The book begins with Adams’ enlistment and initial training, where he describes the rigorous discipline and camaraderie among fellow soldiers. He shares anecdotes from his early days in service, detailing the challenges of adapting to military life and the unique bonds formed with his comrades. Through his narrative, Adams captures the spirit of adventure that motivated many young men to join the military during that era.As the narrative unfolds, Adams takes readers through various campaig...

The Love at Stake anthology brings you six captivating paranormal tales featuring vampires and their sacrifices, made in the name of love. Blood lust and romance are all consuming for these vamps and their lovers. Six stories of seduction in the shadows that lead to a happily ever after for all.

Luca Dell’Oro has developed an unusual but successful event planning business. His specialty is Italian Weddings and Funerals, which is also the name of his highly sought-after Mendocino, California, business. He accepts an unusual assignment to fly to Rome, Italy, to cater a funeral for an Italian opera singer. Nothing goes right from the minute he accepts the assignment. Cookware goes missing, and his most trusted employees mysteriously can’t go with him, leaving him with a motley crew f...

The Little Eco Warriors are five young, endangered animal friends living on Haven Island with Mother Nature. Together with their special powers set out on incredible missions to save endangered animals across our beautiful planet! Their first mission takes them to Sumatra in Asia! Benji the young orangutan is missing from his family, after a huge tree-cutting monster cut down all the forest. Can the Eco Warriors reunite Benji with his family and teach humans to care for our planet? As Roly...

Enjoy a year of creative magic inspired by your favorite writers—the must-have annual resource that will transform each day into a magical adventure.For over three decades, this almanac has provided spells, rituals, and ideas that inspire practitioners of all levels to deepen their magical practice. You'll enjoy two dozen articles, grouped by element, that improve your connection to natural energies and enrich your life throughout the year. Well-known contributors o...

BEGAM HAZRAT MAHAL (c. 1820–1879) is an elusive figure in Indian history – her origins and destiny have remained shrouded in ambiguity. The daughter of a slave – likely of African ancestry – and a domestic servant, her birth name is unknown. What is known is that she entered Prince Wajid Ali Shah’s Pari Khana as a courtesan and was renamed thrice before emerging as Hazrat Mahal, one of his many wives. She gave birth to the prince’s son Birjis Qadr in 1844 and, after Wajid Ali inherited the...

Fourteen original stories inspired by the influential horror writer, including tales by Laird Barron, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Gemma Files, and Brian Evenson.Compiled by Hugo and Bram Stoker Award–winning editor Ellen Datlow, these original stories of the supernatural employ H. P. Lovecraft's trademark terror of the cosmic unknown. A fresh generation of writers have been set free to play in his playground, exploring new themes and new horrors.In "Oblivion Mode" by...

Encounter the scariest clowns and freakiest curiosities under the big top, in stories by Stephen Graham Jones, Laird Barron, Priya Sharma, and others.With an introduction from Katherine DunnLadies and gentlemen, step right up for fifteen tales of terrifying rides, supernatural sideshows, and petrifying performers guaranteed to keep you up all night—with Hugo and Bram Stoker Award–winning editor Ellen Datlow as the ringmaster.In Stephen Graham ...

Keach McKennie has been estranged from his dad ever since his 21st birthday. His dad promised him a hefty check but gave him a strange novel instead. Now, seven years later, Keach is dealing with a breakup and is cleaning out his home. He finds the book and soon learns there’s an unopened birthday card in it.Inside the card is a check for three hundred thousand dollars.It should be the answer to all his worries, but he’s too late to cash it. Foolishly, he tries anyway and f...

This is a book about working with large teams of people. Whether your team involves 30 people or 3,000, the organizational dynamics are significantly different for a project manager used to dealing with smaller teams. As the project scales up in size and complexity, the processes and skills required change. As project leader, your focus moves from the technical aspects of project delivery to enabling, facilitating and integrating the different sub teams into a cohesive whole.Big...

Including the Earth in Our Prayers tells a story of love and prayer, how spiritual practice is not just for ourselves, our own journey, but for life itself. It steps back to reclaim the wisdom of our ancestors, including the "Original Instructions" of Indigenous peoples—how we need to "get along" with all of creation—and relates these teachings to the need of our present time. With our ecosystem in crisis and our culture increasingly divisive, it suggests ways in which the energy ...

The Signs of God explores the importance of mystical consciousness at this time of global transition. In the depths of the heart is hidden the secret purpose of creation, which is the key to our present time of transformation. The work of the mystic is to make this key accessible to humanity, and so open the doors of revelation. The possibilities of the future are present but veiled, the joy of life is waiting to return. The mystic can help us to awaken to the oneness that is essential to ...