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Wayfinding is the ancient seafaring art of navigating according to the natural signs. As a self-help philosophy, Wayfinding means being aware of our environment and our responses to outside stimuli. It also means learning about the environment for which we evolved, and how it differs from the environment in which we live. Wayfinding is not a destination. It is a neverending journey. It doesn't have to be yours; it is simply a description of the path that I am on, with all my bumbling and lack of expertise on full display.

It wasn't easy for Molly being the only girl in Flight Academy, but getting expelled was even worse. Abandoned by her family when she was young and now tossed from the only home she's ever known, her future looks bleak.

But then Molly hears that her father's old starship has turned up halfway across the galaxy. Setting off to retrieve the old craft, she hopes it will hold clues to his disappearance. Accompanying her as a chaperone is Cole, her old flight partner from the Academy.

Ray Bradbury warned of a world where our literary history is taken from us. In Burn the Ashes, some of the best science-fiction authors working today continue to explore the dystopic worlds they introduced in Ignorance Is Strength.

Into the darkness within; or else the light.... When Margaret Atwood wrote these words, she left open the possibility that even our darkest tales may harbor a glimmer of hope. In Or Else the Light, the third and final entry in the Dystopia Triptych, more than a dozen of the best minds in science fiction conclude their stories with a descent into darkness, or perhaps a ray of light.

When a robot defies his programming, is he broken? Or is he something else?

In just a few short weeks, a group of young orphans have come together to form a family. They have united in the most unlikely of alliances, finding strength in the tight bonds of friendship. In their individual cultures, these orphans were seen as children. At best, they were ignored by their elders. At worst, they are treated as nuisances, told what they could and could not do. But no one ever told them they couldn't save the universe. Nobody knew they would ever get the chance....

It's been ten years since Molly last set foot on her birth planet, and this isn't how she'd imagined her homecoming. The sky is full of an invading fleet, one powerful enough to threaten the entire galaxy. The new family she has come to rely on - her crew of alien misfits and runaways - are scattered in three directions. As they struggle to reunite, events beyond their control seem to be driving more than just them apart: the universe itself may be torn asunder if the bond between these unlikely heroes is broken.

What began for Molly as a simple journey to retrieve her father’s old spaceship has turned into an epic adventure with far-reaching consequences. For years, she dreamed of reconnecting with her past. Now she’s going to meet it in a way she never expected: head-on. Her father is alive. Her mother’s memories are trapped inside his old ship. She’s on the run from her very own Navy, and now has been tasked with the impossible: Rescue her parents. Save the galaxy. End a war.

Was würdest du tun, wenn du wüsstest, dass das Schicksal aller in deinen Händen liegt? Juliette Nichols, die neue Herrin in Silo 18, bricht mit den jahrhundertealten Regeln der unterirdischen Gemeinschaft - und lässt den riesigen Bohrer demontieren, um ihn für einen neuen Zweck einzusetzen. Denn Juliette weiß, dass ihr Freund Lucas und die anderen sterben werden, wenn sie nicht sofort handelt. Doch sie weiß nicht, dass ihr die größte Überraschung noch bevorsteht - ihr größter Gegner heißt noch immer Senator Thurman.

Im Jahr 2049 wird der junge amerikanische Architekt Donald Keene von Senator Thurman mit dem Bau einer riesigen unterirdischen Anlage beauftragt. Noch ahnt er nicht, was dahintersteckt: Ein politischer Konflikt zwischen Iran und den USA steht bevor - und eine Katastrophe, die die Erde unbewohnbar machen wird. In fünfzig unterirdischen Silos sollen die Menschen Zuflucht suchen. Aber das streng reglementierte Leben fordert Opfer.

Daniel Stillman's Life: 42 Facebook friends, 18 Cell phone contacts, 6 Twitter followers, 4 blog subscribers. Now a category five storm is about to take this all away. And replace it with a neighbor he's never met.

Un groupe de cinq cents personnes a été envoyé dans l'espace pour coloniser une autre planète. Dans un état de semi-conscience, elles suivent une éducation qui leur est dispensée par une intelligence artificielle. À trente ans, elles seront parfaitement formées pour appréhender leur nouveau monde. Mais après quinze ans seulement, une explosion à bord du vaisseau tue la majorité d'entre elles et détruit la plus grande partie de leurs vivres. Pire, les soixante jeunes rescapés qui se réveillent ne possèdent encore que les connaissances les moins utiles à leur survie.

In part 6 of this series, I tackle depression, its origins, and techniques for dealing with both it and anxiety.

Much of our thinking happens in what is colloquially referred to as our "Lizard Brain." But what does this mean? How do lizards see the world? How do they think? Answering these questions is a crucial step toward understanding how we think, making better decisions, and Wayfinding toward happiness and emotional growth. Join me as we continue this story of self-exploration, and as I take you back to the first sailboat I ever climbed aboard, and how it nearly killed me.

In part one of this series, we looked at a series of experiments that called into question the concept of free will. Here, we confront that idea more directly, and the exploration reveals a path whereby we might gain more control over our lives. At the same time, the adventure with Billy continues as the boat breaks down and Douglas and I find ourselves marooned on a strange island in the middle of nowhere.

I've blogged about my fitness routine, and readers have asked for me to go into more detail about how I have gotten in shape and how I maintain that shape. This work is the result of those requests. It is full of controversial claims, so be warned. I truly believe that if people follow the handful of principles in this short read, they will improve their health and change their lives.

Fünfhundert von uns wurden ausgeschickt, um diesen Planeten zu kolonisieren. Nur etwa fünfzig haben überlebt. Wir wachten fünfzehn Jahre zu früh auf und hatten bloß die Hälfte unserer Ausbildung erhalten. Man erwartete von uns nicht zu überleben... wir sollten bloß eine Aufgabe erfüllen.

On planet Eno, there stands a mountain that has never been summited. Many have tried. All have failed. This climbing season finds three teams making their bid up this murderous peak. And one man among them will discover these ugly truths: There are fates worse than death. There are fates worse than obscurity. To be remembered forever can be its own curse.

Unsere Welt ist zerstört, begraben unter mächtigen Sanddünen, die alles verschluckt haben, was die Zivilisation einst ausmachte. Die wenigen Überlebenden an der Oberfläche führen ein einfaches, entbehrungsreiches Dasein. Doch sie haben sich eine besondere Fertigkeit angeeignet: das Sandtauchen. Tief unter den Dünen begeben sie sich auf die Suche nach den wertvollen Artefakten aus vergangener Zeit. Dabei finden sie etwas, das ihnen äußerst gefährlich wird.

Adam Griffey is living two lives. By day, he teaches literature. At night, he steals it. Adam is a plagiarist, an expert reader with an eye for great works. He prowls simulated worlds perusing virtual texts, looking for the next big thing. And when he finds it, he memorizes it page by page, line by line, word for word. And then he brings it back to his world, the real world, and he sells it. But what happens when these virtual worlds begin to seem more real than his own? What happens when the people within them mean more to him than flesh and blood?