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Principles of Electricity is a comprehensive and accessible guide that delves into the fundamental concepts and practical applications of electricity. Originally published in the early 20th century, this book offers a clear and systematic exploration of electrical phenomena, making it an invaluable resource for students, enthusiasts, and professionals alike. The text begins with the basic principles of static electricity, including the nature of electric charges, conductors, insulators, an...

X-ray, Violet Ray, and Other Rays is a comprehensive exploration of the fascinating world of invisible radiations, authored by Edward Trevert. This book delves into the scientific discoveries and technological advancements surrounding X-rays, violet rays, and other forms of electromagnetic radiation that were at the forefront of scientific inquiry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Trevert provides a detailed historical account of the discovery of X-rays by Wilhelm Röntgen, explain...

The Wonders of Radium is a fascinating exploration into the discovery, properties, and applications of one of the most remarkable elements in scientific history. Written in the early 20th century, this book captures the excitement and curiosity that surrounded radium following its discovery by Marie and Pierre Curie. The narrative delves into the mysterious glow and potent energy of radium, explaining its unique characteristics in a manner accessible to both young readers and adults. The a...

Few images evoke a more powerful or frightening reaction than that of the assassin.Silently creeping into your room while you sleep, they plunge a pick deep inside your brain, or fill your snoring nostrils with poisonous vapour. Or perhaps skilled fingers from the shadows strike a vital point during mid-step; the coroners say it was a heart attack.Assassins are people to be feared, no doubt. But what do they fear? What do they dream of? What life, what world, are they longi...

Tough Breaks: The Story of Baltimore Club Music is the definitive history of how a city danced its pain away.In Tough Breaks: The Story of Baltimore Club Music, music journalist Al Shipley draws from 18 years’ worth of interviews with dozens of DJs, producers, vocalists, party hosts, promoters, and the founders of the clubs, labels and record stores that shaped the genre. With the untold stories behind labels like Unruly Records and clubs like The Paradox,...

Deadly Frost is a very dark high-octane thriller about a delusional serial killer with a mission and the man who got in his way. Captain Talus Frost, (Frosty), an Air Force flyer and part-time martial arts instructor ends up fighting for his life when he interrupts hulk-sized serial killer, David Allen Zane, (Daz) in the process of kidnapping his next victim during an attack on Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska. Daz is a psychopath who believes bringing death is his destiny, and gift. Whe...

The Mad Butterfly's Ball is an essential compendium of stories dedicated to the lurking horror and profound wonder of those that live, largely unseen, in the world around us—the enigmatic insect! Featuring original and new works by Clive Barker, Jeffrey Thomas, Kaaron Warren, Paul Di Filippo, Eugen Bacon, and many more, alongside classics of the subgenre, The Mad Butterfly's Ball is the largest and most comprehensive anthology of its kind, with stunning illustrations by R...

Across many worlds and many timelines, these stories depict the moments when people see the fascism in front of them for what it is, accept it as real, and make the choice to fight it. Who are the canaries in the coal mine? When can the long-hidden voice no longer be ignored? Anti-fascist rebellion can take many forms. A transgender woman living on an artificial satellite learns to reject oppression via poetry. A machine ethicist finds a way to dance with her gods in a surveillance state. ...

This exploration of atomic theory traces one of science's most enduring ideas from ancient speculation to modern physics. It begins with early atomists such as Leucippus, Democritus, and Epicurus, while also widening the lens to Hindu traditions and other Eastern currents that may have shaped the notion of matter as eternal, indivisible particles. Alongside the Greeks, the Pythagoreans and Anaxagoras appear as striking precursors, imagining a cosmos ordered by number, geometry, fire, and t...

The Etruscans were a powerful and influential civilization in ancient Italy. But despite their prominence, they are often misrepresented as mysterious – a strange, unknowable people whose language and culture have largely vanished. Lucy Shipley’s history of the Etruscans presents a different picture: of a people who traded with Greece and shaped the development of Rome, who inspired Renaissance artists and Romantic firebrands and whose influence is still felt strongly in the modern world. ...

What if you woke up and everyone in the world was gone? Not missing. Not dead. Just gone.That's exactly what happens to Ivy. No cars. No neighbors. No news. No explanation. Just her partner Nolan and the terrifying silence of a world that has moved on without them.As they learn to survive - scavenging, gardening, navigating grief and fear and each other - they slowly find others who are just as lost. A single father who holds everything together quietly. A teenager counting...

All Seventeen-year-old Jemma wants now is to be a good mom to her baby daughter, Violet. But when she witnesses a violent crime she'll have to choose between keeping her baby or letting a killer walk free.Jemma's older brother took her in when she needed to get away from her abusive ex-boyfriend, Razor. One night she needs to go out, just for a few minutes, to get diapers and ice cream. On her way back, she witnesses the drive-by shooting of a kid, Kwame, who lives...