Bone Sliver is a dark, noirish, urban fantasy set in Tulsa and Sapulpa, Oklahoma. This first book in The Nova Wave Series places Max and The Office of Human Protection in opposition to a highly funded cabal of magical practitioners bent on birthing magic back into the world. The world-changing spell they use to accomplish their goal has a myriad of unforseen consequences. Approximately 2/3 of the globale population is killed, and about 1/3 of the remainder of humanity is transformed in a D...

This collection contains the three books in Kate Pearce's Planet Valhalla series, sexy science fiction novellas where pleasure is paramount.Includes Planet Mail, Secured Mail, and Captive Mail.

ContentsTHE PROPHETIC PICTURESBy Nathaniel HawthorneTHE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOWBy Washington IrvingTHE GOLD-BUGBy Edgar Allan PoeCORPORAL FLINT'S MURDER(From "The Oak Openings")By J. Fenimore CooperUNCLE JIM AND UNCLE BILLYBy Bret HarteTHE NOTARY OF PERIGUEUXBy H. W. LongfellowTHE WIDOW'S CRUISEBy F. R. StocktonTHE COUNT AND THE WEDDING QUESTBy O. Henry...

Vintage Sci-Fi 14 - 19 Classic Science Fiction Short Stories from E. M. Forster, Ray Bradbury, Arthur C. Clarke, Hal Clement, Miriam Allen DeFord and moreOn the Fourth Planet by J. F. BoneSaknarth by Donald A. WollheimUndersea Guardians by Ray BradburyTravel by Wire by Arthur C. ClarkeDerelict by Alan E. NourseSecond Census by John Victor PetersonThe Man Who Found Out by Roger D. AycockGun For Hire by Mack ...

The 1950s were a golden age of science fiction—a decade when writers imagined astonishing futures, questioned humanity’s place in the universe, and explored the consequences of technology with equal parts wonder and caution. 1950s Science Fiction 9 brings together twenty-five unforgettable stories from some of the greatest names ever to write the genre.Travel to distant worlds where first contact is anything but simple. Encounter mysterious alien visitors, abandone...

Amino acids play a role in the defence mechanisms and stress responses of plants, as well as in food quality and safety for humans and animals. Recent advances in the field make a comprehensive overview of the information a necessity; this book collates chapters on plant enzymes and metabolism, modulation, molecular aspects and secondary products. Also including information on ecology, the environment and mammalian nutrition and toxicology, it provides an authoritative resource.

Over the last half of the twentieth century, television has become the predominant medium through which the public accesses information about the world. Through the news, situation comedies, police dramas, and commercials, we learn about the world around us, and our role within it. These genres, narratives, and cultural forms are not simply entertainment, but powerful socializing agents that show the world as we might never see it in real life. How Television Shapes Our Worldview brings to...

This volume examines the school-to-prison pipeline, a concept that has received growing attention over the past 10–15 years in the United States. The “pipeline” refers to a number of interrelated concepts and activities that most often include the criminalization of students and student behavior, the police-like state found in many schools throughout the country, and the introduction of youth into the criminal justice system at an early age. The school-to-prison pipeline negatively and dis...

50 Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories 7: More Than 31 Hours of Classic Science FictionPrepare for another unforgettable voyage through the golden age of science fiction with 50 Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories 7. Featuring more than 31 hours of classic storytelling, this outstanding anthology brings together fifty remarkable tales from the visionary authors whose ideas helped define the genre for generations.Explore distant galaxies, mysterious plane...

In this engaging narrative, author JD Chandler crafts a people's history of Portland, Oregon, sharing the lesser-known stories of individuals who stood against the tide and fought for liberty and representation: C.E.S. Wood, who documented the conflict between Native Americans and the United States Army; Beatrice Morrow Cannady, founding member of the Portland NAACP and first African American woman to practice law in Oregon; women's rights advocate Dr. Marie Equi, who performed abortions a...

A shocking true chronicle of some of Portland, Oregon's most infamous criminal cases—from its wild roots as a frontier town to post-war 20th century.Here are some of the most horrifying crimes that made headlines and shook Portland, Oregon. The brutal Ardenwald axe murders. The retribution killings by Chinatown tongs. The fiendish acts of the Dark Strangler. In this compelling account, author JD Chandler chronicles the coverups, false confessions, miscarriages of j...

I hope youll enjoy these poems. Like wine, life can be bitter-sweet, so come, drink from my cup. Take a small sip and swallow slowly. Let it trickle down deep into your soul.