Books with author Christopher Lane

Now in paperback, the acclaimed Printz Honor Book: Sensitive, sharp, captivating!A girl: Gemma, 16, at the airport, on her way to a family vacation. A guy: Ty, rugged, tan, too old, oddly familiar, eyes blue as ice.She steps away. For just a second. He pays for her drink. And drugs it. They talk. Their hands touch. And before Gemma knows what's happening, Ty takes her. Steals her away. To sand and heat. To emptiness and isolation. To nowhere. And expects her to love him.Written as a letter from a victim to her captor, STOLEN is Gemma's desperate story of survival; of how she has to come to terms with her living nightmare--or die trying to fight it.A Michael L. Printz Honor Book * ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults * A 2011 USBBY Outstanding International Book*"An emotionally raw thriller."--Publishers Weekly, starred review"Disturbing, heartbreaking, and beautiful all at once." --School Library Journal

A stunning debut novel with an intriguing literary hook: written in part as a letter from a victim to her abductor. Sensitive, sharp, captivating!Gemma, 16, is on layover at Bangkok Airport, en route with her parents to a vacation in Vietnam. She steps away for just a second, to get a cup of coffee. Ty--rugged, tan, too old, oddly familiar--pays for Gemma's drink. And drugs it. They talk. Their hands touch. And before Gemma knows what's happening, Ty takes her. Steals her away. The unknowing object of a long obsession, Gemma has been kidnapped by her stalker and brought to the desolate Australian Outback. STOLEN is her gripping story of survival, of how she has to come to terms with her living nightmare--or die trying to fight it.

"Fans of LitRPG and video games need to be reading Christopher Keene." —Paul Mannering, President of SpecFicNZ, author of Engines of EmpathyEveryone else in the world would love being stuck in the Dream State, but for Noah, it’s the most dangerous place he could be.Noah promised himself he would never use the world’s most popular MMORPG—The Dream State. He’d already lost too many friends to the addictive virtual world. But after a devastating car accident leaves Noah paralyzed and his brain damaged, he’s been forced into the game. The Dream State is the only thing keeping him from slipping into a coma. With his girlfriend missing inside the game, Noah knows he has to go and find her himself. But with his body and brain still recovering, dying in the virtual world could leave him brain dead forever.As Noah levels up and rises through the ranks, he unearths forbidden secrets, including a sinister cover up. Now top players from across the world are hunting him. To make matters worse, he learns his girlfriend is being held prisoner in the most dangerous part of the Dream State. Can he live long enough to save his girlfriend, expose the cover up, and escape the game?If you like awesome sword fights and demonic monsters, perfected gameplay adaptations, and thrilling mysteries that keep you reading until 3 am, you’ll love Stuck in the Game. Read it now!"An interesting new take on a classic concept and one of the few young adult-friendly LitRPGs out there. In Stuck in the Game, things are not what they seem!" —Apollos Thorne, author of Codename: Freedom and Underworld: Level Up or Die!“Keene’s Stuck in the Game is a fun romp through a great fantasy world. The premise is unique, the pacing superb, the action tight. The pages turn themselves!” —Harmon Cooper, author of The Feedback Loop series, Fantasy Online series and The Last Warrior of Unigaea trilogy

Now the subject of major Disney film starring Ewan McGregor, this is Christopher Robin in his own words.Millions of readers throughout the world have grown up with the stories and verses of A. A. Milne; have envied Christopher Robin in his enchanted world; laughed at Pooh - a bear of very little brain - and worried about Piglet and his problems. But what was it like to be the small boy with the long hair, smock and wellington boots?At the age of fifty-four Christopher Milne recalled his early childhood, remembering 'the enchanted places' where he used to play in Sussex. The Hundred Acre Wood, Galleon's Lap and Poohsticks Bridge existed not only in the stories and poems but were part of the real world surrounding the Milne home at Cotchford Farm.With deftness and artistry Milne draws a memorable portrait of his father, and an evocative reconstruction of a happy childhood in London and Sussex. The Enchanted Places is a story told with humour and modesty.

Plague, famine, and fear grip the United States as war rages across the globe. A single father with a secret of his own, will do anything to give his daughter a better life, but the sacrifice may be greater than anything he could have ever imagined.Five years after the Chinese Axis detonated an unknown weapon of mass destruction off the southern coast of the United States, Special Ops Sergeant John Crider and the members of Shadow Company have finally captured what they all hope will lead to the end of the war. Unfortunately, the population within the United States is no longer sustainable. In an effort to stabilize the economy, the government enacts the Cryonics Act. One hundred years in suspended animation, all debt forgiven, and a chance at a less crowded future are too good to pass up for John and his young daughter. Except not everything always goes as planned as Sergeant John Crider finds himself pitted against a land of prehistoric monsters genetically resurrected from the fossil record, murderous inhabitants, and a future he never wanted.

