After almost 70 years of constant struggle and a thousand adventures in a million worlds the Eternal Champion returns to London to find absolution!For his great crime against the human race he was doomed to become many men and women, inhabiting alien worlds, none stranger than our own. He was Elric, Erekosë, Cornelius, Corum, Hawkmoon. He was Pyat, Una Persson, Joseph Kiss and Mary Gasalee, Danny Dover and The Rose – Jack Karaquazian, von Bek, Gloriana and Captain Quire. He was Joh...

A quiet revolution has been gathering pace in photography - an exploration of the subtleties, excitement and pleasure in making images in black and white. This is not a case of old traditions reasserting themselves, but rather a rediscovery of what imagery made purely out of tones can offer to the creatively curious.The fourth book in Michael Freeman's newest series, Michael Freeman On...Black & White is a clear and concise guide to a unique, enduring and very popular subs...

One of the enduring legacies of the 2012 Presidential campaign was the demise of the white American male voter as a dominant force in the political landscape. On election night, after Obama was announced the winner, a distressed Bill O'Reilly lamented that he didn't live in "a traditional America anymore." He was joined by others who bellowed their grief on the talk radio airwaves, the traditional redoubt of angry white men. Why were they so angry? Sociologist Michael Kimmel, one of the le...

With its fiery crosses and nightriders in pointed hoods and flowing robes, the Ku Klux Klan remains a recurring nightmare in American life. What began in the earliest post-Civil War days as a social group engaging in drunken hijinks at the expense of perceived inferiors soon turned into a murderous paramilitary organization determined to resist the "evils" of radical Reconstruction. For six generations and counting, the Klan has inflicted misery and death on countless victims nationwide an...

In the forgotten corners of our world, where darkness weaves its eerie tapestry, an infamous urban legend lurks—a spine-tingling encounter with ghostly hitchhikers that sends shivers down the bravest souls. Whispers of their haunting presence have spread like wildfire, captivating the minds of believers and sceptics alike. But what if these chilling tales were not mere figments of imagination? What if the terrors they describe held a truth far more unsettling than anyone could fathom?...

Rani Lakshmibai, often referred to as the "Rani of Jhansi," is celebrated for her bravery, leadership, and patriotism. She became a symbol of resistance and a national icon due to her role in leading her troops against the British East India Company during the uprising. The comparison to Jeanne d'Arc (Joan of Arc) in the title underscores her status as a female warrior and leader who fought valiantly for her country's freedom.Michael White's biography delves into Rani Lakshmibai's early li...

When Master Neep embarked on a piratical correspondence course, he had no idea that the Golden Octopus, the ultimate authority in piracy, viewed him as a mere nuisance to be disposed of. But Neep was determined to realise his dream of becoming a pirate consultant, even if it meant dragging his strange comrades along for the ride.With the Scarlet Daisy, who fancies a tutu as appropriate pirate garb, Mr Bones, as skinny as a rake, Ensephilephtor Boom, a member of the Sons of the Pinc...

This edition contains all 3 volumes of the "Mars Falls" trilogy:A Long Age in the Deep-Delved EarthThe Long Lost Art of Recreational ShoppingThe Fury of a Patient ManIn the aftermath of the Martian invasion that nearly brought Earth to its knees, a new threat looms in the shadows. The Martians, defeated by Earth's tenacious microorganisms, have been vanquished, but the danger remains. Unseen conspirators from Earth aided the invader...

Three coffins. Four corpses. Buried secrets do not sleep forever...London, 1888. The city is choking on fog, fear, and whispers of murder. Inspector Morven Flint finds himself drawn into a series of killings as grim as they are grotesque. Each victim is connected by blood to a darker chapter of London's past: the Resurrection Men, the ghoulish body-snatchers who once fed the dissecting tables of the city's medical schools.Now, decades later, their descendants are b...

A collection of short stories from the National Book Award-winning author of Mating • "Powerful and original...always convincingly authentic. The ironies keep cutting in new directions." —The New York TimesWhether they are Americans, Brits, or a stubborn and suicidally moral Dutchman, Norman Rush’s whites are not sure why they are in Botswana. Their uncertainty makes them do odd things.Driven half-mad by the barking of his neighbor’s dogs,...

They Were White and They Were Slaves is a thoroughly researched challenge to the conventional historiography of colonial and industrial labor, a stunning journey into a hidden epoch, the slave trade of Whites, hundreds of thousands of whom were kidnapped, chained, whipped and worked to death in the American colonies and during the Industrial Revolution. This is a chronicle that has never been fully told, part of a vital heritage that has until now comprised the dustiest shelf in the darkes...

An in-depth investigation into Donald Trump’s business—and how he used America’s top job to service it.White House, Inc. is a newsmaking exposé that details President Trump’s efforts to make money off of politics, taking us inside his exclusive clubs, luxury hotels, overseas partnerships, commercial properties, and personal mansions. Alexander tracks hundreds of millions of dollars flowing freely between big businesses and President Trump. He explains, in ...