"In the city... You don't even see the knife coming until you're bleeding."Rufus left his small-town life in Nowhere to turn wrenches at the Emerald Isle Garage. But he soon discovers the shop is a front for an organized crime syndicate. When an unhinged mob boss turns his gaze on him, Rufus's friends, his car, and his mentor are all on the table as targets. Stealing a legendary 1969 Boss 429, Rufus must race back to his hometown for a brutal, heavy-metal showdown ...

Difficult to know and impossible to forget, Ludwig Wittgenstein is remembered as the greatest philosopher of the twentieth century. He published only one book in his lifetime - a masterpiece that moulded the evolution of philosophy and baffled his teachers. Spanning most of his life, from his early encounters with Bertrand Russell in Cambridge to a final trip to New York via the Russian Front, Wittgenstein: The Crooked Roads tracks the journeys of a tortured soul.William L...

Most Americans are more aware of the workings of the federal government than of their own state governments. But these “laboratories of democracy” constitute perhaps the most creative components of the American political experiment.This book serves as a guide for students of government and provides a historical context for understanding the forces at work in the state’s political system. Among the states, Tennessee’s unique blend of legislative and executive powers is, in some resp...

After receiving praise for inventing a new device that will revolutionize our nations war on drugs, Steve fi nds himself under attack from a mysterious organization that is bent on world domination. As he searches for the truth behind a massive conspiracy against him, he must endure several unusual trials. Firstly, he must heed the warnings of a former girlfriend whose predictions often mean certain doom. Secondly, he must face personal demons from his own past that threaten his very sanit...

This book presents a popular and authoritative account of the dramatically different ways in which philosophers have thought about the mind over the last hundred years. It explores the effect of the major turning points in recent western philosophy as well as the influence of the leading figures.

Silence of Midnight This story is about a teenage girl who lost her mother from cancer. She and her father decided to take a trip to visit his sister down South, unknowing of the events that would take place on their journey. Sweet Voice Afar This story was told to me by my father one day while we were fishing at a river. Nothing was biting and there was nothing for us to do. He told me about his adventure in the great Pine Run Forest. A Reporters Hunch This is a story about a young report...

Ludwig Wittgenstein loved movies, and based on his remarks on watching them, there is a strong connection between his experience of watching films and his thoughts on aesthetics. Furthermore, however, Wittgenstein himself has been invoked in recent cinema. Wittgenstein at the Movies is centered on in-depth explorations of two intriguing experimental films on Wittgenstein: Derek Jarman's Wittgenstein and Péter Forgács' Wittgenstein Tractatus. The featured essays l...

Working Guide to Reservoir Engineering provides an introduction to the fundamental concepts of reservoir engineering. The book begins by discussing basic concepts such as types of reservoir fluids, the properties of fluid containing rocks, and the properties of rocks containing multiple fluids. It then describes formation evaluation methods, including coring and core analysis, drill stem tests, logging, and initial estimation of reserves. The book explains the enhanced oil recovery process...

The anthology 'The Greatest Russian Short Stories & Plays' encapsulates the quintessential elements of Russian literature through a diverse array of genres and themes, from the introspective to the absurd, the tragic to the comedic. This collection comprises a profound tapestry of narratives and dialogues that traverse the human condition, society, and morality, showcasing the distinctive range of Russian writing. With tales and dramas that evoke the ethos of a nation at different cultural...

These early works by William Lyon Phelps were originally published in the early 20th century and we are now republishing them with a brand new introductory biography. 'A Collection of Classic Essays by William Lyon Phelps' is a selection of classic essays, including 'The Weather', 'Man and Boy', 'The Devil', and many more. William Lyon Phelps was born on 2nd January 1865, in New Haven, Conneticut, United States. Phelps earned a B.A. in 1887, writing his thesis on the Idealism of George Ber...

Masterpieces of Russian Literature surveys the formidable evolution of Russian prose from the Romantic and realist nineteenth century to the social, psychological, and symbolist tensions of the early twentieth. Bringing together tales, sketches, and novelistic excerpts, it ranges from ironic satire and Gothic grotesque to peasant realism, moral parable, urban naturalism, and interior psychological drama. Canonical explorations of alienation, bureaucracy, faith, poverty, violence, and consc...

The Best Russian Plays and Short Stories gathers a capacious cross-section of Russian prose and drama, tracing the movement from Romantic and realist observation to satire, psychological intensity, symbolism, and early modernist unease. Its varied forms—compact anecdote, social sketch, tragicomic play, moral fable, and interior narrative—illuminate recurring concerns with class, bureaucracy, faith, violence, rural life, and the fractured self. Particularly memorable are the collection's en...