Police Chief Jesse Stone finds himself in the crosshairs of a rich hedge fund manager dead set on making Paradise Jesse's personal hell, in this latest installment of Robert B. Parker's beloved series.Fresh off an acquittal in a multibillion-dollar fraud case, Ramsey Devlin doesn't think the law applies to him. This becomes apparent when Jesse finds him passed out, drunk, and on the side of the road in a McLaren worth more than most people's homes. After Devlin takes a swing at him ...

Hadrian Marlowe, a man revered as a hero and despised as a murderer, chronicles his tale in the galaxy-spanning debut of the Sun Eater series, merging the best of space opera and epic fantasy.It was not his war.The galaxy remembers him as a hero: the man who burned every last alien Cielcin from the sky. They remember him as a monster: the devil who destroyed a sun, casually annihilating four billion human lives—even the Emperor himself—against Imperial orde...

The injustice and cruelty of the US carceral system find their barbaric apogee in the practice of solitary confinement. Once deemed a form of torture by the US Supreme Court, "the hole" is still wrongly used as a solution to prison overcrowding and violence. But locking someone in a cell the size of a parking space for months or years causes profound psychological harm. For Christopher Blackwell, it was a harrowing ordeal that changed his life forever. Ending Isolation weaves Chris'...

A committed communist and anti-apartheid activist, Ruth First dedicated her life to African liberation struggles until her assas�sination by South Africa's Special Branch in 1982. The Barrel of a Gun establishes First's position in the canon of post-colonial revolutionary thought.

**“Fascinating discourse [that] travels through anatomy, paleontology, anthropology, the arts, the zoo, museums, medicine, murder and more. . . . Superb." ―**Wall Street JournalA 300-million-year tour of the prominent role of the neck in animal evolution and human culture.Humans give a lot of attention to the neck. We decorate it with jewelry and ties, kiss it passionately, and use it to express ourselves in word and song. Yet, at ...

Jude Ellison wasn't expecting her voice on the other end of the mic—but the moment he hears the raspy, sultry tone, he knows she's meant to be his. Forever**.**Ronnie is everything Jude didn't know he was searching for—wild, fearless, and the addiction he'll never quit. The more he learns about her, the deeper he falls. Their connection burns fast and fierce, impossible to ignore. Every late-night gaming session, call, or text ignites a sp...

How US federal and state environmental agencies have developed, and how the intersection of these agencies impacts policymaking today.In this history of the development of US federal and state environmental agencies, this book shows how past laws and agencies and federal-state differences create roadblocks to building effective environmental policy today. Examining the role of states in environmental management from the late 1700s through 2000, Christopher McGrory ...

Liechtenstein—a tiny country located between enemy states that has, by the will of the Multiverse, become my home. I didn't choose this fate, but since this is how things have panned out, I shall ensure that the trust placed in me by the wonderful citizens of this small but proud principality is fully merited.I'll make sure any foes who seek to cause harm to me and my people get what's coming to them. I am, after all, an Architect, so I have the power to do so. And I'll still have ...

The enemy I swore I’d hate became the man I couldn’t live without. Then he betrayed me, too.Turns out I might have been sleeping under the same roof as my father’s assassin.Now I’m trapped in a crater that won’t let me leave, the man I’m furious at is off fighting a war I can’t join, and my favorite cousin is doing something spectacularly dangerous that I’m choosing not to think about.The Protectorate crown is mine to carry. So I’ll run a city under...

Lila Brooks chases tornadoes, not relationships. The road is her home, storms are her comfort zone, and commitment is not on the forecast.Jonah Reed can model a supercell but has never chased one—until academic politics force him to spend two weeks on the road with Lila during peak tornado season. He brings spreadsheets and theories. She brings instincts, experience, and gas-station nachos.What starts as mutual irritation turns into high-wind chemistry neither of them plann...

Go beyond the horror that began in Clive Barker's darkly malevolent films and delve into an experience beyond limits!In this one-to-one reproduction from horror legend Clive Barker, Pinhead sets his sights on a new goal…to become human again. Sending Pinhead on a journey unlike any other in the Hellraiser mythos, this issue represents the start of a bold new era for Hellraiser!From the mind of *New York Times–*bestselling author Clive Barker

Police Chief Jesse Stone finds himself in the crosshairs of a rich hedge fund manager dead set on making Paradise Jesse's personal Hell, in this latest installment of Robert B. Parker's beloved series.Fresh off an acquittal in a multi-billion-dollar fraud case, Ramsey Devlin doesn't think the law applies to him. This becomes apparent when Jesse finds him passed out, drunk, and on the side of the road in a Maclaren worth more than most people's homes. After Devlin t...