“Rich word choices and settings that blend speculative concepts with quotidian reality highlight this stellar anthology of prose and poetry from well-known editor Mike Allen (CLOCKWORK PHOENIX) and his wife and copublisher, Anita Allen ... This anthology is a winner from cover to cover.” —PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, starred reviewThis new anthology from the creative team behind the critically-acclaimed CLOCKWORK PHOENIX series assembles beautiful poetry and strange prose from the first year...

“An excellent adventure. Sure to appeal.” (Resource Links)“K.C. likes herself, which makes her pretty likable… the lure becomes more addictive with each adventure as you return to the lives of familiar friends.” (Quill and Quire)Hello, world! My full name is Konstantina Cassandra Flanagan, but my friends call me KC. My older brother Rudy says that stands for Kook Case, but in fact I am an accomplished detective.I already solved mysteries in Puerto Valla...

Hi there! My full name is Konstantina Cassandra Flanagan, but my friends call me Kat. My older brother Rudy says that the K in Kat stands for Kook Case! I am 15 and a half (some folks say I look 18!). I live with my father, James Flanagan, Esq. and his new (soon to be formalized by wedlock) number one lady Linda Hebert. Dad is a lawyer for an international construction and investment company called One Good World. He travels a lot and Rudy and I often go with. My mom Trina Gigantes is a sc...

For more than 70 years until his passing, Albert Memmi was one of the most influential French authors in the development of political discourse and the revival of nationalism in many countries. His novels and essays, including The Colonizer and the Colonized (prefaced by Jean-Paul Sartre), are studied in colleges and universities. The most diverse intellectual circles have confronted, incorporated or rejected his ideas but always in enriching and respectful ways.Originally publishe...

And God Created the French: an incisive, affectionate and wonderfully well-researched guide to Parisians. —Pierre SalingerA critical book, chock a block with caustic observations and irony. The author has managed to shake us up, gently but without complacency… —Pierre Assouline, RTL RadioAnd God Created the French is a clear-sighted and penetrating piece of writing by a true journalist."—France-Inter RadioHailed by critics as a brilliantly ...

“Konstantina Cassandra Flanagan doesn’t mean to attract trouble, but it always finds her. While in Puerto Vallarta, she inadvertently witnesses a murder from the balcony of her hotel room. Her father and brother don’t believe her, attributing what she thinks she has seen to an overactive imagination. The next day, K.C. spots one of the men and trails him to the offices of a legal firm. There, she cunningly learns his identity. Over the next few days, several frightening and dangerous close...

In this second KC Flanagan Girl Detective™ adventure, KC accompanies her brother, Dad and Dad's new significan other to the lush Island of Isla Mujeres, just off Cancún in the Mexican Yucatan peninsula. Only looking forward to a relaxed vacation in the tropics, KC nevertheless stumbles on a plot to steal sunken treasure and eventually helps corral the criminals. Along the way she learns a lot aboujt the magnificence of ancient Mayan culture, adopts a Kinkajou and gets in and out of danger....

This gripping novel carries the reader back into the 16th century and the opulence of the empire that ruled the civilized world for several centuries from its Turkish center. The lives of three people—the Emperor Suleyman and two former slaves (his wife Hürrem and his Greek Prime Minister Ibrahim)— become intertwined in a lifetime of passion, conflict, conquest and defeat that was the political motor force of European, African and Middle Eastern history. It would end with murder in a fit o...

In Song of the Errant Heart, a vibrant saga of love and politics that spans three countries, three generations, three wars and a revolution, novelist and playwright Manet tells the story of Leonardo Esteban, a career Cuban diplomat who suddenly, after a successful series of negotiations with French businessmen and for no explicable reason, informs his superiors in Havana that he will remain in France, in the Basque country, for an indeterminate time, on "personal business." This a...

The report first summarizes the key findings from the following three studies in three provinces (Guizhou, Jilin, Shandong): (a) a demand survey to assess rural ICT access and attitudes; (b) a library study including scoping the status of ICT use in rural libraries; and (c) a limited impact evaluation to examine how ICT interventions have affected rural uers. Then the report addresses the challenges and policy recommendations of ICT use in the Chinese Countryside.

Veronica and her best friend and business partner Elizabeth work long hard hours preparing to open a high class art and gift shop in the English Lake District. With the work completed, they decide to take a short break before the grand opening, and they go to a beautiful country hotel for a few days to chill out.They befriend a young Australian waitress, who has a bubbly fun filled personality. When a huge old American Cadillac drives into the parking lot, a competition between the three o...

This is a wonderful tale about Nero, a guide dog for the blind, and Zero, a magical toy unicorn. The two set out on a thrilling adventure when Zero discovers he has magical powers. They visit a field in their village to see a donkey and to Nero’s amusement on hearing a farmer relate his story to other villagers in the tearoom get mistaken for a flying saucer! When Zero finally learns how to control his magic, the duo embark on an exciting rescue mission aboard a cruise liner. Can they save...