When his mysterious Uncle Edward disappears, former high school basketball star Max Brown inherits a fortune in cash, a creepy mansion, and a family curse.Max discovers a mind-bending arena under the house, where he and his feuding allies battle shapeshifting demons to free people trapped in the cavern of horrors. But there are more than just lives at stake in the violent contests—the losers forfeit their very souls.He is driven to the edge of madness by playing increasingl...

**Nominated for a Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Anthology**"Gorier than any PG-13 horror flick you'll see, and written better (by a mile) than any SyFy schlockfest, HELL COMES TO HOLLYWOOD is worth a look." --Dr. Loomis, Aint It Cool News Horror."HELL COMES TO HOLLYWOOD is a unique and refreshing read for any genre fan, and genuinely impossible to not enjoy." -Vivienne Vaughn, FANGORIA"If you're a fan of horror, delivered in any medium, this is a mus...

Take a trip through the imaginations of 18 visionary writers as they explore the future of trucking in this new science fiction anthology! There's something for every genre fiction fan in this follow-up to the hit "18 wheels of Horror - a Trailer Full of Trucking Terrors."From the back cover: An alien fuel additive shows just how fast a big rig can go... A disembodied driver wages war on self-driving trucks... A haul through time takes an unexpected turn... Reality shatters for a t...

An insider tour of vineyards, wineries, cellars, and more! In The Vintner’s Apprentice, you get behind-the-scenes access to the wine world’s real-life masters of the craft, as well as a guide to the techniques that made them so successful. Benefit from their experience selecting a site, planting a vineyard, harvesting and crushing the grapes, creating blends, and much more.Inside:— Insight into every step of the grape’s journey to your glass, from planting to ferme...

About the BookThis book is about a hard-partying Oklahoma, USA tennis family that went from Atheism to Christianity. This book is about how much I love Rock ‘n’ Roll music and comedy. I did my best trying to get all the dates and facts correct, but they’re not perfect. Here is a sociological fact: if one parent is chemically dependent, their children have a fifty percent chance of being chemically dependent. If both parents are chemically dependent, their children have a 75 percent ...

Beyond My Reach is a raw, street-level crime narrative that pulls readers into the hidden world of New York City's subway pickpockets, where survival depends on timing, nerve, and knowing how to disappear in plain sight. Set against the gritty backdrop of late-1970s New York and beyond, the book follows a tight-knit circle of young thieves navigating crowded trains, underground tunnels, and relentless pressure from the NYPD's Jostling Squad. Through vivid scenes and unforgettable character...

In 1942, at the beginning of World War II, the US Army built its most unusual military post for its most unusual division in a high, remote, Rocky Mountain valley 100 miles west of Denver, Colorado. Located at 9,250 feet above sea level, Camp Hale was the training home of the famed 13,459-man 10th Mountain Division, which trained in mountain warfare techniques for two years—and almost missed the war. After they were finally deployed for combat in early 1945 in the Northern Apennine Mountai...

2B or not 2B, à la Shakespeare, apologetically, from Spit Toon's Saloon is the fifth book in Eric Kobb Miller's Spit Toon's Saloon literary humor series. Now the author of four books that have evolved from his daily tweets, there is little doubt as to why he has been called the "Tweeting Toastmaster General" and why it's been said that "Anyone who can write a toast like Toon must have written a book we need to read."

In Glimpses of Another Land, Eric Miller takes the reader across the American landscape in quest of insight into our times. For those facing challenges and choices from all sides, Miller offers not analysis so much as reorientation--the kind of sharpened vision that redirects movement. An age featuring 9/11 as its defining moment surely requires probing reflection and judgment. Here Eric Miller, with an alert eye and keen voice, provides both.

After decades of feminism and deconstruction, romance remains firmly in place as a central preoccupation in the lives of most women. Divorce rates skyrocket, the traditional family is challenged from all sides, and yet romance seems indestructible. In terms of its cultural representation, the popularity of romance also appears unchallenged. Popular fiction, Hollywood cinema, television soap-operas, and the media in general all display a seemingly bottomless appetite for romantic subjects. ...

With expert contributors from around the world sharing their knowledge on 57 new cutting-edge areas of interest, Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine, Volume 6 continues to provide outstanding coverage of today's most relevant topics. This book is an essential resource in zoo and wild animal medicine, addressing the special challenges posed by individual and herd medical management, newly emerging diseases in diverse wild animal populations, the effect of habitat loss and destruction on wildlife s...

This book outlines many of the techniques involved in materials development and characterization for photoelectrochemical (PEC) – for example, proper metrics for describing material performance, how to assemble testing cells and prepare materials for assessment of their properties, and how to perform the experimental measurements needed to achieve reliable results towards better scientific understanding. For each technique, proper procedure, benefits, limitations, and data interpretation a...