Albert's Annotated provides a critical yet comedic look at a diverse selection of short-stories by 50s Science Fiction writer Stephen Marlowe (aka Milton Lesser) with the goal of educating readers on some of the uglier developments in the genre on its rise to widespread popularity. Each story is presented in an all-new format sure to keep readers engaged even through the dullest of passages in the originals.This collection includes titles such as:No-Risk Planet

This is the story of Albert Hausmann, an orphan, a brilliant boy who succeeds in becoming an obstetrician; a researcher concerned with genetic replication, for the good of humanity. One of his main goals in life is to find his mother.The National Socialistic government of Adolph Hitler grasps upon this research to perpetuate Aryans for Germany. An anti-Semitic Albert is sent, as a researcher, to a concentration camp for experiments on live subjects. He ultimately is placed in charg...

'A real football book. Good research, good interviews, good lines.' – Hugh MacDonald, The Herald May 3 1986: Heart of Midlothian travel to Dundee in need of a single point on the final day of the season to secure their first Scottish League title in 26 years. In Paisley closest challengers Celtic face St Mirren in need of a miracle. With seven minutes of the season to play the miracle comes from the boots of a Dundee substitute by the name of Albert Kidd... Told by key figures including Ki...

In this remarkable book, Albert Baiburin provides the first in-depth study of the development and uses of the passport, or state identity card, in the former Soviet Union. First introduced in 1932, the Soviet passport took on an exceptional range of functions, extending not just to the regulation of movement and control of migrancy but also to the constitution of subjectivity and of social hierarchies based on place of residence, family background, and ethnic origin.While the basic...

After the First World War, and partly because of it, nineteenth century capitalism began to be denounced by the critics both of the Left and of the Right- as an unintelligent system for producing too much of everything and for providing for the labour and capital engaged in the process a poor and unsatisfying level of rewards. Some adjustment was clearly called for. By tacit agreement between Left and Right, the various ingenious devices of economic restrictionism were introduced so as to ...

This book unites the past and the present, with human hopes and dilemmas unfolding on compelling natural backdrops. Set in the youthful versions of Canada and Australia, the land and its indigenous peoples powerfully affect English explorers. And while conflicts do occur, with insight and feeling true communication also occurred in these times. In our times, a more mature relationship between Europeans and indigenous peoples is on the rise. It is this writer's hope to contribute to this g...

"It's hard to imagine a better guide to the work of Albert Einstein" ( Publishers Weekly , starred review).Albert Eintstein changed the way physicists view the universe—and transformed the way we all see the world. Just over one hundred years ago, his Theory of Relativity stunned scientists, but today it's integral to our modern scientific thought.In this single volume, bestselling author and physicist Stephen Hawk...

Explore the best of British Columbia’s backcountry with this must-have new edition of a best-selling guidebook—featuring new trails near Victoria, the Sunshine Coast and north of Pemberton.In the seven years since it was first published, 105 Hikes has become the go-to guide for hiking in the province. Locals and tourists have come to trust Stephen Hui’s clear directions to trails from Pemberton to northern Washington State, Sooke and Manning Park. This new...

“The Gilgamesh Epic is the most notable literary product of Babylonia as yet discovered in the mounds of Mesopotamia.”The Gilgamesh Epic recount the exploits and adventures of a favorite hero and become the medium of illustrating aspects of life and the destiny of mankind. This Sumerian poems may be regarded as a confirmation of the statement that there are various traditions of the deluge apart from the Biblical one, which is perhaps legendary like the res...

The Gregorian Melody is a resource of music pedagogy that centers on one of the most ancient musical repertoires honored by the church and music historians. Though it may not be common to see the word expressive describing Gregorian chant, a repertoire often associated with subdued solemnity, this volume by renowned scholar and practitioner Alberto Turco includes an abundance of insights into the Gregorian art and proposes that chant is first and foremost sung prayer, an ...

This engaging look at presidential candidate images features a wide range of essays that dissect how these images are formed and manipulated during campaigns. As more and more emphasis is placed on a candidate's persona and how it affects our voting decisions, Presidential Candidate Images provides a variety of frameworks and cases for analyzing candidate images in past, current, and future elections.

In this grizzly anthology of the undead, four fascinatingly horrid dystopian universes are described, with zombies taking centre stage.Included are:What Will Come After - Scott EdelmanIn this most personal of zombie stories, the author imagines himself as the protagonist, looking ahead to what would happen after his own death . . . and rebirth.Christmas with the Dead - Joe R. LansdaleThe ultimate in ho...