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An international conspiracy among powerful bankers, business leaders, and government officials; closed-door meetings in the Swiss Alps; and calls for a radical transformation of every society on earth - the Great Reset sounds like it is one henchman-with-an-eyepatch away from being the plot for the next James Bond movie. But The Great Reset is not a work of fiction. It is a highly influential movement among the world’s elite to “reset” the global economy using banks, government programs, and environmental, social, and governance metrics.

Why, after over 100 Sigma war games showed us that we could not win, did we still go into Vietnam? Why, if one military doctrine irrefutably indicates that it can succeed time after time, is it not adopted in every military action? Why do warriors hate war? Because their bosses don't understand it. What's the mission? How do we win? What is winning? Bush said that winning was when the major combat operations were ceasing. Maybe so, but knowing how to win a war while striving not to be in one makes a real warrior.

Denver offers a glimpse of that very hope — a power plant, electricity, food, and freedom. But the city is caught in a civil war between two would-be leaders and their civilian armies. Challenged by both sides to do their bidding, Ryan discovers a third player in the quest to control the mile-high city — a secret enclave of White Coats with the strength and technology to pursue a twisted agenda of their own.

There is a part of the Forest where it is always night, where the tall trees bow together to shut out the light. Men call it the Darkwood. The border fort on the edge of the Darkwood had been built to keep the peace. So far it had, but after delivery of a large consignment of gold it falls silent, answering neither natural nor supernatural communication. When the Forest King sends a small force, combining sorcerous and military skills, they find a deserted fortress soaked in blood.

For the last 20 years, George Saunders has been teaching a class on the Russian short story to his MFA students at Syracuse University. In A Swim in a Pond in the Rain, he shares a version of that class with us, offering some of what he and his students have discovered together over the years. Paired with iconic short stories by Chekhov, Turgenev, Tolstoy, and Gogol, the seven essays in this book are intended for anyone interested in how fiction works and why it’s more relevant than ever in these turbulent times.

From the Man Booker Prize-winning, New York Times best-selling author of Lincoln in the Bardo, a literary masterclass on how to become both a better writer and reader, on what makes great stories work and what they can tell us about how to live. In A Swim in a Pond in the Rain, George Saunders guides the listener through seven classic Russian short stories he's been teaching for 20 years as a professor in the prestigious Syracuse University graduate MFA creative writing program.

Seventeen-year-old Piper and her boyfriend Cory are held captive by horrifying spider cryptids in the savage dimension of Arachnall. The Spider King tries to seduce her into ruling with him as his queen and makes Cory a soulless slave. Piper must make an impossible choice: help the beleaguered Spider Queen dethrone the Spider King and escape or turn into one of the bloodthirsty monsters.

Norman the Gnome gives Rylee a six month old a bright pink and white pacifier during her baptism. When she is brought home she displays super-hero qualities. She walks like a two year old then proceeded to fly around the living room. The baby wants to visit local hospitals in Philadelphia to entertain children dealing with horrendous diseases.

What if the films Grumpy Old Men and Back to the Future collided in a Sunday school class? Senior citizens are one of the more difficult groups of God’s children to deal with on church campuses because they already know everything there is to know about everything, including how to run a church. In 2007, that was certainly true at Mountain Top Community Church in Mesa, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. So, when 56-year-old energy industry analyst Sam Slouch was invited to lead a class for those in the Hospice Preschool community, he wasn’t thrilled.

In this collection of 39 short stories, you will find the full force of his brilliant storytelling abilities encapsulated in an anthology that popped into his curious mind over the years as he reflected on everyday life, and why we do the things we do.

Elwood's deputy, "Moosejaw" Hendricks is one of the fastest draws in the territory, and it's the best kept secret in the West. But when Moosejaw guns down three notorious outlaws in an attempted bank robbery, word gets around. And news travels fast. So fast that every tin horn west of the Mississippi heads for Buffalo Peak to prove they're the fastest gun. These half-cocked lunatics want to challenge Moosejaw to a showdown.

Sixteen-year-old Max, a blacksmith’s son with dreams of heroism, ventures into a labyrinth unlike any other—a twisting maze where the air hums with danger and shadows breathe with life. Armed only with a sword, shield, and a mysterious shard pulsing with ancient energy, Max must navigate this ever-shifting dungeon, where each step could be his last. The labyrinth is alive, its walls shifting, its whispers beckoning, and its trials relentless. At every turn, towering guardians emerge, their angular frames crackling with power, their crimson eyes burning with malevolent intelligence.

Investigative journalist Harper Beckett uncovers a gruesome secret: the townsfolk cultivate a rare fungus that thrives in human lungs, turning its victims into unwilling hosts for the harvest. As Harper becomes ensnared in their twisted rituals, she must fight to escape a nightmare that has taken root inside her, before she, too, becomes part of the harvest.

Soul Food is a multi-voice performance of a short story called Fillet of Souls by D. Glenn Millar, in which strange, disembodied beings share a meal at a restaurant on the edge of galaxy. The menu? It's to die for.

A forlorn and slightly inebriated fellow takes it into his head to borrow a Trailways bus and head down to Texas to patch things up with his old girlfriend.

A detective tracks down the lowlife who absconded with a small fortune. It was a case of obstructed justice.

Relationships are hard... especially for modern, successful individuals. Achievers always want the best for themselves. But why are they become harder the more professional success you have? It is because balancing your professional success with building a happy and fulfilling relationship is a real struggle. And you deserve to have professional success and love at the same time. The good news is that you can have them both.

Stories live beyond generations. It is, in part, for that reason that the Almighty has created an enormous library of stories specifically selected and edited by inspired prophets—a library called the Holy Scriptures. For thousands of years the children of God have studied and applied those same stories to their own lives.

There are some things in this world that can't be stopped. Like progress, a moving train, and the American Dream. When the bigwigs in Washington decide to build a transcontinental railroad to the West Coast, they need a man who's just as unstoppable to clear a path through Mexican territory. That man is Jamie MacCallister. Jamie knows it's a tough job. The territory is overrun with Apaches. The Apaches are gunning for a fight. And the first patrol sent in by the president has already been ambushed, kidnapped, and most likely killed.

When Joseph Moore arrives as a relief keeper, he’s troubled that the light isn’t burning, that the keepers didn’t meet him at the landing. After going ashore, he finds many troubling things.... Not only are the keepers gone, but the doors are shut and locked, their cold weather gear was left behind, and all the clocks have stopped. Moore, along with three seamen, stay to keep the light going.