New Releases by Tom Ryan

Danny thinks he must be the only seventeen-year-old guy in Cape Breton—in Nova Scotia, maybe—who doesn''t have his life figured out. His buddy Kierce has a rule for every occasion, and his best friend Jay has bad grades, no plans and no worries. Danny''s dad nags him about his post-high-school plans, his friends bug him about girls and a run-in with the cops means he has to get a summer job. Worst of all, he''s keeping a secret that could ruin everything.

Middle-aged, overweight, and acrophobic newspaper editor Tom Ryan and a little dog named Atticus M. Finch are an unlikely pair of mountaineers—but after a close friend dies of cancer, the two pay tribute to her by attempting to climb all forty-eight of New Hampshire’s four-thousand-foot peaks twice in one winter while raising money for charity. In a rare test of endurance, Tom and Atticus set out on an adventure of a lifetime that takes them across hundreds of miles and deep into an enchanting but dangerous winter wonderland. An unforgettable saga of adventure, friendship, and the unlikeliest of family, Following Atticus is an inspiring tale of finding love and discovering your true self.

"This book is not a biography. I consider them to often times have too much dull material in them. Instead, this is a compilation of dozens and dozens of interesting, even spell binding events in my life, so much so, that readers tell me there isn''t a dull paragraph in the 221 pages of my book! In addition to being very readable, I actually believe that any thoughtful person who reads this and wants to, can easily learn how to become physically stronger, mentally more serene and courageous, and even adept at becoming more spiritually oriented." So I say to you, "Read and enjoy!"

A carefully planned secret mission accidentally goes too far. Toby Kiemun, Ph.D. physicist and published poet, time-travels to a future U.S. ruled by tyrannical Supreme Liberator Macor Phonesavanh. Toby discovers that he can remove the tyrant from power, but only if he returns to "the present," where he has the potential to prevent Phonesavanh from being born. His imprecise return strands him in the past-where Kiemun also exists as a 15-year old. Dr. Kiemun can succeed if he kills the boy. But he can also enlist the boy''s aid in the quest. Will persuasion prevail, or will there be murder?

On an ordinary Sunday afternoon Miguel Cavanaugh is suddenly not himself. If this is a bad dream he cannot seem to awaken from it. Life is not fair, but it is usually rather predictable. Miguel doesn''t know where he will be next. Or who. His concern is always for his identical twin brother, Hanson. His older fraternal twin brothers, Carlos and Jeremiah. And his oldest brother, Wilson. Some of them may not still be around. And it may be Miguel''s fault. Or perhaps they were never there. Miguel has to unravel what''s going on because you can''t live life and not know! Help arrives in the form of the mysterious Attendant whose ability to change the world is uncanny, but imperfect. Perhaps Miguel himself is not real. Michael Coble and his children figure into this somehow. And to add to the confusion, the Attendant keeps insisting that none of this is a dream.

An account of the politics and passion of the Russian revolution. It is a stand-alone textbook combining accessible narrative, rigorous analysis and hands-on activities to illuminate one of the twentieth century''s most tumultuous periods.

Collects color kitten photos that went head-to-head in cuteness battles on the Web site Kittenwar.com, revealing the victors, analyzing selected battles, and also presenting such tools as the Kittenological Personality Test and a "cuteography" chart.

Ordinary life gave Westmill its definition-industrial lifelessness provided its reputation. When the son of a single-parent Latina teams with the son of a secretly abused Southern Lady, a fresh heartbeat emerges.