There's an iceerg dead ahead. It's called global aging, an it threatens to bankrupt the great powers. As the populations of the world's leading economies age and shrink, we will face unprecedented political, economic, and moral challenges. But we are woefully unprepared. Now is the time to ring the alarm bell ...

I had a moment's indecision-a stab of worry."Trust me," she said.And so, I did.The year is 1862. Driven by a leading from the Spirit, Chloë Parker Stanton leaves the woman she loves to enlist in the Union Army and fight for abolition in war as she has in the streets of Philadelphia. At home, her lover, Leigh Hunter, eagerly awaits Chloë's letters, anxious to hear of her survival without discovery, for women are not allowed to wear the Union blue.Three days after Gettysburg comes the news: the Seventeenth Pennsylvania Cavalry has survived, but Chloë Stanton is missing, presumed dead.The year is 2020. Sergeant First Class Leigh Hunter came of age during her seventeen-year stint in uniform. Since childhood, she'd been drawn to the Army in search of something, all the while fighting her inner truth as a trans woman. After her final combat tour, Leigh left the military a decorated combat veteran and finally transitioned. She was quickly recruited by the Joint Temporal Integrity Commission: a new, secretive government agency tasked with intercepting temporal refugees and integrating them into present-day society.Two years after joining the JTIC, Leigh is entrusted with a special assignment: personal custody of a Pennsylvania cavalry soldier from three days after Gettysburg.Her name: Chloë Parker Stanton.Grey Dawn is a tale of war, abolition, union, and women who forge ties that carry them from one life into the next. When the grey dawn breaks on a new era and a new cause, who can you trust to fight beside you?

Tales of the large, bumptious, silver grey collie whom the Master found either an unbearable nuisance or a grand chum--never knowing which he was due to be, next.

Vera Mine's father is dying. She sits beside his hospital bed and watches the parade of people come and go. Only a few are his travelers, the people he holds close as he passes on. Faced with questions of meaning and mortality, Vera reflects on her life and the travelers she has encountered on the way. Finally, she understands what she, and people like her, need to experience a satisfying life and a good death, or as good as a death can be. Hopelessly insecure, she is a realist, yet fragile: unable to sugarcoat and always fighting the demons that question what she sees, what needs to be done. She struggles to speak up, change the course of events. Considers herself a coward. After her father's funeral and still mending, Vera surprises her friends and family when she sets out with great gusto on a mission to fulfill her newly realized needs and makes her home on the honeyed Greek island of Naxos. In a place where everyone is a stranger, Vera finally has the opportunity to look inward and explore her own creativity. She forges connections and is treated like an honored guest by a local family, who become part of her everyday life. But the tranquility doesn't last. She immediately falls for Demetri, the island demigod, and finds herself caught up in hurtful lies and shocking secret plans that threaten to upend the idyllic island town. Soon she will be confronted with a choice to remain, once again, on the sidelines or make a judgment and find the courage within herself to act. In her exciting debut novel, Roy weaves a brilliant narrative latticework in striking prose with measured surprises of lovely lyricism. Gray is a poignant and original exploration of doubt, humility, and judgment. Giving Back 20% of all royalties from hardcover book sales will be donated to the Worldwide Fistula Fund. Learn more at https: //worldwidefistulafund.org/.

In this tale of young friends who find a mysterious dead body on a hike in the hills near their homes. They soon learn that there is more to the picture that expected. Quickly they find themselves in danger from a threat on their town. You will find action, adventure, humor and suspense as they banned together not just to survive but to see another day. Some have described this story as if Goonies met the Twilight Zone.

Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

The Way of a Dog - Being the Further Adventures of Gray Dawn and Some Others is a rare book written by the master of dog-based narrative, Albert Payson Terhune. The sequel to 'Gray Dawn', this book details the adventures of one of Terhune's most famous canine creations, eloquently written and enthused with the soul and passion fans of his work have come to expect. A beautiful addition to any dog-lovers collection, this book promises so make its reader howl with laughter and weep with sorrow as they follow the endearing misadventures of Grey Dawn – a must-read for any fan of Terhune’s work. Albert Payson Terhune was an American author, journalist, and dog breeder, most famous for his books detailing the adventures of his beloved collies. Originally published in 1932, this rare book has been chosen to republication because of its literary value and is proudly republished here with a new introductory biography of its author.