Having grown up around casinos, from family reunions in Las Vegas, Shreveport, and Atlantic City to vacations aboard cruise ships with casinos on the open seas, Ken Walters has many years of experience with the world of casinos and the game of blackjack. Having earned enough money to pay for his trips on blackjack alone, Walters now shares all the tips and tricks for the average player to make the most out of their experience. By being knowledgeable in the game, the gambling world, and kno...

The historical uses of trees for wood, medicine, dyes and folklore between 100 AD and 1700 AD in England.

How would you feel if after an almost twenty-year relationship you discovered either you or your significant other was not completely human? This is the question David and Anne Seagram face after she sends DNA samples to Markers, a heritage mapping service. His sample reveals David is extraterrestrial to an international company who wants to destroy the aliens and to save the global economy. David is kidnapped, faces torture and later sees a wonderland from the aliens, as he attempts escap...

A Life: One Hundred Sonnets, One Hundred Stories is a hybrid work. The series of a hundred sonnets tells the story of a fictive life, from the first year to the hundredth. Each of the years focuses, for the most part, on a single, vital event. For year one, the unnamed character speaks his first word. For year one hundred, he dies. (Please note, my revelation that the character dies is not a spoiler; all of us will die.)The story begins in 1960 and ends in 2060. Early in t...

How Hattie Helped the Holidays is a loving tribute to Dr. Seuss, written for children and adults. The citizens of Rudeville, or Rudies, are self-obsessed and concerned more with the things their money can buy than the kindness in their souls. In fact, they throw away that kindness daily and in large amounts. Hattie is a homeless waif who discovers the discarded humanity as she searches trash cans for treasures. She tries to return it but is met with people who find her annoying. As any chi...

Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.

Despite the enormous impact of various accounting scandals on the accounting profession, the general malaise amongst the profession more broadly, and the significant legislative and institutional reforms that have taken place as a result, there are still surprisingly few textbooks on accounting ethics.This concise introductory text takes a broad view of ethics and accounting, taking into account contemporary social trends, such as globalization and terrorism. Rather than delineatin...

Even before its budget crisis and recall election, California held a unique position in the United States. Often lauded as having the fifth largest economy in the world, California leads the nation in other measures as well, particularly cultural and political trends. But were it an independent state, it would have one of the world's most unusual democracies. In The California Republic Brian P. Janiskee and Ken Masugi bring together a diverse group of contributors to shed light on the Prog...

A data-rich analysis of how the four inter-related crises of 2020 -- the COVID-19 pandemic, the economic collapse and K-shaped recovery, the clashes over the legacy of racism and policing, and assaults on the legitimacy of democratic institutions (abetted by conspiracy theories) -- shaped not only the 2020 election, but also the future of our democracy. The 2020 election cycle was one of the most tumultuous in the nation's history. Early in the cycle, a global pandemic hit...

In this latest edition of THE WORLD'S LONGEST-RUNNING ANNUAL SHOWCASE OF HORROR AND DARK FANTASY you will find cutting-edge stories by such authors as Ramsey Campbell, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Alison Littlewood, Graham Masterton, Michael Marshall Smith, Damien Angelica Walters, Reggie Oliver and Than Niveau, amongst many others. You'll also find the usual Introduction: Horror in 2018 and Necrology of those who have left us.

The effects of globalization have long been dealt with in terms of economic and technological consequences, but what about the influence on education? Though still not a precise concept, what we understand as OglobalizationO is bringing forth numerous and profound changes in the economic, cultural, and political life of nations. With increased opportunities for interaction and learning, education around the world is rapidly becoming transformed. The essays contained in this comprehensive y...

Ready to take your drawing skills to the next level? Success in Art: Drawing Hands & Feet allows beginning artists to master the challenges of rendering realistic hands and feet.Drawing realistic hands and feet in graphite pencil is a challenging subject for most beginners. With Drawing Hands & Feet, follow along as you study the common forms of the fingers and toes and learn to create and meld basic shapes to bui...