THE VIVID & MAGICKAL DEBUT FROM FANTASY NEWCOMER, JAMES MCLEODIN THE SPRAWLING, rainforest city of Torril, crime is on the rise & the idyllic life the Seat assures its citizens seems to be eroding, so when Torril's museum is robbed of three precious artefacts with the potential to stir up civil unrest, the Bureau of Security want the matter handled swiftly.Luckily for them, Akteron and Piria are on the case!With their wits, some luck, and a little m...

Philosophy for Beginners: Introduction to philosophy - history and meaning, basic philosophical directions and methodsOn the meaning of life and manAre you interested in philosophy?Do you know the great philosophical thinkers and philosophies they represent?Do you know what the basic philosophical directions are?Learn more about great philosophical thinkers and their basic ideas"Philo...

Outside of Milledgeville, Georgia, was the ClineOConnor farm, Andalusia. Seated on the veranda in a rocking chair overlooking the sloping hills was a badly crippled woman, slowly degenerating from lupus, living with a mother who loved her but was not on her wavelength, and living in a town largely unable to appreciate her at the time. She had a difficult hand to play. Her name is Flannery OConnor, and she always did her own thing. The truth is, Flannery was a complex and mysterious female ...

Going Beyond Literalism (In Religion)By: Rev. Dr. James L. McLeodMiracles, judgment, helping others, prayer—in getting the most from religion, taking the Bible literally may not work, nor may taking a totally liberal approach. Going Beyond Literalism (In Religion) examines ways to approach religion and faith that allow the faithful to get the most from their efforts.About the AuthorRev. Dr. James L. McLeod celebrates many years’ experience in his professiona...

A Physiological Approach to Clinical Neurology, Third Edition is a 13-chapter book that first describes pain and other sensations, weakness, neuromuscular disorders, spinal reflexes, as well as muscle tone and movement. This text also explores the disordered muscle tone, a term used to describe the sensation of resistance felt by the clinician as he manipulates a joint through a range of movement with the subject attempting to relax. Other chapters discuss the basal ganglia and their disor...

New Book Helps Readers Clear Karma, Attain Personal FreedomWe are in this world, but not of this world. However, while we are here, let us strive to be the best and highest vibrational expression of ourselves that we can be. ~ Dawn JamesHow to Clear KarmaMirroring the style of Gary Zukav's The Seat of the Soul , this conversational literary masterpiece serves as a pathway to peace and personal liberty . Pulling back the yea...

No one thinks it can happen to them, but Americans are 40 times more likely to be defrauded than to have their cars stolen or their homes burgled. Con artists ruin people financially and emotionally, leaving in their wake a trail of destruction, broken hearts, and deflated dreams. The first step to combating fraud is to understand it. What do scams look like? Why are they effective? The next step is to take action. How can we protect ourselves and our families? The Con: How Scams Work,...

MINISERIES PREMIERE The Eisner Award-nominated horror anthology is back and CREEPIER than ever, with two all-new stories in every issue from YOUR favorite creators! First, writer CHIP ZDARSKY ( Batman) and KAGAN McLEOD ( KAPTARA) bring you the terrifying tale of a repressed housewife deciding to take matters into her own hands and rescue her daughter from a local psychedelic cult…but the true terror is not what anyone expects! Then, JAMES STOKOE ( Godzilla) introduces a chilling mystery of...

Inspired by the McMartin preschool trials and the Satanic Panic of the ’80s, the critically acclaimed author of The Remaking delivers another pulse-pounding, true-crime-based horror novel.Richard doesn’t have a past. For him, there is only the present: a new marriage to Tamara, a first chance at fatherhood to her son Elijah, and a quiet but pleasant life as an art teacher at Elijah’s elementary school in Danvers, Virginia. Then the body of a rabbit, ritual...

They’re feeding on you too.A father returns from serving in Vietnam with a strange and terrifying addiction; a man removes something horrifying from his fireplace, and becomes desperate to return it; and a right-wing news channel has its hooks in people in more ways than one.From department store Santas to ghost boyfriends and salamander-worshipping nuns, from the claustrophobia of the COVID-19 pandemic to small-town Chesapeake USA, Clay McLeod Chapman takes universal fears...

The smash-hit horror anthology based on the hit Shudder TV series continues to CREEP its way into readers' hearts!?? In the third volume of the Eisner Award-nominated anthology, the Creep finds even more ways to bring our waking nightmares to life! This time with help from a truly frightful roster including CHIP ZDARSKY, JOHN RIDLEY, JAMES STOKOE, JORGE FORNÉS, and more! Readers may want to sleep with one eye open after perusing these haunting tales. DON'T SAY WE DIDN'T WARN YOU. AGAIN. Co...

The Cannibal City In the early days of the California Gold Rush, Sacramento City had several competing towns vying for the influx of newcomers. Many of its rivals not only had vibrant multicultural communities but also enjoyed superior geography for transportation and flood control. Even the initial land grant from Johann Sutter is considered controversial if not downright fiction, yet Sacramento thrived where others failed. Once-bustling Mormon Island was initially the proposed site of th...