It's the last months of the nineteenth century and twenty-two year old Euphemia Thorniwork, is out of step with the men's world she lives in. A mathematical research student at Oxford, looked on with suspicion by her her tutor, Professor Milton, she is forced to collaborate with fellow-student, Leo Lazarus, also under suspicion—for being Jewish.Haunted by dreams of Pearl in which numbers, a red heifer and Biblical purification rites provide insoluble clues, she discovers an article...

A collection of short stories about creatures which will warm the heart.

Let's ride into the year of the horse with this anthology of speculative fiction stories, each of which celebrates the horse. Discover fantasy worlds where horses (and other equines) are more than they seem or where two best friends enjoy friendly competition that becomes more than a game. A birthday wish gone wrong, or a lucky tumble that brings a little luck at the races, there's something for everyone who loves horses to enjoy in these pages.This anthology includes:Sport...

DARKNESS RECLAIMED is a collection of ten wonderfully dark stories spanning the best of the horror genre. Body horror, psychological horror, thriller, dark fantasy and tech horror.Each bite-sized page-turning story will have you checking over your shoulder and sleeping with the lights on. Supernatural and paranormal encounters. Deranged families and brutal murders. An insatiable itch and a train ride from hell ... Delve into the madness within these pages and let th...

Ana Burns is lying in an abandoned farmer’s field, falling asleep as the sun sets, when her mind is transported to her childhood, to another time, another field, where her life changed forever.Growing up in Middletown, Connecticut, in the 1960s, Ana lives mostly in her imagination. One day, while collecting wildflowers in Crow’s Field with a friend, two older boys approach to ask what they’re doing. So begins the reliving of a violent attack that shaped the lives of the young girls...

The enemy isn’t just watching. He’s choosing his targets.When brutal home invasions and murders ripple through the countryside, Stuart and Angel abandon their plans to return to Florida. Roadblocks appear, and travel becomes deadly. The attacks grow more personal.As the violence intensifies, it becomes clear the killer isn’t striking at random. Someone on their team is the real target.With law and order long gone, Stuart and Angel prepare for a conf...

Miller's Field Guides are an invaluable resource for collectors when out buying items at antiques shops, auctions or car boot fairs. They provide a fast and accurate way to recognize, identify and date antiques. In each book a simple question-and-answer checklist is provided for a wide range of key items, teaching you what to look for as well how to spot a fake or a copy. There are price codes throughout, plus concise information on makers, factories, identifying marks and the factors that...

An A-to-Z resource on paranormal phenomena, with illustrations.Stranded motorists on a lonesome road are rescued by angels. The phone rings with a call from beyond the grave. A blood-sucking predator is sighted in the south of Texas. The Weiser Field Guide to the Paranormal is your gateway into the world beyond the known.Covering topics from cryptids to psychics, telekinesis to telepathy, this concise, alphabetized handbook will guide you through t...

In Field Stories, William H. Leggett and Ida Fadzillah Leggett have pulled together a collection of ethnographic research and classroom experiences from around the world. Drawing on moments both unfamiliar and all too familiar to those accustomed to fieldwork, the contributors to this collection demonstrate in clear, relatable prose how intimate engagements with others in the field can present moments of rich ethnographic value that provide insight into global interconnections.

Miller's Field Guides are an invaluable resource for collectors when out buying items at antiques shops, auctions or car boot fairs. They provide a fast and accurate way to recognize, identify and date antiques. In each book a simple question-and-answer checklist is provided for a wide range of key items, teaching you what to look for as well how to spot a fake or a copy. There are price codes throughout, plus concise information on makers, factories, identifying marks and the factors that...

Miller's Field Guides are an invaluable resource for collectors when out buying items at antiques shops, auctions or car boot fairs. They provide a fast and accurate way to recognize, identify and date antiques. In each book a simple question-and-answer checklist is provided for a wide range of key items, teaching you what to look for as well how to spot a fake or a copy. There are price codes throughout, plus concise information on makers, factories, identifying marks and the factors that...

Leveling the Playing Field examines the admissions policies of contemporary American colleges and universities in light of the assumption that enhancing the educational opportunities of lower-income and minority students would make American society more just. It asks how current admissions policies affect the prospects of such students, and it evaluates alternative approaches. The book treats a variety of topics relevant to answering these questions. What does it mean to reward pe...