Vigilante killers and dismembered corpses are all in a day's work for Houston Detective Quetzel Cazares. But when she rescues a hungry kitten at a particularly gruesome crime scene, her caseload takes a turn for the bizarre. Five short detective stories, served with a side of supernatural, take readers on an expedition into the darker side of human nature.

Black Mare Books presents twelve twisted tales from Artemis Greenleaf, Holly Dey, and A.B. Richards.In this Santa’s sack of Christmas yarns, you’ll find an array of monsters of all stripes. You may want to keep a lookout for a possibly rabid coyote when you stop to play with a dolly. Perhaps enjoy a little shopping before you head into the woods to fell a Christmas tree? Or maybe you’ve wanted to go on a holiday cruise? And whatever you do, don’t look a gift bear in the mouth....

Black Mare Books serves up some fun-sized treats from Artemis Greenleaf, Holly Dey, A.B. Richards, and Claire A. Murray.In this grab-bag of Halloween shorts, you’ll find an assortment of killers and creeps. You may want to log off your Zoom meeting to play with the nice birdies. Perhaps kick back with a premium pizza before you go for a long walk in the dark woods? Or maybe you’ve wanted to run away to join the circus? Sounds like more fun than keeping a date with Death.But...

Den 6 augusti 1945 faller atombomben över Hiroshima. Minst 60 000 människor mister livet, förmodligen långt fler. Men för Richard Flanagans far, som är krigsfånge i ett arbetsläger i Japan, betyder bomben överlevnad. I "Fråga 7" försöker Richard Flanagan formulera ett svar på den moraliska paradox som historien väcker. Utan Hiroshima hade han aldrig funnits, men bakom varje fråga väntar en ny: utan en roman av H.G. Wells från 1914 hade bomben kanske inte uppfunnits – fysikern Leó Szilárd f...

Providing a modern English translation of a key selection of Ibn Fadl Allah al-`Umarī’s Masālik al-absār, this book offers a rich description of Egypt and Syria under the Mamluks in the first half of the fourteenth-century A.D. It provides a fascinating snapshot of the physical and administrative geography of this crucial region as well as insights into its society and the organization and functioning of the Mamluk state.

Resistance bands are extremely versatile and everyone can benefit from them. From the beginner to the seasoned exercise enthusiast, from rehabilitation to body shaping, young and old. Every fitness goal, however, has to have a structured plan for the most effective results. Enter this guide! Here you will find a progressive 12-week resistance band workout program that progresses through several methods of training. The ultimate goal of this routine is full-body fat loss and muscle toning. ...

Kathleen Richards was pas zeventien toen zij en haar zus Deirdre bij een ogenschijnlijk vriendelijk echtpaar in Gloucester aanklopten: Fred en Rose West. Na een jeugd vol armoede en misbruik in Dublin hoopte Kathleen in Engeland een nieuw begin te vinden. Aanvankelijk leek 25 Cromwell Street een veilige haven, maar al snel veranderde alles in een nachtmerrie. Fred begon haar te misbruiken - met Rose' instemming - en toen medebewoonster Shirley plots verdween, werd de dreiging ondraaglijk. ...

Titus Livius' "Römische Geschichte" ist ein monumentales Werk, das den Aufstieg und die Entwicklung des antiken Rom von seinen mythischen Anfängen bis zur Zeit des ersten Kaiser Augustus nachzeichnet. Livius' Stil ist geprägt von einer klaren, eleganten Prosa, in der er sowohl detailreiche Beschreibungen als auch tiefgreifende Analysen der politischen und moralischen Dimensionen der römischen Gesellschaft bietet. Sein Geschichtswerk steht im Kontext einer Zeit, in der Rom nicht nur die Mit...

Ready to speak English with confidence? Break the language barrier—for good.Advanced English Course is the next step in Valery Dolganovsky’s proven language learning system, designed for learners who already have the basics down but still struggle with speaking fluently. If grammar and vocabulary are no longer a problem—but real conversation still feels intimidating—this course is for you.Across 11 engaging lessons, you'll expand your active vocabulary, deepen your understa...

This is an audiobook on leadership from someone who has never read a book on leadership in his life.While building the Virgin Group over the course of 40 years, Richard Branson has never shied away from tackling seemingly outlandish challenges that others (including his own colleagues on many occasions) considered sheer lunacy. He has taken on giants like British Airways and won, and monsters like Coca-Cola and lost.Now Branson gives an inside look at his strikingly different...

This book does not pretend to be an objective official rating of movie actors in the world. Creating it, we relied, first of all, not on the number of awards, not on the amount of acting fees and earnings from the rental of films. And not even on the popularity of actors on a world scale.Here are collected those movie stars, which acquired the greatest popularity and popularity with our viewers. If you love and often watch a movie, then in practice, do not meet on the pages of stran...

In "Römische Geschichte" entwirft Titus Livius ein monumentales Werk, das die Geschichte Roms von den mythischen Anfängen bis zur Zeit des Augustus nachzeichnet. Livius verwendet einen klaren und eleganten Stil, der durch eine blendende Rhetorik und historische Reflexionen geprägt ist. Seine Darstellung ist nicht nur chronologisch, sondern auch thematisch, wobei er zentrale Themen wie Tugend, Macht und den Einfluss des Schicksals auf das menschliche Handeln untersucht. Dieser Zusammenhang ...