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'Wonder Stories' was founded by legendary publisher Hugo Gernsback after he left 'Amazing Stories.' 'Wonder Stories' thrived in one form or another for more than thirty years, briefly rivaling even 'Astounding.' This four-hundred-plus page anthology collects ten important stories from the magazine's...

Drawing on ethnographic accounts of children's media-referenced play, this book explores children's engagement with media cultures and playground experiences, analyzing a range of issues such as learning, fantasy, communication and identity.

For the Ai-Naidar, caste and tradition are not the shackles that imprison the spirit but the silences that make sense of the music of their lives. The Aphorisms of Kherishdar collects 25 short tales about what it is to have an Ai-Naidari soul: to find comfort in tradition, law and structure; to revere...

LES FICTIONS : Prix Solaris 2017 : « Les Tisseurs » de Andréa Renaud-Simard ; « Troll de vie » de Pierre-Alexandre Bonin ; « Un pont dont vous êtes le troll » de Dave Côté ; « Petzis » de Michèle Lamontagne ; « Fragments d'enfer » de Michel Lamontagne ; « Fardeaux »,...

The refugee caves have been destroyed, and most of the refugees are dead. The Potentate now knows of their existence and will stop at nothing to wipe them out completely. He suspects that terrorist Jackson MacNamera is among them, as well as reporter Kate Brandeis’s fiancé, hacker Will Anderson—and...

Animal Physiologic Surgery presents an integrated approach to the study of surgery for first-year medical students and graduate students in physiology. The primary emphasis is on the interrela­ tionships between surgical techniques and physiologic phenomena observed before, during, and after surgery....

This collection of stories about angelic beings protecting, comforting, or intervening in real people's lives is inspiring, compelling, and sometimes heartbreaking. Another volume of stories submitted to the author by normal people who've experienced something extraordinary, they remind us there's more than physical reality and that we're not alone.

Immigration to America is an issue that often sparks intense emotional reactions_from passion and compassion to anger and even rage. Often missing from the dialogue, however, is discussion of the strengths of immigrant newcomers_the abilities and positive characteristics they bring as individuals...

Scholars consider the origins and consequences of the evolution of multicellularity, addressing a range of organisms, experimental protocols, theoretical concepts, and philosophical issues. The evolution of multicellularity raises questions regarding genomic and developmental commonalities...

The new edition of a popular collection that traces the history of American invention from the age of the artisan to the era of Silicon Valley. This volume traces the history of American technology—its inventions and inventors—from the age of the artisan to the era of Silicon Valley. The...

The cornerstone of the American republic is an educated, active, and engaged citizenry; however, the multifaceted inner workings of government and the political forces that shape it are incredibly complex. Kentucky Government, Politics, and Public Policy is the first book in nearly three decades to...

Over 179,000 words in 6 tales of erotica from the mind of C A Castel. Raindrops Are Clouds That Have Fallen From Grace This highly erotic horror suspense thriller is 54,000 words and follows Anna, a typical second year college student with the typical college student life. When she volunteers for...

This summary of theory and practice is inspired by the belief that cut and dried solutions to management problems are inappropriate and that every set of circumstances requires a unique synthesis of experience and relevant theories. In this book the authors have reviewed the main texts and theories...

Intended for graduate and advanced undergraduate students, this text explores quantum mechanical techniques from the viewpoint of chemistry and materials science. Dynamics, symmetry, and formalism are emphasized. An initial review of basic concepts from introductory quantum mechanics is followed by...