Deep within Madeira's ancient Laurisilva, the forest remembers what history has forgotten. This spellbinding collection of magical realism unveils the secret chronicles that no history book dares tell. For those seeking ancient wisdom beyond the sanitized narratives of colonial empires, Wizard of Madeira offers an invitation to remember what your deepest intuition has always known.Journey through the lost accounts of stowaways and shamans - walk beside wanderers and pirates who fou...

In the aftermath of the mysterious death of their lead singer, the young members of a now-legendary British acid folk band hole up at Wylding Hall, an ancient English country house with its own dark secrets. There they record Wylding Hall, the album that makes their reputation—but at a terrifying cost, when Julian Blake, their new lead singer, disappears within the mansion and is never seen again.Now, years later, each of the surviving musicians, their friends and lovers—i...

Félix Ravaisson: Fragments on Philosophy and Religion comprises translations from Ravaisson's notes on the history and philosophy of religion, dating from 1850 to 1900.Addressing the history of religions, ancient Greek thought, Christian theology, and the philosophy of revelation, these texts are brought to an English audience for the first time here, as the editors place the fragments in the context of Ravaisson's philosophy as a whole.These unpub...

This Springer book provides a perfect platform to submit chapters that discuss the prospective developments and innovative ideas in artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques in the diagnosis of COVID-19.COVID-19 is a huge challenge to humanity and the medical sciences. So far as of today, we have been unable to find a medical solution (Vaccine). However, globally, we are still managing the use of technology for our work, communications, analytics, and predictions with...

From dystopian futures and philosophical science fiction to uncanny fantasy, psychological horror, surreal satire, and myth-infused storytelling, Fantastica Magazine – Fantasy & Science Fiction Anthology 2025 brings together some of the most distinctive voices in contemporary Romanian speculative literature.This international anthology gathers short stories, essays, comics, flash fiction, and critical reflections by Romanian authors from both Romania and the diaspora, offe...

By the end of the 20th century, the ethnic question had resurfaced in public debate. Every country had been affected by what is commonly known as cultural pluralism, as a result of conflicts interpreted from an ethnic perspective, for instance, in the Balkans and central Africa; nationalist struggles, such as the Basque country, Quebec and Belgium; and demands for recognition and political representation by new ethnic minorities.This resurgence or extension of the salience of ethni...

After an accident, an engineer from the twenty-first century finds himself in the body of an eighteenth century apprentice living in Peter the Great's Russia. Surrounded by filth, hard physical labor, and a bloody war with the Swedes, all he wants is to survive and get on in the world.And, yes, he would like to see progress . . . a whole lot more progress!

The Man Who LaughsBy Victor Hugo. Translated by Isabel Florence Hapgood.The Man Who Laughs (“L’Homme qui Rit”) was called by its author “A Romance of English History,” and was written during the period Hugo spent in exile in Guernsey. Like The Toilers of the Sea, its immediate predecessor, the main theme of the story is human heroism, confronted with the superhuman tyranny of blind chance. As a passionate cry on behalf of the tortured and deformed, and the despised and oppre...

The Hunchback of Notre DameBy Victor Hugo. Translated by Isabel Florence Hapgood.A mad priest, a vagabond playwright, a social-climbing soldier, and a deformed bell-ringer — all are captivated by a gypsy girl's beauty and charm. Two of them will betray her, but the others will remain loyal, even in the shadow of the gallows. These outlaws find sanctuary within the walls of medieval Paris' greatest monument, the grand Cathedral of Notre Dame."What a beautiful thing No...

The Border War saw the biggest armoured battles in Africa since World War II.Starting as a counter-insurgency operation by the South African Defence Force (SADF) against the South West Africa People's Organisation, South Africa became embroiled in the complex Angolan Civil War, where they came up against enemies well supplied with equipment and armoured vehicles from the Soviet Union.With the aid of stunning illustrations and photographs, this study details...

This open access book examines the question of collecting and disseminating data on ethnicity and race in order to describe characteristics of ethnic and racial groups, identify factors of social and economic integration and implement policies to redress discrimination. It offers a global perspective on the issue by looking at race and ethnicity in a wide variety of historical, country-specific contexts, including Asia, Latin America, Europe, Oceania and North America. In addition, the boo...

A Gothic fantasy set on a college campus from the author of Wylding HallSweeney Cassidy is the typical college freshman at the University of the Archangels and St. John the Divine in Washington, DC. She drinks. She parties. And she certainly doesn’t suspect that underneath its picturesque Gothic façade, the university is a haven for the Benandanti, a cult devoted to suppressing the powerful and destructive Moon Goddess. But everything is about to change as...