After discovering their ability to time travel and narrowly escaping the Siege of Kerak, best friends Ashton Sinclair and Imogen Blaine decide to embark on a new adventure in the past.They appear in ninth century France, amidst the tumultuous twilight of the Carolingian Empire. Without a real plan as to what to do on their historical vacation, a chance meeting with a young Frankish princess on a bloody mission sends them spiralling into a plot of rebellions, espionage, and mystery....

In this volume, experts on Latin American public opinion and political behavior employ region-wide public opinion studies, elite surveys, experiments, and advanced statistical methods to reach several key conclusions about voting behavior in the region’s emerging democracies. In Latin America, to varying degrees the average voter grounds his or her decision in factors identified in classic models of voter choice. Individuals are motivated to go to the polls and select elected officials on ...

Following the events of Deathlands 133: Grim Choices, Ryan Cawdor and his companions find themselves far from their intended destination of the surviving redoubt on the outskirts of what once was the capital of a mighty nation.The gateway they've arrived through has planted them in the geographic middle of the Deathlands, and they soon find themselves in a violent struggle between multiple warring factions for the spoils of a legendary stockpile, buried in a former military install...

"The five members of an elite commando group nicknamed “the Stone Wolves” once raged against Creterakian rule. Now, four decades after their heyday, they each try to stay alive and eke out a living. But a friend from the past won’t let them move on, and neither will their bitterest enemy. Hopscotch, RedWire, the Killer, Lulz and Recoil will soon wish their pasts could stay dead.Performed by Michael John Casey, Kay Eluvian, Marni Penning, Laura C. Harris, Yasmin Tuazon, Matthew Paul...

In 1807, Britain and the United States passed legislation limiting and ultimately prohibiting the transoceanic slave trade. As world powers negotiated anti-slave-trade treaties thereafter, British, Portuguese, Spanish, Brazilian,French, and US authorities seized ships suspected of illegal slave trading, raided slave barracoons, and detained newly landed slaves. The judicial processes in a network of the world's first international courts of humanitarian justice not only resulted in the "li...

This is the story of Thom and Alethea―two neighbours desperately trying to keep their lives from falling apart. This is also the story of the interconnecting Wall that has decided they belong together. Being an inanimate object, matchmaking proves difficult.boy girl wall is the story of corporate wastelands and creative deserts, of everyday life and the infinite cosmos. Of the whimsical search for the profound in an everyday world determined to be anything but.

Danny Fisher was previously published as Brisbane.The air is thick and wet and the sun burns your skin like it hates your guts … It's 1942 and I'm fourteen, which means I face two obstacles on a daily basis. One: Entire countries that want to kill me. And two: The Cricket Boys on Mulvany Street.Danny Fisher is coming of age at a time when Australia faces the threat of invasion. When his beloved brother Frank is killed in the bombing of Darwin, Dan...

Have you ever wanted to grow your own fresh herbs but felt unsure about where to begin?Herbal Gardening Made Simple by Matthew Ryan is a practical, beginner-friendly guide designed to make growing herbs easier, more enjoyable, and less intimidating. Whether you have a spacious backyard, a small garden, a balcony, or only a few containers, this book will help you understand the basics of creating and maintaining your own herbal garden.Inside this book, you will discover how ...

Have you ever wanted to grow your own fresh herbs but felt unsure about where to begin?Herbal Gardening Made Simple by Matthew Ryan is a practical, beginner-friendly guide designed to make growing herbs easier, more enjoyable, and less intimidating. Whether you have a spacious backyard, a small garden, a balcony, or only a few containers, this book will help you understand the basics of creating and maintaining your own herbal garden.Inside this book, you will discover how ...

It's Summer 2005. Nineteen-year-old GRAYSON WINTERS is slacking around Rotterdam, New York, when his dysfunctional PUNK ROCK band TROUBLE BORED lands a last-minute gig that could rocket their careers: opening for legendary rockers ANGERFM at the renowned venue GREEN 90, just outside of Burlington, Vermont. Calling on the help of his drug-dealing best friend, NICO RICCI, GRAYSON risks life and love to get his bandmates to the show in one piece.Based on true events, TROUBLE BORED is ...

Foot In Mouth Disease: Musings of an Unfiltered Physician is a view of the convolutions of life through the lens of a doctor with an unconventional, and somewhat unrefined, sense of humor. Across a collection of essays, Dr. Matt Hogan uses experiences and events from his life to reflect on broader themes like motivation and regret, weaving hilarious accounts of his own personal history as a physician and native Philadelphian into the lessons he’s learned in a life of service and o...

A collection of three short stories from Matthew D. Ryan.Of Dragons, Love, and Poison: The king's daughter and son have disappeared. The nation of Heshra is in an uproar. Who did the deed? What does it portend? Amidst the swirling rumors of deceit and treachery, the king turns to the warrior, Thrigon, one of his most trusted soldiers to seek out the wrongdoer and rescue his family. If Thrigon succeeds, he may gain the princess' hand in marriage. If he fails, both he and those he wa...