THE NEW YORK TIMES and AMAZON BEST-SELLER "A clearly written, remarkably comprehensive guide to the greatest story on Earth - man's journey from the earliest times to the modern day. Highly recommended"– Dan Jones, author of The Plantagenets: The Kings Who Made England"Just what we all wanted but were too scared to ask for: everything that ever happened in one digestible, readable book" – Matt Ridley"Christopher Lascelles's gem of compression...is like a fresh coat of paint in a badly lit room. You know all this stuff already, more or less, but Lascelles covers all four walls without haste or waste, without dumbing down, and with a high degree of objectivity, reliability, and clarity"– Audiofile Magazine"A 'Now I understand where that fits in' moment on every page"– Alice BoylePRODUCT DESCRIPTIONThere is an increasing realisation that our knowledge of world history – and how it all fits together – is far from perfect. A Short History of the World aims to fill the big gaps in our historical knowledge with a book that is easy to read and assumes little prior knowledge of past events.The book does not aim to come up with groundbreaking new theories on why things occurred, but rather gives a broad overview of the generally accepted version of events so that non-historians will feel less ignorant when discussing the past.While the book covers world history from the Big Bang to the present day, it principally covers key people, events and empires since the dawn of the first civilisations in around 3500 BC. To help readers put events, places and empires into context, the book includes 36 specially commissioned maps to accompany the text. The result is a book that is reassuringly epic in scope but refreshingly short in length. An excellent place to start to bring your historical knowledge up to scratch. Once you have read this, you will never feel exposed again!

The Art and Science of Breathing RevealedMaster this Foundation of Health…and also Relaxation, Strength, Endurance, Flexibility and Subconscious Control with this Encyclopedia of Breathing Exercises. (Plus How to Improve Your Air Quality Too!)Did you know that your lung’s vital capacity is one of the best predictors there is for death and illness? And like hormones and other aspects of aging, it naturally goes down as you age…unless you DO something about it.Breathing is 100% Free… and your health really doesn’t get any more fundamental than air.More important than what you eat…your sleep…what you drink…Simply by the fact that you can’t survive without air for far less time than all of those things. Yet few people pay it the attention it deserves simply because they think, “I already breathe, therefore I know everything I need to know about it.”Don’t be so ignorant!As you’ll come to find, when you truly know “how to breathe” you do much more than survive and even be healthy…In this guide you’ll find more detail on all aspects of breathing than anywhere else. (I know because I looked.) We start with the 6 Principles of Breath Work:How to Know if You’re Breathing DeeplyUse this Simple Trick to Add Nitric Oxide to the Air You Breathe for 10-18% Better OxygenationHow Empty and Full Breathing is Different from Shallow and Deep BreathingResearch Proves Proper Breathwork the Activates Autonomic Nervous System and Triggers Immune System into ActionWhy Understanding Anatomic vs. Paradox Breathing is Key to Excelling at Any Movement whether Strength Training or SportHow the Four “Legs” of Each Breath Impact It’s EffectsForget Diet…Do This to Alkalize Your BloodFrom There We Move into the 7 Applications of Breathing ExercisesWhat the Strongman Volanko Taught the Mighty Atom about Breath and ProgressionOne of the Best Breathing and Spine Exercises to Start Your DayWhy Maxick Says Diaphragmatic Breathing is WRONG…and What to Do InsteadThis ‘Inverse’ Breathing Exercise Squeezes Your Lungs Out like a Sponge, Massages Internal Organs, Stimulates Lymph, and Can Rid You of Excess Waste3 Methods of Using Box BreathingThis Simple Breathing Technique from The Iceman Wim Hof Leads to Big BenefitsHow Breath Holding Makes You Smarter and Can Double Your Lung Capacity!Over 10 Tips to Improve the Length of Your Breath HoldsLittle Known Secondary Diving Response that could Help Diabetics?Why a ‘T’ is Better than an ‘H’ and Other Finer Points in the Pressurized ExhaleHow to Breathe ‘Behind the Shield’ and Take this Ability Even FurtherMaking it so ‘Wind’ is Never Your Limiting Factor in Any ExerciseThe Two Cycle Rhythm and Other Secrets to Incredible EnduranceAn Exercise Breathes You?!?Two Methods, including an Odd Energy Tactic, to Catch Your Breath FasterA Workout Format to Train Your Breath First and Foremost…ProgressivelyAn Ancient Yogic Technique for Balance Left and Right Brain Hemispheres and MoreWant to Increase Fine Motor Skills? Use the Sharpshooter’s TrickThis Breathing Method Helped Me Achieve the Front SplitsYour Air Environment - You see it’s not just about breathing more and better but also upgrading the quality of the air you do breath.The Greatest Wrestler of All Time Says to Breathe at this TimeSecrets of Shinrin-Yoku…Or The Benefits of Breathing in the ForestThis Little Device let’s You Mimic at Least One Part of the Forest IndoorsParticle Physics $100000 of Research Shows the Best Air Purifier on the MarketThe #1 Plant to Get, Even for those with Brown ThumbsNASA Research has this to Say About the Benefits of Plants (Hint: They Do More than Produce Oxygen)How to Measure Air QualityThis Powerful Herb Makes Your Lungs Stronger…Period31 Herbal Ingredients for Couging, Asthma, Sore Throats, Allergies and MoreBonus: Upgrade Your Breath Action ChecklistThis entire book distilled down to an 11 action item checklist.

