Welcome to Sector General - a colossal space hospital where all species are treated, and the staff, both human and alien, have a single mission: to care for all patients, of all species. At Sector General, anything can happen . . .The Ambulance Ship is as extraordinary as the station itself, designed to seek out and help those in need, wherever they are, and whatever their species. For the human doctor, Conway, and his telepathic colleague Prilicla, there is no such thing as an eas...

A groundbreaking volume that represents the first examination of cultural production amongst Italian prisoners of warCaptivity and Creativity explores the artistic and material production by Italian prisoners of war (POWs) and some civilian internees who were captured by the Western Allies in 1940–43 and detained in prison camps scattered across Africa, Australia, India, the United Kingdom, and the United States during World War II. Twelve chapters discuss...

Fairy Led book blurb:The bond between sisters was never meant to shape the fate of the Wood.But something has begun to unravel.As the power of spirit spreads corruption through the fae realm, Nix finds herself carrying a magic she has never known before—power that grows stronger with every choice she makes. The deeper she reaches into it, the harder it becomes to ignore the darkness beginning to take hold.Watching from the edges of it all is Zinn.Bou...

Environmental politics is clearly at an impasse, increasingly foreclosed by a fragmenting elite consensus on climate change, an escalating populist backlash on the right, and a pervasive sense of climate doom on the left. This book considers what new openings might be offered by a labor-centered transition focused on our creative agency and our collective capacities to design new worlds.Whilst political mobilizations and smart policy are vital for making progress on decarbonization...

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Her BreathI pick up the pieces. That’s what I’ve always done.Put them back in order and gluing people's lives together before moving on to the next.What started with my oldest friend’s son now has me knee deep in a madness I’m not sure I can contain.She’s unhinged, unchained, and all mine.Breaking rules and boundaries that are supposed to keep her alive and at my side, but the spawn defies authority at every turn.Lik...

Creating Inclusive Cities: Territorial Rituals and Belonging explores urban inclusion through the lens of territorial rituals. It challenges traditional approaches to urban integration by exploring how cities can foster inclusion through ritualised celebrations and events. Through detailed comparative analysis of urban rituals across Geneva, Montreal and Turin, the book demonstrates how territorial rituals serve as powerful tools for creating belonging and social cohesion in incre...

In occupied France, a woman becomes a spy for the Resistance and rises to lead the largest intelligence operation in the country in this propulsive new World War II historical novel by bestselling author Roseanna M. White.Marseille, France, 1941. Zelie Bellerose never fit the mold of an army officer's wife. She was too passionate in her convictions, too indifferent to societal expectations. After her husband is killed in the war, Zelie focuses on s...

Magic is real. Nobody cares.Seventeen-year-old Clare Duke has always been the weird girl at school-the one obsessed with magic in a world where magic is widely ridiculed. Years of bullying finally explode into a confrontation that gets her expelled, seemingly proving everyone right: Clare Duke's future is going nowhere.Until the letter arrives.Clare has been invited to attend the most prestigious magic academy in Australia.For the first ti...

' Atlantis is at once intimate and epic, fearless and tender, it is family drama and devastating global commentary . . . Emily White is an outstanding talent.'Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti, on behalf of the judges of the George Devine Award 2021Darkness. Look up. Look up there into the heavens, into the dark limitless expanse of space, and think back to four and a half billion years ago, give or take like.In a small Welsh coastal village, in...

From the writer Elle calls the "most inspiringly wicked social critic of the moment" comes a hands-on, don't-lose-hope study of how writers, painters, musicians, and other cultural figures respond to fascism …From a veteran writer and activist comes a concise yet potent guide to standing up to the myriad tyrannies of our current political landscape. We live in a time where independent thinking, love of literature and ideas, and passion for human expression...

A dazzlingly illustrated journey into the transformative world of sacred plantsIndigenous communities have long revered certain plants and fungi as healers, storytellers, and spirit guides. This book blends the latest findings in anthropology and ethnobotany with mesmerizingly detailed confocal plant microscopy to reveal the inner lives of more than 50 culturally significant species from across the Americas. A visionary experience like no other, Sacred Plants o...