The intelligence failures exposed by the events of 9/11 and the missing weapons of mass destruction in Iraq have made one thing perfectly clear: change is needed in how the U.S. intelligence community operates. Transforming U.S. Intelligence argues that transforming intelligence requires as much a look to the future as to the past and a focus more on the art and practice of intelligence rather than on its bureaucratic arrangements. In fact, while the recent restructuring, including the cre...

With "incantatory prose" that "sweeps over the reader like a dream" (Philadelphia Inquirer), Hoffman follows her celebrated bestseller The Probable Future with an evocative work that traces the lives of the various occupants of an old Massachusetts house over a span of two hundred years.In a rare and gorgeous departure, beloved novelist Alice Hoffman weaves a web of tales, all set in Blackbird House. This small farm on the outer reaches of Cape Cod is a place that...

This collection of twenty-two short stories by the author of Daughter of Hounds and Alabaster firmly established Caitlín R. Kiernan as one of the preeminent voices in dark fantasy today. Through a cycle of interconnected narratives, Kiernan unflinchingly explores a surreal world where the fantastic and the mundane are never separated by more than the insubstantial thickness of a shadow.From the murderous backstreets of New Orleans to an abandoned shipyard of the H...

Middle Manager Micro-habits is a practical guide for busy managers who want to make a real difference without adding more to their already full plates. Instead of overwhelming strategies or lofty leadership theories, this book focuses on small, proven habits that can transform how you lead, motivate, and support your team.

From haunting ghost stories to classic fairy tales, Going Public … In Shorts! is a collection of forty classic and lesser-known works by history's greatest writers.Among the stories included are "The Death of a Government Clerk," Anton Chekhov's defining vignette; "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," Mark Twain's comedic story that earned him national fame; "The Gift of the Magi," O. Henry's masterful Christmastime tale about love and sacrifice; and "The Stor...

Seventy years after the adoption of the 1951 Refugee Convention, the UK is guilty of undermining the very principles of asylum, inhumanely detaining those seeking protection and ushering in sweeping changes that threaten to punish refugees at every turn.But the UK’s immigration system is not alone in committing such breaches of human rights. The fourth volume of Refugee Tales explores our present international environment, combining author re-tellings with first-hand accounts of in...

Come join us in a world where your fun, lovable holiday icons are transformed into twisted little horror fables for you to enjoy. Between presidents becoming zombies, Uncle Sam becoming a vampire, Cupid represented as hellspawn bent on ruining love, and many more, this collection is a hellish good time. So, come join us and find out for yourself what evil stalks the world during your favorite holiday.

In the late 2000s, when the oil sands industry proposed expanding its capacity to transport fossil fuel products, an unprecedented coalition of Indigenous nations and communities, environmental non-governmental organizations, grassroots groups, and municipal governments mobilized in response. Mega Pipelines, Mega Resistance explores how these social movements challenged powerful corporate and government interests and reshaped the politics of energy infrastructure. Amy Janzwood inv...

This is the true story of a family’s journey through the mental illness of one of their members, the beautiful but troubled Amy. Her chosen lifestyle of drugs and gangs eventually leads her to a tragic end, and her family is left reeling. The book chronicles her short life, touching on her diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and her dealings with the criminal court system. A story of love and struggle, realistically told though her mother’s eyes

Fall in love all over again with this 6-book collection of second chance romances! Includes 18 stories of rekindled love and irresistible passion!Second Chance: His Unexpected HeirDemanding His Secret Son by Louise FullerReturning to Claim His Heir by Amanda CinelliThe CEO’s Impossible Heir by Heidi RiceSecond Chance: Their Renewed VowsWaking Up in His Royal Bed by Kim Lawr...

One inn. One mystery. One chance to begin again.After a devastating divorce and the loss of her family’s historic hotel, almost-sixty Jess Bryant is ready to disappear—until a crumbling seaside inn on Anna Maria Island offers one last shot at starting over.With her twin sister by her side and a brooding handyman who seems tied to the inn’s shadowy past, Jess begins rebuilding what’s broken. But the island has secrets—and Jess is at the center of th...

Die beliebteste Klassiker der französischen Literatur versammelt eine beeindruckende Bandbreite literarischer Stile aus verschiedenen Epochen und bietet essentielle Einblicke in das reiche literarische Erbe Frankreichs. Von den Abenteuern Jules Vernes und der poetischen Raffinesse von Charles Baudelaire bis hin zur tiefen Gesellschaftskritik Émile Zolas — diese Anthologie beleuchtet das Spektrum menschlicher Erfahrung, das von Tragik und Romantik bis zu Philosophie und Satire reicht. Werke...