Dominic Sánchez is no ordinary eighteen-year-old. When he learns of the mysterious circumstances surrounding his birth, he goes searching for the man he believes to be his real father.But that meeting goes terribly wrong.Though his family and friends have no idea how to find him, someone from a realm called the Shadowlands does.Dominic has stepped into a drama he never asked to be a part of and finds himself unwittingly on center stage in a supernatural conflict bet...

One book burnt in Alejandria´s library has been found in the river Nile waters and it is going to be read by you after two thousand years. This is a science book written by an environmental scientist compelled to revive the Egyptian empire and reveal the secrets ancient astronomers and physicians left asleep for future generations. Every corner of the land and time of the pharaohs analyzed with the help of modern technologies to explain how the ancient Egyptians designed the perfect calend...

Dynamite Entertainment is proud to revisit the early years of Xena: Warrior Princess with this complete collection of the beloved heroine's 1999-2000 comic book adventures, originally published by Dark Horse Comics. With comic book storylines overlapping Seasons 5 and 6 of the hit television phenomenon, the fourteen issues herein present three complete arcs: "The Warrior Way of Death", "Slave", and "Blood and Shadows". Journey with Xena and Gabrielle through the high-kicking, sword-swingin...

Want to run your own small business? Become self-employed? Freelance full-time, or work as an iPro (independent professional)? You’re not alone. The rise in self-employment, including freelancing, is altering the economies of countries like Canada, the UK, EU member countries, and the US. Soon, you—along with the majority of the global workforce—will need at least some understanding of how to run a business. Because your livelihood will depend on it.Award-winning former journalist ...

Want to run your own small business? Become self-employed? Freelance full-time, or work as an iPro (independent professional)? You’re not alone. The rise in self-employment, including freelancing, is altering the economies of countries like Canada, the UK, EU member countries, and the US. Soon, you—along with the majority of the global workforce—will need at least some understanding of how to run a business. Because your livelihood will depend on it.Award-winning former journalist ...

No period of British history generates such deep interest as the reign of Elizabeth I, from 1558 to 1603. The individuals and events of that era continue to be popular topics for contemporary literature and film, and Elizabethan drama, poetry, and music are studied and enjoyed everywhere by students, scholars, and the general public.The Historical Dictionary of the Elizabeth World provides clear definitions and descriptions of people, events, institutions, ideas, and termi...

What happened when, after a life-changing study-tour of Peru, a successful US attorney abandoned his law practice to volunteer with a religious organization and travel to Peru to fight for human rights in the midst of a culture of violence and terror?Not what he expected.In his sometimes romantic, sometimes terrifying, always inspiring memoir, John Wagner searches for love, spirituality, and the chance to fight against injustice and oppression in a country not his own, whil...

The power of Frank Dikötter's ground-breaking work on the disaster that followed China's attempted ‘Great Leap Forward’ lies not in the detail of his evidence (though that shows that Mao's fumbled attempt at rapid industrialization probably cost 45 million Chinese lives). It stems from the exceptional reasoning skills that allowed Dikötter to turn years of researching in obscure Chinese archives into a compelling narrative of disaster, and above all to link two subjects that had been treat...

Collects Star Wars: Boba Fett - Bounty on Bar-Kooda (1995) #1, Star Wars: Boba Fett - When the Fat Lady Swings (1996) #2, Star Wars: Boba Fett - Murder Most Foul (1997) #3, Star Wars: Boba Fett - Agent of Doom (2000) #1, Star Wars: Jedi Academy - Leviathan (1998) #1-4, Star Wars: The Mixed-Up Droid (1995) #1, Star Wars: Union (1999) #1-4, Star Wars: Chewbacca (2000) #1-4, material from Star Wars Tales (1999) #19. A legend returns, and the future awaits! Boba Fett is alive! And the deadly a...

This book is an excursus of Max’s career in both data and analytics, in general I.T., and the heavy metal underground of Italy in the mid-80s. This dichotomy has characterised Max’s adult life, which is highlighted in the book and everything Max does with his spare time. Sometime filled with sad moments, some hilarious stories and some great advice for I.T. professionals and metal heads alike, it’s mainly the story of a man like you and me who cannot say no to anybody and has a focus and r...

Brought to you by Penguin.Welcome to Sector House 301, the isolated dumping ground for Mega-City One's every misfit and foul-up Judge. Nicknamed The Pit, the sector house holds many dark secrets, and the discovery of one of them may have led to the death of Sector Chief Rohan.Sent to take over The Pit is Judge Dredd. Together with a small team of trusted Judges, he uncovers a trail of deceit and murder that leads to the very top levels of command. The only ...

Brought to you by Penguin."It's Hollywood quality for your ears." - Mega City Book Club PodcastIn Mega-City One, the Judges are the law - acting as judge, jury, and executioner. But how do the citizens really feel about a system where they are powerless?America Jara and Bennett Beeny grow up as best friends, living a fairly trouble-free life in a dangerous city... bar the odd, negative encounter with a Judge. Time draws them apart, and when...