An FBI agent hunts a new kind of terrorist through a Washington, DC, of thefuture in this groundbreaking book—at once a gripping techno-thriller and a fact-based tour of tomorrow.America is on the brink of a revolution, one both technological and political.The science fiction of AI and robotics has finally come true, but millions are angryand fearful that the future has left them behind. After narrowly stopping a bombingat Washington’s Union Station, FBI...

A generation ago, "cyberspace" was just a term from science fiction, used to describe the nascent network of computers linking a few university labs. Today, our entire modern way of life, from communication to commerce to conflict, fundamentally depends on the Internet. And the cybersecurity issues that result challenge literally everyone: politicians wrestling with everything from cybercrime to online freedom; generals protecting the nation from new forms of attack, while planning new cyb...

The Cutting Edge of Modern Short FictionA three-time Hugo Award nominated magazine, this issue of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine offers up nineteen fantastic stories by some of the best writers working in modern short fiction.No genre limitations, no topic limitations, just great stories. Attitude, feel, and high-quality fiction equals Pulphouse."This is definitely a strong start. All the stories have a lot of life to them, and are worthwhile reading." —Tangent Online o...

Mixtures is of central importance for Galen's views on the human body. It presents his influential typology of the human organism according to nine mixtures (or 'temperaments') of hot, cold, dry and wet. It also develops Galen's ideal of the 'well-tempered' person, whose perfect balance ensures excellent performance both physically and psychologically. Mixtures teaches the aspiring doctor how to assess the patient's mixture by training one's sense of touch and by a sophisticated use of dia...

Kurt Carlson gave up the great outdoors for city life while his lover Jake pursued a pharmacology degree. Graduation and a white lab coat will bring status, a great job, and a decent salary. Jake will go from eating ramen in their shoebox apartment to rubbing elbows with handsome doctors. He couldn't possibly still want a ski bum and part-time forest ranger for a partner.Just when Kurt feels their time is coming to an end, he comes home to something he least expects. And really nee...

Even the most dedicated pervert and sadist is not born with those desires, or the skills needed to carry them out, not even one as famous as the Marquis de Sade.At the age of eighteen, Louis de Sade is already a veteran soldier and a Cornette of Cavalry in the Royal French Army, but he has little experience of sex except with the whores that serve the army. Although he fights bravely, his unit is crushed in the disastrous battle against the Prussians at Krefeld, after which he is p...

Once again, a serial killer stalks the streets of London. But this time the killer only targets young, beautiful models. Jenny's friend Mary is the latest victim. Jenny is certain that sadistic photographer Barry Sharpe is the killer, but the police won't listen to her. In desperation, Jenny decides to obtain proof, the only way that she can – by agreeing to pose for him and performing in his S&M video. If she can excite him enough, Jenny believes that she can get him to incriminate himsel...

Fresh powder snow and running water in the Colorado backcountry call Lon like the moon calls the wolves. Belly-sliding to a good time on the weekends makes up for a workweek at a desk, and meeting Corey adds a whole new level of fun to snowboarding.It’s easy to slip away for time alone in the woods without raising suspicion, but how’s Lon to entertain himself when bad snow and a worse spill force them off the mountain too early?Never give an otter a box of Cheerios.

A recently discovered account of an Austrian Jewish writer's flight, persecution, and clandestine life in wartime France.As arts editor for one of Vienna's principal newspapers, Moriz Scheyer knew many of the city's foremost artists, and was an important literary journalist. With the advent of the Nazis he was forced from both job and home. In 1943, in hiding in France, Scheyer began drafting what was to become this book.Tracing events from the Anschluss in V...

Life gets interesting for friends - or enemies - who rise to the occasion and find that their feelings for the other guy are... complicated. Burning Rubbers delivers delicious suspense and dangerous romance. Guns are blazing, enemies are scheming, and both cars and lives spin out of control – and our intrepid heroes still fall for each other:Table of Contents"Flux" by Olivette Devaux"Diversion" by Eden Winters"Being Here : an M/M Novel" by Ada O'Fl...

God Rest You Merry, a daily programme of readings and music for Christmas week, was first broadcast on the BBC Home Service in 1961 and has been repeated in various forms over the years since then. Now, with this recording, listeners can hear again the series of programmes as a whole, including some of their favourite poems and carols. The Saint Martin Singers date back to 1942, and owe their origin to a small band of fire-watchers at the church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields. Among ...

As one of the most important ethicists to emerge since the Second World War, Alan Gewirth continues to influence philosophical debates concerning morality. This book provides a picture of Gewirth's theory and its applications, including such new perspectives as feminism, the Stoics, and Sartre.