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September 1990. In Shaker Heights, Ohio, teenage honors student Lisa Lee Pruett vanishes into the night. A boy calls 911 when she does not arrive for a secret late-night meet-up. Police soon find her nearby, stabbed to death and left exposed. Lisa had just passed an important test and earned her driver’s license. She was a Girl Scout, athlete, musician, and lover of poetry. Then her life was cut short.

From the opulent palaces of imperial Russia to the burning sands of ancient Egypt, Passions of Power reveals the secret love lives that changed the course of history. Dive into the seductive and volatile romances of iconic rulers—Cleopatra and Julius Caesar, whose union threatened the stability of Rome; Napoleon and Joséphine, entangled in a love both intoxicating and destructive; and Catherine the Great, whose personal passions were as legendary as her political ambition.

Jason “Hawk” Mercer is a highly trained operator pulled into a shadow unit that officially doesn’t exist. Its mission: identify and neutralize threats before they reach American soil. Its rules: secrecy above all else. But when Hawk uncovers evidence that a domestic terror network has already infiltrated the highest levels of power, he realizes the enemy isn’t just overseas—it’s embedded at home.

Political Thinkers for Our Time explains the principles that are foundational to the Anglo-American political tradition by looking at leading thinkers and statesmen who wrote about them. In discussing each thinker, William T. Reddinger introduces such principles as the rule of law, property rights, religious liberty, and limited government. Throughout, Reddinger shows how these figures can inform our thinking about important issues in contemporary American political discourse.

What is the future of architecture? Will architects be remembered for their craft, or will the profession continue to be fractured, chasing fame and fleeting trends? In Super-Architect: The Future of Architecture, Beau Dromiack challenges architects to rethink their approach and proposes the required posture that leans into the future.

Here is the compelling story of six American families and their desperate attempt to keep their newly adopted Chinese children. Before leaving China, authorities demand the infants be returned without offering the slightest explanation. What if three of the families refuse? What if they risk everything and attempt a renegade run through China with the babies? Featuring a pulse-pounding narration by George Guidall, China Run will keep listeners on the edge of their seats from start to finish.

Best-selling author David Ball has won widespread critical and popular acclaim for his sweeping novels, including Empires of Sand. With Ironfire Ball delivers a stirring historical epic of the Crusades. In the 16th century, only the Knights of Malta stand against the Ottoman Empire of Suleiman the Magnificent and his 40,000 brutal warriors.

Covens. Girl bands. Ballet troupes. Convents. In all times and places, girls and women have come together in communities of vocation, of necessity, of support. And wherever women gather, magic happens. Female farmers change the way we grow our food. Online beauty communities democratise the intricacies of skincare. Teen girls invent phrases that enter the urban lexicon and choose our next pop superstars. Patriarchal societies have long been content to uphold men's and boys' clubs while viewing groups that exclude men as sites of rivalry and suspicion.

Marcus Aurelius, the philosopher among Roman emperors: Life and works in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.

Richard Lionheart, England's legendary king: Life and works in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.

Johnny Cash, country music legend: Life and works in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.

Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, scientist and x-ray legend: Life and works in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.

Franz Kafka, literary giant and enigmatic person: Life and works in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.

Rembrandt, painting genius: Life and works in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.

Helmut Schmidt, legendary German chancellor: Life and works in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.

Archimedes, Greek universal genius: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.

Queen Elizabeth II of England, longest reigning sovereign ever: Life and works in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.

Janis Joplin, blues singer with a legendary voice: Life and works in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.

Mark Twain, humorist and bestselling author: Life and works in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.

Alexander von Humboldt, explorer and universal genius: Life and works in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.