On winter solstice, the birds disappeared, and the mist arrived. The inhabitants of Nebulah quickly learn not to venture out after dark. But it is hard to stay indoors: cabin fever sets in, and the mist can be beguiling, too. Eventually only six remain. Like the rest of the townspeople, Pete has nowhere else to go. After he rescues a stranded psychic from a terrible fate, he's given a warning: he will be dead by solstice unless he leaves town - soon....

Draws on the stories of history's most notable habitual postponers and on the insights of psychologists, philosophers, and behavioral economists to explain why procrastination happens and how it can help promote healthy priorities. "In the tradition of cultural historians like Sarah Vowell and Jim Holt comes a galvanizing meditation on the perils and pleasures of procrastination. While others are busy leaning in, crushing it, and trying to work smarter,...

After the horror of World War III, the world resolves to abolish religion. But is this new age of peace truly peaceful? Anti-religious witch-hunters are tracking down and killing the faithful in hiding, and now supernatural events that defy non-Biblical interpretation are beginning to occur throughout the world.

Learn how to create a brand that stands the test of time. Branding thought leader Soon Yu provides a framework for building iconic brands. Some brands stand the test of time. They stick around, through market fluctuations and shifts in consumer preference and demand. But what makes a brand timeless? Is longevity something you can control? Join thought leader Soon Yu, author of Iconic Advantage, in this LinkedIn Learning course on creating brands...

Describes what a young dinosaur should do in order to quickly get over being sick.

Based on interviews with six Holocaust survivors, these first-person point of view stories relate living through the de-humanization and starvation in concentration camps and the industrial-scale mass murder in extermination camps.

A child anticipates the arrival of an old man in red, smelling of pine, spreading crinkling presents late at night.

Half a century into their marriage, Chicago artists Jackie and Don Seiden approach the fragility of their elderly lives in their own distinct ways. Jackie, notorious for her unbounded energy, is constantly on the move, inspired to create works of art while also maintaining the couple's multistory, brightly-painted Victorian house. Don steadily sketches in his notebook while facing alarming interruptions to his health. Director Daniel Hymanson filmed...

Two young English women, June and Cathy, cycle through France on holiday. Then Cathy disappears - or does she? A sinister young man says he is a detective and there is a killer at large - waiting, watching perhaps. Questions hang on the air of a late summer's day as the story moves to its terrifying climax.