Mr. Baker's life is turned upside down one morning when a mysterious cowboy places a gun to his head. Mr. Baker is then given a choice--kill his wife or his daughter by midnight. If he doesn't choose one, the cowboy will kill them both. Mr. Baker now finds himself in a race against time to figure out what the hell is going on. Who is the cowboy? Why does he want to hurt Mr. Baker's family? If he doesn't solve the mystery in the next few hours, people are definitely going to die.

When the Beaudette mining company blows open a mountain deep in the Congo, they release something that puts man on the bottom of the food chain. Salticids, more commonly known as jumping spiders, mutated and enlarged to staggering sizes through millennia of underground chemical anomalies. With eight massive legs, eyes that can see 360 degree, and the ability to leap thousands of feet at once, there is no escaping these dangerous hunters.Which is a very bad thing for Janet Beaudette...

A scientist joins a major technology corporation and invents a program that will send man to Mars. But when the undead show up and start killing everyone, he learns that his bosses have been hiding something sinister from him. An original short story from the author of The Summer I Died and Hissers.

Midnight strikes like an invocation, clock hands joining in prayer to the darkness. After the twelfth chime, there's no escaping the nightmare.Fear reigns supreme.In Darkness, Delight is an original anthology series revealing the many faces of modern horror- shocking and quiet, pulp and literary, cold-hearted and heart-felt, weird tales of spiraling madness alongside full-throttle thrillers. Open these pages and unleash all-new terr...

"There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man ... a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination."-Rod Serling13 cosmic horror-tinged tales by some of the best authors the indie horror world has to offer

In Missionary Priest, Fr. Tom Ryan shares the richness of the ministerial life that has taken him throughout the world, engaging with people of all faiths and backgrounds. His work has encompassed campus ministry, founding a center for spirituality, leading retreats, preaching parish missions, engaging in ecumenical and interreligious dialogues, and writing books and articles.

Augustine and Thomas Aquinas on Social Order and Governance offers a masterful exploration of two towering giants of Christian thought whose ideas have shaped the very foundations of Western political philosophy. From the turbulent decline of the Roman Empire to the intellectual revival of the Middle Ages, Augustine and Aquinas grappled with timeless questions about power, justice, authority, and the moral responsibilities that underpin society.This richly detailed study d...

The authors deliver a mystery/thriller that will keep you on the edge of your cozy reading chair: Criminology Professor Marin Ryan and billionaire computer genius John Hunter are drawn into a homicide investigation when one of Marin's colleagues is murdered in Italy. Her friend's historical research uncovered a connection between sixteenth century pirates and three present-day wealthy families. In this world of private jets, luxury yachts, and Italian villas, the chase leads Marin and John...

Following Atticus is Tom Ryan's moving true story, of a man and his remarkable dog.Tom Ryan is a middle-aged, overweight, no-nonsense newspaper editor. But when Atticus M. Finch, a Miniature Schnauzer, arrives, he is forced to question everything about his life.Wanting to raise money in memory of a friend who died of cancer, Tom decides that they will both climb 48 of New Hampshire's mountains during a single winter - twice.What awaits the pair is ...

Praise for the Second Edition"As a comprehensive statistics reference book for quality improvement, it certainly is one of the best books available."—TechnometricsThis new edition continues to provide the most current, proven statistical methods for quality control and quality improvementThe use of quantitative methods offers numerous benefits in the fields of industry and business, both thr...

This book offers a masterful exploration of Thomas Aquinas's metaphysical foundations for social order, unraveling the profound connections between the hierarchy of being, natural law, eternal law, and human governance. Drawing on Aquinas's synthesis of Aristotelian philosophy and Christian theology, it reveals how timeless principles of justice, authority, and the common good shape the very fabric of society. Through deep analysis and rich historical context, the book illuminates Aquinas'...

You may be surprised and uncomfortable to learn that there is one thing that's hurting your personal spiritual growth more than anything else: your unwillingness to give more than you're giving right now. On average, Americans give away just 3% of their income to churches and charitable causes. Perhaps you pull back because of fear that you won't have enough. Or you may feel resentful that you are asked to give at all. Either way, the result is the same and the one suffering most because o...