This book is a deeply personal autobiography that captures the journey of my life, shaped by the people, experiences, and challenges that have defined who I am today. From childhood dreams to the realities of adulthood, it traces the path of growth, transformation, and self-discovery. Each chapter reveals moments of triumph and hardship, lessons learned, and the individuals who left a lasting mark on my story.Through these pages, readers will meet the friends, mentors,...

As a civilian, war is something you hear about on the news or watch at the cinema, unless you are involved in a military way or your way of life is suddenly disrupted by it, it doesn’t seem real.I watched such a war on our local news and eventually I was involved in it. It was the Bosnian conflict and the siege of Sarajevo.I drove as a civilian convoy driver for eight months, I soon discovered that war is real. During my time I saw the hardship, nastiness, death and destruc...

We are being watched globally by an otherworldly intelligence. Among us, a few select children are abducted and have microscopic bio-monitors inserted inside them. Returned unaware, they go on to live a normal life. Scott and Elena are among them.Scott lives in Medford, Oregon. He's an immature, sexist, middle-aged lumber worker with a penchant for barroom brawls and alcohol. Elena works as a nurse’s assistant and lives with her family in Kyiv, Ukraine. Depression is her constant c...

The United Federation Vessel INFERON was one of three machines designed to provide a fast and powerful first line of defense within a federation of worlds numbering in the thousands. Its genetically prepared crew trained from birth for a lifetime of service, and the nerve center of the huge vessels consisted of a self-aware cybernetic device of incredible complexity. Together they represented the most advanced and powerful vessels ever devised. For more than three hundred years, the three ...

After accidentally interrupting a leadership ceremony being conducted by the magical but evil Treplicons, Willy is cursed to grow warts over all parts of his body. This brings on a source of embarrassment that leads him to despair.He soon discovers that he must travel to the Treplicon realm to reverse the curse. Once they arrive in the beautiful magical world, Willy and his best friend Pete discover that the reversal of the curse is only half their task. They must overcome the powe...

Written for Higher Education managers and administrators, A Practical Guide to University and College Management is a highly accessible text that offers practical guidance on how to manage the day-to-day life of universities. The authors take a proactive approach and offer a range of good practice examples and solutions, designed to resolve the dilemmas that arise in today’s rapidly changing higher education environment.Drawing on a wealth of management experience, this ed...

Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine changed the publishing landscape when the anthology series first appeared in 1988. The series won the World Fantasy Award as a recognition of the power of its fiction and the transformative nature of the publication. From the beginning, award-winning author and editor Kristine Kathryn Rusch demonstrated her talent for publishing the cutting edge of late 20th century short fiction—and much of it still slices pretty deep.The stories in this volume sti...

Twenty-three noir stories of crime and desperation. Featuring, Michael Bracken Kenneth Gwin, Michael Chandos, Warren Bull, Peter H. Denton, JoAnne Lucas, Karen Gough, J.J. Lamb, Craig Faustus Buck, Patricia Dusenbury, Herschel Cozine, Diane A. Hadoc, Wenda Morrone, Jan Christensen, Ross Baxter, Rosemary McCracken, Steve Shrott, Bobbi A. Chukran, Timothy O’Leary, Margaret Lucke, Albert Tucher, KM Rockwood

Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine changed the publishing landscape when the anthology series first appeared in 1988. The series won the World Fantasy Award as a recognition of the power of its fiction and the transformative nature of the publication. From the beginning, award-winning author and editor Kristine Kathryn Rusch demonstrated her talent for publishing the cutting edge of late 20th century short fiction—and much of it still slices pretty deep.The stories in this volume sti...

This title was a prize winner at the OIV (International Organisation of Vine and Wine) Awards 2023.The link between culture and wine reaches back into the earliest history of humanity. The Routledge Handbook of Wine and Culture brings together a newly comprehensive, interdisciplinary overview of contemporary research and thinking on how wine fits into the cultural frameworks of production, intermediation and consumption.Bringing together many leadi...