Stephen D : 387 books

Often typecast as a menacing figure, Peter Lorre achieved Hollywood fame first as a featured player and later as a character actor, trademarking his screen performances with a delicately strung balance between good and evil. His portrayal of the child murderer in Fritz Lang's masterpiece M (1931)...

The ruins of Daniel Shays's fortified settlement reveal the hidden story of the famous rebellion. Shays and the Regulators founded the settlement deep in the Vermont wilderness after fleeing the uprising they led in 1787 in Massachusetts. Rediscovered in 1997 and under study since 2013, these remnants...

The Western world has experienced extraordinary economic progress throughout the last six decades, a prosperous period so extended that continuous economic growth has come to seem normal. But such an era of continuously rising living standards is a historical anomaly, economist Stephen D. King warns,...

Many people have wondered what the Founding Fathers were thinking when they wrote the Constitution. Now you can find out directly from Thomas Jefferson. In a series of fictionalized interviews, Transcending Time with Thomas Jefferson offers an explanation of Jeffersons goals and a description of how...

In this rich study of Union governors and their role in the Civil War, Stephen D. Engle examines how these politicians were pivotal in securing victory. In a time of limited federal authority, governors were an essential part of the machine that maintained the Union while it mobilized and sustained...

A controversial look at the end of globalization and what it means for prosperity, peace, and the global economic order Globalization, long considered the best route to economic prosperity, is not inevitable. An approach built on the principles of free trade and, since the 1980s, open capital markets,...

This comprehensive volume introduces the nature and the impact of the new information and communication technologies on business and society. Emphasizing the global impact, it draws upon examples from the USA, Europe, and Japan as well as the newly industrialized countries of the Pacific Rim. Applying...

Foreign direct investment (FDI) and multinational corporations (MNCs)--for better and worse--play a large and growing role in shaping our world. The integrating thesis of this book is the inevitability of heterogeneity in FDI and MNCs and, accordingly, the imperative of disaggregation. Large companies...

Naked, chained to a wall, and about to be fed to a dragon is no way to start the day. "Is there anything in the multiverse worse than waking up naked and chained to a dungeon wall? I say, Yes: dying before you get to pay back the son-of-a-bitch who put you there." This short...

For the heroic & sassy Crimson, death is merely the start of the adventure - though it may be the end of the world. "Forever Crimson" combines sword & sorcery action with a wry sense of humor as Crimson battles across time and space to end the evil Cult of Orlak. This tale...

The fate of Mars hangs on the job of Security Screener; one missed terrorist could mean explosions, death, or even the destruction of an Ares colony. Can Screener First-Class Anone cope with the pressure as her colony marches to war, or will she fall victim to a rebel attack? "Ares Zone-A" is a stand-alone science fiction short story set in a terrifying future with echoes of the present.

"What’s worse than sitting next to a mean drunk in a bar? Sitting next to a mean drunk who also happens to be a god. Not just any god, either—the God of Frickin’ Thunder: Thor." When your morning starts with being kidnapped by the Norse gods, you know you're in for a l-o-ong...

When Perseus falls Crimson must step forward - even if she doesn't want to. "Crash of the Titans" is a wry homage to both mythology and blockbuster special-effects movies. It features the ever popular Crimson, from "Forever Crimson" and Tournament of Death - the FREE online...

Even Crimson, warrior woman from another dimension, knows the legend of the Titanic: on her maiden voyage, the “unsinkable” ship struck an iceberg and plunged to the bottom of the Atlantic, taking with her more than 1000 souls. For us, that tragedy occurred long ago, but the timeline of Crimson’s...