**From Dusk Till Dawn meets The Thing in this debut horror novel, where a group of friends must confront questions of identity, aging, and desire during a vampire infestation in an isolated Californian desert.The limited edition first printing includes arresting sprayed edges, designed endpapers, and a foil stamped case.“Tapeworm is an eldritch orgy . . . directed under the loving Lovecraftian eye of John Carpenter. No amount of hand sanitizer wil...

**From Dusk Till Dawn meets The Thing in this debut horror novel, where a group of friends must confront questions of identity, aging, and desire during a vampire infestation in an isolated Californian desert.“Tapeworm is an eldritch orgy . . . directed under the loving Lovecraftian eye of John Carpenter. No amount of hand sanitizer will disinfect this book from your consciousness.” —Clay McLeod Chapman, author of Wake Up and Open Your Eyes**...

Stress can have a deleterious effect on people's mental, physical, and psychological health. There is a growing body of evidence, however, that suggests animals, both as pets and therapy partners, can help mitigate people's stress levels. This book showcases a rich collection of research papers from Human-Animal Interactions. It highlights research pertaining to pets as well as animal-assisted therapy in both school and professional settings. The book also includes a scene-setting introduc...

Exploring Earth's Secrets: 71 Geology Books gathers a capacious cross-section of writing through which Earth has been made legible: field guides, popular scientific accounts, textbooks, surveys, and narratives of discovery. Its scope reaches from minerals, strata, fossils, and glaciers to volcanoes, caves, mountains, and the deep time recorded in landscapes. Foundational discussions of geological change and paleontological evidence stand alongside accessible treatments of national parks an...

Jason downloads a dating app and finds himself on the other end of a maddening, twisted game.

Dark, Dangerous, SeductiveFeeder and Addiction, book one and two of the Tagged universe by Mariah Thayer and Marlee P Louis, repackaged as a single volume to bring both dark, sinful stories to your door. Reader discretion is advised.FeederMay has lived only for survival. Now she dances with death--she let the monsters in.AddictionJeremi has built an empire in darkness and sin. Now he may tear it all...

Jason's sanity and patience are sorely tested when he wakes to find that accessing him is easy enough to be frightening--and as angry as he is, he doesn't want it to stop.

In "The Geologic Setting of the John Day Country: Grant County, Oregon," Thomas P. Thayer offers a comprehensive analysis of the geological features that define this intriguing region. Through meticulous field studies and a wealth of geological data, Thayer articulates the intricate processes that have shaped the area's stratigraphy and landscape. His literary style is marked by a balance of technical rigor and compelling narrative, drawing the reader into the rich tapestry of geological h...

" Shows a mastery of research and theory in both biology and international relations and weaves the two fields together in a compelling fashion." —Dr. Steven A. Peterson, Director, School of Public Affairs, Penn StatePathbreaking and controversial, Darwin and International Relations offers the first comprehensive analysis of international affairs of state through the lens of evolutionary theory.Using ethnological and statistical studies of warfare am...

This book, first published in 1989, examines the creation and implementation of Communist policy in Vietnam during the crucial period between the 1954 Geneva Conference and the establishment of the National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam in December 1960. This study challenges long-held views about the origins and nature of the Viet Cong. It carefully examines the various stages in the struggle for ‘national liberation’ during this period, reviews the consequences of the failure...

The Cold War never ended—because Communism was never defeated.For more than a century, the United States has been locked in an ideological war most Americans do not perceive. In America’s Hundred Years’ War, Dr. Bradley A. Thayer argues that the struggle against Communism did not end with the fall of the Soviet Union—it evolved, spread, and embedded itself within American politics, institutions, and culture, and Western civilization.Tracing the roo...

This book examines the contours of the Sino-American confrontation and its future trajectories. It delineates the two major causes of the friction in Sino-American relations—change in the balance of power in China’s favor and the conf licting ideologies of the two states—and emphasizes why it is imperative for the U.S. to hold on to its ideological principles. It demonstrates the ultimate and irreconcilable gap in the visions the two competitors have for international politics and conseque...