Gretel: There is an ancient evil in the Back Country, dormant for centuries but now hungry and lurking. When it sets its sights on an unsuspecting mother one routine morning a quiet farming family is suddenly thrust into a world of unspeakable terror, and a young Gretel must learn to be a hero.Marlene's Revenge: Rumors are reaching the far shore that the evil Witch of the North is alive and strong. Everyone Gretel loves is in danger, and she must summon a new leve...

A gripping horror thriller that will leave you wanting more. Start listening to the first book in this dark and captivating re-imagined series of the classic story of Hansel and Gretel.There is an ancient evil in the Back Country, dormant for centuries but now hungry and lurking.When it sets its sights on an unsuspecting mother one routine morning along an isolated stretch of highway, a quiet farming family is suddenly thrust into a world of unspeakable ter...

The evil witch's plague on the Back Country is over, but a new terror now lurks in a distant land.Years have passed since Marlene's death, and Gretel, unable to cope with her mother's descent into madness, has fled the Back Country for the solitude and anonymity of the Old World.But one quiet day in the remote village of Stedwick, Gretel is taken by Gromus, an ageless mythical figure known only by locals, but whose reputation and power is steadily growing.

The witch has returned and no one is safe.Almost a year has passed since Anika and Gretel's horrifying night in an abandoned cannery in the Back Country, and the subsequent beginning of their quest to the Old Country for answers to the mysteries of Orphism.But rumors are reaching the far shore that the evil Witch of the North, presumed dead since that night of terror, is alive and strong.And hunting again.But this time no one is safe.

From the bottom of a lake, deep in the Back Country, death takes a turn.Within a day of being struck down by Hansel, Anika has risen.The cruel, addictive infection of Marlene's poison has protected Anika from the finality of death.But the resurrection is not without a price.She has a new hunger, and its lure is irresistible.Anika sees suicide as the only option, until she learns of a new terror in the world, one related to the Witch ...

Explore the strange and shadowy side of the civil war . . . A fascinating collection of ghostly sightings, auspicious visions, audible manifestations, and uncanny premonitions.In 1872 a photographer who claimed he could capture the "essence' of dead relatives took an image purporting to show Mary Todd Lincoln with the protective ghost of Abraham Lincoln behind her.The spirit of George Washington who appeared to John C. Calhoun in the 1840s to persuade him not to dis...

At birth, he was not breathing and was therefore pronounced dead. Fifteen minutes later he filled the room with wailing, declaring himself ready to take on the world. He was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, and doctors told his mother he would never walk, never read, and never even know he was himself. Christopher, however, had other plans for his life. No Longer Confined is the story of one mans fight for freedom. It began with physical and emotional imprisonment. From his wheelchair, Chris...

The 'go-to' text for non-specialists requiring a serious introduction to radio. Designed for those without a specialist theoretical background in electronic and electromagnetic engineering, it uses a holistic, physics-based approach to describe the theory underpinning radio science and engineering. It covers a wide range of topics, from fundamentals such as radio wave theory, the electronics of radio, antennas, and radio wave propagation, to software radio, spread spectrum, and MIMO. With ...

“This book represents a substantial advance in biographical scholarship on Bierce.”—S. T. Joshi, coeditor of Ambrose Bierce: The Devil’s Dictionary, Tales, and MemoirsIn the spring of 1861, Ambrose Bierce, just shy of nineteen, became Private Bierce of the Ninth Indiana Volunteer Infantry. For the next four years, Bierce marched and fought throughout the western theater of the Civil War. Because of his searing wartime experience, Bierce became a key writer in the history o...

This comprehensive guide helps readers understand the theory and techniques needed to analyze and model radio wave propagation in complex environments. All of the essential topics are covered, from the fundamental concepts of radio systems, to complex propagation phenomena. These topics include diffraction, ray tracing, scattering, atmospheric ducting, ionospheric ducting, scintillation, and propagation through both urban and non-urban environments. Emphasis is placed on practical procedur...

In The treatise of Lorenzo Valla on the Donation of Constantine, the humanist subjects the most consequential medieval charter to a stringent philological audit. By scrutinizing vocabulary, syntax, and legal formulae, he shows the Latin to be medieval, not Constantinian, exposing anachronistic offices, titles, and procedures. Fusing Ciceronian elegance with forensic invective, Valla places textual evidence above tradition, a hallmark of early Renaissance ad fontes scholarship. Valla, train...

Collects Iron Man/Hellcat Annual (2022) #1, Hellcat (2023) #1-5. Hellcat is back! Patsy is living in San Francisco - in a house haunted by the ghost of her mother. But when someone close to her best frenemy Hedy is murdered, Hellcat is the prime suspect! Patsy must prove her innocence while evading both the police and the supernatural Sleepwalkers. But how does her demonic ex, Daimon Hellstrom, figure into all of this?! As Patsy's investigation continues, she uncovers even more bizarre lay...