Advances in science and technology no longer change how we live, they determine it. In the not-too-distant future, techno-scientific developments may make individuals stronger, smarter, healthier and more productive--but to what end?Addressing this question, speculative fiction has created an abundance of transhuman characters, protagonists with extraordinary strength, intelligence or abilities. Often they are antiheroes, openly rejecting--or rejected by--society and acting on immo...

You woke up dead. You're in an empty valley. Shortly, someone appears and tells you the valley is called the 'In-Between' place. What do you do?This is the writing prompt that spurred our thirteen contributors to spin their tales.What do you think happens? Which tale will be your favorite?Featured Contributors:Feliciano Arrieta Jr.Bee BrownCheryl CampbellE. W. FarnsworthMichael GranthamMorgan JensenNick Johnson...

Imagine if you will that your evening news has just announced that Vampires are real. It's not a hoax ...Midnight Rising is a colleciton of seven tales that delve into what that may look like in today's society. Which will be your favorite?

The Acclaimed Psychological Thriller - Goodreads 4.4 Stars. Amazon 4.4 StarsTyger: A Story of Survival in the Jungle" by Michael James is a thriller that takes you dives deep into the heart of the jungle, where every decision can mean life or death.Five friends, returning from a climb in the Himalayas, are trapped in cabin by a 400 pound Bengal tiger. Â The choices the characters are forced to make under pressure, ratchets up the t...

A love story shaped by history, tested by secrets, and haunted by the past.Hong Kong, 1988. Lisa Li has lived many lives. A physics graduate from Oxford, a rising star in the Asian financial world, and the cherished daughter of a powerful Chinese Party leader, she now inhabits the uneasy space between East and West. To her colleagues, she is brilliant. To her parents, she is ta future leader ofChina. But to herself, she is still trying to understand who she really ...

This classic reference has been thoroughly updated and is ideal for the non-specialist civil engineer involved in the assessment, repair or maintenance of concrete structures. Topics have been expanded to reflect significant advances in the field, including integrity assessment, sub-surface radar, corrosion assessment and localized dynamic response tests. It also covers new trends in equipment and procedures, such as in automated test methods and developments in digital technology and emph...

The Acclaimed Psychological Thriller - Goodreads 4.4 Stars. Amazon 4.4 StarsTyger: A Story of Survival in the Jungle" by Michael James is a thriller that takes you dives deep into the heart of the jungle, where every decision can mean life or death.Five friends, returning from a climb in the Himalayas, are trapped in cabin by a 400 pound Bengal tiger. Â The choices the characters are forced to make under pressure, ratchets up the t...

The Concrete Solutions series of International Conferences on Concrete Repair began in 2003 with a conference held in St. Malo, France in association with INSA Rennes. Subsequent conferences have seen us partnering with the University of Padua in 2009 and with TU Dresden in 2011. This conference is being held for the first time in the UK, in associ

Concrete repair continues to be a subject of major interest to engineers and technologists worldwide. The concrete repair budget for the UK alone currently runs at some UKP 220 per annum. Some estimates have indicated that, worldwide, in 2010 the expenditure for maintenance and repair work will represent about 85% of the total expenditure in the co

The Concrete Solutions series of International Conferences on Concrete Repair began in 2003, with a conference held in St. Malo, France in association with INSA Rennes, followed by the second conference in 2006 ( with INSA again, at St. Malo, France), and the third conference in 2009 (in Padova and Venice, in association with the University of Pado