From July 1862 until June 1864 the C.S.S. Alabama was the terror of the Atlantic Ocean.Built in secrecy in Liverpool, England, through the arrangement of Confederate agent Commander James Bulloch, it was built for the fledgling Confederate States Navy which was sorely in need of ships.Under the command of Raphael Semmes it would spend the next two years terrorising and attacking Union shipping to help the Confederacy break the stranglehold which it found itself in.T...

"Echoes of Light: Penelope's Quest with Watson" unfolds within the enigmatic walls of Greytail Manor, where the disappearance of Charles Greytail ignites a thrilling investigation led by the astute Lady Penelope and her faithful canine companion, Watson. Amidst rumors of a family curse and the haunting presence of a spectral hound, Penelope delves into the manor's shadowed past, uncovering long-buried secrets and ancient rituals. As the mystery deepens, Penelope must confront the ghostly e...

Two Years on the Alabama is an account of the CSS Alabama, the famous Confederate raider.

A vibrant portrait the famous Confederate cruiser whose record during the Civil War made her the most successful raider of all time.

In the mid-1980s, the Therac-25 was hailed as the future of cancer treatment. A computer-controlled radiation therapy machine, it replaced physical safety interlocks with software logic. But a microscopic "race condition" in the code—a millisecond timing error—caused the machine to deliver massive, lethal overdoses of radiation to unsuspecting patients. This book provides a haunting forensic analysis of the software engineering culture that allowed these errors to persist. It exposes how a...

Stories that will entertain, inform, and inspire.Few people would want to test their mettle in an ice-encrusted boat with Ernest Shackleton, or search for the Northwest Passage with Franklin’s doomed crew, or watch their mates being beheaded by angry pirates like Daniel Collins. But it’s quite another thing to read these true accounts while settled into a favorite chair. Here are stoic and hardy sailors who persevered in the face of travails that would have given even Job pause. The...

The first novel in Colleen Oakes's epic, imaginative and twisted series, perfect for fans of Dorothy Must Die and Heartless, tackles the origin of one of the most infamous villains—the Queen of Hearts.This is not the story of the Wonderland we know. Alice has not fallen down a rabbit hole. This is a Wonderland where beneath each smile lies a secret, each tart comes with a demand, and only prisoners tell the truth.Dinah is the princess who ...

Journey to the Rainbow Realm, an enchanted land ruled by unicorn princesses!Cressida Jenkins, a unicorn-obsessed girl who is sure that unicorns are real, is invited to visit, and readers will be thrilled to journey to the Rainbow Realm along with her!In Moon's Dance, when Princess Moon invites Cressida to the annual Starlight Ball in the Night Forest, she can't wai...

When a mortal boy is exchanged for a hideous faerie creature, Marny Fanalua steps up to help her friends in their battle against the Dark Court. (70 page Feyland novella.)*NOTE * The events in this novella occur simultaneously with Feyland: The Twilight Kingdom. Reading the complete Feyland Trilogy first is recommended to avoid spoilers.

Lily Darling knew that marrying a con man was a risk, but her new husband swore those days were behind him. Then he disappeared without a word—taking all of her money with him. Now, years later, her scoundrel of a husband has mysteriously returned in hopes of setting things right. Lily is determined to guard her heart. But curse the man for being just as breathlessly handsome as the day she last saw him…Adam Darling never meant to leave his innocent, beautiful wife—but he ...

Eighteen classic sea-faring tales by the best-loved writers of the genre, including Patrick O'Brian, C. S. Forester, Richard Woodman, Herman Melville and Frederick Marryat. Featuring favourite heroes such as Captain Jack Aubrey, Adam Hardy, Horatio Hornblower and Nathaniel Drinkwater.These tales vividly re-create the age of the glory days of sail, aboard the great ships that sailed for trade, discovery or warfare. They include storms and shipwrecks, the great sea battles of the Nap...

Lily learned magic from the last of the kingdom's great sorcerers who disappeared a year ago, leaving her with a baby and with the responsibility of finding magical solutions for everyone's problems. She's overworked and exhausted, and not in the mood to have the king's disreputable illegitimate half-brother knock on her door, demanding her help. But the king is ill, and the kingdom needs her ... and the king's brother might not be as dreadful as the rumors say.Will knows his own re...