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*Utopia and Dystopia in the Age of Trump:*Images from Literature and Visual Arts treats literature, film, television series, and comic books dealing with utopian and dystopian worlds reflecting on or anticipating our current age. From Henry James’s dreamlike utopia of “The Great Good Place”...

Welcome to the world hidden behind the everyday. DYING EMBERS is a collection of short stories exploring urban strangeness – discovering what goes on within the dying embers of the fire, once the heat has almost gone. "An ill-fated property search leads firstly to admission, then a strange...

O livro reúne os primeiros e os mais importantes textos sobre a clássica figura do vampiro - esse mito surgido do caldeirão cultural, étnico e religioso do Leste Europeu, que há séculos fascina a cultura ocidental. Entre seus autores, nomes como Lord Byron, Bram Stoker, Theóphile Gautier, Samuel...

"Hey are you ready to go?" the guy asked. Holy shit! I thought to myself. The guy was a few years older than me and looked like the guys on muscle magazines. Well not as bulging muscles but he you could clearly see his muscles. His pecs were defined with some nice nipples poking out. Nice...

The worldwide consumption of surfactants now exceeds several million tonnes per annum. Six ofthe major types represent approximately 80% ofthe volume consumed, whereas the remaining 20% is made up of approximately 40 different chemical types. Commercially produced surface active agents are not pure...

In the past two decades, Muslim countries across the globe have been faced with a crisis in governance. Starting with a summary of Islamic Law (Sharia) and its implications for law enforcement, this book will highlight the unique needs and challenges of law enforcement, and particularly policing,...

The Lampshade Book' is the definitive guide to the designing and creation of lampshades for light fixtures in the home. A book perfect for anyone with an interest in lampshade-making, this antique text provides detailed instructions and tips on creating plethora of different and interesting lampshades...

This book is meant as an introduction to graphene plasmonics and aims at the advanced undergraduate and graduate students entering the field of plasmonics in graphene. In it different theoretical methods are introduced, starting with an elementary description of graphene plasmonics and evolving towards...

Forces of the Quantum Vacuum presents a number of theoretical approaches to Casimir, van der Waals and Casimir–Polder forces that have been fruitfully employed in mainstream research, and also reviews the experimental evidence for Casimir forces. Beginning with basic ideas in quantum mechanics and...

Tennessee Creswell hates the Demonbruen who have conquered her world. On a hunting mission for supplies, Tennessee is captured in a near drowning incident and realize her life is at risk from the Commander of the Demonbruen. Kur seems to have an unhealthy obsession with the daughter of his...

Maria confronts the possibility that her most explicit fantasy — sex with a group of men — might just come true. Both terrifying and arousing, her lust threatens to ruin her relationship and change her life forever. The real question on Maria's mind: how many men will it take to satisfy her? Contains graphic and explicit descriptions of sex.

The planet welcomed them. The gentle wildlife was calm. The crops grew fast and the vegetation was not harmful. An unlikely garden of eden. It was too easy... Life was not meant to be easy...   _____________________________ Follow...

The ancient palace held a dark secret. Nobody ever went there. Stories were told. Terrible stories. Kevin could not resist his curiosity about that imposing place. His rebellion against superstition began a journey that put the fate of the world in his hands. The...