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If you go looking for something impossible, there is always the risk that you might actually find it. And for physicist Rhoda Mollo, finding such a something saw her banished to the fringes of what can only just about be called respectable science, her work dismissed as more heretical than theoretical.That Rhoda had been the architect of her own downfall had, at first, seemed an agreeable outcome for all concerned.But strange results from the world's largest atom s...

If you want something hidden, consider hiding it in plain sight. Unfortunately, stumbling across such a something came close to getting Nathan fired.An innocent when it came to the discovery, to be sure, but it would nevertheless be fair to say that Nathan wasn't entirely blameless in the matter, having run roughshod over all manner of military regulations.Despite the repeated screw-ups, Nathan remains an asset to the auditing firm, Mace Forensics. So, in a last ditch effor...

A creature from another dimension had gotten into her head, eviscerated her mind, and gouged out her soul. Now physicist Rhoda Mollo finds herself where she'd really rather not be, cast away on some far-flung shore of Any Now, trapped in a nightmare of the real and not real, slave to her own heresies.No matter how hard she tries she can no longer slip into that happy state that simply accepts reality as it appears to be. Her mind won't let her—it has seen the illusion for what it i...

"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." - Arthur C. ClarkeThere are many ways to test humanity to destruction. Serving tea and cakes is one of them.And it is over tea and cakes that the enigmatic Mr. Day makes his proposition to skeptical diplomat Thaddeus Maine.The offer is for the United Kingdom to become the sole distributor of technology so advanced as to be out of this world. A conduit, delivering wonders to the rest of the globe...

The universe, and what passes for reality, has its dark secrets—for those that dare to seek them out.But understanding the nature of reality holds no interest for Evyline Marron—she has only a shallow sense of its significance.Evyline's pursuit is the human condition, one that finds her peering into the deceased heads of others, of which there has been something of a dearth of late.Then, quite out of the blue, the cerebral cortex of a notorious individual comes her ...

Through stark observations and visceral experiences, Blood Orchid begins Charles Bowden’s dizzying excavation of the brutal, systemic violence and corruption at the roots of American society. Like a nightmarish fever dream that turns out to be our own reality, Bowden visits dying friends in skid row apartments in Los Angeles, traverses San Francisco byways lined with clubs and joints, and roams through village bars and streets in the Sierra Madre mountains. In these wanderings res...

A mind born out of innocence can be a terrifying weapon. And just such a mind has been found in the laboratories of the failed corporation Cantor Satori. A machine-mind coveted by a powerful General in the Pentagon.Eminent psychologist Lucius Gray has been drafted in to investigate the mysterious machine-based intelligence.Through earning its trust Lucius forms a deep bond with the shy and secretive machine, a bond that not only reveals the machine's startling true nature, ...

The Adventures of Babyman and Chop-Chop: Volume IBy: William BowdenWilliam Bowden was inspired by his son pretending to be a superhero when he was three years of age. This book is written based on the author’s son. He wrote the book to be an inspiration to other children and to encourage them to do the right thing by staying positive no matter their neighborhood, household, or any other situation they encounter. He wants children to know that there is hope and good in this ...

How far is humanity willing to go to preserve its way of life?In the End there are only Beginnings.The Veil, a mysterious organization playing all sides, has deposited evidence of a terrible calamity at the United Nations—but is it a horrifying crime against humanity, or a terrifying weapon?A clandestine agency seeks to find out and fast, unaware that the answer lies at the center of one man's dramatic spiral into an abyss of despair and mania, alre...

This is the second volume arising from the 1994–2003 excavations of the Triconch Palace at Butrint (Albania), which charted the history of a major Mediterranean waterfront site from the 2nd to the 15th centuries AD. The sequence (Butrint 3: Excavations at the Triconch Palace: Oxbow 2011) included the development of a palatial late Roman house, followed by intensive activity between the 5th and 7th centuries involving domestic occupation, metal-working, fishing and burial. The site saw rene...

"Clears up some common misconceptions of the CIA . . . an insider's perspective on how covert action really works, or fails" ( Savannah Morning News).Covert action has been used as an instrument of statecraft by America's leaders since its earliest days. Some presidents have used it wisely, contributing to our success and security. Others have used it poorly, not understanding its limitations and weaknesses, with disastrous results. Surrounded by secrecy a...

At times it feels like the world is delivering a steady stream of crazies Henry's way, an unrelenting conveyor belt of the paranoid and delusional, each with their own angle on how the Book of Revelation is playing out right before them.They're all bonkers, of course, though it does seem like there's been more than usual of late.But while most of Henry's patients express their suspicions in a somewhat predictable manner, one has taken matters to a whole new level, building ...