Robert B : 641 books

Sitting on pins and needles, anxiously waiting to see what will happen next, horror audiences crave the fear and exhilaration generated by a terrifying story; their anticipation is palpable. But they also breathe a sigh of relief when the action is over, when they are able to close their books or...

More than 70 very short stories in Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror! Why are 18 million spoons disappearing from Melbourne, Australia each year? How good is the magic of a discount wizard? What if superheroes were afraid to use their powers? These and other flash fiction challenges were put to...

Milton's Secret investigates the world of child bullying through the eyes of Milton, a boy facing typical middle-class family dynamics. In a world where bullying extends into the digital realm and seemingly everyone is a spectator, the book explores how children can use mindfulness as a tool to take on such challenges in life.

How does Southern food look from the outside? The form is caught in constantly dueling stereotypes: It’s so often imagined as either the touchingly down-home feast or the heartstopping health scourge of a nation. But as any Southern transplant will tell you once they’ve spent time in the region,...

A young man is born into an existential fog. Nothing for him is ever black or white; nothing for him is ever determined. His name is Lyle, a slave in western Virginia, and his story speaks of the indeterminacy of family and identity in a world where slavery and violence wrench and pull at bonds of...

Geeky Giving’s authors—15 bright stars in the science fiction and fantasy community—explore what happens when leading-edge science fuels fiction in this anthology inspired by the work at Barrow Neurological Foundation. In these pages you’ll find authors explore the consequences of targeting...

Ordinary objects. Extraordinary tales. As Told by Things is a lighthearted, multi-genre collection of short stories and flash fiction, each told from the perspective of an inanimate object. Fun, witty, and full of charm, As Told by Things will capture your imagination—as well as your heart. What objects do you think have stories to tell?

The aim in preparing this work has been to bring together the best examples of the products of the pulpit through the Christian centuries, and to present these masterpieces in attractive and convenient form. It is believed that they will be found valuable as instruction to ministers of to-day. They...

This collection of essays, offered in honor of the distinguished career of prominent political philosophy professor Clifford Orwin, provides a wide context in which to consider the rise of “humanity” as one of the chief modern virtues. A relative of—and also a replacement for—formerly more...

Stages an encounter, at once critical and celebratory, with historical and contemporary Naples, a city that presents itself as an irresolvable paradox for its ability to remain intellectually and culturally animated (“delirious”), even in the face of its recurring economic and political crises.

Teaching Recent Global History explores innovative ways to teach world history, beginning with the early 20th century. The authors’ unique approach unites historians, social studies teachers, and educational curriculum specialists to offer historically rich, pedagogically innovative, and academically...

This pioneering, interdisciplinary work shows how rituals allow us to live in a perennially imperfect world. Drawing on a variety of cultural settings, the authors utilize psychoanalytic and anthropological perspectives to describe how ritual--like play--creates "as if" worlds, rooted in...

Furchterregend! Bemitleidenswert! Niedlich! Monster haben viele Facetten. Manche von ihnen arbeiten in ungeliebten Nebenjobs und andere suchen nach einem Sinn in ihrem Leben. Vielleicht gibt es aber auch Ungeheuerlichkeiten, die einfach nur auf Abenteuer aus sind. Identitätskrisen reichen dem normalen...

This edited collection examines the means to create, maintain, and enhance welcoming colleges and universities in the United States and abroad with personal accounts, case studies, models, programs, and other frameworks written by practitioners in higher education. The contributors explain how they...