Jacob: 2030 books

This revolutionary new look at vision will broaden your understanding of how you see and how you can see without your glasses or contact lenses. Take Off Your Glasses and See shows you how to free yourself from the crutch of prescription lenses, to build your self-confidence and awareness, and to...

When most Americans think of environmentalism, they think of the political left, of vegans dressed in organic-hemp fabric, lofting protest signs. In reality, writes Jacob Darwin Hamblin, the movement--and its dire predictions--owe more to the Pentagon than the counterculture. In Arming Mother Nature,...

Discover the amazing cuisine of Africa with this beautiful full-color cookbook featuring classical and modern African dishes. With its diverse, delicious flavors, African food is “some of the best on the planet,” yet remains little known to many in the wider world. To introduce this wonderful...

A story of domestic servitude and abuse of power, as authoritarian Kat, her ageing mother, Ma, and their teenaged slave, Maudie, jostle for power – and affection – in their dilapidated London home. The Strongbox by Stephanie Jacob was first performed as part of the 2018 VAULT Festival, London. Also available in the collection Plays from VAULT 3.

Alexandria of the Ptolemies, a city seething with corruption and danger. Only Nikias of Athens stands between the kingdom and chaos, but his time is running out, for a dark power is moving in the dead god’s city.

The aftermath of nuclear war has left the earth colder, darker, and nearly barren. Billions have died. Some believe the earth is slowly dying, and the human race along with it. An international alliance calling itself the Consortium begins work on a project to terraform and colonize a distant planet...

Gaia’s struggle for freedom continues in the sequel to The Fifth World.Their secret is out. The Gaian rebels hoped that by stopping the starship Prophet from returning to Earth, they could hide their existence and live in peace. They were wrong. Five years after the destruction of the Prophet,...

A tale of a man traveling through the desert accompanied only by his loyal donkey. The reason he has taken this perilous journey is to be revealed.

Now in our NINTH YEAR! Celebrate the wonderful range of styles within the speculative fiction genres with our newest issue of the Bards and Sages Quarterly. From the lighthearted to the heart-pounding, this special double-length issue will delight short fiction fans. In this issue, stories by Brenda...

The two sections in Jacob McArthur Mooney’s virtuoso collection – one rural in orientation, one urban – open an intricate conversation. Taking as its inciting incident the 1998 crash of Swissair Flight 111 off the coast of Nova Scotia, before moving to the neighbourhoods around Toronto’s Pearson...

Star system after star system had fallen before the mighty Prysmadian Star Invasion. Now Earth was their next target. The fate of the planet may well rest upon a decision of whether or not to get rid of the campus mascot--a cocker spaniel named, Lady--in this short story by Jacob Hall. Two cafeteria...

‘De zomer van 1823’ is het reisdagboek van schrijver Jacob van Lennep, naar modern Nederlands hertaald door Geert Mak en Marita Mathijsen. Samen met Dirk van Hogendorp maakt Van Lennep een soort inspectietocht door Nederland. Ze wandelen door een wereld die voor ons bijna onherkenbaar is. Zeker...

What does China see in the world’s poorest nation? An opportunity for big business. Congo is known for poverty and conflict, but it is home to an enormous wealth of buried minerals such as copper, whose value is rising on the world market. Already, tens of thousands of Chinese men and women have...

Austin, Texas, is the county seat, the state capital, and the home of the University of Texas. Even with all of that, it still had a small-town feel when author Jacob Jones was growing up there. In Not All Texans Ride Horses, Jones offers a personal and engaging retrospective and memoir of what life...