The life. The legend. The enduring power of Ernest Hemingway.Born in Oak Park, Illinois, Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) traveled the globe, transforming his experiences in Paris, Spain, Italy, Africa, Key West, and Cuba into enduring fiction. As an 18-year-old ambulance driver during World War I, he was the first American injured in that conflict to survive, and throughout his life, he remained involved in extreme exploits, from war correspondent to big-game hunter t...

Serena Gray has made a mistake. She has made several mistakes, in fact. First, she has angered the police department with her latest article. A good reporter doesn't add opinion. Even when it is glaring. This left her without a usual haunt to sip coffee and type her latest scoop.The Bean Baile seems like any other coffee shop. There are cappuccinos, chai lattes, muffins, and croissants. It is tucked into a cozy strip mall just off the college campus. But this coffeehouse holds more...

A definitive history of Coca-Cola, the world’s best-known brand, by a New York Times reporter who has followed the company and who brings fresh insights to the world of Coke, telling a larger story about American business and cultureThe Real Thing is a portrait of America’s most famous product and the men who transformed it from mere soft drink to symbol of freedom. The story, starting with Coke’s creation after the Civil War and continuing with i...

Born in Oak Park, Illinois, Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) traveled the globe, transforming his experiences in Paris, Spain, Italy, Africa, Key West, and Cuba into enduring fiction. As an 18-year-old ambulance driver during World War I, he was the first American injured in that conflict to survive, and throughout his life, he was continually involved in extreme exploits, ranging from war correspondent to big-game hunter to four-time-married celebrity. With the publication of...

When a young boy in Australia is rescued from a dangerous ring of child predators, police trace the group’s leader back to Atlanta, Georgia. Special Agent Alex Walker with Homeland Security is assigned the task of locating the elusive El Maestro and taking down the global ring of pedophiles.Newly hired Assistant US Attorney Carrie Reynolds is determined to make a difference in the lives of families who’ve been torn apart by monsters. Monsters like the one who came after her. But wo...

It is early in the morning during the second week of elk hunting season in Montana as Harold Hendricks leaves a note for his sleeping wife, Shayla, and heads out on a solo bowhunting excursion into the woods. But when he spontaneously decides to change direction and hunt in another location, Harold has no idea of the implications of his choice.A few hours later, Harold sustains an accident that leaves him momentarily unconscious and severely crippled. When he regains consciousness,...

In 1925, J. B. Collip (1925) reported that extracts of parathyroid gland contained an activity that raised calcium levels in the blood of parathyroidectomized animals, and suggested that this was due to a hormone produced in the parathyroid gland. The story of parathyroid hormone discovery was indicative of ever-increasing sophistication in sample preparation and protein isolation techniques. This paper resolved earlier controversies over the function of the parathyroid glands and c- trol ...

Keep your house plants alive and thriving with this illustrated, accessible guide to popular house plants for new and experienced plant-parents alike.Many new gardeners are finally starting to understand why bringing the outside indoors is so appealing. From improving home décor to mental health, plants have so many benefits. But keeping them alive (and most importantly, thriving) isn’t always easy! What does it mean if your plant has brown tips? Rotting roots? Yel...

Create your own green indoor paradise with this beautifully illustrated room-by-room guide to bringing the outdoors inside—perfect for plant parents everywhere!Decorating with plants adds a fresh, natural touch to any room. Potted plants can uplift a living space with serious mood-boosting power, reducing stress, improving air quality, and even providing fresh herbs for that next meal!But first, you have to keep them alive.Never...

A fast-paced short story to kick off a new crime fiction series by J.L. Hays...Nearly a year after the traumatic events set in motion by his ex-wife, Detective Alex Walker is looking forward to the next chapter of his life as a Special Agent with Homeland Security. In his last week with the Glynn County Police Department, he volunteers to return to the bike patrol on Saint Simons Island to help out during the Fourth of July festival. He’s once again paired with Steve Albright, his ...

This thorough examination of the roots and motivations for U.S. national security space policy provides an essential foundation for considering current space security issues.During the Cold War era, space was an important arena for the clashing superpowers, yet the United States government chose not to station weapons there. Today, new space security dynamics are evolving that reflect the growing global focus upon the broad potential contributions of space capabili...

A master of short story, novel, and nonfiction prose, Ernest Hemingway has been the subject of countless books, articles, and biographies. The Nobel–prize winning author and his work continue to interest academics, whose studies of his personal life are frequently intertwined with examinations of his writing.In Fifty Years of Hemingway Criticism, noted scholar Peter L. Hays has assembled a career-spanning collection of essays that explore the many facets of Hemingway—his life, his ...