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From Bram Stoker Award, Elgin Award, and Dwarf Stars Award winner Pedro Iniguez, Echoes and Embers: Speculative Stories weaves fantasy and science fiction, Latinx themes, and traditional pulp stylings. This book collects 21 tales of outsiders, explorers, renegades, and dreamers as they navigate the mysteries and perils of the vast sandbox that is the universe.Some of the stories you'll read: A boy and his grandmother witness the spectacle of a magical lucha libre match; am...

The word "hacker" has matured through time within the Internet universe. The word actually predates the Internet.However, even though maturity implies change, it is not always an improvement.Three decades ago, it meant "curious", "tinkerer", and nowadays it mostly means "criminal", which is clearly not better.Written for techies and non-techies alike, this book is a journey through the origin of the word "hacker", and the way in which its meaning has changed since a...

“If you like, I will hot it”April is the cruelest month, they say, and yet, we find it to be the funniest too. For what other month starts with the Fool’s Day and keeps getting warmer and warmer as we laugh winter away? To celebrate this, we decided to publish today the perfect companion for jesters and hoaxers. In truth we say that foolishness has never looked more fashionable than after reading “English as She Is Spoke”, the famous 19th century Portuguese-English...

The Power of Darkness: 560+ Supernatural Thrillers, Macabre Tales & Eerie Mysteries is an expansive anthology that showcases a rich tapestry of tales from the realm of the eerie and the uncanny. This vast collection captures the essence of gothic, horrific, and supernatural storytelling, weaving a diverse range of literary styles from the pens of some of the most renowned authors in the genre. The spectrum of narratives includes psychological thrillers, ghostly hauntings, and sinister myst...

A major rediscovered queer classic: the subversive, blazingly beautiful oddball romance between an ageing trans woman and a young revolutionary by a Latin American iconIt is spring 1986 and Santiago's streets are aflame with protests against the dictator Augusto Pinochet. From her lavishly decorated hovel, the Queen of the Corner embroiders linen for the wealthy, dreams of romance and listens to boleros to drown out the rioting and gunshots. When handsome young mac...

' We are living in a golden age of graphic novels and memoirs, and MEXIKID is one of the best I've ever read' - New York TimesPedro Martin has grown up hearing stories about his abuelito—his legendary crime-fighting, grandfather who was once a part of the Mexican Revolution! But that doesn't mean Pedro is excited at the news that Abuelito is coming to live with their family. After all, Pedro has 8 brothers and sisters and the house is crowded enough! Still,...

Dive into the world of data analysis with "Mastering Pandas in Python: Course Book," a comprehensive guide tailored for those embarking on the journey of data manipulation and analysis in Python. Authored by Pedro Martins, a renowned expert in the field, this book unfolds the powerful features of Pandas, a key Python library, in a structured and engaging manner.Key Highlights:Whether you are a beginner or an experienced data analyst, this book is structured to enhance your ...

Life Is a Dream is a Spanish-language play by Pedro Calderón de la Barca. The play has been described as "the supreme example of Spanish Golden Age drama". The story focuses on the fictional Segismundo, Prince of Poland, who has been imprisoned in a tower by his father, King Basilio, following a dire prophecy that the prince would bring disaster to the country and death to the King. Basilio briefly frees Segismundo, but when the prince goes on a rampage, the king imprisons him again, persu...

This illustrated story has been designed for bilingual children and others wishing to read a parallel text in English and Greek. For ease of understanding, the languages are displayed together mostly one or two sentences at a time.The aim was to make the translation as direct as possible but always using everyday language of native speakers. Reading this entertaining bilingual story will help you learn Greek.Basil, Rosemary and the Pansy sisters are lively, chatty little pla...

It was supposed to be a simple in-and-out mission, but instead turned into a fight for survival. Two boys join forces to dodge real, live, mutant monsters and pull off an escape from the bottled-up bowels of an underground detention center called the Big Ugly.They team up with a genetically-engineered hybrid called meroMERO and a motley crew of mechanically-enhanced children. Can they break in, defeat the monsters, complete the rescue, and make it back to safety? From the depths of...

As Chile descends into chaos, two disparate souls begin "an odd-couple romance, in the tradition of Kiss of the Spider Woman or The Crying Game" ( Kirkus Reviews).It is the spring of 1986, and Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet is losing his grip on power. In one of Santiago's many poor neighborhoods, a man known as the Queen of the Corner embroiders linens for the wealthy. A hopeless and lonely romantic, he listens to boleros to drown out...

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