Discover dark rituals, eldritch creatures, and monstrous secrets in this masterfully frightening horror anthology of 17 short stories inspired by the iconic works of legendary writer H. P. Lovecraft, curated by award-winning anthologist Stephen Jones.Featuring some of the biggest names in horror fiction, including Ramsey Campbell, Kim Newman, Brian Stableford, and many more. This newly redesigned edition also includes a revised and updated Introduction and ...

Discover dark rituals, eldritch creatures, and monstrous secrets in this masterfully frightening horror anthology of 17 short stories inspired by the iconic works of legendary writer H. P. Lovecraft, curated by award-winning anthologist Stephen Jones.Featuring some of the biggest names in horror fiction, including Ramsey Campbell, Kim Newman, Brian Stableford, and many more. This newly redesigned edition also includes a revised and updated Introduction and ...

This illustrated collection includes stories by the world's leading masters of the macabre, including Clibe Barker, Ramsey Campbell, Robert Bloch, Fritz Leiber and Dennis Etchison.

Bloomsbury Green Guides are portable handbooks to the most commonly found species in Britain and Europe.A huge variety of wild flowers grow in fields, gardens, woodlands and even on roadsides, and recognising individual species can prove challenging. The Green Guide to Wild Flowers makes identifying them easy for beginners and amateur naturalists alike.Concise descriptions include information on habitat, months in flower, as well as important features like fruit, l...

Discover dark rituals, eldritch creatures, and monstrous secrets in this masterfully frightening horror anthology of 17 short stories inspired by the iconic works of legendary writer H. P. Lovecraft, curated by award-winning anthologist Stephen Jones.Featuring some of the biggest names in horror fiction, including Ramsey Campbell, Kim Newman, Brian Stableford, and many more. This newly redesigned edition also includes a revised and updated Introduction and ...

In today’s technology-driven environment there is an ever-increasing demand for information delivery. A compromise has to be struck between security and availability. This book is a pragmatic guide to information assurance for both business professionals and technical experts.Written in an accessible manner, Information Security Management Principles provides practical guidance and actionable steps to better prepare your workplace and your home alike, and ...

Cyber security has never been more essential than it is today, it’s not a case of if an attack will happen, but when. This brand new edition covers the various types of cyber threats and explains what you can do to mitigate these risks and keep your data secure.Cyber Security explains the fundamentals of information security, how to shape good organisational security practice, and how to recover effectively should the worst happen.Written in an acc...

Information risk management (IRM) is about identifying, assessing, prioritising and treating risks to keep information secure and available. This accessible book is a practical guide to understanding the principles of IRM and developing a strategic approach to an IRM programme. It is the only textbook for the BCS Practitioner Certificate in Information Risk Management and this new edition reflects recent changes to the syllabus and to the wider discipline.

Data is fundamentally changing the nature of businesses and organisations and the mechanisms for delivering products and services. This book is a practical guide to developing strategy and policy for data governance, in line with the developing ISO 38505 governance of data standards. It will assist an organisation wanting to become more of a data driven business by explaining how to assess the value, risks and constraints associated with collecting, using and distributing data.

In today’s technology-driven environment there is an ever-increasing demand for information delivery. A compromise has to be struck between security and availability. This book is a pragmatic guide to information assurance for both business professionals and technical experts. The third edition has been updated to reflect changes in the IT security landscape and updates to the BCS Certification in Information Security Management Principles, which the book supports.

Why do 'Jaws', 'Field of Dreams', 'The Big Lebowski', and 'The Godfather' remain strikingly popular in this age of fragmented audiences and ever-faster spin cycles? "Hollywood Blockbusters: The Anthropology of Popular Movies" argues that these films continue to captivate audiences because they play upon underlying tensions and problems in American culture, much like the myths that anthropologists study in non-Western contexts. In making this argument, the authors employ and extend anthropo...

In this fabulous fantastical issue of Fantasy Tales you will discover:Unholy slavers and flying demons confront a master swordsman in The Pit of Wings by bestselling author Ramsey CampbellThe play's the thing in Rehearsals a haunting story of childhood regret by Thomas F. MontelonePetrifying horror as ancient myth is revealed to be terrifying reality in The Medusa by Thomas LigottiPlus non-fiction by Peter James, and stori...