"Dictionary, n: A malevolent literary device for cramping the growth of a language and making it hard and inelastic. This dictionary, however, is a most useful work."Bierce's groundbreaking Devil's Dictionary had a complex publication history. Started in the mid-1800s as an irregular column in Californian newspapers under various titles, he gradually refined the new-at-the-time idea of an irreverent set of glossary-like definitions. The final name, as we see it titled in t...

"Dictionary, n: A malevolent literary device for cramping the growth of a language and making it hard and inelastic. This dictionary, however, is a most useful work."Bierce's groundbreaking Devil's Dictionary had a complex publication history. Started in the mid-1800s as an irregular column in Californian newspapers under various titles, he gradually refined the new-at-the-time idea of an irreverent set of glossary-like definitions. The final name, as we see it titled in t...

The original short story that inspired the hit sci-fi serial Zero Hour. In this twisty tale, a lone survivor searches for answers, and finds a lot more than they bargained for.

Veteran heroes, a secret map, a legendary lost tomb!Former special ops intelligence officer Grant Casey races the Chinese government to Genghis Khan's tomb before they destroy it forever.They used to be part of an elite group known only as the Unit—until the brass decided to ignore their intel, and they followed Lieutenant Grant Casey into a firestorm to save a museum, and the people trapped inside. The aftermath leaves Grant and his wingman in the hospital...

Meet Frank - a personal robot who's life is about to change forever when he meets another robot named Shelley. As their relationship grows, and outside forces conspire against them, how far will they go to stay together? From the bestselling author of Zero Hour.

The "Vampire Tales" is the biggest, hungriest, undeadliest collection of vampire stories ever assembled. Dark, stormy, and delicious, once it sinks its teeth into you there's no escape. Vampires! Whether imagined by Bram Stoker or Anne Rice, they are part of the human lexicon and as old as blood itself. They are your neighbors, your friends, and they are always lurking. Now we have compiled the darkest, the scariest, and by far the most evil collection of vampire stories ever, with over 80...

If you were looking for the Holy Bible of the horror anthologies, consider yourself lucky, because you just found it! Cosmic horror, supernatural events, ghost stories, weird fiction, mystical fantasies, occult narratives, this book plunges you into dark domains and brings you face to face with surreal monstrosities. This collection of the greatest mysterious dark tales gathers together more than 100 authors and more than 1000 short stories (!), which makes it truly unique in its kind. Be ...

Daphne Mercer has built her career on studying the edges of society-urban folklore, riverfront rituals, and the myths people tell after dark. But in Louisville's supernatural underbelly, the monsters aren't just stories. And the most dangerous man she meets isn't in her field notes.Elias Crowe is a street-magician with flexible morals, a talent for curses, and a desperate need to pay his rent. When Daphne's academic curiosity collides with his latest retrie...

The American Heritage History of World War II was first published in 1966. At the time, author and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist C.L. Sulzberger received widespread praise for his authoritative account of the six-year war that involved more than fifty-six nations, resulted in the death of some 22 million people, and shaped the course of history. His work became a standard reference on the war. Stephen E. Ambrose, one of the most highly regarded historians of our time, oversaw a major r...

Fans of Black Mirror and Love, Death & Robots will love this darkly comic tale. Nokyo, a downtrodden, mischievous and slightly psychotic office robot hatches a scheme to escape from the drudgery of office life with deadly consequences, setting in motion a chilling cycle of events.Soon to be a major motion picture!

The rejection isn't about your qualifications-it's about the three seconds a recruiter spends on your job titlebefore reading your first bullet, and what happens next depends on whether you control that verdict or letchronology write it for you. Ambrose Crenshaw's insightful book explores the translation gap between the skillsyou've proven in one field and the language career-change hiring managers actually recognize.When your resume lists only what you've b...

If you were looking for the Holy Bible of the horror anthologies, consider yourself lucky, because you just found it! Cosmic horror, supernatural events, ghost stories, weird fiction, mystical fantasies, occult narratives, this book plunges you into dark domains and brings you face to face with surreal monstrosities. This box set includes all the seven volumes of the collection.