Heresy Press’s new anthology, Axe: Stories That Cut Deep, gathers dazzling short fiction from some of today’s most acclaimed voices, including National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize winners. Inspired by Kafka’s injunction that “a book must be the axe for the frozen sea within us,” these thirteen stories strike at complacency with audacity and style. Joyce Carol Oates, Sherman Alexie, Chuck Palahniuk, Lionel Shriver, Andrew Doyle, Richard North Patterson, Jeffrey Ford, David Sedari...

They built a network to save their lives. Now something ancient is using it to reach inside their minds.Former factory worker Ethan Cross never wanted a starship. Now he and Vesper, the sentient ship bonded to his mind, are attempting something no one has dared in a hundred thousand years: gathering the galaxy's scattered, hunted pilots into a single connected fleet. A song in the dark that promises no one has to fly alone again.But a bright fire draws wolves.Someth...

An immersive drama series exploring six turning-points in the career of the legendary statesmanWinston Churchill has gone down in history as the man who led Britain to victory in the Second World War. But his legacy was not always guaranteed, and his path to greatness was a rocky one. This fascinating series charts six watershed moments that shaped his destiny – from his youth, growing up in the shadow of his famous father, to his finest hour, when he returned from...

New from the creators of the bestselling If Animals Kissed Good Night! With signature heart and warmth, this is an original twist on a vehicle story -- a must-have for every truck-obsessed kiddo.What if trucks said “I love you”?Dump Truck would lead her love down the road, and help him pick up a heavy load. Refrigerator Truck would give her young one a wrap to stop her shiv-shiver. Trash Truck would grind smashity-smash his daught...

How do you escape ‘business as usual’ thinking and regularly and reliably create breakthrough ideas?Millions are spent every year in the quest to generate breakthrough ideas to drive growth. Yet fewer than 25% of people believe they’re doing a good job of harnessing creativity to get to big ideas.The Breakthrough Brain helps you harness human creativity with the digestible, inspiring and immensely practical Neuroscience of Creativity framework. Dis...

The monster-hunting Sangerye family has faced terrifying challenges in their fight to protect humanity, and while they have suffered pain and loss, they have never been defeated. That is about to change. A great evil has invaded Earth—and the Sangeryes are not prepared for the battle they must face. But if they cannot protect the world, who can? See the Harlem Renaissance as you never have before as the Eisner Award-winning series continues! Collects BITTER ROOT #11-15

With the return of Dr. Sylvester, the Jinoo of Mississippi's backwoods are shown no mercy. Blink and Cotton struggle with bureaucratic red tape while trying to cure a growing number of Jinoo. Joe wrestles with the Inzondo within and comes face to face with an old god that has taken root in Ketchakhun County.

In L. E. Modesitt, Jr.'s The Magic Engineer, Dorrin, a young scion of Order magicians, is interested in forbidden knowledge—the working of machines.He is the Leonardo da Vinci of his age, but his insights violate the rules of the Order magic of Recluce, and in order to pursue his invention he must go into exile—in the lands of Chaos.Tortured by the knowledge that to preserve Order he must create new devices for war, Dorrin stands between Recluce and the forces of the Chaos ...

Interstellar journeys. Epic battles. Artificial Intelligence's longing for meaning. Life as we know it, ending...Sci-Fi Bridge is thrilled to present its second collection from bestselling authors and newly emerging writers. These stories span the near and far future. They transport you to worlds unknown. They examine today's fears amid tomorrow's technologies. From the far corners of the galaxy to the inner reaches of the human heart, the exciting stories in At the Helm will thril...

The ultimate snapshot of every country in the world featuring new local insights from travel experts and the top experiences for each destination.Spot wildlife in Australia's lush green Daintree Rainforest; tour Japan's exquisite temples in Kyoto; discover Gaudi masterpieces in Spain's buzzing Barcelona. Get to know the amazing countries that populate our planet and start planning your next big adventure.Inside the...

Everything you ever wanted to know about the classic era of the cult BBC television series Doctor Who (1963-1996) is contained in the two volume set The Television Companion. Volume 2 covers the stories of Doctors four to eight, portrayed by Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy and Paul McGann.The essential companion for every trip you will ever take into the TV universe of classic Doctor Who.

In the years leading up to the Civil War, Ohio had more African American settlements than any other state. Owing to a common border with several slave states, it became a destination for people of color seeking to separate themselves from slavery. Despite these communities having populations that sometimes numbered in the hundreds, little is known about most of them, and by the beginning of the twentieth century, nearly all had lost their ethnic identities as the original settlers died off...