Jordi Bru, the world's leading photographer of historical reenactments, and Rafael Torres, one of the foremost experts on 18th-century Spain, team up once again in a superb and surprising work: Allies. Through the lens and the pen, they commemorate 250 years of a decisive chapter in History: Spain's indispensable participation in the American Revolution. A book that unfolds a deeply immersive visual journey through the crucial moments of the confl...

This book offers a bold and timely rethinking of how sustainable energy transitions can be achieved in an era of climate urgency and geopolitical uncertainty. Challenging the traditional top-down model of governance, the volume advances a compelling argument for a bottom-up transformation driven by citizens, prosumers, cities, and new market actors.The book locates this shift within a broader structural transformation of the energy sector, namely from supply-driven systems to deman...

Rafael Menton brings us the revised & extended version of his believable domestic fantasy, "The Manservant".Read on as a wrongly accused former teacher; imprisoned, divorced, and estranged from both the wife he still loves together with his daughters, struggles with depression when, upon his release from a terrifying spell in a maximum-security facility.His life made no better when the knowledge kicks in that he is not only friendless and unemployed but about to made homele...

A new theory of consciousness in which language represents the onset of humanity. It states that sentience is subjective, fundamental, and ineffable; that meta-cognition is the artificial layer of human consciousness; that language and meta-cognition emerge from culture and not from matter; that thought and language are only processed in the individual brain; that Eastern philosophy accepts the oneness of reality but does not explain; and that Western philosophy explains through subjectivi...

Freeform Vector Diffraction Theory traces the conceptual journey from classical scalar diffraction to a rigorous and generalized framework for computing the vector diffraction patterns of arbitrary freeform wavefronts and complex, spatially varying polarization states.Readers will gain a unified theoretical perspective that enables accurate prediction of electromagnetic field behavior in high-numerical-aperture systems and modern non-conventional optics. The book delivers ...

Expert journalist and editor-in-chief of Caracas Chronicles Rafael Osío Cabrices offers a riveting, rigorous, and deeply personal account of the modern history of his country, from the rise of Chávez and the slow erosion of democracy, to the U.S. invasion and capture of Maduro.In this singular narrative of a country that often mystifies outsiders, Osío Cabrices brings to life the pivotal moments that led Venezuela to its c...

A man who just wants to make your day coming up against the real world and hoping to change it.In a quiet seaside town, a gas station clerk named Huck secretly uses his special gifts to do a good deed each day. But when his story leaks, a media firestorm erupts, bringing him uninvited fame. As pieces of Huck's past begin to resurface, it's no longer clear who his friends are—or whose lives may be in danger.This series from writer MARK MILLAR and artist RAFA...

A thrilling tale of piracy, justice, and honor on the high seas from the author of ScaramoucheRetired soldier Peter Blood lives a happy, comfortable life as a physician in seventeenth-century England. Yet everything changes one fateful evening when he saves the life of the wrong patient: a young rebel involved in an uprising against King James II. For doing his job and obeying the Hippocratic oath, the shell-shocked Blood is convicted of treason and sentenc...

The fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn Adobe Lightroom ClassicAdobe Lightroom Classic Classroom in a Book 2026 Release contains 12 lessons that use real-world, project-based learning to cover the basics and beyond, providing countless tips and techniques to help you become more productive with the program. You can follow the book from start to finish or choose only those lessons that interest you. Learn to:Move through hundreds...

CONTENTS: ALEXANDER PUSHKIN 1. The Queen of Spades ALGERNON BLACKWOOD: 2. Confession 3. S. O. S. 4. The Wings of Horus ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE 5. B. 24 ARTHUR O. FRIEL: 6. The Spider 7. The Vulture ARTHUR QUILLER-COUCH: 8. Statement of Gabriel Foot, Highwayman 9. The Affair of Bleakirk-on-Sands 10. The Countess of Bellarmine ARTHUR STRINGER: 11. The Adolescence of Number Eighty-Seven 12. The Button Thief 13. The Wire-Tappers ARTHUR TRAIN: 14. Extradition 15. The Baron de Ville 16. The Golden To...

Tensions between the superpowers are escalating. A rocket streaks across the sky, carrying the launch codes for ballistic missiles. In a synchronized manner, without human intervention, nuclear warheads are launched against enemy cities. Within minutes, humanity faces its worst nightmare: extinction.In the midst of chaos, Krypton emerges—the city of machines, a metropolis dominated by androids and ruled by a supreme guide. Humans are subjugated, confined, and many ...

Angels Before Man: Revised and ExtendedA Queer Retelling of Satan's FallIn an eternal paradise, the most beautiful angel, Lucifer, struggles with shame, identity, and timidity, with little more than the desire to worship his creator.It isn't until the strongest angel, Michael, comes into his life that Lucifer learns to love himself. Along the way, their friendship begins to bloom into something else. Maybe the first romance in the history o...