The Victorian era was the first great "Age of Doubt" and a critical moment in the history of Western ideas. Leading nineteenth-century intellectuals battled the Church and struggled to absorb radical scientific discoveries that upended everything the Bible had taught them about the world. In The Age of Doubt, distinguished scholar Christopher Lane tells the fascinating story of a society under strain as virtually all aspects of life changed abruptly.In deft portraits of scientific, literary, and intellectual icons who challenged the prevailing religious orthodoxy, from Robert Chambers and Anne Brontë to Charles Darwin and Thomas H. Huxley, Lane demonstrates how they and other Victorians succeeded in turning doubt from a religious sin into an ethical necessity.The dramatic adjustment of Victorian society has echoes today as technology, science, and religion grapple with moral issues that seemed unimaginable even a decade ago. Yet the Victorians' crisis of faith generated a far more searching engagement with religious belief than the "new atheism" that has evolved today. More profoundly than any generation before them, the Victorians came to view doubt as inseparable from belief, thought, and debate, as well as a much-needed antidote to fanaticism and unbridled certainty. By contrast, a look at today's extremes--from the biblical literalists behind the Creation Museum to the rigidity of Richard Dawkins's atheism--highlights our modern-day inability to embrace doubt.

A stunning debut novel with an intriguing literary hook: written in part as a letter from a victim to her abductor. Sensitive, sharp, captivating!Gemma, 16, is on layover at Bangkok Airport, en route with her parents to a vacation in Vietnam. She steps away for just a second, to get a cup of coffee. Ty--rugged, tan, too old, oddly familiar--pays for Gemma's drink. And drugs it. They talk. Their hands touch. And before Gemma knows what's happening, Ty takes her. Steals her away. The unknowing object of a long obsession, Gemma has been kidnapped by her stalker and brought to the desolate Australian Outback. STOLEN is her gripping story of survival, of how she has to come to terms with her living nightmare--or die trying to fight it.

This extraordinary book, 666 The Mark of America, Seat of the Beast exposes the stunning truth about America and its connection with 666, which the reader will learn, represents nothing more than MONEY. Not only does the book give a simple explanation of every chapter and verse of Revelation, but it also discloses the truth about America, human nature, and the reality of the world in which we live. But most important, it gives the solution to bringing peace and happiness to our world. It validates what each of us knows intrinsically: that ALL of us are created equal, and that ALL of us should be loved, valued, and respected equally. Will the earth's powers reassess the path of insatiable appetite that creates slavery, or will we move towards peace through compassion and global equity for all? "When we begin to see each other as ourselves and treat the world's children as our own - this world will be a far different, happier and more peaceful place to live. This was John's intent and purpose in writing the book of Revelation." -- Christopher

The latest thrilling adventure from the author of the Printz Honor Book STOLEN -- now in paperback!Ashlee Parker is dead, and Emily Shepherd's dad is accused of the crime. A former soldier suffering from PTSD, he emerges from the woods carrying the girl's broken body. "Gone," he says, then retreats into silence.What really happened that wild night? Emily knows in her bones that her father is innocent -- isn't he? Before he's convicted, she's got to find out the truth. Does Damon Hilary, Ashlee's charismatic boyfriend, have the answers? Or is he only playing games with her -- the kinds of games that can kill?