In 2014, Flint, Michigan, was a cash-strapped city that had been built up, then abandoned byGeneral Motors. As part of a plan to save money, government officials decided that Flint wouldtemporarily switch its water supply from Lake Huron to the Flint River. Within months, manyresidents broke out in rashes. Then it got worse: Children stopped growing. Some people werehospitalized with mysterious illnesses; others died. Citizens of Flint protested that the water w...

Boards That Dare offers actionable solutions to help board directors, chairs and CEOs move away from outmoded thinking and practices.THE CHALLENGECorporate boards as fiduciaries are responsible for delivering maximum value and the highest standards of care. The persistent misconception that boards should be driven primarily by shareholder value will soon be an outdated one, and boards that continue to apply narrow interpretations of...

As the age of globalization and New Media unite disparate groups of people in new ways, the continual transformation and interconnections between ethnicity, class, and gender become increasingly complex. This reader, comprised of a diverse array of sources ranging from the New York Times to the journals of leading research universities, explores these issues as systems of stratification that work to reinforce one another. Understanding Inequality provides students and academics with the ba...

Based on original reporting by a Pulitzer Prize finalist and an industry veteran, the first book for young adults about the Flint water crisisIn 2014, Flint, Michigan, was a cash-strapped city that had been built up, then abandoned by General Motors. As part of a plan to save money, government officials decided that Flint would temporarily switch its water supply from Lake Huron to the Flint River. Within months, many residents broke out in rashes. Then it got worse...

Lord Sebastopol is in trouble again!Arrested in relation to a murder he supposedly solved years before, Victorian England's finest amateur detective has to persuade the police that he didn't falsely accuse the wrong person. Relating the tale of how he identified the Rose Petal Killer, Sebastopol and his faithful colleague Bryers find themselves caught up in a fresh wave of murders.The Rose Petal Killer might be a figure from his past, but Sebastopol is about to find out tha...

Lord Sebastopol is in trouble again! Arrested in relation to a murder he supposedly solved years before, Victorian England's finest amateur detective has to persuade the police that he didn't falsely accuse the wrong person.Relating the tale of how he identified the Rose Petal Killer, Sebastopol and his faithful colleague Bryers find themselves caught up in a fresh wave of murders. The Rose Petal Killer might be a figure from his past, but Sebastopol is about to find out that buried...

Unfamiliar Ports Step on board for a journey. We’ll find ourselves dropping anchor in new harbours and we’ll see things we haven’t seen before. Destinations that are surprising, and ones that are often dangerous. Along the way, we’ll reconnect with a couple of travellers we might have met elsewhere, and we’ll cross paths with a lot of new faces; not all of whom will prove to be the most congenial company. Nine short stories set in the past, the present and the future.

Unfamiliar PortsStep on board for a journey. We’ll find ourselves dropping anchor in new harbours and we’ll see things we haven’t seen before. Destinations that are surprising, and ones that are often dangerous. Along the way, we’ll reconnect with a couple of travellers we might have met elsewhere, and we’ll cross paths with a lot of new faces; not all of whom will prove to be the most congenial company.Nine short stories set in the past, the present and the future.

The year is 1881 and the SS Atlantica heads for New York City with first-class passengers expecting the very best of everything, but never expecting murder. Amongst them, quite by chance, is the finest amateur detective in the British Empire. When Lord Fothington is stabbed to death, and none with motive could also have been present at the time, Peregrine Sebastopol is intrigued. When the same victim is inexplicably murdered a second time, Sebastopol faces the most baffling crime he has ev...

The year is 1881 and the SS Atlantica heads for New York City with first-class passengers expecting the very best of everything, but never expecting murder. Amongst them, quite by chance, is the finest amateur detective in the British Empire. When Lord Fothington is stabbed to death, and none with motive could also have been present at the time, Peregrine Sebastopol is intrigued. When the same victim is inexplicably murdered a second time, Sebastopol faces the most baffling crime he has ev...

Issue #3 of Eric Flint's 1632 & Beyond, available 1 January 2024.The Magdeburg Messenger(1632 Fiction)This issue's cover story is "Cassini Rounds Third." Robert Waters continues the saga of Giovanni Cassini. Up-time, he was a famous astronomer. Down-time, he's a kid who wants to play ball. He might get to stay in Grantville, but is it really for the love of the game?Next is Bethanne Kim's "A Fitting Tribute." The Ugolinis make memorial stones and other marker...

Issue 2 of 1632 & Beyond brings more world-wide impacts from the Ring of Fire! Together, they must navigate the new world they've been thrust into and come to terms with the drastic changes the Ring of Fire has brought. Follow the story of these brave adventurers as they battle against the odds and try to find a place for themselves in the new world. From samurai in Japan to Wiccan in Grantville, no one is safe from the changes brought by the Ring of Fire.In our cover story, Gorg H...