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This science fiction anthology features eleven original short stories from nine established and emerging authors. Each story is accompanied by a black-and-white illustration created by one of four artists. (See the complete list of authors and artists below.) The stories span the breadth of the science-fiction...

Everyone is looking for power. Political campaigns play to the power of fear and hope; advertising agencies rely on the power of appetite, both wielding power by the means of words.   But churches have something different and better. Churches have the gospel. Though we live in the world,...

Over the past two decades, the oil sands region of northeastern Alberta has been the site of unprecedented levels of development. Alberta's Lower Athabasca Basin tells a fascinating story of how a catastrophic ice age flood left behind a unique landscape in the Lower Athabasca Basin, one that made...

Le danger sans visage, C.J. Miller Jack Larson ne décolère pas : comment a-t-il pu se laisser convaincre de venir à New York pour servir de garde du corps à Marissa Walker, une top-modèle réputée qu’il imagine déjà aussi capricieuse que sophistiquée ? Pourtant, dès qu’il fait...

After the positive response which followed the first edition of this book 6 years ago, the editors were encouraged to prepare a completely reworked second edition that includes the modern advances in this field. There has been a complete change of diagnostic procedure in the detection of renal tumors,...

In recent years there has been steadily increasing interest in motor behavior and a growing awareness that a person not only has to know what to do in a particular situation, but also how to do it. The question of how actions are performed is of central concern in the area of motor control. This volume...

Teaching your students to think like scientists starts here! Use this straightforward, easy-to-follow guide to give your students the scientific practice of critical thinking today's science standards require. Ready-to-implement strategies and activities help you effortlessly engage students...

Caffeine is known to stimulate the central nervous system but what other functions does it have? This book covers the latest scientific knowledge in a uniquely structured format and is specifically designed to link chemistry with health and nutrition to provide a broad, appealing book. Coverage begins...

This is a paranormal romance anthology. 8 stories by 4 authors, each a different shade of darkness. You shouldn't fear the darkness... just what lurks within. Book 1 - Deadly Beauties: Blood's Fury By C.M. Owens The deadliest things in this world are usually the most beautiful…...

The first short story of the Calnis Chronicles of the Tarimain The only thing worse than dying is never having it as an option. The Tarimain, the immortal soldiers of God, tasked with fighting on the front lines of the eternal war, uncover a dark demonic plot to raise an army. Atharron,...

Students, residents, and instructors swear by Andreoli and Carpenter’s Cecil Essentials of Medicine because it presents just the right amount of information, just the right way. Edited by the late Thomas E. Andreoli, MD as well as Ivor Benjamin, MD, Robert C. Griggs, MD, and Edward J. Wing, MD,...

Magic invites . . . Curses and blessing, sorcerous time travel, shape-shifters, hidden enchantment and corrupted blood. Magic demands . . . Saving those you love, courage, betrayal and fights against unspeakable forces. Magic promises . . . Last best hopes, reluctant...

No s'ha de témer els morts, sinó els vius. El nou i terrorífic thriller de l'exitosa autora de L'Home de Guix. Llavors L'Annie va desaparèixer una nit. Va desaparèixer del seu llit sense deixar cap rastre. Tots vam posar-nos en el pitjor dels casos. Com un miracle, després...

Partenaires malgré eux, Marie Ferrarella Matt Abilene sera son nouveau coéquipier ? Kendra enrage. Les hommes comme lui, elle les connaît : des play-boys bien trop sûrs d’eux, dépourvus de sérieux et qui ne pensent qu’à prendre du bon temps… Autant dire que son partenaire n’a pas intérêt...