Why is this book named just D? Is this an error?No, it is not. D is a very special letter. D is for Daemons and Devils, for Destruction and Desolation, for Deserts and Derelicts...Down to Darkness, to the Depthof Despair, Doomed to DeathDescend if you Dare

The planet Exanville is inhabited by two races: dainty aesthetes Eliants and brutal barbarians Grumdrucks. Only Eliants agreed to contact with humans, but it is not easy to deal with their ancient, arrogant and very individualistic culture which doesn't even have the words "good" and "evil", but only "elegant" (elle) and "not elegant" (gfurku). Frank Handergan tries to understand them, while his bosses have more pragmatic interests. But none of the Earthlings can guess th...

Dear Reader,Believe me or not, I know how to spell the word "light." But unlike most of my stories which are usually grim (see horror collection D for example), this book is a lite version of George Right. Most of science (or not-so-science) fiction stories here have a clear ironical flavor. I hope you will smile reading them.Don't expect a pure comedy, however. The darkness is still here. And will always be.

How the far right rises through climate conspiracism and pro-car politics.Apocalypse is in the air. And the far right knows it. Since the pandemic, it has successfully cultivated crises, conspiracy theories, and coalitions to fight a green energy transition. Mobilising online and in the streets, far-right actors cast decarbonisation measures as a ‘war on cars’ endangering individual liberty, the nuclear family, the nation, and western civilisation.In Th...

Dive into "Right on Target: Breaking the Silence of Bullying," where Tracilyn George fearlessly tackles the bullying problem we've all faced or witnessed. No fancy jargon here - just real stories, relatable experiences, and down-to-earth insights that hit you right in the feels.Tracilyn George doesn't just talk the talk; they walk you through the nitty-gritty of bullying, peeling back its layers and exposing the impact it has on regular folks like you and me. From heartbreaking sto...

Originally published in 1961 and written by George W. Oakes, chief travel writer for the New York Times, this beloved walking guide has sold more than 100,000 copies in several editions. Now completely revised and updated by Alexandra Chapman, this latest edition features intimate walks through twenty-one of Europe's most celebrated cities, including an all-new chapter on Budapest, the Paris of the Danube. With this book as a guide, stroll through the winding cobblestone streets o...

A biography of an influential radical conservative who sought to unite the far rightWillis Carto (1926-2015) was arguably the most important radical conservative in postwar America. Best known as the founder of the infamous Liberty Lobby, he has shaped the far right's position on such issues as immigration, globalization, multiculturalism, Holocaust denial, and conflict in the Middle East.Granted remarkable personal access to the notoriously reclusive Carto...

In What Went Right: Lessons from Both Sides of the Teacher’s Desk co-authors Roberta Israeloff and George McDermott resume a conversation they began in 1967—when she was in eleventh grade at Syosset (N.Y.) High School and he was her English teacher.In 2014, after finding each other on Facebook, they began an email correspondence—as contemporaries, rather than student and teacher—and quickly discovered that neither had ever stopped thinking about that school and the many ways it inf...

Dignity is seen, commonly, as an ethical obligation owed to human persons. The dimensions of this obligation are subject to wide discussion and defy universal agreement. Dignity is seen, commonly, as an ethical obligation owed to human persons. Dignity as a Human Right? examines dignity within the prism of death, and more particularly, its humane and dignified management. Although there is no domestic or international right to die with dignity, within the right to life should, arguably, be...

Georgia on his mind…When Georgia arrived in Italy to teach English to young Alessa Valori, she felt everything was heading in the right direction. But the minute she met Luca Valori, Alessa's uncle and the famed ex-motor racing champion, she was thrown completely off track! Should she pretend that she didn't feel the same smoldering desire as Luca, and risk a lifetime of regret? Or throw caution to the winds, and maybe become just another of Luca's conquest...

She grew up in a world where women were supposed to be quiet. But Malala Yousafzai refused to be silent. She defied the Taliban's rules, spoke out for education for every girl, and was almost killed for her beliefs. Discover Malala's story through this powerful narrative telling, and come to see how one brave girl named Malala changed the world.

In this thrilling noir, ex-cop Derek Strange is hired by the mother of a slain police officer to investigate the killing, and quickly stumbles across a cop filled with guilt after being involved in the incident.Derek Strange is a black ex-cop in Washington DC who now makes a living running his own private detective agency. He is hired to investigate the killing of an off-duty black policeman by a white police officer—a killing that was supposedly accidental, but th...