Here are three novelettes that are eerie gems of fantasy in a classic tradition. BLACK ART IN VYONES and WILDBLOOD AND THE WITCH WIFE both feature characters with unsuspected origins in the darkest reaches of the unknown. NIGHT HOWL is set in more contemporary times but has no fewer chilling thrillls. The author's introduction describes how the stories came to be written, and discusses developments over the years in the field of weird fiction.Charles R. Rutledge, p...

A silly new twist on an old favorite! Follow the trail of the Itsy Bitsy Spider as he is blown out of the window of a barn and then drifts, flutters, and glides from farm animal to farm animal. Colors and farm animal sounds are introduced in this rhythmic title.

Aos 10 anos de idade, Billy se encontra em um restaurante japonês entediado, semana após semana, ele começa a brincar com sua comida. O seu amor por Star Wars assume o controle de sua imaginação e assim nasce o oceaniverso de Sushi Wars. O que Billy não compreende é que, como de maneira tão estranha, as suas situações da vida real no Moto Sushi Bar refletem na história de Star Wars que ele conhece e ama. Luke Soywalker, Prawn Solo, e Princesa Maki lideram a rebelião contra o Lorde Negro do...

NOT THE END OF THE STORYThe lore of Averoigne didn’t end with Clark Ashton Smith. Over the decades other writers, fascinated by this “Lovecraft country” of medieval France, added their own contributions. For the first time collected together into one volume, you can read over two dozen poems and stories of Averoigne (including some never before published) by Mythos authors like DJ Tyrer, Richard Tierney, Brian McNaughton, Michael Minnis, and James Chambers. Revisit...

The electrifying sequel to Wilbur Smith's new series for the next generation - starring teen protagonists Ralph and Robyn Ballantyne.In the wild Lebombo Mountains of South Africa, Ralph and Robyn are on the run from the nefarious Josef Gerhard. His beastly man-made predasaurs have unleashed a deadly virus and only the Ballantynes have the evidence to prove it. They need to regroup and plan their next move if they want to stop him before it's too late and find a cur...

The explosive finale to a new series for the next generation from global bestseller Wilbur Smith - starring teen protagonists Ralph and Robyn Ballantyne.In the remote South African bush, the Ballantynes have captured the villainous Josef Gerhard and made him their prisoner. After his monstrous predasaurs unleashed a deadly virus on the world, and he framed the Ballantynes for it, he deserves to pay.But Robyn and Ralph are also racing to get the newly-create...

A thrilling new Wilbur Smith series for the next generation with high action and high stakes - starring teen protagonists Ralph and Robyn Ballantyne.Ralph and Robyn live at Crocodile Lodge, their family ranch in South Africa, where they help with the animals, aid the conservation effort and learn the land. That is, until a mysterious predator starts terrorising the reserve.On the trail for answers, the siblings discover the fearsome culprit: the largest cro...

Theoretical and Computational Fluid Mechanics: Existence, Blowup and Discrete Exterior Calculus Problems, Volume II is self-contained, though it builds upon the work of the previous volume in providing a comprehensive introduction to the mathematical theory of incompressible flows, with a focus on the foundational structures, analytical techniques, and open problems associated with the Navier-Stokes equations. In this volume, emphasis is placed on the interplay between geometry, functional...

With recent advances in computing power and the widespread availability of preference, perception and choice data, such as public opinion surveys and legislative voting, the empirical estimation of spatial models using scaling and ideal point estimation methods has never been more accessible.The second edition of Analyzing Spatial Models of Choice and Judgment demonstrates how to estimate and interpret spatial models with a variety of methods using the open-source programm...

Theoretical and Computational Fluid Mechanics: Existence, Blow-up, and Discrete Exterior Calculus Algorithms centralizes the main and current topics in theoretical and applied fluid dynamics at the intersection of a mathematical and non-mathematical environment. The book is accessible to anyone with a basic level of understanding of fluid dynamics and yet still engaging for those of a deeper understanding.The book is aimed at theorists and applied mathemat...

Despite the recent rapid growth in machine learning and predictive analytics, many of the statistical questions that are faced by researchers and practitioners still involve explaining why something is happening. Regression analysis is the best ‘swiss army knife’ we have for answering these kinds of questions.This book is a learning resource on inferential statistics and regression analysis. It teaches how to do a wide range of statistical analyses in both R and in Python,...

*** A BBC2 BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK *** *** BBC RADIO 4 BOOK AT BEDTIME *** 'A fascinating, beautiful, heartwarming novel. It kept me gripped from the very first chapter' -- BETH O'LEARYIn Second World War Bath, young, naïve wireless engineer Will meets Austrian refugee Elsa Klein: she is sophisticated, witty and worldly, and at last his life seems to make sense . . . until, soon after, the couple's home ...