"A complete operational history of the Bismarck . . . with period photos [and] underwater photography of the wreck, allowing a forensic analysis of the damage." — SeapowerThis new book offers a forensic analysis of the design, operation, and loss of Germany's greatest battleship, drawing on survivors' accounts and the authors' combined decades of experience in naval architecture and command at sea. Their investigation into every aspect of this bat...

Roald Amundsen was the most successful polar explorer of his era using sledges, dogs, skis, and ships. He is mainly remembered for being the first man to reach the South Pole on December 14, 1911. What is less often remembered is that he was also the first man to reach the North Pole on May 12, 1926 as the leader of the Amundsen-Ellsworth-Nobile expedition in the airship Norge. His involvement in aviation from his experiments with man-lifting kites in 1909 to his death in 1928 whi...

A beyond-the-screen graphic novel adventure set before the events of James Cameron's award-winning film Avatar: The Way of Water!After defending their home of Pandora and sending the Resources Development Administration packing back to Earth nearly fifteen years ago, the Na’vi returned to their peaceful lives. Former US Marine Jake Sully, now accepted as Na’vi himself in an avatar body, has started a family with Neytiri. Despite more than a decade of peace...

Wizards aren't supposed to mix with humans, or at least that's what Mama said. Sander heeded her words, well, apart from occasionally sneaking out with his brother to drink and off on his own to meet with a mythical hook up. But when an order is sent out requiring him to attend college with humans, a vampire and a boy who just so happens to be Death his world is turned upside down and he begins to question if his life before was even real, or whether it was all in his head...CW: Ab...

The filmmakers who defy convention and validate the legitimacy of the auteur theory are revealed in probing, wide-ranging and provocative interviews that first appeared in Playboy magazine. From foreign masters of direction and style Ingmar Bergman and Federico Fellini to champions of independent film Spike Lee and The Coen Brothers to the godfathers of the gangster movie Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese, the visionaries to constantly push the boundaries of their medium and portray hu...

Adolescent Summers has been lighting up TV screens for a decade – ten years of Oz living in a fantasy world lightyears from reality. But when production shut down during the global pandemic, Oz found himself with more free time than ever, offering a chance to piece together parts of himself he'd lost.When Oz returns to the set after lockdown, he's in the midst of his own transformation. He doesn't realise he's walking straight into a minefield of drama, on...

An account of the early twentieth century Polar region explorer who was the first to complete an aerial expedition to the North Pole aboard an airship.Roald Amundsen was the most successful polar explorer of his era using sledges, dogs, skis, and ships. He is mainly remembered for being the first man to reach the South Pole on December 14, 1911. What is less often remembered is that he was also the first man to reach the North Pole on May 12, 1926 as the leader of t...

Kennedy is the most popular boy in his prestige boarding school, known by everyone as The King. Every detail of his life is under a microscope and sometimes Kennedy wishes it simply not to be.After a dramatic break-up from the self-proclaimed Princess, and face of the choir, Devon, Kennedy finds himself in a place he's never been before – the football cage. Cue a whirlwind romance with footballer Stephen, the trans boy who moved sc...

The world has changed a lot since Joseph started teaching 27 years ago but now, the biggest change is on his doorstep.When his 13 year old comes out as trans, Joseph faces his biggest challenge as not only a parent but a teacher too.CW: Dysphoria, bullying, transphobia, sex.

Brooklyn and Cole are the couple at university. They have it all figured out but when the unthinkable happens and Cole gets into an accident and Death turns up to take him to Teen Heaven, Death being a seemingly teenage boy dressed in all black, it turns out life isn't quite what it seems.CW: Blood, car accident, death, depression, drugs, loss of a loved one, self-harm, sex, suicide, terminal illness,

Sam and Frankie come from two different worlds. Sam is sporty, shy and football mad. Frankie is bright, spontaneous and always seen in floral shirts. The only thing they have in common is that they won't admit to being in love.CW: Alcohol, hospitalization, homophobia, transphobia, pregnancy, sex, injury

Casey has always had everything planned.Get TestosteroneGet Top SurgeryGet Bottom Surgery,but the one thing he didn’t have planned was falling in love with Mickey.Now with Mickey at his side and surgery eight weeks away, the countdown is on.