Now available in print for the first time with author's notes on each story, this short fiction addition to the Hugo Award-winning Expanse series includes a brand-new novella set after the events of Leviathan Falls.On Mars, a scientist experiments with a new engine that will one day become the drive that fuels humanity's journey into the stars.On an asteroid station, a group of prisoners are oblivious to the catastrophe that awaits them.On ...

What he did to her was unspeakable; what they did to him/her was even worse. A man's fiancee is raped. The man captures the rapist, and uses hormone therapy to turn the rapist into a shemale. Unspeakable things happen.

Professor Angus and his three 14 year old kids, Tristan, Esteban and Sarah make up the NIGHTMARE BRIGADE - saving people from the terrors of the night one nightmare at a time. In this volume, the gang faces their biggest challenge yet - the mad mind of Leonard - to save Tristan’s beloved mother, Alice. She ventured into Leonard's dreams ten years ago, but got trapped when the dream turned tragic. Tristan and Angus have gotten more experienced and the Brigade is bigger and better than ever,...

«On june 25th of 2009, a fan of Michael Jackson learns of the death of his idol, live on CNN. The shock is appalling. Two weeks later, despite the deep sadness that tortures him, he decides to fly to London where a commemoration is going to be held by the English fan-club, the day Michael was supposed to make his long-waited come-back. He hopes this event can be the first step in the mourning process, that will permit him to begin a new life without MJ. Unfortunately, the London experience...

In cities around the world people use a variety of public spaces to relax, to protest, to buy and sell, to experiment and to celebrate. Loose Space explores the many ways that urban residents, with creativity and determination, appropriate public space to meet their own needs and desires. Familiar or unexpected, spontaneous or planned, momentary or long-lasting, the activities that make urban space loose continue to give cities life and vitality.The book examines physical spaces an...

Revised and updated, this long-awaited second edition provides a comprehensive introduction to what the most thoughtful Americans have said about the American experience from the colonial period to the present. The book examines the political thought of the most important American statesmen, activists, and writers across era and ideologies, helping another generation of students, scholars, and citizens to understand more fully the meaning of America.This new second edition of the b...

The classic police procedural meets cutting-edge science in this huge international bestseller. Already a runaway bestseller in France, Syndrome E tells the story of beleaguered detective Lucie Henebelle, whose old friend has developed a case of spontaneous blindness after watching an extremely rare—and violent—film from the 1950s. Embedded in the film are subliminal images so unspeakably heinous that Lucie realizes she must get to the bottom of it—especially when nearly everyone ...

**The Guardian: Best Translated FictionCrimeReads: Best International Crime Novel of the YearIn this gothic tale reminiscent of Faulkner’s Light in August, a young woman’s journals divulge the horrible secrets of a wealthy family in late nineteenth-century rural France.**Before he is called to bless the body of a woman at the nearby asylum, Father Gabriel receives a strange, troubling confession: hidden under her dress he will find the note...

The Collected Works of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe gathers the astonishing range of a writer who helped define modern European literature: lyric poetry, drama, fiction, autobiography, criticism, and scientific reflection. From the Sturm und Drang intensity of The Sorrows of Young Werther to the philosophical vastness of Faust and the measured classicism of later works, the collection reveals Goethe's mastery of form, psychological nuance, and symbolic breadth within the transition from Enli...

We're happy to announce the forthcoming release of "Effective Communication in a Global Context: Interconnectivity - Interculturality - Interdisciplinarity." This book presents a diverse range of chapters exploring global communication skills, cross-cultural education challenges, and practical aspects of intercultural communication. It critically examines the intersection of language, culture, and education and highlights the interdisciplinary nature of communication across borders. With a...

This rollicking vampire-filled heist story will keep you guessing until the very end. Stephan Franck's critically acclaimed graphic novel series is a rip-roaring romp that will keep you on the edge of your seat.Set in the noir-pulp era of the 1930s, this genre-bending tale combines gothic horror with high-stakes action. Bill Sienkiewicz, the legendary Eisner Award winner,, says: “Silver is so big, bold, and juicy! I absolutely love this book!”Maste...

Young-old learners are an underresearched group in foreign/second language research. The present mixed-methods study aims to provide a more differentiated view of this group in the context of lifelong learning and, more specifically, learning English as a foreign language. The author draws from concepts in gerontology, psychology, adult education, and foreign/second language research to investigate the L2-self-concepts of young-old language learners at Volkshochschulen in Germany.