How far would you go to save your family from an invisible threat? A terrifyingly original thriller from the author of The Machine.Soon, we'll be able to predict everything. We'll predict weather patterns, traffic jams. We'll predict who is going to run countries.Laurence Walker wants to be President of the United States. He's a sure thing: adored by the public, ex-military, a real family man.A good man.But then ClearVista, the world's foremost prediction so...

Adventures with Nana - Daisy and Oliver practice kindness is a heartwarming story about two siblings, Daisy and Ollie, who discover the power of kindness while spending the day with their Nana in sunny Brisbane. After a storm, they meet a lady whose dog, Molly, has gone missing, and they set out to help her find her beloved pet. With Nana's gentle guidance, Daisy and Ollie learn that even the smallest act of kindness can make a big difference. Filled with ...

From All Quiet on the Western Front and Gone with the Wind to No Country for Old Men and Slumdog Millionaire, many of the most memorable films have been adapted from other sources. And while courses on film studies are taught throughout the world, The Pedagogy of Adaptation makes a strong case for treating adaptation studies as a separate discipline. What makes this book unique is its claim that adaptation is above all a creative process and not simply a slavish imitation or reproduction o...

The language of Poetry is an art that most of us attempt at some point in our lives. Although its commonplace exposure has been somewhat marginalised in today’s often fast-paced lives we all recognise good verse that can empathise with our thoughts or open us up to experience new things in new ways, to better understand and to enjoy the many strands of our lives.But finding a starting point can be overwhelming, even off-putting, so in this series we offer up our Top 10 classic poet...

This book presents the combined proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Computer Science and its Applications (CSA 2023) and the 17th KIPS International Conference on Ubiquitous Information Technologies and Applications (CUTE 2023), both held in Nha Trang, Vietnam, December 18–20, 2023.The aim of these two meetings was to promote discussion and interaction among academics, researchers, and professionals in the field of ubiquitous computing technologies and computer scie...

In this anthology, uncover a century of dark mystery stories set in America's mighty capital.Akashic Books continues its award-winning series of city-based noir anthologies launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each book is compromised of stories set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the city in the book. The original D.C. Noir, a groundbreaking collection of new fiction by sixteen different writers, displayed the curatorial prowess of b...

This book looks at both the past and the future of the debate over whether there are moral limits to scientific progress and what life will look like in the genetic age.

The Hollywood Playhouse Box Set is a unique compilation of 14 Oscar winning films specially adapted from the original screenplays & performed for the radio by many of the original film stars in front of a live studio audience. Re-mastered and re-edited from the original radio broadcastCASABLANCA with Humphrey Bogart & Ingrid BergmanTHE MALTESE FALCON with Humphrey Bogart, Peter Lorre & Sydney Greenstreet

"KEEP THE STARS FREE" – That's the motto of the Galactic Security Service. Using vast ships and the massive weight of Federation diplomacy, it sweeps the star-ways to hold inter-stellar conflict in check. Most of the time.The Federation fleet is big enough for most missions. But for some it's too big, like when a dictator's throat needs cutting. Or a spy lost in a prison colony on Golot 4. Dirty Jobs. Violent jobs. Lonely jobs. That's when they send for SIMON RACK.BONUS MAT...

A series of bizarre circumstances leaves Apache warrior, Cuchillo Oro, escorting a very attractive white woman south of the border. Gay Turner seems innocent enough at first, but it quickly becomes obvious she is a lady with plenty to hide.Oro vows to protect her through thick and thin on her way to lay claim to a piece of land. Unfortunately, the two are not the first to arrive. Or the last.Judging by the amount of killings, it's a valuable plot. And nobody's going to leav...

Five harrowing novellas of horror and speculative fiction from the singular mind of the New York Times bestselling author of Bird Box, featuring the World Fantasy Award finalist “Half the House Is Haunted”BRAM STOKER AWARD FINALIST • AN ESQUIRE AND LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF THE YEARJosh Malerman is a master weaver of stories—and in this spine-chilling collection he spins five twisted tales from the sha...

Soon to be an original animated movie streaming on Paramount+ beginning February 2, 2024, starring Henry Golding, Lucy Liu, Brandon Soo Hoo, Academy Award winner Michelle Yeoh, and Golden Globe winner Sandra Oh!Don’t miss this middle grade fantasy adventure about a boy, a magical tiger, an outlaw dragon, and a mischievous monkey who carry the fate of the world on their shoulders. From two-time Newbery Honor–winning author Laurence Yep (Dragonwings,...