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**“A laugh out loud, thrilling whodunit with heart.” —**Elle Cosimano, New York Times bestselling author of the Finlay Donovan mysteriesFrom the screenwriter behind The Hangover and Bad Moms, a widows’ bereavement group begins to suspect one husband isn’t actually dead and launch into a “reverse murder mystery” to uncover whether he faked his death, all while trying not to get killed in the process. Perfect for fans of Laura Dave,...

Embark on a high-seas adventure with 'PIRATE NOVELS: 50+ Adventure Classics, Treasure Hunt Tales & Maritime Novels,' a robust collection that captures the daring spirit and magnetic allure of pirate lore. This anthology offers a stunning array of narrative styles and themes, from thrilling treasure hunts and dramatic sea battles to introspective tales of moral ambiguity and redemption. Readers will traverse the seas with multifaceted characters and experience vivid landscapes that transpor...

Teaching the Empireexplores how Habsburg Austria utilized education to cultivate the patriotism of its people. Public schools have been a tool for patriotic development in Europe and the United States since their creation in the nineteenth century. On a basic level, this civic education taught children about their state while also articulating the common myths, heroes, and ideas that could bind society together. For the most part historians have focused on the development of civic...

Embark on an extraordinary voyage through the pages of 'Tales of Buccaneers: 50+ Sea Adventure Novels,' where the tumultuous seas and daring escapades are brilliantly brought to life. This anthology is a grand tapestry of nautical narratives, ranging from the atmospheric Gothic tales of Edgar Allan Poe to the thrilling exploits reminiscent of Jules Verne's scientific romances. The collection paints a vivid picture of maritime adventure in a variety of styles, from the suspenseful thrillers...

From solar panels to synthetic biology, an accessible-yet-authoritative overview of how climate change, the global Covid-19 pandemic, and emerging technologies are changing China's relationship with the world, and what it means for governments, companies, and organizations across the globe. Ever since China began its ascendancy to great-power status in the 1980s, observers have focused on its growing economic, military, and diplomatic power. But in recent years, Chinese of...

The authoritative cultural history of Virginia’s most famous accused witchIn 1706, Grace Sherwood was “ducked” after her neighbors in Princess Anne County accused her of witchcraft. Binding and throwing her into the Lynnhaven River, they waited to see whether she would float to the top (evidence of her guilt) or sink (proof of her innocence). Incredibly, she survived. This bizarre spectacle became an early piece of Virginia folklore as stories about Sherwood, the “...

"A wonderfully weird gallop through nightmare country. Dark, often hilarious, twisted, and filled with magic. Loved every single story"- Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of NecroTek and The Dragon in WinterFor centuries, philosophers have pondered the Zen Buddhist koan: "What is the sound of one hand clapping?" What, then, is the sound of one hand screaming?Within these stories you will ...

TIS THE SEASON TO BE JOLLY—Christmas Carols & Poems gathers sacred hymnody, traditional carols, devotional lyrics, comic verse, children's poetry, and reflective seasonal meditations into a capacious literary portrait of Christmas. Spanning Renaissance song, Romantic reverie, Victorian domesticity, and later popular verse, the volume moves between Nativity solemnity, winter landscape, communal celebration, and playful festivity. Familiar carol forms stand beside richly literary poems, incl...

Davy Jones' Locker: An Ultimate Pirate Collection (80+ Novels & Adventure Stories in One Edition) is a masterful anthology that navigates the tumultuous waters of pirate lore through a diverse array of literary styles. This expansive collection, filled with tales of adventure on the high seas, captures the essence of piracy with stories ranging from mythic adventures to dark, brooding mysteries. Within this compendium, the reader is treated to the whimsical worlds of L. Frank Baum alongsid...

The "highly addictive" international bestseller, "an amazing true-life thriller, one of the most suspenseful books written in recent years" (Jeffrey Gettleman, Pulitzer Prize–winning author).In January 2012, having covered a Somali pirate trial in Hamburg for Spiegel Online International—and funded by a grant from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting—Michael Scott Moore traveled to the Horn of Africa to write about piracy and ways to end it. In a terrible twist o...

[2021 Revised Edition, New Cover Design] Free To Grieve – A Mother’s Memoir in Black and White is a powerful and compelling narrative about a mother whose life begins to quickly unravel when her 16-year-old son, a high school football player, is found lifeless in his bed. Her son had died without warning. After a harrowing plunge into the depths of despair and grief, she resurfaces with a greater sense of purpose to help spread awareness about the number one threat to young athletes. Inter...

**“A laugh out loud, thrilling whodunit with heart.” —**Elle Cosimano, New York Times bestselling author of the Finlay Donovan mysteriesFrom the screenwriter behind The Hangover and Bad Moms, a widows’ bereavement group begins to suspect one husband isn’t actually dead and launch into a “reverse murder mystery” to uncover whether he faked his death, all while trying not to get killed in the process. Perfect for fans of Laura Dave,...