two books relate to each other? In this accessible and compelling introduction, Michael Bird draws us into the wide-ranging narrative of Luke-Acts to discover how Luke frames the life of Jesus and of the first disciples who set out from Jerusalem to "the ends of the earth" proclaiming the Good News. Bird shows us how these two books, when read together, tell a cohesive narrative about Jesus, the Church, and the mission of God—with implications for the whole of our lives today.

Superhero fiction has been with us for almost a century; high-octane tales crammed with concepts and contrasting themes, from superpowers and the post-human, to masked vigilantes and immortality. In that time, superwomen have evolved from comic book caricatures (created by men, for men) to stronger representations of female power. The Science of Superwomen looks at this evolution, from its hypersexualized origins to today’s more nuanced diversity.

In the Dumont fashion empire, no heir has a reputation as decadent, arrogant, and ruthless as that of Pascal Dumont. Every transgression, an indecent pleasure. Every woman, a conquest. And none is more challenging than his new personal assistant, Gabrielle Caron. She's defiant, alluring, and a mystery Pascal can't wait to solve.

The world is changing so fast that it's hard to know how to think about what we ought to do. David Edmonds has put together a philosophical task force to get to grips with these challenges. Twenty-nine philosophers present provocative and engaging pieces about aspects of life today, and life tomorrow—birth and death, health and medicine, brain and body, personal relationships, wrongdoing and justice, the internet, animals, and the environment. The future won't look the same when you've finished this book.

Charlotte Carlisle is the only woman I've ever loved and never touched—because lusting after your brother's future queen is frowned upon. It never mattered that their betrothal was a political move made by our parents, that they didn't love each other—she was completely off limits to everything but my constant fantasies. And I've spent the last decade pushing her away, desperate to save my sanity. Now that my brother's abdicated the throne for his true love and left me holding the crown, the one woman I've always wanted is the same person enlisted to help me choose my future Queen.

As an Olympic rookie, Andie Foster has spent far more time in her cleats than between the sheets. For 21 years, her Friday nights have consisted of blocking shots rather than taking them. But now that she's landed in Rio, she's ready to see for herself if the rumors about the Olympic Village are true: The athletes are all sex-crazed maniacs....As Andie walks the line between rumor and reality, she's forced into the path of Frederick Archibald, a decorated Olympic swimmer and owner of a sexy British accent.

I've got three months before I'll be crowned King of Elleston—all because I was born two minutes before my twin brother. I thought I'd have more time, but with my father's recent death and fifty million people looking at me to lead, it's time to put aside my personal aspirations and take the crown. Love is a luxury I don't have—not with a royal betrothal to uphold. The lines that define my choices are black and white. But when I collide with a pink-haired American goddess who brings my world back into startling color, I know I can't take the crown without tasting her first.

Six months after the devastating battle with Christopher, Aoife and Max are facing another harsh winter in their community. Supplies are limited. People are struggling. But everyone is doing their best to adapt to this powerless world. But then horror strikes at the very heart of the community. Out of nowhere, a crippling attack leaves the estate in ruin. And a violent tragedy devastates Aoife.