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The end of the world might come in many forms: ecological disaster, alien invasion, cosmic chaos…the possibilities for destruction seem endless. So, how will those facing the end of the world deal with impending doom? The fourteen talented authors of Fiction River’s latest volume explore just...

More Alternative Truths is an exploration of the potential consequences of today’s politics in our daily lives. More than our individual lives, but our American identity. This exploration defines this anthology.  So many of the stories ask what has America become?  What will it be in the...

Traces the sources of power and large-scale organization of prehistoric peoples among Archaic societies. By focusing on the first instances of mound building, pottery making, fancy polished stone and bone, as well as specialized chipped stone, artifacts, and their widespread exchange, this...

There are a number of anthologies on violence, but none exist as presented in this conversational interview format, which provides a meaningful and sophisticated introduction into the most cutting-edge thinking on the problem of violence in the contemporary world. The market for this book includes...

Discusses ways of ensuring genetic diversity, advances in wheat breeding and their use to improve properties such as drought resistance and cold tolerance; Summarises research on factors affecting nutritional and other aspects of wheat quality; Reviews advances in understanding wheat pests and diseases...

Once, the empire of Vhur was the world's most powerful. But that was before the Lichy plague. Now, twenty years and millions of dead later, only a few cities remain. The survivors walk a fine line between staying alive and crumbling into the grave.Come the Night of Knives, even these last few might perish.

　ロンドン、ウェストエンドで初演された『ハリー・ポッターと呪いの子』の公式脚本。ハリー・ポッターとして生きる宿命を負った少年は、おとなになったいまでも、魔法省で忙しく働きながら、夫として、そして学校へ通う三人の子どもの父親として、悩み多き日々を送っています。ハリーが、事あるごとに甦る過去の記憶に悩むいっぽう、末の息子のアルバスもまた、ポッター家に生まれた重圧に、反発しながら苦しんでいました。過去と現在が不吉に混ざりあうなか、父と息子は忌まわしい真実を知ることになります――時として、闇は思わぬところからしのび寄ってくるのです。『ハリー・ポッターと呪いの子　特別リハーサル版』は、２０１６年の夏、ジャック・ソーンが脚本を手掛けた同作の舞台がウェストエンドでワールドプレミアを迎えた日に刊行されました。J.K.ローリング、ジョン・ティファニー、ジャック・ソーンが執筆した物語から生まれたこの芝居は、演劇ファンや批評家たちの称賛を浴び、公式脚本はたちまち世界的ベストセラーになりました。今回刊行される愛蔵版は、特別リハーサル版の増補改訂版です。リハーサル版とは少し異なる本番の台詞や、演出のジョン・ティファニーと脚本のジャック・ソーンの二人による、戯曲を読むことをテーマにした対談を収めました。ポッター家の家系図や、『ハリー・ポッターと呪いの子』の物語が幕を開けるまでの魔法界での歴史など、役に立つ予備知識もまとめられています。...

Harry Potter i Przeklęte Dziecko, nowa opowieść autorstwa J.K. Rowling, Jacka Thorne’a i Johna Tiffany’ego i nowa sztuka Jacka Thorne’a, to ósma historia w serii i pierwszy autoryzowany spektakl teatralny ze świata Harry’ego Pottera. Światowa premiera spektaklu odbyła się na londyńskim...

Divadelní hru Harry Potter a prokleté dítě na námět J.K. Rowlingové, Johna Tiffanyho a Jacka Thornea napsal Jack Thorne. Je osmým příběhem ze série o Harrym Potterovi a zároveň prvním, který se oficiálně dočkal divadelního zpracování. Toto zvláštní vydání pracovního scénáře...

This adaptation of a Chinese folktale begins with a man's dissatisfaction with his life. Weary of being a stonecutter, he becomes many things in his quest for authority, each time finding that greater power lies elsewhere. Rooted in Taoist principles, Stonecutter is a story about the nature of power...

Do Christians overemphasize the hope of the future to the neglect of needs in the present? Are discussions about the end times unimportant so long as we all “get to heaven” in the end? In Coming Home, a team of eight leading Bible teachers offers us a vision of the new heaven and...

With the centenary of the First World War, communities across Canada arranged commemorations of the war experience to honour local servicemen who, through their triumphs and sacrifices, were presented as laying the foundation for a free and independent country. Often overlooked are the triumphs and...

Joshua Chamberlain was much more than a war hero, and Pullen's thoughtful book fills out the picture of his remarkable life. An entertaining and inspiring story. --Senator George J. Mitchell "Pullen's book is a worthy tribute to Chamberlain's lasting legacy." --Charles F. Herberger, Civil...

The twentieth century has been marked by the expansion of educational opportunities worldwide. It has been the century of education, and the role of the state in the promotion of public education has been decisive. Yet, at the millennium's turn efforts to diminish the role of the state are rapidly...