This highly accessible book presents an overview of English morphology for all those involved in the English-language teaching industry. For non-native learners, the ability to recognize and produce new words in appropriate circumstances is a challenging task, and knowledge of the word-building system of English is essential to effective language learning. This book clearly explains the morphology of English from the point of view of the non-native learner and shows how teachers and profes...

This edited collection provides an in-depth ethnographic study of faith-based development organizations in the United States, shining a much needed critical light onto these organizations and their role in the United States by exploring the varied ways that faith-based organizations attempt to mend the fissures and mitigate the effects of neoliberal capitalism, poverty, and the social service sector on the poor and powerless. In doing so, Not by Faith Alone generates provocative a...

For those who love their short stories spicy, we're delighted to bring you Duck Prints Press's debut explicit anthology Many Hands: An Anthology of Polyamorous Erotica. In this collection of brand-new stories, we celebrate many flavors of polyamory. Orgy? Yes please! Ménage à trois? C'est magnifique! Foursomes and moresomes? Delighted to attend! We asked our contributors to blow our minds with their fun combinations, unusual settings, favorite trope usage, and (of course) super sexy smut—a...

Originally published in 1948, this book remains one of the most comprehensive and detailed pictures of the rubber industry. It reviews the rise of the synthetic rubber industry and deals with the competition between natural rubber and synthetic rubber. The period between 1929 and 1942 is considered in greatest detail, but where necessary for an understanding of the problems of the industry, its early history and more recent developments are also covered. Within the field of natural rubber,...

Throughout his adult life, Lovecraft was never able to support himself from earnings as an author and editor. He was virtually unknown during his lifetime and was almost exclusively published in pulp magazines before he died in poverty at the age of 46, but is now regarded as one of the most significant 20th-century authors of supernatural horror fiction. Among his most celebrated tales are "The Call of Cthulhu", "The Rats in the Walls", At the Mountains of Madness, The Shadow...

A Dark, Atmospheric, and Unsettling Lovecraft TaleHe by H.P. Lovecraft is a haunting and atmospheric story that captures many of the qualities that make his fiction so distinctive: mysterious places, hidden knowledge, strange visions, and the growing sense that something terrible lies just beyond ordinary reality.The story develops slowly but effectively, building an eerie mood through its setting and the narrator’s increasing unease. Lovecraft’s de...

This issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America, Guest Edited by Drs Carol Bauer, Ronna P. Hertzano, and Didier Depireux, is devoted to Tinnitus. This issue is one of six selected each year by our series Consulting Editor, Sujana S. Chandrasekhar. Articles in this important issue include: Animal Models of Tinnitus; Epidemiology and Genetics of Tinnitus; Classification of Tinnitus; Noise: Acoustic Trauma to the Inner Ear; Noise: Acoustic Trauma and Tinnitus – What Musicians Know; Noi...

A Short, Dark, and Atmospheric Lovecraft TaleThe Beast in the Cave by H.P. Lovecraft is a brief but highly atmospheric story that already shows many of the elements that would later define his fiction: darkness, isolation, fear of the unknown, and a steadily growing sense of dread.The underground setting creates an effective feeling of claustrophobia, and the tension builds nicely toward a memorable ending. It is a fascinating early work for reader...

A Haunting and Dreamlike Lovecraft StoryThe Crawling Chaos by H.P. Lovecraft is a short, vivid, and unsettling tale filled with strange imagery, apocalyptic atmosphere, and the sense of cosmic dread that makes Lovecraft’s fiction so distinctive.The story feels almost like a nightmare unfolding on the page, with surreal landscapes and an overwhelming sense that reality itself is beginning to collapse. It is brief, but its atmosphere and imagery leav...

Dark fantasy meets cozy horror meets your cold weather fears.This season, trade your boring silent nights for the things that go B U M P in the night.A delectably strange collection for those who like a little more lurk with their holiday lore.Sing along, chitter along, or just mutter incoherently to Cryptid Carols to Sing in the Dark.Weird little rhymes featuring:BigfootDjinnHodagIfritKelpie

Mysterious, Dark, and IntriguingThe Descendant by H.P. Lovecraft is a brief but atmospheric piece filled with mystery, old secrets, and the sense of hidden knowledge that characterizes so much of Lovecraft’s fiction. Even in its fragmentary form, the story creates a strong feeling of unease and curiosity.The writing is rich in atmosphere, with hints of ancient history and something disturbing lurking beneath the surface. It is especially interestin...