Featuring perspectives from established and emerging scholars, this collection examines the intersection of multimodality and genre in higher education.Given the growing prevalence of multimodal genres, this book presents a range of studies to support researchers and educators in analyzing and teaching multimodal genres. The first section highlights empirical studies exploring different features of multimodal genres commonly used in higher education, such as tweetorials, presentati...

In a devestated world of the future, married couple Gareth and Margaret decide to dine out at one of London's few remaining food establishments. With food now a luxury there appears nothing on the menu that will satisfy their hunger, that is, until something very large and very tasty looking comes to the restaurant. This is a chilling story of the depths to which humans will go in order to survive.

Mr Westacott's Christmas is a brooding tale of isolation and lonliness. This highly acclaimed short story will sadden you and make you thinks we share a journey with Bernie Westacott at what is meant to be one of the happiest times of the year.This story is the prequel to the Mr Westacott mysteries and includes a bonus preview of the forthcoming, Mr Westacott's Holiday.

Peter Gord is a simple man with simple tastes. He loves cooking and baking, window shopping for bakeware and kitchen appliances and checking out the latest cookbooks.Unemployed Peter enjoys these things in between doing the housework.And Peter's greatest pleasure is fantasizing about murdering his wife Delores.Brash, overbearing Delores, takes every opportunity to belittle Peter.In his mind, Peter gets his revenge by slashing her throat or baking ground glass in...

Imagine a world of the future where slugs and snails are considered gourmet food where anything that moves could prevent you from starvation. Gareth and Margaret are an upper class couple dining at a run down restaurant looking for anything vaguely edible. It seems they will only have rodent to eat...until a larger and more succulent item suddenly becomes available. Dinner For Two will terrify you with its grim vision of a post apocalypic future and the depths to which humanity has sunk to...

Advances an alternative approach to democratic reform that focuses on building institutions that empower people who have little time for politics.How do we make democracy more equal? Although in theory, all citizens in a democracy have the right to participate in politics, time-consuming forms of participation often advantage some groups over others. Where some citizens may have time to wait in long lines to vote, to volunteer for a campaign, to attend community bo...

An evangelical pastor and father of four shares the amazing, inspirational story of his family's road to adoption—and beyond.After struggling to conceive for more than a decade, Elliott Anderson and his wife Angie failed in their first attempt at an adoption placement. But they persevered, and soon welcomed identical twin boys into their home. Then, in the surprise of many lifetimes, Elliott and Angie conceived two biological daughters.Answers in Abunda...

Doctor Who is a fascinating programme. Over the years it has presented many adventures through time and space, all seeing the Doctor and his companions face a multitude of alien friends and menaces. But what of all the adventures we never saw? The Doctor is fond of name-dropping, and has alluded many times to meetings with historical figures, visits to alien planets, as well as knowledge and awareness of everything from sea lions to the Batmobile!In this book, Matthew J Elliott tak...

A dystopian horror story The time: Not long from nowThe place: Close to where you live.In a world where health and medical costs have skyrocketed due to obesity and related illnesses, an authoritarian government takes drastic measures.The overweight have their food purchases strictly monitored. They are provided with a Cal-Card which The time: Not long from nowThe place: Close to where you live.In a world where health and medical costs have skyrocketed du...

A Gallery containing chilling tales of fear and horror.In Mother Called Today A woman becomes increasingly frightened of phone calls from her mother. She knows a terrifying secret about her that she can't tell anyone.In Speaking Of Death We're told by a greedy financial advisor why we should be scared of the afterlife...very scared.In A Glutton For Punshment we visit a frightening society of the not too distant futu...

SPECIAL PROMO PRICE 99c WILL BE $4.99 AFTER NOV 1st 2016!Welcome to the Dark Realm. A delicious realm of darkness where the residents trade in the mundane for choice cuts of fear and dread.This collection of meaty tidbits will have you screaming for more.Included in this collection are such juicy titles as:PENANCE'Deep within the bowels of an ancient convent, Sister Elizabeta is praying for forgiveness while the Council of Elders plan a horrifying punish...

An impossible poisoning case... A master thief discovers something nasty in a chimney... A murder is committed on Baker Street in broad daylight, and the culprit is captured, but one man still has his doubts. Six new cases featuring Victorian England's greatest detective, these mysteries are sure to delight Holmes fans old and new.