The world changed when black teens in Atlanta began unlocking powers no one could explain. They were called Variants-miracles to some, monsters to others. For four years, they've lived in uneasy peace. But when an unarmed Variant dies in police custody, that peace shatters.As protests ignite and the city teeters on the edge, a militant group of Variants known as the Fam rises up, demanding justice by any means necessary. Caught in the middle is Jules, a youth director secretly trai...

Embark with us on an exciting adventure through the fascinating world of ancient runes with our delightful coloring book! Designed for inquisitive minds of all ages, this charming book makes learning the runic alphabet a breeze. Each page is a gateway to exploration, encouraging both children and adults to delve into the mystical symbols that have captivated people for centuries. With simple illustrations you can fill in to design for yourself, and easy-to-understand descriptions, this boo...

This book is your ultimate Digital Forensics resource. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, facts, quotes and much more.In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Digital Forensics's whole picture right away. Get countless Digital Forensics facts right at your fingertips with this essential resource.The Digital Forensics Handbook is the single and largest Digital Forensics reference book. This c...

Over the next several decades, as human populations grow and developing countries become more affluent, the demand for energy will soar. Parts of the energy sector are preparing to meet this demand by increasing renewable energy production, which is necessary to combat climate change. But many renewable energy sources have a large energy sprawl—the amount of land needed to produce energy—which can threaten biodiversity and conservation. Is it possible to meet this rise in energy demand, wh...

She could teach more folk round 'ere about what's bloody well important in their lives - when it comes down to it. What matters . . . That precious bit of you that gets buried in shit, and she's there clearin' it all away.Delie is special and she's won a trophy for picking up litter from the mayor. Every summer she goes on her holidays to her Aunty Brenda who runs a women's domestic abuse refuge in a Yorkshire mining village. Delie and her Aunty Brenda and a pawnbroker cal...

There’s always somebody who spoils a party isn’t there? You get the loud, self-opinionated, heavily intoxicated guest who, ignoring subtle hints that it might be best to tone down their outrageous comments and behaviour, stumbles around giving forth until the embarrassed host is forced to ask them to leave. Then you’ve got the gate-crashers who’ve heard there’s a lot of fun and booze to be had and swan in uninvited to enjoy themselves, quite literally at others’ expense, wi...

Of all my years of growing up, I grew up in 1962…The Glee Club, made up of five hard-working, hard-drinking miners and a church organist, is preparing for the local gala. Though they're established in the working men's clubs, they aren't exactly at the vanguard of a musical revolution.This is the summer of '62. Britain and music are about to change, so too are the lives of these six men. Will anything ever be the same again?A raucous comedy featuring live m...

In his own day, Henry David Thoreau was not a highly influential personality, more a minor irritation to the Establishment with his views that were regarded as akin to advocating anarchy and his anti-slavery sentiments.  He was one of the first to put forward the concept of civil disobedience as a way to counter bad government, which was later adopted with notable success by Gandhi and others.  But he was also a poet, environmentalist, teacher, philosopher and essayist. T...

Flower Girls is the funny, beautifully observed and uplifting story of a group of disabled women who live and work at The Crippleage, Edgware. Inspired by the personal testimony and reminiscences of real-life Flower Girls, the play shifts effortlessly between the unsettled early years of World War II and the seemingly more liberated world of 1965. Their stories reveal an indomitable spirit and a fierce determination to find their place in the world, a world that prefers to keep th...

The New Shop Class connects the worlds of the maker and hacker with that of the scientist and engineer. If you are a parent or educator or a budding maker yourself, and you feel overwhelmed with all of the possible technologies, this book will get you started with clear discussions of what open source technologies like 3D printers, Arduinos, robots and wearable tech can really do in the right hands. Written by real "rocket scientist" Joan Horvath, author of Mastering 3D Printi...

For many people in the English-speaking world, Victor Hugo’s name immediately brings up his novels The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Les Misérables. Their enduring success has overshadowed his many other achievements: he was a playwright, poet, politician and philosopher. And above all, he was a constant campaigner for social justice, for prison reform, abolition of the death penalty and the rights of women. He also campaigned against the excessive power of established religion on people’s l...

Outcast from the church, community, and close friends for a crime he did not commit, Silas Marner's trust and faith falls away. A broken, disillusioned man, he builds a new faith, that will never let him down: gold. He weaves his cloths, counts his money, baptises himself with the coins of his new religion. When tragedy strikes again and all his money is stolen he's bereft and grief stricken. Then on New Year's Eve a vision of gold flickers before the flames. Spilling locks are tumbling co...