In Shakespeare and Abraham, Ken Jackson illuminates William Shakespeare’s dramatic fascination with the story of Abraham’s near sacrifice of his son Isaac in Genesis 22. Themes of child killing fill Shakespeare’s early plays: Genesis 22 informed Clifford’s attack on young Rutland in 3 Henry 6, Hubert’s providentially thwarted murder of Arthur in King John, and Aaron the Moor’s surprising decision to spare his son amidst the filial slaughters of Titus Andronic...

If this is your first time traveling abroad, "The Smugglers of the Sulu Islands" may not be the guide for you. But if you've already roamed the planet a bit, this diverse collection of travel stories is a must read. It provides such useful tips as which conversations to avoid with the head of a Philippine smuggling gang or an undercover Hong Kong vice cop. It explains how to economize on Caribbean cruises by hitching a ride on a gravel barge. Some stories include history like Imperial mili...

We live in a commercial world where much of our work is undertaken through a project -oriented approach. This has the advantage of determining the cost and time of the project to be undertaken, which in their turn are based on the knowledge of what the project is to deliver. Computing is no different in this regard, and so in order to organize our activities, we need to know what it is that is to be delivered. Hence Requirements Engineering, an organized approach to determining what is req...

Using the latest research and driven by practical experience from industry, the third edition of this popular book provides useful information to practitioners on how to write and structure requirements. • Explains the importance of Systems Engineering and the creation of effective solutions to problems • Describes the underlying representations used in system modelling and introduces the UML2 • Considers the relationship between requirements and modelling • Covers a generic multi-layer re...

Updated with new developments, ideas and thinking, as well as new tool descriptions, the fourth edition of this popular book is driven by practical experience from industry. It provides invaluable information on how to write and structure requirements, whilst explaining the importance of Systems Engineering and the creation of effective solutions to problems.This edition contains an expanded discussion of “design agnosticism” as an important principle in Requirements Engineering, a...

It's 1699 in the coastal settlement of Fount Royal in the Carolinas when Rachel Howarth is sentenced to be hanged as a witch. She's been accused of murder, deviltry, and blasphemous sexual congress, and the beleaguered, God-fearing colonial village wants her dead. But Matthew Corbett, young clerk to the traveling magistrate summoned to Fount Royal to weigh the accusations, soon finds himself persuaded in favor of the beguiling young widow.Struck first by her beauty, Matthew believe...

The Earth is laid waste by a devastating blight that destroys the world's food supply. Mass starvation wipes out millions almost overnight. Society collapses and those who survive must contend with renegade groups striving for naked power. A new currency comes into existence—precious food and the force of arms that helps get it at any cost.Returning from a deep space mission, the crew of the Aquila crash lands in the Nevada desert and finds that the world they knew no longer exists...

"For two decades he served… and never questioned the orders.Would one act of mercy cost him?Alistair believed in the work. It was important to stop the rebels for the good of the Commonwealth. Over his career he’d become the greatest Titan the Corp had ever seen.It was a simple mission.Then the rebels said one thing… and Alistair’s life changed forever.For ten generations his family had ruled. Alexander’s 30-years as Emperor had been peaceful, but on...

L.E. Modesitt, Jr.'s The Chaos Balance continues his bestselling fantasy series the Saga of Recluce, which is one of the most popular in contemporary epic fantasy.Nylan, the only man among the matriarchal band of “angels” marooned on the high plateau of Candar. Forced to seek a life elsewhere, Nylan descends into a world of warring kingdoms and strange magics in search of a peaceful life with his wife and infant son. His talents, however, make him a valuable weapon—and so the war b...

"From the number one New York Times best-selling author of the Generations Trilogy comes the second book in the Sun Symbol series (formerly Earthcore), an epic story of lost civilizations, redemption, and immeasurable treasure.With shades of Tom Clancy, Stephen King, and James Rollins, Mount Fitz Roy continues the tale of Patrick O’Doyle and Bertha Lybrand, who were part of the horror show that occurred far below the mountains of Utah. They learn that the ""mother of all motherlode...

"On the outside, Dina Demille is the epitome of normal. She runs a quaint Victorian Bed and Breakfast in a small Texas town, owns a Shih Tzu named Beast, and is a perfect neighbor, whose biggest problem should be what to serve her guests for breakfast. But Dina is... different: Her broom is a deadly weapon; her Inn is magic and thinks for itself. Meant to be a lodging for otherworldly visitors, the only permanent guest is a retired Galactic aristocrat who can’t leave the grounds because sh...

"1931. Bronzeville. Chicago.The mage, Frank ""Half Dead"" Johnson, is a marked man. Literally. A drunken decision fueled by tragedy has left him with half a soul, sorcerous powers, and two centuries to work off his debt to Scratch (aka The Devil) himself.Blue Hand Mojo: Hard Times Road.This story by artist/writer, John Jennings, chronicles three adventures with this tragic conjure man. Watch as ""Half Dead"" attempts to save his own soul, pay his debt, and help as m...