The label “hunter-gatherer” covers an extremely diverse range of societies and behaviors, yet most of what is known is provided by ethnographic and historical data that cannot be used to interpret prehistory. Foraging in the Past takes an explicitly archaeological approach to the potential of the archaeological record to document the variability and time depth of hunter-gatherers.Well-established and young scholars present new prehistoric data and describe new methods and ...

Too many new products fail. New products which are hard to differentiate from existing products won't capture the customer's imagination. The failure is due to a poor understanding of customers' needs. Companies need to take a radical approach to identifying customers' real needs, and this book demonstrates innovative ways to achieve this.

A story of those magical years for a boy, and his family, while growing up from age one to eleven in the little farm community of Princeton, Illinois during 1935 to 1945. From the later days of the Depression through WWII, this autobiography reminisces memorable moments from Fireside Chats with FDR, Sunday night radio, rationing, elementary school days, the Civilian Defense Corp (CDC), and the boys and their toys. The book offers a mixture of humor, history, and every day family events...

When their parents leave them in the forest, Hansel and Gretel must find their way home. During their journey, they discover something better, a house made of sugary sweets! Too bad it's owned by an evil, and hungry, old witch.

Zack Allen loved comic book superheroes so much that he decided to become one of his own. Now he blasts around Metro City as Zinc Alloy, saving the citizens from disasters and evildoers. In this complete collection of Zinc Alloy adventures, Zack discovers his own origin story, goes head-to-head with the evil Coldfiner, faces off against a robo Frankenstein, and finds out what happens when his robot suit comes off. Zack might just be the greatest hero ever known . . . if he can figure out h...

When their parents leave them in the forest, Hansel and Gretel must find their way home. During their journey, they discover something better, a house made of sugary sweets! Too bad it's owned by an evil, and hungry, old witch.

Tells the dramatic story of the rescue of the Apollo 13 astronauts. Written in graphic-novel format.

17 minutes and 40 seconds was enough time to avert the disaster at the nuclear plant. But the control room supervisor hesitated to do what he felt was right, then had to watch in horror as the control rods locked in place before they were inserted, rendering them useless. The power surged, resulting in a series of explosions of unimaginable power and destruction, with temperatures half as hot as surface of the sun, igniting the nuclear fuel, causing it to burn uncontrollably, melting itsel...

Tells the story of how Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak developed the personal computer. Written in graphic-novel format.

Examines the theoretical achievements and the political impact of the new materialismsMaterialism, a rich philosophical tradition that goes back to antiquity, is currently undergoing a renaissance. In The Government of Things, Thomas Lemke provides a comprehensive overview and critical assessment of this "new materialism". In analyzing the work of Graham Harman, Jane Bennett, and Karen Barad, Lemke articulates what, exactly, new materialism is and how it ha...

The USS Batfish, the meanest nuclear fast attack submarine ever built, sits on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, deserted, but still operational—20 years after her decommissioning. The President sends Nick Connor, ex-Green Beret, to find and board the ghost ship and retrieve information that could explain it's existence, while helping expose a powerful Washington cartel, trying to keep it secret.On March 17, 1978, somewhere above the Arctic Circle, the USS Batfish, outfitted with t...

Morgan feels like she is too short to be good at basketball. But all that changes when her friend Alexis helps her practice.