Nature, climate, and stupidity produce a pandemic.Grant Farnsworth, a post-doc student, veterinarian, and virologist at the University of Minnesota is upset when his professor tells him to prepare to work on tissue samples from the Iceman, a 1,200-year-old corpse discovered in the Swiss Alps. Grant is already working seven days a week and his wife is eight months pregnant with their second child.The situation becomes dangerous when a Swiss professor, to avo...

"Nine strikes and a few sparks. Thirteen strikes and a spark caught a little smoke, but I hurried and blew too much while jostling the needles. Focus Gaspare. I felt the call deep within where my blood retreated to stay close to my heart. Focus. My head felt sluggish and my movements dragged with effort. Slowing my breathing I rearranged the needles on the bark and struck again-five strikesand the little spark became an ember....

When A Madman won't stop...Banger comes back to Troy, where he makes his second mistake. He takes what isn't his... Again.He is driven and crazy and he doesn't care about anything but gaining his family's honor back.The Sin's Bastards have something to say about this bit of insanity and we all know, it won't be great for Banger.

Team spirit is the vital element that can turn a well-trained crew into champions. The crews of the Henswytch Rowing Club know all about team spirit and how powerful it can be, but how far should they go? What lengths are they willing to go to for their fellow crewmen?Former commando Tom Briggs is introduced to the fanatical spirit of the club and must decide whether to submit or rebel, while property developer Jim Sutton, with his 'green' ideas, sets himself on a crash course with...

Eugene O'Neill's *The Iceman Cometh* is a poignant exploration of disillusionment and the human condition, set in a dilapidated bar in New York City during the early 20th century. This profound drama employs a naturalistic style, rich in dialogue and symbolism, to delve into the lives of its colorful yet tragic characters. Through their preferences for pipe dreams over harsh realities, O'Neill critiques the American Dream and the delusions that sustain individuals in their struggles for me...

Master Chief Christopher “Iceman” Snow and his team are tasked with gathering intel on a terrorist group that is targeting American citizens overseas. They have hit several targets in Paris. It’s a tragic and volatile mission when he comes face-to-face with the tantalizing woman who has been heavy on his mind. He wonders how he can keep his hands off her to focus on the job at hand.CIA Officer Rose Sinema is heading up the taskforce to root out the people responsible for murdering ...

A critical edition of O’Neill’s most complex and difficult play, designed for student readers and performersThis critical edition of Eugene O’Neill’s most complex and difficult play helps students and performers meet the work’s demanding cultural literacy. William Davies King provides an invaluable guide to the text, including an essay on historical and critical perspectives; extensive notes on the language used in the play, and its many musical and literary allusi...

This is an original,never-before-written tale a lone man with an impossible gift rises against the world ruled by shadows, No capes, no teams just ice, fury and the will to free the masses

10th Anniversary EditionFor generations, we've been taught to fear the cold...And while there are consequences to extreme cold exposure, with proper training, anyone can thrive in the cold and learn the lessons it has to teach. You may recognize Wim Hof from TV specials or YouTube clips; you might have seen him running barefoot above the Arctic Circle or swimming in ice-cold waters.While performing these incredible feats, Wim remained warm, comforta...

Based on Evan Wright's National Magazine Award-winning story in Rolling Stone, this is the raw, firsthand account of the 2003 Iraq invasion that inspired the HBO® original mini-series.Within hours of 9/11, America’s war on terrorism fell to those like the twenty-three Marines of the First Recon Battalion, the first generation dispatched into open-ended combat since Vietnam. They were a new pop-culture breed of American warrior unrecognizable to their foreb...

“The New York Times bestseller from the baddest man on the planet—with photos and a brand new chapter.Chuck Liddell is the face of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and superstar of Mixed Martial Arts -- the fastest growing sport in America. In 1998, he won his first Mixed Martial Arts fight, soon after joining the UFC to become the #1 ranked light-heavyweight contender in the world. He is a walking lethal weapon.Here, for the first time, is the ...