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“It doesn’t matter what you believe. The time is here, and they are coming. After so long, the gods are rising again.” Ben Henare turned away from the gods of his ancestors to follow his own path, choosing the modern world over myths of demons and monsters. But when New Zealand...

One of fantasy’s finest next-generation storytellers continues to break new ground. Michael J. Sullivan’s trailblazing career began with the breakout success of his Riyria series: full-bodied, spellbinding fantasy adventures whose imaginative scope and sympathetic characters won a devoted...

Four years of Penny Dread Tales have revealed some fantastic talent. In this edition we’ve collected the cream of the crop. Herein lies the very Best of Penny Dread Tales: fourteen stories of boiler-splitting steampunk with a blend of sci-fi, paranormal, western, and horror. These stories will take...

Set against the backdrop of the Atlantic slave trade, this book traces the development, exhibition and final disposition of one of J.M.W. Turner’s greatest and most memorable paintings. Queen Victoria’s reign (1837–1901) in Great Britain produced unprecedented wealth and luxury. For artists...

"Electrifying." --Booklist (starred) Willie Sutton was born in the Irish slums of Brooklyn in 1901, and he came of age at a time when banks were out of control. Sutton saw only one way out and only one way to win the girl of his dreams. So began the career of America's most successful...

Robin J. Elliott, Salon Development Director for Redken, Wella, and Goldwell in South Africa, reveals some of the secret systems he used there and currently uses in North American hair salons to double profits. An international speaker, trainer, author and coach who has specialized in collaborative marketing...

A surprisingly tender coming-of-age story of a close-knit yet tough Sicilian-American family that accepts and welcomes a young boy struggling to understand himself—by the former Daily News (New York) gossip columnist and E! television host. A.J. Benza’s distinctive blend of wit, dry humor,...

Since 1976, newcomers and natives alike have learned about the rich history of the magnificent place they call home from Colorado: A History of the Centennial State. In the fifth edition, coauthors Carl Abbott, Stephen J. Leonard, and Thomas J. Noel incorporate recent events, scholarship, and insights...

DELIGHT by J.B. Priestley Special 60th anniversary edition 60th anniversary edition of one of Priestley’s most acclaimed and best loved collections of short essays. Best known today as a novelist, playwright and a social commentator J.B. Priestley first found fame as...

Wise beyond her years and hip to the unpredictable ways of life at all too early an age, A.J. Albany guides us through dope and deviance of the late 1960s and early 1970s in Hollywood shadowy underbelly and beyond. A. J. Albany's recollection of life with her father, the great jazz pianist...

Prize-winning author and award-winning foreign correspondent Michael J. Totten returns with a riveting tour of some of the worst places on earth in the early 21st century. From crumbling Havana, Cuba—still stubbornly communist decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall—to a comparatively...

The demon car of Seven Hills Road, the ominous Hell House above the Patapsco River, the mythical Snallygaster of western Maryland--these are the extraordinary tales and bizarre creatures that color Maryland's folklore. The Blue Dog of Port Tobacco faithfully guards his master's gold even in death, and...

"The History of Economic Theory" features selected writings from influential economists of the 18th and 19th centuries. Included are the prominent works of Adam Smith, Jean-Baptiste Say, and J.R. McCulloch. The integrity of the original writings has been carefully preserved, and no attempt has been...

Imagine this: a mere century ago, the purchasing power of an average American was one-tenth of what it is today. But what will it take to sustain that growth through the next century? And what can be said about economic growth to aspiring nations seeking higher standards of living for their citizens? In...