Through the darkness of the thousand-year eclipse they sail, seeking adventure, treasure—and blood!In a world ruled by vampires, Empress Nira of the Night Isles has always cared more for sword-fighting and carousing than ruling. But when she escapes a vicious coup by stowing aboard VMS Abyss, a pirate ship run by the mysterious Captain Akeyo, she gets more than she can handle of both.She must rise through the ranks of the Vampyrates from lowly swab...

The roadside historical markers of East Tennessee highlight the fascinating personalities and significant events of a culturally and historically rich region. For three years, Knoxville News Sentinel columnist Fred Brown presented the stories behind the local markers placed by the Tennessee Historical Commission. He searched the highways and back roads of East Tennessee, tracking down markers with directions that were sometimes no more specific than “Highway 11, Greene County.”

Ditch the measuring cup and easily mix up delicious drinks with this collection of 50 cocktail recipes made with equal part components.Love making drinks but hate trying to remember complex recipes? In Equal Parts Cocktails, you’ll find classic cocktail recipes reimagined with simple formulas where all the ingredients have the same measurements without compromising on flavor. They’re easy to make, easy to remember, and all you need is a few simple tools, p...

The protection profession has evolved dramatically over the past two decades and is no longer confined to the shadows as bodyguards or operational security managers: today’s protectors are trusted advisors, strategic risk leaders, and organizational influencers. The Protector’s Edge: Leadership Through Strategy and Action examines how leadership in protection has evolved in an era of converged risk, where physical, digital, reputational, and narrative threats intersect. Drawing on...

This book brings together 40 genuine questions raised by student teachers in Finnish education, sparking reflection and insight into education and wider issues amid the complexity, diversity and uncertainty of today’s classrooms and ever-changing world.What does it mean to teach social justice in today’s complex and divided world? How can educators acknowledge and value the multiple diversities that students bring to the classroom, while also responding to conflicting expectations ...

In Free Together: An Existentialist Guide to Intercultural Living, Fred Dervin offers another radical rethink of how we encounter others interculturally.Drawing on existentialist writings, the book argues that interculturality is not a problem of knowledge or competence, but rather an existential challenge: How can we meet others as free beings when no guarantee of understanding exists? Written in an accessible tone, the book combines theoretical reflection, personal narra...

The mental health system has been asking the wrong question for fifty years.The question isn't what is wrong with you. It's what happened to you — and what do you need now?Fred R. Moss, MD spent thirty-seven years as a board-certified psychiatrist — in state facilities, private practice, and every institutional setting in between. He worked with more than thirty thousand patients. He watched the system replace listening with labeling, and connection with medication. And the...

Long ago, in a distant part of the galaxy, two alien races met—and fought a war of mutual extinction. The sole legacy of that war was the weapon that ended it: the death machines, the BERSERKERS. Guided by self-aware computers more intelligent than any human, these world-sized battle craft carved a swath of death through the galaxy—until they arrived at the outskirts of the fledgling Empire of Man.These are the stories of the frail creatures who must meet this monstrous and implacab...

A no-nonsense federal agent and a lone-wolf cop chase down a brutal drug lord in a flooded amusement park swarming with blood-crazed hippos and cut-throat mercenaries.Disco Hippo Wonderland is the number one amusement park in Flamingo City. But few realize it’s corpulent owner, Jans M’jor Discau is about to release the most potent drug ever created: Coke45! Fortunately for humanity, Agent Clarke Nebraska is on the case! She’ll bring down Discau come heck or high wa...

Discover the addictive first book in Fred Vargas’s internationally acclaimed Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg series‘The hottest property in contemporary crime fiction’ GuardianJean-Baptiste Adamsberg is not like other policemen. His methods appear unorthodox in the extreme: he doesn't search for clues; he ignores obvious suspects and arrests people with cast-iron alibis; he appears permanently distracted. In spite of all this his colleague...

Korea's fight for freedom chronicles the valiant push against foreign domination, centering on a pivotal 1919 uprising that embodied peaceful defiance. Eyewitness accounts reveal a shift from initial admiration for the occupiers to stark condemnation of their ruthless tactics, including brutal suppression, cultural erasure, and identity demolition. Themes of resilience and national awakening permeate the narrative, as unarmed crowds—men, women, and children—marched boldly, embracing risk f...

Unions have been essential institutions for worker empowerment for more than a century and a half, and they remain so today.More than fourteen million workers in the United States belong to unions. Yet in a workforce of roughly 150 million, union density has fallen to just 10 percent, a ninety-five-year low. The result is that many people have never seen a union in action, even as inequality deepens and insecurity spreads. That loss matters. In a society dominated ...