A dimwitted FBI agent tries to save Albert Einstein and Kurt Gödel from a deranged Nazi academic, double agents, and an elite assassination team sent by Heinrich Himmler. Understanding Gödel’s famous incompleteness theorem becomes the key, but will the dull G-man be up to it?

A seventeenth-century Italian orphan finds the long-lost piece of The Last Supper, missing since Dominican friars cut out a portion of the wall to connect the priory’s refectory with its kitchen. The painting has long ago dissolved, and the refectory converted to stables.The orphan boy sleeps in the stables, and he begins to have visions of the painting. Each night, the visions get clearer and clearer, until the boy sees the whole painting as Leonardo first painted it two hundred y...

Brain science in the form of neuroscientific evidence now appears frequently in courtrooms and policy discussions alike. Many legal issues are at stake, such as how to separate the best uses of brain science information from those that are potentially biasing or misleading. It is crucial to evaluate brain science evidence in light of relevant legal standards (such as the Daubert and Frye Rules). Brain Science for Lawyers, Judges, and Policymakers responds to this rapidly changing ...

Why do we punish, and why do we forgive? Are these learned behaviors, or is there something deeper going on? This book argues that there is indeed something deeper going on, and that our essential response to the killers, rapists, and other wrongdoers among us has been programmed into our brains by evolution. Using evidence and arguments from neuroscience and evolutionary psychology, Morris B. Hoffman traces the development of our innate drives to punish - and to forgive - throughout human...

Within these pages lie tales of loss and redemption, of courage forged in the depths of despair, and of hope that flickers even in the darkest moments. From love that transcends time to the mysteries of mortality and the afterlife, this collection weaves together powerful stories that explore the human soul's journey. Each tale is a testament to resilience, a reminder that even in the face of sorrow, there is light to be found. Step into a world where endings are only the beginning, and wh...

This is the inaugural issue of Underland Arcana, where the numinous, the esoteric, the supernatural, and the weird collide. It contains stories from Michael Barsa, Elou Carroll, David Hewitt, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Jessie Kwak, Tristan Morris, Stephen O'Donnell, Jonathan Raab, and Rebecca Ruvinsky. Ghost stories, apocalyptic stories, stories about cats, stories about things that haunt the corner of your perception, stories hidden inside other stories, stories about cocktails and rivers and t...

The Future Is Here.“The series successfully showcases future voices representing the vast spectrum of the speculative fiction genre.” —Library Journal“The L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest has quietly been shaping the next wave of genre storytellers—with a legacy that’s as cosmic as the stories themselves.” —SciFiNow.co.uk“The gangbuster of science fiction short story collections. Outstanding.” —Midwest Book Review

Bill Eaton's dying grandmother drops a bombshell when he comes to visit, though he doesn't realize until later the significance of the old files she asks him to retrieve from her attic and review.The files include an old photo of President John F. Kennedy with a man named Bill Simpson, a photo of Eaton's much younger grandmother, and several journals written by Simpson titled "The White House," "The Assassination," "Prison," and "Reuther."Eaton's grandmother dies before the...

A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2019!“Gripping and timely.” —People“The YA debut we’re most excited for this year.” —Entertainment Weekly“A book that knocks you off your feet while dropping the kind of knowledge that’ll keep you down for the count. Prepare to BE slain.” —Nic Stone, New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin and Odd One Out

Do you avoid social situations? Do you dread public speaking? Would you rather stay in a job you hate than go through the interview process? If so, you may have social anxiety—and you aren't alone. People who struggle with social anxiety have an overwhelming fear of social situations. And as a result, could end up missing out on life's opportunities—such as getting their dream job, meeting new friends, or finding the perfect mate. If you're tired of social anxiety holding you back, this bo...