For many of us, those opening words “Captain’s Log…” were our introduction to our science fiction dreams. Voyage to explore strange, new worlds, seek out new life, and boldly go. What will we find there when we go? What dangers will we confront? Who will survive? And who will not?Twelve authors explore what these words mean to them in stories ranging from the silly to the sublime.Join us for the first exciting issue in a new quarterly speculative fiction magazine.We...

This toe-tapping text will have you singing along with the lovable creatures of the desert in no time! Filled with vibrant illustrations of many of the charming plants and animals that call the Sonoran Desert home, Way Out in the Desert is a wonderful teaching tool that takes you on a trip down memory lane. If you remember singing Over in the Meadow as a child, now you can give your children their own memories of this timeless tune. So take a child on a trip where Way out in the desert hav...

Moles.Seriously?Yes. Mostly seriously.Chemists, Zoologists, Dermatologists, Government Agencies, and Mexican Food.Over a dozen modern authors offer their take on an Interpretation of Moles. Every kind, every definition.From silly to sublime, this anthology takes you on a wild ride, where the only rule was that it had to include moles. And to be entertaining.Come revel with us.

William Jess Bailey. Old West hired gunslinger, bank robber and murderer. Add to that—a dark, split personality that feeds on violence and pain. Both sides died and went to hell only to get a second chance to be good. Where a daughter and love waits. If only it was that easy...And the last thing he needs eating up the time he has left is…A lady cop.Beth Daniels is a tough, hardened detective on the San Francisco police force. She's wo...

If you ask Sundown if this is the end of the world? Maybe. Maybe not? The 'F' if he knows.The dark split side of a personality should never have to drive. But when the primary idiot in charge checks out with a shattered heart, what choice did I have? I've got to keep my shit together. I must keep Madness at bay. The Grid has fallen. And now everyone is counting on me. Can you hear me laughing hysterically where you are? And to make things even more complicated? I m...

The White Jade Rabbit and The Little Golden Dragon is a magical and mystical adventure. It's the story of a friendship formed between a story telling White Jade Rabbit who lives in one land and a Little Golden Dragon from another land, who through the use of magical seeing stones discover each other.The story crosses boundaries of culture and differences. Together with magical items and mystical friends their journey of discovery, adventure and amazement begins.

Young Billy doesn't want to go to bed one night. He isn't afraid of the dark or anything like that.You see, Billy overheard his brother talking to a friend about how the tooth fairy came into his room and took one of his teeth and left money in return.No amount of money is going to get Billy to give up his teeth so he decides to have a battle. A battle with the tooth fairy.

J. Matthew Ward’s Garden of Ruins serves as an insightful social and military history of Civil War–era Louisiana. Partially occupied by Union forces starting in the spring of 1862, the Confederate state experienced the initial attempts of the U.S. Army to create a comprehensive occupation structure through military actions, social regulations, the destabilization of slavery, and the formation of a complex bureaucracy. Skirmishes between Union soldiers and white civilians supportiv...

Looking to accelerate development and build cloud native applications with AWS Cloud Development Kit? Through hands-on projects, you'll learn the basics of AWS CDK, the tool of choice for many of the world's largest technology companies.Informed by real case studies and years of work with enterprise-scale cloud architectures, this book will benefit both novice and advanced cloud developers. It's complete with step-by-step explanations of essential concepts, practical examples, and ...

If the Bible is God's infallible Word, it follows to reason that it will not include scientific errors. We refer to "factual errors" as errors that can be physically investigated. We are not discussing inconsistencies between scientific theory and the Bible. We're talking about hard evidence that can be verified. But first, we must answer the question, "Is it legitimate to judge the Bible?"Many Christians take a blind leap of faith in the Bible. They don't mind if it's riddled with...

Trauma has taken root in Thea's soul, leaving behind questions she can no longer silence. When long-buried memories begin to surface, the truth presses in demanding to be seen, felt, and faced.Adopted by the Mirascan people, Thea has always believed herself to be human. But as fragments of her past return, doubt follows. Drawn by questions she can't answer and a pull she can't explain, she steps beyond the only world she has ever known, hoping to uncover who she truly is.He...

Someday we may say that we never saw it coming. After seventy-five years of peace in the Pacific, a new challenger to American power has emerged, on a scale not seen in generations. Working from a deep sense of national destiny, the Chinese Communist Party is guiding a country of 1.4 billion people towards what it calls “the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation,” and, with it, the end of an American-led world. Will this generation witness the final act for America as a superpower? Can ...