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After a catastrophic alien invasion led by the brutal Saluki Inu, humanity is all but extinct. Michael Zane—former slacker, reluctant hero, and the last known human survivor—emerges from the ashes of a dying world to lead a resistance buried deep underground. Haunted by loss and driven by purpose, Michael joins forces with rebels, outcasts, and unexpected allies—including a ghostly girl, a rogue alien warrior, and a mysterious strategist from a forgotten moon.

In The Chief Executive Operating System, veteran CEO Joel Trammell and executive coach Sherif Sakr present a concise, systematic guide to being a truly great chief executive. Filling a wide gap around CEO-specific guidance in the management literature, the authors draw on decades of leadership and client work to deliver a practical CEO operating system that works.

Richard H. Lawrence, Jr. founded Overlook Investments in Hong Kong in 1991. Since inception, Overlook has grown at 14.3% per year for three decades a remarkable record of growth that is testament to a consistent ability to find and invest in Asia's best companies. This raises two important questions: How did Overlook achieve its success; and how can Overlook best ensure future success? Now, in a level of detail never before disclosed, Richard and the Overlook executive team turn the lens inward to analyze The Overlook Model.

In The Chimes, Charles Dickens offers a haunting and redemptive New Year’s tale that strikes at the heart of Victorian society’s neglect of the poor. Toby “Trotty” Veck, a humble ticket-porter beset by poverty and self-doubt, finds himself disillusioned with a world that seems to deem people like him worthless. But when the tolling of ancient church bells guides him into a strange and supernatural realm, Trotty is granted a powerful vision of what could be—if compassion and faith are rekindled.

Eighteen-year-old Oliver Goode is not that different from the small-town church folks he’s grown up around in Wheatley, Pennsylvania. But the tumultuous mid-60s and the long-buried traumas of his past are about to change all that. While his hard-fisted father pushes him to become a man, Ollie tries to elude his toxic pastor, keep his job at the general store, and enjoy a certain beauty named Stardust Hopewell. When his best friend heads out for Vietnam and tensions continue to grow at home, his inner war escalates. Soon, he’ll have to decide where his true peace is found.

Jonas is a recluse. He lives in the mountains alone, appreciative of the peace and solitude the wilderness has to offer. It also enables him to keep his unusual line of work a secret. At the behest of mysterious employers, Jonas has been instructed to wear a fur-covered suit and terrorize hikers at a local mountain range, all in an effort to maintain the mythical legend of Bigfoot.

In Non-Food Franchising, Jon Ostenson, CEO of FranBridge Consulting and a top 1% consultant/broker nationally, explores the variety of sectors and shows that there has never been a better time to invest.

Cannabis has been used for thousands of years for rope, food, and medicine. Although growing amounts of research are showing cannabis as safe and medically helpful for many conditions, this plant still has to deal with the stigma it has for being illegal and dangerous. Now that cannabis is becoming legal in many countries and in some US states, more people are beginning to wonder if cannabis is good for them or which cannabis product is for them.

A genteel Border South town not far from the nation’s capital is shaken by a series of vicious slayings at historic sites. These include a Civil War cemetery for escaped slaves; a burial mound of Confederate soldiers; a church associated with George Washington; and a museum on the Antebellum Era. At the same time, violent break-ins take place at venerable banks and townhomes connected with the lives of Washington, Robert E. Lee, and civil rights figures.