From Rumplestiltskin to Faust, tales of deals with creatures from beyond have always fascinated readers. "Bargains" continues that tradition with nine original stories about deals with demons, monsters and a host of creatures from the dim recesses of Somewhere Else.

Llewellyn’s Magical Almanac has inspired practitioners of all skill levels for more than three decades with dozens of new articles grouped by element each year.Perfect for practitioners of all skill levels, this annual collection of useful magic includes spells, rituals, and insights written by esteemed witches and pagans. Deepen your connection to the natural world and enhance your magic with wisdom on a wide variety of subjects, includin...

Sara A. Mueller's The Bone Orchard is a fascinating whodunit set in a lush, gothic world of secrets and magic—where a dying emperor charges his favorite concubine with solving his own murder, and preventing the culprit, which undoubtedly is one of his three terrible sons, from taking control of an empire."Mueller creates an intricate and richly characterized world in her gothic fantasy debut." — Buzzfeed"A masterful...

A witty, wild anthology "filled with excellently plotted stories" of cooking, cleaning, and crime by some household names in mystery fiction ( South Florida Sun Sentinel).Join Nevada Barr, Barbara Collins, Carole Nelson Douglas, Eileen Dreyer, Vicki Hendricks, Suzann Ledbetter, Elisabeth Massie, Christine Matthews, Denise Mina, Marcia Muller, Sara Paretsky, Nancy Pickard, S.J. Rozan, and Julie Smith on a riotous ride through the dark but often hilarious cor...

This Endeavour Award-winning collection pulls together 15 critically acclaimed science fiction and fantasy stories that take readers from a technicolor cartoon realm to an ancient China that never was, and from an America gone wrong to the very ends of the universe. Including the Hugo Award-winning “Tk’Tk’Tk,” the Writers of the Future Award winner “Rewind,” “Nucleon,” “The Tale of the Golden Eagle,” and many other highly-praised stories, Space Magic shows David D...

Sara A. Mueller's Bone Orchard is a fascinating whodunit set in a lush, gothic world of secrets and magic—where a dying emperor charges his favorite concubine with solving his own murder, and preventing the culprit, which undoubtedly is one of his three terrible sons, from taking control of an empire.Charm is a witch, and she is alone. The last of a line of conquered necromantic workers, now confined within the yard of regrown bone trees at Orchard House, ...

Op het eiland Bornholm wordt het lichaam gevonden van Susan, die in 1995 vermist raakte tijdens een schoolreis. Journaliste Camilla Lind gaat op bezoek bij Pia, die op school heeft gezeten met Susan. Maar Pia blijkt diezelfde ochtend zelfmoord te hebben gepleegd.Hoofdinspecteur Louise Rick is met haar gezin op sabbatical als ze hoort dat haar broer zelfmoord heeft proberen te plegen nadat zijn vrouw Trine hem heeft verlaten. Louise reist gelijk terug naar huis en gaat zoek naar Trin...

Depuis que Sara a un petit frère, Maman, Papa, Grand-mère...tout le monde s'occupe du bébé. Sara en assez !

Gender in the Political Science Classroom looks at the roles gender plays in teaching and learning in the traditionally male-dominated field of political science. The contributors to this collection bring a new perspective to investigations of gender issues in the political behavior literature and feminist pedagogy by uniting them with the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). The volume offers a balance between the theoretical and the practical, and includes discussions of...

Depuis que Sara a un petit frère,Maman, Papa, Grand-mère...tout le monde s'occupe du bébé. Sara en assez !

Turner Classic Movies host and Dark City Dames author Eddie Muller and Criterion Channel host Imogen Sara Smith offer an essential tour of international film noir, highlighting renowned movie classics and obscure noir masterpieces from around the world.Film noir has long been considered uniquely American, but Noir Around the World presents movies awash in noir themes and style that were made all over the globe. The journey entails a far-ranging it...

“Falling Off the Unicorn” is the story of the top unicorn rider on the entire Western circuit, who must confront her fears—and her domineering stage mother—when her virginity is threatened. “Falling Off the Unicorn,” a short story, is also available as part of Space Magic, an award-winning collection of science fiction and fantasy stories by David D. Levine.