Charges headlong through a battered world of chancers, small-time drug-dealers, kilted fanatics and Hooray Henrys in 1983 Thatcher?s Britain. A wryly accurate and hilarious account of a young Scotsman on the make, determined to survive the Thatcher years. It's June 1983, Margaret Thatcher has been triumphantly re-elected and Martin Duff is leaving Glasgow University, degree in hand, to join 3 million others on the dole. Back in his hometown of Dundee there is no possibil...

At a time when digital technologies are impacting on the success and sustainability of traditional models of journalism, hyperlocal journalism seeks to restore journalistic integrity, build community, incite change and engage audiences. This book argues for the increased importance of these new forms of localized reporting in the digital age.Hyperlocal Journalism and Digital Disruptions begins with the fundamental question of what hyperlocal journalism is, then focuses on ...

Did you ever wonder why the costs of health care, housing, and college tuition keep going up? Or how your neighbor could afford that fancy electric car? Or why there are so many hard seltzers on the market?Your first guess might not be "taxes," but they play a big role. We live in a world ruled by taxes—a taxocracy.History is full of misguided tax policies that led to "see-through" buildings, tax-free attics, three-wheeled cars, women in children's clothing, and baked chips...

Before starships became commonplace and before science fiction settled into familiar patterns, Murray Leinster was already imagining worlds transformed by invention, discovery, and the unexpected consequences of human ambition. Widely known as one of the architects of modern science fiction, Leinster brought intelligence, suspense, and boundless imagination to every story he wrote.This collection gathers nine unforgettable tales that showcase the remarkable range of his storytellin...

In a remote town near the Great Smoky Mountains, Bud Gregory fixes cars when he feels like it—and fixes them impossibly well. While the world begins to suffer unexplained deaths, equipment failures, and biological anomalies, Gregory remains unaware that his quiet brilliance may be connected to a growing global disaster.Physicist Dr. David Murfree is the first to see the pattern. As evidence mounts, he follows the trail into the mountains, uncovering a terrifying truth rooted in pur...

An alien lands in Washington, dismisses humanity as primitive, and asks for help fixing his ship. What begins as a brief encounter quickly turns into something far more unsettling, as Earth’s leaders scramble to impress a visitor who seems both indifferent and quietly demanding.Keeter offers just enough information to ignite ambition. A place among advanced worlds. Access to technology beyond imagination. A test that could change everything. But each request he makes carries weight...

Halfmoon Ridge is a tale of when the one you love is right before your eyes and they still can not see the real you. Not until the family makes some business changes to the dude ranch does the couple really get to know one another. The couple has been working side by side for years, but now as two grown adults, feelings develop between them. Are they practical with an entire family surrounding them and already running a business together? The family gets tired of staying behind the scenes ...

Lost Sci-Fi Books 91 thru 95 brings together five inventive stories from Philip K. Dick, Harry Harrison, Jack McKenty, Murray Leinster and Lawrence F. Willard, where reality refuses to stay put, a missing battleship threatens disaster, and trusting a computer can lead to some very strange conclusions.Exhibit Piece by Philip K. Dick — George Miller curates a painstaking recreation of twentieth-century life and feels more at home there than in his ow...

Lost Sci-Fi Books 91 thru 100 - Ten Lost Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1940s, 50s and 60sExhibit Piece by Philip K. Dick - As curator of the Twentieth Century Exhibit, George Miller felt that to do a good job he had to live his work. Then, one day, somebody got into his exhibitThe Misplaced Battleship by Harry Harrison - It might seem a little careless to lose track of something as big as a battleship ... but interstellar space ...

Return to the days when science fiction magazines carried readers to impossible worlds and introduced ideas unlike anything they had encountered before.Lost Sci-Fi Books 241 thru 260 brings together twenty vintage science fiction stories packed with strange planets, dangerous experiments, unexpected visitors, ingenious schemes and ordinary people caught in decidedly extraordinary circumstances.Ray Bradbury explores a fascinating question of identity in

Measure for Measure is one of darkest of Shakespeare’s comedies. Written in about 1603 and first performed in 1604, it immediately preceded the composition of the major tragedies Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth.Duke Vincentino, the ruler of Vienna, fears that under his mild sovereignty, the people may have become lazy and lax. He decides to “go over cover” in the disguise of a monk and appoint his deputy, Angelo, who is a reputed paragon of virtu...

Whether you want to impress friends and colleagues with new-found football wisdom, brush up on details you're unsure about (the offside rule, anyone?) or improve your practical skills, this is the book for you! Covering all the basics of the game, rules and tactics, as well as giving an in-depth history of the sport and how it has evolved to the present day, this indispensable guide will get you up to speed on the most popular game in the world in no time. With dream team formations, tips ...