There is no shortage of explanations for the longevity of Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe, which has been interpreted as both religious allegory and frontier myth, with Crusoe seen as an example of the self-sufficient adventurer and the archetypal colonizer and capitalist. Defoe’s original has been reimagined multiple times in legions of Robinsonade or castaway stories, but the Crusoe myth is far from spent. This wideranging collection brings together eleven scholars who suggest new and u...

n this final installment, Cleo's modern origins are revealed. A funeral is held for a dear old friend, and there's enough blame to go around for everyone. Matilda leaves on bad terms. Tony tries to keep Cleo from descending into a deep depression. And right when things get about as bad as they possibly can, the Heart Shaped Killer moves in to finish the job he started. Cleo faces the fight of her life, and a new TidalWave hero is born.

A caring mother reaches out to ancient Rome and makes a grim prediction. In exchange for Cleopatra's death, Augustus offers a reward beyond imagining. Meanwhile, with the help of Chicago's finest, Matilda connects the dots and comes to a terrible conclusion. But she could be too late. On the other side of the city, the Professor takes a gamble and faces off with Cleopatra's would-be assassin...alone.

Through the foam of time, the Ides of March make their intentions known and reach out to guide the hand of their murderous instrument. A heartless killer reveals his own motives as well as a few lingering doubts, while, from the shadows, a loving mother offers encouragement and lays down the final challenge to claim Cleo's head. Meanwhile, Tony and Cleo arrive in Alexandria, Egypt to procure an ancient conduit of good for the coming battle against an ancient evil.

Check out the new series conjured from the pages of Legend of Isis. TidalWave introduces its newest female force-- Cleopatra. From the swirling mists of time, an ancient queen emerges, besieged by a host of modern problems. The clock is ticking as Cleo and her hard-as-nails bodyguard, Tony, discover a murderous plot by a mysterious threat. Meanwhile, a demented killer makes his presence known in the bowels of the city.

Conjured from the pages of The Legend of Isis, TidalWave introduces its newest female force-- Cleopatra. From the swirling mists of time emerges an ancient queen besieged by a host of modern problems. The clock is ticking as Cleo and her hard-as-nails bodyguard, Tony, discover a murderous plot by a mysterious threat. Meanwhile, a demented killer makes his presence know in the bowels of the city. The book included the two "Legend of Isis" issues that started off the hit series.

Conjured from the pages of The Legend of Isis, TidalWave introduces its newest female force-- Cleopatra. From the swirling mists of time, emerges an ancient queen besieged by a host of modern problems. The clock is ticking as Cleo and her hard as nails bodyguard, Tony, discover a murderous plot by a mysterious threat. Meanwhile, a demented killer makes his presence know in the bowels of the city.

Alpha entanglements, supernatural secrets, and heroines who bite back.Sink your teeth into three full-length werewolf urban fantasy novels packed with slow-burn romance, hidden magic, and fated mates gone rogue:Matebranded: Infiltrating a rotten pack is easy for petite enforcer Elspeth—until she forms a fated mate bond with the alpha werewolf she’s meant to take down.Full Moon Saloon: Fox shifter Kira is clawing her way up the ladd...

Alpha entanglements, supernatural secrets, and heroines who bite back.Sink your teeth into three full-length werewolf urban fantasy novels packed with slow-burn romance, hidden magic, and fated mates gone rogue:Matebranded: Infiltrating a rotten pack is easy for petite enforcer Elspeth—until she forms a fated mate bond with the alpha werewolf she’s meant to take down.Full Moon Saloon: Fox shifter Kira is clawing her way up the ladd...

Bloomsbury presents The Book of Secrets by Xinran Xue, read by Daniel York Loh and Crystal Yu.**‘An extraordinary firsthand account of Communist Party machinery at its most brutal and paranoid’ --**Sunday TelegraphPicked as Hilary Spurling's Book of the Year in The Spectator.The spellbinding story of the secret life of a spy in modern China, drawn from an extraordinary archive of p...

Bloomsbury presents Chinese Fairy Tales and Legends by Richard Wilhelm with Frederick H. Martens, read by Daniel York Loh and Crystal Yu.Fearless heroes, feisty princesses, sly magicians, terrifying dragons, talking foxes and miniature dogs. They all feature in this enthralling compendium of Chinese fairy tales and legends, along with an array of equally colourful characters and captivating plots.Although largely unknown in the West, the 73 stories...

In this book, recent developments in our understanding of fundamental vortex ring and jet dynamics will be discussed, with a view to shed light upon their near-field behaviour which underpins much of their far-field characteristics. The chapters provide up-to-date research findings by their respective experts and seek to link near-field flow physics of vortex ring and jet flows with end-applications in mind. Over the past decade, our knowledge on vortex ring and jet flows has grown by leap...