“Rich word choices and settings that blend speculative concepts with quotidian reality highlight this stellar anthology of prose and poetry from well-known editor Mike Allen (CLOCKWORK PHOENIX) and his wife and copublisher, Anita Allen ... This anthology is a winner from cover to cover.” —PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, starred reviewThis new anthology from the creative team behind the critically-acclaimed CLOCKWORK PHOENIX series assembles beautiful poetry and strange prose from the first year...

A classic work of history, ethnography, and botany, and an examination of the life and environs of the 18th-century southWilliam Bartram was a naturalist, artist, and author of Travels through North and South Carolina, Georgia, East and West Florida, the Cherokee Country, the ExtensiveTerritories of the Muscogulees, or Creek Confederacy, and the Country of the Choctaws. The book, based on his journey across the South, reflects a remarkable coming ...

The tavern swells in a dark shroud, as the few remaining torchlights burn low and suffering. Patrons huddle closely to the walls, their faces hidden behind the blanket of night. Your eyes find a table, oaken and stained with the years lost, and you take your seat. Something in the way the barkeep looks at you, or how the strange eyes behind the familiar shadows flash their interest, keeps your hand on the pommel of your sword.You hear a sound. A gale of wind flings the doors open. ...

Taking a disease-based approach, Fish Viruses and Bacteria: Pathobiology and Protection focuses on the pathobiology of and protective strategies against the most common, major microbial pathogens of economically important marine and freshwater fish. The book covers well-studied, notifiable piscine viruses and bacteria, including new and emerging diseases which can become huge threats to local fish populations in new geographical regions if transported there via infected fish or eggs. A con...

“Now what should I do?” This is a question academic leaders ask themselves with great regularity. As ironic as it may seem, very few academic leaders have had any formal training in academic administration, or in any kind of administration at all. For the most part, academic administrators learn on the job. They also seek advice wherever they can get it. The purpose of this book is to offer such advice. The book is written both for academic administrators at all levels as well as for those...

Georgians, like all Americans, experienced the Civil War in a variety of ways. Through selected articles drawn from the New Georgia Encyclopedia (www.georgiaencyclopedia.org), this collection chronicles the diversity of Georgia’s Civil War experience and reflects the most current scholarship in terms of how the Civil War has come to be studied, documented, and analyzed.The Atlanta campaign and Sherman’s March to the Sea changed the course of the war in 1864, in terms both of the up...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.As an empath, you do not just walk on earth; you ‘feel’ the universe. You cannot just be with people, you feel them; it feels as if something on the inside is listening to their feelings and emotions. It becomes as though you are experiencing exactly what they are going through.You are easily overwhelmed by emotions and situations. You are too nice, giving too much of yourself until sometimes you end up sufferin...

Robert lives in Hermiston Oregon with his wife and two dogs. While driving truck for a local farming company many thoughts wopuld stream through his mind until he decided to write them down. Using his celphone he texted hundreds of poems with sunrise and local scenery pictures to his wife and friends. The practice continued until it was suggested he put them into a book. The cell phone camera proved unreliable to reproduction but the poems became a lifeline to many as he was impressed to w...

Hanson W. Baldwin was America’s best-known military writer and analyst in the 20th century covering conflicts from World War II to the Vietnam War. He was the military editor of the New York Times for forty years and his dispatches from Guadalcanal and the Western Pacific won him a Pulitzer Prize in 1943.This first biography of this Naval Academy graduate begins with an appreciation of the human and literary values learned from his Baltimore newspaper family. His midshipman years,...

A comprehensive perspective of evidence, and future directions associated with the UFO phenomenonIncludes review and analysis of studies, evidence, theories, and research needs involving UFO topicsExtensive scientific endnotes

The ruins of ancient civilizations whisper secrets of past glories and lost knowledge—but what caused their downfall?This audiobook takes you deep into the fascinating history of humanity’s greatest empires, revealing the dramatic stories behind their rise, golden ages, and ultimate collapse. Explore civilizations like: ✅ The mysterious disappearance of the Mayan Empire ✅ The factors behind the fall of Rome ✅ Why t...

One who massacres first class killers and everyone less than that. Whether it be the slow torturous way, or the quick and bloody way, the Butcher kills a high number of people in its life time. Throughout history, the only reason a Butcher ever stopped killing, was death by natural causes, or running into another Butcher. This is the story of not only how one person became a Butcher. This is the story of a group of Butchers. Although they all had different personalities, they banded together,...