Electricity and the power required to fuel cars and for the industry to succeed have gone a long way as civilizations have developed.However, these endeavors can only be powered by fossil fuels, which are themselves dependent on the utilization of energy.They originate naturally but must be refined before they can be used for anything, including power.Coal, natural gas, and fuel are all common names for these three substances.Too much of a reli...

The FBI agent pushed the play button on the remote. The big screen displayed the suspect speaking to prospects. One was an undercover agent and informant. The suspect saw himself and heard his own voice."The human story is much older than we have been taught. The visible universe is just one part of a larger system. What science calls unexplained is evidence of something beyond our physical senses."The suppression of accurate knowledge about such things serves someone's age...

In Ramblings of a Retired Family Doctor in Rural Maryland 1960–2026, Dr. Robert J. Bauer continues the story he began in his first book, offering a deeply personal look at the evolution of rural medicine over the past fifty years.Blending memoir, local history, and professional reflection, Dr. Bauer shares insights from his decades practicing in St. Mary’s County, Maryland. From memorable patient encounters and experiences interviewing future medical students to moments fr...

Through the eyes of Robert J. Bauer M.D., From the Locker Room to the Waiting Room: My Life in Medicine shows the evolution of rural medicine starting from the latter half of the 20th century to the modern day. This autobiographical tale includes a series of recollections and exciting anecdotes from Dr. Bauer’s early years of life and throughout his medical career.Each memory will transport you back in time to get a glimpse of country life, as well as the simpler times in medicine. ...

"Fifty Years Hence" is a quasi-fictional work by Robert Grimshaw, a professional engineer, with the intent of making a serious prediction of America's technological future, using engineering knowledge from his time in 1892.

Conan the Barbarian (also known as Conan the Cimmerian) is a fictional sword and sorcery hero who originated in pulp magazines and has since been adapted to books, comics, several films (including Conan the Barbarian and Conan the Destroyer), television programs (animated and live-action), video games, role-playing games, and other media. The character was created by the writer Robert E. Howard in 1932 for a series of fantasy stories publ...

Solomon Kane is a fictional character created by the pulp-era writer Robert E. Howard. A late 16th–early 17th century Puritan, Solomon Kane is a somber-looking man who wanders the world with no apparent goal other than to vanquish evil in all its forms. His adventures, published mostly in the pulp magazine Weird Tales, often take him from Europe to the jungles of Africa and back.'Solomon Kane: The Collection' contains:Red Sha...

"Winner Take All" is a Sailor Steve Costigan short story by Robert E. Howard.It is also known as Sucker Fight after being published under that name in the Winter 1939-1940 issue of Fight Stories, with the authorship attributed to the pseudonym Mark Adams.

"Blow the Chinks Down!" (originally written as The House of Peril) is a fast-paced, comedic action pulp story. Because the magazine editor altered the story to fit Robert E. Howard's popular Sailor Steve Costigan series, the exact names of the characters change depending on which version you read.In the standard published version, the plot follows Sailor Steve Costigan and his shipmate Bill McGlor...

Following up Robert Traina's classic Methodical Bible Study, this book introduces the practice of inductive Bible study to a new generation of students, pastors, and church leaders. The authors, two seasoned educators with over sixty combined years of experience in the classroom, offer guidance on adopting an inductive posture and provide step-by-step instructions on how to do inductive Bible study. They engage in conversation with current hermeneutical issues, setting forth well-...

A Dark and Thrilling Conan AdventureBeyond the Black River by Robert E. Howard is a gripping Conan story filled with danger, wilderness, brutal conflict, and a constant sense of menace. The frontier setting gives the tale a darker and more atmospheric feel, while Conan is at his best as a fearless survivor and warrior.Howard’s writing is fast, vivid, and intense, blending action with suspense and a strong sense of the unknown. The story stands out ...

A couple's new life in Lisbon unravels in this heady and unsettling psychological thriller from one of Spain's most celebrated writers.A man travels to Lisbon ahead of his wife to prepare their new home, while she stays in New York to oversee a research project on the neuroscience of memory and fear. Leaving behind a phase of their relationship indelibly marked by 9/11, the man revels in the Portuguese capital's temperate weather and the neighborhood's calmness, me...