"Lost in Space, Bound by Destiny: A Soldier’s Fight for Survival, Love, and the Fate of the Galaxy."Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of Tiiana like never before with our exclusive illustrated edition! This special edition features fifty-five vibrant, colored depictions of the characters, entities, and locations that bring Tiiana and her five moons to breathtaking life.Each illustration was meticulously crafted t...

Charlaine Harris’ #1 New York Times bestselling Sookie Stackhouse novels are a cultural phenomenon, spawning a blockbuster TV show and enthralling millions of devoted fans around the world.Here, Harris and co-editor Toni L.P. Kelner invite a cadre of authors to delve deeper into the shadows of Bon Temps with fifteen short stories set in the world of Sookie Stackhouse ranging from the dramatic to the delightful. Just some of the stories you’ll experience wi...

The central project of the Critique of Pure Reason is to answer two sets of questions: what can we know and how can we know it? What can't we know and why can't we know it? The essays in this collection are intended to help students read the Critique of Pure Reason with a greater understanding of its central themes and arguments, and with some awareness of important lines of criticism of those themes and arguments.

Personal Training As Your Job is a step by step guide that gives you the tools to become a personal trainer, find employment that fits your goals, and kick start your success as a professional. The skills and habits outlined in this book will last throughout your entire career.

Praise for Private Equity"Private Equity: History, Governance, and Operations is an invaluable guide to understanding the world of private equity investing. Harry Cendrowski and his colleagues have drawn on their extensive experience and expertise to produce a book that is remarkably comprehensive and authoritative."—Robert Larson, Chairman, Lazard Real Estate Partners LLC and Larson Realty Group Managing Director, Lazard A...

An authoritative guide to understanding the world of private equity (PE) investing, governance structures, and operational assessments of PE portfolio companiesAn essential text for any business/finance professional's library, Private Equity: History, Governance, and Operations, Second Edition begins by presenting historical information regarding the asset class. This information includes historical fundraising and investment levels, returns, correlation o...

In the history of humanity there is perhaps one civilisation that everyone feels both drawn to and be a part of: Egypt.Its history in measured in millenniums and its culture has dominated others before being woven into the fabric of others. Its legacy and its accomplishments are legion.In this volume our many classic authors explore their own understanding, exploration and connection with characters and narratives that step out of time to guide us on a fascinating literary ...

Imprisoned with the Pharaohs gathers a fascination with antiquity, confinement, spectacle, and cosmic dread into a compact but resonant literary experience. At its center is the celebrated Egyptian nightmare in which theatrical adventure gives way to subterranean horror, moving from travelogue and sensational memoir toward the visionary terror associated with early twentieth-century weird fiction. The work's significance lies in its hybrid texture: part escapist performance, part archaeolo...

One of science fiction's most beloved rogues: Harry Harrison's ‘The Stainless Steel Rat.’ American science fiction writer Harry Harrison is most known for creating the character The Stainless Steel Rat in his 1966 book Make Room! Make Room!, which served as the inspiration for the 1973 movie Soylent Green. In addition, he served as the Birmingham Science Fiction Group's co-president.DiGriz gets apprehended while committing a crime and enlisted in the Special Corps. During his probationary ...

This volume describes how well we maintain the knowledge we acquire throughout life. Research traditionally focuses on memory for events that are retained over short time periods that can be accommodated in experiments. This book, by contrast, uniquely describes the evolution of methods suitable for investigating memory of complex knowledge acquired over several years and retained during the entire life-span. The methods substitute statistical for experimental controls, and the investigati...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.