MEET NEWBIE DETECTIVE ROBIN MATTHEWS.She is young, gritty, and relentless.Robin Matthews has just joined the police force as a new detective. She is finally pursuing her dreams, getting justice for all. But when she messes up on her very first day, she starts to wonder if this isn't the right career for her after all.Her day takes an interesting turn when a man suddenly dies at the precinct of the police station. With no external injuries or apparent...

You are not alone.Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.Matthew 11:28Thirty-one authors share their hearts and struggles in this look within the Biblical book of Matthew. We pray that from these devotionals, you will know that Jesus loves you deeply. You are not alone. There is no place you have gone that is too far away from God, and He alone can help you truly be the person you want to be.Compiled by Camy Tang

If you go down deep enough, you find all sorts of things …In her second collection from Trepidatio Publishing, award-winning author Gemma Files takes her listeners on journeys out beyond safe borders—from the trackless depths of the sea, to the empty desert frontiers of the Weird West, even to the edges of cracks between worlds. Here, in these narrow spaces between the known and the unknown, behind the paper-thin curtains of reality, lurk monsters both human and an...

Cet ouvrage d’une ambition exceptionnelle présente sous une forme accessible à un large public une histoire inédite de l’esclavage depuis la Préhistoire jusqu’au présent. Il paraît vingt ans après le vote de la loi Taubira, alors que la prise de conscience du passé esclavagiste est chaque jour plus aiguisée au sein de la société française. L’histoire de l’esclavage, trop longtemps tenue pour une forme de passé subalterne, est ici replacée au coeur de l’histoire mondiale. Le livre renouvell...

The identity of Robin Hood has been questioned many times since the Outlaw of Sherwood first sprang to fame in the twelfth century. No two authorities seem able to agree as to his origins, antecedents, or even whether or not he was a historical personage or a mythical figure. Historians, both amateur and professional, have for years been bringing out new books in which they claim to have found ‘the real Robin Hood’, but his identity remains clouded. More recent studies have sought to push ...

From the Alcatraz East Crime Museum and Jack the Ripper guided tours to the Phnom Penh killing fields, ‘dark tourism’ is now a multi-million-pound global industry. Even in the most pleasant tourist destinations, underlying harms are constantly perpetuated, affecting both consumers and those who work or live around such tourist hotspots. Highlighting 50 travel destinations across six continents, expert criminologists, psychologists and historians explore the past and contemporary issues whi...

Fall head over heels for The Surgeon CollectionIncluding the titles:The Surgeon’s CrownThe Surgeon’s AffairThe Surgeon’s HeartThe Surgeon’s PassionThe Surgeon’s SecretThe Surgeon’s Touch

Entertaining yet scholarly account of how an obscure English outlaw has become the star of Hollywood movies, television shows, novels and comics across the world.Robin Hood is one of the most instantly recognisable figures in world history — but did he ever really exist?We are all familiar with the tales of a bold outlaw who stole from the rich to give to the poor. His faithful Merry Men — Little John, Friar Tuck, Will Scarlet, Much the Miller's Son — are almost as well kno...

Cyberhate: The Far Right in the Digital Age explores how right-wing extremists operate in cyberspace by examining their propaganda, funding, subcultures, movements, offline violence, and the ideologies that drive it. Scholars and practitioners from a wide range of disciplines and professions including criminal justice, psychology, cybersecurity, religion, law, education, and terrorism studies contribute to provide an extensive analysis of the far-right online political landscape. ...

In the dark and gothic Warhammer world, the foul magic of Chaos is everywhere, its corrupting and mutating powers twisting man and beast alike. From the south, the dark armies of the undead attack the realms of man, thirsting to drain all life from the civilised lands. From the north, the endless tide of Chaos sweeps down from the wastelands to kill and capture in the name of their Dark Gods. Way of the Dead is a storming collection of all-action short stories set in these dark and despera...

For the first time—in honor of the late Matthew Mather, the master of technothrillers—all three titles in the exhilarating Delta Devlin series are now available in a discounted box set.With a new foreword written by New York Times bestselling author Nicholas Sansbury Smith, this is a series worth losing your head over.Book 1: The Dreaming TreeAfter a near-fatal car crash, Royce Lowell-Vandeweghe wa...

A new collection on women in American television in the 90s uncovers a cultural obsession with tough yet sexy heroines in mythical pasts, the 'girl power' present, and utopic futures. Xena, Buffy, Sabrina, and a host of other characters have become household words, as well as icons of pop culture 'feminism.' Their popularity makes for successful programming, however, how much does this trend truly represent a contemporary feminist breakthrough? And what does it mean for feminism in the nex...