M Jones: 263 books

You don't have to be an evil genius to figure that superheroes are hot, and not just because of the perfect bodies clad in spandex (or leather, or stylized body armor). Film adaptations of favorite superheroes remain on the rise and comic book conventions are among the best-attended gatherings in...

You don't have to be an evil genius to figure that superheroes are hot, and not just because of the perfect bodies clad in spandex (or leather, or stylized body armor). Film adaptations of favorite superheroes remain on the rise and comic book conventions are among the best-attended gatherings in...

Raina Black steals treasures from warlords, spies on governments and corporations, and sleeps like a baby at night. But after a particularly rough job where she inexplicably wakes up in a tomb in Cairo, things get weird. First, Noah Mason, a man she swears she saw die, approaches her, claiming...

When Noah Mason's boss ventures into Faerieland and doesn't return, he figures he ought to get her back before apocalyptic chaos reigns. Lady Arabella is the only person on earth who can open and shut doorways to the mythical land of magic and terror, and if her power falls into the wrong hands, everyone's...

Arthur Endswell has fallen on hard times and to keep his social standing has become employed as a ressurrection man for Dr. Faust Grey, who uses the bodies he procures for dissection purposes. What starts off as a lucrative business soon veers into the realm of murder when Arthur’s beloved Amelia’s...

Everyone has their own brand of crazy. Underemployed Dan tries to hold it all together during a zombie apocalypse with his best friend and pothead Evan, while lovestruck Matthew can't seem to figure out what Stephen wants. One thing they can all agree on--being trapped in a Westmarket store with...

Frankie works at the Happy Restful Sanitorium, a housing facility for those who choose to keep their loved ones around long after their death. With so many hungry bodies around, life is difficult—Especially when Frankie’s husband, George, somehow becomes infected. Frankie soon discovers that...

It's Toronto, 1985.  Random acts of violence sweep the city streets taking children with them.  William knows who the guilty are.  The disembodied limbs of the victims always keep him informed.  But it's hard work avenging the silent screams of others when his own suffering voice...

Sydney Klein has a secret. A destiny passed down through her family since the beginning of time itself. On one beautiful fall day her life changes forever when she comes face to face with her beloved grandfather who had died six months earlier. She learns what the strange birthmark on her arm really...

This survey of the changes in education and socialization in the former USSR examines the institutions that are shaping the first post-Soviet generation. Chapters provide reports on such questions as diversification and the development of independent schools, curriculum reform and democratization.

This text explores four major features of human society in their ecological and historical context: the origins of priests and organised religion; the rise of military men in an agrarian society; economic expansion and growth; and civilising and decivilising trends over time.

Seeking greater accountability in higher education, many states have adopted performance funding, tying state financial support of colleges and universities directly to institutional performance based on specific outcomes such as student retention, progression, and graduation. Now in place in over...

Environmental Biology offers an accessible introduction to the core elements of biology and the biosphere. With balanced coverage of acquatic and terrestrial examples throughout, the text builds logically to present a clear understanding of the fundamental processes of life before examining its more...

The music industry is undergoing immense change. This book argues that the transformations occurring across the various music industries - recording, live performance, publishing - can be characterised as much by continuity as by change, raising complex questions about the value of music commodities.