This is a memoir by anthropologist Nancy Sullivan about working and living in Papua New Guinea for 24 years, where she is also married and raising children. Prompted by personal memories, the essays are episodic but also invoke some basic anthropological theory in a way that makes it accessible and applicable to the general reader. She writes about neurophilosophy, gender studies, pop psychology, behaviorism and a raft of other pop science fields that have begun to encroach on the space Ma...

This text presents a selection of articles from the Chinese and Hong Kong press. The 109 documents record the deepening social and political changes that have emerged in China since Tiananmen Square. The articles offer contrasting views in politics, economics, society and culture, and science and technology. They include revelations of profound social changes in Chinese society involving crime, AIDS and the profusion of new media. The book also features a historical chronology from June 19...

Take a journey with us to 'The Magical Town Of Freezyville! Freezyville is a wonderful place near Santa's workshop up by the North Pole. Where all the people are made of snow, brought to life by the magic that is in the frosty air!Our first book in the 'Secret Adventures of the North Pole' series, we meet Sammy The Snowboy. He must join his best friend Sonny The Snowshoe Hare on a rescue mission to save Sonny's brother, Stephen. Stephen wandered into Keepsake Forest. Those who ente...

A Wish For A Christmas Fish is the exciting, new second book in 'The Secret Adventures Of The North Pole' series.One day, while exploring the surface of Reindeer Lake. Frankie The Fish saw a bright, orange ice cream truck flying through the sky! Ever since then, he has been dreaming of getting a orange ice cream truck of his very own, and has made it his special Christmas wish! Frankie has a heart of gold. He always puts the needs of others before his own. When one of Frankie's fri...

It's June 6,1951. Eighteen-year-old Diana D' Angelostands at the Holly Hills train station amidst theteardrops of angels and the angered thunder ofHeaven, as billows of smoke belch from the belly ofthe big Baldwin locomotive.Michael asks,"Will you wait for me, my love?""I will wait for you,

This dazzling anthology includes epic interstellar adventures, tales of space and wonder, from some of the brightest names in science fiction. Authors includeKage BakerStephen BaxterGregory BenfordTony DanielGreg EganPeter F. HamiltonGwyneth JonesJames Patrick KellyNancy KressKen MacleodPaul J. McAuleyIan McDonaldRobert ReedAlastair ReynoldsMary RosenblumRobert SilverbergDan SimmonsWalter Jon Williams

Within a framework of analysis and background by the four editors, this book presents a view from the grassroots of the 1989 student and mass movement in China and its tragic consequences. Here are the core eyewitness and participant accounts expressed through wall posters, students speeches, movement declarations, handbills, and other documents. In their introductions to the material, the editors address the political economy of the democracy movement, the evolving concept of democracy du...

Monday mornings are hell.That's what Carolyn Sullivan is thinking as she arrives at her office at the Ventura County Probation Department. One of her probationers has just been arrested for rape.Just when Carolyn should be lying low, instead she's assigned a sensitive case that's sure to have everyone breathing down her neck-supervising convicted killer and paranoid schizophrenic Daniel Metroix.Twenty-three years ago, the son of the police chief was...

Danger has a way of dancing into Blanche Murninghan's life.Part-time sleuth Blanche Murninghan and her love, Emilio Del Sierra, are enjoying a reunion on Santa Maria Island when Emilio gets news that his long-lost aunt and cousin need his help— in Argentina. Posing as tourists, Emilio and Blanche head out to the luxurious pink estancia, La Palma, on the pampa to unravel the plot endangering Emilio's family.Escapees from World War II are managing La Palma, and...

Humboldt County Writers is excited to present their 2024 anthology. Featuring stories and poetry from 11 local authors all centered around the anthology's central theme Water.Featuring works from:Jayme AntrimJenni BoyleJames DonzellaTom HedtC.A. LarkinNancy ResnickD.F. RitoStephen SottongKeaton SullivanJ.E. TamberKelsey Vaughan

Humboldt County Writers is excited to present their 2025 anthology. Featuring stories and poetry from 14 local authors all centered around the anthology's central theme Earth.Featuring works from:Jayme AntrimJenni BoyleStevie Lou DiazTom HedtCraig KurumadaC.A. LarkinGabriel Hall-PriceNathaniel N.Nancy ResnickD.F. RitoStephen SottongKeaton SullivanJ.E. Ta...

Fans of Jana Deleon's Miss Fortune Mystery series and Tonya Kappes A Camper and Criminals Cozy series will fall hard for the colorful characters and exciting misadventures in the Blanche Murningnan Mysteries, now available in a convenient three-in-one boxed set.Saving Tuna StreetAfter Blanche "Bang" Murninghan's grandmother left her a cabin on Tuna Street, life starts looking up for the part-time journalist. But when a deve...