Dana worked the mailroom at a magic corporation for years, dreaming of the day when she might earn her way to being a runner. When her magic ability might become useful. When she might be useful.Then the layoffs hit. Her dream died.So when her former manager (and one-night stand) asks her to do a personal run for him, she doesn’t want to—not after the disastrous last time— but she takes the job. Her magic can get her past a locked door, but it can’t fix her overdue rent pro...

Mermaids, zombies, dark magic, mad women, youth protected by magic cows and miraculous paintings … these are some of the wild, fantastical tales brought to you by a group of unique writers.Maybe you remember where you were when the clocks stopped and the nightmare began.With stories by:Altaire GuralSharon OverendLori Jean RowsellSara C. Walker

Recent advances suggest that the concept of information might hold the key to unravelling the mystery of life's nature and origin. Fresh insights from a broad and authoritative range of articulate and respected experts focus on the transition from matter to life, and hence reconcile the deep conceptual schism between the way we describe physical and biological systems. A unique cross-disciplinary perspective, drawing on expertise from philosophy, biology, chemistry, physics, and cognitive ...

Adventures among the stars need a ship to get you there.Stories Rule Press presents Space Opera Digest 2022: Have Ship, Will TravelSpace Opera heroes and heroines explore the stars and discover cool new places in ships which range from beat-up rust-buckets to sleek technologically advanced craft that are the envy of the galaxy. Space ships are quintessential for the adventures and challenges our favourite characters face.Come and e...

This collection of original essays opens up a novel area of inquiry: the distinctively ethical dimension of women's experiences of aging. Fifteen distinguished contributors here explore assumptions, experiences, practices, and public policies that affect women's well-being and dignity in later life.The book brings to the study of women's aging a reflective dimension missing from the empirical work that has predominated to date. Ethical studies of aging have so far failed to emphasi...

Os livros da série “Manual do Candidato” são compilações abrangentes do conteúdo de cada matéria escritos por especialistas. As obras permitem ao candidato a imersão na matéria estudada com o nível de profundidade e reflexão crítica que serão exigidos no concurso de admissão à carreira diplomática.

An intriguing new scientific theory that explains what life is and how it emerges.What is life? This is among the most difficult open problems in science, right up there with the nature of consciousness and the existence of matter. All the definitions we have fall short. None help us understand how life originates or the full range of possibilities for what life on other planets might look like.In Life as No One Knows It, physicist and astrobiologi...

An intriguing new scientific theory that explains what life is and how it emerges.What is life? This is among the most difficult open problems in science, right up there with the nature of consciousness and the existence of matter. All the definitions we have fall short. None help us understand how life originates or the full range of possibilities for what life on other planets might look like.In Life as No One Knows It, physicist and astrobiologi...

What is life? This is among the most difficult open problems in science, right up there with the nature of consciousness and the existence of matter. All the definitions we have fall short.Physicist and astrobiologist Sara Imari Walker argues that solving the origin of life requires radical new thinking and an experimentally testable theory for what life is. She proposes a new paradigm for understanding what physics encompasses and what we recognize as life, inviting us into a worl...

Welcome to The Oddment is the debut novella from Jake Horner. It is a whimsical, cozy fantasy about Elora Bramble. A highly anxious woman who is leaving her high stress job in the city to run a small tea shop in a magical town called Oakhaven. She learns to lean into found family and might even learn to relax a little bit. At least, that is, until her former life catches up with her in the form of a previous boss, a corporate tyrant, intent on draining the magic from Oakhaven. Elora must l...

Discover over 10 hours worth of the forbidden fantasies collection that you can indulge in guilt free, while exploring your sexuality like never before!Every story is written so you can feel like you’re actually there, experiencing every second play out.This is the perfect way for couples to explore their true desires and finally have a chance to make those fantasies a reality, and create the dream sex life you both crave. What better way to start communication on a fantasy...

Live out your most forbidden desires with explicit stories that make your skin tingle and your toes curl!So, if you’re looking to make your wildest fantasies come alive or relive the days when you lived in reckless abandon, then brace yourselves for the explicit sex stories in this Best Seller written by Theresa Reno.Nothing will stop you from fantasizing about them with this wide collection of topics and stories. This is what this book is made for. You will find different ...