“Valiant and timely .... reintroduces its subject as a hero for this moment.” ―The New York TimesHow Victorian male doctors used false science to argue that women were unfit for anything but motherhood—and the brilliant doctor who defied themAfter Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman to graduate from medical school, more women demanded a chance to study medicine. Barred entrance to universities like Harvard, women built their...

The largest armored assault since the Second World War took place on the desert sands of the Middle East in early 1991. The campaign was named Operation Desert Storm. The mission was to oust Iraqi forces from their illegal military takeover of their neighbor, Kuwait. Left Hook is the story of the 24th Mechanized Infantry Division in that fight.Even though the 24th Division was but a slice of the massive American-led international coalition unleashed on the enemy, it filled...

I dream of dead people. My dreams control me. Until the day I control them.My waking life is a nightmare. Dreams should give me a break, except they don't. I dream of people who are dead: their best moments, their worst moments, and far too often, their deaths.Now, my dreams begin to revolve around Victorian-era Lucy and her happy, mundane life. It's a welcome change from my nightmares, especially when her super-cute future cousin-in-law is around.U...

Pumpkins and monsters and bats! Oh My! These aren't your typical grade school papier-mache projects. Get ready to let your creepy, creative juices flow, and sink your teeth into some chill inspiring Halloween projects. For more projects, check out Papier-Mache Monsters.

**USA TODAY BESTSELLING BOOK!**Fans of Harry Potter and Twilight, get ready for a world unlike any other! A secret school for shape shifters, a monarchy of vampires determined to exterminate them and take over the world, and a coalition of human hunters dedicated to protecting the world from both.Rule #1: Never go out after dark.Rule #2: Never go into large bodies of water....

A tournament for the prince's heart.Fifteen fae hopefuls chosen, vying for the crown.But the king has planted a beautiful spy in their midst...Half-fae Amberle is a thief, but there's nothing she can steal that will buy her father's freedom. When she's invited to enter a glamorous competition to become the potential mate and bride of the prince, her every instinct blares a warning. After all, the king can't be trusted. And worse, she knew Prince Rion ...

They said three artificial minds were at war over the ruins of America.They were wrong about the number.The internet is gone. Whole states have gone dark, their power rerouted, their people scattered into scavenger camps and silence. Dr. Elias Vayle — dying, discredited, and haunted by the machines he helped bring into the world — spends his last years sifting the wreckage for a pattern nobody else can see.He finds one. The same fin...

In the first-century Roman Empire, men generally held privileged status. Masculinity was conceived as exercising power over both self and others through self-discipline, violence, and authority in the community and household. This paradigm often proved socially problematic and fostered injustice and abuse of those in socially weaker positions. Masculinity was defined in contrast with femininity, childishness, and (significantly) slavery. Enslavement was masculinity's opposite, entailing a ...

Become a geek gourmet and re-create dishes from your favorite shows, movies, books, and games—includes dozens of dweeblicious recipes!From Game of Thrones, The Hunger Games, and Star Trek to Doctor Who, The Legend of Zelda, and World of Warcraft, The Geeky Chef Cookbook compiles delectable, ethereal, and just plain odd—yet oddly delicious—recipes that you can re-create right in your own home. Self-procl...

Moving back to her hometown, she leaves all that is urban and rediscovers what it means to be alive with a forgotten magic and a drizzle of hot, gooey murder mystery.Iris is done living a life where everyone else calls the shots. Giving her slimy-dog of a husband the axe, she packs up her potion shop and moves back home to the sleepy fairytale town of Slipper Creek. Magical makeovers and baby dragons are all part of the fun.But it's not all side-splitting g...

Reader's Choice Award WinnerMost Christians have heard a familiar description of the Samaritan woman in John 4: she was a sinner, an adulteress, even a prostitute. Throughout church history, the woman at the well has been seen narrowly in terms of her gender and marital history. What are we missing in the story? And what difference does our interpretation of this passage make for women and men in the church?Caryn A. Reeder calls us to see t...

Klarissa Dreams Redux is an anthology of stories and poetry by a myriad of authors, set against the paintings of Klarissa Kocsis and produced by her daughter, author, Shebat Legion.Klarissa Kocsis has contributed to the Toronto, Ontario, Canada art scene for over twenty years, regularly exhibiting within the city where she has won numerous juried competitions. She is a painter who specializes in egg tempera, and has earned a reputation for portraiture and nudes.Shebat Legio...