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...

From heroes to zeros—their fall from grace could not have been more spectacular. The unlikely duo had saved Las Vegas from a rogue weapon, but the small matter of a flattened airbase sees the authorities hunt them down nonetheless, painted for all the world to see as a latter-day Bonnie & Clyde.Given the circumstances, they should have ended up in some godforsaken hole, having what they don't know beaten out of them.Instead it seems their redemption lies with a mysterious a...

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...

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...

Is humanity friend or foe?War, industrialization, technological advancement. It is a common transitional period, one that provides ample opportunity for a species to destroy itself. And thus far we have survived. Now, those that observe from afar are ready for us to take the next step. But first they must be certain of our suitability, and it all comes down to one thing.Sometimes those you hate and fear the most are those you need the most.A space odyssey of earthly...

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...

"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 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 ...

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, ...

Maskwork is a new way of looking at the art of masks and mask-making: a unique combination of ethnography, design and practical advice. Jenny Foreman's book for teachers and practitioners of drama, art, design and technology grew out of a research bursary from the UK's National Society for Education in Art and Design. They received her report with great enthusiasm as "one of the very best projects . . . likely to make a valuable and useful contribution" to both specific and cross-disciplin...

Between 1600 and 1800 around 4,000 Catholic women left England for a life of exile in the convents of France, Flanders, Portugal and America. These closed communities offered religious contemplation and safety, but also provided an environment of concentrated female intellectualism. The nuns’ writings from this time form a unique resource.

The Mollos had come to England to start a new life, buying a small farm in the heart of Devon, only to have their dream cruelly snatched from them. Now their teenage daughter has risked the family farm in a desperate attempt to preserve her parents' legacy, betting everything on a new type of crop.But the country is in the midst of a financial crisis, and with more trouble looming, a Machiavellian mandarin has cooked up an outlandish scheme to manage what might otherwise be a diffi...